Jetta's POV:
"Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god. I'm not ready. I'm definitely not ready. Can we wait until next year? Thanks." I shakily smiled and tried to run out of the small room I was forced to be in. I opened the door to a crack until Anne stepped in front of me and held me back. She closed the door behind her and held my shoulders. She smiled and hugged me, making sure not to wrinkle my dress very much.
"Sweetie, calm down. You're going to give yourself a panic attack. You are just nervous. I promise you, as soon as you get out there you're going to feel like you're on cloud nine. You will see Ashton's face and forget about everything other than him. I can see it in both of your eyes. You have loved each other since the day you met," Anne took a breath, "want to something only I know?"
I swallowed the lump in my throat, "Sure," Anne laughed and wiped a small tear from her left eye, "Ashton was acting the same way you were this morning. Except, he was really tired and he was walking circles around me and tripping over his own feet." I giggled imagining Ashton tripping over his large feet onto a nearby couch or who knows maybe even the floor.
"There you go, a good laugh before you get married to the love of your life. Well, he will probably make you laugh one hundred times harder." Anne laughed and patted her cheeks with a tissue she got from the end table beside her.
A knock sounded on the door, "Five minutes Jet," a voice said as he came in the small room and covered his eyes not wanting to see the dress I had on. "Luke you can look. And shouldn't you be downstairs with the other boys filing into the chapel?"
Luke shrugged and hugged me, "I should, but I wanted to wish you good luck. Ashton wanted me to give you a kiss from him, but I'll leave that to him later," he winked and laughed. He grabbed the door handle and took one look at me. "Beautiful Jetta," he muttered and ran down the stairs to be back with the others.
The bells chimed sensing that the wedding was going to start in a few minutes. Ashton was already in the chapel so there was no problem with him accidentally seeing me before the wedding for bad luck. Anne brought me down the stairs to line up behind the bridesmaids and groomsmen. Brittany stood there beside Luke as they held hands. She glanced back at me and gave a small smile. We made up after the huge fight on my birthday two years ago. She told me everything that had happened that night and I forgave her. We cried and cried apologizing to each other every five seconds. She didn't mean it. Her emotions got the best of her and my father did hurt her. He apologized soon after and she held a grudge for a while. After a while she called him and said that she was sorry for not forgiving him sooner. He was drunk and couldn't help what he did.
"You look amazing," Brittany whispered and smiled softly. I thanked her and smiled back. Our friendship wasn't fully mended, but it was getting there. The large church bells rang signaling that it was noon.
It's time for me to be married.
All of the couples walked into the chapel, leaving me standing alone. I wasn't going be taken down the aisle by anybody. I didn't have anyone picked and I wanted to go down by myself. I kept on pacing back and forth in front of the closed door. I can't do this. I can't.
I feel someone tap on my shoulder. I turn around to see Nicholos standing in a tuxedo. His hair was slicked back in a quiff and I could see his blue eyes shining. "I'm going to walk you down the aisle. Anne came by and said that you were nervous. She figured that you didn't want Dad walking you down. I thought that we got closer within the past two years as siblings. I thought since because of that you trust me to take you and leave you in Ashton's hands. I trust him. I think he's a great guy. He's perfect for you Jet. Adylyn's grown up now and she needs you both together for a reason. You hold each other together."
My eyes start to water, "Nich, I."
"No Jet, don't cry. It's your big day. Let's walk down the aisle now or you'll be late." He loops his arm with mine. I sniff and wipe my eyes, not messing up the makeup. The doors open and everyone in the pews stand. I keep my gaze forward-only to see the man I've grown to love standing in front of me. His hair pulled messily back as usual, black tux, and a bright green tie to match the bridesmaids dresses. He looks amazing. His mouth drops open after he takes one look at me. I had the urge to laugh and a soft giggle escapes my lips. I bite my lip to hold it inside before everyone in the whole church could hear my super obnoxious laugh. Nicholos walks me the rest of the way to hand me off to Ashton. He takes his hands in mine and we smile at each other. I can feel the tears welling up in my eyes already.
"Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to celebrate the marriage of Mr. Ashton Fletcher Irwin and Miss Jetta Abigail Krow." The priest says loudly for all to hear. Ashton softly groans as the priest mentions his middle name. I give his hand a quick squeeze and keep ahold of it so I don't have a major freak out in front of everyone. The priest goes through all of his written words that he has to say and gets to the most important part. The ring bearers-of course being Calum and Luke-hand the priest the rings.
"Do you, Jetta Abigail Krow, take Ashton Fletcher Irwin to be your lawfully wedded husband?" the priest asks and hands me Ash's huge band for his large hand.
"I do."
"Do you, Ashton Fletcher Irwin, take Jetta Abigail Krow to be your lawfully wedded wife?" He asks and gives Ashton the ring he has for my hand.
"I do."
"You may now place the rings on each of your fingers," Ashton fumbles the ring in his hand and drops it. He hurries to pick it up and even blows of any 'dirt' that could be on it. He places it on my finger and I put his on, too. "I now pronounce you man and wife, you may kiss the bride." Ashton's lips inch closer to mine and finally touch. The sparks that have been there every time that I've kissed him are still there and it still surprises me. All the people in the church cheer and whistle. Ashton and I kiss for awhile and then disconnect. Brittany comes up from close behind me and gives me a big hug.
"I'm so happy for you!" She exclaims and we hug even tighter. I look over to see Luke and Ashton giving each other a 'man hug'. Our boys. Michael and Calum are talking and I see Michael pull out a piece of paper from his pocket. I have no idea what it says, but I have a feeling that it's not a good thing. He hands it to Calum and Calum takes his time to read the sheet of crumpled paper. After he's done, he smiles a toothy smile. I see him nod and give Michael a hug. Wonder what that's about.
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"Okay, okay everyone. Time to have the Maid of Honor read her speech." Ashton giggles into the microphone. He hands it down the line of the table until it reaches Brittany. She begins her speech.
"I knew Jetta first. She and I were in the same girl scout troop in year one. We had competitions to see who could sell the most cookies and she almost always ended up losing. That's how I got more prizes." Scattered laughter sounds and she continues her speech, "I remember when we used to go shop with my grandma and she always bought us anything we wanted... which was an occasional magazine here and there. Then came primary school, we got to know each other more in that time and our friendship grew in our older years. We started seeing less and less of each other because we weren't in the same classes. I was sad that I couldn't see my best friend anymore and I bet she was just as unhappy, too. Then in high school we only saw each other every once in a while because we had even less of classes together. But as time went on, we saw more and more of each other. I'm glad we did. Two years ago we had a little of a falling out. We've forgave each other multiple times but I still think that it's still not enough. I love you forever Jetta! You're my Bestie for life and always will live in my heart.
"Now, as for Ashton." She rolled her eyes jokingly, "he's that young man who would end up spoiling a party with a fight with this dork right over here." She smirked pointing over at the dark headed boy beside Ashton. The crowd laughs and then dies down. "I'm not really kidding. He would start a fight for the girl that he loves. You had a black eye to prove it, right Ash?" Ashton nods and smiles a small bit.
"Ashton is the best choice for Jetta. I think that she knows that too-I hope at least. Ashton and Jetta, I wish you the best until death do you part." Brittany raises her glass of wine and puts up a toast.
"All right all right," Ashton shouts into the microphone to calm all the people down in the reception. "Best Man? You want a go?" He hands out the microphone to Michael, who welcomely takes it.
"Now if all of you don't know who I am-let me tell you quite briefly. Hi I'm Michael Clifford. I'm Ashton's best man and I like to dye my hair. Oh and I'm sorry if there's language involved because I have a bad mouth so children cover your ears." I laugh at how funny Michael seems right now. Not that he's not always funny, just that he seems so relaxed right now.
"I've known Ashton since high school. His grades were not anywhere close to mine-they were higher. Obviously-look who got the girl first-the fucking smart one. We talked a lot at our Senior prom and I kinda spiked the punch bowl... A lot. Sorry to everyone who was drunk that night-you can blame it all on me. Anyway, Jetta and I were close. And by close I mean, we dated for a little while. That is until Ashton came all Prince Charming on me and stole her back. But before that, I had an idea that nobody else had known about. I created a plan I called-"The Michael Project.
"The Michael Project included everyone in our circle of friends: me, Jetta, Brittany, Ashton, Calum, and Luke. Calum was the only one who I shared my plan with and he was all for it. Anyway, I noticed that since Ashton disappeared after high school Jetta was heartbroken and she didn't seem like herself at all anymore. I called Ashton up, telling him that our band was in dire need of a drummer. He said that he would come and play for us, as long as we got Panda Express for after. Which that was fine with me. I love me some Panda Express!" he shouted and people laughed and applauded. "I told Luke to invite Brittany and Jetta to our band practice knowing that Ashton was going to be there. What I didn't know was that Ash turned out to be stupid and he didn't notice that he had a daughter that looked exactly like him. Ashton didn't figure that out for a while.
"That's when things started to get harder. I asked Jetta out hoping to make Ashton jealous and hell did that happen. Things happened. A few lies were told and the guilt was eating me up inside. After the American Tour, things were, resolved." Michael chuckled and rolled his eyes at Ashton and I. "we had a few huge fights and it made Ashton so jealous that as Brittany said-we fought over Jetta. Of course Ashton got Jetta. That was my plan all along-to get them back together and I'm glad they did. Their daughter needs both of them. Without them both, her life would be incomplete. Thank you." Michael took his seat back down in his chair and everyone was deadly quiet. Nobody talked or clapped or anything. Suddenly, one clap started. And then another and then another until the whole reception clapped for Michael's speech. Michael was a hero.
My Hero-Michael G. Clifford.
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It's okay guys, there's going to be an epilogue that makes me cry out of happiness and sadness because Michael's character in this book is just so perfect <3
Thank you guys for reading-you're the best!
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