Come Closer

Giselle came and picked me up around 1 to go and do a little household shopping. I have no car so I couldn’t meet her anywhere and I was not driving James’ fancy sports car.

“Are you going to be getting a car soon?” Giselle asked me as we were driving around looking for a good store to stop at first.

“Friday, after we go back to see our travel agent to book the wedding venue.”

“You’re going to get married on the beach?” she quickly took her eyes off the road to look at me. “That’s awesome; Brandon and I just decided we are going to get married here in Pittsburgh since that will be the easiest.”

“When are you guys getting married?” I asked her.

“July 12th”

“Holy shit, that’s coming up fast. You guys ready?”

“We have pretty much everything organized, just waiting on a few things and everything should be good to go!” she had a huge smile on her face. “We sent James an invite, but haven’t gotten a reply yet.”

“We will probably come, have to double check with him but you can count us in.”
“Although a week ago one of my bridesmaids backed out, she told me she didn’t like being bossed around by the other girls, so she left.”

“Oh my god, that’s super shitty. I have my maid of honour but I don’t have any bridesmaids yet. I might not even have any. I’m not really a huge party person anymore, when I turned 19, the legal drinking age in Ontario I was a bar star, after doing that for like 3 years I started to feel old going to bars and clubs, so I stopped and now I don’t like big parties, that’s why we are having a beach wedding, only close family and friends, really personal.”

“I wish I thought of that!” We both laughed.
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After about 5 hours of shopping I came home with 2 boxes of brand new dishes, since I love to cook a new pot and pan set and some other little things. I didn’t want to buy anything huge without James’ approval first.

I was so lucky to have Giselle with me, there were so many bags and boxes that needed to be taken into the house, I carried the bags and she carried the boxes.

She stayed and helped me wash and organize all the new kitchen things that I bought. We cracked open a bottle of wine and watched our men play hockey.
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“James…Meghan HEY!” James and I walked into see our travel agent Stephanie.

James got home late last night and doesn’t have practice today so its perfect day for wedding stuff and car hunting.

“Come and have a seat.” James and I sat across from her just like we were 2 months ago.

“Ready to book?”

“You bet we are” I said to Stephanie.

“So we are going with Riu Palace Paradise Island in the Bahamas?” she said looking at her computer. “And going with the Diamond package on July 18th,, 2015.”

“You got it.” James said with a smile on his face.

“So I don’t remember if we talked about this earlier about our wedding package that we offer. We get in contact with the wedding co-coordinator at the resort to get all the specific details, we also do customized destination wedding inserts for you to send to your invited guests, when your guests receive their invitations they can contact me directly to make their arrangements, so no hassle for you guys.” Stephanie said, looking at both of us.

“Your fabulous!” I said to her.

“I’m just doing my job guys, I’m so happy you two have chosen me to help you plan your special day!” she had a smile on her face.

“We have our complete trust in your Stephanie.” James said.

James and I put the deposit down and told her about how many people would book, James knew most of the team would be there, and some of our close family and friends. I was not sure about my own family. I really hopped that my parents will be there for their daughter in the Bahamas, but who knows, my mom is not going to impressed that we booked but it’s not her decision and if she wants to be a brat then that’s her problem.

“Where do you want to start car searching?” James said as we got back into the car.

“Surprise me”

“Ok” he laughed.
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We were at the BMW dealer. I have always wanted a BMW and since James makes all this money why not spend it on my dream vehicle. I have it narrowed it down to two, an SUV and a car.

The sales guy that we had was amazing; he did recognize James but didn’t ask for a picture or autograph, just focused on getting us a new vehicle. James was really impressed by that.

“Do you want to take the two out for a drive again?” he asked us in the lot.

“Do you mind if we go out for lunch or do some shopping and come back?” I asked him, I needed to think on them more I wasn’t quite sure what to go with yet so getting away from them for a while would be good.

“Absolutely, take all the time you need.”

James and I handed him back the keys and we went for lunch by a restaurant close to the dealership.

“So…what did you think?” James asked me as we sat down?

“I am so confused; I have no idea which one to go with, I have never really picked out my own car, they were just kinda given to me.” I said ordering a drink.

“Whatever makes you the more comfortable, if I didn’t drive well then I would tell you.”

James had to drive the cars because since I was down one arm I didn’t feel comfortable driving a car that was not mine.

We finished our meal and I decided which one I was going to go with. We headed back to see Ken and he greeted us with open arms.

“So…” he came up to us. “Made a decision?”

“I’m going to go with the SUV.” I was smiling.

“I knew you would, you loved it.” He said. “Ready to get some paper work done so you can leave here with a beautiful new car?” I was a little skippy but I didn’t want to embarrass James by acting stupid.

“We sat with Ken for almost an hour doing paper work and payment plan, James put paid for the down payment.” Even though he had the money pay for it all right there, I wanted to do the payments on my own. The Raiders are going to be paying me a lot of money to be a part of the coaching staff, so I should be ok.

“Well Ms. Fuller, here are the keys to your band new BMW, if you have any questions of concerns please do not hesitate to contact me.”

“Thank you so much for all your help” I said to him as he shook both mine and James’ hands.

We walked out of the dealership and I couldn’t be happier. When we were back out in the lot I hugged and kissed him so tightly that it almost hurt…latterly, but I didn’t care I was so happy.

“Do you want to drive home or do you want me to?” James asked. “I can call Paulie to come and drive my car home.

“No, I should be ok. I know the way home now and I have a little bit more strength in my arm now.”

He grabbed the keys from me and dangled them above my head, high enough so I couldn’t reach them without hurting myself.

“You’re an asshole.” I went up and kissed him again.

“Yeah I know.” He smiled down at me.
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When we finally go home I decided I needed to Face time with Khloe.

“Oh Hello Meghan, how are you doing this fine day?” she said when she answered.

“You know, doing alright…just put the deposit down on not only the wedding venue in the Bahamas, and a brand new BMW!”

“OH. MY. GOD. That really blows the ol’ Honda out of the water.” She was so excited, James was laughing in the background.

“What are you laughing at James; the Honda isn’t good enough for you rich people? She and I have been through a lot, snow banks, mud holes paintball fights, and beer cans being thrown at it.”

“It’s fine Khloe, remember the first car you had? A beat up old truck at your dad found at a junk yard and fixed up for you?”

“The Ford was a good one, if Kyle Brightman didn’t smash the hood we would still have that old fucker.” James was killing himself laughing. “Well, let’s see the beast.”

I walked outside showing her the inside and the outside.

“Oh black…slick.”

“Yeah, I’m pretty happy with it.” I said.

“So how did you pay for it? Did James pay for the whole thing?”

“Only the deposit, he could paid for it all if he wanted to but I want to make the payments on my own. I don’t want to have to be dependent on him.”

“Smart choice.” Khloe said. “You booked the wedding already? I’m so excited, I’ll be booking my room as soon as I get my paycheck.”

Khloe is a legal assistant at a law firm in Toronto.

“How did shopping with Giselle go? Did you tell her?” she asked.

“No, I want to do it when the time is right, yesterday was fun and I didn’t want to ruin her vibe.” I told her before I went back inside.

“I miss you though.” Khloe said, I could tell in her voice and facial expression that she was getting upset.

“I miss you too hun, maybe when James on a weeklong road trip then I will drive up and see everyone, watch you girls play again.” I was getting a little emotional as well.

“That would be awesome, just like old times!” she got a smile on her face.

“Just like old times.” She hung up after about an hour of talking, I told her about my mom being a bitch and pretty much refusing to come to the wedding if it isn’t in Whitby. She told me about the team and that everyone was getting along.

“Did you see my new pots?” I asked James who was in the kitchen looking at his ipad.

“I did, very nice babe.” He looked up and smiled at me.

“Giselle came with me to get them.”

“So she did come over?” he turned the ipad off and sat up to look at me.

“James I had no idea that Brandon had a fiancé, do you remember Bianca making out with him at the bar that one night?” I asked pulling a pot out and putting water in to make some pasta.

“Yeah, I remember. He was just so drunk and had no idea what he was doing.” He said. “Did you tell her?”

“I don’t think I will, I might as well just leave it. If the time is right then I will tell her, just not right now.” I stood across from him at the island. “She is a really nice girl and I don’t want to break her heart by telling her that her fiancé cheated on her with a volleyball player.”

“You’re a smart girl, do what you think is right.”

“My grandma always says…”

James and I said in unison.

“You must choose between what is right and what is easy.”

“Did you know that’s a Harry Potter quote?” I said to him.

“Yes, your grandma just says it all the time because you love it so much…It’s not a grandma Fuller original.” He said.

“Grandma Fuller is a badass and can come up with anything she wants.” I smiled at him.

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