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Kelly's journey couldn't have been more confusing. How did Peter manage to make her doubt her relationship with David again? She was happy. She wanted to marry him. David was the right man for her. That's what she kept telling herself.
After an exhausting 6 hours the plane finally landed and after getting her baggage, she made her way to the limo David had sent her and climbed in, sighing happyily.
She was glad that David's - or their house-to-be - wasn't that far away from the airport because she couldn't stand to be left alone with her thoughts any longer.
Arriving at "her" house, Kelly thanked the driver for carrying her bag inside and she then made her way inside herself to greet her soon-to-be-husband.
At first she couldn't hear or see him but when she peeked her head around the corner to the living-room, she saw him sitting on the sofa with his back facing her.
"Honey, I'm home" she whispered softly to not startle him and then wrapped her arms around his shoulders from behind.
"Kel" he said surprised and quickly turned around with a huge smile on his face - something that made her feel better immediately.
"I am so glad you are here" David said when he got up from the sofa and out of her grasp to be able to kiss and hug her hello.
Kelly smiled and clasped her hands behind his neck "Me,too. I missed you" she whispered giving him another hug which he broke almost the second she had embraced him.
"So darling i picked out the suit if you wanna know what it looks like" David said getting out of her grasp.
"Uh yeah sure" Kelly whispered, a little disappointed that David always had to find an excuse to brake their loving embraces - something that was rare anyway.
"Okay so make youself comfortable and i'll be there in a few" he already yelled from upstairs before disappearing into their bedroom.
Kelly smiled slightly. She could almost feel his excitement through the walls - and she felt over the moon because of it.
The first few days of their life together with her as his fiancé, he had shown no sign of happiness or nervousness because of the wedding - she felt nothing but coldness instead of excitement. But hey that's the past, she told herself.
Sighing she leaned back on the sofa, feeling herself getting more impatient each second which showed her that she was truly excited, too.
After 15 minutes David managed to arrange himself with his suit and made his way into the living-room, seeing Kelly still sitting on the exact same spot.
He tip-toed over the floor until he was directly behind her and then clasped a hand over her eyes for a moment to signal her that he wanted her to wait until he told her to open her eyes, while he whispered "soo...3..." he started, slowly making a few steps around the couch. "2..." he continued, taking another few steps. "1..." he said excited and stood now almost in front of her. "OPEN YOUR EYES" he said happily and saw Kelly smile when she allowed herself to do what he had told her.
"Heey handsome" Kelly said lightly and giggled "that was one of my favourites, too" she said smiling. Maybe they weren't a bad match at all.
"It was?" David asked smiling and received a nodd in return.
Kelly started laughing when David jumped around the sofa to entertain her AND show her his suit. She laughed her head off at him and his funny expressions every now and then - that was a sight she had never seen before and she had to admit - she loved this new side of him.
After another few moments Kelly got up from the couch and said "Oh honey i almost forgot, did u arrange everything with Mindy and the others?"
David looked slightly confused for a moment before he nodded "oh yeah sure, she takes the 4pm-flight and will be here at 9 or 10" he started and then said "but do you really believe in that 'don't see the bride in the night before the wedding cuz it ruins your luck'-crap?". David laughed but Kelly's expression made him shut up after a few moments "David yes i do believe in this crap as you put it and it's important to me if you want it or not" she said slightly frustrated.
David quickly nodded and then was about to leave the room when Kelly stopped him "Don't you wanna see the pictures i took with Mindy in LA? You know the cake and flowers and what about the guest-list and..." she started to say but David interrupted "sorry darling I have a lot to do - i bet it's gonna be fantastic - it's not like it's my first wedding anyway..." he said and Kelly looked down when she heard the sound of his foot steps disappear "of course not, it's just your third wedding, nothing special" she whispered to herself but then shook the thought out of her head and started moving around the house to unpack her stuff and get everything ready for tomorrow that wasn't already done.
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"MINDYY" Kelly yelled cheery and hugged her slightly exhausted friend at 10:00pm in Canada.
"Hey Kel" Mindy smiled and kissed her best friend's cheek.
"How was your flight?" Kelly asked and stepped aside so the guy that was carrying Mindy's bag could get inside along with Melinda herself.
"Oh sir, please stay here for a few moments and don't carry it upstairs- we are going to leave in a few- thank you a lot" Kelly said adressing the man with Mindy's bag and handing him a 100$. He nodded and with a "No problem, miss, good evening" he left the house and then drove away.
"My flight was umm long" Mindy stated and then giggled along with Kel before she said "you are excited or is it just me?".
Kelly grinned shyly and then said "I am happy and yes i am excited if that isn't an understatement".
Melinda smiled but suddenly turned serious when she saw her best friend's fiancé making his way towards them. It was the first time Kelly and Melinda noticed that it was actually the first time Mindy, Kel's best friend, met David.
"Hello, Miranda? I'm David" David introduced himself and offered his hand which MELINDA took, smiling politely "Hi Daniel" she said laughing to herself when she remembered Peter calling him that way - if he wanted to play the Miranda-card she could easily play the Daniel-one.
Kelly just stood there and tried to hide her giggle - typical Mindy.
"Uh David" David corrected her and Melinda smiled "Right, hi DAVID i am M-E-L-I-N-D-A".
"Right, so you are Kel's best friend" David stated not caring that he got her name wrong.
"I sure as hell hope so" Melinda said lightly but David's only response was a forced smile and a nodd.
"And you are her fiancé - i heard a lot about you" Melinda continued politely but noticed for the first time: It was a lie - Kelly had practically not talked about him at all.
Kelly still stood between the two of them and let them have their fake-talk with their fake-smiles and their fake 'Wow that's interesting'-looks.
After a few moments Kelly excused herself, claiming she would get her bag from upstairs so Mindy and her could head to the 5-hotel David had booked for them for tonight, and left two of the most important people in her life alone in the hall.
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Melinda couldn't help but wonder why Kelly picked David. Not that he wasn't handsome and had good manners but there was something about him that just seemed strange and made Mindy feeling slightly uncomfortable. Kelly was someone that laughed all the time, that was always kind no matter how depressed or bored she was. Kelly was someone incredibly intelligent and a beautiful person- from both the out and inside. In David she could see nothing of this but maybe it was because she didn't know him- but hey she was going to have the rest of her life figuring out her best friend's husband.
After a few minutes of thinking Melinda interrupted herself because she noticed that there was just an uncomfortable silence left between them and didn't want to be rude by looking at him for minutes without saying anything. Trying to be polite Melinda faked her best smile and got David's best in return before she broke the silence "So David you are excited?" she asked and David nodded, so Mindy continued "You must be over the moon to have Kelly on your side" and the only response was another nodd - "wow that man is full of passion" Melinda thought sarcastically when she only received nodd after nodd.
Another silence filled the air and Melinda started to get frustrated "what's my problem? Or what's his?" she thought and wondered why she had these problems to have a nice talk with a man that was going to be a big part of her life as well! She was always an open person, always kind, never speechless- but this guy was definitely an exception but maybe she just hadn't seen what Kelly saw in him.
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"Ready" Kelly yelled happily and excited when she jumped down the stairs with a bag in one hand and a plastic bag with her dress in the other.
David and Melinda both looked up surprised and smiled at her expression - she looked truly happy.
"Great" Melinda and David said in exact synch but instead of laughing about it they tried to not notice- it was just akward.
"Okay i heard a car horn so im gonna go out and let this penguin put our bags in the boot so you two have a few minutes to yourself" Melinda said, took Kelly's bags in her hands and then did exactly what she had told them. Kelly and David just looked at each other not knowing what to actually say.
"So honey, i guess i'll see you tomorrow then" she started and David nodded "Yeah". Smiling one last time, Kelly kissed his mouth briefly, whispered a 'good night , i love you' and then left the house. David stood there and instead of waving, he just shut the door, turned around and resumed doing his paper-stuff.
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"OH MY GOD" Melinda gasped when Kel and her entered their hotel-room. "What?" Kelly asked and flung herself on the bed after throwing her bags into a corner (but being veery careful with laying down her dress).
"What? Haven't you seen that room, Kel? Open your eyes - that's that's..oh my god. I mean we should be used to these kind of rooms but omg" Melinda said open-mouthed.
"Yeah it looks nice" Kelly agreed and looked around the room before closing her eyes.
"Nice" Melinda laughed shaking her head "That fiancé of yours really wasn't modest was he". Kelly chuckled "Mhh maybe he isn't and maybe he is a rich man, but" she said but Melinda interrupted "Rich? Kel he is in the top 10 of the richest men in the world". Kelly rolled over on the bed and propped herself up on one elbow to be able to look at her friend "okay but i dont care about his money and i dont care how many presents he got me or where he lives...".
Melinda nodded and started unpacking her clothes while she decided to ask Kelly finally out about her soon-to-be-husband.
"So, girl, how did you two meet?" Mindy asked and Kelly bit her lip for a second.
"Umm... ah right! I was visiting my mum in Canada and David's house isn't that far away and i heard about a function-thingy for kids so my mum and me went to this house , which was just by the way David's, and so we were introduced to each other by my mum's friend, who was JUST BY THE WAY, David's aunt and yeah well that's how everything started" Kelly told her smiling. Melinda sighed exaggerating and said sarcasticly "ohh how romantic".
Kelly giggled and then heard Melinda continue "is he good in bed?" she asked abruptly and made Kelly gasp.
"Wow now that's a change of subject" she replied laughing slightly nervous.
"Well sorry but friends tell each other everything" Melinda replied and giggled along - she really didn't wanna make her friend blush - she just wanted to know what was so special about him that made Kelly think he was the man that was worth to spend the rest of her life on her side.
"Yeah..." Kelly agreed and tried to hide the light pink on her cheeks. "He is...uhm...okay?!" she said more like a question than a statement.
Melinda's eyes widened -thank god Kelly couldn't see her face from her position. He was 'ok' ? Who the hell said that about his/her fiancé?? She expected the words 'incredible' or at least 'good'...
"What now?" Kelly asked noticing her friend's silence that lingered a little too long.
"Oh nothing" Melinda said but Kelly was already sitting up on the bed "What?" she asked again.
Melinda just shook her head "I just wondered..." she said letting her voice trail off.
"Why that?" Kelly asked a little worried about where this conversation was headed- did she say anything wrong?
"Uhm you know...i just thought uhm that... you...would sound a litte more..uh happy?! You know about that 'department'" Melinda explained blushing herself- What made this conversation suddenly seem so akward? They talked about everything.
"I..I..I am happy" Kelly said hesitantly and saw Melinda turning around and raising her eyebrows at her.
"What?" Kelly asked again "You dont believe me?".
Melinda stopped unpacking and made her way next to her friend on the bed "It's not about that but Kel, seriously, you've had other serious boyfriends before and believe me...when we talked about our or say your sex-life you sounded definitely more..uhm satisfied".
Kelly looked down to the floor and knew what her friend was talking about. She decided that she could tell Mindy the truth it wasn't like she didn't trust her.
"Well...you know.. it's okay ...it's...I I can't really explain it with him, with Peter it's so different but still David isn't the worst man i ever..." she started but Mindy interrupted shocked "What?".
Kelly looked at her for a moment until she understood. She had mentioned Peter. Before saying anything else, Melinda did "Did i imagine you saying Peter - Peter like our friend and colleague, Peter?" she said and still looked at her open-mouthed.
The first thing Kelly did was nodding "Yes i said Peter. Im sorry".
"Wait...wait now why are you sorry?" Melinda asked clearly confused.
"I slept with him" Kel whispered quielty.
"When" Melinda asked without taking really in what the thing her friend just told her actually meant.
"It doesn't matter" Kelly said.
"Okay then what happened?" Melinda asked her further out.
"I donno everything happened so...i donno it was ...it was just a bad mistake, but it isn't important anymore" Kelly said sadly and tried to hide the tears that were welling up in her eyes.
"So it was just once?" Mindy asked, trying to understand the situation.
"No..not...not exactly but...you know it was...it was nothing..." Kelly lied - not just to Melinda but also to herself.
"Okay well...you dont wanna talk about it?" she guessed and received a shy nodd in response.
"Uhm k Kel i donno what to say but if u say it was nothing and it's definitely over than it's fine with me uhmm...i trust you guys" Melinda said smiling at her friend - but secretly being shocked about these news because she didn't know if she could really believe Kelly about the 'it was nothing' - part.
It was true: she was once again just speechless. But she trusted Kelly and her choices and she trusted Peter and if Kelly chose David or it was even before David then it should be okay with Melinda as well as long as her friend was happy, what she was, right?
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Kelly and Melinda spent most of the night talking about their lives , the changes of married-life and their 'boyfriends' (husband / soon-to-be-husband).
They talked about their friendship and they talked about everything that lay before them . Kelly told Melinda her personal vows for David like a million times just to be sure she remembered everything and they laughed and cried about happy and sad memories - but there was one thing neither of them mentioned again that evening: Peter.
After hours full of laughing and sharing memories and sharing secrets and fears Mindy and Kel finally slipped into their PJs and then cuddled themselves into the bedsheets, both drifting off into a peaceful slumber. Peaceful - for Melinda. Kelly couldn't help but thinking about Peter but on the other hand she knew she couldn't have him and knew that she had promised to make David happy - Kelly was his.
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The next morning Kelly and Melinda woke up at the same time got themselves dressed and ready and then headed to the church. They both sneaked into the room at the back of the church to get Kelly into her dress and style themselves before everyone would arrive. Kelly had called a few people that did her hair beautifully and helped her into her dress while Mindy and some other friends of Kelly all dressed in lilac dresses and did their hair curly.
At least two hours later Kelly was nervous beyond words and suddenly felt her tummy turning - 'great now im feeling sick because of this wedding - if that's not a good sign' she thought to herself sarcastically and sat down to sooth herself and her sore stomach.
"Are you ready Kelly?" one of her friends asked and she smiled up at her and nodded before standing up.
"Yeah i'll be right there, you can tell everyone to take their position" Kelly said kissing her cheek.
Her friend did as she was told and everyone except for Mindy and Kelly took their position in the church to be ready to walk down the aisle in front of Kel.
"How are you feeling, doll?" Melinda asked and Kelly sighed "I just felt so sick, i hope im gonna survive this ceremony".
Melinda giggled "dont worry that's normal - you are just worried - i mean your whole life is going to change- everything you knew is gonna be different- you are forever connected to someone and..." she said but Kelly interrupted "you trying to ruin this wedding?" she said and they both laughed.
"You are right. Come on. We are ready for this. YOU are ready for this. Everything's going to be wonderful- I saw David and he looks amazing and so proud" Mindy told Kel smiling and took her hand in his.
"All right. I'll be right out there , give me one minute to myself" she said and Mindy nodded before she left the room.
Kelly was left alone. Left alone like she was yesterday during her journey to Canada. Left alone with her thoughts. Her thoughts about the one man she couldnt have: Peter.
She knew that she couldn't lie to herself: She loved him and she probably still was crazy about him but she knew as well that there was a man out there that supported her, that wanted her, that loved her, that could be so lovingly ...and most importantly that wanted to marry her. And she knew she would need time to forget about Peter but she knew as well that she would have the rest of her life to love David as much as she should and learn to think like a married woman should think about her husband- she knew she could try at least and try to be happy.
"Goodbye Kelly Rowan" she whispered to herself, saying goodbye to her old life, saying goodbye to her old self and most importantly saying goodbye to alife that included Peter.
She took one last look at herself, gave her mirror a reassuring smile and then stepped out of the room and right into the church where she took her position behind the others. Hearing the music starting, Kelly knew this was it - she forced a smile onto her lips and then started to follow all her friends step after step to her very soon to be husband and the alter to get married.
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After Peter watched Kelly disappear he thought he had done the wrong thing. Appearing here... stopping her for a few minutes...was right! But he should've told her eye to eye that he left Paula and that he loved her. He felt like an idiot for letting her leave again...
Not wanting to waste another minute he pulled his cell out of his pocket and then called the number of his private yet, hoping desperately that it was ready to start SOON.
After the 5th ring and still no answer Peter started to get really nervous- what was if there wasn't a chance to...
His thoughts were interrupted by a "Hello, Private Jet Gallagher?".
"Hi! It's me Peter, Tony how long you workin' today?" he asked hurriedly.
"Till 9 Mr.G" he answered politely.
"Okay that's good how long do you think you'll need till Canada?" he asked and heard the other man chuckle "Why are you asking sir? Trying to escape the police and leave the country?". Peter really wasn't in the mood for jokes "Very funny. No just tell me how long it would take".
"Well the weather is a bitch to fly in today so...i think we would make it maybe till tomorrow after-noon, Sir" he answered and Peter gasped "WHAT? AFTERNOON? Cant you fly...i donno isnt there another way?? I need to be there in the morning!!!" he almost screamed into the phone out of frustration.
"Im sorry Sir, of course I could try but..." he started and Peter interrupted "okay, please get it ready- i'll be there in half an hour!".
"Half an hour? Is Mrs.Gallagher travelling with you and what about you baggage?" Tony asked taken aback by the sudden instruction of his boss.
"No ill be alone and i wont have anything with me so please just get it ready" Peter asked whispered a thanks and then closed his phone shut.
He sighed. He knew if he wouldnt make it in time- the love of his life was going to marry a man that definitely wasnt the right for her just because she thought that he was the only one that wanted her.
But the truth was he loved her more than anything and he wanted to give her everything.
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"What time is it?" Peter asked for the millionth time in 5mins but Tony remained calmly and answered politely "8:30 am , Sir".
Peter started biting his fingernails- something he never did in EVER.
He really needed a distraction...
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"What time is it now?" Peter asked and got the same answer as 5 seconds before "10:27am , Sir".
"OH MY GOOOOD HOW LONG IS THIS GOING TO TAKE? I NEED TO BE IN CANADA AT 11:40!!!!" Peter yelled and started to freak out.
Tony pushed him back into his seat and tried to sooth him "I donno Sir but we are doing our best".
"ok ok ok breathe Peter breathe" he told himself. He had a horrible feeling: A feeling that he was losing this one thing that made him happiest and he loved most in the world right that very moment.
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"WHAT FREAKIN TIME IS IT?" Peter asked almost an hour later.
"Sir, please sit down we are going to land in a few minutes".
Sighing relieved Peter sat back. But then it hit him: It wasnt like Kelly would be getting married right at the airport.
"TONY RENT ME A CAR" Peter gasped out loud and Tony nodded "of course Sir" he said and made a few calls before giving Peter a nodd.
Peter thanked him and then sat back down, hoping desperately to arrive in time.
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When the jet finally landed Peter literally ran towards the rented car, handed the driver some cash and then drove away as fast as he could. It wasn't like he hadnt been in Canada before but he wasnt an expert either.
After at least 30 minutes driving Peter knew he would have to hurry hurry hurry up. He was already 5 minutes later than Kelly wrote on the invitation for her guests.
He didn't even care about the speed limits or if it was red or green- he didn't care - he just drove as fast as he could to the church he knew Kelly wasn going to get married in.
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Peter finally arrived at the church knowing he was at least 15 minutes late. He was never in his life so scared before: What was he if he was too late? What was if she truly chose David and really loved him more than Peter thought? What if Peter screwed everything and hurt her so badly that he made her hate him.
Shaking these thoughts out of his head, Peter parked the car, locked it halfheartly and then ran towards the huge doors of the church, not caring about what was he going to say or what was going to happen in a few minutes: Everything he knew was he loved Kelly more than anything, that she was his life and that he needed to tell her at least that.
He pulled at the huge doors and they opened soundly. When Peter stood there in the middle of the entrance and felt at least 800 pairs of eyes on him, 2 of them the most beautiful in the world to him, he knew it was now or never. Everything he got out was a breathless "Kelly" but when he looked around and noticed Kelly was holding David's hand he thought he was too late. They were already on the holding-hand-part, maybe they just changed their rings what meant they were already husband and wife.
"Am i too late?" he asked helplessly and with tears in his eyes as he looked directly into those beautiful sad eyes that made him forget everything around.
!!!Okay that's it. So once again: Sorry for all the drama but the next chap will be...say different ! We really hope you dont hate us for this lol :D !!! Please tell us what you think. Much love xx
Jen & Ally