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Chapter 10- You Can't Change The Past
Phil and Sam's gazes locked for a few seconds. There was silence all around him and Phil walked down the aisle and took the last remaining seat in the congregation. There was still silence; the registrar seemed satisfied that no-one was coming forward and continued. 'Zain,' she said as she turned towards him. 'Will you take Samantha to be your wife? Will you love her, comfort her, honour and forsaking all others, be faithful to her as long as you both shall live?'
'I will,' Zain replied without hesitation.
Sam gazed into Zain's eyes; she could see Phil out of the corner of her eye. 'Samantha, will you take Zain to be your husband? Will you love him, comfort him honour and protect him and forsaking all others, be faithful to him as long as you both shall live?'
'I will,' Sam replied, after a moments hesitation.
Phil couldn't believe it; his heart was breaking and there was nothing he could do about it.
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'And without further ado,' Zain said at the reception later that afternoon. 'I'll hand you over to Mickey with the best man's speech.'
Everyone clapped and cheered as Mickey cleared his throat. 'Well, what can I say?' he asked.
'As little as possible,' Tony Stamp called from the back.
'Yeah thanks for that Tony. This is a real honour for me to be stood here today. I've know Zain and Sam for quite a while. Over the years, they have both become great friends to me and I think I speak on behalf of everyone in this room when I say that I know you two will be happy together. So everyone, raise your glasses in a toast, to love and happiness,' Mickey said.
'Love and happiness,' everyone said.
Later on, Sam and Zain took to the dance floor; it was first dance as husband and wife. Phil was stood on the side with the other guests; he still couldn't believe that Sam had gone through with it. He watched as Zain kissed Sam softly on the lips as the song began to play:
I could stay awake just to hear you breathing
Watch you smile while you are sleeping
While your far away and dreaming
I could spend my life in this sweet surrender
I could stay lost in this moment forever
Well, every moment spent with you
Is a moment I treasure
I don't wanna close my eyes
I don't wanna fall asleep
'Cause I'd miss you, babe
And I don't wanna miss a thing
'Cause even when I dream of you
The sweetest dream will never do
I'd still miss you, babe
And I don't wanna miss a thing
(Aerosmith- I Don't Wanna Miss A Thing)
Sam and Zain kissed once more and he walked over to Phil and left Sam talking to Jo. Phil and Zain looked at each other for a few seconds before either of them spoke. 'I'm an idiot,' Phil finally said.
'Well, that's news to me,' Zain replied.
'I'm sorry mate, I know how much this means to you,'
Phil held out his hand to Zain, he took it and they shook hands. 'Congratulations mate,' Phil said. 'I'm gonna get a drink, do you want one?'
'No I'm alright mate,' Zain said as he went back over to Sam on the dance-floor.
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About an hour later, Sam came off the dance-floor and saw Phil sat at a table outside on his own. She went outside to speak to him. Sam approached the table and Phil looked up, 'thank you Phil, for coming,' she said. 'And not ruining it.'
'It's the happiest day of your life. Ruining it would mean losing you and Zain and I don't want that,' Phil replied.
'I still feel guilty,' Sam said as she sat down. 'Everyone's saying how good me and Zain are together and all the time I'm haunted by what happened between us.'
'You can't change the past Sam. What happened between us, it's buried, forgotten,'
'Thanks Phil,' Sam smiled.
'Do you wanna drink?'
Sam shook her head, 'I'd better get back,' she said as she stood up.
Sam turned away but something made her turn back. 'I'm sorry,' she said.
Phil smiled and walked over to her. He kissed her softly on the lips and pulled away. Their gazes locked for a few seconds before Sam kissed him back. Phil was about to deepen the kiss when Sam pulled away and walked back into the hotel.
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Later that evening, Sam and Zain took to the dance-floor for one last time.
You and I
Two of a kind
A meeting of minds
The time of our lives
The perfect night
Out of sight
As I look in your eyes
Never felt so right
I really want tonight to last forever
I really wanna be with you
I really want tonight to last forever
I really wanna be with you
(Be With You- Atomic Kitten)
Sam and Zain walked off the dance-floor, hand in hand and went upstairs to their hotel closing the door behind them…
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Sam woke up the next morning. She looked up at the alarm clock and saw that the glass of champagne from the night before was still there. She moved it out of the way so that she could see the time; it was 8:30. Sam sat up and saw Zain stood at the window. She pulled on her dressing gown and walked over to him. 'Morning babe,' Sam said as she kissed him along his shoulder before resting her head against it, 'you're up early.'
'Couldn't sleep,' Zain replied as he wrapped Sam's arms around his waist.
'Did I tire you out last night?' Sam smirked.
Zain shook his head. 'Oh well, we've got a fortnight to ourselves now,' she added as she kissed him softly on the lips and went over to the mini-bar to pour herself a drink.
'Can I ask you something Sam?'
'Yeah course you can Zain,'
'When we had the row after the rehearsal, where did you go?' Zain asked.
Sam looked up at Zain, 'I drove around for a bit. I parked the car and went for a walk in the park. Thinking about everything that had happened between us and whether I wanted to throw all of that away,'
'I love you Sam,' Zain said.
'I love you too Zain,' Sam replied, somewhat reluctantly.
Zain walked over to Sam and put his arms around her, 'I'm sorry Sam,' he said.
'What for?' Sam replied.
'For doubting that you still wanted me,'
'Of course I still want you Zain! Why else would I have married you?'
Zain smiled at her and kissed her softly on the lips. She kissed him back but she still guilty about Phil. Why was she thinking about Phil when she married Zain? Sam kept trying to push these thoughts to the back of her mind but no matter how hard she tried, they still kept coming to the surface.
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