Disclaimer: I own the mentalist just like I don't own detentions, it wasn't my fault I didn't do my math homework, it was a combination between facebook and fanfictions fault!
A/N this is more of a filler chapter then anything, sorry I took so long to update! Crazy life sorta at the moment! Well, it's full of fluffy goodness, so yea, enjoy I guess… =]
The week passed quickly, Grace's brothers team coming out on top, winning the tournament. It was the night of the formal dinner that Cassie had been looking forward to all week. Grace and Teresa had helped her get ready and promised to keep all the kids out of trouble. They all knew that this night wasn't going to be forgotten very quickly. They put in a Disney movie for Hayley and Kyle, and an action flick for the boys, before seeing Cassie off, and putting their part of the memorable night into action. Grace picked up her cell phone and entered some numbers before hitting talk.
'Grace?' the voice on the other end of the phone said
'Coach, she has left the room and is heading towards you as we speak'
'OK, get to the ballroom by the chandelier in an hour, don't be seen'
'Yes sir, you ready?'
'I'm as ready as I will ever be'
'OK, see you soon'
'You too, bye Grace, and thanks for everything'
'It's fine, now, go rock that dance floor, dinner, whatever'
'Will do, bye
'Bye' Grace said, ending her call
'One hour' she said to the others
'Ok, we have one hour to get this lot looking presentable' Teresa said
'That is going to take more than one hour' Grace replied
'Good point, Patrick, Wayne, get the football boys ready, me and Grace will get the 2 maniacs sorted'
'OK' they said, happy to get the easier part
It took Grace half an hour to convince and wrestle Hayley into a white puffy dress, and she only wore it if she could wear her gumboots with it, Grace, not wanting another battle agreed. Grace and Teresa put on their prom dresses that they had taken along, as coach O'Donnell had said to, in record time and they had 10 minutes to get to the ballroom. They rushed into the elevator, and probably looked like the weirdest group of people ever. 4 boys in football uniforms, a little girl in a white dress with red and green gumboots on, a little boy wearing a spaceman suit, as he had refused to wear anything else, and 4 teenagers in formal wear. They got to the ballroom just in time, but still had to get to the chandelier in the middle of the room. Patrick, of course, already had a plan in his mind, which he didn't bother to explain, but just beckoned them to follow.
'Patrick, what the hell are you doing?' Grace hissed at him
'I'm leading us, come on, trust me'
'Fine'
Patrick lead them around the outside of the floor and then straight towards the middle until they were right behind Cassie, when they saw Chris approaching her, and he called for silence
'I would like this opportunity to say a big thank you to all those of you who made this possible, and on behalf of the Sacramento Boys junior football league, I would like to say a massive thank you to Cassie Van Pelt. She helped make this possible, and I have one thing to say to her right now' he said, climbing down off the steps to hold her hands, and motioned for Grace to get the kids forward too
'Cassandra Van Pelt, I wanna know if you will marry me' he said
Cassie broke into a smile that just about reached ear to ear
'Yes' she said, crying with joy
The crowd burst into applause and Grace stepped forward to hug her mom
'You were in on this, weren't you?' she said
'Sure was mom, sure was'
They squealed and hugged until Hayley announced that she wanted to see the end of the fox and the hound and she wanted to right now, so they took all the kids back to the hotel rooms
Grace smiled, it seemed that things were finally going to be ok, but how very, very wrong she was.
A/N and it looks like the fluff train stops here. Maybe one more chapter before the drama starts up, so keep an eye out for that =] read and review!
Anna-Grace! xx