"Did you get ice for the coolers?"
"Yep."
"Do we have enough beer?"
"To last us for days."
"Yeah, but it's all different kinds right? I know everyone likes different kinds."
"There's four large coolers filled to the brim with beer for 20 people Olivia."
"You set up the sternos and racks, right? Because as soon as the food comes-"
"Livi, for the love of god, unclench a little bit."
Olivia glared at Jay.
"The Giants/Bears and Islander/Hawkes games are both on today. This is not a normal football or hockey Sunday Jay! Al our friends are coming, I want to make sure we have plenty of everything!"
"Little high strung today, are we?"
"You're not funny. I have to re-clean the house."
Jay walked over and wrapped her in a hug. She tried to push herself away and Jay held onto her tightly.
"You need to take a breathe. Everything is fine, and everything will be fine. You're acting like this is the first time we've ever had a Sunday with everyone over."
"We've never done it at my place with both of our friends. It's always been your apartment with your friends."
"So that's what this is about." He said with a smirk.
"This isn't funny Jay, I'm truly freaking out."
"Babe, take a breath. Whatever happens, happens. I've got your back no matter what."
Olivia jolted awake, her heart racing and her head pounding. The sun was waking the city for another day. Olivia caught sight of feet laying on the floor outside her door. Olivia got out of bed, stepped over the feet and walked over to the nurses station.
"What time he'd get here this morning?" She asked the older nurse.
"Oh hunny, he never left. Poor boy slept on the floor all night. Refused any pillows, blankets or a cot."
"He- he stayed, all night?"
"Yep, seemed pretty upset. Y'all have a fight or something?"
"Yeah, something like that."
Olivia walked over to Jay and knelt down to nudge him awake. He slowly blinked his eyes open and glanced around at his surroundings to remember where he was.
"I get to leave soon, are you taking me home or should I call one of the girls?"
"Of course I'm taking you home. Why would you think otherwise?"
Olivia rolled her eyes.
"Whatever Jay."
Jay scrambled up from the floor to follow her into the room.
"Look, Livi, I know you're mad-"
Olivia whipped around.
"Mad? No I'm not mad. I'm disappointed and hurt."
"I never meant-"
"But you did! You're the one person, the one fucking person, out of everyone that I trust the most. You're the one who's suppose to be the most honest with me and you lied. Everyone in my fucking life has been lying to me since I woke up! Do you have any god damn idea how broken and betrayed that makes me feel!" She yelled.
Jay stuffed his hands in his pockets.
"No one knew."
Olivia scoffed.
"Really Jay, wow, just keep on lying!"
"It's the truth okay! We didn't tell anyone, we were both a little freaked out the next morning. We just played it off like it never happened, went back to living our lives. You think I didn't want to tell anyone? I wanted to tell every person who looked my way, that I married the girl of my dreams."
"Why didn't we get divorced?"
"Neither of us could seem to sign the papers,' he shrugged, ' I don't know, maybe I was being selfish but the second I kissed your lips to seal our vows, I knew there was no one else for me but you."
Sad and shocked, Olivia sat on the edge of the bed.
"Was it a nice wedding?" She asked with a sad pout and lips trembling.
Jay gave her a kind smile and sat next to her.
"Elvis was a classy touch."
Olivia bumped his shoulder.
"Don't be a dick."
Jay put his hands up in defense.
"I have pictures and videos on my phone you can look at when we get home, if you want."
"I'd like that."
The second they walked through the front door of their house, James had clung to her. He was to young to truly understand what had happened. It was clear her not being there for a day and the night without any explaination had scared him and she never wanted that. She reassured him over and over that she wasn't going anywhere. And he screamed bloody murder when Jay took him out of their bed to lay him in his own to sleep. Olivia said to leave him in their bed, but Jay refused, they had their own stuff to work out.
"Carnivalé rouge for you, beer for me." Jay said, walking back into the bedroom.
"Thank you." She said, taking her glass.
"You sure you wanna do this?"
"Yeah, yeah I think I do."
"Okay, then let's do this."
"So tell me, how does it feel to be Mrs. Jay Halstead?"
Jay was recording them as they walked down the Vegas strip. His arm was around her shoulders and they were laughing non stop.
"I feel like the luckiest girl alive!" She beamed.
"Well then that makes me the luckiest man alive."
Jay leaned down to kiss her.
"Olivia!" Jay shouted.
"Huh, what?"
"You spaced out on me. I asked if you planned on hitting play."
"Oh, um ya know what? I think I'll wait till tomorrow to watch these."
"You okay, are you sure?"
"Yeah, yeah, I'm fine. I'm just really tired, it's been too long of a day."