Disclaimer: I do not own Good Luck Charlie or any of the characters associated with it. The plot is the only thing that's mine.

"I can't even believe this," Bob Duncan said incredulously. He sat in a long wooden pew in the back of the church, his wife Amy grasping his hand tightly. "My little girl, getting married!" He was smiling, but he felt the familiar pain in his chest he'd been feeling a lot lately. It wasn't from heart issues, because he'd already been to the doctor to check; it was just emotion and pride and pure happiness at the promising new life his oldest daughter had ahead of her.

Together Bob and Amy watched the wedding party's last minute rehearsal. Teddy, only twenty seven years old, was standing at the altar grasping Spencer's hands, laughing and beaming. Teddy and Spencer had been dating steadily ever since the end of their junior year in high school. Despite the brief time they weren't together due to Spencer's severely misguided attempt to date both Teddy and Skylar at the same time, they've been inseparable for years.

Amy felt a tear drip down her cheek as she watched them go over exactly what tomorrow's ceremony would entail. Ivy, Charlie, and Skylar, Teddy's bridesmaids, stood beside her looking just as thrilled. PJ, Gabe, and little Toby stood to Spencer's left, as they were his groomsmen.

Amy swiped at the tear with her thumb. "Oh god, look at me," she laughed as she fumbled through her purse for her compact. "It's not even the actual wedding and I'm already a mess!"

Bob soothingly rubbed Amy's back as she fixed her makeup. "Don't worry honey, I'm sure you can muster up enough tears tomorrow to cry at the real thing too," Bob joked, though he knew he would be a wreck at the ceremony as well. Amy swatted at his shoulder with a playful scowl.

"Teddy's getting married," Amy said softly, replacing her purse near her feet. When she returned upright to look at her daughter, the whole party was heading back down the aisle. Teddy's bright smile was rivaled only by Spencer's. Bob wholeheartedly appreciated the fact that Spencer knew just how lucky he was to be marrying Teddy.

"We're all set for tomorrow," Teddy said happily. "It's my last night as an unmarried woman, so ladies, want to go do something wild?"

Everyone laughed except Spencer, who simply looked at her like he hadn't heard a word she'd said. "All joking aside," he began, "We have a rehearsal dinner to get to folks!"

"What a long day," Teddy sighed as she stepped out of her way too-high but totally adorable satin heels. "And tomorrow will be even longer," she added.

Charlie helped her older sister unzip the back of her white rehearsal dress. "But it's your wedding! It's supposed to be the most magical day of your entire life," Charlie turned away as Teddy took off the dress and slipped into sweatpants and a tshirt.

"And it will be," Teddy agreed, "but it's all just been so much work. As much as I love Spencer and as amazing as I know tomorrow will be, I just want it all to be over with so I can relax on the beaches of Tahiti," she said dreamily as she sunk herself onto Charlie's bed. Her mind wandered to warmth and sand and blue skies and clear water.

Charlie joined her sister on the bed, staring up at the ceiling. It was great to have her big sister back home for a while. It's been such a long time since Teddy, Gabe, and PJ lived under one roof.

"Teddy, did I ever thank you?" Charlie asked quietly, twirling a long blonde lock of hair around her freshly painted finger. Teddy propped herself up on her elbow and stared at her baby sister. Teddy was amazed at how grown up Charlie looked. If she didn't know any better, Teddy would easily place Charlie at sixteen instead of her innocent age of thirteen.

Teddy rubbed at a smudge of Charlie's mascara with her thumb. "Thank me for what?"

"For making those video diaries for me. I loved them," Charlie smiled, thinking back to last Christmas when Teddy gave them to her. Teddy and Spencer and come home to join the rest of the Duncans for the holiday. On Christmas morning the thing that caught Charlie's eye the most was a neat little package wrapped in shiny silver paper and tied with a bright pink bow. Inside were stacks and stacks of labeled DVDs containing years of footage Teddy lovingly put together for her.

"You did thank me," Teddy told her, pulling Charlie into a hug. "But do you want to know a secret?" Charlie nodded eagerly. "Looking back on it, I think those videos did more for me than for you," Teddy continued. "They were an outlet for me. I was able to talk to you in ways that you couldn't have understood at the time because you were so little," Teddy said giving her a squeeze.

Charlie understood perfectly what her sister meant. Teddy wanted to bond with her even though the large age gap between them didn't allow it. Charlie felt almost the same with Toby. But for them, it wasn't so much the age as the complete lack of compatibility.

The Duncan sisters fell asleep in Charlie's bed, holding each other close. This is what home felt like.

Short chapter, but it's mostly an introduction. This is my first story under my new account. I was a member here years ago, but I'm no longer able to access that account. I was formerly sunshinexxohh, in case any of you happen to remember any of my old stories :) But hey, that's beside the point. I'd love some reviews! I have some things up my sleeve for this story, so check back often if you liked it.

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