"Ain't nothin' like a kiss out back in the barn.
Ringin' out our soakin' clothes, ridin' out a thunderstorm.
When tin roof gets to talkin', that's the best love we made
Yeah where I come from, rain is a good thing."
-Rain Is A Good Thing, Luke Bryan
"I cannot read your wife's handwriting, dude. Take this." Emmett said, handing me Alice's list
"I've got it, Em, would you relax? Jesus, we're just running errands, you're going to be a mess on your actual wedding day."
"I'm fine." He lied, turning to look out the window, "Would Edward hurry the hell up already?"
"Edward, man, I've got the gas running. It's a cellular device. You can take it with you." I yelled out the window, laughing at Edward as he paced back and forth in front of his apartment building
"I'm getting in." he muttered, giving me an apologetic smile, before climbing into the backseat of the truck, "Let's get this over with."
"What's first, Jazz?" Emmett asked, adjusting the air conditioner and inching towards the radio dial
"Suits. Hands away from the radio, don't even think about it." I hissed
"Fine, but no country." He sighed
"What's up with you? Is it your time of the month or something? I love Alice, but this is a chance to get away from all those hormones. You know, guy time. Well, as much of guy time as it can be while running errands for a wedding."
"Well, how come I can't see Bella?" Edward complained
"Because then you won't be able to concentrate on getting everything done on this list. You'd be busy swooning over her and whatever. None of us can see them so suck it up and let's get this done." Emmett growled
"Can we all ease up a bit please?" I asked, turning the radio up louder
What had gotten into the two of them? I mean, when I had been getting ready for my wedding I'd never be happier. Oh, but wait, I'd done everything with Alice…
"Claire!" Alice laughed, "It's been ages. This is my fiancé, Jasper, and we're going to need a nice, crisp, black tuxedo for our wedding.
"And you agreed to Armani? Quite the catch, aren't we?" Claire smiled, "Come on, I have the perfect one in mind and you are going to absolutely love it."
Claire searched the racks for the suit in my size and handed it to me, before shooing me into the dressing room. Alice was still in the front looking at ties and handkerchiefs.
"She's happy, you know." Claire called through the dressing room door, "We go pretty far back and I haven't seen her this happy with anyone else. Well, you know, for the whole what, two weeks? That she wasn't with you." She laughed
"I don't deserve her." I sighed, coming out of the dressing room, adjusting the top button of my dress shirt
"Of course you do. She's wanted to marry you her entire life. You make her so happy. You love her and think she's adorable. You're proud of everything that she does and you want to spend all of eternity with her. I know. I could tell just by seeing you walk in through those doors hand in hand. Your eyes were on her the entire time. Maybe you didn't want to come in here, I mean what guy does? But you looked like you could be doing anything in the world as long as you were by her side. You love her, and yes, you absolutely deserve her."
"You got all of that from me walking into your store with her?"
"Well, not all of that, but most of it." She smiled, "You look hot in that suit. Can I call Alice over?"
"It's not bad luck or anything, is it?"
"Not that I know of." She grinned, going to get Alice
"Now how am I supposed to stand at the alter next to that?" Alice asked after whistling
"You'll find a way."I told her
She giggled.
I pulled her into my arms and kissed her forehead.
"I don't know what I'd do without you, Ali. I love you."
"Just think of it this way." I smiled, "The sooner we get this done, the sooner you guys can see Bella and Rose. You're doing all of this for them, and I know you want them to be happy."
"You're right." Edward sighed, "I just want the wedding to go well so that all of the girls are happy, and we do need to get this all out of the way before Jay gets here."
"Alright, well we're here. So, suits first and then we have to go pick out the rings? Alice trusts us with that?" Emmett asked
I laughed, "No, we'll be picking up the rings. Alice does not trust us with that, she picked them out with Rosalie. Though, Emmett, you do need to approve them and if you don't then we'll help you pick out a set and the girls will bring Rosalie by to see if she likes those better."
"It's a gold band, right? Why would I care as long as it means I'm married to Rose?" Emmett laughed
"Good point." I said
"Alright, let's go try on some suits." Edward said, sliding out of the back
Emmett and I followed him into the shop, and as soon as the bells chimed overhead, a man scurried over and began shaking all of our hands.
"Jasper, right?" he said, eyeing me from head to toe, "Alice called ahead of time. You fit the description alright."
"And what was this description, if I may ask?"
"Sexy, dirty blonde hair, looks like he should be speeding down the highway in a truck with a cowboy hat on."
"Yup, that's Jasper here, for ya." Emmett chuckled, "I'm the groom, Emmett."
The guy smiled, "And I'm Mark, nice to meet you all, and Mr. Lanky over there caught up in his phone must be Edward. He work a tough job?"
"Surgeon." Emmett and I sighed
"So, I thought." Mark frowned, looking down at the spiral notebook he was holding, "Well, I have a few suits for each of you to try on and then we'll just need to adjust them for you. Edward's and Jasper's need to match, but Emmett whatever you feel most comfortable in works."
"Sounds good, boss." Emmett said following Mark towards the back of the store
I grabbed hold of Edward's shirt and followed Emmett and Mark to the back by the dressing rooms.
Mark handed me a couple of suits and handed Edward the same and we went into our separate dressing rooms. The first one didn't even fit, so I didn't bother going out, but I really liked the second one so I stepped out and laughed when Edward was wearing the same one.
"Those ones will work." Mark smiled, making some notes in the notebook, "We just need to hem the pants on Edward and take in Jasper's sleeves a bit, but these tuxedos will look nice. Emmett, do you agree?"
"Yeah, you guys look good. Smooth." He chuckled
"Okay, so Nina will take care of your adjustments and you'll be wearing burgundy ties. Emmett go and try that tuxedo on." Mark said, ushering him into a dressing room
"Your friend looks nervous." Nina laughed, cuffing my sleeves and slipping a pin through them
She looked like a kind, older lady, with her blue twinkly eyes and grey hair swept back into a bun.
"He should be. He's marrying my sister."
"And how long did it take him to convince you?" she smiled, removing a pin from her pin cushion
"Too long." I admitted, "Way too long. They'd been together on and off, and I never realized how good he was to her until she started dating Roy- other guys that didn't treat her so nicely, you know?"
"I know all too well." She laughed, "My brother had all these problems with my fiancé, who of course was his best friend. It's all too common, but yes, he did come through eventually like you did. Don't worry, I know you were just worried about your sister. It just means that you love her and you care."
"I know that now, but thank you. I'm glad that they'll get to be together without stubborn me getting in the way. He's good for her."
"Good." She smiled, "Now, how do those sleeves feel?"
"Perfect, Nina, thank you. I actually have a few pairs of slacks that need some patching up, could I maybe bring those by later?"
"Of course you can, dear. Now, let me get this boy's pants hemmed before he throws a fit."
"Sure thing." I grinned, "Edward, you're up. Who have you been texting all day anyway?"
He walked over to Nina and she kneeled down to start adjusting the right leg's length.
"The hospital. We've got this major case that we don't know if we can take on, so it's hell trying to figure it all that, and if we take the case and kill this guy, my ass is on the line."
"Sounds rough." I sighed, "But what else is bothering you?"
"Tanya." He frowned
"Tanya?" Emmett asked, coming out of the dressing room, "I thought that she was long gone."
"Well, she is for me, but apparently it's not the same for her. She's been trying to get in touch with me all this week and she can't quite seem to grip that no means no and that I'm seeing someone who I'm very serious about."
Mark frowned at Emmett. "That one isn't good enough. Try on that other one hanging on the mirror."
"Have you tried to tell her that, Edward?" I asked, feeling sorry for all that he was going through
"I had to confront her at work the other day. She's been taken off all of my cases, and she's no longer my intern, but she still just gives me these looks and sends me notes. She's crazy."
"Tanya has always been crazy." I laughed
Emmett came out in the second suit, which even I had to admit looked much better than the first. Mark also looked satisfied, because he let Emmett try on the matching bow tie and tucked the matching handkerchief in his breast pocket.
"She'll get the idea eventually, Eddy." Emmett laughed, "Maybe you should bring Bella to work. Tote her around for a bit. Just make a big deal out of being with her in front of Tanya. But let Bells know beforehand, you don't want to freak her out."
"Maybe." Edward sighed
"You boys are all finished." Nina said, "Your suits should be ready to be picked up in a few days. I'll just call Alice and give her a heads up when they're done and you can head on over and get them."
"Is there time to stop for a beer before we pick up the rings? We don't have to meet the girls at the bakery until 1, right?" Emmett asked
"There's time, but it's ten in the morning. How about we stop for a coffee or something next?" I suggested
"As long as the coffee shop has wi-fi, I need to do some research now that I've gotten these x-rays emailed to me." Edward said
"I could settle for a donut now." Emmett shrugged