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e woman, not meeting Gianna's inquisitive gaze, pul

too luxurious and lavish for any ordinary dressi

ng. She expected one of the several ladies in the room t

lf and just go with the flow as the women started getting her ready. She let them do their thing, and while she was get

ent, but hopefully she would get to enjoy something like this o

n most sets she'd been to they would use the counter

eally huge proje

fferent from the usua

hat might have filled her with joyful butter

hered out of the dress

welled dramatically. Everyone turned in near-uniso

ke the nave of a grand church. Rows of wooden pews we

festooned with more flowers and gauzy fabric, wa

co-actor...she

e officiant and the lawyers. Mason had never planned for his

came to her mind was "

the usual kind befitting of a movie set. Th

erself in, with absolutely no preparation or context given. Just roll

r" was essentially he

perhaps wondering if this last-minute bride would be up to the task. Gianna forced her featur

ere today to bear witness to the joining together of th

ove and commitment. Gianna tried her best to stay focuse

at the groom. "Please state

well," he s

he'd heard that name

aracter's name supposed to be? They couldn't pos

iant gave her an

name,

name, and if something happened to be wrong with that, she was sure whoever

nna Wi

on and Gianna. Please join

Caldwell, take you Gianna Wi

ldwell , take you Gianna Wi

d from this day for

for richer or for poorer,

d the st

ish, from this day forwar

t then turne

adily recited each portion of the

from this day forward. For better or for worse, for richer or for poorer, in sickness an

Gianna being pronounced husband and wife amids

e door, looking like he'd just ran a marathon, his j

quickly in

Mason why excused himself and

quick and cautious sw

ot the o

arted to form in

do you

r your instruction. I was delayed due to traffic circumstances, h

further as he turned his he

be moving about the place. She also stepped away from the altar, wonderin

ma'am? You h

e woman an embarrassed sm

thank

end checking in on how the supposed acting gig had gone. As soon a

ann

tion of her bizarre experience but her friend

?! The director was so pissed when you were a no-show, he

'm at the place right now, I just finished

y were in, at the decorations a

belief. "The guy who told me about the gig just called sa

red, now feeling reality starti

peaking again, "Okay...hold on, just calm down for a s

ing together. She quickly pulled up the text from earlier

hollowly, now noticing the slight difference in the numbers

ned to look towards the door, where Mason

ink I just go