Summary: Ned has tried his best to move on after his messy breakup with Nancy and is about to get married. Little does he know that Nancy is undercover as his wedding planner! What will come out of the awkward moments, good memories, and old feelings?
Chapter 1
Nancy walked through the doors of her temporary office. She had gone undercover many times, but never was it this much fun. Bess worked full time with the wedding planning company and was luckily able to get Nancy a short term job.
"Hey Nan! You have a new client coming in at 11. The woman sounds like an airhead, so be prepared. She's a cheerleader for the Chicago Bears." Bess greeted her.
Nancy rolled her eyes and groaned. "Just my luck." She responded. "I better go get ready. That appointment's in 15 minutes."
Bess laughed. "You'll be fine, Nance. Good Luck!" She called after Nancy.
Nancy rushed to her desk. Not only did she want to get ready for her client, she also wanted to investigate the building. Nancy had yet to find a clue, and was frustrated.
10 minutes later, Nancy had set up everything for her new client and decided to make the most out of her 5 minutes. She ran down the hallway heading for one of the closets on the first floor. Suddenly, she bumped into someone.
"Oh my goodness! Are you okay?" Nancy exclaimed, struggling to pick up the papers that he had dropped. Finally realizing who it was, Nancy gasped. "Ned."
Ned smiled tentatively. "Nancy….I uh, haven't seen you in a while."
Nancy felt tears well up in her eyes, but ignored them. "Yeah." She said softly. "Are you getting um, married?"
"Yeah." He said looking away. "You must be too. Who's your fi-fiancé?"
Nancy tried to laugh softly. "I'm not getting married. I don't even have a boyfriend."
"Oh." Ned responded, looking relieved for some reason. "So why are you here?"
Nancy looked around. She knew she could trust Ned. "I'm actually…undercover." She said in a low voice.
Ned chuckled "I should have known," he teased "So um…do you know Nikki Lester? She's our wedding planner.
Nancy could feel the blood draining from her face. "Oh god," she said softly. "I'm your wedding planner. I used a fake name because almost everyone around here knows me."
Ned sighed. "Oh. Well I guess we should just make the best of it, don't you think so? I mean I have really missed you, Nan. Maybe we can be…good friends?" he said in a soft voice.
"Yeah," Nancy replied. "I've mi-missed you too, Ned." She tried hard not to let him see how much she was hurting. Nancy didn't want to be just friends with Ned; she wanted things to go back to the way they used to be. She took a deep breath. "Well, our appointment started about 5 minutes ago, so…"
"Oh, shot! Gab is going to kill me!" Ned groaned. "We better go."
The pair rushed down the hallway and into Nancy's office. "Ned! I told you to be back 5 minutes ago! Thankfully the planner is late. I wouldn't want her to think…" she trailed off as she realized that Nancy was right behind Ned.
Nancy smiled tightly. "Hi, you must be Gabriella Kindle. I'm Nikki Lester, your wedding planner." She said in the kindest voice she could. "Oh, and don't blame Ned. He and I went to high school together and I was chatting with him…and well I completely lost time. I'm so sorry."
Gabriella gave a sugary sweet smile that almost made Nancy gag. "Please do not worry about it. When I called, the desk said you were one of the best wedding planners in town. I was thrilled when they told me you had an opening." She responded.
Ned caught Nancy's eye and smirked. "Nan-Nikki sure is the best in the business. Very organized and controlling, Gabby. She was the one who everyone listened to." He teased; hopping that Gabriella hadn't caught his slip up.
Unfortunately, she did and asked, "Why did you call her the wrong name, Ned?"
"Um, Nan was an old nickname between us. She uh, used to be my little sister's nanny during the summer, so I called her Nan to annoy her." Ned explained, holding his breath. Then he realized that Gabriella wouldn't catch on to his little fib. She wasn't…smart to say the least.
Nancy mockingly glared at Ned, and sat down. "So, first things first. How many people do you want to have?" Nancy asked, going through the basics that Bess had taught her.
Gabriella spoke up quickly. "I want a huge wedding. I'm thinking about maybe 600 people. What do you think, hon?"
Ned looked nervous "Um, I kinda wanted a small wedding babe. Is that okay?"
Nancy cringed when he said babe, but tried to ignore it.
"Well, I guess so, but can we compromise? How about 300 people? You are famous you know." Gabriella said in a fake voice.
Nancy decided that it was time to but in. "Well, what about a color theme? Any ideas?"
"Pink and purple." Gabriella responded immediately.
Ned groaned. "Gabs, I am not having a pink and purple themed wedding. I'm a football player, not a ballerina."
Nancy tried not to laugh, but somehow a giggle managed to escape. That was the Ned she knew and loved- what was she thinking? She didn't love Ned anymore…did she?
He gave Nancy a playful glare while Gabriella rubbed Ned's arm and Nancy rolled her eyes. "Come on babe…please?" she purred
Ned sighed. "Fine for now, but Nikki, can we change it later?"
Nancy shook her head is dismay. How did Gabriella do that? In the 5 years he and Nancy had dated, never had she been able to get Ned to give in to her. He was one of the most stubborn people she knew. And besides the Ned she knew would never wear pink or purple if his life depended on it.
"As long as I know at least a week before the wedding, you can change your mind." Nancy told Ned. "But I can't imagine why you would want a pink and purple wedding."
Gabriella looked annoyed. "Well, Nikki, if you're so opposed to my ideas, why don't you tell us what you think we should do?"
"Well, you're both involved with the Chicago Bears, and I'm sure you're going to invite a lot of people from the organization right?" Nancy asked.
Ned nodded. "Yeah, what are you getting at Na-Nikki?" he had slipped up again.
Nancy looked over at him and mouthed Be Careful, before turning back to Gabriella. "Well why don't you use the Bear's colors? We could tone the colors down a bit, so it's more of a peach and light blue. We could even add in a little bit of pink." She told her.
Ned nodded vigorously. "I love that idea Nikki! How about it, Gabby? Please?"
"Fine" Gabriella grumbled.
Nancy turned back to the computer and proceeded on with her job. Finally there was only one piece of business left.
"What would you like your song to be?" Nancy asked.
Gabriella jumped to answer the question. "I was thinking My Best Friend by Tim McGraw, since Ned and I are best friends and all-"
Ned cut her off. "No, no, no. We are not doing that song." He snapped at her.
Nancy was taken back. Was it because…
"Why not? I love that song!" Gabriella nearly shouted.
Ned looked straight into Nancy's eyes. "That was me and my high school sweetheart's song. We can't use it." He said softly.
Nancy felt tears well up in her eyes and quickly brushed them away.
"You never told me about your high school sweetheart! I thought I was your one true love! Now tell me, what is her name?" Gabriella said angrily.
"Me." Whispered Nancy without thinking.
Gabriella threw down her notebook and stood up. "What?! Ned Nickerson, I can't believe you didn't tell me that our wedding planner was your ex-girlfriend! In fact it seems like you care about her more than you care about me!" she yelled.
Ned stood up to comfort her. "Now come on Gabriella. You know that is not true."
Nancy sighed. She wished that it was true, but now she knew that it never would be.
Gabriella seemed to relax a little. "Fine, but we are going to have a talk when we get to my house," she said in an angered tone. "Nikki, I will call and make an appointment. Bye."
Nikki walked out of the door and Ned followed. Before leaving, he gave her a sad look and said "Bye Nan. I'll see you soon."
They walked down the hallway and Nancy sunk back into her chair and cried for a long time wishing that Ned was there to comfort her.
Author Note: Here is the first chapter of my new story! I hope you like it!
Please review! Oh, and don't worry, it will turn out to be a Ned/Nancy story!