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' Mrs. Cory , this breakfast is delicious ' declared Michael, snagging another piece of sausage with his fork to pop into his mouth ,' keep feeding us this good, I wont want to go back to donuts and a Blix for breakfast, ma'm '

Everyone was gathered around the dining room table for breakfast which consisted of eggs, fresh fruit, sausage, homemade bread , grits, bacon, as well as dark roasted coffee , freshly squeezed orange juice, and milk . The gang was up early to eat as afterwards they were heading into St. Martinsville to spend the day sightseeing and shopping for the wedding before Chase's parents would be flying back home .

' So glad you are enjoying it, Michael ' smiled Rachel, kindly .

' Don't enjoy it too much, pal, or it'll ruin your girlish figure ' teased Chase causing Logan and the girls to crack up at that teasing . Michael was such a foodie .

' Don't forget you guys are trying on tuxedos today ' reminded Zoey, taking a sip of the coffee ,' clean lines, Chase . Maybe dark blue for the cummerbund and ties .'

Chase made a face .' Do we have to wear the ties like prom ? I mean, simple would be cool without the dang ties strangling us .'

Zoë sent him her patented Zoey annoyed look .' Chase '

' Fine ' sighed Chase as Logan taunted him about being whipped by Brooks .

' You have no room to talk, Reese ,' offered Chase in return ,' you give in to whatever Quinn says so I'd say your whipped too , man .'

Quinn's brown eyes sparkled behind her glasses as she appraised the friends .' Logan is just loving and respectful of me, Chase .'

Michael threw back his head , howling like a maniac hyena .' Oh man, so whipped !'

That was all that was needed to set off Logan and Chase to retaliate against their third and it didn't matter that half of their families were having breakfast with them, it was on . Used to their Three Stooges act the girls didn't even try to stop them , just let them run on with their stupid banter and bickering .

' Don't you start, Barrett ! You are more whipped than me and Chase combined , dude !'

' Lisa has you wrapped around her little finger and then some, Michael ! '

Lola rolled her eyes upwards .' Idiots '

' True but they seem awfully sweet, dear ' commented Rachel, amused .

" They do this all of the time ,' stated Quinn, matter of fact ,' sometimes three times a day . We've decided its best to just allow them their stupid male bonding ritual than try to stop them '

' We learned the hard way ' added Zoey as an afterthought .

Pamela stifled half a giggle at the young means banter looking towards Amanda with a little smile of her own . They were ridiculous but she was so fond of Logan and Michael as they were such good friends to her son . She couldn't have asked for him to have made better friendships than the ones cemented through Pacific Coast Academy pairing the three as roommates .

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' I think the fellas can fend for themselves picking out their tuxedos ,' broached Pamela , treading lightly ,; I know Ross was wanting to discuss our contribution to the kids wedding with Mike this afternoon .'

' I really wish you wouldn't fret about the financial aspects of the wedding, Pam ,' said Amanda in a prim matter of fact tone ,' Zoey is our only daughter and we want to do this for her . It wont bankrupt us to throw a lavish wedding …'

' Amanda ' snapped Mac in a no nonsense tone as he sent her a warning eye .He adored his only daughter but she was headstrong like her mother .

Chase's head shot up in alarm .' Bankrupt ? Mom ? I do not want you and Dad taking out a crazy loan for my wedding . Do not do it . Zoey and I don't want anything fancy smanzy in the first place so promise me you wont do anything insane .'

Ross met Chase's straightforward look with his own .' It's fine, Chase , it's good . Nothing that you need to stress about , son , your getting hitched .'

Chase's green eyes wavered with worry .' Um, hello, Bankruptcy ? Mom is talking about mortgaging the house so I can have some over the top wedding so think I'm going to freak out a little .'

Zoey flicked her attention accusingly towards her own father who was unusually quiet .

' Dad , say something ! '

Mike wished he had that third cup of coffee .' No one is taking out a loan and Chase , calm down. Ross and I are talking through the particulars this afternoon and we're both level headed business men so let's all finish eating this fine breakfast and just relax .'

Dustin shook his head at the craziness that was going around the table as he helped himself to the last of the bacon stuffing it in his mouth and shaking his head .

' I am never ever getting married '

Amanda ruffled her younger sons hair and frowned when he pulled from her touch .

' That's my baby '

Dustin scowled at her sentimentality .' Mom, I'm 14, remember '

' You will always be my baby, Dustin '

' I think us guys should just wear jeans and tee shirts ' offered Dustin ,' I mean , that is as simple as can be and wont cost us anything since your all losing it anyway .'

' Give it up, Dustin , I already tried but it's a no go ' replied Chase, simply .

Amanda folded her hands together .' Zoey, darling, wouldn't Chase look utterly handsome in tails ? I know how fashionable you are and tails would just add the designer element to your wardrobe . It wouldn't have to be couture '

Chase blanched ,' Tails ? '

Zoey was torn between compromising but she also didn't want to hurt her moms feelings either . She couldn't imagine Chase in the fancy tails anymore than he could but it might be the lesser of evil in decisions they might have to concede too .

She caught his eye and pleaded with him .' Maybe . I'm sure Chase can try one on and see how it looks on him . If he likes it to get married in…. '

Chase heaved his own sigh , understanding .' Sure I can try on a suit with tails but no top hat . I'm putting my foot down, drawing a line in the sand when it comes to a hat because I wont wear one .'

' We established that you don't wear hats in the 9th grade ' popped in Michael, knowingly .

' You'd look like a dork '

' Shut up, Logan '

Lola sensing the undercurrents around the table tossed her napkin down on the plate and stood dramatically . She jerked her head towards Quinn and her best friend joined her.

' That was awesome but I think we should go shop right now '

' Yes , yes, we should go into town '

Chase had never been so grateful for Lola's interruption and would have been tempted to kiss her if it wouldn't have pissed Zoey off , he was just relieved to get away from parents , if only for an afternoon .If he had to suffer trying on monkey suits , he would do it .

Thank God , the guys would have to suffer along with him .

*******************************Choey***********************************

St. Martinsville had an old world charm with its cobbled stone streets, rows of antique shops, boutiques, a post office, numerous other shops lined the streets calling to locals and visitors both . Hattie's Bistro displayed outside tables and chairs inviting folks to come on in, order some sweet tea and some local seafood and sit a spell .

Though they had just had a big breakfast, Dustin drew in the delicious smells that lingered into the air and stopped walking to read the daily specials on the board .

' Dude , why'd you stop ? ' Logan skidded a halt behind the teenager , scowling .

' We ought to grab lunch at Miss . Hattie's ,' exclaimed Dustin, wistfully ,' her shrimp po boy is awesome . It's better than any sandwich you could get in New Orleans and I haven't eaten here in ages . Last time I was home, Mom was on a health kick .'

He made a face of disgust .' Rabbit food and grilled chicken '

Chase scrunched up his face, considering .' So is that where Zoey gets her distaste of processed foods and the doodle cake ? I always wondered about that kick of hers or if it was like a chick thing .'

Dustin could only shrug .' Probably , Chase, you know how my sister is '

" I am glad Quinn eats like a normal woman '

Michael rocked back and forth on the heels of his high tops .' Well they did all go through that month of healthy eating garbage our junior year '

He let out a painful sigh .' I couldn't keep up with what Lisa was and wasn't eating for that dang month . She got mad at me if I ordered a pizza that one time .'

Logan chuckled ,' Sucks for you .'

Chase nudged them past the bistro as they continued walking , the girls had taken off in the other direction with talk of flowers and fabrics and dresses , all things he would gladly let them handle without him and the guys . His dad and Zoey's father had disappeared into a cigar shop /bar and didn't want to question that either , if it helped them come to some agreement of the sticky money part of the wedding then he didn't care if his dad had a drink at ten in the morning .Anything to stop all the dang arguing between the folks .

It was really stressing him and Zoë out , big time .

' Dustin, has your Mom always been this, er, determined or is it just because of the wedding ? '

Dustin grew quiet pondering the question .' Mom usually gets whatever she wants since Dad cant say no to her but I think she's lost her mind because of the wedding . She and Dad had this huge wedding when they got married -I've seen all the thousands of pictures and it made the papers down here and everything . I figure she wants to give Zo the same .'

' I knew we should have just eloped '

' Chase, man, ' Michael clamped a hand on his best friends shoulder ,' there is no way in hell that Zoey would have eloped , even I know that .'

Logan stepped forward , nodding his head to the brick building where a tasteful display of men's suits and tuxedos were displayed in the windows . A small sign indicated that tailoring was offered on site and the young man let air out through his teeth .

This wasn't sleek and glossy like a lot of the stores he and his dad often frequented in Beverly Hills when they needed to update their monkey suits every couple of years .

' Looks like this is the place ,' pointed out Logan, unnecessarily ,' you know I have got a whole closet full of suits and tuxedo's at home, Chase , so we'd just have to have them refitted since you dudes are bigger than me . Then we'd just have to get those lame ties and cummerbund things Zoey wants us to wear .'

' Zoey is dead set on us getting these things done and fitted , man, and I promised her I wouldn't borrow for you '

' Alright but these are going to blow that cheap ass budget of yours right out of the water ' added Logan , simply ,' and renting tails '

' Don't remind me ' grumbled Chase, resigned ,' I am not wearing white though like one of those old 80's trendy tuxedos or blue either .'

He looked from Logan then back to Michael .' Nope , not going to do it .'

' We've got your back, Chase, relax ' contributed Michael , yanking open the door as the strains of something classical greeted them causing them to wince,' dang it .'

Why did fancy places like this always play elevator music ?

Dustin pushed a hand through his blonde hair mussing it up .' I don't see why I have to be in your wedding anyhow , Chase , I'm too old to be a stupid ring bearer . Can't I just show people to their seats ? '

' Kid, your sister would kill me if I didn't have you standing up with me besides these morons and I would like to make it to the honeymoon ' stated Chase , as he took a breath and followed his friends inside the shop .

' Do we have to wear pink ? ' asked Dustin, mournfully as he trailed behind his soon to be brother in law ,' can't we get like blue ties instead ? '

Ah, the agony of tuxedo shopping commenced .

***************************Wedding Bells *******************************

Meanwhile down the street , Zoey and the girls wandered into the local florist shop 'The Bravermans' sign was painted in elegant script , the lush window display of baskets of magnolia and every hue of roses inviting as they perused the shop losing themselves among the colorful varieties of roses , lilies , gerbera daisies, lemon leaf, baby breath, and sweet, fragrant flowers in every color imaginable amid tulle and ribbon .

It was gorgeous and totally overwhelming to the senses though the bride to be had been absolutely positive that this choice would be a no brainier .

How hard could it be to decide on flowers ? She knew what she liked .

Quinn breathed deep into the bevy of cheerful yellow tulips , sighing .' I would suggest the tulips , Zoey, but I know those aren't quite your style .'

Zoey moved around the displays of pale pink tea roses trailed a finger along the petal of a deep red rose , letting out a long , indecisive sigh of her own . There were decorations to the arch to consider , did they want flowers at the aisle or a single centerpeice at each of the tables for the reception ? Did they need flowers at the tables or would silver candlesticks look just as pretty ?

' Naw, Quinn, roses are my favorite ,' murmured a baffled Zoey, lifting her gaze to that of a array of cream colored calla lilies ,' but what kind do I want ? How would white lilies and pink roses look together ? Is it too traditional or too modern ? '

Lola stopped perusing a album of bouquet designs and jabbed a finger at a picture of an all white bouquet of lilies and tied with a purple ribbon .

' I love this ,' announced the actress,' If I ever decided to tie the knot , after I became a huge movie star, of course, this is the kind of bouquet I would want .'

Quinn and Zoey exchanged knowing looks as they stole a glance at the picture with nods .

' Pretty,' agreed Quinn, evenly ,' but your not getting married, Lola, and neither am I .'

She focused back on Zoey,' Traditional bouquet is what your thinking ? '

' I know it's all the trend right now to just carry flowers wrapped in ribbon ,' considered Zoey, tucking her tongue in her cheek ,' but I have always liked the big traditional bouquets maybe just baby breath , lace, and bunches of pale pink roses maybe with some ribbon of dark blue tucked inside it .'

She could imagine it so clearly now making her feel much better . She doubted her mother would throw a hissy fit over flowers and Chase would pretty much agree to go along with anything that she wanted . They just needed to buckle down, make some decisions, and get the ole wedding ball on the right track and rolling as it was still a short time away . They had so much to do and didn't need to waste any time dilly dallying .

' I think that sounds lovely '

' What about us and Lisa ? ' inquired Lola , pausing to take in ribbons in varying colors to the palest white and buttercup yellow . If she ever tied the knot her mother would probably expect her and her potential husband to hand fast ,' do we get to carry big bouquets too ? '

' No, I think smaller ones for you girls ,' decided Zoey , carefully as if her very life depended on it ,' less elaborate than mine . Maybe white roses for the guys boutonnières or pale pink might look just as nice …'

Lola drew her cell phone out of her purse , checked to see if she had a message from her boyfriend frowning when there was nothing . Didn't Vince miss her at all ?

' Your already torturing them making Chase wear the tails , I say stick it to them with the pale pink flowers ' offered a gleeful Lola , trying to distract herself ,' have some fun .'

' Well I think too much dark blue wouldn't be tasteful ' elaborated Zoë, torn ,' we're already getting flack because Mom thinks we chose baby colors .'

Lola's eyes widened in shock .' Oh my God, Zoey, you never told us your pregnant '

Quinn rolled her eyes heavenward .' Lola! Zoey isn't having a baby '

Lola sent them an innocent look .' What ? It isn't as if they arent having sex, you know , I'm right, Quinn. It would also explain why Zoey's Mom is freaking out like Kelly Taylor's Mom in the 90210 episode where Jackie marries David's Dad .'

She and Lisa had recently discovered the old 1990's teen drama Beverly Hills 90210 on one of those stations that aired only old shows from the 1980's and 1990's and both had got instantly caught up in the happenings thus the binge watching .

Quinn pushed her glasses back up on the bridge of her nose .' We so need Lisa here '

' My Mother is nothing like Jackie Taylor ' pointed out Zoey,' well, except they probably both wore a lot of shoulder pads in the day . I've seen pictures .'

Quinn skimmed a glance over an artful display of peonies in a oranatel vase .' Too bad you aren't getting married in Seattle , Mom would have loved to do all of your flowers for the wedding .'

' Not unless your Mom can bring them all with her when she and your Dad fly in for the wedding , Quinn,' commented a thoughtful Zoey,' I think they would die before they actually got down here or wilted in the heat . It's fine , I'll just talk to someone here and get my flowers locally .'

A slim woman with a golden blonde chin length bob , kind eyes, and looking fashionable in a pair of peach colored capris and a white tunic stepped out of the back appraising the young women, carefully .

' I think I might be able to help with all of that ,' She extended a slim hand ,' I'm Janie Braver man , my husband and I own this shop . I understand your planning a wedding ? '

Zoey shook the proffered hand .' I'm Zoey Brooks and these are my friends, Lola Martinez and Quinn Pensky . Um, my fiancé and I are getting married in about a little bit over a month so I'll be needing bouquets, boutonnières , centerpieces for the tables, and maybe some for the aisle , I think .'

Janie took her elbow and sent her an inviting smile .' Wonderful and how exciting . Why don't we go to my office where we can chat and you can give me an idea about what kind of flowers you have in mind and we can see what I can do to help give you that .'

' Awesome . My dress is going to be simple , clean lines , but I'm on the fence if I want to have beading on it or not but I definitely want pale pink roses in a big , ole very traditional bouquet for myself and smaller ones for the girls .'

' There are three of us ' added Quinn , helpfully as Lola's phone went off causing all eyes to turn and stare at the actress ,' our other friend hasn't arrived yet .'

Lola stared at the screen then at her best friends .' It's Vince , I have to take this ,' hissed Lola , looking down at the cell in her hand ,' Go on in and I'll be in afterwards .'

She waited until Zoë and Quinn had followed Janie into the office before stepping into a corner between a display of topiaries and fairy lights wrapped around an arched draped in tulle .

' Vince ! '

' Lola , hey , how are you ? ' asked Vince , who was still in California and stood outside a driveway next to his car ,' Is everything alright down there , honey ? Logan sent me a bunch of weird messages that make zero sense ..'

Lola ground her teeth together , annoyed . That ego manic , stupid jerk ! Quinn needed to keep a better handle on that moron she called her boyfriend .

' Oh pay no attention to Logan, you know how he is ,' dismissed Lola , putting a hand against the arch for support ,' I miss you . Are you finished with all of those stupid power celebratory dinners with your fathers business cronies already ? '

' Yes, Lola,' replied Vince , determined not to fight with her over this as they had when he'd brought it up after graduation ,' some of the cronies have known me since I was a baby and were quite generous . My father isn't going to pay for all of my college expenses since I didn't chose the college he wanted me to . You know this , I've told you this .'

A pout formed across her red lips and she played with the bracelet on her arm .' I know it but it's utterly romantic down here, Vince . You need to hurry up and get down here .'

Vince stared at the phone and imagined Lola standing somewhere the picture of beauty and indignation . He wanted to ask her who Lewis was as Logan hadn't skimped on the details but hoped that she would volunteer the information to him herself .

It pissed him off that Lola was flirting again - granted it just was a natural part of her charm but since they had started dating a few years back, it was a habit she had broken .

Vince didn't know if this was a sign of lack of faith in their relationship or if Lola was simply caught up in the whole package of the South .He didn't want to think the worse .

' That is actually why I called ,' Vince lifted a hand watching as Lisa came out of the house carrying a couple of suitcases ,' I'm picking up Lisa right now . We managed to get an earlier flight so we ought to be down there later this evening .'

Lola placed a hand on her heart and bounced on her toes , happily .' Oh Vince , I love you ! We weren't expecting you two until the end of next week .'

' Lisa's family headed home early ,' explained Vince as Lisa herself waved at the phone as she put her luggage in the back of the car ,' which was just what I needed to get me away from anymore bonding time with the old man so we'll see you when we land .'

' Michael will be over the moon ! '

' Look , Lo, we've got to get to the airport ,' replied Vince , climbing back in the car ,' Lisa and I will see you all when we arrive .'

' Yet ! ' Closing the cell phone , Lola twirled around the twinkled arch feeling as happy and giddy as a bride herself although she wasn't . Now the party would really be started .

*********************Wedding Bells ***********************************

Meanwhile at a nearby bar with tables and chairs done up in solid dark woods , classic rock heralding memories of the 1980's lent an air of comfortable as Mike and Ross enjoyed a beer as they put their heads together to come to an agreement that would suit all parties involved in their children's wedding .

Mike took a swig of beer then slid his gaze towards the man sitting across from him .

Ross, be honest, how do you really feel about your son and my daughter marrying so young ? I mean, it just seems like it was yesterday I dropped Zoë off for her first day at P.C.A and now she's a grown woman '

' Pam and I had our reservations at first but they are adults . We could hardly tell them we thought they are too young when we married when we were their age ,' said Ross, grabbing a handful of pretzels in a bowl on the table ,' besides Chase has a good head on his shoulders . Frankly I am more concerned that your wife is going to push Pamela right out of helping with the actual wedding planning ….'

Mike heaved a pained sigh .' I think Amanda wants to give Zoey the wedding of the whole century much like ours was back in the day . Amanda and I made the society section of the papers and I think a couple of Brides magazines '

' Chase and Zoey don't want all those bells and whistles . You heard them, they want a really simple wedding '

' I'll talk to Amanda and try to make her see reason but no promises . Where do you think Zoey gets that damn stubborn streak from ? It certainly isn't from me ' He rubbed a ache between his forehead where a headache was coming on ,' I hate talking money but lets get this damn thing done and over with . '

' Chase has about a thousand put aside for the wedding ,' reminded Ross , carefully ,' I don't know if he has told you that . His mother and I can probably contribute a few thousand ourselves and I know Pam has solid ideas about the caterers .'

Mike pulled out a legal pad and pen out of his suit jacket .' Amanda and I have considerable more set aside for the wedding and I know Mac and Rachel want to help as well. Why don't we go over key points and try to decide which ones we agree on before we try to defuse the situation with Amanda and Pamela .'

' Logan Reese has offered to help with the wedding as well,' added Ross, matter of fact,' He's a good friend to Chase . I know Chase is fine with the contributions from him but Zoey seems to have a problem with him .'

Mike tapped his pen against the pad with considerable thought .' I don't know if I want to get involved in that , Ross, or if we even should bother bringing it up. "

He could vaguely recall an email they had received years ago from Zoey about starring in a great play that Chase had written and gushing on how she had misjudged Logan . Amanda had insisted it sounded as if Zoey had gotten a little crush on the rich boy but that had been back in the 8th grade .

They had received just as many emails talking about how she hated the jerk too and he was one of Chase's best friends so Mike didn't even have a clue how his daughters mind worked . Logan appeared to be deeply in love with Quinn Pensky from what he could see with his own eyes and couldn't understand why Zoey wouldn't want their friends thoughtful contributions to the wedding .

' It would help cut down the costs considerably if Chase accepted the suits and the lobster fellow Malcolm has on his payroll . Very generous donation ' stated Ross, simply .

' I agree but I draw the line at arguing with both my daughter and my wife over it '

Ross pulled out his own notebook and slid a list to the table .' This is our guest list ,' declared Ross , plaintively ,' I know Chase and Zoey are working on their own but can we please for the Love of God try to get it under 400 people before I have a heart attack .'

Mike rolled his eyes upwards, chuckling .' That will take a lot of wine and persuation , maybe even shoes, but I will do what I can .'

Ross took another drink of beer .' I'm not much of a drinker but I'm glad you suggested this place, Mike, coffee wouldn't have been strong enough for the details . '

' Just be grateful that I talked Amanda down from hiring the wedding planner ,' Mike lifted his beer can as in a honorary toast ,' all hell would have broken loose .'

' Thank God then for small favors '

They took another drink then got down to the nitty gritty figures and numbers that would would be the Brooks -Matthews wedding .

**************************Wedding Bells ******************************

After a solid visit with the florist and the flowers more or less locked in , Zoey was feeling much more accomplished and a lot less overwhelmed than beforehand as the girls strode another block to a stately pale pink building with an elegant scrolled window announcing Louisa's Designs and Boutique . An elegant brocade settee filled the scene , a cream colored silk negligee lay across it while a mannequin was draped in a midnight blue suit with pearl buttons across the front and a a line skirt .

' This is the place ,' announced Zoey, butterflies dancing in her belly as a bell jingled above their head as they entered the shop ,' Louisa has the best designs in the city .'

Quinn wandered in noting the antiques and the mauve rugs , the gilded mirrors, and the racks of silks and laces with keen interest . A muted pink dress with slim straps caught her eye and she peered at the price tag with a audible gasp .Two hundred dollars ?

Her prom dress had cost less than that but this was Zoey's wedding , she just hoped she wouldn't have to dip into her college savings to afford her part as a bridesmaid in the wedding .

' Kind of pricey '

' Well, that is the real deal, Quinn ,' said ever fashion maven Zoey , running a finger down an esquite red number ,' silk . Is that what you like ? It's beautiful but not quite what I had in mind for you girls dresses either .'

Lola held up a royal blue long dress with rhinestones down the bodice and a high slit in the leg and sighed .' This is more like it , Zo. It's not frilly or frumpy and we could all pull it off well, I think .'

Zoey frowned .' You are not wearing a cocktail dress in my wedding '

A pout formed across Lola's mouth as she found another gown , the purple satin catching her eye and reached for it .' Or me, Lisa, and Quinn could all wear different styles, Zo.'

Quinn lingered over a Kelly green silk dress with mild interest .' This is nice .'

' None of those are pink and blue , you two ,' muttered Zoë, eyes drawn to bolts of fabric along the back wall of the shop ,' I think we should look through some books and see what Louisa has that might work '

Rachel stepped out of the back along with a tidy woman with short silver hair dressed in a bright fuchsia suit and beamed at the young women .

' Zoey, girls , I thought I heard your voices ,' Rachel reached for her granddaughters hand then gave Quinn and Lisa warm looks ,' How was it at Janie's ? Didn't I tell you that she and Henry have the most wonderful flowers in all of the city and an eye for design .'

' She was wonderful,' gushed Zoey, honestly ,' I've got to talk with Chase but I think we can check off flowers on my list . Well, except for paying for them part but I put down a payment so its sort of ours already .'

' Then your Grandfather and I will see to taking care of that , dear '

Louisa stepped forward , bright green eyes shining as she engulfed the young woman in a hug .

' My goodness , little girl, you've become a gorgeous young woman already ! Rachel tells me your in love and planning a whirlwind wedding for the summer and need my help,' rattled off the designer ,' I have some wedding gowns in the back if you wish to take a look or is it my fabric your after ? '

Zoey pulled out a portfolio out of her bag .' Actually I'm designing my gown but I was hoping you would have the perfect fabric here for me ,' explained Zoey ,' I think I want something that will drape well for my gown . I was thinking silk for the girls dresses but I'm not quite sure I know what I want …'

' Well you certainly came to the right place ,' Louisa led them towards the back, 'how about we have some sparkling water and look at some of my albums so we can get a sense of what you want for you and your lovely bridesmaids .'

' I have colors picked out ,' Zoey peered over her shoulder ,' No orange, Quinn.'

' I look good in orange ' murmured Quinn, under her breath .

' Well, I vote for wearing blue because Lisa and Quinn look better in the pink than I do ' chimed in Lola, stopping to admire a set of elegant silver combs ,' no dumb hoop skirts or ruffles , please . If you do a theme wedding, I will just die .'

Rachel patted the actresses hand , amused .' Your just a regular Scarlett O'Hara, aren't you, Lola ? Are you positive your not Southern at heart ? '

Lola beamed at the compliment .' Oh , thanks, I like that but no, I was born in New York . Mom would probably be able to tell you if I was a Southern belle in my past life or something like that .'

Quinn studied the veils on display and decided it wasn't really her style .' We did get a bit of good news earlier . Vince and Lola are arriving here tonight rather than next week .'

' That is wonderful ' agreed Rachel, helping herself to a spot of tea instead as she listened to the girls prattle on and felt moisture well once again in her eyes ,' I will have to make sure the rooms are ready for them.'

Zoë pulled down a creamy white bolt of satin , rubbed a hand over it, and tried to imagine her design in it . Sleek, clean lines, elegance all of the way .

' Would you mind looking over my sketches , Louisa ? This is what I had in mind for my wedding gown . I'm wearing strapless so I don't want the girls in it , maybe halter dresses with straight line that sort of ruches at the hip , maybe .'

' Short ? ' asked a hopeful Lola.

' Long ' said Zoey flashing a wide grin at her friends.

The designer gave a quick survey of Quinn and Lola noting their features and coloring with a crucial eye of what would suit them and the bride to be . She might nudge Zoey to the protypes she had in the back that might appeal to her mind set .

' Let's see if I have anything in the back that fits that , ladies '

Zoey hitched a deep breath , her stomach whirred , and it dawned on her with great clarity that it was actually really happening . This was it , they were about to try on dresses for her wedding , and giddiness filled her down to her dark blue high heels .

In a matter of months , she would be marrying her best friend and becoming Mrs. Zoey Matthews . It couldn't get any better than that !