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It's been a while since I last updated this story, and I think I lost some of my readers because of that. Anyway, thanks to all those who kept urging me to update. I've been so busy with college and my part time job; I didn't have much time to work on my stories. So here I am again with a new update. Hmm…do you want me to finish this fic before the wedding or extend it to maybe a few years later thingy? Tell me what you think. Much Love.
BTW, this is just a filler chapter.
On with the story…
Jan. 31, 2009
Felix couldn't help but be suspicious of Rosalie; two weeks ago, she left the house in a hurry and didn't come home until the next morning. She said it was because of Jasper, but Felix still couldn't shrug off the feeling of dread in his gut.
He watched Rosalie as she talked to their wedding planner; but he couldn't really tell if she was really happy to marry him. Now that they have decided a date for their wedding, Rosalie had been pretty much busy with their wedding details.
"I want to surprise them." He heard Rosalie say.
"We can give away the invitations three weeks before your wedding. Is that good enough?" the wedding planner, Nina, replied.
Rosalie nodded and smiled. She handed Nina the brochure of wedding invitations and pointed her finger to a photo of an invitation. "I like this one."
The wedding planner nodded and wrote something on her organizer.
"And we want the wedding to be simple but romantic," Felix added.
Nina nodded again and closed her journal. "Well, I think that's enough for today. I'll call you about the flowers and other details."
Both Felix and Rosalie nodded and then made their way out of the planner's office. They headed to a restaurant and had lunch there. Rosalie didn't say much, unless Felix asked her something. It bothered him a lot.
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Emmett slumped on the couch as he flicked through the channels on his TV and ended up watching The Patriot in HBO. The movie was already half through when his phone rang. He didn't even bother to check who the caller was; he just answered it right away.
"Hey, it's me, James," the man on the other line said.
Emmett instantly recognized the voice of James. He met James at the military camp three years ago. He was Emmett's closest friend there. "Hey, what's up?"
"I just wanted to check on you. It's been a long time since we talked. How are you?"
Emmett turned of the TV and sighed. "Fine, I guess. How about you?"
James had to stifle a scoff when he heard Emmett's reply; he knew him long enough to know that Emmett usually keeps his problems to himself. And by the tone of Emmett's voice now, James was pretty sure that Emmett's troubled.
"I'm fine, too. Anyway, I got a call from Sarge; he asked if we want to go on duty."
Emmett suddenly came back to life. He sat up and became more interested in what James has to say. "Where and how long?"
"Iraq. Six months; I don't know, but if you want you could extend," James replied quickly.
Maybe this was what Emmett was waiting for. Something to put his focus on…something that could make him stop thinking of Rosalie, so he asked James a couple of more questions. James told him that they were granted two months to prepare before hanging up the phone.
I have to go my own way now, he remembered the last line on the note Rosalie left him at the motel.
"Okay Rose, I'll go my own way now too," Emmett said to no one in particular.
He called their Sarge and told him that he was going to accept the offer and fight in Iraq. The next number he dialed was Alice's.
"Hey Em!" Alice greeted right after she answered Emmett's call.
Emmett chuckled at his sister's vibrancy. "Sarge called and -"
Alice didn't even let Emmett finish his sentence. "You're leaving?"
"Yeah," Emmett sighed; he felt bad for ruining his sister's enthusiasm. "But I still have two months to spend before I go to Iraq."
"Iraq? Tell me you're kidding, Em. It's dangerous there." Worry was obvious in her tone.
"But I have to leave…you know…I need something that will remove Rose inside my head," he said with a low sad tone.
Alice caught his tone and sighed; she sympathized for her brother. "Do you want me to come over there?"
"No, I'm okay. Promise me one thing, Alice."
"What is it?"
Emmett pulled himself together and took a deep breath. "Don't tell Rose anything about this, okay?"
Alice sighed. "Okay. I promise."
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"Rose, do you have a minute?" Felix asked as he entered their bedroom.
Rosalie looked up from the book she was reading and smiled at Felix.
Felix sat down beside her and looked at her eyes, searching for something he doesn't even know. Truth be told, he felt like Rosalie was just doing this because she couldn't turn him down.
"Is there a problem?" she asked and reached for his hand.
Felix managed to let out a small smile and squeezed her hand gently. "I just…" he couldn't bear to ask her what really happened two weeks ago; something deep inside him told him that he isn't going to like the answer. "I'm just very happy to have you in my life right now."
Rosalie smiled and leaned closer to Felix to give him a soft peck on his lips. For some unknown reason, Felix felt that he was wrong and that Rosalie agreed to marry him because she wants to.
Felix fought off the negatives thoughts in his mind and tried to picture his future with Rosalie. But for some inexplicable reason, all he got was a blank page; he couldn't picture his future with Rosalie.
