Love can Overcome Anything
Chapter Sixteen: Straightening Things Up
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Once upon a time there was this gorgeous girl who went to a fun wedding party, but had the worst time ever. Many problems were building up in that one evening. She had desperately avoided two other men. She also kept away from her three best friends and boyfriend for a few hour for want of alone time, felt distressed for a long time, and almost beat up a man. This girl had a dreadful evening, but there she was kissing like there was no tomorrow, feeling the happiest that she had ever felt in her whole entire life. The End.
Bridget laughed silently in her brain as she was composing this story. She was laughing at how funny this evening had come out and she was also laughing out of pure joy. Eric broke away from their long lasting kiss.
"Bee, are you alright? You seem kind of distant" Eric asked, his eyes clouding with loving worry
Bridget smiled and nodded, saying that she was fine. She smiled sweetly at her fiancé before taking his hand and leading him towards the exit of the balcony. "I'm alright. Let's go inside and watch Carmen and Win cut the cake. I don't know about you, but I feel a craving for cake"
Eric laughed jovially, squeezed Bridget's fingers lightly and replied "That's the Bee I always knew. She always had a hearty appetite."
Bridget warmed up at Eric's comment before she pulled him through the big glass doors and entered back into the wedding party. Coincidentally, Eric and Bridget were right on time. Everyone that was at the wedding party was crowding around the big wedding cake. What a beautiful cake this was. There were 3 layers; each with frilly purple cream and on top was the typical bride and groom statues. Colorful sprinkles were arranged so that a heart was shaped on every layer. Three white pillars supported each layer from each other.
Carmen and Win both held the knife together and they cut through the first layer of cake. The guests cheered. Laughing, Carmen continued cutting the cake until many perfectly shaped cake pieces were cut. Win and Carmen distributed the cakes and everyone began to eat happily.
Bridget pulled Eric to the closest table and sat him down. She sat across from him and together, they shared one piece of cake (Eric claimed that he wasn't hungry and he only wanted a little bit of cake)
Eric fiddled around with his fork a little bit before looking up at Bridget and saying "Bee, now that we're going to get married, we have to tell each other everything right?"
Bridget swallowed her forkful of cake before answering "Right"
"So that means the truth no matter what right?"
Bridget looked at Eric funnily "Right"
"That means you're going to answer truthfully to my question right?"
"Right"
"Okay, Bee, I wanted to know Jack and your history"
Bridget frowned; she really didn't want to bring up Jack again, she just wanted him out of her life and forgotten. "Eric, there's no history. Jack always had a big crush on me ever since middle school and I've rejected him every time he said something." Bridget said this with emphasis.
Eric seemed to lighten up a bit before saying "Oh. Okay. I understand. I'm sorry I brought that subject up. Let's forget about Jack now alright?"
Bridget nodded but her eyes seemed to linger past Eric's shoulder. It was Billy and James approaching her. She didn't care really, after what happened in the balcony, she was in the best mood to deal with anything. In fact, she didn't even know why she kept on avoiding James and Billy.
James was the first to arrive at Eric and Bridget's table. He made quite an entrance too. Pulling out a chair really fast and plopping down on it really noisily and making a trumpeting sound with his mouth, James smiled, looked at Eric once before slapping Eric on the shoulder and greeting him with a really loud voice "Bro! You're here with the pretty maiden! Wassup?"
Eric laughed and replied "Nothing much. So, how are things going back in your house?"
"Pretty good"
James and Eric then started laughing about some manly joke that James had made. Bridget was really cheerful that they had gotten along really well.
Billy finally arrived at the table and sat himself down in an orderly fashionable manner. "Hello Bridget" Billy said politely. He took a quick glance at Eric before saying "Hello Eric"
Bridget almost snorted with amusement. Billy was being such a polite jerk. James looked at Billy strangely and Eric didn't even make eye contact with Billy. Things were pretty quiet after Billy's greeting.
After many awkward silences, Bridget finally decided that she was in the best mood to deal with anything. She asked loudly and cheerfully "Does anyone else want more cake? I'm famished!"
Eric looked up from the table he was staring at, smiled at Bridget before saying "No thanks"
James looked up from his shoes he was staring at and replied "Okay, I'll come with you to get more cake"
Billy shook his head no, while keeping on an emotionless expression.
Bridget frowned at Billy. He was acting like such a jerk. A jerk who thought he was above all of them. But still, nothing could dampen Bridget's mood whenever she was in high spirits. "Come on James. Let's get some more cake"
James stood up from his chair and followed her. When they arrived at the cake table, only 5 slices were left. Bridget took one and signaled James to take one for himself too. She then turned around and started walking back to the table; she figured leaving Eric and Billy alone on the table for a long time was a recipe for disaster.
"Wait!" James called after Bridget. He grabbed her left hand and pulled her back. Bridget stumbled towards him before he held her balanced. James opened his mouth to say something when his hand accidentally brushed Bridget's left hand ring finger. His hand came across her engagement ring. James took Bridget's hand and brought it up so he could see the ring better.
"Whoa! You're… engaged? Wow!" James sputtered, full of shock. Bridget beamed proudly, happy with herself that she was going to be married to the one she loved.
James began inspecting the ring closely before he brought his head up and whispered "Bee, I'm so happy for you! The problem is Billy's going to be so heart broken. He absolutely loves you"
Bridget frowned. "But I don't love him"
James shrugged, not knowing what to say.
"Ugh! How many problems do I need for one night?" Bridget complained while storming back towards the table. Eric was still sitting there awkwardly; he was clearly uncomfortable. Billy was staring down every move Eric made. Bridget marched towards Eric, gave him a big smack on the lips and sat down right beside him. Eric looked up confused, and Billy's eyes widened before poring over ever single move that both Bridget and Eric made.
Clearing her throat loudly, Bridget waited until James was all settled down on the table before announcing "Billy, I just wanted to let you know that Eric and I are engaged"
Billy's jaw opened and closed, not sure what to say. Eric smiled and put his arm over Bridget's shoulder.
After a few moments of silence, Billy opened his mouth and quickly said "Congratulations" before hastily leaving the table and disappearing in the crowd. James stood up to go too. He said a few things of congratulations, gave Bridget a quick hug and Eric a quick brotherly whack on the shoulder.
After watching James leave, Bridget leaned on Eric's shoulder and whispered "I guess now it's you and me"
Eric hugged her a bit tighter and said "Let's take a walk around"
Bridget nodded in agreement. Eric stood up and held out a hand for Bridget. Bridget took it and he pulled her up. He didn't let go of her hand though. Together they walked around and occassionally stopped and complimented on some of the wedding decorations.
Bridget wondered around in the garden while waiting for Eric to come back out from the Men's washroom. She silently took a look around, feeling blissful and light. She hummed the wedding song while she fingered her engagement ring. For a moment, Bridget thought that nothing could turn out wrong. Sadly, she was extremely wrong.
Bridget heard a scream and she followed the sound of the scream, curious to know what had happened. There before her, was Jack harassing Effie, Lena's younger sister. Effie was crying and huddling near the ground while Jack was standing above her, trying to get her to stand up. Jack had his jacket thrown on the ground and his shirt unbuttoned. Jack was suggesting and teasing Effie about stuff and Effie was whimpering things like "Go away!" and "I don't want to!"
Bridget suddenly couldn't take it anymore. She was mad at Jack for ruining her evening today, she was mad at Jack for lying to Eric and now she was mad at Jack for hurting Effie. She sprinted towards Jack and Effie and threw herself in between them. Effie was crying softly behind her and Jack was turning red in frustration at Bridget.
He quickly smirked mischievously and said "Oh Bridget. I didn't know that you still wanted me. Come to think of it, you might be more enjoyable than that girl. Now that you have me, come on!"
Before Bridget could react, Jack fell backwards grabbing Bridget with him onto the ground. She fell onto Jack, who still had a firm grip on her arms. Screaming, Bridget pulled herself off Jack. Jack laughed maniacally and pinned Bridget down onto the ground using his arms and legs. He had her in a firm body lock. Laughing greedily, Jack started kissing Bridget's neck.
Effie looked at Bridget terrified. She was frozen to her spot. Bridget looked at Effie and urgently mouthed one word "Eric!" to Effie.
Effie understood. She stood up and left the place sprinting. Bridget kicked Jack where ever she could reach but Jack had an extremely tight hold on her. She managed to put a few bruises on Jack's legs but he was really strong. Bridget tried to pull her arms out of Jack's grasp but her arms weren't as strong as her legs. After all, she was a soccer player. Not a tennis player.
Jack continued his journey upwards toward her lips. Bridget thrashed around as much as she could and she screamed really loudly. Think of Eric, think of something! Don't let Jack get through to you! Bridget desperately tried to keep fighting but she was on the urge of giving up and crying. Be strong! Don't give up. Keep this up! Effie will get Eric.
Gathering up her strength, Bridget counted down to put her plan into action. Three… two… ONE! Bridget pulled one of her arms free and gave Jack a hard strong slap. Jack's mouth twisted with pain but he still was resistant. His eyes seemed to turn darker with anger, and he was now moving from her mouth downwards. Bridget's hatred for Jack grew and the rage in her body grew even hotter and fiercer.
Okay, let's try that one more time. Three… two… ONE! With every ounce of strength left in her body, Bridget tried to push Jack off of her. Surprisingly, Jack's body flew up and slammed against the wall. Bridget panted; surprised that she could do that. Her pride lasted only a few seconds because she realized that Eric was standing above of her, his eyes full of fury. It was he who had pulled Jack off of Bridget and slammed him into the wall. Man, I knew Eric was strong but not THIS strong. I couldn't pull Jack off of me but Eric could do that. Not only could he lift up Jack but he was able to slam him into a wall too.
Eric's eyes changed from full of fury to worry, he rushed towards Bridget and kneeled down. Eric pulled her up to her knees; he looked at Bridget's face and neck. There were a couple of scratches here and there, physically, Bridget was okay but mentally, Bridget felt like breaking down.
Eric pulled her into a big warm hug and he held her tight, close to him. Whispering in her ear, he said "Bee, I was so scared. I'm so sorry I took a long time."
Bridget started to cry. She loved Eric so much; he was so sweet and caring. Eric hugged her tighter and kissed her cheek. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Jack trying to scramble away silently. Eric quietly stood up and walked calmly towards Jack. He pulled Jack up by the collar and said quietly but threateningly "I have seen enough of you. If I see you ever again, I'll beat you up good. You're lucky I'm not calling the police!"
Eric raised his fist, preparing to punch Jack but Bridget's arm stopped him. Eric looked at Bridget questionably.
"Please" Bridget said to Eric. "I want to do it"
Eric let go of Jack and slowly backed away giving Bridget space.
Eric winced as he saw his fiancée take a good look at Jack before kicking him as hard as she could in the groin area. Jack's squeal of pain was so high, it sounded like a mouse. Jack shrunk down on the ground and his face was extremely red; Bridget ALMOST felt sorry for him.
Bridget stood there and stared at Jack for a few seconds. She knew that if she had punched him, it wouldn't hurt because her arms weren't as strong but if she kicked him, it would hurt because her legs were finely developed. It also helped that she 'accidentally' kicked Jack near the groin area.
Eric pulled Bridget towards him and whispered in her ear "Come on, let's go. Leave Jack there"
Bridget smiled and together, they headed back to the party where they would say good bye and leave.
Bridget smiled happily as she reflected on her day. Sure it could have been better but she had tackled two problems in one day. She was happily engaged with the man she loved beyond repair and she had saved one of her best friend's sister.
So cuddling on the couch in Eric's flat with Eric, she knew that nothing could make this day even better.
Bridget whispered to herself "Mrs. Richman" and smiled happily. That name seemed to fit and it had a slight tune to it. "Mrs. Richman" She whispered it to herself again.
Eric shook his head at her and said "No, Mrs. Richman is my mom. You're Mrs. Bridget Richman"
Bridget smiled and said "Mrs. Bridget Richman" It had such a nicer ring to it.
Bridget grinned and hugged Eric tighter.