Story: A Wedding Diary
Chapter 6
Disclaimer: See Chapter 1
Previously: Abbey and her friends drove to Steve's house to sneak a peak of Jed's bachelor party. After running into the stripper Steve hired, the girls paid her to switch clothes with Abbey, then leave.
Summary: Jed turns the tables on Abbey.
Abbey and Crystal hopped into the back seat of Millie's car and exchanged clothes while Joni and Millie stood guard.
"I can't believe she's doing this," Joni kept repeating.
"It's your big mouth that got us into this," Millie reminded her.
"Susan and I never went this far."
"Relax. It isn't like we're trading underwear. This is going to be fun," Abbey called out.
"Abbey, I guarantee you when Jed sees you the last word on his mind is going to be 'fun.' He's going to be furious."
Abbey poked her head out the window, but ignored Millie's comment and continued changing. Once they were finished, the two women got out of the car.
"You'll return these to me tomorrow?" Crystal asked.
"Absolutely. Your address is in the pocket. I'll have someone drop them off."
Crystal slid back into her car and drove away.
"Now what?" Millie asked.
Abbey straightened her shoulders, getting ready for the night ahead. "We go inside. Crystal said Steve promised her the back door would be left open so she could slip into his bedroom and wait for her cue."
"And that cue would that be?"
"How the hell do I know? I'm just going to come out when I feel like it," Abbey replied.
As the three walked past one of the windows, Jed caught a glimpse of them. At first, he thought he was seeing things, but when he looked closely, he could definitely tell it was Abbey under that black raincoat. He wondered what she was up to when he saw her opening Steve's back door.
An evil grin dominated his face as he realized she was spying on them. "Hey," he whispered into Steve's ear. "Our girls are in the bedroom."
"What?" Steve asked.
"Abbey, Millie, and Joni. They're here. I saw them. They opened your back door and snuck inside."
"Jed, the stripper is in the bedroom. She's waiting for my cue."
Jed chuckled at the situation. "She won't be waiting when Abbey gets done with her."
"What should we do?"
"Follow my lead," Jed suggested. "Excuse me, everyone. I just want to thank Steve for throwing me this wonderful party and I want to thank the rest of you for showing up. Now, I think it's time to move on to the entertainment portion of the evening."
Steve nodded. "Yes, I definitely agree."
Jed continued as Abbey, Millie, and Joni leaned up against the bedroom door, listening. "Steve promised me a hell of a sexy stripper tonight and I can't wait."
After she drove all the way over to Steve's just to spy on him, Jed figured Abbey deserved a little taste of her own medicine. His statement was met with applause from the other men. The women rolled their eyes at one another as Dave picked up where Jed left off.
"Jed, you're getting a fabulous girl in Abbey."
Abbey smiled at Joni, thankful that her boyfriend was so respectful. But that smile turned to anger when she heard Jed's reply.
"Yes, I am. But tonight isn't about Abbey."
Steve continued, "Tonight, we're going to lock Jed in that room so he can have all the fun he wants with the little Latin babe I hired. And no one's going to breathe a word of it to Abbey."
"Oh my God," Millie whispered, disgusted by Steve's behavior.
Jed approached Steve. "Tone it down just a tad. I don't want her to leave me at the altar, I just want to mess with her a little," he said softly. "Don't get me wrong, I adore Abbey," he announced to the crowd.
Steve finished the statement with a laugh. "And you have the rest of your life to look forward to being interrogated by her about tonight."
Abbey stood in the bedroom seething. "Interrogated?"
"Shhh, Abbey, they'll hear you," Joni warned.
Steve continued. "There's no need to think about Abbey now, Jed. Let's just enjoy the moment with a girl who knows how to party."
"Don't get yourself in trouble," Leo whispered in Jed's ear.
Jed swallowed hard, wondering if Steve went a step too far, but pushed those thoughts to the back of his mind. "I just want to have some fun. Abbey's not here. So Steve, without further adieu, bring out the girl and lets get this party started."
The men cheered as Abbey violently opened the door, bouncing it off the wall in the bedroom. "You son of a..." she screamed.
"Don't you dare!" Jed interrupted.
Everyone except Jed and Steve gasped with astonishment. Abbey rushed towards the front door. Jed grabbed a hold of her coat to try to stop her, but she slipped out of it in an attempt to get away, leaving all the men with their jaws hanging to the floor as she revealed the lace teddy underneath. She kept walking, slamming the door behind her.
"Put your eyes back in their sockets," Jed blurted out to his friends as he ran after her.
The guests remained completely silent, still watching the door Jed left open when he exited the apartment. Suddenly, they all turned their attention to the sound coming from the bedroom. In the doorway stood Joni and Millie, each leaning against opposite sides of the frame. Neither looked happy.
"So just to be clear. We're not getting a strip show tonight?" Dave asked the girls, hoping to break the tension.
Joni crossed her arms in front of her in a gesture that told him immediately she wasn't amused.
Outside, Abbey picked up her pace as Jed tried to keep up with her. "Interrogated? You stand up there and make a complete fool out of yourself - and me - and the biggest thing on your mind is whether or not I'll 'interrogate' you about it?" she asked.
"Hey, I didn't say that. Steve did."
"And what about all the crap you spewed?"
He had a slight grin on his face, which only infuriated her more. "Well, you kind of deserved it, Sweet Knees."
"Don't call me that," she sniped then stopped right in front of him. "I'll tell you what, Jed, you want to lock yourself in a room and have fun with your little Latin babe, go find her!" She grabbed the coat from his hands and pulled a slip of paper out of the pocket, throwing it back at him. "Here's her address!"
Her reaction wiped the smile off Jed's face. Abbey was seriously angry and he couldn't let her leave thinking what she was thinking. She opened Millie's car door and Jed closed it from behind her. Abbey walked away, trying to get away from him, but Jed ran in front of her to block her path. "Wait!"
"Get out of my way!"
"Not until you listen to me."
"Leave me alone, Jed!" She threw the coat back in his face and turned her back to him.
He grabbed the coat and tried to keep his own temper in check even though he was starting to lose his cool. "I knew you were there, Abbey! That's why we said what we did. We were teasing."
She spun back around to face him. "I'm not laughing!"
"No, you're not. You're standing here in front of me half-naked." He attempted to cover her up with the coat, but she shrugged it off. "Where the hell did you get that outfit?"
"How could you have known that we were there?"
"I saw you through the window. I saw you run in." He eyed her up and down and couldn't help but let his anger fade. "You really did look adorable by the way," he said as his smile returned. He put his arm around her, but she pulled away. "Sweetie, I'm sorry. Things went too far. Steve was drunk and I only meant to tease you, not upset you."
"Well, you did upset me."
"Obviously. I'm sorry I hurt you. Please forgive me for what I said. The only girl I want to have fun with tonight is you. You have to know that by now."
She looked up at him, letting out a small sigh.
"What were you doing in the bedroom anyway?" he asked. "And what did you do with the stripper?"
"We sent her home. I thought it would be fun to trick you."
"And did you really expect me to be amused when you showed up dressed like that in front of all my friends?" he asked with a renewed hint of anger in his voice.
"Of course not. That's why I wore the coat. I just wanted to see the look on everyone's face when they thought they were getting a stripper and I came out instead. Then I was hoping to get you alone for the real show."
Feeling like she was calmed down enough to accept his embrace, Jed tried again to put his arm around her. This time, Abbey welcomed his touch. "And I foiled your plan."
"I guess I can understand you being tempted to play my own game."
He lifted her head to look her in the eye. "Why did you come down here in the first place? Didn't you trust me?"
"Of course I did. I just got carried away."
"I'm usually the one who does that," he chuckled.
Millie and Steve walked out of the apartment and approached the couple. "Abbey, I'm really sorry," Steve began as Abbey waved him off. "I swear, we were kidding. Jed told me to tone it down because he didn't want to piss you off, but I have a pretty big mouth."
"It's okay. I'm sorry I ruined the party. We all lost our heads."
Steve eyed her half-naked body. "Looks like that's not all you lost," he said with a smile.
Jed gave Steve an evil glare and covered Abbey with the coat.
"Steve." Millie warned him.
"Hey, what happened to the stripper?" Steve asked. "I paid that girl fifty bucks."
"We paid her 90 to scram," Millie answered.
"You had no right to do that," Steve protested.
Before Millie and Abbey could reply, Joni stuck her head out the door, interrupting the conversation. "Are you guys coming back to the party?"
Millie and Steve walked back inside, but Jed held Abbey back.
"Do you get to keep this outfit?" Jed asked pulling the coat back open.
"Only for the night," she replied.
"Then let's not go back inside."
"Jed, after what happened last time, we agreed..."
"Screw the agreement, Abbey, pun intended. We don't have to go all the way if you're uncomfortable, but I need you tonight. I need to touch you, to feel you."
Abbey nodded, realizing she needed the same things. Jed began to take the coat back off and lifted her up in his arms as she returned his passionate kisses. She released her hold on him to turn behind her and open the door to his car, but he gently grabbed her hand.
"No, not in there," he said. "I'm not going to push you into the backseat of my car for a quickie, Abbey. It cheapens the whole thing."
"Then where?"
Jed ran to get in the driver's seat. "Let's go back to my house."
"No, you can't leave your own party."
He walked back over to her. She was right. After all the trouble Steve went to to plan it, he couldn't walk out. Abbey put her hand behind his head and pulled him in for another kiss.
"Hey, you two," Steve called out to them, forcing their lips to part. "I'm sorry, I didn't realize..."
"We'll be in in a few minutes," Jed shouted back, his eyes never leaving Abbey's.
Steve approached them so he could lower his voice. "You know, I'm sure the back door is still open. It leads directly to my bedroom. No one's in there and the door locks pretty easily. Just FYI," he whispered to Jed as he walked back inside.
Jed and Abbey looked at each other sharing the same mischievous grin. He put his arm around her waist and led her in through the door.
TBC