We make it to the hotel and run as fast as we can to the roof. I push open the door and we all start yelling for him. I run to the left.
"Doug!" I yell.
"Doug! You up here, buddy?" Phil yells.
We keep running around, until I spot Doug.
"Hey! I found him. He's over here." I yell to the others.
I run over to Doug and kneel down. He's badly sunburnt and I can tell he's dehydrated.
"Hey." I whisper.
He looks up at me.
"What the fuck is going on?" He asks.
"We can explain everything but right now we gotta go." Stu says, looking at his watch.
"You look good, you got some color. I'm jealous." Phil says, trying to ease the tension.
"I'm getting married today." Doug whispers.
"Yes, you are." I smile.
"That's why you need to focus and do everything we say. Because, frankly, you're wasting a little bit of time right now." Phil says.
Doug looks up, angrily.
"You fucking asshole!" Doug yells and stands up, tackling Phil.
He screams in pain.
"Ow! My skin burns. My skin burns!"
We hurry up and get Doug downstairs. We all pack up and get Doug some water. I'm checking out of the hotel while Phil gets the car with Doug. I run outside with my bags and get into the car. Stu jumps into the back seat with Doug and Alan. Phil starts driving as fast as he can before Doug speaks up.
"At least the trip wasn't a total disaster."
"What makes you say that?" I ask, glancing back at him.
"When I woke up on the roof...I happened to find $80,000 worth of Bellagio chips in my pocket." He holds up some chips.
"Oh, my God!" Phil and Stu say, laughing.
"Looks like we're going home with some money, boys." He laughs. "And Em."
I start laughing. We all start cheering.
"And Em, I'll give you $4,000 of my cut since you did just pay for the villa. Even after we trashed it…" Stu says.
"No, Stu. It's okay. You use that on your wedding." I say, glancing back at him.
"Actually...I don't think I'm going to marry her." He smiles at me.
"Fuckin' finally!" Phil cheers from the drivers seat.
I giggle.
"Only if you're sure." I say, smiling.
"Count it as a donation to your clinic." He winks at me.
I giggle and Alan points.
"Here he comes! That's him!"
Alan got the guys tuxes to be shipped to them on the road so the guys can be dressed on the way. The sliding door of the van opens up and a man pops out.
"Hey, Neeco!" Alan calls out.
"Hey. What's up, Alan?" He calls back.
We're speeding so fast that we both almost hit a truck.
"Woah! Look out." Neeco calls out.
We swerve and meet back up with Neeco. He starts tossing tuxes out the door and Alan catches them.
"Here's the dress!" Neeco calls out, throwing another bag over.
"Thanks, Neeco!" Alan calls out.
"You got it, man!" He calls back.
"Page me!" Alan sits back down.
"Adios" Neeco closes the door.
"Who the hell was that guy?" Phil asks.
"That's my buddy." Alan says, nonchalantly.
Phil parks on the side of the highway and we all jump out. The boys quickly put on their shirts and pants while I quickly put on my dress. I slip on my high heels and get into the drivers seat. The guys jump back in and I start driving. I slow down when I realize I forgot Alan. When he falls into the backseat, I start driving again.
Doug is shaving in the backseat while Stu puts on his socks. Phil is fixing his tie and Alan is doing his hair. After what seems like forever, I quickly pull into the parking lot where the wedding was being held. We all jump out of the car and run right to the door. We burst open the door and the bridesmaids look up.
"Hey. Sorry, Mapquest took us on a really crazy route." Stu says, fixing his jacket.
I hurry to Tracy's dressing room. She looks up.
"Oh thank God!" She gets up and runs to me.
I pull her in for a hug.
"I am so sorry." I sigh.
"Where the hell have you guys been? Oh my god. Your face!" She says, pulling back.
"Believe me. I know." I sigh. "I hope this doesn't-"
"Are you okay?" She asks, worriedly.
"I'm fine. I promise. Let's just get you married, so you officially join the family." I smile widely, hoping my lip doesn't crack open.
Ten minutes later, I walk down the aisle after Christina. I glance at Phil who winks at me. I blush slightly and stand in my spot.
"How's my hair?" I hear Alan whisper to Stu.
"It looks good." Stu smiles.
"It is cool like Phil's?" He asks, innocently.
Stu smiles and nods. "It's classic Phil."
I see Alan smile widely and stand straighter. I look at Phil who is checking his lip and he looks at me.
"You look beautiful." He mouths to me.
I wink at him causing him to smirk. I look back at Tracy who is now walking down the aisle. She kisses her father's cheek then Doug hugs him while whispering. Sid winks at him before sitting down. I can hear Tracy asking Doug where the hell we've been but she's took far away to actually hear the conversation.
The wedding goes by wonderfully with candles being lite.
"Now the mother of the groom, but since Doug's parents and grandparents are deceased, his sister is lighting his candle to start the bonding of families." The pastor says.
I step out of line and walk over to Doug's side of the stage. I grab the first candle that is lite and brings it to Doug. His candle lights up and he leans over to kiss my cheek. I smile widely.
"Love you, sis." He whispers, smiling.
"Love you, little brother." I whisper, smiling.
"Thank you Emily." The pastors says, nodding..
I nod and walk back to my spot. The rest of the wedding goes on without a hitch and was so beautiful. Now it's time for the reception and the band is singing 'Candy Shop' by 50 Cent. I shake my head and giggle. Stu, Alan and I are taking quick shots calm down. After everything that's happened in the last two days, we need it. I watch as Phil runs up to his ex-wife and picks up Eli.
"Hey, my man." Phil says, kissing his cheek. "How was your soccer game?"
"Good!" Eli says, excitedly.
Phil thanks Stephanie and looks around for me. He and I lock eyes and I wink. He smirks and walks over to me but stops when someone else approaches us.
"Stu? You avoiding me?" a woman asks, angrily.
Melissa…
"Hey, Melissa." Stu says, eyes widening.
"Oh, my God! What happened to your tooth?"
"Have you met Alan? Tracy's brother. Or Emily? Doug's twin-" Stu points to us.
She grabs his face and looks at his mouth.
"Okay, ow." Stu says.
"That is disgusting!" She pushes his chest. "Why haven't you returned my calls?"
"Well, there was a snafu when we stopped…" He starts.
"I called that bed and breakfast in Napa. They said they had no record of you even checking in." She snaps.
"That's because we didn't go to Napa." Stu answers.
"Stu. What the fuck is going on?" She yells, throwing her hands out, almost hitting me.
The music stops and everyone looks over at us. I see Phil covering Eli's ears.
"We went to Vegas." Stu smirks. "And we brought Emily with us."
Stu grabs my hand and pulls me closer so she doesn't hit me.
"Oh, really? Las Vegas? Why would you go to Vegas?" She glares at me.
"My friend was getting married and that's what guys do."
"Okay, that's not what you do!" She pushes him again.
"Hey, watch it, bitch." I growl at her.
Stu has been our friend since elementary school and I wasn't gonna let her do shit.
"Well, then why did I do it, huh? Because I did it! Riddle me that." He throws his hands around. "Why'd I do it? All you want me to do is what you want me to do. I'm sick of doing what you want. In a healthy relationship, a guy should be able to do what he wants."
"Exactly." I cut in. "A guy should be able to have fun and not be abused by a bitch. Now-"
She cuts me off.
"That is not how this works!" She yells.
"Oh, good. Because whatever this is ain't working for me!" Stu yells.
"Oh, really?" she rolls her eyes.
"Yeah." Stu nods.
"Since when?"
"Since you fucked that waiter on your cruise last June! Boom" Stu yells, hitting the table.
He smirks at me and I high five him. He smiles as everyone stays silent.
"You told me it was bartender." Alan innocently says.
"Oh, you're right. I stand corrected. It was a bartender. You fucked a bartender." Stu nods at Alan.
"You're an idiot." She says.
"You're...You...You're such a bad person. Like all the way through to your core." He points at her. "Come on, Emily, Alan. Shall we dance?"
"Hold on." I look at Melissa. "You come around Stu, me or any one of our friends again. I'll kick your ass, twice since that's how many times you've beaten Stu." I take Stu's hand.
We walk to the dance floor and Stu waves his hand in the air.
"Let's do this!"
The music starts again and we all start dancing. Phil runs over and jumps on Stu before putting his feet down. We all start laughing and dancing to the music. Phil grabs my hand and starts twirling me. I laugh and hold onto him. Soon Alan joins us and as the music ends, we're in a group hug. Doug is called to Sid's office so Phil and I break off and walk to the water.
"So…" He says, holding my hand. "We're really doing this?"
"I want to." I smile. "Phil, I've liked you for years and I want to be yours."
He smiles widely but quickly looks around. I look up at him confused. He looks back down at me and smiles. He leans down and presses his lips to mine. I blush, shocked before closing my eyes and kissing him back. Shocks are going through us. I smile into the kiss, while he grabs my hips and pulls me closer.
We pull away after a few seconds and he puts his forehead against mine.
"I love you, Emily." He whispers.
"I love you, Phillip." I smile.
He wraps his jacket around me. We walk around for a little bit when he brings up the casino last night.
"You know, you looked so fucking beautiful last night." He smirks. "I was worried someone was gonna try and steal my wife."
He grabs my hand, twirling me again. I laugh and shake my head.
"Nah, I fought everyone off." I smirk.
We glance up to see Eli running up to us.
"Em!" He yells excitedly.
I pick him up and hug him.
"Hey buddy!"
"I missed you!" He says, leaning back after the hug.
"I missed you too! Do you wanna hang out with daddy and I?" I ask.
He nods fast. We wear him out quickly and he falls asleep in my arms. Phil takes him from me and holds him so Eli's head is on his shoulder.
"Come on, let's do meet with Doug." Phil says, putting his hand on my lower back.
We walk to Doug who is sitting with Stu in chairs on the beach. Phil sits down with Eli and I sit next to Doug. I lean my head on his shoulder. He smiles, wrapping an arm around me, and rubs my arm. Stu hands us each a beer and I sip mine.
"I gotta tell you, man, this was a gorgeous wedding." Stu says.
"I give it six months." Phil smirks.
"You're a dick." Doug laughs.
"Not as beautiful as my wedding to Emily but...it was a wonderful wedding." Phil smiles, before his eyes widen.
I gulp.
"Wait, you and Em got married?" He asks.
"Yeah...In Vegas apparently." Stu says for us.
"Woah...and I fucking missed it?" He sighs.
"You were there but we don't remember it." I say.
"You're gonna have to redo it. I wanna see my sister get married." He says, smiling.
"Wait, you wanted them too?" Stu asks, shocked.
"Yeah! I've been waiting for over 20 years for them to get together." Doug answers.
We all chuckle and I shake my head.
"But I don't know what to say. Thanks for the bachelor party, I guess?" Doug glances at us.
"Yeah. I just wish we could actually remember some of it." Stu shakes his head.
We told Doug everything that happened while he was on the roof. He almost didn't believe us but the marks on our faces and clothes proved it.
"Hey, guys?" Alan walks up. "Look what I found."
He holds up something.
"Woah, that's my camera." Stu says.
"It was in the back seat of the car." Alan chuckles.
"Oh, go...Are there photos on it?" Phil sits up.
"Yeah. some of it's even worse than we thought." Alan nods.
"No fucking way. Give me that." I reach up to grab it.
We all stand up but Doug grabs it before I can.
"Wait...wait...wait." He says. "We look at these pictures together, okay? One time. And then we delete the evidence."
"I say we delete it right now." Stu shakes his head.
"Are you nuts? I wanna find out how I wound up in the hospital. Is that in there?" Phil asks, glancing at Alan.
He nods. "Yeah, its in there."
"Guys, one time." Doug holds up a finger. "Deal?"
"Deal." Phil nods fast.
"Deal." Stu says.
"Deal." I say excitedly.
Alan just nods so Doug holds up the camera. All our eyes widen at the first photo. We all gasp and Phil covers his mouth.
"Oh, dear lord." Stu says, bitting his finger.
"That's Classic." Alan laughs.
A few weeks later, Phil and I bought a house together. I did give Doug our apartment so Tracy could move in. Phil wanted to live with me since we're married. We announced a few days after the wedding that we were dating but the five of us are the only ones who know the truth. Eli was so excited to see us dating that he changed Auntie Em to Mama Em.
Stephanie said she was fine with that. Her exact words where 'I wouldn't want anyone else to be his step-mom. You are an amazing mother to him.' I cried when she said that. I giggle as I watch Doug and Phil try to fit in the couch through the door.
"Guys, why didn't you just bring it through the backdoor?" I ask, crossing my arms.
It was the piece of furniture that needed to be brought into the house. All the boxes have been unpacked and put away already, but Phil really wanted this couch from his old apartment.
"Too far away from the living room." Phil says.
They finally get it through and set it down in front of the TV. Phil and Doug sit down panting. I giggle and shake my head. Doug stayed for dinner since Tracy is working late tonight. He finally leaves around ten o'clock. We didn't mind. We love having Doug over. It's hard for us to be far away from each other since we did spend 30 years by each others side.
That night, I'm brushing my teeth and Phil leans against our bathroom doorway.
"What did you want to tell me earlier?" He asks, crossing his arms, smiling.
I spit out the toothpaste and smile widely. I wipe my mouth and run out, passing him, to our bedroom. He looks confused and follows behind me.
"Remember how we couldn't figure out if we had sex during the bachelor party?" I ask, grabbing a box. "Jade said we did, but we weren't sure."
He nods. "Yeah. My pants were on and your underwear was on too. We just said we didn'." He shrugs.
"Welllll…." I say, handing him the box.
He takes the box, scrunching up his eyebrows. He sits down on the bed and opens the box. His eyes widen and tears fill his eyes.
"You...you're…" He stutters.
"I am...The date the doctor says the baby looks like it was...conceived around the time of the bachelor party." I smile slightly.
He pulls me in for a hug and kisses my lips, passionately. Sparks fly through us as they do every time. I smile into the kiss and he pulls away.
"I'm going to be a father again…" He whispers.
"Yes you are." I whisper.
Some of his tears fall and he kisses me again.
That's it! That's the End! The next chapter is the pictures that were on the camera. Keep reading if you want to see how Emily were in them!
