CHAPTER 72

PLANNING THE WEDDING

NYA`S POV:

It was almost eight at night. Jay and I had just left his parents house. We had told them about our engagement after dinner. They were excited and squealed with joy, hugging, kissing, and fiddling their son's hair. Lots of hugging was given to me. They started talking about how they could help with the wedding by finding the right theme and all that. They practically wanted to be around all the time to help plan the wedding. We told them that we could handle most of the planning. All they had to do was stick with us and give us a little emotional support if necessary. Their smiles grew even bigger as they heard about helping out with support and making our love stronger than it already is. Now that it was all over, Jay and I were sitting in his truck, looking out at all the stars in the dark night sky.

My head was on Jay`s shoulder, thinking about not only the wedding, but also about the events that have come up. Finding Emma and Nathan in such a condition almost made me cry tears of fear. I usually never do that. Now Nathan was in the hospital and was making his sister scared. I just hope Kai was doing a good job keeping an eye on her. He's not the greatest babysitter in the whole world, but he's really good with children. I have a feeling that everything's going well. I just hope things turn out better in the near future. Not only was I tired of living this way, but so was everybody else. We were all ready to return to our normal, daily lives.

Jay placed his arm around my shoulder, kissing my forehead. "Well, I guess it's been one of those days, huh?"

"It sure has. I wish everything could just go back to normal," I said, "Instead, we're living in a world such as this. I miss our old life."

"I do, too. You know, all this has changed everyone. The way we think and the way we do things. It's given me the chance to finally decide the rest of my life. I can't live a life without you. I love you too much to let you go."

"I know. I'm the same way. When all this started, I stayed with a nice family and got to know them very well. I ended up growing fond of Nathan and Emma. We care about them as much as they care about us. I have a feeling we might become good parents one day. What do you think?"

"I think we'll be great parents one day. For now, we're planning the wedding of the year."

"I wouldn't call it that. It sounds like we're just having a simple, normal wedding. Nothing more, nothing less. It's just simple."

"Is that all you think about is a simple life? We live more than a simple life. Have you forgotten that I'm the master of lightning? I'm more than your simple average guy that you see everyday. I'm more than normality will ever think of me as."

"I think I see your point. Should we go to Borg tomorrow and ask for a marriage license?"

"We can, but what about seeing how Nathan is?"

"I'll check on him tomorrow morning. Besides, we can see Borg after lunch. That's not much of a problem."

"I don't see it as a problem. Before we can even fill it out, we need to figure out what date our wedding is going to be."

"You're right. We haven't even thought of that, yet. I just don't know. It feels as though the right date to do it is just staring at me."

"Well, I do have a calendar book."

"Let's take a look at it."

Jay took the book out of the storage compartment. "Here we go. Let's see. Where's the month of September?"

"I'm pretty sure it's in there."

"Here it is. Well, what day would you prefer?"

"I would prefer to do it on a Saturday. What are good dates to do it on a Saturday. Well, September 11th is on a pretty good Saturday. Plus, its the first day of fall."

"It's settled. We get married on the first day of fall. It's the day when the leaves will finally start falling and the crops will grow well."

"Okay, I'll just add it in here. Let me find that pen." Digging through the compartment, he found one. "Here we go. Okay, I'll just put it in here and we're good with that."

"What do you think the wedding invitations should look like?"

"What do you mean?"

"Well, every wedding invitation has to have some kind of design onto it. It has to stand out for people to know that you're inviting them in style. It has to have wonderful writing, creativity, and made with lots of love. It'll let people know that our marriage means more than just a fancy party with cake. I'm pretty sure that's all Cole's going to think about. I want people to know that our wedding is a symbol of our love. The strongest love you'll ever have.

Well, it'll take some time to think up that idea. Let's go back to the invitations. Okay, let's think of what kind of cake we want."

"Should we make it into Cole's least favorite cake?" I giggled.

"That would be funny."

"Okay, let's be serious about this, though. The flavor of the cake is important. You enjoy eating chocolate cake while I like cake with blue icing."

"Can we combine both? Chocolate cake with blue icing. That actually sounds really delicious."

"Well, I guess we have the flavor, but how big should it be?"

"I don't know. It has to be big enough for everyone, so I'd say about six layers."

"Six layers, it is. Okay, what's next? Oh, the flowers. We need to figure out what flowers we should have. What do you think?"

"I think the flowers should be your idea. I'm not good when it comes down to the things that your more prettier than those."

"Awwwww! You're sweet. Wait, why should it just be one type of flower? Why can't it be all kinds of flowers? My bouquet of flowers should be a multitude of different kinds. It's just that simple."

"So has that been taken care of?"

"Yes."

"Okay, what's next? We still need to figure out what would be good for dinner. What do you think would be a good meal?"

"Well, we do like to enjoy sushi. Shouldn't we have someone cater it, though?"

"Oh, I didn't think about that. Wait a second. Where in the would are we suppose to find a caterer? I don't think we can call up a catering company."

"Not in the middle of an apocalypse. Do you know of anyone around here that could cater it?"

"Nope. We'll figure that out later. Let's see. You and I need to pick out our wedding dress and tuxedo."

"I'm trying to figure out what kind I would like. Should I just pick out a plain white wedding dress or should I find something in blue."

"It's your choice. I'm definitely not going to tell you what to wear."

"As long as I don't find anything too revealing, I think I'll be fine."

"Same here."

"Okay, what's next? Should we really be thinking about our wedding showers?"

"I think that's for us to figure out on our own."

"Yeah, you're right. After all, it'll be your last night to act like the greatest friend you could ever be to your friends."

"The last night I'll get to act like a man. Show off being the man I once would be. The man I used to be in the past. I suppose you get my point."

"Yes, but it won't be your last time to be around the others. You should really start thinking about who should be your best man. I understand that Kai, Cole, Zane and Lloyd are your brothers, but only one can be your best man. Who are you gonna choose?"

"Seriously? Do we have to talk about this? It's a lot to think about. Besides, shouldn't you be thinking about who should be your maid of honor? I'm pretty sure you have a wonderful friend that's pretty much like a sister to you."

"I would if I had friends."

"You don't have friends? That is pretty lonely."

"I was actually thinking about my mother being my maid of honor when I got married. She's always been there for me when I was younger and I thought of her as my best friend. Now that she's gone, the only person I can ask is Misako."

"I figured you would ask Pixal."

"I already asked her. She wasn't interested. At least she decided to be a bridesmaid. Is that enough?"

"We can think about this once everything is situated. For now, I think the best thing we can do is go home and get a good night's sleep. Tomorrow is another busy day."

"It sure is. I think it's best to head home. I had a good time tonight."

"So did I."

Jay started up his truck, making our way back home. I sighed, seeing that as the days passed by, so would life. Like my mother once told me. Every minute, second and hour counts.

WELL, JAY AND NYA ARE PLANNING FOR THRIR WEDDING. THERE YOU HAVE IT. WELL, I HOPE YOU ENJOYED READING THIS FOR THE WEEK. I'M GOING TO LEAVE THIS STORY FOR A WHILE. DON'T WORRY, I'LL BE BACK. I'LL STILL CONTINUE WRITING ALL THE STORIES I CAN. I'M PUTTING A LIST OF MY UPCOMING STORIES ON MY PROFILE.

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