Chapter Fifty Two

The men left on one bus and the women on the other. The men first stopped at two bars for drinks, which Jack paid for. The guys then took him to four different strip clubs. They were all having a good time, and then to cap off the night, they all went to an Irish bar in town, which Jane had found for Charlie. Jack and the last of the men were finally dropped of at Jack and Sam's just after 0200. The women were waiting for them, because they all knew what they were like.

The women's group went to a bar in town for some drinks to loosen up as well as playing a few games of pool. Sam paid for their drinks. They made her wear a tee shirt saying.

'My name is Sam, I'm getting married, kiss me on the check to congratulate me on my marriage'

She was also given a veil which clipped onto the top of her head. She had changed tops while on the bus. They went on to three strip joints for women. The girls were all having a good time; they were giving Sam drinks called "Screaming Orgasm's". She took her time drinking them because they were quite strong.

Then they went to the Fort Belvoir Officer's Club, where they had private rooms, separate from the bar and restaurant. Jane was able to book a room just after Sam and Jack got engaged, for the hen's night.

When the Manager of the Club found out what the booking was for, he wanted to cancel, since he had had one or two unpleasant experiences with this type of party. That was until he found out who the bride was and who she knew, so he let them have their fun. When they arrived at the Officers Club, the presents had been placed on one of the tables, and a circle of chairs was set up for them. They all sat down for some games.

The first one was to memorize all of the items on a tray that was in the middle of the room, and they had three minutes to write down what they remembered. Once everyone saw what was on the tray, it was covered up, then pen and papers were given out and the timer began. It was Sue's idea. In the end Heidi was the one who got all of them written down correctly. They were laughing at the different item's that were on the tray.

They played another game while having their drinks. Then Sam opened her gifts. She thanked them all for their gifts. They talked for a bit and then four waitress's arrived with finger food and glass cups of

Irish coffee for all. They talked about their husbands or partners, for the ones who aren't married yet. They were all having a great time.

They left just after midnight, and headed back to Sam's place. After dropping them off, the mini bus left. They went into the house to see the kid's sound asleep on the floor in the living room, in their sleeping bags. So the women who were staying in hotels and other places left in their cars, knowing that their husbands would be dropped off where they were staying that night. The other women sat at the breakfast bar, while Sam made them coffee.

"What a night, I haven't had this much fun in years," Laura said

"Well at least you enjoyed yourself. Wait until next week, it's going to be very interesting" Sam said.

"I bet it will. Has everything been taken care of for next week?" Laura asked

"Yep hotel accommodation's have already been booked. We have everything taken care of"

"That's good"

"Can we see the dress?" Heidi asked

"You will have to wait until the wedding day. I don't have it here, it is at Jane's place until the day."

"Ok"

They talked about how they meet their husbands or partners and how they proposed to them. They all knew how Jack proposed to Sam. Where they went for their honeymoon, how romantic it was.

"Sam, do you know where Jack is taking you for your honeymoon?" Laura asked

"No, all he said is that it is for three weeks"

"Ah, a surprise honeymoon. Do you know what you will need to take with you?"

"Yep, winter and summer clothing" then they heard the bus stop out side.

"Sounds like they are back"

Sam went to the front door and opened it to see four drunken men trying to walk up the steps.

"Shh, you'll wake the kids. Come on, bed for you lot"

Sam helped Jack up the stairs to their bedroom, while the other women did the same with their husbands and partners. Jack went to relieve himself, while Sam went to get him two aspirins and a glass of water.

Once finished in the bathroom, she made him take the aspirin and then she helped him over to their bed and pulled back the covers. She helped him strip down to his boxers and tee shirt and then he climbed into bed. He was sound asleep soon as his head hit the pillow.

She went to check on the others, to see if they needed any help. After making sure the kids were ok, she started turning out some of the lights. She did leave the bathroom light on for the kids, just in case they needed to go to the bathroom during the night and also one of the lights in the hallway, turned down low. She then made sure the house was locked up before she headed to bed herself.