Decided to do it all on one story so here it goes..

Catchup time!
-Phil and I are still technically married. We told my parents that we'd got engaged and we were going to have a proper wedding soon.
-Stu is getting married to Lauren, who I introduced him to.
-Phil and I have another daughter, Ruby, who is 12 months old.
-Tracy is pregnant.
-Phil and I moved in together.
-I got a job at the dentistry that Stu works at.


"Abs! Come on! Doug's waiting outside!" Phil called from the bottom of the stairs. "Coming!" I yelled back as I grabbed my jacket. I ran downstairs to Phil and we walked out to Doug's car. "Hey! Ready for your first iHop?" Doug asked me. "Yep. Phil's always bumming over iHop pancakes so I have high expectations!" I responded, buzzing.

We picked Stu up from his house. A house that he owned on his own. No Melissa. I never really knew her but from the things she said to Stu at the wedding.


When we arrived at iHop, we sat in a booth. Phil and I were on one side while Stu and Doug were sat across from us. While we were eating our pancakes, Doug looked at me. I nodded at him as I knew what he was thinking and he began talking.
"No fucking way. Absolutely not." Stu insisted when Doug brought up Alan being invited to the wedding.
"C'mon Stu! It's killing him." Doug pleaded.
"I don't care! Honestly, the two of you were barely invited."
"Two?" I asked whilst Phil and Doug groaned at the cheap comment.
"Well, Lauren invited you too."
"I get it. I really do. It's just Alan, considers you to be one of his best friends." Doug continued, eating his pancakes.
"I consider Alan to be insane."
"Stu, throw him a bone. He's already said his dad'll pay for everything he eats and everything he breaks. Oh, y'know we should see if we could get the old man to cover the bachelor party." Phil said, still eating his food.
"That's good." Doug added.
"I'm glad you brought that up because this is the bachelor party." Stu announced, happily
"What?"
"What are you talkin' about?"
"Yeah, it's my bachelor brunch. Go crazy. Get some chocolate chip pancakes, a lap dance from the waitress."
"Not him." I insisted, gesturing to Phil.
Phil threw down his cutlery. "That's bullshit." He scoffed, leaning back.
"Here we go." I uttered.
"You can't just skip out on the bachelor party Stu." He continued.
"You see that? That's orange juice with a napkin on top." Stu said, drawing our attention to a glass of juice with a napkin over it. "You know why? So nobody roofies me."
"Well, I refuse to eat fucking cantaloupe at a bachelor party." Phil demanded.
"C'mon Stu, don't you think you're overreacting?" Doug asked, softly.
"No. I don't. I'm still putting the broken pieces of my psyche back together."
I shook my head as Phil laughed at the ridiculous comment. "And you know what the glue is? Lauren. And I'm not doing anything to screw that up."
Phil took his sunglasses off. "Oh please, you wouldn't even be with her if it wasn't for us." He almost shouted.
"This'll be good." Stu scoffed.
"Stu. Think about it. You ended up ditching Melissa, two years later, you find your true soulmate. You take Vegas out of that equation, you would've married a cunt." Phil explained bluntly. An elderly couple glared at us when Phil swore. I returned the look and put my hand on Phil's leg.
"Oh. It's okay. I'm aloud to say it. It's a bachelor party. Drink up everybody! Oh wait, there's no alcohol. I forgot, we're at a fucking iHop." He said, putting his sunglasses back on his face.
"Well. It's my decision and its final, so how about a toast?"
"This sucks, I'm gonna be in the car." Phil said, standing up.
"Phil. Where are you going?" Doug asked.
"No, Doug. He's getting married in Thailand. That's great for him but what about us? It's just selfish." He paused. "Coming?" He asked me.
"Uh," I looked at the other two. "Give me a minute."
"Okay." He stormed out of iHop and to the car.
"What about you?" Stu asked me.
"I don't know. I guess, it is your wedding but without Vegas, you would've married the bitch, I wouldn't have another child with Phil and we wouldn't be together. Maybe, he's right. We'll see." I stood up, grabbed my bag and walked to the car where Phil was stood. I wrapped my arm around his waist and looked up at him. Although, he was slouched against the car, he was still taller than me. "It's not that bad Phil. He still technically had a bachelor party." I smiled at him. We were joined by Doug and an unhappy Stu.


"Guys, I can't tell you how much this means. Alan's been waiting for the invite ever since he got word of the wedding." Sid said as we walked to Alan's room.
"I'm sure he has."
"Yeah. He's been waiting outside by the mailbox every day."
"Wow, that's rough." Phil said, wrapping his arm around my shoulders.
"I'm not sure he ever left Vegas. He really needs this."
Sid knocked on the door that had a sign saying 'Beware. Genius at work.' "What?!" Alan shouted from behind the door.
"Sweetie, it's Papa. You have visitors," He said to Alan. "Go in slowly. Give him chance to activate." He said, quietly to us.
The door opened and Alan appeared, wearing tennis attire. "Hey Alan."
"Hey guys. Hey Phil." He said, nervously.
"Hey bud!"
"Yo-uh, You guys wanna c-come in?"
The guys walked in but I told Phil that I was going to talk to Linda.


I walked down the hall with Sid to the kitchen where Linda was washing dishes. "Hey Linda!" I greeted. "Hi Abi! How are you?" She asked, hugging me.
"I'm great, thanks! You?"
"I'm good. What brings you here?"
"Inviting Alan to Stuey's wedding."
"Oh that's so nice of you. He's been really upset about not getting an invite."
"I heard."
"Yeah, it's been pretty hard for hi-" She was interrupted by the intercom. "Mother, I'm done with my lunch. It's just sitting here." Alan.
"Please excuse me Abi."
"I'll come with you. I'm hoping they've asked him already."
We walked down the hall to Alan's room.
"Excuse me boys." Linda said as she walked in.
"Hey Linda!"
"Hi Dougie."
I stood next to Phil and wrapped his arm around my waist. "You done it yet?" I asked.
"Not yet."
"Hurry up then. I'll be in the ca-"
"No. You're staying here." I sighed and leaned against him.
"Would a cupcake kill you?" Alan scoffed as Linda left. I just shook my head at the bearded child.
"I don't think this was a good idea."
"Um, Alan. We have a little suprise for you. Stu would like to invite you to his wedding." Doug announced.
"Well, only if you're not busy." Stu added.
"Stu," I sighed, looking at him.
"Maybe the Jonas Brothers are in town." He defended. I just shook my head at the dentist.
"No. They're in Raleigh Durham that weekend." Once again, I shook my head.
"Mmm." Stu mumbled.
"Are you really being serious? Stu? You're inviting me?"
"Yeah, why not? It'll be fun, right?"
"Phil, are you going?"
"Of course."
"Then it will be fun." Phil kissed the top of my head. "Yeah." He whispered.
Alan then went into his mini fridge and pulled out a needle before injecting it into his leg.
Stu let out a short 'gah'. I gasped and Phil's grip tightened around my waist. I got a short sense of deja vu. "Whoa. What the fuck are you doing man?" Phil asked.
"It's my immunizations. It's the last day I can do it."
"That's supposed to be done by a registered nurse." Stu said.
"I am a nurse. Just not registered." Alan defended, holding up the needle. "Oh Stu, look at this. I bought it because I thought of you." He continued, winding up some fake dentures (that had the same tooth missing as Stu did in Vegas) and placing them on the table. Stu pursed his lips while Alan just smiled at him.


Phil and I walked hand in hand through the airport, followed by Stu, Doug and Alan. Lauren and Tracy were already in Thailand getting the venue ready. Jess and Ruby were at Phil's parents. As we walked through, I looked up at the departures board.
S099G6 COPENHAGEN 2:35 BOARDING B14
UA998 NEW YORK 2:50 A5
DL2781 BANGKOK 3:15 ON TIME B10
AB626B MONTREAL 3:20 C28
MX861E MEXICO CITY 3:45 A7
AV307E VANCOUVER 3:55 5:15 DELAYED A2
TT884 SEOUL 4:15
B11
Stu and I spotted a familiar face walking through the crowd. "There he is!" Stu exclaimed.
"Hey Stu! Hey Abi!" Teddy greeted. We hugged him. "Teddy! How are you?" I asked. "I'm good."
"Who's this guy Stu? Abi?" Alan asked, taking his sunglasses off.
"This is Teddy, Lauren's little brother." Stu answered. "Stanford Pre-med." He continued.
"This is Phil, my husband, Alan and Doug." I introduced them all. Doug and Teddy shook hands.
"Wow. Stanford? How old are you?" Phil asked.
"Uh, he's 17. Kind of a genius." I answered for him.
"Actually, I'm 16. I'm not a genius, my Dad just made me take the entrance exams early."
"Because you're a genius." Teddy smiled at Stu's comment.
"So what are you? A doctor?" Alan asked.
"No. Not yet. I'm pre med."
"Ever heard of that guy, Doogie Howser?"
"Uh, yeah?"
"Well, he turned out to be a gay."
"Alan." Doug warned.
"It's true. I read it in teen people." I just shook my head and leaned into Phil.
"Right. Well, I'm gonna grab a book or something for the plane. You guys want anything?"
"No thanks."
"I would actually love a smart water." Stu added.
"Cool." Teddy walked away to get something.
"Thanks."
"What's the matter with you? He's 16 years old." Stu said to Alan.
"Yeah, Alan. Take it easy." Phil told him.
"Well, I'm a little confused. Is he here just to see us off or what? How does this work?" He asked.
"How does what work Alan?" I asked him.
"Is that person coming to the wedding?"
"Yes Alan. My bride's little brother is coming to the wedding. Is that okay with you?" Stu asked, sarcastically.
"It's just the first time I've heard of it. You could've paged me." Alan said walking off.
"But he was the bride's little brother at your wedding." I said to Doug.
"Yeah. Don't overreact. It's gonna be fine."


While we were waiting for the plane, Phil was marking papers, Doug was reading a book,Stu was on an e-reader and I had headphones in. I took them out when I saw Teddy come over.
"Hey. Mind if I sit?" He asked, gesturing to the seat where Alan's bag was.
"Wolfpack only. Find another chair."
"There's no wolfpack Alan. C'mon." Stu said to him.
"It's no problem." Teddy began walking off.
"Teddy, don't be ridiculous. You're sitting here." Stu told him, picking Alan's bag up and putting it on the floor.
"Careful, that's a Lewis- That is a Lewis Vuitton." We all knew that it was a Louis Vuitton but chose to ignore him. Teddy sat down in between Stu and Alan. He handed Stu the water he requested and Stu thanked him.
"That's a nice neck roll." Alan said to Teddy, eyeing the item in his hand.
"Thanks. You can use it if you want." He said, handing him the neck roll.
"Okay." Alan took the neck roll and threw it across the room. We all gave him confused looks as he put his headphones on.


Our seats were all separate on the plane. Phil had fallen asleep about an hour into the trip and not long after, I fell asleep on his shoulder.

Not long after the flight, we were taken to the resort in two white SUV's. I was admiring the views and landscape of Thailand. It was beautiful. White beaches, perfect blue seas, the greenest trees. It was the perfect location for a wedding.
Once we arrived at the venue, we walked through the villa-type building. "Baby!" I heard Lauren shout as she hugged Stu. Phil put his arm around me and kissed the crown of my head.
We were given our room keys and we headed to our suites. As soon as we got there, I ran straight to the balcony, shortly followed by Phil.
"Wow. Look at the view. It's amazing!" I gasped. He put his arms around my waist and his head on my shoulder. "It's perfect for a wedding!" I continued.
"Is that a hint?" He asked. "I can make it happen, y'know?" I turned around and leant against the rail. "Is that so?"
"It is." He said, winking at me. He picked me up and carried me back into the room. I lead down on the bed and he kissed me. It was a long, deep kiss that lasted about two minutes. I pulled away and looked at the clock. "We have to get ready." I said.
"Fine." Phil said pouting.

I had a shower and changed into a short sleeve chiffon dress. The top half was cream and it had a floral skirt. I curled my hair, applied some simple make up and put a heart pendant on. I slipped into my sandals and we headed down to the rehearsal dinner.

Stu and Lauren were talking to her father so Phil and I went to talk to Doug and Tracy. "Tracy! You look like you're about to burst!" I giggled, touching her bump.
"I feel like it too. You're coming with me!" She grabbed my hand and pulled me over to the bathroom.
"Did you feel like this with Ruby?" She asked me.
"Not so much Ruby as she was my second but Jess, yep! I was over the toilet and on it every 5 minutes for the last 3 months."
"That's me at the moment."
"That should be a good sign. Jess was healthy so I'm sure yours will be. Speaking of which, do you know the sex?"
"No. It's going to be a surprise."
"I had to find out! It was killing me! I was on my own so I really wanted a little girl. And I got one!"
She came out of the cubicle. "Right. The dinner will be starting anytime now." She said washing her hands. We rushed back to the guys and took our seats at the table.