Natasha’s P. O. V:
The wedding preparations were in full swing. There was just a week left for the wedding. I was sitting in the living room surrounded by people. Jude’s cousins, aunts and his mom. We all going through the wedding plans meticulously trying to figure out if we had left out anything when Sean burst in the room and yelled dramatically.
“Oh my God! I just figured out what’s missing!”
“What?” asked several people at the same time, including me.
“Well I cant believe how you guys didn’t even think about this! I mean how could you forget such an important detail!”
“Sean what is it?” asked Jude’s mom.
“The bachelor and bachelorette party! I mean seriously? These are the last few days of your freedom Natasha, relish them and enjoy them”
“Sean! Enough with the dramatics” said Jude’s mom relieved that it was nothing major. “But Natasha honey you absolutely must have a bachelorette party.”
“Umm mom I don’t think-”
“Nuh uh you don’t have a say in this” spoke up Sean, “allow moi to plan this out for you”
“But Sean-”
“End of discussion, see ya later honey” he blew a kiss at me and walked out. I rolled my eyes, I don’t party, I don’t drink, and that’s just not me. What was I going to do at my own bachelorette party? I don’t know.
We all got back to serious discussions. My dress had come in yesterday and was locked in my cupboard. I hadn’t allowed Jude to see it, Jude had tried really hard to try and get a glimpse of it but I was adamant to let him only see it at the wedding.
“Mom” I said, “is you dress ready?”
“Yes, Jasper called me for a trial yesterday, I must say he is a darling and his fitting is perfect!”
“I agree”
Finally everyone had left, all the arrangements were in place. I was so excited I could barely eat these days.
It was time for Jude to come home, he had been working harder than ever on his nascent project and he was doing a good job. I was very proud of him. The brat had become a responsible man.
I was watching TV when Jude came home.
“Hey”
“Hey beautiful” he said bending to kiss me on my head.
“How was your day?”
“It was good”
“What about you?”
“It was busy, everyone was here going over the wedding plans”
“Oh”
‘Yeah”
“Hmm you know I sympathize with you”
“Yeah right that’s why you asked your mom to ask me everything before okaying it!” I glared at him.
“Anyhow I thing they’re done for most of the part right?”
“Yeah except Sean has come up with this brilliant idea of a bachelor and bachelorette party”
“Woohoo! Yeah baby! That’s my mine”
I raised an eyebrow at him and he became defensive, “What? These are my last few days of freedom”
I rolled my eyes, all men were the same, straight or gay. “What do you wanna do?”
“I don’t know usually the best man plans it for the groom” said Jude shrugging.
“Uhuh so Gary is going to surprise you?”
“I guess so”
“Well I think the boys are going to fight over what sort of a party to throw for you”
“You’re right” said Jude his smile disappearing.
“Well enjoy” I sang and Jude scowled.
Just then Jude’s phone rang.
“Hello?”
I left the room to go to the washroom. As I came out I saw Jude lounging on the bed in his night clothes while his office clothes were strewn all over the floor.
“Ahem” I cleared my throat looking pointedly at the clothes. Jude had been texting someone when he looked up.
“Oh I’ll pick them up in a while”
“Pick them up now”
“Oh come on I am tired”
“Now”
He got off the bed and glared at me as he collected his clothes and put them in the laundry basket.
I smiled and went about doing my work.
“Sean called” said Jude.
“uhuh and what did he say?”
“He said that they are holding the bachelor’s party tomorrow”
“Where?”
“Apparently it’s a surprise”
“Why do you sound so apprehensive?”
“What have they decided?”
“Well I could ask Sean”
“No, he’ll know I asked you to”
“Well then just wait and watch its nice to be surprised”
“Yeah I am sure” snorted Jude.
Just then my phone rang and I saw it was Joanna.
“Hello?”
“Bachelorette party. Tomorrow. Be ready at 8. 00 p. m sharp. It’s a surprise” and before I could ask anything she hung up.
“What happened?”
“Joanna called”
“And?”
“She says she has planned a surprise bachelorette party”
“So why are you apprehensive?”
“I hate surprises!”
“Jut wait and watch its nice to be surprised once in a while” he repeated and I threw a pillow at him.
We spent the rest of the evening addressing invitations to our friends. Wade and Sean were going to post them for us.
Soon it was bedtime and I was really tired so was Jude. He held me as usual close to his heart as we slept.
The next morning we woke up to a lot of noise coming from the living room. I went out to see Joanna, Sean, Wade, Gary, Natalie and Leah all chattering away.
“Hey some of us are trying to sleep!”
“Good morning to you too sunshine” said Sean kissing me on my cheek.
“What’s going on?”
“We are planning your respective parties”
“What do you guys have in mind”
“Ohhh it’s a surprise” said Natalie and Leah clapping their hands together making Joanna wince.
“oh right”
“Oh come on it will be fun” said Wade winking at me and smiling and I had to smile back despite my grumpy morning mood.
“Yeah yeah we’ll see”
“What’s happening?” asked Jude entering the room rubbing his eyes. I smiled at him and handed him a cup of coffee.
“Thanks” he said kissing me on my temple.
We stood there with Jude’s am around my shoulders and my arm around his waist.
“We were discussing about your respective parties tonight” said Gary.
“Oh”
“Hey! What’s with the lack of enthusiasm?” asked Leah frowning.
“Nothing” I replied, “we are usually this grumpy early in the morning”
“Oh”
“Yep”
“So cool” said Sean, “Jude be ready at 9. 00 p. m. we will be here to pick you up”
“Same with you Natasha but you be ready by 8 we will pick you up a little earlier”
“Ok”
We all ate breakfast together and then everyone left. Soon Jude left for work and I went about my daily routine. I had already applied at the University for a Course in interior designing. The course would begin two months after my wedding.
I was so excited to begin my life as Mrs. Natasha Jude Smith. I smiled and hugged my pillow to me. I really like d the sound of it. I picked up the pone and called the old age home to ask about my mom.
It seemed she had been doing fine but didn’t have anymore lucid moments. Though I was disappointed I wasn’t surprised because lucid moments in an Alzheimer’s patient wee very rare.
I didn’t talk to my mom but was satisfied with the answer the matron gave. Mom had been doing well, she didn’t have many bouts of depression anymore and most of the times she was cheerfully embroidering or painting with the materials Jude got for her.
All in all my life was pretty much perfect at the moment. It couldn’t get any better. I hummed as I did the laundry. Mrs. Bowers hadn’t been well this last week so I had given her an off so that she could recuperate quickly and be there for Jude and my wedding. I had my lunch quickly then logged into my facebook account and browsed a little. I caught up with a few of my university classmates. All in all it was a boring day and I couldn’t wait for Jude to get back home.
Jude’s P. O. V:
I was going through the day monotonously. I was counting to the days when I would be married to Natasha and would look forward to going to my wife everyday. My wife I thought rolling the word over and over in my head. I liked the sound of that.
“Sir?” said Pete waving his hand in front of my face.
I sat up in my chair snapping out of my day dream.
“Yes?”
“I was wondering whether you finalized the positions of the elevators?”
“Yes I was about to”
“So sir did you manage to choose a best man”
“Yep”
“Congratulations!”
“I have Natasha to thank for it, that girl is something”
“Well if the expression on your face when you talk about her is anything to go by, then she definitely is something”
I smiled and went about finalizing the designs I was ok with and making changes in the ones I wasn’t satisfied with. Soon it was time to go home and I shut all the files in front of me happily and packed up.