1 month later

Tristen rolled over in bed, reaching out for Rory. However his hand was met with an empty space. Slowly he opened his eyes to find the spot next to him vacant. Sitting up, he pushed back the blanket and slid out of bed. Pulling his t-shirt over his head, he made his way out of the bedroom and down the stairs, heading towards the kitchen.

He walked into the kitchen to find Rory sitting at the table, writing something on a note pad. She looked up to see him standing in the doorway.

"What are you doing up Tristen?" she asked

"I could ask you the same question." He said, walking over to the table and pulling out a chair.

"I couldn't sleep." She said, "There's just so much to do for the wedding."

"Rory we have time. You don't need to do everything right now."

He took the notepad from her. She reached for it but he kept it just out of her grasp.

"But Tristen there's so much…"

Tristen leaned forward, pressing a finger against her lips.

"Its time to get some sleep."

He stood up, holding out his hand. Reluctantly she took his hand and he pulled her up. Slowly they made their way down the hall and into the bedroom.

Rory rolled over, her eyes opening slowly as the alarm went off. She lifted her head and looked at the clock to see that it was a little after noon. Panic seized her as the hit the button on the clock, silencing the alarm. Throwing back the blankets, she jumped out of bed and rushed around the room gathering up her clothes. She dressed quickly and ran down the stairs, pulling her hair into a ponytail. Rushing into the kitchen, she found Tristen standing in front of the stove.

"Why didn't you wake me?"

He turned to her.

"Good morning to you too." He said, "Take a seat and I'll have some food for you in a minute."

"Tristen why didn't you wake me up." She asked, not sitting down

"Because you needed some sleep." He said, turning away from the stove and setting a plate on the table loaded with French toast and bacon.

"But I have so much to do."

"Rory you need to relax." He said, "You've been doing too much lately. You're working full time at the paper, we just moved into the house last weekend and now you want to plan the wedding."

"But we want to be married in 6 months and you know the wedding is going to be big. There are friends from work, friends that don't work with us, our families and other guests. We have to get a church, a hall, plan a reception, the food the music."

"Rory stop."

She looked at him.

"You are going to drive yourself insane. Our wedding doesn't have to be big. We don't need all that fancy stuff you are talking about. I will be happy with it just being you and me on a beach somewhere. All I care about is that you and I are together."

Rory looked at him for a moment, then slowly walked around the table. She slipped her arms around his waist and felt his tighten around her. Slowly she pulled back, looking into his eyes. He leaned forward, pressing a kiss against her forehead. Pulling back, he said

"And I have a surprise for you."

"What is it?" she asked, getting all excited

Tristen looked up at the clock.

"It should be here right about…now." He said as the doorbell rang.

"What's that?"

"Why don't you go see."

Rory made her way down the hall to the front door. Hesitantly she unlocked the door and pulled the door open.

"AAAAHHHHHHHH!" she screamed as she saw who was on the other side