Chapter Eight
Took her bath, scrubbing her skin till it was pink. Finally when she had washed from head to toe she stepped out of the tub and dried off. The effects of the song had wore off but the question of why she let his lyrics get to her lingered in her mind. Wrapped in a towel she opened the door slowly and peeked around the room.
"Rafe?"
When there wasn't an answer she padded into the bed room and pulled a pair of flannel pajama bottoms and a tank top along with other various under garments. Dressing quickly she walked back in to the bath room and hung the towel up. Turning the radio on she flipped through the stations. She jerked her hand away as she heard Caleb's most recent hit play over radio. As his voice filled the room she shook her head as tears of frustration filled her eyes. She had tried so hard to forget that night, to forgert him. Turning the radio of she turned away towards the window.
She could see the street lights reflecting on the glass as she heard the the front door open. Turning around to face Rafe as he carried in two bags from the café down the street she forced a smile on her face.
"Here let me help." She told him cheerfully, putting her best face forward as she walked quickly to his side and took one of the bags from him. Setting the bag on the kitchen table she pulled out one of the chairs and set doow as she began to pull various containers. There were two cups of tea and two sandwiches. Sitting down across from her Rafe gave her a curious look as he pulled out two containers of fries and a two slices of apple pie.
"Are you ok? You seemed a little odd when you came home."
Busying herself with unwrapping her sandwich she shook her head. "No I'm ok. I just got caught in the rain. Ran into Livvie and Caleb, they seem like their getting along a lot better."
Rafe paused, his hand hovering over one of the styrofoam frie containers. "You ran into them? Where?"
'Here I go again, another half truth.' She thought sadly but didn't let her emotion show in her eyes.
"The park before it started raining." She told him before taking a bite of her sandwich. The action of eating dinner prevented them from further discussion of Caleb and Livvie. Rafe didn't say much to her before they went to bed that night, simply kissed her on her forehead before rolling over.
&&&&&&&&&&&& The next day dawned clear and beautiful and as Alison opened up the gym for the day she couldn't help but smile. Her wedding day was so close and soon all would be right with the world because she would have everything she ever wanted. Coming up behind her Rafe wrappend an arm around her shoulders and placed a loving kiss on top of her head.
"And what are you smiling about?" He asked her as she looked up into his eyes.
"Our wedding. I can't wait."
"Well maybe you won't have to. I was thinking about us getting away from Port Charles and eloping." He told her with a smile and a questioning look in his eyes.
Pulling away from him Alison turned to look him directly in the eyes. "Leave Port Charles and all of our family and friends? But you know I wanted to have them present at our wedding."
Nodding Rafe pulled Alison close and replied in a soft coaxing voice. "But don't you think it would be nice to have a private wedding just the two of us? No worries about our wedding being postponed again. Think about it, no drama, just you, me and our vows."
Alison looked up at him and realized what he was getting at. "You think Caleb is going to try to stop our wedding again don't you?"
A serious look appeared in Rafe's eyes as he took in her worried look. "I did cross my mind yes. I wouldn't put it past him."
Alison could completely understand where he was coming from but to just cut out on their family and friends would be wrong. She loved Rafe though and if it would set his mind at ease then she would agree to anything.
"Ok but where do you want to go?"
Smiling Rafe stepped back and walked away from a moment to grab a handful of pamplets.
"Well there's the Hawaii, the Carribean's, Europe.. anywhere you want to go Angel and will go there. Just you and me."
Alison's eyes widened at the slew of pamplets in his hands. "How long have you been planning this?"
Looking from the pamplets to Alison Rafe gave her a boyish smile. "Actually these were ideas for our honeymoon but if we can somehow rope our honeymoon and our wedding together then that would be great."
Nodding Alison smiled and was about to ask to look at the pamplets when there was a knock at the gym door. Turning she found a dark haired man standing at the window, a black back slung over his shoulders.
"Must be a potential client. Why don't you invite him in while I go stock the refrigerator with watter." Rafe told her as he headed to the back.
Opening the door Alison smiled up at the handsome man. "Hello there. You 're in time, we were just about to open for the day." She told him brightly as she stepped aside to allow him entry into the gym.
The guy smiled as he looked around. "This is a nice place. I was hoping to get a membership here. I've got to leave town for a couple of weeks but when I get back I want to start training. I've even got a set work out in mind."
Alison nodded as pulled a clip board with client applications from a near by table. "Here just fill this out and I'll be right back."
Walking towards the back she picked up one of the pamplets as Rafe walked back up front with a box of bottled water. "So have you made a decision yet?"
Shaking her head Alison picked up another pamplet. "I need a little time to think on these places. After all you only get a one first wedding and honeymoon. I want to do this right if we're going to elope. Whether you want to believe it or not, elopment does take some planning." Rafe nodded and smiled down at her before taking the box to the bar and opening it.
Dropping the pamplets back on the table Alison walked back over to the man just in time to see him finish his application from where he sat on the couch. "Wow that was fast." She said as she smiled down at him. Standing up the man handed her the clip board and gave her a half grin.
"I couldn't help but hear your conversation. You're eloping?"
Alison gave a small laugh as her cheeks began to redden. "Yeah. We've decided it's probably the best way for us. We've had a few complications in the past and we don't want anything to prevent us from going through with our marriage."
Nodding the guy adjusted his shoulder bag. "I was supposed to get married but it just didn't work out."
Alison's eyes widened and she reached out to give his hand a consoling squeeze. "What happened?"
"My fiance' broke off the engagement yesterday. In fact we were supposed to be leaving for our honeymoon tonight. Today was to be our wedding day."
Alison felt as if someone had punched her in the gut. How anyone could just up and break their engagement to a man as handsome as this one had to be an idoit. "I'm sorry to hear that." She told him as she dropped her hand away from his.
He gave her a smile of gratitude and opened his bag. "Now that I think of it I have something that might just make your day. We were scheduled to got to this secluded bed and breakfast but now that we're not going to get married I think it's pointless that I go by myself."
Alison shook her head and was about to protest when he continued on. "Don't say no. I mean, it's completely non-refundable and it took me a whole year to book the place. I'd hate to see a room as beautiful as this one go to waiste. Here's the brochure for it." He told her as he handed her a pamplet that showed the most beautiful bed and breakfast Alison had ever seen. She was completely speechless. Shaking her head she moved to hand the pamplet back to him. "We could never pay you back for this."
"No I insist that you keep the brochure and take the room. Think of it as a wedding present."
Alison smiled and chewed her bottom lip as a thought came to mind. "I'll accept this if you accept a free years membership to the gym." She told him and was delighted to see him smile and nod his head yes.
"I think that would be a fair trade." He told her as he headed to the door. "I'll see you two when I get back. I hope you both have a lovely time there."
"I'm sure we will and thank you again."
"No problem." He told her before closing the door behind him. Adjusting the strap of his bag he smiled. "I just did a really nice thing. Makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside." And in that instant his features turned from the smiling handsome stranger to the dark seductive looks of Caleb Morley.
End of Chapter Eight:
I know that it didn't go like the actual storyline in the show but I wanted to hurry the chapter along so that I could move Rafe and Alison to the bed and break fast the next chapter and have Caleb convince Livvie that the bed and breakfast would be the ideal place to get married. Hope this chapter wasn't to dull. Thanks to all that have reviewed. Please excuse typos and all that.. spell check is still being a pain.
Tamara: Thanks for the link to the yahoo group. Oh and in a way I feel sorry for Rafe but I can't say if he'll be devistated or not because that would be giving away the ending ~wink~.
Lexicon: Thanks for the review. Don't know if I would ever really want to write for a soap.. They change things so many times and the kids grow up in a matter of months. It's hard to keep track of everthing. I agree about the Dark Shadows thing. I've been a fan of that show since they started playing it on Sci Fi like 6 years ago. My mom used to watch in when she younger and has always had a thingy for Barnabas. I personally liked the guy that played the werewolf and I think is wild that his sister on the show played Veruca Salt on Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.
stephie1974: Tamara invited me to the yahoo groop for PC Opposites Attract. You might want to check it out. I haven't really seen sites dedicated to Alison and Caleb.. a lot of Rali pages though. Thanks for the review.
Cherry Jade: Thanks for your support.. I really need it at this time. It was the song that made Alison succeptible to his charm but the thing is.. the song really didn't hold any magic.. it was more his words that touch Alison. '
Anonymous: It's ok that you can't get into this story but I want to thank you for reading it anyways. It seems that they are going to leave us hanging this Friday because the show doesn't appear to be drawing to a close in the episode I watched today. ~sigh~ Oh well guys we'll see what happens Friday.
Lucy: Thanks, I know that's not really how he asked her but hey.. I had to put it in there some how. Thanks for the review.
Took her bath, scrubbing her skin till it was pink. Finally when she had washed from head to toe she stepped out of the tub and dried off. The effects of the song had wore off but the question of why she let his lyrics get to her lingered in her mind. Wrapped in a towel she opened the door slowly and peeked around the room.
"Rafe?"
When there wasn't an answer she padded into the bed room and pulled a pair of flannel pajama bottoms and a tank top along with other various under garments. Dressing quickly she walked back in to the bath room and hung the towel up. Turning the radio on she flipped through the stations. She jerked her hand away as she heard Caleb's most recent hit play over radio. As his voice filled the room she shook her head as tears of frustration filled her eyes. She had tried so hard to forget that night, to forgert him. Turning the radio of she turned away towards the window.
She could see the street lights reflecting on the glass as she heard the the front door open. Turning around to face Rafe as he carried in two bags from the café down the street she forced a smile on her face.
"Here let me help." She told him cheerfully, putting her best face forward as she walked quickly to his side and took one of the bags from him. Setting the bag on the kitchen table she pulled out one of the chairs and set doow as she began to pull various containers. There were two cups of tea and two sandwiches. Sitting down across from her Rafe gave her a curious look as he pulled out two containers of fries and a two slices of apple pie.
"Are you ok? You seemed a little odd when you came home."
Busying herself with unwrapping her sandwich she shook her head. "No I'm ok. I just got caught in the rain. Ran into Livvie and Caleb, they seem like their getting along a lot better."
Rafe paused, his hand hovering over one of the styrofoam frie containers. "You ran into them? Where?"
'Here I go again, another half truth.' She thought sadly but didn't let her emotion show in her eyes.
"The park before it started raining." She told him before taking a bite of her sandwich. The action of eating dinner prevented them from further discussion of Caleb and Livvie. Rafe didn't say much to her before they went to bed that night, simply kissed her on her forehead before rolling over.
&&&&&&&&&&&& The next day dawned clear and beautiful and as Alison opened up the gym for the day she couldn't help but smile. Her wedding day was so close and soon all would be right with the world because she would have everything she ever wanted. Coming up behind her Rafe wrappend an arm around her shoulders and placed a loving kiss on top of her head.
"And what are you smiling about?" He asked her as she looked up into his eyes.
"Our wedding. I can't wait."
"Well maybe you won't have to. I was thinking about us getting away from Port Charles and eloping." He told her with a smile and a questioning look in his eyes.
Pulling away from him Alison turned to look him directly in the eyes. "Leave Port Charles and all of our family and friends? But you know I wanted to have them present at our wedding."
Nodding Rafe pulled Alison close and replied in a soft coaxing voice. "But don't you think it would be nice to have a private wedding just the two of us? No worries about our wedding being postponed again. Think about it, no drama, just you, me and our vows."
Alison looked up at him and realized what he was getting at. "You think Caleb is going to try to stop our wedding again don't you?"
A serious look appeared in Rafe's eyes as he took in her worried look. "I did cross my mind yes. I wouldn't put it past him."
Alison could completely understand where he was coming from but to just cut out on their family and friends would be wrong. She loved Rafe though and if it would set his mind at ease then she would agree to anything.
"Ok but where do you want to go?"
Smiling Rafe stepped back and walked away from a moment to grab a handful of pamplets.
"Well there's the Hawaii, the Carribean's, Europe.. anywhere you want to go Angel and will go there. Just you and me."
Alison's eyes widened at the slew of pamplets in his hands. "How long have you been planning this?"
Looking from the pamplets to Alison Rafe gave her a boyish smile. "Actually these were ideas for our honeymoon but if we can somehow rope our honeymoon and our wedding together then that would be great."
Nodding Alison smiled and was about to ask to look at the pamplets when there was a knock at the gym door. Turning she found a dark haired man standing at the window, a black back slung over his shoulders.
"Must be a potential client. Why don't you invite him in while I go stock the refrigerator with watter." Rafe told her as he headed to the back.
Opening the door Alison smiled up at the handsome man. "Hello there. You 're in time, we were just about to open for the day." She told him brightly as she stepped aside to allow him entry into the gym.
The guy smiled as he looked around. "This is a nice place. I was hoping to get a membership here. I've got to leave town for a couple of weeks but when I get back I want to start training. I've even got a set work out in mind."
Alison nodded as pulled a clip board with client applications from a near by table. "Here just fill this out and I'll be right back."
Walking towards the back she picked up one of the pamplets as Rafe walked back up front with a box of bottled water. "So have you made a decision yet?"
Shaking her head Alison picked up another pamplet. "I need a little time to think on these places. After all you only get a one first wedding and honeymoon. I want to do this right if we're going to elope. Whether you want to believe it or not, elopment does take some planning." Rafe nodded and smiled down at her before taking the box to the bar and opening it.
Dropping the pamplets back on the table Alison walked back over to the man just in time to see him finish his application from where he sat on the couch. "Wow that was fast." She said as she smiled down at him. Standing up the man handed her the clip board and gave her a half grin.
"I couldn't help but hear your conversation. You're eloping?"
Alison gave a small laugh as her cheeks began to redden. "Yeah. We've decided it's probably the best way for us. We've had a few complications in the past and we don't want anything to prevent us from going through with our marriage."
Nodding the guy adjusted his shoulder bag. "I was supposed to get married but it just didn't work out."
Alison's eyes widened and she reached out to give his hand a consoling squeeze. "What happened?"
"My fiance' broke off the engagement yesterday. In fact we were supposed to be leaving for our honeymoon tonight. Today was to be our wedding day."
Alison felt as if someone had punched her in the gut. How anyone could just up and break their engagement to a man as handsome as this one had to be an idoit. "I'm sorry to hear that." She told him as she dropped her hand away from his.
He gave her a smile of gratitude and opened his bag. "Now that I think of it I have something that might just make your day. We were scheduled to got to this secluded bed and breakfast but now that we're not going to get married I think it's pointless that I go by myself."
Alison shook her head and was about to protest when he continued on. "Don't say no. I mean, it's completely non-refundable and it took me a whole year to book the place. I'd hate to see a room as beautiful as this one go to waiste. Here's the brochure for it." He told her as he handed her a pamplet that showed the most beautiful bed and breakfast Alison had ever seen. She was completely speechless. Shaking her head she moved to hand the pamplet back to him. "We could never pay you back for this."
"No I insist that you keep the brochure and take the room. Think of it as a wedding present."
Alison smiled and chewed her bottom lip as a thought came to mind. "I'll accept this if you accept a free years membership to the gym." She told him and was delighted to see him smile and nod his head yes.
"I think that would be a fair trade." He told her as he headed to the door. "I'll see you two when I get back. I hope you both have a lovely time there."
"I'm sure we will and thank you again."
"No problem." He told her before closing the door behind him. Adjusting the strap of his bag he smiled. "I just did a really nice thing. Makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside." And in that instant his features turned from the smiling handsome stranger to the dark seductive looks of Caleb Morley.
End of Chapter Eight:
I know that it didn't go like the actual storyline in the show but I wanted to hurry the chapter along so that I could move Rafe and Alison to the bed and break fast the next chapter and have Caleb convince Livvie that the bed and breakfast would be the ideal place to get married. Hope this chapter wasn't to dull. Thanks to all that have reviewed. Please excuse typos and all that.. spell check is still being a pain.
Tamara: Thanks for the link to the yahoo group. Oh and in a way I feel sorry for Rafe but I can't say if he'll be devistated or not because that would be giving away the ending ~wink~.
Lexicon: Thanks for the review. Don't know if I would ever really want to write for a soap.. They change things so many times and the kids grow up in a matter of months. It's hard to keep track of everthing. I agree about the Dark Shadows thing. I've been a fan of that show since they started playing it on Sci Fi like 6 years ago. My mom used to watch in when she younger and has always had a thingy for Barnabas. I personally liked the guy that played the werewolf and I think is wild that his sister on the show played Veruca Salt on Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.
stephie1974: Tamara invited me to the yahoo groop for PC Opposites Attract. You might want to check it out. I haven't really seen sites dedicated to Alison and Caleb.. a lot of Rali pages though. Thanks for the review.
Cherry Jade: Thanks for your support.. I really need it at this time. It was the song that made Alison succeptible to his charm but the thing is.. the song really didn't hold any magic.. it was more his words that touch Alison. '
Anonymous: It's ok that you can't get into this story but I want to thank you for reading it anyways. It seems that they are going to leave us hanging this Friday because the show doesn't appear to be drawing to a close in the episode I watched today. ~sigh~ Oh well guys we'll see what happens Friday.
Lucy: Thanks, I know that's not really how he asked her but hey.. I had to put it in there some how. Thanks for the review.