Well, I've had a lot of requests for this, so hopefully people will be happy with the outcome. I've decided to drop the idea of dividing episodes into chapters so it'll just be ten episodes, straight through.

EPISODE ONE: Bridal Hit

Emma and Laurel were standing in the living room of what had once been the Rybek residence. Both of them were attired for the role they would be carrying out later that day: Bridesmaids. Now they were waiting for their bride. "I don't know why she asked me,"Laurel remarked.

Emma gave her sister a sympathetic smile. "Oh, come on. You're family. And you two have always got on."

"Yeah, but not as well as you two have. I just can't help thinking I'm at the end of a long list. If Mads had been around for the preparations or…"

Emma put a pair of comforting hands on Laurel's shoulders. "She wants you beside her today. And so do I."

Laurel glanced towards the stairs. "Well, here she comes."

Char had appeared at the top of the stairs, wearing her wedding dress. She paused halfway down and looked at them. "Is this really happening?"

Emma walked up a few stairs and hugged her cousin. "It's really happening. And Justin is one lucky guy."

"Champagne?"Laurel offered, holding out a glass.

Char took the last few stairs to her level and went to take it, then shook her head. "No, I want to keep a clear head today. My head's messy enough normally."

"And we all love you for it,"Emma reassured her.

Peter appeared at the front door and paused at the sight of his daughter. "Will I do, Daddy?"she asked.

Peter gave her a smile. "You look wonderful, dear." He offered her his arm. "Come on, let's go."

Justin was standing at the front of the church, staring ahead with a fixed expression on his face as if afraid that if he moved his nerves would get the better of him. He glanced briefly towards Ethan and Jordan, who were standing next to him. "Thanks for being here with me."

"No problem,"Ethan told him.

"Wouldn't miss it for the world,"Jordan added. He noticed Ethan giving him a look. "What? We get to sleep with the bridesmaids!"

Ethan glanced back over his shoulder. "They're here,"he said quietly. Justin swallowed hard.

The organ started playing the processional music as Char, Peter, Emma and Laurel processed up the aisle. Char came to a stop next to Justin; Peter placed her hand in her groom's, then moved to stand with Kristen and Phyllis in one of the pews. Emma and Laurel stole glances across at their own significant others and smiled.

"You look great,"Justin whispered.

Char smiled. "I exfoliated especially."

The minister cleared his throat. "We are gathered here today for the marriage of Justin and Char…"

"Shame Sutton isn't here,"Laurel remarked quietly to Emma.

Emma nodded. "She'd have loved this."

"Justin, do you take Char to be your wife?"

Justin seemed to relax at the question, as though all the pressure had suddenly left him. "I do."

"Char, do you take Justin to be your husband?"

Char smiled radiantly. "I do."

"Then by the power invested in me by the State of Arizona, I hereby proclaim you husband and wife."

It was late that evening and the hall booked for the reception was still packed. Justin and Char, now husband and wife, were dancing slowly in the middle of the hall, oblivious to everyone else. Emma looked across at them from where she and Ethan were standing. "Were we like that?"

"We still are, aren't we?"Ethan returned with a grin.

Kristen came over to her daughter and son-in-law, a tired-looking two-year-old boy in her arms. "I'm sorry, Emma, but Peter and I need to get off and…well, Eddie probably needs to go to bed too."

Emma took her son from her adopted mother, cradling him gently. "Okay, darling, Mummy's here. We'll be home just as soon as we've said goodbye to Auntie Char."

"I'd better say goodbye too,"remarked Mads, who had been standing in earshot.

"You sure you don't want to spend the night at your old place?"Lexi asked her. "I'm gonna be there on my own while those two are on honeymoon."

"No, I need to get back to Nevada. I was only up for the wedding."

"Okay, well, good to see you again." Lexi gave her a quick hug before looking at Emma. "And, you, see you at work in the morning."

Emma grimaced. "Don't remind me. And I suspect someone will give us a hard time if we turn up late."

"Business as usual, girl."

Another pair of eyes was watching the group. The girl that they belonged to was standing in the shadows by the doorway, sipping on a drunk. A couple of partygoers passed her by. "Hi, Emma,"one of them greeted her.

Sutton nodded an acknowledgement of the greeting, aware that a quick glance around the hall would tell the pair that Emma was on the other side of the room. She'd pushed her luck far enough. She turned and walk down the steps towards the car park.

Dan was sitting in the car waiting for her, keeping his head down. After all, as far as their families were concerned, neither of them were in town. "You took your time,"he scolded her.

"I had to see Char,"Sutton replied simply. "She's been dreaming about her wedding since we were all in elementary school together and I always thought...Look, just drive, will you?"

Dan put the car in gear and pulled out. "You looking like Emma doesn't help when you're in the same room."

"It's going to work, okay?"Sutton assured him. "No-one will suspect a thing."