In Another Life

Chapter 71: Vicy

It was July first 1989, from how Rikki, Bret and Bobby have explained C.C. was doing better and was really wanting to see me, I sat in a Booth in a restaurant playing with my wedding ring as someone sat down in front of me. It looked like him but, I honestly couldn't tell "What happened to you? Run over a skunk and decided to wear it for hair?" I asked, with big eyes.

He rolled his eyes "What happened to you, the Clampettes have a yard sale?" He asked, motioning to my clothes with a smile I laughed "Might had" I said, tugging at my overalls. He smiled and put his hand on mine, I just stared at our wedding bands before pulling my hand away.

I sighed "You expect me to believe you have changed?" I asked, he nodded "Yep. I have been sober for twenty days, just like in the contract thing" he said, and ran a hand through his hair, I bit my lip.

"Just like that? Clean and sober? I don't believe it."

"Tori, I have been and I will be for you.. I-I would be anything or do anything for you. Your my only relationship since we we're both eighteen! Don't that count?!" He asked, I looked up at him.

"Maybe. I don't know. I'm just so-" I stopped remembering the times he hit me, and flinched when he went to put his hand on my cheek "Tori. Dont- don't do that. Please, I can't stand for you to flinch when I touch you."

I looked down and he lifted my chin up so I was looking him in his eyes "I love you" he whispered, i frowned and shook my head as i started to get up from the table and grab my purse he yelled across the restaurant " "I, Bruce Johannesson, take Victoria Mercury to have and to Hold, for better and for worse, until I die. No one is taking me away from her until then, that I am sure of. I love her with all me heart, ever since that day I accidentally knocked her down on the sidewalk in New York, I can't live without her."

I turned around and he grabbed my left hand in his intertwining our fingers "I love you more then guitars, beer, cocaine, Bret, Bobby or Rikki. I can't live without my Tori" he said, his voice cracking "Your the only girl i have ever truly loved."

I took a breath "I, Victory Mercury, take Bruce Johannesson to have and to hold for better and for worse, until one of us die. And even in the after life I will love him. True love will never die, and believe our love is true. When he smiles I smile, when I laugh it's usually cause of a joke he said" I smiled as he moved his head towards mine "I will love him forever."

"You better, Mercury" he said, and poked my lip with his finger I smiled and reached up on tip tow to bop my head against his head "That same rule applies to you, Johannesson." He smiled "You bet" he said, and kissed me.

I woke up in Bruce's arms, and sighed when he wrapped his other around me, the phone rang "Do I have to get up" he complained. And I no laughed as I got up fixing my tank top and I answered "Hello?"

"Vic? Its Rikki.. wait why are you at C... never mind. Uh, Mia is in labour and she wants you" he said, really fast "Be there in three!" I said and hung up as I rushed around for my band shirt and boots then my jacket as C.C. said "Whats going on, Tori?"

"Mouse is in labour."

He made a shocked face before putting on his clothes.