A/N: The fight is over , Grace is okay , and now its time for the wedding rehearsal .
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the wrestlers that appear in this story. I do own all of my OCs that may appear in this story and the story itself . I also own the Biohazard , Trifecta , and anything to do with them .
Chapter 37 : Wedding Rehearsal
Wedding Rehearsal - Guys ' Room
It was finally time for Chase and Traci ' s wedding rehearsal dinner and the guys were in their room as they had agreed to split Chase and Traci up for the night after the rehearsal as to keep the bride and groom separate .
" Okay , so , why are we keeping Chase and Traci separate again ? " Cassidy asked as Chase wasn ' t paying attention , but searching for something in his bags that he would normally take to Impact Zone or one of the arenas they visited .
" Because its bad luck to see the bride before the wedding . " Andy said .
" Sorry about whoever ' s damn luck , " James walked in with the Dynamic Duo and the Harris Twins .
" Damn , I ' m gonna need women spray with that monkey suit on , dad . " Andy Jr. said .
" Why ? " Dakota and the Twins asked .
" To keep the girls off of me . " Andy Jr. said making the kids laugh .
" Alright , you are not allowed to curse at the wedding tomorrow . " Andy said .
" Yes sir , " Andy Jr. said .
" Now , on to more important things for tonight , Andy spill the details man . " Storm said .
" What details ? " Andy asked confused .
" Its the best man ' s job to plan the bachelor party , bro , so start talking about what you have planned . " James said .
" Look , I got to keep the kids with me tonight , so , my thoughts was bed after dinner . " Andy said .
" You are not right in the head . " James said with a disapproving look .
" Outside of Andy Jr. , what other kids are you keeping since Talia will be in the girls ' room with Debra ? " Cassidy asked confused .
" You and possibly Dakota . " Andy said .
" Oh , hey , I ' m not a kid , Andy . " Cassidy said .
" You ' re not ? " Andy asked .
" Hey , you two , don ' t start arguing or I will put my boot up both of your tails . " Storm tired of the bickering in the family lately .
" Ouch , " CJ and RJ said .
" Should we even be talking about the bachelor party with the groom close by ? " Cassidy asked .
" No , " Team Canada said walking in together with AJ , Bad Influence , Edward , Bentley and the Motorcity Machine Guns .
" Shooter , " The Twins high - fived Edward .
" So , that ' s three down with the nicknames and just the Twins to go . " Dakota said .
" Except we are calling , CJ , Catapult and RJ , Prowler . " Andy Jr. said .
" So , that ' s all of us . " RJ said .
" Only took until the dodo ' s were gone to figure them all out , but yeah , we are all officially named . " CJ said .
" Yay , " The boys cheered .
" You are all set to take Dakota for the night ? " Petey asked Andy .
" Yeah , of course . " Andy said .
" Yeah , " The Dynamic Duo high - fived each other .
" But , that means tonight when its bedtime , you two are actually going to have to go to sleep . " Andy said .
" Yes sir , " Andy Jr. and Dakota both said .
" Is it just me or does the groom look distracted ? " Daniels asked looking at Chase as the others did the same .
" Chase , are you okay ? " Eric asked as Andy and Cassidy looked at their partner worried .
" I lost my black bandanna . " Chase said .
" What ? " Andy asked knowing that he and Traci had talked about him wearing it at the wedding as it was something that was apart of Chase and Traci saying it was apart of what she loved about him .
" Were you wearing it during the fight at the Asylum ? " Cassidy asked .
" I was and then I thought I had put in my bag , I don ' t really know , everything was so hectic after the fight that I ' m not sure what happened to it . " Chase hoping nothing else went wrong .
" Uhm , I hate to be the one to bring up more bad news , but , Chris and the girls haven ' t gotten here yet . " Bobby finally said .
" Grace , would have a little difficulty getting ready as she can ' t bend over or anything until the injuries inside of her heal , so , give them a little more time alright . " James said .
" Okay , " Chase praying everything would be okay .
" And we will find your bandanna before the wedding . " Andy said .
" Thanks bro . " Chase said .
" Yeah , " Andy said .
" So , what is this about a bachelor party ? " Chase asked with a slight grin .
" Nothing , " The rest of the guys said in unison .
" First you guys wouldn ' t shut up about it and now you guys are acting all shy which is adorable . " Chase teased leaving the guys ' room .
" Where is he going ? " Cassidy asked .
" To take a walk . " Chase said .
Chase walked out to see where the wedding would actually take place which was going to be outside because Chase and Traci loved the outdoors and in the Tennessee air at that which made Chase even happier .
" Daddy , " Katie hugged him around the waist when she saw him .
" Hey , my sweet Giggles . " Chase holding her as Talia laughed .
" Someone has spotted Uncle Chase , " Debra said .
" Princess Natural , what are you doing ? " Chase looking at Talia .
" Are my boys behaving ? " Debra asked .
" Well , you know those Douglas boys are always getting into something , but they seemed to be quite calm when I saw them . " Chase said making Katie and Talia laugh .
" That is very unnatural for them . " Grace said as she got there with her dad and Rosie .
" Sorry , we ' re late . " Chris said .
" It was Grace ' s doing . " Rosie said going to the girls ' room .
" My bad , " Grace shrugged .
" Grace , " Katie said as they hugged lightly as to not hurt Grace ' s wounds any worse than they already were .
" Hey , its over , " Grace said to her .
" Our nightmare is over . " Katie smiled .
" Yeah , " Grace agreed .
" One more day man , are you nervous ? " Chris asked .
" Yes and no , I ' m excited to finally be marrying the woman that I love , but I also don ' t want to mess this up as its a day that ' s special for , Traci . " Chase said .
" Brother , if you just remember to be the Chase Stevens , she and the rest of the people in our family and our close friends know you as , then both of you will get through tomorrow and live the rest of your lives out happy and together . " Chris said .
" Thanks , Chris . " Chase said .
" Jeez , dad , you actually sounded philosophical on us , Papa Jarrett and Daniels would be so proud . " Grace said .
" Cut the sarcasm . " Chris said as he and Chase laughed .
" I ' m going to see what the girls need help with , Katie , you coming ? " Debra asked taking Talia with her .
" Coming , " Katie said hugging Chase again before following Debra to the girls ' room .
" Is my partner in the guys ' room ? " Chris asked .
" Yeah , bugging Andy about the bachelor party or something like that . " Chase said .
" Whoa , bachelor party planning without me , I told him and Andy to wait until I got here , let me go and see about this . " Chris said walking towards the guys ' room .
" You may want to be prepared for trouble , Chase . " Grace said as they laughed .
" I ' m aware of it , " Chase said .
" I never quite got the chance to thank you for coming after me when those creeps took me to the roof at the Asylum . " Grace said .
" You don ' t have to thank me , I wouldn ' t have allowed those creeps to hurt you any worse than they had already . " Chase said .
" I know , but uhm , dad got the news today that the authorities were going through the house to find all of the evidence of the abuse of myself and Katie . " Grace said sitting next to Chase .
" Okay , " Chase said .
" And then the house would be completely destroyed as Jarrett , D ' Amore , Shane , and Sting have bought the house and are planning on giving it to the Franchise as it backs up to his property and would be a good idea to have him watch the place seeing as the tunnel is there that could lead to other villians in the future getting to and from the Impact Zone . " Grace said .
" That ' s good on both fronts . " Chase said .
" 3D showed up and told dad that Aces & Eights was going back into slumber as they were no longer needed as their identities were now safe again . " Grace said .
" Relief , " Chase sighed .
" And the authorities told dad that they found Renea and Crystal , looks like Kash and Gayda got to them as well . " Grace said as Chase looked at her .
" I understand all of the problems are gone , but I never wished for Shult , Renea , or Crystal to end up like that . " Chase said .
" I know , uhm , did you do something to yourself to look different today ? " Grace asked looking at Chase for a moment confused .
" Not that I know of . " Chase said .
" Are you sure ? " Grace poking Chase ' s bare forehead .
" Yeah , I ' m missing one of my bandannas , " Chase sighed .
" Now that I think about it , I don ' t think I have actually seen you without one . " Grace said .
" Yeah , well , " Chase sighed again as Andy came up and saw them talking to each other .
" Here , " Grace said pulling Chase ' s black bandanna that she had found on the roof of the TNA Asylum out of her pocket .
" Where did you find it ? " Chase asked about ready to kiss her when he saw his bandanna .
" On the roof at the Asylum . " Grace said .
" Thank you , " Chase carefully hugged her .
" Don ' t mention it brother . " Grace said .
Andy in the background happy and smiling now that everything was as it should be for the family .
" Now , I need to go to the girls ' room to see what the orders are from the bride and shouldn ' t you be getting ready for a wedding rehearsal , Chase . " Grace said .
" Yep , " Shane and Andy both said making Chase and Grace look at the two .
" Let ' s go , Andy . " Chase getting up and dragging his partner to the guys ' room .
" Shane , thank you for getting rid of mine and Katie ' s nightmare . " Grace said .
" Of course , " Shane said .
After the Rehearsal
The wedding rehearsal went well as the main part was allowing Chase and Traci to say their vows as they had decided to do their own instead of repeating after the pastor , they also had to remember that Grace would need some sort of prop incase the injuries got to much for her if she stood up for too long .
" Because I ' m not standing up there for you to lean on sis . " Rosie had said in the background making Grace chuckle a little .
" Little sisters , " Grace shook her head .
" Is that what I have to look forward to ? " Andy Jr. and Edward asked after the rehearsal .
" Maybe , " Grace said .
" Oh boy , " Andy Jr. and Edward sighed making Rosie glare at both of them .
" We still love you , Rosie , besides I ' ve got someone else at the moment to lean on . " Grace said leaning against Andy who had been put in charge of watching the kids as Chase got ready for his bachelor party .
" You comfortable ? " Andy asked .
" I am at the moment . " Grace said .
" Hey , who is that with Uncle James ? " RJ asked as they turned to see a little girl who looked younger than Grace , but older than Rosie , Dakota , and Katie .
" Makayla , " Grace said .
" As in Storm and Crystal ' s daughter ? " Rosie asked .
" Yeah , Crystal took Makayla away from James after the Aces & Eights Crisis ' due to the danger she was in around Storm ' as she put it . " Andy said .
" Yeah , I remember her coming to the hospital once after you and Chase had found me . " Grace said .
" Why would she be here then ? " Dakota asked .
" Because , the Cowboy is the only parent she has now . " Grace said as Andy knew the details as well .
" We have another new kid to accept into the family . " CJ said .
" Not accept , when it comes to the kids in the extended family , it isn ' t an acception , its an addition and we are always open to the new additions in the family as we are the next generation to carry on what the Extended Family and the Foundation of TNA stands for ? " Grace said .
" And that would be ? " Katie asked .
" Family , loyalty , honor , justice , freedom , unity , and love , we have to be ready to defend those ideals and keep them in us to truly function as a family and to be able to fight when its time to stand against the ones who take away the peace and harmony within the family . " Grace said .
" And the new additions in the family ? " Andy Jr . asked .
" We welcome them with open arms and a place of safety just like the new additions this time around . " Grace said .
" Who are all of the new additions to the family , Grace ? " Edward asked .
" For the adults that would be Devine , Cassidy , Bentley , and A1 has been reinstated after he let go of the ties he had with Aces & Eights up until very recently and for the kids , Katie came to us before the fight began , we have two new little ones coming up in Talia and Leia , and now we have Makayla coming to be apart of the family , too . " Grace said .
" The family is growing . " Rosie said .
" Which is a good thing . " Andy said happy to have Grace now able to lead the kids as she had become stronger and more confident since the mess with Biohazard and Trifecta started .
" You said it , brother . " Grace said leaning against Andy again for support as James and Makayla came over .
" Could I ask you girls to help look after Makayla ? " James looked at Grace , Rosie , and Katie .
" Okay , " The girls said .
" You ' ll be fine with these kids , Makayla . " Andy said .
" Okay , " Makayla said a little shy .
" Thanks , girls . " James said as he took Makayla to the side to talk to her .
Talia started laughing making all of them turn to look at her sitting in the grass with the flower girl basket .
" What are you doing ? " Andy asked her as she dumped the flowers onto her head .
" You making it rain petals , Talia ? " Chase asked as he came over ready to go to the bachelor party .
" Dada , " Talia said handing a petal to Andy making Chase and the kids jaws drop as Andy smiled at his daughter ' s first word .
" Andy , you are going to be wrapped around that one ' s finger just as much as you are wrapped around junior ' s finger . " Grace said .
" I know , say it again , Talia . " Andy picking up his daughter .
" Dada , " Talia said as Debra and Gail came out from the girls ' room .
" Great , Jessie won the bet . " Gail said .
" What bet ? " Andy and Debra both asked .
" Whose name , Talia would say first . " Gail said .
" Dada , " Talia said .
" She has sweetest voice , " Debra kissing her daughter .
" Na ur al y , " Talia tried to say .
" What is she saying ? " Chase asked confused .
" Na ur al y , " Talia said .
" Naturally , " Grace and Rosie both said .
" How did you guys figure out that ? " Andy asked .
" Baby brothers , " Grace and Rosie both said looking at the twins .
" Oh , right , " The Naturals said .
" Na ur als . " Talia said .
" Naturals , " Andy Jr. figured .
" Naturals is exactly right baby , " Andy said .
" So we have a Little Natural and a Natural Princess . " Debra said .
" And my Naturalette . " Chase hugging Katie .
" Naturally , " Andy Jr. and Katie both said .
" We won ' t be able to live with them after this . " Rosie said .
" Yeah , we will . " Grace and Dakota both said .
" Yeah , " The Twins and Edward said .
" Yay , " Talia cheered making them laugh .