Book3:WereMyDreamIs (第281/327页)

faceverylightlyokay?”SupermodelSamanthaertatthis.Afewsimplelighttouchesandshewasdone.LookingatDornaadmiringlyinthemirror,shesaid,“OhlittleDorna,youaresobeautiful!Lookatyourself,justafewsimpletouchesandyouhavebeorebeautifulthanever!YouhaveanaturalbeautythatIreallyenvy.”SuplimentarywordsfromasophisticatedwomanlikeSamanthagaveDornaawarmfeeling.Thoughshewasjustieens,thoselightexperttouchesofeticsaddedafemininecharmandlovelinesswhichmadeherfeelspedproud.DornalookedatAishaandasked,

    “HiAisha,doyoureallythinkKingDimitriwille?Whatifhedoesn’t?Howwillourweddinggoonifhedoesn’tshowup?Howtherebeaweddingwithoutagroom?”Aisha’seyesleftherbookandsaid,

    “Youhaveaskedmethisquestioimesalreadytoday.ItoldyouthatmyintuitionisKingDimitriwillshowupbecauseheisourbelovedking.Hewillneverleaveusallinalurchlikethis.Iamquitefidentthatmyintuitioniscorrect,sodonotaskmethisquestionagain.”Sayingso,Aisha’seyesagainlookeddownonherbook.MegginnlookedupfromherworkandgaveDornaameaningfulgnce,cautionioleavethatquestionalonesoasnottoannoyQueenAisha.Dornauoodandspokenomore.Hereyeswenttotheputerswhichshowedthatthechurchwasfulltocapacityandmurmuredunderherbreath,

    “Alltheguestsshouldhavearrivedbynow.Whyhasn’ttheweddingbegu?”Beforeshefinishedspeaking,thechurchbellsbeganringingloudlyandmerrily,mixedwiththebringofhornsfromthefleetofbridalcarswhichearerandiltheyreachedtheentrahechurthesshesawtheyoungandhandsomeMr.O’Brian,apaniedbyhistwobestmen,walkquicklydowntheredcarpettowardsthealtarandthemuchrespectedwhite-hairedpastorquietlyemergefromthevestrydoortostandbeforethealtar.SuddenlystrainsoftheWeddingMarchpyedbytheansoundedandtheveiledfigureofthebridewalkedslowlyandsolemnlydowntheredcarpetintothechurthearmse,plumpman.Dornacriedoutinsurprise,

    “Howeheishere…?Wheredidheefrom…?Hey,youguyseandsee.Markiswalkingdowntheredcarpetwiththebride.Howeheistheonegivingthebrideaway?”AishaputdownherbookandcameginnandSamanthaalsocrowdedaround.Alleyeswereontheputersshowingtheseoftheweddinginthechurch.

    “That’sstrange!”saidAisha.“HowdidMarkappearhere?Acctoourpn,MarkposedtosubstitutefDimitriandghtheweddinginhispceifDimitrididnotshowup.Howdidheendupgivingawaythebride?Butetothinkofit,Markwasquiteagoodchoiceforthatjob.Novel’sparentsarenolongerlivingandshehasnosiblings,sothereisogiveherawayattheceremony.InAmalia’seyes,Markislikeherownson.KingDimitrilikeshimtooandhehasalwaysgottenalongverywellwithmembersoftheKingdomofDreamsasifeveryonewasabighappyfamily.HeisasuitablechoicetotakethepceofabriveNovelawaytroom.Whydidhinkofthatourselves…?Butwhatwedidnotthinkof,Goddid.Ithinkthisisaverygoodomen.IfeelintuitivelythatKingDimitriwillshowupandtakepartinourwedding,whichisalsohiswedding.Myintuitionisstrohanever…”

    Earlythatmbeforetheareawascordonedoff,fourtrailersarrivedandparkedoreetatthebatrahechurch.Thedriversandtheirassistantsgotoutaakentoarestareawheretheycouldrestandenjoysomerefreshments.OhetrailerswasoccupiedbyAmalia,Yoko,Shei,Laverne,MarkandlittledogMaureen.SheiandYokohadalreadydressedAmaliainherred