Chapter Thirty Seven
Lily and Jeff stood at the altar, hand in hand. Lily was dressed in a simple but elegant while dress and wore her grandmothers blue crystal necklace. She also held a bouquet of lilies, which were her favourite flowers. Jeff was wearing his tux and had his hair tied neatly back. They were both smiling and looking into each others eyes lovingly. They were so caught up in each other that they didn't hear the priest say,
"You can now kiss the bride" Allie had to tap Lily on the shoulder to get her attention.
Lily and Jeff kissed passionately for a few minutes before walking down the aisle and outside to get some wedding photos taken with the rest of the wedding party. After having hundreds of photographs taken Lily through her bouquet which Allie and Mandy both caught. However, Mandy turned to Allie and said,
"You can have the bouquet because you've got a better chance of getting married."
"Thanks Mandy" Allie said taking the flowers before hugging her. She then spotted Shane and walked over to talk to him and show him the flowers.
"Do you think this is some sort of sign?" Allie asked as she approached Shane.
"You'll just have to wait and see won't you" Shane said with a smile on his face as he put his arm around her waist "You look absolutely gorgeous today. I couldn't keep my eyes off you and still can't."
"I thought I could feel someone looking at me. I just thought it was probably Mark" Allie joked
"You would have like that wouldn't you?" Shane asked jokingly
"Oh like you wouldn't believe. He is such a sexy man..." Allie said smiling, "but no where near as good looking as you..." with that she lent in and kissed him softly.
"Hey guys sorry to interrupt but Allie the limos about to leave for the reception."
"Ok thanks Mandy. I'll be over in a minute ... just want to say goodbye to Shane"
"Ok but you'll see him in like 5 minutes anyway" Mandy laughed
"What? Just because I can't bear to be apart from my man...and anyways you get to travel to the reception with Adam and you've been close to him all day. I have been with Shane in hours."
"Ok but just make it quick. We don't want to keep the guys waiting ... or get Lily annoyed on her wedding day." Mandy said before walking off towards the limo, where Adam and Matt were talking
In the limo Mandy and Adam sat cosily next to each other while Matt and Allie sat on the opposite side to them. Matt couldn't keep his eyes or mind off Mandy but had to try and stop himself. He had found the service very moving and hard to handle. He was so happy for his brother that he had found the love of his life and wasn't letting her go. His mind then shifted back to Mandy and the love he had for her. He only wished that they didn't have to hide their love for each other from everyone around them. He wished that it was he and Mandy that had gotten married today ... not Jeff and Lily. After all she looked so beautiful in her light blue brides maids dress. She looked like an angel even in Adam's arms.
Once at the reception hall the wedding party gathered again for more wedding photographs before heading settling in for a fun filled night. Everyone enjoyed the dancing, food and drinks that were provided. Some more than others.
Jeff and Lily were dancing together, and they couldn't take their eyes off each other. They seemed to be in their own magical world. Everyone else was dancing along to the music also. Shane and Allie danced rather closely and smiled at each other. While Adam and Mandy were leaving the dance floor to get themselves a drink. Thwy walked over to the drinks table and got themselves a drink before going and sitting down together. The sat closely together and talked until Allie, Shane, Jeff and Lily joined them. The six of them sat drinking together and enjoy each other's company. At one point Mandy noticed Matt looking at her. He motioned for her to follow him outside. She excused herself saying she was headed for the lady's room, however, she followed Matt outside. As she approached him she could see how upset he looked.
"Are you ok Matty?" she asked
"I can't handle this much longer Mands. It's just too hard. I mean having to see you and Adam so happy together and have you totally ignore me. It really hurts." Matt said looking away from Mandy
"Oh Matty I'm so sorry...." Mandy's voice dropped off as she pulled him into a passionate kiss. Matt pulled away for a moment and said,
"What if someone sees us?"
"I don't care anymore. I just can't stand to be without you. It's been really hard for me today also. I mean so many times I just wanted to jump you in front of everyone and confess my love for you." Mandy said before kissing Matt again.
"Mands ... I can't do this ... not here ... can we meet later tonight? ... that's if you can get away from Adam. "
"Of course Matty." Mandy said
"Ok excellent. You better get back before they all miss you."
"Why don't you come back with me. I can say that I bumped into you..."
"No it wouldn't look too good. Also I don't think I could handle seeing you and Adam together ... sorry"
"That's cool. I'll give you a call later to let you know what's happening. Ok?"
"Yeah ok. I look forward to it." Matt said before Mandy headed back inside. As she walked through the door she saw a not so happy looking Lily.
"You broke your promise. You're so lucky that Adam didn't see you. What were you thinking?" Lily said
"I'm sorry Lily. I wasn't really thinking." Mandy said apologetically
"You really have to deal with your feelings Mandy. It's not fair on either of them. Just please promise me that you will think about things ... and soon before everyone gets hurt."
"I will ... I promise"
"Good ... now lets get back. Jeff and I are about to leave ... I came looking for you because I didn't want to leave without saying goodbye."
"Thanks Lily. Should we get Matt ... so Jeff can say goodbye to him?"
"I'll go and get him ... you head back to the table."
"Ok ... thanks again Lily" Mandy said before walking back over to the others.
Mandy was sitting next to Adam talking to the others when Lily returned with Matt.
"Now that we are all here, I just wanted to thank you all for making today such a wonderful and memorable day." Lily said with a smile on her face as she cuddled up to Jeff.
"We're going to head off to the hotel..." Jeff said looking suggestively at Lily before continuing, "we hope that you all enjoyed yourselves and look forward to seeing you all when we return from the Bahamas in a weeks time.... Oh and don't you worry we'll make sure to catch the show."
Jeff and Lily then announced to all the rest of the guest their departure. They said goodbye to everyone before getting into their limo. As they sat in the limo they looked at each other with such love. Finally Jeff said,
"So, how does it feel to be Mrs Hardy?"
"It is the most incredible feeling. But I don't think it has fully sunk in yet."
"Maybe once we get to the hotel it will become more real for you. Especially with all the surprises I have installed for you" Jeff said with a cute smile on his face.
"Surprises huh? You know how much I love surprises... but... do you feel like giving me some clues?"
"You'll have to wait and see... we're almost there anyway." Jeff laughed
Back that the reception, Shane and Allie decided that they would call it a night. Shane had to get up early in the morning to organise last minute things for that show.
"Guys we're going to call it a night. See you all tomorrow at the show." Allie said
"And don't stay up too late because I expect an exciting match between you two tomorrow" Shane said looking at Matt and Adam.
"Night guys." Mandy said before Shane and Allie walked off together arm in arm.
Once they left it was only Adam, Matt and Mandy at the table. Mandy was starting to feel very uncomfortable so she said that she also might call it a night because she had a really bad headache.
"Are you ok?" Adam asked
"Yeah I should be. I think I just need to have an early night"
"Would you like me to drive you home?" Adam asked
"If you'd like I could drop Mandy home. I mean because I pass her place on the way home and I've got the limo so she could lie down or something." Matt said
"Actually that might be really good. If you don't mind Mandy..." Adam said
"No that's cool with me."
"Ok excellent. I'll go and wait in the limo for you. See you tomorrow Adam. You better get lots of rest for our match tomorrow, coz I'm so going to kick your ass" Matt joked before walking off
"Yeah night Matt. You better take good care of Mandy... don't play any of your really loud music..." Adam joked before waving to him
Adam and Mandy sat together for a little bit longer talking because Adam walked Mandy to the limo. They said goodnight to each other before kissing sweetly. Mandy then got into the limo and Adam stood and watched as it drove away.
As Lily and Jeff entered their hotel room, Lily was shocked to see hundreds of candles all over the room and a beautiful table laddened with dinner. Lily looked at Jeff and said,
"This is so beautiful"
"I'm glad you like it ... but there's more" Jeff said kissing Lily softly before picking her up and carrying her into the room. He placed her carefully down by the table. They both sat down and enjoyed a pleasant meal together - their first as a married couple.
After they'd finished Jeff told Lily that he'd be back in a minute and to sit patiently while he was away. Jeff walked over to his suitcase and took out a small bag. He then walked back over to Lily and placed it on the table in front of her.
"What's this?" Lily asked
"Open it and find out ..." Jeff replied with a cute smile on his face. Lily looked at Jeff suspiciously before opening the bag. She pulled out a medium sized box and opened it up. Inside she found a necklace with a small pendant.
"Oh my gosh Jeffy, it's beautiful. I love it so much" Lily said before kissing Jeff softly
"I'm glad that you like it" Jeff said as he unbuttoned his shirt, "I have a matching one and when we put them together they join and say Lily & Jeff forever" Jeff showed Lily and they both looked at each other with such love.
"Oh Jeff you are just the sweetest thing ever and I love you so much. Thank you for this unexpected present." Lily said kissing Jeff once again. "I have something I want to give you also..." Lily said before taking Jeff's hand and leading him off to the bedroom.
Allie and Shane arrived at Shane's place and headed straight for the bedroom. There they both got changed into something a little more comfy. Seeing Allie didn't have any clean clothes at Shane's place he leant her one of his special Shane-o-mac tops because he knew how much she loved them. Once changed the two of them headed for the kitchen to make themselves a drink before heading back to the bedroom for some privacy.
While in the limo, Matt turned to Mandy and said,
"We really need to talk"
"Oh please not now ... not tonight" Mandy said as she rapped her arms around Matt and kissing him. They continued to kiss in the back of the limo before the privacy screen came down and the driver said,
"Sorry to interrupt you two but where would you like me to drop you off?" Matt and Mandy looked at each other for a minute before Matt told the driver Mandy's address. The driver then put the privacy screen back up and Mandy looked at Matt sadly and said,
"You can't wait to get rid of me can you?"
"Actually I was hoping you'd ask me to spend the night with you, at your place." Matt said with puppy dog eyes.
"Oh I like the sound of that, but tonight do you think its possible to get a little but of sleep? I mean after all we do have work tomorrow ... and you have an important match."
"It's a deal."
Lily and Jeff stood at the altar, hand in hand. Lily was dressed in a simple but elegant while dress and wore her grandmothers blue crystal necklace. She also held a bouquet of lilies, which were her favourite flowers. Jeff was wearing his tux and had his hair tied neatly back. They were both smiling and looking into each others eyes lovingly. They were so caught up in each other that they didn't hear the priest say,
"You can now kiss the bride" Allie had to tap Lily on the shoulder to get her attention.
Lily and Jeff kissed passionately for a few minutes before walking down the aisle and outside to get some wedding photos taken with the rest of the wedding party. After having hundreds of photographs taken Lily through her bouquet which Allie and Mandy both caught. However, Mandy turned to Allie and said,
"You can have the bouquet because you've got a better chance of getting married."
"Thanks Mandy" Allie said taking the flowers before hugging her. She then spotted Shane and walked over to talk to him and show him the flowers.
"Do you think this is some sort of sign?" Allie asked as she approached Shane.
"You'll just have to wait and see won't you" Shane said with a smile on his face as he put his arm around her waist "You look absolutely gorgeous today. I couldn't keep my eyes off you and still can't."
"I thought I could feel someone looking at me. I just thought it was probably Mark" Allie joked
"You would have like that wouldn't you?" Shane asked jokingly
"Oh like you wouldn't believe. He is such a sexy man..." Allie said smiling, "but no where near as good looking as you..." with that she lent in and kissed him softly.
"Hey guys sorry to interrupt but Allie the limos about to leave for the reception."
"Ok thanks Mandy. I'll be over in a minute ... just want to say goodbye to Shane"
"Ok but you'll see him in like 5 minutes anyway" Mandy laughed
"What? Just because I can't bear to be apart from my man...and anyways you get to travel to the reception with Adam and you've been close to him all day. I have been with Shane in hours."
"Ok but just make it quick. We don't want to keep the guys waiting ... or get Lily annoyed on her wedding day." Mandy said before walking off towards the limo, where Adam and Matt were talking
In the limo Mandy and Adam sat cosily next to each other while Matt and Allie sat on the opposite side to them. Matt couldn't keep his eyes or mind off Mandy but had to try and stop himself. He had found the service very moving and hard to handle. He was so happy for his brother that he had found the love of his life and wasn't letting her go. His mind then shifted back to Mandy and the love he had for her. He only wished that they didn't have to hide their love for each other from everyone around them. He wished that it was he and Mandy that had gotten married today ... not Jeff and Lily. After all she looked so beautiful in her light blue brides maids dress. She looked like an angel even in Adam's arms.
Once at the reception hall the wedding party gathered again for more wedding photographs before heading settling in for a fun filled night. Everyone enjoyed the dancing, food and drinks that were provided. Some more than others.
Jeff and Lily were dancing together, and they couldn't take their eyes off each other. They seemed to be in their own magical world. Everyone else was dancing along to the music also. Shane and Allie danced rather closely and smiled at each other. While Adam and Mandy were leaving the dance floor to get themselves a drink. Thwy walked over to the drinks table and got themselves a drink before going and sitting down together. The sat closely together and talked until Allie, Shane, Jeff and Lily joined them. The six of them sat drinking together and enjoy each other's company. At one point Mandy noticed Matt looking at her. He motioned for her to follow him outside. She excused herself saying she was headed for the lady's room, however, she followed Matt outside. As she approached him she could see how upset he looked.
"Are you ok Matty?" she asked
"I can't handle this much longer Mands. It's just too hard. I mean having to see you and Adam so happy together and have you totally ignore me. It really hurts." Matt said looking away from Mandy
"Oh Matty I'm so sorry...." Mandy's voice dropped off as she pulled him into a passionate kiss. Matt pulled away for a moment and said,
"What if someone sees us?"
"I don't care anymore. I just can't stand to be without you. It's been really hard for me today also. I mean so many times I just wanted to jump you in front of everyone and confess my love for you." Mandy said before kissing Matt again.
"Mands ... I can't do this ... not here ... can we meet later tonight? ... that's if you can get away from Adam. "
"Of course Matty." Mandy said
"Ok excellent. You better get back before they all miss you."
"Why don't you come back with me. I can say that I bumped into you..."
"No it wouldn't look too good. Also I don't think I could handle seeing you and Adam together ... sorry"
"That's cool. I'll give you a call later to let you know what's happening. Ok?"
"Yeah ok. I look forward to it." Matt said before Mandy headed back inside. As she walked through the door she saw a not so happy looking Lily.
"You broke your promise. You're so lucky that Adam didn't see you. What were you thinking?" Lily said
"I'm sorry Lily. I wasn't really thinking." Mandy said apologetically
"You really have to deal with your feelings Mandy. It's not fair on either of them. Just please promise me that you will think about things ... and soon before everyone gets hurt."
"I will ... I promise"
"Good ... now lets get back. Jeff and I are about to leave ... I came looking for you because I didn't want to leave without saying goodbye."
"Thanks Lily. Should we get Matt ... so Jeff can say goodbye to him?"
"I'll go and get him ... you head back to the table."
"Ok ... thanks again Lily" Mandy said before walking back over to the others.
Mandy was sitting next to Adam talking to the others when Lily returned with Matt.
"Now that we are all here, I just wanted to thank you all for making today such a wonderful and memorable day." Lily said with a smile on her face as she cuddled up to Jeff.
"We're going to head off to the hotel..." Jeff said looking suggestively at Lily before continuing, "we hope that you all enjoyed yourselves and look forward to seeing you all when we return from the Bahamas in a weeks time.... Oh and don't you worry we'll make sure to catch the show."
Jeff and Lily then announced to all the rest of the guest their departure. They said goodbye to everyone before getting into their limo. As they sat in the limo they looked at each other with such love. Finally Jeff said,
"So, how does it feel to be Mrs Hardy?"
"It is the most incredible feeling. But I don't think it has fully sunk in yet."
"Maybe once we get to the hotel it will become more real for you. Especially with all the surprises I have installed for you" Jeff said with a cute smile on his face.
"Surprises huh? You know how much I love surprises... but... do you feel like giving me some clues?"
"You'll have to wait and see... we're almost there anyway." Jeff laughed
Back that the reception, Shane and Allie decided that they would call it a night. Shane had to get up early in the morning to organise last minute things for that show.
"Guys we're going to call it a night. See you all tomorrow at the show." Allie said
"And don't stay up too late because I expect an exciting match between you two tomorrow" Shane said looking at Matt and Adam.
"Night guys." Mandy said before Shane and Allie walked off together arm in arm.
Once they left it was only Adam, Matt and Mandy at the table. Mandy was starting to feel very uncomfortable so she said that she also might call it a night because she had a really bad headache.
"Are you ok?" Adam asked
"Yeah I should be. I think I just need to have an early night"
"Would you like me to drive you home?" Adam asked
"If you'd like I could drop Mandy home. I mean because I pass her place on the way home and I've got the limo so she could lie down or something." Matt said
"Actually that might be really good. If you don't mind Mandy..." Adam said
"No that's cool with me."
"Ok excellent. I'll go and wait in the limo for you. See you tomorrow Adam. You better get lots of rest for our match tomorrow, coz I'm so going to kick your ass" Matt joked before walking off
"Yeah night Matt. You better take good care of Mandy... don't play any of your really loud music..." Adam joked before waving to him
Adam and Mandy sat together for a little bit longer talking because Adam walked Mandy to the limo. They said goodnight to each other before kissing sweetly. Mandy then got into the limo and Adam stood and watched as it drove away.
As Lily and Jeff entered their hotel room, Lily was shocked to see hundreds of candles all over the room and a beautiful table laddened with dinner. Lily looked at Jeff and said,
"This is so beautiful"
"I'm glad you like it ... but there's more" Jeff said kissing Lily softly before picking her up and carrying her into the room. He placed her carefully down by the table. They both sat down and enjoyed a pleasant meal together - their first as a married couple.
After they'd finished Jeff told Lily that he'd be back in a minute and to sit patiently while he was away. Jeff walked over to his suitcase and took out a small bag. He then walked back over to Lily and placed it on the table in front of her.
"What's this?" Lily asked
"Open it and find out ..." Jeff replied with a cute smile on his face. Lily looked at Jeff suspiciously before opening the bag. She pulled out a medium sized box and opened it up. Inside she found a necklace with a small pendant.
"Oh my gosh Jeffy, it's beautiful. I love it so much" Lily said before kissing Jeff softly
"I'm glad that you like it" Jeff said as he unbuttoned his shirt, "I have a matching one and when we put them together they join and say Lily & Jeff forever" Jeff showed Lily and they both looked at each other with such love.
"Oh Jeff you are just the sweetest thing ever and I love you so much. Thank you for this unexpected present." Lily said kissing Jeff once again. "I have something I want to give you also..." Lily said before taking Jeff's hand and leading him off to the bedroom.
Allie and Shane arrived at Shane's place and headed straight for the bedroom. There they both got changed into something a little more comfy. Seeing Allie didn't have any clean clothes at Shane's place he leant her one of his special Shane-o-mac tops because he knew how much she loved them. Once changed the two of them headed for the kitchen to make themselves a drink before heading back to the bedroom for some privacy.
While in the limo, Matt turned to Mandy and said,
"We really need to talk"
"Oh please not now ... not tonight" Mandy said as she rapped her arms around Matt and kissing him. They continued to kiss in the back of the limo before the privacy screen came down and the driver said,
"Sorry to interrupt you two but where would you like me to drop you off?" Matt and Mandy looked at each other for a minute before Matt told the driver Mandy's address. The driver then put the privacy screen back up and Mandy looked at Matt sadly and said,
"You can't wait to get rid of me can you?"
"Actually I was hoping you'd ask me to spend the night with you, at your place." Matt said with puppy dog eyes.
"Oh I like the sound of that, but tonight do you think its possible to get a little but of sleep? I mean after all we do have work tomorrow ... and you have an important match."
"It's a deal."
