"You're planning on getting married in two weeks!"

Carlos jumped at the sound emanating from Alexa's phone. She was currently trying to talk to her parents about their upcoming nuptials. Mr. and Mrs. Vega liked Carlos. Carlos liked them. Her sisters liked him. He liked them. He thought everyone would just be happy they were invited to the wedding.

"But, you're not," Alexa said.

"Not what?" Carlos asked.

"Shush," she mouthed to him.

Carlos had already talked to his parents about the wedding. Immediately, they began rearranging their schedules to be there. His mom wanted to come down next week and help with the planning, which Alexa was okay with. His dad could not get off work until that Saturday so he would be flying in Friday night. Fortunately, it was summer so his siblings didn't have to worry about school. Cris, however, did have a part-time job at (name of Kendall's store), but with a few phone calls he was able to take the time off.

"Yes. They'll be the bridesmaids and Carlos's…no. I think we're just going to have bridesmaids and groomsmen. We don't really have time to find anything else."

Once Alexa hung up her phone she turned to Carlos. The two of them were sitting at her kitchen table eating a breakfast of oatmeal and coffee.

"My mom wants to go wedding dress shopping today," she announced.

"Looks like I'll be spending the day with the guys."

"Tux shopping," Alexa said.

"Tux shopping," Carlos repeated half-heartedly. "Yea."

"You have two weeks to find tuxes and get them altered. No time to waste."

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"Don't you just love that smell?" James breathed in as the guys entered the formalwear shop. "The smell of new clothes."

"Good morning. How may I help you?" A stuffy middle aged man greeted the group.

"This lucky young man is getting married in two weeks," Kendall said putting his hands on Carlos's shoulders. "And we all need tuxedos."

"You only give us two weeks to work?" the man whose nametag read Geoff complained.

Carlos smiled sheepishly.

"All right, let's get you measured."

As the salesman ran the tape around Carlos's waist, Carlos looked around the shop looking at all the different suits and tuxedos hanging on the racks and walls.

"Hey, let's get red tuxedos!" He exclaimed.

"Red?" Geoff questioned not taking his eyes off the tape as he took it off the waist and put around Carlos's chest.

"What? You think blue instead?"

"I think," Kendall spoke up, "we should go with traditional black."

"Why-y?" Carlos whined.

"Do you even know what colors Alexa wants?" Logan asked.

"No," Carlos admitted defeated, but then his eyes lightened back up. "Top hats. We should get top hats and white gloves and long tails…and those things they put on your shoes. What are they called?"

"Spats?" James provided.

"No, no, no," Geoff exclaimed. "I, we do not have time to get all the fitted for four tuxes in two weeks."

"Five," Carlos said.

"Oh, you're giving me five weeks?"

"No, five tuxedos. I need one for my brother as well."

"And where is he?"

"Um…"

Geoff threw his hands up in the air causing the measuring tape to fall over Carlos's face.

This is much shorter than I like to put out as a chapter, but I've made y'all wait so long and it will give me a better place to start the next chapter.

P.S. James Maslow is on soundcloud with "Lies." You can also buy it on iTunes or Google Play. (the soundcloud website /james_maslow)

P.P.S. Carlos and Alexa on DWTS!

P.P.P.S. I never said anything about Kendall when he made new music so Heffron Drive!