Love After Marriage

Chapter 6: A proper one!

His kiss was gentle at first, but the kiss deepened, and we were full on making out. Daniel pushed me up against the tree and pressed his lips harder onto mine. I matched his pace and pressed my body up against his. His fingers made its way down to the ribbon on my gown. As he untied it effortlessly, I suddenly became very aware of the situation. I pulled away from him and quickly pushed him away. I looked around to make sure no one had seen us.

"I… I am so sorry. I didn't mean to. I… it just happened." I stuttered.

I was feeling very guilty. I could not believe what had just happened.

"No Rach. I'm sorry. I shouldn’t have. Let’s just pretend it never happened." he said looking guilty.

"There you guys are!"

I jumped as I heard a voice coming from behind me.

"I have been looking everywhere for you.”

I turned around to see Bianca. I searched her eyes to see if she had seen anything. I breathed a sigh of relief as I realised that she didn't have a clue on what just happened. I surreptitiously tied back my Hanbok while Daniel tried to distract Bianca.

“Rach, we need to go! The traditional ceremony is about to start." Bianca said impatiently, peering over Daniel.

I shot Daniel a grateful look and proceeded to the ceremony area. I cannot believe I just did that. It felt amazing and exhilarating, but it clearly wasn't right. I did not want to be known as the w***e who kissed her husband’s brother on her wedding day. I did not want to be the antagonist that they sang about it “I write sins not tragedies”. But of course, I felt less guilty because David was being a grade A A-hole.

I excused myself to the toilet on the first floor to adjust my hair and reapply my favourite red lipstick that had faded due to the kiss. I was just glad that no one had noticed the red lip stain on Daniel’s face. He must have wiped it away when Bianca came over.

The ceremony lasted an hour and I hardly paid attention. I just had to sit there and look pretty. I looked over at David. He wore a smile on his face and he looked quite attractive sitting there next to me. He seemed happy, though I think he was just putting on an act. Let’s face it. Both of us were forced into this and we definitely did not want to be there. I glanced between the twins and wondered how their personalities could seem so different. Somehow, I found myself more attracted to David. His mysterious aura and arrogant, smug demeanour were somewhat compelling. I looked towards Daniel and was surprised to see a hint of dissatisfaction in his eyes. He most probably felt bad for his brother who had to marry the girl that kissed him on the day of her wedding. I felt guilty and knew I had to straighten things out with him. If not, he could start to hate me and it will ruin our friendship.

After the ceremony, I went up to my room with Bianca, Tiffany and some of my other cousins and got ready for the western style reception that would start in the late evening. I put on my blue maxi dress that ended at my feet. It was a backless halter top with a flared skirt and a black satin band right below my chest. It was the perfect dress that flattered my curvy frame. I put up my dark hair in a messy bun and let pieces of it fall at the sides of my face intentionally. I put on my make up and went with a subtle soft eye look . I was all ready when I realized that I left my favourite red lip stick downstairs. I went down to get it when I was bumped into David in the private living room.

"Someone is a little overdressed. Who are you trying to impress?" he smirked.

I scowled at him. How could he be so smug? Am I not allowed to look good on my wedding day? And to think that I felt guilty for fooling around with his brother. I was very close to crying but I had to compose myself in front of the jerk.

"Calm down baby girl. I'm just kidding." he said as he walked out of the door.

I hated him. I hated his guts so much. I was fuming mad and there was nothing I could do about it. I know he doesn't want to marry me, neither did I, but the least he could do was be nice to me.

Just then Daniel came into the room and seemed surprised to see me.

“I came to find David, but it is good that you're here. We need to talk." he said. "I know that you have been upset lately so I understand why the kiss happened. I am sorry for taking advantage of you. This will be the last time we will talk about it okay? Let's forget it. I don't want to be another reason for your misery."

"So… friends?" I asked.

“Always” he said, as he pulled me in for a hug.

"You look so stunning by the way!" he winked.

At least one of them said something nice to me. I blushed and mumbled a thank you.

He chuckled at my reaction and left to find David. I felt so touched by his words and just hoped that I would have a marriage in which my significant other would compliment me out of the blue and throw me off guard like he did. Why couldn’t I fall in love like a normal person and get married to him. There were only two people I ever liked. This boy named Miklos from middle school and my ex-boyfriend Joe who I was with from 15-17 years old. I had lost my virginity to him in the school drama room. Our relationship was great and all, but it did not end too well. After that, I focused on myself and here I am now, a year later, getting married to a stranger.

I walked upstairs to hear everyone in the room gasp. They all gushed at how beautiful I looked. I smiled graciously at them. We made our way downstairs where the second ceremony took place. It was uneventful and boring. David had me around him all the time and we had to pretend like we liked each other. Everyone was saying how jealous they were and that our babies were going to be so beautiful. If only knew that we were never going to sleep in the same bed or let alone in the same room together.

"KISS" shouted a woman who I did not recognize.

I was wondering what she was going on about, until I realized that she wanted us to kiss. David gave me a peck on my lips and I almost slapped him from the shock of sudden contact with him.

"A proper one!" shouted another lady.

I looked across the room and pleaded with Bianca to do something about it but she was too far away to help.

David leaned in and gave me a long kiss that lasted for about 30 seconds. I opened my eyes and saw David looking into my eyes with a look I've never seen before. I swooned. He immediately changed his expression.

"You liked that huh?" he smirked.