Chapter 6 Wife To Be

• GENESIS
• Mom Leona still had a look of nervousness and confusion in her eyes but I wasn't ready for her. Hearing from Jordan later that night was suddenly the only thing I thought of. Gosh, his voice, it was almost like a fairy tale and I wanted to last, to continue forever, to live on like nothing else mattered. I was floating in the air like there was nothing weird or strange about everything that was happening.And the sound of his voice was still ringing in my head, pulling me, warning me, crawling all over me like I had been hit by a truck and terribly sick.
• Minutes later, we decided it was time to leave the skin clinic. Everything on my end was ready except my hair, gown, and nails, which I was sure would come up the next day. As we walked out of the skin clinic, media men suddenly surrounded us. My heart skipped while Mom Leona did a great deal in covering my face, and the guards did their best to make way for us to get into the car.
• "Is she the bride of your son?"
• "Why hasn't her face been revealed yet?"
• "Is this an arranged marriage, or have they been dating for long?"
• Questions like these and more were thrown at our faces until we successfully got into the car. I sighed in relief when we finally did.
• "You will get used to this," Mom Leona said to me before we drove off. Somehow, I liked my simple life compared to this; it seemed being rich was exhausting.
• The car stopped at the entrance of our new house, the one Mom Leona bought in my father's name in the suburb. I gave her a hug before I came down and waved her bye. Then I went into the house and was greeted by Ava's usual name for me: 'Blue eyes'. She jumped on me as she always did. I can't believe she keeps forgetting she was almost fifteen and had a lot of weight.
• "Our bride seems to be so busy," I heard Tiana's voice. Ava immediately pulled away from me, and I screamed at the sight of Tiana and Tiffany. I pulled them into a tight hug, not realizing how much I had missed them. We haven’t been able to talk in days.
• "Your new home is amazing. I told your mom to adopt me when you get married," Tiffany joked, and I laughed.
• "I miss you guys" I said and pulled away from them.
• "We miss you too," they chorused.
• We got to my room, Tiana and Tiffany jumped on the bed at once and I joined them and sat in the middle. Ava went outside to play with her new friend.
• "So tell us, what has been happening," Tiffany was ready for gossip and I was ready to give them the full gist.
• I told them everything that had been happening and how exhausting it was to actually prepare for a wedding. We talked about the call I had with Jordan and my cheeks kept turning pink. They teased and taunted me about it. Then we went down memory lane.
• We talked till I got exhausted and decided to have my bath. Even in the bathroom, I was still engaged in our conversation until Nate’s name popped up. Another pang of guilt came over me.
• “Are you okay in there?" Tiana asked when she noticed my sudden silence. I turned off the shower, coming out of the bathroom.
• "I haven't told him yet," I signed and walked over to my wardrobe, put on the nightwear and went back to bed.
• "He isn’t far away," Tiana reminded me.
• "I know..I know okay...I just can't, each time I try...how can I tell him I am getting married. It feels like I used him, like I never valued him," I added and the room went quiet.
• "Do you want us to do it for you?" Tiffany asked and honestly it made me feel worse. Breaking up with him over the phone was worse but sending my friends....terrible.
• "We can explain everything more than you can on a phone. Nate is sensibly, he will understand," Tiana put in and I sighed again.
• Maybe it was better that way but it didn't change the way I felt about everything.
• "It will be fine...come on cheer up, Mrs Jordan Chase," Tiffany teased and my cheeks turned pink. I was reminded of the call I had with him that afternoon.
• "This must be love...." Tiffany started singing and I immediately covered my face out of embarrassment.
• Just then my phone rang and it was an unknown number. I frowned and picked it up.
• "Hello..." I said and waited to hear from who was calling. But no one said anything.
• I stared at the number to see if I could tell who it was, but I couldn't.
• "Can you say something? You can't just remain silent. I have......."
• "I am amazed at how your voice makes me feel," that familiar voice came, and my cheeks turned pink at recognition. I had forgotten he was supposed to call. I turned back to Tiana and Tiffany, who were staring at me.
• "Jordan...." I called out just to be sure. Tiana and Tiffany jumped up in excitement and came closer to me.
• "Is there someone else you are going to get married to?" he asked, and I smiled widely.
• "Is that Jordan?" Tiana mouthed, and I nodded my head.
• She was going to shriek, but I placed my fingers on my lips and urged her to remain quiet.
• "Maybe," I replied to Jordan. Tiffany pushed herself into the phone, and I got up from the bed, knowing too well that I wasn't going to make the call in peace with them around. I gestured for both of them to leave my room. They pouted and sighed but left after all. I locked my door and went back to the bed and lay down.
• "I didn't think you would call," I added.
• "Why wouldn't I? You are my wife to be and my utmost priority," he said, and the butterflies in my stomach returned.
• "I was just so busy, sorry if I called too late," he added.
• "It's fine. I just had my bath and was going to sleep afterward, probably," I added, knowing Tiana and Tiffany wouldn't have allowed me to sleep.
• "You shouldn't say things like that. I am a man, allowed to have nasty thoughts," he said, and my cheeks turned pink with embarrassment.
• "Naughty, I said everything with the innocence of my heart," I said dramatically, and he chuckled, making me feel like I could soar.
• "Yeah, right. You ain't so innocent anymore. Don't act," he said, and I went pale.
• Of all the things I had thought about, there was one important thing I didn't put into consideration, sex...
• He didn't know I was a virgin, and I wasn't sure I would be ready for sex on our wedding night. I didn't even know how he would react if he knew I was a virgin.
• My thoughts left the conversation I was having, and I started panicking immediately.
• “Hey…are you there?”
• "I didn't mean to say anything wrong," his voice brought me back to reality.
• "Oh...no...no, you didn't say anything wrong," I said and tried to calm down.
• "Are you okay?" he asked when he noticed the way I sounded.
• "No... something made me nervous," I said truthfully.
• "What?" he asked, and I went mute.
• "Talk to me, we are about to get married," he urged.
• "Our wedding....night," I stressed, embarrassed, and he chuckled a little.
• "Don't stress over it...I won't push what you are not comfortable with. I want this marriage and your happiness," he said, and I relaxed in the warmth of his voice.
• "Thank you," I simply said and yawned loudly. He chuckled again.
• "Sleepy head..." he teased, and I giggled.
• "You need your rest...mom said your gown will be arriving tomorrow," he added, and I glowed at the thought. I felt like my life was becoming perfect, even my wedding was becoming a dream come true.
• "Goodnight," I said sleepily.
• "Goodnight, wife to be," he said, and my heart fluttered. My life would be perfect, I just knew.