Chapter 24: Wedding Bells
Ben arrives at the wedding.
Jenna and Gail are excited. "Are we done with all the flowers?" Gail says "yes, are the bridesmaids ready?" Jenna asks "yes, I feel like we're forgetting something" Gail says "Oh my God, us everyone going crazy" Jenna chuckles.
Ben frowns at her, he slowly walks by the chairs with his hands in his pockets, out of nowhere Will slaps him on the shoulder "man smile a little. for Marni" Will says "is she here now?" Ben says.
"Wow calm down Mr, what happened? Did you fall out of bed today?" Joanna says, Will chuckles.
"Sort of" Ben rolls his eyes.
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Meanwhile Stella had found a place to be alone, in a kiosk near the beach.
Aston approaches her "Hey, your mother sent me to look for you, the wedding is about to start" Aston says.
"Okay, I was just clearing my head" Stella says "What happened?" Aston says "Olsen" Stella says angrily.
"Oh sure" Aston says, Stella closes her eyes irritated
"Girl, do you want me to hit him or can you do it yourself?" Aston says "I already dumped him, you don't have to worry, dad" Stella says.
"that's my girl" Aston says "Yeah, but..." Stella says, Aston approaches.
"you shouldn't be proud of me dad" Stella says "Why?" Aston asks "Because I'm kind of stuck with him" Stella smiles sarcastically.
"What do you mean?" Aston says, Stella takes a deep breath "Last week I gave my boss notice of dismissal" Stella says, Aston makes a surprised face.
"in other words, as soon as I go back to Canada I'll be unemployed" Stella says frustrated "Yey!!' Stella says sarcastically "oh dear" Aston puts his hand on her back.
"However, Ben offered me a job at the company he works for..." Stella says "yeah, your mom told me" Aston says, Stella shakes her head.
"Ben thinks there's a good chance they'll hire me, and I hope this...is one of the few things he hasn't tricked me about" Stella says.
"Why didn't you tell me you were unhappy with your job?" Aston says "you were always so proud of what I was, I didn't want to disappoint you when you saw that I'm not the lawyer you think I am, and I'm also not as strong as you think" Stella says.
"Don't say that, maybe you're not really a lawyer anymore...but you're strong!" Aston says, Stella smiles "no, but I'll try to be" Stella says.
"So are you going to work with him after all?" Aston says "I have no choice" Stella says, or was that the excuse she made up for herself.
"Don't mix things up, don't mix business and your feelings" Aston says "is that what you did? With Mr Olsen?" Stella says "Yeah unfortunately" Aston says.
"I lost my best friend by not knowing how to set a limit, don't make the same mistake" Aston says, Stella nods "do you think you can still be friends again?" Stella ask.
"I think it's difficult, the guy is stubborn" Aston says, Stella tilts her head and raises her eyebrow, Aston laughs "yeah, you're right" Aston says.
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The time for the wedding has arrived.
All guests are in their proper places.
Stella and Aston arrive and Ben is with Will and another best man waiting for the entrance.
Each groomsman would enter with a bridesmaid, Will and Joanna, Richard with Marni's friend and Ben with Stella.
Will gives Joanna his arm and she smiles excitedly at him.
Ben and Stella look at each other, Ben embarrassed and Stella with a frown.
Ben sighs upset, Stella licks her lip feeling sorry "Come on, everyone in their positions!" Georgia says.
Ben and Stella get closer, Stella takes the flowers she was going to take and Ben notices the strap of her dress falling down, he gently lifts the strap of her dress which makes her look at him.
Stella looks into his eyes, her breathing quickens, after lifting the strap of her dress, Ben runs his hand down her arm feeling the softness of her skin looking into her eyes.
Stella loses herself in his eyes, feeling scared by the power that his every touch has over her, and Ben feels the same way about the power of her gaze on him.
Stella holds his arm and takes a deep breath, waiting for the music to start for them to walk down the aisle.
"You look beautiful" Bem whispers, Stella stays quiet "Look...i think we had to talk about last night and everything..." Ben says "No" Stella says firmly.
"Stella" Ben says "I don't want to talk about it... especially today" Stella says, Ben sighs impatiently.
The music starts, and everyone enters the altar, Ben and Stella enter together and each one goes to the side of the altar.
Ben doesn't take his eyes off her, feeling agony that she looks so beautiful and is so out of his reach.
A while later all eyes turn to Marni in her beautiful wedding dress, the only moment Stella smiles since she arrived there.
Charlie looks at Marni with a twinkle in his eye and a delicate smile.
Marni doesn't hide her excited smile, she breathes quickly with happiness.
The ceremony begins and everyone watches them, at a beautiful and peaceful ceremony.
Stella watches her brother and Marni with extreme pride, trying to ignore everything else, while Ben watches Stella and listens to Marni's words of love to Charlie, wanting to do the same for Stella.
There are several feelings trapped in his chest that he simply doesn't know how to express with words, but he knows it's the only way to show her what he feels.
Stella ignores his gaze, even though she really wants to look into his eyes again, she knows she can't.
The ceremony ends, Marni and Charlie kiss and everyone applauds and throws confetti at them, they have never looked so happy.
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