AN: Hello everyone I hope you are all enjoying the story. I needed to let a few of you know that I had to make a small revision to the wedding date from May to July. This was because of my own calculation error and how it tied into the story. This is a two part chapter. I hope you all enjoy part one, and I'll have part two uploaded soon. Thank you for reading and as always happy Olitzing.
Kuai, Hawaii
"Wake up sleeping beauty, today's your big day!" Abby said as she walked into the room and opened the curtains.
"Do you have to be so cheerful first thing in the morning? Go be annoying somewhere else." Liv said throwing a pillow at Abby and hiding under the covers.
"Well aren't you a grumpy bunny today?"Abby said as she sat on the side of the bed.
Liv felt bad for snapping at her friend the way she did and felt an apology was in order.
"Im sorry Abby, it's just that I was up sick half the night. I guess I had more to drink than I realized. Come on, what do you want for breakfast?" Liv asked trying to make amends with Abby.
"I was thinking an egg white omelet, or maybe yogurt with granola. What are you eating Liv?"
"Abby, there is no way I can eat! Im too nervous!"
"Even more reason to eat something Liv! You need your strength. The whole world will be watching!"
"Fine, I'll pick on something light." Liv agreed just wanting Abby to calm down.
"Liv, this is big! You are getting Married on the forbidden island. There are only 130 people that live on the Niihau isle. I still have no idea how Fitz got the Robinson family to agree to having this wedding here." Abby said growing more impressed as the words left her mouth.
"He's the president Abby, nothing he does surprises me anymore. I may have helped that they are on the guest list." Liv said jokingly.
"But still it is pretty romantic. He rented an island for the wedding and no one knows where they are even going until they get there! That's some super top secret spy organization stuff."
"He just wants to keep the crazies away I guess."
Liv called room service and placed their breakfast order. She also ordered breakfast for Karen, Quinn, and Harrison's girlfriend Crystal who Liv begrudgingly allowed to be in the wedding. It wasn't that she had a problem with the woman, she just didn't know her that well. What she did know irritated the hell out if Liv. But, nonetheless she wanted Harrison there, and that meant Crystal as well.
"Mooooooooom! Mooooooooom! Are you awake?" Karen yelled as she ran into the room. At first Liv thought it would be easier to get the suite and have all of the girls in their own rooms. Now she wasn't so sure.
"I'm awake Karen! Good morning, how did you sleep?"
"I didn't sleep at all in fact I was up all night just thinking about how awesome today is going to be and in a few hours you are officially going to be my mom even thought you've always been my mom cause we spend so much time together and do mom and daughter stuff and..."
"Karen breathe between your words." Liv laughed trying to wrap her head around Karen's run on sentence.
"Im sorry, it's just that I am so excited!" Karen responded.
"I'm excited too. So you are really ok with your dad and me getting married?"
"Of course! Why wouldn't I be?" Karen said jumping on to Liv's bed and into her arms.
"Karen, do you miss your mom?" Liv asked knowing the question needed to be addressed before the union. More for her sake than any. Liv didn't want to find out Karen had been faking her feelings the whole time.
"Well, yea, I mean I missed her once... I missed her leaving! Man what I wouldn't have given to see her finally leave my dad and the smile that had to have been on his face. Priceless."
"Karen!" Liv shouted causing the girl to jump.
"Look Liv, I know Mellie is the woman that had me, but she was never my mom. Marta, and Susie, and Tabitha were. She was never there. She just wasn't meant to be a mom and take care of us like mom's are supposed to. I heard her yelling at dad that she only had us for him. You Liv, you love us, you spend time with us and well... well once I found out she tried to kill you twice!..."
"Who told told you?" Liv asked horrified that Karen even knew.
"Liv, I'm an 11 yr old girl with access to tv, internet, and a cell phone. The world told me. That and I kind of hacked into the Pentagon's main frame one day when I was bored." Karen admitted lowering her head.
"I'm surrounded by spies and now baby spies! Look Karen, you DO NOT hack into the Pentagon, or any other mainframe EVER AGAIN! Bad things can happen when you breach national security! Promise me!"
"Okay okay I promise, now today is your day, stop trying to figure out a punishment for me, and go get ready to become my official mommy." Karen said pulling Liv out of the bed.
"Karen what am I going to do with you?" Liv asked hugging the child.
"You are going to love me and be there for me, and smile when I call you mom, and five me a baby brother and sister, maybe two of each because Teddy is turning into Gerry and we need to start over and you will NEVER speak of me hacking anything to my dad EVER!" Karen said gasping for air as she got the last word out.
"I cant argue with that but I'm sure your dad already knows Karen." Liv said hugging the child.
"Well in that case he hasn't said anything which means I'm in the clear so let's eat!" Karen said pulling Liv out of the room and towards the table.
Abby followed laughing hysterically at the conversation she just witnessed.
"What is so funny Abby?" Liv asked turning to her friend.
"Oh I don't know. Other than the fact that your new daughter is also a baby Huck, and the fact that the super secret spies will always be around you."
"Not funny Abby!"
"Yes it is.. You're going to have your hands full with that one."
"Im starting to realize that I already do!" Liv laughed as they sat down at the table and prepared to eat breakfast. A few moments later Quinn came out to join them and was filled in on the events of the morning. Liv looked around the table and noticed that Crystal wasn't with them. She really didn't care, but she promised Harrison that she would include her in everything. It would also help calm Liv's nerves if she knew she were already awake. Liv called Harrison and had him send Crystal upstairs so she could eat with them and they could get ready. The moment Abby heard Crystal was on her way, her mood changed.
"Why is she coming Liv? I mean you don't even know the girl, but she's in your wedding? Really?" Abby asked folding her arms.
"Abby, Harrison is like a brother to us. Therefore we support him in his choice of women. Shea really a nice girl, she just irritates the hell out of me sometimes." Liv sighed.
"You know mom, Aunt Abby, it's really not nice to talk about people. It may hurt their feelings." Karen said grabbing more bacon.
Liv, Abby, and Quinn looked at Karen and laughed. They realized just how childish they were being.
"You're right Karen. Im sorry. Now finish up because we have to begin showering. I cant eat another bite so I'm going to get in the shower.
Liv walked into the bathroom shaking her head and turned the water on. She gathered a few items together and jumped into the shower. As soon as the water his her, Liv's thoughts turned to the wedding. She thought of each little detail they had planned and how they managed to prepare everything in two short weeks. She thought about how Fitz would look and how she couldn't wait to see him in his tux. She pictured him standing there with Teddy, and Gerry as Karen made her way down the aisle before her. She thanked God for allowing her to live to see this day.
Liv finished showering and dried off. She reached for her robe and made her way back out into the room. Liv walked over to the dresser and began taking her vitamins. This was normally the time she would take her birth control pill, but Fitz said he wanted to try for children as quickly as possible. He didn't want to waste any time with starting their family and with Liv moving into the White House, she agreed. Liv tossed the pack in the trash and walked back into the living room. When she came out, there was a team of stylists setting up stations. Each woman had their own stylist and makeup team so there would be no worry over time. All of the women had taken their showers and washed their hair, so it was only a matter of drying and styling left to conquer.
Liv picked up a magazine and decided to read while the stylist began working on her hair. She looked over to check on Karen and noticed her phone was in front of her face.
"Hey mom, did you know that you and dad are trending on Twitter AGAIN!" Karen said showing Liv the phone.
Liv looked at the phone and sure enough the top trend was #PopeGrantWedding. The second was #LivsDress and the third trend was #CongratulationsPopeGrant. Liv asked for her phone which the stylists assistant brought to her promptly. Liv took a picture of Abby and Quinn who were actually wearing clothes and posted it to Twitter with the caption. "It's almost time! :)" Liv looked and realized that Fitz had tweeted a picture of the bags their suits were in with the same caption. Liv decided she would comment on the tweet since she couldn't talk directly to Fitz. "See you at the altar Mr... President.. :*"
A few moments later Fitz responded. "I'll be the one smiling from ear to ear... Love you."
Liv tweeted an "I love you too" and set her phone down.
Karen looked up at Liv a few moments later. "Mom, you and dad's wedding tweets have almost a million retweets." Karen said truly amazed at how many people responded to them on Twitter.
Liv smiled and continued flipping through her book when came across a Neutrogena ad and got an idea.
"Abby, Quinn, Karen, let's tweet wedding teasers."
"What do you mean Liv?" Abby asked already up to the game.
"Lets tweet pictures of little things. Like the shoeboxes, or the makeup. The world wants to be in on this so lets do it. A closeup of the stylist working on my hair, but before she does anything major to it."
"That sounds like so much fun!" Karen said as she took her first picture of her feet. She posted the picture with the caption "Wedding Toes" and within minutes America was all over her tweet.
The girls spent the next few hours tweeting teasers while their hair and makeup was being finished. Soon they were finished and it was 10:30. The women began getting dressed, and Liv grabbed a glass of wine, and called for Huck, the National Guard, and the Marine to bring the keys to the chest.
The men came and delivered the keys and Huck ran off to get dressed. Liv sat for a while longer opting to enjoy her wine. It was only 11 and she wanted to relax a bit before she put on her gown. She helped the women and Karen into their dresses and watched as they had their last makeup adjustments.
"Ok Karen, this is for post wedding tweets, but give me your best princess twirl. You are definitely a princess today." Liv said holding up her phone.
Karen stood and twirled around. Her dress began to flow with her movements, and Liv caught the perfect picture. She took a few more pictures of Abby, Quinn, and Crystal, then got pictures of all of them together.
"Ok, time for all of you to head over to the island. I'll see you all down the aisle." Liv said excitedly hugging each one of them.
Once they were all gone, Liv finished her wine, brushed her teeth, and had her lipstick re applied. She went into the room and removed her gown from the bag and the stylist helped her into the gown, and apply her tiara and jewelry.
"Ms. Pope, you look perfect." the stylist said once she saw Liv in her gown.
"Thank you. Could you do me a favor? Could you take a picture of me? I want to post it after the wedding."
The stylist did as she was asked, and that gave Liv another idea. Liv took a picture of a piece of her gown's fabric that didn't show any detail and tweeted that with the caption "On my way, wish me luck!" then she was out the door and on her way to the chopper that was waiting.
Niihau, Hawaii...
Liv's chopper reached the island, and Liv could see the crowd of people that were waiting for her. Some of them looked up and before she knew it, the crowd was being moved to their seats. It was time, there was no turning back now.
Liv was escorted off of the chopper and over to a curtained wall that had been placed for her. She heard music playing, and was told the wedding party was making their way down the aisle. About ten minutes later, a woman came back and told Liv that Karen was up next. Liv asked for Eli to be brought back and waited for him before making her next move. Once he made his way back, the stylist helped Liv remove her cloak and fixed her gown. She walked around and motioned she was ready.
"Livvie, you look absolutely breathtaking."
"Thanks dad. This is it. Are you ready?" Liv asked feeling the nerves beginning to set in.
"As ready as I'll ever be to let go of my little girl."
Liv heard the piano begin to play as the curtain was being raised. All of the guests stood to their feet and turned to face the bride and her father. Liv heard a familiar voice began to sing, and she realized it was Alicia Keys singing the opening verse of If I Ain't Got You. Liv opted to walk down the aisle to a song that summed up her feelings instead of the traditional wedding march."
Eli began walking Liv down the aisle and the "oohs" and "ahs" in admiration of Liv's gown filled the air. Liv opted for a strapless bodice cut princess style gown. The floor length gown donned a train that had silver and diamond flowers etched around the rim that sparkled against the sun's rays. Her hair was swept up in a high bun with curls framing her face. No matter how many people were fixated on Liv, she couldn't keep her eyes off of Fitz in his tux.
Liv had seen him in many tuxedos before, but there was just something about the way this one was tailored, along with the baby blue cumber bund that made her heart skip a beat.
When they finally reached the altar, Eli turned to Liv and kissed her cheek. Then he placed Liv's hand in Fitz's and took his seat.
Three hundred forty eight guests were present for the union between Liv and Fitz. They were joined by millions of viewers at home as they spoke their vows and exchanged their rings. The world watch as they were pronounced husband and wife. The guests roared as Fitz dipped Liv and kissed her as his wife for the first time. Twitter exploded as Stevie Wonder began singing Ribbon in the Sky as they made their way down the aisle together. The wedding had gone off without a hitch.
Charters back to Kaui were announced as the wedding party remained on the island to take pictures along the beach. They captured pictures of The bride and groom with the wedding party, and also pictures of Liv/Fitz and both with the children. Once the wedding party was finished taking their shots, they were chartered back with Karen, Teddy, and Gerry, and it was time for Liv and Fitz to take theirs.
The photographer poured them both a glass of champagne, and captured them being natural with one another.
"Mrs. Grant, you look amazing my love." Fitz said still unable to keep his eyes off of Liv.
"Mmmm as do you Mr. Grant." Liv said staring into his eyes.
"Livvie, how about we head back and make a quick appearance at the reception and then head off and begin our honeymoon?"
"We have to give our guests a little more than a pop in and out appearance. They did pay a lot of money to join us here today."
"Fine, after we eat and dance we'll give them one hour."
"One hour after we eat and dance. Then we're off to Vermont."