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Chapter eight:

Lets not wait anymore

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It's been six months, to the day since Kaylie died. It seems like just yesterday we were all eating pizza on the floor of the girls' old apartment talking about our winter plans, or when we all played Babe raider, or had that movie marathon with every bodies favorite movies. There were a lot of laughs, and smiles back then. Of course it was hard not to laugh when Kaylie was around, she was just that kind of person. Although I can't say things are bad because they aren't...just different. We were all pretty sad when she died, I mean Casey cried for days, and well Dean...I don't think I ever saw him cry and if he did then he didn't do it in front of us. I cried to, I'll be honest, but mostly I had to be there for Casey. After all she was her best friend...

So today we all decided we were going to drive out to Kaylie's grave and leave her some flowers and all, it had been a while since saw Dean but we always got a text message or a phone call from him. After classes that day me and Case got in the car and started heading to Dean's place.

" You know, I was thinking of bridesmaid dresses, I think they should be a baby blue color...and then the maid of honor dress could be a darker blue. Don't you think that would be cute? We'll have a sky theme." Casey said, getting all excited.

" Um.. Baby you do realize we have like another three years until we even get married." I looked at her, then back to the road.

" That's why we need to get things all planned out now! We still need to pick a date, and where it's going to be, and what my dress will look like, the honeymoon, then the bridesmaids and the maid of honor. No to mention we need to get together the guest list and the food, and the flowers and decorations and the seating arrangements." She said all in one breath.

" You think I care about that? All I want is to get married. For all I care you could walk down the isle naked..Better yet I like that more. We'll save money if you don't but a dress." I smirked at her.

" Der-ek! It's the most important day of our lives! How could you say that!" She smacked me.

" It is only one important day. There will be others like when we have out first child, when we buy our first house, when we have another kid, and when they go off to school." I shrugged.

" Kids.. I didn't know you wanted children." She had a soft look on her face now.

" You never asked. Besides we don't need to think about this stuff now. Why not wait until we get there." I said, still keeping my eyes on the road.

" Well then how about we get married now?" Casey asked.

" We can't." I didn't want to look at her because I knew she would have a frown on.

" Why not." She was frowning.

" We don't have the money, I mean if you want all that expensive stuff I am going to have to pay for it right? And I just can't do it right now." I explained.

" Fine, I don't want to think about this stuff right now anyways. We're going to go see Dean and visit Kaylie's grave. Our wedding can wait." Casey laid back in her seat.

I couldn't help but smile at her.

Within a few minutes she fell asleep and I could change the station to my taste in music, instead of listening to her angry chick shtuff. After a few hours or so I started to get bored, I knew I was almost there but still I needed entertainment.

" Casey...Caaaaseeeeyyy...CASEY!...CA-SEY!!" I shook her awake as gently as I could without crashing.

" What??" She was annoyed.

" I'm bored." I stated.

" You woke me up because you were bored??" She sounded angry.

" Yes, and because I missed you." I smiled.

" I was sitting right next to you."

" Yea, but you weren't talking to me, and besides I love it when you talk." I gave her a goofy grin.

" Ha ha, yea right." She laughed at me.

" Besides we're almost there." I said.

We soon arrived at Deans place, and got out of the car. He lived a condo, it was nice, well for a college student.

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I was a little taken aback by the conversation I had with Derek in the car. Well I was angry when he suggest that I walk naked, I mean lately it just seemed like all he wanted was sex. Although I guess I should expect it, I mean he's a guy. Of course when he started talking about having children and all, I honestly didn't think I could fall in love with him more. Though this is a day for Kaylie, not us, maybe Derek was right. Lets deal with all those things when they start happening.

We walked up to Dean's front door and knocked, behind the door we could hear church music and him singing along. After a couple of minutes he opened the door. He was dressed in jeans and a blue shirt. It made his green eyes pop and his dirty blond hair had grown out a little more. He greeted is with a warm smile and hugged us both.

" What took you guys so long!?" He asked, letting us walk in.

" We had to wait until classes were over." I explained.

" Yea, man how are you?" Derek asked, already helping himself to the food in the fridge.

" Pretty good, just getting settled really." He walked into the other room.

" That's good." I said looking around.

There were a lot of pictures on the walls. Some were of him and Kaylie, always smiling, others were of family and friends, including us. There were some of Christmas and the others were church pictures.

" Nice place." I said, smiling at the group picture of all of us after the hockey team had won their first game.

" Thanks Case, I still have a lot of stuff to unpack though." He shrugged.

After that we all got in the car and drove to the cemetery, which was only a few minutes away.

We got out of the car and walked over a small hill to where we headed toward a tomb stone that was a little farther away from the others. There were already so many flowers, some were dead and some looked new, and they were always tiger lilies or roses. It was clear to me and Derek that her parents were there a lot and that Dean, who always brought Tiger Lilies for her, was there just as much.

Except for Dean, neither of them had been there since the day of the funeral. There was a tree that draped over the tombstone, creating shade. We went first laying down our roses and lilies, gathering up the dead ones as we did so. Then backed up as Dean laid his down, and he had his hand on the top of it, touching it ever so gently. Tears started to fill my eyes and Derek wrapped his arm around my shoulders.

Kaylie Anne Parker

1988-2009

Even as sickness took her, she loved with all her heart.

Now her soul goes to God, to be with our Father once again.

A loving fiancée, friend and Daughter

We stood like this for a long while, until Dean stood up with tears in his eyes. No words were spoken until we arrived at a food place. Sitting down with our menus, we ordered and then the talking started.

" You this would have meant a lot to her that you guys came." Dean finally said.

" She would have done the same for us man, don't worry about it." Derek responded.

" Here are all your drinks." The waitress said setting them down.

" Thank you." We all said.

" You know I get off in half an hour. Maybe we could something later?" The waitress asked Dean.

" Um.. No." He sort of waved his left hand, showing a silver band on his ring finger.

" Oh, well sorry." She hurried away.

Derek started laughing. " Man, did you see the look on her face!"

Conversation picked up after that, laughing about old times and talking about plans for the future. Pretty how conversations went when Kay was alive, I think we could all feel her around us then. Then again I always felt her around me, it was like she was our guardian angel...

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So later that night they all went back to Dean's place. We were all in the kitchen eating ice cream and all when Dean excused himself to do something.

" You look thoughtful." I said wrapping my arms around Casey's waist.

" I was just thinking about what you said earlier." Casey leaned into me.

" And what was it that I said earlier?" I started kissing her neck.

" About me walking naked in our wedding." She stated.

" Oh, well you don't HAVE to. Though it would be pretty amazing." I chuckled.

" I dunno it seems that lately all you say is something that has to do with me naked or about us having sex." She walked out of my arms.

" What? You know I wouldn't push you into that if you didn't want to. I was just poking fun. Babe, I do want to do all those things with you but I also know that you want to wait until our wedding night. I'll wait a hundred years if I have to as long as its you." I said walking up to her, moving hair away from her eyes.

" Yet when I offer to get married now you turn me down."

" Like I said before I can't afford it all right now. That things you described it take us forever to save up for it. I only said that because I know how much those things matter to you." I kissed her forehead.

" Then lets not have a big wedding with all that stuff. We can have it your Dad's house, and my Mom could cook for everybody. Only friends and some family." She hugged me.

" I don't know, is that what you want?" I hugged her back.

" What about Dean? Wha-" She was cut off.

" Don't worry about me. Get married now you guys, don't wait. I'm pretty sure that if Kay were here you guys would be married by now anyways." He laughed. " Casey's right, you don't need a big wedding. The people that should be there should be those who matter to you most."

" You really want to do this?" I looked down at Casey.

" Yes, I don't want to wait anymore." She smiled.

" It's settled then!" Dean lapped his hands together.

We all laughed and then started planning things for the wedding. It lasted well into the night, and none of us have had so much fun doing it.

I hope you enjoyed it!!

Loves, Ava.