Chapter 29:

"I'm going to miss you," I say as I hold onto James in a tight hug. Standing outside of the airport, the guys sit in a car waiting for James. The girls are standing behind me waiting for me.

"Me too. But it's just for a long weekend. You're going to have so much fun in New York. I mean, you're having your bachelorette party."

"And dress shopping," I add. "That could be a nightmare with opinions from six different people."

"Lauren, we have to get going," Rachel gently says to me, not wanting to break up the moment we're having.

I sigh and pull away from James. "You go have a fun weekend in Vegas with the boys. Don't spend too much money at the casinos and don't get too drunk."

"Alright, mom," James jokingly says before laughing. "And you go have a fun weekend in New York."

"I love you," I say before leaning up to kiss him.

"I love you too," he whispers against my lips before pulling away. He walks over to the car and turns around to smile and wave before he gets in and closes the door.

As the car drives away, I turn to Rachel, Camille, Lucy, and the Jennifers. "Alright let's go have a weekend in New York."

We all head in and go to the security check-in. I end up walking next to Rachel who explains our plans for the day. "Okay so when we get there, we'll have time to go get lunch somewhere before you're appointment at Kleinfelds. After you hopefully find your wedding dress, we're going to look for bridesmaids dresses. And then we have your bachelorette party."

"And I'm guessing tomorrow is just for recovery and walking around the city?" I ask her as I hand the security officer my ticket and passport.

"Pretty much," Rachel replies as we pass through the scans.

Once everyone gets through security check-in, we all split up into groups to walk around before our flight leaves. I grab a coffee and walk into one of the shops and scan over the magazines, wanting to get a couple to read on the flight. Most seem boring until one headline catches my attention, especially seeing a picture of James and I on the cover.

'Too young or just right?' the cover says. I pick it up and walk over to the counter to pay for it, kind of curious to see what it says. The cashier gives me a confused look as he glances from the magazine up to me, but I leave before he can say anything.

I head over to the gate and sit down, knowing everyone will find me later. I flip to the article about me and start reading.

A big time wedding is going to happen soon. James Diamond of the popular boyband Big Time Rush appears to be leaving his flirtatious ways behind him as he gets ready to tie the knot in five months. To who? Only one of the biggest stars on the rise, Lauren Rocque. Even with her famous background (parents Dave and Scarlet Rocque, uncle Gustavo Rocque), she is working on making a name for herself on her own with acting and her music.

But are they too young to be getting married? Being only 18 each, one would think so. But others could argue that age doesn't matter when you truly love someone. In the time they have been dating, James and Lauren have gone through quite a bit together. One can easily see how much they love each other by looking at them. So was it really that big of a shock when they announced their engagement last month? Not really.

The wedding is set for August 23rd. What celebrities will nab invites to the most exciting wedding of the year? What will Lauren's dress look like? These questions will have to wait. But I wish James and Lauren the best of luck with marriage.

I set the magazine and look up, not having realized Camille and Lucy were sitting across from me. "What were you reading about?" Camille asks curiously.

"About my wedding. If people think we're too young." I glance back down at the magazine and think about the article. Are we really too young?

"That's ridiculous, who cares?" Lucy says and I look back up. "It doesn't matter your age. You love him, right?"

"Of course."

"Then who cares how old you are."

An announcement comes on that our flight is about to board just as Rachel and the Jennifers get to the gate. "Alright let's go have some fun."

~BTR~

I start walking through the selection of dresses, being led by the sales associate Brenda that's helping me today. We start looking through the ballgown dresses, grabbing a few that I liked. But none of them quite stood out. "I guess this will do for now," I say as we start walking to the dressing room.

I scan over the dresses as we make our way through to the dressing room and my eyes land on one dress. I stop and stare at it, knowing that even though it wasn't a ballgown like I was thinking of getting, it's still the perfect dress. "That's the one," I say and walk up to it.

"You think so?" Brenda asks me and I nod. "Alright I'll grab it. But you should still try the other dresses on just to be sure."

We get to the dressing room and I try the three ballgowns on and show the girls, but I know they're not right for me.

I finally step into the dress and as Brenda zips it up, I look in the mirror and am left speechless. The tight bodice fits perfectly until my knees where it then poofs out in a mermaid style. Light beading all over it adds to the dress without making it too much.

"It's perfect," I finally say.

"Let's go show everyone."

We walk out and head to where everyone is sitting. I can't help but smile as I walk towards them, thinking about wearing this dress down the aisle towards James in a few months.

"Lauren, you look absolutely beautiful!" I hear Rachel shout when she sees me wearing the dress.

"What do you guys think?" I ask them all as I turn so they can see the full dress.

They all respond, saying it's beautiful or perfect.

"This is the dress," I say confidently as I glance in the mirror again.

"We found the dress?" Brenda asks me to confirm.

"Yes we did," I reply happily and the girls all cheer in excitement.

I take one last glance in the mirror before heading back to the dressing room to change out of the dress. Once I'm done, Brenda takes me to pay for the dress and make an appointment for alterations.

After finishing the payment, I head back to the girls. "Alright let's go find your bridesmaids dresses."

It takes a little while for Rachel, Camille, and Lucy to finally find a dress they all agree on and then we finally leave the shop.

"Alright, what now, Rachel?"

"Now we head to your party, Lauren," she responds with a smirk. She gestures to a limo out front and we get in. The driver starts heading to wherever Rachel planned the party.

"Should I be afraid for what's going to happen?"

Rachel scoffs at me. "What would make you think that?"

"You're smirking. I know when you're up to something."

"Oh look, we're here!" Rachel says while pointing outside, avoiding answering me. "Let's go everyone!"

All of us get out of the limo and walk into the building. As soon as we enter, I see a bunch of guys wearing barely any clothes. "You did not get strippers."

Rachel shrugs her shoulders at me. "Hey it's your bachelorette party. Besides, it's the last time you'll be able to do this before you're married to James."

Blonde Jennifer pushes me towards one of the strippers and I land in his arms. I step back from him and laugh. "I hate you girls so much."

The girls all join in laughing. "We know you love us," Rachel says with a smile.

So I feel like this chapter was kind of boring, but it's necessary. But on a sad note, I've decided that the next chapter is going to be the last one :( but it's going to be one monster of a chapter because I have so much planned for it. You've probably already realized that the last chapter will be the wedding. Let me just say it's going to be very cute and emotional :)

I'm kind of sad that this story is almost over. I've been writing this since October last year. Nine months of this story and it's nearly over. It really is my baby, I've never written this much for a story. But I'm really thinking about writing a sequel for it, if people are interested and would read one.