|David Desrosiers| C'est Crazy - Thirty-Nine

June 12 - 12:30 PM

It's been about six months since then. It was the most depressing period I have ever experienced, but luckily things have only gotten better since
then. David and I told everyone about our engagement and everyone was excited. No one seemed to object to it, even though we've only been
dating for a month before we got engaged. I sold the house and my parents' cars. I put some of the money away for college, which I decided I
would start in the fall, and the rest I put towards the house David and I were building. Sebastien's family graciously let me stay with them until the
house was done.

Our wedding is in four days, and instead of doing it the traditional 24 hour way, we geniously decided not to see eachother for an entire week
before the wedding. It has been three days since we last saw eachother and I thought it would be easy since we didn't see each other for longer
periods of time when he was on tour - except, then, we atleast talked on the phone, we decided not to have ANY contact at all until we met at the
alter.

What a STUPID idea.

"Here's some tea," Chuck said, coming into the guest room I stayed in. He handed me a tea cup and sat down next to me on the bed. I was
staring at my wedding gown, which was hanging on the closet door in front of us. "Nervous?"

"A little." I nodded, not taking my eyes off it. It was an all white dress with the top being a halter corset style. The dress fanned out like a ballroom
gown with crystals lining the bottom. I bought it a month ago, but I wouldn't let David see it.

Chuck had been helping me plan the wedding. He was really good with organizing and remembering details and things like that, so I was really
glad when he volunteered to help. I was also happy that we spent time together because he was really the only Simple Planer that I didn't really
get close with. Sebastien's my cousin, David's my fiancee, and Jeff and Pierre were the ones who convinced me to stay with David when I sought
to break up. Now Chuck was helping me put together the most important day of my life and I don't think I would have it any other way.

"I was at David's yesterday," Chuck said. "He was so nervous."

"Really?" I said. "He was never really nervous around me..." I said, remembering back. I started telling Chuck our whole love story. "When he
picked me up at the airport because Sebastien got stuck in an elevator,"

"Oh yeah, I remember that!" Chuck said, laughing.

"He started tickling me in the limo - and then we starting flirting, like physically - and then right before we got to the hotel, he kissed me." I smiled,
remembering the feeling from when it happened. "And this other time, well actually I think it was like the same night or something, when we got
back from drinking, he like pounced on me on the bed and started making out with me until our lips were swollen - well, until Seb walked in the
room anyway,"

"I remember that night," Chuck nodded. "I could hear the yelling all the way in my room." He said. I laughed.

"And then - oh my god, he was so cute, he tried to teach me how to skateboard, but I ended up falling on my ass," I grinned.

"Well it's good that you two are always laughing together, I admire that," Chuck said.

"We've had our not so happy times too," I said, looking down. "There was the time that we got into a fight over this stupid guy who tried to make a
move on me,"

"When did that happen?" Chuck raised an eyebrow.

"Oh we made up like fifteen minutes later," I shook my head. "But since we met this guy I knew David didn't like him - so it was really just the
tension boiling over I guess," I shrugged. Chuck started laughing. "What?"

"You guys made up fifteen minutes later?"

"Well...yeah..." I answered.

"Wow,"

"Well we've had longer fights!" I defended. I wasn't exactly sure why.

"Oh like that time right around Christmas where you had a fight about spending time together and then made up that night?" He said, laughing
even more now. Now that he mentioned it and I thought about it, I didn't remember a time where a fight lasted for over a day. There was the
Rachel thing, but - that was also a same-day thing. It took me personally time to heal, but, we made up that day too.

"Is that a bad thing?" I asked sincerely.

"Well...no, I don't think so." Chuck said. "It's great that you two can always work things out."

"Yeah," I smiled. "It is."

"So I hear David's a regular knight in shining armour?" Chuck said.

"Yes - yes he is." I nodded. "On several occassions he has come to my rescue." I remembered. I told Chuck about the Josh thing, and of course
he knew about the thing with my parents, and the time on my birthday where I was too afraid to move on the Sydney Harbour Bridge, and then I
told him about the car accident. That was the first time I admitted to anyone that it was my fault.

"He jumped in front of the car?" He said.

"Yeah," I nodded. "So I wouldn't get hit."

"Wow. I mean, not wow, I wouldn't really expect anything less from David,"

"What do you mean?"

"What do you mean what do I mean? He's crazy about you, I'd be surprised if he didn't jump in front of it for you!" Chuck exclaimed.

"Oh." I nodded, smiling a bit.

"Can I ask you a personal question? Would you mind?" Chuck said.

"No, of course not, go ahead," I said.

"Okay, well, um, when you first started liking David, what attracted you to him?" he said. I thought about it for a moment, and then gave him my
honost answer.

"His impecable taste in glasses, both sun and regular." I said. "Not to mention his incredibly sexy haircuts, and his voice - holy lord, it sends chills
down my spine." I went on.

"So, looks you could say?" Chuck asked.

"Well at first, why?" I asked. He shrugged a bit.

"I was just wondering what attracted girls to guys," he said quietly.

"Aww Chuck, girls are attracted to you! Remember Annie?" I said, surprised that I, myself remembered Annie.

"I guess," he shrugged. "We weren't serious though. I really want a serious girlfriend," he said. I was really honored that he chose to share this
personal stuff with me, it made me feel special.

"Well don't worry, you'll find someone." I said, rubbing his back.

"I don't know - especially with my schedule, who would put up with that?"

"Uh, hello?" I said, waving my hand with the engagement ring in his face.

"David's really lucky," he said, half smiling. "You're one in a million." he kissed my cheek. "I'm glad that he ended up with you."

"Thanks, Chuck." I smiled. "Me too."