Unfaithfully

All Of Me

What would I do without your smart mouth?

The months had went by and soon it was August. Patrick and Lacie had had their ups and downs as anyone would, but they never gave up on each other. They had spent so much time together that each of them had things for themselves and their children at each others apartment.
Lacie called Patrick in a flurry. He answered on the 3rd ring.
"Hello?"
"Hey Trick. I need to talk to you."
"What's wrong baby girl?"
"I got an invitation to Elisa's wedding."
"Ok and?"
"It has both of our names on it."
"So? She wants us to come as a couple."
"I think there's a mistake." She said concerned.
"Lacie I really don't think so."
"Look can I just come pick you up so we can go talk to her?"
"Sure. There's really no need to talk to her about it though."
"I'm heading out the door now. Be there in a few."
"Ok sugar. I'll be waiting on you."

Lacie pulled her car up to the front of Patrick's building. He slid into the car and leaned over to kiss her sweetly. The moment was ruined by the chorus of 'Eeeeeewwwww' coming from the backseat. Patrick chuckled, "Decided to not walk today?"
"It's entirely too hot to walk today."
She put the car into gear and the headed toward Elisa's house. Once there, the kids jumped out of the car and ran to the front door, knocking on it excitedly. Elisa opened the door as Lacie and Patrick got out of the car. The kids squealed and hugged Elisa.
"Hey guys. Declan's in his room if you want to go play with him." She said.
"Yay!" Prue exclaimed as she and Max ran to Declan's room.
Hey Elisa! How are you?" Lacie asked once she and Patrick made it to the front door.
"I'm doing great! Didn't expect to see you two here." She replied hugging them both.
Patrick chuckled, "Lacie is paranoid and that's why we're here."
She slapped his arm. "I'm not paranoid, just confused."
Elisa invited them inside and closed the door. "What exactly has you confused Lacie?"
"Well Patrick and I haven't exactly made our relationship public yet, so I was wondering if maybe you made a mistake on your invitations."
"There's no mistake Lacie. I invited you two as a couple."
Patrick sat back looking smug. "I told you Lace."
She glared at him, then looked at Elisa worried. "Well don't you think that it'll be just a little bit awkward for people to see us together at your wedding?"
"Not really. Besides, all three of us have made amends and maintain a fantastic relationship. I want you two to be happy and I want people to see that you're happy together just like Mark and I are happy together."
Patrick took Lacie's hand in his, "What are you afraid of baby girl?"
"I just know that people are going to say awful things because I ruined your marriage."
Elisa put her hand on the younger woman's shoulder, "Listen to me Lacie. Mine and Patrick's marriage was over before you came along. I'm not bitter and I don't hate either one of you. You need to let go of this regret that you're obviously still feeling. You two are happy together. Mark and I are happy. Live life and tell anyone who has something to say to go to hell."
"Fine. As long as you don't think it'll ruin your day, I'll come with Patrick."
He smiled at Lacie, "That's my girl."

After an hour of visiting and pleading from the kids to spend the night with Declan, Lacie and Patrick drove back to his apartment alone together. She called Billie when they got there to let her know that she was staying at Patrick's place for the night.
Lacie plopped down on the couch and brought her knees up to her chest.
"What's the matter Lace?" Patrick asked concerned.
"I'm nervous. We've been able to hide our relationship from pretty much the entire world. This will be our first real function as a couple and it scares the shit out of me."
Patrick sat down and put his arms around her. "Sugar, listen to me. We have a chance to show the world that we're all happy. Let's take this opportunity to make the best of it. I don't regret a single moment of time I've ever spent with you. You are the one thing in my life, apart from my son, that makes me want to wake up everyday. I want the world to know how happy I am with you. If that means showing you off at Elisa's wedding, then so be it."
Lacie smiled at Patrick, "You make me so happy. I love you."
"I love you too Lace."