For anyone who's wondering about the chapter name, it's because Danny says about how close the wedding is, which also means, we're coming to the end soon. We've got quite a bit to go yet, but it will soon be the end. Enjoy chapter 35!
"Abby you look amazing!"
Tori had been waiting for the past ten minutes for Abby and Jess to come out of the changing rooms. They had found a small dress shop in the outskirts of London, and had found a perfect dress for them both. Abby's dress was a lilac, halter-neck dress that reached just over the top of her knees. It was quite loose and it flowed over her body perfectly. Abby however, wasn't too keen on it at first. She didn't think it suited her. Jess came out in a stunning lilac, strapless dress. It came up above her knees, which Jess liked and it had a gold ribbon tied around the waistline in a bow. They were both wearing a pair of dazzling, high gold heels. Tori walked towards them both and hugged them tight.
"You both look fantastic! In fact, you might steal the limelight away from me…"
"As if! Your wedding dress will look fabulous!" Abby stated matter-of-factly.
"You're sure we look ok?" Jess asked. Her voice was quiet and intimidated.
"Jess, you look gorgeous, so I've decided I'm going to get these dresses. I think they'll look the best!"
Becker, Danny, Connor and Matt were waiting patiently for the girls to get back from dress shopping. Connor was working the ADD for Jess, something he hadn't done in a while.
"Becker, when are we going to go shopping for suits? We've got less than two months until the wedding!" Danny placed a hand on Becker's shoulder to get his attention.
"I thought we'd go tomorrow. I let the girls go today, 'cause I figured the bridesmaids dresses would be harder to find. The girls are so picky."
"Yeah, but don't we have to get specific colours to match the theme?"
"Oh, yeah, I forgot about that. Well, I'm not wearing lilac, so we're going for gold. I don't think gold will be that hard to find for a suit. It's just the waistcoat bit anyway. It's not like it's the whole suit."
"Have you got everything else sorted?"
"Yep, venue, food, music, bridesmaids, best man, 'father of the bride' so to speak and honeymoon tickets. Tori's supposed to be dealing with flowers and decoration, because I would SUCK at it."
"A man has never spoken truer words," Matt uttered from his corner. He was staring boredly into the computer screen in front of him.
"What are you doing Matt?" Becker came up behind him, to look at the computer screen. Becker's eyes widened dramatically at what he saw. "Hey Connor, Matt's researching Victorian women again!"
"I'm looking for any mentions of Ethan, that's all."
Danny came across to him. "Actually, his name's Patrick. And are you sure you're not looking for a certain Lady Emily Merchant?"
"Of course not." Matt directed his attention to the girls as they entered the room, carrying large bags and giggling like crazy. Becker walked over to Tori and placed his hands on her shoulders, before leaning down to kiss her.
"How was shopping?"
"Very successful actually. We have two bridesmaids' dresses, and I've sorted out the flowers."
"Oh, really? What are they like?"
Tori reached into one of the bags and pulled out a small bouquet. It was mostly made up of white roses, but there were also some lilacs and gold roses to add colour to the bouquet.
"This is just a small sample. The real thing will be bigger. It will also have some lilac and gold ribbon around it as well."
"It's lovely. Just like you." He kissed the top of her forehead lightly.
"Speaking of shopping, when are you going?"
"Tomorrow. Don't worry it's all sorted out."
The anomaly alarm resounded out, making everyone jump. Jess took her seat at the ADD back from Connor, and fixed on the location of the anomaly.
"South-west by nine miles. It's a crematorium. So there could be some witnesses, you should be careful," Jess told them as they left.
The team arrived in half an hour and Danny was quick to split the group into two teams.
"Abby, Connor, you guys are with me. Becker, Tori, Matt, you guys can go together in a second team. We'll take the east side; you guys take the west side."
Matt, Becker and Tori began their search of the west side of the crematorium. The sky above them was overcast, blocking out the sun completely. The silence that fell on them was inexplicable, as they walked past each memorial and each wreath of dying flowers. The only sounds were the occasional crunch of someone stepping on a dried leaf or petal, and the sobbing of relatives who were missing their loved ones.
"Becker?" Tori whispered.
"What is it?"
"It's kind of…creepy here."
"Yeah, I guess so. Don't worry though, everything'll be fine."
"That's what you always say…"
They continued to search through the crematorium, but they didn't find any sign of a creature incursion or an anomaly. It wasn't until Danny's voice appeared over the earpieces that they stopped.
"Found the anomaly, Connor's just locked it. We haven't found any creatures though. What about you guys?"
"No. Nothing so far. We'll continue searching though, just to make sure," Matt answered.
"Same here. Meet you at the end."
