Jackson awoke to find Erica sitting up in bed beside him. She looked down at him with a wide smile on her face before she turned her concentration back to the laptop that was sitting on the bed tray in front of her.

"Research?" Jackson asked with a yawn.

"I didn't mean to disturb you." said Erica. "I was thinking of our wedding and I couldn't sleep. I want the day to be something new, something different. I know I have been married few times now, but this time… this time it has to be perfect."

Jackson sat up.

"It will be." he said. "And besides who's counting?"

Erica turned to give him a morning kiss; cupping his cheek in her hand as she smiled up at him.

"How would you feel about an autumn wedding?" Erica asked.

"Autumn?" said Jackson, "Autumn sounds perfect."

"I just think all the colours and the leaves… it will be beautiful."

"Just like you." said Jackson smoothly.

Erica laughed sweetly at the line.

"I am afraid I'm being practical as well." said Erica her expression hardening slightly. "I want our wedding and the press furore that will go on around it to be over before the next damn movie comes out for Christmas."

"I'm sorry seeing your life up on the big screen was not all you hoped it would be. I know it was your dream."

"And now I have a new dream." said Erica confidently. "I am not going to be your little wife with an apron round my waist waiting at home to hand you your slippers…"

Jackson laughed at the image.

"That was never what I wanted."

Erica nodded guiltily.

"…I know. My dream now is to have my family around me and to spend the rest of my life with the man I love."

"I think we can manage that?" said Jackson, taking Erica in his arms and kissing her.

…

They talked a bit about the wedding ceremony, although Jackson still wasn't sure if Erica wanted something small and intimate with just their family and friends around them or a great extravagant spectacle for the world to admire.

Erica was showing Jackson some ideas she had for the theme when his cell phone rang. The caller ID showed it was Bianca.

"Good morning to my favourite niece. To what do I owe the pleasure?" asked Jackson cheerily.

Bianca's voice sounded very tense when she replied.

"Uncle Jack… Marissa and I need to talk to you. We have been given summons to be witnesses for JR's trial… and so has AJ… The timing is awful… and poor AJ having to go through all that again… What can we do?"

Jackson sat up straighter in bed. His niece needed his help.

"I can come right now." he said, pulling back the covers and swinging his legs off the bed; aware that Erica was now watching him with concern in her eyes.

"Could you meet us at Krystal's maybe? Marissa needs to get to work… although we have to drop Gabby of at the centre first."

"That's fine… that's fine. I'll meet you there."

Jackson put down his cell and pulled on his dressing gown.

"What's going on?" asked Erica. "What's happened to my baby?"

Jackson turned to give her a reassuring smile.

"They are being called as witnesses for JR's trial. They want my advice." Jackson bit his lip. "I should also prepare them. This is probably just the first barrage of whatever plan Carol Robinson has stuck up her sleeve…"

He looked at the laptop full of wedding plans and back to Erica.

"I'm sorry to love you and leave you." he said.

"No go." said Erica. "And if this Carol person hurts my daughter or her family in any way she is going to rue the day she ever messed with a Kane woman."

Jackson nodded.

"I hope it won't go that far!" he said, but the expression on his face showed he had his doubts.

…