Yours Truly | Tom Riddle x Fem-Reader

Chapter 5: Planning the Wedding

Recap:

"Princess Lucy Malfoy, sister of His Majesty, stuck up and snobby. She's married to Prince Nathan," he continues "That's it,"

"Thank you," I tell him, he bows and exits my room

New Characters In This Chapter:

Julia Lestrange:
Age: 23 (Birthday: March 25th)
Social Status: Son of a Baron and Baroness
Relationship Status: Taken; Lover; Antonin Dolohov

Dahlia Parker:
Age: 26 (Birthday: April 7th)
Social Status: Daughter of Viscount and Viscountess
Relationship Status: Taken; Fiancé; William Avery

Morning, Wednesday, May 21st, 1800

Y/N's POV:
I was drinking my coffee in my room and admiring the view from the window that shows the garden, there were a variety of flowers: peonies, sunflowers, hydrangeas... A peaceful morning...

"Lady Y/N?" I heard Carter speak "The wedding planner is here,"

I sighed quietly and followed him to the drawing room. There I saw Tom and a girl with brown hair. Assuming that it was the wedding planner. She gets up and curtsies. I curtsy back.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Lady Y/N. I'm Lady Julia Lestrange, House of Lestrange," she tells me, I then look at Carter and raise my eyebrow

"My twin sister," he tells me, I then sat down next to Tom who didn't even bother to greet me. He didn't even glance at me

"So Lady Y/N, Duke Tom has already planned the wedding at The Great Cathedral. So Lady Y/N, what kind of flowers would you like as your bouquet?"

She then hands me a list of potential flowers for the bouquet. Carnations...Roses...Lily of the Valley...

"Lilies," I stated

"That is a lovely choice-"

"No, you will have Lily of the Valley as your flower," Tom interrupts, I turn to face towards him

"This is the bouquet that I'm going to be holding, not you," I tell him

"Lily of the Valley is the traditional British wedding flower," he states "And you will have it as your bouquet,"

"This is our wedding and I at least expect some respect from you. I will have Lilies, it's the national flower of France, and I would like to represent the country that I was born in," I spat

"How about we'll just have both of the flowers in the bouquet then..." Julia suggests

"I suppose that would have to do then," I tell her, avoiding eye contact with Tom 

The rest of the conversation was led mainly by Tom. He decided what the tablecloth would be, the silverware, the decor. I could only sit there and nod, not wanting another argument. His taste in things wasn't that bad at all, and I was not mad about the things that he had chosen. During the conversation, I noticed a lot of things about Tom that I haven't noticed till now. His hands were rough and slightly calloused. Whenever he was intrigued or deep in thought his eyebrows would furrow.

"I'll be going now since I have everything. If there is anything else, please let me know. Have a nice day," Julia says curtsying and exiting the drawing room, it was then just me and Tom

"Lady Y/N-"

"Apologies, but Lady Dahlia, the royal designer is here," Carter interrupts Tom

"I have to go now, Duke Tom," I say curtsying and leaving the drawing room. Carter then guided me to my room, there a lady with brown hair and green eyes was waiting for me

"Oh! Lady Y/N," she says getting up and curtsying

"Good morning," we both then settled down and she took out her sketchbook and showed me the different designs of wedding dresses that she drew 

"These are beautiful," I said admiring the sketches

"Thank you very much. I spent a lot of time working on these last night," she tells me

"Last night. You made all of these the night before?" I asked her curiously

"Yes, I received a letter from Duke Tom yesterday afternoon, to come here with designs," she tells me "He must like you then..." 

"Oh! That's not possible we only met each other for the first time a couple of days ago," I tell her, I then quickly change the subject and spot a wedding dress that I liked "I like this one,"

"Are you sure? This is quite simple for a wedding dress," she asks picking it up and looking at it carefully

"Yes I'm sure, everything about it is lovely," I said smiling. Although it was true that the dress was quite simple, there is always something more than the dress and the appearance

"Understood. May you stand up so I can take measurements?" she asks, I then got up and she took out the measuring tape and measured every inch of my body "I've finished, I'll come back soon for you to try it on, Lady Y/N,"

"Thank you, Lady Dahlia," I said smiling, as she left the room I sighed heavily, it was only morning and was already exhausted

I decided to make myself a cup of tea in the kitchen. The hallways were all empty. A big manor with few people. I'd never been to the kitchen in the manor before,  it had clean marble floors, a beautiful stove, and beautiful shelves. It was empty, and I didn't know where the workers went, I went to a shelf and tried to reach for a cup until a hand reached it for me. I turned around and saw Duke Tom.

"I'm assuming that you were reaching for this?" he says handing the cup to me

"Yes, thank you," I tell him as I take the cup from him, he then reaches for another cup for himself

Notes (Little Fun Facts About Each Chapter)

Dahlia Parker is the eldest sister of the Parker family. She has two younger sisters who are twins, Peony and Daisy. Peony is a female guard, and Daisy is a governess.

Julia and Carter Lestrange are twins. Julia was born a couple of minutes earlier than Carter.