A/N: Sorry that there wasn't an update last week. Some things got in the way, but anyway, I have the new chapter here for you all.
People are worried about the many stories that have a possibility of getting deleted and I don't know if my stories are going to be on that list, but if they are I will start to transfer my stories to my livejournal account. So just in case follow me…I'm under othlvr_16…
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Part 2 Ch. 29: Partnership
"Explain to me again why you decided that driving back to Tree Hill was going to be a better idea," Casey complained to her husband as she pulled her brown hair into a ponytail. She and Spencer had gotten a head start on their driving from Raleigh.
Spencer looks at his wife and shakes his head.
"I already told you. It saves us money and we need to really do that now. We are literally almost done with school and then there is going to be this gap of time where we need to find jobs and that money will come in handy."
"Fine, but I swear to god, Kelsey and Sam better get freaking married tomorrow or I am going to be completely pissed off."
"Tell me about it," Spencer mutters as his thoughts carry him to the first time Sam and Kelsey had their wedding.
"I'm excited," Kelsey says with a grin as she faces her best friend and best man. "I'm going to marry Samantha and we are going to be happy and everything is falling into place."
Spencer smiles at his best friend. He knew she was happy. Kelsey had been talking nonstop about the wedding for the last few weeks. The rehearsal dinner went well the previous night and Sam and Kelsey hadn't seen each other since.
"It's almost time, isn't it?" Kelsey asks.
Spencer nods his head.
"It's almost time."
"Spence, are you okay?"
Spencer looks down at his arm where his wife placed her hand trying to get her attention.
"Yeah, I'm fine. I'm just thinking about what happened the last time. Kelsey talked about her wedding for a long time and before Kelsey had ever met Sam or before we all started hanging out, Kelsey said she would never get married. She didn't want to be like her dad at least in that way. She fell in love with Sam and that all changed," Spencer looks at his wife. "I know that Sam is your friend and that you have recently reconnected with her, but if Sam pulls the same stunt again, I'm afraid of what that is going to do to Kelsey. I can't lose my best friend. It was really hard the last time."
"Spencer, I understand that, but with Sam things can get complicated. She keeps things to herself and from what I gather this wedding is going to happen. Sam said if she were ever going to marry anybody she would only marry once and last time they were young and now things are a little bit different. They have a house and a dog and Sam knows this is what she wants. This wedding is going to happen, even if I have to force her to stay," Casey says with a chuckle.
Spencer drove past the 'Welcome to Tree Hill' sign and smiled as he asked Casey to tell him the directions to Sam and Kelsey's home, where they were going to stay until after the wedding.
"Have you heard from your parents yet?" Spencer asks as he takes a left on Grace Street.
"Yeah, they said they'd already be here when we arrived. Apparently all the parents decided to get together a few days before Sam and Kelsey's wedding so they can properly catch up.
"Meaning they were going to get drunk."
Casey shakes her head in the negative.
"Nope they weren't going to do that when they knew Julian can't drink."
Spencer casts his wife a sideways glance.
"He's a recovering alcoholic."
"Oh," Spencer says softly. He didn't really know Julian all that well or even Brooke for that matter, but he knew Sam and that was enough to be concerned.
"He's been sober for like three years I think. He's doing okay."
They drove in silence until Spencer started up conversation again.
"Our parents getting together and talking is not going to go over very well."
"I know, but I swear to god if I hear anybody talking about babies I am going to shoot myself. Is it so bad that we want to wait to have kids…I mean we are kids ourselves?"
Spencer just smiled and parked the car in Sam and Kelsey's driveway. He knew kids with Casey were going to be an experience and he couldn't wait until that happened.
*Defying Gravity*
All the adults were gathered inside Brooke and Haley's café. Millicent and Mouth had been catching up with Chase and Alex considering their kids had been married for almost a year. Most of their conversation wounded up being about whether or not they were going to get grandkids. They hoped so, just not right now.
Kelsey's parents had come to visit last week. They got to meet Kelsey's partner Evan and his wife and got to spend some more time with Brooke and Julian, along with Haley and Nathan. They were happy their daughter was going to be brought into this huge family, not really knowing that they had accepted her into the family since the time she had first started dating Sam.
Paul and Sylvia both had to miss the rehearsal dinner for previously made plans, but they had promised everyone that they would be there for the wedding. It made Sam happy that their relationship was still growing, slowly, but surely.
"Brooke, normally I wouldn't bring this up, but why is Sam having a rehearsal dinner?" Millicent asks. "She did it the last time and I'm just kind of confused."
"I had asked her the same thing. It's basically a practice run and Sam said she didn't need it, but she has a surprise for Kelsey so she's revealing that tonight and we are supposed to be there otherwise Kelsey wouldn't understand why they are at the church if they weren't practicing."
The adults smile and Lindsey turns to Brooke.
"What's the surprise?"
"Sam and Kelsey had both decided on a color for the wedding, but Sam changed it without Kelsey knowing. She changed it to purple. Sam knew that was what Kelsey had wanted the first time, but gave it up to let Sam have what she wanted."
Lindsey grins and turns to her husband.
"Our daughter is in for a surprise."
Trevor nods his head. His daughter was going to be happy.
*Defying Gravity*
While the adults were all gathered at the café, everyone else was at Sam and Kelsey's home. Lydia and Aidan were playing in the backyard with Shadow while everyone else gathered around Sam and Kelsey's family room.
Spencer and Casey had just been told that Kylie and Meredith were married. Apparently it was hard for them to process that.
"Wow," Spencer says. "Before I knew you had this huge crush for Sam, but you're married to your ex?"
"First love," Kylie mutters as she cuddles closer to her wife.
"I'm just glad you aren't with Sam anymore," Casey says with a shrug of her shoulders.
"I agree," Kelsey says coming into the room with a smile.
Katie looked at her husband and laughed quietly.
"This is interesting. So, Sam was with Kelsey in high school and then they broke up and then she and Kylie somehow started something in New York."
Sam nods her head.
"Yeah, but we had our time obviously and we didn't belong to each other; Kylie belongs with Meredith and belong with Kelsey. It's as simple as that."
Kelsey leaned over and placed a kiss on Sam's neck.
"When is Jamie getting in?" Casey asks. She had wanted to catch up with him for awhile.
"He's flying in tomorrow. He'll be there for the wedding, but then he's got to fly back out. I'm just glad he's coming."
Sam grabs her fiancées hand and squeezes it.
"So the rehearsal is in a few hours. What should we do until then?"
*Defying Gravity*
Everyone was waiting inside the church where the ceremony was going to be held while Sam and Kelsey stayed outside. Kelsey couldn't understand why they were waiting, but Sam had said she needed to talk to her so she relented and waited.
"Now that all our friends and our family are inside can we go inside too?"
"No," Sam says with a shake of her head. "There are some things that I want to say to you first. When you walk through those doors, don't be mad at me."
Kelsey furrows her eyebrows as she tries to figure out why she'd be mad at Sam.
"Why would I be mad?"
"Because everything we planned isn't going to be what you see or at least the color scheme isn't."
"Why did you have me help you plan if you were just going to change it all anyway. I mean seriously, this is a partnership and it's my freaking wedding too, Samantha, I mean come on."
Sam rolls her eyes and pushes Kelsey through the doors. Kelsey froze and looked around the room. She stood speechless. This is what she had pictured the first time. This is what she dreamed her wedding would look like. Kelsey turns to Sam. Sam smiles sheepishly at her.
"So, what do you think?"
Kelsey opens her mouth, but continues to look around the room. All their family and friends were smiling at her.
"I can't believe it, but why?" Kelsey asks as she turns back to her fiancée.
"Last time you let me get what I wanted and I realize that it wasn't fair and you deserve this. I ran last time, but I swear Kelsey Daniels, that tomorrow that is not going to happen. I am going to marry you and I switched everything on you again because you were letting me get my way and like you said before it's a partnership. We should've planned this wedding together. You deserve this and I wanted you to have it. The only thing that matters is if we both say 'I Do' tomorrow."
"We will," Kelsey mutters softly before leaning in and kissing her wife soundly. She pulls away with a smile. "Does that mean we don't have to practice for this thing tomorrow because I think everyone knows how this is supposed to work?"
*Defying Gravity*
"I don't want to leave you," Sam pouts in the doorway of her home.
Kelsey smirks back at her.
"I don't want to leave you either, but I will see you tomorrow."
Sam nods her head and wraps her arms around her soon to be wife. She didn't realize how tough leaving Kelsey for one night was going to be. They had done it before, but for some reason it had felt different now.
Kelsey touches Sam's cheek lightly.
"I love and I can't wait to call you my wife. I'm just a phone call away."
Sam smiles and nods her head.
"I think I'm just going to go to my parents and get some sleep so I'm ready for tomorrow. Don't stay up too late, okay?"
"I love you Samantha Baker," Kelsey says with a smile as she watches Sam walk out of the house and get into her car.
Kelsey turns around and sees Spencer watching her.
"What's up man?"
Spencer shrugs his shoulders.
"I don't want to sound like a jerk, but I'm your friend and you should cut me some slack. I know you're ready, but is Sam?"
Kelsey can only shrug her shoulders as she moves the couch. Spencer sits down next to her.
"She says she is and I want to believe her, but a part of me thinks that this will be another repeat and it makes me feel bad that I'm thinking this. But I'm getting her the benefit of the doubt because I love her and I want to be with her and I want to have a family with her. I just need her to say 'I Do'."
A/N: IF Kelsey and Sam actually marry in the next chapter I need an idea on what to do with their last names…so let me know in a review…
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