The Perry Brothers - Ch. 26
Terri and Terry, 27 years old
"Should we have a theme? I think we should have a theme! What's gonna be our theme?" Terry rolls his eye once again. Terri and Catherine are totally obsessed with planning their wedding. "How 'bout winter wonderland?" Oh, come on. That's so cliché. Terri however likes the idea. The couple goes through different colours, patterns and flowers. Snowflake invitations. Ruby giants. Lots of lace. Shoulder warmers. Long gloves. The colours are going to be white, light blue, silver and purple. It fits well with the winter theme and also the ring. Terri and Catherine are going crazy. Luckily, Terry gets them convinced to do a smaller wedding.
There's absolutely no peace. Let's go dress shopping, let's go cake tasting, let's go here, let's go there. It's really taking all the energy out of Terry. "Who are we gonna invite?" Terry wakes up from his own thoughts. "I-I don't know... Friends... Family... Whatever." Terri groans and tries to think of more people. "Hey, how about Roland?" Terry looks over to his brother, confused. "Roland? Terri, I'm not sure if that's a good idea..." "It'll be fine. We haven't seen him in a long, long time, and he was our best friend." "But-" "You could finally tell him, how you feel." Terry is choking up a little bit. He's looking at Terri with an angry, but vulnerable expression. "You know what, I don't care. It's your wedding anyway, not mine." Terri gets frustrated. "I thought we went through the phase of your and my life! I... Well... Fine. I'll invite him anyway." Terry definitely doesn't want to see Roland again. And telling him, how he feels. No way. Terry never bothers others with his feelings. Your thoughts are your thoughts, you keep them to yourself.
"This is it, Terry. I'm getting married." The twins fix their purple ties and smile at each other. Wow. Both of them realize just now, that they really are grown up. That's weird. Terry still sees his brother as the little over-active kid. Always getting into trouble. Terri still sees his brother as the little awkward kid. Always having trouble standing up for himself. They can remember their game nights like yesterday. All the stupid fights. This wedding is supposed to celebrate Terri and Catherine, but somehow, it feels like it's about Terri and Terry.
The music starts. Instead of classic wedding music, they have a love song. Not too cheesy though. They didn't want a too traditional wedding. Catherine steps in. She's gorgeous. Her beautiful, silky hair is left loose and free, but very small, glitter snowflakes are scattered carefully at the ends. Her dress moves beautifully while she walks. One single flower petal drops to the ground. Terri can barely stand still, waiting for Catherine to reach the altar. As she gets closer, she offers her hand to Terri and smiles. This is really it. Marriage. I just feels so right to stand next to each other, right here, right now. It feels magical. It feels like a fairytale. The best fairytale.
When the ceremony is over, of course, the couple shares their first kiss as husband and wife. Catherine also gives Terry a small kiss on the cheek. Terry blushes. It's impossible to describe, how much it means to him, that Catherine appreciates him. He really thought, there would be no one in the whole world, that could accept him, even though they only want his brother. Terri is glad too. More than glad. Catherine is perfect in every way.
Music. Darkness. Lights. Smiling faces. The reception is laid-back. Samantha walks over to the couple. "Hey, Sam! It's been so long." They give a big hug. "Uh, Catherine, this is Samantha, our old friend." "Who did you call old?" Classic Samantha. "So, you're still with Lily?" "Yeah. I can't believe it's been already 15 years..." Catherine won't believe what she's hearing. "Wh-what, wait, how? You've been together for 15 years? I mean then you'd have to have met when you were little kids!" "Well, little kids... Maybe just kids. Preteens. Do you guys have some sort of a honey moon?" "Well, no. We're just going to stay home together." Samantha let's out a smirk. "Well, congratulations to the couple, and Terry! Now, I'm gonna go get more drinks so I can go crazy..."
Catherine has gone and talk to her friends. The brothers are looking around and see Roland. "Hey, Roland!" "Hi, guys! Congrats and all, this is amazing." "Yeah, thanks. How are you and Molly doing?" Roland suddenly looks upset, but quickly is over it. "Oh, yeah... We're not... Yeah, it didn't work out." "Oh... I'm sorry, I should've..." "It's fine. I'm actually kinda glad." Terri stops for a moment. "Hey, stay there, Terry and I gotta talk." Terri takes his brother a little further away from Roland. "There's your sign." "What?" "Ask him out!" "Terri, no! He's not interested in me!" "And how would you know?" "Isn't it clear? It's never going to happen." "Terry, we went through this already! Now you're just deciding to be miserable and alone." "Well, maybe I am then. It's still not going to happen!" Terri turns his brother to face him and looks into his eye. "Terry. I know that face. I know this feeling. I recognize that voice. You want to tell him. And you should." "Well, sometimes things don't go the way you want." Terry turns away. Terri gives up. He doesn't want to use the puppy eye on this one. This one's serious. He knows Terry would feel humiliated in this situation. Maybe someday, he'd find someone. There's no use pushing Terry.
There's absolutely no peace. Let's go dress shopping, let's go cake tasting, let's go here, let's go there. It's really taking all the energy out of Terry. "Who are we gonna invite?" Terry wakes up from his own thoughts. "I-I don't know... Friends... Family... Whatever." Terri groans and tries to think of more people. "Hey, how about Roland?" Terry looks over to his brother, confused. "Roland? Terri, I'm not sure if that's a good idea..." "It'll be fine. We haven't seen him in a long, long time, and he was our best friend." "But-" "You could finally tell him, how you feel." Terry is choking up a little bit. He's looking at Terri with an angry, but vulnerable expression. "You know what, I don't care. It's your wedding anyway, not mine." Terri gets frustrated. "I thought we went through the phase of your and my life! I... Well... Fine. I'll invite him anyway." Terry definitely doesn't want to see Roland again. And telling him, how he feels. No way. Terry never bothers others with his feelings. Your thoughts are your thoughts, you keep them to yourself.
"This is it, Terry. I'm getting married." The twins fix their purple ties and smile at each other. Wow. Both of them realize just now, that they really are grown up. That's weird. Terry still sees his brother as the little over-active kid. Always getting into trouble. Terri still sees his brother as the little awkward kid. Always having trouble standing up for himself. They can remember their game nights like yesterday. All the stupid fights. This wedding is supposed to celebrate Terri and Catherine, but somehow, it feels like it's about Terri and Terry.
The music starts. Instead of classic wedding music, they have a love song. Not too cheesy though. They didn't want a too traditional wedding. Catherine steps in. She's gorgeous. Her beautiful, silky hair is left loose and free, but very small, glitter snowflakes are scattered carefully at the ends. Her dress moves beautifully while she walks. One single flower petal drops to the ground. Terri can barely stand still, waiting for Catherine to reach the altar. As she gets closer, she offers her hand to Terri and smiles. This is really it. Marriage. I just feels so right to stand next to each other, right here, right now. It feels magical. It feels like a fairytale. The best fairytale.
When the ceremony is over, of course, the couple shares their first kiss as husband and wife. Catherine also gives Terry a small kiss on the cheek. Terry blushes. It's impossible to describe, how much it means to him, that Catherine appreciates him. He really thought, there would be no one in the whole world, that could accept him, even though they only want his brother. Terri is glad too. More than glad. Catherine is perfect in every way.
Music. Darkness. Lights. Smiling faces. The reception is laid-back. Samantha walks over to the couple. "Hey, Sam! It's been so long." They give a big hug. "Uh, Catherine, this is Samantha, our old friend." "Who did you call old?" Classic Samantha. "So, you're still with Lily?" "Yeah. I can't believe it's been already 15 years..." Catherine won't believe what she's hearing. "Wh-what, wait, how? You've been together for 15 years? I mean then you'd have to have met when you were little kids!" "Well, little kids... Maybe just kids. Preteens. Do you guys have some sort of a honey moon?" "Well, no. We're just going to stay home together." Samantha let's out a smirk. "Well, congratulations to the couple, and Terry! Now, I'm gonna go get more drinks so I can go crazy..."
Catherine has gone and talk to her friends. The brothers are looking around and see Roland. "Hey, Roland!" "Hi, guys! Congrats and all, this is amazing." "Yeah, thanks. How are you and Molly doing?" Roland suddenly looks upset, but quickly is over it. "Oh, yeah... We're not... Yeah, it didn't work out." "Oh... I'm sorry, I should've..." "It's fine. I'm actually kinda glad." Terri stops for a moment. "Hey, stay there, Terry and I gotta talk." Terri takes his brother a little further away from Roland. "There's your sign." "What?" "Ask him out!" "Terri, no! He's not interested in me!" "And how would you know?" "Isn't it clear? It's never going to happen." "Terry, we went through this already! Now you're just deciding to be miserable and alone." "Well, maybe I am then. It's still not going to happen!" Terri turns his brother to face him and looks into his eye. "Terry. I know that face. I know this feeling. I recognize that voice. You want to tell him. And you should." "Well, sometimes things don't go the way you want." Terry turns away. Terri gives up. He doesn't want to use the puppy eye on this one. This one's serious. He knows Terry would feel humiliated in this situation. Maybe someday, he'd find someone. There's no use pushing Terry.
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