I felt remarkably calm. I had no doubts about what I was doing. I was young and madly in love, I felt that I had met my soul mate, so hey what was the...e to be nervous about. Anyway I did not think I had time to be nervous. I had an appointment with a hairdresser, a beautician and a manicurist as had Jessie and Marjory, so we would have plenty to talk about as we went through that routine. The bridesmaids were then having a light Lunch at my house before getting me and each other dressed for the. ‘Keep still!’ Nikki barked, and slapped my ass yet again. After about five minutes, she told me to stand up. She led me to a large mirror on the ‘changing-room’ wall. She made me look over my shoulder at what she had done. My butt was quite red. ‘Now get back to the bench,’ she said. She forced me to bend over and place the palms of my hands on the bench. Suddenly, she yanked down my thong and pulled my ankles out of it one by one. She went to the locker and took out a bottle of baby oil. ‘This. I stood next to Jill of course throughout the thankfully brief ceremony and we held each other's hand, both of us feeling very emotional at watching the woman we both loved, being married to someone else."Just a few days Tommy." she whispered softly as the frail old man slipped the ring onto mum's outstretched finger."Yeah." was all I could manage without my voice breaking.I had to admit that the reception was good, very good indeed, no expense had been spared on the food and the vintage. "I could have told her to return by the next flight and she would have obeyed. That wasn't my style. I didn't want to compel someone near and dear to me into doing something against their wishes, although I wouldn't hesitate to do so with food.It was amazing. Nightshade Creations had taken the boutique world by storm. It specialised in cosmetics and fabrics. I wondered what herbs and strange essences went into her products to make them so outrageously expensive and so much desired.I got ready.