To my first EVRE reviewer THANKYOU YOU ROCK! Anyway on with the story.

I plastered on a fake smile and looked at gunny which made him smirk. With an evil glint in my eye I exaggerated my movements so I now had a long gaping stride with my arms swinging so I looked like a soldier, back straight, malicious twinkle to my iridescent blue eyes and a large beaming smirk. Giggling I turned around made my way back to Gunny and pinched his marines hat off his head replacing it with my white dress hat whilst placing his on my blonde curls scooping it up just below my regulation military style bun.

"Jess," Gunny warned but I was already off on my way.

"Hello Jessica," Chloe greeted me snidely as she sidled up against me during my rounds, for some reason she always feels the need to use my full name.

"Chloe," I greeted her with a smile causing her to blink in surprise. Must have been the champagne.

"Isn't it romantic?" Chloe asked

"Isn't what Romantic?" I replied confused

"How Mac and Mick found each other and your brother ended up with Christine?"

"Very, I want to end up just like them in love with another person without knowing it. About to make the biggest mistake of my life and unaware of it. Mac and Mick will be divorced in three months tops and that's if the wedding even goes ahead."

"You don't know what you're talking about. Mick loves Mac."

"Ah but does Mac love Mick the age old question."

"She does," Chloe replied heatedly

"Yes but not with all her heart, you and I both know that." I replied calmly Dam I saw Gunny beckoning to me "now if you'll excuse me."

"Trouble Jess?" He asked when I reached him.

"Not yet," I replied flopping in my seat next to him ignoring the glares I got from Christine as the Admiral stood up to make a toast.

"Traditionally it is the job of the best man to make these speeches but as Lieutenant Bud Roberts has suddenly disappeared it looks like I will have to step in." he began as Bud ran in his dress whites soaked, rumpled and stained whilst Harriet was just wet.

"I'm here, I'm here, I'm here," Bud yelled as he skidded to a halt. "May I take over sir?" Bud asked as the Admiral nodded sitting down on Gunny's other side. I felt Gunny elbow me I hadn't realised I had been laughing that noticeable coughing I straightened up ignoring the pleased smirk and angry glares I got from Chloe and Mick. Funnily enough Mick had never really liked me either I think it has something to do with the fact that the woman he was into was in love with my brother. And I knew it. I pulled a serious face as Bud began his speech.

"The best love is the kind that awakens the soul and makes us reach for more, that plants a fire in our hearts and brings peace to our minds, and that's what Harriet has given me. And I know that this is what Mac and Mick have given each other. "As Bud finished everybody gave each other gooey smiles before clapping Gunny and I pulled faces at each other before clapping as I giggled under my breath. Not noticing as the Admiral got up to answer his phone but what I did notice was the apologetic glance he shot at me and the sombre attitude he emitted as he returned to the table and by the glance Gunny, Mac and I shared I wasn't the only one.