Trapped in Her Heart

0Astonished and confused by the sudden unexpected approach, Ellie took the bouquet in her hand. With her brows scrunched, she was about to say something when someone tapped on her shoulder.      0

Turning around, she saw Sebastian standing right behind her with a smile on his face. She tightened her grip around the bouquet when her eyes landed on the small maroon velvet box in his hand. And before she knew it, he was on his knees, right in front of her.      

"Your presence completely changed my life. Not only did you make it more beautiful but also meaningful. You gave me a very beautiful reason to carry on, you gave me yourself and your love. So—" Taking the ring out of the box, he added, "Ellie Miller, will you accept this ring and me for the rest of our lives? Will you marry me and be mine forever?"      

Without tears streaming down her cheeks, Ellie vigorously nodded her head before giving him her hand.      

With a huge satisfied grin on his face, he quickly slided the ring into her finger without wasting a single second. He then quickly got up and pulled her into his embrace. "I love you."      

Pulling away, she placed her hand on his cheek and smiled, "I love you too."      

"I will always love you, I promise," he stated before pressing his lips against hers.      

Squealing in excitement, Melissa jumped into Noah's arms. "Oh my God, this is even more exciting than our wedding."      

Placing his hand on Harry's shoulder, Arthur smiled, "We are officially in-laws now."      

Giving him a hug, Harry patted his back. "Yes, we are a big family now."      

"So we have one more wedding to attend," Jeremy, Mellisa's father exclaimed.      

While everyone was congratulating the newly engaged couple, someone did not seem very happy with the sudden change in events.      

Judith, who did not fail to notice the sudden sourness in Rebecca's expression, slowly approached her. "Sometimes, we have to let go of our stubbornness and beliefs for the sake of our childhood."     

Without waiting for her reply, she added, "Harry and I never wanted Ellie to work outside Seattle let alone getting married to someone who lives in a completely different city. As she is our only daughter, we wanted to keep her close and find the most eligible man for her ourselves. But as our daughter grew bigger, we understood that her dreams and passion are bigger than we had thought. We couldn't convince ourselves to restrict her freedom just because we had planned it for a long time. So we decided to let her go and do what she wants."      

"Mrs Stewart, I know you had your own plans for your kids, so did we. Things never go as planned. Unexpected changes in events are normal because that is how life works. Maybe if things had gone as you had planned, everything would be different but our kids are happy the way things are. And now all we have to do is cherish each and every moment with them. This will not only make them happy but also make everything more beautiful," she explained before walking away.      

Tightening her grip around her purse, Rebecca pursed her lips while staring at Ellie and Sebastian who were all smiles and happy.      

…..     

A week later.      

Ellie's parents' place.      

"Mom, what is this meeting about?" Ellie curiously inquired without taking her eyes off the room where Harry and Sebastian were having a private meeting.      

Stirring the soup, Judith shrugged her shoulders. "I have no idea honey, your father just strictly instructed me not to let anyone in for sometime as he wants to discuss something important with Seb before you guys leave for LA tomorrow."      

Scrunching her brows, Ellie complained, "Well, he could just talk here right in front of us."      

"Will you stop whining like a child and just sit down for a while? They are men, maybe they are discussing something important." Turning down the flame before covering the pot with a lid, Judith inquired, "Now while they are having their secret talks, why don't you and I have ours."      

"Okay, what do you wanna talk about?"      

"How are things going with Seb's mother? I heard she called you yesterday?" Judith asked.      

Ellie nodded her head and answered, "Yes she did."      

"What did she tell you?"      

"Hmm she wants to meet me after we go back to discuss a few things about the wedding," Ellie hesitantly answered.      

"That is nice but you don't seem very happy or convinced about it." When Ellie did not say anything, Judith added, "Honey, what happened?"      

"I don't know mom, after everything that happened, I am not very comfortable with her. I know she is Sebastian's mother and I can't avoid her but—" Stopping midway, Ellie sighed, "Why is everything so smooth yet so compliacted?"      

Gently caressing her head, Judith explained, "I know how you are feeling right now and it's completely normal for you to feel that way. But I think you are feeling this way because you are still thinking about the things that happened in the past."      

"Despite everything that happened, you are Sebastian managed to overcome that and now you both are preparing to start a whole new journey. That is what matters honey, the present matters not the past or future. I know what Sebastian's mother did in the past has hurt you alot but that was also the past. Now, in the future, she is trying to approach you and maybe she wants to make things right. All you have to do is, give her a chance and make thighs completely smooth now," she further explained.      

"You think so?"      

Judith nodded her head and answered, "Of course, when someone is trying to make an effort to make up for his or her past mistakes, you gotta give them and show them your appreciation."      

Gently caressing her cheeks, she stated, "Always remember one thing Ellie, it takes a lot of courage to make things right. Not many people can do it. Since she is ta being courageous and taking a step, you should have a big heart and make her feel comfortable."      

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