"Oh wow," She laughed nervously, still not sure if it really was him, "I didn't realize it was you,"

He laughed, "Bianca made me get a haircut, for the wedding" He ran a hand through his messy waves of strands, "It's still weird it not being as curly as it used to and my ears are a bit chilly," He shuddered slightly and Kat spotted an earring on his left side.

"You've changed," She whispered,

"Not so much," He said, scowling slightly, "Your sister has forced me to wear these things-" He tugged at his white oxford, ironed tan slacks, and shined leather shoes, "At least she let me keep the earring," He grinned triumphly and Kat saw that his teeth were whiter

"What happened to your teeth?" She asked

"Your sister said I needed to use this gel stuff otherwise I couldn't come," He sighed, "Bit hard, when Cameron's a good mate of mine. He's helped me out of a few sticky spots and I am completely at the will of Bianca this weekend as payment,"

"You and I both," Kat confessed, "You look nice though, different, but nice," She smiled

"Like Jared Leto?" He asked, eyes dancing, "Cameron mentioned something about you liking pretty guys,"

"That was in eighth grade!" Kat said, shocked, "I didn't even tell anyone about that!"

"No worries," He laughed, "Kat, you still look beautiful," He smiled widely, "I heard you're graduating this year?"

"I hear you're in college?" She asked, grinning and he laughed,

"Aye, just a couple of engineering classes and the like," He waved his hand like it was nothing. Kat however, knew just how challenging engineer classes were. She had opted for writing and music classes.

"Everyone, sit down!" Called Bianca, "Daddy's going to give his toast and we'll start the dinner!" She laughed and everyone clapped.

Patrick led Kat to a seat near Mandella and Jake swooped in before he could get a chance. Kat didn't seem to mind and greeted Jake with enthusiasm. He frowned and went to sit next to Cameron who patted him on the back.

"Jake's a bit of a ladies' man," Cameron warned, "He's never been able to retain a girlfriend, so I wouldn't worry too much,"

"If Bianca let me do as I wanted, she would probably kick that bloke out on his arse," He scowled and stabbed at his food.

"Why'd you give her up then?" Cameron asked

"I know," He mumbled, "I thought that it was unfair to her, since there's probably blokes smarter then me at Sarah Lawrence and she could meet a real catch and I wanted her to do it with no hard feelings," He sighed, "Stupid me,"

"You need to get laid," Cousin Geoff, who was on his other side, advised him grinning, "If I dumped Kat, I'd have laid an even dozen,"

"Shut up!" He yelled, standing up, eyes blazing, "You have no idea what the hell you're talking about!" His finger was pointed at Geoff who was looking at him like he was well-crazy.

"Patrick, what's going on?" Walter asked, frowning. Everyone's attention was now on him and Geoff.

"Oh, don't worry," Cameron said, standing up and forcing Patrick to sit down, "I've decided to give my toast to Bianca now. Is that okay?" He looked at his wife's shining face, next to him.

"Go ahead sweetheart," She beamed.

Cameron smiled and pulled out a sheet of paper,

"Talk loud honey, Aunt Gertrude is deaf in one ear," Bianca whispered to him and he nodded, smiling.

Patrick glared at Geoff once more, upset. He hadn't laid many girls, being stuck on one girl-Kat. There was only the one, Moria, the blond who had endless legs and long hair like Kat's. He hadn't been able to call her Moria, stuck on Kat, Kat, Kat. After that, he just gave up and stuck to poker with Cameron, hot rod with Walter, classes, job, and the odd video every now and then.

Bianca loved to annoy him now that Kat was gone for her to pester about being normal. Since she was having a wedding with Cameron as the groom and Patrick happened to be his best friend now that Michael had duties to Mandella and his job. Bianca had begged him to do as she pleased, and he would be guaranteed to have Kat back. He never counted on Jake "Ladies' Man" Harris.

He sighed and again stabbed his food, not realizing he hadn't actually eaten a bite until three hours after the dinner when he was setting his alarm.

Kat kept looking every chance she got, at Patrick. He still looked as cute as ever, even with the short messy hair and preppie look. At least Bianca hadn't destroyed what she loved most about his physical features, his eyes that looked dark and brown from a distance, but green up close. Especially, whenever they were making out. His earring did make up for the long lost curls, because he looked admittedly sexy with it glinting in the light.

Jake entertained her with jokes and old stories and Kat did a decent job of pretending she was interested in what he had to say. At least to Patrick. Jake and Mandella could tell her head was somewhere else. Mandella knew perfectly well where it was and decided that she wouldn't intervene unless someone asked her to do so.

Jake on the other hand, really did like Kat. He knew from the moment he stole the man's seat that Kat was going to end up with him at the end of the weekend. For now, being the bad boy he was, he decided to shake things up a bit. Since he had already shook Cameron up enough with the wedding night and how it would be Bianca's first time, he decided to lay off of little brother, since the General was nearby. Patrick would be the perfect target. He loved fooling with a boy's unrequited love in front of him.

"Kat?" He asked, smiling "Is that man the father?" He came close to her ear and lowered his voice so only she could hear him. This also caused Patrick's blood to boil.

"No," She sighed, "He is the reason I have Joaquin though and later, okay?" She hissed the latter, "Get away from me, before I slap you, buddy boy,"

"Sorry, sorry," He laughed, "Relax Kat, we're family!" He nodded to show kindness, "So the man's an unrequited, ex, or bad timing?"

"Ex and bad timing," She said, sighing, "Look, Jake, I'm not feeling too well. The flight shook me up a bit," She shuddered, "Would you mind terribly if I called a cab and left with Mandella?" She asked, putting a hand on her friend's shoulder, smiling nervously.

"Go ahead," He flashed his charming grin, "Do you need money?" He pulled out his wallet.

"Thank you, but we have money," Mandella said, smiling, "Oh, Kat, the baby's kicking again," She took a couple of breaths, "That girl's going to be a dancer, I know it,"

"Oh Mandella," Kat laughed and walked out with her after explaining to Bianca that she had jet lag.

Jake was about to leave, but the General sat by him, frowning,

"Jacob Harris, what is this I hear of you being booted out of NYU?" He asked, crossing his arms

"I dated some girl who had connections," Jake explained, "Backfired on me, sir,"

"Jacob, darling," Anne James laughed, "Go to bed. You must have jet lag and it's a big day tomorrow," She rubbed the General's shoulder, "Don't worry about college. As long as you provide for yourself, I'm proud of you," She kissed him lightly on the cheek, "And please be nice to all the young women here. I don't want any broken hearts," She warned and then turned to her husband, "Come along Clarence, you're tired and we need to be up at 0600 hours,"

"Yes ma'am," Clarence James smiled at his dainty wife, "I'll discuss the matter with Jacob in length next weekend,"

Kat put on plaid pajama pants and an old shirt that belonged to Walter. She was all tucked in, when Bianca came in, curlers intact and green mud on her face.

"What is it?" Kat mumbled, rubbing her eyes

"Kat, you know how I've never done it?" Bianca asked, wringing a doll that Kat hadn't seen since Bianca was six.

"Yes?" She said warily

"Well, Cameron did it," She sighed, "What if I'm not as good as Cameron expects?" She asked, looking scared in her chaste pink nightgown and bow, despite the green and curlers.

"Bianca," Kat grinned, "Do you have any lingerie or anything?"

"No," Bianca slapped her face, "I forgot about that! Which is really dumb, because I was in Victoria's Secret and they had this gorgeous-"

"Too much information," Kat interrupted, laughing, "Bianca, relax. You could wear Aunt Gertrude's moth eaten nightgown and Cameron would still drool all over you,"

"Thanks," Bianca laughed, "But, Kat, I know Daddy told us about that since we could talk, but I need your help,"

"Bianca," Kat laughed, "I've only done it a few times,"

"Yeah, once with Joey, and once with Patrick," Bianca said, rolling her eyes, "What was it like?"

"I don't know," She said honestly, not bothering to correct her sister, "I was drunk both times," She patted her sister's shoulder, "Relax, Bianca, I can steal some of Dad's books, like we did when you were ten,"

Bianca started laughing, "Oh my god! Do you remember how every time we saw one, you would mark the page?"

"Yeah and when Dad figured it out, he locked all his books up when Mom left," Kat said wistfully, "Bianca, are you going to wear Mom's pearls?"

Bianca looked up at her older sister, "Do you think I should?" She asked nervously. Kat had taken the pearls with her to New York.

Kat smiled, "Yeah, you should," She pulled the necklace out form her suitcase, "It won't go too well with my dress,"

"Thanks, Kat," Bianca hugged her, "Look, I know this might sound weird, but I'm getting married tomorrow and I'm a little scared," She looked a little nervous, "Um, I know I haven't asked you since Mom left, but would you mind?"

Kat laughed and made room for her sister, "Hey Bianca?" She asked, turning to her other side.

"Yeah?" Her sister asked, turning out the lights

"How did you know Cameron was the one?" She asked

"I just did," Bianca shrugged, "Sweet dreams, Kat,"

"Good night," Kat whispered and shut her eyes, knowing perfectly well she or Bianca wouldn't get any sleep.