Disclaimer: I don't own anyone. I did create Lorelei.
A/N: Thank you so much for the reviews. I've gotten more reviews for the first two chapters of this story than I have for the first two chapters of any of my previous stories. Anyhow if you have a question just ask and I'll answer it as best I can without giving things away. On with the story.
Never Say Never Chapter Three
The next morning Lorelei was awake at the crack of dawn. Even though she knew today was supposed to be happy, she dreaded it. She felt like she was losing the last little bit of independence she had, and Paul hadn't helped her shake the feeling at all.
She quickly gathered her thoughts and went downstairs to make breakfast.
She began to think about the previous evening. Randy and Dave were actually pretty cool, arrogant at times, but they didn't spend all evening glaring at her and spoke to her civilly, even nicely. She couldn't really understand why they would associate with someone like Paul. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Paul woke up to the smell of bacon frying in his kitchen. He hadn't woken up to the smell of food in a long time, probably since he moved out. Part of him wanted to go back to sleep, but he stomach was demanding that he get up, and eventually won the internal battle.
He pulled on a pair of track pants and headed downstairs. He entered the kitchen to see a sight that any other man would have loved but he couldn't. Sure she seemed sweet enough and was beautiful but he wasn't going to let anyone in marriage or not.
'At least she isn't like Stephanie,' he thought. His ex-wife had been a pleasant person as long as you always agreed with her, let her have her way, and manipulate you.
"Morning," Paul said. He sounded almost civil much to Lorelei's surprise.
"Morning," Lorelei responded in a similar tone.
Breakfast was awkward. Neither person wanted to anger the other seeing as the justice of the peace had to believe that they were entering their eminent marriage willingly.
"What am I supposed to do here alone while you're gone?" Lorelei finally asked remembering how far from the nearest little town they were.
Paul wasn't sure how he wanted to answer that. He had thought about it though. He wasn't thrilled with the idea of her traveling with him, but was equally as disturbed about her saying here alone without anyone else around. He would feel bad if something did happen while he wasn't there. He wasn't as heartless as he let show. "I don't know I guess you could travel with me," he said.
Lorelei could hear the reluctance in his voice when he said that. She wanted to scream at him for not giving a damn about her, but she had to admit that honestly she didn't really give a damn about him. She wanted to protest but quickly realized that it was either go with what he said or be isolated here, so she opted for silence.
Paul continued eating his breakfast in silence. When he finished he put his plate and silverware in the sink. "I'll be in my office," he said grabbing his coffee mug and heading out of the kitchen.
Lorelei quickly washed up the few dishes, and went to grab her journal before heading to the library. When she arrived there she sat again curled up in the same chair, and began to pour her feelings of the last few days onto the paper.
She was hoping to organize her thoughts and get some of them out of her head before she had to profess that he would love and honor him forever even of the thought made her feel like screaming. She wished that she could just scream but he was just down the hallway.
In her journal she made a list of changes she would like to make to the house also. Knowing that if she traveled with him she wouldn't be home a lot didn't deter her. It was a way to focus on something that she might be able to control. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Paul spent much of the little bit of free time in his office. He was still contemplating going back to sleep, but now that he had gotten up it would probably be wiser to stay up.
He did whatever he could to take his mind off his upcoming nuptials, which wasn't much. "Why did you even let him talk you into this to begin with?" he asked himself out loud. He didn't really a have a good answer.
At the time it all seemed so easy. Get a docile little wife who would cook for him and clean up and just be what housewives were 50 years ago. James had also let him believe that Lorelei would be that docile little woman. Unfortunately he got a little spitfire instead. Sure she knew when to act all nice, but when they were alone she was either holed up in the library, or yelling at him. He had yet to decide which he preferred.
"You sound jealous of a room," he told himself before laughing a bit. He was almost positive that she was just acting the way she was because of the way he acted. She proved that she was perfectly capable of getting along with people at supper the previous night when she got along quite will with Dave and Randy.
He couldn't get his mind off the young woman that was down the hall. He berated himself for suggesting that she come with him on the road. It was probably the stupidest thing he could have done. 'But you couldn't have let her stay here alone,' the little voice in his head that was the closest thing he had to a conscience told him. Damn the irritable thing.
Before he knew it, it was time to go get shower and get ready to leave. 'My last moments as a single man,' he thought. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Lorelei showered, changed, did her hair and put on a touch of makeup before going downstairs to wait for Paul. On her way down she thought of another thing to add to her mental list of things to get from him. She needed a set of keys to a vehicle and the house.
She loved the grand staircase and descending it made her feel more like a princess than anything in the house. She saw him at the bottom of the steps waiting in the entry way and had to admit he looked handsome. He had black dress pants, a green button dress shirt and sports jacket on. 'Green is definitely his color,' she told herself.
He smiled when he saw her. Se had a sleeveless ivory dress with little pale pink roses printed on the fabric. Denying she was beautiful would have been lying. He didn't say a word though. He didn't want to ruin the almost moment they were having.
The car ride was again filled with that awkward silence that breakfast had contained. Lorelei determined to think happy thoughts about how she'd never have to struggle for money and she'd be able to read to her heart's content but it didn't' help to make her feel any happier about the situation.
Paul remained quite on the other had because he didn't want to upset her. She was much more unpredictable than he liked when she was thinking rationally, and knew he had yet to see her truly upset though he was sure he was working his way there.
When they were almost there Lorelei wanted to tell him that just because she was marring him didn't make him her property but she didn't want to start a fight right before they were to put on the biggest show of their lives.
_______________________________________________________________________ Well there you go. I wrote now you review.
A/N: Thank you so much for the reviews. I've gotten more reviews for the first two chapters of this story than I have for the first two chapters of any of my previous stories. Anyhow if you have a question just ask and I'll answer it as best I can without giving things away. On with the story.
Never Say Never Chapter Three
The next morning Lorelei was awake at the crack of dawn. Even though she knew today was supposed to be happy, she dreaded it. She felt like she was losing the last little bit of independence she had, and Paul hadn't helped her shake the feeling at all.
She quickly gathered her thoughts and went downstairs to make breakfast.
She began to think about the previous evening. Randy and Dave were actually pretty cool, arrogant at times, but they didn't spend all evening glaring at her and spoke to her civilly, even nicely. She couldn't really understand why they would associate with someone like Paul. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Paul woke up to the smell of bacon frying in his kitchen. He hadn't woken up to the smell of food in a long time, probably since he moved out. Part of him wanted to go back to sleep, but he stomach was demanding that he get up, and eventually won the internal battle.
He pulled on a pair of track pants and headed downstairs. He entered the kitchen to see a sight that any other man would have loved but he couldn't. Sure she seemed sweet enough and was beautiful but he wasn't going to let anyone in marriage or not.
'At least she isn't like Stephanie,' he thought. His ex-wife had been a pleasant person as long as you always agreed with her, let her have her way, and manipulate you.
"Morning," Paul said. He sounded almost civil much to Lorelei's surprise.
"Morning," Lorelei responded in a similar tone.
Breakfast was awkward. Neither person wanted to anger the other seeing as the justice of the peace had to believe that they were entering their eminent marriage willingly.
"What am I supposed to do here alone while you're gone?" Lorelei finally asked remembering how far from the nearest little town they were.
Paul wasn't sure how he wanted to answer that. He had thought about it though. He wasn't thrilled with the idea of her traveling with him, but was equally as disturbed about her saying here alone without anyone else around. He would feel bad if something did happen while he wasn't there. He wasn't as heartless as he let show. "I don't know I guess you could travel with me," he said.
Lorelei could hear the reluctance in his voice when he said that. She wanted to scream at him for not giving a damn about her, but she had to admit that honestly she didn't really give a damn about him. She wanted to protest but quickly realized that it was either go with what he said or be isolated here, so she opted for silence.
Paul continued eating his breakfast in silence. When he finished he put his plate and silverware in the sink. "I'll be in my office," he said grabbing his coffee mug and heading out of the kitchen.
Lorelei quickly washed up the few dishes, and went to grab her journal before heading to the library. When she arrived there she sat again curled up in the same chair, and began to pour her feelings of the last few days onto the paper.
She was hoping to organize her thoughts and get some of them out of her head before she had to profess that he would love and honor him forever even of the thought made her feel like screaming. She wished that she could just scream but he was just down the hallway.
In her journal she made a list of changes she would like to make to the house also. Knowing that if she traveled with him she wouldn't be home a lot didn't deter her. It was a way to focus on something that she might be able to control. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Paul spent much of the little bit of free time in his office. He was still contemplating going back to sleep, but now that he had gotten up it would probably be wiser to stay up.
He did whatever he could to take his mind off his upcoming nuptials, which wasn't much. "Why did you even let him talk you into this to begin with?" he asked himself out loud. He didn't really a have a good answer.
At the time it all seemed so easy. Get a docile little wife who would cook for him and clean up and just be what housewives were 50 years ago. James had also let him believe that Lorelei would be that docile little woman. Unfortunately he got a little spitfire instead. Sure she knew when to act all nice, but when they were alone she was either holed up in the library, or yelling at him. He had yet to decide which he preferred.
"You sound jealous of a room," he told himself before laughing a bit. He was almost positive that she was just acting the way she was because of the way he acted. She proved that she was perfectly capable of getting along with people at supper the previous night when she got along quite will with Dave and Randy.
He couldn't get his mind off the young woman that was down the hall. He berated himself for suggesting that she come with him on the road. It was probably the stupidest thing he could have done. 'But you couldn't have let her stay here alone,' the little voice in his head that was the closest thing he had to a conscience told him. Damn the irritable thing.
Before he knew it, it was time to go get shower and get ready to leave. 'My last moments as a single man,' he thought. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Lorelei showered, changed, did her hair and put on a touch of makeup before going downstairs to wait for Paul. On her way down she thought of another thing to add to her mental list of things to get from him. She needed a set of keys to a vehicle and the house.
She loved the grand staircase and descending it made her feel more like a princess than anything in the house. She saw him at the bottom of the steps waiting in the entry way and had to admit he looked handsome. He had black dress pants, a green button dress shirt and sports jacket on. 'Green is definitely his color,' she told herself.
He smiled when he saw her. Se had a sleeveless ivory dress with little pale pink roses printed on the fabric. Denying she was beautiful would have been lying. He didn't say a word though. He didn't want to ruin the almost moment they were having.
The car ride was again filled with that awkward silence that breakfast had contained. Lorelei determined to think happy thoughts about how she'd never have to struggle for money and she'd be able to read to her heart's content but it didn't' help to make her feel any happier about the situation.
Paul remained quite on the other had because he didn't want to upset her. She was much more unpredictable than he liked when she was thinking rationally, and knew he had yet to see her truly upset though he was sure he was working his way there.
When they were almost there Lorelei wanted to tell him that just because she was marring him didn't make him her property but she didn't want to start a fight right before they were to put on the biggest show of their lives.
_______________________________________________________________________ Well there you go. I wrote now you review.
