Big Time Weddings

Katie Knight sighed. It was five in the morning. She had called her brother and woken him up so he could take her to pick up her dress. She needed to be with him before the big day. Of course, he had protested.

Ring! Ring! Ring! Ring! "You have reached the Knight Residence. Please leave a message after the beep," the recording said. Beep!

"Kendall, its Katie. Pick up this phone right now. I know you're there; you're just sleeping and hoping that I'll give up and hang up the phone. Well, I'm not hanging up until you answer this phone."

Kendall put a pillow over his head, hoping to block out Katie.

"If you don't pick up in five seconds, I'll tell Jo what you used to do when we were kids," Katie taunted her older brother. "5…4…3…"

Kendall threw the pillow across the room and dove for his phone.

"Katie, don't you dare!"

"I love you, too, Kendall," Katie said sarcastically.

"Oh, shut up. It's 4:30 in the morning. How do you expect me to act?" Kendall asked his little sister. Well, she was twenty-one, but she was still younger than him.

"Well, you could be nicer to me since it's my wedding day," Katie replied.

"Oh, Katie, I'm up. What do you want?" he asked.

"I need you to pick me up in ten minutes. We need to go get my dress," Katie told him.

"But-" Kendall started to protest.

"Ten minutes." The line went dead and Kendall sighed as he went to get ready.

But, after all that, here they were in his car, probably the only ones on the road in L.A. except the people who worked in the dress shop, on the way to pick up her wedding dress. She looked over at her brother. His blond hair was blowing around thanks to the open window next to him. His green eyes were concentrating on the road ahead.

"Kendall?" Katie asked as she turned her head to look out the window.

"Yeah, Katie?" Kendall asked her, sounding much nicer than he had ten minutes ago.

"I don't get it," Katie told him. He turned to look at her as he stopped in front of a red light.

"What, is the bride-to-bed getting wedding day jitters?" he teased her.

She grinned and pushed his arm lightly before replying. "I'm nervous, but I'm not nervous. I don't get it."

"Well, first of all, it's five in the morning. Of course you're not going to be too nervous yet. Also, maybe you're just very sure about this, so you're not nervous," Kendall tried to reassure.

"You're right," Katie told him. He usually was right when she asked him about these things. She was glad he would be the one walking her down the aisle in a few hours. As she thought about it, tears sprang to her eyes as she looked forward again. Kendall noticed as he looked over at his sister again.

"What's wrong, Katie?" he asked her gently.

"Is dad going to be here?" Katie asked, her voice strained as she tried to keep her tears in.

"No, Katie. I don't think he is," Kendall answered her, uncertain if that was the answer she wanted. He knew they were both mad at him for leaving them, but he was still their dad. "Do you want him there?" Kendall asked, watching her reaction carefully out of the corner of his eye.

"I-I don't know. Do you think he would be happy that I'm getting married today?" Katie asked, avoiding Kendall's question.

"Of course he would. You're his little princess," Kendall said in a lighter tone.

"Is it wrong of me to not want him there?" Katie asked him as he neared the dress shop.

"No, Katie, I don't think it is. He hurt you. You don't want to be reminded of that on your special day," Kendall told her. Katie smiled as he parked the car.

"Thanks, Kendall," Katie said.

"Any time, Katie. Why are we getting your dress so early again?" he asked her with a grin.

"Do you know how long it will take me to get ready with mom hovering?" Katie laughed.

"Good point. Come on, let's go get your dress."

Katie took a few calming breaths behind the closed doors. It was almost 1:00 and almost time for her to walk down the aisle. Bridesmaids were bustling around, getting together last minute things.

"Good luck, Katie," Jo, one of her bridesmaids, said as she handed Katie her bouquet. "You look beautiful." Katie looked down at her dress. It was the traditional white, but lined with lavender lace and roses on the bottom. It had a short train. Her veil had patchwork roses here and there.

"Thanks," Katie said.

"You do look beautiful," Camille, another bridesmaid, said as she came up behind Katie to fix the flower in her fancy up do.

"You look nervous," Jo pointed out.

"Is something wrong?" Camille asked her.

"No, no, I'm fine. But, uh, could you go get Kendall?" Katie asked. Camille nodded and disappeared. She reappeared seconds later with Kendall behind her.

"What's up, baby sister?" Kendall asked her with a grin.

"Kendall," Katie said as she led him a few feet away from the others. "I can't do this. I can't."

"And why not?" Kendall demanded with a grin.

"I-I- I'm…" Katie trailed off.

"You're nervous. You can do this, alright. Calm down. We're starting," Kendall said as he led her to the back of the line of bridesmaids and ushers.

The music started playing. First, Camille and Logan walked down the aisle, followed by Carlos and Stephanie, Jo and Mr. Bitters (?),Tyler and his mother, and for some reason, Kelly and Gustavo because they both needed partners. Surprisingly, Gustavo hadn't yelled very loudly yet. Finally, Katie and Kendall started down the aisle. Katie smiled at everyone watching her. Kendall nudged her and whispered,

"Look at mom." She followed his advice. Her mother was in the front row and crying her eyes out. Katie shook her head and exchanged a glance with Kendall. When they reached the alter, Kendall kissed Katie's cheek and she whispered,

"Love you."

"Love you too," he whispered back before he moved off to the side and walked down next to their mother. Katie took a deep breath as the minister began his speech.

"Do you, Kaitlyn Knight, take him, Dak Zevon, to be your lawfully wedded husband? Through rich or poor? Sick or In health? For better or worse? Until you both take your last breaths?"

"I do," Katie said as she looked at Dak. I suppose you're all wondering how this happened. Dak, being a few months younger than Carlos, had called Katie the day after she had saved him from the mob of angry fan girls and it all went uphill from there.

"Do you, Dak Zevon, take her, Kaitlyn Knight, to be your lawfully wedded husband? Through rich or poor? Sick or In health? For better or worse? Until you both take your last breaths?"

"I do," Dak said, looking at Katie.

"You may now kiss the bride," the minister said. Dak lifted Katie's veil and leaned down to meet her lips. Katie had had a growth spurt, so he didn't have to go very far. When they broke apart and faced the people, the minister spoke again.

"I announce to you gathered here today Mr. and Mrs. Katie and Dak Zevon." Everyone cheered as the newlyweds walked down the aisle, followed by the wedding party, and finally the guests themselves.

As the reception was coming to a close, Katie had a chance to talk to her mother with Dak.

"I am so proud of you, sweetie," Mrs. Knight said tearfully as she hugged her daughter. "I love you."

"I love you, too, mom," Katie said as they broke apart. She finally spotted Kendall standing alone, and after telling Dak where she was going, went over to talk to him.

"Hey Katie," Kendall said.

"Hey big bro," she said as she approached him. "Thank you Kendall," Katie said as she hugged him. "I love you."

"I love you, too, again, Katie," Kendall teased as they broke apart. "Dak is a very lucky guy."

"Kiss up," Katie teased.

"Always will be," Kendall pretended to take that as a compliment. Katie smacked hi arm. "Ow! What was that for?" he asked with a grin, pretending it had hurt.

"For being an amazing big brother," Katie told him as she hugged him.

"I have an amazing little sister. Now go on. Dak's waiting," Kendall told her when he let go. She smiled at him before joining her new husband by his car.