Free Ice Dreams Part 3 by Melissa Johns

rest was clipped by a flower and allowed to curl over her shoulders.
    Alicia walked up behind her. “You are beautiful, Maddy. When are you going to see that?”
    She smiled and turned around. “I want to be more like you, Alicia. You always find your confidence and just love life. How do I do that?”
    “It comes with time. You have to give it time, Madison. You need to find your way and then everything will fall into place.”
    They walked out of the salon and headed back towards the house. As Madison walked towards the back deck, she noticed Hunter talking to the head chef. She walked over and made sure everything was moving along as it should.
    “Hey, how’s it going?”
    He turned around the smiled. “Everything is fine. The menu has been confirmed. All the set up is done and the florists are leaving. We just need a bride and groom.”
    “Thank you for covering for me, Hunter. I really appreciate it.”
    He nodded. “I’m going to find Carter and take him out for a little bit.”
    “Just remember when you come back, the girls have set up camp upstairs. The guys are in the den.”
    He nodded. “See you later.”
    Madison heard her cell phone ring as she dug into her purse to retrieve it. She noticed the number. She looked again as she realized it was Alicia's cell phone.
    "Alicia? Where are you?"
    "Madison, come quick. Something is wrong. I'm upstairs."
    She quickly dropped her phone and ran to the front door. "Hunter! Grab Carter and hurry!"
    Hunter looked back at her as she ran up the stairs towards Alicia's cries. "Alicia, where are you?!"
    "I'm in my bathroom."
    Madison ran through their bedroom and into the bathroom. She gasped as she spotted Alicia on the floor with spots of blood underneath her. "Alicia, what happened?" She turned as Carter ran into the bathroom. "What's wrong?" he asked clearly panicked.
    "Something is wrong with the baby." Alicia cried.
    Madison turned towards Hunter. "Call 911."
    Hunter left the room as Madison looked at the tears in her brother's eyes. She could see his love for Alicia as he tried to comfort her. "Carter, I think she's having a miscarriage."
    Alicia cried as she covered her face. Maddy grabbed her some tissues. It felt like hours but the paramedics finally arrived. Madison left the room and let them do what they needed to do.
    Hunter reached for her and she allowed herself to find comfort in his arms. "I pray she's ok, Hunter."
    "Me too but I think you are right. I can't believe this is happening on their day."
    Madison watched as they placed Alicia on the stretcher and started to take her downstairs. "Madison, please apologize to everyone for us."
    "Don’t worry about a thing. Hunter and I will handle everything. I will meet you at the hospital. Carter, please keep us posted."
    They disappeared into the ambulance and left. Madison started to cry again. Hunter pulled her back into his arms. "I'm not leaving your side today. Let's finish up here and get to the hospital."
    She nodded as she wiped her tears. "Thank God it was a small wedding. If you can start telling the caterers, I will start calling the guests."
    He nodded and headed towards the kitchen. She climbed the stairs and walked into their office. Luckily, Alicia was very organized and had all the information available. She knew her parents had to be the first call.
    She waited for them to pick up their phone. "Hello?" her mother answered.
    "Mother, it's Madison."
    "Hello Madison, everything ok?"
    "Not really. Alicia is heading to the hospital with Carter."
    "Oh my, what happened?"
    "I think she is having a miscarriage."
    Her mother was silent for a moment. "Ok, I will grab your father and we will meet them there. Let's hope you are wrong."
    "I really hope I am too." Madison said as she hung up the phone.
    She quickly dialed the remaining guests as she walked into the bathroom. She decided to clean up the mess on the floor so they wouldn't have to be reminded when they returned home. After she was done wiping