1.4 Part One: Party!

After the engagement, things kind of went back to normal in our little home. We talked about our future and what we both wanted was a lot of kids. We put more effort into our work so we could get more money, and soon we both got raises and promotions left and right. Everyone saw how happy we were and our single friends said that they wanted what we had. It made us feel even more in love than ever before.
News had now travelled fast throughout town that Bob and I were engaged and ready to get married.
Our friends send congratulations notes through mail and telephoned us, wanting a wishlist for the wedding. We hadn't even started preparing for the wedding yet and everyone, especially my in-laws, were all over us.
"What should we do?" I was in despair. I couldn't keep track on all these things anymore. I felt i was ready to pop with all these questions. Why are you getting married already? Am i pregnant? Who'll be the best man? Bridesmaid? Where is the wedding going to take place?
It all went through my head in one go and it was more than i could take.
"I can't take all of this. This is going to be the wedding from hell!" I exclaimed.
"Shh.. honey, easy now. Don't worry so much. I'll take care of it." I trusted him, i really did, but how was he going to take care of all these people's questions? I knew they just wanted us to be happy. They wanted the best for us, but couldn't they see that with all their questions and me not having any answers, they pushed me away? I wanted to scream. It might seem a bit exaggerated to you, but this is how i felt. I had a steady job, a goal in life to become one with the guitar and learn to be the most charismatic person in this town, AND be a rock star nobody will ever forget. I had loads on my plate, and when they then bombard me with questions about this and that every single day, well... it just gets to me. I wanted to escape, get away from it all.
"Wait! I have an idea!" He looked down on me. "What do you say we go to France. You've always wanted to travel the world. We could..."
"Yes! I love it! Married in France. Where in France will we be going?"
He smiled at me sweetly. "Well, there is this small town called Champs Les Sims. It's about 300 km from Paris. There is water between them so you can see from Champs Les Sims and to Paris. It is the perfect place. All we really need is a wedding dress and a suit."
"Well, i still want my bachelorette party though."
"Don't worry. We won't leave until you are ready." Then we kissed and had some fun beneath the sheets.

"Alyca, do you have everything ready for your party?"
"Yup!" I called out to him. I was getting ready with my makeup and party dress. In about 15 min. my guests would be walking inside my house for the first time for my bachelorette party. I had invited a few of my closest friends, though none of them had ever been here before.
"Hon i gotta go. Can i get a goodbye kiss?"
"Just a second!" I sing-sang, as i walked out of the upstairs bathroom. I hurried downstairs to give him a kiss and then he went out the door to meet up with  his parents. We had decided not to tell anyone about our France plans, since everyone then would want to come with us, which was why we were going in the first place.
Knock! Knock!
"Come in!"
And in came Mags Newbie. "Hi Mags," I said kind of surprised. "Eh aren't you supposed to be with Bob and Robert?"
"Oh no honey," She gave a little laugh. "Didn't Bob tell you? It's going to be just the two of them tonight. They are going to this new bar downtown to have some father-son time together before the big wedding. So i'm here with you and your friends." She smiled big, showing all of her yellowed teeth. I couldn't bear telling her that i actually wanted just me and the friends here tonight. she did help me though, with the cooking. She just knew some tricks in the kitchen that i couldn't figure out. "I really want to be as good in the kitchen as you Mags." I said, smiling.
"You will be, dear. It takes time and practice. But you know, i have this old cookbook you can borrow. Maybe you can find some inspiration in there. And you can always call me if you need anything, you know that."
"Thank you." I said. I really wanted to be a good cook for when my kids were here. I wanted to bake chocolate cookies for their friends and make dinner every  night. Hopefully this would all be a reality soon.

When the rest of the party finally arrived (they were about 30 min. late) we turned up the music with katy perry singing Hot or Cold, and we all danced together. I sincerly hoped no one had ordered a stripper, now that my mother-in-law was here. Thankfully no one had thought of it.
Though Roxie Lin was only pregnant with one child, she was huge!
"Oh it's kicking!" I said in a high note, enjoying the feeling of a child inside it's mothers tummy. "I can hear it!"

"I want one one day." I said pouting a bit. I had had a bit to drink so i was easily affected by stuff like this. "I want to be a mommy too!"
"You will hun, when the time is right," she smiled to me, so reassuringly that i started smiling too and thought of how wonderful it would be to be a mother of Bob's children.

We talked and danced and laughed all night long. I had made some cocktails and sushi for everyone, so the party was going quite alright. This was until Roxie decided now was a perfect time to go into labour!

"Oh my god, oh my god! Let's get going people!" I called out and hurried in the cab with Roxie.

When i got back from the hospital, everyone except Mags had gone. "Wow, this is a mess," I said, walking inside the house.
"How was your friend?" Mags greeted me.
"I don't actually know. I left before she gave birth."
"Well why?"
"She told me to," I simply said. "She didn't want me to see a childbirth and be so repulsed my it i didn't want children after all. I think it is strange, since i can't imagine never having kids."
"Well, seeing a childbirth and experiencing it on your own body is two totally different things. You just wait until you are to give birth to your own children."
"I can hardly wait," I said under my breath. It's true, i wanted kids so bad. But i was scared to death giving birth to them. I had heard horror stories about how painful it was, that you could get cut in half down there and had to be sowed together. That you could bleed to death and so on... But i still wanted kids.

"How was your night out?" I greeted Bob when he got home.
"Oh it was good. It was good."
"So where did you go?" I felt like i was interrogating him  now.
"Oh, just that new bar downtown. Old Fishermen, i think it is called." He would still not look into my eyes. I got suspicious.
"Oh yeah? What was it like?"
"Eh you know, just like a normal bar. There was a bartender and drinks and people dancing, playing..."
"Why are you lying to me?" I was hurt. It was so obvious he was lying. And he never lied to me!
"Look, i'm sorry, but my dad insisted on taking me to a strip club. the one in the other town. I'm so so sorry honey, please forgive me." Oh no, not those eyes. I could never stand for those eyes.
"Sweety it is okay, just don't lie to me." I could never hold a grudge against him. Not him. He was too adorable.
"Thank you, and i promise you it will never happen again."
"Well it better not," I laughed a bit. Then we kissed, got into our sweats and lounged on the couch in front of the tv. We ended up watching a show about weddings and romance etc.

"How was your party tonight?" His sweet voice brought me out of my wedding dreams.
"It was good, considering Roxie started giving birth in the middle of it all."
"Wow sounds like a night to remember."
"Yep," Yawn...."it definitely was." I was tired now. I rested my head on his shoulder and soon i was in deep sleep.