"You are insane Lexie." Robert said as he paced back and forth in their
room. He had grabbed her and pulled her upstairs as soon as he had heard
the idea for the last minute wedding.
"Why am I insane? Robert, you and I have already talked about the fact that neither of us want a huge wedding."
He nodded in agreement. "That is true but Lex, we have some things to work out before we do this. Two days ago we were separated and now you want to run down the isle? That is asinine."
Lexie cocked her head to the side and crossed her arms, which Robert never took as a good sign. "I agree that we have things to work out but do you think that we won't be able to work them out and then you will want to back out of the wedding?"
He walked over and sat down next to her, pulling her into his arms. "Never. Not in a million years would I walk away from you again. I just don't want you to do anything that you will regret down the road."
She turned his face to meet hers. "I could never regret marring you. Not for a second. I just feel that if we can give your mother one last joy that we should."
Robert sighed and his lips started to form a grin. "I love you."
She smiled back. "I love you too." They stared at each other for a second and he stood up and sighed dramatically.
"When do you want to do this?"
She grinned at him. "This weekend. Sunday."
He leaned down and kissed her softly, his lips lingering on hers. "Well I guess you have a lot to do then." Lexie squealed and leaped up, throwing her arms around his neck and giving him a dramatic kiss before she ran downstairs to tell Maggie the big news.
The rest of the week was a blur for Robert. The only time he saw Lexie sit still was when she was on the phone. Gamma had not been pleased and had threatened to not come until she realized that Lexie was going to do this with or without her. John had been shocked and confused but he had started to realize that if Romano and his sister were really going to be together than this would probably be a normal state of mind for him. He was genuinely honored that she had asked him to walk her down the isle though so he made his plane reservation and went to Washington along with a few others from Chicago. He and Susan had ended up on the same flight so they chatted for most of the flight until she fell asleep. When they landed Carter got the rental car while Susan went to get the luggage and then they picked up Elizabeth from the connecting terminal. Luka and Abby had tried to come but Kerry had been adamant about it not happening. She didn't want this marriage to happen at all in fact. She knew that it would end up being a human resources nightmare but there wasn't a thing she could do other than be a bitch about it. Gamma flew in that afternoon on the only flight that had a first class seat available and she met up with John in the hotel. Susan and Elizabeth were sharing a room and both were excited to finally have some time to relax. Ella had stayed back in Chicago with her nanny and this was the first time in months that Elizabeth could just do what she wanted.
"Can you believe all of this is happening?" Susan asked as they opened the second bottle of wine in the joined sitting room of their suite.
"I can't believe that Robert found a beautiful, intelligent woman that actually loves him. I swear that man was going to die old and alone and now he has a baby on the way and is about to have a wife."
Susan laughed. "I hate to admit it though, but I am a little jealous."
Elizabeth almost choked on her wine. "Jealous of whom?"
"Of them. They are so obviously in love that it makes me sick." Elizabeth nodded in agreement. "But you know what I am talking about. You had that with Mark."
Elizabeth smiled at the sound of his name. "Yes, I loved Mark very much. But I see something in Lexie and Robert that is no comparison to us. They have this almost storybook kind of love. The kind that most never find."
Both Susan and Elizabeth sighed and took drinks then looked at each other and laughed. They finished off their wine and started getting ready for the wedding.
An hour later they met Carter and Gamma in the lobby. Gamma was already waiting in the limousine and Susan and Elizabeth exchanged a grin as they follow Carter out to meet her. They made small talk on the drive to Robert's mother's house and Susan and sighed as they pulled into the long drive lined with large tress while small white flowers littered the borders. It was a house out of a fairytale and it seemed hard to believe that someone like Romano could have ever come from a place like this. Robert met them on the front porch as the driver helped them all out of the car and stood looking uncomfortable as he greeted them. It almost seemed like an invasion into his personal life to have them here but for Lexie he would do it. Elizabeth and Susan went upstairs to help Lexie finish getting ready while Gamma and Maggie got to know each other. John and Robert sat in an uncomfortable silence and made small talk until the priest arrived and Robert used that as an excuse to leave and John used it as an excuse to find Lexie. He knocked quietly on the door and waited until Susan opened the door.
"Hey, can I come in?" He asked sheepishly and Susan smiled. Carter was still so adorable.
"Of course you can." He heard Lexie say from inside. Susan opened the door further and John couldn't help but smile. Lexie stood fastening her earring in front of the full length mirror and he had never seen her look more beautiful. She had chosen a simple cream colored dress that was tightly fit on top but then cascaded out in an A line design. The small straps looked barley visible next to her lightly colored skin and her long curls were loosely pulled up in a simple ponytail. She had chosen small white flowers instead of a veil and they brought out the richness of her deep brown hair.
"We will leave you two alone." Elizabeth said quietly and pulled Susan out of the room.
"Barbi, you look." He stammered and she smiled
"Thank you Johnny." She said breathlessly. She couldn't tell if the butterflies in her stomach were nerves or the baby kicking. A slight knock at the door interrupted them and John peeked out the door and let his grandmother in. She clasped her hands together over her mouth and sighed.
"Oh Barbara, you look spectacular." Lexie walked over and wrapped her arms around her grandmother.
"Thank you Gamma. But don't cry." The women smiled at each other.
"It's time my dear." Lexie nodded. "And you are sure that this is what you want?" Lexie nodded. "Than I wish you all of the love and happiness in the world." The women embraced again and John cleared his throat.
"Well let's go make an honest woman out of you." Gamma turned and smacked his arm and walked out of the room. John put out his arm for her and she took it, grabbing her bouquet as they walked out of the room.
"Why am I insane? Robert, you and I have already talked about the fact that neither of us want a huge wedding."
He nodded in agreement. "That is true but Lex, we have some things to work out before we do this. Two days ago we were separated and now you want to run down the isle? That is asinine."
Lexie cocked her head to the side and crossed her arms, which Robert never took as a good sign. "I agree that we have things to work out but do you think that we won't be able to work them out and then you will want to back out of the wedding?"
He walked over and sat down next to her, pulling her into his arms. "Never. Not in a million years would I walk away from you again. I just don't want you to do anything that you will regret down the road."
She turned his face to meet hers. "I could never regret marring you. Not for a second. I just feel that if we can give your mother one last joy that we should."
Robert sighed and his lips started to form a grin. "I love you."
She smiled back. "I love you too." They stared at each other for a second and he stood up and sighed dramatically.
"When do you want to do this?"
She grinned at him. "This weekend. Sunday."
He leaned down and kissed her softly, his lips lingering on hers. "Well I guess you have a lot to do then." Lexie squealed and leaped up, throwing her arms around his neck and giving him a dramatic kiss before she ran downstairs to tell Maggie the big news.
The rest of the week was a blur for Robert. The only time he saw Lexie sit still was when she was on the phone. Gamma had not been pleased and had threatened to not come until she realized that Lexie was going to do this with or without her. John had been shocked and confused but he had started to realize that if Romano and his sister were really going to be together than this would probably be a normal state of mind for him. He was genuinely honored that she had asked him to walk her down the isle though so he made his plane reservation and went to Washington along with a few others from Chicago. He and Susan had ended up on the same flight so they chatted for most of the flight until she fell asleep. When they landed Carter got the rental car while Susan went to get the luggage and then they picked up Elizabeth from the connecting terminal. Luka and Abby had tried to come but Kerry had been adamant about it not happening. She didn't want this marriage to happen at all in fact. She knew that it would end up being a human resources nightmare but there wasn't a thing she could do other than be a bitch about it. Gamma flew in that afternoon on the only flight that had a first class seat available and she met up with John in the hotel. Susan and Elizabeth were sharing a room and both were excited to finally have some time to relax. Ella had stayed back in Chicago with her nanny and this was the first time in months that Elizabeth could just do what she wanted.
"Can you believe all of this is happening?" Susan asked as they opened the second bottle of wine in the joined sitting room of their suite.
"I can't believe that Robert found a beautiful, intelligent woman that actually loves him. I swear that man was going to die old and alone and now he has a baby on the way and is about to have a wife."
Susan laughed. "I hate to admit it though, but I am a little jealous."
Elizabeth almost choked on her wine. "Jealous of whom?"
"Of them. They are so obviously in love that it makes me sick." Elizabeth nodded in agreement. "But you know what I am talking about. You had that with Mark."
Elizabeth smiled at the sound of his name. "Yes, I loved Mark very much. But I see something in Lexie and Robert that is no comparison to us. They have this almost storybook kind of love. The kind that most never find."
Both Susan and Elizabeth sighed and took drinks then looked at each other and laughed. They finished off their wine and started getting ready for the wedding.
An hour later they met Carter and Gamma in the lobby. Gamma was already waiting in the limousine and Susan and Elizabeth exchanged a grin as they follow Carter out to meet her. They made small talk on the drive to Robert's mother's house and Susan and sighed as they pulled into the long drive lined with large tress while small white flowers littered the borders. It was a house out of a fairytale and it seemed hard to believe that someone like Romano could have ever come from a place like this. Robert met them on the front porch as the driver helped them all out of the car and stood looking uncomfortable as he greeted them. It almost seemed like an invasion into his personal life to have them here but for Lexie he would do it. Elizabeth and Susan went upstairs to help Lexie finish getting ready while Gamma and Maggie got to know each other. John and Robert sat in an uncomfortable silence and made small talk until the priest arrived and Robert used that as an excuse to leave and John used it as an excuse to find Lexie. He knocked quietly on the door and waited until Susan opened the door.
"Hey, can I come in?" He asked sheepishly and Susan smiled. Carter was still so adorable.
"Of course you can." He heard Lexie say from inside. Susan opened the door further and John couldn't help but smile. Lexie stood fastening her earring in front of the full length mirror and he had never seen her look more beautiful. She had chosen a simple cream colored dress that was tightly fit on top but then cascaded out in an A line design. The small straps looked barley visible next to her lightly colored skin and her long curls were loosely pulled up in a simple ponytail. She had chosen small white flowers instead of a veil and they brought out the richness of her deep brown hair.
"We will leave you two alone." Elizabeth said quietly and pulled Susan out of the room.
"Barbi, you look." He stammered and she smiled
"Thank you Johnny." She said breathlessly. She couldn't tell if the butterflies in her stomach were nerves or the baby kicking. A slight knock at the door interrupted them and John peeked out the door and let his grandmother in. She clasped her hands together over her mouth and sighed.
"Oh Barbara, you look spectacular." Lexie walked over and wrapped her arms around her grandmother.
"Thank you Gamma. But don't cry." The women smiled at each other.
"It's time my dear." Lexie nodded. "And you are sure that this is what you want?" Lexie nodded. "Than I wish you all of the love and happiness in the world." The women embraced again and John cleared his throat.
"Well let's go make an honest woman out of you." Gamma turned and smacked his arm and walked out of the room. John put out his arm for her and she took it, grabbing her bouquet as they walked out of the room.
