�I can�t believe you�re marrying Carter,� Jacob said, as he sat in the bedroom at the cabin with Jenai. �Out of all the guys in this world to marry you chose Carter.�
�Are you mad because I�m not marrying you?� Jenai asked looking at him and smiling.
�No I�m not mad,� Jakob replied. �I�m marrying Janie in the fall. I just don�t want to lose my best friend.�
�You�re not going to,� Jenai assured him. �You�re stuck with me for life.�
�Thank God.� She smiled and sat next to him. �Are you nervous?�
�Uh�yeah.� She laughed.
�You�ll do great.�
�I�m probably going to make a horrible wife. Hell I make a horrible sister, daughter, and friend. I know I�m going to be a horrible wife.�
�Well despite what you think, I think you�re pretty terrific.� She smiled. �I always did. Even when you were ten when we first met. I thought to myself, this little girl is going to grow up and be a terrific beautiful young lady and make some guy somewhere very happy one day. And by God if that hasn�t happened 15 years later. You�re terrific, gorgeous, and making some guy very happy for the next 50 years.�
�Next 80 years.�
�My mistake.� He smiled. �I watched you grow from a bad ass adolescent to a talented sexy woman. I couldn�t be happier for you like I am right now.�
�Thank you, Jake.� She hugged him. �After 17 years I finally found some place where I belong and that someplace is with Nick.�
�Yes it is.� He sighed. �You two are going to make each other so very happy and nothing�s going to ruin that.�
�I hope not.�
They looked at each other and he said, �Justin�s going to be jealous, but that�s his problem. It�s his loss and Nick�s gain.�
�I loved Justin and a part of me still does, but if we stayed together it wouldn�t have lasted. I met Nick and that was it. I never loved anyone like I love Nick. He�s my heart and I�� She wiped the tears from her eyes and smiled. �I love him, Jakob.�
�I know ya do, Sweetie. I see it when you look at him.� She just smiled and looked at him. �Maybe you should get your dress on.�
�Yeah.�
�And fix that make-up.� She nodded. �I�ll send the girls in to help you.�
�Alright.� Jenai got up off the bed, as Jakob walked out, and looked at her dress lying on the bed. A long white Vera Wang made completely of silk with hand sewn diamonds all over it; her dream dress. She had her veil put on a diamond tiara just like she dreamed of as a child. She had all the makings of a fairytale wedding and she felt like a princess. She took a deep breath and took off her robe. She slipped into her dress, as the door opened and she saw her friends from Club Z.
�Is the bride ready yet?� Laken asked.
�Almost,� Jenai said. �Can one of you hook me up?�
�Sure,� Laken said walking over.
�So Kevin�s outside threatening the groom,� Nikita said.
�Oh great,� Jenai said. �What�s he saying?�
�Nick breaks your heart, Kevin breaks his neck. Nick cheats on you; Kevin will give him a reason not to cheat again. Nick hurts you in anyway, Kevin will bury his body back by this spring, because he highly doubts anyone will miss him,� Nikita stated. �You can say Nick�s pretty much sweating it out there right now.�
�Great,� Jenai said. �He�s going to cancel the wedding. Nick�s going to cancel the wedding. Kevin�s going to make him cancel the wedding.�
�Calm down,� Dannika said. �Nick�s not going to cancel the wedding. He loves you and nothing Kevin says will change that.�
�I hope not,� Jenai replied. �I�ll be devastated and hate Kevin. Like I told Jakob, I finally found someplace where I belong and I don�t want to lose it.�
�You�re not going to,� Kendall said and Jenai smiled.
�You�re all hooked,� Laken said.
�Thank you,� Jenai said putting her shoes on.
�Ok,� Kristin said stepping into the room. �Do we have something new, blue, old, and borrowed?�
�Oh I got something borrowed,� Shay said taking a bracelet from her purse. �My mother gave this to me on my wedding day. It�s for good luck and I want you to wear it today.� She stuck it on Jenai�s wrist and smiled. �It�s also old, because it�s from the Civil War.�
�Thank you, Shay,� Jenai said. �It�s beautiful.�
�Now you can�t have a wedding without a garter,� Nikita said opening a box. �This is blue and from my sister�s wedding.� She handed the garter to Jenai and she just looked at it. �You put it on your thigh.�
�I know where the hell it goes, Niki,� Jenai said and they laughed, as she put the garter on. �Leave it up to you.� She smiled.
�What about something new?� Octavia asked.
�I got that covered,� Kevin said and they looked. �You look amazing, Jenai, very beautiful.�
�I don�t feel beautiful,� Jenai said. �I�m all nervous.�
�You�re supposed to be,� Kevin stated walking over. �It�s your wedding day.� She smiled. �That neckline is missing something.�
�I didn�t get the pearls on yet,� Jenai replied and Kevin shook his head.
�No pearls,� Kevin said opening the jewelry box he was holding and showed her.
�Kevin,� Jenai said looking at the necklace.
�Turn around,� Kevin said taking the necklace from the box. �A true princess always wears her diamonds and she can never have too many on.� He hooked the necklace and she turned and looked at him. �Beautiful.� She looked in the mirror at the necklace and smiled.
�It�s beautiful, Kev,� Jenai said.
�Because you make it beautiful,� Kevin pointed out. She smiled and he looked at the others. �Do you mind if I have a few moments alone with my sister?�
�Not at all,� Kristin said. �Let�s go ladies.� She pushed them towards the door and they all walked out.
Kevin watched the door close and then looked at Jenai and said, �I�ve been dreading this day since you came into our lives. It meant I�d have to accept the fact that you�re no longer my little sister.�
�I�ll always be your little sister, Kev,� Jenai stated. �Just because I�m getting married it�s not going to change that.�
�You�re all grown up now. You turned into a beautiful young woman and I couldn�t be prouder than I am right now.�
�I�m still going to need my big brothers for when Nick pisses me off and I don�t want to deal with him.�
�I gave him his warnings.�
�Of course you did.� He smiled.
�We were always close, Jenai, and I don�t want that to change.�
�It�s not going to. Did you and Jake get together and agree that Nick�s not going to let me see you guys? He�s afraid he�s going to lose his best friend. It�s not going to happen so you have nothing to worry about.�
�I know that.�
�So don�t.�
�I�m use to having you around. When I got the job in L.A. you came out every summer and when you turned 18 you moved in with me permanently. I guess what I�m saying is that I don�t want to see you go.�
�It�s time to let go, Kev.�
�I know that too.�
�I�ll still be in California so we�ll always see each other.� There was a knock on the door and they looked.
�It�s that time,� Gerald said.
�Yeah,� Jenai said picking up her veil.
�Let me,� Kevin said taking the veil from Jenai and placing it neatly on her head. �Not even a hair out of place.� She smiled and they all looked at her. �A princess in every way.�
�My little girl�s all grown up,� Ann said.
�Let�s get this show on the road,� Gerald said. �Are you ready, Honey?�
�Yeah; I think so,� Jenai said quickly touching up her make-up. �Ok let�s do this before I change my mind.� She laughed and picked up her bouquet. �Let�s get married.� She smiled and walked over to her parents.
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