Page 63 of Your Fan Forever
“I don't want dad walking me down the aisle and giving me away.” I shuddered. “The idea is misogynistic andarchaic.”
“So, we are going for modern romantic feminism.” Danisaid.
“If a theme helps.” I waved her off. “I just want it to be about Noah and me. And y'all canwatch.”
“Thanks for that,” Danisaid.
“Shouldn't you be writing this down?” I pointed atDani.
She bit her tongue as her face wentflush.
“No best man, no maid of honor.” I stood up, “My family stands up for me, Noah’s family stands up for him.” I slap my hands together, “our families join intoone.”
“Okay.” Kate stands up. “I likeit.”
“I will say some words, Noah will say some words, and 10 minutes, we are on to thereception.”
“Ten minutes,” they said inunison.
I nod and grin, “maybe 15. And one more thing. Nip and Val are coming to thewedding.”
I pointed at Dani before she could finish her eyeroll.
“Can I talk to Kate for a minute alone?” I askDani.
She nods and standsup.
“Can I at least give my speech?” Dani asked. “I already wroteit.”
“At the reception.” I pushed her toward thedoor.
I joinKate on thebed.
“I'm sorry.” She said. “I just wanted to make itspecial…”
She wasn't sayingsomething.
“Go ahead. Say what you were going tosay.”
“So,” she shifted on the bed to face me. “I thought I needed to create this fantasy wedding, like one worthy of someone so creative and well, fantasy driven. I mean I thought that’s what was missing. Why you were having doubts about being withNoah.”
I narrowed my eyes. She was kind of proving my point. She didn’t know me atall.
“That doesn’t make sense.” I rubbed my forehead. The headache had decreased considerably. I couldn’t blame this one on the concussion. “I wasn’t having doubts. I love Noah and I want to marry him. I just wanted to make sure he was ready to marryme.”
“What do you mean? He asked you didn’t he?” She scratched herhead.
“Yeah, but I kind of think he asked me because he wasbored.”
Kate narrowed hiseyes.
“I was wrong. Obviously I was wrong,” I shifted on to the bed. “At your wedding, Noah, his behavior, botheredme.”
“That weekend was stressful foreveryone.”
“He was the best man, not the groom.” I shook my head. “He didn’t have anything to be stressed about. Instead, he projected all his issues on me and I just watched him transform in front of my face into this person I didn’t reallyknow.”
“I didn’trealize.”
