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Chapter Eleven:

Forever Will Our Souls Be One

Part 1

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We just started moving things into the house that Derek bought us. It's gorgeous, it's a Victorian style house, light blue with white trimming. There is a fence around it, and a small garden on the right and a fountain on the left. The porch has stairs leading to it and it wraps around the house, and when you walk in you see the stairs leading to the second story. When you walk to the left there is an office, and further down the hall there is another door leading to a dinning room, and then straight ahead there is the kitchen. Walking through the kitchen, there is a back door leading to a huge backyard, and on the other side of the kitchen there is the pantry that leads into the laundry room and then into a family room. After the family room there is the living room, and then when you weak up stairs there are four bedrooms. The one all the way to the right is the master bedroom that has a balcony over looking the backyard.

All of our belongings were in the house and everybody was over helping us move things in. Even Sam, Ralph and Kendra were there, and even Kaylie's parents. You see Sam and Kendra were living in the U.S, while Ralph stayed in Toronto with his family. Our parents had bought us a king sized bed for our room, and believe me that an awkward conversation.

While everybody was downstairs moving in the couch and fridge and all of the other essential things we needed to live, I was up on the balcony. There was a little bench put there that Derek got for my birthday last year. It was late in the evening when things started to settle down, and everyone but our family members were gone. I vaguely heard foot steps in the bedroom as I was going through the photo album that Kaylie had given me for Christmas the year she died.

" I miss her too." Derek had sat down next to me one or his arms wrapping around my waist.

" I wish she was here." I closed the album.

" We all do, but she'll be there. Even Dean." He smiled and kissed me softly.

" Lets go downstairs. I'm starving." He laughed and picked me up bridle style heading down the stairs.

Everybody was in the living room watching movies when we arrived downstairs. Derek set me down on his chair ( Oh the infamous chair) and headed to the kitchen. I was really getting into the movie the family was watching when I started to vaguely smell chocolate chip pancakes and syrup. He then came back into the room wiping his hands together, with a smile on his face.

" Dinner is served!" He announced pausing the movie playing on the new flat screen ( Present from Ralph).

" I smell pancakes!" Marti said running into the kitchen.

" This late?" Nora asked with a smile.

" Hey, I make killer pancakes! It's the food you can eat anytime of the day." He shrugged.

" Or it is the only thing you know how to make." Lizzie said heading to the kitchen with Nora.

" Now remind me how you survived college without starving?" I teased.

" Why do you think I was always eating at your place?" He teased back, smirking.

" I smell pancakes!" George came out of the family room bathroom.

" Ha, in the kitchen." Derek pointed towards the kitchen and I laughed.

" So, how about those pancakes?" I got up and walked passed him.

" Oh yea, but I doubt you'll get there before I do." He said playfully and ran towards to kitchen.

" Oh no, you don't." I ran after him.

He took of down the hallway, turning towards to kitchen and I headed to the foot of the stairs where there was a short cute to the kitchen. I cut him off a split second before he got the the doorway and I had my hand on both sides of the door frame. He saw me and held me close to him so I couldn't run forward anymore. My hands were on the inside of the door frame so I tried to pull myself forward but all he did was laugh at my weak attempts to make through into the kitchen.

" Derek! I win fair and square you're cheating!" I yelled in between my laughter.

By now the entire family was watching us with amused smiles and cheering us on. Nora and Lizzie were cheering my on and George and Marti were cheering on Derek.

" Oh come on Princess, it's not like anyone is stopping you from giving up." Derek said with a laugh.

" Give up? HA!" I pulled myself more into the doorway with an unexpected force, causing Derek to take a step or two froward but then topple over.

We fell to the ground on the tile floor but not before I tried to reached for the counter to hold me up but instead my hand came in contact with a bowl of powder for the pancakes instead. As we fell the ground the powder flew everywhere and covered me and Derek completely.

" Oh my gosh are you guys okay?" Nora rushed over to us.

Although neither of us could answer her because we were laughing too hard. So then the rest of the evening included eating chocolate chip pancakes, laughter and cleaning the kitchen. Of course then it was time for me and my mom to go back to the hotel she was staying at.

Of course now you are wondering...why are you staying in a hotel with your mom when you should be staying in your beautiful new home? Well to answer your question I won't stay there until after I get married because I mean..well have you seen Derek??? The temptation is just TOO great. Oh, see now you understand...

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Okay, so a few days have passed since you've talked to Casey. I WANT THIS TO BE OVER WITH! I mean everybody is stressing about the whole wedding thing. I mean there is only two days left until this thing, and then of course the honeymoon.. wink wink nudge nudge. No we aren't going anywhere but I took two weeks off and so has Casey. If anything I'm more nervous about the actual honeymooning part then the whole getting married part...but anyway. To fill you in, the girls have been busy getting the food ready and the cake while us guys have been setting things up in the backyard. We decided to get married in out own backyard, and well it's a lot cheaper that way.

The arch way and walk way is finished now and all we have to do is set up the chairs and flowers but that won't happen until the actual wedding day. The girls are making all kinds of food, and yes even the guys helped out in making all the food. Practically everybody is going to be there, and I do mean everybody. There are going to be over a hundred and fifty people here, and that's way too much if you ask me but hey.. it's her day. Casey decided to go with that sky theme that she has originally wanted and that meant light blue colors and lots of white.

Today consisted of a lot of cooking and lots of calls to the florist, to make sure everything was ready. Although everything seemed to be going great, I could tell Case was completely stressing out. I knew that she had a salon appointment, and I don't know why she would even bother because she looks beautiful no matter what. Anyway, half way through the day I heard her mention the she was going to cancel because there was too much to worry about I told her no to worry and that I would take care of everything. I knew she was hesitant but using my amazing charming skills I got her to go.

" Okay, so we're making the last batch of food but we still have to do the cake." Nora informed me.

" Great! So now all we have to do is get started on that and then the flowers are coming tomorrow then we're set!" I was holding the clipboard Casey gave me.

" Casey told me she sketched what she wanted her cake to look like, but to be honest I'm not that great of a decorator." Nora looked a little worried.

" Don't worry about that. I know somebody." Flipped to the sketch of the cake and handed it to Nora.

" Great, thanks so much Derek." Then Nora headed to George to tell him to run back to the store and get the missing ingredients for the cake.

Everybody was tired by the end of the day, and Casey had come back completely relaxed and ready to hit this thing hard on the head. She was impressed on who well I did without her, and soon we were all in the family room talking about everything. Not a couple hours later Casey had to go back to the hotel with Nora and Lizzie.

Guys, really it's torture.. I mean I have this beautiful fiancée and I can't even be with her alone. It's frustrating really, but don't worry it will be worth it. Trust me.

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Tomorrow is the big day! I know I'm nervous too. Okay, so everything is flowing rather smoothly, the flowers go there on time and the cake is in the finishing touches and the backyard looks beautiful. Believe me I was really surprised when I found Kendra in the kitchen working on the decorations for the cake, she followed my sketch perfectly! She's amazing really, Sam's a lucky guy. Anyway, the maid of honor dress is gorgeous and Lizzie fits nicely in it, and the bridesmaids dresses are really pretty, they go in descending order of blue to a baby blue. The tuxes for the men are the same, except Derek is still wearing a black one, and the arch way is just amazing. Once we get the flowers and chairs up I just know everything is going to be perfect.

" So you're sure that there is going to be enough food for everybody?" I asked my Mom.

" Yes, of course Casey. Now don't worry about anything else, everything is done and all we have to do is for tomorrow." She reassured me while we were in the kitchen triple checking everything.

" I know, I just can't help it. I mean I've planned this for so long and I just want everything to be perfect." I sighed sitting down in a chair in the nook.

" Yes, well since I'm going to be there everything will be perfect." Derek came into the room.

" Oh, I almost forgot about you!" I teased.

" Forget about me! Oh, I take that as an insult." He acted dramatic.

" Well as long as I'm forgetting about a house..." I trailed off smirking at him.

" Ha, I didn't forget! I said I almost did." He said defensively.

" Oh, sorry ALMOST." I laughed and so did Nora.

" Wow, you two." Nora just shook her head in an amused way.

The rest of the day just consisted in us laughing and playing around. Derek even took me out to lunch, and we went to the park and walked around. We saw an old couple walking hand in hand, and they passed us while we were sitting on a bench. The older lady gave us a knowing smile as she passed by and Derek held my hand after that. It was turning out to be a great day really. So when I had to go back to the hotel I was a little sad to leave, but Derek gave me a sweet kiss that not only made my knees go weak but made me smile like a goofy teenage that just go her first kiss.

Of course when things started to settle down and I was already in bed asleep when thunder broke out. I ran right for my phone and called Derek.

" It's raining!" I said into the phone.

" Babe, it's not raining just a little thunder." He reassured sleepily.

" No, it's going to rain. Look outside! It started sprinkling!" I had tears in my eyes.

" Don't worry Casey, everything will be better tomorrow." He tried to calm me down.

" You sure? I mean it can't rain on my wedding day!" I practically shrieked.

" I'm sure, and I'm pretty sure I'm getting married that day to." He chuckled.

" De-rek! This isn't funny." I whined.

" No, it's not. Now, go back to sleep. Get a lot of rest and tomorrow you're going to get ready for one of the most amazing days of our lives. I'll still marry you even if you are all wet okay? So don't worry about it." He said.

" Okay, you're right. I'll just got back to sleep." I said.

" That's my girl." I could tell he was smiling.

" Well, goodnight then. I love you." I said.

" I love you, too. Night." He said and I hung up.

I didn't sleep very well that night....

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Love, Ava