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'Oh Mom, this is the most beautiful dress I've ever seen,' exclaimed Quinn as she held up the confection of cream colored lace in a vintage style reminiscent of the past that had been her mothers own wedding gown. It was simple in style , the lace was delicately embroidered with vines , a sheer panel of chiffon at the high neckline down to the bodice , frothy lace sleeves , and a simple straight skirt. It was as if made for a fairy without being princess like and yet also felt very much vintage which appealed to Quinn completely .

' I had hoped you would feel that way , Quinn ,' sighed Suzanna , watching her only daughter hold the dress in front of her body then stare wistfully at her reflection in the large mirror ,' it shouldn't need much updating either . '

She thought back to the day such a long time ago during a flea market date with Frank, they had purchased an old trunk on a whim , and inside it had been the lovely gown that was meant to be her wedding gown . It had been fate .

Quinn let out a dreamy sigh of the bride to be that she was to become .

' I think perhaps this panel and the high neck ought to be removed and the sleeves taken down to make it off the shoulders '

' Which suits my Quinnie just right ,' Suzanna moved to stand beside her giving her shoulders a motherly squeeze ,' I am so happy you want to wear my dress, honey '

' It's just the dress for me , Mom ,' explained Quinn, folding the dress ever so carefully over her arm as she moved around the room, ' I honestly felt so overwhelmed and out of place at those high end wedding shops that the girls and I went to . All that frufru and fuss and the snobbery until I mentioned I was marrying Logan Reese …..it was unreal'

It had never really bothered her before about Logan's wealth as they had discussed it early on in their relationship when they had first gotten together . Logan had grown so much since then on the way he handled that wealth and she was proud of him for that but it had recently dawned on her that this is what she would be marrying into , it was daunting .

' Logan is following after Malcom studying at film school ,' continued Quinn, biting down on her bottom lip ,' and at our engagement party it really hit me of what is expected of Logan and of me, Mom, with all the palm pressing and the fancy parties .'

' Honey, you and Logan will just have to work through this and finds what works best for you '

' You mean how you always support Dad by going to all the stuffy university parties with him '

' Dull that they mostly are but Frank and I have always supported one another as I know you and Logan do and will ,' went on an understanding Suzanna ,' I don't have to tell you, Quinn, that relationships and marriage take compromise and work '

Quinn hung the dress on the wardrobe as she plopped down on the edge of the bed .' I like to believe that Logan and I do that now, Mom '

' Take the time to listen to one another '

There was a light rap on the door then Zoey popped her head in the doorway peering inside at mother and daughter . She gave an embarrassed little smile as they ushered her inside the room with them. She was dressed for the day in a pair of white shorts and a breezy yellow halter top , her honey colored hair pulled in a side ponytail that was somehow casual and elegant at the same time . It was all Zoey but a different Zoey.

' Sorry to interrupt , Quinn, but Lisa and Lola are downstairs starting on your decorations and making those math place cards you want ,' told Zoey as the girls had decided to get an early morning start on the work ,' we wanted to see if you were ready to join us ' Her gaze fell on the dress and she let out an excited giggle ,' Oh my God, is that your dress, Quinn ? It is so goergous and totally one hundred percent you '

Quinn smiled warmly .' Isn't it ? It needs a few little adjustments I was hoping you could do for me , Zo '

' Sure , Quinn,' agreed Zoey, readily ,' no problem . I don't want to butt in and I swear I wasn't listening in but are you having doubts about marrying Logan ? '

Quinn let out a nervous laugh .' Honestly no, I love Logan and cannot wait to marry him. I think my little freak out has more to do with wondering what is expected of me when I become a Reese and all the hob nobbing and such ..it's all silly , I know'

' It's all normal and to be expected ' added Suzanna, matter of fact ,' I hope there isn't trouble between you and Chase, Zoey . I know the first year of marriage has its ups and downs and is also perfectly normal…life isn't picture perfect '

Zoey began to pace, toyed with her wedding ring in a nervous gesture .' Chase and I made an agreement last year that we would spend a year in Paris so I can study design ,' explained Zoey, her heart warring with her mind ,' that year is nearly up and he is really pushing for us to transfer to California University and buy a house which I so don't want to do '

She pushed at an errant blonde stray hair in annoyance .' All we have been doing is fighting over this because Chase thinks if we stay our marriage is doomed or something . I am learning so much and I'm interning at a design house and he doesn't seem to get it '

Zoey hated the fighting with her husband – it always brought her back to the past , the dumb student election, the rooftop incident , the stolen Tek-Mate and ugh ! she just hated anytime that they quarreled. She understood that Chase didn't want to be dependant on her parents for their financial stability but borrowing a little until they were more secure wasn't that huge of an issue or to her it wasn't .

Quinn nodded slowly.' Zo, I don't believe that Chase is being selfish at all. He dotes on you and is supportive of your career , I know this . Maybe you need to think about why he feels moving back here is important '

Zoey crossed her arms, knowing her friend was right .' Chase can write anywhere '

' Chase has never put his career above yours and I doubt he is starting now either. Honestly , I really think you and Chase need to discuss this thoroughly ,' offered Quinn , tryng to be objective and helpful,' without the avoidance and sulking '

' I avoid , he sulks '

Suzanna chuckled .' Well, communication is always key . Now I am going to go find Frank before he and Malcolm come to blows over something silly such as who is footing the bill on the flowers and champagne '

With a wave of her hand, Suzanna left the room heading downstairs to track down her hubby while Quinn moved to the window moving the curtain aside so she could see the tennis courts where Logan and Vince were playing a match against one another .

' Chase and I will work it out ,' declared Zoey , trusting in her relationship ,' he and Michael decided to use the fancy exercise room Logan has here this morning .' She gave a little chuckle of pure amusement ,' Though when those two decided to take up exercise is beyond me '

' They probably want to get buff and manly for the wedding ' suggested Quinn, closing the curtain as she turned around to face her friend again,' wouldn't want the groom to show them up or anything '

Zoey reached out to touch the delicate lace of the gown .' Do you want to do a fitting on your gown ? I have my sewing kit in my travel case so it wont take long '

' No, we can do that later ,' says Quinn, nodding her head towards the door ,' I want to help the girls with the decorations before Lola gets too bored .

' I was shocked that Logan didn't try to change your theme or add mini footballs to the table arrangements to make it his too '

Quinn couldn't help but giggle.' Logan is still deciding on what he wants to give our guests as a party favor for attending our wedding . Don't give my sweetie any ideas about footballs, Zo'

' Chase didn't care one whit about any of that stuff ,' recalled Zoey, fondly , thinking back to their own wedding ,' he just didn't want to wear a tux or have fancy food '

' C'mon , Zo, let's go figure out table settings ! This is so exciting ! My wedding ! '

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

It was a glorious morning , the sun was shining down brightly on the private tennis courts as Logan and Vince played a spirited game of tennis as if their lives depended on the game. Both young men were competitive by nature and it seemed as if had been a lifetime since they had played some sort of sport together . Both were in it for the win.

' I win ,' declared Vince with a wide grin as he waved his racket high in the air ,' dude, you suck ! When did you lose all of your game, Reese? '

Logan flipped him the bird .' Screw you, Blake '

He wiped the sweat off his forehead then tossed a clean towel to his friend as they moved off of the court to throw themselves down in the chairs around a shaded patio table just off the court itself . Chauncey appeared immediately bearing a pitcher of freshly brewed lemonade and glasses then disappeared back inside leaving them alone .

Vince chuckled as he took a gulp .' Man, have I missed this hanging out with all you jerks . Beating your ass is a plus though I have got to say that I whipped the tar out of Chase yesterday . Dude is worse than you are and living the life in Paris has made him all soft on his game .'

Logan ran a hand through his curly hair and took a long drink .' Yeah , well. Whatever shit is going down with him and the wife is messing with the dude , Vince . I hope they fix whatever it is and fast so it doesn't cut in on me and Quinn's wedding cause I don't want to have to kick them out too and make Quinn mad at me '

That was the last kind of drama they needed- it was bad enough that Nicole had to be handled in the first place. Thank God, Michael and Lisa had gotten their love life back in order or the whole thing could have gotten messier which would have sucked the big one , really.

' Chase wont let things hang in the air and you know it, man . '

They sat in comfortable silence sipping the lemonade and listening to the sounds of the surf coming from the beach all around them . It was nice and relaxing for a change .

' I know ,' finished Logan , leaning back in the chair feeling thoughtful for a change,' It was weird seeing Lisa all pissed off at Michael. I think she and Michael only fought like a couple of times that I know of while we were at PCA ..I kind of always thought Lisa and Quinn were the calm ones of the girls , you know .'

' Makes her and Mike seem more normal to me ,' contributed Vince ,' all couples fight and make up. Sometimes I wish that Lo and I would have more knock out drag out arguements and yes , I know I am supposed to be a pacifist '

He held up a hand as if to shut Logan up before his friend could razz on him as Logan opened his mouth then shut it . In a testimony of how much the man had grown, Logan waited to listen giving him best friend the opportunity to speak his mind .

' I am still one and Lola and I are probably the best we've ever been together since the beginning of our relationship but the fly by the seat on a whim thing can get old at times . She doesn't like to think so much about our future but sometimes I like to wonder …..'

Logan chose his words with caution . It was always a tricky slope when putting in his two cents about Vince and Lola because he and Lola clashed often and a lot over the years especially since the woman was Quinn's best friend.

'Look I know you chose New York over the Texas gig because of Lola ,'brought up Logan fully aware that Vince had been offered numerous scholarships by some Texas football colleges ,' do you have any regrets now about that ? I mean I know you all gave us that bullshit when it first happened and you were happy with the choice but dude , it has to be different now '

Vince sank back in his own chair .' No, I don't ,' answered Vince after careful consideration ,' and the Texas thing isn't completely closed to me . I still have a few options if I do ever decide to change my mind but I'm getting a good education and being close to Lola is good .'

' Right now this works for us '

' Making time for each other is important,' spoke up Logan, all seriousness ,' I worried about that a lot at first and the long distance with me and Quinn. It was hard as hell and I missed her so damn much, Vince, but we made it because we love each other too damn much to let anything get in our fucking way '

' Still damn happy for you two , man ' grinned Vince ,' gives me hope '

' Do I need to remind you for like the hundredth time you chose to be with Lola and torture yourself daily , Vince" Logan flashed him a Reese cocky grin ignoring the rude gesture and the swearing from his pal ,' the woman is nuts '

' This coming from a man who is marrying a woman who uses her zap watch on you when you piss her off '

A broad happy grin flashed across Logan's face at the mention of his love .' Isn't Quinn amazing – I don't like the zapping but I always love how hot she is when she is pissed and jealous '

' You , my friend, are a sick man '

Logan slapped a hand against the table .' Yup and I am going to marry the love of my life very soon, Vince . Come on, man, let's go grab Chase and Michael's sorry butts away from the weights and make them help us fill the guest party bags that Quinn wants us to give '

Vince raised a brow .' Wedding favors ? '

' I was thinking cell phones but Quinn thought it was too much so I bought a bunch of gift certificates to Vaccaros for my part of it '

' I like your style , Reese' The two men headed towards the exercise room to find Michael and Chase to drag them in on wedding detail unaware as a blonde haired young man poked his head outside of the bushes , a wide grin of his own on his handsome face taking it all in from the ease of which he had managed to infiltrate the family summer home to the thrill of knowing Quinn nor Logan were unaware of his presence .

So his little brother was finally marrying Quinn !

Of course his own invitation surely had gotten lost in the mail . Bart chuckled at his own joke as he snuck to the table helping himself to a glass of Logan's forgotten lemonade and toasting his own brilliance that he had managed to evade the police and his fathers own security at the gates.

Malcolm was losing his touch – obviously Father was more concerned with wedding plans than with his other son but that would work to his own favor .

It was a pity that Quinn had never gotten his flowers and knew enough that Vince Blake had seen them tossed into the trash. He had considered confronting the jock alone and leave a calling card for his family but it hadn't felt quite right .

Too much like he had taken care of that dumb ass ex-boyfriend of Quinn's during their PCA days and Bart was trying to be more clever than before . Didn't want to make those same mistakes .

Not this time around , not now.

Bart glanced up at the window as if expecting to see the fair and lovely Quinn herself before confidently striding across the grounds to the boathouse as if he belonged here .

' Very soon, my love, very soon '