Caught in the Wind: Chapter 18

Disclaimer: see previous chapters… I don't own David's Bridal.

A/N: I can't believe I am already on my 18th chapter! What can I say? I enjoy writing. Anyway I would like to thank everyone for their reviews and please R/R.


" I don't see why you are looking for a wedding dress already," Mary commented as she and Lucy made their way around the David's Bridal. They stopped briefly in front of each dress studying it over carefully, " I mean it's not like you have even told dad or his family yet about the marriage or the baby."

" How about this one," Lucy questioned pulling a dress off the rack.

" It's ok, but don't change the subject. Really why are you shopping for a dress so soon? I mean you really should save the money for the baby."

Lucy gave her sister a reassuring smile, " Don't worry Mare. Kevin and I are financially stable. We don't have anything to worry about. Plus we wanted to have the wedding before I start to show."

" Luce, you aren't thinking of telling everyone that you're pregnant after the wedding are you?"

" I was planning on it."

" You really think that they will buy that you just found out your pregnant and your already showing."

" I never thought about it."

" Well maybe you should," Mary said pulling yet another dress off the rack and showing it to her sister. Lucy shrugged and went on looking as Mary followed behind her shaking her head at her younger sister.

They walked over to where the veils where kept and Lucy let out a sigh, " How about this one?" She placed the veil on her head.

Mary let out a chuckle and took the veil from her sister, " It's not you, but how about this one?" She questioned taking a veil from the rack that was simple, yet it was elegant. A beautiful flower arrangement with a clip on the back was to be placed on the back of the bride's head, and the veil itself draped down from it.

Lucy sighed with a smile and grabbed it, " That's the one."

" So what about a dress?"

" I'm not exactly sure yet. There hasn't been anything that I really fell in love with yet. I want that perfect dress that I will be able to tell my children about. You know, like moms."

" I know exactly what you mean."

" I don't know, but I wouldn't exactly mind wearing mom's wedding dress. It is after all the dress of my dreams."

" You should wear it then."

" Do you think dad would bring it over for the wedding?" Lucy questioned with a sincere smile.

" I think you should tell him about the wedding first."

Lucy let out a chuckle, " Yeah, that might help."

They both paused for a moment as Lucy ran a mental note through her head and then looked back up to Mary, " So, what happened with you and Ben on that date?"

" Why, aren't we nosey."

" Look whose talking."

" But no, seriously. How did it go? Did you have that special spark that you had talked of earlier? Mare, does he love you?"

Mary nodded, " Ben and I are in love."

Lucy looked her sister in the eyes, " So what are you gonna do? Doesn't dad think you're coming back home?"

" I guess I'll just tell him there was a change of plans."

" Yeah, I guess you will."

The Kinkirk house was busy with excitement for this special holiday. Natalie, Kristen, and Paige sat in the living room watching the Thanksgiving day parade on television and the adults worked hard in the kitchen to prepare the feast that would take place later that day. Everyone was there to celebrate, and there were over ten people present. Kevin opened the refrigerator, took out a can of whipped cream, and squirted it in his mouth.

" You know I tell Paige not to do that, but Kevin don't you think you're a bit too old to be doing that?" She questioned smacking him over the head with a dishtowel, " You're just lucky Paige wasn't in here to see you. Then you'd really be in trouble." Karen chuckled a bit and turned to Lucy who was helping Mary and Patty make that apple and pumpkin pies, " You know Luce? Men, they never grow up."

Lucy giggled and hugged Kevin, " I would have never thought."

" Kevin," Karen started tugging at her son's shirt, " Can you help me with the groceries in the trunk of my car?" Kevin nodded and followed his mother outside. " So what's up with you and Luce? You two seem really close lately."

" What makes you think something's up?" He asked.

" I don't know. It's just I don't think a man and a woman should be so close to each other at this point in the relationship. Do you catch my drift?"

" No, I don't."

" I'm saying you may be moving things a little too quick for her. Slow down. Woman aren't the same emotionally and hormonally as men."

" What do you mean hormonally?" He questioned.

" I mean that they aren't so pressured and don't want to get into a physical relationship so fast."

" Ok. Sure, what ever you say."

" I just wanted to let you know, so if she reacts in a certain matter just know you may have gone too far."

" You have no idea mom," he mumbled under his breath.

" What was that?"

" Oh nothing." He grabbed the bag and walked inside.

" What are you doing?" Lucy said sitting down on the sofa in the living room. Natalie, Kristen, and Paige sat next to her on both sides.

" Watchin' the parade," Natalie said not taking her eyes off of the television screen.

" Do any of you guys know where Kevin is?"

" SHHHHHHHHH!" Kristen said turning over and looking at Lucy with a roll of her eyes, " The rockets are on."

Lucy let out a giggle, " Did you just sass off to me miss Kristen?"

" Please Lucy, be quiet." Lucy nodded and left the three to sit alone yet again.

Lucy stood up and started to walk down the hall towards the kitchen where the other adults where socializing. Just as she rounded the corner, Kevin caught her and whirled her around into his embrace. He looked deeply into her eyes and sighed, " Where have you been Luce? I've been looking for you every where."

" I've been here the whole time."

" Look, I was thinking we should wait to tell everyone about the baby."

" I was thinking the same thing."

" What about the engagement? Should we tell everyone about that?"

Kevin shrugged, " I don't see the harm in telling them. However, telling them about the baby would just take away our moment of glory because they would be angry."

" So it's settled then. We'll tell them about our engagement, but wait to tell them about the baby."

" Sounds good to me."

" Likewise."

The whole Kinkirk family, twelve to be exact, sat and chattered around the dining room table. A huge turkey sat in the middle of the table with all the sides such as mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, and filling spread out around them. The youngest of the guests sat on the end of the table, and Karen and Mike sat at the head. Mary sat next to Ben, Lucy sat next to Kevin, Patty-Mary sat next to her husband with the baby in between them.

Kevin reached for the turkey and served a piece to Lucy, " Are you ready to tell them yet?" He questioned.

Lucy shrugged, " I guess."

" Lucy and I have an announcement to make." Kevin started as he cleared his throat,

" Well, Luce and I are getting married."

The whole family was dead silent for a moment and then Ben broke the silence, " Mary and I also have an announcement to make. We're married."

" As in past tense? Are married?" Karen questioned.

Ben nodded, " We got married on Tuesday."

" Oh Ben, how could you do anything so stupid?" Karen said as she took a bite of chicken and turned to Mary, but she still spook to her son, " You and Mary only just met. I can't believe you would do anything so foolish."

" But mom, we're in love." Ben said in defense to himself and Mary as he placed a kiss on Mary's forehead.

" Did anyone hear us?" Kevin questioned clearly mad from loosing the spotlight, " Lucy and I are getting married."

" Oh that's great dear, but we have even bigger things to deal with than that."

" Right, bigger things."

Lucy and Kevin sat alone in the kitchen talking about the night's events, " A bowl of ice cream sat between them and they took turns taking a scoop.

" I'm sorry for how I reacted to your news at dinner," Kevin's mother said as she entered the room and sat beside Kevin and Lucy, " It's just I was sort of mad about Ben and Mary eloping."

" But mom, the truth is Ben's not your baby anymore and it's his life to do whatever he pleases with it."

" I just wish he would have thought about it first, or maybe told someone what he and Mary were planning to do before going and doing it."

" They're happy, and that is all that really matters."

" So, about that wedding. Have you two picked out a date yet?"

" We were thinking December 28," Lucy chimed in.

" But that's only in a month."

" We wanted to get married right away so that we could start our lives together. That is officially," Kevin said with a smile.

Karen nodded and left the two of them to talk together for the rest of the night, however long it may be.

Lucy sat at the counter and she and Kevin's apartment. She reached over and picked up the phone and began to dial.

" Hello, Camden house," a man with a calm voice said.

" Dad?" Lucy questioned.

" Lucy, is that you?"

" Yeah dad. Look, I was just calling to tell you that I'm fine and that I'm engaged to be married in a month."

" Wait slow down."

" I met someone, and we are engaged to be married in a month. The truth is dad I was calling because I was hoping you could come."


A/N: I hope you enjoyed that chapter because I really enjoyed writing it. I think it may be my favorite chapter yet. Anyway please review, and remember I need five reviews for an update and look for the next chapter coming soon.