Chapter 43 - 42

The next day Dimitri was in high spirits, he had woken early in anticipation of this wonderful occasion. He was dressed in a very stylish and well-tailored black suit, while Aurora wore a figure-enhancing red dress. Dimitri's family gathered together to wish them well in celebration of this auspicious occasion. 

They arrived at the registrar's office, and since he came from a prominent family, they were ushered straight into the office of the head registrar, where they had everything ready. All Aurora and Dimitri had to do was to sign all the documents.

Dimitri signed with a smile on his face, which had captivated Aurora. She always gets caught unaware of how handsome he really was. 

"It's your turn," he said as he held her hand and kissed her knuckles. She blushed, and for a moment, she forgot they were not alone. Remembering him kissing her in other places. 

He was going to be her husband as soon as she signed this piece of paper that will tie them together forever. She took a deep breath and signed her maiden name for the last time.

Now there was no more reason to deny him their union. This won't be a casual relationship only forged because of her son. They were now bound together by the law and by their promise to always be together.

Dimitri looked very happy as he held Aurora's hand after they left the registrar's office. Their car had been parked right in front of the building, and as they got nearer, she heard Dimitri ask his PA to open the trunk. 

It was covered with hundreds of the deepest red roses, and the aroma wafting from the flowers was intoxicating, she had never seen anything this beautiful in her life, and she was delighted that Dimitri had bought them all for her. 

"These are so lovely," she said as she felt one of the petals between her fingers, Dimitri grinned as he took one out and gave it to her, at the same time he took a box out from his breast pocket. Inside the box, he revealed the Whitest 20 carat Flawless Emerald cut diamond that was the only one to be found in the world. 

She was in awe of the ring as he slid it onto her finger. It seemed like he not only knew her dress and undergarment size, he knew her ring size as well. 

"Wow! This is so beautiful, everything is so beautiful, the roses, my dress, and now this ring," she said shyly.

"Do you like it?" he beamed, he had chosen everything himself and was proud that she liked it.

"Yes, I do, thank you…when did you have time to buy this?" Aurora smiled broadly.

"I bought it a long time ago….," He replied. He got it after he met Aurora. He was so sure they would be spending the rest of their life together. He had contacted one of the best jewelry designers in the world and gave her the specifications he wanted for the ring, and she delivered. 

Aurora sat in the car contemplating her situation, "I'm married," she thought, as she took another look at her ring and smiled, "I'm no longer alone, and this man is my husband," as she looked over at Dimitri. She now had somebody to rely on other than herself, which eases her burden a bit, but it scared her as well since she's never relied on anyone but herself before.

"So you know that today is just to register our marriage, but we will still have a wedding ceremony later," Dimitri said.

"We don't really need to have a wedding ceremony, this here is enough for me. I don't expect anything else," she was happy with what she had right now, the official title and a beautiful wedding ring to verify it. She really didn't think it was necessary for a showy wedding ceremony. Plus, she didn't have anyone to represent her family anyway so it will be intimidating to have a celebration with a lot of people that she wouldn't know.

"Whatever you have here today is just the tip of the iceberg. I am just tied up with work right now, but once everything is cleared, we will have the wedding ceremony.  I want to give you the world because you deserve so much," he said lovingly, as he reached for her hand and kissed her fingers.

Aurora became emotional, she had tears pooling in her eyes, she had no idea why Dimitri was so enamored with her, and she felt so lucky that he had welcomed the news of having a son with open arms instead of doubt and disdain.

Another surprise greeted her when they reached the house. There were flower petals strewn all over the front, leading into the house, and everywhere she looked, there were gorgeous flower arrangements that smelled heavenly.

Her mother-in-law eagerly gave her a hug,  "Congratulations and welcome to the family," and reached out for her hand to see her ring,  "I love the ring, my son has very elegant taste." 

Matthew's face softened while he looked at the couple, he was happy that his son had finally found someone.

"Mama, mama…show Enzo," he said, copying his grandma, "Wooooow!" he said excitedly.

"Dada, mama...stay with baby...always...together," his grandma had explained why his parents had left together that morning without him. He had cried for a bit when he thought they left him behind and were never coming back. 

"I told him why you left without him, and when he asked what being married meant, I said it meant you will always be together forever," Daisy explained with a laugh. "Oh this little baby is so smart," she said as she pinched his cheeks.

Aurora kneeled down and gave him a hug, "Yes baby, we will always stay together."

"Mama, dada, baby, grandma, grandpa, Uncle Gabe… together," he giggled as he identified all his family members. 

Dimitri lifted Enzo in his arms. "Your mama is right, we will stay together forever." Enzo giggled and planted kisses on his father's face.

"Congratulations, brother," Gabriel said, giving Dimitri a quick hug. He was happy that his brother found someone to settle down with.

He found out about Dimitri and Aurora's history, and he was shocked about what happened, even suspect that it was a setup, but then he thought, why would Aurora disappear for 5 years if it was a setup? It was also not bad having Enzo as his nephew, and Aurora seemed nice enough, so he will accept it for what it is.

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