CHAPTER 29:
Once the front doors of the church were reopened, Daddy and Ivy, oops I mean Mom,
Noah and Gwen, and Uncle Hank and Liz stepped outside, with most of us throwing rice at
them. They sat in the white stretch limo which was going to take them to Harmony's most
beautiful park where they would be photographed by David Hastings.
Meanwhile, the rest of us had an hour to kill. Beth and Luis volunteered to drive
Whitney, Simone, Jessica, Ricky, Gary and me to the reception hall. We obliged, even though
it was still too early to go there. Unfortunately, we all couldn't fit into Luis' six person car.
Gary really wanted his best friend Ricky to be in the same car, so I let Ricky go off with Luis
and Beth. Luis and the others agreed, driving off.
I saw Whitney get in Chad's two-person car.
"See you later, Kay," she shouted, motioning with her hands so I'd know that she
found a ride.
I waved back. So... I still needed a ride. I headed back inside the church to ask
Theresa if I could get a ride with her, but I couldn't find her anywhere.
"Excuse me," I said to Father Lonigan. "Do you know where Theresa and Ethan are?"
"Oh, they left a few minutes ago," he answered.
Oh no! Everyone had already left for the reception hall.
Sighing worriedly, I headed back outside.
I wasn't really paying attention to where I was walking, because a few seconds later I
crashed smack into Miguel, who was standing there leaning on the church wall, and from the
looks of things, waiting for me.
"I'm sorry," I said, making sure my dress didn't get wrinkled.
"That's ok," he answered looking at me up and down. "You look great," he added.
"Thank you," I answered. There was a long silence between us after that as we just
stared at each other, worried about what to say and what NOT to say.
That silence practically drove me crazy. Miguel and I never used to have awkward
moments like that. But that was before Charity came along and ruined my life.
It's kinda funny, just about an hour ago Miguel had whispered to me that we needed to
talk later. Well how come we weren't talking now that we had the chance to?!
"Do you need a ride?" Miguel asked a few minutes later.
"Yeah," I said quietly.
"Let's go then," he said with the same awkward tone as mine.
We walked over to his parked car. He was being such a gentleman by opening the door
for me and such but all I could remember was that day in my bedroom when we had had that
nasty argument.
~ ~ Flashback of Miguel's words to Kay that day ~ ~
"I stopped trusting you, Kay, when you left and never looked back!"
"And for your information, nothing happened to me. I didn't change. You did. You
didn't even know what you were leaving behind when you decided to go to UConn,"
"Well I was going to ask you to MARRY me, Kay,"
"I wanted you, Ricky and me to be a family. But it's too late for that now. And it's
noone's fault but YOURS."
~ ~ End Flashback ~ ~
Trying to push those thoughts away, I set out to focus on the future, not the past. That
was months ago. Besides who knows what could happen between us now? And, more
importantly, Miguel still had to know the truth. And he would know it too. No matter what I
would tell him tonight. Nothing was going to stop me. Nothing.
So Miguel sat in his dark green 1995 BMW 325i and began driving. [author's note:
sorry i couldnt help bringing the car issue in, i love that car sooooooo much!! but only that
year's model, not the newer ones ;)]
I remembered the day when Miguel first got that car. We were both 18. Miguel called
me on my cell phone, telling me to come outside. Of course, he had first asked me if Charity
was there but I told him no. She had gone to the Book Cafe with Jessica. So Miguel told me to
step outside and just when I did my mouth dropped all the way to the ground. Miguel was
grinning from ear to ear as he finally got the car that had been our "dream car" for so long. I
was so jealous, but he let me test-drive it for a while and we went cruising around Harmony for
an hour.
Anyways, Miguel kept driving and I could tell from his expression that he was creating
up the courage to say whatever he had to say to me.
"Say it, Miguel," I said gently but firmly.
He turned to look at me. "What? Oh. You still have that effect, huh, Kay? You can still
read my thoughts."
I grinned happily. I COULD read his thoughts, but could I steal his heart? Again?
"So tell me what you have to say," I continued.
Miguel was silent for a few more moments. He was building up the nerve to say
whatever it was he had to say. What could be so hard for him to tell me? It was me who should
have been nervous. After all, I was the one going to tell him what a manipulative bitch his
perfect little wife was. I was going to tell him why I REALLY left Harmony four years ago.
Why I NEVER once looked back. Why I took Miguel's son AWAY from him.
Miguel's words interrupted my thoughts:
"I guess I'm just trying to say that I'm sorry about what happened between us on
Ricky's birthday. I didn't mean any of the stuff I said - I was just angry. You understand,
right?"
I didn't say anything as Miguel's words digested in my heart.
"That's in the past Miguel," I answered eventually. "We don't need to discuss it."
"Ok," Miguel said, looking at me for a few seconds. "I just wanted you to know that I
AM sorry."
I nodded. He continued to drive on the freeway. Miguel sure was going fast. He was
almost at 85 MPH. We were almost there, about five minutes away from where the reception
party was too be held when we saw police lights flashing behind us.
I turned around to see if those lights were meant for us. Sure enough, they were.
"Oh no," I said.
"Dammitt," Miguel yelled. "Just what I need...."
Miguel pulled over to the side and parked the car. We waited for the police officer to
walk towards us.
**** Author's Note: Don't worry Miguel and Kay don't get ARRESTED or anything
like that but there is a point to the police officer being there, especially what he says!!. Stay
tuned.....****
Once the front doors of the church were reopened, Daddy and Ivy, oops I mean Mom,
Noah and Gwen, and Uncle Hank and Liz stepped outside, with most of us throwing rice at
them. They sat in the white stretch limo which was going to take them to Harmony's most
beautiful park where they would be photographed by David Hastings.
Meanwhile, the rest of us had an hour to kill. Beth and Luis volunteered to drive
Whitney, Simone, Jessica, Ricky, Gary and me to the reception hall. We obliged, even though
it was still too early to go there. Unfortunately, we all couldn't fit into Luis' six person car.
Gary really wanted his best friend Ricky to be in the same car, so I let Ricky go off with Luis
and Beth. Luis and the others agreed, driving off.
I saw Whitney get in Chad's two-person car.
"See you later, Kay," she shouted, motioning with her hands so I'd know that she
found a ride.
I waved back. So... I still needed a ride. I headed back inside the church to ask
Theresa if I could get a ride with her, but I couldn't find her anywhere.
"Excuse me," I said to Father Lonigan. "Do you know where Theresa and Ethan are?"
"Oh, they left a few minutes ago," he answered.
Oh no! Everyone had already left for the reception hall.
Sighing worriedly, I headed back outside.
I wasn't really paying attention to where I was walking, because a few seconds later I
crashed smack into Miguel, who was standing there leaning on the church wall, and from the
looks of things, waiting for me.
"I'm sorry," I said, making sure my dress didn't get wrinkled.
"That's ok," he answered looking at me up and down. "You look great," he added.
"Thank you," I answered. There was a long silence between us after that as we just
stared at each other, worried about what to say and what NOT to say.
That silence practically drove me crazy. Miguel and I never used to have awkward
moments like that. But that was before Charity came along and ruined my life.
It's kinda funny, just about an hour ago Miguel had whispered to me that we needed to
talk later. Well how come we weren't talking now that we had the chance to?!
"Do you need a ride?" Miguel asked a few minutes later.
"Yeah," I said quietly.
"Let's go then," he said with the same awkward tone as mine.
We walked over to his parked car. He was being such a gentleman by opening the door
for me and such but all I could remember was that day in my bedroom when we had had that
nasty argument.
~ ~ Flashback of Miguel's words to Kay that day ~ ~
"I stopped trusting you, Kay, when you left and never looked back!"
"And for your information, nothing happened to me. I didn't change. You did. You
didn't even know what you were leaving behind when you decided to go to UConn,"
"Well I was going to ask you to MARRY me, Kay,"
"I wanted you, Ricky and me to be a family. But it's too late for that now. And it's
noone's fault but YOURS."
~ ~ End Flashback ~ ~
Trying to push those thoughts away, I set out to focus on the future, not the past. That
was months ago. Besides who knows what could happen between us now? And, more
importantly, Miguel still had to know the truth. And he would know it too. No matter what I
would tell him tonight. Nothing was going to stop me. Nothing.
So Miguel sat in his dark green 1995 BMW 325i and began driving. [author's note:
sorry i couldnt help bringing the car issue in, i love that car sooooooo much!! but only that
year's model, not the newer ones ;)]
I remembered the day when Miguel first got that car. We were both 18. Miguel called
me on my cell phone, telling me to come outside. Of course, he had first asked me if Charity
was there but I told him no. She had gone to the Book Cafe with Jessica. So Miguel told me to
step outside and just when I did my mouth dropped all the way to the ground. Miguel was
grinning from ear to ear as he finally got the car that had been our "dream car" for so long. I
was so jealous, but he let me test-drive it for a while and we went cruising around Harmony for
an hour.
Anyways, Miguel kept driving and I could tell from his expression that he was creating
up the courage to say whatever he had to say to me.
"Say it, Miguel," I said gently but firmly.
He turned to look at me. "What? Oh. You still have that effect, huh, Kay? You can still
read my thoughts."
I grinned happily. I COULD read his thoughts, but could I steal his heart? Again?
"So tell me what you have to say," I continued.
Miguel was silent for a few more moments. He was building up the nerve to say
whatever it was he had to say. What could be so hard for him to tell me? It was me who should
have been nervous. After all, I was the one going to tell him what a manipulative bitch his
perfect little wife was. I was going to tell him why I REALLY left Harmony four years ago.
Why I NEVER once looked back. Why I took Miguel's son AWAY from him.
Miguel's words interrupted my thoughts:
"I guess I'm just trying to say that I'm sorry about what happened between us on
Ricky's birthday. I didn't mean any of the stuff I said - I was just angry. You understand,
right?"
I didn't say anything as Miguel's words digested in my heart.
"That's in the past Miguel," I answered eventually. "We don't need to discuss it."
"Ok," Miguel said, looking at me for a few seconds. "I just wanted you to know that I
AM sorry."
I nodded. He continued to drive on the freeway. Miguel sure was going fast. He was
almost at 85 MPH. We were almost there, about five minutes away from where the reception
party was too be held when we saw police lights flashing behind us.
I turned around to see if those lights were meant for us. Sure enough, they were.
"Oh no," I said.
"Dammitt," Miguel yelled. "Just what I need...."
Miguel pulled over to the side and parked the car. We waited for the police officer to
walk towards us.
**** Author's Note: Don't worry Miguel and Kay don't get ARRESTED or anything
like that but there is a point to the police officer being there, especially what he says!!. Stay
tuned.....****