Part 3: Nows your chance (Bridge Chapter)

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The bright daylight blinded Carla now as she felt her eyes flicker open, instantly as her body's reaction she squinted turning to face herself away from the window, although by doing this she clocked on to her fiancé who was sat beside her. Shouldn't he have been at work? What even was the time? Carla thought to herself.

"What did you mean Carla? Why can't you marry me?" He threw the question at her as soon as he had realised that she was awake.

"What are you on about Nick?" She groaned sitting herself up. "Can you get me a glass of water and some pain killers?" She asked him feeling a little more than just worse for wear.

"No Carla. I want to know what you meant when you said that you couldn't marry me?" He quizzed her using a firmer tone than he had previously done.

"I said that?" Carla asked him having no memory of anything that she had said or done last night. She hadn't told him had she? The thought of it crossed her mind.

'I'm sorry Nick I can't marry you because I have slept with your chef, oh and to twist the knife it was on your birthday that I happened to have forgotten about.' Surely she hadn't right?

"I'm waiting..." He frowned.

"Nick... I...." She started before she was interrupted.

"Do you want to marry me or not?" Nick questioned her bluntly wanting an answer.

"What kind of a question is that Nick?" She said shaking her head at him.

"It's a question you have failed to answer twice now, so?" Nick waited.

"Of course I want to marry you Nick, I don't know what I said but I really do." She reassured him.

"What was it you wanted? Water and some tablets?" He smiled lovingly as he stood up now making his way into the kitchen.

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