AN: The weeks are going by so fast! My sister had surgery yesterday so the chapter may be up a little late, but by the time you guys see this it won't really matter. I just wanted to give you all a heads up that I'll be going live on the Markiplier fanpage Monday at 8 pm EST! You are all welcome to join and I would love to talk to you all! The page name is Markiplier's army. If you need help finding it, just ask and I'll be glad to give you a link!
"So what are your plans for the day?" I asked Mark over cereal the next morning.
"Well I really need to head to the house and get our stuff. It's all boxed up and ready to go, I just need to load it up and get it here." Mark replied, smiling at me. I reached over and grabbed his hand.
"Yeah it sucks living out of our suitcases." I said, smiling back at him.
"Plus it looks really bare in here without the lack of decorations. But why were you asking about my plans?"
"Well I told your mom we would start planning for your wedding. I really don't want her to worry about us. And I don't want what I said to be a lie. So I figured I would call Holly today and set some dates up for us to start planning." I remarked.
"That sounds like a good idea." Mark added.
"Maybe we can go together. I mean, I know guys don't usually like that kind of stuff but I want to do this with you, and I want you to be as happy with our big day as much as I will be." I said, feeling like I needed to explain myself.
"I'll be happy with anything as long as it's with you, babe." Mark said leaning to kiss my cheek. I smiled and pulled out my cell phone. I dialed Holly's number and waited for her to pick up.
"Carly! We were just talking about you!" Holly asked in a happy voice.
"We?" I asked, curiously.
"Jan and I! Who else?" Holly said, laughing. "So what can I do for you?"
"Actually, I was wondering if you were still up for helping me with the wedding." I said.
"Of course I am! When would you like to meet?"
"Is today okay?" I asked.
"Yes! Meet us at the B&B and we can start discussing some things you'll need to know."
"Great! I'll see you there in about an hour? I'll see if Savannah wants to join! And invite Jan, I'd love to hang out with you guys!" I replied, hanging up and dialing Savannah's number.
"Yo Carls! What's up?!" She yelled into the phone.
"Sav! Want to meet Holly, Jan, and I at the B&B to start planning for my wedding?" I asked.
"Oh my gosh! Of course I do! I'll see you soon!" She said, hanging up.
When I stepped out of my car, Holly, Jan, and Savannah ambushed me. There was a full minute of us all jumping and screaming in joy. It was like we were in high school all over again. I felt bad about the people around us but I knew we didn't get to get together very often so I didn't care.
We walked into the restaurant and were seated at a table near a window. Our drink orders were taken and Holly pulled out a clipboard full of papers.
"So how did you convince Mark to decide to start planning?" Savannah asked. The waitress brought our drinks and I took a sip of my water.
"I really didn't have to convince him. I went to his home town and his mom asked. I told her we would be planning soon, and now I kind of feel bad for not doing it." I replied, shrugging.
"You met his mom?! What was she like?!" Jan asked, leaning in, trying to keep her voice down.
"She was absolutely adorable! I really like her and I think she likes me." I responded.
"Well that's good! Now, Carly, we need to figure out how you want to do this. Planning a wedding obviously takes more than just one meeting. There are lots of things to plan! The wedding party, the guest list, flower arrangements, the food, dresses, the venue, really this list goes on and on!" Holly said, reading off one of the sheets on her clipboard.
"I understand. I plan to meet with you guys to help and I want Mark to attend a few so I know he's happy with the choices." I noted.
"You mean you don't even know where to start?" Savannah asked.
"Well, I mean, I always thought of getting married but I never made plans or anything!" I said, feeling left out because I knew Holly and Jan always talked about what they wanted to do for their weddings.
"No worries! We can help you!" Jan added. I smiled at them and we all squealed softly together.
"Well how should we do this then?" I asked, feeling overwhelmed.
"Why don't we decide on a few things every meeting? And then you and Mark can talk over it together." Holly added. I nodded.
"So who did you want to put in the wedding party?" Savannah asked, trying to act innocent.
"I see what you're doing!" I laughed. "Of course I want you guys! I have a friend at school who would probably want to join. Mark will probably want to have his best friends." I said. The girls cheered and a few people around us threw nasty looks. Holly scribbled notes on her paper.
We all huddled around my car after lunch. I hugged everyone. "Thanks for helping me today! I'll call you guys when I'm free so we can work on this stuff again." I commented.
"Don't worry about the planning! We can do this little by little." Holly assured me. I thanked them again and got into my car.