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A roar of laughter rang out as Fallon shook her head and Lucas stood clapping his hands while yelling out, “I’ll get to work on that tonight, bud!”
Audrey shook her head while she swore the room got louder. Aiden smiled, bringing the mic to his lips again, “I love you guys, so much. Thank you for getting married.”
Tears streamed down Fallon’s cheeks as Lucas gathered her in his arms, kissing her temple. Fallon had done amazing raising such a perfect little boy, but even Audrey could see that Aiden had grown even more since Lucas had come into his life. They really were the perfect little family.
“You’re turn, AA,” Aiden whispered.
Audrey smiled wide as the DJ said, “And now the maid of honor, Audrey.”
Everyone clapped as all eyes fell on her. She looked down at the ground, taking in a deep breath. The words were there, but she wasn’t sure if she was going to be able to say them without crying. When she glanced up and locked eyes with Fallon, the words and some tears poured out of her.
“I have always been jealous of my sister.” Fallon’s eyebrow cocked as everyone chuckled softly, “She is beautiful, amazing, smart, and really, the strongest person I know. We are 10 months apart, and growing up, I had always wanted to be the older one, because then I would run everything.” Everyone laughed as Fallon shook her head. “I wanted to tell her what to do. I wanted to get the car first. I wanted the credit card first. Yeah, we were spoiled. Thanks Mom and Dad!”
Audrey looked over at her parents to see them laughing along with everyone else. “But most of all, I wanted to be the one the boys saw first instead of second. I wanted to be Fallon. She could walk into a room and all eyes were on her, so when she left for college and it was my turn, let’s just say, I didn’t miss her that much.”
“Liar! You called me all the time!” Fallon yelled out as everyone giggled.
Audrey smiled as her cheeks reddened, “Okay, maybe I missed her a lot but what I am trying to say is, Lucas Brooks, you are one lucky man.”
Lucas nodded as Audrey went on, “And yes, Lucas, she has driven you crazy, hell, she’s done it to us all, but you’re the one who stood there and wouldn’t let her go. You are by far the most amazing man I have ever met, and I couldn’t have hand picked a better man for who I see as the best, most loving sister ever. So here’s to you two,” she said as the tears streamed down her face. She held her glass up to Fallon and Lucas and they held theirs out to her, “To two whose love will be one for the ages. Who not only will love each other for the rest of their lives, but also their children. I am so proud of both of you, and I love you so much, more than you’ll ever know, but I do have one question,” she said with a grin, wiping the tears off her cheeks as she took in a deep breath.
“What?” Fallon asked, wiping her own tears.
“Where the hell is my Lucas Brooks!?”
Lucas’ cheeks flushed as everyone broke out in loud laughter while clapping and cheering for Lucas. Lucas stood, his hands out in front of him. “Damn Audrey, I play with 30 something guys every day, I’m pretty sure one of them could fit the bill,” Lucas yelled out. The room got louder as everyone continued to laugh while most of the guys started yelling that they were better than Lucas. Lucas laughed along with everyone as Audrey shared a long, tender look with her sister ignoring the raucousness around her.
“I love you,” Fallon mouthed.
Audrey nodded, “I love you.”
The reception was in full swing. Everything was amazing, the food, the music, the company. Audrey was having a hoot of a time even with Levi staring at her through the whole thing. Let him stare, she wasn’t going to him, if he had something to say, he could come to her. She was done chasing after that man. There were 30 something guys at that wedding; all single and ready to mingle, damn it.
Not that she approached any of them.
Audrey stood with Piper watching the dance floor, and drinking more champagne than needed. Piper was wearing a bright red halter-top that was lined in stones along the bust. Her skirt was a sparkly black and her red heels were to die for. They made her at least six inches taller and made her legs look long and lean. She looked amazing with her long light brown hair in big curls and her make up done so perfectly that her eyes looked bigger than normal. She was one stunning chick.
“Fallon is so pretty,” Piper gushed. Audrey nodded as she watched her sister break it down with her groom.
“Yeah, she is,” Audrey agreed downing the rest of her champagne. Her eyes swept around the room, taking in the gorgeousness of the men. “So are the men in here, jeez, that hockey team is smoking hot!”
Piper giggled, “Right!? Man, that one guy, the one with no teeth, whoa! If he just kept his mouth shut the whole time, I could probably holler at him.”
Audrey giggled as she shook her head, “Yeah, he is, but did you see Anderson? My God, Fallon was right, total eye candy. I could suck on him like a sucker!”
Piper laughed loudly, “You’re so bad!”
“My own man-o-pop!”
Both ladies giggled at that, but when Piper went quiet, Audrey looked down at her confused. Piper was staring off to the side where her twin sister stood with one of the most gorgeous guys in the room. Reese stood tall in her silver heels that matched her short sparkly silver dress. It was opened in the back and hung off her shoulder, showing off her amazing tree tattoo that took up her whole back and shoulders. Piper had one to match; it was their twin thing. Reese’s hair was braided down her back and her make up was very dramatic and gorgeous. Tall-Dark-and-Handsome, stood only inches away, obviously spitting some mad game at Reese. She was shaking her head, laughing, but Tall-Dark-and-Handsome wasn’t giving up. He obviously had his sight set on Ms. Reese Allen.
Audrey shook her head while she swore the room got louder. Aiden smiled, bringing the mic to his lips again, “I love you guys, so much. Thank you for getting married.”
Tears streamed down Fallon’s cheeks as Lucas gathered her in his arms, kissing her temple. Fallon had done amazing raising such a perfect little boy, but even Audrey could see that Aiden had grown even more since Lucas had come into his life. They really were the perfect little family.
“You’re turn, AA,” Aiden whispered.
Audrey smiled wide as the DJ said, “And now the maid of honor, Audrey.”
Everyone clapped as all eyes fell on her. She looked down at the ground, taking in a deep breath. The words were there, but she wasn’t sure if she was going to be able to say them without crying. When she glanced up and locked eyes with Fallon, the words and some tears poured out of her.
“I have always been jealous of my sister.” Fallon’s eyebrow cocked as everyone chuckled softly, “She is beautiful, amazing, smart, and really, the strongest person I know. We are 10 months apart, and growing up, I had always wanted to be the older one, because then I would run everything.” Everyone laughed as Fallon shook her head. “I wanted to tell her what to do. I wanted to get the car first. I wanted the credit card first. Yeah, we were spoiled. Thanks Mom and Dad!”
Audrey looked over at her parents to see them laughing along with everyone else. “But most of all, I wanted to be the one the boys saw first instead of second. I wanted to be Fallon. She could walk into a room and all eyes were on her, so when she left for college and it was my turn, let’s just say, I didn’t miss her that much.”
“Liar! You called me all the time!” Fallon yelled out as everyone giggled.
Audrey smiled as her cheeks reddened, “Okay, maybe I missed her a lot but what I am trying to say is, Lucas Brooks, you are one lucky man.”
Lucas nodded as Audrey went on, “And yes, Lucas, she has driven you crazy, hell, she’s done it to us all, but you’re the one who stood there and wouldn’t let her go. You are by far the most amazing man I have ever met, and I couldn’t have hand picked a better man for who I see as the best, most loving sister ever. So here’s to you two,” she said as the tears streamed down her face. She held her glass up to Fallon and Lucas and they held theirs out to her, “To two whose love will be one for the ages. Who not only will love each other for the rest of their lives, but also their children. I am so proud of both of you, and I love you so much, more than you’ll ever know, but I do have one question,” she said with a grin, wiping the tears off her cheeks as she took in a deep breath.
“What?” Fallon asked, wiping her own tears.
“Where the hell is my Lucas Brooks!?”
Lucas’ cheeks flushed as everyone broke out in loud laughter while clapping and cheering for Lucas. Lucas stood, his hands out in front of him. “Damn Audrey, I play with 30 something guys every day, I’m pretty sure one of them could fit the bill,” Lucas yelled out. The room got louder as everyone continued to laugh while most of the guys started yelling that they were better than Lucas. Lucas laughed along with everyone as Audrey shared a long, tender look with her sister ignoring the raucousness around her.
“I love you,” Fallon mouthed.
Audrey nodded, “I love you.”
The reception was in full swing. Everything was amazing, the food, the music, the company. Audrey was having a hoot of a time even with Levi staring at her through the whole thing. Let him stare, she wasn’t going to him, if he had something to say, he could come to her. She was done chasing after that man. There were 30 something guys at that wedding; all single and ready to mingle, damn it.
Not that she approached any of them.
Audrey stood with Piper watching the dance floor, and drinking more champagne than needed. Piper was wearing a bright red halter-top that was lined in stones along the bust. Her skirt was a sparkly black and her red heels were to die for. They made her at least six inches taller and made her legs look long and lean. She looked amazing with her long light brown hair in big curls and her make up done so perfectly that her eyes looked bigger than normal. She was one stunning chick.
“Fallon is so pretty,” Piper gushed. Audrey nodded as she watched her sister break it down with her groom.
“Yeah, she is,” Audrey agreed downing the rest of her champagne. Her eyes swept around the room, taking in the gorgeousness of the men. “So are the men in here, jeez, that hockey team is smoking hot!”
Piper giggled, “Right!? Man, that one guy, the one with no teeth, whoa! If he just kept his mouth shut the whole time, I could probably holler at him.”
Audrey giggled as she shook her head, “Yeah, he is, but did you see Anderson? My God, Fallon was right, total eye candy. I could suck on him like a sucker!”
Piper laughed loudly, “You’re so bad!”
“My own man-o-pop!”
Both ladies giggled at that, but when Piper went quiet, Audrey looked down at her confused. Piper was staring off to the side where her twin sister stood with one of the most gorgeous guys in the room. Reese stood tall in her silver heels that matched her short sparkly silver dress. It was opened in the back and hung off her shoulder, showing off her amazing tree tattoo that took up her whole back and shoulders. Piper had one to match; it was their twin thing. Reese’s hair was braided down her back and her make up was very dramatic and gorgeous. Tall-Dark-and-Handsome, stood only inches away, obviously spitting some mad game at Reese. She was shaking her head, laughing, but Tall-Dark-and-Handsome wasn’t giving up. He obviously had his sight set on Ms. Reese Allen.
