AN: Alright, quick note. The wedding is coming up, and this chapter is going to be short. I am going to try and finish this story before Christmas, but no promises. Now that, that is out of the way, Miley and Michael are going to have their bachelorette and bachelor parties. They both are going to have surprises for them at their parties. Hint? Think who, not what.

Chapter Three: The Bachelor and Bachelorette Parties

Michael tied his blonde hair in a ponytail, while Miley slid on her skirt, and zipped it up. Michael quietly slid on his glasses as Miley checked her make up. She heard Michael sigh, as he walked up from behind and kissed her on the cheek.

"I am not going to do anything." Michael reassured her.

"I know that. I trust you, but I heard what happens at those parties." Miley said. Michael knew that she was talking about his bachelor party. Michael told her the truth, and he was not going to do anything. Those words weren't going to reassure her, though.

"I can say the same thing about your bachelorette party." Michael said, a sly smile on his face.

"Michael." Miley whined. Michael sat on their bed, and he pulled her over. "Look, I promise that I am not going to do anything. Besides, your dad is coming with me. I am sure that he is going to keep an close eye on me. Melody and Marie are going to do the same for me."

"God yeah. Mother Hawk." Miley said, referring to Michael's older sister. They buried their feud, Marie and Miley, but there was still some heat there.

"Okay. Let's go." Michael said, almost yanking Miley out the door.

Okay, now I get the feeling that his is kind of up to something... Miley thought.

"Hey, you know what I just realized? Charles and Robby Ray here are the only ones that are still single." Alexander said as they were driving to Michael's bachelor party.

"True. Single life is sweet, but the ironic thing is that the youngest here is finally settling down." Charles said, shooting a look at his youngest brother.

"I don't get why I am blindfolded." Michael said. He was sitting in the passenger's seat while David was driving.

"It's a surprise." David said. "Your bachelor's party. Where we are going that is."

"I take it that you all got the riot act read to you by your girlfriends." Robby Ray said.

"Yes." David said.

"Casey threatened to cut off my manhood if I did anything." Alexander said. "I am rubbing off on her."

"Funny, Tawny threatened to do the same to me." Christian said.

"Miley trusts that I am not going to do anything. Besides, father in law is going with us." Michael said.

"Yes, sir." Robby Ray said, placing a firm hand on Michael's shoulder.

Something tells me that I am not going to enjoy this. Michael thought.

"Miley, you are really going to enjoy this." Alex said as they drove to the party that was planned.

"Really? Where are we going and why am I blindfolded?" Miley asked her companions.

"It's a surprise." Melody said.

"Yeah, you are going to be surprised, though." Marie said.

"So, before we get there, did everyone tell their boyfriends not to do anything at Michael's bachelor's party?" Casey asked the girls.

"Yes ma'am." Alex said.

"I told Christian he would be missing his 'manhood' if he did anything." Tawny said.

"You know what's funny about that? I told Alexander the same thing." Casey said. "Funny how some certain people think alike."

"Don't worry, because we are here now." Alex said as their ride came to a stop.

Have you heard of the saying, 'great minds think alike'? Well, that is what happened here. At almost the same time, Michael and Miley walked into different clubs. Their blindfolds were removed at the same time, and this is what was said by the engaged couple.

"My God. You guys brought me here!?"

"Yeah. What's wrong with it?" Charles asked him.

"It's a strip club!" Michael shouted at him.

"Yeah, obviously." Alexander said, looking around at the various females walking around in states of undress.

"Need I remind you that Charles and I are the only ones that are single?" Robby Ray spoke to the entourage that was there.

"God, guys, what am I supposed to do here?" Michael asked them.

"Enjoy yourself, but not to much." Christian said, eying a stripper that walked past them.

"Look at you. Tawny's gonna kill you if she knows what you are doing here." Michael snapped at his cousin. Michael began to make his way towards the exit, but his brother stopped him, and he had a mischievous look on his face.

"Wait, before you go..." Charles said. He quickly put the blindfold on Michael again, and the rest of the guys picked him up and marched him around.

"Guys! This isn't funny!" Michael screamed.

"A strip club, really?" Miley said, as they sat down at a table to get drinks.

"Yes, a strip club."Alex said.

"Seeing as how this is your last night before you get married, we figured that this would be the best way to end single hood." Marie said.

"Yeah, look at the studs walking around here." Tawny said, looking around.

"Wow, just wow." Melody said in agreement with Tawny.

"Okay, this is not what I am expecting from a ladies club." Casey said.

"Why? They don't have places like this up north?" Alex asked Casey.

"Never seen one." Casey answered.

Miley smiled, took a drink just as a familiar face crossed in front of her. Once their eyes met, a shocked look crossed their faces at the same time.

"Miley!?"

"Jake!?"

Michael sat in a private room, blindfolded, and a sweet smell littered the air. Michael felt dirty being here. He felt as though he was cheating on Miley just by being at a strip club. He wanted to leave, but his friends put thought into doing this, so the least he could do is go along with it.

The music started, and Michael tensed up. He heard the door open, and heels stepping inside.

"Well, this is the soon to be married man, huh?" The woman said.

Wait, I know that voice. It's been a long time, but I know that voice. Michael thought to himself. Once the blindfold was taken off of him, and he saw a familiar face.

"Penny!?"

"Mike-Mike!?"

"So, you and Michael are getting married." Jake Ryan, Miley's former boyfriend, told her. After the initial shock of seeing each other for the first time in a long while, Miley told him about her soon pending nuptials.

"Yeah." Miley said, showing Jake her engagement ring.

"Wow. That's nuts." Jake said. "I heard from the grapevine that you were engaged, but seeing you with that ring and you telling me in person is berserks."

"I can't believe it myself." Miley said.

"He treats you right, doesn't he?" Jake asked her.

"Like a queen." Miley said. "He treats me so well, and I am glad to be his wife."

"Good. You deserve someone that puts you on a pedestal, and obviously I wasn't it, but it makes me feel glad that you are marrying someone that can do just that." Jake said.

"Thanks." Miley said. "That means so much to hear from you."

"Go on, enjoy the rest of your party." Jake said.

"Thanks." Miley said. They shared a goodbye hug, and Miley returned to her bachelorette's party.

"So, you are engaged to pop princess Miley Stewart." Penny said, punching Michael playfully in the arm.

"I am. Thank you very much." Michael said.

"I can't believe, you are getting married. You were so innocent when we were back in St. Louis, and I can't believe that you are the first out of your family to get married." Penny said.

"With a little girl." Michael said. He pulled out a picture of Destiny, and showed it to Penny.

"She's cute." Penny said. "I still cannot believe you are getting hitched."

"I can't believe that you are working here as a stripper. What happened?" Michael asked her.

"When I came out here on my own, I had little to no money, so I had to get a job. This was the only place that called me back. Long story short, I began to work here, and the money is good enough to live off of." Penny said.

"Damn." Michael said.

"I have to tell you. Sorry about things between us. I never meant to hurt you, and I am glad that you found someone that you really love." Penny said.

"I know, thanks for that. I really appreciate it." Michael said.

After talking for a few minutes, Michael and Penny hugged, said their goodbyes, and went their separate ways.

Michael got home at about midnight. He checked into Destiny's bedroom, and saw that she was asleep. Then he walked into his bedroom, and saw Miley sitting on the bed, almost as if she was waiting on him to get home.

"How did your party go?" Miley asked him.

"It was eventful, to say the least." Michael said.

"Eventful?" Miley said, and Michael noted the worry in her voice.

"Not like that. My first girlfriend, Penny, works at the club that they brought me to." Michael said.

"Really?" Miley said.

"Yeah." Michael replied. "We talked. I showed her a picture of Destiny. We said our goodbyes, and that was it."

"Oh." Miley said. "Well, at the club that I went to, I ran into Jake Ryan. He knew that we were getting married."

"What did you guys talk about?" Michael asked her.

"He said that he was sorry about how our relationship ended, and that was it." Miley said.

"Alright then." Michael said.

There was a moment of silence between them, and Michael sat on the bed next to Miley.

"We're gonna be okay as husband and wife, right?" Miley asked Michael.

"Sure we are." Michael said. "It won't be easy, sure, but as long as we are together, we are going to be just fine."

Miley smiled, and gave him a kiss. It was going to be an adventure like he said.

AN: The wedding is next.