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you have everything you need. I would be there for you, through everything. I promise I will love you for the rest of my life.”
Annie gasped! Tears welled up in her eyes. She knew she loved Tommy, that was for sure. She just hadn’t expected this quite yet. The moment hung for a moment, and then Tommy cleared his throat.
“Annabelle Michelle Gibbons, will you marry me?”
Annie pressed her hand to her mouth, and found herself talking without thinking about it.
“Yes. Yes.” Her voice grew stronger, and then she fell out of her chair to hug him, laughing. “Yes!”
Tommy pulled her in tight, kissing her hard, and Annie let the rest of the world fade away. She would worry about Marti later.
Chapter 13
Marti obviously knew what had happened the second that she saw Annie walk in the door. Her eyes scaled down the sexy dress, and caught on the shiny new ring on her finger. She snapped her gaze back up to Annie, looking like she’d been slapped.
“You said yes?” She said, her voice sounding terribly wounded.
Annie took a half-step back. Smiling. “Yeah.”
Marti’s face took on a sudden scowl. “I figured he was going to ask, but I didn’t think you were stupid enough to say yes.” She took a deep swallow. “Don’t you care about me at all?”
Annie exploded, "Marti! Stop it! Just stop it! You have been ragging on Tommy since the day I met him! I am tired of this crap! I love him! Can't you be happy for me? Can't you for one minute think about me and not yourself? You are my best friend! Hell, you're my only friend because I don't have a life without you. You are with me almost every second I have a minute of free time! You know what that means? It means you are MY BEST FRIEND! Act like it! Be happy! Be a part of my happiness! Fuck! You used to be so cool! What happened to you?"
Marti looked horrified! With tears in her eyes, she ran up the stairs to her room, slamming the door as hard as she could.
Annie stormed off into the kitchen for a shot of something, anything. This is why Annie didn’t have any friends in L.A.....too much fucking drama.
She threw back a shot of whiskey. She shuddered as it burned her throat. But the warmth felt good. Okay Annabelle, this is the happiest night of your life. You love him, he loves you, Marti will have to get over it. What even made Marti think we were going to be lovers or something?
After another shot of whiskey, her thoughts turned to Marti. Oh Marti, what have I done? She ran up the stairs to Marti’s room to find Marti sitting on her bed, tears running down her face.
“Of course I care about you Marti.” She started forward toward her but Marti scooted back. Annie continued. “I’m sorry, I'm sorry I hollered at you, I'm sorry I am such a bitch. Marti, you are my best friend and I love you. Tommy doesn’t make a difference for us. This isn’t going to change anything. I promise” she lied, as she went to hug her friend.
Marti pushed her back, glaring at her “I wish you were right” she said. Her heart heavy, her hands shaking. She continued to stare, her mouth set grimly. “But you’re not. Just wait and see.”
“Marti -”
“I am going to sleep,” she said as she grabbed her pillow peering angrily at Annie. “Don’t you dare touch me tonight.”
Annie watched Marti roll over and close her eyes; her heart feeling like it was breaking in two.
That night, she didn’t stay with Marti; it had been a long time since Annie slept alone. She walked down to the kitchen and poured another shot of whiskey. And then another. She drank until she didn’t feel anything and her mind went numb. She stumbled out of the kitchen and headed to the staircase, she tripped on the first step, "Shit!" her legs couldn't carry her up the stairs, she fell onto her butt, put her head in her hands and cried herself to sleep.
"Annie, Annie, are you okay?" Marti shook her awake, “Crazy girl what did you do? You okay?"
Annie moaned "Don't talk so loud,
Annie gasped! Tears welled up in her eyes. She knew she loved Tommy, that was for sure. She just hadn’t expected this quite yet. The moment hung for a moment, and then Tommy cleared his throat.
“Annabelle Michelle Gibbons, will you marry me?”
Annie pressed her hand to her mouth, and found herself talking without thinking about it.
“Yes. Yes.” Her voice grew stronger, and then she fell out of her chair to hug him, laughing. “Yes!”
Tommy pulled her in tight, kissing her hard, and Annie let the rest of the world fade away. She would worry about Marti later.
Chapter 13
Marti obviously knew what had happened the second that she saw Annie walk in the door. Her eyes scaled down the sexy dress, and caught on the shiny new ring on her finger. She snapped her gaze back up to Annie, looking like she’d been slapped.
“You said yes?” She said, her voice sounding terribly wounded.
Annie took a half-step back. Smiling. “Yeah.”
Marti’s face took on a sudden scowl. “I figured he was going to ask, but I didn’t think you were stupid enough to say yes.” She took a deep swallow. “Don’t you care about me at all?”
Annie exploded, "Marti! Stop it! Just stop it! You have been ragging on Tommy since the day I met him! I am tired of this crap! I love him! Can't you be happy for me? Can't you for one minute think about me and not yourself? You are my best friend! Hell, you're my only friend because I don't have a life without you. You are with me almost every second I have a minute of free time! You know what that means? It means you are MY BEST FRIEND! Act like it! Be happy! Be a part of my happiness! Fuck! You used to be so cool! What happened to you?"
Marti looked horrified! With tears in her eyes, she ran up the stairs to her room, slamming the door as hard as she could.
Annie stormed off into the kitchen for a shot of something, anything. This is why Annie didn’t have any friends in L.A.....too much fucking drama.
She threw back a shot of whiskey. She shuddered as it burned her throat. But the warmth felt good. Okay Annabelle, this is the happiest night of your life. You love him, he loves you, Marti will have to get over it. What even made Marti think we were going to be lovers or something?
After another shot of whiskey, her thoughts turned to Marti. Oh Marti, what have I done? She ran up the stairs to Marti’s room to find Marti sitting on her bed, tears running down her face.
“Of course I care about you Marti.” She started forward toward her but Marti scooted back. Annie continued. “I’m sorry, I'm sorry I hollered at you, I'm sorry I am such a bitch. Marti, you are my best friend and I love you. Tommy doesn’t make a difference for us. This isn’t going to change anything. I promise” she lied, as she went to hug her friend.
Marti pushed her back, glaring at her “I wish you were right” she said. Her heart heavy, her hands shaking. She continued to stare, her mouth set grimly. “But you’re not. Just wait and see.”
“Marti -”
“I am going to sleep,” she said as she grabbed her pillow peering angrily at Annie. “Don’t you dare touch me tonight.”
Annie watched Marti roll over and close her eyes; her heart feeling like it was breaking in two.
That night, she didn’t stay with Marti; it had been a long time since Annie slept alone. She walked down to the kitchen and poured another shot of whiskey. And then another. She drank until she didn’t feel anything and her mind went numb. She stumbled out of the kitchen and headed to the staircase, she tripped on the first step, "Shit!" her legs couldn't carry her up the stairs, she fell onto her butt, put her head in her hands and cried herself to sleep.
"Annie, Annie, are you okay?" Marti shook her awake, “Crazy girl what did you do? You okay?"
Annie moaned "Don't talk so loud,
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