FB, FW Chapter 1
"Where are the bridesmaid's dresses for Chloe, Donna and Daisy Jo?" Anna was running around trying to organise everything whilst Alexx was in the bedroom helping Calleigh get ready for her big day. Natalia came running out of the dining room with her hair and make-up done, wrapped in her robe and crashed straight into Anna.
"Sorry Anna, are you okay?"
Anna stood back slightly and looked at Natalia, "no, I can't find the girls dresses anywhere. Do you know where they are?"
Natalia thought for a moment, "have a look in Kyle's room. I think mine is in there as well."
Anna and Natalia ran upstairs into Kyle's bedroom. Anna started to panic, "Natalia, I can't see them anywhere."
"Calm down Anna, lets have a look in the closets first."
Anna took a few deep breaths to calm herself down. Memories of her own wedding started to come flooding back. And she thought her big day was manic, today seems to be even worse. Natalia searched the closets on one side of the room and Anna searched the other ones.
"Found them!" Natalia held up three small gowns and handed them to Anna.
"Thank god! I was really worried there," Anna breathed a sigh of relief as she took the gowns from Natalia, "thank you. Is yours there?"
Natalia smiled, "its here, stop worrying. I have the 'maid of honour' gown here for Alexx. I'll pop into the bedroom and hand it to her."
"That would be great. I'll go get the girls ready."
Anna went downstairs to the dining room to sort out the girls and Natalia went into the bedroom.
As she entered, Alexx was just about finished doing Calleigh's hair.
"Hey Calleigh, how are you feeling?"
Calleigh looked round at Natalia, "nervous as hell. How are things going out there? I heard Anna shouting."
Natalia laughed, "nothing to worry about, I think she's just a bit panicky about getting the girls ready on time."
Calleigh went to stand up, "I should go and see if she needs a hand."
"Uh uh, honey, you are staying right here with me. Anna and Natalia have said that they will sort the girls out," Alexx wasn't having any of it. Besides, Calleigh knew better than to argue with Alexx. So, she sat back down and tried to relax.
"Erm, Natalia, if you're helping Anna, why are you in here?"
"Oh, yeah, right. I've just come to give Alexx her gown," Natalia passed it to Alexx.
"Thank you honey, now you'd better get downstairs to help Anna."
Natalia saluted Alexx in jest, "yes ma'am."
Just then the doorbell rang, Calleigh stood up.
"Calleigh, I'll get that on my way back down."
Natalia rushed downstairs to the front door. She could hear Anna trying to calm the excitable girls down. They had got all excited at seeing their 'princess' dresses. She shook her head then opened the door. As she opened it, Duke fell through it. He was extremely drunk.
"Oh my god, you are p***ed as a newt! And you smell like a brewery," Natalia helped Duke to the kitchen via the dining room. At the sight of the father of the bride, Anna started to panic again.
"How much have you had to drink?" Anna helped Natalia sit him on a seat at the breakfast bar.
Duke lifted his index finger in the air followed by his middle finger as though trying to count, "just one or two. Well maybe a few more."
Donna walked into the kitchen, "grandpa?"
Anna immediately walked over to her and picked her up, "grandpa is feeling a bit poorly right now. It might be best if you sit with the other two. Tell you what, shall I put your Dora the Explorer DVD on for you all to watch?"
Donna put both hands in the air, "yeah!"
"Let's go and find it then," Anna went into the dining room and took the girls into the front room to put the DVD on.
Natalia looked sternly at Duke, "what the hell happened? You were doing so well and then today of all days you turn up like this."
"Calleigh is going to flip," Anna popped her head round the corner.
"Please, please, please don't tell Calleigh, my life won't be worth living if she sees me like this."
Anna poured a glass of water and gave it to him, "I think she might notice that you've been drinking. You can't stand up straight, your breath smells and you stink of god knows what."
Duke turned to Natalia, "she's a bit feisty. She doesn't beat about the bush does she," then he started to giggle.
"Anna does have a tendency to say it how it is. And she is right, Calleigh will flip when she sees the state you're in."
"But, but, but what if I get a shower and wash my mouth out with some mouthwash. That will sober me up."
Natalia looked at Anna who looked back at Natalia.
"I really do think that Calleigh will notice, I know Calleigh and I know that she knows you too well," Natalia tried to reason with him.
Duke thought for a bit, Natalia was right, Calleigh would notice.
"I'll just go upstairs to let her know I'm here."
Duke stood up and dropped the glass of water which smashed as it hit the floor, splashing water everywhere. He then slumped back into the chair. Natalia started to get even more worried.
"Duke, I'm going to go upstairs and fetch Calleigh," Natalia started to walk off as Anna cleared up the mess.
"Please don't," Duke pleaded.
"She needs to know what's going on here."
Just then, Calleigh came into the kitchen, "I need to know about what?"
