Chapter 1
'Auntie Bernie!?...Auntie Bernie?...' There was no answer 'You ok Auntie Bernie?' The office door squeaked a little, as Jason gently pushed it open, popping his head around the door. He smiled at Bernie as he wondered in, she looked up slowly from her desk, smiling back she nodded. 'I'm ok Jason...anything the matter?'
Jason looked concerned, 'Shouldn't we all be leaving soon? We're all going to be late and there will be people waiting?'
Bernie smiled, putting down her pen, she had been working on some paper work in a bid to speed up time, the morning's hours and gone so slowly and she had too much on her mind, it hadn't worked though, she glanced at the paper and released she hadn't written anything in probably about an hour. She looked down at the computer screen's clock and noted the time.'Yes I suppose we should be...but I have a feeling...' Bernie was cut off as she noticed a nurse hoovering by the door with a note.
'Um...Miss Wolf, I've had a message from surgery...'
'Come in Lydia...what's the message?' Bernie stood up from the desk and walked over to the door, Jason moved out the way so she could take the note.
'Miss Campbell says she could do with a hand?'
Jason looked at her suddenly, shaking his head. 'This is silly Auntie Bernie, it's your wedding day, why are you both working this morning?'
Bernie smiled, 'Because you know what your Auntie Serena is like and we were short staffed this morning, it's ok though, relief is on the way and once we get out of surgery so will we be. Look I need to get to theatre, but I need you to go ahead to the venue and make sure everything is ok? Can you do that for me Jason?' Bernie rested her hand on the top of Jason's arm, giving it a little squeeze.
Jason crossed his arms, 'Yes of course I can, but that's not the point.'
'Lydia, go and tell Miss Campbell I'm right on the way.' The nurse ran off to relay the message back to the team in theatre.
'Jason, listen, Cameron, Raf and Morven are already there. They can't do the wedding with out us anyway can they? Ric is still here waiting for us, and seeing as he is the one performing the ceremony, without him or us, there is no wedding. So go to the hotel, let Cam know what's going on and I promise we will be there...I want to make this official. I need your Auntie Serena to be my wife...so we WILL be there!' Bernie was grinning now and Jason couldn't help but be snapped out of his sulk.
'Ok Auntie Bernie...' Jason nodded and turned to leave the room, he just got his hand on the door handle to open it back up, when he turned back to Bernie. 'I like that I get you as an Auntie now too Auntie Bernie, you understand things. I'll get a taxi, it will be quicker than the bus.'
'You've had me as an Auntie for over a year Jason.' Bernie sounded warm and loving towards him, but she couldn't help but let out a little giggle. 'And yes get a taxi.'
'I know, but like you said, it's official now.'
'Ok ok, get going. I need to get to theatre. Oh and Jason you do look handsome in your suit.' Bernie felt a sense of pride looking at this young man, he had come so far in the last year or two.
'Thank you.' Jason left the room, and Bernie swiftly followed, running down the corridor to the theatre. She ran into the room by the theatre space and peered through the glass window, hitting the intercom button slightly out of breath. 'Everything ok?'
'He was bleeding out...I've managed to stem the blood flow, but I...I...' Serena trailed off, looking back at the young man on the table, she had to concentrate on what she was doing. 'Anyway, I think he's going to be ok...'
'You wanted your wonderful wife to be to save the day! I'll scrub up and be right in.'
Bernie washed up as quickly and as thoroughly as she could and rushed into the theatre space.
'Ok Miss Campbell...let's do this shall we?' Bernie got to work, and within minutes both women were working together in perfect sync. The young man would be ok.
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'Jason what do you mean they are in theatre?' Cameron asked panicked, turning to Morven who was gripping his hand. She squeezed it gently.
'I'm sure your mum and Serena know what they are doing.' She tried to reassure him.
Jason turned to Morven, 'I'm worried too...Auntie Bernie promised me they would be here...Mr Griffin is at the hospital too...can't get married without him.'
'That's what she does makes promises...look ok what do we do with all the guests that will be here in less than an hour?'
Over hearing the conversation, 'What's going on?' Raf walked over from the hotel bar with a glass of water in hand, it was hard work decorating a room for a wedding.
'Auntie Serena and Auntie Bernie are in theatre.'
'Why am I not surprised? I told them not to work this morning, the hospital could have found cover, but Serena insisted.' Raf took a sip of water to quench his thirst. 'So what do we do with all the guests...we could show them to the bar, but they might be drunk before the brides even arrive...'
'Well we'll have to show them into the ceremony room, they'll have to wait in there, we've finished decorating so it's good to go...just have to hope mum keeps her promise and they are not too late...'
The four of them stood staring at each other, uneasy at the prospect of having to wrangle a load of bored and frustrated wedding party guests.
'Why do I have a feeling something is wrong?' A familiar and calming voice suddenly filled the room, a tall, dark haired man stood watching the four of them. 'Well? Is someone going to explain?...I didn't fly back all the way from Sweden to not see this wedding happen, so what's going on?'
'Sorry...sorry Mr Hanssen' Raf stuttered, 'We weren't expecting you...or anyone to be here yet...'
'I just checked into my room, and I could hear the commotion going on in here...' Henrik Hanssen was still as blunt as ever.
'Hello Mr Henrik, Auntie Bernie and Auntie Serena were in theatre when I left the hospital 30 minutes a go.' Jason finished what Raf had failed to do.
'I see! Well, I better go and get them then...'
'Mr Di Lucca, Dr Digby and sorry, you are?' Henrik had clocked the young man holding Morven's hand.
'Cameron, I'm Bernie Wolf's son.' He smiled.
'Ok well nice to meet you...if you stay here, you too Jason. I will head over to the hospital and pick them up.'
'Well we need Mr Griffin too. He's performing the ceremony.' Morven added chirpily.
'I'll get him too...don't worry, they can't miss their own wedding.'
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To be continued.