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.

my temple. "You've been a very strong

this is really it. I'm going to be tied down with Damon forever. Maybe not forever but for a long

great Savannah." Mom tells me as she

don't want to get married then I will understand you. Don't

her. "Your happiness is more

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 his tears, God he really does love me. He's crying while

Damon's side of the family friend.

you to get married too fast." Dad

come on dad.

still mad for

it all away. And now you want me to marry someone who doesn't even make me happy." I

you happy.

wealth to make me happy, I'm not you." I exhaled

him. Do you understand me Savannah?" He asked while

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 and how sacred this thing is that we were having right now but I didn't really

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

may kiss the bride." the priest

we were officially married now. I 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

He says after

you." I say

and as I stare at them clapping, 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

that 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

•••••

"Hon?"

finally landed London, where we will be having our honeymoon. He holds

wrong with

my head. "Nothing. Just tired from the long

you take a rest? We'll

I nod.

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

"Anything that is pasta."

kissed my cheeks before

presidential room that we stayed in is lovely, Damon always chooses something that is fancy

beachy but Damon's mom won't allow us to. As if she's

walked 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

•••••

I groaned.

I hear Damon's

holding my hand tight while he was sitting down on the side of my bed. We

happened? Are we...." I looked around. "Are

nods. "When I got back from the hotel room, you were already lying down on the floor. You got me all worried of you. Are you okay? How do you

of the jet lag. Let's go? Can we leave

door opens wide and the doctor marches inside the room with a

day. I see your wife is now up. How do you

Patricks. Gosh I need to get used to

feeling okay." I

"That is

her findings doctor? How

congratulations. She's two weeks pregnant." The doctor

"I'm pregnant?" I

sickness? Nauseated?

"No. I didn't have those lately. Maybe you got it all wrong. we just

Patricks, there's no mistake. You are indeed pregnant." The doctor clarifies

quiet and I didn't have sex with him for a month because we were

I gaped.

Nick.

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

doctor."

sure about it but he's not saying anything to me. We headed out of the hospital and climbed inside his car. We drove around London for a while and I was sitting down the passenger seat silently as I look right outside of my

say he's 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 pregnant. But, how am I gonna tell Damon about the real father of my child? And how

"You're hungry?" He asked.