AN: I do not own or operate the characters from Victorious nor the implied story line of "It's A Wonderful Life". I just keep them alive. Someone else owns them and has already made a fortune from them.

This story follows the girl's trip to Canada and finds them at home in January and back to their reality. I hope you like this part of my continuing story about the two girls we all love.

Enjoy S.M.

Chapter 2: The Wedding Planner

It was family night at our home. We had invited Tori's mother and father and her sister Trina to join us for a meal and a big announcement.

After the stress of the day I was ready just to relax and enjoy the evening.

Once everyone was seated I stood and lifted her glass and said I had an announcement. "For the last two weeks I have been away from home long hours and away from Tori. I am sorry for that, Babygirl," I smiled at Tori. "In the end it was all worth it. We have been dealing with Rockford Publishing and I am happy to tell you that I will be directing the movie of the New York Times best seller Laura's Confession." With that I raised my glass. "I want to thank Tori for putting up with me and my moods lately. To Tori." I drank from the glass of red wine.

The rest of the group raised their glasses and toasted Tori. There were congratulations all around the table. Then Tori said that she had an announcement as well. "Mom, Dad and Trina we have decided that we are finally ready to take the leap and get married. We are ready to set the date and go through with the ceremony."

"Well Jade, it is about time you made an honest woman out of my little girl!" Tori's father said with a big smile on his face. He has always treated me as a son-in-law rather than his daughter's girlfriend.

Suddenly the room was full of chatter. Tori's mother Holly, and her sister Trina were trying to outdo each other making exciting wedding plans. Tori tried to join in as well as referee. David, Tori's dad poured me another glass of wine and the two of us started to serve up our plates and eat our meal.

After a few minutes the others noticed that the meal had actually started and they stopped their plotting and joined in the meal. Tori is a good cook and everyone loves her lasagna. She even had pie for dessert. The evening was turning out much better than the rest of the day.

As the evening wore on we had decided to get married at Hollywood Arts if we could get permission. Holly wanted them to get married in a Catholic church, but Trina reminded her that they would not be able to find one that would marry the two girls.

It was decided that we would try to book our wedding for March if possible. It would work out better for both of our schedules. Tori decided that she would phone our former drama teacher Erwin Sikowitz and see if he could tell her if getting married at the school was even possible.

Tori went to the kitchen to make the call and then she realized that she did not have his number in her phone. She thought that she might have it in a notebook. All of her old notebooks were in file boxes stored in the laundry storage room. She knew it would be easy to find, as she had all of her books in order of date and alphabetical order. Just another thing I bugged her about when we moved in together. 'Now who is laughing?' Tori thought to herself as she thought how easy it was going to be to find what she was looking for.

Tori was laughing to herself until she opened the door to the laundry room. That was when she almost had a heart attack. Andre had retrieved her rings, but it seemed to do so, he had to tear the entire washing machine apart and even destroy a few parts. Tori knew I would absolutely explode when I found out.

She tiptoed through the remains of the washing machine to the storage shelves which held her school books. She leafed through the papers until she found the assignment she was looking for. At one point the class had to spend the night at Sikowitz's house while playing characters. The handout had his address and phone number on it as a contact sheet for their parents.

The phone rang twice before a cartoon-like voice answered the phone. "Toro! It has been a long time since I have heard from you. What can I help you with my dear?"

"I am calling with a question. Jade and I are getting married…" Tori was interrupted.

"Ah how wonderful. I can't help but feel like I am a part of all this. Thank you for calling me and telling me. Goodbye." Sikowitz said before he hung up.

Tori stood staring at her phone in shock. She should have expected this from the beloved scatterbrained teacher. She dialed the number again. It rang exactly twice and Sikowitz answered the phone again.

"Sikowitz please let me finish." Tori said.

"Who is this?" Sikowitz questioned.

"It is Tori."

"Ah I heard from someone that you and Jade are to be married. Is that true?"

"Yes now I want to know something." Tori blurted out.

"Yes I will get you a gift." he said.

"No that is not it. My question is this. Is there any way that we could use the school for our wedding?"

"Yes we have rented it out for other things, funerals, batmitzfas, dog shows and even a stupid teenage sitcom. Why not a wedding? You could use the asphalt café for your reception and the main theatre for your ceremony and then a dance in the black box. I would love to officiate at your ceremony." Sikowitz was out of control once again.

"You would officiate?" Tori asked.

"Why yes Toro, I am honored that you asked. I am ordained in the state of California, Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada and Guam. Let me know when you want to tie the old knot, clamp on the old ball and chain, put on the old marriage saddle, jump in the old…"

"SIKOWITZ focus! Who should I call to make arrangements?" Tori screamed to get him back on track.

"Oh well if it were me I would call the office and talk to Vice Principal Dickers about it." Sikowitz said.

"Well thank you Sikowitz you have been somewhat helpful. I will let you know when we are having the wedding."

"K. O. Sikowitz out!" and he hung up the phone.

Tori joined the others in the living room after she closed the door to the laundry room. "I talked to Sikowitz and he said that we have to talk to Dickers about renting the school. He thinks it will be fine. He sort of made himself the minister for our wedding." Tori said with an apologetic look on her face.

"I won't ask. I am sure it is just a Sikowitz thing. Is it legal?" I asked.

"Apparently even in Guam!" Tori said with a 'who knew' look on her face.

The rest looked at them strangely, but Tori and I just laughed. This was so typical of Sikowitz. Tori's mother just had a confused look on her face. "Isn't he that strange drama teacher that you had?" She looked like she had a bad piece of fruit in her mouth.

"It will be fine mom. In fact it will be all the more unique and special because he is doing the ceremony." Tori smiled at me knowing that it really wouldn't matter at all seen as they were already married.

"So I am not sure about how these new weddings work. Do you have grooms men or bride's maids?" Tori's father asked.

"Dad that is rather sexist! Tori will have a bride's maid, me, of course and Jade will have …well I don't care as long as it isn't the puppet boy." Trina stated.

"I am sorry princess… I didn't mean…" David stammered.

"Don't worry about it Dad we haven't really talked about it, but it will probably be a grouping of our friends." Tori said.

"And me! Don't you dare put me in one of those god awful dresses in order to make yourselves look better! I look like crap in yellow." Trina commanded.

I went out to get coffee for everyone. She was feeling kind of sorry for herself as her family was so screwed up that it was doubtful that any of them would even be at this wedding. She choked it down and put mugs on a tray and got the coffee pot.

"So what can I get you as a wedding gift, seen as you already have almost everything?" Holly asked.

"Umm how about a new washing machine." Tori mumbled.

"Why do we need a new washing machine? That machine is less than an year old?" I asked as she came into the room.

"We will talk about it later." Tori said smiling at her wife.

Tori finally changed the subject and started talking about colors and flowers. That got her mother to take over the conversation and diverting the conversation from the broken washing machine.

About an hour later everyone was ready to leave. There was the usual hugs and goodbyes as their company made their way out the door. Tori and I were all smiles and as the door shut it was like a switch was thrown we both lost our smiles at exactly the same time.

"I thought you mom was going to crap a square peg when you announced that Sikowitz will be doing the ceremony." I said laughing.

"I know, but what was I going to do? You know how he gets when he gets an idea in his head. Who would have guessed that he was an ordained minister in the Universal Life Church." Tori said laughing.

We cleaned up the coffee cups and other dishes. When Tori folded the drying towel she put her arms around me and kissed me. Then I pulled back and asked, "Why do we need a new washing machine?"

Tori hummed and hawed for a bit and then she finally gave in. "Well it is probably better if I show you instead." She took me by the hand and led her to the laundry room. "Now promise me you won't yell?"

"Why?" I asked.

"Just promise me that you won't yell." Tori begged.

"I promise that I won't yell." I said.

"Remember that I love you Jade! With all my heart!" Tori said.

"I love you too Tori, but why do we need a new washer?" I was getting a little annoyed.

Tori slowly opened the door and stepped aside. I stepped past her and froze at the sight of the pieces of washing machine on the floor. "WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED IN HERE?!|"

Tori started to cry. "You said you wouldn't yell!" She said through her tears and trembling lips. "I couldn't find… and then I found… and then Andre…" She was not making sense.

I took Tori in my arms and held her until she calmed down enough to be able to speak. Tori's breathing started to even out and she was only shuddering ever once in a while.

I had to be careful I have been there before. If I spoke too loudly or fast I could trip Tori's crying response again and it could take hours to get back to this point. I had to choose my words carefully and hold back sarcasm.

"Tori? Babygirl? What happened to the washing machine?" I whispered.

I took her hand while turning off the light and closing the door to the laundry room. I led her to the living room and we sat down on the couch.

"When I woke up I realized that I was missing my wedding rings. I started searching everywhere and calling you. Then I found my engagement ring on the floor of the laundry room but my beautiful wedding ring that matches yours was stuck in the bottom of the washer. I called Andre and he came to help." Tori took a breath.

"Oh Andre murdered our washing machine!" I tried to hold back the sarcasm, but could not.

"No he got the ring out." Tori corrected.

"So other than the washing machine all is fine?" I asked.

Tori reached in her pocket and took out the gold band that held the single Arctic Diamond. It now resembled a stretched spring rather than a ring. She was about to start crying again, but I jumped in to stop the event.

"Oh it is not so bad! At least he got all of it out!? I am sure that we can have it fixed." I tried to comfort her.

"But we got it in Canada. Even if we get it fixed it will never be the same as yours." Tori was about to start crying again.

"No, no Babygirl I will take it and get it fixed as good as new. You will see. Now dry your tears and go get ready for bed. I will lock up and be up in a minute." I kissed my wife and took the twisted ring from her.

Tori went upstairs as I had told her. Sometimes she didn't mind letting me be the boss and treat her like a child. Meanwhile, I was texting Andre. 'Nce wrk on the washr piano man have 2 buy nu washr and rng. U think im md of $?'

I locked the door and turned out the lights. Andre sent a reply, 'did my bst 2 hlp yer yF ina tym of nd. Don't gt on me. Watzs w nt tellin me U got wed? O + U cum frm $ n r both guna mke lots more. Piano man ot!' I laughed. I wasn't really mad at Andre or Tori for that matter I was the one who put the rings in my pocket.

As I climbed the stairs to the bedroom I decided that I would deal with the washer, the ring and Andre the next day.

The End (for now)

AN: I had to go back and fix a couple of errors in my first chapter. When I went back and re-read it I found that I was flip flopping tense. I wanted this story told from Jade's point of view. I just find her easier to write. I somehow slipped out of first person into third person, so I went back and fixed the chapter. Let me know what you think. S.M.