Rising Tide

Chapter 9

The next morning Autumn wakes up with red puffy eyes. Not a good look for a wedding, but oh well hopefully people wouldn't notice to much because they will be focused on Amy. She picks up her phone to let Amy know that she stayed with her brother and would meet her at her room with the girls dresses in 5 minutes. Once that text was sent she washes her face, gets Em dressed, makes sure her brother was okay for now. Then walks the short distance to her room.

Amy hugs Autumn as soon as she sees her. "Are you okay?"

Autumn shakes her head and looks at the two girls. "I'll tell you inside." She says as she unlocks her door. Once inside Autumn put the girls in her room so they could watch TV while she helped Amy dress and get ready, they would then dress the girls. Then Autumn would get ready.
Once the girls was occupied Autumn took Amy's dress off the hanger and slipped it over her head.

"Okay, now what the hell is going on. All this." Amy waves her hand at the girl in front of her. "Isn't just because that prick."

Autumn shakes her head and swollows. "Steven is dying." She chokes out. "He has cancer. This is his last cruise, when we dock he needs to go straight to the hospital. He doesn't have much time left." Autumn says, doing everything she can to not cry.

"Oh, God, and he's still performing my wedding?" Amy cries.

"Of course, this is one thing about his job he loves. And he really like you and Lou. Please Amy it will be his last one. Let him do this." Autumn cries finally.

"Oh Autumn." Amy hugs the younger girl. "What about you and Em?"

"I'm going to raise her. He's leaving everything to us, we'll live in his house, so nothing will change except he won't be there. And I have plenty of money from my endorsements and sponsors from when I was still diving. I had no reason to spend it. I'm actually quite rich." Autumn says. "Now let's get your makeup done. Then I'll soak my head and see if we can repair this damage."
After it taking them a couple of hours to get ready, Autumn finally has the chance to go see if her brother is dressed and ready. Entering his room she finds him slipping on his shoes. "I love seeing you in your formal captain's uniform, you look so handsome." Autumn says walking up to her brother kissing his cheek.

"My God, you're beautiful Autumn." Steven tells her. "Please be happy today."

Nodding Autumn links her arm through his as they walk out of the room. Autumn actually felt pretty for once in spite of the still puffy eyes. She was wearing a pale blue dress that showed off her slim curves perfectly, there was a slit up one one side that came up almost to her hip. It was quite low cut in the front too, to her belly button and the back dipped all the way to upper curve of her hips leaving her entire back exposed. Needless to say it was a very risqué dress which she topped off with 3 inch stillettos.

With this not being the typical traditional wedding Lou and Amy were already walking around talking to some of the people there to help them celebrate their wedding. Autumn waited until the very last minute possible for her and Steven to shown up, she didn't want her brother to get to tired and she really didn't want to see Harry.

Harry was sitting at the table with the girls, keeping them entertained while watching for Autumn to come in. When he finally saw he enter along with her brother, he about had a heart attack. The dress she was wearing wasn't leaving much left for the imagination, the front was cut so low you could see her belly button ring, and the slit in the side went all the way to her amazing hips. Thinking that was all Harry was about to stand up then, she turns and he suddenly plops back in his seat and his jaw drops, there was no back to her dress, it was cut so low he could literally see the dimples at the base of her spine. Then she turns again and that's when he notices it, even though she is stunningly beautiful, her eyes are puffy like she's been crying all night. He really needed to talk to her.