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It took a second set of insistent knocking before Maggie’s slightly flushed faced peeked from the door crack. “Hey, what’s up?”
Rose eyed her niece a little suspiciously before putting on a big smile. “Finally. Just wanted to see if you needed any last minute help with anything.” Holding up a small gift she added, “Also, to give you this.”
Maggie smiled as she tenderly accepted the small box, “Aww, thanks auntie. You really didn’t have to do that.”
“Nonsense, the occasion called for it.” When Maggie didn’t move from the door, her suspicion grew. “Everything okay?”
Maggie’s eyes darted quickly to her side before she answered, “Yeah, just a little nervous, I guess. I mean, weddings, am I right?”
Again, Rose looked at her skeptically. “Can I come in?”
Maggie looked down at the gift in her hand and quickly to her side before responding, “Oh yeah, sorry. Come in.” She opened the door wider as her aunt entered the room.
“Oh bug, you look beautiful.”
Maggie ran her hand down a length of her white dress and looked back up to her aunt with an unsupressable grin. “Thank you.”
“Really. You’re stunning.” Rose leaned forward and gave Maggie a light hug as to not mess anything up. “Now, before I start crying and ruining both of our make-up, open your gift.”
A light chuckle came from Maggie as she started unsticking the tape from one side of the wrapping.
Rose continued talking as she worked, “So you know the whole tradition of something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue?”
She trailed off as Maggie confusedly held up the box of a Clear Blue pregnancy test. Maggie looked at her quizzically.
With a large grin, Rose motioned to the box, “Well, you remember my wedding…”
Maggie’s eyes went wide as she dropped the box in disgust. “Gah! Is that your-”
Rose let out a laugh as she took a picture with her phone. “No! I just thought it would be funny to see the look on your face.” Reviewing the picture, she added, “And I was right.”
The sound of a stifled laugh came from the slatted closet door, instantly catching Rose’s attention. She gave Maggie a disbelieving look before marching over to the closet. “Margaret Isabella Sawyer, do you have a girl in here?” She jerked open the door to reveal a sheepish looking Alex in her own wedding dress.
Maggie lied, “Um, no?”
Rose looked at Maggie with a face of shock, then back to Alex who casually added, “For the record, that’s not her middle name.” From behind her aunt, Maggie let out a giddy laugh that caused Alex to break out into a wide grin.
With an impatient huff, Rose reached into the closet and grabbed Alex by the ear. “Really? With everything that you guys have gone through this year, you really want to tempt fate like this?”
Alex couldn’t help but laugh as she tried to keep up with Rose who hastily guided her to the exit by her lobe. But before she could be escorted out of it, the door swung open to reveal a harried looking Kara. “Hey, has anyone seen ALEX!”
Maggie couldn’t help but laugh at the scene, much to the annoyance of Kara who looked between the two of them with flushed cheeks of fury. “Really, Alex? You know it’s bad luck to see the bride before the wedding.” Rose released her grip when Kara took Alex’s arm as she continued her scolding. “Do we really want to tempt fate at this point?”
Rose’s eyes went wide as she gestured toward Kara. “That’s what I said!”
Unable to wipe the happy smile from her face, Alex apologized. “Sorry, Kara. Won’t happen again.”
Kara looked at her stone faced without a response. Alex tried to downplay her smile as she turned to Maggie. “I think she’s mad at me.”
Trying to hide her own wide smile, Maggie nodded. “Yeah, you should go. See you out there?”
“Eh, maybe. I have to check my calendar.” Alex smiled and instinctively leaned forward for a kiss, only to be thwarted by Kara’s clipboard.
“Hey, keep it in your dress and save it for the ceremony.”
Maggie laughed again as Alex blew a quick kiss while being led out by Kara. Rose gave Maggie a stern look as she closed the door. “Honestly, you two.” Maggie gave her aunt a small shrug in response and picked up her aunt’s gift from the floor. Opening the flap, she slid out a small blue jewel attached to a silver chain.
With a tender smile, Rose explained, “It used to be part of an earring set that nonna Marie left me. It wasn’t really my style, but realized that it would look perfect as a necklace.” Rose took it from Maggie and started to drape it around her neck. “The fact that I lost one side had nothing to do with that decision.” Maggie laughed as Rose secured the clasp.
“Thank you,” Maggie said as she turned to the mirror to admire the small trinket. She let out a small sigh of nervousness mixed with relief. To think, that only a year ago, she thought that she was the unluckiest person in the world. And now, today, as she stood in her wedding dress, she couldn’t help but think of how wrong she was.
The smile never left Alex’s face the entire walk down to her own staging room even as Kara launched into her rant about how she was not going to let her laborious planning be destroyed by anything. Least of all, silly superstitions. Alex wasn’t worried though, because even if it didn’t seem like it at times, fate was always in their corner. After 10 years, fate became their friend. Their champion. Even through one of the worst years of their life.