On Tuesday, Lacey woke with the hope that she would finally find her wedding dress. She was glad to have her mom and sister there with her. She'd been dress shopping with Julian's cousin Ashley twice already, but she felt like Ashley was judgmental of every dress she chose. When Lacey found the dress, she thought it'd be nice to have people around who actually praised her beauty in it.

She eventually found a dress in a nice bridal shop in Soho. That was the last official undone thing that needed to be done before the wedding. Everything was getting real—in a couple weeks she'd be getting married.

Her mom pulled her out of her thoughts as she ate lunch with her and Clara. "Sweetie, aren't you happy you finally found a dress?"

"Of course I'm happy mom. It's just all getting real. I know it sounds silly but I'm nervous. Maybe I'll trip and fall or something." Lacey admitted, though those weren't her only fears.

"Don't worry, if you fall I'll laugh, but I'll help you up." Clara said while smiling.

"Clara—nobody's falling. You're just experiencing pre-wedding jitters. Don't worry, it's very common," Judy assured her daughter.

"Mom's right, I'm pretty sure you won't fall," Clara said reassuringly.

"I still can't believe my baby's getting married. It seems like it just yesterday your dad and I brought you home from the hospital." Judy said getting teary eyed.

Lacey smiled. "Speaking of dad, have you two talked?"

"Not lately. There isn't much to say," Judy said without making eye contact with either of her daughters.

"Mom, I know you're still hurt. I just don't want any drama when he comes to town for the wedding. He'll more than likely bring Leo and—"

"He most certainly will not. Leo doesn't know you and I'm sure you don't want a stranger at your wedding."

"I just want dad to be happy and for him to feel like he's still a part of this family, because he is—no matter what his sexuality it."

"I know that Lacey. So while we're on the subject of wedding guests and their plus ones, I'm assuming you'll be ok with Danny bringing that Sam from the diner. Those two seem pretty close."

Where that came from, Lacey didn't know. Her mom hadn't talked much about Danny since she'd been home and it was weird that she was all of a sudden bringing him up. "Sure Danny can bring whoever he wants. I'm not worried about him and neither should you… or you," she said pointing her fork at Clara. She tried to imagine Danny sitting with Sam at the wedding and her food started to come back up. She wasn't ok with that. She suddenly prayed that he would choose to come alone.

Because she finished her dress shopping early, Lacey decided to stop by the hospital. After Lucas' passing, she was asked if she was sure she wanted to continue and without hesitation she answered yes. She couldn't abandon Lanie and the other kids. She also had to prepare herself for what her life would be like as a doctor. She as well as any doctor knew you couldn't save them all.

Walking into Lanie's room, Lacey thought she was resting, but Lanie perked up at the sight of Lacey. "Lacey! What are you doing here? My parents said you didn't have to come today."

"I know. I actually found my wedding dress sooner than I thought, so I just wanted to stop by and check on you guys."

"I'm doing great. You found your dress? Can I see a picture of it?" Lanie asked.

"Yes sure." Lacey pulled her phone out of her purse and scrolled through the many pictures Clara took of her. "Here—here's a good one."

"It's really pretty!" Lanie exclaimed. "So you've made up your mind. You're getting married—to Julian."

"Yes I am," she said without hesitation.

"That's good for you. I'd very much like to meet him. Maybe you could bring him one day."

"I will do that. Have you finished your book?" Lacey asked, quickly changing the subject.

"I have about 3 more chapters. The bride has returned back from her trip and I think she's about to call off the wedding."

"Oh well, that's unfortunate." Lacey said.

"Not really. I believe it's better for her to not keep stringing him along. If she doesn't really love him, then this wedding shouldn't happen."

Once again Lacey felt like she was the character in Lanie's book. She did love Julian but she sometimes wondered was it enough to marry him and spend the rest of her life with him.

Just then Lanie's parents walked in with her brother and they seemed as surprised to see Lacey as Lanie was.

"Hello Lacey, I'm surprised to see you," Lanie's mom said.

"I know you said I didn't have to come Mrs. Thompson, but I really wanted to stop by and check on the everyone."

"Call me Dana and I understand. We're glad to see you. You know my husband Richard. This is Lanie's little brother Nathan."

Lacey shook Nathan's hand. "Hello Nathan, I'm Lacey. How old are you?"

He smiled and moved closer to his mom, who said, "I'm sorry, he's a little shy, especially with other girls and women. He's 7 years old."

"It's ok—I understand. I'll leave you guys alone." She turned to Lanie and said, "I'll see you guys later."

"No you should stay. We'd prefer it if you stayed," Richard said looking at his wife. "I'm sure Lanie would like it and we could get to know each other better." He paused adding, "Unless you have somewhere to be then—"

"No I can stay," Lacey said taking her seat. At first she felt weird about interrupting their family time, but in a way, she felt really close to these people at the hospital.

For the next couple of hours, she learned a lot more about the Dawson family. Nathan saw that his sister was comfortable with Lacey, so he opened up to her a little. Lacey learned that he like to read, play baseball, cook, and play video games. He reminded her so much of Danny when they were little and she became instantly annoyed that everything always came back Danny. No matter how hard she tried to not think about him, she always ended up doing so.

Next: We'll get Dacey interactions and we'll hear from Jo. Thanks for reading and reviews, xo!