That Wedding

I wonder if I'm going to get a word in edgewise. Or get to watch the game.

"And here I was stupidly thinking my wedding day was supposed to be about me and Phillip's undying love."

"Oh hush," she says, "don't be such a whiner."

I stand up and cheer loudly. Da

"It's a vacation that you and your husband go on before the baby's born. It's time to relax and co

"That sounds like a vacation."

"Yes, Jade, it is a vacation," she says with a sigh. "They just call it a babymoon because of the timing. I mean, a honeymoon is just a vacation too."

"Yeah, I suppose. Can we please watch the game now?"

The game was so exciting. It was a purely offensive battle. Da

We were supposed to stay at Da

Phillip pulls me down on the bed. "Do we need to start talking about wedding stuff? My mom seems to think we do, and I heard Lori asking you about it."

"Eventually, we do. I guess it depends on when we wa

"I'd marry you right now if I could," he says while ru

"Awwww, Phillip." I give him a big smooch. "I know everyone thinks we need to start, but I think we need to take our time. Enjoy this. Lori told me tonight that she's going to be my special bridesmaid and when I could and couldn't have the wedding."

Phillip laughs and says quietly, "Control freak."

I laugh too, and then I say, "I'm still seriously in shock that we're even engaged! It sorta feels like a dream. If it weren't for this ring on my finger, I don't know if I'd even believe it happened."

Phillip gets a naughty look on his face. "A dream, huh?" He quickly pins me down on the bed. "Oh Princess, you're definitely awake. Maybe I need to remind you of that."

He reminds me by recklessly kissing me and pulling off my shirt.

Later, we're laying here, exhausted and gri

"Still feel like a dream?" he asks.

He's slowly ru

"Okay, so I saw you were flipping through the bridal magazines Mom gave you. Did you see anything you liked?"

"Phillip, the game was on. Do you really think I was looking at them? I was just flipping to make her happy."

"I heard Ash say we need a wedding theme. What does she mean? Like the frat parties we used to have? Like a boats and hoes wedding?"

"Not fu

"Your favorite colors are turquoise, orange, and purple. Those going to be our colors?"

"They sound awful together. Turquoise might be pretty though. What color would you want?"

He kisses the top of my forehead. "Doesn't matter. This wedding is all about you."

"No, it's not! Hey, don't think you're go

"I like us."

"You wa

"No, I think I can come up with something a little more fun than that," he says. He rolls on top of me, kisses me, and makes me forget about weddings again.

I'm back at work. Thankfully, my boss is a huge Da

So far, the day has been a disaster. It's bad enough trying to get caught up, but now I'm frantic because the blueprints I sent with a courier first thing this morning have still not arrived at their destination. I've wasted so much time trying to track them down.

My phone rings, and I stupidly don't look at the caller id before I say "Jadyn Reynolds" because I assume it's the messenger service.

I hear Mrs. Mac's voice. "JJ, we really need to have a wedding pla

"Uh, not really yet. We went to Da

She doesn't get the answer she wants to hear, so she snarls, "Fine. You have homework. I want you to go through the books I gave you and flag everything you like. And tell my son that he needs to go through them with you. Bring them to the house Saturday morning."

I say gently, "Um, that probably won't work because we're going to a Husker party."

She huffs at me and sounds a little pissed. "Fine. Be here early for di

I get off the phone and am like, HOMEWORK and COUPLE'S COUNSELING?

Seriously?

Pla

I had to work late again tonight, but when I get home, Phillip is waiting with Chinese takeout and a bottle of wine.

It even has a cork and everything.

He greets me with a kiss and opens the wine. "So I talked to Lori about wedding pla

"Watching TV sounds perfect. I'm tired, stressed, and starved. I didn't even get time for lunch today!"

We spread our feast across the coffee table, sit on the floor, eat, and watch a couple shows.

And, wow! Lori was right. He can take the tackiest theme and make it amazing.

Maybe I need a wedding pla

Phillip flicks off the TV, and we talk about possible themes for our wedding. Most of the couples had a reason for their theme. We talked about the swings, football, princesses, and Barbie. None of them seemed right.

But pretty soon, the food is mostly gone, the wine is completely gone, and wedding themes seem to be the last thing on Phillip's mind.