Authors' Notes: Again we apologize for the delay, but we're moving a little better now on a next part. And as for this chapter, well... this is why you shouldn't play drinking games in Vegas folks. You never know what you're going to wake up to the next morning. Hahahaha.
She shifted in her sleep and groaned lightly not particularly liking the feel of whatever she was laying on. It was hard, fleshy and moving. Suddenly it hit her she was laying on top of Face, but in trying to move off of him she ended up on the floor with a thud, "Fuck." Her eyes slowly moved around the room that looked like a tornado had hit it. Clothes all over the place, both beds completely torn apart and yet her dress was still very much on her body… well sort of, as it was gathered around her waist leaving all of her naked except for the strip of red across her stomach. After a moment she slowly stood, wobbled and then ran for the bathroom tripping over her own shoes as she made a dive for the toilet.
"Ughhh...what hit me..." Face was aghast to find his suit in a crumpled heap on the floor, "Oh shit no! My suit!" He was panicked, then choked and hurtled for the bathroom as well, pounding on the door, "Oh god let me in!"
She sat back after a moment and slowly reached up for the door handle and tugged it open as she sat on the floor, "Next." She turned her head and closed her eyes for a moment not watching to watch him do what she just did.
Face proceeded to regret everything he did last night into the toilet. Once he was finally finished, he crawled to the sink and got himself some water. With a sigh, he rinsed and spit, then turned off the tap. As he was washing his hands, he noticed a flash of gold on one of his fingers...an unusual spot...
"CHARISSA!"
She blinked her eyes open and looked up at him from the bathroom floor, "Geez, you don't have to yell I'm right…" It was then she saw it out of the corner of her eye and scrambled up off the floor as though she was trying to get away from a spider, " Oooh no. No. No. No. No." There on her left ring finger sat a diamond ring.
"Oh my god oh my god oh my god oh my god DID WE GET - shit oh shit DID WE GET MARRIED?" Face grabbed her hand and compared rings. Well, hers had a diamond, and his was a regular gold band, but...they pretty much matched.
She was just about to say something when a knock at their door stopped her.
"Hey! You fools in there? It's after noon suckas! Let's go!"
"Oh shit. It's B.A." She tried to pull the ring off and frowned when it wouldn't budge, "Fuck!" She moved over to the sink and tried water and soap and still it remained, "Shit. Shit. Shit."
B.A. pounded at the door, "I know all y'all are in there. Come on, Hannibal's getting worried!"
"Oh this is not good, this is not good..." Face whined, trying to get his own ring off. "Dammit!"
"Just bust in there, B.A." Murdock shook his head. He had a bit of a headache from the drinking, but with a few well-guided tips and strategies from Hannibal, he'd survived.
She tore the dress from her body and slipped a robe on, "We've got to let them in… just hide your hand!" She exclaimed and went to the door and slowly opened it, "Oh… hey guys." She stepped back, letting them inside and kept her left hand tucked behind her.
B.A. arched a brow and walked into the room shaking his head, "Damn. Looks like a hurricane went through here."
Murdock shook his head and let out a low whistle as he began picking things up off the floor. "You guys sure know how to live it up! Wait, what's this?" he read the flyer out loud. "Seeking Love? Seek the King! Get married by Elvis - you supply the ring, we supply the King...?"
Charissa's eyes went wide as she quickly tore the paper from Murdock's hand, "Just some flyer someone was handing out on a corner last night." She tucked it into the pocket of her robe and eyed the bathroom then B.A. and Murdock.
"Anyhow get y'alls white asses dressed and come on. Hannibal wants to go over the plans for today." B.A. settled on one of the beds and relaxed with his hands behind his head.
Face groaned and groped for a towel, "Give us some time, we only just got up."
Murdock grinned as he moved to the other bed and sat down, cross-legged, "You're funny, Faceman."
Charissa groaned, "Yes, he's hilarious." She muttered and found some clothes before shuffling into the bathroom and slamming the door shut, "What are we going to do?"
"She's actin weird… somethings' up." B.A. commented giving Murdock a sideways glance.
Murdock nodded, "Come on, guys, spill, what's going on...?" He inquired.
"Nothing." Face said, stubbornly as he exited the bathroom to pick out a different suit, "Nothing is going on."
She changed into some fresh clothes after a quick shower and came back out, drying her hair and being careful to not let her left hand be visible, "Nothing, just a wicked hangover." She eyed Face then smiled at B.A. and Murdock.
"Uh huh. Bull shit." The Sergeant wasn't stupid. He knew there was something going on, he was damn sure of it.
Face kept his hands folded behind his back. Unfortunately, this caused his hand to be exposed when he rushed into the bathroom and locked the door. Murdock blinked at the flash of gold he saw.
"Huh?" He pounced at Sosa and made grabby fingers for her hand, "Guys, come on!"
Charissa moved swiftly, putting herself back against the wall and eyed Murdock, "Do you mind?"
B.A. found it a little odd that she was keeping her hands out of view, "You hidin' something' Girl?" He motioned with his head at her.
"Nope. My back is just a little sore." She lied and pressed her left hand into her lower back and made a stiff stretching like movement.
"She is hiding something! And so is Face!" Murdock protested, dancing around behind her to try and see what she was hiding, "Come on, you can tell us, she's got something in her hand!"
B.A. had slipped off the bed and moved closer, giving Sosa the suspicious eye, "I'm with the Crazy Man. All y'all are hidin' somethin and it's not sore muscles from a weird sexual position." He folded his arms, a brow arching, "Now you can show us on your own or I make you. Your choice."
Charissa sighed, her eyes looking towards the bathroom door, "Face. Hurry up." She hissed loudly before looking back at Murdock and B.A., mostly at B.A. who she knew would do exactly what he said. She shifted her hand out quickly palm up, "See nothing." Then let it disappear behind her again hoping to God that they hadn't seen the flash of gold and diamond on her finger.
Murdock paused. Then he let out a scream normally heard from a cheerleading squad in high school, "OH MY GOD! A DIAMOND RING! EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK!"
B.A.'s face contoured into a look of pain as he covered his ears at Murdock's scream stepping back a little, "Damn! You have to do that? That was my ear fool!"
Charissa groaned, "Shit." Of course Murdock had noticed. She rolled her eyes and wished Face would come on already so they could hopefully get the focus off themselves and onto the mission.
"Gimme gimme gimme!" Murdock grabbed her hand and examined the ring, "It's so pretty! Oh wow when did you get married?"
"Last night, apparently." Face emerged from the bathroom in a towel, a dark expression on his face and a sigh on his lips.
She tried to get her hand back from Murdock, "Sorry… they had me cornered…" She muttered with a sigh mirroring Face's.
B.A. snickered, "Sounds like I missed one helluva party last night."
"There wasn't a party. Well, we were drunk...I'm assuming we stumbled into someone handing out fliers and thought it would be a good idea. I don't think it was mine. I have a phobia of marriages." Face crossed his arms.
Murdock giggled, "Awww. Too bad. I wanted to be your best man..."
She blinked at Face, "You're suggesting it was my idea? Really?" Her tone was a little angry, "I'm the one who actually walked out on being engaged here once and you say you've got issues with marriages." She moved towards the door, trying to ignore the jackhammers that were now pounding in her head, "Lets go."
B.A. looked Face over for a moment, looked at Charissa and then back at Face, "Well atleast we know who wears the pants in this marriage and it sure as hell ain't you sucka." He said with a laugh and followed after Sosa.
"I didn't wear the dress." Face said, gesturing at the slip of red on the bed, "Though apparently we consummated the marriage - several times - so I just hope it won't be too tricky to get divorce papers. Honey, I want the dog."
Charissa stalked towards Hannibal's room, "Work first, divorce later." She stated, "And you can have the dog, but I get the car." She smirked sarcastically as she knocked on the door before entering.
B.A. was highly amused by all of this as he strolled into Hannibal's room and hopped on one of the beds, relaxing back, "Sosa and Faceman have some big news to share Hannibal." He said with a laugh.
Hannibal looked somewhat amused, "Oh really? What is that?"
Face held out his hand. Disdainfully, "It still won't come off."
She was tugging at her own ring again, "Neither will mine… any of you carry wire cutters?" She questioned as she sat down on the corner of a bed and continued to try.
"These fools got hitched last night. Without tellin' us, I'm just a little hurt that I wasn't invited." B.A. mock pouted, his body shaking with laughter.
Murdock pouted and hung onto the back of Face, who had changed into a plain suit. Not as nice as the one he'd trashed last night getting married, but still acceptable, "Well I'm happy for them! I only wish I'd have gotten invited too."
"Knock it off, would you?" Face growled.
She stopped pulling at the ring when her finger started hurting, "What Face is trying to say is… we're not the get married, live happily ever after type and not to get used to it." She stated looking at Murdock, "Hell we can't even live together so why on earth would we get married?"
B.A. kept his thoughts to himself on the subject, in his mind it would probably do the two of them a world of good if they did live together. As far as he was concerned they both had way too many issues that needed working out.
Face had sat down on the bed and Murdock was sitting beside him, examining the ring. Face shrugged and turned to Hannibal, "Anyway, we have to get these off before we report in to our respective mafia bosses today, or else they're going to ask questions."
B.A. sighed and stood, "I got some metal cutters. You fools will hafta hold real still tho." He moved out of the room and came back a few moments later holding a tool that almost looked like wire cutters but much sharper and wicked looking.
Charissa eyed the tool in the man's hand and swallowed, "Be gentle?" She asked nervously and held her hand out turning her head and wincing as she waited.
"I'm not gonna cut your damned finger off Girl, relax." He took her hand and carefully cut through the gold band of the ring and then dropped the damaged piece of jewelry in her hand, "There ya go. Next." He looked at Face.
It felt like a weight had been taken off her hand the moment the ring was no longer around her finger, "That feels better." She said with relief and tossed the ring into the nearest trash.
"Hey, hey, we could've sold that back! Or done...I don't know, something. That looked expensive." Face pouted. Still, he held his hand out to B.A.
Murdock scampered to the trash and took the ring back, stashing it in his pocket.
"I'd really rather not look at that thing ever again." She stated matter of factly, " Now I need to get going. I'm sure Mister Mobster is wondering where his arm candy is." She stood and headed out.
B.A. removed Face's ring and gave it to him before making a low growling like sound, "Damn it. She just went off without me." He shook his head and headed for the door, "If you two weren't so damn scared of yourselves…" He muttered as he left shaking his head and raced to catch her at the elevator.
"We're not - what?" Face sighed in confusion, "Come on, Murdock. Hey. What are you - oh, come on."
Murdock was joining the two rings and squeezing them using the handles of B.A.'s pliers.
"Now that's just being silly."
"I think it's sweet." Hannibal said with a little smirk, heading to the window to look out, "Have a good day, boys."
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