Chapter Forty Two



Now it was time for the reception. And first up, before the food was dished out, was the first dance. As Seb and Rowi had their first dance as husband and wife, best man Carlos and chief bridesmaid Fara also danced. As Carlos held Fara in his arms, he spoke to her as they danced around the flooring that had been placed on the sand, ‘Urs loves you’ he told her.
‘I know’ replied Fara, sighing, ‘he keeps telling me…’
‘Like you love him’ Carlos interrupted.
‘I don’t…’
‘Oh no?’
‘No’ Fara shook her head.
‘You’re lying’
‘I’m not’
‘You may be able to fool yourself, but you aren’t fooling anyone else’ Carlos smiled as he and Seb now changed partners.
‘Hi’ Seb winked at Fara as they now danced.
‘Seb’ Fara sighed.
‘Urs…’ Seb started to say.
‘Carlos, has already given me the lecture Seb’
‘Oh?’
‘I know Urs loves me. And apparently I love him in return’
‘You do’ smiled Seb.
‘And that I’m fooling no one but myself in saying that I don’t’
‘You are’ Seb agreed.
‘So I don’t need to hear it again, ok?’
‘Ok’ Seb shrugged, now handing Fara over to Urs.
‘Hi honey’ Urs smiled, pulling Fara into his arms.
‘Hi…’ Fara sighed.
‘Enjoying today?’ he asked.
‘It’s ok’ she sighed again, staring out to sea. It was a beautiful blue colour. Deep blue like the sky up above them was. It made Fara, in a way, feel home sick for the wind and rain of England.
‘Romantic, isn’t it?’
‘Suppose’
‘When we marry….’
‘If’ Fara interrupted

When we marry’ Urs carried on, ‘we’re getting married…in a forest’
‘A forest?’ Fara asked.
‘A forest’
‘Why…?’
‘Like you have to ask’ Urs smiled.
‘Who told you…?’
‘Mmm?’
‘Who told you? About my fantasy?’ Fara asked.
‘Oh. Rowi. Cydalia. Dany’
‘Why?’
‘Why? Because I asked them’
‘But…why?’
‘Because I want you to be happy’ Fara, long ago, had confessed to her friends that when, if she ever got married, she would love to marry not on a beach or in a church, but in a forest, surrounded by trees and greenery. The sun shining through the trees up above Fara and her husband. She had even found the perfect place. She loved Devon in England, and one place in particular was perfect, a place called Churston Cove in South Devon. You could stand under the trees and look out and see the sea. The best of both worlds.
‘Then let me go’ Fara hissed as she and Urs continued to dance.
‘No’ he whispered back, holding her even closer to his body. Now Fara could feel every part of him next to every part of her.
‘You want me to be happy thought’ Fara then reminded him.
‘I do. And you will be. Happy with me’
‘I’m happy, with Marcus’ she tried again.
‘Oh?


‘Yes!’ she hissed back, trying to pull away, out of Urs’ arms. But he wouldn’t let her go. He held even tighter.
‘Then last night, must have been a dream’ Urs whispered into her ear.
‘Maybe it was’ Fara agreed, shivering as she heard his voice in her ear.
‘I enjoyed that dream. Enjoyed the kissing, touching you part. Of holding you in my arms…’ Urs pulled her closer again as they moved around the dance floor. Well, sand really, covered in a flooring.
‘I didn’t’ Fara lied.
‘Oh I know’ Urs agreed.
‘I hated every part of it…’ she lied again.
‘I know. If it makes you happy, telling yourself that, then do. But I know the truth. The real truth. I’ve felt it. Seen it. In your eyes. You enjoyed it just as much if not more’ Urs replied. Blast. He had her there.
‘I…I…’ Fara tried denying it.
‘Deny it, and see what I do’
‘Which is?’ Fara decided to challenge him, to see what he would do with people around. It couldn’t be much. He wouldn’t want to make a scene. He wasn’t that type of person. Preferring to do some things in private.
‘Try it, and see’ Urs smiled, moving his head so he could look Fara directly in her eyes. Fara shivered again. She bit her lip to stop herself from groaning out loud. ‘Ok’ Urs shrugged. Then he kissed her. Right in the middle of the dance floor. Placing his mouth on top of hers. Fara couldn’t help it. She tried not to. But she found herself responding. Her body wouldn’t listen to her brain as it cried out, ‘Don’t do this. Don’t’. STOP!!’
Everyone saw them kissing, and clapped.
‘Fara and Urs are next!’ Cydalia called out as she danced in Carlos’ arms.
Fara pulled her mouth away. She was embarrassed. She blushed.
‘You are so right’ Urs smiled at Cydalia, agreeing with her.
Fara itched to smack him but resisted the temptation. Not wanting to make a scene.
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Fara told a happy Rowi, Dany and Cydalia about what Urs was planning to do after the wedding was finally over.
‘Well…its not actually kidnapping’ reasoned Cydalia after Fara had finished talking.
‘Not actually…?’ Fara stared at her friend. She couldn’t believe what she was hearing here. Where had it all changed? where had Fara herself obviously gone so wrong that everyone thought what Urs was doing was a good idea. So much for her friends sticking by her and being on her side. So much for that at all.
‘Kidnapping, is taking someone against their will’ Cydalia carried on talking.
‘Which Urs has!’ Fara interrupted.
‘Has he? Really?’ Cydalia asked.
‘Well…yes’
‘But you agreed’ Cydalia pointed out.
‘I didn’t…’ Fara mumbled, ‘I gave in’ she muttered, sounding feeble now.
‘Same thing’ smiled Dany now.
‘It isn’t…’
‘Honey, I think you’ll find, it is’ Rowi now smiled.
‘I did it…for Amelia’ Fara then tried.
‘Mmm…and what does your…fiancé, Marcus think?’ Cydalia asked. Her friends had been more then surprised to find that Fara was now engaged to another man. She had shown them his photo. The response hadn’t been what Fara had been expecting. They had all hated him on first sight seeing the photo. Even though Fara knew, that in different circumstances they would all think he was a gorgeous looking man. Considering he was blonde haired and blue eyed and was considered what was known as ‘a hunk’. But not at the moment they didn’t think that.
‘He…he doesn’t know’ Fara sighed.
‘You’ve not been in touch with him?’ Dany asked.
‘No’ Fara confessed. Ok, she was lying again. She had tried contacting Marcus. It just seemed as though his phone was off every time she had tried ringing him. Like he was deliberately avoiding her. So much for being so badly in love with her. Out of sight, out of mind so it seemed.
‘Why not?’ Cydalia asked.
‘Because…’ Fara shrugged.
‘You don’t want to hurt Urs, contacting Marcus’ Rowi guessed.
Correctly.


Fara nodded.
‘And that doesn’t tell you anything?’ Dany asked Fara.
‘No. Why, should it?’ Fara asked in reply.
‘Yes’ Dany nodded.
Fara shrugged and looked at Cydalia then Rowi. They were, like Dany, nodding. Fara looked blankly at them all.
‘You’ll work it out’ Rowi hugged Fara.
‘Soon, I hope’ Cydalia added, now hugging Fara.
‘Then you can be happy. Really happy. Like us’ Dany smiled, hugging Fara.
‘I already am happy…’ Fara tried.
‘Whatever you say honey’ Cydalia patted Fara’s shoulder.