Chapter 27- (part 3) Finally!

Shane's P.O.V :

"Now you may exchange your rings." Jonathan aka the minister said, politely.

I took out the blue velvet box from my pocket and opened it.

"Darling, your hand please." I asked Ms. Jones to give her hand for the ring ceremony but I guess she wasn't in the mood.

Ms. Jones kept looking at the ring which I was holding in my hand and then at my face, still in the dilemma of what to do and what not to do. The nervousness was distinct on her face.

I wanted to tell her the whole plan but I was enjoying her state of dilemma, confusion and nervousness way too much to do that.

Jonathan cleared his throat to get her attention but she wasn't in the terms of giving any attention to him or anyone. Her whole focus was on the ring and her ring finger.

"Sweetheart, give me your hand." I asked again, this time stressing on the endearment.

She looked at me as if I had asked for her kidney.

"Uh...my ring finger....uh...yeah...actually my ring finger is kinda wounded. I mean my ring finger is injured..ahh it hurts." She fake winced whilst rubbing her ring finger.

Such a drama queen!

I rolled my eyes.

"This ring won't kill your injured finger, darling. Now don't be a cry baby and give me your hand fast." I tried taking her hand into mine but she was quick enough to move it away and hide it behind her back.

Stubborn!

"Mr. Ad...darling try and understand. It's really hurting. I think we cannot do the ring ceremony." She made a puppy face.

"Is it really hurting dear? " mom asked from her seat.

"Yes, mom. It's a bit hurting." Ms. Jones said whilst fake wincing.

"Now what should we do then? " mom asked Jonathan.

Jonathan cleared his throat dramatically and was about to give his opinion on this matter when mom cut him off.

"Oh yes! That's a good idea father. If the ring finger of Lara's left hand is wounded then Shane can slid the ring in her right hand." Mom answered her own question leaving Jonathan in confusion.

"Ye..ah." Jonathan agreed, confused.

Ms. Jones seemed a bit horrified by mom's idea whereas I felt proud of my mom.

"That's like my mom. Good idea. Love you, mom." I said and winked at Ms. Jones.

She gave a 'now you're dead look' .

I loved the pissed off expression of hers.

The best thing to watch today are her expressions which are changing like the color of the sky whilst sunset.

"Darling, give me your right hand then. Don't tell me it's hurt too?" I asked with a smirk.

"Uh..of..of course not. I..mean yeah of course." She stuttered.

She hesitantly forwarded her right hand. But before I could take her hand, she again withdrew her hand and started touching her forehead

"Ahh...my head is spinning. I think I am fainting." she said and fell into my arms.

And the worst actress award goes to Ms. Jones!

Everyone gasped.

"Lara dear, what happened? Are you alright?" mom came up on the stage and started examining her.

"...wake up, dear." Mom said

How can anyone not tell that she is acting?

I can see it clearly!

"Suddenly, what happened to her? " Cammy asked once she was on the stage.

People gathered around us and looked at Ms. Jones worriedly.

"It's maybe dehydration." Dad suggested.

"Or maybe... " mom said.

"Or maybe what, mom? " Cammy asked, confused.

"Or maybe, she's pregnant." Mom said, happily.

Oh mom! Why do you need to imagine so many things?

But...Wait! I can use this against my pretty little dramatic wife.

"Yes, mom. Maybe she's preg-" I was cut off when Ms. Jones woke up suddenly and with full energy.

"No-no. I am totally fine. " Ms. Jones said with full energy to make everyone believe that she's not pregnant at all.

"Baby, you didn't tell me you're pregnant." I asked, teasingly.

She glared at me and when she realized the presence of people around us, she changed from an angry woman to a lovie-dovie wife.

"Darling...I didn't tell you because I AM NOT PREGNANT. " she said stressing on each words.

I restraint my laughter which was about to erupt and so were Ian and Jake along with the girls.

"Okay, now shall we proceed the ceremony? " Jonathan asked interrupting the whole situation.

"Yeah, of course." Mom replied.

Everyone went to their seats leaving me, Ms. Jones and Jonathan on the stage.

"So anymore excuses to cancel the wedding, Ms. Jones? " I asked her in a whishper.

She just glared at me and forwarded her right hand unwillingly.

I took her hand and swiftly slid the ring on her finger.

Her friend gave her the ring which she slid into my ring finger and everyone in the church applauded.

She was once again staring at the ring on her finger.

"Now I pronounce you both husband and wife. You may kiss the bride. " Jonathan said. Tease was distinct in his voice.

I rolled my eyes at him and chuckled softly.

She looked at me with a look which clearly depicted what was going in her mind that is 'You are so dead.'

I smirked and pulled her towards me by her waist.

I lower my head and captured her mouth with mine.

Everyone applauded once again.

I so wanted to continue the kiss for a little longer but she backed away breaking our kiss.

Honestly, I was disappointed a bit.

"Oh god, I am so happy. " mom came and took us both into her embrace.

"Thank you, Shane for this day. I am really very happy." mom had the tears of joy in her eyes.

"Anything for you mom." I said and pecked her on forehead.

"Lara, thanks for coming into my son's life." Mom kissed Ms. Jones' cheeks and hugged her.

Ms. Jones was still in the trauma of our marriage. She looked pale.

I guess I should tell her the truth now. Enough of torturing her.

*********

"I can't believe I am married now. I am no more Ms. Lara Jones, I am Mrs. Lara Shane Adams. No this can't be happening. Tell me it's all my stupid imagination and nothing else." Ms. Jones was rambling continuously.

We were seated at the bar in our wedding reception party.

"Listen, Ms. Jones-" I was trying to tell her the whole truth when she cut me off.

"What? Ms. Jones? I am Mrs. Adams now. I don't believe this, Mr. Adams. It hasn't even been an hour and you've already forgotten about our marriage. How unfaithful you are, Mr. Adams? My life is doomed now... " I cut her off by keeping my palm over her mouth.

"Jesus, you are such a chatter machine. When you start speaking, there's no pause or mute button to stop you. Can't you just keep your mouth shut and listen to me, you crazy woman? " I asked totally irritated by her blabberings.

"Are you going to listen to me now? " I asked her. She blinked her eyes in agreement. I slowly withdrew my hand from over her mouth and sat on the bar chair.

"We are not married, Ms. Jones. Everything that happened an hour ago was a set up and nothing else. And the minister was not the real priest. He's my high school buddy, Jonathan who's an excellent actor. I asked him to portray the role of the minister in our fake wedding. And the vows which he recited were not even the real vows, it was a classic song lyric." I said calmly and took a sip from the glass of wine.

There was no response from her side. I looked at her and found her mouth slightly open and her eyes popping out like a frog.

"What? Aren't you going to say anything? " I asked her raising my eyes brows.

"Fake wedding...fake vows....fake minister...song lyric." she stuttered still trying to process everything I said.

"Yeah. " I said in a duh tone.

"You are such an asshole." she started hitting me on my chest.

"....I thought we really got married. Why didn't you tell me before? Because of you I had to do those dramas. How mean of you, Mr. Adams. Now I feel like a stupid girl. You're very bad. " she complaint like a child whilst hitting on my chest with her hands.

"Argh...it hurts, Ms. Jones." I fake winced.

"You deserve it. Why didn't you tell me about all this earlier? " she asked still hitting on my chest.

I caught her hands and made her look into my eyes.

"If I had told you about the whole plan earlier then I would have missed the opportunity of teasing you. Think of it as my revenge on you for the club incident. Now we are equal." I said and smirked.

"You are-" she was about to curse me.

"...your husband, sweetheart. " I cut her off and completed her incomplete sentence and winked at her.

"Seems like we're disturbing the couple's romance, honey." someone said.

We both looked at the person.

Mr. Chang?

"Mr. Chang, you're here? "

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