Chapter 11:

He organised everything before they even left the States. His fiancé had no idea this was coming. He got up early that morning to organise a celebrant and set up a small wedding ceremony on the beach of their private island. He already had permission from the kids to go ahead with his plans. He left a white gown on the bed for her to put on when she woke up with a note telling her where to meet him. He wanted her to be surprised. He stood at the altar and patiently waited for her to arrive. He didn't know what to expect, but for once in his life he felt as though nothing could go wrong.

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"George?" She woke up looking for him. The bed was empty. She was confused when she noticed the gown on her bed. She hugged the dress when she found the note telling her to put it on and where she could find him. She could hardly believe that any of this was happening. She was surprised he was still in her life after everything that happened.

When she put the dress on and styled her hair and applied her make-up she felt right. More than she had in a long time. She practiced calling herself "Mrs. George Barbrady" a couple of times in the mirror. She collected the bouquet of flowers Barbrady left for her and went to meet her future husband. She honestly thought this day would never come.

Barbrady smiled when she met him at the altar. "Are you sure?" She asked.

"I've never been surer about anything." He took her hand and the celebrant ran them through their vows. To her surprise Barbrady had written his own. "Mary, I promise to love and protect you and to take care of you for as long as we both live."

She tried not to cry as she vowed to love Barbrady for as long as they lived. She promised never to hurt him again.

"I now pronounce you husband and wife." The celebrant announced. "You may kiss the bride."

The kiss lingered. Barbrady hired a photographer who continually took photos throughout the private ceremony.

"I can't believe we just eloped." She didn't let go of her new husband as he embraced her. "It's a perfect ending."

"No." He lifted her chin with his fingers and kissed her. "It's only the beginning."

She smiled. "This is now our honeymoon."

He smiled and carried her back to their room to consummate their marriage. That night they fell asleep in each other's arms. She still couldn't believe she was now his wife and that he'd done all this for her.

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He sighed with exasperation. He dreaded going to City Hall while Randy Marsh could be lurking in the building. He should have him arrested for stalking his mother. Marsh's behaviour was creepy. His mother asked him to check on things at City Hall for her and collect some paperwork so she could work from home after she returned from her trip. He shuddered when her aide Johnson told him about the laptop incident with Randy Marsh a few days prior.

"You're kidding?" He sighed with disgust.

"I wish I were." The aide maintained hostility towards Randy Marsh. Johnson also informed him on the escalating feud between Randy Marsh and Denny Hughes. "There was a big fight between them during the last city planning meeting."

He sighed with exasperation. His mother was sick of the complaints she got about Randy from the other councillors and this feud caused further tension between her and Randy Marsh. "What happened?"

Rather than explaining it Johnson showed him video footage of Randy and Denny exchanging blows in the middle of the meeting. "It's getting really bad and it's because your mom consults Denny on town projects now rather than going to Randy."

"Where is your mother?" Randy Marsh was clearly annoyed. He folded his arms and stomped his foot. He didn't even realise Marsh was behind him.

"Leave my mother alone!" He was sick of Randy. His family were almost torn apart over the PC movement and the revamp project that had since sent the city broke. The same movement and the Fuck the Police movement spearheaded by Randy Marsh almost cost him his relationship with his mother.

"Where is she?" He demanded again. He made it clear he wasn't leaving until he got an answer. It wasn't going to be easy to get rid of him.

Before he could respond to Randy his phone rang. He sighed when he realised it was his mother calling him.

As soon as Randy sensed this he snatched his phone from him and answered the call. "Hello Mary."

It sent a chill down his spine. This behaviour was creepy. "Give me back my phone asshole!"

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"What the hell are you doing on my son's phone?!" She clamoured fearfully. She called Alex hoping to avoid Randy. She only wanted to know how things were going in town and to get him to pick up paperwork for her so she could run the city from home when she got back. She sighed with exasperation and put Randy on loudspeaker so her family could hear. This is what she had been telling them about over lunch.

"Give me back my phone asshole!" Alex could be heard shouting in the background.

"Put Alex back on!" She demanded. "I didn't call my son's phone to talk to you!"

"Where are you?" Randy demanded with hostility.

Her daughter Annie and her son-in-law Val – a tall muscular man with reddish brown hair and worked for the Moore fire department – looked at her with concern. "She's in Moore jackass!" Annie shouted at him in her defence.

"How do I know this isn't a three way call?" Randy remained unconvinced. "Where are you?"

"I'm visiting my daughter in Oklahoma! Not that it's any of your God damn business!" She could still hear Alex and now Johnson shouting at Randy in the background. "Give my son back his phone!"

"Ow!" Her aide cried. She could hear a ruckus and her top aide and her son screaming at Randy Marsh. She heard a thud and her aide continued shouting at Randy.

"What the fuck is going on over there?!" She was concerned for both Alex and Johnson. The fighting on the other line continued.

"Son of a bitch pushed me over!" Johnson shouted enraged.

"Give it back asshole!" The ruckus continued as it became clear they were fighting over the phone.

"Where are you Mary?" Randy demanded with frustration. "Don't lie to me!"

"She's in Moore asshole!" Annie snapped on her behalf.

"Where's that?" Randy asked clearly ignorant to the fact that she was back in the States visiting her eldest child in Moore, Oklahoma.

"I'm in Oklahoma!" She was sick of this shit. She shouldn't have to explain herself to anyone. It was none of Randy's business where she was or who she was with. Her personal life was just that, personal. She was entitled to privacy like everyone else. "I'll tell Sharon if you don't stop this shit Marsh!"

Randy stammered as he spoke clearly taken aback by the threat to tell his wife. "Y-you wouldn't dare!"

"I will if you don't give Alex back his phone and drop this crap Marsh!" She screamed at him.

"You're with Barbrady aren't you?" Randy snapped at her.

Why can't he just buy the lie like everyone else? "Barbrady is in Montana on a fishing trip asshole!" It was none of his business. Why won't he just stop?

Barbrady was in fact standing beside her with a worried look on his face. She dreaded the thought of going back to town. She didn't even want to go anywhere near her office building fearing Randy was lurking in the hallways. Her skin crawled.

"Stop lying to me!" Randy shrieked.

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"Mary! Mary!" Randy shouted into the phone. "Fucking bitch hung up on me!"

Alex snatched his phone back and shoved Randy into the wall behind him. "I won't tell you again! Leave my mother alone!"

"Oooh!" Randy heckled him which pissed him off. "Like I'm scared of a mamma's boy."

Alex took his mother's paperwork from Johnson and left after her aide punched Randy in the stomach. "I'm not going to give you a ticket next time I pull you over for drink driving jackass!"

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"What the fuck?" The colour drained from her face and her eyes widened in fear. She had a serious problem to deal with and she had to do something about it soon. She didn't know what to do.

"Gee whiz!" Barbrady exclaimed with shock. "What's his problem?"

"I think I know what this is all about." Val interjected.

"What?" She didn't like where his observation was going.

"This has been going on since you pulled out of the PC movement and re-hired George right?" He asked as he'd already figured out Randy's motivation.

"Y-yes." She replied nervously. "He won't leave me alone. He wouldn't stop calling or messaging me while we were in the Bahamas." She showed Val some of the messages she still had from Randy on her phone.

Val grimaced with disgust. "Yeah, it's just what I thought."

"What?" She exchanged worried glances with Annie.

"He likes you." Val said matter-of-factly. "I mean, he really, really likes you."

Her face paled at the thought. There was no way. Randy was only doing all this because he was pissed at her for abandoning the PC movement and went to Denny Hughes – her chief engineer – for advice on city projects instead. "There's no way!"

"This has been going on for a long time and has only gotten worse since you brought Barbrady back." Val reminded her.

"He's married! Why the hell would he want me for?!" She shouted taken aback.
Val shrugged. "That's not going to stop him finding you attractive and seeing Barbrady as a threat. Odds are he's lost interest in his wife."

Barbrady pondered for a moment and seemed to agree with Val on the matter. "He does get really mad and possessive whenever I go near you Mary."

Her panic escalated. She didn't know what to do. She didn't want to go back to work with Randy Marsh lurking in her office building when she realised Val was right. "Oh God!"

Barbrady insisted on upping security at City Hall as soon as they returned to South Park. She could tell by looking at him that she'd been placed on a strict protection detail. He was already concerned after reading some of the messages and listening to the voice mails Randy left on her phone.

"George?"She hated it when he upped her security. The last thing she needed was a bunch of cops following her around. She was perfectly capable of defending herself if she needed to. "That isn't necessary!"

Barbrady pulled her into the guest room so they could talk privately. "Please don't fight me on this Mary. You could be pregnant. I just want you and our baby to be safe."

"Don't look at me like that." She knew she couldn't fight him on his decision to put her on a protection detail especially if she were pregnant. He looked at her with big sad eyes. The puppy-eyed look always worked. "Hell!"

He gently held her cheek in his hand. "I love you Mary."

"I love you too." She leaned into him for a hug and he kissed her cheek. They held each other and remained silent for several minutes before they collapsed on the bed in a heat of passion. She wrapped her arms around him and gently caressed his back. She wanted him. She moaned with each caress. He was the only one she wanted. There was no one else. She hoped she was pregnant as she lay in his arms using his broad shoulder as a pillow. She snuggled into him. She was glad to have him there especially since she almost lost him forever. It was just the same as it was when they first got together. She felt whole. Like there was hope for her after all.