Chapter 57

Elijah gave all decisions to her when it came to the preparation for their wedding. They weren't in a hurry to get married because she still preferred to fix the groom’s face before they went to the altar. Alessa also knew that it wasn't so easy to decide. Little by little, she and Elijah sorted out their priorities.

Today, Elijah was scheduled to meet with the plastic surgeon who would fix his face. Alessa wouldn't have come, but her boyfriend insisted. He said they would go to a boutique shop and she would be measured for a wedding gown.

“We can go there next week,” she said.

“Why would it be next week if it could do us today, babe? You don’t have to do anything. I won’t be able to see you next week. You know I’m going to have surgery and I don’t want you to take care of the things needed for our wedding alone.”

“Mom and Mom Sheila are my helpers, so you don’t have to think about anything,” she said to him.

He pulled her to hug her tig