Tank's POV "It was a week after I proposed to Gina. We are going to plan the wedding decorations today, but I can't help feeling something's going to happen." I thought. I looked at the clock to see it was 5:10 in the morning. I got out of my bed and got dressed in my regular clothes and began to prepare breakfast.
*Knock-knock-Knock* Someone was at the door.
"Gina?" I called out opening the door.
"Yo bro!" A familiar but annoy voice said.
"RIPP!" I asked surprised, I also noticed my little brother and retired father.
"Hey Tank." Buck said, waving his hand.
"Buck? Dad?" I asked, once again surprised.
"Yes son. NOW DROP AND GIVE ME 20!" My father yelled, I did as he told me.
"Hahaha! See Buck I told you he'd do it!" Ripp laughed.
"Yeah. Here's your 50 Simoleons." Buck sighed.
"HEY!" I said stopping my push ups.
"Sorry Tank. Where's your lucky lady?" Buck asked.
"'Lucky?' Haha. You're so funny Buck. She's either blind or stupid to marry this lug." Ripp mocked.
"WHAT DID YOU SAY ABOUT MY GINA?" I yelled tackling him to the ground outside.
"You heard me!" He said turning me over, his arm around my neck.
"She's not blind or stupid!" I yelled, pinning him to the ground.
"Oh is she ugly then?" He asked, flipping me over and pulling my leg.
"NO! SHE'S BEAUTIFUL!" I screamed rolling him on the floor and scratching his face.
"I'm afraid to know your version of beauty Mr. Camouflage face!" Ripp said, turning me around and pulling my arms.
"Shut up! You look like you haven't bathed in weeks!" I yelled turning him around and doing the same thing.
Gina's POV "NO! SHE'S BEAUTIFUL!" I heard a voice, that I knew was my future husband's voice. I opened my eyes and looked out the window to see the ruckus. Dusty, Mama Hogg, and Ara also were up in their sleeping clothes to see what the comtion was. I saw Tank and some other guy fighting.
"Ara! Get Jimmy," I yelled. "Dusty help me out too and Mama get Tristen!" The three nodded and went inside to change. I got quickly changed into my black long skirt with a slit and blue tee and ran out. The two were making a storm cloud of fighting. Ara was leading Jimmy "The Neck" to the scene and Dusty and Tristen were along side me.
"Jimmy Get Tank! Dusty you and Tristen get the other guy!" I yelled they did as they were told and Tank was yelling several insults at the other guy and was fussing to get out.
"Tank! CALM DOWN!" I yelled in his face, shaking him slightly. He stopped fussing but he was still yelling. I muzzled him with a kiss and he stopped. The other guy stopped too.
"Sorry Gina." He said, his face still red from anger.
"It's ok." I said, I gave him a quick kiss and Jimmy let go.
"I'm guessing your Tank's fiance." A teen said to me.
"Yeah. Who are you guys anyway?" I asked.
"Oh we're the Grunt family. Tank's family," The teen said. "That's Buzz Grunt Tank's dad, the one he was fighting is his younger brother Ripp, and I'm the youngest Buck."
"Oh it's very nice to meet you then. I'm Gina Kipper." I introduced.
"NO WAY! Tank got a hot wife!" Ripped yelled after being let go of.
"I know right? It should be me that's engaged to Gina!" Tristen exclaimed.
"SHUT IT!" Tank yelled.
"Temper Tank, temper." I said, giving him a back rub to calm him down.
"Fine." Tank said, calming down.
"Hahaha," Buzz Grunt laughed. "What a fine young woman! Strong, smart, beautiful and can actually control my son. Your a very lucky man Tank."
"Almost too lucky. Did he make you marry him?" Ripp asked, I gave him a slap across his cheek.
"No! I married Tank because I love him." I replied.
"Let it go Ripp. The girl likes Tank and it looks like it's gonna stay that way." Dusty said.
"Fine." He sighed.
"By the way where's your mom?" I asked Tank. His family remained silent, Tank's eyes sadded.
"She died a long time ago." He replied.
"Oh I'm so sorry, I didn't know." I replied.
"It's alright." He replied.
"Gina didn't you say we were going to plan the location of the wedding?" Mama asked.
"Oh right. Come on." I said, they went into my house.
"How about the green house?" Mama Hogg suggested.
"No, it's not big enough plus it's all gloomy." I replied.
"The farm?" Dusty asked.
"Do I look like the kind of person that wants to have a wedding at a cow patty?" Tank asked.
"No." Dusty replied. After awhile we suggested every place in Strangetown but couldn't diced on one.
"Where can we do the wedding?" Tank asked. *Tack tack* *pound pound* *drill drill* We were all surprised. We ran outside to see a construction site building a gazebo on top of Frankie Fusilli's house.
"Oh hey Gina!" Frankie called out.
"Hey what's going on?" I asked.
"Oh, I forgot to tell you, I've been planing on building a gazebo on the top of my house. You know to have tea and enjoying watching Jimmy beat up my rivals." Frankie explained.
"Oh." I replied, Tank had the look of a person that was hit by lightning.
"Hey when's that gazebo going to be done?" Tank asked.
"Oh, just a few days." Frankie replied.
"Can we rent it for the wedding?" Tank questioned.
"Sure," He replied. "10,000 Simoleons."
"No way!" I exclaimed. Ara went up to her father and whispered in his ear.
"Oh. There's one way I can cut it down for you" Frankie said.
"How?" Tank and I asked.
"If you let Ara be the Maid of honor. Then it's 2,500" he said.
"Of course. I was going to let her be the Maid of honor anyway. She's one of my close friends." I replied.
"That's good very good." Frankie laughed.
"Come on guys we it's lunch time." Buck said.
"Alright. Let's go!" Mama said. All of us including the Grunt family went to the Saloon to get some food. Tank was telling his little brother and father about how he met me and how we became friends and lovers. I was sitting at a table eating some pizza and Ripp was there.
"So why exactly did you choose Tank again?" He asked.
"Because I love him and he loves me back." I replied drinking my soda.
"No I mean what did you see in him?" Ripp asked.
"He's funny, cute, and understands my feelings." I replied.
"Is that all?" Ripp asked going closer to me.
"Yep. Back off please." I replied scooting away from him.
"Come on. You're way above Tank. So why go for him? When you can have me?" Ripp said leaning in closer.
"Back off." I said pushing him away. He smiled for a minute, in the next I was on the floor with him on top of me. The whole Saloon was looking at me and Ripp. Tank stared for a moment, tears were swelling in his eyes.
"Tank no it's not what you think!" I yelled. He just ran out crying.
"RIPP! YOU STUPID MAN!" Buzz yelled.
"Ripp! I know it's your fault! How could you do that?" Buck followed.
"YOU! GET OFF NOW!" I yelled. He quickly scurried off the ground and backed up into Jimmy.
"You're in big trouble punk." Jimmy said.
"No Jimmy don't beat him up. Just keep an eye on him. I'm going to talk to Tank." I said.
"No. Don't." Ripp said.
"Shut up!" I yelled.
"No that's not what I meant. I'm going to tell him." Ripp replied.
"Really?" I asked.
"Yeah." Ripp replied.
Ripp's POV After Jimmy let go off me I went off to find Tank.
"That was a little too much." I thought.
"'A little?' That was OVERLOAD!" my good inner self said.
"Overload? Ha ha ha! You stupid good person. That was awesome! Go do it again!" my evil self nagged.
"No. Tank may have had the better life because he worked hard. And I've been slacking. This isn't the reward he should have." I said. I found Tank in the Canyon. He was crying and kept muttering to himself:
"It was too good to be true."
"Tank?" I called out.
"What do you want?" He asked angerly.
"Tank, Gina isn't what you thought she was." I said.
"I know! She's a cheating-" He began.
"No! She isn't! Look Tank. It's me. I did it. It's not Gina's fault. Go back to her. She's a once in a lifetime chance to be happy forever. And you deserve her more than I do," I explained. "You've been a hard worker for as long as I've know you, and that's a long time since we're brothers, but it seemed you haven't gotten a reward. Tank she's your reward. And if you don't want me at you're wedding. It's ok, I understand." Tank looked at me and stopped crying. He smiled slightly.
"Thank Ripp. Oh and you shouldn't worry about not able to go to my wedding. Because your the Best Man." Tank smiled.
