Chapter 17: The Wedding Planner from Hell

Izzy sat alone in the living room of her and Steve's house... well, really just Steve's house. Izzy wasn't going to be living there... if she had anything to do about it.

The 'Wedding Planner' was coming today. She was really hoping it would turn out like that Jennifer Lopez movie. Where Jennifer Lopez's character falls in love with the groom. Izzy wouldn't mind that. Hell, she'd throw Steve a going away party.

She glanced at the clock, 1:27. She'd be there in 3 minutes. Oh joy, Izzy just couldn't wait. She really didn't care what this wedding looked like, she wasn't marrying Steve.

She went into the kitchen to get the prepared food. They didn't have a butler so Chives, Izzy's old butler, made food. She picked up the tray and walked back into the sitting room. She set the sandwiches on the table and waited.

BING BONG!

Izzy sighed. That was her. Steve was supposed to be there too. Oh well. Izzy went to the door and opened it. She was expecting to see a young woman who was tall but she wasn't greeted by that.

Her eyes gazed upon a woman who was just a little taller that she was, she had overly dyed obviously fake black hair, and she had a snappy disposition.

"Hello, I'm Izzy, please come in." Izzy said, making room for the woman.

"Thank you." She said, going into the sitting room.

Izzy sat down across from her and they both stared at each other. Izzy was just about to say something, when Mrs. Wedding Planner spoke up first.

"Well, are you going to get Ms. Lexington or do I have to wait her for her?" She snapped.

Izzy took a deep breath and smiled, "I AM Ms. Lexington. And you are?"

"Oh, I didn't recognize you in jeans. My name is Mrs. Hazel Stanbury, Wedding Planner. Now, what did you have in mind for you wedding?" She asked.

"I really don't care. Steve was supposed to be here to talk to you. I really could care less about this wedding because I'm not going to marry him." Izzy said.

Hazel stared at her, "Surely there must be something. Here, look at these pictures of my previous weddings." She took out an album and handed it to Izzy.

Izzy leafed through it and was horrified by what she saw. It was scary what some of these people looked like. And their faces... no smiling.

"Well, what do you think?" Hazel asked.

"Well, Mrs. Stanbury, this just isn't my style." Izzy said.

For the next hour and a half, Izzy was stuck there with Witch Hazel, (The name she'd taken to calling her), who kept showing her old, out-dated, scary ideas.

After Witch Hazel left, Izzy sat down and watched some t.v. When Steve decided to come home, Izzy told him about Hazel.

"I can't believe my mother." Steve said.

"What you mean?" Izzy asked.

"Witch Hazel did my parents wedding. And let me tell you, no one in those pictures is happy." Steve said.

"Yeah, well, hopefully she'll take a hint and leave us alone." Izzy said, getting a container of Ben & Jerry's.

Steve snorted, "Witch Hazel NEVER quits. Her quitting is like the Queen of England suddenly saying she approves of Charles and Camilla."

Izzy stared at him.

"What?" He asked, looking at her confused.

"You're funny." She said.

"Hey, I can be funny sometimes." He said, sitting down across from her.

"Not around me." Izzy said.

"I have to."

"When?"

"Uhm, the other day, I told you that joke about a lawyer." Steve said.

"Steve, I have to break it to you, but jokes about lawyers have never been funny." Izzy said.

"Yeah, I guess you're right." He said, smiling.

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"Hello Madam, may I help you?" Alfred asked, opening the door.

"Yes, I am here to see Mrs. Lexington and Mrs. Hawthorne." Witch Hazel said.

"Right his way, Madam." Alfred said, showing her to the parlor.

"Ah, Hazel. How are you dear?" Muffy Hawthorne asked.

"I am just fine, Mrs. Hawthorne. How are you and Mrs. Lexington doing?" Hazel asked.

"Oh, we're just fine. Please, have a seat." Pixie-Bell Lexington said.

"Thank you. Now, I was just with Isabelle and she doesn't seem to care about this wedding. So, I am here to ask you for your approval on a few things. I hoe you don't mind." Hazel said, opening her brief case and getting out her materials.

"Oh no, please. Let us help you." Muffy said. She turned to Pixie-Bell, "Hazel was my wedding planner and let me say that it was just devine. Steven and Isabelle's wedding will be just the same... if not better."

2 months later,

"Izzy, I hate your mother... I really hate your mother." Elle said, looking at her bridesmaid dress.

It was the fugliest shade of pink. It was magenta mixed with a sickly rose color, and there were bright purple ruffles at the bottom. The only good thing about was that it was a halter top... okay that couldn't even redeem the horribleness of this dress.

"Oh yeah? Well, at least you don't look like a bag of cotton candy." Shelley said, coming out of her dressing room.

Elle couldn't help but laugh. Shelley did look like a bag of cotton candy. Mush came around to see the girls in the dresses and almost fell over.

"Oh my God! This is horrible!" He said, going over to Shelley. "Who decided this looked alright? A blind person that's who!"

Elle and Shelley started laughing.

"You guys look uglier than I thought possible!" Mush said, touching the dresses.

"Gee, thanks Mush." Elle said, crossing her arms.

"Aw, all of you shut up! At least you don't have to wear this!" Izzy yelled.

She stepped out of her dressing room in the awful dress. It was a cream color, which wasn't bad but the design of it was just, gross.

She looked at herself in the mirrors. "I look like Little Bo Peep from Toy Story."

"No, she looked better." Shelley said, standing on one side of her.

"Thanks, Cotton Candy Girl." Izzy seethed.

There was a pause before Shelley said, "You know, I've examined this and I do believe Elle and I look better than you do."

Izzy rolled her eyes, "I hate to say it, but I liked the other dress better."

"Well, I don't think you can have it now. Your mother would probably have a hissy fit, throw her checkbook on the floor, and cry." Shelley said.

"That sounds like fun. Let's go do it." Elle said, starting for the main room.

Mush grabbed her and pulled her back in. "I cannot let you go out in public wearing that thing." He said. "Go and change, and then you can go."

Elle pouted a little, "Fine." She said. "Hey, if I change I can smother her with this dress!"

Elle ran into the dressing room and slammed the door. Mush rolled his eyes and walked over to Shelley, "Someone's going to have to tie her down or something I think she was serious." He said.

Izzy laughed, "I won't try to stop her. I'd still have a dad... he didn't pick these horrid things." She stepped back into her dressing room and shut the door.

"What are you doing today Izzy?" Shelley asked on her way to her dressing room.

"Well, Steve's on a business trip so I'm hanging out with Race. How about you?" Izzy asked.

"I'm spending the day with Mush." Shelley said, putting on her jeans and shirt.

"Ah, well, I'm done so, I'll see you guys later! Bye!" Elle said.

"Tell C.J. I said hi! And tell him I'll call Parker tonight!" Shelley hollered.

"Will do!!" Elle shouted as she left the store.

Shelley came out to see Izzy and Mush. "Well, is Race picking you up?" Shelley asked.

"Yeah, he's supposed to -" Izzy said getting cut off by her phone. "Call, Hello? You're outside? Alright I'll see you in a few."

"Bye, have fun." Mush said.

"See ya, Iz!" Shelley said, as Izzy left the store. "So, what do you want to do?"

"How about we go see a movie and have dinner?" He asked.

"Sounds good to me." Shelley said, linking her arm in his.

They left the store and got into Shelley's vehicle.

"So, how are things with the musical?" Shelley asked, pulling into traffic.

"Things are great. I mean, Elle and I got the parts and Jax got Riff. We still don't have a Tony but we're just practicing the parts without him." Mush said.

"So, how are things going with Jax?" Shelley asked.

"Uhm... they're kind of not." Mush said.

"What? Why?" Shelley asked.

"Well, we don't really talk to each other so it's kind of hard. And I'm new to this whole thing so I don't know what I'm doing or how to ask anything or stuff like that." Mush said. "I guess I'm just letting it happen as it's supposed to happen."

Shelley nodded. "Well, if it was meant to be, it'll happen."

"I really want it to be. The night of the party was great. We were talking and he's so funny." Mush said.

"Don't worry, Mush, it'll happen." Shelley said, winking.

He looked at her and shook his head. "So, what movie do we want to see?"

"Uhm... well, let's see, Comedy, Romantic Comedy, just plain Romance, Action/Adventure, Musical... whatever else is playing?" Shelley asked.

"Uhm... how about we just go and see?" Mush asked.

"Sounds good." Shelley said.

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"So, how did we like the dresses?" Witch Hazel asked.

Izzy stared at her. "Uhm... no. They were horrible. I hated them."

"Oh, Isabelle don't be silly. Those dresses were gorgeous. I'm glad you let us help you pick them out, Hazel." Mrs. Lexington said.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa, wait a minute. What do you mean by that?" Izzy asked her mother.

"Why, Hazel let Mrs. Hawthorne and myself help her choose the dresses for the wedding. She's also letting us help her with the entire wedding. It's going to be so beautiful, Isabelle." Mrs. Lexington said, laughing.

Izzy glared at her and left. She went to the limo and Jenkins opened the door for her. "Thanks, Jenkins." She said, getting in.

"You're welcome, Miss Isabelle." He said, shutting the door and getting into the driver's seat.

He started the limo and drove Izzy to where she currently lived. He stopped the limo and opened her door.

She got out, "Thanks again, Jenkins. I'll see you later."

"Goodbye, Miss Isabelle." He said, getting into the limo and leaving.

Izzy walked into the house and watched television for a while.

A few days later,

"Okay, now let me down gently." Race said, climbing over the side of the roof.

"Gently, gently." Blink said, as he and David lowered the rope.

"Okay... stop... HEY!" Race yelled.

David leaned over the side, "What?"

"I said stop!" Race said.

"Oh, sorry." Blink said.

"Oh, sorry." Race mocked. "I'll punch him later if I don't end up dying."

Race knocked on the window that he hoped was Izzy's. It was opened a few seconds later by Izzy.

"Race!" She shouted, hugging him.

"Hey." He said, kissing her after the hug.

"Why are you hanging from the roof?" She asked.

"Oh, because I didn't want Steve to know I was here." Race said.

"Oh, Steve's not home." She said.

"Thank the lord." Race said.

"Who's up there?"

"Blink and David." Race said.

"Oh, hi Blink!"

Blink was up on the roof waving.

"She can't see you, you know." David said.

"Hey Race! Tell her I'm wavin'!" Blink shouted, in this horrendous accent.

"Blink's wavin'!" Race mimicked.

"Okay, that accent was like Canadian/ Boston/ New York/ Old Lady Jew." Izzy said.

"Don't ask." Race said.

"Hey Davey!"

"Shhh!" David answered.

"Oh aren't we movie Davey?" Izzy said.

A few minutes later, Race decided it was time to go.

"Okay, now untie the rope from the chimney and let me down gently." Race said.

"Uhm... the chimney's not present." Blink said.

"What am I tied to?" Race asked, looking up.

"Uhm... me." Blink admitted.

"That's it. I'm gonna die." Race said.

"Hey, there's a chimney up there." Izzy said.

"Really? Oh yeah, there is. It was behind Blink." David said.

"Thanks David. Way to make me feel fat." Blink said.

"Oh shut up before I push you off the roof." David said.

"Hey! Don't do that! I'm attached to him!" Race screamed.

"Oh, don't get your pants in a bunch." Blink said.

He untied the rope and grabbed a hold of it. He started pulling it up and he lost his grip and Race began to plummet. Blink was pulled over this side, "DAVID!!!"

David ran over and grabbed Blink's right foot and was hanging over the edge of the roof.

"Oh my God!" Izzy screamed. "Are you guys okay!"

There was a series of grunts from all 3 of them.

Apparently, Blink had forgotten to tuck his shirt into his pants and was giving Izzy a view of his abs.

"It's a bit drafty up here." Blink said.

"I'm calling the police." Izzy said, leaving.

"NO! Steve's gonna know then!" Race hollered, but Izzy had already left.

"Race, she left already." Blink said.

"Damn!" Race cursed.

8 minutes later,

"Hey, I hear sirens." Blink said.

"The police are here." David said, looking up.

"Oh goody." Race said.

One officer came over and cut Race down and two went up and helped Blink through the window and another officer went to the roof and helped David.

At the loft,

"I can't believe I went with you two!" David said.

"Well, you can't believe it now, you couldn't believe it two hours ago, so why don't you just shut up about it already!" Blink said, going into his room.

"Don't walk away! I'm not done complaining." David said, following Blink.

"Well, I'm done listening, David! We said you didn't have to go, but you did anyway. So it's your own dumb fault for getting arrested. It's me and Race, it's expected that we would get arrested." Blink said, hunting through his dresser for some pajamas.

David sat on Blink's bed. "Yeah, I guess you're right. Sorry for complaining about everything. I guess I'm going to go to bed." David said, looking at Blink.

Blink was looking at David. "It's alright. Just please quit saying 'I can't believe I went with you two!'" Blink said. "You have to go now. I have to change and sleep. Goodnight, David."

"Night, Blink." David said, getting up and leaving.

"Night."

Later that night,

David woke up for the third time. It was horrible. He couldn't get to sleep. As soon as he'd finally fall asleep he'd be jarred away by something. He decided to just get up and watch some t.v.

He opened his door and walked out. He sat on the couch and Blink looked over.

"Hey." Blink said.

"Hey."

"Can't sleep?"

"Yeah."

"Too hot?"

"No, just can't sleep."

"Oh. It's too hot for me. I had my covers on the floor and I was in my boxers. I almost had to sleep naked." Blink said.

David groaned. "I really didn't need to know that."

"Just thought you should." Blink said.

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David woke up and turned over. He didn't want to get up. He also didn't want to see the brightness he had just seen previously. He sighed and sat up. He looked around and noticed he was in the living room. He looked over and saw Blink asleep in his chair.

He shook his head and laid back down. He instantly fell asleep again.