Camille huffed impatiently as Logan took a seat next to her, followed by an exhausted Katie.

"Of course they would delay her flight. Figures!" Camille muttered grumpily.

The three friends had been waiting for their beloved Lucy to arrive for a good two hours now, only to find out that the flight had been delayed. They were all tired, frustrated and downright impatient. Each one had a reason to be easily stressed; For Logan, it was taking the test for medical school. For Camille, it was the movie she was offered to star in. And for Katie…well…

"Oh, Cami, calm down-"

"CALM DOWN?!" Camille gasped. Of course, that was before she dramatically stood and slapped Logan across the face. Needless to say, more than a handful of bystanders were staring at her with either amused or terrified faces. "I am missing crucial beauty sleep in order to wait for my friend, only for her flight to be late!" She hissed. "And I told you not to calm me Cami!"

"Cami…" Katie whispered irritably. "Sit down. She'll be here soon enough."

Logan, who had had his fair share of slaps for the day, cringed as the brunette gingerly sat down in her seat, muttering under her breath.

"Oh, so she can call you Cami and I can't?" Logan whined, rubbing his red, throbbing cheek.

Katie, who was as exhausted as Camille, narrowed her eyes at the boy and gave him a look that said, 'Really, Logan?'

Needless to say, Logan shut his mouth for the rest of the night.

Katie sighed, rubbing her temples as she tried to remember the last time she saw Lucy in person.

The story with their beloved friend was a weird one indeed. Katie definitely did not expect to be waiting for Lucy at the airport one day, much less to have her as a bridesmaid of her wedding. At least… not after Lucy's situation with Kendall.

Lucy Stone had, in fact, stayed in touch with everyone but Kendall. After Kendall had picked Jo, Lucy was devastated and left the Palmwoods soon after. And ever since, she had traveled from state to state, desperate to forget the man she had started to love.

However, Lucy's heart ached at the thought of not only cutting Kendall out of her life, but everyone else as well. To her, the boys were like her family. (And Katie and Camille, of course)

So…Lucy sent letters. Every so often, she would visit Katie in New York too. Katie had to admit that- at first- her relationship with Lucy Stone was very awkward. And how could it not be? She was the sister of the man who had broken Lucy's heart.

But after years and years of sending letters, revealing secrets and exchanging advice, it was hard not to consider Lucy as a sister. Of course, that was the reason she had invited Lucy to be one of the bridesmaids.

Katie let out another sigh. If only Jo and Lucy would get along, somehow. Katie bit her lower lip softly, chewing on it slightly as she thought.

Jo and Kendall did not know about Lucy. Yet. But what would happen once they did?

"Have you seen Katie yet?" James asked once again, the deep timbre of his voice cracking a little as he stared desperately at Kendall.

"For the millionth time today, no."

"She was supposed to call me to let me know when we were going to have the huge engagement party. And we were supposed to narrow down the wedding themes!" The brunette growled, looking dangerously close to pulling his beautiful hair out. "She's been avoiding me for the past week and we still have so much to do!"

Kendall raised his eyebrows. "Well, last I checked… you weren't the maid of honor. What gives? Jo hasn't done a single thing for the wedding. And yet you're always the person she calls to fill in for her."

After looking around to make sure no one was eavesdropping, Kendall hissed, "And I KNOW she's not sick as she says she is. So you're going to explain to me right now what the heck is going on."

James' eyes widened. Oh, no. No, no, no! Jo really needed to be careful if she wanted the plan to go through. If Kendall suspected of them, there would be no way in hell he would let them anywhere near Katie.

So, of course, telling the truth to Kendall was out of the question. James really didn't feel like being beat into a bloody pulp today.

"Okay…You caught me." James sighed. "I asked Jo to let me help her with her maid of honor duties."

Well, at least that wasn't a lie.

"I…I wanted to feel close to Katie."

Again, not a lie.

"I haven't seen her in four years, Kendall. I just wanted to spend more time with her, especially since I know that I won't see her much after her wedding. Maybe she'll see Jo a lot, but me? She won't want to see me as much."

That was only true assuming she was getting married to Tyler… Hmm. James was better at "telling the truth" than he thought he was.

Kendall stared at the brunette suspiciously. "Why wouldn't she want to see you? You're pretty much as related to her as I am. You know she would still consider you her brother."

Ouch. Her brother? Just the thought of forcing himself to act brotherly around Katie, especially with the Tyler twat all over her, made James almost cringe. Or throw up. One of the two.

"I-"

Rinnnngg! Rinnnnggg!

Phew. Saved by…James checked his caller ID. Saved by Katie!

"Hello? Katie Knight! Where on earth are you? Do you know how much planning we still need to do?!"

Katie rolled her eyes. "I'm at the airport. I'm sorry, I forgot to tell you that I'm picking Lucy up from the airport."

James had completely forgotten about Lucy! He'd even seen the bridesmaid list…How could he forget? James felt incredibly stupid as he blurted out, "Lucy?!"

At the mention of the girl's name, Kendall flushed. Was he hearing right? Did James just say Lucy?

"Yeah, you know, Lucy, my bridesmaid? Sheesh James! Where have you been the last month?"

"I…I didn't think she'd be coming so early."

"She offered to help me with the wedding preparations since Jo is always either busy or feeling ill."

Crap, crap, crap! James scowled. How was he going to get around this one? "You're replacing me, Katie-Bear?"

Katie bit her lip. The last thing she wanted to do was hurt James' feelings, but she HAD to get rid of him. It wasn't healthy to think about a man she wasn't married too so much. "I didn't want to bother you. I know you're a busy man and I don't want you to have to worry about wedding preparations for a wedding that isn't even yours."

Yeah, thanks for rubbing it in. James thought.

"You know it's not a problem for me, Katie. I'm a little hurt that you want to get rid of me."

Katie sighed. "Don't take it personally. No offense, but I think I need more of a woman's opinion, even though I think you have wonderful tastes in wedding themes." She laughed lightly, hoping to lighten the mood. "I'll talk to you later, James. Lucy should be arriving soon. Bye!"

Before James could say anything else, Katie hung up.

Kendall looked extremely…sick? James wasn't sure what the best adjective to describe Kendall's face was, but sick came pretty close.

James didn't blame Kendall though. Heck, James felt quite sick too after being told that he was going to be replaced.

He HAD to tell Jo. Lucy was an obstacle, and they needed to figure out what to do with her.

Either Lucy would help them, or she would make it impossible for James to win Katie's heart.

Hopefully the former would be true.

Forgive me for taking so long in updating! Thank you to those who have read and reviewed! Please tell me what you thought of this chapter! I will try to update sooner next time! Hopefully before Christmas! Happy Holidays! (Just in case I don't update before then!)

-Loreli