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Chapter 43: Memories and Plans
Heather woke up one morning and saw that Brock was not next to her. She got out of bed and pulled on a t-shirt. As she walked out of the room, she wondered where her husband was. Heather walked down to the room where Rayne slept and saw she was still asleep. Heather walked in and caressed her daughter's face. She stopped when she felt someone watching her. She turned around and saw Brock standing in the doorway, watching her. Something about him made Heather feel uneasy. Heather stepped back against Rayne's bed as Brock walked into the room, "Brock, what's wrong?" Brock shook his head and grabbed Heather roughly by the arm. Heather struggled as Brock dragged her out of the room and back toward their bedroom. "Brock, let me go," she begged. Brock whipped her into the bedroom and shut the door behind him. Heather backed up, nervous, as he stalked toward her. The courage she had when Brock and she fought that one night, was now no where to be found. Brock forced her against the wall and kissed her roughly. Heather felt sick to her stomach and managed to push him away. Brock hauled back and slapped her right across the face. The force of the slap sent Heather to the floor and she looked up at Brock as he reached for her, "Please, Brock, don't," she screamed.
Heather was shaken from her sleep and woke up with a scream. As she shot up into a sitting position, she was caught by a pair of strong arms. Brock held her tightly as she began to sob uncontrollably. Brock ran his hands through her hair, "Baby, what were you dreaming about?" Heather pulled from Brock and wiped her eyes, "I dreamt that you started beating me again." Brock's face fell, "Heather, I would never do that to you again." Heather nodded, "I know, but the memory is still there." Brock wrapped his arms around her and hugged her tightly, "If I could take that all back, I'd do it in a heartbeat." Heather nodded and returned Brock's strong hug, "I know you would." She and Brock laid down. Brock held her as she relaxed and finally fell back asleep. He sighed heavily and looked up at the ceiling. He felt horrible for the way he had treated Heather before, and wished to God that he could take it all back, but he couldn't. He would just have to spend the rest of his life trying to make up for it. He hoped the wedding ceremony Amanda and Rae were supposed to plan for Heather would turn their marriage into the right direction. He loved Heather so much, and wanted to let her know that. He just hoped that he would be able to show her.
Rae and Amanda were sitting in Rae's room, looking over different things, trying to plan Heather's surprise. Amanda was looking over invitations as Rae was searching for a photographer. Heather and Brock had been brave enough to take all four kids out for the day. This gave Amanda and Rae time to plan the wedding. Amanda found invitations that stood out more than anything. They were white, with an iridescent seashell in the corner, with light blue scrollwork on the edges that reminded Amanda of waves. She pointed the invitation out to Rae, "What about this one?" Rae looked up and nodded, "That's perfect." Amanda nodded in agreement, "I think so too." Rae looked back down at some examples of a photographer's work. She was always into photography and knew plenty about it to decide on a photographer who seemed suitable for the job. Rae was at a loss of words when she saw a photograph of a couple on the beach. The sun was setting behind them over the ocean and she practically threw it at Amanda, "This is great," she exclaimed. Amanda looked over the picture, trying to see what Rae thought was so wonderful. They had seen plenty of photographs of couples on the beach. Rae noticed that Amanda was clueless as to what made her love this photograph so much and smirked, "The light is perfect. Look at the shadows." Amanda then nodded, "Ah, I gotcha." Rae nodded as she looked at the photograph, "This is the guy." Rae then wrote down the photographer's name and moved onto her next task. She was also set to find a DJ. This was an easier task, and just consisted of her flipping through the phone book. Amanda was writing down the info for the invitations while Rae looked through the DJs listed in the phonebook. There was a gentle knock on the door. Rae and Amanda looked at each other panicked. They shoved everything under the pillows on Rae and John's bed just as the door opened. James, John, and Joseph came running into the room. All three boys nearly knocked their mother off the bed as they jumped onto her to hug her. Amanda laughed at the sight and placed her hand on her stomach. She was now 5 months pregnant and due to have a girl. Rae smiled and kissed all three of her sons, "Were you good for Aunt Heather and Uncle Brock?" All three boys nodded, "Of tourse mommy," James replied. Rae smiled at her son who was most like her in personality and nodded, "Good." Just then Rayne came running into the room with Heather behind her. Rayne jumped up onto the bed and Heather smirked, "Your boys are angels." Rae smirked, "You sure you're talking about the same boys?" Heather nodded, "Of course, they were so great today." Rae looked at her boys and smiled, "Too bad they're not that good for John and I." Joseph scoffed, "Right mommy." Rae shook her head, "Smart alec." Heather then nodded toward the door, "Come on guys, let's go get cleaned up for dinner." Rae and Amanda watched as the kids ran out of the room and walked down the hall with Heather. Rae looked at Amanda, "That was kinda close." Amanda nodded in agreement. Rae got off the bed and watched as Amanda slowly stood up. Rae smirked, "Be glad it's only one." Amanda nodded as she put her hand on her stomach, "Believe me, I am." The two friends laughed and walked out of the room. Rae closed the door behind them.
Author's Note: Did the first part scare ya? MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA... it was chica's idea. Believe me, it's not the last time that's gonna happen. Amanda and Rae are making progress with planning the wedding. WHAT ABOUT THEIR OWN WEDDINGS?! AHHHHHH! Don't worry it'll happen too. REVIEW...