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14th November
"You're my special little princess aren't you?" Bill told Katie as he lay on the bed, Katie resting on his stomach. She lifted her head to look him in the eyes and grinned, drool running down her chin.
"What's Daddy doing?" Laura asked walking into the room with a pile of clean laundry, "is he being silly?"
"No, he's just letting his little girl know how much he loves her" Bill replied kissing the top of Katie's head.
"Well you are a pretty special girl and your father does adore you" Laura said placing the clean laundry in the closet, "and I'm sure come Thanksgiving in a few weeks you will be the centre of attention, especially in that new dress we bought".
"Yes you will. Talking of big events, when would you like have our wedding?"
"Ummm….well I want it to be warm, but not too hot, and I would like to have lost most of my pregnancy weight, so maybe sometime April?" Laura proposed lying down next to the pair.
"Sounds like a perfect time for a wedding to me, plus this one will be six months old by then, a great little flower girl, who your brothers can pull along as ring bearers" Bill said grinning down at Katie.
"The boys in tuxes will be adorable" Laura replied her eyes lighting up at the thought.
"And this gorgeous girl in a white dress like her Mommy" Bill added, lifting Katie so her feet where just touching his stomach and grinned at his daughter.
"An outdoor wedding sounds like a nice idea, what do you think?" Laura asked resting her head on Bill's shoulder.
"I think that sounds like a great idea, one the guys I've been working closely with on the new nugget training program has a place near the waterfront he's showed me pictures of, I reckon it would be perfect for a ceremony" Bill replied lacing their fingers together.
"That sounds amazing and I'm sure Marcy could help us find a great venue for the reception, I actually thought I'd ask Marcy to lunch tomorrow and ask her to be my maid of honour" Laura told Bill, running and hand softly over Katie's head.
"Good idea, I think Katie would love an adventure too" Bill replied smiling at her.
"Daddy" Zak screamed running into the room with tears down his face.
"What's the matter bub?"
"Lee just fell off the swing in the backyard and say's his arm hurts a lot" Zak said motioning with his arm for the pair to follow him. Bill passed Katie to Laura, before quickly following Zak down the stairs and outside to where Lee was lying on the grass.
"What happened?" Bill asked Lee, assessing the situation as Laura entered the backyard carrying Katie.
"I was swinging…and I tried to get really high….but then when I was near the top I fell off" Lee replied crying uncontrollably and clutching his left arm to his chest.
"What did we tell you two, about being careful when you wanted to play in the backyard with the new swing set?" Laura asked the boys, lightly bouncing a restless and confused Katie.
"I'm sorry" Zak replied frightened by the scene in front of him, "we won't do it again".
"I think we'll need to make a trip to the hospital, to get this checked out" Bill said examining Lee's arm, before lifting him from the ground.
"Okay, I'll stay here with Katie and Zak, so there's no distractions for you. Call me once you've seen a doctor" Laura replied kissing him on the cheek
"I love you".
"I love you too".
Bill and Lee arrived back home at 5pm to find an anxious Laura pacing around the kitchen with Katie, while Zak sat at the dining room table colouring in.
"How'd it go?" Laura asked walking over to the pair.
"The x-ray showed a fracture in the left wrist. The doctor said he needs to wear the cast for the next six weeks, and the sling for the next week" Bill replied patting Lee on the shoulder and taking Katie from Laura, so she could examine Lee's arm.
"How are you feeling buddy?" Laura asked giving him a hug.
"Okay, the doctor said I was brave and she gave me a lollipop" Lee replied, before walking over to the table to show Zak his cast.
15th November
"How are you going?" Marcy asked Laura when she pulled up to the small table outside the café, with Katie in the stroller.
"Pretty good, although Bill and Lee spent a portion of yesterday at the hospital because Lee broke his arm" Laura replied unbuckling Katie.
"What? How did that happen?" Marcy asked her eyes wide.
"The boys were playing on the swing set and Lee decided he had to try and swing to the very top. Next minute Zak's running into our room telling us Lee's hurt himself" Laura replied sitting down at the table.
"Well at least it wasn't too bad, and I bet he's going to love going to school tomorrow, to show off his cast" Marcy said lifting Katie from her pram and kissing her cheek, before cradling her in her arms.
"So what did you want to talk about?" Marcy asked slowly rocking Katie.
"Well Bill and I were talking yesterday about the wedding and I was wondering if you would be my maid of honour" Laura told her smiling.
"Yes, of course, I would love to be. I'm honoured that you would pick me" Marcy replied a grin breaking out on her face.
"There could be no one else but you, you are the person who has been there for me since the first day of college, and you're like a sister to me" Laura said standing up and walking around the table to embrace Marcy.
"So when's the wedding going to be?" Marcy asked curiously.
"We're thinking early to mid-April that way the weather should be warm enough for an outdoor wedding and that gives us enough time to plan an intimate wedding, while running around after three munchkins" Laura replied smiling at Katie who was looking around at her mother and the different colours.
"That sounds great, I've already got some great ideas for both the wedding and the bachelorette party" Marcy said her eyes gleaming.
"Oh gods, I'm not sure I even want to contemplate what you'll come up with" Laura replied laughing and shaking her head, before a car horn honked loudly nearby and Katie immediately burst into tears, her head turning towards her mother, arms stretched out.
"It's okay" Laura said soothingly taking the crying girl and cradling her against her chest, rubbing soft circles on the infant's back.
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