"Easy does it, love. There ya go." Wade said as he help Grace into their bed.
"Thanks." Grace turned on her side and watched him go into his closet. "What are you doing?" She asked when she saw him pull out a couple of empty suitcases.
"Packing, love. You know we have that tour on the west coast next week." Wade answered.
"Yeah I remember the tour, I just didn't think you'd still be going." Grace sat up and looked at him.
"Gracie, it kills me to be away from you, especially now, but this is my job, I need it to take care of you." He said as he placed some clothes in the first suitcase.
"I don't need to be taken care of." Grace said quickly. Wade looked up at her, for a second looking baffled. Then he laughed to himself.
"Oh Gracie, always trying to be brave..."
"Grace honey. We were so worried about you!" Danielle said as she carefully hugged her.
"I'm ok guys." She laughed.
"Well we had to see for ourselves." Heath said. "I hope the flight wasn't too bad."
"It wasn't so bad. Besides, I needed to be in my own bed." Grace said.
"My Gracie's a trooper." Wade smiled.
"You up to grab some grub with us?" Justin said.
"Oh my appetite's not all that strong, you guys go on, have fun." Grace said.
"You sure?" Wade asked.
"Yeah you don't need to drag me along like a sack of potatoes, I'm just gonna rest."
"Well we hate to leave you here all by yourself…" Danielle started.
"I'll stay with her." Pamela said. Everyone looked at her strangely. "Oh gimme a break, I'm not that big of a witch."
"You ok with this, Gracie?" Wade asked.
"Yeah, I guess a little company would be nice." She said.
"Alright, we won't be gone long." Wade kissed her temple before following everyone else out.
"You're not gonna beat me up in a weakened state, are you?" Grace asked.
"Not today." Pam quipped. "How ya feelin'?"
"Better." She said as she eased her way down onto the couch.
"That's good, you need to be 100% on your big day." Pam said.
"Yeah." Grace mumbled.
"Don't let your enthusiasm run away with your mouth." Pam said.
"No, I-I mean yeah, I should-"
"There something you wanna talk about?" She asked.
"No, like what?" Grace replied.
"Everyone else may be too dense to pick up on it, but I'm not. You were on the verge of a nervous breakdown when we tried on dresses, and any mention of the wedding thereafter has garnered less than stellar reactions from you." Pam said.
"I'm just nervous, that's all." Grace resolved, avoiding Pam's glare.
"Did you miss the part where I said I'm not the dense one?'
"Pam-"
"Something in your gut is telling you not to marry him, isn't it?"
"It's just butterflies, ok!" Grace blurted out.
"It's more than that, and you know it."
"Why are you pushing this? Do you know something I don't?" Grace asked.
"...You're smart, if your gut's telling you something, you should listen."
Grace stared up at the sun window as Wade hovered over her.
"Jesus." Wade panted before he rolled over on his back. "That was amazing, Gracie." He sighed, then quickly dozed off. Grace observed him for a minute to be sure, then slipped out of bed. She walked to the kitchen and poured herself a glass of water. Forgetting she left it on the counter, she jumped when she heard her phone going off.
"Hello?"
"I need to see you." The familiar low voice said.
"You're in town? The show's not till Thursday." Grace said.
"That's not important, just come meet me." Randy said.
"Now's not the best time, can it wait?"
"No, it can't."