Cold, Empty Mattresses And Falling Stars

*Mike's POV*

"Are you sure you have everything?" Mom asked as I sat at the table, I nodded, "The food is being catered for, all the suits and dresses have been bought and the venue is being set up the night before" I smiled nodding and drinking my coffee, "Michael I can not tell you how happy I am for you, 3 years ago you were depressed and suicidal, that girl really brought you back I am so thankful for her" she smiled sitting next to me, "Me too Mom, me too" I said quietly as I thought back to all the times we spent together, in and out of that dream, I'm going to treat her like the angel she is, "Anyway, I have a surprise for you" she smiled standing up and disappearing, "At our choir group we all had to tell a personal story so I told the story about you and Frenchi and how Cass came out of no where and now you guys are getting married and..." she said faintly as she was in the cupboard under the stairs, "We all made these for each of your guests" she smiled pulling through a couple crates with cardboard boxes in them, "Mom, what are these?" I asked laughing a little, "Well your father and I had little thank you boxes for our guests when they were leaving so all the girls made them" she smiled opening one and pulling out the novelty goods, "Mom this is the cutest thing ever, thank you" I smiled hugging her, "Oh well just consider it a pre-wedding gift" she smiled, I laughed a little before looking at my watch, "Mom, I gotta go Cassidy said she has a surprise for me" I said raising my eyebrows before hugging and kissing her goodbye then leaving. When I got home I only saw the bedroom light on, "Cass?" I shouted when I went in, "Up here!" She shouted back, I quickly raced up the stairs and into our bedroom, she was lying on her front in bed with a hoodie and sweats on, she had her hood up and was surfing through some photos, "What cha doing?" I asked sitting next to her and rubbing the bottom of her back, "I went to the library and got these photo copied 19 times one for each of the guys, one for me, you, my dad, Tamara, your mom and dad too and then one for every table, then I have this idea, like this" she smiled showing me a piece of paper with different pictures on it, I smiled and nodded, "That's a perfect idea" I smiled kissing the top of her head.

"Pleaseee let me see it" I said begging her, after discussing the wedding surprise Cassidy finally told me she got her hair cut and colored and she won't show me as she is scared of what I will think, "You'll always look beautiful to me" I smiled, she smiled back softly and slowly out down her hood, shaking her head a little and pulling her hair out, "Well..." she said looking at me, "You're gorgeous" I said kind of gobsmacked at how much she suited it, "Really?" She asked, I smiled and nodded before lunging forward and kissing her, before I could pull back she moved her hands behind my neck and slowly started lying down as we started to make out, "Babe" I started as she moved on to my neck, "Mhhmm" she replied, "I need to tell you something" I sighed, she drew back and looked at me before sitting up, "Mike, you're scaring me" she said worriedly, "No no, it's nothing bad, it's just..." I started, she looked at me to go on, "I'm not going to be able to come to the scan with you tomorrow" I sighed a little, she looked at me with piercing eyes, "What do you mean? We're finding out the gender of our baby! Why can't you be there?" She asked annoyed, "I need to go help Vic with the venue and-" I started but she cut me off, "Ten minutes Mike!! It would take ten minutes out of your day" she said with tears beginning to form in her eyes, "Babe, I know, maybe if you re-schedule or-" I said but stopped when I saw tears fall, not from sadness but from anger and that's when I knew I said the wrong thing, "I'll go on my own, it's fine" she said getting up and walking out, "Cass!" I shouted after her but she ignored me and kept walking, I heard the bathroom door shut at the end of the corridor and the shower come on, she always went there to think or cry, I knew in this case, because she put the shower on full blast it was to cry, I sighed and rubbed my face before rushing downstairs, she must have heard me run downstairs as I heard the shower stop and the bathroom door open, I quickly went to work to make some halloumi cheese salad, which was her favorite, I heard footsteps come down the stairs and when I turned around I saw Cassidy in running clothes, "Where are you going?" I asked, "A jog" she said before grabbing a water and walking away, "But I'm making dinner" I called out, "I'm not hungry" she said simply before closing the front door behind her, man I really fucked up.

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