Bad Luck or Fate?

Chapter 82

"You know, it doesn't matter how many times I've done photo shoots, promos, magazine covers, things like that. Every time I do this, my cheeks always end up burning and then going numb after a bit." Jimmy said as Lloyd finished taking a set of pictures of us standing under a giant Oak tree that was a beautiful shade of red I don't recall seeing in quite sometime. I shuffled around in the fallen foliage of brilliant oranges, pinks, reds, and yellows, picking up my dress and looking up at my husband in just the perfect time as a leaf floated down to rest on top of his head. He glanced up at it and gave a tiny puff of air out of the side of his mouth, trying to persuade the leaf to leave its perch, but to no avail. I snickered as I let go of my dress with one hand and brought it up to take the leaf from his perfectly quaffed hair. "Yeah, well, maybe if you wouldn't use your fake smile." I smiled at him as I brought the leaf down, tickling his face before I let it fall between us. Jimmy smirked and kicked up a few leaves at me, showering me in colors. I laughed as they fell around me and he grabbed my hand and pulled me to his chest, intertwining his hands at the small of my back and grinning down at me. "Oh, I'm not fake smiling. I've just been grinning from ear to ear since you became Mrs. Breckyn Fallon." He took his time enunciating every syllable of my new name, appeasing his own desire to fulfill his need to hear it over and over again. His mother was right. He was going to be calling me by my married name all night. I looked down at my left hand that rested on his chest. My newly placed wedding band matched my engagement ring perfectly. I certainly wouldn't be complaining about that anytime soon. "Why? Are you fake smiling?" I looked up at him and got lost in his eyes for a moment. He squinted slightly and then grinned. He knew. "Absolutely not." I lifted my right leg and Jimmy shifted his eyes from mine down to the ground. "But these heels are a bitch, I'll tell you that much."

Jimmy grinned and looked up and past my shoulder. "Lloyd?" I could hear a shuffling of leaves but didn't turn to see his response. I just watched Jimmy's eyebrows raise as he nodded towards the garden behind him. "We're going to take a small break. Take a little look around in that garden back there. Catch a little breath. We'll come right back here in say..." He looked down at me and I shrugged slightly. "Ten.. fifteen minutes?" He watched Lloyd who I could hear changing the film in his camera. "No problem, Jim. I need to get a new roll in the camera anyways. I can look at your pictures so far, do a bit of editing in my head. Get a vision. Take all the time you need." Jimmy nodded in thanks and then intertwined his hand in mine. "What would you say to a little walk through the garden with your husband?" I smiled and squeezed his hand lightly before letting go and taking my dress into my hands. "I would love it." I started to walk when Jimmy put his hand up. "Ah. Ah. Ah. Allow me." He stepped behind me and lifted the side of my dress so that my feet were free from the lace and bulky material. He held it up in his hand and motioned forward with his free hand, his black silver wedding band glistening in the little sunlight that shown through the dissipating rain clouds. "Please. After you." I graciously and as gracefully as I could took a step forward and felt Jimmy's stare on me as we walked towards the beautiful garden in front of us. "This is a stunning dress. I knew you would look breathtaking but never in a million years did I think it would be as perfect as this. You look phenomenal." Jimmy said in a hushed voice as he followed behind me. I spotted a bench surrounded by thousands of gorgeous floral arrangements. I turned and pointed to it. Jimmy had to shift his eyes from my back up to where I was pointing. He raised his eyebrows and nodded, holding my dress up a bit higher as to not drag on the landscape around us.

We reached the bench and I turned and placed my hands under my bottom and pulled the fabric close to me to keep it smooth while I sat down. Jimmy helped me into a sitting position and handed me the train of my gown, which I sat in my lap as he took his spot next to me. He placed his arm behind me across the top of the bench and looked up and around us. "This really is a fantastic place for a wedding. I'm glad Drew found this place. Beautiful." I watched him take in the scenery and took the opportunity to soak it all in. Jimmy brought his head down and looked around us a bit more before meeting my gaze. I cleared my throat and pointed to his face. "How's the cheeks?" He chuckled and reached up with his left hand and massaged his chin and cheeks lightly. "Not bad. I'm starting to get feeling in them again. How's your feet? Do you need a massage or anything? I don't want you missing out on dancing tonight. It's a celebration and we are going to dominate that dance floor. There's three things Fallons can do. First, we can drink. Second, we can dance." He smiled as he held up his thumb and index finger. "And the third?" Jimmy gave me my favorite crooked smile. "Well, we make gorgeous babies, of course." He held up his middle finger to complete his trio. I laughed as I brought my right hand up to his and intertwined our fingers. "Of course." I played with his ring for a while, spinning it around on his finger with my thumb. Jimmy held his hand out and watched me do this. "So how was your day? What did you do?" I grinned and stopped spinning his ring and looked up at him. "Oh let's see. I woke up or should I say I decided to give up on sleep at around 6 in the morning. I played with Nick and Allie for awhile. Which, by the way, I can not wait until Winnie and Thomas are around their age. That will be fun. Hmmm. I ate breakfast, talked with Drew and your sister. What else happened? I feel like I'm missing something. Something big." Jimmy smirked at me as I sarcastically rubbed my chin. "Oh! I remember. I got married to this real handsome man. Tall, Dark, Handsome. You know the kind." Jimmy leaned back and clicked his tongue on the roof of his mouth. "Hmm. Well, that's really weird. I also got married today. Huh. Small world. We probably should have had a joint ceremony. Would have saved a ton of money." He shrugged and sighed. "Oh well. Next time. I suppose." I playfully slapped his arm and he leaned back against the bench again, a huge smile on his face.