A/N: So, how about that premiere?

All I have to say is the Alex trick was cheap, (Rachel flashback), Linda did A-MAZ-ING, and I did not expect to see Goran first.

-Disclaimer in first chapter-

Ch 13. Remember When?

.:A Week Or So Later:.

I walked up the stairs with the mail in my left hand, flipping over it I couldn't help but laugh. "Hey, Luce," I said shutting the door and walking into the bathroom where I saw her sitting on the counter, "Look what we got in the mail today."

I handed her a big brown envelope and she opened it, "Our marriage license!" She smiled slightly and giggled.

"Yeah, looks like you're really stuck with me now."

Her smile faded and she put our license back in the envelope and handed it to me.

"You know, I hope you know when you said yes, it means you're supposed to be happy about the wedding."

"I am, I'm sorry, I just took another test…"

"Oh…and…"

She sighed and jumped off the counter, "Negative, like the last two."

"Oh, Luce. Hey, Luce." I said catching up with her as she sped off into the living room and plopped down on the couch. "We haven't been trying for that long."

"Yeah, I know. I'm just getting frustrated of waiting," She sighed and laid her head on my shoulder. We were both really tired with wedding plans, trying…trying and trying, working, it was adding up on both of us.

"But hey, you know what's in a month from today?"

She smiled and picked her head up, "I'll be Mrs. Carter."

"Yeah, and if my calculations are right, the next time you'll be ovulating is…"

"Umm, the wedding," She laughed, "Funny how that works out, huh?"

"Everything set for the wedding?"

"Monica called at six this morning to confirm everything and…" She stood up and walked to the kitchen, and pulled a note off the table, "Except she needs to know your best man's name."

I could feel the color drain from my face, "My best man?"

"Yeah, who is that by the way?"

"Wait! I thought since we were doing the whole-small-wedding thing, it was just me and you…"

Her eyes widened and her jaw hit the floor, "No, you're kidding! You're not supposed to do that, remember last time you did that and I freaked out?" She walked over to me, ready to give me a big hit across the shoulder.

I walked into the kitchen, "No, uh, I'm not kidding. Who the hell is your maid of honor?"

"Abby! Abby is my maid of honor!"

"Ok, this can be fixed…"

"Where are you going to find a best man in a month? Oh, and he needs a tux, why didn't Monica tell us this?"

"I haven't been at the last few meetings because I've been working so we can have a nice long honeymoon," I took her hand and tried to calm her down.

"Carter!" She pulled her hands away, "Who are you going to ask!"

"Don't worry, babe, I have an idea," I kissed the top of her head, "Now go get ready for work."

She sighed, "Alright, I'll be in the shower."

I lightly spanked her ass while she walked into the bathroom, "I'll join you in a few."

She laughed and turned her head, winking at me, and then walked into the bathroom.

I picked up the phone and dialed a not so familiar number, listening to the phone ring, and ring, I became a little nervous, and then the familiar voice answered, "Hello?"

"Hey, Luka, I kinda need a favor."

.:June 15th:.

The nerve wracking, yet exciting rehearsal and we all sat around at the restaurant inside of a hotel. Lucy was dressed beautifully; in a dark blue dress which made her eyes, if possible, even a deeper blue. She's been a mix between freaking out and laughing the whole night. And me…I could hardly even keep still. Barbara was going picture crazy. Every five minutes, or any time I kissed Lucy, a bright flash of white light followed. Lucy's mother Barbra cried a lot, but she was happy.

My father, grandmother, and even my mother showed up. Luka, (who agreed to be my best man), Abby, Susan, (who was showing a lot by now, and Luka could barely concentrate on the duties of being my best man when he was so busy worrying about Susan), Doug and Carol (who STILL weren't married), and their twin daughters Tess and Kate became our flower girls, Mark, Elizabeth, Ella, Rachel, Chunni, Chunni's date, and lastly Monica was there, to keep it all under control. So, the small private room, which was only meant to hold about 10 people, held about double that, with kids screaming, people laughing, it was great. Lucy looked at me from across the table with this smile on her face and sparkles in her eye, I smiled back and our moment was interrupted by Monica tapping on her glass with a spoon and then she looked towards me, which from our last rehearsal for the rehearsal meant I had to make a speech.

So I stood up held my glass in there air and started, "Okay I know it's only the rehearsal dinner, so don't expect much of a speech here-"

"Carter, we didn't expect much of one in the first place!" Yelled Doug, and then Carol's loud and contagious laughter followed.

"Oh yeah, Doug, well I'll be using an altered version of this for your wedding. So I guess tomorrow is the big day huh? And I'm nervous as hell, but I'm guessing that's how I'm supposed to feel…Ahh sorry, Monica, I worked on my vows for tomorrow more then this. But, I just wanted to thank everybody for coming, especially on such short notice. And a lot of you guys are in question for why we did exactly change the date. And contrary to popular belief, it's not because I 'knocked her up'. Okay, Chunni?" I gave her an eye knowing the rumors she's been spreading.

"I'm just saying!" She yelled back.

I shrugged and continued talking, "But, we thought why wait an extra two months to complete something that we both waited forever for-"

And again Doug's voice interrupted me, "Yeah, Carter, how much are you paying her for this exactly?"

Then, I heard Lucy giggle, and my face turned red, "No, Doug, she's the one that's paying me believe me." Before I could continue I heard the "awes" from the women, "So, since I'm out of things to say, Monica's giving me a look, and I'm starting to get dizzy from Barbara's camera, and before Doug makes another joke, I just wanted to say," And then, I turned to Lucy, "That I love you, and am, beyond thrilled to share our life together." Our family and friends clapped, Lucy stood up, hugged her arms around my neck, and kissed me.

.:Later That Night:.

We stood outside, hand in hand and a slight breeze blew her hair in the wind.

"So, uh, I guess this is like our first night apart in a while, huh?" She shivered slightly.

"Cold?" I took my coat and laid it over her shoulders, "Yeah, I know. I'm going to miss you."

She sighed, "Me too, but by this time tomorrow…"

"We'll be at the Penthouse at the top of this hotel."

"And I'll be your wife…"

"Forever," I smiled and hugged her tight. I could feel her arms grip tighter around me. I backed away and looked at her, "So, you'll be okay in the hotel?"

"Yeah. Abby, my mother and myself are sharing a room on the bottom floor. Will you be alright at home?"

I nodded, "Luka's staying in the guest room to make sure I don't go completely nuts."

"Nervous about marrying me, huh?"

I shook my head and rubbed her shoulders, "No, excited, very excited."

"Me too."

I sighed and looked at Luka pointing at his watch, "I guess, I better go."

"Yeah, me too, I still have to get my nails done."

Our lips met and we kissed for a long time before letting go of one another.

"So, I guess I'll see you tomorrow?"

"I'll be the one in the white dress," She kissed my cheek and started to walk into the hotel.

"Hey, Luce, wait!" She turned around and looked at me, "I love you."

"I love you, too, Carter." She waved and walked into the hotel.

I watched her go for a while before Luka came up behind me.

"Ready?"

"Uh,yeah. Let's roll and rock!"

Luka looked at me oddly then laughed a little, "Okay."

.:Even Later That Night:.

"So, it's the night before your wedding, shouldn't we be like surrounded by strippers and getting drunk?"

I looked at him up from my beer, "No, that would be the bachelor's party…"

"Oh, and we aren't having one of those…why?" Asked Luka as she stood up and walked around my kitchen.

I eyed him, "Uh, because Lucy and I changed the date of our wedding."

"Oh, that's right." Luka sat down across from me and sipped his beer.

"Thanks, for being my best man on such short notice."

"No problem. I'm here to help and I get a free beer for the night. Eh?" He again, stood up and walked around, "So why did you change the date?" His thumb scratched the label of the beer bottle.

Smiling, I rolled the beer around in its bottle and watched it swirl. "We're trying."

My best man smiled big and sat across from me, "Wow! For a baby?"

I nodded, "Yeah, for about three months now. She's ovulating tomorrow…so…."

He smiled and looked at his hand, which was sitting on the table and lost himself, "Our honeymoon is when, uh, Jasna was conceived, so… good luck."

I looked at him and nodded, "Must be good luck." Luka smiled and looked at his beer, "And Susan?" I asked while Luka trailed his finger around the glass bottle.

"Ah, that was a one-time-thing, and completely unrelated."

I never liked Luka much. Well it's not like I disliked the guy, but we were different, very different, or so I thought. But when I saw the reaction to just the mention of his daughter, I knew how wrong I was.

"So, were you as nervous as I am?"

His strong laughter filled the room as he nodded, "Yes! I thought I was going to explode. But, trust me, once you see her walking down the isle," He raised to throw his beer can away, and mine also, "You remember it's not about the wedding, it's about her and you."

I nodded, "I'll remember that."

"You and Lucy wrote your own vows?"

I nodded and walked into the living room, "Yeah, think I need to practice?"

He shrugged and followed, "Couldn't hurt."

"Ok, just let me get my note cards," I walked to my messenger brown bag that I carried to work everyday and opened it, "Oh crap!" I dumped it out onto the floor, "No! No! No! Ahh shit!"

I heard Luka's footsteps as he walked down the hall, "Missing something?"

"Yeah, my note cards!"

"You don't have them memorized at all?"

"Yeah, I do. Ok um…" I began to pace, "Lucy, I never-wait no! Lucy, you are-damn that's not it either. Oh yeah! Lucy, I'll never…" I sighed and looked at Luka, as shocked as he looked, "Okay, they must be in my locker at work. I'm going to grab them."

"Want me to come?"

I shook my head, "No. One of us should get some rest." I grabbed the keys off the coffee table and ran into my jeep.

.:Twenty Minutes Later:.

I ran into work as fast as I could and found my locker. There, I spun my combination.

37-47-23

It opened with ease. And there, laid my two note cards on the shelf, I grabbed them, shoved them into my pocket and headed for my way back home, trying not to be seen but failing miserably.

"What is this like a pre-wedding party?" Yelled Chunni.

"Ha ha, No. I just forgot my note cards, and I was never here."

"You know that Lucy's here right?" She asked flipping over a chart.

"What is she doing here!" I walked up to admit to question Chunni.

"I don't know. She's on the roof though."

I stood in my place and thought for about a second before I ran up the stairs and onto the roof. Only to see Lucy, which had so reminded me of all the times we sat up here.

"Lucy, what the hell are you doing here?"

She spun around, shocked. (Like me) And her blue eyes sparkled, like they always did in the moonlight, just like every other time we sat up here, "I think I should be asking you the same thing."

I sat next to her and took her hand in mine, "Forgot something. You?"

"Ditto." She responded. And became distracted by the city lights, then she spoke again, "I lied to you."

"When?"

"When I said I never saw myself getting married."

"I know," I fiddled my hands in my pockets.

"You know!" She looked over at me stunned.

"Yeah, I mean not then. But, that was your tough-girl cover."

"Hmm…"

"But if you ever lie to me again, you can look for another rotation," I sternly joked at her.

She smiled and looked at me, "I remember hating you so much up here. You were so hard on me for something so stupid like an IV. Then, like right after that, when you told me I fought the good fight. When you held me while I cried, I realized you weren't such a bad guy. Then, that one time, when we talked about marriage and our parents' marriage…or well not-marriage in my case. I never thought I'd be sitting up here the night before my wedding…and getting married to you."

I stroked her cheek and looked into her eyes, "Me too."

She shook her head, "If somebody would have told me then I would marry you, and be trying to get pregnant with you… I would never believe them."

I snickered a little and agreed, "Me neither."

She sighed at stood up, "I still can't believe it."

"That we're getting married?" I followed her action and also stood up.

"That you're marrying me," Her shoulders shrugged.

"What's that supposed to mean?"

She shrugged, "I really don't even know, the last few years have gone by…"

"So fast," I finished her sentence, "But, I wouldn't change anything."

Lucy shook her head as her hair flew from side to side, "Me neither."

I picked up her hand and looked at it, "Nice nails."

She laughed, "Thanks, Abby's friend came by the hotel room." She paused and giggled a little more, "Carter, what are we doing up here?"

I mirrored her laugh, "I have no idea, but we can't be up here for much longer because, in forty-nine minutes, it will be midnight."

"Oh yeah, the bad luck thing," She pulled my hand and started to walk toward the stairs.

"So, I'm guessing you want me to take you to the hotel too?"

"Unless you'd like me to take the eL alone at night…"

I rolled my eyes and held the door open for her, "Then, let's go!"

After I dropped Lucy off at the hotel, and we kissed for the last time as just fiancés, I went back to our apartment; Luka fell asleep on the couch. So after I stood in front of our mirror, and practiced my vows over and over again, I finally felt tired, and was able to get a half decent sleep for tomorrow.