When I opened my eyes to figure out about the white light, I saw that my hands glowed a silver glow. It was sort of like the white light I saw in my head but a little darker. While I was staring at it, the wind started to somehow communicate with me and just repeated what it said. "Wishing upon the stars that shine bright, may I make this wish tonight for him to go even if wants to take control. Take him away and far beyond the sky can reach, where the prison meets the moonlight. Cause him pain until he dies since he belongs being alone, thanks to the glow of his heart being paired with nobody but stuck up selfish self."

A glow surrounded Nate as his head turned in my direction, "You're so sneaky huh.." I heard him say as I repeated the words and the glow became brighter like the white light I had seen. By the third time I yelled it, and it was bright as if you stared into the sun. "I will end this now as you will go insane and be in pain and misery soon, as my final words that will haunt you for the rest of your life and I hope you don't forget. But I will be back for you even if I am not in plain sight.." He disappeared into the light as my mom and Grandma Bailey looked at me strangely.

"Where on Earth did you learn that.." I shrugged, "The wind. It was telling me the words.", She raised a brow, "Well thank the wind I guess as it had saved us. And honestly I couldn't bother to hear another word from him as it just sounded like blah..blah..blah in my brain.." They both laughed as when I turned and saw Jacob, he had his hands on his head just like when the arrow had made a cut on him. I frowned while I helped mom and grandma untie them, "Why does everything feel like a blur..and why does my head hurt again.." They looked at me and shooed me to go to him so I walked up to him.

"Another thing is how'd I get up also.." He looked me in the eyes, "Maya. What is going on.." I took out the ring grabbed one of his hands and closed my eyes and muttered, "From this day forward, from the stars above that helped form this constellation, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, until death do us part, this ring shall protect anyone from all sirens and evil yet to come in their paths.." his red eyes faded away and back to his brown eyes when I placed it on his ring finger. I then leaned in to give him a kiss and told him minor things and what his so-called buddy Nathan was up to. "That's a lot to take in..and dang can't believe that had happened..but I will say I am glad I didn't kill you."

"Yeah luckily you didn't. So may I suggest we go grab lunch then..maybe this time at your home." he tilted his head, "All the way in Oak City?" I laughed and mentioned his mother's restaurant, "Oh. Interestingly enough, she is not open at the end of December. So if you want to eat lunch at my real house, then I suggest we travel to Oak City, basically, the place where I grew up." I turned to my mom and she nodded, which was my sign for I was allowed to go with him. "Okay. We can go but only on one condition.."

He crossed his arms, "And what must that be?", "I will have to fly us there." I smiled as he smirked, "So you fly now..alright..alright..I may have missed a chapter but if you fly there, I will fly the way back." I laughed, "Ok. Deal.." he held my hands as I let go of one to snap my fingers as the wings came out looking like the normal shades of pure white. When we took off into the air traveling through the clouds, he showed me a shortcut onto where in Oak City he had lived and grew up before he had moved out. I then let him take the lead towards his house, as it was snowing slightly for where I could hold the snowflakes in my hand before they melt. Then the anonymous letter message came across my mind;

Dear

Mariah Jamie Gibson,

Maya if I may say as I heard you prefer it, I want this to be clear, I don't believe what is there to see as everything isn't what it seems. So one may be a flirt but the other one also may have no wits. There will also be one who will surely try but ultimately fail to be with you. So choose wisely my girl as there are three out for one even though two hide a secret.

Sincerely,

Anonymous

I had then understood it a bit more as it was obviously saying something about Nathan as the one who had a secret and may so also be Jacob. Afterall Nathan said Jacob was once an Angel which I never knew, but did he ever know that? When we had landed and after he leaned in and gave me a kiss, he knocked on the door. That is when I heard barking. Another thing he never mentioned, he happened to have a dog. The door opened just when Jacob knelt to the ground as a black lab jumped onto him knocking him into snow. "Seems like Sparrow misses his playmate more than you would think.." he laughs, "I know and I am sorry for being gone so long. I did miss you too buddy.." I saw Rosemary slightly smiled looking at him and Sparrow then looking at me. "Hey..How's your throat feeling?", "It's better. Thanks for asking. How are you and Colton?"

She laughed, "You wouldn't believe it if I told you. But since you're asking me and him well, fools' love.." my eyes widened, "No way..really?", "Way.." I was sure that they ended up together and not end up like my parents, but I was wrong. "So if Colton isn't your true love, then who is?", "It will forever be a mystery as I decided that I am just going to be single until I feel more committed..as when I was with Colton, I was being completely desperate plus he drank way too much for my taste. He was like always on his fifth bottle and only talked about your guys friendship..and how it all went down hill."

It was odd but also interesting to see how a friend from Kindergarten was gonna end up now an alcoholic loveless jerk like his father which was why his parents got divorced due to his alcohol problem. I will say that I am luckily stuck in this universe and not the alternative one where I am with him as that would have been more of a messy relationship. "Oh. Before I forget congratulations on the engagement."

I thanked her then seeing their mom come out also saying congratulations to me along with him. When I thanked her, Jacob looked at her strangely along with Rosemary. "Where are you going.." Rosemary said, "Yeah where are you going..you never go out on Christmas," she looked at them and laughed, "Well I have last-minute Christmas shopping to do..but don't worry I have the wing of witness protection on my ear..and it is not the cursed one your father gave me long ago..." They continued to stare at her.

"What. You know burned it just like my wedding veil so there are no cursed items left in the house..other than other wedding disasters.. that's a whole different story for a different day.." She left for her car as I walked in their home. "Would you like Hot Cider? Or Hot Chocolate?" I told her I was not thirsty, she just nodded and proceeded to tell me to make myself feel like I was home. So I sat down at the kitchen table as she grabbed a cup and filled it with water.

"So have you found any dresses yet?", "Dresses?" I looked at her confused, "Yeah. Dresses. You know one for your wedding of course but also one for the Bridal Shower Gala which is in three weeks from today.." I laughed nervously, "Does it seem like well how can I say this umm.." I took a breath, "I don't have bridesmaids or maid of honor or anything else planned. The engagement was just yesterday. Please help me.." Jacob had just laughed then proceeded to walk out of the room.

"Okay first off, take a few more breaths Maya..and don't get used to me using your name like that.." I took a few breaths holding in my laughter, "Second don't worry I can help...I've been to lots of these things, hence when mom mentioned her many wedding disasters is a whole different story is actually not difficult. To summarize it, our mom marries lots of men and then finds out its fool's love a month in and or that works for our father's company. The Devilery." She then grabbed my hand, "Which is why I started my own business as a wedding planner..so far the name may be The Bridezilla Whisper.." I laughed at the name as she laughed as well, "I named it after my mom and her many moments of having a Bridezilla moment..", "Seems fitting but I do have a few questions. Number one; What's this thing you're calling a Bridal Shower Gala?"

She placed her cup down and looked at me, "Well the Bridal Shower Gala is the night before the wedding, basically the bride and groom have separate parties and see people get drunk and or where they announce their bridesmaids and maid of honor and or best man for Jay's case. Think of it as a second bachelorette party but more excitement before the big day." I nodded, "Okay. Question number two; what if I don't have the whole wedding planned and or have a dress or have people picked. If you didn't know I have very few friends, like two or maybe four, I am not sure but it's a very low amount.."

She looked at me and left, then she came back as in her hands were a binder. "You have an extra friend, you forget to count me in..even though I was a she-devil when I first met you. I am sorry for that by the way." I forgave her as she was right, how could I forget about her as she was there when everything happened and understood it. "And I think you will be pleased..that everything in this binder was once many things that our mother had her pre-wedding stuff planned for along with my other clients. Though this is the binder for the big show-stopping dream dress ideas. So have your pick in the sections where you see the black and white sticky notes..as those are untaken."

She handed me the binder and I opened it looking through it, seeing from romantic to whimsical or even just plain classic. But then one struck me, it was the theme, Celestial, in other words astronomy, stars, and everything in the night sky. It reminded me of star-crossed lovers in the play of Romeo and Juliet. It was like the couple reminded me of Jacob and I, minus their tragic death scene however since we were both still alive. Though what was strange it had a black and white sticky note on it along with a bright neon pink one. "What does the pink sticky note mean?" She seemed to smile and looked happy. "I tend to make predictions for each bride on what I think they would choose so I made my prediction for you and had a feeling you may have chosen this one."

I smiled and told her she may be correct as she then took the binder away from me and handed over to me a magazine. "With that being said, The Starry Night Chronicles Journal is your perfect guide to finding the perfect dress for both the bride and your crew as you will all be the brightest stars of the night. I suggest you look in the Glamour and Unique section for your big day dress as it has more sense of style." I flipped through the magazine looking over and over of the dresses, it seemed like the prices were not too expensive nor not too cheap, which was a good sign for those on a budget.

However nothing stood out to me and screamed at me to wear it, when I looked up back at Rosemary her smile turned to a frown. "I know they all look great and all but none spoke to me as did the theme did.." she looked at me, "Interesting. Alright..let me think then what other magazines have that vibe you're going for.."

We then see Sparrow running towards the door as it was their mom. "You need to calm down, Spar, it seems like you have so much energy in that little body of yours." She laughed and smiled, "Ah I see what's going on here. How is The Bridezilla Whisper doing..have you made any decisions?" She asked both of us while putting the bags on the table as Jacob wandered back in. "Well it seems like the Celestial theme is her favorite, however there is no dress that speaks to her in The Starry Night Chronicles Journal..", "I see. Well. Maybe one of my m-" Jacob fakes a cough, "Twelve.." she stares at him as we all laugh except her.

"Yes. Twelve in counting of my twelve failed weddings..have come with twelve dresses. Maybe one will speak to you like they once did for me. Maybe it will inspire a style or color and or length.I also have a few headpieces like my tiaras or floral crown..you know that sort of thing." I nodded and also thanked her, "Why don't we go check it out..as for you two." she pointed to Jacob and Rosemary. "I know if you peek in that bag..you get none of what it is." They moved away from the bag, "Buzz killer..", "I know I am..that was my nickname growing up as I wasn't as sweet as candy..even though that is my nickname oddly enough." She then took my hand and took me to the nearby hallway closet and turned on the light. Some sections were labeled whose stuff was who's and hers was on the way back.

"Well Maya, may I welcome you to Candi Wedding Failures, may you find your wedding to be much better and live an actual happily ever after." I looked at them as each had a number along with a name, which I assumed was the spouse's name. "So we have obviously as my number one hubby which was Rosemary and Jacob's father Jacobsen. Number two was Roy, oh he was so sweet until he got a job in New York City," she rolled her eyes, "as I know you don't know this but it was hard raising one kid while being pregnant with your second kid from your previous marriage. Number three and four were both Nile, but shortly after the Las Vegas marriage, he happened to be well gay. Number five is Kaiden,"

I looked at her strangely with widened eyes. "As in Officer Kaiden? What was wrong with him?" She looked at me, "Sadly fools love and also he dumped me because of Jacob along with six through ten. They thought he was the devil when in reality it's his father and not him. Which is odd since they never believed me.." I sighed as it must have been rough for her in the world of romance. "Then we have eleven and twelve which were a set of twins from Germany. I met them on a website that you should never go on, so technically speaking I haven't worn eleven and twelve even though they proposed nothing happened and both had ghosted me. So if you like any one of the twelve we can get it tailored to your size."

I looked at them individually and then the ones she suggested. It was when I saw twelve, standing out, it was a short sparkly white dress that reminded me of Prom in a way but it just stood out being so simple among the others. That is when I knew I wouldn't be tripping on my veil if I chose to do one. "This seems to be calling to me. It is simple but elegant." She looked at the one I picked and smiled when I turned to her.

"Well it seems like the bride has found her yes to the perfect dress. I know it is meant for you and not me, as you seem to be more fit in the daughter in law role..now about that headpiece..shall we pick one?", "Actual. Before we pick one. Can I ask for a tiny favor?" she looked at me, "Sure. Anything for you my love. What can I do?" I laughed nervously as I thought it was a time for change both in my life and in style. "Well. Can you cut my bangs and also maybe my hair a bit more mid-length.."

She laughs, "Well all I can do is my best..but hold that thought," she had left then came back in hand with a headwear and handed it to me. "People think thrifting is trash but I like to think of it as a treasured memory of the past on which I tend to thrift a lot. Which is how I found this in one of my thrift shop hauls, the lady told me that an angel would wear it when she got wed. So I bought it maybe for one of my marriages but like I said earlier to my kids..I am not as sweet as candy..even though that is my nickname. So maybe you should have this, instead of me and wear it with pride." I held it and thanked her.