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The next morning Chelsea woke up in Cody's arms. She was still shaken up from the events of the previous night after the bar. She was never going to tell Cody about it because she didn't want him to know. She didn't want to worry him. AJ and Chelsea made it home alive so there was no point in reliving it. She slipped out of Cody's arms and got out of bed careful not to wake him up. She slipped on one of Cody's t-shirts before heading downstairs to make some coffee. She walked past the guest room and AJ was still asleep so Chelsea continued on her way to the stairs. Once she got downstairs she walked into the kitchen and put on a pot of coffee so she could wake up. Just as the coffee was finished and she was pouring herself a cup Cody appeared in the kitchen wearing nothing but a pair of boxers. "Good morning, Beautiful," he said to her as he walked over and softly kissed her lips.
"Good morning," she said, "I made coffee. Would you like a cup?"
"Sure," he said.
Chelsea walked over to the cabinet and pulled out a coffee cup for Cody. "You know you should really put some clothes on. We do have a guest," she said as she closed the door.
"And you should probably wear more than that t-shirt," he said with a smile. "I may have seen a little ass."
"Shut up," she said with a smile as she poured him a cup of coffee. "You know you like it," she said as she handed him his coffee.
"I love it," he said with a smile as he put the coffee cup on the table and moved closer to Chelsea and said, "Just like I love you," as he wrapped his arms around her neck pushing her up against the kitchen island and softly kissed her lips with a passion.
Chelsea wrapped her arms around Cody's neck and ran her hands through his hair as she kissed him back passionately. Cody picked Chelsea up and sat her up on the island as he continued to kiss her passionately. He softly kissed her neck as he slipped his hands up her shirt. He moved his hands up her stomach slowly until he reached her breasts. Chelsea let out a moan as he tenderly massaged her breasts as his lips found hers again and kissed her passionately. Cody was just about to take her shirt off as Lily walked into the kitchen. "Dad," she said causing Cody to jump. He quickly removed his hands from Chelsea's shirt and broke their kiss.
"Um. Hi, Good morning, Lil," he said trying to catch his breath and helping Chelsea off the island.
"Good morning," she said with a smile. "What are you two doing?"
"Nothing," said Cody. "Nothing. We were just…"
"Just kissing," said Lily.
"Yeah," said Cody. "So why are you up so early on a Saturday morning?"
"I have dance class," she said. "Remember?"
"Oh yeah," said Cody. "I forgot."
"I know you did," she said walking over to the pantry to get out a box of cereal.
"So what's on the agenda for you today?" he asked Chelsea as she drank from her coffee cup.
"Teaching dance class and then going to pick out my wedding dress and my bridesmaid dresses and my maid of honor dress," she said. "You know like you should be picking out your tuxedos and ties for the wedding," she said.
"That's right. I should get my part of the wedding party together. I am not sure who I want to be my best man. It's a toss between Ben and Ted," he said. "I don't even know what I'm doing. How many groomsmen do I need?"
"Well, my maid of honor is Alyssa. AJ is a bridesmaid, Lily is a bridesmaid and Sicily is a bridesmaid," said Chelsea. "The flower girls are Emma and Ava Kate and Ted's son is the ring bearer. You need 3 groomsmen."
"Okay," said Cody, "and our guest list is over the top."
"Well, we have big families. It is what it is," said Chelsea.
"What color is the wedding?" asked Lily.
"I was going to go with blue but that doesn't work for a September wedding. I am going with orange and yellow," she said.
"Ooh," said Lily. "That sounds pretty."
"Thanks," said Chelsea with a smile as she looked at Cody. "And what do you think?"
"I told you, just tell me when to show up and where and I will be there. Besides I am more about the honeymoon," he said with a smile.
"Uh huh," she said with a smile before taking a sip of her coffee as she kept her eye on Cody. "And where is that going to be?"
"I can't tell you," he said, "it's a surprise."
"Okay," she said, "but I am partial to Hawaii. Just saying," she said with another smile giving Cody a hint at what she wanted.
"Hmm. I will think about that ," he said with a smile. "You seem happier today, Chels. Last night when you came home you looked like a nervous wreck. What happened?"
"Nothing," she said.
"Okay," he said letting it go but not completely believing her.
"I'm going to go get ready for work and then I'll be out shopping," she said as she walked over to Cody. She wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled herself closer to him. She whispered in his ear, "and we'll finish what we started later." She softly kissed his lips.
"I am looking forward to that," he said with a smile as Chelsea pulled away and headed upstairs to get ready for her day.
Chelsea spent most of her morning teaching dance class at the studio before she headed off to the bridal shop to get the dresses for her wedding and most importantly her wedding dress. The bridal party had all their dresses picked out by Chelsea. They tried on numerous dresses until Chelsea found the right one. "So?" asked AJ, "what do you think about this dress?" She was wearing an orange chiffon strapless dress with flowing chiffon cascades from the waist shaping loose romantic layers for the skirt falling 3 inches above the knee. Chelsea looked at the dress.
She studied it for a few minutes having AJ turn around before saying, "Lily, Alyssa and Sicily go put that dress on. I want to see what it looks like on you." The girls grabbed the same dress that AJ was wearing and went to put it on. They came out a few minutes later and Chelsea had them all stand in a line so she could admire the dresses on her bridal party. It was an important decision for her and she said, "I like it. That's the one I want for all of you. I like it a lot. It's really pretty. Mama, what do you think?"
Alex looked at the dresses and said, "It's your wedding. If that's what you want."
"It is," she said. "I love those dresses and then the men can wear yellow vests and yellow ties under their tuxedos. I like that," said Chelsea.
"Good idea," said Alex.
"Chelsea," said Cody's sister.
"Yes?" asked Chelsea turning around to see Ava Kate and Emma in the most beautiful white spaghetti strapped dress with 3D floral design on the left shoulder with asymmetrical tiers of organza flow down the length of the skirt. Chelsea fell in love with their dresses right away.
"What do you think about these dresses?" she asked.
"I love them. They are perfect! They are so beautiful!" she said with excitement. "And we can give them a white headband with a big white flower on it for their hair and we can put an orange sash on their dresses. I love them! You look beautiful girls."
"Thank-you, Chelsea," said Ava Kate with a smile.
"You're welcome," she said with a smile. "I am so excited! Mama, aren't those dresses beautiful?"
"Absolutely," said Alex with a smile. She was so happy for Chelsea and was glad to be part of her wedding planning. She was so proud of her she had grown into a beautiful young woman. Alex couldn't have asked for a better daughter. "Now what about you?" asked Alex. "What are you going to wear?"
"A dress," she said in a smart ass tone but with a smile.
"I know that," said Alex, "but what dress. You should pick your dress out today."
"I plan to," she said. "I'm going to go look right now."
"Okay," said Alex. "Do you want some help?"
"No. I can manage," she said as she went off in search of her wedding dress while the bridal party changed out of their dresses and got ready to purchase them but not before they sat to wait for Chelsea to try on dresses and help her pick the most beautiful one. Although they all knew Chelsea had a mind of her own and she would choose what she wanted not what everyone wanted her to get.
Chelsea must have tried on at least 4 dresses but none of them worked for her. Everyone else thought they were beautiful but according to Chelsea they just lacked that special something. She went back in the fitting room to try on just one more dress. She slipped out of the 4th dress and into the 5th dress. It was the perfect fit and it looked absolutely beautiful on her. She loved it. She looked herself over in the mirror and smiled as she thought about wearing it on her wedding day. She came out of the fitting room and said, "What about this one?" She stood in a white strapless organza high low ball gown with pick-ups, a slit up her leg and beaded detail on the drop waist on her left side. "What do you think?"
"That's the one," said Alyssa. "That is the one. You look so beautiful!"
"I like it too," said Chelsea. "I think this is the dress."
Alex looked at her daughter in the wedding dress and smiled as tears burned her eyes thinking about how fast the time had gone. "It's beautiful. You look beautiful. Cody is going to love it. It is the perfect dress. Oh, Chelsea," she said with tears in her eyes.
"Mama," said Chelsea, "are you crying?"
"Only because you look so beautiful," she said.
"How are you going to handle my wedding? You can't even handle this," she said.
"I know but I carried you for 9 months and raised you for 18 years; I deserve the right to cry at my daughter becoming a wife and hopefully one day a mother."
"Mama," said Chelsea. "If you cry."
"It's not an if," said Alex wiping her tears, "it is going to happen. Your father is going to be a wreck."
"Mama," said Chelsea.
"Chelsea," said Alex. "You just look so beautiful," she said as she got up to hug Chelsea.
"Thanks, Mama," she said with a smile as she hugged her back. "This is definitely the dress."
"Good because you look so beautiful in it," said Alex.
"If I know my brother," said Cody's sister, "when he sees you walking toward him he is going to cry."
"You think so?" asked Chelsea.
"I know so," she said with a smile.
"You look like a princess," said Ava Kate.
"Thank-you," said Chelsea. "Let me get this off and then we can all go pay for this stuff and head out."
After they were done at the bridal shop they enjoyed a nice girls dinner at a Japanese restaurant where they discussed the wedding and all of Chelsea's plans for the wedding. She was going to make it the best wedding in the world. She figured that a woman should only be married once and it should be fairytale worthy. She also knew that the paparazzi were going to be there so she figured she might as well give them something to photograph. Once dinner was over Chelsea, Lily and AJ headed back to the house. Chelsea walked in to the house and didn't find Cody in the living room so she went into the kitchen where he was making himself something to eat. "Hey, Baby," he said as he heard her walk into the kitchen.
"Hey," she said. "I brought you some sushi. I figured you'd like that instead of a grilled cheese."
Cody turned the stove off and said, "thanks, Beautiful." He greeted her with a kiss and then took the bag of food she had for him. "So how was looking for dresses?" He asked as they sat down at the table.
"Good," she said with a smile. "Really good."
"That's good. Did you find a dress?" asked Cody as he took out the carton of sushi.
"I did," said Chelsea with a smile. "All our dresses are picked out. I picked orange out for the bridesmaids and the maid of honor and Ava Kate and Emma are going to have orange sashes. So I figured that the men and the ring bearer could wear yellow vests under their jackets and yellow ties."
"That works for me," said Cody as he took a bite of sushi.
"And my mama cried when she saw me in my dress," said Alex. "Our wedding day is going to be really emotional."
"Yeah," said Cody. "I can imagine. Your parents are so proud of you. You're their little girl. They are both going to cry."
"I know," said Chelsea. "Cody," she said.
"Yes, Baby?" he asked.
"I just want to tell you that your nieces Ava Kate and Emma are the cutest little girls ever and they are so sweet. I want to have kids just like them."
"Me too," he said, "Lily is pretty sweet too."
"I know she is. I love Lily. She's such a sweetie."
"Thank-you," he said.
"You're welcome, Babe," said Chelsea as she sat quietly. "Cody?" she asked after a moment or two of silence.
"Yes?"
"I've been thinking?"
"Yeah," he said as he ate his sushi. "About what?"
"I want to run something by you but don't get upset please," she said.
"Are you going to tell me that you don't want to move to New York now?"
"No. I want to move to New York. It's something else," she said.
"Okay," he said. "Shoot."
"Well, I was thinking about us. I was thinking about you and how old you are."
"Are you calling me an old man?" he asked with a smile.
"Sort of but you're my old man," she said with a smile, "and I love you."
"I love you too," said Cody. "So what is going on?"
"Well, you know how I said I wanted to wait a few years before I had kids?"
"Yes," said Cody realizing where the conversation was going.
"Well, after spending the day with your nieces I started thinking about what if we did have a baby right after we got married. It wouldn't be that bad."
"But I thought you weren't ready to be a mother yet?"
"I didn't think I was but I feel really maternal," she said. "I want to have a baby."
"After we get married?" he asked.
"Well, sort of," she said.
"Chelsea," he said.
"Cody, I was just thinking how about I get rid of my birth control pills and not exactly try for a baby but let it happen if it's supposed to happen?"
"So you want to get rid of your birth control pills, have unprotected sex with me but not prevent a pregnancy?"
"Or try for it either. If it's going to happen it's going to happen. I think we should let nature take its course. If we get pregnant before we get married then that's how it is and if we don't that's fine too but I want to lose my birth control pills and let nature happen."
"Chels," said Cody taking a deep breath. "I want nothing more than to have a baby with you but I'm scared of your dad. Getting you pregnant before we get married is not something I want to do."
"Cody, it doesn't matter. We are engaged. We're going to get married. If it should happen I doubt my dad would be upset. Look how happy he is for Ben and Alyssa."
"Chelsea, are you serious about this? A baby is a big responsibility."
"I am serious, Cody. I want to lose my birth control and see what happens. I know babies are a big responsibility but I am up for that challenge."
"Chelsea, I guess if this is something that you really want to do then I guess I will agree to it. I just need to make sure you're 100 % sure you want to do this," he said.
"I do," said Chelsea. "I really do."
"All right," said Cody, "then I guess you're losing your birth control."
"Thank-you," said Chelsea with a smile.
"You're welcome," he said with a smile. "I love you a lot Chelsea. Remember that."
"I love you too," she said with a smile. "I love you a lot," she said as she got up from the chair and softly kissed his lips. "By the way, I may have forgotten to take my pill a couple times," she said. "Just saying."
"Chelsea Alexandra," said Cody, "I'm shocked."
"I know but I have been so stressed I forgot," she said. "But I don't think I'm pregnant."
"Okay," he said, "but like you said if it happens it happens."
"Right," she said with a smile. "I love you."
"I love you too," he said, "we're going to have a very interesting marriage."
"We are," she said before kissing him once more before going upstairs to change out of her clothes. She was very serious about letting nature take its course. Her parents wouldn't be happy but after all it was her life.
A/N: So what did you think? Please review and thank-you for reading.