214 The Anxious Bride

"Hey Shelly, you look amazing in your dress," Stephen started, offering her a warm smile in hopes of turning around her dejected face. Shelly looked up at him, and only offered him the briefest of smiles.

"Hey Stephen," she answered, rather more sullenly than expected. "Thank you for coming to the wedding."

"Okay, I know you too well, Shells. And I know when something is up. What's on your mind?" Stephen asked, taking a seat beside her.

Shelly cast a sympathetic eye towards Stephen, before finally noticing Grace standing near him.

"Before we start, this is Grace, my girlfriend," said Stephen, making the necessary introduction.

"Thank you for coming, Grace. You have excellent taste in men. My cousin is one of the best," said Shelly, offering a smile, finally, towards her longtime relative.

"I think so, too, Shelly," smiled Grace.

"I should have known you'd end up with someone gorgeous like her," said Shelly, leaning into Stephen's side. "She's just about perfect!"

"As long as she's willing to tolerate me, Shells. Which is asking a lot," chuckled Stephen, earning him another smile from Shelly. Now that he had broken her initial defenses, it was time to find out the root of the problem.

"What's going on, Shelly? I can tell you're not yourself right now. Nerves?" He asked.

"I... I don't know," she answered, a bit too honestly. "I was fine last night. And even this morning I was doing good, too. Just being here, it's really starting to hit me right now, and I'm getting more panicked the closer we get to the ceremony. I mean, I'm getting married in less than hour! That's so crazy!"

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"Why are you so panicked? About what?"

Shelly looked over at him with serious eyes, "About whether I'm about to make a mistake or not."

"A mistake? What on Earth makes you think that?"

Shelly looked away, her fingers fidgeting with a piece of her veil, "I don't know. I'm just nervous. I mean, Jack and I have been together for years. We have so many memories together. Most of them good ones. I'm just feeling really panicked about getting married. Something about it seems so.. final."