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I Heard it Through the Grapevine – Marvin Gaye, Credence Clearwater Revival, and Gladys Knight and the Pips (there is at least those three that I can think of right away)
Mackinac, Michigan
June 13, 2012
Raglin Residence
4:00 PM
Abby sat heavily in her chair, tapping a pen on the stack of invitations she had just finished and were ready to be sent out. She sighed heavily and leaned back in her seat.
Ryan slipped into the chair across from her, "What's wrong, Abby? Getting cold feet?"
Abby sat up rigidly and waved her hand animatedly, "Oh no, no. I love Bryce! I just... don't like how he's been acting lately... I mean... He gambled away our honeymoon money. I wanted to go to Tokyo, but we couldn't afford it so we settled on Hawai'i instead and then he lost it all. Now I find out that Edward is his brother... and, I don't know..." she sighed again, "He seems distant. He's changed. I'm sure it's the stress of planning a wedding, but..." she trailed off and didn't seem to want to finish her speech.
Ryan gave her a calculating look. Apparently she didn't realize that he had been kidding.
"What if you spent a day with him? Just the two of you and the rest of us could work on the wedding today?" He asked. She didn't seem to hear him though, but was too lost in her own thoughts. "Abby?" No response. "Abigail?"
"What? Why did you use that name?" She asked offended. She hated her name. Abby was okay, but her full name. No way.
Ryan laughed, "You okay? I asked you a question and called your name twice before you responded. I asked what if you spent a day with him? Just the two of you and the rest of us could work on the wedding today?" Ryan asked smiling slightly still.
"No he's out spending the day with his parents before we move." She responded still looking at the invitations. She really hated putting all these together. She was about to ask if he wanted to help, but thought better of it. They all had done enough already as it was.
"You want help?" Ryan asked taking them from her and walking over to the table nearby to put them on.
She started to protest, but decided against it. She really did want to get to know everyone before she moved there. Instead she just got up and sat down with him. "So, why don't you tell me about yourself? I mean, besides having a drama queen as a sister."
"Me? But you're the bride, this time is about you."
Abby smiled, "Please? I'd like to get to know all of you before I move down south!"
"Sure, but what's there to know? I have a drama queen sister and I like hats." He joked and pointed to his hat.
"I said besides that! I know there's more than hats and a sister to you!" Abby took a stamp that had ripped before she could put it on the envelope and stuck it onto Ryan's cheek.
Ryan laughed again, "Alright, you win, but only because you're the beautiful bride to be!"
"You forgot cute!" Abby joked before Ryan started to tell her about him.
Sharpay skidded to a stop just beyond the entrance to what she thought was one of the ugliest living rooms in the history of living rooms (who has three different colored and styled chairs in the same room?!). For the first time in months she had heard her brothers true laugh. He just hadn't been that happy lately. She peaked her head around the corner to see him sitting at the table that had been set up in the room to work on wedding things with Abby. Her suspicions were confirmed as she watched the two of them laugh and Loren come in from another room and take pictures of the two insisting that "You want to document the whole wedding, even putting the stamps on the invitations."
Sharpay mentally tapped out a beat in her mind and strut into the room and pulled over a chair to the table. Sitting down she smiled and announced that she'd help too.
"Shar?" Ryan asked, getting suspicious.
"What? There's a lot of invitations here!"
Mackinaw Crossings Mall
4:30 PM
Gabriella was picking up the dresses from David's Bridal. One of the workers was assisting her in carrying the heavy wedding gown while Gabriella carried the four bridesmaids dresses to Abby's car.
"It's going to be a beautiful wedding, you're a very lucky girl." The red headed worker smiled as she placed the wedding dress in the back seat.
"Oh, it's not my wedding, it's my friend's" Gabriella smiled.
"Sorry." The girl smiled, "Well I hope she has a nice wedding. Have a nice day." she turned and headed back to the mall.
"You too." Gabriella smiled as her cell phone started to ring. "Hello?"
"Gabi, are you still at the mall?" Troy asked.
"Yeah." She answered as she carefully put the dresses in the trunk of the car.
"Good, I need you to get the tuxes. Edward was supposed to get them but he's nowhere to be seen."
"Alright, what store is it?" Gabriella responded, not holding back the eye roll.
"After Hour Tux Rental. They are already paid for, like the dresses. The receipt is in Abby's car so you should have it. There are six, Abby's dad is renting one as well."
"Alright. Bye." Gabriella found the receipt and locked the doors with the top up before running back into the mall for the six tuxes.
She found the store in no time and went up to the cash register.
"Hi, could I pick up six tuxes for Kubin?" She asked the man behind the counter.
"Can't wait for your big day?" Asked the man as he took the receipt from her.
"Excuse me?" Gabriella asked, mind still on how stupid Edward was.
"You're wedding." He replied, writing something down on the receipt.
"Oh, it's not mine; it's my best friend's." Gabriella said, annoyed that people kept assuming that.
"Ah single? Well all the guys go steady because it wouldn't be right to keep the best girls home on a Saturday night for a reason, right?" He asked smirking.
"Excuse me?" Gabriella asked incredulous that someone would say that to anyone.
"I'll be right back with those tuxes for you Madam."
"Idiot." Gabriella muttered under her breath as she realized it was someone she went to school with in Michigan that made fun of her constantly.
"Wow, that sounded like a fun conversation." Edward said coming up behind her, smirking just as much as the store's employee.
"Well I wouldn't have had that conversation if you had come on time to pick up the suits. You're two hours late." Gabriella said turning around to face him.
"How did you know that?" He asked looking very confused.
"I heard it through the grapevine."
"Oh, well it was well worth it to hear that conversation, but that's beside the point." Edward said waving his hand dismissively. "So where are you having the bachelorette party? We need to make sure we're not at the same place." He asked as he leaned on the counter, inches away from Gabriella who immediately moved away about three feet.
"Uh, haven't decided yet." Gabriella answered as she started to panic. How had she forgotten the bachelorette party!?
"Gabriella, I know you better than that. I dated you for what, three months?" He asked as his smile widened.
"Wow, six years later and still can't count?" She replied as the man came back with the tuxes. "Give me." She said as he held them just out of her reach.
"Now that's no way to treat me, Ms. Geek. Where did you go by the way?" The employee said moving it farther and farther away from her each time she moved towards it.
"I moved to New Mexico you loser. Now give me the tuxes so I can never see you again. Oh and I have a boyfriend thank you very much." She responded attempting to fake him out and quit reaching for the tuxes.
"Dude, you've been dating him for about 6 years." Edward said rolling his eyes.
"Wow, you can count! Now give me the tuxes!" She said as she lunged for the tuxes again.
"Nah, I'll just give them to him." The employee said smirking and handing them to Edward.
"That's fine. He's the best man." Gabriella said sticking her tongue out after Edward had taken them.
"So you really don't have the bachelorette party planned yet? So not like you!" Edward said as he followed her out of the store. He jumped though when she sudden turned around and grabbed the tuxes.
"Hey! Give them back!"
"No! I don't trust you with them."
Happy late Easter everyone! Thanks for reading too! Don't forget to do the lyric contest too!
