A/N: As always, thanks for reading, following and reviewing! It is much appreciated. The last chapter was a little different, but like I said, it was something that popped into my head and needed to be written so thanks for indulging me.

I realized something while writing this chapter. Did you know that I started writing this story almost 2 years ago?! This leads me to say Happy Minxiversary! It's really hard for me to believe that I've been doing this for that long. Writing this and the other stories I've posted to this site, but particularly this one, has brought back my love of writing. I hadn't written anything in a long time, and writing this has been really fun and I've loved every minute of it. The thing with this story is that I've never been able to figure out exactly where to break it and make a sequel. So, I just keep adding to it, and I'll keep adding to it for the foreseeable future because I have a lot of ideas left and still no idea of where to cut it off. I hope you keep enjoying this journey through the lives of the Tasker-Montgomery family.

This chapter deals with the Minx bachelorette party. I have two words that I think will pretty much sum things up, Road Trip! Hope you enjoy this update!

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Kendall and Greenlee stopped by the Miranda Center to check on Bianca. Tonight was the joint bachelorette party for her and Marissa, and they wanted to make sure she left work in time. Actually, they wanted to make sure both guests of honor left work in time which is why they also had a stop planned at Marissa's office when they were done at the Center. The friends found Bianca's assistant Jan along with Aya as soon as they entered the building.

"Good afternoon, ladies. Are you ready for tonight?"

Aya smiled. "I know I definitely am, Kendall. I've heard a lot about this club and can't wait to check it out."

"Neither can I. We went to their website, and it looks really hot. I have a feeling this night is going to be really fun." Jan added. "Have either of you been there?"

Greenlee shook her head. "No, we haven't, but we'd heard a lot about it from a buyer. When Kendall and I started discussing where to have this shindig, it just sounded like the perfect place."

Kendall and Greenlee had finally settled on a dance club in Philadelphia called 'Verve'. It was described as the 'in' place. Anyone who was anyone would be found there. Celebrity appearances were common place as well which added to the degree of difficulty of getting in. Well, it was difficult unless you were Kendall or Greenlee and had their connections. They only had to pull a couple of strings to secure their entry into Philadelphia's hottest dance club. It was actually more than just securing entry into the club. They had VIP passes which gave them access to a private area along with their own private bar. It was the perfect set-up for them. Both Bianca and Marissa loved to dance so they definitely would have fun as would everyone else in their group. More importantly, having the private bar allowed them additional security. Kendall spoke to the manager and the scheduled bartender personally and explained the situation that the couple was trying to conceive. Strict instructions were giving that absolutely under no circumstances was alcohol to be served to Marissa who may or may not already be pregnant. Whether or not Bianca would drink was up in the air. She had been abstaining along with her fiancée, but Marissa had said she was fine if Bianca wanted to cut loose and have a few drinks. Marissa knew that Bianca certainly didn't need her permission, but she wanted her fiancée to know that she more than okay with what she might decide. Either way, Kendall and Greenlee didn't want to take any chances that something could slip past them accidentally because they knew drinks would be flowing and people would be wanting to buy them for the guests of honor.

There were a couple of other major parts they had to plan for the night in question. The club was in Philadelphia which was over two hours away by car so they would need transportation there. It didn't seem right to them to ask everyone invited to the party to drive themselves so Kendall and Greenlee rented a limo. Not just any limo mind you but a Cadillac Escalade stretch limo. It could seat up to 20 people and was loaded with amenities. There was a fully stocked bar, a flat screen TV and a state of the art sound system among the list. What they really liked though was the disco floor the vehicle had. It could be synched in time with the music and would be a great way to get the group in the mood for the club on the drive up.

Since the club was some distance away, Kendall and Greenlee thought it would be a good idea to stay overnight in Philadelphia. This way, the group could stay out as late as they wanted and enjoy themselves without worrying about getting back home. Having rooms also gave them a place to freshen up after the drive from Pine Valley and before hitting the club. Plus, they thought it would add to the fun. To that end, a block of rooms was reserved for the night at the Ritz-Carlton for the attendees, including their driver whom they wanted to be well rested for the drive home. Kendall and Greenlee were going to take full advantage of everything the posh hotel had to offer from the outstanding restaurant where they would dine before heading out for the evening to the hotel's spa which they would use for some much needed pampering the next day. Kendall and Greenlee wanted only the best for the brides-to-be. Bianca and Marissa deserved no less so they were pulling out all the stops.

"So, are you packed?" Kendall asked.

Both Jan and Aya nodded.

"We're meeting at your place at 5:00, right?"

Kendall nodded. "Correct. We'll leave at 5:30. The boss hasn't given you a hard time about leaving early, has she?"

Aya laughed. "Well, she's usually pretty tough, but seeing as this is her party, she's good with it."

"I'm glad to hear that. Hey, is she free? We want to make sure she leaves early herself." Greenlee added.

Jan shook her head. "No worries there. Bianca's already gone. She left around lunch."

"She did?"

"Yeah, she mentioned needing to run a few errands. One of which was a fitting for her wedding dress."

"Oh, okay. I guess our work here is done then. We'll see you in a few hours." Kendall smiled as she and Greenlee took their leave.

/

The next stop for Kendall and Greenlee was Marissa's office. Seeing the redhead's office was empty, the pair headed to Brian's office where they found not only him but Marissa's paralegal Lisa. The two were reviewing a document of some sort.

Brian smiled and greeted the friends. "Ladies, what brings you two to this neck of the woods? No legal problems, I hope."

Kendall grinned. "Not today and not yet at least. Besides, we have Marissa on call. Speaking of which, we're looking for your work wife."

Lisa laughed. "See! I told you that's how everybody saw you two and not just Bianca and Stef."

Brian rolled his eyes. His wife and Bianca teased them both about being work spouses even though they knew they were only friends. Stef and Bianca were just glad their partners had someone that had their backs at work. Brian and Marissa for their parts just took the teasing in stride. "Yeah, yeah, whatever. Marissa's not here. I'm not exactly sure what her schedule is, but I'm sure 'Miss I Told You So' probably knows."

Lisa grinned. "In fact I do. She was dropping off some motions at the clerk's office before going to a fitting for her wedding dress. After that, she was going home to get ready for tonight."

"It looks like we're 0 for 2 today in tracking them down." Greenlee smirked.

"Yeah, I guess it does. Well, at least neither one of them is working late." Kendall saw the confused looks on Brian's and Lisa's faces. "We stopped by Bianca's office before coming here. It seems my little sister also left early for a fitting. It makes sense I suppose since the wedding is in just two weeks. Hey, did she give any indication whether or not she knows what we have on tap for them tonight?"

Lisa shook her head. "Not to me she hasn't, and I know I haven't said anything. So to the best of my knowledge, they don't know anything. Oh in case I didn't say it before, thanks for inviting me. It sounds like we're in for a great night."

Greenlee smiled. Lisa, in fact, had thanked them twice already. It was clear how much the paralegal liked Marissa. She also respected and looked up to the redhead. Marissa, in turn, liked the younger woman and was more than happy to mentor her. Seeing as how the two also shared the same sense of humor, it was no surprise that they became friends as well. "You're welcome, again. What about you, Brian?"

The man held his hands up in mock surrender. "Don't look at me. Stef has kept me in the dark. All I know is that I'm riding solo with Jamie until sometime late tomorrow and am not allowed to call unless it's an emergency. She's really looking forward to whatever you have planned."

Kendall sighed and stood. "Alrighty then. I guess we're done here too. See you at my house in a little while, Lisa."

/

"Hey, I'm sorry I'm late." Bianca gave Marissa a quick kiss before taking the seat next to her in the waiting room.

"Given the fact that I'm still out here and not in there yet, I'd say that you're just in time. The doctor is running a little behind."

"Good. I mean good that I didn't miss anything, not good that she's running late. How late is late by the way? Because we can't be late for our own party. Kendall and Greenlee would never let us hear the end of it."

Marissa chuckled. "God, you are so cute when you're like this."

Bianca furrowed her eyebrows in confusion. "Like what?"

"Flustered and a little nervous."

The brunette rolled her eyes. "You are so not right."

"Yep! Don't worry. Dr. Abbott is only a few minutes behind. We should be done here in plenty of time to get to our fittings before heading home. We won't be late. Both of our bags as well as the kids' are already packed. Susan is picking them up from school. We're good. Besides, shouldn't I be the one all nervous here?"

Bianca laughed at Marissa's playful teasing. "Sorry for the mini freak out. I'm much better now. I just don't want to disappoint Kendall or Greenlee by being late. They've put a lot of work into whatever they have planned for tonight. Plus, I worry about you and our little one. I just want to be sure the both of you are doing well."

Marissa grinned. "Well, both of us are feeling pretty good. And yes, Kendall and Greenlee have put a lot of work in. They won't be disappointed. We're got a nice cushion of time. Don't forget. Tonight is about having fun."

"Yes, it is. Hey, how are you so calm?"

"It's easy. I have you to get me through this."

"Yeah, you definitely do, always." Bianca squeezed Marissa's hand.

"Besides, only one of us is allowed to freak out at a time, remember?"

Bianca chuckled. "You're right. I forgot about that."

"Marissa Tasker?"

"That's me. We're on."

/

Marissa sat upright on the examining room table and looked expectantly at her doctor.

"Everything looks good, Marissa. Both you and your baby are doing great."

Both Bianca and Marissa released a relieved breath.

"How are you feeling?"

"I'm feeling pretty good. It feels like I have a little bit more energy."

Dr. Abbott nodded. "That's normal for this stage of your pregnancy. How is the morning sickness?"

"About that, there's definitely false advertisement on 'morning' sickness. If you want to be accurate about it, it should be called 'anytime of the day' sickness. I think I might have to look into that from a legal perspective." Marissa smirked.

The doctor laughed. "I forgot I'm dealing with a lawyer. I'm afraid I can't help you out with that one, Marissa. That's out of my hands."

The redhead shrugged. "Oh well, it was worth a shot."

Bianca simply shook her head in amusement at her fiancée's quips.

"How are you doing with the 'anytime of the day' sickness? Any better?"

"Yes, it is, thankfully. It's nice to actually be able to keep something down."

"Good. Like I said earlier, you're doing great. You're almost through your first trimester. Have you decided when you're going to start telling people?"

"Bianca and I decided to wait until after the wedding. We'll tell them when we get back from our honeymoon."

"We don't want to overwhelm them with everything all at once."

"That sounds like a good plan to me. Alright, I will see you in a month. Congratulations on the wedding."

"Thank you, Dr. Abbott."

After Marissa was dressed, Bianca held out her hand. "Come on, Counselor. We have dresses to try on and a party to get ready for."

/

The Tasker-Montgomery family arrived early at the Slaters' and were promptly greeted by Kendall. The kids quickly ran off to find their cousins with Max trailing behind.

"Wow, I have to admit that I'm impressed you're already here and even more so that you're early."

"Bianca and I skipped out of work a little early. We couldn't have everyone waiting for us, especially the Dynamic Duo."

"Yeah, I know." Upon seeing the questioning looks on the couple's faces, Kendall fessed up. "Greenlee and I made the rounds to make sure you were going to leave work on time. By the time we got to your offices, we found out you were already gone. By the way, how did the fittings go?"

Bianca shook her head. "Of course you and Greenlee were checking up on us. The fittings went great. The dresses are almost done. She just has a few more adjustments to make. The kids' outfits are done though. We've got those stashed in a closet in one of the guest rooms and out of sight from the kids."

"That's great that theirs are done. When will yours be, and you still haven't seen each other's, right?"

"They'll be done next week, and no, we've been behaving ourselves. We still don't know what the other's look like."

"Good. We need to keep at least one surprise for you two on the big day. Have you given anymore thought on whether or not you'll see each other before the ceremony? Are you going to spend the night before and the morning of together or apart?"

"With everything we have going on, neither of us can see how it would work not being at home together. Besides, we think it might be nice for the five of us to have a couple of hours to ourselves that morning before the madness begins and we're invaded." Bianca added thoughtfully.

"When you put it like that, it makes sense."

"Bianca and I thought so. Plus, it gives us a little more time with them before we go away on our honeymoon. It's going to be hard not seeing them for a week."

"I know it will be, but you know that Zach and I will take care of them. So, is everyone up for tonight?"

Marissa nodded. "We know, and there's no one we trust more than the two of you. As for tonight, we are definitely up for whatever you have in store for us. Oh, we brought over what you asked for. Miranda has it. Are you sure Zach and Ryan will agree to it?"

"There's not a doubt in my mind that they will. I know for a fact that Zach is pretty much incapable of saying 'no' to his nieces, especially when they bat their big brown eyes at him. As for Greenlee, she has Emma all prepped on how to play Ryan. They don't stand a chance."

Bianca was laughing so hard at what was planned for the night the she snorted.

Marissa grinned. "See. How can I ever resist you when you do that?"

Bianca continued to laugh for another minute before finally catching her breath. She loved the idea her sister and her partner in crime came up with. Gabby would ask her Uncle Zach and Ryan if they could have a tea party. It turns out that she would just so happen to have her tea set with her. Miranda and Emma would quickly latch onto the idea. Zach and Ryan would cave and participate. Pictures would of course be taken and used as needed by the wives in the future. "All I have to say is that you and Greenlee are evil geniuses."

"I'm an evil genius, huh? Thanks! That's about the nicest thing anyone has ever said to me." Greenlee smirked as she joined the other women. "What did I do to deserve this honor?"

"The tea party." Marissa answered with a grin.

"Ah yes, I'm rather proud of myself for that. Emma's really up for it and brought some supplies to accessorize their outfits."

"What exactly inspired you to come up with this?"

"Basically, Ryan was hacking me off the other day with his macho attitude. I just thought he needed to be taken down a peg or two. This seemed like a fun way to do it. When I mentioned it to Kendall, she jumped at the idea."

"Yeah, Zach's not as bad as Ryan, but I thought it would be pretty fun. There's a lot of testosterone in this house. I need to break it up whenever I can, and my husband participating in a tea party and possibly wearing a boa is just the ticket."

Suddenly, all six children ran into the room.

Kendall managed to grab her oldest son. "Hold your horses, mister. Where's the fire?"

"The limo's here, and it's really, really, really big! Can we go see it, Mom?"

The other kids soon chimed in and pleaded with their mothers. Zach and Ryan appeared and wanted to check out the vehicle as well.

"Sure. Let's all go, but no one touches anything. That goes double for the two biggest kids over there."

Zach and Ryan attempted to look offended by Kendall's remark but failed to convince anyone that they were.

/

Guests for the party started arriving shortly after the Slaters, Laverys, and Montgomery-Taskers finished their inspection of the limo.

"Oh my god, that thing is huge. I don't think we're going to have to worry about being cramped in there." Aya chuckled.

"I don't know that I've ever seen a limo that big. It's definitely an upgrade from the party buses I've been in before." Lisa added as they went inside the Slater house.

Soon, everyone had arrived. Randi, Natalia, Madison, Amanda, Gail, Jan, Aya, Lisa and Stef joined Greenlee, Kendall, Bianca and Marissa outside next to the limo.

Before the group piled in, Greenlee whistled for everyone's attention. "Good evening, ladies, and thank you all for joining us in celebrating the upcoming nuptials of Bianca and Marissa, or as Kendall and I refer to them to, Minx."

Everyone laughed and cheered on the couple.

Bianca looked at her fiancée. She's never going to let that go is she?"

Marissa grinned. "Nope."

Kendall picked up from Greenlee. "There are a few orders of business to take care of before we head out." She gestured for a sandy-haired man wearing a dark suit over to her. He looked to be fit and in his 30's. "Ladies, this is the poor soul tasked with driving us tonight. Everyone, this is Jimmy. Jimmy, this is everyone."

A chorus of "Hi, Jimmy" rang out from the women.

The driver chuckled. From the looks of the group assembled before him, he had a feeling he was in for a heck of a night. "Hello, everyone. If there's anything you need tonight, just ask."

Greenlee continued. "Thank you, Jimmy. Now …"

Bianca raised her hand. "Excuse me."

"Yes, Bianca."

"When do Marissa and I get to find out where we're going?"

Kendall laughed. "Oh, I suppose it's safe to tell you now. We're headed to the hottest dance club in Philadelphia. We're going to Verve, and afterwards, we're spending the night at the Ritz-Carlton. Tomorrow, we are all getting pampered at their spa."

The group cheered again.

Marissa smiled brightly. "Oh, I've heard of that club. I've really wanted to check it out. Thank you both."

"Seriously? You guys are great. Thank you. You've really outdone yourselves."

"It's just another example of our awesomeness." Greenlee smirked.

"And modesty." Marissa chuckled.

"That too." Kendall laughed. "Seriously though, we only want the best for both of you. Now, I need everyone to raise their right hand. You too, Jimmy. Do you solemnly swear that what happens tonight stays within this group no matter what and that you will not post any pictures on any form of social media be it Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr or whatever else you belong to?"

"I do!"

"Very good!" Greenlee clapped. "Finally, the last thing you have to remember for tonight is to have fun and to give Bianca and Marissa a great sendoff. Is everyone ready to do that?"

"Yeah!"

"Hell yeah!"

"Let's go then! Jimmy, we're all yours!"

Jimmy walked over to the vehicle, opened the limo door and smiled. "Ladies, after you."

/

Once inside the limo, bottles of both non-alcoholic and regular champagne were popped and waiting glasses were filled.

"To Bianca and Marissa!"

"Here, here!"

Glasses were clinked and quickly refilled after they had been emptied. The music was cranked up and the disco floor was turned on. The party had officially started.

/

The group had been on the road for about an hour with the party in full swing when suddenly there was a loud thunk. The car swerved and came to a sudden stop.