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From my fanfic, 'Lily the Little Mermaid,' this is the scene where Lily finds out that she is not Ben's bride-to-be while Phil (Ben's father) and Melinda (the housekeeper) are obviously dismayed and distressed about the situation but can do nothing about it.

'Lily's daydream was soon interrupted as she was soon met by Ruby, who was running frantically up the staircase towards her and Lily barely avoided tripping over her.

She then frowned at seeing the dog in such a state as she was whining like crazy and no amount of petting and hugging from Lily could calm her down.
Something had to be seriously wrong for Ruby to act like this and she growled under her breath as she ran down the stairs and Lily wondered what was going on before the voices from the foyer gave her the explanation she needed.

‘Well, this is something that I wasn’t expecting to come home to,’ Phil’s voice echoed around the foyer. He wasn't particularly happy and it wasn’t just because the Broncos had failed to make the quarter-finals in the Nines and he and the team had to come home early.

He had barely been back in the country, having just got off an early morning flight from Auckland, when he had been bombarded with the news that his son had gotten engaged.

Thinking it was some sort of prank or bad joke, Phil had hurriedly got home only to find that it was indeed true and Lily peered out from the railings and saw Ben, dressed in another of his designer shirts, which was a pale blue and dark blue jeans, with Phil and Melinda and a girl with the looks of a phantom from her past.

‘But, I have to admit that you were right all along, Ben, your mystery girl does in fact exist. I’m so sorry that I doubted you and she is lovely.’ Phil said, as the girl gave him a sickly sweet smile as Ben pulled her close to him.

‘Thank you, Steely, at least I can talk,’ the girl said and Phil and Melinda chuckled rather uneasily. Ruby, however, was barking and growling louder than ever, but it was so frustrating for her to be a dog and not being able to communicate with her humans.

‘Ruby, quiet down!’ Phil said, but the dog kept barking.

‘Ben, make your dog stop barking!’ he then said, but Ben stayed where he was and Lily was wishing that she could growl like Ruby did.

‘Not like her to make a fuss about nothing,’ Melinda said, but the girl was getting fed up with the stupid dog.

‘Shut up, you yappy little rat!’ she hissed and discreetly kicked Ruby and the dog was sent yelping out of the room, which went unnoticed by Ben as he stood still, not moving a single muscle.

Ducking beneath the railings so that she wouldn’t be seen, with Senna appearing by her side, Lily got a closer look at the girl and studied her carefully.

Her hair was a light sandy colour, like Violet’s, and it fell down to her waist in soft waves, her eyes were a dark teal colour, which was rather unusual but to anyone, they looked a dark blue and she was wearing a dark teal dress to match her eyes and it hugged her waist perfectly.

‘Congratulations, my dear and we are delighted to be adding another member to the Steele family.’ Phil said, shaking the girl’s hand.

‘Oh, please, it’s Carly,’ the girl said, giggling.

‘We wish to be married as soon as possible,’ Ben said, firmly, which took his father by surprise.

‘Oh, yes, Ben, but marriage isn’t something to be taken lightly, you know.’ Phil said, ‘not to mention that weddings take a lot to time to plan and didn’t you say on your birthday that you didn’t even want to get married yet, that you wanted to be free, get a job, go to uni and all?’

‘This afternoon, Dad,’ Ben insisted again, with the firmness that was so out of character for him and he was looking at his father and housekeeper like they were annoying mozzies buzzing around him.

‘The wedding yacht departs at sunset,’ he said.

‘Well, if that’s what you want, Ben,’ Phil said, sighing heavily, as he was finding the idea completely ludicrous but Ben’s mind was made up, or rather someone made it up for him.

With tears streaming from her eyes and her heart breaking into a thousand pieces like shattered glass, Lily, not wanting to hear another word, spun on her heel and ran into her room, collapsed onto her still unmade bed and sobbed her heart out.

Back downstairs, ‘Carly’ gave a triumphant smirk as she looked up and touched her necklace which glowed sinisterly.'

Chapter 24: Carly, Lily the Little Mermaid.

Made with AzaleasDolls Snow Queen Scene Maker.

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From my fanfic, 'Lily the Little Mermaid,' this is the scene where Lily finds out that she is not Ben's bride-to-be while Phil (Ben's father) and Melinda (the housekeeper) are obviously dismayed and distressed about the situation but can do nothing about it.

'Lily's daydream was soon interrupted as she was soon met by Ruby, who was running frantically up the staircase towards her and Lily barely avoided tripping over her.

She then frowned at seeing the dog in such a state as she was whining like crazy and no amount of petting and hugging from Lily could calm her down.
Something had to be seriously wrong for Ruby to act like this and she growled under her breath as she ran down the stairs and Lily wondered what was going on before the voices from the foyer gave her the explanation she needed.

‘Well, this is something that I wasn’t expecting to come home to,’ Phil’s voice echoed around the foyer. He wasn't particularly happy and it wasn’t just because the Broncos had failed to make the quarter-finals in the Nines and he and the team had to come home early.

He had barely been back in the country, having just got off an early morning flight from Auckland, when he had been bombarded with the news that his son had gotten engaged.

Thinking it was some sort of prank or bad joke, Phil had hurriedly got home only to find that it was indeed true and Lily peered out from the railings and saw Ben, dressed in another of his designer shirts, which was a pale blue and dark blue jeans, with Phil and Melinda and a girl with the looks of a phantom from her past.

‘But, I have to admit that you were right all along, Ben, your mystery girl does in fact exist. I’m so sorry that I doubted you and she is lovely.’ Phil said, as the girl gave him a sickly sweet smile as Ben pulled her close to him.

‘Thank you, Steely, at least I can talk,’ the girl said and Phil and Melinda chuckled rather uneasily. Ruby, however, was barking and growling louder than ever, but it was so frustrating for her to be a dog and not being able to communicate with her humans.

‘Ruby, quiet down!’ Phil said, but the dog kept barking.

‘Ben, make your dog stop barking!’ he then said, but Ben stayed where he was and Lily was wishing that she could growl like Ruby did.

‘Not like her to make a fuss about nothing,’ Melinda said, but the girl was getting fed up with the stupid dog.

‘Shut up, you yappy little rat!’ she hissed and discreetly kicked Ruby and the dog was sent yelping out of the room, which went unnoticed by Ben as he stood still, not moving a single muscle.

Ducking beneath the railings so that she wouldn’t be seen, with Senna appearing by her side, Lily got a closer look at the girl and studied her carefully.

Her hair was a light sandy colour, like Violet’s, and it fell down to her waist in soft waves, her eyes were a dark teal colour, which was rather unusual but to anyone, they looked a dark blue and she was wearing a dark teal dress to match her eyes and it hugged her waist perfectly.

‘Congratulations, my dear and we are delighted to be adding another member to the Steele family.’ Phil said, shaking the girl’s hand.

‘Oh, please, it’s Carly,’ the girl said, giggling.

‘We wish to be married as soon as possible,’ Ben said, firmly, which took his father by surprise.

‘Oh, yes, Ben, but marriage isn’t something to be taken lightly, you know.’ Phil said, ‘not to mention that weddings take a lot to time to plan and didn’t you say on your birthday that you didn’t even want to get married yet, that you wanted to be free, get a job, go to uni and all?’

‘This afternoon, Dad,’ Ben insisted again, with the firmness that was so out of character for him and he was looking at his father and housekeeper like they were annoying mozzies buzzing around him.

‘The wedding yacht departs at sunset,’ he said.

‘Well, if that’s what you want, Ben,’ Phil said, sighing heavily, as he was finding the idea completely ludicrous but Ben’s mind was made up, or rather someone made it up for him.

With tears streaming from her eyes and her heart breaking into a thousand pieces like shattered glass, Lily, not wanting to hear another word, spun on her heel and ran into her room, collapsed onto her still unmade bed and sobbed her heart out.

Back downstairs, ‘Carly’ gave a triumphant smirk as she looked up and touched her necklace which glowed sinisterly.'

Chapter 24: Carly, Lily the Little Mermaid.

Made with AzaleasDolls Snow Queen Scene Maker.