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I took one last glance in the mirror before applying another coat of lipstick to my lips. I was dressed in a beautiful, light pink, chiffon pleated sweetheart neckline mini dress that had a gorgeous high-low overlay finished with a white embellished belt around my waist. I curled my hair and had it down; a full light pink rose was wedged above my ear. I quickly put on my heels and grabbed my bag and rushed down the stairs. The time on my mobile phone told me that I should be leaving now. As I grabbed my keys from the counter and walked through the lounge room, I screamed in fright as I spotted a man lying on my couch, the man was half naked with just his black briefs on. His eyes opened as he heard my frightened scream and he jumped off the couch.

"D-Drew?" I said as I tried to calm my breath, "What are you doing here?"

He rubbed his eyes weakly and lay back into the couch as he pondered, "I can't really remember… What's the time?"

I didn't have time for this. From the strong scent of alcohol that was coming from him I knew Wade must have let him in because he had been drinking. "I'm running late and please put some clothes on."

Drew smirked, "I will. I'm sorry to scare you – you look pretty where are you going?"

"Adele and Phil's wedding" I said. I saw his expression change and knew that the news had affected him. I left him looking defeated while I went to the church.

It was about an hour drive away – it was very small but beautiful. There wouldn't be too many guests just very close friends and family. Wade would arrive later with the other. I walked inside where the priest was talking with Phil and his friend. His friend look much more built than Phil and had dark brown eyes and curly brown hair. He listened on intently as Phil and the priest spoke. I walked down the aisle of the little church – it was perfect, decorated with beautiful light pink and white roses and light grey sashes throughout the pews. I gazed at Phil, his dark hair was slicked back, his normal beard was shaved and he was dressed in a simple black tuxedo with a white shirt and black neck tie. He looked so handsome. He had a little pink rose clipped in his breast pocket of his jacket. He grinned as he spun around and saw me, "Hello Lea" he said as he poked his tongue out cheekily.

I gave him a quick cuddle, "You look so handsome, Phil."

He flushed, "That's very kind – you make a beautiful maid of honour."

"Thank you" I said then looked at his friend who was grinning behind him.

Phil looked at him and shook his head, "Don't get any ideas Scott! She's married to my boss, man."

I giggled at the two. I put my hand out to his friend, "Hi, I'm Lea – you must be the best man."

He took my hand gently and shook it, "The name is Scott Colton and as I heard you must be the lovely maid of honour."

I pulled my hand away from his grip and found myself giggling again. Phil smiled apologetically. "Well I'm going to go see your future wife" I said before leaving them, "It was nice to meet you Scott."

"The pleasure was all mine" he said as he gave me a wink. I gave him a nod.

"Could you just pass her a message Lea?" asked Phil, his expression was serious.

"Sure."

His lips formed a smile and his cheeks turned pink, "Could you tell her that I love her so much and that I can't wait to marry her."

I just wanted to pinch his cheeks at his cuteness. "I can do that" I said as I left them. I walked back up the aisle toward a room that was to the side of the entry. I knocked on the door and Donna appeared as it opened. She was dressed in a floor length, sleeveless, navy blue dress with a small V-neck – she had a matching, navy blue shawl draped around her shoulders. Her hair was held up in a bun with these large eye-catching, diamond drop earrings that hung from her ear lobes. "You look beautiful, Lea" she said as she held out her arms open to hug me. I always thought I could pass as her step daughter.

I smiled as I pulled out of the hug, "As do you, Donna." My eyes then stared at the Adele; she looked like something out of a movie. It was surreal how beautiful she looked. I was speechless as I walked toward her, "Adele… you look…"

Adele bit her lip, "Do I look okay?"

I gave her a hug, "You look perfect…I just can't tell you how beautiful you look."

She grinned, "Really?" she said as she gave a quick spin around, her dress flowing beautifully against her slim body. Her dark hair was curled and the top half was pinned up with roses embellished beautifully within her hair.

I was so enthralled by Adele that I hadn't even noticed Sheamus who was standing right next to her. He wore black trousers, with a white shirt and grey vest. He also had a small rose pinned to the side of his shirt collar. I could feel his gaze on me and as I went to look at him his eyes fell to the ground and then he left the room. I watched him walk away and sighed. I guess trying to be his friend was a lost cause. My eyes flickered back to Adele who looked very nervous. Donna gave her a glass of water to sip on.

"I just can't believe this … this is it… I'm getting married in a few hours" said Adele as she continued to stare at herself in the mirror.

Suddenly I remembered Phil's message. "Adele, you and Phil are going to be so happy together and you two love each other so much. Plus, Phil looks so gorgeous" I said.

"He's out there?" she said, the sound of assurance in her voice made her look much calmer.

I nodded, "I spoke with him and his friend."

"Scott?" she said with a grin, "He's a character"

"Yes I've learnt that" I said, "But Phil told me to tell you that he loves you and that he can't wait to marry you."

Adele's eyes grew glossy and she began fanning her hands to ward any tears away, "He's such a lovely man, making me so damn emotional."

Donna placed her hands on Adele's shoulders, "It's alright dear, Phillip is a very sweet boy and I know he will make you very happy."

"He will. He just loves you so much" I said, "He's ready to marry you."

….

About 40 minutes passed and it was getting closer to the ceremony. The small church was filling with people and Adele was feeling ready. There was another knock on the door. I went to answer it while Adele and Donna were together. I grinned excitedly as I spotted my two favourite people standing at the door. Wade was grinning as he held on to our little Adele's hand. He wore dark trousers, with a white pin striped shirt and light pink neck tie – we wanted to match. Adele had a gorgeous purple ruffled dress on she looked so cute with her purple bow, clasped in her long, dark curly hair. "Sorry – but Adele really wanted to see her aunt in her wedding dress" said Wade as he smirked at me.

I turned to look at Adele the bride and she was gleaming as she saw us. "Come on in" she said smiling.

Adele let go of Wade's hand and went running toward the bride. "You look so beautiful, Aunt Adele" she said.

"Thank you, niece Adele" she said as she gave her a kiss.

"I really wanted to see you" she said, "So I made Daddy bring me."

Adele's heart melted, she kneeled down near the girl, "Of course that's alright. Your parents know that you and I have a special bond – I mean we do have the same awesome name!" She giggled innocently and held on to her hand.

Wade's hand grabbed onto mine and his lips whispered in my ear, "You look beautiful too."

I blushed. Donna's eyes lit up as she got a look at Wade. "And who is this handsome gentleman?" she said as she strolled toward us.

"Donna, this is my husband Wade" I said, "Wade, this is Adele's mother Donna."

Wade smiled kindly, "It's so great to finally meet you – I can see where Adele got her charm and good looks from."

Donna flushed; she was completely smitten by him. I found it funny to watch. "Wow, well you're very charming and it's a huge pleasure to meet you. If I knew you were Adele's boss I would have wanted to meet you sooner. You're a very lucky girl, Lea."

Adele rolled her eyes at her now infatuated mother, "Mum…"

Wade chuckled, "It's alright. Your daughter is a very smart and talented woman. She's one of my favourite employees – I wish her all the happiness in her marriage with Phillip. He's a lucky man."

Adele looked almost shocked, "Um… thank you Wade. That means a lot coming from you. I guess you're not the worst boss in the world."

Wade smirked, "Thanks."

Sheamus entered the room, "Time to go sis, they're ready for you." Wade gave Sheamus a friendly nod as they passed each other. Wade took Adele's hand and walked outside of the room, with Donna following after him.

"Sorry about my Mum getting all over your husband" said Adele, "I don't know what that was."

I laughed, "It's fine – I'm sure he loved the attention she was giving him."

Sheamus was silent as he glanced between the two of us; I decided to give them a moment alone. "I'll just wait in the hallway."

Adele gave a kind smile then her eyes moved to her brother, "You know you can still talk to her you know" she said as she grabbed her bouquet.

Sheamus rolled his eyes, "Why does my sister have to be so stubborn?"

She laughed, "You're just as stubborn!"

Sheamus grinned, his eyes grew wet. Adele realised that unlike her, her brother was also emotional. "I can't believe you're getting married."

She kissed his cheek, "I love you so much for being here for me – you don't know how much I appreciate you and how happy I am that you're my brother."

He kissed the top her head, "I love you, my little sister. I'll always be here for you and if Phil ever gives you a hard time then you ring me."

Adele giggled, "I will – but I think he's too afraid of you to do anything wrong."

"I know he'll take good care of you, now come on – we better go" he said as he took her hand and then they left the room.

I stared out down the aisle; the church was filled by about 30 people. Wade had brought Molly and Peter along and Dad and Stephanie were here as well. I spotted Phil's family – his younger sister looked just like him. I spotted some people from the office here too so it must have been fun for Wade to come to a wedding with the guest being some of his employees. I moved away and let Adele get a peak. She giggled and her eyes glistened as she got a look at Phil. "He looks perfect" said Adele as she stared at him.

"He looks nervous" I said.

Adele chuckled, "He does, doesn't he?"

"It's alright – he'll feel much better once he sees you" said Sheamus as he linked his arm with his.

I grinned. "He's right."

Adele nodded as she took a deep breath, "Alright Lea, you can start walking down. Once they see you at the base of the aisle they should start playing music."

I nodded and waited where she told me to. Phil looked like an excited kid about to see his Christmas present for the first time. He was grinning so much. I looked out to the crowd and everyone was looking at me. Wade gave me a cheeky wink. I walked down the aisle slowly; I could see Donna trying to fight her tears. Phil gave me a smile as I stood across from him and so did Scott. I smile at the two and then looked back to watch Adele who just looked so beautiful as she gracefully walked down the aisle with Sheamus by her side. I watched as Phil's eyes lit up while he stared at her as she came closer to him. It was beautiful to watch how stunned and affected he was by her. She blushed as she saw him stare at him. Sheamus let her hand go and kissed her cheek, "Take care of her, lad."

"I will, Sheamo" said Phil as he took his bride's hand. Phil couldn't stop smiling as he gazed at her. Adele handed me her bouquet and the couple once again stared into each other's eyes and then the ceremony began.

….

The wedding was beautiful, filled with tears, laughs and love. Everyone watched them leave in a black limousine to the reception and everyone left to join them. I wandered through the church to find my husband when I ran straight into someone's chest. "I'm so sorry" I said stumbling backwards.

Once getting my balance I looked up to see Sheamus standing in front of me. He then paced away, quicker than anything before I could say anything else. I sighed heavily, rolling my eyes – if he didn't want to talk to me then why should I even bother. Frankly, I thought that I was being considerate of his feelings and still be friends. But my frustration toward Sheamus disappeared after I saw Wade waiting for me at the door, this kind smile on his face, his eyes crinkling as they would. This feeling of love floored me and I felt my stomach turned into a million butterflies surging around in my belly. I loved that he wore a matching pink tie just so we could coordinate together. "We should head to the reception, shouldn't we?" he said as I walked over to his side.

I nodded, "You might find it hard to find parking at the country club hall."

Wade smirked, he was chuckling like he had done something sinfully evil and he was so proud of himself.

I narrowed my eyebrows, "What is it?" My hands planting on my hips.

"I just forgot to tell you that – there was a change of plan with the reception" he said, still smirking.

"Where is it then?" I asked.

Wade took my hand and lugged me toward the car park outside, "When I went to see Phillip and Adele the other day – they told me that they were going to have their reception at that ancient, unkempt hall I was dismayed! I couldn't have them have their reception there. So I asked them if I could throw them a reception, all paid by me… at our home."

I stared at him in awe. "That's very kind but…"

"But what? The house is huge and I wanted my two friends to enjoy their wedding reception and have it be beautiful. This could be my wedding gift to them" he said, "I didn't tell you because I thought you'd have felt opposed to it."

"Of course not, I think it's a very generous thing to do but… is Drew out of our house?" I asked him, "I found him sleeping on the couch this morning."

Wade's expression looked even guiltier, "Well, he actually wants to talk to the couple – he owes the bride another apology."

"Another apology?" I asked as we approached my car. Then I looked at the familiar black BMW that was parked next to me. Adele and Molly were waving to me in the back seat while Peter sat in the driver seat. I smiled and waved back. "You can tell me later" I said. Wade nodded and sat in the black car and I got into my own.

….

Our living room looked to be transformed into a reception hall. There were waiters with glasses of champagne floating through the room. The same theme that was at their wedding was pushed through our home. Pink and white roses everywhere! There was DJ playing beautiful romantic sounds and candles lighting up the afternoon. Photos of the newlywed couple were blown up and placed around the area with tables and chairs outside. Trust Wade to go out of his way. They were much more guests at the reception then at the wedding. I spotted many more friendly faces as they entered, but it was Randy's face who looked almost intimidated. I walked over to him to say hello. "Hi Randy" I said as I gave him a hug.

"Hello Lea, this looks amazing" he said as gawked over the house.

"It looks beautiful" said Natalya as she hugged me

"It's all Wade" I said, "I mean you can tell by how classy this is – much better than the country club."

"It's very kind of him" said Natalya.

"It's his way of showing how much he appreciates them, I guess" I said, my eyes flickered back toward Wade who was in the kitchen. He was ordering around some waiters about the champagne I presume and while he looked intimidating and unapproachable to others, I still saw him as being sweet. "He's a very kind man."

Randy sighed and took Natalya's hand, the couple walked over to Adele and Phil to congratulate them. The newlyweds were enjoying being treated like royalty. I watched Wade as he spotted Randy in his house; Wade had to know that Randy would be coming. After Wade stared at Randy, probably cursing him in his head he went back to talking to the waiters. I chuckled and then wandered over to his side, "Do you need any help?" I asked him.

Wade grinned, "It's alright sweetheart, you go enjoy yourself – I've got this under control."

I rolled my eyes at how stubborn he was. "Wait… where's your father?"

He laughed and stared out outside. My eyes followed his direction and they widened when I saw Harold and Donna sitting together. I grinned at how shy Harold looked to be and how infatuated Donna seemed to look. "She totally forgot about me after she spotted my father" said Wade smirking.

"Does she know that your Dad is married?" I asked.

Wade shrugged his shoulders, "Let him have some fun."

….

The sky turned darker and the house was full. Afterwards I took Adele up to sleep, I let her sleep in our bed as her room is closer to the noise of the crowd below and our bedroom is further away. She is more than happy to sleep in our big bed. I joined the guests below and found Scott running in my direction, "Lea! There you are."

"Hey? What's up?" I asked.

"They want us to do a toast and our speeches soon" he said. He pulled some palm cards out of his pocket, his forehead began sweating immediately. "Have you got your speech?"

I grinned. "Yep in here" I said as I pointed to my head.

He rolled his eyes, "Damn it. Is yours really beautiful, moving and mature?"

"I hope everyone thinks so."

"Well you see mine isn't – it's about all the stupid, childish things Phil and I did when we were younger" he said.

I didn't even know what to say to him. "Well… Do you think Phil and Adele will like it?"

"I think Phil will… maybe not so much Adele" he said, "I guess I should tweak it just a bit."

I smiled at his immaturity, but he was so genuine. You could see that he and Phil were very close – almost like brothers. "I'll help you" I said as I showed him to a quieter room.

"Thanks, your husband is really nice to throw them a reception party and one that is so fancy" he said as he sat down with me.

"He is. Have you met him yet? If not I will have to introduce you" I said as I began reading through his speech. The stories were quite interesting. He could tell by my facial expressions that they wouldn't pass.

Scott chuckled, "Oh yeah, your husband is the big British guy. He was chatting to Adele's brother so I didn't want to interrupt. They look close."

"It's the whole United Kingdom connection I think. Wade really likes Sheamus" I said, trying not to think that the other thing in common was that Sheamus also liked Wade's wife. "We'll just tweak a few things."

….

"Liverpool has a massive chance in the Premier League this season" said Sheamus as he chugged his bottle of beer.

Wade shook his head, "Are you kidding? Manchester United is going to kill them off." He took another sip of his glass of scotch and then stared at Sheamus and smiled after noticing that Sheamus's bottle was empty. "How about some hard stuff? Americans are really bad drinkers."

Sheamus grinned, "Sure. I'm up for it." Wade led him into one of side rooms away from the crowd. It looked a private liquor store. "Wow Fella – you have a lot of bottles in here. Phil doesn't know about this, does he?"

Wade laughed, "No he doesn't." He searched through the shelves and then placed this long rectangle box in front of the Irishman. Sheamus didn't know what to think. Wade grinned as he pulled out a glass bottle that read 'Taketsuru.' It looked by the symbols on the label that it was Japanese. "This is about 17 years old – one of the best whiskeys in the world."

Sheamus unscrewed the top and took a smell, it smelt fragrant – weirdly almost like burnt toffee. "I'd love some. We Irish love whiskey"

Wade grinned and then pulled two clear glasses and threw in some ice from a mini freezer underneath a wooden bench. He filled the glasses with a small amount of whiskey then added some icy cold water. He then pushed the glass toward Sheamus. "Cheers."

"Cheers" said Sheamus before sipping the drink. It felt quite mouth numbing but then had a spicy after taste. Both looked at each other to see if the other wanted to give up on the drink. Sheamus grinned and then tossed the drink back.

Wade felt almost challenged and also tossed the drink back, then slammed the glass on the table. "Would you like another?" he asked.

Sheamus shook his head, "Maybe next time."

"But you're leaving tomorrow. You got to have another" said Wade.

"Can't get too drunk – my brother in law is against drinking" said Sheamus.

Wade laughed, "Forget Phillip – you're not marrying him."

Sheamus shrugged, "Thank you for the drink anyway. You're a good guy Wade, especially for doing this for my sister and her husband."

He smirked, "They work really hard for me and I wanted to give them something back. You're a good guy too Sheamus… that's why I don't want to threaten to kill you because of your feelings for my wife."

Sheamus's eyes widened, "What? You know about that?" Sheamus looked ashamed.

"Well you'd have to be an idiot to not notice how you've been gawking at my wife since the day you got here. I thought nothing of it until I realised that you were in her motel room the other night – did you have fun hiding under the bed?" he asked bitterly, "Did you really think I'm that stupid not to smell another man around my wife?"

"Look Wade… I admit it was stupid of me to try and get between you and Lea. But I just fell for her – like you" said Sheamus, "I'm sorry."

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