"What about the witness and your documents?" Andrew had no objection. He was willing to do everything she wanted as long as she was comfortable with the arrangement.
"Hold on a sec—" She took out her phone. "I think Tina is in my place right now. If she is, I will ask her to get the required documents and come to the registration office."
"Tina? Isn't she your kindergarten friend?"
Rachael looked at him in disbelief. She didn't expect him to remember that. "You remember Tina and Emma?"
"I don't very clearly remember their faces but—" He scrunched his brows as he tried to recall an incident. "Wasn't there a time when you and your two friends got chicken pox?"
"Yes. Tina, Emma and I got it together." Recalling the incident that had happened at least seventeen years ago, she chuckled, "And then George got it from me—"
"And I got it from him—" he added.
"Oh yes, you got it too," Rachael exclaimed. "That fun was."
"Not really." It wasn't fun at all. Andrew very clearly remembered how much he had struggled for a couple of weeks. He couldn't go out or see anyone.
Just then Rachael received a call from Tina and as soon as she answered it, the latter snapped at her.
"Why do you want me to bring your documents to the marriage court? What the hell are you up to?"
"Tina, calm down first—"
"Calm down? You want me to calm when my best friend is obviously trying to do something stupid. Aunty told me you are with Andrew—is he forcing you to do this? I swear Rachael, I'll kick his ass if he tries to do anything inappropriate. Just because he is handsome and hot does he think he can do anything?" Tina yelled.
Rachael gave Andrew an awkward smile before walking further away from him. Tina was angry and loud. She didn't want him to overhear her harsh and inappropriate words.
But little did she know, Andrew had already heard all the GOOD things Tina was yelling about him.
Standing in a corner, Rachael was trying her best to calm Tina down and coax her to get what she wanted at the registration office.
"It's not like you think—it's a mutual decision."
Tina gasped loudly and yelled, "So you are really getting married?"
"Umm….yes—"
"Rachael, are you serious? How can you get married to someone you barely know? I am telling you girl, don't marry him for his abs." Tina was going insane. How could she stay calm when her best friend was one step away from doing something insanely stupid.
"Seriously Tina, shout louder, a man walking two blocks away can't hear you," Rachael snapped. "I am not telling mom and dad about this so will you please—"
"What? You are not telling your parents about it? Did you smoke pot or something? That's it, I am telling your mom about this—"
"Tina you can't do that. Stop—" Rachael was freaking out. If Tina told her parents or George about this, everything would get floppy.
"You can't stop me—"
"If you don't tell my parents, I'll let you be my maid of honor when I get married." Left with no other choice, Rachael had to use the most old fashioned still effective concept of bribery.
Last time when her wedding preparations were going on, Emma and Tina flipped for who would be the maid of honor as Rachael refused to choose and asked them to mutually decide it.
Unfortunately Tina ended up losing and Emma became the maid of honor.
When Tina did not say anything, Rachael assumed she had taken the bribe. "So as my maid of honor, I want you to get my documents and come to the registration office in about 45 minutes. And remember, don't tell anyone."
"So you'll let me be your maid of honor and not Emma?"
"Yes, you'll be my maid of honor."
"I'll be there in 30 minutes," Tina stated before hanging up the call.
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