A week after Jonesy's proposal, he and Nikki were discovering that getting married was not as easy as they had always been lead to believe. There was so much work to be done and the constant meddling of their friends and families was not helping the matter. Jonesy, in particular, was beginning to wonder if he had been too quick to act upon his desires. Between Caitlin and Jen's constant suggestions and Mrs. Wong's insistence that the marriage be traditional, Jonesy was certain he was going to lose his mind. Nikki was handling the pressure better, but only just. Her biggest problem was with her mother, who wanted Nikki to ware the same dress she had worn at her wedding, an idea with which Nikki did not agree.

"You know, I'm starting to think we made a mistake telling everyone." Jonesy commented one afternoon. He glanced at Nikki, who met his gaze with a look that said they would have found out eventually anyway.

"I don't know Jonesy." she muttered. "Somehow I don't think that would have been a good move on our part."

"And telling them was?" Jonesy asked, cocking an eyebrow. "Because I'm not so sure of that. All of this work is driving me crazy and I swear to God if Caitlin or Jen comes to us with one more crazy idea about how we can make this wedding memorable I'm gonna fucking hurl!"

Nikki looked at Jonesy, patting him reassuringly on the shoulder. "Don't worry about it Jonesy." she said. "It'll all be over soon and then we can escape from all these crazy people."

"I resent that." said Jen, walking into the room, Jude, Wyatt, and Caitlin behind her. "We're only trying to help you guys get ready."

"We know you are Jen, and I'm sorry for being a bitch." said Nikki, with a sigh. "It's just I'm not sure if we need all this pageantry. I mean it is just a wedding and all." The others looked at her, surprised by her words.

"Actually Nikki, you're wrong." said Caitlin. "This isn't just some random wedding, it's you and Jonesy's wedding. That's why we're all putting so much effort into it."

"Yeah, and we appreciate that, but Jonesy and I aren't special." said Nikki. "We don't need or deserve a great, fantastic show for our wedding. We just want to get married and enjoy the rest of our lives together."

"Yeah, and we understand that, but you're the first of us to get married, the memories of this have to last forever." Caitlin argued.

"Don't you think they will anyway?" Jonesy asked. "For fuck's sake Caitlin, you don't need a fucking grand ball for a wedding to be memorable. All you need is the bride and groom, their families, and their friends."

Caitlin opened her mouth to argue, but Jude beat her to the punch. "Okay, it's obvious you want us to pull back a bit and we will." he said. "But in return, you have to let us throw you both awesome parties, agreed?"

"I'll accept those terms." said Nikki, glancing at Jonesy who nodded. Wyatt and Jen nodded in agreement as well, but Caitlin seemed unwilling to budge. The others watched her intently, waiting for her answer.

"Fine." she sighed. "I'll pull back on the wedding thing, but I still think it should be big."

"Caitlin, don't be angry." said Nikki. "I know you like do things over the top, but sometimes you have to let other people do things their way."

Caitlin nodded and smiled. "It's okay." she muttered. "At least I still get to work on your bachelorette party."

"That you do, bra." said Jude, smiling at Caitlin, before looking at Nikki and Jonesy. "So, the wedding is in what, three weeks, so that means we should have these parties in approximately three and three quarters, right?"

"That sounds right to me." said Wyatt. "And if that's the case, we should probably get going so we get the plans going." Jude nodded and he, Wyatt, Jen, and Caitlin left, leaving Nikki and Jonesy to wonder what was awaiting them.

Three weeks later Jonesy found himself at Skate City, the site Jude and Wyatt had chosen for his bachelor party. It was not the place he had been expecting, but given that Jude was in charge of planning the party Jonesy wasn't too surprised. At the vary least it would be better than when his father and Mrs. Masterson had gotten married and he and Jen had accidentally booked Grind Me for both parties on the same night. Nikki's bachelorette party was tonight as well, but she was at Grind Me with the girls. Jude and Caitlin had been very good about not booking the same location.

Jonesy sat, waiting for the others to show up. He had no idea who Jude and Wyatt had invited to the party, but he had feeling there were going to be quite a few people here tonight. At that moment, Jude rolled up on his skateboard, a grin on his face. Wyatt walked into the park a moment later, carrying a large stereo and a stack of CDs. "Hey Jonesy." he said, as he set the stereo down. "Ready for you're last night as a single guy?"

"Ready as I'll ever be." Jonesy answered. "Where is everybody?"

"Don't know." Wyatt replied. "They should be here any minute though." No sooner had these words escaped his mouth when Darth and Wayne arrived, both of them carrying cases of beer. Wayne grinned and Darth gave Jonesy a thumbs up.

"Darth, Wayne, welcome dudes." said Jude rolling over to relieve them of the beer.

Moments later, Diego, Robbie, Mr. Garcia, Mr. Wong, Ron, and Coach Halder arrived all of them excited to be there. Jonesy was surprised to see Ron and Coach, who he had not in a million years expected Jude and Wyatt to ask. Still, he was glad they were there.

"Well, I've got to say Jonesy, I never took you for the marrying type, but I've been wrong before." said Ron. "Congratulations again, soldier."

"Thanks Ron." said Jonesy, grinning at his old enemy. He was not sure what shocked him more, the fact that Ron was here or the fact that Ron knew his name. Coach Halder extended a similar greeting, adding that he wished he could have had Jonesy as an employee at the Penalty Box.

"Okay, now that we've all said our bits, let's party dudes!" said Jude, popping the cork out of a bottle of champaign and holding the bottle aloft. "Here's to Jonesy and his last night as a bachelor." Jude continued. "May his life with Nikki be better than the one he has already lived."

"I don't know about that." Jonesy shouted, as the others cheered. "My life has been pretty good so far. But I think you're right Jude, what's coming next is going to be great."

Meanwhile, across town within the confines of Grind Me, Nikki was having just as much fun at her bachelorette party. Caitlin and Jen had outdone themselves on this one, turning Grind Me into a virtual night club. It was far beyond what Nikki had expected from them, and she had seen the dances Jen had been in charge of in high school. The three of them were joined for this party by Starr, Marlowe, Julie, Mrs. Masterson, Mrs. Wong, Courtney, and the Clones, who's arrival had surprised Nikki most of all.

"This party is so great." said Nikki, smiling at the others. "Thank you all so much for coming tonight."

"Are you kidding?" asked Chrissy. "We wouldn't miss this for the world."

"Thanks Chrissy." said Nikki. "I know we've had our differences in the past, but I'm glad you three are here."

"So are we." said Kirsten. "And as far as past disagreements go, don't worry about it. The past is the past, it doesn't matter now. This is the present and all that matters now is that you're getting married and that's beautiful."

Nikki nodded and they returned to partying. At some point that night, however, Nikki stepped out of the party for a moment of quiet reflection. It had been over a month since Jonesy had proposed, but it was just now hitting Nikki how real this was. She was getting married, and her life was changing forever. She could not remember a time when she had felt more excitement or fear than she felt right now. The only thing weighing heavier on her mind was the need to know if Jonesy felt the same way.

Back at Skate City, Jonesy had also pulled himself away from the party to reflect. He to felt excitement and fear, but he knew he was making the right move. All his life he had waited for this moment and now it was less than twenty four hours away. By this time tomorrow, he would be married and would be with Nikki forever.

A/N: So there's chapter 10. Not quite what you were expecting, eh? When I started writing this fic I had a plan, and that plan was hook Nikki and Jonesy up for good, which I've done. Next chapter is the wedding and after that, things are gonna get interesting. Until then, enjoy!