This chapter is dedicated to Laura who knows how to make me smile whenever I'm low and is my personal cheerleader. I honestly don't know what I would do without you and I hope that you enjoy the chapter, especially seeing that I didn't email it to you so you'd be surprised when I updated.
Thank you for your amazing response to the last chapter! I greatly appreciate all your reviews and I promise there will be more Kevin and Jenny scenes in the future for you to all look forward too!
"Kate you've got visitors" Rick sighed as he stared at the brunette who was lying in bed pretending be asleep. "I know you're awake and so do they so get up, they're taking you shopping" he declared, a groan leaving her lips as she grabbed the pillow from under head and covered her face with it. "Anyone would think that you don't want to get married Kate with the way you're acting towards this" he sighed as she turned to look at him. They'd been engaged for over three months and his fiancée had done everything possible to avoid wedding plans whether it was working more or hiding every time anyone came near her with a wedding magazine.
"Of course I want to get married Rick, how many times do I have to tell you that?" she stated as she sat up and stared at him. "What am I going shopping for today?" she asked as he smiled and moved towards her, gently kissing her as she stared at him. "I'm going dress shopping aren't I?" she moaned as he nodded and smiled, taking hold of her hands. "I'll do whatever you want if you make them disappear" she begged as he laughed and shook his head. "I mean it, I'll do anything sexual or not, I will do it for you" she smirked as he laughed.
"I'm going to regret this but no Kate, you need to go dress shopping and I'm not saying no to a team of my mother and Lanie because they scare me when they're alone, let alone when they're together" he stated as she hit him gently and climbed out of the bed. "You'll have a nice day with my mother and Lanie and Alexis and I think Jenny is going with you as well" he explained as the brunette nodded slowly, raiding her wardrobe as she searched for something to wear before pulling out a summer dress and turning to look at him. "And while you're out you can buy my birthday present" he teased as she rolled her eyes again. "Unless you already have it of course" he declared as she laughed gently and moved towards him to kiss him.
"Kate hurry up" Lanie screamed from the corridor as the brunette sighed and grabbed her clothes before approaching the en-suite.
"Go and distract them while I get dressed Rick, I don't want Lanie coming in here hassling me to get ready" Kate ordered before disappearing behind the door as the writer laughed and walked out of his bedroom.
XOOXOXOOXXO
Entering the small boutique, Kate sighed as she found herself immediately looking at a young woman who was twirling around in a wedding dress obviously in front of her best friend and her mother who was beaming in excitement while tears of pride ran down her cheeks. Feeling her emotions take over her, Kate quickly turned to look at the people who were joining her as her head shook.
"I can't do this" Kate whispered as shock covered Martha's face. They were so close. They were so close to getting things done for the wedding and she was running again. "I want to go home" she explained as Lanie groaned. "You guys can look at bridesmaids dresses and stuff, I'll come back in an hour, I just want to clear my head for a moment" she explained as Lanie quickly looked from Martha to Jenny who looked extremely nervous.
"One hour Kate, if you're not back by then we'll buy your wedding dress and you won't have any influence over it" Lanie stated as the brunette nodded and quickly leant down to press a kiss into her daughter's hair before leaving the shop; just as the petit woman who worked their approached them.
"And which one of you is the blushing bride?" she asked with the largest grin covering her face as she looked from Lanie to Jenny.
"She's the one who just did a runner" Lanie commented as confusion took over the woman's face. "We're here for bridesmaids dresses while she has an hour to think" the medical student as the woman nodded and led them towards the collection of bridesmaids dresses the store owned.
Walking down the street, Kate sighed as she found herself at her apartment building. Slipping inside, the brunette relaxed as she found herself in a familiar surrounding; her body moving towards the stairs so she could run and have a moment alone away from the idea of the wedding. The wedding that her mom would never been able to see! Feeling tears run down her cheeks, Kate groaned as she left the stairs and quickly walked towards the loft; unlocking it before she entered the see Rick miming along to the radio while pretending to play the guitar.
"So this is what you do when no one's home Rick" she smiled as he turned and noticed the tears that were running down her cheeks.
"What's wrong?" he asked, walking over to her as she wrapped her arms around his neck and buried her face into his shoulder as she began to sob. "Did something happen? Are you okay?" he asked as she nodded slowly, knowing that there wasn't anything physically wrong with her.
"There was a woman in the shop and her mom was there and I just realised that my mom isn't going to be at my wedding. She's not going to be crying when she sees me in the perfect dress or when I walk down the aisle with my arm around dads" she sobbed as he sighed and pressed a kiss into her dark hair. "I couldn't go in there while this woman's mother was sobbing over the fact that her daughter's getting married".
"You are going back though" he commented as she nodded.
"In an hour" she explained as the writer sighed and gently led her towards the couch where they both sat down with their arms wrapped tightly around each other.
"I know it's hard sweetheart" he stated as she continued to sob in his arms. "She's your mom and no girl imagines getting married without her mom there to give her words of advice and to tell her whether the dress is perfect or not" he explained as Kate nodded slowly, wishing more than ever that her mom was with her. "But your mom would be so happy for you Kate and she would want you to have the wedding of your dreams and honestly, she would be so happy about us" he declared as Kate nodded slowly.
"I just want her to be the one bugging me about dresses and cakes Rick" she admitted. "I know your mom is excited but I want it to be my mom who is there when I go and buy my wedding dress" she explained as he sighed, not surprised that his mother wasn't helping matters. "I'm being really selfish because Martha is desperate to help but honestly, I feel like I'm drowning in all these plans and I don't know what to do" she explained as he held her close.
"What if I came with you Kate?" he asked as confusion covered her face. "You couldn't do the wedding dress today and I know it's not traditional for the groom to be there when bridesmaid's dresses are bought but I could be there just in case you want a Rick cuddle and to keep you afloat" he declared as she nodded slowly, already enjoying the idea of dress shopping more with him there. "I can also make sure we agree on the colour scheme and the dress is Alexis is put in because I can see me fighting with my mother over that" he smiled as she laughed and cuddled up against him. "Want an hour long cuddle?" he asked.
"I would love an hour long cuddle Rick" she smiled, her eyes shutting as he moved them so they were both lying down on the couch. "Lanie is going to be so angry when she sees you" she admitted as the writer shrugged.
"If she wants the wedding to happen then she better get used to it because I'm going to be there for every step except the wedding dress" he declared as Kate laughed and nodded, knowing that having Rick there would make things easier.
"She said if I wasn't back in an hour she would choose my wedding dress for me" she laughed as fear covered Rick's face. "I would most defiantly be in one of those huge skirt things that everyone seems to want even though they look terrible" she declared as Rick nodded and pressed a kiss to her head.
"Any ideas on the type of dress you want?" he asked as she sighed and stared up at him. "Okay for the next hour we're not discussing the wedding, we're just going to cuddle" the writer declared as she nodded and relaxed, enjoying the comfort that he gave her.
XOXOOXOXXOXO
"What do you think of this one?" Lanie asked as she turned in the deep midnight blue she was wearing as Kate forced a smile onto her face and nodded slowly while she sat beside the writer. "Kate you've done that for every single dress you've seen today, can you please do something more than nodding?" she sighed as the brunette shrugged again, honestly not caring what colour the medical student was wearing as long as it was a half decent dress. Watching as Alexis skipped out of the dressing room, Kate felt a large amount of pride cover her face as she stared at her daughter who span around in the deep blue colour as well.
"Look at you my beautiful little princess" Rick smiled as Alexis laughed.
"You look beautiful sweetheart, absolutely beautiful" Kate smiled as she gently pressed a kiss to the redhead's forehead before pulling her red hair away from her face before tying it back and staring at her. "You look stunning" the brunette stated as Alexis beamed at her before sighing; realising how much she actually adored the colour of the dresses that both Lanie and Alexis were wearing. "One more thing" Kate declared as confusion covered Lanie's face as she watched her friend turn to look at the blonde beside her. "Jenny would you like to be one of my bridesmaids?" Kate asked as shock covered the petit woman's face.
"Really?" Jenny asked as Kate nodded and smiled. She already adored the woman and knew that she needed another bridesmaid and she desperately wanted the blonde to be involved because everyone else would be in a way. "I would love to Kate, thank you" the blonde smiled.
"Go change into the dress then" Rick smiled as the blonde nodded and disappeared with the shop owner who had already collected another copy of the dress that Lanie was wearing. "Now what are you going to where beautiful?" the writer asked as he looked around the shop while Kate rolled her eyes and relaxed against him as Martha stared at them.
"Kate isn't choosing her wedding dress with you here Richard, it's bad luck for the groom to see the dress before the wedding" Martha declared as she smiled when Jenny walked out in the identical dress to Lanie.
"Oh Jenny you look stunning, Kevin isn't going to be able to take his eyes off of you in that dress and Javier won't be able to stop staring at you either Lanie" Rick admitted as Kate nodded in agreement, knowing that she preferred the dresses that they were wearing to any of the others that Lanie had tried on during the day. "I like these dresses, I think we should get them" Rick whispered into his fiancées ear as Kate nodded and smiled before kissing him gently.
"You'll be all glad to know that Rick and I are going to get these dresses and therefore have chosen a colour scheme for the wedding as well" Kate declared as Lanie and Martha cheered as Alexis beamed beside the blonde as she continued to dance around the dress she was wearing. "Go and change back into your normal clothes sweetheart" the brunette smiled as the six year old nodded and disappeared, quickly followed by Lanie and Martha as Kate turned to face the writer beside her. "Do you really like them?" she asked.
"Of course I do sweetheart, I wouldn't have said so otherwise" he explained as she nodded slowly and kissed him. "I kind of enjoyed shopping with you today, you're so cute when you're uncooperative" he admitted against her lips as she giggled lightly and nodded before kissing him again while Martha just rolled her eyes and began to run through the wedding dresses available.
"This is cute" Martha commented as she took out the white dress she found interesting and held it out so Kate could see; horror covering the brunette's face as she took in the large skirt and the strange white flowers that were attached in odd places. "By the horror in your face I take that to be a no".
"I would take that to be a very big no mother" Rick smiled as Kate nodded slowly, relaxing when the dress was quickly replaced back onto the rack so they could all forget about it. "You would look silly in something that big sweetheart" he declared as confusion covered her face. "I want to be able to see your sexy ass somewhere underneath the dress" he announced ending up with his mother gently hitting the back of his head while Kate elbowed his chest. "What? I appreciate perfection and my fiancées ass is exactly that" he stated as Kate groaned, knowing that the whole shop had heard his comment; including the young woman who had just entered the shop.
So? What do you think?