Jess - sorry about the oversight in the last chapter. I had forgotten that
I had Alex and Charlie doing something when I had Alex and Adam make plans.
I did fix that. To tell you the truth I didn't really plan on having Mr.
Banks in this story but now that you mention it that could be a possibility
but I don't know. Thanks for the suggestion though.
Banksiesbabe99 - yeah I know how you feel about Alex from your reviews of Rematch. Glad you're still reading the story.
Strawberryliar- hey thanks for reading the stories. I'm glad to hear that you're enjoying them. Hope you enjoy this chapter.
C-Chan96 - Ah, welcome back. Glad you liked the last chapter. What do you know - we have something in common. I'm the younger sibling too and I also have an older brother. Just thought I'd share myself.
Charlie's POV:
"Charlie will you stop pacing, please," my Mom called out from the pew near the front of the church where she was sitting with Gordon. Connie was sitting in the row behind them. All three of them were staring at me as I walked up and down the aisle. I think I was even getting on the minister's nerves as he sat in the chair behind the pulpit.
It was Friday night and I was at the church where my mom and Gordon's wedding was going to take place the next morning. So far, we were the only ones there. We were waiting for Guy, Debbie, Julie, Scooter, Adam and Alex to show up for the rehearsal. Technically they weren't late yet. They still had five minutes so I wasn't sure why I was pacing. Maybe I just wanted to get this over with before anything could happen that would put a stop to it.
The door to the church opened, and I immediately stopped pacing and looked toward the door. Guy and Debbie walked in hand in hand.
"See I told you they would get here," my Mom said from the front.
"Are we the last ones to get here?" Guy asked as he took Debbie's coat and hung it up on the coat rack next to his.
"No, Adam, Alex, Julie and Scooter still aren't here yet either."
"Charlie's been pacing for the last five minutes. I think he's more nervous about this ceremony than me and Casey are right now," Gordon told him.
"I just want everything to go well," I said defensively.
"Everything is going to be fine," my Mom told me soothingly. "Now why don't the three of you come up here and have a seat.
Guy and Debbie walked up the aisle and sat down in the row behind Connie. Reluctantly, I followed them and sat down next to Connie. I listened absently as Connie, Guy and Debbie talked about school while keeping an eye on the door but no one walked through it.
I glanced down at my watch. In was now ten after six. The four of them were now officially late. I didn't say anything though.
After another five minutes I saw my mom look down at her watch.
"We did tell them six o'clock didn't we?" I heard her whisper to Gordon.
"Yeah, we did," Gordon replied as he looked at his own watch. "They probably just got stuck in traffic or something," he told her trying to reassure her though. I could tell he was starting to get concerned. If it was just Julie and Scooter they could be just be running late but Alex and Adam were always on time.
My mom stood up and started pacing back and forth across the front of the church. All conversation stopped as we all just looked at her. My mom realized we were staring at her and she quickly sat back down.
"Sorry," she said. I could here the worry in her voice.
"Must run in the family," Gordon commented with a smile trying to lighten the mood in the room a little bit. The comment earned him a punch on the arm from my mother.
Just then the door opened and Julie and Scooter rushed in.
"Sorry, we're late," Julie said breathlessly as she quickly got out of her jacket and handed it to Scooter. "We got stuck in traffic and had to take a detour," she explained.
"The radio said there is a bad accident at the intersection of Maple and 9th street," Scooter commented as he hung up the jackets.
I looked toward my mother and then Gordon. I could tell they were both thinking the same thing as I was. It definitely wasn't like Adam and Alex to be late and the fact that they were this late meant that something was wrong. What if they were involved in the accident?"
"Is something wrong?" Julie asked as she walked toward the front of the church to join us. "Where are Adam and Alex?"
"They haven't got here yet," Guy said answering both of her questions.
"You don't think . . ." Julie started to say but trailed off without finishing the thought though. The fact that she didn't put it into words though didn't mean we didn't know what she was suggesting. I think we were all thinking the same thing.
"Look, let's not get all worked up over nothing. They're probably fine. They probably just got stuck in the traffic because of the accident," Gordon said trying to reassure us all. It was a failed attempt. He wasn't reassuring any of us not even himself. I could tell he was worrried.
We waited another five minutes in silence. Still Adam and Alex did not show up. I saw Gordon take his cell phone out of his pocket and look at it quickly before putting it back in his pocket.
"I don't want to rush you folks," the minister said coming to sit down on the pew next to my Mom, "but it is getting late. We could start the rehearsals without the last two people or maybe postpone it until the morning. The ceremony doesn't start until noon. We would have time to go through a run through before that," he suggested.
"Why don't we just go through with the rehearsal without them," Gordon suggested. He didn't say it but I knew my coach. He figured that doing the rehearsal would give us something to do so we weren't all just sitting around worrying.
"That sound like a good idea," my Mom said with a fake cheerfulness. "Perhaps Debbie and Scooter could stand in for them for right now."
"Of course," Julie said.
"No problem," Scooter answered.
None of my friends looked to thrilled to actually be going through with the rehearsal but none of us were going to argue with my mom and Gordon. Not even me. After all doing anything was better than just sitting around worrying.
We all stood up and let the minister go through each of our roles in the ceremony. My Mom and Gordon had finally decided on pairing Adam and Connie up and Julie and Guy. Naturally with me being the best man and Alex being the maid of honor the two of us were paired up. The minister talked us through what was suppose to happen and then we all took up our position to actually go through the ceremony.
As the women went to the back of the church to practice walking down the aisle I took my position on the steps right next to Gordon. Scooter and Guy took their positions next to me. I couldn't help but think that it should've been Adam standing next to me and not Scooter. As Debbie started down the aisle in Alex's spot I glanced down at my watch. Where were they? What was keeping them?
Banksiesbabe99 - yeah I know how you feel about Alex from your reviews of Rematch. Glad you're still reading the story.
Strawberryliar- hey thanks for reading the stories. I'm glad to hear that you're enjoying them. Hope you enjoy this chapter.
C-Chan96 - Ah, welcome back. Glad you liked the last chapter. What do you know - we have something in common. I'm the younger sibling too and I also have an older brother. Just thought I'd share myself.
Charlie's POV:
"Charlie will you stop pacing, please," my Mom called out from the pew near the front of the church where she was sitting with Gordon. Connie was sitting in the row behind them. All three of them were staring at me as I walked up and down the aisle. I think I was even getting on the minister's nerves as he sat in the chair behind the pulpit.
It was Friday night and I was at the church where my mom and Gordon's wedding was going to take place the next morning. So far, we were the only ones there. We were waiting for Guy, Debbie, Julie, Scooter, Adam and Alex to show up for the rehearsal. Technically they weren't late yet. They still had five minutes so I wasn't sure why I was pacing. Maybe I just wanted to get this over with before anything could happen that would put a stop to it.
The door to the church opened, and I immediately stopped pacing and looked toward the door. Guy and Debbie walked in hand in hand.
"See I told you they would get here," my Mom said from the front.
"Are we the last ones to get here?" Guy asked as he took Debbie's coat and hung it up on the coat rack next to his.
"No, Adam, Alex, Julie and Scooter still aren't here yet either."
"Charlie's been pacing for the last five minutes. I think he's more nervous about this ceremony than me and Casey are right now," Gordon told him.
"I just want everything to go well," I said defensively.
"Everything is going to be fine," my Mom told me soothingly. "Now why don't the three of you come up here and have a seat.
Guy and Debbie walked up the aisle and sat down in the row behind Connie. Reluctantly, I followed them and sat down next to Connie. I listened absently as Connie, Guy and Debbie talked about school while keeping an eye on the door but no one walked through it.
I glanced down at my watch. In was now ten after six. The four of them were now officially late. I didn't say anything though.
After another five minutes I saw my mom look down at her watch.
"We did tell them six o'clock didn't we?" I heard her whisper to Gordon.
"Yeah, we did," Gordon replied as he looked at his own watch. "They probably just got stuck in traffic or something," he told her trying to reassure her though. I could tell he was starting to get concerned. If it was just Julie and Scooter they could be just be running late but Alex and Adam were always on time.
My mom stood up and started pacing back and forth across the front of the church. All conversation stopped as we all just looked at her. My mom realized we were staring at her and she quickly sat back down.
"Sorry," she said. I could here the worry in her voice.
"Must run in the family," Gordon commented with a smile trying to lighten the mood in the room a little bit. The comment earned him a punch on the arm from my mother.
Just then the door opened and Julie and Scooter rushed in.
"Sorry, we're late," Julie said breathlessly as she quickly got out of her jacket and handed it to Scooter. "We got stuck in traffic and had to take a detour," she explained.
"The radio said there is a bad accident at the intersection of Maple and 9th street," Scooter commented as he hung up the jackets.
I looked toward my mother and then Gordon. I could tell they were both thinking the same thing as I was. It definitely wasn't like Adam and Alex to be late and the fact that they were this late meant that something was wrong. What if they were involved in the accident?"
"Is something wrong?" Julie asked as she walked toward the front of the church to join us. "Where are Adam and Alex?"
"They haven't got here yet," Guy said answering both of her questions.
"You don't think . . ." Julie started to say but trailed off without finishing the thought though. The fact that she didn't put it into words though didn't mean we didn't know what she was suggesting. I think we were all thinking the same thing.
"Look, let's not get all worked up over nothing. They're probably fine. They probably just got stuck in the traffic because of the accident," Gordon said trying to reassure us all. It was a failed attempt. He wasn't reassuring any of us not even himself. I could tell he was worrried.
We waited another five minutes in silence. Still Adam and Alex did not show up. I saw Gordon take his cell phone out of his pocket and look at it quickly before putting it back in his pocket.
"I don't want to rush you folks," the minister said coming to sit down on the pew next to my Mom, "but it is getting late. We could start the rehearsals without the last two people or maybe postpone it until the morning. The ceremony doesn't start until noon. We would have time to go through a run through before that," he suggested.
"Why don't we just go through with the rehearsal without them," Gordon suggested. He didn't say it but I knew my coach. He figured that doing the rehearsal would give us something to do so we weren't all just sitting around worrying.
"That sound like a good idea," my Mom said with a fake cheerfulness. "Perhaps Debbie and Scooter could stand in for them for right now."
"Of course," Julie said.
"No problem," Scooter answered.
None of my friends looked to thrilled to actually be going through with the rehearsal but none of us were going to argue with my mom and Gordon. Not even me. After all doing anything was better than just sitting around worrying.
We all stood up and let the minister go through each of our roles in the ceremony. My Mom and Gordon had finally decided on pairing Adam and Connie up and Julie and Guy. Naturally with me being the best man and Alex being the maid of honor the two of us were paired up. The minister talked us through what was suppose to happen and then we all took up our position to actually go through the ceremony.
As the women went to the back of the church to practice walking down the aisle I took my position on the steps right next to Gordon. Scooter and Guy took their positions next to me. I couldn't help but think that it should've been Adam standing next to me and not Scooter. As Debbie started down the aisle in Alex's spot I glanced down at my watch. Where were they? What was keeping them?