Ch. 8 Cold Feet

24 Hours until the big day

5:30 Am

Lu's alarm clock goes off and starts brushing her teeth and while she's doing that, she's thinking to herself I know if Ben were here he wouldn't want me to go to workHowever, Lu being stubborn like she is she went to work anyway. Therefore, she got dressed and told Dana bye and left.

Lu arrives at the clinic

Lana: what are you doing here girl?

Lu: ummm… I work here

Lana: I know that but 2marrow is ur wedding day! You should be out shopping and making sure everything is right for 2marrow

Lu: yea that's what I wanted to do with Ben but since he is over his brother's house and since there's this thing where you can't see the bride for 24 hours I just wanted to come to work for a few hours

Lana: well kid after chat room im going to clear your schedule and we're going out shopping for your wedding ok!

Lu: ok Lana

10:30Am

Chat room is over

Lana: come on kid lets go make your day special!

Lu: I don't want to get a whole truckload of stuff Lana I'm not having a big wedding it's just going to be like 10 people in a beautiful park

Lana: ok Lu

Lu: ok let me go call Dana and see is she wants to go

Lana: ok hurry up kid

A few minutes later after Lu got off the phone with Dana

Lana: is she coming?

Lu: no she says Eva isn't feeling well

Lana: Awww I hope she feels better

Lu: yea me to, so lets go Lana!

But before they could walk out the door the phone rings at Lana's desk

Lana: picking up the phone RWHC

Ben: Hi Lana is Lu there?

Lana: yea hold on she hands Lu the phone

Lu: hello?

Ben: hey honey

Lu: hey baby smiling from ear to ear

Ben: what are u doing at work

Lu: I just came for chat room me and Lana was just about to leave

Ben: where yall going?

Lu: we're going shopping and we're going to check up on everything to see if its ready for 2marrow

Ben: I can't wait to see ur beautiful face 2marrow and I missed waking up next to you in the morning

Lu: I miss u to but just think by this time 2marrow we're going to be on our way to our honeymoon

Ben: that's how I got through the night last night

Lu: Awww…I love you babe

Ben: I love you to…so u and Lana have fun shopping

Lu: we will bye

Ben: bye

They hang up

Lana: Awww you should see the glow on your face when you heard his voice… well lets go before he calls again!

3 hours later…

Lana and Lu arrive at Lu's house after a fun day of shopping

Lu: so Lana your staying the night right so we all can get ready here together

Lana: yea… so is Andy coming here in the morning or is she going to meet us at the park

Lu: her, Lizzie, and Jessie are coming over in the morning

Lana: o ok

Lu walks to Dana's room then she knocks on the door

Lu: Dana can I come in

Dana: yea Lu

Lu: Is Eva feeling better?

Dana: yea I gave her children's Tylenol and then she feel asleep

Lu: ok that's good. So where's my girl Mercedes

Dana: Marc took her out for ice cream then they went to one of his friends' house, they should be home soon…Thank GOD for your son

Lu: laughing Lana's in the living room, she's staying the night so we can all get ready 2marrow together

Dana walks down the hallway to find Lana sleeping on the couch

Lu: well I guess this sleep over is… over

Dana: Laughing yup!

Lu drapes a blanket over Lana while she sleeps

Marc comes through the door holding Mercedes over his shoulder

Dana: Here let me take her…whispering to Marc thank you

So she takes her down the hall and into the room and lays her down on the bed

Lu: so did yall have fun together?

Marc: yea she is so smart I never knew a little girl could have all that knowledge in her head

Lu: well look who her mother is

Marc: laughing yea…mom y aren't you getting your rest? 2marrow is the big day!

Lu: I'm about to go to bed, but im to excited!

Marc: well mom go to bed and try to go to sleep… but I have to go to Ben's brother house so I won't be in a house with a bunch of girls!

Lu: Haha… bye honey

Marc: bye mom

Lu walks to Dana's room

Lu: well im off to bed Dana good night

Dana: ok good night Lu

The next morning...

5:30 AM

Lu wakes up and brews some coffee while Lu sits at the kitchen table Lana walks in

Lana: morning Lu

Lu: well good morning Mrs. Party Pooper, sleep well last night?

Lana: yup that couch is like a bed of feathers

Lu: yea I love that couch

Lana: Guess what today is!

Lu: I know! I'm getting really nervous

Lana: don't be Lu, just think how handsome he's going to look when you see him

Lu: I know and that's making me more nervous…Lana what if the sprinklers come on while everybody is sitting down and we're at the alter, what if it rains, what if… Lana cuts her off before she could say anything else

Lana: baby calm down, your going to have a beautiful wedding… so Lana changes the subject before Lu ends up crying so let me make you breakfast what would like. You want some pancakes, eggs, bacon, toast, and some orange juice.

Lu: yea I'm starving thanks Lana

While they're in the kitchen, Dana walks in

Dana: good morning guys

Lana: well good morning Dana, I'm making breakfast so I hope you're hungry

Dana: yea im starving, Lu today is the big day! Are you nervous?

Lana looks at Dana with a face that's telling Dana that she shouldn't have asked her that question

Lu: yea Dana im very nervous

So while they're talking Mercedes walks in

Dana: good morning baby

Lu: morning sleepy head

Mercedes: good morning

Lana: hey precious

Mercedes: hi Ms. Lana

By this time, Lana is done cooking and they're sitting down eating

Lana: come on girls we have to hurry up cause we have to be at the hairdresser by eight o' clock then we have to get out nails done then we have to see if the park is just how u wanted it to look

Lu: yea and we have to see if the caterer is making the right food, I wanted and we have to check on the cake!

Dana: well it seems like we have a lot of stuff to do in so little time

Lana: true… but if we keep sitting here talking about it we're going to have no time

Lu: so lets get dressed and lets go!

So they all got dressed and went out and did what they had to do

4 hours until the wedding...

While they're getting out the car they meet Andy and her kids in the parking lot

Lu: hey Andy

Andy: Hey Lu today is the big day!

Lu: I know im so nervous

Lana: hey Andy

Andy: hey Lana

Lu: Andy I want you to meet Dana Stowe my old partner I was telling you about

Andy: shaking Dana's hand Hi nice to finally meet you Dana…these are my two girls Lizzie and Jessie

Dana: nice to meet you Andy shaking her hand and u to Jessie and Lizzie shaking there hands

Andy: yall look so beautiful, im sorry I couldn't come with yall I had an emergency at the hospital

Lu: no that's ok…so let's go in the house so we can get ready

1 hour before the wedding...

Lu: Lana I don't think I can do this

Lana: what did Lana tell you baby this is ur day and it's going to be perfect and beautiful and this is going to be the best day of ur life

Lu: I know but… Lana cuts her off

Lana: Lu just stop… stop thinking bad things

Lu: ok im sorry

They're finally dressed and they're leaving out the door

15 minutes before the wedding...

Everybody's at the park…Peter, Dr. Jackson, Kayla, everybody is there except for Ben so Lu calls his cell phone but it keeps going to his answering Machine

Lu: Lana I know something was going to go wrong! I knew it

Lana; he's probably stuck in traffic and he left his phone at home knowing that couldn't have been why

Lu: yea you're probably right

Lana: yea so y don't you wait in here while Lana goes and gets everything ready

Lu: ok

5 minutes before the wedding...

There is no show of Ben

Lana calls his cell phone

Ben: hello? Sounding like he's been crying

Lana: where the hell are you! Lu is crying thinking that you don't want to marry her

Ben: Lana I do want to marry Lu I really do its just that I don't feel that she loves me like I love her

Lana: Ben are u crazy you should see the glow on her face when she talks to u on the phone, u should hear how she talks about u when we're in at the clinic…Ben please don't do this to her this is the best thing that's ever happened to her!

Ben: Lana tell Lu I'm sorry that I put her through all this pain and tell her that I love her with all my heart…ill talk to you later Lana

He just hangs up….