Mark had hired a private instructor for us to try out scuba diving. It was something I had always wanted to try and it was an awesome experience. After spending almost half of the day learning how to use all of the equipment, and then exploring, we relaxed on the beach.
I sat up when I glanced down at my watch, seeing that it was about time to go up and get dressed, and punched Teddy in the shoulder. He had been passed out the minute we hit the beach. Probably from a very late night.
“Dude, leave me the hell alone. I need my beauty sleep, you know it’s a proven fact that the best man has to outshine the groom,” he mumbled out and then rolled over onto his stomach, burying his head in the sand.
“Right, not sure where you heard that, bud. Let’s go, time to get ready. Maybe you shouldn’t have stayed out so late last night.”
“Chase is right.” Mark stood up, brushing the sand off his trunks and grabbing up his beach towel. “I don’t think you came in till almost six this morning.”
“Quit tattling on me Mark, I thought we were bros. Besides, don’t think I didn’t see a certain red head in your bed. I’m not the only troublemaker around here. We’re on vacation, got to live a little boys.” Teddy smirked, finally jumping to his feet and pushing his sunglasses up to reveal bloodshot eyes.
“Whatever, Ted. Just do something about those, I’m sure my mom has some eye drops stashed somewhere. I don’t think they’ll turn out too good in the pictures.”
“Does that mean you two losers don’t want to hear about my night then? You know Chase, you’re going to be wanting to live vicariously through me now that you’ll be a married man. No more late nights for you. You’re going to be a one woman dude from now on.”
Oh, yeah. I forgot how much I partied before Leah, not really. And now just because I was getting married, I would be settling down. I think Teddy was just thinking about himself. “Sure, go ahead. I’m sure I’ll hear about it anyway.”
“Well, where do I begin?” He rubbed his hands together as we stepped into the elevator and Mark punched in the floor to my room where me and the guys were getting ready before the ceremony.
“There were plenty of hot chicks there, but I know how fun Ally can be. I don’t have to worry about some crazy bitch that gets all clingy and won’t leave me alone the next day. So after you all disappeared, without so much as a goodbye might I add, she dragged me down to the beach and practically attacked me. She straddled my lap in that short ass dress she was wearing, which she had nothing on underneath, by the way-”
“Whoa, whoa, dude.” I held up a hand as we stepped off the elevator and I pulled out my key card. “I don’t want to hear another word. Ally is practically Leah’s sister, so I really don’t want to hear about your sex life when it comes to her. Why do you keep going back to her if you don’t want a relationship? If you like her so much and she’s so much fun, make it exclusive.”
Teddy groaned as he flopped onto the bed and pulled his sunglasses back down. “Don’t start up with that shit again, Chase. Me and Ally like to have a good time together, nothing else. I don’t do relationships. She knows what she’s getting herself into when we’re together. I’ll leave that exclusive stuff to you two, and I’m not so sure how that’s gonna work out for you, Mark, when we go out on tour. You’ve heard of groupies, right? What we have back home, won’t be anything compared to what’s out on the road. I bet you won’t remember Remy after two days, when there will be girls throwing themselves at you.”
“Don’t worry about my relationship, buddy, I’ll handle that shit on my own. I don’t need help from you.” Mark crossed his beefy arms over his stocky chest; I could tell that he was a little uneasy about that whole topic.
I knew he and Remy had a good thing going, but he was definitely worried about how to keep a relationship going on the road. I was glad that I got out of the band when I did, even though I still missed it. I would choose Leah over playing any day.
We took turns showering and then the two of them got dressed in dress pants and simple white dress shirts Leah and my mom had picked out. I had pulled on my tan suit that was a little dressier but still simple. Leah had wanted things pretty casual when she planned everything out. I didn’t care as long as she was my wife at the end of the whole thing.
We found the spot on the beach where the resort had set up the area where the wedding would be held. Everything looked perfect to me. A white arch was set right at the edge of the water, wrapped intricately in flowers and the aisle was lined with lit torches. Leah and my mom had planned the ceremony to be right at sunset and the sun was a perfect, warm, orange ball, looking like it was almost ready to set straight into the ocean.