I go inside the closet and open one of the wardrobes which contains my clothes. I take out the shopping bag which contains my dress I bought yesterday but mistakenly I drop one of the other bags effectively spilling all it contains.

When I turn and look at it, instantly my cheeks redden looking at the five sets of different undergarments.

After we came out of the trial room it was quite obvious I completely failed in shutting up my mouth as even the two year old toddler who was with his mother was looking at me wide eyed.

Poor kid.

Ignoring everything I tried to get out of the store as fast as possible but of course, Eleandro had other plans. The disgusted stares were as if only effecting me that is why he wanted to do shopping but of course that didn't stop me from exiting the store.

I left the store while he bought some lacy, skimpy, almost invisible but really expensive garments for me.

Remind me since when men like shopping?

While he was facing the sales lady who was making the bill with a sour expression I was waiting outside cooling off.

When he came back with a bag filled with the garments and I asked him about Jenna he told me that she got assigned a very important work related to the event so she had to leave immediately and he came to accompany me.

We left the mall shortly after that because honestly, I didn't want to do any more shopping.

Reaching home he handed the bag to me and silently shoved it inside the wardrobe along with the other bags without even looking at the sets he has bought.

Looking at them sprawled on the floor now I pick up one of the white colored garment very cautious, I don't know why, and looked at it as if inspecting what it is.

That garment wasn't a bra or an underwear instead it was just a string with a lacy triangle-shaped butterfly.

What do people use it for?

Curiously I look at the tag with a picture of this thing and captioned t-string. I turn it look at a picture of a model wearing it and almost choke on my saliva.

Not looking at the others I put all of them in the bag and leave the closet with my dress.

Keeping the dress on the bed I leave to take a bath. The makeup and hair artist will be here in an hour.

**

Coming out of the bath wearing a white robe I look at the dress Jenna and I bought for the engagement party yesterday, laid down on the corner of the bed, and think of all the possibilities this evening can go like.

I hear someone knock on the door and I unlock it to find Eleandro there. "Everybody has left. We will be leaving in one and a half hours."

He gets in and goes inside the closet to get his tuxedo.

The engagement party is being held in a farmhouse located on the outskirts. Everybody left before us because it takes thirty minutes drive to reach there. Why we will be leaving so late is still a mystery to me.

I open the knot of my robe and take it off. Picking up the dress I slip it on and zip it up from the side. The dress looks perfect just like it did yesterday. The front covered while the back bare with just two string crisscrossed. I admire myself in the mirror just as Eleandro comes out of the closet wearing a tuxedo of the same color as my dress and a tie in hand.

He looks at me with adoration and them comes near me. Leaning close so that our foreheads touch he whispers "Will it be bad if we ditch the engagement party and have our own party here? "

I chuckle escapes my lips and I to avoid the tension growing I snatch the tie from his hand and pick up the collar to make the knot.

I become so engrossed that I don't notice myself biting my lower lip. I finish the knot and look up at him only to find his eyes trained on my lips.

His eyes leave my lips and meet my eyes only for a second and he leans in to kiss me.

Our eyes close automatically as soon as our lips brush against each other but open as soon as we hear a knock.

I back away immediately which makes Eleandro groan and hold me by my waist tightly.

The door opens and a maid enters informing the arrival of the makeup and hair artists.

I tell her to send them upstairs and she goes out. As soon as she turns her back towards us I find Eleandro's lips enveloping mine for a short gentle kiss. We hear footsteps approaching and the makeup and hair artists enter the room.

Eleandro leaves my waist with a last squeeze and says "Later. " when he is halfway out of the room smiling at me.

To the make-up and hair artists, it may sound as a quasi-farewell but I got the message. This later means will-continue-where-we-left-later.

And I'm more than willing to see what later happens.

I go to the dressing table, seeing that they are already ready and sit on the table.

For the next half an hour I let the artists poke my eyes and pull my hair while I silently repeat the words 'It's worth it' again and again in my head like a mantra which is the only thing stopping me from reaching and rup my face and cratch my hair.

When they finally say done it sounds like the pilot announcing to put your seat belts on before landing in a twelve-hour flight.

I stand and look myself in the mirror. Semi shocked to see the result. I knew they are great at their work but after all that torture it will really worth it was somehow a shock.

With my hair pulled up in a neat messy bun and the natural makeup except the lipstick everything compliments my dress which compliments me.

Terrified with the outlook I turn and thank them. Wearing my heels and taking my clutch I head upstairs where Eleandro must be waiting.

I pass by a maid on my way and ask her where Eleandro is just to be confirmed.

"He received a call and went to the terrace."

I nod to her and go to the terrace.

As soon as I reach the terrace door I see Eleandro standing by the railing.

But the next thing I saw was something I didn't expect to see.

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