When Present And Future Collide

Robbie moaned as he hit the floor landing on his arm hard. He looked up when he heard a sympathetic sounding chuckle, followed by a baritone tone voice belonging to someone nearby. "I was wondering when you were going to show yourself considering today is my wedding day and I landed in this very same room, in the position you are in right now, in this time and place." He added in a knowing tone, "Your arm is neither broken nor sprained; it's just going to end up badly bruised and hurting like hell, just in case you were wondering."

Robbie felt the colour drain from his face and his eyes widened in disbelief at what he was seeing. He closed his eyes tightly, shaking his head rapidly as if to clear it. The other person let out another chuckle and said, as if knowing exactly what he was thinking right then, because he did, literately, he had already been here and lived it. "You are very much awake and are not hallucinating. This is as real as can be. I know I have already been here and lived this moment and the next twelve hours. I know, because I am you, literately."

Robbie slowly rose to his feet, looking at the other man as if he had grown a second head, or told him Santa and the tooth fairy were real and having a love child together. The man sniggered, knowing exactly what he was thinking, having been there and thought exactly same thing. "No, Santa is not real, nor is the tooth fairy. And no they're not having a love child together" he said.

Robbie started spluttering, going a sickly shade of green in the process. The older man who was supposedly him let out an exasperated sigh, rolling his eyes as he exclaimed, "Oh come on, look at me. How many people look like us? Last time I bothered to check Tom was not our identical twin. Trust me we're unique and are the only one in the world to look like this."

Robbie took in the other man and knew it was undeniable. This man looked like an older version of him with slightly longer and curly hair. He had a more toned, muscular build and broader shoulders. He took note of the fact the longer curly hair suited him, and he noticed he also had a small golden stud in his left ear. The expensive looking dark grey suit, with dark periwinkle blue silk shirt and matching tie and dark grey waistcoat looked incredible on him. The shade of blue he was wearing made his eyes stand out beautifully.

He watched as his older self adjusted the cufflink on his left cuff before picking up a pure white, mini Calla Lillie, pinning it to the right lapel of his suit coat. He then sat down on the large four-poster bed in the room he had never seen before, and picked up a pair of polished black slip on dress shoes.

He asked Robbie, "I suppose you are wondering how and why you are here?" Robbie nodded and replied, "Yeah I am actually, as I was under the impression that what has supposedly happened here is reserved for Science fiction novels and movies only." His older self nodded knowingly.

Robbie was stunned at the reply he received, "Yeah, that's exactly what I thought to. However, apparently it is not. Although Georgia and I never did discover how we got here and how we got back to our own time. All we know is that somehow we ended up travelling forwards in time. Apparently, someone or something decided Georgia and I were supposed to be together. And decided to give us a sneak preview of what we were eventually going to become and do."

Robbie knew there was no denying the fact he and Georgia managed to travel forwards through time. Apparently, they would find their way back to their time as well. He asked, "So did you and Georgia get transported here after Lindsay pulled that stunt trying to split me and Georgia up. Apparently she succeeded if the fact you're getting married today is anything to go by."

He noticed his older self was smiling knowingly and said, "No, not quite, but hell she came pretty damn close to actually succeeding. No, as I said, apparently, someone or something wants Georgia and me to stay together. So I guess they decided to show us a glimpse of what we could have if we stay together." He concluded, "And me and Georgia decided we liked what we saw the first time a around. So now here we are happily living it all."

Robbie gasped and asked. "Whoa you mean it is Georgia you're going to marry?" Is other self grinned widely nodding his head in delight. He replied, "Yes Georgia. We grow to love her so much that it sometimes hurts. I would willingly sacrifice anything for her. As cliché as it sounds she is my entire world." He added. "Not only that, but she's also pregnant with twins. She told me last weekend. We have not told anyone yet as we want to keep it to ourselves until after we come back off our honeymoon. Not even mine or her parents are aware."

He chuckled as he saw his younger self had gone pale and extremely wide-eyed. He said, "Yeah, I pretty much reacted the same way when the older Georgia told me. Christ I am going to be a father of twins in less than six months time. It's more than a little daunting."

Robbie snapped out of his stunned dazed and asked, "How old are you and Georgia and when are I and the younger Georgia expected to be in yours and the older Georgia's places?" The reply surprised Robbie, "I'm twenty four and Georgia is twenty two." He added, "So yeah, you're about eight years in the future."

He added, "I graduated from university last September while Georgia has two more years to go where she's finishing her studies. I majored in Business studies, marketing, advertising and graphics. Georgia is currently majoring in fashion and design, art and Business studies. She wants to design her own clothes and someday own her own chain of stores. Her main passion is wedding dresses. She designed her own gown. I can't wait to see what she designed."

Robbie asked, "And who are mine and Georgia's best man and maid of honour?" The chuckled replied made Robbie grin slightly. "Naturally Dave the laugh is best man and Jas is Georgia's matron of honour. You'll notice I said matron and not maid." Robbie raised an eyebrow at this, silently asking what he meant. "Jas is my sister in-law" was the reply he received to his silent question.

He grinned at Robbie's surprised look and said, "She married our Tom when she was twenty and Tom had turned twenty-two. They've been married for two years now and are expecting their first baby in less than three months time." He added, "Our Tom works at a museum restoring old and priceless paintings, while Jas is a Midwife." He concluded, "I was his best man and Georgia naturally was Jas's maid of honour. Jas is now returning the favour."

Robbie nodded and asked, "So what happened to the band?" Robbie found the reply disappointing, "Stiff Dylans split and went their separate ways after University. We figured if and when we want to get back together then it will be a mutual agreement or not at all." He added, "I decided I wanted to go into marketing and advertising while the others are now a music teacher at the local university, another is a chiropractor, a Dentist, and an architect."

Robbie watched as his older self looked at his watch and said, "I've got to go downstairs and head to the car, which is going to take me to the church." Just as he had finished saying this, there came a knock on the door. He called out, "Is that you, Dave?" A muffled reply came through the door, "Yeah. Your needed downstairs as the car to take you to the church has just pulled up outside the main entrance."

Robbie looked suddenly panicked and whispered, "Wait a minute, do the others even know I and Georgia were going to show up here? Is it even safe for anyone besides you and Georgia to see me and the younger Georgia?" His older self shook his head and replied in an equally quite voice, "No. No one saw either Georgia or me when we were in your place. We stayed in Georgia's hotel room after the older Georgia left for the church."

He called out through the door to Dave. "Hey, Dave, why don't you go on a head and go downstairs to the car. I'll meet you in a few minutes." Dave's muffled reply was heard, "Okay, but make sure it is only a few minutes or Georgia will have my head if you're not at the church before she is." He then walked away. Both the older and younger Robbie smirked at hearing the last part.

Just before he opened the door, he took out his wallet from his left inner pocket of his suit coat. He opened it and pulled out two condoms. He handed both of them to his younger self. He smirked and said, "Leave this room in fifteen minutes time and head to room 1822. It is eight doors down from this room. Georgia should have left for the church by then. You are not seeing her in her wedding gown. Because if I can't see her before the wedding, then you're sure as hell are not going to have the same pleasure."

He concluded before exiting the room and leaving Robbie alone, "Word of advice, once you reach the room then you and the younger Georgia need to sit down and talk. Oh, and trust me you will get the chance to use those condoms, both of them. Then I'll and Georgia will stop off at the room at twenty to midnight, midnight is when that white light will reappear and will send you back to your own time."

Then with that said and done, he left the room, leaving his younger self behind to think over the fact he would be sleeping with Georgia for the first time very soon.