I do not own Hairspray or any of its characters.
A.N. I hope you enjoyed the last chapter. This one is a bit shorter, but I'll write another one tonight.
Edna Turnblad looked at the clock. Penny had been in Tracy's room for 10 minutes and she hadn't heard a peep. She found this unusual, but she was too excited about the party tonight to let it bother her. The last few years had been the happiest of her life. She had finally left that god-awful apartment and since then things had only got better. Her marriage was stronger than ever, and she was so pleased when Tracy invited them to live in her new house with her. She still loved fussing over her daughter, and ever since Penny's mother threw her out she spent much of her taking pork to the record store, as according to her Penny needed "fattening up". She had managed to convince Wilbur to take salsa classes and they spent many evenings dancing with Maybelle and Corny.
"TRACY TURNBLAD!" Edna realised that they were running late.
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Tracy came running down in the black and white dress that she had worn the first time she and Link kissed. She had dug it out the back of her closet especially for tonight. It still fitted because despite the slurs from Amber and her mother, she had refused to lose weight. Edna knew how special the dress was to Tracy and that she would only wear it if something important was going to happen, but knew that she would find out in due time, and decided not to question it.
Tracy and Penny bundled into the back of Wilbur's car then he and Edna got in the front. Wilbur noticed the looks that were being thrown between Penny and his daughter.
"Come on girls, what's the secret?" He grinned, looking behind him.
"Nothing, dad," Tracy answered too quickly to sound natural.
"By any chance does it have anything to do with your date with Link last night?" Edna guessed, not being able to hold her tongue any longer.
"Mama, just wait and see, okay?" Tracy wanted to tell them, but she and Link agreed that they were going to tell everyone together. She thought this was partly because he wanted Corny to be there, as she knew that Link looked on Corny like the dad he never had, but didn't say anything because his parents was always a sensitive subject.
The car pulled up outside the house that Corny and Maybelle bought shortly after their marriage. As soon as they got out of the car they could smell Maybelle's fantastic cooking. While they were walking up to the door, Tracy grabbed Penny's hand. As much as she was looking forwards to becoming Mrs. Larkin, she was nervous about telling her parents. She knew that her parents liked Link, but she had always been daddy's little girl and her mom would hate not being able to fuss over her every day. Penny gave her a reassuring look when the door was opened by Maybelle.
Maybelle took their coats and led them through to the dining room where the party was in full swing. Tracy and Penny headed straight for Seaweed and Link, who were talking in the corner.
"Hi……." Tracy sounded scared, but excited.
Link looked at the dress, then smiled. He stroked the top of her arm and looked into her big, brown eyes. He remembered the first time he kissed her, the first time they danced together. He looked forward to their first house together, their first child and how much they were going to enjoy spending the rest of their lives together.
"Everybody, dinner is served!" Maybelle interrupted his thoughts.
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Once every one (Tracy, Edna, Link, Corny, Inez, Penny, Seaweed, Maybelle and Wilbur) was seated in the living room and the conversation was flowing, Tracy looked at Link, knowing that it was a good time for their announcement. Nervously Link cleared his throat.
"Umm…..m-me and Trace have something to tell everyone…" he started. The look on Tracy's face gave him a surge of confidence. "Last nigh I asked Tracy to marry me…."
"And I said yes!!" Tracy threw her glove off to reveal a beautiful ring, with a diamond that was easily as big as her fist.
A.N. Soooo, next chapter will be reactions. Please Review!