Maid of Honor

“Did that really just happen?” John asked me, laughing as he did.
“Mmmhmm,” I hummed, gripping his hand tighter.
John and I were taking a break before the wedding reception to talk to ourselves. We both knew that there was going to be plenty of angry people waiting to chew us out for the scene we pulled just an hour or so earlier.
“Fuck...” He trailed off sighing. “Dorinda, we’re together.”
“I know,” I giggled, looking up at my best friend.
“Kennedy and Maria just got fucking married.” He added with a laugh.
“I was there,” I nodded.
“When did you get so cute?”
“Bitch please, I’ve always been cute.”
“I know,” John replied before lifting our hands so he could wrap his arm around me, hands still attached. He kissed the side of my head, making me blush slightly. “Have I told you that I love you?”
I smirked.
“You might have mentioned it,”
“I love you,”
I felt my heart begin to beat out of my chest again. John has the weirdest effect on me. No one else has made me feel like I’m on top of the world by one simple smile.
“I love you too, Johnny.” I replied. “What took us so long?”
“I’m shy and you’re blonde.”
“Hey!” I stated, smacking his chest playfully. “Don’t hold that against me.”
“Awe,” He laughed. “You know that since we’re together now that we’ve got to get married soon.”
“Oh yeah....” I laughed, trailing off. “Are we really ready for marriage? I mean we did just screw up your first wedding.”
“I don’t think my parents minded.” John replied. “God, this feels amazing!” He stated squeezing my hand for emphasis.
“I feel invincible.” I admitted, looking up at him. “You make me feel invincible.”
“I know that feeling,” He laughed before we stopped walking around. John’s hand dropped mine, but the other went to my cheek. “You’re so beautiful.”
I blushed under his touch, but I didn’t advert my eyes from his gorgeous green ones.
“How did I never see this?” I whispered, looking at him. “I feel so stupid.”
“You aren’t the only one, Dia.” John replied before he pressed his lips to mine again. “I did almost marry another woman.”
“Speaking of that...we should get to the reception,” I stated. “Maria and Kenny will kill us if we don’t show up,”
“I’m more worried about Bob and Renee killing me.”
“They won’t hurt you. I won’t let them,” I joked.
“Right, because a five foot five, scrawny girl is so threatening.”
“This five foot five girl happens to be a gymnast. I won’t hesitate to pull out some major ninja moves.”
“I’m sure you won’t, babe.” John rolled his eyes.
The sound of the nick-name just rolled off his tongue. It made my heart skip a beat. He never called another girl that, I would know. I felt special.
“I won’t!” I argued. “Come on, Johnny.” I stated before I laced our hands together, and we walked toward the building that was holding the reception.
“Are you ready for this? You’re officially the other woman.”
“The real question is are you ready?” I smirked at him.
“Yeah,” He nodded before we walked into the building.
I wish that we would have gone unnoticed. I wish that John and I could have a good time, eating cake, drink a lot, and dance together at Maria and Kennedy’s wedding reception, but we couldn’t. John is a fucking giant, so it’s hard not to notice when he walked into the room. The rest of The Maine along with Austin Gibbs and A Rocket To The Moon swarmed us as soon as we were visible.
“That was...wow.” Was the first thing from Nick’s mouth.
“Dorinda and John together...it’s weird,” Halvo laughed.
“Hey, leave them alone. They’re cute.” Pat defended for us.
“At least this tension will be gone,” Jared stated.
“I still can’t believe it,” Justin added.
“I can’t either.” I smiled up at the man beside me. He smiled back and bent down to kiss my forehead.
“You guys are sickingly cute.” Garrett laughed.
A look crossed John’s face.
“Damn...Gar... I-I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to...break you two up,” He stammered, looking between the two of us.
I started to crack up laughing.
“Dude, that was fake.” Garrett stated.
“What?!” Jared laughed. “Are you serious? Is he serious, Dia?”
I nodded, but I continued to laugh at the looks on the guys faces.
“Little Garrett is very serious,” Kennedy stated, coming up to us with Maria latched to his arm. “Dorinda’s master plan.”
“You’re master plan?” John chuckled, looking down at me.
“It was part of my master plan. Yeah, it was pretty serious,” I laughed.
“Hmm...and how did that master plan work out?”
“I got you, didn’t I?”
“Do you always get what you want, Dorinda Grace?” John asked me with a cheeky grin.
“Always.” I stated before I wrapped my arms around his neck. I pressed my lips to John’s lightly before I pulled away.
“Go get a room,” Maria stated, winking at me.
I rolled my eyes.
“Congratulations, by the way, Mrs. Brock.”
“Is it weird getting married as Kennedy Brock instead of JF?” Halvo questioned.
Kennedy looked at him weirdly.
“Dude...shut up,”
I giggled and admired all of my friends. They were funny and happy, just the way I like them.
“John, you’re parents have been asking about you two endlessly.” Nick stated, looking at the two of us. “I just...damn, I can’t get over this.”
“Thanks, Nicky.” I laughed.
“Come on, the rents wanna talk to us,” John stated, leading the way away from our friends. I smiled and I waved to them. People from Julie’s side gave us some snarky looks, but most of them didn’t say anything. We finally reached four smiling O’Callaghan’s. Shane hugged me tightly first. He smiled at John and I, showing off his braces.
“I knew it! Thank you God.” He stated dramatically.
“Shane...” John groaned, hiding his face the best he could in my hair.
I giggled.
“Thanks, Shanester.”
“No problem, Doe.” Shane smiled.
“So I guess this means that you officially can’t be my girlfriend,” Ross joked.
“Well...we could always have that hot affair.” I playfully winked at him.
“Over my dead fucking body,” John muttered, wrapping his lanky arms around me tightly. “She’s mine. Off limits,” He stated. I giggled as he placed kisses on basically every inch of my face before he kissed me longer than he probably should have in front of his parents. I smiled, but pushed him away.
“Down, boy.”
Big John laughed.
“Dorinda Grace, let me be the first to say, I can’t wait to welcome you to the family.”
“What makes you think that I’m going to be an O’Callaghan?” I asked playfully.
John grunted.
“But babyyy...you promised me.”
“I was fifteen, John.”
“What?” Momma Ohh questioned with an amused look on her face.
“John Cornelius O’Callaghan the Fifth!” I scolded. “How dare you not tell my future in-laws about our engagement!”
“What?” Ross asked this time.
“Well I made Dorinda make me a promise when I was sixteen and she was fifteen. That if by the time I was 23, which I am now, that she would marry me...if we were both single that is.”
“And as another part of the agreement, if John did meet another girl, I would be the maid of honor...”
“Well that explains a lot,” Big John stated.
“Yeah, it does.” Momma Ohh agreed. “So are you two...going to get married?”
John smiled down at me.
“I plan to ask her within the next week.”
“A little fast there, Johnny.”
“Hey, when you know something’s right, why wait?” He asked. I shook my head at him. “Will you make me a promise?”
“Of course...”
“If we’re still together by this time next month...marry me.”
I laughed at how familiar this felt.
“John O’Callaghan, are you asking me to marry you a month from now?”
John caught on and wrapped his arms around my waist, holding me tightly to his chest.
“Answer the damn question.” He stated playfully.
“Yes John, I promise.” I replied, earning a small kiss on my lips. “But only on two condictions.”
“What is it with you and these condictions?!” He joked. “Fine...what are they?”
“You make the same promise to me.”
“Done, what about the second one?” He huffed.
I smirked, wrapping my arms around his waist, holding him to me.
“I get to pick where and when we get married. No ifs, ands or buts about it.”
“Deal,” John smirked before he placed a long and loving kiss on my lips. “I love you, Pope.”
“I love you more, O’Callaghan.”
“Not even possible,” He laughed.
“You’ll see.” I smirked.
Yeah, I got my prince.