I DO NOT OWN ANYONE OR ANYTHING IN THIS STORY BESIDES THE OC'S.
December 28th- Caylee's Point of View-
I went back to North Carolina with Jeff every time we had time off, I went there for his birthday, Matt's birthday, and on Halloween. On Thanksgiving, we invited my mom out to North Carolina, she took time off to come out, she met the Legend, and we had a big feast, it was MJ, Shannon, Jeff, Matt, my mom, Shane, Velvet Sky, the Legend, and I at the Thanksgiving, it was at Matt's house since his house was bigger. For Christmas, Matt had his Christmas party, and Christmas Eve we spent in North Carolina with his family, we exchanged gifts then, and on Christmas Day, Jeff and I flew out to Texas to spend it with my family. Ever since our birthday, MJ has spent every possible moment with Shannon, Shannon even offered for her to move in with him, so she is in the process of moving out of Vickie's house and going to North Carolina. From Christmas to our wedding day, we were doing the last minute planning, like making sure everything for our honeymoon was planned, we were going on a two month cruise for our honeymoon, the McMahan's bought it for us. We tasted the food, we went to the church and made sure it was the right place, we checked the reception hall where we were having it, and we tried on our clothes. I checked on the flowers making sure they were okay, we called the wedding party making sure they all had their flights to come out, and would be here on time. I packed my bag the night before and Jeff already had his packed, we didn't believe in the whole don't see your bride or husband 24-hours before hand, we were just going to do it in the morning, can't see each other the morning of. My mom had the time off from work, she was out in the kitchen working on dinner, Jeff and I walked out from my room to see what was going on we saw this huge heart wreath that looked like wood and tons of fake flowers and ribbons laying next to it. I stood in front of the table, Jeff stood behind me resting his hands on my hips.
"What's this?" I asked picking it up.
"I was going to talk to you guys about it, I know it's short notice. I found out where Eddie was buried, it's not that far from here, and I know that you never met Eddie before Caylee, but I was wondering if you two want to help me put these flowers and ribbon on this heart, and tomorrow after your wedding and before the reception, you go over to the grave site and put this on it." My mom said as she took her eyes off the soup.
"Do you have another one?" Jeff asked.
"For your mom?" I asked looking up into his eyes.
"Yeah, even though we won't be able to do it tomorrow, but we can go back to North Carolina before our cruise." Jeff said.
"Great idea, I bought an extra one just in case you guys decided to do two." My mom said excitedly, I went and took over the soup as she left to go get the other one.
"You knew my dad?" I asked as Jeff sat down in front of the wreath.
"Yeah, he was a nice guy, I really like this idea your mom had, it would really mean a lot. Would MJ want to come along?" Jeff asked turning around and sticking his hands over the back of the chair.
"Probably Chavo, the McMahan's, my mom, MJ, Shannon, and maybe Matt might come along as well, what about the Legend?" I said as I turned off the oven, and I started pouring the soup into the three bowls.
"He might come to pay his respects since he didn't make it to the funeral." Jeff said as my mom came back.
"Here's the other one." My mom setting it down, I carried mine and Jeff's bowls out to the table, my mom grabbed her bowl before she sat down, us three worked on the two wreaths, we only did one half of each heart, but we wrapped a white ribbon around the back of each heart wreath. On Eddie's, the flowers were white and purple, and on Jeff's mom's wreath the flowers were orange and yellow. My mom took photos of us making the wreaths for our wedding book that she volunteered to do, after we finished my mom took a picture of us holding them, my mom pulled out a picture of Eddie that she obviously printed up at Wal-Mart, and we held the photo in the middle of the wreath.
"Do you have a picture of your mom?" I asked, Jeff pulled out his wallet and pulled out a photo he carries with him of him, Matt, his dad and his mom when they were younger.
"I carry it with me everywhere." Jeff said, I hugged him tightly, and we stood there hugging for a few minutes, then we took the photo with her wreath and picture.
"It's getting late, you should get going Jeff." My mom said as a knock came to the door, we opened it and it was MJ, she flew in last night supposedly.
"May I stay here tonight or do you want me to bunk with Maria until she comes over tomorrow?" She asked.
"You can stay here, no problem." I said.
"I'll see you tomorrow, hopefully." Jeff said as he kissed my forehead, and walked past MJ. MJ walked in with her suitcase, and we took it back to my room. I had my suitcase packed, our cruise didn't leave until January 4th, but we were going to fly to North Carolina on the 31st. Our wedding was at 3 pm in the afternoon, but all the girls in the bridal party was coming over at 10, they wanted to come over at 8 but I begged them not to.
"You have thinking to do?" MJ asked as she sat on the bed next to me.
"Yeah, do you think I'm making a right decision?" I asked as I pulled the frame that held a picture of me and Jeff, I put it in there when I got her on Christmas.
"Yeah, you have cold feet don't you?"
"Very much so." I said as she stood up and pulled me up off the bed.
"Come on." She said as she pulled me out of the room.
"Where we going? We can't take my car since it's decorated for the wedding tomorrow." I said, they decorated my car two nights ago, and my mom was putting the wreaths in the trunk for us.
"Mom, may we borrow your car?" MJ asked.
"Sure, be back before midnight." She said as I unhooked the keys from the hook, we went out to her car and we climbed into her car.
"Take me to your thinking spot." MJ said, I drove her out to my spot, we both got out and climbed onto the hood, we leant back against the wind shield.
"So, Jeff, mom and I made a wreath for dad's grave site, we were planning on going over there after the wedding and before the reception, you want to go?" I asked finally breaking the silence, I knew she was waiting for me to talk.
"Defiantly, I'll have Chavo give me a ride, I know he would defiantly want to go." MJ said as she smiled widely.
"I just wish dad was still here so he can walk me down the aisle, you know?" I asked as I sat up and folded my legs Indian style.
"I know what you mean, but he will look down over the wedding tomorrow and see the whole thing." MJ said.
"You sure? He didn't even know that I existed."
"So, when he got to heaven he found out just like us if he was watching over me or Vickie."
"True, you think this wedding is a good idea?"
"Yes, it's going to be okay. You love him and he loves you, and you know it, your just afraid that he's going to leave you at the alter or something?"
"Something like that, what if Greg is there or Vickie or Adam and they object the wedding?" I asked thinking of other things.
"Their not going to get by the security at the event, remember you and Jeff insisted on security from the paparazzi coming into the wedding and reception, and they know to keep a look out for them."
"True, you want to go get an apple pie from Denny's?"
"Aren't you supposed to not being eating sugary things so you can fit your dress?"
"One dessert, and I won't gain that much overnight." I said as we slid off the hood and got back in the car, I drove us over to the Denny's and we were eating our apple pie, we then saw the Legend, and Matt come in right when we were leaving.
"Hey, there's the soon to be Hardy." Matt said hugging me and then hugging MJ, I hugged the Legend and MJ did the same thing.
"Where's everyone else?" I asked.
"Oh, they already ate, our plane got in late and they lost my bag so we had to stick around at the airport for the next plane to bring it." Matt said.
"At least they brought it, I got a question for you two." I said.
"We might have an answer." The Legend said smiling.
"Tomorrow after the wedding and before the reception, a few of us are heading over to our dad's, Eddie's, grave site and we are going to put a wreath on it, would you guys like to accompany us? We also have a wreath for Mrs. Hardy's grave site, but we were planning on taking it with us back to North Carolina and doing it then." I said.
"I would love to go and pay my respects since I didn't make it to his funeral." The Legend said.
"I'll go as well." Matt said as MJ checked her watch.
"We need to get going, it's 11:45." MJ said.
"Oh crap, see you guys tomorrow." I said as we hugged them quickly before we ran out the door and sped home, we got in the door right at 11:59, and our mom wasn't even up.
"She's not even up." MJ said as we went back to my room, and she jumped on the bed.
"Are we getting dressed here, or do you think we should go to the church?" I asked as I opened the closet showing all the dresses, my mom kept them with her since Jeff won't be able to see them.
"Does the church have a room for us to get ready in or not?" MJ said sitting up and folded her legs Indian style.
"I think they have rooms we could use." I said as I looked over the dresses making sure their weren't any stains.
"How are we going to get the dresses there without any damages?"
"Put garbage bags down in the trunk and lay them down neatly."
"Your driving your car up there?" MJ asked.
"No, mom's friend works for the towing company, he's going to tow the car up there along with giving my mom a ride, we're going to drive mom's car."
"We can do that, text the girls and tell them to be at the church at 10." MJ said as I pulled out my phone, I dialed in the girls numbers and texted them the message. "Come on you got to get some sleep before tomorrow."
"I hope everyone has their shoes and brought the right type of bra and make-up, I don't have shoes or bras for everyone." I said as I climbed into bed next to her, I'm just going to sleep in my clothes.
"They will, I did, remind me to grab them before we leave in the morning."
"I just hope we get there before the men so they won't see the dresses." I said as I rolled onto my left side to face her.
"Their not going to be there at 10, their men, they will be there at like noon because who knows when others will get there." MJ said.
"Plus, I think the photographer shows up at one to take photos of people arriving and of the parties, not together obviously."
"You hired a photographer?"
"Yeah, I know expensive but I didn't want anyone wasting their time trying to get the photos." I said as we both fell asleep a half hour later.