Preparations & Troubles in Waiting

Aimee, her mother and her matron of Honor, Maria were at the flower shop looking at arrangements. When her mom saw an arrangement with an "It's A Girl!" card attached to it. Aimee told her mother she wasn't pregnant, (she was sure) and if she got pregnant now, she wouldn't fit into her wedding dress.

She and Horatio were getting married in six weeks. She told her mother that "the best she could do for her" was a "honeymoon baby."

Horatio had told his fiancee about Julia coming to see him and about her "request" the moment he got home. He told that he called his attorney and asked him to file a motion to obtain a no-contact order. Something that five years prior he didn't believe was necessary. Now he knew ir was, for Kyle's safety and well-being and that of Aimee. He knew Julia had "problems" but never thought they were this bad. Not just would it be confusing and hurtful for Kyle to see Julia, Horatio didn't believe he would be safe. Neither knew that Julia had been spying outside their house and outside of their home or the bridal shop.

And Horatio didn't know that after she spoke to him at the lab that she had been approached by Rick Stetler, was quite interested in helping him make Horatio, Aimee and Kyle miserable. Julia was thinking if "something happened" to Horatio, that she, as Kyle's only living biological relative would gain his custody, despite her being a legal stranger to the boy. She was wrong. Biology meant nothing, legally Julia were a stranger to Kyle and as the court saw it, she would have no grounds for custody. Before he met his wife-to-be, if something were to happen to Horatio Kyle would immediately go to the care and custody of his godparents, Eric and Calleigh Delko. But now, and the couple understood, Kyle would remain with Aimee.

If he had known about the meeting between Rick and he would have been much more wary.

Horatio had arranged to take three weeks off, after the first week in July. He and Aimee were getting married on a Friday, he was off work the Monday of that week and for two weeks after. Kyle Caine would turn six a week after his parents' wedding. Horatio's motion for a no-contact order, direct or indirect, between Kyle and Julia was granted, in effect till Horatio sought to change it or when Kyle Caine turned eighteen. The order also extended to Aimee and any future children she and Horatio were to have. Feeling his family were again safe and secure, Horatio went on with helping plan both his wedding and their son's sixth birthday party. He was excited about his wedding. A month to go before the wedding, he, Kyle and the rest of the guys went to get fitted for their suits.

Kyle was easier to fit than his father; he knew this suit meant "looking handsome for mommy." So he did as he was asked by the man fitting him. Daddy was more fidgety. Horatio wondered why he had promised his fiancee he'd wear a tie.

"Feels tight now, imagine how it's gonna feel in four weeks," Frank quipped.

Eric and Ryan laughed, Horatio rolled his eyes.

Neither of the couple could believe how fast the countdown to the wedding was going. Aimee was going to spend the night before their wedding at her parents' house, get ready and have photos taken there while Horatio and Kyle got dressed at their home. The photographer would go over there and take pictures as well.

Rick and Julia hadn't decided just how they would destroy the Caine family. They had to have the perfect plan so it looked like the couple would be married and be on their honeymoon before their plan went into action. He tried as hard as he could to be nosy but Rick hadn't heard where or how long the couple planned to take their honeymoon.

The two planned to take four-day honeymoon at a resort in Orlando and then take Kyle to Disneyland for week as a birthday gift. This was going to be a big surprise for the boy. His godparents knew but couldn't wait to see the boy's face when he was told.

Getting pregnant on the honeymoon, or trying to, at least, sounded like a great idea to the couple. Kyle was six, it was about time he get a sibling if he was going to get one. It made completely sure she would fit into her wedding gown, a wedding present for her from her parents, Aimee wasn't going to stop taking the pill till the day after the wedding.

After that, all bets were off. Hopefully it wouldn't take long and they would have an announcement to make.

On the next Episode...The Wedding!