The Shortest Honeymoon
Chapter Summary
Lucy and Evie are married but someone wants to spoil the party.
It was about to become the shortest honeymoon in the history of the world.
Evie awoke and yawned loudly. Propping herself up on her elbows, she turned in Lucy's direction and softly placed a kiss on the redhead's right cheek. Lucy hardly moved, being a heavy sleeper it would practically take an explosion to wake her sometimes. Evie reached over her semi-dozing other half and grabbed her mobile phone from the bedside table. As soon as the brunette pressed the 'message' button, she really wished that she hadn't.
"Oh no," whispered Evie, putting a hand to her mouth in shock.
"What's wrong?" mumbled a barely conscious Lucy.
"Jacob messaged me last night," said Evie. "He is going to tell Principal Starrick about us. I seriously cannot believe him!"
"Well that was the shortest honeymoon in history." said Lucy, turning over in the bed.
Evie could feel the tears beginning to well up in her eyes. She felt betrayed.
"Oh, Evie." Whispered Lucy, as she wrapped her young wife in her arms. "It will be alright. We will make them see. We are together now and they cannot force us apart, no matter how much they would want to."
"I know but we shouldn't have to go through all this!" said Evie, as she put a hand to Lucy's face. "It's not fair. We are just two people who love each other. I only wish that we could be left alone."
"We will have to get ready to go back in a little while," said Lucy. "In the meantime, however, one more kiss before we hit the road, Mrs Thorne?"
Evie silently smiled back at Lucy, before locking lips with her once more.
"Where the hell have you been, Ned?" Jacob growled, squaring up to his much smaller friend.
"Woah! Nice to see you too, Frye." said Ned, backing away defensively.
"I know that something is going on and that it has something to do with my Sister." Jacob hissed. "You have been covering for her and that Thorne woman, haven't you?"
"I have no idea what you are talking about." replied Ned, trying to keep his poker face in check but the mask was slipping with each passing second.
"You never miss chess." said Jacob. "I hadn't been able to find you around campus all evening and Evie and Thorne are still nowhere to be found this morning."
Anger was getting the better of Jacob as he grabbed his friend by his shirt collar, pulling Ned towards him.
"Where are they?" Jacob demanded.
"Just so you know, I was just helping out a friend." said Ned, desperately trying to free himself from Jacob's grasp.
Jacob furrowed his brow, looking as if he was trying to read Ned's mind.
Ned caved in, "They're married." he mumbled.
"What?" said Jacob, letting go of Ned in shock and backing away.
"You must have known that this would happen." said Ned. "You backed your Sister into a corner. She and Miss Thorne felt that it was the only way that they could validate their relationship. They love each other."
"I don't want to hear this," said Jacob, waving a hand dismissively at Ned.
"That's your problem, Frye. You don't listen!" Ned exclaimed.
Jacob turned slowly back around.
"Evie wanted you there. You were the one person whom she wanted there more than anyone." said Ned. "Only, you kept pushing her away."
"I have seen Evie and Lucy together, their love isn't an illusion." said Ned. "It's not something that will quickly burn out. They have it in them to make this last for a lifetime."
"I'm going to Principal Starrick." said Jacob.
"What good will that do?" asked Ned. "Drive an even bigger wedge between you and Evie? Speak to them, give them a chance that is all I ask."
Jacob placed his right hand on the back of his neck and began to pace up and down as if he was fighting some internal conflict.
"Oh, alright." Jacob suddenly blurted out. "No promises, mind you."
Ned gave Jacob a quick three fingered salute, "That's good enough for me," he said, turning on his heels to leave.
As he walked away, Ned loosened his shirt collar, "That was too close." he mumbled to himself.
Evie and Lucy pulled up in front of their apartment for the very first time as a married couple. They knew only too well that they had a fight ahead of them but for now, they had more pressing matters to attend to.
"Right then, Ms Thorne." said Evie. The young brunette leapt out of the car and ran around to open the driver's side door. Before Lucy even had time to think, she found herself being lifted up in Evie's embrace.
"Just what do you think you are doing, Mrs Thorne?" said Lucy, holding back the urge to laugh out loud.
"I'm 'returning the favour,' of course," Evie replied. "It's my turn to carry you over the threshold."
Nudging the car door shut with her right foot, Evie managed the few steps to their front door. Lucy pulled the door key from her jacket pocket and pushed it in to the lock. The redhead pushed the door open and the pair advanced into the hallway.
"OK, you can put me down now." said Lucy.
"Not yet," Evie replied, with a sly grin.
Evie carried her bride through to the living room, before gently setting her down on the white leather sofa. It was strange to think that less than twenty-four hours previously, she had been sitting on that sofa with her Fiancée. Now she was there with her bride.
"My amazing, beautiful, incredible wife." whispered Evie as she looked into Lucy's eyes. Lucy pulled Evie towards her by her jacket collar, causing the young brunette to lose her balance and fall into the sofa.
"Mrs. Thorne, I love you." said Lucy, as she gently kissed Evie's right cheek.
"I feel like I could face anything now that we are together," said Evie.
There was suddenly a loud knock on the front door.
"It sounds like someone heard you." said Lucy, as the two women sat bolt upright on the sofa.
"I know you are in there, Evie." I have seen Thorne's car. Open the door!"
"Damn it, It's Jacob." said Evie, rolling her eyes.
"Let him in," said Lucy, giving Evie's left hand a gentle squeeze.
"Are you sure?" asked Evie "You have no idea how unreasonable he can be once he has an idea in his head!"
"He obviously isn't going to leave until you speak to him." replied Lucy.
"Let me in!" Jacob shouted through the front door.
"I will let you in if you promise to remain calm," replied Evie.
Silence.
Evie slowly opened the door. The very first thing that Jacob noticed was the gold wedding ring on his Sister's left hand.
"So. It's true." Jacob muttered. "You're married. Ned said that I should come and speak to you but I know that that was a mistake."
"No, it wasn't a mistake." Evie replied. "I want us to talk. Come in."
Evie gestured for her brother to enter the apartment and he reluctantly did so.
"Where is she then?" said Jacob. "The woman who manipulated you into this."
Evie immediately saw red and slammed Jacob against the wall. The male Frye twin had forgotten just how strong his sister could be, especially when she was angry.
"Lucy has not forced me or manipulated me in any way!" Evie shouted. "I love her!"
"Keep telling yourself that," said Jacob.
If Evie were to be brutally honest with herself she was more upset than angry. Jacob meant the world to her but he had been pushing her further and further away from the moment that he had learned of her relationship with Lucy Thorne. She didn't want to lose her brother but he was becoming impossible to reason with.
"If you can't speak to me like a civilised human being then you may as well leave." said Evie, ushering Jacob back towards the door.
"I'm going to the Principal right now!" said Jacob.
"Fine." replied Evie, "Do what you like, it won't change anything."
Jacob didn't say another word as he headed out the door. Evie ran into the living room to find Lucy sitting on the sofa with her head in her hands.
"I heard," said Lucy.
Evie sat down beside her other half and put an arm around her.
"Right," said Lucy, looking back up at Evie. "We are going to nip this in the bud. Grab the marriage certificate. We are going to Starrick's office now. We are the ones who shall have the last word on this."
Evie smiled at Lucy and gently kissed the redhead's wedding ring.
"This is exactly why I love you, Ms Thorne." said Evie, leaning forward so that their foreheads were touching, "You don't take any nonsense."
The two women got ready as if they were going into battle. Grabbing the marriage certificate off the sideboard, Evie and Lucy headed out the door and set off in the direction of Principal Starrick's office.
