#Chapter 155: Wedding day

“You look absolutely gorgeous. So happy for you, babe.” Nina gave me a big hug. A wide, irresistible smile had been plastered on my face ever since she buttoned me up into my dress and I saw my finished wedding day look in a full-length mirror. Yes, the sight was not quite what I’d imagined in my younger years. But somehow Nina had found me a maternity dress that flattered my other curves enough to distract somewhat from my round belly. And it was a lovely color, a pale champagne that seemed more appropriate than white for a heavily pregnant bride. Nina did something really special with my eye makeup, blending a perfect whisp of eyeliner into gold and brown eyeshadow that shimmered magically when I moved. I wouldn’t let her put fake lashes on me – I hate those, they’re so heavy and distracting – but she managed to make my real ones look extra thick with a lot of mascara and some expert tricks. We had had a small fight about what to put on my lips. I’d come to love wearing b