As Jack entered the vestry, he closed the door and let out a deep sigh. He couldn’t believe how well that had gone. He hated what he’d done to Allie, but he had to do the right thing, and marrying her wasn’t it. Sitting down, he looked up when the door to the vestry burst open and Bobby raced in.
“What’s going on mate?
Jack just looked at his friend before speaking.
“I couldn’t do it Bobby. I couldn’t marry her.”
“Do I need to ask why? Or are you going to tell me.”
Jack smiled at his friend. He knew that Bobby knew the reason why he’d called everything off. Like Lucy had been doing with Sue, Bobby had dropped many not so subtle hints about him and Sue over the years.
“I don’t think I need to tell you Crash. Allie isn’t the one I love.”
Turning away, Jack thought about Allie and how she’d spoken with Sue briefly before leaving the church. He had wondered what Allie had said to her, especially after the way he’d seen Sue look at him after Allie had gone.
“I take it you haven’t told her how you feel?” Bobby asked.
Jack just shook his head. He knew that he had to do something about his feelings after what had gone on today. No one would believe that he’d called it off just because he didn’t love Allie, especially with their history together.
“How do I tell her Crash? How do I tell Sue that I love her.”
Jack was looking at Bobby and froze when he heard a gasp. Standing, he moved past Bobby and saw Sue standing in the doorway.
Jack smiled at Sue, wondering if she’d read what he had just said. The faint smile on her face and the look in her eyes told him that she had. Reaching out, he took her hand before turning to Bobby.
“Could you give us a few minutes please Crash.”
Nodding, Bobby hurried out of the vestry and closed the door behind him. Jack looked at Sue, not sure what to say to her.
“Did you read what I just said?” He asked before continuing, “Do you feel the same way?”
All Sue could do was look at him. She saw that his lips were moving but her brain wasn’t fully processing what he was saying. She could have sworn she’d just seen him say he loved her and she was beginning to feel extremely guilty. She was the reason that what should have been the best day of Allie’s life was ruined.
Taking a step away from his, Sue began shaking her head as she looked at him.
“No Jack. You love Allie. You’re marrying Allie.”
Jack didn’t like the look that he saw in her eyes, or the words that had just left her lips. She was backing away from him, almost like she was scared. This hadn’t been the reaction he’d been expecting.
“No Sue, I don’t love Allie. I can’t marry her. It’s you that I love.”
Sue stopped moving when she hit a nearby table, but her eyes remained on Jack’s lips. She closed her eyes briefly and looked away. She’d spent the last three months coming to terms with the fact that Jack was marrying another woman. She’d tried her hardest to put her feelings for him to the back of her mind, and she’d just about managed to do that, and now he was throwing her a curve ball that she hadn’t seen coming.
She watched as he came closer to her and touched her shoulder. She hated how her body tensed at his touch. Only months ago she would have given anything to have him looking at her like he was now, to have him close to her, but now it felt wrong. Lilting her hand, she pushed his hand away and stepped closer to the back door.
“You can’t do this to me Jack. It’s isn’t fair.”
With those words, Sue left the vestry and headed to her car. The last he saw of her was when he wheels slid on the gravel as she left the church.
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