The next few days went by in a blur. We went to visit my family just having some family time. We tell them our wedding plans and the date we have set for 5 months from now, everybody is exited and offering to help with the planning.
Flo asks if my sisters and mom want to come with her dress shopping and they are all squealing in excitement. The make an appointment to go dress shopping the next day making both me and Scott chuckle. As the girl talk dresses and what not, i look at Scott. "I wanted to ask you something..." I say smiling at him. "I was wondering if you would like to be my best man..." He smiles at me before hugging me. "Of course, i am honored... I am going to be the best, best man anyone has ever seen..." He says smirking. I chuckle. "Including of course organizing the best bachelor party ever." He says all excited. I groan. "Nothing over the top Scott..." I say letting out a sigh. "Dont worry nothing over the top..." He says smirking. "I mean it Scott..." I warn him. "I dont want my bachelor party all over the media and causing some sort of media shit storm. The wedding will cause that enough and i want to enjoy the wedding and everything leading up to it and after...." I sighed. Scott nods this time serious.
I smile as i look at Flo who is giggling with my mother and sisters looking on their phones at dresses. My mind wanders thinking of Flo in a wedding dress and i can't help but smile, i can't wait to marry her.
The day Flo and my mother and sister went dress shopping i did some preparations for filming here in Boston, learning my lines read the notes from the director and have a zoom meeting with my costars.
But i couldn't help but text Flo every now and then to check in it was killing me not knowing what dress she was going to wear. She was adamant that i not see the dress before the wedding. We had decided to do it in the back yard at my house, we would have moved by then so it was ideal we would have our safe space at the home we were going to life and still had the intimate wedding we wanted. We had hired a sort of wedding planner to decorate the whole back yard making it just the way we would like it without having to do anything but tell what we wanted. We had picked out invitation and where now in the process of picking who to invite. Flo wouldn't have many people there she didn't have family left and only a hand full of friends. It made me feel a bit bad, but she assured me it was fine.
I sighed as my phone rang my manager was calling, she had been busy with the media storm surrounding the engagement. Everyone wanted the first scoop an interview with the future Mrs. Evans. She was open to the idea but still hesitant. We talked it a bit through and promised to let her know as soon as possible what we had decided.
Flo was sitting on the couch reading a book when i walked into the living room. She still hadn't told me what was bothering her the morning after i came home and it was eating at me, there was no harm in asking right.... I mean if she didn't want to talk about it i would drop it.
I sat down beside her, and she put her book away. I grabbed her hand and played with her fingers as i was thinking about a way to bring it up. I could feel her free hand in my hair lightly scraping my scalp. "What's wrong?" She asked me, looking at me worried.
I sighed. "I have a question but if you dont want to talk about it that is fine... I dont want you to feel obligated... or feel forced...." I said mumbling a bit. "Okay..." She said unsure.
"I can't help that after the morning i came home something was bothering you..." She sighed and looked down... "I ...well yes and no... I was so happy you where home and the thought of you going away again even though it wouldn't be anytime soon seeing you are filming here is ... well it hurts... no hurt is not the correct word... But i miss you so much that ... i dont know..."
The more she talked the softer it became until it was almost inaudible. "I feel horrible for it... i dont want to be overbearing or clingy... it's just..." She sighed as i just listened letting her get it out. "It was hard to go home and leave while you stayed in LA.... I just hate this..." She said all frustrated standing up pacing trough the living room. "I feel stupid.... and unreasonable and clingy and pathetic..." She threw her hands up in the air out of frustration. "I mean it is stupid right...? I have trouble falling asleep when you're not here... I started to hate eating alone and talking trough a phone got annoying...." She looked at me shocked... "Not that i dont like talking to you but all i wanted was to just crawl in your arms and cuddle...." She said panicked.
She was rambling and walking up and down the room. I stood up and walked over to her pulling her into my arms trying to calm her down. "I am pathetic..." She mumbled into my chest as she had her arms now wrapped around my waist holding me tight letting out a massive sigh. "It's just so hard...." She mumbled again. "I dont want to be a burden or bother you working... Nor do i want you to give anything up... The week i was with you it was amazing seeing you work, the passion you have for your work is amazing to watch. I could watch you work all day...."
"Sweetheart you are not pathetic or stupid nor unreasonable. I felt the same, i even debated to not go to pull out of the project the thought of not seeing you every day made me feel sad and anxious. I chartered a plane to come home early not wanting to stay another night alone in LA. When i am not with you i miss you so much it hurts, but i dont want to be selfish and ask you to travel with me giving up your work which you love." I said finally answering her.
"Well..." She said but didn't continue. I grabbed her hand pulling her to the couch sitting down pulling her into my lap. "Would you want me to travel with you if you leave for filming...." I looked at her confused. "I mean i would love it but i dont want you to give up your work..."
She sighed. "What if i told you i could make it work..." She whispered. "What do you mean?" I said still confused.
Flo took a deep breath... "Look the vets i hired are really good and they did very well the week i have been away... I could make it work... I mean i could travel with you and just work in the clinic as we are in town..." She said in a small voice. "You would do that? I thought the clinic was your dream?" I said looking at her worried.
"It is my dream and i have my dream... Working less won't end that dream... I can work when i want to and we are in town and my team can run the clinic when i am out of town. I could promote Hannah to clinic manager handling the day to day running of the clinic so the vets who are already busy dont have to do that.... But only if you are open to the idea of course i dont want to impose and i could understand that you want to keep something to yourself..." Flo said looking at me hesitantly awaiting my reaction.
"NO" I said a big smile on my face... "If you think you can make it work i would love it and if you want to stay home in the future that is fine with me to but i would love for you to come with even if you dont go with me to set and i only get to see you after work it would be so much better than seeing you on a screen...." She smiled and put her hands on my face kissing me softly.
