Damaged Hearts (Norman Reedus)

Mr. and Mrs. Reedus

(March 19th Saturday)

Ashley POV

Shaking like a leaf at the wedding rehearsal forgetting my lines. Missy was laughing already showing off her belly bump. Norman was talking to Andy, Steven, Rooker, Sean, and Billy Connelly.

"What is it love?" Dad asked taking a hold of my shoulders.

"I don't know." I cried.

"Don't know about what?" Dad asked.

"I don't know if I can do this." I whispered.

"What is there to know...you love him, and he loves you so....?" Dad asked.

"What if we are taking it to fast I mean we have only been together what 6 months and only together for less than 3 when he popped the question...what if I mess something up I mean there is more than just my life I have to think about?" I asked.

"Bug if you don't want to do it you better say something now instead of tomorrow." Dad said. "Why don't you come outside you look like your flustered you need air." He added as I nodded and followed him towards the door.

"Everything okay?" Norman said taking my hand in his making me feel safe and unable to think.

"Yeah she's fine I just think she's nervous and needs air." Dad said smiling to him as I couldn't turn my eyes away from his.

"Alright." Norman said kissing my cheek and let us be on our way.

Once outside I sighed of relief when the cool spring air hit my heated body. Then I searched all over myself for a cigarette and noticed I was in my rehearsal dress. Thank God for Dad he lit a cigarette for me and nudged me.

"Here." Dad said.

"Thank you...I think I'm loosing it." I said.

"It's okay to be scared." Dad said.

"I'm not scared I'm fucking terrified." I said puffing on my cigarette. "So many thoughts are coming into my mind and their not good ones." I added.

"Such as?" Dad asked.

"What if he changes...like Jason did it took him about a year and a half to show his true colors what if Norman is going to be the same way?" I asked on the verge of crying not wanting to think Norman was like him.

"Bug honey listen to me...come take a walk." Dad said as I hooked my arm with his and we walked towards the wooded area where we was going to have the wedding. "I knew how Jason was before you got with him, I knew he shit people, I knew how he ratted on people. I thought he had changed over the years and he seemed like he had until you started showing up with bruises right then and there I knew he hadn't changed one bit but you was already caught in his web." He added.

"I was stupid and naive." I said. "I didn't want to listen." I added.

"You was young Bug...you didn't have your head tight on your shoulders, you thought you wasn't good enough for anyone else, but you wised up and grew up when you had that little man in there you had to. You remember when we had that talk?" Dad asked.

"You can't trick your mind and heart into making someone how you want them, you have to see the real them not how you want them." I said.

"Exactly...Norman has seen his fair share of hurt, pain and death. I'm pretty sure he get's mad just like everyone else, but underneath it all he's not fake what you see is what you get with Norman. No relation is perfect if you have it in your mind that it will be then you need to go in there and tell everyone to go home that there will not be a wedding tomorrow because you two will have your ups and downs like everyone else. I know you have had your doubts about everything, you girls grew up hard, grew up with basically nothing but you still made it you pulled thru it. You think why you, what have you done to deserve this. Out of you 3 girls you deserve every bit of this. I'm glad to see you happy I truly am because you have grown to be a wonderful strong woman and I'm proud of you." Dad said hugging me.