"Gina, where are my dress socks?" Roger asked standing in the doorway of Lyndas bedroom.
"Gimme a minute Roger, let me just get Lynda's hair finished, OK?" she said looking up at him as she put Lynda's hair up.
"Mommy, why do I have to throw the flowers? I wanna keep them." she asked looking back at her.
"Because you're the flower girl and it's your job to throw the flowers. Can you stop moving so much please sweetie? I have to fix your hair." she said smiling at her.
"You look so beautiful Lynda and when mommy's done with your hair, you're gonna look just like her." Roger told her smiling at them.
"There, you heard daddy. Now will you stop moving?" she asked as Roger went into the living room.
"OK mommy." she said trying to sit still.
"Smile my girls." he said holding the camera up to take a picture of them.
"Roger, my hair's not done and I'm in my robe." Gina told him as he leaned against the doorway lowering the camera.
"You still look gorgeous." he told her as she laughed.
"Oh yeah, Mimi would love it if I walked down the aisle looking like this." she told him as he quickly took a picture.
"You always look gorgeous to me." he told her advancing the film.
"Roger, don't waste the film.I want to get plenty of pictures at the wedding." she told him finishing up Lynda's hair. "There, you're all done. Now just go into the living room and sit nice so mommy and daddy could finish getting ready, OK? And don't mess up your hair or your dress." she told her smiling.
"Mommy, can I go back downstairs to Aunt Mimi's ?" she said standing in front of her.
"No sweetie. Grandma is gonna be here in a little while to watch you so mommy and daddy could help her and Uncle Mark get ready. You can come down when we're ready to leave OK?" she told her leaving the bedroom.
"OK mommy." she said walking carefully into the living room as Roger took another picture of her. "Daddy, I wasn't ready." she told him smiling at him.
"Sorry my girl. I couldn't help it. You look just as gorgeous as mommy." he told her laughing as he followed Gina into their bedroom.
"Do you remember our wedding?" Gina asked smiling at him as she took his dress socks out of the dresser drawer nad handed them t him.
"Of course I do. You looked so gorgeous." he told her smiling at her.
"Yeah and Glenn found me that day." she said laughing.
"Yeah well we don't have to worry about that. I'm Mimi's ex boyfriend and I promise, I'm not gonna harass her into coming home with me." he told her laughing.
"Very funny." she told him as he sat on the bed putting his socks on.
"And 2 days later you found out you were pregnant with Lynda." he told her smiling as there was a knock on the door.
"One of the happiest days of my life." she said kissing him as she answered the door. "Hi mom." she said greeting her mother in law.
"Gina sweetie, you're not even dressed. You need to get a move on. Mimi must be freaking out down there." she said as Lynda jumped off the couch.
"Gramma." she called out rushing to the older woman.
"You look so beautiful pumpkin." Mrs. Davis said leaning down to hug her.
"Mommy did my hair. Daddy said I look just as gorgeous as mommy." she said as Roger appeared in the doorway all dressed, minus his tie.
"Well you do." she said smiling at her as she stood up. "Roger, where is your tie?" she asked coming out into the living room.
"Hello to you too mom. It's in my pocket. Collins is gonna help me with it. If I ever get over to his place." he said smiling as he greeted his mother.
"I'm sorry baby boy. You better get going. Mark must be a wreck." she said smiling at him.
"OK. Come here my girl. Give daddy a big kiss and a hug." he said leaning down in front of Lynda.
"I love you daddy." she told him hugging him around his neck tight.
"I love you too. I'll see you at the church, OK? Good luck and be good for grandma, OK." he said kissing her cheek.
"OK daddy. I will. Be good for Uncle Mark and Uncle Collins." she told him as they all laughed.
"I will. I'll see you at the church Baby. I love you." he said standing up to kiss Gina good bye.
"OK Honey. I love you too." she said caressing his stubbled cheek. "Roger." she said shifting her weight to one leg.
"What? I'm wearing a tux, you gotta give me something." he said laughing as he took her into his arms.
"Yeah, yeah. Go. Mark needs you." she said as he left the loft. "That husband of mine is so frustrating." she said laughing as Mrs. Davis put her arm around her shoulder.
"Yet you've loved him more than half your life." she told her laughing.
"Yes I have." she answered hugging her mother in law.
"You better get ready sweetie. Poor Mimi probably needs to be saved from Maureen." Mrs. Davis told her laughing.
"You're right." she said going into hers and Roger's bedroom to get dressed.
"Come on my little pumpkin, let's get your flower basket ready OK." she told her granddaughter.
"OK gramma." Lynda said smiling up at her as they went into the kitchen to get the flowers out of the refrigerator as Gina got ready.
"Mom, we'll call you when we're ready to go, OK? Knowing this group this is not gonna be G rated." Gina told her laughing as she rushed out of her bedroom all ready.
"OK sweetie." Mrs. Davis said as Lynda rushed over to Gina.
"Mommy, you look beautiful. Daddy is gonna love how you look." she said as Gina leaned down to kiss her.
"Pumpkin, daddy always loves how mommy looks." Mrs Davis said smiling. "You really do look beautiful Gina." she told her as Gina hugged Lynda.
"Thanks mom. Be good for grandma and I'll see you downstairs. I love you baby girl." she said kissing Lynda's head.
"OK mommy." she said as she rushed out the door to get down to Mimi and Mark's apartment.
"Oh thank God." Joanne called out as Gina entered the apartment.
"What happened? I was only gone an hour." she asked as Mimi sat on the couch with Maureen. She was crying.
"I can't do this Gina. Mark deserves better. What was I thinking?" she said looking up at her. Her eyes were red from crying.
"Mimi, you listen to me. Mark loves you and you love him. You deserve this. If anything, Mark is lucky that you're marrying him." she told her taking Mimi into her arms.
"Are you sure? I mean, I made so many mistakes in my life and because of those mistakes Mark's gonna have to watch me die." she cried on her shoulder.
"Mimi, you know that that's not gonna be any time soon. You are healthier than you've ever been. You take care of yourself and him for that matter." she told her lifting her chin up.
"Weren't you scared when you married Roger?" she asked sniffing as Maureen handed her a tissue.
"No I wasn't. And do you wanna know why?" she asked smiling down at her as Mimi nodded. "Because I love Roger so much, that any time I have with him, no matter how short or long is gonna be worth every second." she told her smiling down at her.
"I know, but it's different with you and Roger. You guys were in love way before he got HIV." she told her wiping her nose.
"Mimi, give in to love or live in fear. A very intelligent, amazing woman said that." she told her smiling.
"Oh yeah?" she answered her laughing.
"Yeah. Now how about we get you dressed and ready to marry your love?" she asked her caressing her hair.
"OK. Thank you. I love you chica." she said hugging her.
"Mimi, you know it would never work out between us. I'm married to Roger and you're about to marry Mark." she told her laughing.
"You have been married to Roger too long." Mimi said as the women laughed.
"Yeah well, he's my cross to bear." she told her laughing as they got up and began to get dressed.
"You look ravishing Mimi. Mark is gonna be speechless." Maureen told her as she and Gina fixed her veil.
"I hope not. He's gotta say his vows." Mimi said laughing looking at them through the mirror.
"OK, now for our wedding morning tradition." Gina said laughing.
"But I still have to put my make up on." Mimi said turning around.
"I thought it best if we wait on that. Remember my wedding morning?" she told her laughing.
"Good point." Mimi said as Maureen, Joanne and Gina sat around her.
"Maureen, where's the something old I asked you to get?" Gina asked as Mimi and Maureen began laughing. "You didn't." she said laughing along.
"It fits." Maureen said as she and Mimi hugged.
"We are a sick bunch." Gina said laughing along.
"OK. Something new. I thought since you're having a catholic wedding. Despite Mrs. Cohen's protest, I'd give you a traditional gift." Joanne said laughing handing her a small flat box.
"This is beautiful. My mama used to have one just like this." Mimi said opening the box which contained a monogrammed hankie. The monogram was an M and a C.
"I figured that." Joanne said smiling at her.
"Now borrowed. Lynda wanted me to give you this." Gina said smiling at her.
"It's her Cinderella tiara." Mimi said smiling at the rhinestoned childrens tiara.
"She said you should be a princess for your wedding." Gina said as tears came to her eyes.
"That goddaughter of mine is something else." Mimi said as tears fell from her eyes.
"Yes she is." Maureen said smiling at her as Mimi put the tiara on.
"Mimi, you don't have to wear it. You can carry it in your bag." Gina said as Mimi smiled at her.
"No, I want to. This is the sweetest thing ever." she told her as she fixed the tiara.
"It looks perfect." Gina said smiling at her.
"I am so lucky to have such a wonderful goddaughter." Mimi said wiping her eyes as she admired the tiara in the mirror.
"Well she has a wonderful godmother." Gina said playing with Mimi's hair.
"OK now the blue." Joanne said handing her a small gift bag trying to hurry things up.
"A garter. I love it." Mimi said as she slipped it on her leg.
"OK, now that that's taken care of, we need to call the little one down here so we can go and get you married." Gina told her smiling at her.
"Sounds perfect to me." Mimi said as Gina called Mrs. Davis upstairs.