It was the day of the wedding and Mackenzie and Lisa were with her mom and all of the bridesmaids. Lisa thought she was going to die because all of the bridesmaids were like the preps at school. They were all getting their hair and nails done at the salon that morning and Lisa wanted to go home so badly, but she promised Mackenzie she would come.
"So Lisa what are your plans after you graduate," Ms. Hernandez asked.
"I plan to go to college. Where I don't know."
"Well you better put a pep in your step. You don't have much time," she said with a smile.
"I will," Lisa said with a bitter smile.
She looked at Mackenzie and she just shook her head. When everyone's hair and nails were done they all got up and left and went back to Mackenzie's house. Lisa, Nidia and Ivory followed Missie up to her room and she slammed the door as soon as they got in. Mackenzie went straight to her mirror and sighed.
"It's not that bad, Mackenzie," Lisa said cautiously.
Mackenzie was looking at her hair and she couldn't stand the style they did it in. They had put it up left some of her ringlets down to frame her face. It was something Mackenzie wasn't use to. She wanted to leave it down, but her mom wouldn't let her and said she needed to look nice. All of the other bridesmaids hair was spiral curled.
"Yeah Mackenzie."
"It's not just the hair you guys. I don't want my mom to marry Michael. I hate her so much for causing all of this that I'd rather she marry my dad again. I don't care what she says about him not being a good role model. He is a good role model. Michael is just…I don't know."
"Mackenzie come on. Perk up. I hate to see you like this," Lisa said.
"We all do," Nidia said.
"Let's get dressed before your mom comes in here and starts getting mad or something," Ivory said.
"Okay."
Mackenzie took her dress and went into her bathroom, Lisa went into Mackenzie's walk in closet and when they finished Nidia and Ivory went to either one. When they all finished they walked out and met up with the other bridesmaids. They were all wearing the same dress. It was a spaghetti strapped, pearl blue dress and they all had matching long, clear pearl blue jackets. Mackenzie's mom was wearing a Cinderella type ball gown and her hair was up and the veil covered her face and when she walked out of the room, her friends started to fawn over her.
"Oh Kate you look gorgeous. I'm sure Michael will think so too," her sister said.
"Thank you, Jodi." Kate looked at Mackenzie and smiled at her. "What do you think, Mackenzie? Do you like it?"
Everyone looked at Mackenzie and her friends and Mackenzie had her arms crossed across her chest. She kept staring at her and then eventually she picked up her dress, so it wouldn't drag, and walked out of the house with Lisa, Nidia, and Ivory behind her.
"Don't worry about it, Kate. She'll be fine," Jodi said.
"Yeah. Let's go."
They all walked outside and took pictures and then got in the limos and drove to the church. When the limos arrived they all got out and walked to a backroom and Mackenzie, Nidia, Ivory, and Lisa sat on the other side of the room from Kate and her friends. Kate kept staring at Mackenzie and sighed to herself.
"Don't worry about it, Kate. My kids had a hard time getting use to their step father, but they love him now. They adore him. Mackenzie will be the same in a couple of months," one of her friends said.
"I hope so, Michelle. Michael seems to be in love with her and he wants to get to know her but she won't try."
"She'll get use to him. She really doesn't have a choice when you think about it. He's going to be living in the same house."
"Can we stop being so depressed? This is your wedding day, Kate. The happiest day of your life and you're finally divorced from that bum, Alex. Though I'll never understand why you married that man," Jodi said.
"Neither will I, Jodi. Neither will I," Kate said with a smile.
Someone knocked on the door and popped their head in and said that it was time. All of the bridesmaids left the room and before Mackenzie could leave, Kate stopped her.
"What do you want, mom?"
"I just want you to know that Michael and I love with all of our hearts. We want you to be happy but I don't want you to make this day bad for me. I want to be happy and I'm sure you do."
"Bye mom."
Mackenzie walked out of the room and to another room where the guys were waiting. Lisa was walking with David, obviously, Mackenzie was walking with Devon, Nidia was walking with Bubba Ray and Ivory was walking with Adam, one of their friends who went to the alternative school. The Wedding March started and they all walked down the aisle and went to separate sides and then Kate came out and Michael looked at Kate with tears in his eyes. Mackenzie just rolled her eyes and waited for the whole thing to end.
It ended an hour later and then everyone walked out of the church and when they did they stopped. There was a horse and carriage waiting for Kate and Michael. When Kate saw this she just smiled and kissed Michael and Mackenzie just rolled her eyes and sighed in disgust.
"How cheesy can you get? He thinks he's gonna get me by spoiling me, he must have his head in the clouds," she said to Lisa.
They all started to laugh and Kate and Michael got in the carriage and said they would meet everyone at the reception. All of the bridesmaids and groomsmen got into the limos and drove to the building where the reception was being held. Everyone sat at their tables and waited for Kate and Michael to come back.
When they walked in, the DJ announced them and everyone clapped except for Mackenzie and her group. They danced the first dance and then everyone else started to dance and Mackenzie and her group just looked at them like they were crazy.
"This is how our parents dance," Ivory said.
"I'm shocked that I don't want to see my mom dance," Nidia said.
"You're not the only one," David said with a shake of his head.
Kate walked up to them and they all looked at her like she was crazy.
"Are you guys having a good time," she asked with a smile.
"Yeah. Yeah we're having a great time Mrs. Stone."
"Oh I love that name. You guys have some fun. See you later."
She walked off and everyone looked at Mackenzie.
"You're not going to use his last name are you," Lisa asked.
"Hell no. You must be crazy to think that I would use his last name. I'll always use Hernandez until I get married."
They all started to laugh and then an hour later it was time for everyone to sit down and eat and chat. During this, the best man got up to say his speech and it went on forever it seemed like. Then Mackenzie's Aunt Jodi got up and said a speech for Kate and Michael and hoped they lasted forever. Everyone raised his or her glasses and congratulated them. Mackenzie thought that she was going to be sick to her stomach. While everyone was eating, Michael got up and started to tap on his glass. Everyone stopped eating and looked at him with smiles.
"I'd like to make a speech. First off I want to thank everyone for coming tonight and being behind Kate and I and our marriage. And that's what this speech is about. Kate and her daughter Mackenzie. I always thought that I would never meet the right woman and low and behold I met Kate and I didn't expect to get a teenager with the deal but it didn't bother me one bit. I love children and I've always wanted them. And I hope that before Mackenzie turns eighteen in August that she'll let me adopt her so she can carry the last name of 'Stone'." Mackenzie looked at him and he cleared his throat. "To Kate and Mackenzie."
Everyone raised his or her glasses and said, "To Kate and Mackenzie." Everyone went back to eating and Mackenzie looked upset. She was glaring at Kate and Michael who were talking to each other and she knew that her mom had that up her sleeve for so long. No way in hell would she let Michael adopt her. Soon after, the music started back up and everyone went back to dancing and Mackenzie didn't even notice that Michael had went up to the DJ and asked him a question.
"Hey we've got a request from the groom. A father/daughter dance with Mackenzie."
The DJ started to play a song and Mackenzie looked at Kate who smiled at her and told her to go and Michael had just walked up to her and held his hand out. She took her glass of water and threw it in his face and looked him in the eyes as everyone gasped at what had just happened.
"I hate you. I am not your daughter and I will never be your daughter. So stop dreaming about it, Michael. You're not my dad and you will never be the dad my father is. My dad is Alexander Juan Hernandez and the best man in the world. "
"Mackenzie what're you talking about," he asked with a smile.
She walked off and Lisa was about to run after her but Dave stopped her and told her to let her be. Mackenzie walked down the stairs of the building and sat on one of them and put her head down and started to sob uncontrollably. She felt someone put their hand on her shoulder and she stopped and looked up and gasped. It was her dad and he was with a woman.
"What're you doing here," she asked.
"Quinn and I decided to come early. I wanted Quinn to meet you before graduation."
She looked at Quinn and noticed that she looked exactly like her. It was odd.
"Hi I'm Quinn."
"Mackenzie."
"I've heard a lot about you. You are a very special girl to this man next to me."
"Thank you."
"Now what're you crying about?"
"Michael wanted to do a father/daughter dance so I told him off. And he wants to adopt me before I turn eighteen. I don't like him and I'm not going to let him adopt me."
"Don't worry. He won't. Come on."
Quinn fixed Mackenzie up and then they all walked in and everyone stopped and looked at them. Kate and Michael turned around and Kate looked at them in shock.
"What're you doing here," she asked.
"I came here early so Quinn could meet Mackenzie and Mackenzie had already told me the wedding date and where the reception was being held at so I decided to come and surprise her."
"You can't be here. You're not allowed," she said.
"Mackenzie get over here right now," Michael said.
"Excuse me I don't think we've met. I'm Alex, Mackenzie's father."
"No, you're not. I'm Mackenzie's father," Michael said as he walked towards him.
"Let's not start a fight. Now you two need to stop," Kate said as she got in between them.
"This is the man you married before," Michael said as he looked at him in disgust.
"And this is the man who's been torturing my baby girl?"
"Torturing? I have yet to torture this girl and I don't intend on doing it."
"Not from what I've heard. Mackenzie can't stand you and I can't believe that you would do something like this to her, Kate. But I should've expected that the way you are. You don't care about anyone else but yourself. And I don't want Mackenzie exposed to this any longer so she'll be staying with Quinn and I at the hotel."
Mackenzie's eyes lit up and she looked at Kate and Michael with a smile of triumph.
"You can't take her. I have full custody of her," Kate said.
"Though I don't know why. Besides I want Quinn and Mackenzie to get better acquainted before she comes to New York for school."
"Mackenzie is this what you want," Kate asked.
"You already know that answer."
She took her dad's hand and all three of them walked out of the building and got into the car and drove off to the house and got Mackenzie's stuff and then drove to the hotel. As soon as they got in Mackenzie got into her pajamas and she and Quinn got to know each other a whole lot better and Mackenzie knew automatically that she loved Quinn and hoped that she would be her step mom. Alex had left the hotel to go see a friend he knew that lived in Cameron and Mackenzie and Quinn had a little sleep over.
"Quinn?"
"Yeah?"
"Are you going to marry my dad?"
Quinn smiled at Mackenzie and she could tell that she was serious about this.
"I don't know, but I would love to marry your father. He's a great man and I think your mother was wrong to do what she did."
"Yeah, she was. That's why I don't like her."
"Well maybe she thought she was doing the right thing. Your father did tell me the things he use to do before you were born but he stopped so Kate wouldn't give you up for adoption. It was very manly of him to do that and very unselfish. I don't know a lot of men in New York City who would do that for an unborn child."
"He's a great man and he's a great father. That's why I love him so much," Mackenzie said.
"You should. Now about Michael and Kate I really don't know what to do with them. I think they just want what's best for them."
"Yeah."
"So tell me about your school? What're the kids like?"
"Well it's the stereotypical school. You know my type and then the preps."
"Yeah and what do the preps look like," Quinn asked with a smile.
"Quinn I do not like any of the preps."
"Mackenzie you can tell me anything. I won't tell your father."
"Well there is this one boy. His name is Jeff and he's really cute."
"But?"
"But he already has a girlfriend and she's having his baby."
"How many times have I heard that line? Either she's telling the truth or she's lying to trap him."
"I'd go with the latter."
"Well then get him."
"I can't. He won't talk to me."
"Why not?"
"Because preps and 'punks' don't talk to each other."
"Then you better make the first move."
"I'll try but don't expect any miracles."
"Okay."
They continued talking and then eventually they fell asleep, sprawled out on the floor. Alex came in when they were asleep and put some blankets over them and went to sleep in the bed. He knew Mackenzie was in love with Quinn and he was so happy because he wanted to marry Quinn.