"Please, everyone welcome the Best Man and the Maid of Honour, Mr, Ric Dalby and Miss. Matilda Hunter!" Jack introduced us to everyone at the reception. We entered the room, once again holding onto each other, this time though, we were a bit more relaxed. Jack had told me that he put what he saw to the back of his mind and he was going to keep quiet, I knew I could rely on him.
Ric led me up the stairs to the stage where a microphone was waiting for us to give our speeches, which Luc and Cassie had decided was best done all in one.
"Well, where do I start…" Ric began. "I've known these two for about five years now, and I've loved every second of it. Luc is my best mate, and now my brother-in-law, and Cass is my sister, although she's not always been!" There was a pause as people began to realise what Ric meant. "I can't think of two people who are as perfectly suited for each other than you two. I was planning on writing a huge speech with all of those embarrassing moments that we've been through, but I've decided to spare you the humiliation… for now." Everyone laughed and listened to the rest of Ric's speech intently. Then came the time for mine.
"Like, Ric, I've both known you guys for a long time now, and I couldn't have picked two better best friends, you were always there, through the good times and the bad, the fun and the boring, and I'm so grateful. We both have different histories and memories to carry with us, from the years we spent as four best friends, and now I hope you guys can carry on those memories, as a happily married couple!"
"Now, ladies and gentlemen, if you would please raise your glasses to Mr. And Mrs. Holden!" Ric finished off, grabbing a glass of champagne from the tray a waiter brought beside us. I hesitantly took one as well, although I wasn't planning on drinking it, I was afraid what alcohol would do to my stomach.
-x-
I sat down at the Head Table with Belle and Drew, now with a glass of fresh orange juice. It felt so good to sit down for a while, although the sickness had died down as the day had dragged on."
"You should have seen the beaches, Mattie. They were amazing, even better than here…" Belle rambled on. It wasn't that I wasn't interested in her holiday or anything, but something was starting to dawn on me, something I didn't like one bit.
"Belle! This is my wedding, shouldn't you be talking about something other than yourselves for once!" Cassie exclaimed as she took the seat next to me. Belle and Drew disappeared of onto the dance floor, where the band was in full swing.
"Mattie? Are you okay? You look like you've just seen a ghost," Cassie commented. When I didn't reply and stayed gazing at Ric across the room, Cassie leaned closer to me, with a extremely concerned look spreading over her face. "Tilly, what's up?"
"Oh my God…" I gasped, breathing heavily.
"What? Matilda, you're scaring me now. What's wrong?"
"This is all such a huge mess, Cassie! Why me? What have I ever done to deserve this."
"You're making absolutely no sense, Mattie! Tell me from the beginning."
"I'd rather not," I sighed, the last thing Cassie needed on her wedding day was to be dragged into my warped world.
"I don't care what you would 'rather', just tell me! I won't leave you until you do."
"Fine…" I said, exasperated. "You can't say anything, to anyone though. You understand me? Not even to Lucas." I pointed my finger at her, while gazing out at Lucas who was casually talking to Ric.
"Of course."
"I've been sick the past couple days." Cassie looked confused. "Physically sick, as in vomiting. I've not been that worried though, since I've been under a bit of stress."
"What stress?"
"Oh, nothing really, just stuff left over from Paris," I lied. "Anyway, I also thought that was the reason I was late."
"Late?"
"You know, as in 'late'."
"Oh…" She stopped. "OH!"
"Yeah," I nodded. "What if I'm pregnant, Cass?"
-x-
"Now, I'd like to ask the bride and groom to come up and take their first dance as husband and wife. Lucas, Cassie?" Jack asked. Slow music came from the band and Lucas and Cassie became lost in each other's arms as they began to sway lightly to the music.
I heard there was a secret chord
That David played and it pleased the Lord
But you don't really care for music, do you?
It goes like this, the fourth, the fifth, the minor fall, the major lift, the baffled king composing Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelu----jah
Your faith was strong but you needed proof, you saw her bathing on the roof, her beauty in the moonlight overthrew you
She tied you to a kitchen chair, she broke your throne, she cut your hair, and from your lips she drew the Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelu----jah
-x-
What if I am pregnant? How am I going to tell Ric?
-x-
Maybe I have been here before, I know this room; I have walked this floor, I used to live alone before I knew you
I've seen your flag on the marble arch, love is not a victory march, it's a cold and its a broken Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelu----jah
There was a time you let me know what's really going on below, but now you never show it to me, do you?
Remember when I moved in you; the holy dark was moving too, and every breath we drew was Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelu----jah
-x-
I'll take a test as soon as I get home, tonight. I can't let this spoil the party, though.
A baby… I might be having a baby…
-x-
Maybe there's a God above, and all I ever learned from love was how to shoot at someone who outdrew you
And its not a cry you can hear at night, its not somebody who's seen the light, its a cold and its a broken Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelu--jah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelu---u---jah
-x-
A/N: Okay, I've decided that there will be two more chapters after this and then it's done! It is taking me a lot longer to write the chapters than it used to, and I'm in planning for my next story which is distracting me.
Has anyone lese noticed that this story had had 100 reviews! I can't believe it. Thank you so much guys for sticking with me through this. If it wasn't for you, this would still be sitting at the second chapter! Please bear with me now, it should be less than a week until it's completed (woo-hoo!).
