Chapter 9: Weddings Mishaps

It was the day that Jenny had been waiting for and Jonathan had been fretting over. The day that Rick didn't want to see happen and Evy wanted to happen more than anything except to marry Rick. It was Jenny and Jonathan's wedding day and Jenny had followed all the customs of wedding days such as not seeing the groom before the wedding.

"I just don't understand why she insisted on following traditions that have practiced forever. Why couldn't we break custom?" Jonathan wanted to see his soon to be wife before the wedding but Jenny had locked her door.

"If you break that tradition you will have to deal with bad luck." Evy looked at her brother smiling. She was so excited that her older brother was finally going to settle down and raise a family.

"I would rather see my wife and live with bad luck then having to wait to see her."

"That will come back to haunt you one of these days Jonathan."

"What seeing my wife before marriage?" Jonathan was getting a little furious with this tradition.

"Yes. You will regret it if she gives you the chance."

"She won't give me the chance. She won't unlock the door."

"That's a good thing. Now stop your blubbering and get ready for the wedding." Evy walked out of the room to find Rick. He was getting ready to eat and wasn't in the tux that Jonathan had picked out for him to wear.

"Why aren't you ready for the wedding, and is that the last turkey sandwich?" Evy gave Rick that 'you better not have' look. She was save the sandwich for tonight as her supper. She figured that she would be at the reception hall working on cleaning up.

"Yep it is and I'm not going. I told you I don't want my sister getting married to Jonathan because I didn't like him." Rick stuffed part of the sandwich into his mouth and turned on the TV.

"First I was saving that for my supper tonight and second what is wrong with my brother?" Evy stood there for a while then moved in front of the TV and put her hand on her hip.

"First sorry and your brother is a total idiot. My sister needs a man that will handle his money well and won't go out to find another woman at a bar that he loves to spend so much time at. Now if you will excuse yourself, I would like to watch TV."

Evy reached over and turned the TV off. Rick dropped the sandwich and walked back into the kitchen not wanting to blow up in front of Evy.

"Look, I know my brother isn't all that but he is better than some men that would go out and cheat on their wives just because they aren't getting any or because they found someone more beautiful then their wives. He doesn't like the fact that I am going to marry a man that thinks guns are a hobby and bronze is better then brain." Rick couldn't help but laugh at that.

"Your brother said that bronze is less then brain when he is the one that has neither."

"That wasn't a very good thing to say. I don't want to argue about this so just think of it as doing this for your sister because you love her instead of staying home from your sister's wedding just because my brother." Evy walked out of the kitchen to her bedroom to get ready for the wedding as Rick stood by the sink thinking about what Evy had just said to him.

As Evy and Jenny drove away to get everything set up at the Tower of London, Jonathan was hoping Rick would come because he was the only way he would make it to his own wedding he thought, "Why can't I just take the car? If Ricks not coming it won't matter to him if I take it." So, Jonathan ran to the key rack and grabbed the keys for Rick's car. He drove off with out knowing how long it would take Rick to come around. Rick sat in the study for about 30 minutes brewing over what he was going to do. When Jonathan made it to the courtyard of the tower he was surprised by how much stuff was decorating the area. There were white flowers decorating the entrance to the courtyard and 10 rows of seats for family and friends. The only family that was going to be there was Jenny's side and some of Evy's friends were going to make it just to make sure that she wasn't lying about her brother getting married. As Jonathan made his way to the 3rd row he noticed a person that he was hoping beyond hope wouldn't come. There in the 6th seat of the 3rd row was his ex-girlfriend, Sheila. She looked over just as Jonathan passed and he looked away. As the music of "HERE COMES THE BRIDE" started Jonathan tensed up. Jenny walked through the flowered entrance and was looking more beautiful then ever. Just as she passed the 3rd row, Jonathan saw Sheila scowl at her. He also saw something that made him take a double look. Just as Jenny met with him where the priest was standing, Rick came walking in with his tux on.

"Sorry about the lateness, Jonathan, but you did take my car." Rick glanced over at Evy and smiled.

The priest was almost to the 'I dos' when Rick started acting weird. He started to cough uncontrollably and Evy just took it as a sign that he wasn't liking this part, but then he started to sweat and hold his chest area. After the priest was able to make the I dos work Rick passed out and fell to the floor.

"Rick, are you ok? Rick! Rick wake up!" Evy went to support his head and started to cry as she held a still Rick.