Hey guys, this one's a filler chapter, but I hope you like it. Sorry I know I said I'd post it yesterday, but it's impossible to write when you're hung over. =) I hope you like the chapter, we're getting close to something big happening. What could it be? Keep reading and see!


The next morning I woke up in Bruce's room, wearing his purple shirt, with his arm wrapped around me. I could feel him breathing against me, still asleep. I slowly slipped out from under his arm, he didn't stir, just slept as I quickly and quietly changed back into my clothes from the night before, picked up my heels and my clutch and went to the door.

I looked back at him for a moment before I slipped out the door and quietly shut it behind me. I went downstairs, and to my room, and opened the door. Dallas was laying spread eagle on the bed in a pair of underwear and a pink tee shirt, the air conditioning blasting.

I undressed, and pulled on a tank top and some shorts before I crawled into bed next to him. He sighed, and rolled over, wrapping his arm around me the way Bruce had done.

The next few days were insane, everything was piling up with the wedding, and since someone gave the plantation my phone number I had become the sort of go between with them.

Two days before the wedding I drove to Oak Alley and went over seating arrangements, and then I had a meeting with the wedding photographer, this cowboy type of guy with very obvious Italian featured and dark curly hair who smoked like a chimney, but was an amazing photographer. We discussed things for awhile, and then I went back to the hotel, the beginnings of a migraine starting.

"Where have you been?" Abby asked as she walked through the lobby with Rick, Mandi and Frankie.

"I went to Oak Alley to go over the arrangements." I said and she shook her head.

"I thought mom was going to do that."

"Yeah, well, I guess I didn't really want a vacation as much as I thought I did." I shrugged.

"Hon, take the kids to the pool." she said to Rick who nodded.

"Yeah of course. Come on kids." he said and signed to Frankie as they walked away.

"What's going on?" Abby asked and I shook my head.

"Nothing, I just, I don't like not having something to do I guess."

"You know Simon went missing this morning. Everyone things you went off with him."

"Why in god's name would I go off with Simon?" I asked in disgust.

"Well, Gwen thinks it, but she hasn't shut up about it since."

"Gwen can-"

"I know, MeeMaw told her."

"What?"

"She said that Gwen thinks too highly of the little bastard and that you wouldn't be caught dead in the same room as him let alone go running off with him like Gwen has deluded herself to believe. It was kind of amazing."

"I want to be MeeMaw when I grow up." I sighed and she laughed.

The next morning Tabby had booked massages and nail appointments for us, we went to the spa and were led to rooms where we changed into white fluffy bathrobes, and then were brought to a room with massage tables in the middle. They gave us these large white sheets to use to cover our bodies before we got onto the tables.

"My god you're tense," the girl who was doing my massage, Judy, said as she started to work on my shoulders. "Tell me if this hurts."

"No, harder, please." I said and she laughed as she dug in more pressure on my shoulders. As she worked on my for the hour, all of us were talking and laughing, by the end of the hour I felt so much better. We got our nails done and then had to go back to Oak Alley for the wedding rehearsal.

When we got there everyone was already there, the woman I had been dealing with, Helen was trying to get some information out of Gwen who was being useless and I let out a long sigh.

Hello tension.

Tabby and I went over and rescued Helen from Gwen and explained to her what was going to be happening, Chaz walked over and calmed his mother down and then we got the ball rolling. The plantation was still giving tours and everything for the day, so Helen was doing a good job of getting them to go around us, or keep them out of our way.

The bridesmaids would go first, starting with Cleo and Isaac, then Peggy and Max, then Shay and Simon, Abby and Rick, and then me and Deacon, Chaz's best friend since middle school.

"Listen up Sid Vicious," I heard Shay say as she grabbed a handful of Simon's hair before they walked together. "If you fuck this up in any way, any way at all, I will fuck you up, got that?"

"Will you let go of my hair?" he asked and she tightened her grip.

"Do you understand?" she repeated.

"Yes, god!" he said and she let go. I shared a look with Deacon who grinned and leaned over to me.

"You know you can pull my hair all you want." he said, and my dad who was right behind him smacked him upside the head making me and Tabby laugh. As he and I walked up the aisle he looked over at me. "So when are you and I going to do this for real?" he asked and I rolled my eyes.

"You're lucky my father is back there." I said and he grinned. Mandi and Frankie were right behind us, acting as the flower girl and ring bearer respectively, someone laughed and I saw Abby sign to him "No honey, you're not an actual bear." making me laugh. We got to the area that would serve as the altar, and then we went over what would be going on, the way the ceremony would take place and everything.

"Your boyfriend's here."

"He's not in the wedding party, why does he have to be here?" I whispered back.

"Tony Stark apparently wanted to see what you dropping names got." she said softly and I rolled my eyes with a smile.

"That sounds like Tony." I said. When we finished the rehearsal ceremony I walked over to Tony who was talking with Pepper.

"Well, doesn't this place look authentic?" he asked and I smiled as he continued. "I could see you here now, keeping an eye on things, running everything-"

"Are you saying I could be a plantation owner Mr. Stark?" I asked and he looked offended.

"Well I was saying that I could picture you running a museum like this, but if there's something you want to tell me…" he said and I laughed as he covered his heart in a very over dramatic way. "So hey, Kitten, you ready for your big day?" he asked Tabby who was walking over with a smile.

"I've been ready for a year and a half." she said.

"You've been engaged for a year and a half?" Pepper asked.

"No honey, I've been engaged for two and a half years." she laughed. "We've been planning for a year and a half."

"Wow." Pepper whistled.

"If you two ever get engaged, please do yourself a favor, and don't wait too long." Tabby smiled at Pepper who smiled lightly and nodded.

"Hey," I jumped having not heard Bruce step up next to me.

"You scared the crap out of me." I laughed as I put my hand over my heart.

"Sorry," he said and Tabby looked between us before she looked at Pepper.

"Hey Pepper, you want to see where we'll have the party?" she asked and Pepper smiled.

"Yeah of course." she said. "Come on Tony."

"Hey you see one banquet hall, you've seen 'em all." he said and Pepper grabbed his hand.

"Come on Tony!" she said as she pulled him along. I laughed lightly and looked over to Bruce.

"They're like the most subtle couple in the world." I said and he smiled.

"Oh completely." he nodded. "So what have you been up to?"

"What do you mean?"

"I mean in the time you've been avoiding me." he said and I looked away. "Are we not going to talk about it?" he asked and I sighed.

"I'm not avoiding you, I've just been busy." I said. "I don't know how but somehow I've been roped into handling a ton of this stuff because Gwen is useless and my mom ate some weird fish the other day." I sighed. "I'm sorry Bruce, I know I haven't been around." I rested my forehead on his shoulder and he wrapped his arm around my shoulders. "If this is what it's like planning someone else's wedding, I'm so never getting married."

"Don't say that, you've got plenty of time."

"So do you." I said as I looked up at him.

"Well, not as much." I chuckled and lightly kissed his neck. He sighed and looked down at me, and lightly pushed a strand of hair that had fallen from my ponytail behind my ear before he lightly ran his thumb along one of the new highlights in my hair behind my ear. "I'm sorry about the other night." he said and I shook my head.

"No don't be." I said. "You were right, we should wait." I smiled.

"Hey, I hate to break this up," Sonny said suddenly as he walked over. "But we've got to get to the rehearsal dinner." he said with a small smile. "Then you girls have to do whatever it is girls do at bachelorette parties."

"Uh huh." I said and he grinned as he looked at Bruce. "You guys aren't going to tell me what's happening at the bachelor party, are you?"

"Come on sis, you know the rules, no girls." Sonny grinned as Bruce wrapped his arm around me.

"You'll tell me won't you?" I asked Bruce when Sonny walked away.

"Maybe, if you're good." he said and I smiled.