AJ was in his room, trying on his suit for the wedding and Reggie was teaching him how to tie his tie.
"…That's it! Up and around. And then pull it up holding the knot…"
"Is that it?" AJ asked, turning to view his reflection in the mirror.
"Very smart." said Reggie, adjusting AJ's collar.
AJ stared at his own reflection and gave a big sigh.
"So are you all set for the big day?" Reggie asked, noting the tension and wondering at the cause. "Have you got your best man's speech all ready?"
"Yeah. Miranda helped me write it. Do you want to see?"
"Sure." said Reggie and AJ skipped off to the closet to grab his speech.
"So what are you worrying about?"
"The other thing." said AJ as he reappeared with his notes.
"What other th..?" began Reggie and then he got it. "The surprise you kids have organised!"
"Yeah. I don't want to screw it up."
"You won't." said Reggie. "Your mom's are gonna love it!"
…
Kendall was humming Mendelsohn's wedding march while she was packing her bags.
"Someone sounds happy." said Griffin folding his own shirt into his case.
"I'm just excited for my baby sister. She's so happy. She deserves to be happy."
Griffin nodded.
"They do make a great couple." he said. "I just hope the Pine Valley curse doesn't strike… weddings don't end well in this town."
"They're not all disasters." she said, thinking of her own married life, sure they had had ups and downs but she and Zack had been happy.
"I know but any big event in this town – something always goes wrong. Stuart's welcome home party ended in a shoot -out; your Uncle Jack's birthday ended with a hospital siege; your mother's wedding ended with pirates and a kidnapping..."
"Well." announced Kendall slamming down the lid of luggage. "Not this time! My sister's going to get her happy ending! I'll make sure of it!"
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*Just a short chapter today.*