It took a while for Cammie to get over that message left their answering machine. Zach had taken the machine in and given it to the CIA as evidence, but Cammie still didn't feel safe. She'd wake up in the middle of the night in a cold sweat from a terrible nightmare. Her husband did his best to soothe her, but it was of little help. Finally, Cammie's doctor put her on an extremely mild sleeping pill. She finally started sleeping again, and things started to go back to normal. Her sleep was dreamless, but Cammie preferred that over the nightmares.
The sixth month of her pregnancy brought on the end of the morning sickness and the beginning of the odd cravings. Pickles dipped in nacho cheese, chocolate-covered pineapple, and shrimp with salt became some of Cammie's favorite snacks. Zach was more than happy to go get his wife food at three in the morning. He was determined to get her weight up, even if that meant midnight ice cream runs. None of Cammie's clothes fit anymore, which bothered her to no end. Zach, being the good husband, insisted she still looked sexy with her bug bump. Being in her sixth month also made Cammie extremely horny. She and Zach did it everywhere all the time.
Which was why she and Zach were currently making out in the broom closet at Bex and Grant's wedding. Bex was being a bridezilla, and Grant was freaking out. After some quick sex, the couple returned to their friends.
Bex stared in the mirror, trying to make sure everything looked perfect. Anyone would tell you that Bex Baxter had never looked better. Her dark hair and cocoa colored skin gleamed and was off-set by her gorgeous off-white dress. She wore a simple drop necklace and matching earrings borrowed from Macey, and a blue ribbon around her wrist. "How do I look?" she asked her bridesmaids nervously.
"Amazing," Macey replied reassuring. Liz nodded in agreement. "Hey, where's Cammie?" At that moment, their missing friend walked through the door, her hair slightly mussed.
"Hey," Cammie said nonchalantly. She headed towards the other mirror and started to fix her hair.
Bex narrowed her eyes. "Zach couldn't keep it in his pants for one day, could he?"
Cammie smirked. "Nope," she replied, smoothing her dress out over her bump. She slipped off her flats for a minute and rubbed her feet. Cammie was the only bridesmaid allowed to wear flats. Bex had excused her pregnant friend from the heels after Zach filled her in on the doctor's orders. She didn't want to be responsible for her friend twisting her ankle and loosing the baby.
Everyone continued to get ready until they heard Cammie say, "Oh." They all ran to her side, worried that something was wrong. She had her hand on her belly and a look of shock on her face.
"Cammie, what's wrong?" Liz asked worriedly, wondering if she needed to go get Zach.
"The baby kicked," Cammie told her friends, a smile on her face. Everyone put a hand on her stomach and felt the baby do it again.
"Wow, that's amazing," Macey said in awe. She and Preston hadn't talked about having kids yet, but she wouldn't mind it.
Meanwhile, the guys were having a pre-wedding drink and reminiscing about old times.
"Hey, do you guys remember that time Bex told us that they were going to meet us in the basement of Gallagher, and then they locked us all down there because we were discussing who had a better rack?" Grant remembered, a goofy grin on his face.
"Dude, that was just you," Zach replied with a laugh. "Hey, remember that time we thought Bex was cheating on you, and so we snuck into the dude's house and put Nair in his shampoo bottle, but it turned out he was just an old family friend and then he chased us down the street?" The memory made Grant glare at his best friend.
"What about that time you thought Cammie wanted you to be more bad-ass, so you got her named tattooed on your back?" Grant retorted, making Zach look down at his shoes. Jonas and Preston just sat back and enjoyed the show.
Suddenly, Liz walked in to see all the men sitting on the floor with beers in their hands. "I'm not going to tell Bex about this," she warned Grant. Liz turned to Zach. "The baby kicked. I'm the messenger."
Zach mentally cursed himself for missing that. At seeing his downtrodden look, Liz tried to comfort him. "Don't worry. It'll probably kick again sometime today." Zach sighed in relief.
Liz looked over at Grant. "You better get ready because if you look like crap, Bex will kill you. And then she'll drive us all to the edge of insanity." She kissed Jonah goodbye and walked out of the room.
The wedding was almost about to start. People were starting to take their seats. Bex and Grant had decided to have their wedding at a small hotel with a nice outdoor garden that the ceremony would be held in. The reception would be in the hotel's dining room. Everything was blue and off-white. The bridesmaid dresses were all a sky blue with matching heel, or flats in Cammie's case. The bowties of the groomsmen matched the color of the bridesmaid dresses. Everything looked perfect thanks to Bex's obsessive planning.
Grant and his groomsmen took their places under the arch of flowers. Grant gulped at the memory of Bex's dad's threat. "If you do anything to my daughter, all of the M-16 agents will be out to get you," he had said, no flicker of a smile on his face. Grant had only nodded, too terrified to do anything else.
Finally, the music started. Liz was first down the aisle, followed by Macey, and then a very pregnant Cammie. Bex emerged, and everyone stood up. She walked down the aisle, her eyes on Grant the entire time. He couldn't stop staring at her either. The couple only had eyes for each other as they said their vows. And when the priest said those magic words, "You may kiss the bride," Grant kissed his now-wife like there was no tomorrow."
The reception was packed full of their friends and family. Zach, clanked a spoon on his glass, ready to make his best man speech. The room went silent. He stood up and started talking. "I've had the, um, pleasure of knowing Grant for many years, and I have to say one thing. Congrats to Bex for tying him down!" This made everyone laugh and caused Bex to smile smugly. "In all honesty, I think Grant got very lucky, and I think he knows it too. He's been my best friend for many years, and I've never seen him happier. To Grant and Bex!" Everyone raised their glasses. "And Bex, if you want embarrassing pictures of Grant trying on a dress, I've got them," Zach added with a smirk. Grant looked down at his shoes.
Cammie stood up. She smiled at everyone. "Wow, I never thought I'd be alive long enough to stand up and give a toast at my best friend's wedding. Okay, I just want to tell Grant that he's extremely lucky to get this girl. Bex, you're one of the funniest, loyalist people I know. No matter how dangerous or stupid the mission is, you're always at my side, ready for anything. I couldn't ask for a better friend." Cammie paused for a moment. "I'm glad that two of the people I love are extremely happy. And Grant, I know you've already been threatened today, but I just wanted to add that it you screw with Bex, you'll have not only M-16 agents after you but all the Gallagher Girls as well." Grant looked extremely scared at this point. "To Bex and Grant!" Everyone raised their glasses.
The reception continued, everyone laughing and dancing. Almost everyone except Cammie was slightly tipsy. Still, she smiled. For the first time in a while, she wasn't worrying about the Circle. They were all still alive and happy. That was enough for now. It had to be.