Jasmine open her mouth in shock,, She couldn’t believe Mrs Nolan is actually talking to her and in a calm way. She glanced at Liam who nodded at her.
“Is it okay?” Mrs Nolan repeated her question.
“Y… Yes ma’am” She replied.
“Did you hear that Jace, you’d be staying with my parents… That makes you my little bro” Liam said.
“Really?”
“Of course!” They both did an high five.
“Mom, Dad… Jasmine and I need to leave,.. We wanna shop for tomorrow”
“Hold on! I wanna go shopping with Jasmine. Your dad can go with you!” Mrs Nolan said.
“What?! No mom, that’s impossible” Liam’s protested.
“Your mom is right! Let her go with Jasmine,, You know, ladies to ladies… men to men” Mr Nolan said.
“Dad!!….”
“That’s final son! Also, you both aren’t allowed to see each other until tomorrow” Mrs Nolan said.
“What??” Liam almost screamed. This is hilarious,, He planned on spending the day with Jasmine. As if not going with her isn’t enough, now he won’t see her for a whole day until tomorrow. Worst punishment ever.
“Wow Aunt!! That’s a good idea” Stephen chipped in, making Liam glare at him.
All this while, Jasmine couldn’t process what was going on. Why is Mrs Nolan Being all sweet?
“What about Jace?” Jasmine managed to ask.
“Don’t worry about him Jasmine,,, Stephen and I will take him home” Adam said.
“You heard him,, Now let’s go! We have a lot of catching ups to do” Mrs Nolan said,, holding her hands and pulling her along.
“C’mon son, Let’s go do some men stuff” Mr Nolan said.
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Jasmine felt really nervous sitting beside Mrs Nolan. She just kept fidgeting with her fingers. This was the same lady who was so mad at her and now, she’s being all sweet.
They were on their way to a fashion store.
“Uhm, Jasmine?” Mrs Nolan suddenly called.
“Ma’am?” She replied, tearing her gaze from the window.
She closed the space between the driver and us so he wouldn’t hear or see a thing.
“You might be surprised to see me like this… All sweet and all. We started on a wrong path,, I’d wanted Liam to get engaged to Claudia. Seeing she’s a family friend, I thought getting her daughter into the family would be something good. All this, I never really thought about my son.
Like how he feels or if he’s cool with the whole wedding stuff or if he even has a lady of his choice. In short, when he introduced you to us, I felt disappointed. I’d thought, it would cause a rift between Mrs Greyson and I but surprisingly, she was cool about the whole thing.
Taking you to the bathroom that day was all just a test. I wanted to know if you’re really in love with Liam, seeing girls will die just to be with my son because of money.
You proved me wrong dear! Still wasn’t satisfied, I hired a private investigator to do a background check on you. I found out, you once worked as a Stripper.
Jasmine looked away!… Feeling embarrassed.
“You don’t have to feel this way dear! You were able to do what I couldn’t do” Mrs Nolan said.
Jasmine looked at her confused…
“I was far worse Stripper, not for a suitable reason but because I enjoyed doing it. Until I met Theodore… He accepted me despite who I am. He showed me love and care,,, he treated me like a real woman. Then I noticed I’d fallen in love with him.
Just like you, Theodore took me to his parents and again, his mom despised me because of who I am. At some point, his mom offered money which I accepted and then Theodore caught me. He was full of rage.. I’d betrayed him.
“Ma’am,….” Jasmine tried saying.
“But all the same… Now I can see the love between you and Liam” She said, reached forward and held Jasmine’s hands.
“Promise me dear! Promise you aren’t gonna live Liam, no matter what happens. Promise you’re gonna stand by him…”
Jasmine became tongue tied… is she supposed to make this promise? Despite it’s a fake wedding.
“I promise ma’am!” She found herself saying.
“Call me mom!” Mrs Nolan said. Jasmine looked at her like she used a different language.
“I’ve always wished to have a baby girl… You could be that baby girl right?”
Jasmine smiled… She could see a mother in Mrs Nolan. It’s good they’re in good terms now.
“Yes mom!” She said. She saw Mrs Nolan’s eyes lit up as she pulled her into a hug.
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It’s been hours and they’re still trying to find the perfect jewelry for the wedding dress.
Jasmine stared at her cellphone, still no call from Liam. She glanced at Mrs Nolan who was busy checking out some set of jewelry.
Maybe she should give him a call;; She thought. Almost dialing the number, the phone got snatched from her.
“No! No! Rules of the game Jasmine,,,, No phone calls or text message, no speaking to each other until tomorrow”.
Jasmine sighed… “Okay mom” Mrs Nolan chuckled.
“C’mon, let’s check out this jewelry. And after that, we’ll check out some lingerie,, You have to look sexy and hot since it’s your wedding night with Liam tomorrow.” Mrs Nolan said, excited.
okay; is she really a mom or a little teenage girl?
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Jasmine laid on her bed,.. She released a long yawn. She’s damn exhausted. Can’t believe she almost spent her whole day picking out the best designs. She must say Mrs Nolan is really good when it comes to fashion.
Her phone rang out loud, she checked to see it was Liam. Why is he calling her now? She rolled her eyes and hung up.
It rang again and she hung up. He didn’t give up, he kept calling and she kept ignoring it, then switched it off.
She smiled, now, I can get a good night sleep. She adjusted the pillow then turned off her lamp. placing her head on her pillow, she drifted off to sleep.
Not long, she heard a loud thud in her room. she snapped her eyes open. Her eyes widened in fright as she saw a manly figure through the darkness.
With shaky hands, she searched for her phone but couldn’t find it. Taking her hands back, she mistakenly knocked her phone down causing it to make a sound.
Through the darkness, she saw the figure turn towards her. Her heart beating with fright. She’s a fan of horror movies but she didn’t plan on experiencing one.
Not controlling it anymore, She gave a loud scream. The figure jumped into the bed, holding her and letting his hands go over her mouth.
Jasmine couldn’t scream as whoever it is, prevented her from doing so. A familiar cologne hit her and then the voice she least expected whispered to her.
“It’s me sweetheart!” He said.
Her heart beat began to decelerate! Liam?
He removed his hands when he noticed she’d become Calm.
She reached for her lamp, switching it on, she snapped her head towards him and there he was grinning at her.
“Jasmine! Are you okay?” Adam asked knocking on the door.
“Yes… Yes I’m fine!” She answered glaring at Liam.
“Are you sure? I heard you scream” He said again.
“Yes! I.. it was actually a cockroach! it kinda gave me a fright!” She said.
“okay then!” Adam answered. They could her his footsteps fading away.
Jasmine turned to Liam with a frown… “How did you get in here?”
“I came in through the window… You weren’t taking my calls”.
“I was just following the rules of the game.. No calls,, you aren’t even allowed to see me!” Jasmine said.
He pulled her close, wrapping his hands around her and placing his jaw on her shoulder.
“And I almost went crazy at the thought of that!” He said making her chuckle.
“Just few hours more sweetheart, and you’ll be mine” He whispered against her ear.
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The next day!
Walking down the aisle with smiles on her faces… She was so engrossed staring at her prince. It was just like in those Cinderella movies,, but this isn’t any movie, it’s reality and her prince is right there.
She was just few steps away from him. Her smiles increased as he stretched out his hands, ready to take hers.
Stretching her hands too, she stopped and locked gaze with her prince.
She tried so hard to maintain that perfect smile. Her right hand flew over tommy. She could see his eyes widened with shock.
Trying so hard to absorb the pain,, another hit her just right beside the first. The burning increased as her feet wobbled against the floor.
Still having that smile,, she stared down at herself. Her once shiny white gown, now stained with red…. It was her blood,, she was bleeding profusely.
It’s too late now, there’s no need fighting.
“Jasmine!!” She heard faintly as he called her.
She saw herself going down as her feets couldn’t keep up. She was almost to the floor when she felt a hand wrapped around her.
“Jasmine!!” She heard his voice at a distance. She’s slowly drifting away.
She raised her hands to his face, caressing it. Through her already blurred view, she saw his eyes watered with tears.
“Stay with me Jasmine! you’re gonna be fine” He said kissing her palms.
“Get the f*cking ambulance!!” He yelled.
She badly wanted to tell him not to fight it. There’s no use yet staying. Her lips were to heavy. Her eyes felt too heavy and she badly wanted to sleep.
“No stay awake baby!” He said, tapping her cheeks. But it was too late,,, She closed her eyes drifting into sleep.
TBC…