Just a warning to those that didn't read the two stories before this, this chapter has references to the first story 'Some life for a Princess'. Maddie was engaged to Jack and Lucas' cousin Taylor who died the day before they were supposed to get married from a heart attack. Anyway, here's the chapter.

Chapter number 29. Second thoughts

A month later...

"It's here!" Beth yelled in excitement as she brought Maddie's wedding dress through the door with a protecting cover over the top of it.

"Give us a look" Lucas begged turning his attention to the front door.

"No, you can't see it till the big day, it's bad luck" Beth warned him.

Lucas turned back to the television and sighed, "oh well I'm sure it's beautiful".

"Yes it is" Beth told him, then walked up the stairs. "Maddie".

"Yeah mum" Maddie's voice called out from her room.

"Oh there you are sweet" Beth said, making her way into the room, "your dress just arrived".

"Oh thanks".

"Aren't you going to try it on?"

"Yeah, soon, I've just got a few things I have to do first".

"I thought you would be itching to try it on, you aren't having second thoughts are you? Cause if you are-".

"No mum, I'm fine, I'm just pretty busy at the moment" Maddie told her, faking a smile.

"Ok, but when you put it on, give me a yell ok?"

"Yeah, ok" Maddie agreed as her mum left the room.

She looked over at the dress laid out on the bed next to her, tears formed in her eyes, all she could think of right now is what would happen if history repeated itself, if she lost Lucas the way she lost Taylor.

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Peter staired at the screen of his computer, he had another new message, from the same sender as the last creepy short email he got a month ago, 'time's ticking detective, I'm getting impatient'.

"Hey these came in for you" Lara said cheerfully as she came into Peter's office.

"Oh thanks, I'll look at them in a minute" Peter answered seeming on edge.

"What's wrong with you?"

"Nothing" he shot out.

"Peter spit it out, you only act like this when your hiding something".

"Alright, I'll spit it out then" he sighed, "You remember that she we went to about a month ago, the one with the dead end?"

"Yeah".

"Well that afternoon I got this weird message from some unknown sender".

"Why didn't you say something?"

"Well, I was going to go back down myself, but then Greg called me in to the interview room to interview Matt and I just forgot all about it, until I got another one just then".

"Were they both about the shed?" Lara asked.

"I don't know, but by the way they talk I think it is. Lara, do you think there's a possibility that someone's put something in there now and is trying to get us to find it?"

"I guess so, how about you and me go for a little drive then?" Lara suggested, leaning over Peter's shoulder and kissing him on the cheek, your never going to know until you see for yourself".

"Yeah sounds good" he replied before getting up and taking her hand in his.

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"Maddie" Lucas said happily as he opened the door to their bedroom, but his tone soon changed when he saw the tears running down her face, "Maddie what's wrong?"

"I can't do it" she sobbed as Lucas sat down next to her and wrapped his arm gently around her.

"What do you mean?"

"I can't get married, what if it happens again".

"Shh, Maddie" he tried to calm her, "what if what happens again?"

"What if you die and leave me right before the wedding".

"Like Taylor?"

"Yeah-"

"Maddie, I'm not going anywhere, I love you and your stuck with me for life" he told her soothingly.

"You can't be sure of that, you don't know when or how your going to die".

"Hey, hey, hey, Taylor died because he had a serious heart condition, he was never going to live long enough to see his old age, we all knew that, and so did he, but he never left you by choice".

Maddie bit her bottom lip to try and stop her self from continuing crying, "yeah I know" she nodded quietly.

"I love you, you know that don't you?"

"Yeah, of course".

"And if you don't want to get married then I'm prepared to respect that".

"Look Lucas, it's not that I don't want to marry you, I really do, but-".

"Well marry me now then" Lucas shot out.

"What?"

"Maybe I should do this properly" Lucas said, getting down on one knee in front of her and taking her hands in his, "Matilda will you come down to the registry office now and become my wife?"

"Are you serious?"

"You better believe it. So you want to do this or not?"

"Yes" she smiled, "yes" she repeated a little louder, leaning forward and giving him a hug.

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"Here we are" Lara announced as she stopped the car at their destination, "you ready?"

"I most certainly am" Peter replied, opening the door and hopping out. "So what's the bet that this leads once again to the middle of no where?"

"Or that it might actually be something this time" Lara added.

"Oh don't tell me you actually think there's something in that old termite house".

"Well I'm just saying".

"Oh well there's only one way to find out, would you like to do the honour?" Peter asked, being a gentlemen and moving aside so that Lara could get to the door.

"Certainly" Lara replied, reaching for the handle and opening the door. "Oh my gosh" Lara said in shock with her jaw dropped.

"You don't really think that trick's going to work do you?"

"No, no, Peter just take a look at this" she told him, stepping backwards, seeming scared.

"Nice acting Lara" Peter laughed, stepping to the door and turning his head to take a look. Inside was a body tied up in the corner, that face could be recognized anywhere.

Without a second thought Peter pulled his gun out, and with all seriousness he looked around to Lara who was behind him, scared as a mouse, "honey, get the handcuffs out of the car".

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