I'm All Yours

T H R E E

N A O M I

As I step into the boutique for what felt like the thousandth time, I was welcomed by the fragrance of perfumes and freshly popped champagne as I weaved my way through racks of numerous dresses all the way to the back of the shop

And through the curtains there were several sales assistants and seamstresses running around trying to please Aimee within the designs and alterations they had in mind for the bridesmaid dresses and her wedding dress.

Now, Aimee's wedding dress - I couldn't even dare to utter that in the same sentence as my bridesmaid dress because of the power a dress alone had.

A dress which had become the most highly anticipated wedding dress of the year.

Any and every news outlet was trying to get a sneak peek of it, some even going as far as to leak fake wedding dresses, claiming that this was the one Aimee was wearing - when I can assure you it wasn't

Aimee's dress was magical, it was elegant yet sexy, it was simple and anything but boring.

If I were a bride, I would be envious of Aimee because fucking hell did she look good in it.

Hand designed by herself and made by the Vera Wang, along with a few alterations and additions from sinful lingerie, but I've already said too much.

"Here you go Miss Levinson" the sales assistant smiled as she passed me a pristine crystal clear glass of champagne

As I was quick to accept the out-held glass of champagne, i hummed in approval as the first fizzy gulp slipped down my throat

I never was usually one for the likes of champagne or Prosecco, more of a wine girl, but I wasn't complaining, alcohol was alcohol

And boy did I need it for today

Nothing was wrong with dress fittings, I basically did them all the time for work, but these recent dress fittings over the past few weeks for the wedding have been tortuous

Torturous in the sense of me being interrogated like I've committed a bloody crime.

The crime being me bringing a date to the wedding.

A date I may add, I didn't even ask to bring - Aimee just put it on her guest list and then the next, the girls were constantly asking me who I was bringing,

"Oh, Naomi you're here!" Aimee cheered as she smirked at being able to start the interrogation

As she was the bride I did allow her to tease me a bit, but who knew that her simply putting a plus one on my save the date would lead into me being questioned on who I was bringing.

"No, no, no. I'm not about to be questioned. Aimee you're the one who gave me the opportunity to bring a plus one, that never said I had to"

"Who even said I wanted to bring a date?" I pointed out with raised eyebrows as I took another sip of my Champagne, knowing damn well I silenced the pair of them because these weeks of speculation had to stop

I didn't even know myself if I wanted to bring a date

"Oh please, I see you getting photographed with men coming out of restaurants, and they're definitely not wearing women's underwear so don't even try to lie about these many dates and prospects" Tiana pursed her lips as she gave me a side eye

Here we go again

I couldn't lie, I was back and forth between New York and London for Aimee's wedding and I wasn't exactly inconspicuous when I was back in New York