I sat in a rustic stone barn with pitched ceilings and rustic old beams, in the middle of a 20acre vineyard which overlooks hundreds of olive trees and grapevines. This location is a dream come true for every bride but this aesthetic view is still not helping me relax.
I looked at myself in the vintage full-length mirror, I looked good except for the sweat beads on my forehead, a lace embellished organza tulle ball gown, and my goddamn legs shaking underneath it. My three bridesmaids turning crazier by the second completely panicking.

"I still can't understand why he has to get married like this forcefully? You are spoiling
"What did Jessica want to talk about?" I asked Jason. We are now seated at the main table after lunch sipping the century-old wine."Why do you ask?" He raised one eyebrow."Just" I averted my gaze from him to my wine glass swirling it."Are you jealous?" He smirked at me."I better stab myself to death with this fork." I scoffed at him showing the fork I had my cake with.His smooth laughter filled my ears. "She is asking for a job." He shrugged his shoulders.Ohh!"Can I have everyone's attention? Yeah and the newlyweds too... Stop flirting you two got a lifetime for that now" Ryan raised in his seat and is clinking his glass with a fork."What are you doing? Sit down" I hissed at him."No, I don't want to lose this opportunity to embarrass my best friend and my brother." He chuckled loudly.I sank in my
Oh, God!I looked at the bed in the middle of the barn decorated with rose petals, fairy lights dangling above it. The path from the door to the bed was covered in red and white rose petals. Scented candles lit in the corners.A giant glass candle holder with 6 white biggest candles I have ever seen. A small table next to the other side of the bed with cake and champagne.Did I come to the right barn? I remember it being messy with my clothes, flowers, and makeup. There were barrels of wine on one corner and this giant makeup mirror with lightbulbs around it, where I got my makeup done in the morning. I am damn sure there was no bed in here."Oh wow," I heard Jason gasp next to me. I turned my head so fast at him that I heard my neck make a small cracking sound."What is so wow about it? They all are being too childish." I let out a nervous laugh turning my gaze away from him and took a fe
I went to my room and kept scrolling through Instagram when I received a group video call from Mandy and Reeva.Unknown anxiety raced through my heart. I picked the call and said in fake enthusiasm, "Hey girls, how are you both?""Hi," mandy replied in a dull voice."Are you two even worthy of being called a friend? It's been 3weeks and you both went MIA on me. No call no message." Reeva growled on the other side of the phone making me gulp."A lot was going on. I was a bit busy." I told them."No matter how busy you are, you at least got to reply to my texts. I was worried when both of you didn't reply." Reeva said exasperated.Okay, this is it. This is where I tell them that I got married. Better now than never."Honestly what happened is.." I was cut by Mandy."I broke up with my boyfriend." She sniffled."What?" I and Reeva shouted together. As far as I know, they are crushing on each other since middle school
"Amy, wake up" he shook my shoulder waking me up from my deep slumber. I opened my eyes and stared at him groggily."We are going to land in few minutes." I nodded my head at him and sat upon the bed running my hand through my wild curls trying to tame them.He left the room and took his seat. I followed him quietly and took a seat opposite him. The air hostess asked us to keep our seatbelts on.After landing, we met a man in his 30's waiting for us at the arrivals gate. Dark skinned, medium built, and short buzz cut hairstyle."Welcome to Tanzania Mr. and Mrs. Brown, I am your travel guide, Natron. I will be with you and help as your driver, your guide, and translator too.""Thank you Natron. We appreciate it." Jason shook hands with Natron. Natron took hold of our luggage leading us to the car.After reaching the destination, I was stunned by the place. A camp house is p
The sound of an annoying alarm woke me up. I checked my surroundings. It is still dark outside, why do we have to start at 5? I'm sleeping using Jason's arm as my pillow. We are hugging each other in sleep. What is wrong with me? There is a fucking pillow abandoned on my side of the bed. I strained my hand to switch off the alarm blaring from the phone lying on the bedside table beside Jason. A little bit more and I can reach it. "What are you doing?" Jason's raspy voice startled me. "Trying to molest me while I was sleeping?" "Eww. I am trying to switch off your alarm. If you will leave me then I want to freshen up and go for coffee. I badly need one to stay awake." I told him shoving his arm from my waist. I went to my room and brushed my teeth. Jason called me to get my coffee. He stood with a tray with two steaming mugs of coffee. We sat on the wooden wicke
After another few days in Serengeti, we traveled to Zanzibar by Brown's private jet. Zanzibar, the spice island. We thanked our staff at the campsite and Natron for making our stay at Serengeti smooth.We checked into our beach resort. The pearl white sand, clear blue waters, and swaying palm trees are calling out to me the moment I stepped in here. But, first I need to eat and hit the bed and snooze today.Since we are here in the offseason, the rainy season here... there aren't many tourists. So I was hoping the beach is not tightly packed."We need to go to the prison island," Jason said coming out of the washroom with his hair dripping wet from the shower. He is dressed in his jeans and a towel around his shoulders. My eyes darted to his hard rock chest and his well-toned abs.A stray drop ran through the curves of his abs disappearing into his jeans. I gulped and turned my head towards the
It's weird how we both tried sleeping on our ends of the bed last night but ended up in the middle together. I wriggled out of his hold to get ready for the day's activities. Is this our new normal?The tension and awkwardness decreased a bit compared to the previous night but were still there. We spent the whole day sightseeing walking through buildings with the rich architecture and spice markets. And making pit stops to have some food in our system.We didn't do our mindless rambling but at the same time didn't stay silent. It's like how two acquaintances spend time together, not too comfortable to talk anything but not awkward either.One particular evening, we went on a Dhow boat cruise just to witness the beautiful sunset in the Indian ocean. Sailing on a traditional dhow along the coastline of Zanzibar. Snacks, beer, and soft drinks were served by the staff.Soft music played in the background as th
"Wow, it feels so good to see you both again." Reeva squealed into the group hug. I went to meet them at their place."How are you feeling now?" I asked Mandy holding her palm and giving her a little squeeze."I'm fine now, Thanks'' Mandy mumbled softly."Yeah, now you got the time to talk. You never answered your calls or gave replies to messages. What are you so busy with?" Reeva glared at me placing her hands on her hips.I gulped looking at her. How can this short petite girl possibly make me shiver in fear?"I was busy..." I drawled out."With what exactly?" She pried breaking my hopes that she would leave the matter."Uhh my family from India visited, and I need to spend my time with them." I felt guilty because most of my time is spent moping around in my bedroom thinking about the wedding and Jason. To be frank I didn't spend much time with them.
"I have a surprise for you❤" I have sent the message to Jason. "What is it?" He replied. "It's not a surprise if I tell you.😉" "Kitty, I can't concentrate on my work. I'm still in a meeting and Charlie is already boring me to death." "Don't call me kitty. Anyway, since mom and dad are on a trip, I gave a day off to all the staff. I'm cooking dinner for us tonight." "What the fuck? Don't you dare enter the kitchen?" "What is your problem? I'm trying to do something romantic for you. You should be fucking grateful." "It isn't romantic baby. That's a suicide mission. Did you forget the time you tried to bake a cake for my birthday and blew up the kitchen?" "Chill babe
After 3years"Mam, this is what you've finalized. If you want to change the whole aesthetic of your restaurant when the work is almost 75% done then it will lead to additional costs." Mandy explained to her client."No, why would I pay for the additional cost? Your job is to finish the interior of my restaurant within the due time and within the pre-decided cost. Is this how you rip off your customers. I will sue you and your company, remember, my brother is one of the top shot lawyers. I shouldn't have come to this place where the Ceo is just a college graduate with no experience.." The lady shook her head at me."We can do only the minor changes but here you are asking us to change the complete interior," I told her calmly.But inside I was fuming and I want to smash her head on my table. Just because the CEO and her team are just out of college doesn't mean you can push them around.
"Amy, come here" Grandma engulfed me in a hug the moment I stepped out of the car. I wrapped my hands around her fragile body. "You've gotten so thin. Aren't you eating well." She asked me moving a step back and scanning me up and down. "She eats all the food in the house along with my ears and brain." Jason teased from behind. "Then you don't have proper food at your house and your brain is probably empty." Reeva rolled her eyes at Jason, making everyone laugh. "Why did you invite her?" Jason hissed in my ear. "I'm not ready to get another round of scolding from her because I didn't invite her. I've learned my lesson the first time." We entered the resorts booked for our wedding. Uncle Raj handed over the room keys to all of our friends who
I turned and there was Jason on his knee with a ring box in his left hand.And my breath left my throat."What are you doing?" I moved a step back placing a hand on my hyperventilating heart."What does it look like?" He smirked, cocking his eyebrow up."I swear to God, Jason, if this is again one of your pranks then I will throttle your neck right here and chop your body and feed it to the wolves." I fired at him.This idiot right here couldn't confess his feelings but planned a full proposal? I am not sure."Jeez, you are killing the mood, Amy" Tracy chided me."It's true? He is actually proposing? To me?" I asked Nyla horrified.I may just pinch myself, nope not dreaming."Shit, Amy, what do you think I'm doing here on my knees the past 5minutes?" Jason asked irritated."Shut up" I yelled.
We are at a farm, hosting Nyla's bridal shower. A rustic farm-themed evening. Fresh fruits and vegetables in linen baskets. The table is adorned with teal linens and white dishes. Artichokes are placed in mason jars as centerpieces. Chalkboard menu and colorful flowers in vases.I was checking the decorations when Tracy dropped a bomb on me."I hired strippers. Don't tell Nyla, it's a surprise for her.""You didn't!" I whisper yelled, horrified."I did. Isn't it fun? Why should boys have all the fun? I'm sure the boys had strippers too." Tracy wheezed, with a glint in her eyes. This girl is gone insane."Tracy, you do realize that Nyla's mom, aunts, and even her grandma are going to be here, right?""Amy, chill, it's nothing they haven't seen before," Tracy laughed maniacally."Heck, Tracy, this is a bridal shower, not a bachelorette party. Nyla asked for
Once we are in the elevator. His palm left mine and the next second he engulfed me in a tight hug. He hid his face in my hair inhaling the scent.I wrapped my hands around his neck. I want to erase everything that happened in the last few hours, I want to ease his mind. My one hand slipped down from his neck to his back rubbing it up and down.I missed him so much, the teasing, the banter, this togetherness, heck I even missed the fights.He broke the hug and cupped my face and breathed on my lips, "thank..."I decreased the gap between our lips and didn't let him finish his words, his arms around me tightened. I closed my eyes basking in the moment. My whole body tingled as he claimed my lips, hungry and intense, sucking and nibbling on them.Thousands of butterflies danced in my stomach. My knees gave in, he literally swept my feet off the ground.His musky scent clouded
"I am not his friend. I am his legally wedded wife and one of the major shareholders of this company. If you need your job then I want the details in my hand in the next minute." I shouted enraged.The whole floor fell silent with my sudden outburst. "Are you getting that information out?" I asked impatiently."Yes, mam" The manager immediately signed his secretary to give me the details."Amelia, what are you doing here?" Charlie came running."You should go and talk with Jason. Ask him what happened, he has to clear this out to the media." Charlie said cautiously seeing me quiet."Mam, here is the information that you asked," an employee handed me Jessica's personal information printed on paper.I thanked her and walked towards the elevator in long strides with Charlie following me."Why do you need Jessica's information?""I am going to
"Kevin called." Reeva sighed."Missing your loverboy?" I teased. We are having a self-care spa day at home. We sat with sheet masks on our faces."What? We aren't a tacky couple like you and Jason. We achieved peace in the relationship." She flipped her imaginary hair back."Did you understand what you just said?" Mandy asked giggling."Sadly, NO" Reeva chortled."Anyway, why did he call?" I asked."He wants to talk some sense into Zack but every time he called Ned was answering the call and he isn't passing the phone to Zack. Kevin went to Zack's new place but the guards didn't let him enter inside nor did they tell Zack that Kevin came to meet him." Reeva said worriedly."Is he like house arrested by them?" I asked confused."I think so." Reeva sighed."Kevin can talk to him after the class," Mandy said.
Just when my car is swerving into the driveway, Jason's car was getting out. Seeing me return he got down from his car and came over."Are you okay? Did you get hurt? Nyla and Tracy called me. Why didn't you call me or the cops when you spotted him?" He asked as soon as he got in."I am fine. He is changed, Jason. I don't think he is ever going to come back. I think we lost him forever." I cried in his arms."It's okay. You are fine that's what matters now." He said brushing my hair, calming me."You are getting a bodyguard, Amy. I don't want any other discussion on this matter. It's decided." He ordered once we entered the living room.This time I don't have any objection to it. I don't know what lengths Zack would go the next time. And his driver! That guy, Ned had a fucking knife at my throat.Is he going to kidnap me earlier? Or kill me?That thought i