Chapter 287 - Big fuss

"Big fuss? How can you say that?" Scrunching his brows, he complained, "You left me alone in this big house." 

"Only for two days—" 

"But still, I was cold and alone," he further added. 

Pinching his nose, she retorted, "Let me remind you Mr. Sebastian Stewart, you used to live alone in this house." 

"That was before, things have changed now. I can't handle the loneliness anymore, I need my cuddles." 

"Well then, how are you going to stay here alone for a whole week?" she chuckled. 

Puffing his cheeks, he complained, "Don't even remind me of that, I am still not okay with you going to Seattle with Melissa." 

"Seb, it's her wedding and I am the maid of honor. I have responsibilities." 

"Well, you have responsibilities towards me as well. What about that? Who will fulfil those?" he remarked. 

Squeezing his cheeks, she chuckled, "You look super cute when you start whining." Without waiting for his reply, she added, "Now go up and freshen up, dinner is almost ready." 

"When are you flying out again?" he inquired. 

"Friday," she answered. 

Helplessly shaking his head, he sighed, "I can't even follow you this time." 

"Of course you can't, since Noah is on an official leave, there are so many things you need to attend to." 

"Yeah and my assistant is also ditching me. Where is your work ethic Ms. Miller?" he frowned. 

Patting his cheeks, she chuckled, "Don't worry about that, I have already scheduled everything for you and I will also hand over everything to Patricia before I leave." When Sebastian started whining again, she added, "Don't forget you are the best man too, you need to stay here and help Noah out." 

"There is actually nothing to help but still, I have to stay." 

"Yes, now go freshen up." 

Giving her a peck on her lips, Sebastian rushed upstairs. "I'll be back soon." 

After he left, Ellie was about to walk towards the kitchen when her phone started ringing. Looking at the caller ID, she quickly received the call. "Hey mom." 

"Hey honey, were you doing something? Did I disturb you?" Judith inquired. 

"No, whats up?" 

"I just came back from Melissa's place, we prepared the invitation cards," she stated. 

"That is nice," Ellie smiled. "Aunt must be super excited." 

"Yes she is, I am so excited for her but everything is so rushed." Judith sighed. "I told Harry that we won't rush like this during your wedding, we—" 

Cutting her off, Ellie chuckled, "Wait a second, where did my wedding come from?" 

"What do you mean by that? Melissa is getting married, of course you will get married soon too. In fact, your dad and I have already started talking about it," Judith remarked. 

"Mom, there is still time for that." 

"You have such a nice man by your side, why are you so hesitant?" 

"Seb and I haven't thought of that yet and I don't think we will for quite some time." Before Judith could say anything else, she quickly added, "Mom, I need to make dinner now. I'll talk to you later, I love you." 

After hanging up the call, she pondered for a while before shrugging off all the unnecessary thoughts before entering the kitchen. 

…..

A day before Melissa and Noah's wedding. 

Seattle. 

Melissa's place. 

"So this is how we are going to celebrate your bachelorette party?" Ava frowned before grabbing a packet of potato ch.i.p.s from the bed. 

"Yup, I wanted to keep it low. I don't wanna do anything wild a day before my big day," Melissa stated before sitting on the bed. 

"In short, we will just sit, drink some wine and have snacks all night," Ellie added. 

"Seriously, this is the most boring bachelorette party ever," June sighed. 

"I know right? I mean, if it was some other girl gang, they would surely be watching a s.e.xy hot stripping dancing shirtless," Charlotte scoffed. 

"Exactly." Helplessly shaking her head, Ava sighed, "Let's not repeat this when we celebrate Ellie's bachelorette." 

Scrunching her brows, Ellie curiously inquired, "Wait, why is everyone talking about my wedding these days?" When everyone pretended to ignore her question, she scoffed, "Why do I get a silent treatment whenever I ask this question?" 

"Because you are overthinking," Ava remarked. 

"Exactly, that day June mentioned how we should go on a trip before I get married," Charlotte added. 

"But—" 

Cutting Ellie off, Melissa explained, "Girl, will you stop thinking about it? It's my big day afterall. I am going to officially be called Mrs. Stewart starting tomorrow." Fanning herself, she took a deep breath. "I am nervous now." 

"Oh my God, you are also going to be my sister-in-law officially." Squealing in excitement, Ava gave her a hug. "This is awesome." 

While the women were enjoying their silent yet exciting bacherellete, the men were fussing over how boring their party was. 

….. 

Hotel Gigina. 

Pouring five glasses of wine, Calvin sighed, "You know, I was so excited for today." 

"Yeah me too, where is the fun? Where is the stripper and what about the music?" Brandon complained.

"Exactly, is this even a party?" Owen added. 

"Strippers? Melissa will strip me and then throw me into a lake if I get strippers," Noah stated. Looking at Sebastian who was quietly enjoying his drink, he added, "Anyway, my best man isn't in his best mood today." 

Raising his brows, Brandon chuckled, "Seb, are you freaking out?" 

"Who? Me? Not at all," Sebastian scoffed. "Why would I freak out?" 

"It's a big day tomorrow so maybe I thought you were." 

"Of course he is, just look at his face," Calvin chuckled. 

"Yeah, he looks more nervous than Noah who is actually getting married," Owen remarked. 

Looking away, Sebastian declared in a very low and unsure tone. "I am not nervous." 

"Uh huh, are you sure?" Noah inquired. 

Helplessly shaking his head, he sighed, "Okay, maybe a little bit but not more than that." 

"Pfft just chill man, Noah is the one getting married not you," Brandon remarked before walking towards him. 

…..