"If you like it, then we’ll go with this…" I said as I quickly typed out a reply to Lucy.


    We were scheduled to meet up with Lucy and her teamter today to go through the ns for the actual day of the wedding. ording to her, being at the venue would also help me picture what the wedding would turn out to be like. With Hayden’s approval, the meeting at the church was going to happen today in the afternoon.


    "Thank you for driving me anding to see the venue with me…" I thanked him when we arrived at the church.


    It was the same church where we had our first disastrous attempt at a wedding, but it felt so different now. Unlike the fear, anxiety, and stress that I felt on the day that I was forced here to marry Hayden, I felt only happiness and hope when I stepped out of the car onto the church grounds. The other difference was that Hayden was here with me willingly.


    "Don’t fall on your face. Why are you even wearing heels?" Hayden warned before he startedining a little.


    I only smiled at him and how considerate he was despite his cold words as he extended his hand towards me to help me walk up the path leading from the parking lot to the church. Lucy was already there with her various team members when we arrived.


    She immediately walked us through the entireyout of the church while gesturing to the parts where she would ce the key decorations such as the main backdrop where we would take photos with the guests.


    Hayden seemedpletely disinterested and I wondered if he was even listening. Regardless, it was enough for me that he was there at my side although his mind seemed to be miles and gxies away. The church was muchrger than I remembered it and that was probably because there were no guests in there.


    "I saw your reply that you’re fine with our proposal. Now that you’ve seen the venue, is there something that you want to change or tweak?" Lucy asked when our little tour around with her came to an end.


    Honestly, there was just so much information that I was struggling to keep up. Everything seemed fine and I trusted Lucy a lot to let her deal with everything.


    "It’s all good. I’ll leave it all in your capable hands," I replied with a smile.


    Hayden just nodded his head slightly as he looked around with a nk look in his eyes. I thanked Lucy and her team members after that. Lucy suggested that we walk out together but before I could agree to her suggestion, I felt Hayden tugging on my hand.


    "You guys can head back first. Malissa and I will stay back to check on somethings. Thank you," Hayden said curtly.


    Lucy seemed to get his message immediately because she quickly excused herself and soon it was just Hayden and I left in therge and quite empty church.


    "Feeling nostalgic?" Hayden spoke up.


    "A little. I doubt you remember much from that day, though…" I replied with a smallugh.


    "You’re right. I don’t really remember anything. Traces here and there…and a throbbing pain in my head," Hayden replied before he turned to smile at me.


    "You were very drunk…" I said softly.


    "Yeah…" he murmured.


    I wondered how Hayden felt on that day. He probably didn’t want to be forced into marrying a random girl that he didn’t know. I wondered if he recognized me that day but then realized that he probably didn’t We probably felt the same way. Who would have thought that we woulde back to the same ceter to get married for real.


    "It’s a little funny now that I think about it. You know, how we’re really going to get married here at the same ce where it all started," I said.


    I could still recall the moment when Hayden first walked into the church, more like he was dragged into the church. He was very drunk, and it was just a one disaster followed by the next after that. Looking back on it, I found it super funny and amusing now, but that wasn’t how I felt at all on that day.


    "We can change the venue if this ce brings back too much bad memories for you," Hayden said as his fingers pushed my chin up to raise my face up so that I had to meet his blue gaze.


    His blue eyes looked at me with care and warmth. Gone were the usual coldness that gued his eyes.


    "There’s no need to change the venue. Actually, I prefer this ce even more because of the history that we share with it. This is where we first met," I said with a smile.


    "Not quite true. We met before, although you don’t remember anymore," Hayden said solemnly.


    That’s right. When we were younger, we probably met somewhere. If only I could recall some memories from that time…


    Warmth enveloped my body, and I felt the strength of his arms as he pulled me back against his muchrger and taller frame. Hayden held me against him with his around my chest before I felt his warm breath close to my ear. He kissed my cheek softly and I felt butterflies in my belly from his tender and loving gesture.


    My eyes travelled around the church as I tried to envision what this ce would look like on our actual wedding day based on the photos that the team put in so much effort to simte. In a few days’ time, Hayden and I would be standing there in front of the alter to exchange our marriage vow because we will formally be man and wife.


    The thought still made a slight shiver run through my body because it just all seemed so unreal to me.


    I nced down at the slight stinging in my breasts to find hisrge hands squeezing my breasts through the fabric of my clothes. Clearly, Hayden had other things in mind that had nothing to do with the decoration of the ce. We were alone but it was broad daylight not to mention that we were in a church.


    "Hayden…" I said in name in a low and warning tone.


    --To be continued…