HE'S MY HEART'S DESIRE…
Chapter 19
"I want to wake up next to you every morning…"
The next morning, during Rosemary's visit, Candice White Andrew became Mrs. Terrence Grandchester in the biggest secrecy. They will have a bigger ceremony later with all their friends and families. And new they won't feel bad sharing the same house and the same room. Especially since in the eyes of the world, they already had a child!
The priest left and he met Eliza at the door. Eliza looked at the family picture perfect; Candy Terry and Rosemary. She always felt so funny in front of Rosemary. She thought about the little girl she abandoned without even looking at her. ..She's Rosemary's age now. But that brief moment of weakness was brushed away by pride, arrogance and insolence. She couldn't tell the world that she had a baby without a father. She didn't even know who the father was. She changed partners so often that she had lost count.
- Hello she said
The little family looked at her surprised.
- Eliza, said Candy
- I came to see how Terry was. Hello Rosemary she said with a beautiful smile
- Hello said the little one
- How are you? Asked Eliza
- I'm fine. What about you? Said Rosemary
- I'm fine, thank you…
Candy and Terry were looking at Eliza and they saw all of a sudden how she became sweet in front of Rosemary.
- I'm fine too, said Terry, it's nice of you to have come and see me
- I'm happy you're feeling better. I'm going to go now. Bye Rosemary she said smiling
- Bye 'Liza. said the little one
She got out of the room. Candy and Terry felt a little weird.
- I see want you meant, it's like she Rosemary's presence made her… nice, said Terry
- I don't know what it is, maybe it's the voice of blood or subconsciously she thinks about her baby girl… anyway, I'm happy to have my little girl…sorry, our little girl
- You knew she had put my name on the birth records, that's why you let Brown think that I was the father
- Knowing Anthony, I was sure he was going to have his own research done. He did it, and he was satisfied…
- He was ready to marry you thinking that I was Rosemary's father. He wasn't that bad. He really loved you…
- If you could not see any rivalry between you, you could become friends…
- We'll see with time. By the way, I saw you a year ago in Boston with Rosemary in a hotel…
- Really? And you didn't come and say hello?
- It hurt too much to see you with a child that should've been mine…I didn't sleep that night…
- Oh… Did Susanna and you…?
- Did it? No Candy, never. I promise you. But she did everything to seduce me. Especially when I came back drunk, but I always fell asleep after a few kisses…I was telling her that I wanted to wait for our wedding night, while I prayed that night would never happen…
- Oh Terry, I'm sorry… It's my fault. I should've talked to you
- But you would've made the same decision, I sure of it
- You know me too well. When I think about it, I also think that I would've made the same decision, if I had seen you that night
Terry kissed her like to reassure himself that he was not dreaming; he was kissing his wife!
- Hum hum!
The newlywed stopped kissing and they saw Annie, Patty and Diana who were looking at them.
- You're going to traumatize the little one, said Annie laughing, hello Rosemary!
- Auntie 'Nie! Said Rosemary
- Hi everybody, said Candy
- Are you ok, Terry said Diana
- I'm very well, Thank you
- Rosemary likes you Annie, you're having a little girl, said Candy
- I hope so! My Rosemary collection needs a model and my Candy collection for pregnant woman also…
Candy blushed to Annie's insinuation. The others just laughed.
- Annie, said Candy, I thought that you were in maternity leave…
- I'm not going to let my ideas sit because I'm on maternity leave… don't worry, I'm not overdoing it…
- What about you, Patty, how are you?
- I'm always tired, as opposed to Annie who seem unstoppable, but I'm fine
- When are you getting married? Asked Diana
Candy and Terry had to bite their tongue so they won't say that they'd just got married, a few minutes ago, but…
- We haven't set a date yet, said Candy but it would be before we leave for New York
- You're going to New York? Asked Diana
- You can take my place at the clinic and hire another doctor I'm going to sell you my shares and you'll become partner with Anthony, that is, if you want…
- Yes! Of course! Thanks Candy, said Diana
Candy was happy to have Diana as a friend. If Anthony fell in love with her, he will be very happy
- Well you're going to wait until I have my baby said Annie, I need some time to organize the wedding
- Annie, I don't want to bother you… tried Candy
- Candy, don't even try to stop me from organizing your wedding!
- Ok, Annie, but if you get tired, you promise to stop?
- Ok. The baby health's comes first…
- At least you listening to me now, said Candy, sometimes it's I'm talking to a brick wall!
They all burst out laughing. They spent the rest of the visit talking happily.
Terry got out of the hospital a few day later. Albert came to get him and took him at Candy's. Eleonor was at Candy's and she had organized a little brunch that she had ordered from a caterer in town.
Annie and Patty were there with Christina and Diana. Stear and Archie were not there, by loyalty for Anthony. The press was a the exit of the hospital and were asking question to which he answered very quickly. He confirmed to them that he had broken his engagement to Susanna Marlowe.
When everybody left, aside from Eleonor, Candy was getting Rosemary ready to put her to bed.
- Candy, I'm talking her tonight, after all those nights spent on the small hospital bed, you both need your rest…
Candy became bright as red and Terry burst out laughing.
- Mum… how subtle of you…I'm convalescent
- Yeah right! And I'm the Empress of China… let's go Rosemary. You're going to spend the night with granny…
- Yeah! Said the little one
She took her stuff and the little one, and they were leaving.
- Mum said Terry, how…
- Albert is waiting for me outside, don't worry. Bye, get some rest.
She kissed them, and they kissed the little one. The grandmother and the little girl left. Candy was now alone with Terry and she felt a little funny.
- Are you ok, freckles?
- Yes, hon, I only have a weird sensation
- They all left us here and they think that we're going to…
- In their head, we're not married yet…
- In their head we already have a child…
She came near him and hugged him.
- Are you sure, you're ok? You're not too tired? We can wait…
- You're kidding, right?
- Yes, I just wanted to see your face she said laughing… I'm going to go get ready
Candy took a shower and got ready for her wedding night. Terry also took a shower in the second bathroom on the first floor. She found him in the bedroom reading a magazine. She went to sit next to him.
- Nervous?
- A little…
- Everything is going to be fine, honey. I love you
- I love you Terry
He put his lips on hers and kissed slowly, softly in the beginning and then more and more passionately. He started to caress her back, her breast through the night gown. They stopped briefly to take off Candy's night gown, letting him discover her perfect body and firm breast. He put his lips on her breast, one at the time, caressing the ends with his tongue. She closed her eyes and savour the delicious sensations she was feeling for the first time…yes, she had kept herself for the man she loved during all those years and she didn't regret it for a second; she was finally consuming the passion with the one she loved with all her heart and soul. When he finally entered her, the pain startled her a little but it quickly passed and let the place to an exquisite sensation that was rising, rising, rising to finally explode making them scream together this new happiness they've been waiting for, for year.
- Oh my God !said Candy out of breath…
- What? Asked Terry worried
- I had no idea that it would be like that…
- Like what?
- As wonderful…
- I had an idea, but it's a lot better…
- More wonderful than in my dreams…is this what Eliza can't enough of?
- Apparently…
- But I don't understand why she has to change partners… I very happy with you only…
- Maybe she hasn't found the right one…
- You're telling me with all the men she had she never found a shoe that fit?
- It's possible, Candy… everybody doesn't have the change to find their soul mate…
- Oh… I bet she doesn't even know who Rosemary's father is…
- You intend to tell her one day…that you have her daughter?
- Why? Do you know that she didn't even look at her before she abandoned her? When I took Rosemary to the Pony house, I didn't know what I was going to do exactly, I wanted to leave her there…but when Miss Pony and Sister Maria asked me who did she belonged to, I said "She's mine", it just came out… and I never regretted it…
- But the fact that they take you for a single mother, didn't bother you?
- Not a all…I always wished, that my mother if she's still alive, had kept me… she must've had her reasons for abandoning me…But it still hurts to think that she didn't want me…
- I'm sorry, honey… I'm imagining you as a baby, who wouldn't want you? You must have been really cute…
Candy couldn't help shedding a tear of sadness on her cheek.
- When I saw Rosemary… I couldn't abandon her, Terry. I know I can't save all the orphans in the world, but… I couldn't abandon Rosemary…Eliza, for once in her life had done a very beautiful thing, she had give birth to a very pretty and precious little girl… She could've got rid of it before… but she didn't even look at her and when I saw that she put my name and yours on the papers…
- I understand you, honey. And I'm proud of you. Rosemary is adorable. When I think I would've given anything for Rosemary to be mine, without knowing that on paper, she actually was…
- Isn't that funny? You didn't say hello when you saw me in Boston…you should've have… I would've been happy to see you…
- I'm sorry, but it hurt too much… Don't forget that in my head, I thought that you didn't want me anymore… and I had made you the promise not to bother you anymore… If I had talked to you, I would've tried to have you again…
- Even thinking that I was married?
- Yes… I'm awful, am I not?
- No, you're in love with me, my love…but you haven't tried at the medical conference…
- What? You're offended?
- No. But…it's always nice to know that an old flame still has a thing for you…
- I'm sure …but you didn't give me any time… You dropped the Rosemary bombshell on me and the fact that you came to the premiere…
- And you were angry… but the joke that you wanted to help me lose my virginity…
- Who said I was joking?
- Oh Terry, I love you so much… giving you up was the hardest thin I've ever had to do… believe me, I needed all the strengths in the world to do it…I wanted so much to stay with you… I thought I would've died of grief…I'm sorry for not talking to you… I'm sorry because you stayed for all those years thinking I didn't want you anymore…
- Yes it was hell. And Susanna… I did everything, but I couldn't love her or even desire her… she was a good friend, that's all…
- Anthony…everybody expected us to end up together…but after I met you on that boat… You were like a parasite that didn't want to leave me… and when I sacrificed myself for Susanna… It took me years to finally get back together with Anthony… It's only been a year; since the break up after the barn incident…
- He took you back with "my baby"…he's a good guy…
- You say it now, because I'm with you…
- Of course, he joked, there's no way I'm going to have nice words on my rival…
- Terry I was happy to see that you were not happy without me… that you would've been with me…that's not really nice…
- No, it's a normal reaction, honey… I wished you were unhappy too, but you weren't… and that hurt me a lot
- I'm sorry, honey… I had to restrain myself not to hug you…
- Me too…we really made ourselves suffer…by letting the outside world influenced our decisions, instead of following our hearts
- Better late than never… Enough with the pep talk, can you make me feel good again honey…?
- As many time as you wish…
The planning of Candy and Terry's wedding were going well, in the joy and happiness. Annie with her big belly spent her time on the phone organizing everything. Candy was telling her of course not to tire herself…but Annie turned the deaf ear. She stayed in the comfort of her living room, making all her phone calls.
Terry was with Eleonor who had come to get Rosemary to spend a few days with her in New York with her.
- You like being a grandmother, mum
- This little one is absolutely adorable…I can't wait for the others…
- Mum!
- You're living together…you think it's convenient?
- Well, mum the truth is; Candy and I didn't want to take the risk of being separated again, so we got married in the hospital…
- What? Another secret you kept for you…
- I'm telling you, because you're thinking we're living in sin…
- Oh…congratulations…thanks for inviting me….
- I'm sorry mum…I promise you, there will be no more secret
- Ok. Rosemary and I will come just in time for the official wedding
Candy arrived with Rosemary, ready to leave with her grandma.
- There, I'm going to miss you, honey said Candy
- Bye mommy… bye daddy said Rosemary
- Bye, said Terry kissing her on the cheek
Eleonor left with Rosemary in her arms. Candy was sad.
- Are you ok, honey?
- Yes, I'm going to miss her…
- I'm going to miss her too. I told my mother that we were married…
- Oh… she was not upset?
- No… she was disappointed that we didn't invite her…
- Oh… that's what being selfish is, I suppose…we only think about ourselves…
- And our pleasure…
- I promise you to put our family before anything, from now on…
- Me too…
A little while later, she received Stear's visit that had come to get her;
- Candy, hurry!
- Stear? What's wrong?
- Annie…
- Oh… the baby?
- Yes…
- I'm coming… are you coming honey? She asked Terry
- Of course…he said
They rushed to the hospital and they found Archie and Patty in the waiting room walking, doing the hundred steps. Anthony was also there.
- Candy, Thank God! She wants you, in the room…
- Ok, I'm going said Candy almost running
The men stayed alone. The atmosphere was a little tense, with Terry and Anthony in the same room.
- How are you Terry said Stear to break the silence
- I'm fine, thanks said Terry what about you, when is your blessed event?
- In two months…I can't wait…
- You should've been there to assist Candy, said Anthony
- I would've been there if I'd known about it said Terry very calm
- I'm sure of it… are you proud of yourself? You won…
- Brown…
- Take good care of her… said Anthony, otherwise you'll have to deal me… don't hurt her
- I love her and I'll take good care of her…thanks Brown.
Anthony had a head sign. It was hard for him to say those words, but he wanted to continue being Candy's friend without being weird in front of Terry. Terry was grateful to him, for his effort. Stear and Archie were looking at them make peace and they were proud of their cousin's attitude. Terry and Anthony shook hands… maybe it wasn't the beginning of a big friendship… but it was the beginning of something.