Husband With Benefits
Chapter 692: The Bride Arrives

Chapter 692: The Bride Arrives

Autumn stood in the middle of the resort, her eyes sweeping over the beautifully decorated surroundings. The place looked stunning, every detail meticulously planned, and she couldn’t help but let out a contented sigh. Everything was just so perfect, almost like a dream. As she admired the setting, she caught sight of Jacks heading in the opposite direction. Having spied her target, she hurried after him.

"Jacks!" she called out, quickening her pace to catch up since she knew he would definitely try to escape her again and asked, "When is the couple and their guests arriving? They’re supposed to have their rehearsal tonight, right?"

Jacks, who had been focused on something on his phone, paused and turned to face her. His usual sulky expression vanished, replaced by a rare flicker of excitement that she could not understand the reason for. "Forget about the guests for now," he said, "You should come check out the bridal suite with me. The dress just arrived."

Autumn’s eyes widened with surprise and delight. "Oh, that’s amazing!" she exclaimed, nearly bouncing with excitement. "What’s it like? Is it flowy and dreamy, like something out of a fairy tale? Or is it sleek and elegant?"

Jacks laughed,"Aren’t you too excited over someone else’s wedding?"

Autumn shrugged, "Well, I know I’ve said this a few times but I’ll say this again. This entire wedding event feels like something I would have designed if I was the one getting married. So,on one hand, I want to make sure that every aspect of it is perfect. And on the other, I want to find some flaw so that I might not feel so envious."

"What is there to be envious about? You just ask Gabe to hold such a wedding for you. I am sure he would arrange it."

Autumn rolled her eyes," Oh please. There is no need for it. I mean, yes it is romantic, but it is... I mean... I think it would be over the top! We are already married so why would we hold a wedding?"

"Because you can? Also, didn’t Nora and Demetri also held a wedding?"

"Don’t tempt me, Jacks! I do not want to become a bridezilla! And I assure you, if I need to prepare for my wedding, that is what I will be."

Jacks grinned and muttered something under his breath that she did not catch. Meanwhile, as they walked towards the large bridal suite, he quickly typed out the message to inform the ’guests’ of the next move.

"Take your eyes out of the phone, Jacks or you will trip over your own feet." Autumn muttered as the man slowed down. She wanted to go and check out the dress of the bride.

Jacks chuckled and, without looking up, reached into his pocket and pulled out a small key. "Here," he said, pressing it into her hand. "The bride just arrived with her team for a fitting check. Go on ahead and open the bridal room for her."

Autumn’s heart skipped a beat as she felt the cool metal of the key in her palm. "You mean I get to see the dress first?" she asked in anticipation.

"Yep, but you better hurry," Jacks replied with a wink, finally glancing up from his phone. "She’ll be here any minute."

Autumn didn’t need any more encouragement. Clutching the key, she turned and practically sprinted down the hall.

Reaching the door to the bridal suite, she stepped inside, walked around the screen. And then froze. Every step she took after that was as if she were in a trance. As she reached the dress, she studied it closely, wondering if she was hallucinating. It had to be that...

How could it be this? And yet, as her eyes traced the delicate pattern of embroidered flowers and vines across the bodice, flowing into more abundant flowers on the skirt she knew in her heart that this was the dress.

The dress that she had wanted for herself when she’d gone with the girls to choose a dress for Ava. It had taken her weeks to get the dress off her mind, when she’d almost planned to go buy it and keep it in storage. And yet, here it was now... For a moment, she forgot that this was someone else’s wedding, someone else’s dream. In that moment, she was tempted to make it her own.

Just as Autumn’s fingers lightly brushed the edge of the gown, she suddenly felt strong arms wrap around her waist. Her heart leapt into her throat, and she instinctively tensed, ready to defend herself. But before she could react, she caught a familiar scent—earthy, warm, and distinctly Gabe’s.

"Gabe?" she whispered, her voice a mix of surprise and confusion. "What are you doing here?"

"I came here for you, of course. Come here."

As Gabe caught her hand and they walked back around the screen, her eyes widened even further, making Gabe chuckle. She looked like a little doe when she did this. Before he could tell her anything, the girls all screamed, "Surprise." While she was still surprised, a bottle of champagne was popped open and within a minute,a flute had been pushed into her hand and Nora announced Gabe to make a toast.

Autumn felt as if something was wrong. Why were all the Frosty girls here? And why were the popping champagne? The bride and her entourage were going to come in at any moment...

But then, Gabe made the toast as he raised his glass," To Autumn becoming the most beautiful bride."

Autumn stood frozen, the words echoing in her ears. The most beautiful bride? She glanced around, her mind racing to catch up with what was happening. The Frosty girls—Nora, Ava, and the rest—were all there, their faces lit with excitement and mischief, as if they had been in on some grand secret.

"Wait a minute," Autumn began, her voice shaky as she looked at Gabe, who was grinning from ear to ear. "What do you mean, ’the most beautiful bride’? The bride’s supposed to be arriving any minute—"

"She already has," Nora interrupted, her tone teasing as she took a step closer, clinking her glass against Autumn’s. "And she’s standing right in front of us. Once we are done with the champagne, we’ll check the dress trial..."

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