Jess - here is your answer.
Banksiesbabe99- is this soon enough for you. I figured I wouldn't let that cliffhanger go for long.
C-chan96- cute little pun by the way. As for your guess well you'll have to read and find out. I hope the quick update makes me a little less evil, lol!
Emily- thanks for the review. I can pace with the best of them at times my self. The wait is over- here is the update.
Scooter's POV:
"It doesn't look like the traffic is moving at all," Julie commented beside me. We had been sitting in the traffic for the last ten minutes. I had turned off the cd, hoping that I could figure out what was going on.
Before I could reply, the traffic report came on. The guy on the radio reported that there was an accident ahead of us that was completely blocking the intersection of Maple and 9th streets. I saw Julie looking at the clock. It was already six o'clock. She was already suppose to be at the church for rehearsal.
I looked in the rearview mirror to make sure no one was coming before pulling out of the line of traffic and heading down a nearby side street. I wasn't completely sure of the area but I was quite sure I could find a different route to the church.
"Do you know where you are going?" Julie asked me glancing at the clock again.
"Just relax," I told her as I made a turn that would start taking us in the direction we had been traveling before I had started my little detour. I started watching street signs hoping to see the road that the church was on or another road I recognized.
"Damn," I muttered as I realized that I had just driven by the road I wanted. I pulled into the parking lot of the next store I came to and turned around. I made a right onto the road and hoped I was heading in the right direction. "Keep and eye out for the church. It should be on your side," I told Julie as I drove slowly down the street.
"There it is," she said a few minutes later.
I turned the car into the small parking lot on the one side of church and found a parking spot. Julie and I then rushed inside.
"Sorry we're late," Julie called out as we rushed into the church. "We got stuck in traffic and had to take a detour," she added handing her jacket to me.
"The radio said there was an accident at the intersection of Maple and 9th streets," I added as I hung up our jackets on the coat rack.
"Is something wrong?" I heard Julie ask. I could hear the worry in her voice. I turned around to see her walking toward the front of the church. "Where are Adam and Alex?" she asked as I followed her down the aisle to the front of the church where the others were sitting.
"They haven't got here yet," Guy answered.
"You don't think . . ." Julie started to say. She didn't need to finish the thought though. I knew exactly where she was going with that train of thought and I'm sure the others in the room did to.
I wanted to say something reassuring but I couldn't. I knew Alex well. If she was late and she hadn't called then something was wrong. That was just the way she was. I wasn't going to bring that up though. It would only make everybody worry even more.
Five minutes passed before anyone spoke up and then it was the minister. The minister came down and sat down next to Mrs. Conway. From my seat two pews back I couldn't really make out what they were saying.
"Why don't we just go through the rehearsal without them?" Coach Bombay suggested speaking loud enough for all of us to hear.
"That sounds like a good idea. Perhaps Debbie and Scooter could stand in for them right now," Mrs. Conway said agreeing with Coach Bombay.
"Of course," Debbie said
"No problem," I told them although it was the last thing I really wanted to do. The idea just kind of crept me out somehow but I wasn't about to say anything.
We all stood up and joined Bombay, Mrs. Conway, the minister, and Charlie in the very front of the church. The minister talked all of us through what would happen and then we got ready to do a run through.
As I stood next to Charlie, I saw him glance down at his watch and knew exactly what he was thinking. He was wondering where they were and I was wondering the same thing. I knew Alex had her cell phone on her. She always did.
Then I remembered that I had mine with me to. Why hadn't I thought to call her cell phone earlier? Now wasn't the right time to do it as we were in the middle of a rehearsal. I would just have to wait until this run through was over.
They were half way through going through the vows, when I heard my cell phone ring. Everyone looked in my direction as I took the phone out of my pocket. I glanced at the screen to see who was calling and was relieved to see the familiar name and number. I hit the button to answer it not really caring how rude it was to be answering the phone at a time like this.
"Alex, are you two alright? Where are you? Adam is with you right?" I asked quickly without even saying hello.
"Yes, Adam is with me and we're both fine," she told me. I realized that everyone was looking at me expectantly.
"They're okay," I told them as Alex started answering my last question.
"There was an accident at Maple and 9th and we're still stuck at the scene. It happened right in front of us. The guy in front of me ran the red light and got hit. It's been kind of crazy and we've been talking to the officers on the scene and stuff. With everything that was going on I forgot all about calling, I'm sorry."
"It's perfectly understandable," I told her. "I'm just glad that two of you are okay."
"They're just about done cleaning things up here so I should be able to be at the church in a little while. Can I talk to Mom or Coach Bombay?"
"Sure," I told her. "She wants to talk to one of you," I told them handing the phone past Charlie to the two adults. Coach Bombay took the phone from me.
"What happened?" Charlie asked me softly. Debbie, Julie and Connie had come over to our side of the church and looked at me expectantly for an answer. I told them what Alex had told me and then we waited for Coach Bombay to get done with his conversation with Alex.
"Okay, we'll see you when you get here then, bye," Coach Bombay finally said and then ended the call and handed the phone back to me. I quickly switched the phone to the silent mode, where it should have been in the first place, and put the phone back into my pocket.
"We're going to finish this run through and then wait for Adam and Alex to get here before we all head for the restaurant for the dinner. We can go through things for them in the morning before the actually ceremony. With all the excitement they've had tonight I don't think a rehearsal tonight is going to do them any good."
We got through the rest of the rehearsal without any more excitement. We were just finishing when the back door opened and Alex and Adam walked in. I couldn't help but notice that they both still looked a little pale.
Everyone rushed toward the back of the church and surrounded them. Debbie and I followed a little more slowly. Debbie I realized really didn't know anyone that well except for Guy and I felt a little out of place myself so I hung back a little although what I really wanted to do was give Alex a hug.
I got my chance when Alex finally broke away from the crowd and came over to me. I put my arms around her and hugged her tightly. I had never realized just how much I cared about her until this night. We might have only known each other for the past two years but we had been through a lot together. I didn't say anything, just held her until she pulled away.
We all started to gather jackets and stuff and got ready to leave so that the minister could lock up and go home himself. I saw Alex hand her car keys to Coach Bombay as we all walked out of the church.
"Hey Scooter, can Debbie and I ride with you?" Guy asked as we walked across the parking lot.
"Sure," I told them as I opened both Debbie's door and Julie's door for them.
We all got in and the three cars left the church parking lot. I was following the other two cars to the restaurant. Everyone in the car was quiet and I couldn't help but wonder if the other cars were as quiet. Julie was flipping through the radio stations.
We were halfway to the restaurant when I felt something weird with the car. I pulled the car off to the side of the road and put the four way flashers on.
"What's wrong?" Julie asked as I took my seat belt off.
"I think I got a flat tire," I told her as I opened the car door. The other three got out of the car with me.
"It's this one over here," Debbie said standing by the rear passenger side tire. Guy and I walked around the car to join the two girls.
"Great," I muttered as I looked at the tire. It was definitely flat. "Julie, you want to call Alex and tell her what happened so they know where we're at?" I asked handing the phone to her.
As Julie took the phone, I walked to the back of the car and opened the trunk. As I grabbed the jack out of the trunk Guy grabbed the spare tire for me and the two of us set to changing the tire. I wasn't going to say anything but I was starting to wonder if this night was a sign for the wedding the next day. I certainly hoped not.
Banksiesbabe99- is this soon enough for you. I figured I wouldn't let that cliffhanger go for long.
C-chan96- cute little pun by the way. As for your guess well you'll have to read and find out. I hope the quick update makes me a little less evil, lol!
Emily- thanks for the review. I can pace with the best of them at times my self. The wait is over- here is the update.
Scooter's POV:
"It doesn't look like the traffic is moving at all," Julie commented beside me. We had been sitting in the traffic for the last ten minutes. I had turned off the cd, hoping that I could figure out what was going on.
Before I could reply, the traffic report came on. The guy on the radio reported that there was an accident ahead of us that was completely blocking the intersection of Maple and 9th streets. I saw Julie looking at the clock. It was already six o'clock. She was already suppose to be at the church for rehearsal.
I looked in the rearview mirror to make sure no one was coming before pulling out of the line of traffic and heading down a nearby side street. I wasn't completely sure of the area but I was quite sure I could find a different route to the church.
"Do you know where you are going?" Julie asked me glancing at the clock again.
"Just relax," I told her as I made a turn that would start taking us in the direction we had been traveling before I had started my little detour. I started watching street signs hoping to see the road that the church was on or another road I recognized.
"Damn," I muttered as I realized that I had just driven by the road I wanted. I pulled into the parking lot of the next store I came to and turned around. I made a right onto the road and hoped I was heading in the right direction. "Keep and eye out for the church. It should be on your side," I told Julie as I drove slowly down the street.
"There it is," she said a few minutes later.
I turned the car into the small parking lot on the one side of church and found a parking spot. Julie and I then rushed inside.
"Sorry we're late," Julie called out as we rushed into the church. "We got stuck in traffic and had to take a detour," she added handing her jacket to me.
"The radio said there was an accident at the intersection of Maple and 9th streets," I added as I hung up our jackets on the coat rack.
"Is something wrong?" I heard Julie ask. I could hear the worry in her voice. I turned around to see her walking toward the front of the church. "Where are Adam and Alex?" she asked as I followed her down the aisle to the front of the church where the others were sitting.
"They haven't got here yet," Guy answered.
"You don't think . . ." Julie started to say. She didn't need to finish the thought though. I knew exactly where she was going with that train of thought and I'm sure the others in the room did to.
I wanted to say something reassuring but I couldn't. I knew Alex well. If she was late and she hadn't called then something was wrong. That was just the way she was. I wasn't going to bring that up though. It would only make everybody worry even more.
Five minutes passed before anyone spoke up and then it was the minister. The minister came down and sat down next to Mrs. Conway. From my seat two pews back I couldn't really make out what they were saying.
"Why don't we just go through the rehearsal without them?" Coach Bombay suggested speaking loud enough for all of us to hear.
"That sounds like a good idea. Perhaps Debbie and Scooter could stand in for them right now," Mrs. Conway said agreeing with Coach Bombay.
"Of course," Debbie said
"No problem," I told them although it was the last thing I really wanted to do. The idea just kind of crept me out somehow but I wasn't about to say anything.
We all stood up and joined Bombay, Mrs. Conway, the minister, and Charlie in the very front of the church. The minister talked all of us through what would happen and then we got ready to do a run through.
As I stood next to Charlie, I saw him glance down at his watch and knew exactly what he was thinking. He was wondering where they were and I was wondering the same thing. I knew Alex had her cell phone on her. She always did.
Then I remembered that I had mine with me to. Why hadn't I thought to call her cell phone earlier? Now wasn't the right time to do it as we were in the middle of a rehearsal. I would just have to wait until this run through was over.
They were half way through going through the vows, when I heard my cell phone ring. Everyone looked in my direction as I took the phone out of my pocket. I glanced at the screen to see who was calling and was relieved to see the familiar name and number. I hit the button to answer it not really caring how rude it was to be answering the phone at a time like this.
"Alex, are you two alright? Where are you? Adam is with you right?" I asked quickly without even saying hello.
"Yes, Adam is with me and we're both fine," she told me. I realized that everyone was looking at me expectantly.
"They're okay," I told them as Alex started answering my last question.
"There was an accident at Maple and 9th and we're still stuck at the scene. It happened right in front of us. The guy in front of me ran the red light and got hit. It's been kind of crazy and we've been talking to the officers on the scene and stuff. With everything that was going on I forgot all about calling, I'm sorry."
"It's perfectly understandable," I told her. "I'm just glad that two of you are okay."
"They're just about done cleaning things up here so I should be able to be at the church in a little while. Can I talk to Mom or Coach Bombay?"
"Sure," I told her. "She wants to talk to one of you," I told them handing the phone past Charlie to the two adults. Coach Bombay took the phone from me.
"What happened?" Charlie asked me softly. Debbie, Julie and Connie had come over to our side of the church and looked at me expectantly for an answer. I told them what Alex had told me and then we waited for Coach Bombay to get done with his conversation with Alex.
"Okay, we'll see you when you get here then, bye," Coach Bombay finally said and then ended the call and handed the phone back to me. I quickly switched the phone to the silent mode, where it should have been in the first place, and put the phone back into my pocket.
"We're going to finish this run through and then wait for Adam and Alex to get here before we all head for the restaurant for the dinner. We can go through things for them in the morning before the actually ceremony. With all the excitement they've had tonight I don't think a rehearsal tonight is going to do them any good."
We got through the rest of the rehearsal without any more excitement. We were just finishing when the back door opened and Alex and Adam walked in. I couldn't help but notice that they both still looked a little pale.
Everyone rushed toward the back of the church and surrounded them. Debbie and I followed a little more slowly. Debbie I realized really didn't know anyone that well except for Guy and I felt a little out of place myself so I hung back a little although what I really wanted to do was give Alex a hug.
I got my chance when Alex finally broke away from the crowd and came over to me. I put my arms around her and hugged her tightly. I had never realized just how much I cared about her until this night. We might have only known each other for the past two years but we had been through a lot together. I didn't say anything, just held her until she pulled away.
We all started to gather jackets and stuff and got ready to leave so that the minister could lock up and go home himself. I saw Alex hand her car keys to Coach Bombay as we all walked out of the church.
"Hey Scooter, can Debbie and I ride with you?" Guy asked as we walked across the parking lot.
"Sure," I told them as I opened both Debbie's door and Julie's door for them.
We all got in and the three cars left the church parking lot. I was following the other two cars to the restaurant. Everyone in the car was quiet and I couldn't help but wonder if the other cars were as quiet. Julie was flipping through the radio stations.
We were halfway to the restaurant when I felt something weird with the car. I pulled the car off to the side of the road and put the four way flashers on.
"What's wrong?" Julie asked as I took my seat belt off.
"I think I got a flat tire," I told her as I opened the car door. The other three got out of the car with me.
"It's this one over here," Debbie said standing by the rear passenger side tire. Guy and I walked around the car to join the two girls.
"Great," I muttered as I looked at the tire. It was definitely flat. "Julie, you want to call Alex and tell her what happened so they know where we're at?" I asked handing the phone to her.
As Julie took the phone, I walked to the back of the car and opened the trunk. As I grabbed the jack out of the trunk Guy grabbed the spare tire for me and the two of us set to changing the tire. I wasn't going to say anything but I was starting to wonder if this night was a sign for the wedding the next day. I certainly hoped not.