I apply my diamond studded earrings and smooth my hardly worn dress out, the nerves get to me. What if I look so stupid out there? What if I don't look as good in this dress as I thought? What if I mess up? What if Ryder doesn't think I look pretty?
"Well, that dress doesn't look half as good on you as it would on me," my ugly cousin said when she walked in and saw me. I was getting sick of her acne filled face.
"Thanks. You look like a pig in that ugly eggplant dress," I say back to her and place a hand on my hip, my silver heels clicked on the floor when I turned to face her.
"Aspen! What a rude thing to say to Melanie," my aunt appeared and said, I rolled my eyes and curled the last piece of my hair.
I pull my hair to one side and place the white flower clip in it. Ryder gave me the hair piece last night when we talked on top of his roof.
"You look absolutely lovely," my mom said and pulled me into a hug. She looked absolutely beautiful.
"Thanks so do you. Are we ready to go," I ask her, it's almost time for it to start.
"Oh yes! Ladies! Time to head out there!" We all lined up and grabbed a groomsmen. We all held white roses in our hands.
"Nervous," A guy that looked my age asked.
"Yeah, that's my mom," I say softly as we linked arms.
"Dave's cousin, Crawford Collins." The couples in front of us started walking and soon it was our turn. I walked out into a beautiful pavilion with a lake behind it. For January, it was pretty hot outside. I looked from side to side to find Ryder, when I found him he looked stunned. He looks adorable.
Me and Crawford separated and I stood next to my moms best friend from collage. When my mom came out, everyone stood up. She looks stunning, her white dress had a diamond belt below her boobs, her brown hair was curled and in a low bun with pieces of diamonds in it, her makeup was natural and her diamond heels made her look even more stunning. Dave looked like he was about to cry.
"Ladies and gentlemen, we are gathered here to witness and celebrate the joining of Dave and Mary in marriage. With love and commitment they've decided to spend the rest of their lives together," the preacher said and everyone say down.
"Do you, Dave, take her, Mary, to be your wedded wife. To have and to hold, from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness or in health, to love and to cherish 'till death do you part," The preacher asks.
"I do," Dave said with tears in his eyes.
"Do you, Mary, take him, Dave, to be your wedded husband. To have and to hold, from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, 'till death do you part?"
"I do," My mom said with tears down her cheeks.
"You may now kiss the bride!" My mom and.... stepdad kiss and I want to gauge my eyes out. "Now you may exchange your vows."
"Low and behold, the day of our union has arrived. It is one thing to talk, and one thing to promise; It is one thing to imagine, and one thing to feel. It is one thing to experience, and one thing to savor. This day is one thing, the rest of our lives is another. Words can be beautiful, but it is actions that are meaningful. Memories can be relished, but new ones have to be made. The past is important, but it is to the future our lives lay. We speak volumes in all days but this beloved wedding day. Before us are those who know us well beyond our name. So it is with all meaning and sincerity; Before them, all I want and have to say, Is I will love you," Dave says and my mom is bawling. I really didn't think his vows were all that.
"Now Mary's vows."
"GROOM , Since we have been together, you have made me feel more complete, more alive, and have shown me the true meaning of happiness. I am a better person with you by my side. That's why today, in front of you, our friends, and our family I, take you to be my partner, loving what I know of you, and trusting what I do not yet know. GROOM, I promise to respect you as an equal and to recognize that your interest, desires and needs are as important as mine. I promise to laugh with you when times are good, and endure with you when they are bad. I cant wait to to grow old together,
getting to know the man you will become, and falling in love a little more every day.Today I give you my hand, my heart, and my love without condition, completely and forever," my mom managed to get out.
The bride and groom made their way to the reception, followed by the groomsmen and bridesmaids. I link arms with Crawford and smile.
"You owe me a dance later," Crawford says and I smile softly.
"I don't owe you anything," I say and hip bump him.
"You're going to dance with me sweetheart. What's your name again?" We enter the building with at least 2722920 photographers.
"Aspen. Aspen Smith." I smile at my decision to keep my dad's last name.
"Aspen, you look absolutely gorgeous," Ms. Daniella came up to me and Crawford and said. I smile at her and unlink arms with Crawford to hug her.
"Thank you so much." I hug her tightly and then release her from my embrace.
"Ryder was absolutely in shock when he saw you. Y'all are so cute." She smiles at me.
"Thank you so so much. He looks pretty snazzy himself. Where is he?" I look around the room but I really don't see him.
"Now for the first dance as newly weds," the DJ said and the whole room separated.
I look across the room to see Ryder with Melanie talking to him, he rolls his eyes and we make eye contact. "Help me," Ryder mouths and I couldn't help but crack a smile.
"Can't. About to dance with Dave. Save me a dance if Melanie doesn't let you loose from her sight," I mouth back and he gives me the death glare. I respond with a shrug.
"I'll save all my dances for you." We just keep mouthing back and fourth until Melanie catches us. She looks over at me and gives me the death glare.
"Now for the daddy daughter dance," the DJ says and I make my way to the center of the room to where Dave is and we start to slow dance, I let him take the lead.
"I know you don't like me," Dave whispers when we start dancing.
I snort and whisper, "Was it that obvious?"
"I love your mom though. You know that. I've loved her ever since I laid eyes on her." This got under my skin... a lot.
"She was married with a happy family, you knew that but you still fucked her." He was a little shocked at my language but we continued to dance.
"Aspen. It's not like that." I laugh cruelly at this, what is it supposed to be like? Making love? She loves my dad, not this douce.
The song ended and I couldn't get away faster while everyone else clapped. I made my way over to Ryder and Melanie.
A little hand grabs my dress when I get over there and I see Daniel. I pick him up and say, "Hi there buddy." I poke his nose and he giggles softly.
"Hi Aspen, you look realllly pretty," Daniel says and I place him on my hip.
"Hi Melanie, I see you've met my amazing boyfriend, Ryder." I turn my attention to them and Ryder's whole face lights up like a Christmas tree.
"No way. He's not your boyfriend, he's way to hot. He deserves someone like me," Melanie says and laughs like this is some funny joke.
"Aspen's prettier than you," Daniel says and I snicker softly.
"Looks like I taught my little brother to have a good taste in women," Ryder says and looks me in the eyes. I couldn't help but bite my lip softly and look at the ground.
"Wanna dance boo bear," I asked Daniel and he nodded excited. My favorite song came on Last Station by Nat and Alex Wolff.
He wrapped his arms around my neck tightly and laid his head on my shoulder. I sang half of the song to him until he whispered, "Ryder loves you. Lots. Bunches."
I smile softly and sway from side to side. I say softly, "I know baby bear."
"He wants to marry you." I laugh softly at this.
"How do you know that?" He giggles softly to himself.
"The way he looks at you. The way he talks about you." He yawns a little and I smile, he's cute when he's tired.
"Let's get you to your mom." I look around from his mom but I spot Melanie, Carlos and Ryder together.
"Here's the youngest of the Johnson family. Also known as my favorite," I say and hand him over to Carlos.
"Wanna say that again," Ryder asks and pulls me by my waist to him, so close to him that we're touching.
"Ryder Johnson isn't my favorite Johnson, Daniel is." I smirk up at him and his emerald green eyes that I love.
"You owe me a dance now," Carlos said and smirked, hanging Daniel over to Ryder.
"Great. That means me and Ryder can dance," Melanie said and clapped.
"I have to look after Daniel. Carlos, watch your hands or I cut them off," Ryder says sternly and I smirk as we walk off onto the dance floor.
Carlos places his hands on my lower waist and I wrap mine around his neck then we start dancing. Carlos says, "Ryder really loves you."
"So I've been told," I say and let Carlos take the lead when we start dancing.
"Like really loves you." I smile again, their so wrong. The Johnson boy are very wrong.
"Carlos, you and Daniel are so so wrong. First I hear that Ryder wants to marry me. Y'all are insane."
"Well I wouldn't go as far as marry... but if it came down to it, Ryder wouldn't mind marrying you." I laugh as we continue dancing.
"Are you okay? Are you sick? Delusional? Definitely delusional." The tone of my voice was sassy and I liked it.
"I'm fine. You'll see. One day that boy is gonna settle down with you and y'all will have little Ryden's running around the house." Carlos points over to Ryder when he says that boy.
"Ryden? What's a Ryden?" I wrinkle my eyebrows in confusion.
"Oh, well everyone at school calls y'all that. It's your couple name." He says in a duh tone. I laugh at this.
"Well, do you have your eye on anyone? You must, you're a little charmer." I tease him and ruffle his hair.
"Oh yeah. Your cousin, totally hot." He jokes and rolls his eyes at me.
"Hotter than me?" I pout my bottom lip out.
"No one is hotter than you Aspen." He winks as the song ends and we walk over to the group of couples -besides Melanie- that have found their way over to Ryder.
"Aspen you look perfect," Kate beamed and I smiled, taking a bow.
"Gorgeous," Alison chimed in.
"Beautiful," Blair pitched out there.
"Stunning," Ryder said and smiled at me.
"Thank you! You guys look amazing! Except you Ryder. You need help with your look," I tease him and our group laughs except Melanie.
"Melanie, this is Kate, remember the one that you called a fat cow and she broke your arm. Her boyfriend Trenton. Alison and her boyfriend Jaydon. Blair and her boyfriend Camden. That is my cousin Melanie," I tell everyone and they all turn to Kate.
"What? I beat someone up big surprise. She was a rude bitch," Kate says and everyone laughs except Trenton who whispered something in her ear that made her blush like crazy.
"I think someone needs to give me a dance after giving my two brothers one," Ryder said a wiggled his eyebrows at me.
"I believe I do Mr. Johnson," I say and smile at him. "But."
"No more but's baby. Just come dance with me." He pouts his bottom lip out at me and I lightly peck it, sending sparks through my whole body with just the slightest touch by him.
"Let me go put on my converse." I quickly run past people and upstairs to where the bridesmaids changed.
I grab my suitcase and throw my heels off, finally letting my feet breathe. I see someone look into the room, Taylor Caniff, in a tuxedo and a red bandana on his head.
"Taylor," I manage to ask through my shock. Why was Taylor Caniff here?
"Um, yeahhhh. I'm sorry I was just looking for the bathroom," he says and rubs the back of his neck. I quickly got onto my -bare- feet and ran over to him. I threw my arms around his neck.
"It's Taylor fucking Caniff. Why are you here?" He picked me up and spun me around.
"To ask for your forgiveness." He sets me down on the cold tile. "I was a jerk and selfish and you're my bestest friend in the entire world and I miss you."
"I miss you too TayTay. You're forgiven. Now let me put on my shoes." I quickly throw on some white vans and my feet feel 16101179 times better.
"Your hair looks nice in the flower." Taylor lightly poked the flower, I smiled softly.
"Thanks Ryder gave it to me." I couldn't help but blush.
"You really love him don't you?" I nod my head slightly. I do love him. With my whole heart. "Where is he by the way?"
"Follow me." I grip onto his arm and slide past everyone to the group with... Hailee?
"There you are Taylor. Hi Aspen," Hailee said and smiled, she's changed. She cut her hair to below her collarbone and she wasn't bitchy.
"Hi Hailee, you look so gorgeous." She hugs me tightly and then wraps her arm around his bicep. What's going on?
"Ryder, Aspen can we talk to you guys outside?" Ryder and I nod and follow them outside. All the girls look at me with 'What-the-fuck' expressions, the guys gave the Ryder the same one. Me and Ryder return the look with the 'We-don't-know' expression.