Love Aint Always Pretty

Matrimonium

Translation: Marriage

Origin: Latin

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SAVANNAH'S POV

"Need help here!" Ingrid screams.

All of the bridesmaids started rushing closer towards me and we were obviously hurrying everything up.

"Stomach in." One says.

I did so.

"Goodness Savannah!" Another one whines.

I exhaled.

"You gained weight in just a week my dear!" The make up artist added.

"Look at your gown. It doesn't fit you anymore." Mom says to me.

I exhaled heavily and took a deep breath in as I feel my wedding gown finally zipped up. I don't know why I've gained weight on just a week's time.

"Stress eating." I answered.

Everyone in the room went back to what they were doing after helping me fit my dress. I just wish it won't peel off of me cos of my past. They were all in a hurry to finish with their make-up and their hairdos before the time of the wedding ceremony. My girl friends were all asking where is this and where is that. I didn't really feel any rush at all. Seeing everyone in this room to be getting ecstatic about the wedding makes me sad. I was even wondering if Nick and Dakota would attend.

Damon's mom puts the veil on me while my own mother fixes my mini crown. Ingrid scratches her neck and puckered her lips with her lipstick. I smiled at her and she looks beautiful.

"You look so lovely." Mom says.

"Thank you mom." I answered.

"I'm so proud Damon is marrying such a beautiful woman."

I smiled at her. "Thank you."

All of the guest were already in the venue and when I was done with everything, I quickly got into the white Rolls Royce that was parked right in front of the hotel. Damon picked it to be my wedding car because her mom says so. I sat down at the backseat with my mom right beside me as the car moves along the road.

"Nervous?" She asked.

I shake my head. "No."

"Honey, do you really love Damon?"

I turned my head to her and we stared at each other silently. I know my mom knows my answer to her question.

"Do you really wanna spend your lifetime with him?" She adds.

I sigh heavily.

"I know you still love Nick." She tells me. Mother really knows best.

I try not to cry. "Of course I love Damon." I say.

She stares at me eagerly.

"But there's no turning back now mom. The wedding's here. Everyone is expecting me to say yes. Everyone wants me and Damon to end up together. Dad too, he always wanted me to marry someone rich."

"You can always say no when you don't want to. Darling if you're not ready for any of this then don't force yourself to get involve into something that involves spending a lifetime with."

"Thanks for saying that mom but I've made up my mind." I tell her.

kisses my temple. "You've been a

look at everyone, I knew this is really it. I'm going to be tied down with Damon forever. Maybe not forever but for a long time. I'm going to spend my life with Damon.

Savannah." Mom tells me as she walks out of

married then I will understand you.

smiled at her. "Your happiness is more important to me."

what he did. I hooked my arm on his arm, as the orchestra and choir sang while both of us were walking down the aisle with everyone's attention on us. I stare at Damon standing on the end of the aisle, looking so formal and so happy. Suddenly he wipes

was on Damon's side of the family friend. I was searching for Nick and I couldn't find a tall

expect you to get married too fast." Dad speaks to me which catches my

come on dad. You wanted

still mad for what I've

took it all away. And

make you happy. He's

wealth to make me happy, I'm not

now and don't you dare say no to him. Do

the seat right in front of the priest together with Damon. The ceremony started but my mind was floating elsewhere. The priest was preaching something about marriage and happy family

pull off the veil that's on me. I wanted to throw this killing heels that were on my feet. I wanted to run away and never look back and forget that this part of my life ever existed. If I say no to Damon, it'll ruin dad's name and he will blame me for this. Well fair enough, he ruined the life I had with Nick. But as much as I wanted to leave and go far away to stop this wedding, I don't have the guts to put Damon

the bride." the priest

stare at my wedding ring and my heart sinks that I'm Mrs. Patricks and I'm not Mrs. Wilde. Damon pulls the veil off of my face and kissed

He

you." I

seeing my mom crying and my dad too, made me realize that this is it. I'm tied. I'm married. I'm really married and I just couldn't believe it. An hour

were inside the church and my eyes landed on the fifth row of chairs, I saw Nick and Dakota together. She was clapping along with the other people while Nick was just looking at me. I quickly looked away from his gaze because it hurts me seeing him watching me

•••••

"Hon?"

London, where we will be

wrong with you?"

shake my head. "Nothing. Just tired

forehead, "Why don't you take a rest? We'll

I nod.

be out grabbing something for us to eat. Do you want anything?"

"Anything that is pasta."

He kissed my cheeks

room that we stayed in is lovely, Damon always chooses something that is fancy and that would fascinate me. I don't hate him for

go to Brazil for our honeymoon, I was thinking something that is beachy but Damon's mom won't allow us to. As if she's here to spend the honeymoon with us. Damon's such a mama's boy and he can't say no to her. I hate it sometimes. It's like she's controlling him but good thing that

my way back inside and headed to the bed to get some rest before we'd tour around London in a while. The floor Im walking suddenly becomes all blurry and I reached for something to hold on

•••••

I groaned.

hear Damon's

my eyes and saw Damon holding my hand tight while he was sitting down on the side of my bed. We weren't inside the hotel room. I slowly pulled

looked around. "Are we in

you were already lying down on the floor. You got me all worried of you. Are you okay? How do you

Maybe this was because of the jet lag. Let's go? Can we leave

inside the room with a

is now up. How do you feel Mrs. Patricks?" The doctor

Patricks. Gosh I need to get

feeling okay."

smiles. "That

her findings doctor? How is my wife?" Damon

She's two weeks pregnant." The doctor said

widened. Pregnant. "I'm pregnant?" I asked in

you having morning sickness?

sideways. "No. I didn't have those lately. Maybe you got it all wrong. we just landed London this morning. There must

are indeed pregnant." The doctor

with him for a month because we were

I gaped.

Nick.

still vaguely remember it well. I'm sure it's him. He's the father of my baby and not Damon. Oh

doctor." Damon

neither of us talked to each other. I know he knows when was the last time we did it. I'm sure about it but he's not saying anything to me. We headed out of the hospital and climbed inside his car. We drove

excited about this baby inside of me. He didn't say anything at all. He didn't talk about it and did not even congratulate me about being

"You're hungry?" He asked.