Chapter 29

Vince and Collette would be driving in and would arrive about noon. The first airport pick up was actually going to be a double and because of that AJ had traded vehicles with her. He had taken her car to work and left his Escalade for her to use because it was so much bigger. Now she could Gerald and Adel then twenty minutes later David, Nicci, and Joyce would arrive. The Escalade would hold all of them plus their luggage.

Everyone but seven month pregnant Nicci helped to load the luggage. The trip to the house didn't take long and Gerald let everyone into the downstairs apartment that he still had the key too.

Later he planned to talk to Liiani and tell her that she could move any of his personal items that he wasn't taking to Texas into the garage. Then she could rent out the apartment furnished.

But right now they needed to focus on Liiani and AJ's wedding. He was amazed at how calm she was the day before her wedding but then he thought of Liiani and how much his daughter loved her Admiral and knew that was why she was so cool and collected twenty four hours before the ceremony.

However, he and Adel were there to support his daughter and her brother whatever they might need, and they wanted to find some time to talk to them about what organization they might want a donation made in their name.

After lunch with the family that were there, Akaliiani said she needed to head back to the airport to pick up Sam, Susan, and little Peter. She took them over to Mac's apartment and let them in with the key Mac had given her yesterday so they could rest from their flight. Mac would meet them later but she had taken on the job of picking up the wedding dresses. Akaliiani wasn't worried about Mac finding out about the third part of the weddings because Collette would be bringing her dress with her.

She was going to deliver them to AJ's house before heading back to her apartment to meet her guests. Mac put Akaliiani's dress in AJ's room, he had been warned not to peek. Hers went into the guest room that Francesca was using. No one else knew it but Akaliiani had plans for Collette's dress in AJ's den. So far the fact that there would be multiple brides was still a secret.

When Akaliiani got to her place from Mac's she found that Vince and Collette had arrived. She showed them to her guest room after hiding Collette's dress in the Escalade.

Last to arrive in town was Trevor, and Mac was going to pick him up and take him to her apartment.

AJ had called Callisto's the week before and rented their back room so they could all have dinner together. When the owner found out that the dinner was for one of his favorite customer's pre-wedding dinner he insisted on making them something special that was not on the menu.

The evening was a giant success and everyone ate until they were groaning. After the meal was when the fight began. The women tried to put an end to it, but had no luck. After almost a half an hour Gerald got to his feet and glared at his sons and future son-in-law. "Enough! I will pay for dinner and that is that!"

As protests started Adel stood up next to her husband and insisted, "Not another word! We will do this for AJ and Akaliiani!"

When the two of them went up front to pay the bill they found that the owner would not accept their money. All that family drama and then the owner refused to let them pay for any of it. The only thing they could was to thank him profusely.

In the parking lot Akaliiani kissed AJ good night since she was going to spend the night at her apartment and he was going back to his place. They had a hard time parting but finally had to.

Liiani had just climbed into bed when her phone rang, "Hello?" she asked wondering who could be calling at that hour.

"Am I calling too late Darlin'?" came AJ's voice.

"AJ!" she exclaimed with joy.

"I just wanted to hear your voice before calling it a night, and to let you know that I did let Francesca in on the triple wedding like we discussed and she's on board to help in any way that we need her to."

To be continued…..