Get Me Married

Chapter 7: wife to be

also didn’t seat well with me. She was my mother’s age, if not older, I couldn’t call her by her name. “Will mom Leona be okay?” I suggested and her eyes brightened. “Perfect” she said in that tone that scared a lot of people. “Now what’s wrong?” she asked again and I gave her a faint smile. “Nothing” I lied and looked down. She was still a stranger to me, I couldn’t just spill my problem to her. “I wasn’t born yesterday sweet…” she said and held my chin so I could look at her. “This must all be so fast for you, not to talk of the exhaustion and the fear of being married to someone you don’t know” she said almost everything I felt. My cheeks heated up under her gaze and I cursed inwardly. “It’s going to be fine..I promise” she assured me and I smiled at her. She smiled back at me and turned to a security guard that was coming towards us like he had a message for her. I turned away when the guard came close and focused on the next nagging thought in my heart. Jordan Chase. I didn’t even know the guy, yes I had seen pictures that proved he was extremely cute and handsome, more than Nate himself but he looked cold and dangerous. We knew nothing about each other, how could we get married without even talking once? Every thing in my system warned against doing such a thing and I had to act fast. I turned back to mom Leona who just finished with the guard, she turned to me and gave me that heart warming smile she always gave. “Can I speak with Jordan?” I blurted out unwavering and the smile on her face turned to a frown. “Is something wrong?”she asked. “No, no, no….I just…I wouldn’t mind knowing what he sounds like. I am Really worried about not knowing who I am getting married to” I confessed and she sighed “We don’t have to talk for long. I just….” “It’s fine…let me call him” she said and got up, she moved a little bit further away from me and dialled a number. She talked for a while with the person before she walked towards me. “Here…talk to him” she gave me her phone and the blood in my veins dried up. “Wait…i… maybe not now” my palms started sweating and nervousness crept in. I didn’t even think I could be so nervous, yes I was always tensed under pressure but what I felt was so uncalled for. It was just a call between I and my husband to be and yet it felt worse than writing tests you never prepared for back in school. “Come on hun…don’t be nervous” she urged and I slowly took the phone from her with shaky hands. I gently placed it on my ears like I had never handled a phone in my life. I took a deep breath and then exhaled. “You don’t have to be so nervous, it’s just me” his voice sent butterflies to my stomach and I found myself feeling all whoosh and dizzy from the effect. He had a deeper voice than Nate, but damn it did magic. Mom Leona didn’t stop staring at me nervously, she took her seat next to me and was as nervous as I was “I… sorry..it’s….” I stuttered and I heard him chuckle. The sound was like music to the ears as I felt my muscles relaxing beneath my flesh at the sound. “Can’t believe you are laughing at your wife to be” I teased and he chuckled again. Weirdly I was fully relaxed. “I am as nervous as hell…can’t believe mom pushed me into this” he said and his voice were like melodies to my ears. “Well, she never gives up” I said and stole a glance at her, while she stared at me confused. “She doesn’t…I bet you, you are going to have a handful” he said and I chuckled. “Me…what about you?” I asked and relaxed on the chair. “Well…I have handled her since I was a kid, you are the newbie in the family. You have to have your share of her completeness” he said and I chuckled again. “I can always run away..” I teased and the line suddenly went mute. He didn’t give me a reply and I became tensed. “Hello” I called to the other line wishing in my heart of hearts that I had not said something wrong to upset him.. “Did I say something wrong” I asked and again there was no reply. Mom Leona tapped my legs and opened her hands in a way of asking me what was wrong. But I ignored her, it was weird how I suddenly cared about what I said and how it affected him, a stranger I was supposed to get married to. “Look..I am sorry, I didn’t mean to say anything wrong” I said and waited, I prayed for a reply, I liked the sound of his voice. “I like the sound of your voice” his deep voice came from the other line. My cheeks heated up fully, turning a dark pink. “You sound different and I kinda like it a lot” he said and I arched my brows, wondering what he was talking about. “You haven’t not heard from me before now…it’s weird you…” “That’s must be the reason. I thought talking to you would be hard, I have wanted to call you four days ago” he said and my cheeks heated up again. I mean my husband to be sounded so dreamy, I wasn’t regretting my decision at that point. “You have my number?” I asked. “Yes ..” he answered and my cheeks didn’t stop heating up. “It’s just three days away. Are you sure you are ready for this?” I asked instead and again silence took over. I was beginning to wonder if he was always like that, always going quiet when he had such lovely voice. “I know and I am as ready as I will ever be” he replied and my heart fluttered at the way he said it. The idea of having a rich husband didn’t feel so bad after all. “What about you, are you ready?” he asked me. “No….” I replied “Mom Leona has been taking me from place to place and I am so exhausted, I haven’t even picked a gown yet, she wants a perfect gown and it would arrive tomorrow. Not to add the fact that I am so nervous, I am so not ready, I fear I will collapse with exhaustion and panic on that day” I confessed. A loud hearty laugh erupted from the other end of the line and my hands voluntarily held my chest at the sound. If I thought his voice and chuckle were amazing and heart warming then I was lying. His laughter was exquisite and overwhelming, my heart skipped at the sound of it, making me wonder what it would be like seeing him one on one. It took a while but he stopped laughing and I pouted. “Can’t believe you are laughing at my dilemma” I added. “Ohhh my bad…I am so sorry but collapsing on our wedding day would be simply amazing” he said and laughed again. “What….” “Don’t what me…if I am to stand at the alter and wait for you, it would take a longer time and I might die of waiting, but if you collapse. We just have to apologise to invitees and I take you home, it would save me the chance of having a heart attack while waiting for my bride….” He said and I giggled. He called me his bride, now it was a marriage I was looking forward to. I was going to say some thing, but I heard him talking to someone at the other end of the line so I remained mute till he was done. “Hey…I have to go” he said with a note of sadness in his voice and my heart dropped. “Ohh…” were the only thing I could utter. “I am sorry, but I will call you tonight. I promise” he said and I felt joyful. “Okay…okay” I said excitedly “Well…later” he said “Later then” I replied and he hung up.. Mom Leona still had a look of nervousness and confusion in her eyes but I wasn’t ready for her. Hearing from Jordan later that night were the only thing I thought of. Minutes later, we decided it was time to leave the skin clinic. Everything on my end was ready except my hair, gown and nails which I was sure would come up the next day. As we walked out of the skin clinic, media men suddenly surrounded us. My heart skipped while mom Leona did a great deal in covering my face and the guards did their best in making way for us to get into the car. “Is she the bride of your son?” “Why hasn’t her face been revealed yet?” “Is this an arranged marriage or have they been dating for long?” Questions like this and more were thrown at our faces till we successfully got into the car. I sighed in relief when we got into the car. “You will get used to this” Mom Leona said to me before we drove off. Somehow I liked my simple life compared to this, it seemed being rich was exhausting. The car stopped at the entrance of our new house, the one Mom Leona bought in my father’s name at that suburban. I gave her a hug before I came down and waved her bye. Then I went into the house and was greeted by Ava’s usual name for me. ‘Blue eyes’. She jumped on me as she always did, I can’t believe she keeps forgetting she was almost fifteen and had a lot of weight. “Our bride to be seems to be so busy” I heard Tiana’s voice. Ava immediately pulled away from me and I screamed at the sight of Tiana and Tiffany. I pulled them into a tight hug, not realizing how much I had missed them. “Your new home is amazing, I told your mom to adopt me when you get married” Tiffany joked and I laughed. “I miss you guys” I said and pulled away from them. “We miss you too” they chorused. “Gosh…look at your skin” Tiana said and I twirled around so I could flaunt… “Come on…let’s go to your room, we have almost ruined everything there but come” Tiffany dragged my hands “Ava…” I called as I was being pulled to my room. “Don’t worry about me, I made a new friend and she is at the door, we have a date” she yelled and I smiled at how fast things changed. We got to my room, Tiana and Tiffany jumped on the bed at once and I joined them and sat at the middle. “We are staying at the guest room tonight” Tiana said and I shrieked. I really needed them by my side at that time. “So tell us, what has been happening” Tiffany was ready for gossip and I was ready to give them the full gist. I told them everything that had been happening and how exhausting it was to actually prepare for a wedding. We talked about the call I had with Jordan and my cheeks kept turning pink, they teased and taunted me about it.  Then we went down to memory lane. We talked for so long till it got dark, mom and dad returned and we were still having our chit chat. Our dinner was brought to our room and we didn’t stop. It was like we could go on and on about our lives like we were never going to see each other. We talked till I got exhausted and decided to have my bath, even in the bathroom, I was still engaged in our conversation and everything was going fine till Nate’s name popped up. Another pang of guilt came over me, I couldn’t help but feel horrible for what I was doing. We have been talking ever since we left the hospital and I knew he was with his parents and that’s why he haven’t demanded to see me. But each time we spoke, each time I thought I could actually tell him, I was never able to sum up the courage to tell him what was really happening. “Are you okay in there?” Tiana asked when she noticed my sudden silence. I turned off the shower and wrapped a towel around my chest before coming out of the bathroom. “What’s wrong?” Tiana asked when she saw me. I sighed in clear frustration and walked over to my wardrobe. “I haven’t told him yet” I simply said and they quickly understood. “Wow….” Tiffany put in. I brought out a nightwear and went about to apply cream on my body before I wore the night and went back to the bed. “It’s three days away” Tiana reminded me “I know..I know okay…I just can’t, each time I try…how can I tell him I am getting married. It feels like I used him, like I never valued him” I added and the room went quiet. “Do you want us to do it for you” Tiffany asked and honestly it made me feel worse. Breaking up with him over the phone was worse but sending my friends….terrible. “We can explain everything more than you can on a phone. Nate is sensibly, he will understand” Tiana put in and I sighed again. I understood where they were coming from and maybe it was better that way but