A cardigan, a flannel, and an apple

The wedding announcement came not long after that I'll fated phone call.  It was simple white card stock, black glossy font, a picture of handsome Shane and pregnant June in black and white.  They looked blissfully happy.  June had gained a considerable amount of weight, this Bianca found to be enormously satisfying.  She was wearing a white casual maternity dress small flowers printed all over it and a cardigan , "very matronly" Bianca grunted. Then she skimmed over to her father.  Shane was wearing a flannel tucked into his blue jeans, no belt, so him. He was smiling sweetly with both arms around June, her head tucked under his chin.  Bianca's heart ached.  This was the first time she had seen them together, this war between them, a war Bianca had invented internally, seemed to have suddenly come to an end, ironically, Bianca was on the side defeated and had been the only side fighting all along.  Even in this realization, forgiveness was not there, acceptance would have to come first and Bianca would never accept this.  Tyler would be home from work soon, he had completed school and had only three months left of his internship at a local law firm, he hadn't taken his bar exam yet, but there was no doubt he would pass without incident.  Money had been no obstacle for the young couple, Bianca's job paid her personal bills, and the Holt family supported Tyler completely, making a generous deposit into his checking account twice a month.  Bianca wanted to leave Mississippi, she wanted to be as far away from Shane, June and the new baby as she could. But the situation with Avery and Trent  had set the tone for how well that would go over with the Holts, so Bianca knew better than to entertain thoughts if relocation.


"Sup babe" Tyler hugged Bianca before heading to the fridge, Bianca said nothing but held the announcement in front of her, waiting for Tyler to turn around. "Oh, man, what's this, let me see" Tyler looked thoughtfully at the little card for a few moments before flicking it toward Bianca, "June looks really fat" he chuckled. Bianca loved that he said this but only enjoyed it privately, she didn't want Tyler knowing how June's weight gain lit up her life right now, "Tyler, she's pregnant, not fat" Bianca scolded.  Tyler took a bite of the apple he retrieved from the refrigerator and sauntered over to her wrapping his arms around her waist and swaying with her in sort of a dance, "I'm sure you won't look like that when your pregnant, a dime like you can be sexy and thin even when your pregnant." Ohhhhh Tyler, she thought, you always know exactly what to say to me, not wanting to let him in on this she replied "wishful thinking, my dear everyone gains weight when they're pregnant" still engaged in they're kitchen sway dance Tyler took another bite of his apple and raised an eyebrow, he knows me so well Bianca thought, "okay, I'll admit she's looking a bit more plump than maybe she should at six months along." "Is she six months already, gosh, time Flies when your having fun" Tylers draw still gave Bianca chills all over her body.  It would be impossible for any woman to be more attracted to a man than Bianca was to Tyler."six months. Give or take, who's counting...and who's having fun?" "Why miss Shelt funny you should ask?" Bianca smiled at her Beau, anticipating his charmingly witty reply, Tyler stopped swaying and took his arms from around Bianca, placing his hands on either side of her onto the kitchen counter behind. He leaned in and sweetly kissed her forehead  then pulled just inches away from her face and locked into her eyes with his, "Darlin', I'm having the time of my life." He said lowering down into a kneel before her. Out of his back pocket her produced a diamond ring and offered it up to her on his little finger, his blue eyes glistening and a charming half grin washed over his beautiful face.  "Bianca..." her heart stopped beating and everything around her ceased to exist, "Darlin', do me the great honor of being the time of my life, for the rest of my life?"