Queen's Clothes - Fashion/Office RP - [See #3243!!!!! and #1] {Apps always open}

[Anne_SC]

((I've got a question since I haven't really seen it. xD Can Delilah and Gavin just work sometime? Because they really aren't xD It's more like: Let's go to the office to not work. :P No offence, but maybe that would change the rp a bit.

I'm also thinking when to create the new one. Since we have LOOOTS of posts.))

[Slytherin-Girl]

((I don't think you can create a new one just because there's lots of posts. It says in the rules to only create new ones if there isn't one like it already. We should just continue with this one))

[DarkPhoenix]

((Delilah and Gavin aren't working because they're never given any work to do!))

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin watched Delilah reply to the email she had and he sat back, closing his eyes momenterily. He smiled to himself, so content and happy with the life he had fallen into and the girl he had fallen in love with

"If I do say so myself, I have excellent taste in women!" he laughed, winking at Delilah

He stood up and walked over to her, perching in front of her on the desk and placed his hand on top of hers on her stomach

"You'll be the most loved baby there ever was!" Gavin said to the child that was groving inside of his gorgeous fiance, "and all the other kids are going to be jealous of your uber-gorgeous mommy!"

[DarkPhoenix]

Delilah giggled and patted Gavin's hair. He's so sweet, she thought.

She grinned at him and put a finger over her lips. "Shhh... I'm going to show you something..." she said with a snicker. She pulled out a sketchpad from her desk. "This is one of my nice and non-creepy secrets," she whispered. "I'm a part-time art major and... well, in my free time, I've been doing some drawings. Just stuff to waste time, since we never seem to have anything to do."

She flipped open the notebook and turned the pages, revealing everything from cartoon versions of the QC staff, to elaborately sketched outfits. "Boredom is great inspiration, eh?" she said dryly.

Delilah passed the sketchpad over to Gavin, so he could get a better look. Then, she checked the Queen's Clothes website. "Eh, does anyone who works here even look at this?" she remarked.

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin took the sketchpad from Delilah and started flipping through it gently, taking in the beautiful drawings and cartoons that cluttered every page. As he explored more, he came to realise how talented his fiance was and how she had kept it a secret from him: probably from most people as it wasn't really something a 'rocker girl' would do

"These are amazing, you're really talented!" he breathed

He covered his mouth and tried to stifle his giggles at a rather unflattering cartoon of a redhead, clearly supposed to be Cecilia and clearly Delilah wasn't a great fan of hers. Gavin turned to the next page and examined the golden blonde hair of the drawing of the man on the page

"This me?" he asked, titling the pad so she could look, "any other drawings you've done of, or because of us?"

Art shows your inner most feelings, whatever is in your heart. It would be a tell-tale sign of how Delilah felt, whether she'd drawn them. He looked up at the website that was on her screen and rolled her eyes

"The only people that look at that are fans wanting an interview!" he said with a slight scowl

[DarkPhoenix]

Delilah, not taking her eyes from the website, nodded, and said to Gavin, "Yeah, there's a whole ton of drawings of us. Just keep going."

She clicked on a few images on the site to enlarge them, allowing her to get a good look at the clothing that the company produced. "My God, this is the stuff we're selling?" she muttered. "It looks nice, but the style... it would only be flattering on extremely slender women. For everyone else, it would just make them look clunky and awkward, not to mention pregnant," she remarked, indicating a pretty dress with an empire waist.

She clicked on another outfit. "And this suit is nice, but the pants could have been cut differently, or perhaps a variety of styles could have been made available. One style of pants does not work for everyone."

Delilah paused for a moment. These fashions seem to cater to only a narrow category. If we wanted to really expand business, what we could do is make clothes that suit a wider range-- larger women, curvy women, pregnant women, men of all shapes and sizes, and so forth! she thought.

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin continued through Delilah's sketchbook and smiled at the numerous drawings of the two of them together, a couple of him and a few gorgeous self portraits, portraying her as the beautiful woman she was. He gently placed the sketchbook down and walked over to stand behind her, looking at the screen

"You know Dee, you really know your stuff about fashion!" he began, watching her search through a few more items of clothing

He snatched her sketchbook back open and turned to a few of her drawings of outfits

"You could be a designer for this company," he paused, realising what he was about to say could change their relationship, "you should seriously try to become a designer instead of a secretary!"

[DarkPhoenix]

Delilah shook her head. "Nah," she replied. "First of all, no one would wear the stuff I'd come up with. Second, Cecilia wouldn't like that idea, except for the fact that it would mean that she'd get more time to try to go after you. Third, I do this stuff for fun. As soon as I have to do it as my job, it's no longer fun and interesting."

She leaned against Gavin and sighed. "But perhaps... perhaps you could suggest to Cecilia that if she wants to attract a wider variety of people, which would mean more money for the company, then she could start by having the designers come up with fashions that flatter more than just your typical model. It's not just the pretty people buying this stuff. We need stuff to make housewives and teachers and, hell, secretaries look good and feel good! Obviously, if you're a size twelve, something that was made with a size three in mind and simply enlarged for you wouldn't work to your advantage, now would it?"

She grinned at Gavin. "I'm sure Cecilia would love her company to make more money, but if the idea came from me, she wouldn't listen."

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin nodded and gently stroked Delilah's stomach

"You'd be an amazing designer!" he said, thinking about it, "and the money would be at least double what you're getting right now."

He paused and tightened his hold around Delilah, gently kissing her neck

"And you look good in anything you wear!" he chuckled, "especially wearing nothing at all!"

Gavin looked at his watch and let out a tiny giggle

"I wouldn't complain about seeing that again!" he laughed

[DarkPhoenix]

"Money doesn't really matter much," Delilah said. "As long as I have the important stuff-- food, shelter, and clothes-- it doesn't matter how much I make."

She laughed and gently poked at Gavin. "And you need to get your mind out of the gutter, mister," she teased. "Stop thinking such naughty things about me!"

Delilah giggled and fiddled with the necklace around her neck. Hey, Gav gave this to me... wow, that was a long time ago, though... she thought, smiling a little. She smirked to herself, remembering their first kiss.

"Hey, Gav, remember our first lipstick therapy session?" she teased. "You put lipstick on me specifically for that... and you ended up wearing it!"

Delilah smiled to herself. And that really nasty fight we had... but man, it was fun making up... our first time...

She blushed a little, hoping Gavin didn't know what she was thinking about.

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin laughed and tapped Delilah gently on the nose, smirking as he saw the tips of her ears go pink

"My mind out of the gutter!" he chuckled, "how about yours! I know you're thinking dirty things about us!"

He smiled at her shocked face, knowing she was wondering how he knew what she was thinking, but he just gave her a smug smile and ruffled her hair

"I know when you blush, the tips of your ears go red!" Gavin explained, "I know every inch of your gorgeous little body. That belongs to me!"

He smiled and held Delilah gently, letting his head droop onto hers and thought about their times together. The necklace, this lipstick, the fight, the first time, the roses, the 'I love you', the second fight, the second third forth fifth....time

"Lipstick therapy!" Gavin chuckled, reaching into her pocket to snatch her lipstick

He smeared it liberally across Delilah's lips and raised an eyebrow at her,

"I love lipstick therapy!" he laughed, "but the first time had to be the best!"

[Burnziiy]

"Why thank you" Amber said, smiling and following him outside and shutting the office door behind them.

"You know Aaron" she said, looking over at him as they walked down the hallway "It's nice to know not everyone, well apart for Delilah and Gavin of course, who works here isn't a total creep. You know that other secretary Chris? He used to date Cecilia and her gave some nasty interviews to the press after she nearly drowned. Well there were a few days where he just would not leave me alone. He kept trying to give me stuff and even followed me to my house. It was just plain freaky".

Aaron frowned. "Scum. Can you just imagine that is what they do for a job! They would have destroyed so many relationships and lives" They continued down the hallway until they reached the lift. "Change of subject, have you seen that new movie that cane out resently? I think it was called 'Bridge'. I heard it got very good reviews"

He walked into the lift and waited for Amber to join him. He wrapped his jacket around him tighter, knowing the icy wind outside. Aaron dug his hands in his pockets, inhaling a gulp of air.

occ: the movie mentioned, 'Bridge' was made up!

[DarkPhoenix]

Delilah grinned and teased, "Yeah, but that first time, we were mostly trying to tick off Cecilia. And since then, well... we've been ticking her off. Mission accomplished. Although I must say, even that first time, I thought you were one hell of a kisser!"

She leaned in close and gave Gavin a long, passionate kiss. "I love you, darling," she said softly. Then, she laughed. "I can just imagine it... bring our kid to work and say, 'Sweetie... this is where we think you were conceived.'"

She ruffled Gavin's hair, grinning. "We are so bad," she said.

We've come so far, Delilah thought. And in such a short period of time. And yet... it seems like eternity.

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin smiled

"Do you still think I'm one hell of a kisser?" he asked with a cheeky grin.

He wiped most of the lipstick off his lips with the back of his hand, and then reapplied some more onto Delilah's lips, gently stroking her cheek and neck as he did so

"Allow me to refresh your memory!"

Gavin pulled Delilah close to him and gave her a long and meaningfull kiss, varying the intensity so she gasped for breath when he let go. He chuckled and messed with her hair again

"Love you too babe, always have done, always will."

[DarkPhoenix]

Delilah sighed and closed her eyes, leaning against Gavin. "This company, for the most part, is terrible for my health-- the stress, the drama, and the boss! You're the best thing to come out of my decision to work here, and you're the only reason I bother to remain here, rather than transfer somewhere less stressful."

She frowned. "Cecilia is not running this company as well as she could be. Properly managed, Queen's Clothes could actually reach its full potential. Like I said, if the clothing variety expanded, a wider range of people would be attracted to the company's products, for one. I'm a secretary, and I can see that much. There's too much here that's poorly managed. For instance, Cecilia spends more time and energy pursuing you than she seems to on the company. You and I don't do much either, but that's because we are given nothing to do. Perhaps if you took more initiative, took advantage of your leadership position..."

She paused. Oh God, it sounds like I'm asking him to take over the company entirely! she thought.

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin laughed and tickled Delilah's stomach gently, closing his eyes

"Don't you dare transfer anyone else!" he said, tickling her again, "you'll have to sleep on the sofa if you quit your job!"

He considered what she'd said and paused for a moment, his brow furrowing

"I'd take advantage of my leadership position, if you didn't distract me so much!" Gavin teased, "waltzing in here in a short revealing dress and making me not able to take my eyes off you! It's hardly fair on me! Poor littke Gav!"

He smiled and poked Delilah gently in the ribs before settling his hands over her stomach

"Yea, I think that's a good idea," he began, "Cecilia really doesn't seem focused in wanting the best for this company. I'll go talk to her later."

Gavin sighed happily and gently massaged Delilah's stomach where their baby was growing, where their future was beginning

"Nervous about getting bigger?" he asked, "and what about the wedding? Do you want to postpone it?"

[DarkPhoenix]

Delilah placed her hands over Gavin's. "I'm not nervous about getting bigger-- it's supposed to happen. I'm more nervous about something happening to the baby. As for the wedding, I am not letting you postpone it-- we're going to have it while I'm still thin enough to fit in that dress!"

She sighed and leaned against him. "And you need to learn more self-control, Mr. Ruppetts," she teased. "It's partially your fault I'm like this now. Can't keep your hands off of me! You naughty thing!"

Then, she bit her lip, thinking about the company. "Oh, and when you talk to Cecilia about the suggestions, don't mention my name. If she knew they were my ideas, she wouldn't want to listen to them. I really pity the kid she's carrying, sweetie. Cecilia seems to be the kind of person who will fight you to the death over the smallest issue, just to make sure that she wins. She's like the Black Knight from that Monty Python movie. It's good to be determined, but when you have to worry about your health, along with the health of others, then, maybe it's good to lose occasionally. She doesn't seem to understand that."

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin nodded

"Cecilia still won't accept the fact that I'm yours and am happier than I've ever been that way. She sets her heart on wanting something, and she'll fight till the end till she gets it, no matter how many casualties she takes in the process!"

He paused and stroked Delilah's stomach again, nibbling into her neck

"As if you'd want me to keep my hands off you!" he giggled, "I'm just too darn alluring for you, you'd crack and beg me to kiss you eventually!" he teased

He chuckled to himself, moving his hands up from her stomach to gently stroke her breasts, and then moved them up to her neck and kissed her again

"You look gorgeous to me!" he breathed, "and nothing is going to happen to our baby. I'm going to get you the best doctors money can buy and I'm going to look after you. Night or day I'll be there, protecting you and our child. I promise."

[Slytherin-Girl]

"I don't know how they do it either" Amber said, joining Aaron in the elevator "I mean God, everyone knows I'm not overly fond of Cecilia, but I'd never do something like that".

She reached over and pressed the button for the ground floor. "No, I haven't actually. I've been so busy with all this work stuff it's ridiculous. Xander was mentioning something about it yesterday, and he said it was good".

[stylequeen_SC]

ooc: just a reminder guys. Anne said that the RP is now a minimum of 6 lines with each RP.

Attention Roleplayers! I made a decision about the posts, and I decieded that the minimun lines in a post have to be 6+. This is because, as a mod said before, we will have less posting and more life in the roleplay.

[DarkPhoenix]

Delilah closed her eyes and leaned against Gavin. Experience had been the best teacher, and it had taught her well about the type of woman that Cecilia was. She explained it in the best terms she could.

"She is the kind of woman who doesn't care about the number of casualties, as long as she wins the war. If she were a leader in a battle, even as she looked upon the last of her living soldiers, she would care about nothing except the victory she desired. To her, others are pawns, people who are only important, at least for the moment, if they are of use to her. To people like Cecilia, those who see through her are the worst kind of people, because they cannot be fooled by her. They are not taken in by her words. If she wants something, no matter whether she is meant to have it or not, she will do everything short of-- and possibly including-- killing in order to get it. She's like that kid from 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,' ready to throw a hissy fit as soon as she hears that she can't have the latest thing to catch her fancy. I've dealt with people like Cecilia my entire life, and all I can say is... I do not care for them one bit, and unless forced to interact with them, I try to avoid them at all costs."

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin nodded as Delilah spoke, sensing the deep hatred rooted in her voice, a side of her he hadn't seen before.

"I understand..." he said once she'd finished, "she isn't the most agreeable person to get along with. She knows exactly what she wants and she won't stop until she gets it, one way or another. That's why you two are always at each others throats, because you're stopping her getting what she wants at the moment and thats what annoys her the most. You're not letting her win."

He wrapped his arms around Delilah and pulled her onto the desk beside him, turning her so she lay her head in his lap. He smiled down at her

"But this time she isn't going to win. Nothing is going to take me away from you," he said, looking serious and stroked her cheek gently

"God knows what she got up to in New York!" Gavin breathed, "and god knows what's going to happen to her kid!"

[DarkPhoenix]

Delilah sighed. "You know..." she murmured. "Don't you think it's odd that she was gone such a short period of time, and all of a sudden, she's pregnant? Makes you wonder, eh? But the poor kid... not going to know his dad, and he's got a nutso mom. The kid's the one who I really feel sorry for."

She briefly placed a hand on her stomach. "That's something our baby won't have to worry about. It's just unfortunate that other children aren't quite so fortunate. I was once friends with this girl whose parents always reminded her that she had been an unwanted child. She... she ended up committing suicide in high school. My parents, on the other hand... well, they were disappointed that I ended up being an only child because, as you can tell, Mom loves kids. I guess that's why she's always been so enthusiastic about having grandkids."

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin nodded, thinking about Cecilia and let out a soft groan, feeling sorry for the hated bundle growing inside of her. He shivered a little and placed his hands on top of Delilah's, cradelling their baby

"That's awful!" he mumbled about the girl committing suicide, but chuckled when she mentioned her mother again

"Speaking of your dearest mother," he laughed, "when oh when am I actually going to meet her? I hope we can meet before the actual wedding day as, you know, she may congratulate the wrong guy!" he teased

He rolled up Delilah's dress so the soft skin of her stomach was on show, and he bent his head and kissed it gently

"Our baby is very much wanted. I actually can't wait for him or her to pop out, although, I know you won't be looking forward to that day quite as much as I am!" he teased, "don't worry. I'll hold your hand when you go through labour!"

[DarkPhoenix]

Delilah giggled, imagining her mother running up to every good-looking man present and saying, 'Congratulations on getting my daughter knocked up!' Out loud, she mused, "If she did that, there'd be a lot of really worried guys, scared that they got some woman pregnant..."

She grinned and stroked Gavin's hair. "Well, then, good news-- my parents are supposed to be by in a few days. It's really obvious that they're my parents... my mom's a tiny little redheaded woman with a really goofy personality, as you know, and my dad looks and acts like your typical middle-aged rock music fan. He doesn't really look like a lawyer. I grew up on the Eagles and Ozzy Osbourne, rather than fairy tales and nursery rhymes."

She snickered. "I am clearly not from a 'normal' family."

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin laughed and tickled Delilah's bare stomach gently, running his fingers back and forth

"You're family sounds amazing, I'll be happy to meet them!" he giggled

He smiled and kissed her

"Imagine if a guy came up to you and asked if he'd gotten you pregnant!" he teased

(( sorry for shortness and lameness ))

[DarkPhoenix]

Delilah giggled and gently pushed Gavin's hands away from her stomach. "If that happened, I'd say something like, 'Not that I know of.'"

She sighed and closed her eyes, imagining Gavin meeting her parents. Mom will probably go on and on about how fertile he must be, and how good-looking he is. Dad'll probably just grin and then offer to take Gav out for a couple of beers so Mom can spend some time with me. It'll be nice.

Then she frowned a little. I hope Gav's parents like me... she thought. His mom really scares me!

She shuddered a little, imagining an attractive older woman, yelling at her, 'You are not worthy enough for my son, you piece of trash!'

Ugh. My imagination doesn't even like me, Delilah thought.

[Oriana_SC]

((Anne, would there still be enough places for me to enter a model?))

((Thanks! :)))

[DarkPhoenix]

((There's two spots left for models.))

[Burnziiy]

Amber walked into the lift whilst responding to his comment. He watched her press the button which lead to the ground floor. He lifted his head up and fixed his bronze eyes on the level numbers above the door as the numbers went down, one by one. He listened to her voice, sweet and melodic. Aaron opened his mouth as if to say something, but nothing come out. He swung his head around to face hers, and only just managed to nod.

"Uh.." his voice was a whisper. The doors of the lift slid open, and he gathered up some words to speak, stepping out on to the reception area. "So, know any good cafes around here? I don't really live in the area" as he spoke, his voice quivered slightly but returned to it's normal pitch. He padded across the tiles with Amber at his side, making a clicking sound. The glass doors slid open.

A gush of wind swept over them, catching them unaware. Fine hairs on the back on Aaron's neck stood up on end, he shivered. "Left or right?" he spoke in between shudders.

ooc: It's great to have you join this RP Oriana! Looking forward to meeting your character *winks*

[Slytherin-Girl]

"Right" Amber said, fastening the top button on her jacket. She also pulled some gloves out of her pocket and slipped them on to keep her hands warm. She really was quite pleased to be around someone who wasn't involved in all the drama that had gone on at work.

She really would have liked to stay out of it all together, since all she wanted to do was her job. "But being Cecilia Queen's secretary means her business is your business", she thought, sighing slightly as she walked down the street beside Aaron "And besides, my friends are involved and I want t be there for them".

"I can tell you're not from around here" she said, turning to him and pointing at his coat "Most of us remember to bring thicker jackets than that this time of year. It's ridiculous the way the weather changes so fast".

[Burnziiy]

A smile stretched across Aaron's lips, amused at the remark as they walked through the crowed street. "Are you saying that you aren't cold? I should buy a coat like that," He winked playfully at Amber. "What store did you buy it from?"

His eyes wandered to stare at the footpath again. "Actually I prefer this area in the state. It has a better atmosphere than where I live, much better, apart from the weather". He laughed softly, and picked up his pace, eager to find a heated cafe to sit in.

I really don't care what cafe we sit in now, even if they have the worst tasting tea and coffee. I just want to get out of the cold. Aaron looked up again and noticed Amber was a few paces behind. He slowed and waited for her, still shaking violently. Oppsie. How rude of me to just run off infront! "Sorry, Mademoiselle. I'm in a rush to find a cafe".

[Anne_SC]

Cecilia woke up on her sofa.
Probably she fell asleep while she was doing some paperwork.
She then felt a big urge to throw up. She stood up and ran to the bathroom, where she threw up in one of the toilets.
She flushed the toilet and collapsed against the wall.
She closed her eyes. Nothing in her life ever worked out, so she decieded to keep the baby. She lay a hand on her stomach. It was going to be hard, no one was going to support her or be there. No one was going to congratulate her, and no one was going to help her.
A tear fell down her cheek as she rubbed her stomach.

After a while she finally stopped crying, but the tears were still stinging in her eyes. Maybe the baby could make her happy. Maybe...

((You can think of work they can do.))

[Slytherin-Girl]

"It's ok" she said, smiling "It is kind of cold".

Amber gestured just down the street and laughed. "It's right there anyway, so I don't have to worry about dragging an Aaron Popsicle back to work with me".

Then Amber gestured to her coat. It was a baby blue colour, with silver fake fur around the sleeves and hood, and came in tightly at the waist. " It's from Suzybella's , I got it from my mum as a congratulations present for getting this job. But somehow I don't quite think this would look good on you. Might wanna try shopping in the boy's department".


OOC: If you can make up movies, I can make up stores :P

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin laughed and placed his hands back on Delilah's stomach, tickling her gently and pulled up her dress again so her bare skin was on show. He bent his head and kissed her stomach softly again

"I can't wait to meet your parents!" he mused, gently stroking her stomach as he smiled down at her, "I hope its not a huge let down for your mum. She'll be thinking I'm gorgeous and everything, and then she'll actually meet me and encourage you to dump me!"

He chuckled under his breath, imagine the meeting between Delilah and his own mum. This is her? The one you threw away everything for? Did she crawl from a dumpster? His cheeks turned red from angry, angry at his own mind and almost yelled at the voice in his head.

Gavin laughed again, realising he was quietly going crazy

[Anne_SC]

Cecilia quietly walked away from the bathrom and began working again. Something not many people did these days.
How was she actually going to handle it all with the baby? She didn't even want to think about it.

She looked around. Maybe she needd to restyle her office, that would clear up her mind. Or look which room she can empty in her appartment. She needed someone. Someone which she could trust and depend on.
Not someone who would just leave when she needs him or her the most.
She coughed and started to do some research about a couple of things in the office.

She then stood up and walked over to the door, which she openend. She walked to Delilah's office, knocked on the door and walked in.
"Meeting" she said to Gavin, softly smiling, but still keeping it professional. Since what happened, she didn't want to do anything wrong.

[stylequeen_SC]

As his boss entered the room, Gavin pulled Delilah's dress down hastily so she was properly covered up, and then looked over at Cecilia.

"Meeting" she said

He rolled his eyes and slowly stood up, giving Delilah's hand a squeeze

"With all employees?" he asked, glancing nervously at Cecilia, "or just for the co-owners?"

[Anne_SC]

"Co-owners, it's about publicity." she said.
"Something wrong?" she asked, mentioning him rolling his eyes. She sighed, shook her head and walked over to her office, she waited there for him to arrive.
When he walked in she gestured him to take a seat.
"I want to change the website. Someone noticed a mistake and I asked Amber to figure it out but she hasn't yet. Old collection or something, he wasn't really clear." she began.
"Any ideas? Like the design of the website. The collection is taken care of."

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin looked back at Delilah, taking her into his arms and kissed her lovingly on the lips.

"I love you darling," he whispered into her cheek.

He then followed Cecilia to her office and sat down opposite her on a hard wooden seat, the seat he considered the best place for him

"Er actually.." he started, remembering what Delilah had said earlier, "I was thinking about updated the collection maybe. Get the designers working on stuff that will be flattering to the everyday women --not just stuff for our stick thin models."

Gavin paused and ran his hands through his hair, "as for the website. Maybe make it more appealing, so more people visit it."

[Anne_SC]

She smiled. "I just said that, it was an old collection."
She closed her eyes when she felt dizzyness and quickly stood up.
"I'll be right back." she said as her eyes widened. She quickly ran to the bathroom and threw up.
"Oh god..." she said as she stood up and washed her mouth. She flushed the toilet and walked back to her office.
"Sorry about that." she said.
"Oh, I got a job for you. Could you check the magazines to see what kind of publicity was good and what was not? Let's say for about... 10 years?" she smiled.
"Thanks, I really need to go now. Have fun with whatever you will do." she took her books and papers, put it in a bag and walked out.
"Bye" she called.

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin sighed and nodded, watching Cecilia gather up her books and papers and walked out leaving him.

It was so typical of her, anything to seperate him and Delilah

"Bye" he called after Cecilia as he made his way out of her office

He walked down the corridor, took the elevator back down to his floor and walked back to Delilah's office, knocking twice on the door before pushing it open

"Just checking you didn't have another man in here!" he teased, dashing over to her and kissed her passionately, swirling her round in his arms, "missed me?"

Gavin hopped up beside Delilah on the desk and pulled her close to him

"Anyway, we were talking about your mother and how gorgeous I am!"

[DarkPhoenix]

Delilah smiled softly and leaned against Gavin. "What man would want me except you?" she teased. "I'm a hideous pregnant woman!"

She laughed and stroked Gavin's hair. "I already sent Mom a few pictures of you, via e-mail, and she thinks you're even hotter than I was describing you. So, trust me... Mom thinks you look great. Your mom, on the other hand, will think I escaped from a freak show. The poor woman will have a heart attack, and it will be my fault!"

She grinned and hugged him tightly. "But that's okay, because only your opinion about me matters. What everyone else thinks is irrelevant."

She gazed up at her fiance. I love you, Gav. You mean everything to me. What would I ever do without you? she thought. You're the one thing standing between me and... well... all those bad habits and vices, that desire to just not wake up... all that stuff I dealt with back then.

[Burnziiy]

"Aaron popsicle? I don't really like the sound of that" he laughed and hugged himself to keep him warm. "Really? I quite like the colour blue.. but I suppose there wouldn't be a big enough size for me".

They came across the cafe within seconds. "After you," he held the door open for her, but it was obvious he was over doing the I'm-such-a-gentleman look. Aaron followed her into the small, cosy cafe. There was dim lighting, giving a bit of a warming effect. The smell of raosted coffee beans wofted through the air, enticing him although he didn't like coffee that much. His eyes wandered around the room, searching for a place to sit. "There's an empty table up the back" he spoke loudly, trying to talk over the chatter and clanging of mugs and cups.

[Slytherin-Girl]

"Good" she said, walking towards it and sitting down, Aaron following and sitting in the booth across from her "I'm sort of hungry now too. They make really good soups here, that would probably warm up the Popsicle".

Amber looked at him and snickered, pulling off her coat and her gloves and setting them down on the booth next to her with her purse. She didn't bother picking up the menus, she knew what she wanted to have already since she came to the Cafe often.

"So what made you want to work at Queen's Aaron" she asked, glancing around and looking for a waiter "I did it to help pay for school myself".

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin chuckled and stroked Delilah's arms fondly

"What man would want me except you? I'm a hideous pregnant woman!"

He laughed again and gave her a poke in the ribs, "and why would you be wanting other men to want you?" he giggled, "want a little on the side do you!?"

"I already sent Mom a few pictures of you, via e-mail, and she thinks you're even hotter than I was describing you. So, trust me... Mom thinks you look great. Your mom, on the other hand, will think I escaped from a freak show. The poor woman will have a heart attack, and it will be my fault!"

Gavin blushed and pulled Delilah a little closer to him, breathing in the soft smell of her hair

"I think your mum must be crazy! I'm not hot at all!" he said, "if I was I'd be a model not a manager! I think you're just seeing me through rose colored glasses!"

He laughed again

"And my mum will love you!" he said, biting on the inside of his lip, "just like I do! Although, I'm not sure anyone could love you as much as I do!"

[DarkPhoenix]

He laughed again and gave her a poke in the ribs, "and why would you be wanting other men to want you?" he giggled, "want a little on the side do you!?"

Delilah laughed. "Why would I want any on the side? You wear me out as it is!" She playfully poked at Gavin.

"I think your mum must be crazy! I'm not hot at all!" he said, "if I was I'd be a model not a manager! I think you're just seeing me through rose colored glasses!"

"I think you're hot. Mom thinks you're hot. And obviously, Cecilia thinks you're hot. I think you should trust the opinions of the women, in this case," she said, running her fingers through his hair. Ummm... so soft... she thought happily.

"And my mum will love you!" he said, biting on the inside of his lip, "just like I do! Although, I'm not sure anyone could love you as much as I do!"

Delilah frowned. "Nah," she said, trying to laugh it off. "They'll think I'm something that crawled out of the sewer."

They'll hate me, she thought sadly. They'll hate me and tell me to leave Gavin. I just know it. But I refuse to leave him. Gavin is MINE. And I belong to him. I love him, and nothing is going to make me leave him, for any reason. No person, no amount of money, nothing.

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin laughed and tickled Delilah gently in the ribs, then pressed his lips against hers. Fireworks...cupids singing...yep this is love

"I think you all must be crazy!" he chuckled, "but if you say I'm hot I'll take the compliment. Afterall, it comes from the most beautiful woman in the world!" he said, stroking her hair.

"Nah," she said, trying to laugh it off. "They'll think I'm something that crawled out of the sewer."

Gavin paused and then made a joke of it,

"If you look like you've crawled out of a sewer on our wedding day then next time I go dress shopping for you!" he teased, poking her in the side again, "and no, they won't hate you," he started, his tone becomming more serious, "and even if they do I won't care. Monster-in-laws! Right?"

But there's no way I'll leave her, he thought, stroking her cheeks softly, not now, not ever. Not even if someone pays me millions. Nobody is going to take me away from you.

[DarkPhoenix]

((Ehhh, I have to go. The power's out in the dorm, and my laptop is about to go dead.))

[stylequeen_SC]

[[ okay bye :weep: any idea of when you'll be back?? ]]

[DarkPhoenix]

((In about 4-6 hours.))

[Burnziiy]

Aaron just grinned at her. He breathed on his hands and rubbed them together to warm them up. His eyes dreamily difted across the room, interested in the type of people that came here. Amber's voice broke his trance.

"So what made you want to work at Queen's Aaron" she asked him. Aaron groaned quietly to himself. He placed his hands down on the table, and started drumming the table with his fingers.

"I failed my internship exam at the 'Royal Hospital', and I was completely screwed because the course cost me a stack of money," He looked down at the table. "So I took my first job opportunity at QC. I know a friend that works for this company in another state, she thought It would be a good option".

He shot Amber a look, not of any emotion as such, but to see her reaction. He usually got disgusted looks, or sympathetic ones. He like neither.

[Slytherin-Girl]

"Ohhhh" she said, trying to think of what to say "That must have been hard. My older brother is a lawyer and he had a few classmates who didn't pass the bar exam the first go around. He did of course, but I remember how upset they were about it".

Amber glanced around the room again, getting mildly irritated that there was no waiter yet. "So you think you're going to try again? I mean, you're obviously good at it if you went through med school and passed that. It would be a shame to waste all that time and effort".

[DarkPhoenix]

((BACK!))

Delilah wrapped her arms tightly around Gavin and stroked his hair. She smiled a little and said,

"Once upon a time, not so very long ago, there was a fair maiden who was given many advantages in life. But she decided that she would rather do things her own way, succeed on her own terms. So, she chose a path different than her parents would have liked her to take. Still, her parents encouraged her and didn't stop loving her. The maiden took many jobs, some of them low-paying, some of them unsavory, but she never stopped learning from life's experiences. However, she did many foolish things, some of which she wished she hadn't. So, she decided to change her life for the better, but to remain the same unique individual that she was. So, the maiden took up a humble position, what was essentially that of a servant, in a kingdom. But the new ruler of this kingdom was a cruel Queen who did not like the maiden, especially when this maiden, this fallen angel of a woman, caught the eye of the handsome prince. Now, this prince had flaws of his own-- he was a workaholic who had no time for starting a family or getting into relationships. But he fell in love with the maiden, almost overnight. The Queen did not like this. She tried everything to gain the prince's favor, but she failed. The prince and the maiden became more and more in love each day. And one day, the prince decided that he wanted the maiden to be with him forever. So, he proposed to her, and she accepted."

Delilah grinned. "And they lived happily ever after... although they still had to deal with the evil Queen. But it didn't matter, because they had each other, and that was enough."

[stylequeen_SC]

[[ awww!! that was so cute! an imaginative! anyway... ]]

Gavin smiled happily and tightened his arms around Delilah, resting his head against hers

"And they lived happily ever after..." he repeated, smiling down at Delilah

He smiled. She's mine and I'm hers and nobody is ever going to change that. We're going to grow old together, and watch our kids grow up and have wonderful lives. In two weeks I'm going to be the luckiest man alive

Gavin sighed happily and started to kiss Delilah's fingers, gently pressing his lips to each one

"You forgot the part where the prince knocked up the maiden!" he teased

[DarkPhoenix]

Delilah grinned. "That's in the version of the story that you don't tell kids. You're not supposed to tell kids about the part where the prince knocked up the maiden before they got married and didn't find out until they were engaged. It's because... uh... it's not very... um... magical!"

She snickered. "Then again, the original versions of fairy tales have always been rather... interesting. Like, in the original version of Snow White, the prince was going to take her... while he thought she was dead and in the coffin... to his castle! Makes you wonder what he planned on doing to her, eh? And in the original version of Cinderella, the stepsisters cut off parts of their feet so they could fit in the slipper. Gross. Not exactly something you want to tell kids about, eh? Oh, and in the original version of Sleeping Beauty, the prince knocked up the princess while she was asleep, and she gave birth while asleep! Creepy, eh?"

[Burnziiy]

Amber was restless and seemed to be searching desperately for a waiter or waitress. "Again, that means I would be spending heaps of money. If I got a scholarship, it would be a completely different story". He removed his jacket, feeling a bit warmer.

"Do they usually have waiters and waitresses?" Aaron raised one eye brow, a quirky expression. He turned his head, to watch the on-going traffic on the road outside, through the wide windows. He began to hum the guitar solo, of a song, to himself. Nodding his head to the beat. Dun. Dah-dun. Dah-dun. Dah-dun. Daaah-Dah-Dun-na-na-na-dah-dah... Aaron left Earth, and travelled to his own little world.

occ: sorry for the somewhat, weird post.

[Anne_SC]

((Finish rp...
Oh, and Cecilia isn't even that bad :s And whenever she tells people to do something they think it's because of Gavin. But hey! She's the boss, it's her job.))

[Slytherin-Girl]

"That's a shame. I hope you get one, or at least can figure something out" Amber said, gesturing for a nearby waiter to come over "If it's something you really want to do I'm sure you will".

She resisted the urge to yell at the waiter who finally came over, and both she and Aaron gave him their orders. The water scribbled them down and walked away, and Amber rolled her eyes at him. "They're lucky the food is so damn good here" she said "Because otherwise I'd probably go somewhere else".

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin chuckled and placed his hand back on Delilah's stomach, stroking her softly and slowly

"Look at you" he teased, smiling at her, "you're becomming a mother already! What happened to the moans about being too young?"

He pulled Delilah more closely into his arms, so their faces were inches apart and he could feel the hot breath from her mouth on his cheek. He stroked her stomach again subconsciously, meeting her gaze with adoring eyes

"Who knew the bad girl would make such an amazing mom!"

[DarkPhoenix]

Delilah kissed Gavin and sighed softly. My God, I love this man, she thought. Out loud, she said, "Well, one of us has to be mature, and since I'm the one carrying the extra life, it might as well be me, right?"

She laughed and playfully poked at Gavin. "Who knew that 'Rocker Girl' could actually settle down?" she joked. "I bet all my high school friends expected me to be the perpetual life of the party. Always drinking and hitting parties, blah blah blah. I'm sure my parents are proud of me for actually doing something normal with my life, for once."

-------------------------------

Outside the building, a chubby bespectacled redhead climbed out of the Rent-a-Car, followed by her brown-haired husband. "This looks like the place," he said. His wife nodded and peered at the photographs and the address she had written on a scrap of paper.

She grinned and leaned against her husband. "Bet she'll be surprised to see us here earlier than expected, eh?"

"Just remember to knock on the office door, honey. You remember how it was back when we were engaged."

The redhead snickered. "Those were good times. I think Dee was conceived by one of those special visits I made to your office."

The middle-aged couple laughed and walked into the building. Using the map they had been e-mailed, they located the elevator and rode it up to where Delilah and Gavin's office was. They stifled giggles before knocking at Delilah's office door.

"Open up! This is the Stanton County Sheriff's Department!" the woman called. "We've got you surrounded! Come out, but make sure your pants are up!"

Inside the office, Delilah giggled, recognizing the voice. "Oh no, they caught us," she laughed. She opened the office door slowly. "Hey, Mom. Hey, Dad," she said cheerfully. "You're a bit early, but come on in."

She turned to Gavin. "Honey, these are my parents, Trisha and Mitch," she said.

"Also known as the Psycho Wanna-Be Granny and the Middle-Aged Rocker," Trisha Stanton added.

[Slytherin-Girl]

(OOC: Gotta say, I love her parents. They make me giggle :P I see where Delilah gets her....Delilahness from LOL)

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin laughed and kissed Delilah softly on the mouth, holding her against his chest. They broke apart and he smiled, nuzzling against her neck

"Open up! This is the Stanton County Sheriff's Department!" the woman called. "We've got you surrounded! Come out, but make sure your pants are up!"


He giggled and watched Delilah climb off his lap, snatching her hand and gave it a squeeze before she opened the door.

"Oh no, they caught us, Hey, Mom. Hey, Dad," she said cheerfully. "You're a bit early, but come on in. Honey, these are my parents, Trisha and Mitch,"

"Also known as the Psycho Wanna-Be Granny and the Middle-Aged Rocker," Trisha Stanton added.

Gavin gulped anxiously and jumped down from her desk, standing stock still in the middle of the room. He fidgeted, attempting to smarten his hair and pulled his clothes into place, his heartbeat quickening. The middle aged couple looked the splitting image of Delilah: or should he say Delilah was the splitting image of her parents. It was clear where every side of her personality came from. It was Trisha especially that made him nervous: like she'd insist on a full strip-search and lie detector test before he'd be welcome into their family

"Hello Mr and Mrs Stanton," he said, gulping again, "Erm...I'm Gavin, pleased to meet you. I can see where Delilah gets her good looks from."

[Anne_SC]

Cecilia stared at the ceiling as the doctor looked at the screen.
"Miss Queen?" Cecilia looked at the her.
"Yes?"
"It's, well. Twins." Cecilia sighed.
"Ok, I wouldn't have chosen to have children you know, but I'm going to keep it ehm, them, and give it all the love I have possibly left."
"That's good to hear" the doctor said, and she smiled a little. "That's really good to hear."
Cecilia was silent for a long time, Twins... two cute little children, hard to raise alone but still twice the love.
"I need more space in my appartment though" she laughed. "It's luxurious but I don't have any room empty. I practically use it all." the doctor laughed too.
"You'll find something. But they will grow up and they'll ask for more room."
Cecilia smiled. "Ah well, we'll move by then. I mean, it's not like I don't have enough money. I'll find the perfect house for us. Can you Imagine it? A big house placed next to a lake so they can swim when it's hot. Two beatifull rooms with a view on the landscape and fully designed by themselfs."

[DarkPhoenix]

Delilah grinned and leaned against Gavin. "So, Mom, Dad, this is my parole officer. Kidding. Seriously, this is Gavin, your soon-to-be son in law."

Trisha hugged Gavin tightly, while Mitch gave him an affectionate punch on the shoulder. "Welcome to the family, sweetie," Trisha said. "Mitch and I are a little insane, but if you can handle Dee, you should do fine."

"I think I'm the one who made them insane," Delilah remarked, messing up her dad's hair.

"Probably. But at least it's been fun. You were such a cute baby, sitting in your playpen--" Trisha started.

"--And singing along to my Ozzy albums," Mitch finished. "You were probably the only baby in our neighborhood with a Black Sabbath onesie."

Trisha put a hand on Delilah's stomach. "Ohhh, I can't believe you're going to be a mom soon, Dee." She peered closely at Delilah, then lightly pressed at her stomach. She smirked a little and whispered to Mitch. "Ten bucks says I'm right," Trisha told Mitch. "Nah, I'm still going with what I said," Mitch replied.

"Mom, are you making a bet to see whether or not my baby's going to turn out to be the devil incarnate?" Delilah asked.

"No. Just a bet about the pregnancy in general. How long you'll be in labor, how many babies you'll pop out, and what gender the offspring will be," Mitch replied. He turned to his wife. "Hell, I'll pay you forty if you're right."

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin took a step back and happily watched Delilah and her parents share memories together, Trisha getting overly excited about their child. He chuckled, putting and arm around his fiance's waist and smiled at her parents

"Twenty bucks says the baby will be the most gorgeous thing we'll have ever seen, because it'll look like its mommy!" he said with a grin, ruffling Delilah's hair

He turned to face her parents and nodded his head

"Thank you very much," he said, his cheeks turning red, "you seem like the type of parents a kid dreams about having! I'm sure I'll love it in your family."

Gavin's face flushed red again and he buried it in Delilah hair. Eventually he looked up again at Trisha

"You guys are coming to the wedding right?" he asked, "go on Dee, show her the ring..." he laughed, nudging Delilah gently with his elbow

[Anne_SC]

((What do you think of a website dedicated to QC?))

[DarkPhoenix]

Delilah giggled and held out her hand, showing the ring to her parents. Trisha let out a squeal of delight. "Oh my God, it's gorgeous!" she gasped. She poked her husband and said, "Honey, how come you didn't get me one like that?" "Because one of the kids at your job would have stolen it," Mitch replied.

"Of course we're coming to the wedding," Trisha said to Gavin. "Why wouldn't we?"

"So, when do we get to meet your parents, Gavin?" Mitch asked. He snickered a little. "I'm sure they'll be thrilled to know Dee's parents are weird rocker-hippie nutcases."

"Don't be so hard on yourself," Delilah said. "You've been good parents to me. Both of you. And you let me go out on my own and become my own person, which is more than I can say for some parents."

"Yes, so we've heard," Trisha murmured. "Which reminds me, I still can't believe Felicia Queen passed the company on to Cecilia. Bad move."

"Why's that?"

"All the stuff that's been in the papers about the company. None of that junk was in there when Felicia was the head of the company. She's a good woman, by the way. I went to school with her for a few years," Trisha replied. "Her and Cecilia's dad. And you told me in an e-mail the other day that the good boss is pregnant now. I wonder how Mommy Dearest will take it."

"Trish, be nice," Mitch replied.

"Fine, fine. I'll be nice," Trisha responded.

Delilah stared at her mom. What the hell does Mom have against the Queen family? she thought.

[stylequeen_SC]

ooc: I like it :P I'd actually like pics or a map or something of the actual building. That would be cool :P

[Anne_SC]

((Yeah, that's what I mean, a roleplay forum all about QC, so you can register more characters and stuff, it'll be easier for people to roleplay with eachother etc.))

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin laughed and gulped again at the mention of his parents. He squeezed Delilah gently, alerting her that he needed her support

"Erm...my parents are coming to the wedding, so you'll probably meet them there. My dad is such a gentlemen: probably playing golf all the time, however he's a very nice man. Mum is...a little crazy. Very conservative. I'm sure you'll...get along?" he replied, beginning to laugh a little

His head shot up at the mention of Cecilia, letting out a little groan. Why did she always have to come up? All it did was muck up their relationship and dirty the water.

"Do you know the Queen family?" Gavin asked Trisha curiously, "I hadn't realised. Old college friends?"

He turned to Delilah and gently kissed her neck, cupping his hands around her stomach

"I love you," he whispered quietly, smiling down at her

[stylequeen_SC]

ooc: I'd prefer just to keep the RPing here

[DarkPhoenix]

Delilah squeezed Gavin's hand. Relax, she thought. It'll be fine.

"All I'll say, with regards to the Queen family, is that I went to school with your boss's parents, and I'd rather not do that again," Trisha replied. Mitch nodded.

Wow, maybe it's genetic or something, why Cecilia and I don't get along, Delilah thought.

"So, moving on," Delilah said, trying to sound cheerful. "You'll probably meet Gav's parents the day of the wedding. Don't let them scare you too much, although I'm sure they're lovely people. I hope."

It'll turn into the wedding from hell... or Jerry Springer. Something like that, she thought.

[Anne_SC]

((Hmmm, I'm going to think about it.))

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin smiled and tightened his arms around Delilah

"My parents scare everyone," he said with a chuckle, "but once you get to know them: once they let their barriers down, they're wonderful. Especially my dad. He'll take you out golfing at our private golf course, and plenty of rides in his helicopter I'm sure."

He kissed the top of Delilah's head. The wedding will go fine babe. And you'll look so gorgeous, he thought, hoping somehow she'd understand his thoughts. He couldn't say stuff like that in front of her parents. Either he'd be marked off as soppy, or a creep. Or just a complete idiot. No, he had to mind his footing for now. Didn't want to irritate them in any way

"Less that two weeks now!" Gavin said, squeezing Delilah excitedly, "Mrs Stanton, would you like to help with planning or anything? I know how mothers can be!"

[Anne_SC]

((When is the wedding actually?))

[DarkPhoenix]

Trisha laughed a little. "Help with the wedding? Honey, I'm a bad one to ask for that-- Mitch and I got hitched in Vegas."

"It's true. We went on vacation there for about a week, and while we were there, we decided to get married," Mitch added.

Delilah raised her eyebrow. "Was this before or after you got pregnant with me?"

"Before. You were probably conceived a few weeks later, when I was visiting your dad at his office," Trisha replied.

"So, that's where I get it from," Delilah muttered to Gavin.

"But I'll be happy to help in any way I can," Trisha said. "What do you need? Food? Decorations? Money? Location?"

Delilah glanced over at Gavin. "What do we need?" she asked him.

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin laughed and looked back at Delilah and her mother

"About everything!" he said with a chuckle, "I'm afraid I'm not the most organised person. I'll pay for the wedding, of course, I haven't asked Dee yet but..." he paused and smiled down at Delilah, "I was thinking about having the wedding in the park. There's a lovely one just around the corner, or even the beach. I'd love an outdoor wedding."

He pursed his lips and rubbed his forehead,

"Yea so we really need everything at the moment. So far we have a groom, a bride, a dress and two rings," he laughed

[DarkPhoenix]

"Yeah," Delilah said, poking at Gavin. "We don't even have a solid wedding date picked out. But with all the stuff that goes on here, it's hard to pick a date for anything, because stuff... well... comes up. The location sounds nice, though."

"I bet it does," Trisha said with a wink. "Seriously, though, it sounds pretty crazy. So, we'll need food, music, decorations, and all that other good stuff. So, here's what we'll do-- Mitch, you and Gavin go and try to find some kind of food. There's a bunch of catering services in the phonebook, and I think there's a few in this area, a few blocks from here. Also, try to book a band or find a DJ. Also, you'll need someone to actually marry you two, so... uh... take care of that. Dee and I will go shopping for decorations and flowers and stuff like that. And we'll try to track down enough chairs and tables for everyone."

Trisha grinned. "So, how does that suit everyone?"

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin laughed and nodded, holding up a hand to his head in a salute

"Here for five minutes and already taking over," he teased, walking over to Trisha and gave her a warm hug

"Speaking of suits, I still need to get one," he laughed

He took out his cell phone and dialed up his assistant, telling her what they needed and when and recieved any numbers necessary. He then turned to Delilah

"We can certainly see where you get your office rompi-ness from" Gavin joked in a whisper, "it's genetic. You think the best place for lovemaking is an office!"

He quickly hurried across the corridor to his office and took out the boxes containing the two wedding rings he'd had since he turned 21. He then ran back to Delilah's office and showed them to her

rings: http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:xNjVz1UetjXxPM:http://www.biblicalgallery.com/GALLERY/IMG/DNRT001R.JPG
if you cant see they say: "I am his" and "I am hers"
:D

[DarkPhoenix]

((Niiiiiiiice. And now I have to go for a few hours... maybe. Someone's supposed to be covering the shift today, but I don't know if she starts today or not.))

Delilah grinned and admired the rings. "Awesome. It's good for the kind of people who don't get that we belong to each other and don't share well with others!" she joked.

Trisha laughed. "Great idea." She grabbed Delilah's hand. "So, come on, Dee. We have some shopping to do. You boys can get to know each other. I want to spend some mother-daughter time with Dee before she becomes an old married woman," she said, winking at Gavin and Mitch. "Don't get plastered," she added, leading Delilah out.

Delilah laughed as she and her mother stepped into the elevator. "Mom, you are such a psycho," she teased.

"Well, apparently, the nut doesn't fall far from the tree," Trisha joked.

"So, what do you think I'm having?" Delilah asked.

Trisha leaned over and whispered her response to Delilah. Delilah snorted and said, "Nah. That's very unlikely, Mom. Besides, that's... well... like I said, unlikely."

Delilah and Trisha stepped out into the lobby and headed outside. "Let's go decoration-crazy!" Trisha said, leading Delilah to the Rent-A-Car. "We had to rent one... your Dad crashed the car the other day."

"How did that happen?"

"...He was trying to kill a fly!"

They climbed into the car and drove away to the nearest decoration store.

[Anne_SC]

Cecilia walked out the doctors office smiling. Twins didn't even sound so bad.

Gavin! Gavin! I know we're in a fight (Not that I want to be in it) but I just need to tell you! It's twins, i'm going to have twins! And I think it's awesome!

C.
She messaged. She got in her car, still smiling and drove to the office where she stayed at the welcoming room and sat down on the 5 meter long sofa. She was still smiling and couldn't stop. It was so strange that she suddenly wanted to have them so bad.

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin laughed as Delilah began to leave, he spun her around and gave her a movie star passionate kiss before she left. He then turned and grinned at Mitch

"Let's get going then!" he laughed

Two hours later they had finished all they were supposed to, booking a swing band for the reception a whole army of caterers and a nice white suit for Gavin. As they drove back to the office in his silver convertible, they passed a bar

"Fancy going in for a while?" Mitch asked

Gavin smirked, a mischievious glint in his eyes

"You're on!"

The two men walked into the bar and sat down, ordering themselves a bottle of beer each and sat down to talk. It appeared they had much more in common than at first assumed, and pretty soon they were bantering with each other like old mates

"Another one!" Gavin slurred, holding up his fourth empty bottle to the barmaid, "and one for my soon to be father-in-law too!"

He laughed and downed his fifth bottle of beer, almost falling off his seat. It had been a long time since he'd got himself this drunk: just over two months actually: the day before he started with Delilah. His cell phone buzzed and he took it out, looking at is as though he couldn't see

Gavin! Gavin! I know we're in a fight (Not that I want to be in it) but I just need to tell you! It's twins, i'm going to have twins! And I think it's awesome!
C

Gavin laughed under his breath, blinking a couple of times and yawned widely, getting himself another beer

Congratulations. Why are we in a fight again? Twins is cool. Yea.
-Gav R

He then his send (after a couple of tries and fails) and slumped forward, his head on the bar and was out for the count.



[[ aww okay bye :weep: xxx ]]

[Anne_SC]

((Hmmz xD Want to edit your post with him reading the message? :o Ooh and I send you the avvie))

[stylequeen_SC]

ooc: sorry I just saw that. Editing...

[Anne_SC]

Cecilia got his message.


Congratulations. Why are we in a fight again? Twins is cool. Yea.
-Gav R

She laughed and send a message back.


I thought you were angry. :P Ah well, I just need some more room now. That mean's emptying existing rooms!
C


She walked over to a coffee machine and took some hot chocolate, which she sipped fast since she was really thirsty. The hot liquid relaxed her a bit, and she leaned back on the sofa.

[Anne_SC]

Soon there will be a fashion show ^^ Just need to do a couple of things and stuff.


((Oh, Nikki, I send you two messages ^^))

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin's head lifted as his cell phone vibrated, and he took it out

I thought you were angry. Ah well, I just need some more room now. That mean's emptying existing rooms!
C

He sighed heavily and typed a reply, hitting the wrong buttons and not bothering to proof read.

Aqwesome. Thats soudsn like a blast. Woop

He then sat back on the bar stool and almost fell off, looking over at Delilah's father who seemed just as wasted as he was, and he laughed

[Anne_SC]

She got his message and she laughed. He was probably drunk OR in a really dark room.

You've been having some fun haven't you?
C

She walked out of the building as it was already getting late and got in her car. She drove home and walked into her appartment, immediately opening the door to a room wich would soon be the room of her two children. She smiled softly as she started emptying it.

Once it was empty she laughed and placed a little bed in it.

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin looked up again as his cell phone vibrated again and he let out a loud moan, causing most people to turn around and look at him. He sighed and checked his message, groaning again when he couldn't quite read it

You've been having some fun haven't you?
C

He laughed loudly once he read it, and hurriedly hit a reply, looking over at Mitch to punch him on the arm, laughing again

Fun. Is thas what this is! Where aer you anyway. How am I tlakin to you?

His head then dropped onto the bar again

[Anne_SC]

((LOL!))

Her phone vibrated and she took it out of her pocket. She read his message.

I'm home, it's like everyone is taking their own day offs. Oh, and i'm talking to you by messages on a telephone Gav.
C

She laughed and shook her head. She quietly placed a blanket in the bed and then put in the other bed.
"I wonder what he's doing" she said to herself as she also placed a blanket in that bed.
Hehe, unbelieveable.
She walked out of the room, turned the light off and closed the door behind her.

[DarkPhoenix]

Delilah and Trisha finally finished shopping. The backseat of the car looked as though a department store had exploded inside it. Trisha stopped the car by a bar. "How about we have a few?" she suggested. "Mom, you're probably the only mother in the world who'd suggest that. But okay. But just one, and it's going to be a mild one, got it?"

They walked inside, and Delilah immediately spotted Gavin and Mitch. She wrapped her arms around Gavin. "Guess who," she said, grinning.

Trisha leaned over to the bartender and said, "Cosmo for me, and... eh... chocolatini for my daughter."

"Coming right up," the bartender said, raising an eyebrow. He mixed the drinks and passed them over to Trisha, who handed him some money.

"Keep the change," she said, walking away with the drinks.

[Anne_SC]

As she walked over to the sofa, she got a message.

Miss Queen, we have a problem!
There's someone at QC who shouldn't be there,
We're now outside and we think he's going to steal something.
The building is locked and we need to get in.

Cecilia's eyes wideneed and she quickly grabbed her keys.
Once she arrived at QC she ran over to the others.
"I'm going inside." she said as she put the keys in the doors and ran in.
It was dark inside and she was scared, but there was no way someone was going to steal anything.

There was no one in the main hall, so she walked up the stairs slowly.
But then... she got knocked over.


To be continued.

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin felt arms being wrapped around him and he started shouting, flailing his arms in the air. Once he saw Delilah he calmed down: but only a little.

"Heyyyy baby!" he said, flashing her a very wide smile, "I haven't seen you in like...agees!"

He looked over at Mitch and grinned at him

"This dude is like, seriously cool!" he said with a chuckle, "he's told me all these great..."

Gavin was then very silent. His face turned pale and he bolted for the restroom, only just managing to reach the toilet before he was violently sick


[[ lovely :yech: ]]

[DarkPhoenix]

Delilah groaned. "Daddy, why did you get my fiance all tanked up?" she scolded Mitch.

"Eh, not my fault the dude can't hold his liquor," Mitch slurred.

"Honey, you're tanked, and you'll have a terrible hangover tomorrow," Trisha scolded.

Delilah peeked into the bathroom, at Gavin. "You okay, sweetie?" she asked. "I think you forgot-- I'm the one who's supposed to be sick and puking, not you. I think you're going through all the pregnancy symptoms instead of me," she joked.

She stepped into the bathroom and stroked Gavin's back. "Dad should have known better, but... eh... he can be a jerk sometimes."

Delilah kissed Gavin's hand. "You'll be okay. I just need to get you home, so you can sleep off your drunkenness, and no arguing with me. Got it?"

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin looked up as Delilah walked in, and he put his arms around her, quietly sobbing into her shoulder

"I...don't...know...why...I'm...crying!" he sobbed, moving his head again and started laughing softly

He hugged Delilah close to him and the two of them walked out of the bathroom and back into the bar

"I think we should go home," Trisha said, looking anxiously between Mitch and Gavin.

He nodded and kissed Delilah's nose gently

"Where's home?" he asked, staring out into space

[DarkPhoenix]

Delilah groaned and helped Gavin up. "He's tanked," she announced to her parents. She reached into Gavin's pocket and pulled out his keys. "I'm driving," she told him.

Trisha nodded and dragged Mitch out of the bar. Delilah wrapped an arm tightly around Gavin and led him to the car. She helped him in and buckled the seatbelt. Then, she climbed into the driver's seat and started up the car. She began to drive back to their house.

"Darling," she said. "Home is where we live. Just sit back and relax. We'll be there soon enough. And then I'm going to kill my dad. Why the hell did he have to go and get you tanked like that?!"

She reached over and gently squeezed Gavin's hand. "It'll be okay."

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin smiled at Delilah, blinking a couple of times as he managed to keep conscious. It wouldn't be long before he had lost it completely and passed out: but he managed to keep his eyes open, mainly because of her hand in his

"So like, you actually care about me?" he asked, lolling his head backwards on the seat and shut his eyes again, "wow that's awesome!" he mumbled

His cell phone vibrated again and he moaned loudly, handing it to Delilah

"Could you deal with this babe" he asked as they pulled up outside their house, "it keeps making noises and stuff."

[DarkPhoenix]

Delilah groaned. "Christ, you are plastered," she muttered. "Gavin, I pretty much have to care about you, since we're engaged and all that crap."

She took the cell phone from him and flipped it open to read the message:

I'm home, it's like everyone is taking their own day offs. Oh, and i'm talking to you by messages on a telephone Gav.
C

"Meh, it's from Cecilia," she remarked, pocketing the phone. She opened the door and unbuckled her seatbelt. Then, she hurried over to the passenger side and opened the door, then unfastened Gavin's seatbelt. She pulled him up. "Come on, babe. I'm going to get you in bed, and not in the fun way you're thinking. You need sleep."

She led him over to the door, hurriedly unlocked it, and helped Gavin inside. She led him to the nearest sofa. "Now you're home and safe," she said soothingly.

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin smiled and lay down on the sofa, not letting go of Delilah's hand

"Please stay with meeee!" he begged, widening his eyes at her 'puppy dog' fashion and pouted his bottom lip, "I want you to stay."

He lay back and shut his eyes, slowling slipping almost into consciousness and then looked back at Delilah

"You don't have to do anything with me" he said, beginning to giggle uncontrollably, "I just want you to stayyyyy!" he said softly

He ran his dirty hands through his even dirtier hair and smiled sheepishly at Delilah

"And I'm not plastered! I'm perfectly fine! In fact I feel great! Lets go for a run!" he said excitedly

[DarkPhoenix]

Delilah sighed. "You're lucky I love you so much," she muttered, sitting next to Gavin and cuddling him. She took a good look at his hands and hair. "You're filthy. Whatever the hell you did, don't do it again. You're taking a shower, mister." She sighed. "And I guess I have to join you, to make sure you don't hurt yourself."

She eyed Gavin. "I swear, I think you did this on purpose. What a way to get me out of my clothes," she muttered.

She carefully helped Gavin up and led him to the nearest bathroom in the house. She pulled a little plastic stool into the shower, so he wouldn't have to stand up. Then, she undressed Gavin and then disrobed, occasionally slapping away one of his hands. "Not now, Gav. It's bad enough I have to play 'Mom' to you right now," she said.

Delilah helped Gavin into the shower and onto the stool, and then turned on the water. She scrubbed his hair vigorously, and then wiped his face. "You're lucky you have me to take care of you," she said.

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin sat on the stool and let the water run over him, beginning to sober him up. After a couple of minutes he was beginning to come around

"I'm sorry" he managed to stammer out, looking up at Delilah sadly, "it should be me helping you: not the other way around."

He sat under the water for a few more minutes and then stood up, wrapping his arms around Delilah

"I think I'm gunna be sick!" he said abruptly, pulling away from her and knelt over the toilet.

Gavin sat back after a moment and wiped his mouth, tears beginning to stream down his cheeks. He feared to turn around, in case Delilah had up and left him

[DarkPhoenix]

Delilah knelt beside Gavin. "Poor baby," she whispered, hugging him. She stood and walked over to the sink and filled a cup with water. She handed it to him. "Here, rinse your mouth out," she said.

She wrapped her arms around Gavin. Dad, I swear, I am going to kill you for this, if Mom hasn't already, she thought. Hey, little one, guess what-- you might not have a grandpa by the time you get out, because Granny or Mommy might kill him first!

She sighed and stroked Gavin's hair. "I'm not going to leave you, don't worry. I'm just frustrated and ticked off at my dad. Now get back in the shower so you can clean up."

She stepped back into the shower and watched Gavin, waiting to see if he'd join her.

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin sighed and stood up, covering his modesty with his hands as he stepped back into the shower with Delilah

"I'm not plastered!" he insisted, sitting back down on the stool, "and don't blame your dad. I drunk the freakin beer!"

He laughed again, not sure why he did and then his cheeks turned red

"I love you" he said, looking up at Delilah through the water, "I'm sorry I've done this to you."

He sighed heavily and blinked a couple of times. He couldn't hold it anymore. His eyes closed and he crashed to the floor

[DarkPhoenix]

"Christ, not again," Delilah sighed. "Time to break out the bartender skills-- The Amazing Drunk Lift."

She carefully hoisted Gavin into a somewhat standing position and pulled him to one of the guest bedrooms. She dragged him over to the bed and eased him onto the mattress, laying on his side. She pulled the blanket up to his waist, to keep him "decent."

Delilah thought a moment. "Oh yeah," she muttered. She turned the shower off and grabbed a wastebasket. Then, she hurried back to the bedroom. She took a good look at Gavin. "Damn it, I don't know what to do now. Do I let him sleep it off, or call the ambulance, just in case he got a concussion?!"

She called an emergency hotline and said, "Hello, my fiance got drunk and passed out in the shower, and I think he might have hit his head. What should I do?"

[stylequeen_SC]

[[ heehee I'll play the emergency hotline :P ]]

"Hello, my fiance got drunk and passed out in the shower, and I think he might have hit his head. What should I do?" Delilah asked

The women on the end of the phone raised her eyebrows, as if doubting the story the other woman had told her. It sounded like they'd had too much fun to her, but she needed to do her job: no matter what she thought of the people on the other end

"Yes. I'd leave him to sleep it off" she replied, "try and get him to come around, and if you can't get anything out of him after twenty minutes, call for an ambulance. As he may have alcohol poisoning and that could be fatal. Also make sure he doesn't choke on his tongue as that could kill him also. Oh and keep checking his breathing: you know, make sure he actually is breathing"

The woman sighed to herself

"Have fun!" she added with a nasty grin, and then hung up the phone

[DarkPhoenix]

Delilah sighed and put the phone down. "Try to get him to come around?" she muttered. "This'll be a blast."

Oh God, what if he dies? she thought. No, Dee, don't panic. It's not going to happen. You just need to get him to wake up. Try to remember everything you learned...

She walked over to the bedroom and peered at Gavin. "Gav, you are going to kill me for this, but one of my friends taught me this," she muttered. "So, even though you can't hear me, I'm sorry, in advance."

She leaned over and brushed his hair away from his ear. She took a deep breath and then bit down on the earlobe as hard as possible.

Isn't that what my boss taught me? The easiest way to rouse someone is to inflict pain, and one of the easiest ways to do that is to bite down on the earlobe, she thought, trying to remember. I hope it works, because I don't think he'd like it if I started poking at him with sharp objects...

[stylequeen_SC]

[[ lol that last line made me laugh :P ]]

Gavin felt like his ear was on fire. The pain was spreading across his ear and into his head, sending shooting pains across his forehead and down the bridge of his nose. His eyes remained closed though, as though locked together by the effects of the alcohol. His ear pulsed, sending more pain firing through his head and he suddenly sat bolt upright

"What the f*k!" he swore, "what...?"

His hand flew to his ear and his eyes began to water, his other hand reaching to his head which was equally as painful and a lump was beginning to form where he'd hit the ground

"Delilah?" he said confused and hurt, "what the hell?"

[DarkPhoenix]

Delilah sighed. "Sorry, but it was either that or death, honey. I had to wake you up some kind of way."

She looked at Gavin. "So, uh... you'll hate me for this, but I pulled a Tyson on you, minus the whole 'bite part of the ear off' thing."

She bit her lip, looking a little fearful. Is he going to get violent now? she thought, her eyes scanning the room for weapons that she could use for protection. Please don't let him get violent.

Delilah held her hand out to help Gavin up. "Come on, let's get some ice on that ear. On that big lump on your head too. Man, you're going to look like I beat you up, when we go back to work. They're going to accuse me of abusing you!"

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin held his hand to his ear, looking at Delilah with wide eyes

"Remind me never to get drunk again," he whispered, taking her hand and pulled himself off the bed, shivering a little as he was still naked

He put an arm around Delilah's waist to steady himself and took her to the kitchen, getting some ice and placed it on his ear. He studied her face anxiously, wondering what was going on in her head. He hoped she wasn't too angry that he'd got himself into this state.

"Come here," Gavin said, holding out his arms to take her.

He saw her looking a little fearful and he sighed

"I thought I'd already told you Dee, I'm never going to hurt you. Why would I do that? I'm not that kinda guy, I thought you knew that --even when I'm durnk!"

[DarkPhoenix]

Delilah sighed and leaned against Gavin. "I was just... worried," she said slowly. Worried you'd hit me, worried you'd die... she thought.

She sighed. "I think we should just say 'forget it' and go to bed now, while we're still alive. I don't feel good right now."

My spider-sense is tingling, she thought wryly. Something happened. I don't know what, but something happened. I can feel it. But it didn't involve me or Gav...

She paused in her thoughts. "Gav, I know this sounds weird, coming from me, but call Cecilia and see if everything's okay with her," she said. "It'll make me feel better. Call it a weird pregnancy thing, if you want."

Something's always happening to Cecilia. Did she do something in a past life that she's being punished for in this one? she thought. I'm probably just being a weird psycho. He'll call her and she'll be fine.

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin sighed and wrapped his arms around Delilah. Something was definately different in their relationship, but it wasn't from his side. She wasn't the same person she'd been when she'd left him in the office: maybe she didn't love him as much. Maybe she was still angry with him

"I'll ring her in the morning," he said softly, taking Delilah's hand and pulled her towards the bedroom

He sighed again and took out his cell phone, sending Cecilia a quick text

Everything okay? Ring me if somethings up
-Gav R

Gavin then crawled under the covers with Delilah, cuddling into her and pressed his body against hers

"I lvoe you" he said

[DarkPhoenix]

Delilah smiled and stroked Gavin's hair. "Love you too," she replied. "Just promise me you're not going to drink like that again. You had me worried."

She gently squeezed him, watching closely to make sure that he didn't lose consciousness. I'm being ridiculous, she scolded herself. Gavin's okay. He's not going to leave you for anyone, least of all Cecilia. And nothing is wrong with anyone. You are just being paranoid. Cool it, before he actually does leave you.

Delilah smiled and snuggled closer to Gavin. "Everything's going to be okay," she said, as much to herself as to him.

Still, she couldn't shake the feeling that something was off.

Everything is fine. The pregnancy hormones are just driving you bonkers, she thought.

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin smiled, cuddling against Delilah and sighed happily

"I promise I won't drink again," he whispered, "but you have to promise me you won't either. I couldn't handle it if you died. That one time you were in hospital had me scared stiff!"

He cupped his hands against her bare stomach and smiled, stroking their baby under her soft skin

"This little one is going to change our lives," he whispered, smiling at the thought of it, "and I'm going to be the luckiest man in the world. And the proudest father."

Gavin smiled and slipped under the covers, kissing Delilah stomach gently and then came back and kissed her lips

"This is how it should always be. Just you and me and nothing in between," he said, smiling happily.


[[ sorry I'm watching a chickflick so I'm going mushy :P ]]

[DarkPhoenix]

((And I'm working on my chemistry stuff, which is why I'm being so... uh... brainy?))

Delilah snickered, remembering what her mother said earlier. "Hey, what if it turns out there's multiples in there? My mom is convinced I'm going to pop out more than one kid." She lightly poked at your stomach. "However many of you there are in there, you better behave and not make me sick or else... uh... you're grounded when you come out!"

Eeee... multiples. That's a scary thought, she thought. They'll be constantly fighting with each other... and we'll be running from one kid to another... we'll go nuts!

Delilah gently squeezed Gavin's hands. "You're going to have the kid spoiled, I can see it already. Who'd have expected you to be the fatherly type, honestly?" she teased. "You seem more like the type to go, 'Come here, gorgeous. Come sit on my lap, and we'll talk about the first thing that pops up.'"

She giggled and playfully tickled Gavin. "Just wait till I'm in labor. I'm going to make you stay in the room so you can see the hell you caused me to go through!"

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin laughed and squeezed Delilah's hands back

"Of course I'm the fatherly type" he chuckled, giving her little fleeting kisses all down her neck so she trembled, "why? Did you think I'm too darn good looking to be a good father? You didn't think I could have it all?" he teased, "good looks, a brain, money and a great fatherly persona!"

He laughed and nuzzled against her nose

"Wanna know a secret? Neither did I!" he teased, "I'm only 22!"

She giggled and playfully tickled Gavin. "Just wait till I'm in labor. I'm going to make you stay in the room so you can see the hell you caused me to go through!"

Gavin pulled a face and covered his face with his hands

"Oh no please! Anything but that!" he joked, waggling his tongue at Delilah.

He paused and pretended to think about it, pulling her into his embrace again

"Then I'll get out the videotape of us on the roof and show you how much fun you had making the baby!" he giggled

[DarkPhoenix]

Delilah snorted. "I can just see it... this is how we made the baby... and this is how the baby came out! ...And this is Gavin, passed out on the floor from the shock of seeing a live birth. You'll be like, 'Dear God, it's like a watermelon trying to fit through a keyhole!'"

She giggled and playfully nipped Gavin's shoulder. "And you'll be like, 'Never again! You're never, EVER going to go through that again! I promise.' Of course, you won't last long. You seem incapable of keeping your hands off of me for long period of time. Thus, the reason why I'm pregnant now. I'm assuming this is your first child, legitimate or otherwise. Unless you've got a harem of women you've been impregnating that I should know about."

She pretended to eye Gavin suspiciously, and then laughed. "I know you don't, sweetie. Or do you?"

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin laughed, quivvering a little as Delilah made him picture it

"The watermelon thing was just too far babe!" he said with a giggle, his bottom lip trembling, "far too far!"

He laughed and wound his arms around Delilah, pulling her as close to him as humanly possible and then he smiled down at her

"Of course I don't have a harem of pregnant women!" he giggled, "maybe just one or two others. Then there's the girl I've ordered from when you're too pregnant to substain my needs!" he teased

[DarkPhoenix]

"What, you have a pregnant woman fetish?" Delilah teased. "I thought I was all the woman you could handle. But fine. If you get women for when I'm too pregnant for you, then I get some good-looking guys to take care of my needs during that time. I'm thinking maybe Ville Valo," she joked.

She giggled and poked Gavin's side. "You wouldn't find it so funny if you were pregnant."

The idea of Gavin, waddling around in maternity clothes, made Delilah laugh hysterically. "Oh my God... I can just see it... 'What happened?' 'Damn aliens... they probed me!'"

She rolled around, giggling. "Pregnant men... nothing quite as funny as that. Especially when it's you. You'll get all soft and squishy all over... nice for cuddling, but... well... you'd probably need to wear a bra more than me. Now that would be hilarious. 'Sir, who are you buying this bra for?' 'Myself!'"

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin folded his arms across his chest, pretending not to see the funny side to it

"I think I'd be very handsome pregant!" he said, accidentily letting out a little giggle, "and I'm great to cuddle right now, right?"

He paused and rolled away from Delilah, waggling his tongue at her

"And who are you kidding, I'm way hotter than Ville Valo!" he laughed

Gavin was unable to supress his giggles any longer and he laughed, rolling back to pull Delilah to him

"Am I allowed 'any' tonight?" he asked, winking at her, "better make the most of our time before you're too pregnant to be with me!" he giggled

[DarkPhoenix]

Delilah smirked. "I agree, you would make for a hot pregnant guy. Aside from, you know... the pregnant part. And yes, you are very cuddly now. As for the Ville Valo thing... well, that's between you and Mr. Valo to fight that one out. Given that you're about five to eight years younger than he is and don't smoke or drink as much, you're probably in better shape."

She giggled and tickled Gavin. "Yeah, I guess I'll be generous and let you do as you like. It's not like I can get much more pregnant than I am now, right?"


(CENSORED)


Delilah sighed and pulled the sheets around herself. She rested her head on Gavin's chest, smiling. "I love you, sweetie," she whispered, kissing his cheek. She wrapped her arms around him and closed her eyes.

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin chuckled and put his arms around Delilah, resting one hand on her cheek as her head leant against his chest

"I love you too princess, more than anyone else," he replied sofly

He kissed her head and laughed at what they'd just done together: everytime was just as amazing and special as the first time, everytime was just as incredible

"Love you," he whispered, falling asleep in her embrace

[[ got to go now :( ]]

[Anne_SC]

Cecilia woke up quite a time later. She felt her phone buzzing but couldn't reach it, something was holding her back. Then she saw it. A chair, a rope, the old movie thing. Then a shadow walked towards her, it was a man and he placed his arms on the leaning of the chair.
"Hello 'Miss' Queen." he said.
"Who are you? And what are you doing, why are you doing this and oh, this really is not the way to tie up someone" Cecilia snapped.
"Everyone knows you're not as strong as you look like now. Since the little accident." her eyes widened as she remembered the accident like the day before.
"Who are you?" she repeated.
"I'm a guy who wants you well, dead, or locked up. Or dead and locked up."
"You're pathetic, want to know what I can do now?"
"Tell me" she guy said as he moved closer. He moved his ear to his mouth to hear her speak.
She smirked.
"Kick your ass" she said as she kicked against his legs and he fell over. She stood up and walked to the desk where she got a letter opener. She started trying to cut the rope. It was cheap and wasn't really good quality.
"What the hell!" she guy shouted as he ran back to her.
One of her hands got loose and she threathened him with the knife. She grabbed the mas he was wearing and her eyes widened.
"No..." she whispered. "Get away!" she shouted. "Or I might kill you myself! You are dead! Why are you here?"

"I didn't die" she guy said. "It's pretty easy to fake your own death. Oh, and maybe you should ask yourself why your steering wheel acted so strange the night of the accident. I'll be going now" he said.
Cecilia grabbed his hand.
"But why?" she asked. The guy loosened himself from her hand and ran away, to the roof.
"Don't worry about dying anymore, I'll leave you alone now!"

She sighed, sat down and read Gavin's message.
She messaged him back.

Everything is ok, thanks for asking :)
C.

[stylequeen_SC]

ooc: are we RPing on to the morning? Wanna wake up first Delilah? lol

[DarkPhoenix]

((Eh, sorry. I was busy all day today. Stuff keeps coming up.))

Delilah stirred from her sleep. Slowly she sat up and rubbed the sleep from her eyes. She yawned and eased herself into a standing position and then walked over to the closet. She pulled out a nice blouse and pants.

Delilah dressed herself and then brushed her teeth and washed her face. She applied her makeup and then walked down to the kitchen. Okay, kid, what do you want to eat this morning? she asked her unborn child. We've got all kinds of stuff. Fruit, pancakes, cereal... fruit. Fruit sounds good. Fruit and yogurt!

She pulled a carton of strawberries out of the refridgerator, washed them off well, and sliced them up. She dropped a spoonful of whipped cream onto them. Then, she dropped a layer of blueberries on top of the strawberries and whipped cream. Delilah set the bowl of fruit on the table and then pulled a small container of yogurt out of the fridge. She set that on the table as well and then poured herself a glass of orange juice.

Delilah sighed as she sat down and began to eat. Eat up. You need all the energy you can get, she told herself.

[Anne_SC]

((Figure out who the guy is and you'll get some candy :D))

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin stretched out his arms to hug Delilah, shrugging sadly when he realised she wasn't there, also meaning he had to get up too. He stretched widely, strung his legs over to the side of the bed and fumbled around to pull on a pair of boxers, his hand going to his head which was aching badly: a hangover.

"Delilah?" he called reluctantly, dressing himself and walked down the stairs and into the kitchen, smiling at his fiance as she sat at the table

"Morning" he greeted, bending down and kissed her forehead

Gavin then walked over to his blender and poured in a mixture of fruit, milk and orange juice he knew off by heart: the perfect cure for hangovers that he used to get frequently. Before falling for Delilah. He then downed the mixture and sat on the opposite chair

"How are you feeling?" he asked her, "any morning sickness yet?"

[DarkPhoenix]

Delilah grinned and squeezed Gavin's hand. "No morning sickness at all, although I've been craving fruit a lot," she said, indicating the bowl of fruit. "But that could just as easily be me wanting fruit. The kid's going to come out being a vegetarian, I bet."

She laughed. "Are you feeling any better today, darling? You've got a nasty bruise on your head. People will think I've been abusing you," Delilah teased, holding a strawberry out for Gavin to eat.

I bet the last few months are going to be hell... I'll probably be puking constantly, won't be able to get out of bed, perpetual headaches, all that good stuff. But it'll be worth it... I'll give birth to a beautiful baby. I bet he or she will look just like Gavin! she thought.

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin laughed, instantly regretting it as the pain is his head became worse again. Not only did he have a terrible hangover, but he had a huge bruise where he'd hit the floor when falling unconscious. Great.

"I'm feeling much better today," he lied, forcing out a smile, "and I think you have been abusing me! I've never had so many cuts and bruises! My ear is still red!"

He pushed back his floppy blonde hair to show Delilah a large red bite mark on his ear lobe, and chuckled gently. He leant forward across the table and took a bite out of the strawberry she was holding to him

"Don't worry, I'll be there holding your hand when you start with the morning sickness," Gavin paused and laughed, "or at least I'll sit outside of the closed door and shout comforting words to you," he teased

He leant forward again and grabbed the neck of Delilah's shirt where it cut downwards, and he pulled her towards him, kissing her softly

[DarkPhoenix]

Delilah stroked Gavin's hair. "Want me to find you some aspirin or something, sweetie?" she asked. "Do you want to just stay in and rest today? I can go into work and tell them you're not well, or something."

She looked worriedly at him, but, trying to make light of the situation, joked, "I think you've been doing all the puking and being sick that I was supposed to experience. Voodoo morning sickness. I wonder if it means that when I go into labor, you'll feel the pain instead. That would be kind of cool, for me, but you'd probably be like, 'No more children, ever!'"

Delilah gently squeezed Gavin. "And don't forget... watermelon and keyhole."

She laughed and softly pressed her lips to the bruise on Gavin's head and then to his red earlobe. "All better?" she asked.

[Anne_SC]

Cecilia walked around the room and just thought of things.

He's back...
The one who always kept me laughing but then always kept me crying. The guy who never came up for me. The guy who... the guy who's meant to be dead. He tried to kill me, but why would it help him?
He faked his own death, no one would ever take him back. And also, he doesn't know i'm pregnant and maybe he'll hurt me and my baby. He can take me, but my baby has to stay unharmed.
If I could, I would bring him back to what he has to be, death. But I'm not that kind of person, and as long he leaves me alone, I will leave him alone too. Maybe, when the baby is born he'll even respect me. Maybe he'll be the first who really respects me, who doesn't feel hate anymore. Maybe we can be re-united, like it was before. Years ago. He was there all my life, and I want him back.
I want my not jealous, loving brother back who didn't care about anything but me.

She entered the graveyard and slowly walked to his grave.
"Here Lays Micheal Queen" she read. No... no one lay there except the old Micheal, the 13-year old Micheal.
"Come back" she whispered. "I need you... I'm not meant to be the boss of this company. I fell in love... with the man I shouldn't have fallen in love with me, and I need your help." she continued. A tear fell down her cheek, she lay some roses on the grave and walked away.


((Yes she is laying some roses on a grave where no one is laying in.))

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin smiled at Delilah, taking her hands and pulled her up from her chair and over to his where he sat her on his lap. He then sighed happily, wrapping both arms around her waist

"Better face work and get it over with!" he said, sighing, "and I've got a bunch of aspirin in the cupboard over there."

He smiled and closed his eyes for a moment, opening them to gaze into Delilah's

"The watermelon was too far! Again!" he teased

Gavin smiled

"I love having you here. It's so strange!"

[DarkPhoenix]

Delilah climbed off of Gavin's lap. She walked over to the cupboard and picked out a bottle of aspirins. She walked back to Gavin and sat on his lap, and then she put the bottle on the table.

"I love having you here. It's so strange!"

Delilah grinned at Gavin. "Get used to it, sweetie. I don't plan on leaving you anytime soon. So... if we're lucky, we'll spend the next sixty or so years together and irritate the hell out of each other once we get really old." She laughed. "You'll end up being a dirty old man, I bet. I'll be all old and tired, and you'll keep trying to feel me up!"

She pulled her glass of orange juice over to her and took a sip. "Now take some aspirins and make yourself decent, gorgeous. We have work to do, not to mention a wedding coming soon!"

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin laughed and playfully ruffled Delilah's hair, attempting to ignore the pain in his head. He chuckled to himself, opening up the bottle of aspirins and shoved a couple in his mouth, followed by a heavy sip of her orange juice

"I bet you'll be the one begging for sex day in and day out once we're older!" he teased, "and I'll still be just as gorgeous when I'm older. Men get sexier as they mature!"

He giggled again, grinning at Delilah with total love and adoration

"What wedding planning do we have today then Miss Bride?" he asked, running his hands along her thighs, playfully pinching her, "can't we just stay in bed all day and have some fun?"

[DarkPhoenix]

Delilah grinned. "Of course you'll be gorgeous. But are you saying I'm going to be an ugly old hag? Maybe you plan on trading me in for a newer model every few years? Well, fine then!" she teased. "I can play that too. I can find me a hot younger guy. Actually, I already have-- you!"

She leaned against Gavin. "We have to send out invitations. I just remembered last night. I mean, I know we told a lot of people by word of mouth, but official invitations are good. So, we need to finalize a guest list and send them out ASAP. I think everything else is taken care of. I'll call Mom today and have her go through the stuff to see if we missed anything the other day when we picked up supplies."

Delilah smiled and stroked Gavin's hair. "Is there anything else that we need to get done?"

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin laughed and started giving Delilah little kisses all down her neck and to the hem of her shirt. He tickled her gently with his lips and continued downwards, pulling her shirt downwards too as his lips followed

"I don't think you'll ever be an ugly old hag!" he said with a grin, "well, maybe just not the ugly part!" he teased

He continued to kiss her, undoing the first button of her shirt so his kisses could proceed lower. Gavin smiled, and looked up for a moment, meeting her gentle eyes

"Are your Mom and Dad staying the city for a while?" he asked, proceeding to kiss her again, "or are they going home today?"

He poked Delilah softly in the ribs

"I can't think of anything else needed for the wedding..." he said, pausing to think, "except maybe a cake. Do you want to get a proper wedding cake or not? Or is that too formal for you? It can be guitar shaped if you like"

[DarkPhoenix]

Delilah sighed happily and stroked Gavin's hair, watching him.

"Are your Mom and Dad staying the city for a while?" he asked, proceeding to kiss her again, "or are they going home today?"

"I think they'll be in the area until the wedding. Mom's worried that we might screw up the wedding, or get into a fight, or something," Delilah said, thinking. "And I bet Mom gave Dad the cursing out of his life last night." She giggled a little.

"I can't think of anything else needed for the wedding..." he said, pausing to think, "except maybe a cake. Do you want to get a proper wedding cake or not? Or is that too formal for you? It can be guitar shaped if you like."

Delilah snickered. "Guitar cake. Yum. Seriously, I don't care what kind of cake it is, as long as it tastes good. Besides, either way, it's getting sliced up, right? Let's just get something that we know we like, and not worry about what it looks like. Well, don't get one of those naughty bachelor party cakes, but... you know what I mean. Just make sure it tastes good and is G-rated."

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin chuckled and kissed Delilah gently on the lips, his lips then returning to kiss her neck and chest

"Your mom thinks we might fight!" he laughed, "tell her we're at each others throats all the time and frequently wanting to kill each other. That should get her blood pressure up." he teased

He then grinned, thinking about cakes he could have. What Delilah had said, had raised another thought in his head

"I'll take your mom cake shopping later this week then!" he giggled

Gavin then paused, undoing more buttons on Delilah's shirt and continued to kiss downwards, giving her gentle kisses across her bra and soft skin.

"Am I having a bachelor party then?" he asked with a smirk, "I could invite that guy Chris at work, and your dad. We'll have a blast!"

[DarkPhoenix]

Delilah laughed and gently pushed Gavin's head away. "No bachelor parties. And I'm not having any bachelorette parties either. The last thing either of us needs is drunken stupidity or strippers or anatomically correct cakes. If you want to see a nude woman, that's what you have me for."

She poked playfully at him. "Besides, Dad will just get you tanked again, and you and I don't need a repeat of last night, right? Next time, I might end up puking on you, as revenge. Maybe."

She paused. "Besides, if you have a bachelor party, Cecilia might try to show up as the entertainment," she joked.

She would maybe do something like that, Delilah thought.

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin laughed, placing his head back onto her chest and started to kiss Delilah again, nipping her soft skin gently

"Clearly the only reason you're with me is for your daily dose of a nude guy!" he said, waggling his tongue at her, "at least I'm in this relationship for some real reasons!"

He smiled, undoing the final few buttons on her shirt and eased it open, running his fingers gently around her, meeting to clasp together behind her back, resting softly against her skin

"And Cecilia certainly wouldn't get any dollar bills in her panties if she showed up to my bachelor party!" he teased, "the strippers at mine would actually have to be pretty!" he teased, pinching Delilah softly to show he was only teasing. He didn't really want a bachelor party; all he needed was right in front of him

[DarkPhoenix]

Delilah snorted. "Oh yes," she teased. "I only want you because you're a gorgeous younger guy who I get to see nude every single day. I only want you for your body. I'm sorry that you found out so soon."

She stroked Gavin's back and grinned more. "And as for the strippers, most of them aren't that good-looking up close, honey. Of course, you only want them for their bodies. And thus, the cycle of people wanting people for their bodies is further perpetuated," she joked.

She stuck out her tongue. "I, on the other hand, entered this relationship, expecting to have a harem of gorgeous men to wait on me hand and foot. But... uh... you're good enough, I guess."

Delilah laughed and hugged Gavin tightly. "You know I'm just teasing. Trust me, sweetheart, you're all the man I can handle."

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin chuckled and gently kissed Delilah, hugging her close to him

"Cause I'm sooo manly!" he teased, grunting in a deep voice and flexed his muscles, showing off the muscles in his arms and tensed his toned six-pack, "me equals sexy!" he grunted in a monkey voice

He smiled and rubbed his nose against Delilah's

"I wait on your hand and foot!" he laughed, snorting a little, "what may I do for Your Highness to make you more comfortable?" he asked, pretending to bow to her

[DarkPhoenix]

Delilah giggled and poked at Gavin. "Get dressed, Mr. Manly Man," she said. "We have work. We can play later, hm?"

She buttoned her blouse up, but did not take her eyes off of him. Later, Dee, she told herself. Learn some self-control!

"Come on," Delilah said, dragging Gavin to their bedroom. "You need to get dressed, or I'm leaving you here! We have work to do, drama to deal with, and money to make! Chop chop!"

She grinned wickedly and added, "I suggest you listen, or you learn to like the sofa, sweetie."

Never mind that I'd probably join you, she mentally added.

Delilah walked to their bedroom and rummaged through their closet, trying to find something for Gavin to wear to work.

[Anne_SC]

((Oooh, what a great friend Gavin is ;) ))

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin sighed happily and followed Delilah as she dragged him back to the bedroom, cramming a few more aspirins into his mouth as he left the kitchen. He chuckled at what she was saying, slapping her on the butt as he walked past, picking out an outfit to work

"I don't think if anyone would object if I went to work in my boxers!" he teased, sticking his tongue at out Delilah again.

He winked at her, then chose a loose blue shirt to pair with his jeans, and casually tied a tie around his collar, making himself look mildly more professional. Once dressed, he turned to Delilah and did a spin

"How do I look?" Gavin asked, flexing his muscles again, "more or less gorgeous than in my undies?"

He smiled putting his hands softly on her stomach to stroke the place where their child was growing, looking up to meet her gaze

[Anne_SC]

Cecilia took her phone and messaged Gavin. They needed to talk about the upcoming Fashion Show. The 'Queen of the runaway' fashion show.

Hey Gavin. We need to work on some stuff for the fashion show. You know, which collection to take, the design, accesoires and much much more. Meet me at Bob's.
C

She pressed send and locked the door behind her as she left the building. She took place in her car and drove to Bob's. Where Bob greeted her and brought her to the reserved table.

[DarkPhoenix]

Delilah grinned and kissed Gavin's forehead. "You always look incredible, darling," she replied. "Dressed, half-dressed, or undressed."

She hugged him tightly. This is a lucky child, she thought. He or she will be born into a home where there's lots of love, where the parents are affectionate and care about each other. It's nicer than some homes, where the parents always fight and yell. My parents might have made a couple of mistakes in raising me, but overall, I turned out pretty good. Mom and Dad always made sure I knew they loved me, no matter what stupid thing I did. Which, I guess, is the best way for a child to be raised. I'm sure that no matter what, Gavin and I will be the best parents we could possibly be.

She sighed and stroked Gavin's hair, smiling to herself. Michael or Amanda Ruppetts. Or, if you go by what Mom says, then... uh... Michael and Alex. Or Michaela and Amanda. Or Michael and Amanda, she thought.

[Anne_SC]

((Micheal :l ))

[DarkPhoenix]

((What, Anne? Are you saying something about the dude your character has to do with, or my character's choice of baby names? If it's the latter, "Michael" is the traditional spelling.))

[Anne_SC]

((Lol, I just wrote it the wrong way ^^ I wanted to type Michael but did it wrong. It has nothing to do with that though. It's about C's brother, and Delilah wanting the same name xD))

[DarkPhoenix]

((La la la... dead stand-still. Will Gavin meet up with Cecilia, or will he not read the message until later? The crowd waits in anticipation.))

[ImBrakinDishesLikeRhianna]

((Hi every1 umm I was a bit confused by ur message Anne are you dismissing me from the RP))

[Anne_SC]

(No i'm not :o Why would you think that?)

[Anne_SC]

((LOOOK! Cecilia's kids :D And the cool thing is. She got twins naturally (So no cheats, hacks, tips etc.) And it's a boy and a girl :D

Pregnant C. at the QC building.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v296/Thesimsfreaky/snapshot_f402a621_9413b04d.jpg

Here we have Emily (I decieded to pick other names oh! And look at the eyes ;))
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v296/Thesimsfreaky/snapshot_f402a621_7413b2dd.jpg

C with Emily.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v296/Thesimsfreaky/snapshot_f402a621_f413b31d.jpg

Another Emily picture
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v296/Thesimsfreaky/snapshot_f402a621_7413b2d6.jpg

Toddler Emily (I wanted to see what she looked like if she was a toddler)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v296/Thesimsfreaky/snapshot_f402a621_3413b543.jpg

Noah (he isn't really pretty xD)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v296/Thesimsfreaky/snapshot_f402a621_1413b29a.jpg ))

[DarkPhoenix]

((In that vein... about a week or two ago, I ran the results to see what would come out and... stylequeen, you've seen the pictures, but the rest of you haven't. And let me tell you... what a shock, considering that it came out exactly the opposite of what I expected. Someone up there has a weird sense of humor. Lesson to myself: Never make jokes about stuff-- it ends up happening.

http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p208/Phoenix666728/DSB3.jpg
http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p208/Phoenix666728/DSB2.jpg
http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p208/Phoenix666728/DSB1.jpg
http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p208/Phoenix666728/DSB4.jpg
http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p208/Phoenix666728/DSB5.jpg))

[Anne_SC]

((So she'll get twinsa too?))

[DarkPhoenix]

((Apparently so. I was seriously expecting it to turn out to be a single birth. Wow. Dang fertile Sims.))

[Anne_SC]

((Maybe it would be more original to make her have only one kid? Just a suggestion))

[DarkPhoenix]

((Well, perhaps I want to go with the multiple birth thing, since I did run this a few weeks ago and got those results.))

[KimKamKim]

I'm sorry I haven't been posting lately but I had a few personal things to deal with, but please could someone update me as to what has happened recently?

[DarkPhoenix]

Sure. Cecilia got attacked by a "mystery man." Gavin and Delilah are being their usual selves. Basically, the usual stuff. Oh, and Cecilia ran off for a while and came back pregnant, and about the same time, Delilah discovered that she's also pregnant.

[Anne_SC]

((Maybe you should have said it here? Than I wouldn't have given C twins.))

[KimKamKim]

Oh okay thankyou DarkPhoenix. Is there any place Hannah could be involved? She was planning the fashion show but hadn't gotten round to telling Gavin or Cecilia, so maybe she could go tell them about it? Or maybe she knew Micheal when they were younger? I'm just trying to find Hannah something to do

[DarkPhoenix]

Anything you want, Kim. If you can imagine it, you can do it. So, go for whatever you feel is best!

[Anne_SC]

((Sure, I like the Micheal idea))

[DarkPhoenix]

((Okay, no more OOC junk, before I get chewed out.))

Having finally arrived at the office, Delilah sat in her chair. She had an important phone call to make. She picked up the phone and dialed a number.

"Mom?"

"Yes, dear?"

"Tell Dad never to pull a stunt like he did the other day, with Gavin."

"Trust me, he won't be doing that again," Mrs. Stanton said.

"Why's that?"

"I gave him the cursing out of his life. I told him next time he does that, I give him the Bob Barker treatment."

"Nice," Delilah replied.

"So, is Gavin okay?"

"Yeah, he's alive. He was hung over when we woke up, though."

"Figures. Pass along my sympathies."

"Yeah, I will."

"Great. I have to go before your dad does anything else stupid. Talk to you later, sweetie."

"Yeah, okay. Bye."

Delilah hung up. Parents, she thought. They can be great, but they can also drive you insane. She sighed and fiddled with a pen, tapping it on her desk. "What to do? What to do?" she muttered. "There hasn't been any actual work here in... uh... ages. It's like a freaking soap opera. And I hate soap operas."

She switched her computer on and checked her e-mail. Maybe I'll actually get something decent today, but I doubt it, she thought.

[KimKamKim]

Hannah sat at her desk in the morning sipping on a coffee. She had been working hard for the past 3 days on preparing for the fashion show and there was still a million and one things left to do. At 10 AM Hannah had an appointment with some lighting guys for the show so left her office and went out the back way out of the office and into the alleyway behind. She didn't like being here in this alleyway but it was the quickest way to the subway station. Hannah found the alleyway to be dark and eerie even thought it was 10 05 AM. Hannah felt as if she was being watched as she walked down the alleyway.

"Hello? . . . . Anyone there?" She said nervously

[Anne_SC]

[Micheal Rping]

Micheal recognized(?) that voice, but didn't quite now who it was.
"Yes..." he said as she slowly walked out of the shadows. He saw a beautiful girl. He knew it now. It was some years ago, he was in his teens and he went to school with a girl named Hannah. She looked like her very much, he thought of that time. A year and a half before his 'death'.
"Hannah?" he asked. He walked closer to her, yes, it was Hannah. As beatiful as before.
"You look great." he said. "I never knew I would meet you again. Well, I never thought I'd meet anyone again. What are you doing in this alley?"
There's no way she'll think of the 'rich guy'. The one who died.



((She is really really pretty)

[KimKamKim]

"Hannah?" A voice said behind her

Hannah spun round and saw a young man approaching her

"You look great." he said. "I never knew I would meet you again. Well, I never thought I'd meet anyone again. What are you doing in this alley?"

Hannah started confusedly at him. She knew he was Micheal Queen. He went to her school when they were teens, but in their final year he died. So what was he doing here?

"Urgh . . . . Urgh . . . . Um I'm on my way to a meeting?" Hannah said trying to remain calm "What are you doing here Micheal, didn't you die?"

[Anne_SC]

"You recognize me?" he asked and laughed.
"A meeting? Hmm, Let me guess. Queen's clothes! The 'biggest and best' fashion company in the world with the best people to just RUIN EVERYTHING." he kicked over a trash can.
"I could have been the one, you know, running this company. But I had to die. And you want to know why? Because I knew she wanted it so bad. And I loved her you know. I loved Cecilia more than any other family member, so I was willing to sacrifice everything for her. Even my own life. And that's when Cecilia fell apart. She was depressive. And then, something snapped again and she became a bitch. Well, if you don't really know her, she's a bitch. But she has quite a past y'know. It's not like she wanted to be like that. I know all of this, because I watched her, and took care of her, even when she didn't know." he stopped talking and sighed, realizing what he was saying. "Don't ask me why I'm telling you all this."

[KimKamKim]

Hannah was scared Okay so now he's turned into a phsyco Hannah thought. But she was intrigued by what he was telling her. When he finished talking Hannah walked over to one of the bins and sat on the lid, thinking what to ask him

"So why couldn't you both have it? I mean like 50/50, like Gavin and Cecilia have it now. I mean why did you have to die?" She asked looking at him

[Anne_SC]

((G2G))

Micheal sighed. "Our parents are strict with everything. They wouldn't let us own it together." he said.
"I had to die because if I wasn't there, she would be the one owning the place. It's hard to know someone's not being happy with the thing you sacrificed for and she was ruining herself by falling in love and with that she ruined the company, so she had to die to save everything, I know it sounds terrible and crazy, but she survived, and I didn't want anything less than that she would survive. The accident wasn't her own fault." he sat down against the wall.
"I'm not crazy Hannah, I just need to know what's real. I did some terrible stuff the last couple of months and I just want her to be happy. She's happy, right? I really need to rest, but I can't rest untill she's happy. Because she's my sister, and I love her. I couldn't bare it to see someone hurting her. Hannah, please help me."
He sighed. "I have to go now." he said quietly.
"Please, contact me, help me, or just make me go to a doctor or something." he gave her his number and dissapeared in thr shadows.

[daltonism]

ooc:- Hey, I haven't posted recently, but I would like to. Any possibility Chi could slip back in? If not ohwell. :D

[DarkPhoenix]

((Sure. You can have Chi visit Delilah or something.))

[KimKamKim]

"Wait a minute" Hannah said standing up "You caused Cecilia's crash? You tried to kill her? Well your plan didn't work. She's still alive and still as unhappy as ever! She is in love with the Co Owner but he is in love with his secretary and now Cecilia is pregnant. So what are you going to do now? kill Cecilia? Kill Gavin? Kill Delilah? I mean you can't do that Micheal! You cannot play god! There are people who go there whole lives being unhappy but they deal with it! You cannot stop Gavin loving Delilah or Cecilia loving Gavin. You can't stop Cecilia being pregnant, but what you can do Micheal is go and be supportive to Cecilia. That's all you need to do. What happens happens, okay? No one can stop it!" Hannah said, she then went up to him and gave him a hug gripping him tightly. He needed someone to hold him as he'd probably never been hugged since he faked his death

[Slytherin-Girl]

OOC: Awww cute babies guys :D Makes me wanna give Amber one in game, bu the only guy she's best friends with is Alexander....and they're not related in game.....and that would be WAY to creepy.

[Anne_SC]

((Hehe, thanks :) *Wants to rp*))

[DarkPhoenix]

Delilah closed her eyes. There was a thought eluding her, an idea. Just when she thought she had it, it escaped. There was something... but what? She lowered her head to her desk, trying to focus.

Something's going on. I know that. But what? I swear, these pregnancy hormones are driving me psycho. Making me think crazy stuff is happening when it's not. This kid's gonna be an imaginative one, I bet. Or psycho, she thought.

Delilah sighed and looked out the window. Hey, little one, she thought. What's up? What do you want me to know? Did Timmy fall down the well again? Eh, stupid joke. I'm already being an embarrassing mom, eh? She lightly patted her stomach. Eh, well... we have plenty of time to get to know each other and learn how to make each other laugh.

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin smiled as Delilah left to go to work and he crawled up on the sofa, dragging a blanket over his shivering body. He was completely exhausted and had a head which felt like a train was careering through it: no way could he handle work or do anything that would require him to stand. He'd put on a brave face for Delilah, unwilling to let her see his sensitive side. He was her strong man.

His cell phone beeped, telling him he had a message but he was too tired to read it, meerly dropping it from his pocket and onto the floor, shut his eyes and was instantly asleep

A few hours later he opened his eyes and felt his entire body trembling again, clearly just the after effects of the alcohol and he felt his head, the warmth alerting him that he had a slight temperature. Never ever mix drinks, he reminded himself as he let out a loud groan. Gavin sighed and reached across the sofa to pick of the cordless phone, dialling the number to Delilah's office

It rang a couple of times before someone picked up

"Hello?" he offered, flinching a little at the pain in his head, "hey hunni."


[[ sorry I've been away all weekend. back now :D ]]

[DarkPhoenix]

Delilah sat up as the phone rang. Oh God, did something happen? she asked worriedly. I shouldn't have left Gavin alone! Something happened, didn't it? Oh God...

Her hands fumbled at the phone, unable to clutch at it. After a few fumbles, she finally managed to lift it up and hold it to her ear. "H... hello?" she said timidly. I hope nothing happened to Gav, she thought again.

Much to her relief, the caller was none other than Gavin. "Hey hunni," he said. "Gav, are you okay? Still hungover? Do you want me to come back home and take care of you, sweetie?" she asked worriedly.

She tapped at her computer keyboard, checking her e-mail as she talked on the phone.

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin smiled and lay back down on the sofa, drawing the blanket over his trembling body again

"Gav, are you okay? Still hungover? Do you want me to come back home and take care of you, sweetie?" she asked worriedly

He sighed and ran a hand through his damp hair, making it stick on end accidentily

"Yea I'm okay I guess, hungover, shaking and hot though." he paused to clutch to his head, not letting Delilah hear his moan, "but no baby, just stay and work if you want to. I don't want you to come do something you don't want to sweetie."

Gavin sighed again, slipping down further on the sofa and closed his eyes gently,

[DarkPhoenix]

Delilah hesitated. "You sound really sick, sweetie," she said. "Besides, I care about you. I'll be there really soon." She hung up.

She scribbled a note on a scrap of paper that said,

Gavin isn't feeling well, and I had to leave to take care of him. If anything comes up to where either of us is needed, call my cell phone. D.

She taped it up on her door and shut and locked her office.

Delilah hurried out of the building and clambered into her car. "I'm coming, Gav," she muttered.

She drove away from the Queen's Clothes building, leaving a huge cloud of dust in her wake.

[stylequeen_SC]

"You sound really sick, sweetie," she said. "Besides, I care about you. I'll be there really soon."

Gavin didn't even hear what Delilah had said, instead he just dropped the phone to the floor and blinked a couple of times. He was hot and sweating all over, and his head felt like a drummer was playing an intense drum solo in there. He groaned loudly and sank further down, closing his eyes and was out.

He heard Delilah's keys in the front door, a short time later, but he didn't open his eyes, fearing the pain in his head would increase even further

"I'm in here babe," he managed to call out, dragging the blanket up and around him, worried what Delilah would think of him like this

[DarkPhoenix]

Delilah hurried into the house and over to Gavin. She wasn't a doctor, but she could tell that he was very sick.

"I'm here now, sweetie," she said, squeezing his hand. "You're sweating like crazy."

Delilah looked Gavin over worriedly. Maybe I should get him to a doctor. He looks really bad. Really sick.

"Sweetie," she whispered, careful not to be too noisy, "do you want me to drive you to the doctor's office?"

She stroked Gavin's hair, brushing it out of his face. Even his hair was soaked with sweat. Something is very wrong, she thought worriedly. She pressed her lips against Gavin's forehead, trying to comfort him. Oh God... poor baby. You're really sick, aren't you?

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin attempted to breathe deeply to steady his racing heartbeat and try to stop sweating so much. Even taking in a deep breath was hurting his head; maybe he'd taken too many aspirins or something. He sighed and reached over to stroke Delilah's hand, squeezing it as tightly as he could

"No baby, I don't need a doctor, Its just the after effects of the alcohol. I get this sometimes," he said.

Gavin pulled Delilah a little closer towards him and smiled at her thankingly, glad she had come home so quickly to look after him

"Look at me," he whispered, glancing to the floor, "I should be the big strong man protecting you. I'm gunna make a crap husband!" he sighed

[DarkPhoenix]

Delilah squeezed Gavin's hand tightly. "I'm getting you to a doctor. You should not be all sweaty like this," she said firmly. "You can argue with me later."

She carefully eased him up and led him to the car. She pushed him into the backseat, where he could stretch out, and then climbed into the front seat. "To the hospital!" she said.

After several minutes of fast driving (and going over the speed limit) they arrived at the hospital. "Hey," she gasped, as she ran into the reception area. "Yes, it's me again. My fiance is hung over and probably sick as well. Can someone help me get him out of the car?"

Some uniformed people followed her out to the car and lifted Gavin onto a gurney. "Has he been like this long?" one man asked. "He called me from work. He was sick, so I hurried home," Delilah replied. "He was all sweaty and stuff, so I figured it would be best to have a doctor check him out, just in case." The man nodded and pushed the gurney into an examining room. Delilah sighed and sat in the waiting room.

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin's breathing slowed dramatically, and he passed out as uniformed men pushed him into the examining room. Closing his eyes slowly, the last thing he saw was Delilah's anxious face.

Half an hour later a white coated doctor emerged from the room and walked over to Delilah with his face solumn, checking the clip board in his hand and nodded at her. He flicked through his notes a few times before turning to look down at her

"Miss, did you come in with Mr Ruppetts?" he asked.

He continued on seeing her nod, glancing over to the examining room

"Are you two related? I'm afraid we may not be allowed to give you information if you are not, and you won't be allowed to see him. He's heavily sedated."

[DarkPhoenix]

Delilah hesitated. Are we related? she thought. "He's my fiance," she replied. "We're supposed to get married in a few days. And I'm carrying his kid. If that's not 'family' enough, I don't know what is."

She bit her lip. "Sorry for being so snippy," she murmured. "I'm just very worried about Gavin. He's very important to me, and I wouldn't want anything to happen to him. I swear, I think our company's cursed," she babbled. "Gavin, my boss, one of our coworkers, and I have been taking turns visiting the hospital. A few months ago, Gavin was in here because of his back. Long story."

She shut her mouth. This doctor thinks I'm nuts, she thought. I better shut up.

"So, I'll shut up now," she said. "Just let me know if I can stay with Gav or not."

[stylequeen_SC]

The doctor scribbled down on his notes about Delilah, looking at her sideways out of the corner of his eye. He wasn't too sure about her, whether she was crazy or insane and would harm one of the patients if she saw them. He paused but nodded, signalling for Delilah to follow him

He walked into Room 13: Gavin's room and held the door open for her. Gavin was lying on the bed with his eyes closed, attatched to several machines by needles in his arms, and oxygen was being fed into his mouth. A machine at the side monitored his breathing which was very slow and inconsistant

"He has alcohol poisoning," the doctor said, checking his notes again, "you can stay with him for a while. Very sensible bringing him in."

The doctor then left the room

[DarkPhoenix]

Delilah hurried over to Gavin and squeezed his hand tightly. "Gav..." she whispered, forcing herself to hold back the tears. Don't cry, damn it. You have to be strong for him, she scolded herself.

She pressed her lips against Gavin's forehead. He's burning up. Sweating like crazy. Oh God... I swear, I am going to murder Dad for this. Murder! He's the reason my sweetie is suffering like this, she thought, upset.

"It's going to be okay," she whispered. "The doctors are doing everything they can. You're lucky I dragged you in here."

Delilah squeezed Gavin's hands tightly. "You need to be strong and pull through this," she whispered. "Please. For me."

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin didn't open his eyes as Delilah held his hand, but he attempted to squeeze back.

A young doctor entered the room and examined the readings on the machine monitoring his heart beat, pulling a face as he saw the unsteadiness. He was only breathing once ever 15 seconds, and his heart rate had slowed right down

"He's out cold," the doctor told Delilah as he walked past. He gave her a sympathetic pat on the shoulder, like someone would at a funeral, or when someone close to you had just died

Gavin squeezed Delilah's hand again as best he could, trying to tell her he wasn't out completely. He was there. The doctors knew he was awake but sedated: Delilah didn't

[DarkPhoenix]

"He's out cold," the doctor told Delilah as he walked past. He gave her a sympathetic pat on the shoulder, like someone would at a funeral, or when someone close to you had just died.

Delilah bit her lip. Be strong, she thought. Don't cry in front of all these strangers. Don't...

She felt a slight pressure on her hand. Her eyes widened. Is Gavin really out cold, or is he awake still? she thought. "Gav?" she whispered. She squeezed at his hand. "I know you're awake. I felt that."

She turned to the doctor, wondering if she should tell him. Maybe he wants to trick me. You know, like those doctors who experimented on me, she thought, cringing a little. Should I tell him or not?

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin managed to open his eyes sleepily, his eyelids heavy and he looked at Delilah: his expression obscured by the pipe feeding oxygen into his mouth and nose. He blinked heavily, threatening to fall under again

How much had come from a seemingly innocent night out with his father-in-;aw to-be, just simply a time he wanted to spend bonding with his future father, trying to make him like him

"Delilah" he managed to muffle out through the tubing, although it was heavily blurred and his eyes threatened to close again

"Leave him be," the doctor said, glaring sternly at Delilah before he stood up and left the room, leaving them alone together

[DarkPhoenix]

Delilah leaned forward. Gavin just spoke to me. So, go f*ck yourself, doc, she thought. "What is it, sweetheart?" she whispered, gently squeezing Gavin's hand.

Gotta keep talking to him, she thought. If I keep talking, he'll have to respond. And it'll keep him awake. Can't let him go unconscious. It's a bad idea.

She stroked Gavin's hair, looking worried. Dad is so going to get it, she thought. Mom and I are going to take turns having a whack at him with a shovel, and then we're going to chop him up and burn the body and... whoa, violent thoughts. Bad for the baby. Chill, she thought.

"I'm here, sweetie," Delilah whispered. "I'm here. What do you want?"

I'm not leaving him. They'll have to kill me or knock me out, she thought.

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin closed his eyes again, sighing heavily and attempted to squeeze Delilah's hand again

"I...I love you!" he stammered out through the oxygen mask

His eyes closed again and he slipped into unconsciousness again, the gentle pulsing of the heart monitor slowly down rapidly


[[ sorry for shortness but may have to go soon. will be back at some random hour in the night! ]]

[DarkPhoenix]

Gavin closed his eyes again, sighing heavily and attempted to squeeze Delilah's hand again

"I...I love you!" he stammered out through the oxygen mask

His eyes closed again and he slipped into unconsciousness again, the gentle pulsing of the heart monitor slowly down rapidly.

Delilah's eyes widened, and she clutched at Gavin's hand. "Oh God..." she whispered. She slowly slid down to the floor, not releasing his hand. "I love you too."

She pressed her face against Gavin's hand and sobbed loudly, no longer caring whether or not anyone saw.

Several doctors and nurses hurried in. Two nurses tried to pull Delilah away. "You'll have to leave, miss," one said. "I'm not leaving him!" Delilah snapped, clinging to Gavin. "You might try to hurt him!"

One doctor raised his eyebrow at a large, muscular male nurse, who walked over to Delilah. "Now, miss," he said. "You need to let us work on your fiance in private."

"Forget it," Delilah snapped. "I'm not going anywhere."

"You're hysterical. Let me give you something to sedate you," the nurse said, grabbing Delilah's arm. Delilah felt a pinprick in her arm, and everything went black.

[Anne_SC]

((Ok... what about Cecilia?))

[stylequeen_SC]

A couple of hours later, the doctors had finished running the tests on Gavin and had pumped his stomach many times, so they wheeled him back into his room and transferred him back onto the bed. Delilah was still unconscious in the reclined out chair at the corner of the room, and a doctor held a hand to her neck

"I think you gave her a bit much dude," he grunted, "she'll be waking up soon though I suppose. Just make sure she doesn't do anything stupid to that guy."

The doctors all left the room, and Gavin was left to sleep, a tube supplying oxygen still attatched to his mouth

Half an hour later, he opened his eyes and attempted to sit up, glancing around, but he couldn't see Delilah

"Dee?" he stammered, clasping his hand as if trying to grasp hers, "where are you baby?"

[DarkPhoenix]

Delilah groggily opened her eyes. Her first thought was not of her own health. Oh God, what if whatever they injected me with hurt the baby? Where's Gavin? If they hurt him, I swear...

Everything became less and less foggy. She sat up weakly, with a soft groan. Must have been some killer trancs, she thought. She looked around. Gav? Where are you? Her eyes stopped on the bed. Ah, there he is!

She slowly stood, still feeling a little weak, and carefully made her way over to the bed, one slow, cautious step after another. Finally, she was beside the bed. "Hey, Gav," she whispered. "I'm right here."

She lightly kissed Gavin's cheek. "They injected me with something to knock me out, but I'm okay now."

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin attempted to sit up desperately, looking around for the doctors with an angry expression on his face. He was going to kick their *sses if they'd hurt his baby, or Delilah

"Who was it? Where are they? I'm gunna kill whoever injected you!" he said depserately, attempting to climb out of the bed

He lifted his hand to the oxygen mask and yanked it off, gasping for air as he did so. His head spun but he grabbed Delilah's hand

"Are you okay baby?" Gavin asked worriedly, "and what about the real baby, is he or she okay?"

He clasped his head with his hand and groaned loudly, clinging to Delilah

"I won't let them hurt you my darling. I want to go home," he whispered

[DarkPhoenix]

Delilah carefully placed the oxygen mask back on Gavin. "Calm down, sweetheart," she said. "It was just a sedative. If you want, I'll go get checked out to make sure everything's okay. They're not going to hurt me. I'm more concerned about your health."

She gently pushed him back. "Now lay back. You're in pretty bad shape. In fact, the doctor said it was a good thing I got you here."

She caressed his hair. "I know you want to go home, but you need to rest."

Delilah sighed. Maybe QC is cursed, she thought. With all these employees ending up in the hospital... Nah. I've been watching too many soap operas or something. The important thing now is to make sure Gavin and the baby are okay. I mean, it would be really bad if anything happened...

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin pulled the oxygen mask off again, wanting to feel he could breathe perfectly without it. He hated being in hospitals, they gave him the creeps and he wanted to prove he was okay so he could go home: the sooner the better.

"But..." he attempted, clasping Delilah's hand

He sighed and lay in the bed, batting the oxygen mask away as though it would bite him if it came too near. He wiped his sweating brow with his hand and smiled weakly at Delilah

"Will you stay and keep me company?" he asked, looking at the ground, "am I well enough for a cuddle?"


[[ awwww :luff: cuddle!!!! heehee ]]

[DarkPhoenix]

"Will you stay and keep me company?" he asked, looking at the ground, "am I well enough for a cuddle?"

"Of course you are," Delilah said. She sat on the bed and wrapped her arms tightly around Gavin. "I know you don't like hospitals, sweetie. I don't either. And I have better reasons not to. But you had alcohol poisoning, and I think it's best for you to stay here and let the doctors take care of you." She gently pressed her lips against Gavin's forehead. "If you lost consciousness while we were at home, I'd have to bite you again," she added, trying to make a small joke.

Delilah stroked Gavin's hair. "Now put that oxygen mask on. I don't want a dead fiance."

She bit her lip, realizing how harsh this sounded. "Sorry..." she murmured.

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin sighed and leant his head against Delilah's shoulder, pulling her as close to him as he could. He closed his eyes as she stroked his hair, widening his eyes at her statement

"I can breathe fine, and I guess a dead fiance would mean you'd have to take your dress back!" he muttered bitterly

He sighed heavily again, laying further down in the bed and held out his arms for Delilah to lay next to him if she wanted. He kissed her lips gently

"I'm not going to die," Gavin reassured her, "we're going to get married, and have a gorgeous kid, and live together until we're old and grey. I love you more than you know sweetie."

[DarkPhoenix]

"You better not die," Delilah said. "If you do, you know what's going to happen? Cecilia is going to act like she's the grieving widow and then kill herself, and you'll have to deal with her in the afterlife!" She lightly poked at Gavin's arm. "So, that's motivation to stay alive, if being with me isn't motivation enough."

She squeezed him tightly. "Love you, Gav," she murmured.

The doctor walked in, followed by several nurses. "Oh, you're awake now," he said to Delilah. "I'm sorry, but visiting hours are over. You'll have to leave now."

Delilah sighed. She didn't want to risk being sedated again. She slowly rose and said, "You better hope nothing happened to our baby," she said sharply. "I swear, if I find out ANYTHING is wrong, Gavin and I are suing your *ss. Then again, Gavin might get so angry that... well... a lawyer might not be necessary."

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin smiled at Delilah, pulling her closer to him and closed his eyes, resting his head on hers

"Oh, you're awake now," he said to Delilah. "I'm sorry, but visiting hours are over. You'll have to leave now."

He stared open mouthed at the doctor and wrapped his arms more tightly around Delilah

"If she goes, I go too," he said fiercely, "and she's right. If anything has happened to our child you'll have some serious problems with reproduction in the future!"

Gavin clung to Delilah desperately

"Please, I need her."

He turned to Delilah

"If you leave, Cecilia might show up and she'll have me on her own and I won't be able to walk away. Remember what she did last time I was in hospital!" he whispered in her ear, "what if I die during the night?"

Gavin sighed and took out his cell phone, realising he needed to tell Cecilia why he wasn't at work

I'm in hospital, alcohol poisoning.
Off work for a little while
Back ASAP
Good luck with the babies. -Gav R

He then lay back and shut his eyes, clinging his hand to Delilah's

[DarkPhoenix]

"If you leave, Cecilia might show up and she'll have me on her own and I won't be able to walk away. Remember what she did last time I was in hospital!" he whispered in her ear, "what if I die during the night?"

Delilah's eyes narrowed slightly, and for a brief moment, she saw red, remembering very well how that visit went. The intercom crackled with static for a second or two, making the doctor jump a little.

"Yes..." she said slowly. "I think it would be best for everyone if I stayed here. That way, I'll be here for Gavin, which will keep him from acting out. Also, if I have any problems from being injected, I'll be able to be treated in minutes." She spoke calmly and firmly.

The doctor was frightened by this woman's resolve. "Fine," he finally said. "But stay out of the way when we're checking him. And try not to knock anything out of place."

"Fine," Delilah replied, sitting back down and putting her arms around Gavin. "Now, if you don't mind, can you please have someone call these numbers and inform whoever answers that Gavin and I will not be in for a few days?" She held out a piece of paper with the QC main phone number on it.

Delilah gave Gavin's arm a brief squeeze. No one's going to make me leave. No one is going to come near you unless I let them.

"Oh," she said. "One last thing. You know who Cecilia Queen is, right?"

The doctor and nurses all nodded. "Please inform all receptionists and security guards that she is not to come anywhere near Gavin while he is in here, or they will have me to deal with."

They all nodded again and hurried out of the room.

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin smiled as the doctors hurried to disperse, leaving Delilah and him alone again, and he sighed heavily

"No one wants to mess with you," he said quietly with a gentle smile, "and neither do I!"

He chuckled a little, laying back in the bed and slid down a bit, panting as the sweat continued to cover his body. Gavin let out a little groan and pulled his shirt over his head, chucking it to the ground and let his bare chest take in the cool air around him. He then looked back at Delilah

"Sorry," he apologised, signalling his torso, "I can't seem to stop sweating. Thank you for staying with me though. I love you even more, if that were possible!"

[DarkPhoenix]

Delilah sat back down on the bed and looked worriedly over at Gavin. Had he been in better condition, she would have been all over him, but at the moment, she was more worried about his health than getting into his pants.

She gently stroked Gavin's hair. "Poor baby," she said softly. "Wait, I know..."

Delilah rose and walked over to the sink nearby. She folded up several paper towels and ran them under the water until they were soaked with cold water. Then, she walked back over to Gavin and used the paper towels to wipe down his face and chest in an effort to cool him off a little.

"This always made me feel better when I was sick," she explained.

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin smiled and allowed Delilah to stroke his face and chest with the cold paper towels, closing his eyes. He opened them again and cupped a hand to her face

"You're far too good to me," he whispered, "when...if I get out of here, I'm definately going to make it up to you."

He paused and gently squeezed Delilah's hand, placing it on his chest in an attempt to cool him down. He then touched her lips and touched the place on his chest where her hand had been, signalling for her to kiss him

"I...er" he stammered, closing his eyes groggily and coughed twice, "maybe kissing my chest will help."

Gavin wasn't entirely sure how it would help cool him down, but he was certainly sure it would make him feel better. Just seeing Delilah there made him want to cling to life as best he could

[DarkPhoenix]

Delilah sighed. Poor guy, she thought sympathetically. I don't like seeing him like this.

She pressed her lips against his chest, kissing him. His skin tasted salty, from sweating so much. She sighed and rested her head against his chest. She closed her eyes, trying to block out everything except for herself and Gavin.

I wish everything could be nice, she thought. None of us getting sick, none of this drama. Just a nice, quiet life together. Is that so much to want?

Delilah embraced Gavin tightly, as if trying to release some of her health and strength into his body.

Please, she thought, please get better. For me. For our baby. I don't want you to die.

[Anne_SC]

((Oh my god, seriously, now I can't even rp normally because Cecilia can't come in the hospital :s FUN! ))


Cecilia walked into the hospital. Some nurses immediately walked up to Cecilia.
-"Sorry Miss, we can't let you in" Cecilia looked at them.
"And can you tell me why?"
-"Just go, miss."
"I've got the right to visit a patient. The right to visit a employee who's sick and what do you guys think? That I'll kill him? Jesus christ no one trusts me these days. Want to earn some extra money?" the nurses nodded. "Then get out of my way and take this." she placed some money on the front desk and the nurses leaded her to Gavin's room.
She slowly walked in.
"Gavin? Are you awake? I brought something." she placed some fruit on the table next to his bed.

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin sighed heavily, clinging to Delilah as she fell asleep in his arms, trying to steady his slow breathing: not wanting to go back onto breathing support. He smiled down at her, stroking her hair as she slept and leant his head against hers, sniffing a little to take in the scent of her shampoo; cinnamon and cherries.

"Gavin? Are you awake? I brought something." Cecilia asked, walking into his room

He furrowed his brow, wondering how she'd got in past the security who had been told not to let her, but he smiled. Gavin lifted a finger to his mouth and signalled the sleeping Delilah, alerting her to be quiet

"Ur, hi C," he stammered out, breathing heavily and shuffled in his bed, "thanks for the fruit. What are you doing here?"

[Anne_SC]

"I'm visiting you..." she said softly. "Isn't that ok?" she then sighed.
"Oh right, now I know why they wouldn't let me in. You didn't want me to be here." she scratched the back of her head.
"If you want me to go, I'll go. I just wanted to be a friend to you, as you are to me. Or was... in this case."
She smiled and put her coat back on.
"I'll go." she said, nodding. And walked over to the door. She then turned around.
"You do want me to go right?"

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin smiled sympathetically at Cecilia, knowing she had no one in the world and she had only wanted to repay him the visits he'd given her when she was in hospital. He sighed and wrapped his arms a little tighter around Delilah, but called after his co-manager

"C, you don't have to leave. Dee was just worried about what you'd do...to me if you came in," he said, a hint of suspicion in his voice

He reached out his hand to her best he could, his body still trembling from the effects of the stomach pumping and drip in his arm

"Thanks for coming to see me," Gavin said with a small smile

He lay back in the bed, closing his eyes for a moment and sighed heavily

"I still want to be your friend Cecilia," he said softly

[Anne_SC]

She slowly walked up to him and held his hand, she softly squeezed it.
"She just doesn't want me to be here." she said softly. "Not because I will do something, it's because I can be your friend. And she hates me, and the whole Queen family."
She watched him laying back.
"I want to be your friend to, but we should both start acting like it, shouldn't we?" she took an apple.
"Want some fruit? Or aren't you allowed anything to eat besides the hospital food?" she then sat down beside him.

"Oh! It's twins." she laughed. "I'm going to have two little babies." she said. "I know I already told you, but I just can't believe it. Noah and Emily, how does that sound?" she squeezed his hand again.
"Oh and, ehm... someone visited me in Queen's Clothes a couple of days ago. It's my brother... he faked his own death when he was 15. And I didn't drive myself into death, he messed with my car. Oh, wait, maybe we should talk about something more... pleasant, Hehe."

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin sighed heavily, not really taking in what Cecilia was saying, and he ran a hand softly down Delilah's cheek, stroking her fondly. He looked up again at Cecilia and shook his head, attempting to come to his senses. It took a couple of seconds to realise she was holding his hand, and he slowly pulled his away from her, instead resting it on his fiance's waist

"I'm not hungry thanks," Gavin told her, closing his eyes again

He opened them shortly after and looked up at Cecilia, attempting to draw the covers up over his bare torso: feeling on show with her looking at him. He didn't want to be seen as presenting himself to her or anything.

"Congratulations on the kids," he said with a small smile, "I think maybe Delilah might be having twins too! Isn't that awesome! Must be something in the water at QC!"

Gavin stroked Delilah's back again, resting his damp head on hers. He then turned his head slightly to smile at Cecilia

"Dee doesn't want you here cause of what happened last time I was in hospital. And I don't blame her. You're a young pretty girl and you want to steal her boyfriend. If I were her I'd have had you murdered by now!"

[Anne_SC]

"I've changed, and you know it. She also knows it but she doesn't accept it. This is a thing called trust. She doesn't even give me a chance, I mean..." she sighed.
"Acting like you don't like me around her won't solve anything. What if she wakes up? What will you say? Will you say: She just ran in here and I told her to leave?"
It'll never be like it should be. Real friends...

"Yeah, awesome." she murmered. Cute... I'm pregnant, she's pregnant, i'm having twins, she's having twins. What will happen next? I'll break my leg and she will too?

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin sighed and rubbed his head, trying to numb the pain

"Why would I deny anything? I haven't done anything with you Cecilia. What are you talking about?" he asked, getting irritated

He didn't know what to do around her, everything she did just made him sad hurt and angry; did she really think insulting his fiance would make their relationship a better one? How could she possibly think that putting Delilah down would raise her up in his eyes

"I can't deal with this right now," Gavin said, turning his head away from Delilah and closed his eyes, "I've just had alcohol poisoning for f*ks sake!"

[Anne_SC]

"Every time we talk, and Delilah comes in, everything turns cold and icy. And I don't want that to happen anymore. It's like you feel guilty for talking to me." she sighed.
"What about me? When I was laying in the hospital you came telling me everyday that we would never be together." she coughed.
"I wish I would have dealt with things differently, but I can't turn it back. And it ruined everything. When i'm in a fight no one will forgive me. Other people will be forgiven easily, but people called me 'The Devil' from the beginning, while they didn't even know me. People don't trust me anymore, and I want to change that. But other people need to be open to start trusting me. It has to come from both sides. And now I ask if you can just trust me. Trust me in that I wont do anything to you." she said softly.

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin sighed heavily again, gently massaging his forehead and attempted to stop himself from trembling: but it was difficult. More than anything he just wanted to drift off to sleep like Delilah had done, but he couldn't. Everything hurt too much, including his head

"Okay yes, I trust you," he stammered out finally, looking up at Cecilia

He paused and stretched out his arms and chest, fearing his muscles would be seizing up, and he then closed them around Delilah's slim body again

"But I need to know, do you still love me? And if yes, then how have you changed?" he asked, sighing again

[Anne_SC]

"I still love you. But that doesn't mean I will do anything to you." she said.
"I'll be going now. I still need to do some stuff and well... it's getting icy again." she sighed.
"Get better soon, I'd like to see that." she said as she put on her coat. She walked over to the door.
"And don't talk behind my back, ok? Because, I trust you too." she slowly walked out, waved and closed the door. She made her way to the parking lot and stepped in her car. She drove home and walked into the nursery, where she looked around. The little beds would soon be filled with love. Only love. She put off the light, walked out and closed the door.

[DarkPhoenix]

Delilah stirred from her slumber and opened her eyes.

"Uhmmm..." she mumbled, turning over a little. She sleepily smiled up at Gavin. She wrapped her arms around his waist, unaware that Cecilia had come by.

"Hey," she murmured, kissing his cheek. "All better, darling?"

She smiled and stroked his hair. "Sorry I fell asleep, but taking care of you is tiring." She sat up and stretched, yawning. "I had a good nap though."

She eased herself off of the bed and walked over to the sink. She filled a paper cup with water and sipped at it. "Want some?" she asked Gavin.

Delilah looked over at Gavin, trying to tell whether or not he was feeling any better. Is he? I can't tell. I'm not a doctor, she thought.

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin smiled as Delilah walked over to the sink and filled herself a paper cup with water, watching her intently. Just seeing her, and hearing her made him feel a little better: even if it was only a little

"No I'm okay thanks hunni," he mumbled, yawning widely

He smiled and studied Delilah's expression, wondering whether to mention that Cecilia had been in to see him. He decided he should, afterall honesty was key in a relationship, and there was no way he was ever going to do anything with Cecilia

"C stopped by," Gavin said slowly, "don't worry though, nothing happened."

He closed his eyes for a moment and then blinked a few times, smiling at Delilah and beconned her with his finger

"Come her darling," he whispered, rubbing his forehead and pushed the heavy duvet off him as he was starting to sweat again, "thanks for looking after me."

[DarkPhoenix]

((Okay, after this, I have to run-- my boyfriend is visiting.))

Delilah walked over to Gavin and handed the paper cup to him so that he could drink some of the water. "Your mouth must be dry as hell," she remarked.

She frowned. "Who let Cecilia in?! I told those idiots not to let her in. I don't care if she didn't do anything-- I don't want her in here, bothering you while you're recovering. Not to mention that she tends to get all emotional and weepy, which gets you all riled up and upset, which means I have to try and cheer you up again, blah blah blah," she complained.

She turned towards the door. "I'm going to have a long talk with the receptionists. They have to answer to me now, and I am far from pleased."

Delilah strode angrily to the door, her heels tapping loudly at the floor. "I shall return, if security doesn't kick me out for yelling at the front desk people," she said.

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin sighed, thinking maybe it hadn't been the best idea to tell Delilah about Cecilia: as now she was just angry and upset. He sighed again, knowing he had no secrets from his beautiful fiance, and neither did he want to keep any secrets from her. She was his and he was hers, no questions asked

"I'm gunna try for a sleep," he said softly after Delilah

He took a sip from the cup she had given him, coughing a little as he still wasn't quite used to breathing without the mask: even though he'd been off it for half an hour.

"Come back soon babe," Gavin whispered, knowing she wouldn't hear him

He then lay back and closed his eyes, slowly falling asleep, although his head was till pounding like h*ll

[DarkPhoenix]

Delilah walked back to the room, thinking over the conversation that had taken place between her and the receptionist.

"I understand someone let Cecilia Queen in to visit Gavin Ruppetts," she said.

A nurse timidly raised her hand. "Yes, it was me."

"Why?"

"I... she... um... she paid me."

"You accepted a bribe from this woman. What kind of a nurse are you?" Delilah snapped. "I specifically left orders stating not to let Miss Queen in. Now listen, honey... this woman is after my fiance. She wants to get into his pants, wants to fool around with him, however you want to say it. Would you want someone like that creeping around your man, especially when he's in no condition to defend himself? I think not. Now, in the future, do not allow her in, or you have to answer to me!"

She turned on her heel and walked away.

"It was cruel, but I had to say it," Delilah murmured. She walked back into the room and curled up in bed with Gavin. "It's okay," she whispered, as she drifted off to sleep. "It'll all be okay."

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin felt his arm being jostled by a nurse and he opened his yes quickly, glancing around the room. It was very bright, much too bright, and his bed felt far too empty for his liking: where was Delilah. He sat up quickly and lunged backwards again in pain as a nurse stuck a needle into his arm

"You'll be fine!" he doctor at the end of his bed told him, "and that girl is fine too. We moved her into a different room while we ran a few more tests on you. She was still sleeping --man she's got a hot body!"

Gavin narrowed his eyes at the man angrily, but flinched again as another needle went into his arm. He glared at the nurse, who shrugged his head non-apologetically, piercing his fragile skin again with the sharp needle

"What the hell!" Gavin swore in pain, slowly passing out

A couple of hours later he lay on his own in his room, attatched to a machine that monitored his heart rate and breathing rate and opened his eyes breathlessly. Delilah was still nowhere to be seen, but thankfully the doctors had left him alone: mearly hooking him up to more machines and taking a lot of blood to check if the poisoning had been flushed from his system yet. Gavin dreaded what would happen next if it hadn't

[DarkPhoenix]

Delilah stirred from her sleep again. She looked around. Where am I? she thought. She was not where she had fallen asleep. She sat up, eyes narrowed angrily. "Where am I, and where's Gavin?" she said aloud.

A nurse, who had until this time blended in rather nicely with the pale walls, hurried forward. "Oh, you're awake," she said. "You were taken out of the room so some more tests could be run on Mr. Ruppetts."

"Bring me to him," Delilah said.

"Yes, miss," the nurse said, nervously eying Delilah, thinking, as one might about a rabid dog, No sudden movements. Nothing to try and incite an attack. She led Delilah to Gavin's room.

Delilah hurried over to Gavin, horrified by the needles stuck into him and all the machines he was hooked up to. "Oh God," she gasped out. "What are all these machines?"

"They're to monitor his heart rate and such," the nurse replied.

"Please leave us alone," Delilah said softly. The nurse nodded quickly, eager to be away from this woman, and hurried out.

Delilah curled up on Gavin's bed. "I'm here now, baby," she whispered.

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin attempted to move his arms to put them around Delilah, but they hurt too much. Instead he just moved his head to lean on top of hers, kissing her hair softly

"I'm glad you're back," he whispered, "I was about to beat up the doctor that moved you!"

He kissed her head again softly with a small smile

"I'm okay darling," he said, attempting to comfort her, "I don't know why I need needles all over my arms, but I suppose they're helping."

Gavin sighed heavily, moving his body a little closer to Delilah, realising he'd been stripped naked

"Oh cr*p" he swore, turning red, "don't look under the covers or you're in for a shock!" he teased

[DarkPhoenix]

Delilah peeked under the sheet and pretended to be shocked. "Oh my God," she gasped. "I've never seen anything like that before. I magically impregnated myself!"

She snickered and stroked Gavin's hair. "I think that nurse is scared of me now," she said. "She didn't hesitate to bring me to you."

Delilah sighed and eased herself closer to him and rested her head on his shoulder. "But whatever. I'm here now, and nothing's going to happen to either of us. I'm here to take care of you." She hugged him gently, careful not to hurt him-- those needles looked like they'd hurt if moved by accident-- and kissed his cheek.

Oh God... all those needles. They look horrible! she thought. And it's all Dad's fault Gav is in this bed, hooked up to all these machines!

Her hands clenched into small, tight fists. Damn you, Dad! she thought angrily. To sooth herself, she caressed Gavin's hair. Calm down, Dee. Happy thoughts. Anger is bad for the baby. Not to mention that Gavin needs you to be calm and mature and responsible right now.

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin let himself giggle at Delilah, risking moving one of his arms to hit her gently on the stomach

"Stop sneaking peaks at me!" he chuckled, "just because you can't keep your eyes off me! Honestly you can't go 24 hours without sex!" he teased

He smiled and slowly moved his arm back down onto the bed, trying not to upset the needles or the machines hooked into his arms, and he breathed slowly. Gavin couldn't believe the pain he was in, but he attempted to hide it from Delilah, not wanting her to know how bad he was: he didn't want her to worry

"I love you Dee, you know that right?" he said to her, holding her gaze as she fondled his hair, "I'm always always going to love you."

[DarkPhoenix]

Delilah giggled and continued to play with Gavin's hair. "You never complained before about me looking at you. But fine. I'll go look at other guys. Uh... like... damn. I don't know. Someone," she mock threatened. Then, she turned more serious. "Of course I know you love me, sweetie, and I love you too. If I didn't love you, do you think I'd stay with you and get cranky when they move me?"

She squeezed Gavin gently. "And until you get out of this hospital, I'm staying right with you. 'For better or worse, through sickness and in health,' right?"

She kissed Gavin's cheek and smiled. "You're looking better. Well, aside from looking like a hedgehog with all those needles poking out... but you don't look as sick as you did before."

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin smiled and attempted to put his arms around Delilah again, wincing from the searing pains in his arms as he moved. He shuffled a little under the duvet, snuggling his head into her shoulder

"Okay okay, maybe I like you looking at me!" he teased, bending his head to kiss her forehead, "in fact, I think I love it! I love you."

He chuckled to himself, shuffling closer to Delilah

"You had better not leave me," he whispered, "not leave the hospital, leave me as in general I mean. I want to be with you forever"

Gavin sighed, stretching his arms gently as he flinched from the pain again, feeling tears brewing in his eyes from the agony. He struggled to regain his breathe, sweating again

"I...fine," he panted slowly, "really. Much better now that you're here."

[DarkPhoenix]

Delilah wrapped her arms tightly around Gavin. "Darling, you know I'm not going to leave you," she said. "I love you too much to ever do that. So, don't worry. I'm going to be with you forever, or until you get sick of me."

She used a corner of the sheet to wipe his face. "Stay still," she commanded. "You're sweating again."

She sighed and stroked his hair. Maybe the company is cursed, she thought again. Cecilia, Nicolao, Gavin, and I have all been in and out of hospitals a good bit lately. Makes you wonder, eh? She closed her eyes. At least this is nicer than being at the company. Cecilia dislikes me. I know it. Does she honestly think I intended to be pregnant at the same time she did? No! Christ, what, does she have a corner on the pregnancy market or something?

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin struggled away from Delilah's hand playfully, moving his head away so she couldn't wipe his face. He then smiled warmly at her, risking moving his arms to wrap them tightly around her

"I'm never ever going to get sick of you!" he whispered, "maybe you'll just have to entertain me more often!" he teased

He sighed happily, moving a hand to rest on her pregnant belly which, he'd noticed, was beginning to show. Only a little, not enough to be noticable to many people, but she was definately sparking something. Even her face seemed to light up, like she had a warm glowing center growing inside of her

"Doctors said I'd probably be out soon," Gavin told her, closing his eyes tiredly, "definately I'll be out by the wedding. Our wedding..."

He closed his eyes again, happily dreaming of the wedding and married life he was about to embark on. Mr and Mrs Ruppetts...

"Will you kiss me?" Gavin asked sheepishly, smiling softly at Delilah

[DarkPhoenix]

Delilah's lips curved up into a small smile. "Of course I'll kiss you," she said. She leaned over and gave Gavin a long, passionate kiss. "I can't wait for our wedding," she murmured. "I swear, even if you have to be wheeled out in a stretcher, we are not missing it for anything."

She tucked the covers tightly around him to keep him warm and brushed a lock of hair out of his face. "I love you," she whispered.

Delilah rose from the bed and walked over to the sink. She poured herself a cup of water and sipped it slowly, imagining the wedding. I bet something's going to interrupt it. Like out of a soap opera or something. Like, maybe Cecilia. Or some random woman claiming Gavin fathered an illegitimate child with her. Something like that. Man, that would suck.

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin laughed and stroked Delilah's hair softly, relishing in the moment of the kiss they shared. Every kiss was special for him, especially with somone he cared for so much; every moment together was priceless, and he never wanted to let her go

"I love you too," he whispered back, gently kissing her cheeks, "dont you ever forget it!"

He laughed gently under his breath, smiling down at Delilah fondly, smiling into her eyes. Gavin gently ran a finger across her shoulder, caressing her gently and he bent his head to kiss her again. After a short moment, he reached for her shirt and tugged it open gently

"Hey, if you get free viewing at me, I think I should get the same," he teased, smiling warmly at Delilah once more

[DarkPhoenix]

Delilah closed her shirt. "You're in bad health," she teased. "You shouldn't be looking at such things." She smirked a little. "I guess you're feeling better though, if you're trying to get me undressed. But I don't think the doctors will be too pleased if they found us breaking in the hospital beds."

She dipped her fingers into the cup of water and flicked a few drops of water at Gavin, giggling. "You just want me for my body," she joked. "As soon as I get old and fat, you'll trade me in for a newer model. But the joke's on you-- I've proven that I can get gorgeous younger men!"

Delilah held the cup to Gavin's mouth, to allow him a sip of water. "It's not time for the honeymoon, darling. There'll be plenty of time for looking at each other and all that good crap after you get out of the hospital," she said. "Until then, no naughtiness. You need to recover. Besides, it's your fault I'm pregnant. If it hadn't been for all your 'I wanna fool around, I wanna see you nude' stuff, I wouldn't be like this," she teased.

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin pretended to pout, widening his large dark blue eyes at Delilah, giving him the signature 'puppy dog' look. He pretended to sniff sadly

"Who says I want to see you nude!" he exclaimed quietly, biting down gently on her neck, "maybe I just want to let my fingers touch your gorgeous soft skin!"

He smiled gently, raising a needle-studded arm to softly play with her hair, teasing it gently apart. Gavin chuckled, moving his other hand onto Delilah's stomach, caressing their baby, and he raised her shirt so he could kiss her delicate skin protecting the baby

"Would you rather I didn't keep trying to undress you?" he asked teasingly, beginning to pout again and pulled Delilah closer to him. Delilah Stanton-Ruppetts...I like how it sounds. Baby Ruppetts....

[DarkPhoenix]

Delilah sighed and stroked Gavin's hair. "Fine," she agreed, giving in. "Do as you like." She eyed the needles in his arm, trying not to flinch. Ouch, she thought sympathetically. Glad that's not me.

"It's not that you want to undress me... it's that you want to undress me in the hospital," she explained. "I don't want some random doctors and nurses coming in and seeing me half-starkers."

She laughed a little and gently squeezed Gavin's hands. "I can't wait till we can get you out of here. I hate hospitals, especially after what happened last time..." She shuddered, thinking of the experiments and her desperate escape, clad in little more than a hospital gown. Proof that I don't put up with stupid crap, she thought.

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin smiled and undid the top two buttons of Delilah's blouse, but then moved his hands away, smiling at her softly

"I won't if you don't want me to," he said with a chuckle

He smiled, just holding her close to his body

"Love you darling. I don't want to make you do anything you don't want to. Not for anything in the world. I can wait till our honeymoon!" he teased

[[ sorry for shortness ]]

[DarkPhoenix]

Delilah snuggled closer to Gavin, enjoying how warm he was. Ummm... cuddly... she thought, closing her eyes. "No naughty stuff until you're out of the hospital," she told him. "You need to recover. And no more drinking for a long time, for you. Got it?"

She rested her head on his shoulder, sighing happily. Mine, she thought possessively. No one is going to come between us. No one. Cecilia should just give up and find someone new to go after.

She wrapped her arms tightly around Gavin, squeezing slightly. "I love you, precious. I'm sorry I'm not as fun as back when we first started out, but I've had to grow up and learn to act like an adult. And now I have to be mature-- I'm going to be a married woman and a mother soon. No more dancing on desks and junk. I guess I've become a boring old woman," she joked.

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin chuckled, pulling Delilah even closer so their bodies were pressed together, and he was burning up for her. Every cell and tissue in his body was aching for her love, for her touch: if she left him he would surely come to harm. So this was what it felt like to be truely in love.

"Okay, no naughty stuff," he agreed with a smile, "as long as you still give me long passionate kisses every ten minutes without exception!"

Gavin smiled again happily, flinching a little as the needles pinched his arms, sending a searing pain through his body, but he attempted to ignore it. He had to be strong for Delilah's sake; she was the one he needed to recover for. Her and their baby, their growing little baby

"You're still fun darling!" he laughed, pretending to pull a face, "fun as in always yelling at me and telling me off!" he teased

He leaned in and held a few centimeters away from her lips, tempting her cheekily

[DarkPhoenix]

"Okay, no naughty stuff," he agreed with a smile, "as long as you still give me long passionate kisses every ten minutes without exception!"

Delilah feigned disgust. "What, kiss you? Ewwwwwww!" She laughed and said, "Every ten minutes? Even if I'm asleep? That might be a bit troublesome." She leaned in close and gave Gavin a long, deep kiss. "You're addicted to me, aren't you?" she joked. "You have a Delilah addiction and need to go to therapy for it!" She laughed and squeezed him.

"You're still fun darling!" he laughed, pretending to pull a face, "fun as in always yelling at me and telling me off!" he teased.

"At least one of us has to be mature and grownup, and let's face it, as the older one in the relationship, as well as your current condition, it looks as though I'm obligated to be the responsible one, although I do with you'd start acting a little more like an adult. I mean, really... what is so hard about saying to my dad, 'No more alcohol'?" She flinched a little, realizing how cruel she sounded. "Sorry to be so hard," she mumble apologetically.

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin's smile faded fast, leaving in place a hurt frown. It felt like Delilah had just ripped out his heart and stomped on it, or at least, what he thought that would feel like. He looked at the ground and moved away from her slowly, drawing the covers over him

"I see," he mumbled sadly, "I'm sorry I irritate you so much, I'll try harder to act more like an adult next time. No more teasing or anything, or playing games: I understand." I guess the whole 'lipstick therapy' thing is over now too...

He sighed heavily, closing his eyes for a moment and looked over at Delilah, disappointed. He accepted her for her faults: anything, it didn't matter as he loved her so much. For her however, it seemed completely different

"I just wanted to bond with my future father in law," Gavin added with a heavy sigh

[DarkPhoenix]

Delilah cringed. Why did I say that? she thought. I sounded like such a cold, heartless b*tch. I could have worded it so much nicer, but noooooo. I had to be cruel.

Tears slowly formed in her eyes. "I'm sorry," she whispered. "You don't irritate me. I don't know why I said that crap. I had a stupid moment. I love you. I... I'm sorry."

Have to get out of here, she thought. Have to get out of here before I just break down.

She rose from the bed. "I... I'll be right back," she said. "Just going for a quick walk." She hurried out of the room and out of the hospital. She walked down the street, unsure of where to go. She needed to clear her head.

Delilah found herself outside of a bar. After hesitating for several seconds, she walked in and sat on a stool at the bar. "What'll it be?" the bartender asked. Delilah took a breath. "Shirley Temple," she replied. The bartender eyed her, giving her a strange look, but poured the drink for her. Delilah paid the bartender and sipped her drink slowly.

Gavin will never forgive me, she thought. He probably won't even want to go through with the wedding either. And it's all my fault.

Delilah lowered her head to the bar and began to sob. The bartender raised his eyebrow and muttered, "First time I saw someone turn into a sad drunk from a non-alcoholic drink."

[stylequeen_SC]

Gavin sighed sadly as Delilah practically sprinted from the room, wondering what was going on in her head. He attempted to lift an arm to grab her to stop her from going, but the pain from the needles rose again dramatically and he had to drop his arm again, simply having to watch her leave. What if it was forever? He pressed down on the call button, and instantly a nurse was at his side

"What is it dear?" she asked, softly stroking his damp forehead, "you're burning up sweetie!"

Gavin nodded but lay still in the bed,

"Could I have some morphine please?" he asked, almost desperately, "these needles are really starting to hurt."

The young nurse was gone and soon she came back and injected pain killers into his leg, pulling the covers back over his modesty. She moved back and stroked his head again,

"What happened to the girlfriend then?" she asked, appearing sorry for him

"We..er...nothing," Gavin replied, brushing the nurses hand away from him and closed his eyes

[DarkPhoenix]

Eight or nine Shirley Temples later, Delilah (who had told the bartender to keep them coming, and he did, until he ran out of ginger ale) was experiencing a rather nice sugar rush, given the sweetness of the drink. She collected her things from the bar and walked out. The bartender muttered, "First time I've ever seen anyone have a non-alcoholic drink binge. She's going to be sick later."

She walked back to the hospital. She hesitated outside of Gavin's room, unsure of whether or not to go back in. He's going to tell me to leave, she thought, wiping her face with a handkerchief, trying to make sure he couldn't tell she was crying. With my kind of luck, he'll leave me for Cecilia. That idea, combined with the large quantity of drinks she'd had, was enough to make her physically sick.

No longer worried about Gavin yelling at her or ending thing with her, she hurried through the door and hurtled over to the bathroom, where she vomited copiously for several minutes. Well, that's flushing money down the toilet, she thought wryly. She shuddered a little and then walked over to the sink, where she washed her face and hands and then gargled with water. After a few seconds, she turned to Gavin, fearful of what he would say.

[Anne_SC]

"Wait a minute" Hannah said standing up "You caused Cecilia's crash? You tried to kill her? Well your plan didn't work. She's still alive and still as unhappy as ever! She is in love with the Co Owner but he is in love with his secretary and now Cecilia is pregnant. So what are you going to do now? kill Cecilia? Kill Gavin? Kill Delilah? I mean you can't do that Micheal! You cannot play god! There are people who go there whole lives being unhappy but they deal with it! You cannot stop Gavin loving Delilah or Cecilia loving Gavin. You can't stop Cecilia being pregnant, but what you can do Micheal is go and be supportive to Cecilia. That's all you need to do. What happens happens, okay? No one can stop it!" Hannah said, she then went up to him and gave him a hug gripping him tightly. He needed someone to hold him as he'd probably never been hugged since he faked his death

Micheal closed his eyes.
"I can't." he said.
"I tried to kill her, and if someone else finds out i'm alive, bad things will happen." he stepped away and leaned against a wall.
"Real bad things. People wouldn't accept it, my parents will kill me... it's too much. I don't know how to explain it. My life has been ok since I faked my own death, and I'd like to keep it that way." he took out a sigarette and started smoking.
"I haven't done this in ages." he breathed. "It feels good"
He looked at Hannah "Things aren't going well at QC and when she's in the big-belly-can't-walk period someone has to take over. And really, do you think that Gavin guy can handle it? I'm born for this and I need to do this." he then sighed. "Is the baby his? If it is, it wouldn't make the secretary happy I think."