The Best Friend's Contract

"Cold feet?" He asks, making me turn to look at him.

There are differences between Alain and I but there are also a lot of similarities. We're quite the opposite when it comes to our personality or attitude but when it comes to our features, we can actually be mistaken as fraternal twins. Other than that, both of our bodies are lean but his are slightly bigger than mine, yet it's unseen without observation. "No... not really. Just scared if I might trip," I answer, leaving him laughing at my respond before joining him, afterwards.

He clears his throat, "I was at your spot once and I know how it feels like. There's a lot of fun things when it comes to getting married, especially to the love of your life but there are also a lot of responsibilities. You're no longer a single man and things will start to change. In fact, a lot of things will start to change when you buy dinner, you have to buy one for her. When you go grocery shopping, you can't just shop for one. When you sleep, you have to make sure that she's sleeping beside you. If not, you have to start worrying." He says. "Well, you've been in the husband department for quite some time and I'm just here, minutes away from joining you." I reply.

"I still remember when we were kids. We were busy playing around and teasing Mia but now... we're both adults. We worry about a lot of things," He stops for awhile. "I'm actually happy that you've come to your senses and I want you to be happy, too." He pats onto my shoulder, leaving me smiling.

Within seconds, Marie appears at the door and gestures for us to make our way towards the wedding hall. Alain trails behind as we both trail behind her, making sure we're heading towards the right room instead of being lost in the public library which is something pretty often being experienced by other brides and grooms, here.

My eyes wander around the amount of people that are seated as they turn to look at me, walking down the aisle with a smile plastered on my face. Fortunately, the wedding is a private wedding where only both of our families and friends are only attending. I've made sure of it as Flynn was the one who was checking the list of guests, not letting anyone in without an invitation card.

Dimitri, Alain and Flynn was trailing behind me when I was walking down the aisle but now they're all standing near me waiting for the arrival of the bride.

To my surprise, an instrumental version of My Heart Will Go On starts to play by two violinists which causes me to clench my jaw in order to hold back my nervousness. For some reason, my heartbeat is beating faster than usual as people are starting to stand up and leaving me glancing down the aisle, waiting for the familiar face to show up.

Just as I look up, my eyes widen at

the sight of her. Both of her blue eyes are nervously looking at the

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people around her as her lips are slowly curving up into a smile, leaving me stare at her in awe. As her eyes look up to meet mine, everything around me

stops-somehow, we're in a world of

our own with no people surrounding

us.

It takes me awhile to realise the sudden hitch of my breaths, the shakiness of my hands and the speechlessness of words at the sight of Kenna. My eyes couldn't look away from my best friend who appears to be breathtakingly beautiful, causing tears in my eyes.

I can't believe I'm saying but... god damn.

Everything about her shows an infinite amount of perfection. From head to toe, she's the definition of beautifully mesmerising. There's not a single flaw showing through and even if there is... she'll be able to conceal just by the way she looks, completely silencing me and leaving me stand here in disbelief.

"Wow," I breathe out as I hold back the tears from forming again.

All I can think of at the moment is, what's happening to me? Why all of a sudden am I fully attracted to her? Is it the way she walks? The way she's smiling? Maybe, it's her gaze. There's just something radiating from her that causes me to forget about the world as she would be mine in a matter of time.

I take my time to eye her wedding dress, finding it a long backless dress which reveals her perfectly tanned skin but is being covered by the veil.

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completely blinded by the sight of others including my niece, Ava who seems to be throwing petals of roses onto the ground. It takes me awhile to let my lips curve up into a smile at Kenna as our eyes are still staring at one another-not a single care in the world for anyone else.

John pecks onto his daughter's cheek as I step down, slowly making my way towards her. As soon as we're close enough, he places her hand onto mine; leaving me grip onto it as we both turn to look at one another, everyone is being seated down and the music stops playing.

The hall is left with no sound as the

priest starts to say, "We gather here to unite these two people in marriage. Their decision to marry has not been entered into lightly and today they publicly declare their private devotion to each other. The essence of this commitment is the acceptance of each other in entirely, as lover, companion and friend. A good and balanced relationship is one in which neither person is overpowered nor absorbed by the other, one in which both give their love freely and without jealousy."

The priest continues, "Marriage, ideally, is a sharing of responsibilities, hopes and dreams. It takes a special effort to grow together, survive hard times and be loving and selfish." He adds before turning to look at us both, again. "I assume you both have your own vows."