*I've got chapter nine for you. Time for some good stuff! Read on!*

Two days pass and Woody still hadn't woken up from his coma since Dolly gave him the medicine. They had moved him to a corner where Bonnie couldn't find him and made him comfortable as possible. Everyone went back to their regular lives except Rosetta. She worried that it didn't work. On the window ledge in the living room, she sat going over worst case scenarios in her head. What if the flower wasn't strong enough? What if he never wakes up? What, what if Buzz and the others got back too late? The annoying thoughts in her head were soon silenced by the sound of her mother's voice.

"Rose, honey, are you up there?" Bo asked. The girl looked over and saw her mom.

"Yeah, be down in a minute." She climbed down and went over to Bo. "Hey mom."

"Hi sweetheart. Were you thinking about dad again?" Rose nodded. "I thought so. I know your worried, but we just have to let the medicine work."

"What if it doesn't? Rose cried. What if daddy's stuck in a coma forever?" Bo hugged her daughter softly.

"Hey, I have something that might cheer you up. Barbie sent over our dresses yesterday. Would you like to see yours?" Rose sighed and half rolled her eyes; now was not the time to get excited about her wedding dress. But she didn't want to disappoint her mom, so she gave her a small smile.

"I guess." Bo smiled and they walked up to Bonnie's parents room and climbed up onto mom's vanity table. Hanging on the mirror was the dress. Rose took one look at it and gasped. It was an ivory tea length ball gown with sheer lace sleeves and a pink pleated waistband. Barbie included pink laced flats to go with it.

"Oh, my, gosh. Its, its..." Rose began to say.

"I know. I was speechless too. Come on, let's try it on." Bo helped her step into it and zipped it up. Rose put the shoes on and looked in the mirror."Fits like a glove. Oh honey you look beautiful." Her mom was right as usual; it looked even more beautiful on. A horrible pain settled in her stomach. How was she even trying this on when her father wasn't there to see it? Bo was going on about how her hair could be done.

"We could put it up in a bun and you'll look so..."

"Mom, stop. Please." Rosetta said suddenly.

"Honey, what's wrong?" Bo asked. Rose turned to her.

"Stop talking about my hair. Stop talking about the dress and how beautiful I look, just stop! I, I can't do this!"

"Honey, what can't you do?"

"I can't get married, not without dad! I'm too worried about him to even think about the wedding! We don't even know when he'll wake up, hell he may never wake up!"

"Rosetta Grace, don't say that!"

"Mom, face it. It's been two days already. He should've at least shown signs that the seeds worked!" She stomped her foot. "Why? Why did I let you talk me into putting this dress on when we don't know if daddy will even be here to walk me down the aisle?"

"Honey, please..." Bo went to take her hand, but Rosetta moved away.

"No! Don't do that, mom! Do not honey me or try to tell me everything is going to be okay! I've saw the pain he was in, I know how much he suffered, and I know that Uncle Buzz did not make it back in time for the flower to work. So don't stand there and tell me that I need to move on or anything like that, because I'm not ready to. Please, at least for a few months, let me grieve and not think about this wedding, please?" She rubbed her face as tears clouded her eyes. Bo sighed and placed a hand on her shoulder.

"Okay honey, we can do whatever you want. But can you do me a favor before we take off the dress?" Rose nodded. "Can you turn around and let your father see the front of it?" Rose's head snapped up and she looked at her mom wide-eyed.

"Wait what? What did you just say?"

"Turn around, baby girl." She knew the voice that said that, but couldn't believe it. She whipped around and gasped, almost falling backwards. Woody was standing on the end of the table, holding a small box. Rose held her hands over her mouth.

"Dad? DADDY!" She said, rushing towards him. Woody put the box down and allowed her to jump into his arms. He held her close, smoothing her hair. Rosetta gripped her vest, crying into his chest.

"Oh my little Rose. Woody said. It's okay, daddy's here. Daddy's got you." She gripped him tighter and soon pulled away.

"You, you're okay. Oh thank goodness you're okay. How do you feel? When did you wake up?"

"I feel so much better. The medicine worked better than Dolly expected. I actually woke up early this morning."

"Oh dad, that's so...Wait a minute, you woke up this morning? When?"

"Oh around, seven?" Rosetta looked at the clock on the nightstand. It read three o'clock. She turned back to him.

"You've been awake for eight hours, and you're just telling me now!?"

"Your father and I wanted to surprise you." Bo said, coming over. Rose turned to face her.

"You were in on this? How, how could you? This is cruel! I've been worried all this time and...don't you two laugh!" Woody and Bo chuckled a little. Rose huffed and crossed her arms. "I hate you guys."

"No you don't, you love us." Woody said, hugging her. Rose didn't hug him back right away, and just let her arms hang. Eventually she sighed and wrapped her arms around him. "Now, let me get a really good look at you." Rose stepped back and twirled. "Wow. Honey, you look gorgeous. But...oh never mind."

"What, what is it? Is it missing something?"

"Actually yes, two somethings in fact. A bride needs four things on her wedding day. Something old, new, borrowed and blue. You have the something new, which is the dress, and you have mom's necklace as your something old. You still need something blue and borrowed, like this." He went and picked up the small box and opened the lid. Both mother and daughter gasped. Inside was a silver comb with vines and leaves. In the center was a flower with blue gemstones. Rosetta took it out of the box.

"Daddy, this is beautiful. Wherever did you get this?"

"Jack gave it to Angelica on their wedding day. When she was here for your engagement party, she mentioned it to me and said that she would be honored if you wore it. Turn around and face the mirror." She did and he started twisting her hair up into a bun. Then he placed the comb carefully in her hair. "Okay, turn to the side. What do you think?" Rosetta placed her hands over her mouth, holding back a sob.

"It's perfect." She said finally.

"So, the wedding is back on?" Bo said, placing a hand on her shoulder.

"Are you kidding? It was never off! I'm getting married!" Bo laughed and smiled at Woody, who wrapped an arm around her and Rose.

*Next chapter is the wedding!*