A/N: All right, all right. Here it is you whiners! :) I proudly present the long awaited Chapter 18. You all deserve it... I'm so proud of you ::tear::. My little babies are growing up... ::more tears:: Okay, let me stop now... :)

Chapter 18: ***MEANWHILE ***

The clouds hung over all of Castle Rock in the thunderous rainstorm. Ace had been calling Lou's house all day. He searched all over town for her. Finally, her father picked up the phone and announced that she and Bo had just gotten in the house.

Ace high tailed it over to Lou's house faster than a speeding bullet. He failed to notice that the hood of his car was down in the rainstorm. He ran up the front steps and pounded furiously on the door. Lou trotted down the steps, Bo following close behind her.

"What do you want?" Lou scoffed when she saw Ace's dripping face at her door, during the rainstorm.

"Marry me!" Ace exclaimed suddenly. His heart pounded against his ribcage and his breath was heavy and hard to catch.

"What?!" Lou cried, taking aback by his sudden statement. Bo held her breath as she witnessed the not-so-predictable scene before her.

"Lou, I wanna do this right. Hop into my car and let's get married right now." Ace said, his breathing still short and heavy.

"Ace..." Lou began cautiously.

"Lou, you know I love you, and I know you love me. Marry me..." Ace said again as a droplet of rain slid off his nose. Lou smiled and swung open the screen door, as she jumped into his arms. Her legs wrapped around Ace's middle, as her arms slung around his neck. The two kissed wildly in the rain.

"Aw... The kids are growing up..." Bo said, pretending to sniffle, as soon as Ace and Lou released from their passionate kiss.

"Growing up? Bo, don't be ridiculous..." Ace said with a smirk.

"Yeah, we're just getting married and having a kid. It's not like we're old bastards or anything." Lou said, her arm around Ace's shoulders, as Ace held an arm around her waist.

"I can't believe you assholes are really getting married..." Bo said, her big gray eyes shimmering in the sudden lightening flash. Ace and Lou smiled at each other.

"Let's go!" Ace said.

"Right now?" Lou asked with a grin.

"No tomorrow, yeah right now!" Ace said, running Lou to his car. The rain roared vigorously as Lou and Ace sped down the road to the Castle Rock Chapel, just outside of the market.

******************* BACK AT THE DUCHAMP RESIDENCE JUST AFTER THE FIGHT BETWEEN TEDDY AND CHRIS *************

"What the hell is going on in here?" Teddy's sister boomed, charging into Teddy's room.

"Fuck you Rachel." Teddy snapped harshly.

"What the hell is up your as Ted?" Rachel asked with her hands on her hips. Nikki came into the room, rubbing her eyes with a yawn. Her purple locks were drawn back in an unruly ponytail.

"What are you two babbling about?" Nikki asked wearily.

"Nothing Nik, Teddy's PMS-ing." Rachel sneered at her brother.

"Shut up wench. Oh, and I'd forget you're little crush on Chambers. He's already screwin' a girl, and guess what? It's not you!" Teddy scoffed angrily.

"Teddy you're an asshole!" Rachel screamed.

"Unbelievable! Chris fucks my girlfriend, and suddenly I'm the asshole! If I recall, he called you a mistake, did he not?" Tears swelled in Rachel's eyes, as Nikki slowly backed out of the room.

"I can see this is one of those, brother/sister things..." She said cautiously as she left.

"You are a bitch." Rachel said solemnly.

"Well fuck you! Chris likes Kerry, and I bet you anything Kerry will melt when she sees him..." Teddy said, kicking his shoe across the room.

"Chris and Kerry?" Rachel echoed, drying her sudden flood of tears.

"Did I stutter? Apparently they've been together behind my back, so excuse me if I show no brotherly love at the moment!" Teddy yelled, then sat on his bed with a thump. Rachel hesitated to sit next to him and put her arm around him, but she eventually got there.

"Aw Ted, I know how much you like her..." Rachel comforted.

"Like her? I fucking love her! Do you understand that I'm never going to have someone like Kerry ever again..." Teddy cried.

"Yeah, ya will... Just look in the mirror..." Rachel teased.

"Fuck you." Teddy said, his voice melancholy.

"You don't even know what she's thinking..." Rachel said, her blonde hair swaying in the rainy breeze, whipping through the open window.

"Like it's so hard to figure out? I've known her forever, and I've seen the looks you and Kerry and Brittany give him... I'm not stupid ya know..."

"Could've fooled me..." Rachel mumbled, as Teddy elbowed her lightly. "Well maybe you should find yourself a new girl..."

"No one's like Kerry..." Teddy pouted.

"Nikki likes you a lot..." Rachel suggested, her intentions completely obvious to the world.

"Come on Rach, me and Nikki?"

"Teddy, you can't obsess over a girl for this long. No one find's the love of their life at seven years old." Rachel said.

"Maybe I'm the exception..."

"I wouldn't count on it." Rachel heaved a sigh. "Ted, I'm saying this for your own good. Forget her..." Rachel insisted.

"You can't just forget someone like that, Rach..." Teddy explained. "It's not like I broke a lamp or something..."

"Fine, sit in your little dark corner and cry about your long lost girlfriend like she's your dead bride. Whatever turns you on..." Rachel said wearily with a yawn and left Teddy with himself.

******************************** BACK TO EYEBALL AND AMIE **************************

"Chris! What are you doing here?" Eyeball exclaimed angrily when he caught up with his brother.

"Kerry, it's over, Teddy knows everything..." Chris said, ignoring his brother as his eye began to swell from Teddy's punch.

"Everything?" She echoed, her drenched hair whipping her face with a sudden gust of wind.

"Everything." Chris said solemnly as he looked at his feet. Kerry stomped her foot and cursed silently to herself.

Amie laced her fingers with Eyeball's and began to walk away.
"Hey Eyeball, look there's a three headed cow..." Amie said quickly, as she dragged Eyeball away from the dreary scene.

"What'd you do that for?" Eyeball questioned.

"I think we should let them alone. It was only just a tad awkward with us there don't you think?" Amie said as a droplet of rain slid off her nose.

"Maybe just a little..." Eyeball agreed.

**********************************CHRIS AND KERRY ***********************************

"This is it Kerry..." Chris began, his face dripping with the summer downpour. "It's time to make a choice. Stay with Teddy, stay with what you're familiar with, and maybe you and Teddy will be happy as more then best friends... or you could take a chance. You could put everything on the line and take a chance on me. You and I both know there is something between us... But it's up to you to decided which road you want to take... So... What'll it be?" Chris said hastily. His heart was beating wildly, as he awaited an answer.

Kerry's almond eyes stared up into Chris'. Her mind seemed to be swirling with thoughts and memories. Nothing but the thundering rain was heard for a long while. All was still in gloomy Castle Rock. The moment seemed to be waiting for her decision. And as the sky rumbled and the ground flooded, one was made.

A/N: MWHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! Okay, now I know for sure that you guys hate me... lol- my friends are right... I am evil.... I am the devil herself... damn.... Why are you reading this with a mean author? Oh well! No skin off my nose... But don't worry, beggars will be rewarded with an update. And sucking up is noted. ~ When life gives you lemons, trade them for oranges ~