Empty Net
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The women giggled as Fallon shook her head, “So is Lucas,” she noted before taking another shot. She shook her head and then smiled, “I’m pretty sure if he had his way, I’d be pregnant now and, thank God, that didn’t happen! I wouldn’t be able to fit in my dress!”
The girls all nodded while Audrey shook her head, “It wouldn’t matter anyway, since you won’t pick a damn dress!” she exclaimed while everyone laughed, “Thank God, she’s narrowed it down to two. But still! The wedding is a week away!”
Elli giggled, “Fallon, goodness.”
Fallon shrugged her shoulders, “I don’t know what I want. I’m about to walk down that damn aisle in a raincoat! Lucas would love that!”
That had all the women laughing drunkenly, as Audrey watched Fallon’s face warm. A smile tugged at Audrey’s lips and even with all the jealousy eating away at her, Audrey loved that her sister was so in love. It was good to see Fallon so happy. Audrey had spent years watching her sadly living day to day just to get by. Now she lived for a man who loved her more than he needed his next breath, and for a son who thought she hung the moon and the stars.
She was so lucky.
Audrey shrugged her shoulders as she stood up. She smiled as she looked down at Fallon, “Well if it’s a damn raincoat, please let it be white, while my dress is sparkly as all hell!” The women all giggled as she raised her glass in the air, “To the indecisive bride-to-be!”
“To the bride!” Everyone chanted along before they all tapped their shots together with Elli’s glass of water. As the girls all took their shots, people cheered around them and Audrey couldn’t help the grin that formed on her face. She slammed her glass down before letting out a loud YEEHAW that was returned by the many patrons of the bar. Audrey grinned as she fell into a seat beside her beautiful sister. Fallon wrapped her arms around her neck, grinning happily at her.
“I’ve missed you,” Fallon whispered in her ear. She was drunk and Audrey had to giggle. She was close to drunk too; those last couple shots were doozies.
“I’ve missed you, too,” Audrey whispered back.
“I’m nervous.”
Audrey smiled as she shook her head, “Don’t be. It’s gonna be fantastic.”
“But what if I pick the wrong dress and Lucas doesn’t marry me?”
Audrey giggled, her sister was entirely too insecure for her own good and the crazy thing was that she was only like this with Lucas. Any other guy she had been with never made her unsure of herself. Only Lucas did. It was so cute but annoying as all hell.
“Never gonna happen. Lucas loves you something serious. Like you said, you could walk down in a raincoat and he would be happy.”
Fallon nodded before she leaned her head against Audrey’s, looking deep into her eyes.
“You’re the best sister ever.”
The tears came fast, filling Audrey’s eyes as she looked into her sister’s caramel ones. Fallon was the most beautiful woman Audrey had ever seen. She deserved the world and Audrey knew that Lucas would give it to her. Audrey had to stop though, if she didn’t she would start crying and now wasn’t the time to cry! Audrey leaned over, kissing Fallon on the cheek before breaking their embrace to scream, “Let’s dance!”
As Audrey made her way to the bar from the dance floor, all she could think was that the night was amazing. Audrey was so drunk that she hadn’t thought of Levi once. She was too busy having a blast with her sister and their friends. With the music pulsing around her, she leaned against the bar, and ordered another round of drinks. As she waited, her eyes slowly closed as the pain, unexplainably started to rip through her. Even though she hadn’t thought of Levi while being with her friends, he was heavy on her mind as she stood alone. Audrey’s heart ached and she dreaded going home. She knew he wouldn’t be there tomorrow when she got there, and that alone made her want to die inside. No matter how much alcohol she drank, or how much fun she had, it would all be over tomorrow and then she would be all alone.
“Someone as beautiful as you shouldn’t be sad.”
Audrey looked over, and then up, her eyes locking with a pair of ocean blue eyes that were looking down at her. She blinked twice as she took in the hotness that stood beside her.
He was magnificent.
A strong square jaw bone, covered in blonde stubble from not having shaved. His top lip was thin, while his bottom jutted out a little just waiting, begging to be bitten. His hair was in a messy, tousled, cut and it reminded her of the sparkling vampire she often fantasized about…. While Flightless Bird by Iron and Wine instantly played in her mind, her eyes drifted down his thick neck that attached to a pair of even thicker shoulders. He wasn’t skinny but he wasn’t built. He was in between and sexy. His nose had a very pronounce bump but it didn’t matter because when Audrey’s eyes met his again, she couldn’t breathe. Sex surged out of his pores and Audrey couldn’t believe how quick she became turned on just by looking into his eyes. His eyes were bright and sweet but hot all in one. She could get lost in them. She blinked a few more times before croaking out, “Excuse me?”
The side of his mouth tugged up bringing her eyes to his mouth. She watched as his beautiful lips moved, “I was wondering why someone so beautiful, looked so sad.”
Her eyes left his mouth to gaze into his eyes and she smiled, “I’m not sad,” she lied.
The girls all nodded while Audrey shook her head, “It wouldn’t matter anyway, since you won’t pick a damn dress!” she exclaimed while everyone laughed, “Thank God, she’s narrowed it down to two. But still! The wedding is a week away!”
Elli giggled, “Fallon, goodness.”
Fallon shrugged her shoulders, “I don’t know what I want. I’m about to walk down that damn aisle in a raincoat! Lucas would love that!”
That had all the women laughing drunkenly, as Audrey watched Fallon’s face warm. A smile tugged at Audrey’s lips and even with all the jealousy eating away at her, Audrey loved that her sister was so in love. It was good to see Fallon so happy. Audrey had spent years watching her sadly living day to day just to get by. Now she lived for a man who loved her more than he needed his next breath, and for a son who thought she hung the moon and the stars.
She was so lucky.
Audrey shrugged her shoulders as she stood up. She smiled as she looked down at Fallon, “Well if it’s a damn raincoat, please let it be white, while my dress is sparkly as all hell!” The women all giggled as she raised her glass in the air, “To the indecisive bride-to-be!”
“To the bride!” Everyone chanted along before they all tapped their shots together with Elli’s glass of water. As the girls all took their shots, people cheered around them and Audrey couldn’t help the grin that formed on her face. She slammed her glass down before letting out a loud YEEHAW that was returned by the many patrons of the bar. Audrey grinned as she fell into a seat beside her beautiful sister. Fallon wrapped her arms around her neck, grinning happily at her.
“I’ve missed you,” Fallon whispered in her ear. She was drunk and Audrey had to giggle. She was close to drunk too; those last couple shots were doozies.
“I’ve missed you, too,” Audrey whispered back.
“I’m nervous.”
Audrey smiled as she shook her head, “Don’t be. It’s gonna be fantastic.”
“But what if I pick the wrong dress and Lucas doesn’t marry me?”
Audrey giggled, her sister was entirely too insecure for her own good and the crazy thing was that she was only like this with Lucas. Any other guy she had been with never made her unsure of herself. Only Lucas did. It was so cute but annoying as all hell.
“Never gonna happen. Lucas loves you something serious. Like you said, you could walk down in a raincoat and he would be happy.”
Fallon nodded before she leaned her head against Audrey’s, looking deep into her eyes.
“You’re the best sister ever.”
The tears came fast, filling Audrey’s eyes as she looked into her sister’s caramel ones. Fallon was the most beautiful woman Audrey had ever seen. She deserved the world and Audrey knew that Lucas would give it to her. Audrey had to stop though, if she didn’t she would start crying and now wasn’t the time to cry! Audrey leaned over, kissing Fallon on the cheek before breaking their embrace to scream, “Let’s dance!”
As Audrey made her way to the bar from the dance floor, all she could think was that the night was amazing. Audrey was so drunk that she hadn’t thought of Levi once. She was too busy having a blast with her sister and their friends. With the music pulsing around her, she leaned against the bar, and ordered another round of drinks. As she waited, her eyes slowly closed as the pain, unexplainably started to rip through her. Even though she hadn’t thought of Levi while being with her friends, he was heavy on her mind as she stood alone. Audrey’s heart ached and she dreaded going home. She knew he wouldn’t be there tomorrow when she got there, and that alone made her want to die inside. No matter how much alcohol she drank, or how much fun she had, it would all be over tomorrow and then she would be all alone.
“Someone as beautiful as you shouldn’t be sad.”
Audrey looked over, and then up, her eyes locking with a pair of ocean blue eyes that were looking down at her. She blinked twice as she took in the hotness that stood beside her.
He was magnificent.
A strong square jaw bone, covered in blonde stubble from not having shaved. His top lip was thin, while his bottom jutted out a little just waiting, begging to be bitten. His hair was in a messy, tousled, cut and it reminded her of the sparkling vampire she often fantasized about…. While Flightless Bird by Iron and Wine instantly played in her mind, her eyes drifted down his thick neck that attached to a pair of even thicker shoulders. He wasn’t skinny but he wasn’t built. He was in between and sexy. His nose had a very pronounce bump but it didn’t matter because when Audrey’s eyes met his again, she couldn’t breathe. Sex surged out of his pores and Audrey couldn’t believe how quick she became turned on just by looking into his eyes. His eyes were bright and sweet but hot all in one. She could get lost in them. She blinked a few more times before croaking out, “Excuse me?”
The side of his mouth tugged up bringing her eyes to his mouth. She watched as his beautiful lips moved, “I was wondering why someone so beautiful, looked so sad.”
Her eyes left his mouth to gaze into his eyes and she smiled, “I’m not sad,” she lied.
