Running

Chapter 33

"Guys, we have a problem." Vyla said. She was standing in the doorway of her bedroom, with her robe wrapped tightly around her.

"What's wrong?" Mick asked.

"My dress. It has to go over my head and it's a two person job. Otherwise my hair will get fucked up, and make up will get on it." Vyla said.

Sid, Mick and Jim, all looked at each other, unsure of what to do. "Um. I'll go ask Corey what he thinks you should do?" Jim said as a question.

Jim took off to find Corey. "Well that's a new one." Mick mumbled.

"Look guys, I don't know what to do here. I wouldn't even dream of asking if it wasn't an emergency." She said, looking at them. They both shuffled uncomfortably.

Jim reappeared. "Um. Corey said one of us needs to help." Jim said looking away.

"What!?" Vyla yelled.

"Um, he uh said, "Well fucking help her and don't be a fucking weirdo about it." His words. Not mine." Jim laughed.

"Is he fucking serious?" Vyla exclaimed.

Jim nodded. "He didn't know what else to do. He, uh, couldn't find the lady that did your hair, so, um, he said one of us." Jim said, turning red.

"Jesus. Ok Sid. That's you." Mick said, as him and Jim walked away.

They looked at each other awkwardly, then laughed. "Fuck. Ok. Come on." Sid said.

Sid shut the door, as Vyla walked over to the closet. They both stared at the dress then each other. "Well this should be weird as fuck." Sid said, his face turning red.

"Yeah. No shit." She laughed.

"So how are we doing this?" Sid asked, clearly uncomfortable.

"Well, my sweet Sid, know how we are already close?" She asked grinning. Sid nodded, smirking.

"We are about to be a whole lot closer after this." She chuckled.

"The one detail Corey never thought of. Having another female here to help. Vy, this is weird as fuck for me." Sid said, looking more embarrassed.

"Think it's not weird for me?" She grinned at him.

"True. I'm sorry Vy. Seriously." He said, sincerely.

"Sid, I'm sorry to put you in this spot." She said, just as sincere. He grinned, nodding slightly.

"Alright. Let's just do this and get it over with." She said

Sid grabbed the dress, as Vyla took off her robe. "Oh my fucking god." Sid said slowly, staring at her.

She was wearing a matching set of white lace bra and panties, along with a garter belt, and white thigh highs. "Really, Sid?" She laughed.

He turned his head away from her as fast as he could, whispering to himself.

"What the hell are doing?" She asked, unable to stop laughing.

"Trying to think of anything else right now. Dead kittens. Smurfs. Donald Trump. Did you really have to wear that?" He asked, still looking away.

"Jesus. What should I have worn?" She asked.

"Anything but that." He said, still not looking.

"Are you going to help me here?" She asked him.

"Sorry. Yes." He said, moving the dress carefully over her head, still trying not to look down at her.

She put her arms through it, then turned to him. "Last favor then we never have to talk about this again. Can you button the back?" She asked turning her back to him.

"Christ there are like 20 of these, and now I have an image of you in...incredibly hot...fuck..never mind. What am I doing?" He rambled.

"Sid. Want me to talk to you about banking regulations?" She asked

"Yes. Please. Anything, holy shit." He laughed.

"So, Reg CC, is when you need to delay availabity on funds to a cust-" He cut her off.

"Yep. I am ok. Banking regulations. I am good." He laughed, finishing the last button.

"Done." He said, stepping back from her.

She turned around and looked at him, smiling. "Wow. Vy, you look beautiful. And I don't mean that because of...yeah...you seriously look beautiful." He smiled softly.

She smiled, feeling the tears in her eyes. "Thank you. I have something for you." She said, walking to her dresser, she grabbed something out of a drawer, walking over to him.

She handed him a gold necklace, with a small, gold four leaf clover on it. "This was my brother's. I think he would want you to have it, just like I want you to have it." She said, teary eyed.

"Vy, I can't take this." He said softly.

"Yeah, you can. It would mean a lot to me if you did." She said just as soft. He looked at her, and she could see tears in his eyes.

"I won't take it off. Thank you." He said, putting it on.

"No, Sid. Thank you." She smiled, feeling a tear fall, brushing it away quickly.

"Alright. No more of this. Your make up will get fucked up. I liked things before you put the dres-" she cut him off.

"Alright ya perv." She said, as they both laughed.

"Seriously. You look amazing. And I mean that in the most non perverted way." He grinned, hugging her.

"You look really nice in a tux Sid. And I love the red hair. Matches my dress." She said as they both grinned.

"You ready to do this, or do we have to do this the hard way?" He grinned, holding his arm out to her.

"I know it's disappointing to you, but I'll take the easy way today." She said smiling.

"Good. I didn't want to explain to Corey, that I had to carry you down the aisle, right after I saw you in your underwear." Sid laughed.

"Yeah the underwear thing isn't going away for you for a while, is it?" She asked, laughing.

"I'm a guy, Vy. As much as I think of you as a sister....nope. Never mind. We're not talking about it." He said laughing.

"What the hell are you going to say to Corey?" He smirked.

"That we talked about banking regulations. He'll understand." She grinned.

She took his arm as they walked down the stairs to see Tiny waiting. He smiled wide, as he walked up to her.

"Button. You look beautiful. Ain't that right, Sid." Tiny said to him. Sid nodded, grinning.

"Ready to marry Pipe Cleaner?" Tiny smirked.

"Be nice. I don't want to fuck up my dress kicking your ass." She said, making Tiny laugh.

Tiny looked at Vyla, smiling big. "Your parents would of been proud." He said quietly.

She smiled sadly, nodding, taking his arm, as they walked to the backyard.

She opened the door to the backyard, and stopped, taking everything in. There were red roses everywhere. Candles on all the tables with white tablecloths and red rose centerpieces. Off to the side, there was a small dance floor.

A long red carpet that matched the red flowers on her dress, that led to the alter, where Corey stood, looking amazing in a tux. She didn't even notice anyone but him. It was like the world had slipped away, and it was just the two of them, as Tiny walked her down the aisle.

Corey stood smiling. Tiny let go of her arm, kissing her on the cheek. She turned to Corey. He grabbed her, quickly kissing her, making them both smile. "You look beautiful, baby. I love you." He whispered in her ear.

"I love you." She whispered, feeling the tears in her eyes.

The ceremony began, as they stood staring at each other smiling, not really listening to what was being said, until Vyla nudged Corey slightly. "The rings babe." She grinned.

"Oh. Yeah." He laughed. He turned his head towards the aisle and whistled. Mo and Molly came trotting down the aisle, each with a ring box attached the their collars. Everyone chuckled.

"This is so fucking cute!" She giggled, as they undid the boxes.

"Do you take Corey to be your lawfully wedded husband, through sickness and health?" The clergy asked Vyla.

"I do." She said, sliding the ring on Corey's finger.

"Do you take Vyla to be your lawfully wedded wife, through sickness and health?" The clergy asked.

"I do." Corey said, sliding the ring on her finger.

"I now pronounce you husband and wife." Was all the clergy got out before Corey grabbed her, kissing her passionately, making them both laugh when he stopped.

"Vy? How the hell are you?" She heard a few hours later, as her and Corey stood talking with Tiny.

"Oh my god! James!" She smiled, as she turned around to see James Hetfield. He laughed as they hugged. Corey stood, watching curiously.

"You two know each other?" Corey asked surprised.

"Remember that concert I told you about, and the bouncer? Tiny was the bouncer. I was on tour with them, when Tiny worked with Metallica for a while when I was 20." She grinned.

"What the fuck? Seriously?" Corey smiled.

"Yep. Never could get her to come back. How the hell you managed to get her to come on stage, I will never know." James laughed, as he looked at Corey.

"I didn't give her a choice." Corey laughed.

"You know how long Corey and I have known each other? Unreal." James smiled at Vyla.

"Take good care of her Corey. I mean it." James said, seriously to Corey.

"I will. I promise you." Corey said seriously.

"Got a second Vy?" James asked. She nodded following him.

"What the fuck Tiny?" Corey laughed. Tiny shrugged.

"James was looking for her too. We've been best friends for years. He didn't take court very well, but he respected her enough to give her space. He's like an uncle to her." Tiny said.

"She's fucking amazing. She never said a word about knowing who I was even the night we met. She really just never cared about who we were." He said in amazement.

"Nope. It's never been a big deal to her." Tiny said.

Corey watched as James and Vyla talked. He hugged her close, as she wiped her eyes, before they parted.

She walked back to Corey. "You are nothing short of amazing." He chuckled.

She laughed. "What about you? Look at this." She said looking around. "Thank you. This is amazing." She said kissing him. "Just one small detail you forgot about." She grinned at him.

He cringed hard, wrinkling his face up. "Yeah. I am SO sorry, babe. I never thought of that. Sid help you?" He asked.

"Yeah. Sid helped." She said, amused at how uncomfortable he was with it.

"How did that go, or do I dare ask." He said, smirking.

She laughed, smirking at him. "Well, I can tell you the story later, but we did talk about banking regulations." She laughed.

Corey's face fell. "What the fuck! Sid!" He yelled.

"Calm down. Now. He's a guy. He did not want to, trust me." She grinned, watching reality sink back in. His face softened, and he shook his head chuckling.

"Yeah, that poor bastard." Corey said, laughing more. "Jesus."

"If it makes you feel better, he saw me for like maybe 20 seconds, turned his head, and whispered things about Donald Trump." She said, making Corey laugh harder.

"Yes, babe. That makes me feel a lot better, actually." He grinned, holding her close to him.

"Vy, you at least have to dance with me since we did practice it before asshole over here stole you from me." Jim said, grinning as he came up behind her.

Vyla turned to Jim, laughing, as she grabbed his hand.

"Its not too late Vy. We can still run away." He said to her.

"Fuck off Jim." Corey said laughing, watching them as they walked away.

"Congrats man." Corey heard from Shawn. Corey looked at Shawn. "Thanks man." He nodded.

"How's Vyla doing?" Shawn asked seriously.

"She's getting there. She started therapy. She's coming around a little bit. Good days and bad days." Corey said.

"That's good to hear. Let me know if you need anything. I mean it." Shawn said, patting his shoulder as he walked away.

Corey watched as Jim twirled Vyla as she laughed. He smiled at how happy she was. He had never seen her that happy before. He stood thinking about the first day they met, and how standoffish she was. He thought about the first time they kissed. He had never met anyone like her, and he was glad.

"Congrats man." He turned to see Scott Ian next to him.

"Thanks man." Corey nodded.

"You guys get all settled in the house?" Scott asked him.

"Finally. I have way too much shit. She barely kept anything." Corey smirked.

Scott nodded. "She doing better? Sorry, I shouldn't probably ask." He said.

"Nah, it's fine. She's getting there. It's been hell on her. She's a really private person, so having her life broadcasted all over hell, was really hard on her. Not to mention what happened. She's a fucking fighter. Makes most of us guys look like pussies." Corey chuckled.

Scott nodded, agreeing. "She seems like it. I felt fucking terrible when I heard about it. I just couldn't believe it. And then hearing you guys all were having to go to court, blew my mind. How are you holding up?" Scott asked him.

"Better then a few months ago. Hasn't been easy on either of us. I've just been trying to take care of her. I hate leaving her by herself, but it's getting easier." Corey said.

"I bet she gives you a run for your money huh?" Scott chuckled.

"You have no fucking idea." Corey laughed.



They were finally alone later that night. They were slow dancing, just the two of them. Neither of them had stopped smiling at each other the entire night.

"I love you." She said, smiling at him

"I love you. You know how hard it has been for me to keep my hands off of you tonight?" He smiled.

"About as hard as it was for me to not grab you and take you upstairs right after we said I do?" She laughed, as he nodded.

He took her hand leading her inside. They made the long walk through the house, up the stairs. Outside of the doorway, he pulled her in close to him, kissing her passionately, as he walked her back to their bed.

He slipped off his suit jacket, pulling off his tie, as she took her shoes off. She turned to him, slowly unbuttoning each button of his shirt, taking it off of him.

Her turned her around, undoing each button of her dress, pulling it off of her. "Oh my fucking god." He said, his eyes wide with surprise at what she had on underneath the dress. She giggled, looking at him.

"Holy shit." He whispered. "Um, not to kill the mood here, but did Sid see this?" He asked.

Her face turned a deep red, as she looked away from him. "Um....kinda?" She cringed looking up to see him smirking.

He laughed. "Ok. I get it now. That was really fucking awkward for both of you, huh?" He asked. She nodded, grinning slightly.

"I'm SO sorry. I really am." He grinned.

"I don't think half as sorry as Sid. The poor guy. Babe, he felt so weird, then he couldn't even concentrate buttoning the dress up. So we went with bank regulations. I'm sorry." She grinned, making him laugh.

"No. Don't worry about it. I get why he was...nevermind. Why are we still talking about this?" He asked, moving to her neck, making her laugh.

He backed up against the bed, laying her down. He left a trail of light kisses, starting at her stomach, working his way ever so slowly to her mouth.

"God, you are so beautiful." He murmured against her mouth. "Can you wear this all the time?" He grinned looking at her.

"I'll see what I can do." She grinned, as his hands roamed over her chest, making her sigh.

He ran his hand down her thigh, as she moved her leg around his waist. He caressed her thigh, as he undid the snaps on the garter belt, one at a time. He moved to her other leg, undoing the snaps slowly.

She leaned up, softly kissing his chest, as his hand tangled in her hair, gently. He pulled her hair gently back, moving his mouth over hers. She tugged softly on his bottom lip, causing a quiet moan to escape his lips.

"I have to have you. I can't wait any longer." He said softly. She nodded, as he removed the rest of their clothes.

Moving back on top of her, he kissed her, as he pushed into her, making her gasp. He set the pace, moving slow, letting the need for each other build.

Her nails dug into his back slightly each time he moved. He kissed her hard, nipping at her mouth as he did. She nipped at his neck, then running her mouth over his skin, making him groan.

He felt her legs tighten harder around his waist, making him increase his rhythm more. "Don't stop, Corey." She moaned, arching into him.

"God, Vy." He groaned, "I thought about you all day." He let out a growl almost, moving harder, hearing her cry out to him louder.

She moved her hips under him, feeling the heat grow more intense between them. Her hands gripped his hair, pulling his mouth to hers, kissing him deeply.

He could feel that she was tensing around him, more and more. He moved into her deeper, and harder. "Shit." She panted out, digging in her nails on his back harder. "You like that. Don't you." He said, moving more.

He felt her whole body tense around him hard, as she arched her back, crying out to him. Her nails raked down his back hard. "Oh, fuck." He panted. He felt her do it again, pushing him over the edge. He carefully moved off of her, laying next to her breathless.

They both laid quietly, catching their breath. He turned, looking at her, moving closer to kiss her. She looked up at him and smiled.

"So, Mrs.Taylor, did I do ok?" He grinned at her.

She smirked at him. "Are we talking the wedding, sex or both?" She asked, making him laugh.

"Both." He said.

"All of it was perfect. I love you so much." She said kissing him.

They laid, looking at each other. "This has been killing me all night. Tiny said James is like an uncle to you. Why didn't you tell me the whole story. I have known James for years." He grinned.

"Didn't think it mattered really. I hadn't talked to him in a really long time. James told me that he even hired a private investigator to try and find me. I didn't realize how much everything upset him. I had no idea he was looking for me too." She said.

"Wow. That's crazy. Anyone else I might know that you also know?" He asked chuckling.

"I think that's it." She grinned.

"You're not mad at Sid are you?" She asked. Corey rolled his eyes at her playfully.

"No. But now I get to hear about how he saw my wife with no clothes on at some point." He said, shaking his head.

"I'm really sorry Corey. I couldn't ask Tiny. Jim and Mick both nearly ran away after they told Sid he was doing it. Sid turned bright red, wouldn't make eye contact. Does any of this help?" She asked, he looked at her and laughed.

"I'm not mad. I told Jim that one of them needed to help you and not be weird about it. I figured it would of been Sid. I wasn't expecting you to be wearing what you were." He said, making both of the laugh.

"I made Sid cry I think." She said quietly.

"Jesus Vy! Why?" Corey asked, sounding almost mad.

"Oh my God! I wasn't being mean to him for fucksake." She said amused. "I gave him Gabe's necklace. Told him both Gabe and I would want him to have it." She said quietly. Corey's face got a little sad.

"He got a little teary eyed actually. He wasn't going to take it, but I told him I wanted him to. And Gabe would be happy if he knew Sid has kicked me in the ass as much as he has." She said, feeling a tear fall. She wiped her eyes quickly.

Corey smiled softly. "That was nice of you. And I think Gabe would of helped him a few times there." He grinned.

"If those two would of had the chance to meet, they would be best friends." She grinned.

"And so you know, Sid apologized over and over for even looking in my direction. He was worried what I was going to tell you. I told him "banking regulations". " She said, watching Corey laugh hard.

"You two are something else, and have the strangest friendship." He laughed.

"Yeah, but it works." She grinned.

"So what about you. Were you happy with today?" She asked.

"You have no idea." He grinned.

"How did you get the dogs to come down the aisle like that?" She asked.

Laughing he said, "Sid had been trying to get Mo to come down the aisle, when someone would whistle. Mo was being a dick. Wouldn't do anything. Molly started to walk over to me when I would whistle. All of a sudden Mo started doing it too." He laughed.

"It was awesome. Molly is awesome." She grinned.

"She is." He said. "Marilyn said he was sorry he couldn't make it. He had a show. He was really disappointed that he was missing this. And Munky wanted to come, but his kids had the flu....which led to him getting it too." Corey said.

"Awe! That was nice of you to invite them. I saw you and Scott having a long talk." She said.

"Yeah. He was worried about how we were doing." He said, looking away.

"What is it?" She asked concerned.

"Nothing bad or anything. He really...I don't know...like admires you. Like he was telling me that you should start a support group. Use all of this to help others, public speaking, that kinda thing." He said.

"I think I have had enough of the public knowing my life for a while. I appreciate it, but, I just can't. I like my privacy." She said.

"I told him you were a private person. Scott gets a little intense with things sometimes. He just thought you should know." He said.

"Tell him I appreciate it, but I worked with the public for 20 years. They suck." She said making them laugh.

"True they do. But it's something to consider. Maybe later down the road, or something. I didn't think it was a bad idea, but I know you like your privacy." Corey said.

"I thought about it, but I don't know. Maybe someday, way down the road. Right now I need to put it behind me." She said softly.

"I understand. Just thought I'd share it with you." He said, as she nodded.

"How was your dance with Sid later on?" He asked laughing.

She laughed. "A little weird. He wouldn't make eye contact for a while. I just kept talking, then called him on his bullshit." She said laughing.

"God, how did that go for him?" Corey asked, amused.

"I just told him to stop being weird. Yes, you saw me in my underwear. Yes, you probably didn't mind it. Yes, it was weird. But quit acting like a jackass. He laughed and agreed. He was fine after that." She grinned making Corey laugh.

"I seriously can't even be mad at him for checking my wife out. What guy wouldn't if he was forced in that type if situation. And you are fucking hot, so, no I don't blame him." Corey said laughing.

She giggled. "Well I knew Jim wasn't going to help. He about ran away. Don't blame him, given what happened. But Mick was hot on his heels after him. He wanted no part of that." She said.

"Yeah, Tiny was with me when Jim asked. Tiny offered Moose, and Moose suddenly was "busy." Tiny told me I was on my own." Corey laughed.

"Well, at least he wasn't repulsed by me." She said, as they both laughed.

"I don't think any guy would be repulsed by you." He said, moving over her again. "You're so fucking hot." He said between kisses on her mouth.

"You really think so? I couldn't tell that you found me attractive at all." She said amused, as he attacked her neck.

"No? Let me show you then." Corey said, making her giggle.