Chapter 1

Kaylie's POV

God. All this stress is killing me. Flowers, cake, seating plans, what more? Shoes? Bridal dress? Bridesmaid? I can't take this stress. I haven't been able to have a whole day of just gymnastics training. All I think about now is the upcoming wedding. My wedding. Austin's and mine. I'll be completely his in just a month and half. The engagement party is soon to come. Austin's been planning that and we haven't got much time to see each other. The only time is when we were deciding on which cake to have on the day. Man, I haven't even slept for 2 weeks thinking about the date and which venue. I always wanted an outdoor wedding and in the autumn where the leaves would be the decoration to the wedding.

That's just my dream a few years back and now it's the real deal. I never thought it would be this hard. Let's see…I held up my list for the wedding planning. Cake, venues, dates, flowers, decorations are all ticked off. The only thing that bugged me was the bridesmaid and the maid of honor. Bridesmaid would be simple. There's Kelly and Emily. But the maid of honor would be a hard one to tick off. Payson or Lauren? I'm heading to Lauren's soon and Payson would be there I don't know what to tell them. They both know one of them would be the maid of honor but they just don't know which I'll choose.

I grabbed my car keys and headed to Lauren's to meet her and Payson. I arrived and knocked on the front door. I lost count of how many times I've knocked on this same door. Lauren, no surprise, opened the door and invited me in. Payson was sitting on the couch eating some pie and watching America's Next Top Model Cycle 13. I'm not into that stuff but I have something to tell them.

"Kaylie, want some pie?" Lauren offered.

"Nah, it's alright. I came here to meet you guys and talk not eat."

"Have some fun," Payson suggested. She's the one who's suggesting on doing something fun?

"So you came here to talk? Talk," Lauren pointed out.

"Well the wedding…" I began.

"OH YES THE WEDDING! How is it?" Lauren interrupted.

"It's going great," I said, till now, "I have some check points to tick off but I'll get there."

"Flower?" Payson asked.

"Roses."

"Cake?"

"Vanilla."

"Never mind about those. Bridesmaid!" Lauren cut off.

Oh boy. This is going to get dirty, "What about it?"

"Who's going to be the bridesmaid and the maid of honor?" Lauren asked.

"Oh that. Kelly, Emily and of course both of you."

"That leaves one thing. Maid of honor," Payson pointed out.

"Exactly," Lauren agreed.

"I haven't thought about it yet," I lied.

"Well it should be one of us right?" Payson questioned.

"Of course! Why wouldn't it be?" I answered.

"Not important but the question is: which one of us?" Lauren asked in a serious tone.

"I…"

"It should be me," Lauren suggested.

"Why you?" Payson questioned.

"Because I've been best friends with her through all the bumps in the ride."

"So have I!" Payson claimed. So they think they did.

"We both know I deserve to be the maid of honor," Lauren suggested to me.

"Lauren, please, at least I didn't sleep with Carter!"

"Excuse me? That was years ago and I'm dating Nicky now!"

"Please we both know you want to do Carter again any day!" Payson was yelling now.

Oh please no. They are not gonna fight over Carter now are they? I'm stressing out and I haven't seen Austin for a week or so and I don't need this now. My best friends fighting over this? Maid of honor!

"I've been best friends with her too!" Payson was screaming as loud as she can towards Lauren.

"Even though I did sleep with Carter but at least I'm not the one who always try to beat Kaylie and everyone else. Or even better yet, tries to be the best when we all know you can't!"

"GUYS STOP IT!" I finally yelled.

They both stopped and looked at me. Those eyes…the eyes of desperation. They were both giving me that look. The look shows clearly that they wanted to be picked. In this situation, I can't help them; I don't know what to do. I need Austin's help. I didn't say a word and just left.

Lauren's POV

After Kaylie left, Payson followed. I maybe went a little too far. But it wasn't my fault. I never wanted to bring it up but then she brought the Carter situation up so I just got a little over my head. I should be the maid of honor. I know Kaylie best. I've been best friends with her the longest. I deserve it. I finally got to experience love and felt like I belong. But this situation brought me back to the beginning where I wanted both in the first place. Kaylie is my best friend. We've been through so much even if we weren't best friends for a while I still care for her and so does she.

Being stuck in Loakai made all of us realize that we're too gullible. Tyler. He wanted to hurt us and I felt responsible for all of it because we shared the same blood that runs through both of our veins. I felt responsible to both Payson and Kaylie. I can't believe he did that and we didn't even know it. He hurt us and I could still feel like we were all back at that fake village. That's one of the reasons why I wanted to be Kaylie's maid of honor. I owe her so much and gave back so little. Carter, I stole him away. I hurt her so many times and here we are, still friends. Loakai, Tyler. So many times I've repeated my mistake.

Payson's POV

How could Lauren do that to me? We're best friends. We're all best friends. I should be the maid of honor. I deserve it as much as Lauren did, maybe even a bit more. I don't even know where to begin listing all the mistakes she have made to Kaylie. I don't blame her about the Loakai and her crazy cousin, Tyler. However, I do blame her for Carter. I went a little too far when I mentioned about him. I never should have brought it up. I know she made a mistake and she kept making similar mistakes but I've made some, too. I get it but I couldn't help myself when we were in the fighting mode.

Whoever Kaylie chooses will be Kaylie's choice. I respect that and everything that we all went through, especially in Loakai, we all deserves a break. Kaylie, she should have the wedding she dreamt about and have it with the guy she loves. Austin Tucker.

Kaylie's POV

I pulled out my phone and pressed the speed dial for Austin's number. I waited and a few seconds later. Austin picked up and of course greeted me with a simple line.

"Hello, gorgeous. What can I do for the future Mrs. Austin Tucker"

"Nothing much."

"I know there's something on your mind. I can hear it in your voice."

He knows me too well. Well enough to know when I'm keeping a secret or keeping something that bothers me.

"Alright, it's girl trouble though."

"Tell me."

"Payson and Lauren got into a fight. It's about the wedding."

"They don't approve of it? I thought you said they did. I remember because you specifically said that they jumped up and down while screaming," he joked.

That made me smile, "Yes, of course they approved but it's not about that. It's about the maid of honor thing."

"Well…I underestimate the power of that. Don't worry I completely understand."

"You do? I mean…of course you do, sweetie."

"I know it sounds like I'm just saying that but I do. What's the opposite of maid of honor for the groom?" he asked me.

"Best man?" I answered.

"Bingo. I have to choose as well."

"Who did you choose maybe I could choose the same?"

"Kaylie. You can't do that. You have to choose which of your 2 best friends that you would like not which I would like. It's our wedding, not mine's only. If it was my wedding, it'll be called going solo not marriage."

"Alright, but tell me which one?"

"I will."

"Love you."

"Love you too, gorgeous."

We both then hung up.

Austin's POV

I hope Payson and Lauren work it out. Hopefully, Kaylie knows whom to pick. Now…my turn. Nicky or Max. Nicky I had a problem with before due to the fact that he tried to take Kaylie away from me which made me really pissed off but now that's all over and Lauren and him are happy celebrating their 3 month anniversary. I have nothing to worry about. Max, on the other hand, never bothered me till that one party. The party where he kissed me and told me his deepest darkest secret, he's bisexual. I totally respect that but it was all awkward. The thing is, Max and I are friends before Nicky and I were friends. Both are my really good friends and I have the same problem. Both are my best friends. Whom to choose?

But why need to choose? Couldn't they both be my best man? There's no rule for having 2 best men at a wedding, is there? Even if there is, time to make a new rule. Our own rule. It's our wedding, who said we can't have 2 best men? Oh and better yet, who said we can't have 2 maids of honor? I pressed the speed dial of Kaylie's number quickly and waited. She picked up.

"Hey, gorgeous. You'll love me forever even though you do already," I joked.

"I do don't I? What would make me love you even more?"

"A solution to both of our problem."

"Interesting. Is it the problem with 2 maids of honor and best men?"

"Oui," the French style.

"Well what is it that you have in mind?" she asked.

"Our problem now is that we have 2 best men and 2 maids of honor right?" I questioned.

"That is correct and we've been over this."

"Here's the solution then. Who said we can't have 2 of each?"

Kaylie's POV

The guy I'm marrying is the most brilliant guy in the world. Who said we can't have both? That is genius! How come I've never thought of that? Both can be my maid of honor and no one can say anything about it because it's our wedding. I quickly dialed Payson's number and place the phone by my ear.

"Hello? Kaylie?"

"Yes it's me. I have something I definitely have to tell you."

"Wait…before you do I have something I wanted to say first," she insisted.

"Go."

"I'm sorry for this morning. I shouldn't have picked a fight with Lauren and I couldn't call you because you sounded so angry when you left you didn't say goodbye to either one of us so I guessed I shouldn't call you but now you did I just wanted to say that it doesn't matter."

"What doesn't matter?" I asked curiously.

"Who the maid of honor is."

"Excuse me?" I'm now officially confused.

"I want to be your maid of honor, really, but if you don't want it to be me then I guess I respect that and accept it eventually because it's not my wedding, it's yours and I don't want to fight over it."

"You don't have to Pay. You're my best friend and nothing you say would make any difference. I forgave Lauren for everything because we both made mistakes. She took her anger out on me and I did the same. I forgave her and she did the same. The best news is that you both can be my maids of honor!" I explained.

"NO WAY! Really? How did you come up with this?"

"I honestly didn't. Austin did, can you believe it?" I yelped.

"Actually yes I can."

"Well I'll talk to you soon. I gotta call Lauren and tell her the good news."

We hung up and I quickly dialed Lauren's number and waited.

"KAYLIE I'M SO SORRY FOR THIS MORNING. I'M SUCH A BAD FRIEND AND YOU CAN YELL AT ME ALL YOU WANT BUT PLEASE DON'T DISINVITE ME TO THE WEDDING. I SUCK AND I NEVER REALLY DESERVE YOU AS A FRIEND I'M SO SO SO SORRY!"

"Enough. Lo, I know you're sorry the minute I walked out of the house. You're my best friend and so is Payson. I get why you both wanted the position but guess what? You both got it," I told her.

"Really? Oh. My. God."

"Yes really. Austin figured it out. Having 2 maids of honor and 2 best men would be the best idea for a wedding."

"Congratulations!"

"Thank you. Lo?"

"Yes?"

"Don't worry about Carter. I know you're sorry and I'm sorry too for all I did."

"I know."

That was the end of the conversation and the end of the fight.

Austin's POV

I headed outside to find Nicky and Max. They were sitting by the pool reading Playboy magazine, well only Nicky was.

"Dudes."

"What up?" Nicky casually asked.

"Announcing."

"Announcing what?" Max questioned.

"Who's gonna be my best man?" I answered.

"Oh. Well who is it?" Nicky asked impatiently.

"Both of you."

"Really?" both Nicky and Max questioned in unison.

"Yeah. Really."

"Sweet," Nicky claimed.

Author's note: SO HERE IT IS! and YES, her answer was YES! :D we had two plans for this epilogue; 1) Kaylie says YES 2) Kaylie says NO. so obviously, we went with the happier version! BUT WAIT. you gotta keep reading to find out what happens!

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