The weekend in Adelaide has been awesome, to say the least. Been an absolute blast, and the guys and the team did really well. I'm so proud! The weather wasn't always kind, which made for some pretty tricky and wacky decision, but it's all part of the fun, right?

It was my little sister's birthday on Saturday, adding to the fun. And the guys took her out for hot laps in the morning, which she says was the highlight. Even over enjoying her birthday in a hotel room! LOL. Little adrenaline junkie... Like me.

And in another note, George Houvardas and Hugh Sheridan were in Adelaide for the Clipsal500 race too! And they appeared to be having a blast.

/

"Hey Nathan, can we talk?" Rachel said as she stood in the kitchen of Carbo's shared house.

"Ah, sure?" Nathan replied uneasily. He couldn't judge Rachel's jumpy tone.

"I know your divorce has gone through, but Sammy and I have still been talking," Rachel said, unsure as to how Nathan would react. "I'm sorry. And I know I thought she was wrong the way she cut everyone off. But…" Rachel didn't know how to keep going.

"Don't worry about it," Nathan told Rachel with the shake of his head. "You guys were close, I get that."

"Yeah, I got close to her and Mel," Rachel agreed. "And there's another thing."

"More?"

"Yeah." Rachel swallowed. "I wanted to ask Sammy if she'd be my bridesmaid." Rachel paused, but only momentarily before she launched into her next speech. "But not if you're not okay with it. You're my brother and Sam's your ex-wife and if it'll weird you out, then I just won't invite her." Nathan sat listening.

"If you want Sam at your wedding, then invite her. Invite her," Nathan spoke up. "It'll be hard sure. But Sam became family for you. We managed to leave on better terms before she left for London."

"Are you sure?" Rachel couldn't quite believe what she was hearing. "That's a huge ask."

"I'll get over it." Nathan shrugged. He gave Rachel a hug. "This is your day."

As she left, Rachel wasn't sure whether she believed that her brother would be okay, but she was at least happy he'd deal with it for her sake.

/

"So, I just spoke to Sam," Rachel told Jake, the phone in her hand. "And she said she'll come."

"And Nathan, he's cool with that?" Jake asked, picking up the cup he'd been drinking out of from the lounge room table and walking towards the kitchen with it. Rachel followed him as they continued speaking. They passed Sienna, who was sitting on the living room floor playing with a stuffed elephant.

"Well, I asked him," Rachel replied, whilst Jake rinsed his cup. "I doubt he's fully okay with it, but he told me I should invite Sammy if I wanted to."

"Brave guy," Jake concluded.

"He has moved on," Rachel did add.

"There was that Astral chick he hooked up with whilst he was away," Jake contributed.

"Exactly," Rachel said. "There will always be something between him and Sammy. But I think that's closed for them now. I think." Turning back to the door, Rachel spotted the cheeky face of her ten-month old daughter.

"What are you doing miss?" Rachel said, bending down to pick her up.

"I miss the times when she couldn't crawl," Jake said, as he pressed a kiss to his daughter's head. "I actually knew where she was."

"Now she could be anywhere," Rachel agreed. "Just think. She's prepping you for when she's a teen sneaking out to drink with her friends at parties."

"No! My Sienna wouldn't do that," Jake said adamantly.

"Why not? I was hardly the goody two shoes at school!" Rachel laughed. "And you?"

"Hmmm…" Was all Jake replied.

"But anyway, Sam said she'd be honoured."

"When she coming over?" Jake asked. "She's in London, right?" Rachel nodded.

"When she's not travelling the globe as a PA," Rachel said with a glance.

"Someone sounds jealous," Jake teased.

"Yeah, I'm jealous," Rachel admitted. "But then again, if I was someone's PA, I'd never meet you. And without you, I wouldn't have my baby girl." Rachel leaned her head against Sienna's as the baby filled with her mother's necklace.

"But anyway, she said she'll work out dates and get back to me," Rachel continued. "She has to get leave."

"So you've got your bridesmaids?" Jake asked, leaning back against the bench.

"I've just having Libby and Sam. I don't even think I'll pick a maid of honour," Rachel added. "That's untraditional." She looked back up at you. "What about you? Have you picked your groomsmen?"

"If you're having two, does that mean I pick two?" Jake asked.

"Pick however many you want," Rachel shrugged, looking back down and Sienna, breaking into a grin.

"Probably just Alex and Camel," Jake shrugged. "We'll see."

"We'll see?" Rachel half laughed. "You know you have to make decisions some time. The wedding's not that far away in all respect."

"It's not until January, and late January at that," Jake scoffed. "That's ages away."

/

Jake was wrong. Rachel was right. For her, it was a good feeling.

A month later, Sammy was indeed coming. And when she had confirmed the dates she'd be over, Jake realised the wedding date was approaching much faster than he had anticipated.

"Sammy's got her dates," Rachel said, the cordless phone in her hands. "She's coming over earlier. And she's timed it in for Sienna's first birthday!"

"That soon?" Rachel looked up as he spoke.

"You are aware of the date, right?" Rachel asked hesitantly, unsure if he was messing with her. "You do realise we have a daughter who turns one next month?"

"Yeah, yeah of course," Jake replied to tide Rachel over. But inside, he was wondering how that much time had ever passed. His Sienna, one already?

"And then she's coming over a fortnight before the wedding. That's what, January 12th?"

"Yeah," Jake answered, snapping back. "Speaking of which, are we doing anything for Sienna's birthday?" Rachel shrugged.

"I don't know. I thought we could just have everyone over for dinner or something," Rachel told him, reaching out absently to put the phone back.

"A barbie, or something?" Jake added.

"Yeah, sounds good," Rachel agreed.

"She's not likely to remember that much anyway," Jake said, sitting down on the couch.

"We had the same argument at Christmas. And Easter," Rachel replied. "There will be photos. And I'm not letting her think that we didn't make the effort, just because she wasn't big enough to remember."

"I got ya," Jake replied, looking back at his fiancé from the back of the couch. Both turned as they heard a cry from another room. "I'll go," Jake said, stopping Rachel as she went through her papers.

"Ta."

Stepping into his daughter's bedroom, Jake saw Sienna awake and waiting.

"Hello little miss," he said, reaching down to take her up into his arms. He paused for a moment, watching his little angel as she rested against his shoulder, still dozy from sleep. "How are you this afternoon, huh?" Typically, Sienna didn't answer. But she would, one day soon.

Coming back out into the living room, Rachel smiled as she saw father and daughter enter.

"Well hello," she said. "That was a long sleep."

"A princess needs her beauty sleep," Jake said as he came to sit down on the chair next to Rachel with Sienna.

/

The next morning, Rachel was off to work and had just left Sienna with her grandad inside. Coming out to the shed, Rachel saw Nathan sitting behind the desk, typing on the desk computer.

"Hello," Rachel said as she stepped inside the shed. Nathan stopped typing and looked up.

"Off to work?" Nathan asked. Rachel nodded, sitting down on the side of the desk.

"Just left Sienna with Grandad. He's going to have a long day," Rachel laughed. "Now that's she's found her crawling legs, she doesn't stop!"

"I still can't believe my niece is crawling," Nathan said.

"You and me both," Rachel agreed. "Hey, I spoke to Sammy yesterday." Nathan looked down briefly, then back at his sister.

"She's coming then?" Rachel nodded.

"But the first thing she wanted to know was whether or not you'd be okay with it," Rachel continued. "I'm sorry; I know this is going to be hard for you."

"Rachel, we've already been over this," Nathan said, pushing back his chair and standing up. "Sam and I, we're the past. We both got over that. It'll all be okay." Nathan gave his sister a tight hug, a gesture she gladly accepted.

"And another thing, she's coming twice."

"Twice?" Nathan repeated as he stepped back.

"Yeah, once for Sienna's birthday and then for the wedding," Rachel said, giving Nathan a half-smile.

"That's good," Nathan eventually said. "It's about time she met Sienna."

"You're brave Nathan," Rachel said, standing up. She bent a little next to her brother, kissing his cheek. "I love you little brother."

/

So bringing Sammy into this was a little weird, I understand that. But I didn't want to create a whole new character to be a friend of Rachel's. And I made the stupid mistake of writing Mel's death into this story in the early chapters. Kind of wishing I hadn't... So I decided to bring Sammy in. Please don't hate me for it!

I'm spending the last of my time in Adelaide tomorrow, while the guys get their cars and gear ready to head back to. Next race is New Zealand! As for me though, last day tomorrow in Australia for a bit. It's hello Paris.

Thanks heaps for the reviews. Thanks again.