"What the fuck is going on here?!" He shouted as he got in the room. There in front of him was AJ, laying on the floor with Kevin pinning him by the shoulders to the ground.

     "Take that the fuck back McLean or so help me god there will be nothin' left of you for anyone to find!" Kevin shouted in AJ's face.

     "Get the fuck off me man! I take it back!" AJ hollered as he tried to buck Kevin off him.

     "What the hell!" Nick heard come from behind him and a sudden rush went past him as China and Jocelynn shoved him out of the way. Jocelynn quickly managed to yank Kevin off of AJ while China pulled AJ to his feet. AJ quickly tried to lunge at Kevin and Kevin tried the same. But the girls quickly just threw out a hand to the guy that they were closest to shoulder, dug their nail in and brought their feet to behind the knee of the guys, easily bringing them to their knees.

     "Now are we going to fuckin' play nice?" China snapped at them with daggers in her eyes.

     "Or do Chi and I have to fuckin' beat your asses in?" Joce asked just as pissed, "Now would someone like to tell me what the fuck is going on in here? I fuckin' leave for not even 2 fuckin' minutes and all hell breaks loose!"

     "He started it!" Both the men said at the same time.

     Nick couldn't help but laugh, it was a sight to funny not to. Here was his girlfriend who was only 5'5" and her best friend who was even shorter, in his house and they just brought 2 of his older bros to their knees without even flinching. He made a mental note never to piss either of them off. Turning to Kara who was leaning in the doorway laughing as well he said, "And here I have always been told that I am the immature one." causing her to laugh even harder.

     "Shit up, Nick! You too, Kara" China quipped at him. "Now whatever the fuck happened but it behind you right the hell now,"she said at Kevin and AJ, "And if I ever EVER catch you guys fighting like that again in this house Joce and I will personally show you what the Andros boys taught us. GOT THAT?! Now apologize!"

     "Fine- fine.." AJ grumbled, Kevin nodding along with him. The girls released their hold on them and the guys quickly got to their feet.

     "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have crossed the line about-- you know." AJ apologized to Kevin.

     "It's cool, I shouldn't have socked ya. Sorry, dawg."

     "We cool?"
 
     "We're cool."

     "This is about as emotional as guys get, huh." Kara said to Jocelynn, making her way next to her.

     Nodding Joce agreed, "Yea, it seems so, well with each other at least."

     Nick shook his head, "Look, you don't need to tell us what happened. I doubt we would actually care. So how about we all just do what we were doing before and pretend that it never happened." He offered. Everyone nodded in agreement as they made their way out of the room.

     As they made it down stairs, the heard Gina's voice. "Hey where are you people! The girls and I have our first fitting today, well at least to pick out the damn dresses."

     "Oh my lawd," Jocelynn cried out grabbing for the person behind her's collar, "Please protect me from her, I don't want to wear another dress, you don't know what it's like to go through a fitting like this."

     Alex stiffened against her for a second then wrapped his arms around her, "Don't worry I will protect you from Gina." He said in a haughty voice, like a knight in a story.

     Gina and Leighanne walked into the foyer and saw them all, "There you are!" She exclaimed quickly grabbing for Kara and China, yanking them way but she just stopped and stared at Jocelynn and Alex who were just standing there in a world of their own, "So you guys together yet, or what?" she asked point blank.

    "No we are not, Gi-Gi." Jocelynn said as she looked at her sister. "But I would rather be with him then go through the hell of wedding planning with you." She said sweetly with a fake smile.

     Gina groaned and grabbed Joce by her ponytail, pulling her away with her and the other girls, "Aw shut up and let's go."

     Nick looked at Kevin and AJ, "Should we go over to D.'s?"

     "They have the boys," AJ said, "We could get them all wound up on sugar while Bri and him aren't looking."

     "Sounds like a plan," Kev said.

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    The 4 ladies, headed for the truck with Jocelynn being dragged by Gina. They drove off to a bridal store where they heading in and looked at the gowns. Joce and LeighAnn were off looking at bridesmaids gowns.

     "Your wedding is in 4 months and you still have no idea what kind of gown you want?" China asked while rummaging through one of the bridal dress books.

     "Hey, you can criticize when you have your own wedding" Gina said defensively."The only person qualified to scold me is LeighAnn."

     "Whateva," Kara joked as she walked out of the dressing room in an ugly brownish red gown. "Just please, tell me you have better taste then this." All the girls doubled over laughing as Kara pretended to model the dress on a pretend runway."Doesn't this just look fabulous darling?" She asked in a dramatic voice causing the girls to laugh even harder.

     "Get out of that or I will make you wear it just in spit," Gina managed to say between laughs. Kara stuck out her tongue and went back into the dressing room.

     Jocelynn walked over with LeighAnn carrying a beautiful white wedding down with light gold leaf embroidery along the corset/bodice and had golden fabric sewn in between the ruffles of the bottom. It was strapless and had a Basque bottom to it. Something that you would picture being worn in a royal wedding. It was stunning.  "Here, Gina, you have to try this on. It's so you." Joce gushed pushing her sister into the dressing room and LeighAnn along with her.

     About 10 minutes later Gina stepped out wearing the gown, everyone agreed that it was the perfect gown for her. They found a beautiful veil that had light golden sparkles all over it, she looked like a princess. They spent the rest of the day looking for the dresses for the bridesmaids, Leighann, Joce, Kara, and China to wear. After 2 hours they all agreed that they would each wear different kinds of dresses but all had to be gold with black embroidery.

     Laying the couch China came up with an idea, "Hey let's have some fun and all try on some wedding gowns."

     "Yea! That would be fun!" Kara agreed as she hurried through the gowns trying to find one. Jocelynn just rolled her eyes and tried to fall asleep.

     "Come on Joce!" LeighAnn said nudging her about 20 minutes later.

     "What?" Joce whinned not wanting to wake up or participate.

     "Try this dress on," She said pulling the half sleeping Jocelynn into the dressing room. Before Joce knew it she was being tied up into a gown and pushed out into viewing area in a bridal gown. In front of her she saw Kara, Gina and Chi's mouths drop, she looked over her shoulder at Leighann who's eyes just glowed. Hesitantly Joce turned toward viewing mirrors, and saw her self in a simple and beautiful wedding gown. It was white with a low cut square neckline, 1 1/2 thick shoulder straps, it held tightly at her waist and flowed freely down to the ground when she turned in the mirror, it wasn't as big in the bottom as a traditional ballroom gown cut, but it was simple and beautiful.

     "One day you will have the wedding you always wanted." China said, knowing what was on Joce's mind.

     LeighAnn looked curiously and Joce answered, "Joe and I were married at a court house but a judge."

     Gina lifted up her camera cellphone and took a picture of Jocelynn standing looking into the mirrors then sent all the pics that they had been taking with her cellphone to Howie, to show him the wedding ideas. "Who knows maybe you will have better luck with you next marriage."

     "No I won't. That is the thing, I don't think that I want to get married again. Not after my failed one." Joce said quietly, stepping away from the mirrors, "I don't think I could go through that again."

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     Sitting around in the living room of Howie's home the fellas all relaxed after having just put Juaqin and Baylee down for a nap. Howie's cellphone went off, "Hey check this out," He said, "It's pics of the girls and the dresses."

     The guys all gathered around him looking at pics of Leigh and Joce in their choice of bridesmaids dress. Kara in hers and China as well. Then came up the pics of Kara and China pretending to model some weird looking bridal dresses that made all the guys laugh. Then came a pic of Gina in her bridal gown.

     "You are a lucky man, Howie." Brian said patting him on the shoulder.

     "I know," Howie laughed, "Wait there is one more picture."

     Alex felt his heart stop as the last photo showed Jocelynn standing in front of the mirrors staring at the reflections in the most beautiful wedding dress he had ever seen.

     "And so will be the man that marries her." Howie added.