The next day Jacob woke up excitedly. Hannah was still asleep. He crept out of bed and went and made coffee and pancakes, her favorite, to surprise her in bed.
He set the tray down on the bedside table and leaned in gently and brushed her hair back off of her face and kissed her cheek lightly. A slight smile crossed her face. She opened her eyes sleepily and found him grinning lovingly at her. She couldnt believe she was going to get to wake up to that sweet handsome face everyday for the rest of her life.
"Good morning beautiful, I made coffee and pancakes" he said picking up the tray. She sat up "You spoil me" she smiled.
"I always will" he smiled back sappily as he placed the tray in front of her.
"I think someone is hoping to get lucky after breakfast" she teased.
"I like that idea" he said wagging his eyebrows.
He returned to his spot in the bed next to her with his coffee.
"So I had an idea about our wedding" he said.
"Oh yeah?" she asked excitedly, knowing most men dreaded wedding planning and had no input whatsoever.
"I think we should elope, well kind of" he corrected.
"Really?" she asked, totally surprised. "Because I think you were right, our families would totally freak out if we did that"
"That's why I said kind of, it wouldn't be a real elopement, more like a surprise wedding, but totally planned by us so its what we want but with our families there"
"I like it" she said nodding excitedly "But I still think they'll be upset"
"Well they'll get over it, this is a compromise and I think its fair, besides its supposed to be our day anyway, its about us"
"Let's do it" she said excitedly.
"Don't you want to finish your breakfast first?" he teased playfully.
She shook her head at him "You're ridiculous"
"Well you're marrying me so what does that say about you?" he teased.
"Okay, so what do we do?" she asked.
"We need to pick a place and date first then you and I will make all the plans then we'll lure them there telling them its some sort of wedding related event, rehearsal, spa weekend, something"
"But it will really be our wedding" she finished.
He nodded.
"I love it. You my dear, are brilliant" she said placing her tray back on the table and climbing onto his lap.
"I love you" she said.
"Love you more" he said kissing her then swiftly pulled her down onto the bed under him. She laughed heartily.
They decided to have the wedding the last week of May since their moms had planned for the first week of June, that way it would be easy to trick them into thinking the getaway was part of the pre wedding festivities.
Hannah enlisted Liz's help and swore her to secrecy, taking her with her to meet with her mom and Jacob's mom for their pretend wedding planning. Hannah implemented some of their choices for flowers and cake, whatever she could hopeful they wouldnt be as upset when the real wedding day came.
Liz and Hannah picked out her dress, it was fitted with a sweet heart neckline and ruching. She looked amazing in it.
My mom will like it right?" Hannah asked, concerned.
"She's going to love it! You look gorgeous honey" Liz reassured her. "And Jacob is really going to love it" she smirked.
"Don't be dirty, this is my wedding dress" Hannah admonished playfully, smiling brightly knowing Jacob truly would love it.
Hannah and Jacob went ring shopping, Hannah's engagement ring had come with a diamond band so there was only Jacob's to choose. He chose a dark grey flat titanium band. The sales person handed it to Hannah for him to try on and she slid it onto his left ring finger then looked up into his eyes.
"Wow, this really feels real now" she smiled somewhat nervously.
Jacob took the ring off and handed it back to the sales person nodding that they would take it.
"Getting cold feet?" he asked, concerned.
"No, God No Jacob, it's just a lot, with planning and keeping secrets, I cant wait to marry you, I guess I'll just be relieved when it's out in the open. I just hope they can be happy about it" she frowned.
"Everything will be perfect" he assured her kissing her forehead, hoping he was right.
She wrapped her arms around his waist. "I love your ring, I cant wait till its on your finger permanently"
When they were down to three weeks before the wedding, they had a family dinner where they announced their plans to have a wedding rehearsal weekend at a beautiful resort hotel and spa. Everyone was super excited about the trip.
The three weeks flew by and on Friday night they all met up at the hotel lobby.
"Let's take a look around" Hannah said, all nerves. Jacob held her hand to calm her. They walked the grounds, taking in the beautiful surroundings. They came upon the japanese garden which was going to be the wedding site, it was being set up for a wedding.
"Look honey someone is getting married here, oh my gosh we should have checked out this place it is gorgeous" Emily gushed.
Hannah looked to Jacob and he nodded and smiled that bright smile that made her heart beat faster.
"About that, we have a surprise for you all" Hannah started, excitedly
They all looked at them expectantly.
"We didn't bring you here for a rehearsal, we brought you here for our wedding. We are getting married here tomorrow evening" Jacob informed them.
He felt Hannah tighten her grip on his hand, bracing for the potential onslaught of displeasure from their families.
"What? We planned your wedding for next week" Abby said, blown away.
"I know and we appreciate everything you've done but this is what we want" Jacob said sincerely.
Emily just stood there in disbelief with her mouth hanging open.
"Are you mad?" Hannah asked cringing, finally snapping her out of it.
"Oh honey no, of course not, its your day, it should be what you want. I'm sorry we didnt see that before" she said hugging her, realizing she and Abby had gone overboard.
"Abby?" she asked looking to Jacobs mom. Jacobs eyes met hers imploring her to agree for Hannah. She smiled back at him.
"It's going to be beautiful" she agreed hugging her. Jacob smiled appreciatively, truly grateful.
"Oh thank god, I was freaking out that you guys would be mad and everything would be a mess" Hannah exhaled deeply.
Emily and Abby started barraging her with a million questions and Liz could see her getting overwhelmed. She stepped in between them and laced her arms with theirs "In due time ladies, now let's get ready for dinner, and more importantly drinks" she winked at Hannah and led everyone to their rooms.
Hannah and Jacob stayed behind a moment looking at the ceremony site.
"Well cat's out of the bag" he smiled.
"That it is" she grinned. "All that's left is to get married, you going to be here tomorrow?" she teased.
"Well I'll just be hanging out with your dad and little brother tonight so I don't see much chance of me running away with a stripper, but I guess you'll just have to wait and see" he teased back.