Chapter 327 - A Rushed Wedding (11)

19 April, Gu Family Villa, City K

As they arrived at the Gu Family villa, Matthew, Lexi, and Dominic were greeted by Steven who said, "You told?"

"Keeping your secret or telling my husband, no choice. But he helped me arrange everything you needed so do not complain, plus we have the benefit of having a ring bearer for you."

Excitedly Dominic said "Uncle Steven, do not be mean to me…"

Shaking his head Steven said "And you then both told the biggest teller of secrets we all know…"

"Hey, no badmouthing my son, he wants to do that…"

"And be the centre of attention. Who stole the scene at Phillip and Chester's wedding?"

"Me Uncle Steven, and I can do so again if you like."

Laughing Steven said "If you behave Dominic, now how we leave your mummy to head up to the guest suite and you and your…"

"Daddy Matthew, do you never pay attention Steven? How about we head to your suite to get you ready and Lexi can head off to assist your bride?"

"Daddy Matthew, can I get a drink first?"

Steven signalled to the hovering staff and quietly said "Can you take Dominic to the kitchen to arrange for a juice and take him to the games room and arrange for someone to stay with him until the guests start arriving."

"Yes, Master Steven," indicated the staff member leading Dominic away as Lexi with the help of a maid started climbing the stairs and headed towards the guest room.

Matthew, trailed after Steven and as they entered his suite Matthew quickly shut the door and angrily said "Do you know what you are doing?"

"Matthew, have you spoken to Lexi?"

"She explained what you told her, but I still do not get why you are doing this. It appears that you are trying to mask what you actually feel."

"Matthew, do you not give me any sense. Yes, I have focused too much on how I feel about Sally, and I had not been ready to accept reality, but there was just something in what you said last week. That made me willing to let go as in the end dwelling on something unreachable is only going to impact my life. Yes, a week may seem too quick, but a combination of things led to here. I may not be ready, but I knew what I was doing when I agreed to marry Abigail. If you know one thing about me when I make a commitment, I will keep it."

"You better keep it, because I do not want to deal with an angry friend's wife if you hurt her sister."

"Everything will be fine," came Steven's resigned reply. The last thing he needed presently when his thoughts were still a jumble was this. Something, when they completed the paperwork at the Civil Administration Bureau for their marriage certificate just seemed right about the whole process. However, he could not narrow down why that was the case.

"But I have a bone to pick with you Matthew. Or should I saw Mr General…"

"I am just a soldier who does his job."

"I still do not know what that is, but whatever it is you seem to do it well. And somehow, since you and Lexi married, you seem to have jumped both feet into being a loving husband and father."

"Lexi and I have a past, and that makes things easier for our relationship. However, it is still challenging because there is much hurt about that same past. Dominic on the other hand is easy to love and be responsible for him. Yes Chester, Andrew, Phillip, and even you and Paul have all there as male a.d.u.l.t role models for him. He has wanted someone to be that central father figure and I have been at the right place for that."

"Lexi's former in-laws will not like that."

"That is putting it mildly. The best way to describe it is that it is a small war with skirmishes breaking out here and there, but in the end we will end. It is just making sure that Dominic is not hurt." Pausing Matthew drew a tie out of the small bag Lexi had given him, and threw it at Steven saying "Hurry up and get ready, your invited guests will be here soon, and the last thing I want to do is play host when it should be you and your old man."

Laughing Steven said, "Get out, and organise my old man, who should be home as I do not need you watching me take a shower."

Meanwhile in a guest room, just as Lexi had laid out the dress and accessories Abigail came out of the ensuite wrapped in a dressing gown, with light makeup already on her face. "Come on Abigail, we have little time to get you ready before everyone arrives."

Abigail averted her eyes, and observing this Lexi picked up the underwear before saying "Put this on, if you are worried, and I will get you into this dress."

Lexi turned her back and heard rustling and a couple of minutes later she heard "I am ready."

Picking up the dress as she turned Lexi moved over and quickly helped Abigail step into the dress before doing it up. Before taking a couple of steps backwards, Lexi slightly moved the shoulder straps and adjusted the dress back before saying "That looks as perfect as we could make it on such short notice. Does it feel good?"

"I do not know," came the almost timid reply.

Sighing Lexi knew this was being a typical bride. It was the one thing she hated from her early career in working in a wedding dress studio. The brides, regardless of the time they had to be comfortable with the dress they wore always did not know how it felt. "Do not worry, you look like a bride in it, but we need to quickly finish getting you ready otherwise your groom will end up killing me because in the end he will be like every groom and want away from the ceremony to be alone with his bride. And I have thing taken care of for you in that bag for that."

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