Daisy’s Secret Crush

***Daisy’s POV.***

Next day, I get ready in a satin green crisscross backless ruched cami wrap dress with thigh-high slit. The v-neck is deep and low, which gives me a sexy look.

All the bridesmaid dresses are like this only. It was Kathy’s idea to make the married bridesmaid’s husband go crazy and give the unmarried one a chance to get more than attention. She really is something.

The hairdresser keeps my hair open but instead of curling, makes it look wavy. I wear rhinestone flower drop earrings and a bracelet in one hand. And last but not the least, I wear white strap heels which add more to my look.

“Damn, you look good.” Dani says when I come out of the house to help them.

“Thanks. You look beautiful, too. Are you and Davis going to role-play again?” I ask with a wink as I admire her one-shoulder wrap dress.

“With the way he is getting jealous, I have to change my partner. That is why I was waiting for you.” Dani says.

“What do you mean?” I ask, but in my heart, I sense a hope.

She stops Noah as he passes us and calls for Theo. He looks dashing in a black suit and open collar. How I would love to run my finger up again through his neck and bury them in his hairs. He stops in his tracks when he notices me, but joins us otherwise.

“I was thinking we could change partners.” Dani says.

“Let me guess, Davis is getting super insecure.” Noah says.

“Bang on. And I want this day to go well for us all. I booked a room for us in a hotel for later tonight as a surprise. So, Noah, I hope you won’t mind walking down with me.” Dani says.

“Of course not. But I think Daisy would not enjoy parting away from me.” Noah says with a wink and I know what he is trying to do. I am lucky to have him as a friend.

“Daisy?” Dani asks me with a pout.

“Please take good care of Noah. Also, don’t bore her to death.” I say to Noah.

“Thanks.” Dani says.

“As you both are walking down the aisle, Theo would receive the guest while I would entertain the groom’s party.” Noah says and leaves with Dani in his arms.

Before I can strike up a conversation with Theo, he walks towards the entry. I follow him. We are opposite each other at the entryway, welcoming the guests.

Now and then, my eyes can’t help but look at him. But whenever I look away, I feel his gaze on me, especially when a male guest is near me. He greets them before me like he doesn’t want any man near me. I feel giddy from the inside.

If he feels something for me, why does he deny us? Why not pursue it? But then I remember the condition Heather has put forward. Is he afraid that he will get trapped if he gets involved with me? Does he think that our parents’ friendship would be affected?

I had those thoughts, too. That is why I said nothing to him before. But in my case, I was afraid that Theo might feel nothing for me as he doesn’t see me that way, actually he never used to see me after growing up as a man.

But now that I know he is attracted to me, even if it is just physical, I can’t help but go after that little ray of hope. His resistance to this is making me somewhat more attracted to him. What the hell is going on with me?

It is like he is trying to be a gentleman which is not like him. I had always seen him in the news with either a widow or an heiress. Not any married woman. But according to some women, he is a born charmer who would stop at nothing if he knew a girl was into him or if he wanted her.

I hated that news but still watched it to see when I left New York as it was the only way to see him and I used to think what was there in them that I didn’t have. Eventually, I stopped watching and started working on myself when I realised that this type of self-criticizing is not good for mental health.

The time for us to walk down the aisle comes and we get ready behind Noah, who turns around to look at me and fans himself. I giggle at his gesture, but soon it turns to gasp when Theo takes my arm in his, which makes me look at him. His eyes look like blue fire, heated with desire.

He looks at me up and down as if for a second there his facade falls off after he sees something on my face. He looked at me like he did just when we were about to kiss again in that pub. I can literally feel my body on fire. And he knows exactly what he is doing.

To get attention, he did that. But as soon as the music starts, he looks away. He shakes his head as if he was in a trance and I get free of it, too. I take a deep breath to gather myself, which only makes him look at me again, more like his arm where my breast rubbed against him unintentionally.

What the hell is happening? Ever since we have kissed, his every little touch or look has made me want to either melt or burn with it. I am sure he feels it, too. There is no way this is one way.

We walk down the aisle after Dani and Noah. At that moment, I didn’t know how an image came to my mind of me walking down the aisle. And when I look at Theo, this feels so right.

When we part, it feels like we are taken from that small world. And I came to realize that a wedding is far away. The only thing I want is for Theo to accept that there is something between us and end my misery of what-ifs.

Ryan and Lily’s wedding ceremony was beautiful. Their vows made me shed a few tears. They really are a lovely couple who are blessed with love between them and also a handsome son like Adam, who is now bouncing on Theo’s shoulder.

“I could literally feel the spark flying when you two were behind me.” Noah says as he joins me at the reception area.

“I felt more than that.” I say as I nervously fuss over flowers at the bride and groom’s table, “But nothing can happen if Theo remains his stubborn self.”

“Don’t go after him. He would run more if you did that. Try to be a bit distant like him.” Noah says and leaves to see to the arrangements for his grandparents.

The newly wedded couple enter the hall of a small outhouse which Ryan recently ordered to be made for their reception. It is a beautiful place to hold a reception. We welcome the couple.

First, speeches came and all of them were beautiful. But I was distracted by someone from my right, but I tried to play as per Noah’s instruction. He joked about the new couple and his speech was making me lose my composure. After the speeches, we had dinner, and the wedded couple cut the cake.

Ryan and Lily danced for the first time as a married couple. Then others joined in too, but Theo didn’t ask me to dance. In turn, he is busy dancing with girls in his family. I danced with Richard and my Dad. I also danced with Ryan and Noah. When the dance with Noah ended, I could see smoke coming out of Theo’s ears and also my Dad’s, and Richard.

Then the bouquet-throwing ceremony started and Theo caught it. He threw it right away, and I caught it just in time. When the garter was caught by him, Heather warned him against throwing it away. As Theo and I had bouquet and garter, we were told to dance together after Ryan and Lily fled for their wedding night.

“Dance?” Theo asks after almost everyone is on the dance floor.

“Okay.” I say casually and take his hand.

Even though I felt a spark at his touch, I tried to play cool and acted like I was completely fine. As the music is slow, he puts my hand on his shoulder and his hand on my waist. I can feel the heat of his palm through my dress, but I am fine.

“Have you forgiven me?” Theo asks suddenly.

“If you had not ignored me yesterday, you would have known the answer to it already.” I say.

“I am asking now.” Theo says.

“You are forgiven just because your way of apologising was good.” I say as I look into his eyes.

“I appreciate it. I would also appreciate the fact that you won’t tell anyone what happened between us.” He says with expectation in his eyes.

“I am not the one to kiss and tell.” I say, as I smile teasingly.

“Obviously you won’t, as I felt like that was your first kiss.” He says jokingly.

“It was.” I say dead seriously.

“Oh!” He says and gets a bit tense.

“Look, if you are worried, I will tell others about that night. Then you’re wrong.” I say.

“Thanks.” He says.

“As I feel like you find me repulsive.” I say and shrug my shoulders.

“That is not the case. That’s far from the truth.” He says to assure me.

“Then what is the truth?” I ask, literally on my toes, to know the answer to it.

“I… I don’t know. But I know one thing, that right now there is no space in my life for anything serious.” He says.

“But I thought, according to Heather’s condition, you have to get serious.” I am now confused.

“Let me rephrase it again. I have no space in my life for anything serious, especially for girls. I am going to do something which would make this whole condition null and void once and for all. That is why I don’t want any distraction. And that is all I wanted to tell you. So please don’t think that this would go anywhere. I am sorry.” Theo says and when the music stops, he leaves me on the dance floor alone and doesn’t look back.

Is this the end of everything?