#event:wagnerwedding

“Here you go!” Amerie said, smiling at her neighbour as she handed him a glass of water. “Water was the quickest thing the bartender could serve me up, but if you would like one I am happy to go back for a mocktail later or something. I hear they are pretty good!” She chuckled, taking a sip off of her own drink. “Are you enjoying the wedding so far?”

As the night progressed, so did the number of drinks she consumed. Though as soon as she had started to feel them kick in, she had decided to stop. She was perfectly able to let a glass of gin and tonic pass as a glass of sparkling water, but the same couldn’t be said for her intoxicated behaviour, which was the last thing she needed to be evident right now. She had placed down her half empty glass onto the counter top in front of her by the bar, before looking over at the dance floor for a moment. Not really paying attention, her arm had accidentally knocked the glass over, spilling all over the surface. “Shit!” She’d exclaimed before reaching for some nearby napkins. Looking to her side she gave the person next to her an apologetic smile, “Sorry, I didn’t spill any on you did I?”

Today had been wonderful so far, and a part of her had been questioning whether or not parts of it would have felt the same had she gone through her own wedding back in the day instead of bolting. However, she knew she couldn’t keep dwelling on the past as there was no undo button. All she could do was try move forward, and seeing Josiah with someone else here tonight had kind of served as the reality check she’d needed; that there was no going back.

Since moving to town, she had tried and failed numerous times. Either prioritising work over her relationships leading them to ultimately fail, or whenever she had tried dating they’d ended up on more friendlier terms with the person. Though recently there was someone who had caught her attention, but even he was hard to get a proper read off of whether or not he was actually interested. Tonight might have answered her question though when she had spotted him with a gorgeous blonde from the other side of the room while getting her drink refreshed.

Verity had never been much of a dancer, with the exception of whatever moves she busted on the dance floor whenever she went clubbing. Though there hadn’t been much of that recently, and this certainly wasn’t the right place for it. Eyeing the people swaying away a little she had slowly been making her way back over towards the bar to have her drink refreshed when she wasn’t paying attention and walked directly into someone. “Oh shit, sorry..” She said, looking up only to spot none other than Simon Heywood.

“How are you feeing so far?” Amerie had asked while stretching her hand out to adjust his bow tie slightly. “There —“ She smiled softly, “Sorry it was looking a little crocked. But now you are all set!” She added slightly encouraging, not sure how he was feeling or if there was still something she could do to help.

Amerie had been unable to stop helping herself to some of the appetisers after the ceremony. So far they had all tasted great and she had currently been eyeing the tray to test out another when she uttered a little under her breath, “Damn these are good!” She helped herself to another and took a bite. “Gosh, what is even in this?!” She questioned to nobody in particular.

Today had been emotional to say the least. Watching her favourite cousin finally get married to Stevie had been a long time coming, and it had been nothing but beautiful. With everything from watching her now cousin-in-law walk down the isle, listening to the two share their vows to the set up of the venue. It was perfect, just as today should be. Wandering around the room a little, she discreetly sipped off of a glass of champagne before eventually stopping for some appetisers. Eyeing the selection a little, she looked to her side and gave the stranger a small smile. “I can’t really make out what that is.” She said, pointing to what she thought to be a mozzarella cracker. “You wouldn’t happen to know, would you?”

It had been a week or so since everything had happened, and had it not been for the fact that he cousin was getting married, she'd most likely be in bed like she had been all week after calling in sick to work for the first time since she’d started. She knew it had been too soon to get all excited about her pregnancy, but she had and as a result, reality had been a lot harder pill to swallow then it might have been if she hadn’t.. or so she kept telling herself. Standing by the bar after the reception, Verity was nurturing a gin and tonic, asking the bartender to do her one solid and use a regular glass so she could pass it up as a simple sparkling water, while letting her eyes wander the room. She wasn’t looking for anyone in particular, however her eyes had eventually landed on the last person she’d wanted them to. Her heart dropped slightly in her chest at the sight of him, even more so when she noticed that he wasn’t alone, and ever further the moment their eyes locked.