Hooray for a quick update! Don't get used to it, because I can be very bad at doing this. Thanks for reviewing if you did, I appreciate it. This chapter is T for good measure, for some husband/wife canoodling ;) nothing too bad. Happy reading!

The sun shone through the window of Judd and Vicki's bedroom, and gently woke Vicki up. She awoke, half-sprawled across her husband, her head on his rising and falling chest, and her arm flung over his body. He was still fast asleep, but Vicki didn't mind. She just closed her eyes and listened to his heart beating under her head. She'd been married to this man for over a year now, but still she couldn't believe how blessed she was. When the rapture had first occurred, nothing could convince her that anything good would come out of it. And that arrogant, rich boy from the classy part of town that she met at the church? Well, no way did she imagine that she would fall in love with him. She lost her whole family in the rapture, but she gained a new family, and now, when she thought of what her life might look like if Jesus hadn't chosen that time to return it sent shivers down her spine. If the rapture hadn't happened, she would probably have never found Christ, she'd still be a mess, and she would have never met the amazing man that she now got to call her husband. And amazing he was. He was a leader, he was brave and strong and handsome. He loved Jesus and he loved her. Vicki smiled at her own thoughts and Judd stirred underneath her.

Judd felt like he'd just had the best sleep he'd ever had in his life, and smiled when he woke up to the red hair of his beautiful wife splayed across his chest. When Judd had married Vicki, he'd felt like all his Christmases had come at once. She was everything a Christian man would want in a wife. She was charming, smart, brave, compassionate and was completely beautiful, inside and out. He felt like the luckiest guy alive.

She lifted her head to look up at him.

"Morning sunshine." She smiled in a sleepy voice.

"Morning." He replied.

She reached up and kissed him, slowly, and drowsily, still in the process of waking up. Judd smiled against her lips. This was his life now; this beautiful wife that he loved with all his heart.

Suddenly feeling cheeky, he rolled her over onto her back and took over the kiss, deepening it before trailing kisses down to her neck.

"Honey," Vicki giggled, "I think we need to get up. We've got the lunch at the girls place today."

"It can wait." He said between kisses.

Vicki laughed, "No seriously. It's…" she glanced over at the clock, "It's 11:30 Judd! We're supposed to be there by midday."

It was clear to her that Judd wasn't going to let up, so she just surrendered and flopped back on her pillow.

It hadn't been longer than thirty seconds before the phone next to their bed rang, "Hon, I need to get that."

"They'll call back." Judd replied, clearly distracted.

"Judd, I'm answering the phone." Vicki said.

"Fine, just don't put me on." Judd continued on his way.

Vicki grabbed the phone, trying to ignore her husband, "Hello?"

"Hey Vick, it's Shell."

"Hey Shell, what's up?"

"You guys are coming today right?" Shelly asked.

"Yeah, why?" Vicki asked.

"Oh, just wanted to make sure. There's just something that I want everyone to hear so…"

Judd, obviously annoyed that his wife was ignoring his attention, decided it would be fun to mess with her while she was on the phone. He ran his fingers up her side.

"Yeah, we'll be-" Vicki shrieked.

"Vick, are you okay?" Shelly asked.

"Yeah I'm FINE!" she laughed again, swatting Judd away with her free hand. "Stop it!" She mouthed at him.

"Um… am I interrupting something?" Shelly asked awkwardly, a smirk in her voice.

"No," Vicki laughed, "It's fine. We'll be there."

"Awesome," Shelly replied, "Oh, and would you be able to grab a dessert to share?"

"Yep, sure thing. See you then." Vicki hung up the phone.

She playfully punched her husband who was still hovering above her.

"Don't do that while I'm on the phone!" she scolded.

"I'm sorry," he flirted returning to caressing her neck and shoulders with his lips, "I can't help it! You're just too hard to resist."

Shelly flitted around the house, making sure everything was ready for the guests. It was the first time the former Young Trib Force were reuniting after the glorious appearing, and Shelly wanted to make sure everything was perfect. But she had other things on her mind; for one, the announcement that she was making that day.

"Shelly, for crying out loud, relax!" ordered Darrion, as Shelly adjusted a vase of flowers for the umpteenth time.

"I just want everything to be perfect okay?" Shelly defended.

"Everything's fine. Why are you so up tight?"

Shelly sighed, wondering the same thing, "I don't know. I just want everything to go well today."

Shelly almost jumped out of her skin when the doorbell rang, she was so tense.

When she answered it, it was Conrad. He stood there with a big smile on his face and a bunch of flowers. "You ready?" he challenged.

"Yeah. I think so. I'm kind of nervous."

"Don't be." He smiled, giving her a quick, light kiss, "It's going to be fine."

The two returned to the kitchen and Shelly went about putting the new flowers in another vase.

Darrion groaned, "Why did you give her flowers? She's just spent the last hour rearranging those ones."

Shelly shot her a look and she backed off.

"Where are the others?" Shelly asked Conrad.

"Mark and John went to the butchers to get the meat for the barbeque and Lionel and Ryan are probably arguing over what sodas to get." Conrad chuckled.

"Awesome." Shelly replied, the girls went out to get salads and snacks, Vicki and Judd are bringing dessert and Darrion…" Shelly indicated to the couch that Darrion was lying on. "Well Darrion's doing that."

"I knew we'd be late." Vicki huffed as she checked her watch for the third time on the walk over to the girl's house.

"Worth it." Judd said in a sing-songy voice, looking a little too pleased with himself.

When they arrived, they were greeted by a dishevelled Shelly.

"Where have you guys been?" she snapped, grabbing the dessert from Vicki, "We've been waiting for you!"

"Jeez, nice to see you too Shel." Vicki replied.

"Sorry." Shelly shook her head, "I'm just so tense today."

"Why?" Judd asked.

Shelly smiled knowingly, "You'll see why."

What's eating Shelly? Tune in next time to find out! But really, reviews are appreciated.

Peace x