I was allowed to leave the hospital the following morning. The producers gave us a few days off due to the circumstances so I decided to work on the wedding. Most of the planning was done but it seemed as though nothing was going right all of a sudden. I was about to break down and hire a wedding planner.
I was in the middle of a breakdown when Jensen walked in. Seeing my head in my hands and my body shaking with wedding stuff scattered around me, he knew I had had it. Calmly, he walked over to me, sitting down next to me on the floor. Wrapping an arm around my shoulders and gently moving my hands from my face, Jensen whispered, "Hey, it's okay. Everything is going to work out."
"No, it's not, J!" I exclaimed. "The floral shop got the wrong flowers, the caterer cancelled my order, and I can't find a dress that I like!"
"Honey, it'll be fine. We can fix all that."
"The wedding is in less than a month, Jensen. And I haven't found a dress. What am I going to do?" Jensen pulled me closer, pressing a kiss to my forehead.
"Here's what we're going to do. You, Kate, are going to call Gen and the two of you will spend the day picking out your dress."
"But, J—"
"I'm not finished," he spoke softly but I quickly silenced myself and looked down at the carpet. Jensen sighed before lifting my chin so that our eyes met. "You and Gen are going to look for dresses. Jared and I will watch the boys and I'll find time to call the floral shop and the caterer and get everything straightened out. All you have to worry about today is finding a dress that you love. I'll take care of the rest. Okay?" I bit my lip and nodded.
Gen was at the door not twenty minutes after my call, ready for our girls day out. As we were walking into the third shop of the day, I was beginning to lose hope. "Kate, we will find you the perfect dress if it takes us all day. We aren't going home without it."
We began looking through the dresses before an employee came out to help us. After listening to the style I was looking for, she brought several dresses for me to try on. I didn't care for the first six dresses I tried on but as I walked out in the seventh dress, I teared up. "Gen, this is it."
"I don't care if its not traditional. She wants lavender with baby's breath for the centerpieces and daisies for her bouquet." Jensen paused for a moment, listening to the woman on the other end of the line. "Because she likes daisies! No, this is her only wedding and I want it to be perfect for her. If she wants daisies for her bouquet, that's what she is getting." Jensen rubbed his forehead roughly. "Yes, white and purple daisies." He sighed, frustrated with the woman. "No, I don't care how much it costs."
Jensen looked up as Jared walked in with the boys. "Yes, thank you." Jensen shoved his phone back into his pocket and stood.
"You sure you're okay to do this, buddy?"
"Yeah, it's just…wedding planning is hard. I don't know how Kate managed as long as she did. That woman on the phone was ridiculous! She wanted us to change the flowers because they weren't wedding-y enough for her. Who cares?! It's not her wedding."
"Unca Jensen? Why are you mad?" Tom questioned. Jensen knelt down in front of the boys.
"I'm not mad, buddy. I'm just trying to make everything perfect for Aunt Kate."
"But why?"
"Because I love her. I want our wedding to be everything she dreamed it would be."
"Am I going to be in the wedding?"
"Of course! You and Sheppy are going to be the ring bearers."
"Ring bears?" Shep asked and Jensen chuckled.
"You're going to bring the rings to me and Aunt Kate so we can get married."
"Oh." Jared smiled down at his sons and his best friend before slapping Jensen on the shoulder.
"Well, are we ready?"
