Empty Net
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Audrey continued to giggle, “We both know that isn’t true! You have eyes for one man and one man only.”
Fallon’s eyes glazed over as her gaze cut to where Lucas stood. Her left hand came up to cup her neck as a dreamy smile came over her face. “You got that right. I can’t believe it, I’m getting married tomorrow.”
Audrey looked down to where workers were slowly fastening lights to the umbrellas. “Me neither,” she said sadly.
When she looked back up, Fallon was looking down at her with compassion all over her face. “I’ll always love you, A.”
Audrey smiled nodding her head, “I know. I’m just jealous,” she said with a shrug. “Where the hell is my Lucas Brooks?”
Fallon nodded, taking Audrey’s hand in hers. “He’s out there, I promise, and when you meet him, you’re never gonna let him go.”
Audrey squeezed Fallon’s hand before enveloping her in a hug. Fallon squeezed Audrey close to her, and Audrey closed her eyes basking in the love only a sister could give. With her chin on Fallon’s shoulder, Audrey said, “You got that right.”
Fallon nodded as they continued to hold each other close. Fallon knew Audrey inside and out. She knew how much Audrey wanted that man, the one who would love her for the rest of her life. She also knew that when Audrey found him, he wasn’t going anywhere. Audrey would love him with everything inside her. She had yet to feel that soul deep love with a man, but like her sister said, she knew it was going to happen. Audrey knew her Happily Ever After was right around the corner. It had to be.
She needed it to be.
~*~
“You look amazing, Fal,” Audrey gushed from beside her gorgeous sister. Fallon glanced over at Audrey through the mirror with a nervous look on her face. She was basically shaking with nerves, and Audrey had no idea what to do or say. All she could do was gawk over the beauty her sister was exhibiting.
She was breathtaking. Fallon’s dress fit her better than it did the day before for some reason. It brought out her hips, her shoulders, her br**sts, and when she turned, her back looked spectacular. Long and lean. Maybe it was the whole package, the hair, the makeup, the dress, but she looked amazing. Her hair was done in an intricate bun with her veil tucked in underneath it. The veil itself was to die for. It was their grandmother’s, and had been passed down to each girl who got married after her. It matched Fallon’s dress perfectly with the lace design along the edges of it. Fallon wore no other jewelry but her heart shaped diamonds earrings and her large engagement ring, not that she needed anything else. She was spectacular the way she was, and Audrey knew for a fact that Lucas was going to flip when he saw her.
“I’m so nervous,” she gasped, placing her hand along her stomach.
“Why?” Audrey asked handing over her bouquet of large white hydrangeas. She took them with a shaky hand and looked down at them.
“I had this awful dream last night that I got to the end of the aisle and, Audrey, he wasn’t there!”
Audrey rolled her eyes as she chuckled, “Well that’s just plum silly, he is there. I saw him earlier.”
She had, and boy, was he gorgeous. In a black fitted Armani suit with a champagne silk dress shirt and no tie. With the buttons opened, showing a little of his chest tattoo, Lucas was to die for. Fallon was going to flip just as much as Lucas would when they saw each other. They were both so gorgeous, that really, it wasn’t right. Audrey was still green with envy, especially after getting a look at the wedding hall and reception.
It was a fairytale and Audrey wished it was hers.
“Oh gosh, what if he doesn’t like the dress?” Fallon gasped, taking in long strangled breaths interrupting Audrey’s pity party.
“He will,” Audrey said annoyed.
“What if he thinks everything I picked out for the wedding is stupid? What if he hates the theme? Jesus, why didn’t he look at anything when I asked him too? He’ll probably hate the food; he’ll hate the music and, most of all, the fake f**king rain! Why did you let me do this!? I should have just flown to f**king Vegas and gotten married! What the hell was I thinking!!”
Audrey blinked a few times as Fallon continued to freak out. She knew that she had to wait it out. Let Fallon have her crazy moment before reassuring her that everything was going to work out. This was the Fallon she knew and loved, the girl was tip toeing on a thin line between crazy and sane, but thankfully, everyone loved her for it.
When Fallon looked over at her with crazed eyes, Audrey smiled.
“Are you good now?”
Fallon nodded slowly, taking in a deep breath, “Yeah.”
“Good, Lucas will love it. Love it all. Most of all, you. You look fantastic babe, amazing. I promise.”
Fallon continued to nod slowly as she reached out for Audrey’s hand, “Thank you.”
“Of course.”
“I love you, you know,” she said looking over at Audrey with a watery smile on her face.
“Not as much as I love you,” Audrey said simply.
They shared a long, loving look before they were interrupted by a knock at the door. They both looked towards the bright yellow door as it opened and their father entered. William looked dashing in a tailored black suit with a champagne vest. His dark hair seemed to have more gray in it, and he had shaved for the occasion. He looked nervous as he glanced over at them, a shy smile on his face, but really, what was he doing in the bride’s room?
Fallon’s eyes glazed over as her gaze cut to where Lucas stood. Her left hand came up to cup her neck as a dreamy smile came over her face. “You got that right. I can’t believe it, I’m getting married tomorrow.”
Audrey looked down to where workers were slowly fastening lights to the umbrellas. “Me neither,” she said sadly.
When she looked back up, Fallon was looking down at her with compassion all over her face. “I’ll always love you, A.”
Audrey smiled nodding her head, “I know. I’m just jealous,” she said with a shrug. “Where the hell is my Lucas Brooks?”
Fallon nodded, taking Audrey’s hand in hers. “He’s out there, I promise, and when you meet him, you’re never gonna let him go.”
Audrey squeezed Fallon’s hand before enveloping her in a hug. Fallon squeezed Audrey close to her, and Audrey closed her eyes basking in the love only a sister could give. With her chin on Fallon’s shoulder, Audrey said, “You got that right.”
Fallon nodded as they continued to hold each other close. Fallon knew Audrey inside and out. She knew how much Audrey wanted that man, the one who would love her for the rest of her life. She also knew that when Audrey found him, he wasn’t going anywhere. Audrey would love him with everything inside her. She had yet to feel that soul deep love with a man, but like her sister said, she knew it was going to happen. Audrey knew her Happily Ever After was right around the corner. It had to be.
She needed it to be.
~*~
“You look amazing, Fal,” Audrey gushed from beside her gorgeous sister. Fallon glanced over at Audrey through the mirror with a nervous look on her face. She was basically shaking with nerves, and Audrey had no idea what to do or say. All she could do was gawk over the beauty her sister was exhibiting.
She was breathtaking. Fallon’s dress fit her better than it did the day before for some reason. It brought out her hips, her shoulders, her br**sts, and when she turned, her back looked spectacular. Long and lean. Maybe it was the whole package, the hair, the makeup, the dress, but she looked amazing. Her hair was done in an intricate bun with her veil tucked in underneath it. The veil itself was to die for. It was their grandmother’s, and had been passed down to each girl who got married after her. It matched Fallon’s dress perfectly with the lace design along the edges of it. Fallon wore no other jewelry but her heart shaped diamonds earrings and her large engagement ring, not that she needed anything else. She was spectacular the way she was, and Audrey knew for a fact that Lucas was going to flip when he saw her.
“I’m so nervous,” she gasped, placing her hand along her stomach.
“Why?” Audrey asked handing over her bouquet of large white hydrangeas. She took them with a shaky hand and looked down at them.
“I had this awful dream last night that I got to the end of the aisle and, Audrey, he wasn’t there!”
Audrey rolled her eyes as she chuckled, “Well that’s just plum silly, he is there. I saw him earlier.”
She had, and boy, was he gorgeous. In a black fitted Armani suit with a champagne silk dress shirt and no tie. With the buttons opened, showing a little of his chest tattoo, Lucas was to die for. Fallon was going to flip just as much as Lucas would when they saw each other. They were both so gorgeous, that really, it wasn’t right. Audrey was still green with envy, especially after getting a look at the wedding hall and reception.
It was a fairytale and Audrey wished it was hers.
“Oh gosh, what if he doesn’t like the dress?” Fallon gasped, taking in long strangled breaths interrupting Audrey’s pity party.
“He will,” Audrey said annoyed.
“What if he thinks everything I picked out for the wedding is stupid? What if he hates the theme? Jesus, why didn’t he look at anything when I asked him too? He’ll probably hate the food; he’ll hate the music and, most of all, the fake f**king rain! Why did you let me do this!? I should have just flown to f**king Vegas and gotten married! What the hell was I thinking!!”
Audrey blinked a few times as Fallon continued to freak out. She knew that she had to wait it out. Let Fallon have her crazy moment before reassuring her that everything was going to work out. This was the Fallon she knew and loved, the girl was tip toeing on a thin line between crazy and sane, but thankfully, everyone loved her for it.
When Fallon looked over at her with crazed eyes, Audrey smiled.
“Are you good now?”
Fallon nodded slowly, taking in a deep breath, “Yeah.”
“Good, Lucas will love it. Love it all. Most of all, you. You look fantastic babe, amazing. I promise.”
Fallon continued to nod slowly as she reached out for Audrey’s hand, “Thank you.”
“Of course.”
“I love you, you know,” she said looking over at Audrey with a watery smile on her face.
“Not as much as I love you,” Audrey said simply.
They shared a long, loving look before they were interrupted by a knock at the door. They both looked towards the bright yellow door as it opened and their father entered. William looked dashing in a tailored black suit with a champagne vest. His dark hair seemed to have more gray in it, and he had shaved for the occasion. He looked nervous as he glanced over at them, a shy smile on his face, but really, what was he doing in the bride’s room?
