My Dad's Bestfriend

Chapter 84 Before The Aisle

Jacob

"Why are you yawning so much?" Samuel asked, a curious look in his eyes as he glanced at me. The designers were busy checking the fit of his suit.

Even though Evelyn and I were official, it didn't mean I could tell him the truth. If I did, he might forget about his impending wedding and beat me to a pulp, and it dawned on me, I had forgotten to mention - his punches hurt like hell. But, I had a feeling my punches had left their own mark, given that I could see the girl doing his makeup trying to hide the red mark on his jaw.

"Nothing, I just didn't get enough sleep," I shrugged it off with a forced laugh, straightening my own suit.

"You better not be caught yawning in the videos. I don't need a boring shitty groomsman," Samuel warned, scoffing.

God, he and his antics.

"Don't worry, I won't ruin it for you," I rolled my eyes as one of the dressers approached to fix my tie.

A few moments passed in silence, and I noticed Samuel's expression shifting through a spectrum of colors - red, blue, and even a shade of purple. That was how I came to understand his emotions. Was he getting cold feet already? No fucking way!

He turned to me ever so slightly, just before he could open his mouth, I beat him to it.

"Don't start with the 'I'm nervous' act shit because I won't buy it, Samuel."

I love her and I'd do anything to make her happy. This

me that 'I'm about to fuck everything up' look? Look, Samuel, you can't back

just..." He hesitated, and I couldn't quite comprehend his emotions as the hairdresser began fixing his hair and spraying it with some unfamiliar product-don't blame me, I didn't know shit about this stuff, all I knew was my three-in-one body, face and hair wash, "I was...just about to ask

the wedding. So, the wedding not taking place was

couldn't quite say that I didn't totally see

my mouth to respond, but he interrupted, "You know, things can go wrong in so many ways. After the wedding, nothing remains the same, and there's

the rollercoaster experience, he and Danica had been through, from the most beautiful relationship to a complete

my arm around his shoulder,

I

you before, and

all your other relationships will end the same way You and Danica were young, and you made decisions based on sudden bursts of emotion and got worse outcomes. It was your hormones and all that shit, but your situation with Clara is different. She knows you for who you truly are, and you're no longer that same college guy. You're in the best place now, and you've both seen each other's worst phases. Don't treat this wedding like a knife to your throat-take

have," he said with determination. "You

man. I know you love her,"

a while. But all of that

a sigh. "If anything goes wrong, I swear to God I will make your life

stand there on the stage. Your heaven will

I know you can

replied, snapping my fingers, taking pride, "It's all the