Page 11 of Resisting Your Love

I folded my arms across my chest and gazed at him, spitting fire. "I'm serious, Joel. I'm breaking up with you." I clenched my jaw muscles together as I narrowed my eyes at him. If looks could kill, I wanted him to be six feet under.

He stopped laughing long enough to wipe the moisture from his eyes. "Yeah, okay. It's all good, shawty. You just did me a favor."

I gasped and got the hell out of there. There was no way he could be serious saying that to me.

Sadly, Joel was serious since I hadn't heard from him since I told him that.I was holding on to something that was pretty much over before it actually began. It was safe to say no man would take me seriously because I still lived at home with my father. It didn't even matter anymore since I was about to be a married woman. No matter if it was a loveless marriage.

As I stared at myself in the mirror, I couldn't help but admit I was a pretty bride. The color of my dress was nude pink. It wasn't as long as I'd like it to be, but I refused to go all out on a wedding that wasn't real.

"I know there aren't any words I can say to make this better?—"

"You're right, it's not," I interrupted him. "I need to finish getting ready before it's time for me to walk out." I dismissed him.

There was nothing my father could say to me to fix what he had caused. I didn't know when I'd be able to forgive him.

Mimi came back in and gave me a sympathetic smile. It was one I didn't need. After I finished getting ready, it was time to marry me off.

"You may kiss your bride."

My eyes widened before they settled on Levi's face. His eyes were too wide. Someone cleared their throat, but we were staring at each other, not knowing what the hell to do. I didn't want to kiss this man's lips, not knowing where they were.

"Levi," someone whispered.

I felt Mimi clearing her throat behind me, too. Yeah, this was a disaster, but I knew we had to kiss each other to make this final. What I wanted to do was run the hell away from the whole thing. I stayed put, though.

Levi stepped forward, and I did as well. He leaned forward, and I did, too. Our lips touched, and we pulled away too quickly. Everyone started clapping their hands while Levi and I awkwardly stood there. From the outside looking in, the people that were here probably sensed something was wrong. Hell, they'd be right, too. Something was very wrong.

"Girl, y'all have to join hands and walk back down the aisle," Mimi whispered.

I gulped and held out my hand for him to take. Levi eyed it like it was a piece of trash but eventually took my hand. We walked down the aisle, holding hands, and they threw rice at us.

"They need to cut that shit out," he grumbled.

I didn't say anything, but that was something both of us could agree on. We made it back inside of the house. I thought we were going our separate ways, but we were stopped by many people saying, "Surprise!" I nearly jumped out of my skin.

"What the hell?" he mumbled.

I was fighting hard not to pass the hell out. This wasn't supposed to be happening. It was supposed to be small. Where did all these people come from?

"I'm going to kill my mother," he growled.

I could feel a headache forming and didn't know how to stop it from coming on. Many people came up to congratulate us. I had to smile at people I didn't even know and played nice.

"I need a drink.." I mumbled.

Levi hummed next to me, causing me to look over at him. He had me wondering if he agreed with me or not.

When I finally got a chance, I went to get a drink. The punch was good — too good. I had two cups back-to-back.

I became dizzy and nearly collided with someone. "Careful," the person said, holding onto my waist.

I turned and saw that it was my new husband. He, too, was in the kitchen. For some reason, the space now seemed small. He quickly let go of me, and I smoothed down my hair. It probably wasn't out of place, but I needed to do something with myself.

"Once everyone is gone, we're meeting my parents in their office," he stated.

I leaned against the counter and arched an eyebrow. "Uhh, why?"

He filled his cup with the juice. "For you to sign the contract and prenup."

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