“Congratulations!” said Marnie hugging her future sister-in-law. “Multiples. Wow. Am I ready for that?”
“You damn well better be,” smirked Lena. “It’s highly likely that you’ll have them.”
“I think I can handle that,” she smiled. “Okay. Thank you. Thank you all. I’m feeling better now.”
“Last patient is gone,” said Kelsey. “What do you say we head to the cafeteria for a glass of wine and some chocolate? It always makes you feel better.”
The women laughed and cheered as they left the building out of the back door. Doc, Shep, and Cruz just smiled.
“I will always come out of retirement to see that,” nodded Cruz. “A happy ending.”
“Not yet,” frowned Doc. “We’ve got a crazy man to catch first.” Shep stared at him, shaking his head.
“Such a downer.”
CHAPTER FOURTEEN
Marnie could have never dreamed that a wedding like this was possible on such short notice. It was everything she’d ever dared to dream about as a little girl.
The one thing on her mind today, was how desperately she missed Hal and wished he was here to walk her down the aisle. There was a soft tap on the door to the second-floor bedroom in the big house. All the brides dressed there and walked down the historic staircase.
“Come in,” she said turning. Angel stood in the doorway, smiling at her. “Angel.”
“Now, look at you,” he grinned. “You look stunning. Absolutely beautiful.”
“Thank you. Thank you for checking on me. I was just thinking about how much I miss Hal.”
“I thought you might be,” he nodded. “This might be presumptuous, Marnie, but I’d like to offer myself to walk you down the aisle.”
“Oh,” she croaked standing to hug him. “Oh, Angel. I didn’t want to ask, I didn’t want to assume. Thank you. Thank you, so much.”
“Now, now, don’t cry,” he laughed. “Keegan and Avery will kick my ass if your make-up and hair get messed up.” He hugged her tightly and then held her at arms’ length, looking at the perfect gown. It was perfect for her.
“What? Is something wrong? Is this dress wrong?” she asked nervously.
“Honey, the dress is perfection because you are perfection. No. No, it just needs one thing. A gift from Mary and me.” He opened the blue velvet box and she gasped at the diamond and sapphire pendant. A perfect match for her engagement ring.
“Angel. Angel, I can’t take this.”
“You can, and you will. Gifts must be accepted here at Belle Fleur. It’s law,” he said with a wink. He hooked the clasp at the back of her neck and then kissed her cheek. “There is one other thing. You need to wear this bracelet.”
Marnie stared at the beautiful bracelet. It was lovely but didn’t match anything she was already wearing.
“I don’t understand.”
“It’s a special bracelet. Inside is a tracking device, should something happen to you. There’s also a button on the back that if you depress it, we will be able to hear you and speak to you.” She stared at him for a moment, then touch the spot behind her ear.
“The shot. The shot that Riley gave me. It’s a communication device,” she said in awe.
“That’s right, honey. We’ve had some close calls before and we’d like to not have them again. For the most part, it’s off unless we think you’re in trouble or unless you push at the back near the temporal bone.”
“Wow,” she said smiling. “I can’t believe this.”
“Promise you won’t take it off,” he said looking at her.
“I promise.”
“Good. Now that we have that settled, let’s get you married.”
