Chapter 719
Then her eyes found mine.
“And you…” she said, turning her anger on me. “You also need to dress—” her voice trailed off when her eyes found my belly, and then they grew large. “Holy shit…” she breathed.
My cheeks flushed as I stared down at my belly; despite the good news, I was a little embarrassed. I didn’t fit into the dress that I was going to wear to Nan’s wedding. I was her maid of honor… and I yet, I had nothing to wear.
That was when Nan finally noticed my large belly, and she gasped, covering her mouth.
“Holy fuck, Judy!” She nearly squealed. “You finally popped!! Why didn’t you say anything sooner??”
“I didn’t want to take away from your big day,” I admitted.
“Judy, this day isn’t just for me… It’s for all of us. I want us to celebrate a new beginning not just for Chester and me… but for our packs and new friendships,” Nan said, wrapping an arm around me and another one around Irene, pulling us both close. Tears filled her eyes as she grew sentimental.
“I love the sentiment,” Irene said, patting her back. “But if you ruin your hair and makeup, I’m going to kill you. Keep those tears in, girl…”
“I’m trying,” Nan whimpered, making me burst out laughing.
“Well, try harder,” Irene said, pulling out of her arms. “Seriously… it took me HOURS, Nan.”
I smiled at my friends.
“As much as I love listening to your bickering, I’m still not sure what to do,” I told them, holding up the gorgeous purple maid of honor dress that Sabrina stitched for me. “I don’t fit in this anymore.”
Nan’s eyes grew wide with worry, but Irene, calm and collected, much like her father, pulled out her phone.
“Give me a second,” she said, tapping away on her phone. After a second, she looked up with a grin.
“Sabrina is on her way. She already has another dress made… it needs some tweaking, but she made it for the off chance that you popped before the wedding. So it’s the same dress, but larger.”
I let out a breath of relief.
She really did think of everything.
Irene finally finished getting Nan dressed, and he was breathtaking in her white wedding gown. She looked like a princess, and it took my breath away. Now it’s my turn to cry as I stared at my best friend.
“You are gorgeous,” I whimpered, wanting to hug her, but afraid Nan would scold
me. “You are just hormonal,” Nan said, holding back her own tears. “Maybe, but that doesn’t mean you aren’t stunning, Nan,” I replied.
Not long, Sabrina was joining us in my room with the new dress. It was larger, a little too big… she had to make some adjustments so that it would fit, but once she was done! felt pretty and not at all fat from pregnancy.
“Now we all look hot,” Irene said with a grin. “Now, seriously. We have to get to that church before we are late… we cannot have the bride being late.”
We chuckled and soon, we were at
the church; the wedding ceremony was held at the Silver Crescent church, while the reception was being held at the Carter resort, which was fitting, seeming Nan was one of Patrick Carter’s best employees.
I was honestly surprised to see that Delta Carter was at the wedding, but as I peeked in from behind the scenes to glance at the guests, I saw him seated on Nan’s side, a show of support to her.
Nan didn’t have any family, so my family sat on her side, and there were a few friends as well. Chester was kind of in the same boat with family, but he did have a few, along with his friends and some of the Silver Crescent kitchen staff whom he had grown close to over the years.
Overall, it was a small wedding, but the church was beautifully decorated thanks to Irene.
I had no idea she loved wedding planning so much; it turns out, it’s a skill and a passion not even she knew she had.
“Hey,” Lukas said, stepping beside me. “I guess I’ll be walking you down the aisle. They asked me to be a groomsmen.” “Isn’t it the best man that walks the maid of honor down the aisle?” I teased.
He shrugged.
“He doesn’t have a best man, so I guess you’re stuck with me.” He grinned at me, and I grinned back.
It was good to see him, and I was just about to hug him and tell him that, but a low growl stopped me.
“Think again,” the familiar voice said from behind me, making Lukas’s eyes widen and his face pale.
I didn’t need to turn to see who it was, but I still did because I was surprised that he was there.
“I’m the best man, and the only one allowed to walk my mate down the aisle.”