That's all Stacy Keibler could hear, the sound of her heart beating. The world was black and she felt like she couldn't breathe.
"Stacy?" sounded a voice so familiar to her. First from a distance then growing louder and louder overshadowing the sound of her heart. "Stacy? Stacy? Stacy, can you hear me?" She tried her hardest to open her eyes but all she could manage was a little squint which produced a blurry silhouette of the man she loved. She softly let out a breath as she blinked over and over to get nothing more but that blurry image.
"John?" she murmured softly through heavy breaths. She had to say his name, to truly believe that he was there. "Yes, baby I'm right here." John said, she could hear the sound or worry in his throat. She wished she could see him, but her eyes wouldn't open any further, not now at least. Stacy sniffled and swallowed hard hard letting a gulp noise pale throughout the room. "W-what happened?"
"You fainted getting dressed." John explained kissing her softly on the cheek. Stacy managed to prop herself up with the help of John's steady hands guiding all the way. She looked around at her surroundings as her eyes finally came to a clear view. Everyone was wathing her, worried.. but the most worried face of all was the face sitting right in front of her. "I-I-I don't remember?"
"That's okay" John consoled her, scratching her back. Stacy, now understandably silent brought her knee up to her chin and rested her head against it. "Stace? What is it babe?"
"John.. I love you." were the only things she could break out of her silence as John looked at her confused. "I think you all should leave so I can have a moment alone with my girlfriend." John told the people standing around staring. Girlfriend, he hasn't said that term in a long time.. thought Stacy, now biting her thumbnail. As the people scattered out of the room John lightly took her hand out of her mouth.
"Yo, how many times do I have to tell you that that's bad for you?" John laughed trying to lighten up the scene. "About as many times as I have to tell you to quit saying yo." Stacy let out a small chuckle before pulling her dress up over her breasts again. "John, I think I know why I fainted." John sat there looking at her. "Did you not eat today Stacy? You know how dangerous that is."
"No, no I ate plenty" Stacy consoled. "I just, I just don't think I can marry you today." John's face blinked and turned pale. He sat there for many moments taken aback. "Thing is John," Stacy explained, "I know that we're both not ready. You've been out for nights at a time where I'd sit home and wait antiipating you to come home and you never would. It'd make me question what you were doing, and if I really trusted you, I wouldn't suspect anything but.. I guess.. I don't." John rubbed his temples still saying silent as Stacy went on. "I mean.. it's not like I think you were out with someone else, but I just.. don't know what you were doing.. and when I asked about it we argued.. then a day later you acted as if it was fine between us. John, I'm sorry, I just.. I don't think it's right. At least not until I gain full trust for you again, and we work out all these demons that have been plaguing us for months."
"So you're saying you think we should break up?" John asked. "No, no John.. I just think we're rushing into marriage way too soon." John let out a sigh of relief and started chuckling. "Thank GOD." Stacy looked at him confused. "You actually had the courage to say what I've been thinking for months, I love you Stacy, I'm just not ready to get married either."
Stacy smiled slightly satisfied that both her and John agreed on something. "Wow.. first thing in a while we agree on hmm baby?" Stacy joked while sticking out her tongue which caused John to chuckle. "Yeah, but tell me.. how are the guests going to react?"
Stacy blinked "Wow, I never thought about that. How about.. we just.. not tell anyone and sneak out the back?" John laughed "As mush as I'd love that and get away from everything but you.. we have to tell them... and yes.. when I say them.. I mean your mom too."
Stacy sighed looking towards the door. "This may seriously.. be the hardest thing we've ever had to do John.. she's going to die. She's been looking forward to this day for two years. She'd always tell me Stacy, this is the man you're gonna marry. And now we're pulling out on her.." John laughed, "who would have thought that our guests would be even more disappointed over this than we are?"
The two laughed as he helped Stacy to her feet pecking her on the forehead bringing her close for a hug. Stacy closed her eyes and basked in his arms, letting herself melt away in his arms. He caressed the side of her face as their lips met tenderly. "I love you John."
"I love you too Stacy, more than anything." John slid his arm around her neck kissing her on her temple as they walked out the door to tell the guests.