“A proper wedding? But we already had our wedding, right?” I asked, fully confused.
“We’re married now, you’re right…but I was asking more about…like the classic church wedding where you wear a proper wedding gown, and we exchange rings and all that…” Reiner continued as he struggled to explain.
A proper wedding?
“Are you ok? Is something wrong?” I asked as I started to panic a little.
“Nothing’s wrong. I was just thinking how rushed our wedding was and it was strange so I was wondering if you wanted to have a proper wedding…and you can invite your friends, family and guests over…” Reiner said solemnly.
Was that what had been on his mind all along? I was shocked because I hadn’t expected anything like this from him before. Reiner seemed worried and I wasn’t quite sure what he was worrying about exactly.
“Whose idea is this?” I asked suspiciously.
“King’s…” Reiner confessed softly.
“King’s idea?” I asked, even more shocked than before.
“Yeah. Honestly, I was against it at first because I thought that it would just be an unnecessary hassle but then I thought that maybe you would want a proper wedding…like everyone else. It’s not that often that you’ll get married, right?” Reiner said before he smiled gently down at me.
I loved it when he looked at me like this. It was like I could feel his love pouring out and it made me feel all warm and secure inside. The way his blue eyes looked at me told me that he was sincere.
“Why does King want us to have another wedding ceremony?” I asked, still struggling to understand.
“I don’t know. He seemed pretty insistent and so…” Reiner replied before trailing off.
“So?” I pressed for him to go on.
“So, I was sort of forced to go along with it. If it’s not too much trouble, mind walking down the aisle with me?” Reiner said before he grinned sheepishly at me.
“I have no idea where this is all coming from but…I’ll be happy to do anything with you,” I replied before we both started giggling.
“Honestly, I didn’t think that it would be a good idea at all but then I thought that having a normal and proper wedding wouldn’t be so bad. I’ll get to see you look all pretty and dolled up in a wedding dress and we can take loads of photos just like how the other couples do it,” Reiner said with a slightly dreamy look in his eyes.
I wondered what he was imagining in his head. Having a proper wedding wasn’t a completely bad idea. Perhaps deep down I had wished to have a wedding that was common and similar to the other people that I knew. It wasn’t like I was looking forward to wearing big wedding gowns or anything along those lines, but it would be great if I could get some photos of my wedding with Reiner. After all, we didn’t have a single wedding photo after all the trouble that we went through to get married based on King’s long and difficult procedure.
“Let’s have the best wedding ever!” I declared boldly before I stood up and literally threw myself into his arms.
Reiner laughed a little as he hugged me tightly against his chest. I could feel his heart beating along with the warmth of his chest against my cheek. He smelled of the soap and shampoo that I had chosen for him. Happiness had a clear definition when I was in his arms.
“I love you…” I said as I stared up at his blue eyes.
“I love you,” Reiner replied simply.
I never knew that those three words could mean so much until he said it.
…
“I guess it would be smooth if we went on our honeymoon trip after the wedding celebration,” Reiner suggested as we stared at the calendar together.
My eyes zoomed in at our wedding date as a lump of nervousness formed inside in my throat. When Reiner brought up the idea and I agreed to it, I had no idea that the wedding that King had in mind would take place around a week after.
“You’re right. It does make sense. I still don’t know where we should go, though? Maybe some nature escape or something?” I suggested something that I thought would totally suit Reiner.
“Or we can chill around on another private island that King has tucked away somewhere…completely peaceful and undisturbed,” Reiner suggested.
I was about to open my mouth to ask if King had a secret operation base there on that other island as well but then I decided against it.
“That might be nice. If you don’t want to go to the big cities, then I don’t mind going to another private island…” I replied as I imagined us alone on some deserted beach.
“I’ll talk to King about it. There shouldn’t be any issues…” Reiner said reassuringly.
“Thank you, R,” I thanked him with a wide smile.
“We don’t have a lot of time, so why don’t you get Queen to help you out with somethings?” Reiner suggested.
I knew that Queen would probably be a big help, but I didn’t really want to disturb her and she seemed quite busy with work as of late.
“That’s ok. I don’t really want to burden her with all this,” I politely declined.
“I said that, but in reality, Queen has been nagging me to let her get involved. So, if it doesn’t hurt much, can you get her involved somehow in the preparations just so she can get off my back?” Reiner confessed before he sighed.
“Of course, I could definitely use her help,” I replied with a sincere smile.
“You girls have fun…” Reiner said like he was happy to finally be rid of one of his problems.
“What kind of wedding do you want to have, R?” I asked the question that had been floating in my mind since Reiner suggested that we have a proper wedding.
“Me?” he asked like he was confused why I was asking for his opinion.
Well, it is our wedding…
“Yes, you. You’re the groom…so I think it matters what you want,” I said exasperatedly.
–To be continued…