~ Do You Feel What I Feel? ~ Part 3 ~
A fan fic written by DebC, Emi-Chan, Whlwtcher, Kacey, and Ash
This part is written by Whlwtcher.
Disclaimer: We don't own them. We don't care.
They look so happy, she thought watching as Helen walked solo down the short
aisle of the tiny chapel. They had such a remarkable story, finding each
other after such a long time. Peggy smiled to herself as Helen gracefully
down the aisle, Rudy winking at his bride his face beaming with happiness,
his chest swelling up with pride. Peggy found herself quickly caught up in
the moment.
Declan on the other hand was another story. It wasn't like he wasn't
enjoying himself (at least she hoped he was), she really couldn't tell. She
noticed he was unusually quite on the ride over only answering her questions
in short one-word answers which was so unlike the Declan she had come to
know. He seemed to be preoccupied, like he was deep in thought about
something.
She thought that perhaps once the wedding started he'd snap out of it but
that wasn't the case. He fidgeted throughout the entire ceremony so much so
that a few times a whispered "Declan, please." would float from her lips
before turning back to view the ceremony. He'd stop for a moment and then
almost four beats later, his leg started to bob up and down and he would drum
his fingers on his leg again. It was incredibly distracting and she had
planned to get to the bottom of it at the reception she told herself as she
watched Rudy & Helen kiss and turn towards the small gathering. Everyone
clapped and stood, watching as Rudy & Helen made their way down the aisle,
Rudy giving Declan the thumbs up as he floated past. And it did seem like
they floated, Peggy smiled, watching them go out into the hallway to the
adjoining reception hall as the guests filed out behind the couple row by
row. As they made their way out into the hall and into the reception, Peggy
felt no time like the present to bring up his behavior.
"Declan, are you all right? You seem awfully preoccupied."
"Oh yeah, Peggy, I mean, no, I'm not preoccupied. I was just thinking of
something."
She almost laughed at the ridiculous word play if she wasn't concerned for
him. He really did seem to be on edge. "If you want to leaveâE¦"
"Nah, it's OK, really. It's just that I-I, um," He stopped, watching her.
She noticed several times that he opened his mouth to say something but then
just as quickly he stopped, he closing his mouth, shaking his head. Letting
out a short breath, he continued deciding against telling her how he really
felt. He knew if he opened his mouth and tried to tell her now it would be a
serious mess. "Rudy just asked me to give a toast and I'm a little freaked
out about it, that's all." It wasn't a lie, Rudy had asked him to give a
toast but that wasn't what was what he was nervous about. He just couldn't
form the words to tell her how he felt. Maybe Rudy could help him come up
with something, if he could ever get Rudy alone. He and Helen were joined at
the hip, rarely leaving each other's side.
"Are you sure?" When he smiled his smile at her and nodded, she found
herself following suit. She smiled at him warmly. "You shouldn't be nervous,
you'll do fine."
"Yeah, as long as I don't drop anything, spill anything or trip over
anything."
"Oh boy." she winced, knowing how that was going to be a long shot. He did
have a knack for being awkward.
"Oh! Here's my chance, be right back. I've got to ask Rudy something, I'll
be right back."
Peggy watched as he practically ran his way over to Rudy who was for the
moment alone. She smiled over his odd behavior. "Having fun?" a voice from
behind startled her slightly. Turning Peggy smiled at Helen who seemed to be
positively beaming.
"Yes, I am, thank you. It was a lovely wedding," Peggy smiled to which Helen
smiled even more. "Thank you for having me."
"It was our pleasure of course, you and Declan make a lovely pair."
Peggy laughed nervously unsure how to take the statement. She never really
thought of Declan and her as a 'pair'. They were friends and spent a lot of
time together but a 'pair'?
"Isn't it amazing how things work out?" Helen asked her, watching as the
young woman puzzled over her statement. She had said it deliberately not to
confuse her, she had known from Rudy that the Doctor and Declan were friends
who worked together on some of Declan's cases. But she couldn't help but
think as she saw the two of them together that perhaps there could be more.
"Oh yes," Peggy answered, "its really an amazing story. Imagine, finding
each other after all that time."
"I know I can't believe it myself sometimes. Destiny Rudy likes to call it."
"Well, I do think it's an incredibleâE¦"
"Coincidence?" She laughed then stopped when she noticed Peggy's brow
wrinkle. Peggy started to apologize, she hadn't meant to make light of the
relationship but Helen stopped her with a friendly smile. "Oh that's OK
dear, Rudy explained to me about you. You're the no nonsense one and
Declan's the one who believes in such things. I understand, really I do. I
used to be like you that is before I found Rudy again. You have to admit
that some things are unexplainable."
"I do have to admit that since I've met Declan I have experienced some pretty
interesting things."
"It is interesting, isn't it? I mean, think about it, imagine meeting
someone so long ago and then suddenly they aren't there anymore. You live
your life and circumstances happen in just a way that here that person are
again, back in your life. Destiny, something's are meant to be." Helen
smiled taking Peggy's hand into hers.
Helen's words echoed in her head Destiny, something's are meant to be as
Peggy turned in the direction Helen was looking noticing a smiling Declan
advancing towards them, champagne glasses in had, Rudy right behind him. And
as she looked at his smiling face, her stomach fluttered slightly. It was
such a totally odd reaction that it caught her off guard. That had never
happened before and but it unnerved more than she wanted to admit.
She felt her mouth went dry as she looked into his smiling eyes remembering
Helen's words. It was her and Rudy she was talking about, wasn't it? She
asked herself as the men made their way over to them.
"Can I steal my wife away for a dance?" Rudy asked, smiling, looping Helen's
arm through his.
"Of course." Peggy smiled slightly as the couple left for the dance floor.
"You OK, Peg?" Declan asked, handing her one of the glasses of champagne.
Peggy smiled at his thoughtfulness.
"I'm fine, Declan. I was just thinking about something Helen said."
"Oh yeah? What?"
She started to tell him what Helen had said about destiny and fate but she
just shook her head, waving her hand. Helen was talking about herself and
Rudy she told herself, nothing more, right? "It's nothing, really. You seem
to be feeling much better. Your talk with Rudy must have went well." Declan
smiled again, looking over at the bride and groom as they danced.
"Yep, sure did. He said just the right things as usual."
"Well good, I'm glad to hear it. Hey, when's your speech?" she asked.
"Right after the dance. Wanna hear what I wrote?"
"No, that's OK, I'll be surprised."
He smiled that smile again at her and she had to admit that he did have a
nice smile. It light up his face and it was incredibly infectious because
she soon found herself returning his bright smile. She liked that he could
always make her smile. The music started to fade as Rudy & Helen ended their
dance to a round of applause.
"Here I go." He whispered to her. "Wish me luck."
A fan fic written by DebC, Emi-Chan, Whlwtcher, Kacey, and Ash
This part is written by Whlwtcher.
Disclaimer: We don't own them. We don't care.
They look so happy, she thought watching as Helen walked solo down the short
aisle of the tiny chapel. They had such a remarkable story, finding each
other after such a long time. Peggy smiled to herself as Helen gracefully
down the aisle, Rudy winking at his bride his face beaming with happiness,
his chest swelling up with pride. Peggy found herself quickly caught up in
the moment.
Declan on the other hand was another story. It wasn't like he wasn't
enjoying himself (at least she hoped he was), she really couldn't tell. She
noticed he was unusually quite on the ride over only answering her questions
in short one-word answers which was so unlike the Declan she had come to
know. He seemed to be preoccupied, like he was deep in thought about
something.
She thought that perhaps once the wedding started he'd snap out of it but
that wasn't the case. He fidgeted throughout the entire ceremony so much so
that a few times a whispered "Declan, please." would float from her lips
before turning back to view the ceremony. He'd stop for a moment and then
almost four beats later, his leg started to bob up and down and he would drum
his fingers on his leg again. It was incredibly distracting and she had
planned to get to the bottom of it at the reception she told herself as she
watched Rudy & Helen kiss and turn towards the small gathering. Everyone
clapped and stood, watching as Rudy & Helen made their way down the aisle,
Rudy giving Declan the thumbs up as he floated past. And it did seem like
they floated, Peggy smiled, watching them go out into the hallway to the
adjoining reception hall as the guests filed out behind the couple row by
row. As they made their way out into the hall and into the reception, Peggy
felt no time like the present to bring up his behavior.
"Declan, are you all right? You seem awfully preoccupied."
"Oh yeah, Peggy, I mean, no, I'm not preoccupied. I was just thinking of
something."
She almost laughed at the ridiculous word play if she wasn't concerned for
him. He really did seem to be on edge. "If you want to leaveâE¦"
"Nah, it's OK, really. It's just that I-I, um," He stopped, watching her.
She noticed several times that he opened his mouth to say something but then
just as quickly he stopped, he closing his mouth, shaking his head. Letting
out a short breath, he continued deciding against telling her how he really
felt. He knew if he opened his mouth and tried to tell her now it would be a
serious mess. "Rudy just asked me to give a toast and I'm a little freaked
out about it, that's all." It wasn't a lie, Rudy had asked him to give a
toast but that wasn't what was what he was nervous about. He just couldn't
form the words to tell her how he felt. Maybe Rudy could help him come up
with something, if he could ever get Rudy alone. He and Helen were joined at
the hip, rarely leaving each other's side.
"Are you sure?" When he smiled his smile at her and nodded, she found
herself following suit. She smiled at him warmly. "You shouldn't be nervous,
you'll do fine."
"Yeah, as long as I don't drop anything, spill anything or trip over
anything."
"Oh boy." she winced, knowing how that was going to be a long shot. He did
have a knack for being awkward.
"Oh! Here's my chance, be right back. I've got to ask Rudy something, I'll
be right back."
Peggy watched as he practically ran his way over to Rudy who was for the
moment alone. She smiled over his odd behavior. "Having fun?" a voice from
behind startled her slightly. Turning Peggy smiled at Helen who seemed to be
positively beaming.
"Yes, I am, thank you. It was a lovely wedding," Peggy smiled to which Helen
smiled even more. "Thank you for having me."
"It was our pleasure of course, you and Declan make a lovely pair."
Peggy laughed nervously unsure how to take the statement. She never really
thought of Declan and her as a 'pair'. They were friends and spent a lot of
time together but a 'pair'?
"Isn't it amazing how things work out?" Helen asked her, watching as the
young woman puzzled over her statement. She had said it deliberately not to
confuse her, she had known from Rudy that the Doctor and Declan were friends
who worked together on some of Declan's cases. But she couldn't help but
think as she saw the two of them together that perhaps there could be more.
"Oh yes," Peggy answered, "its really an amazing story. Imagine, finding
each other after all that time."
"I know I can't believe it myself sometimes. Destiny Rudy likes to call it."
"Well, I do think it's an incredibleâE¦"
"Coincidence?" She laughed then stopped when she noticed Peggy's brow
wrinkle. Peggy started to apologize, she hadn't meant to make light of the
relationship but Helen stopped her with a friendly smile. "Oh that's OK
dear, Rudy explained to me about you. You're the no nonsense one and
Declan's the one who believes in such things. I understand, really I do. I
used to be like you that is before I found Rudy again. You have to admit
that some things are unexplainable."
"I do have to admit that since I've met Declan I have experienced some pretty
interesting things."
"It is interesting, isn't it? I mean, think about it, imagine meeting
someone so long ago and then suddenly they aren't there anymore. You live
your life and circumstances happen in just a way that here that person are
again, back in your life. Destiny, something's are meant to be." Helen
smiled taking Peggy's hand into hers.
Helen's words echoed in her head Destiny, something's are meant to be as
Peggy turned in the direction Helen was looking noticing a smiling Declan
advancing towards them, champagne glasses in had, Rudy right behind him. And
as she looked at his smiling face, her stomach fluttered slightly. It was
such a totally odd reaction that it caught her off guard. That had never
happened before and but it unnerved more than she wanted to admit.
She felt her mouth went dry as she looked into his smiling eyes remembering
Helen's words. It was her and Rudy she was talking about, wasn't it? She
asked herself as the men made their way over to them.
"Can I steal my wife away for a dance?" Rudy asked, smiling, looping Helen's
arm through his.
"Of course." Peggy smiled slightly as the couple left for the dance floor.
"You OK, Peg?" Declan asked, handing her one of the glasses of champagne.
Peggy smiled at his thoughtfulness.
"I'm fine, Declan. I was just thinking about something Helen said."
"Oh yeah? What?"
She started to tell him what Helen had said about destiny and fate but she
just shook her head, waving her hand. Helen was talking about herself and
Rudy she told herself, nothing more, right? "It's nothing, really. You seem
to be feeling much better. Your talk with Rudy must have went well." Declan
smiled again, looking over at the bride and groom as they danced.
"Yep, sure did. He said just the right things as usual."
"Well good, I'm glad to hear it. Hey, when's your speech?" she asked.
"Right after the dance. Wanna hear what I wrote?"
"No, that's OK, I'll be surprised."
He smiled that smile again at her and she had to admit that he did have a
nice smile. It light up his face and it was incredibly infectious because
she soon found herself returning his bright smile. She liked that he could
always make her smile. The music started to fade as Rudy & Helen ended their
dance to a round of applause.
"Here I go." He whispered to her. "Wish me luck."
