They were woken up three times by Elizabeth, the last at around noon. Danny sat behind Mary, watching her feed their daughter with a big smile on his face. Mary got up to change the baby and Danny rolled over to call Ed.
"Ed Deline."
"Ed, its Danny."
"Hey, I gave you the day off. Why are you calling me?"
"Actually, I was hoping we could get more leave."
"Sure. You guys that shook up?"
"Not really, we were...um..."
"What, Danny?"
"Well, let me ask this...can you come to a wedding tomorrow?"
"Wait, you and Mary?"
"Yeah. We'd like to get married at the Montecito."
"I'll have Sam and Delinda arrange everything. You get a week off, go somewhere great."
"Thanks Ed. Also, we were thinking my dad could watch Elizabeth but we hoped maybe in a room at the hotel?"
"I'll take care of it. Congratulations you two."
They hung up. Danny turned to Mary. "It's all set. Sam and Delinda will probably call later."
"Call your dad next," Mary suggested, bouncing Elizabeth.
"Did we ever tell him about yesterday?" Danny suddenly realized.
"Gillian called him for me. I asked him to stay at home because there were too many people. I think Mitch called once you found her."
"Good. I just..."
"I know." She leaned over and kissed him. "Call your dad."
Danny grinned as he dialed the construction site.
"Larry McCoy."
"Hi Dad."
"Danny! How are you? How are Mary and Elizabeth?"
"Good and good. We're taking the day off."
"Smart idea."
"Actually, we're planning on taking the week. Could you come by the casino tomorrow? There's gonna be a wedding."
There was silence on the other end of the phone.
"Dad? Dad, are you still there?"
"You mean...you and Mary? Seriously?"
"Yes, seriously. She finally said yes."
"That's wonderful. Of course I'll be at the wedding."
"Great, we'll call you with details. One other thing..."
"Yeah?"
"I want to take her somewhere special, but that means leaving Elizabeth here. We were hoping that you'd be willing to move into the hotel with her while we're gone, where there'll be surveillance. Not that we think anything will happen. It's just, after yesterday..."
"I understand and I'll be happy to. I'll call Ed and we'll work it out."
"Thanks Dad."
"I love you, son. Tell Mary and my granddaughter that I love them too. I'll talk to you later."
"Bye."
"Bye."
Danny hung up the phone and made his way into the kitchen. There he found his girls, Mary having cereal and Elizabeth in her bouncy chair. He went to the cupboard for his own cereal.
"Did you talk to him?" Mary asked.
"Yes. He's thrilled and said he loves you two. He also agreed to watch Elizabeth for us."
"Are you sure leaving her is a good idea?"
Danny sat next to her and put his arm around her shoulder. "Sweetie, you know if we asked Ed would put a permanent guard on her. But I really don't think there's anyone else who would take her."
"You're right. I know you're right."
"We can call and check in everyday." He turned her chair to face him. "Just think, we could be in Hawaii, on the beach, in the room..."
Mary giggled and pulled him to her for a deep kiss that only ended when they heard Elizabeth cry. They looked over at her and laughed. Mary picked her up and went to change her diaper. The doorbell rang and Danny went to answer it. He was greeted by Nessa, Sam and Delinda who were obviously hiding something behind them.
"Hey you guys. What's up?" Danny smiled.
"Mary around?" Delinda asked.
"She's in the bedroom. Why?"
"No reason." They slinked past him, still hiding something. He followed them.
"What are you guys doing here?"
"We came to see Mary." Nessa knocked on the bedroom door, which was already ajar. Mary turned to see them and grinned.
"Hi you guys! What's up?"
"We brought you something." Sam told her. "Danny, take Elizabeth and go away."
"Hey, wait a second." Danny weakly protested.
"Go on, Danny." Nessa insisted.
"Fine." Danny took Elizabeth into the hall as Delinda closed the door behind him. He could hear squeals and realized that Mary was showing off her ring. He went to the living room and turned on the game. With Elizabeth facing the TV, he began explaining basketball to his daughter. She fell asleep in the middle of the third quarter. Danny checked his watch and realized that the women had been back there for three hours. At the start of the fourth, he heard voices heading towards him. The women came into the room talking and laughing.
"Okay," Sam was saying, "the wedding will be in the casino chapel at 1:30 and then we'll have the reception at Mystique. Nessa's got the phone numbers and she'll call the guests. Oh, there you are, Danny. Mike has your tux. What about the honeymoon?"
"Well, Danny said something about Hawaii..." Mary began.
"Oh, you don't want Hawaii." Delinda commented. "Its way too crowded."
Danny stood up carefully with Elizabeth. "And just where do you think I should take my wife on our honeymoon?"
"I'll take care of it." Sam declared. "Don't worry. So...tropical beach and you'll be gone about a week?"
"Yeah. That's right." Mary smiled excitedly.
"Alright." Nessa hugged her. "We'll see you guys tomorrow."
They left, waving goodbye.
"What was that all about?" Danny asked.
"They brought me a dress."
"Do I get to see it?" Danny grinned.
"Tomorrow." She noticed the TV. "Who's winning?"
They curled up on the couch watching the game. Most of the day was spent like that. Mike came by around 6:30 with Danny's tux, which fit like a glove. Mary just about melted when she saw him dressed up. She later insisted that they go to bed early, although they didn't get much sleep.
