The next couple of months passed by in a blur. AJ was busy with the group, they released their third album and were busy promoting it. Taylor was busy with work and planning the wedding, with Denise's, Jana's, Alicia's, Marie's, and Jane's help of course. It was now May, about a month before the wedding, the girls were getting fitted in a small boutique.
Jane started to laugh so hard her whole face was red. Soon, Jana, Alicia, and Denise were all laughing too. Taylor walked out of the dressing room and burst out laughing at the dress Jane had tried on just for fun. "Jane..you really don't like that one, do you?," Alicia asked.
"Hell no! I just wanted to see what it looked like..this thing is repulsive! I'm changing!," Jane said and hurried into her dressing room to change.
"I've never seen anything so funny in my life!," Taylor said.
"Me neither!," Marie said.
Denise gave Taylor the dress to try on, it had just come in that morning. "Let's see if this baby fits.," Taylor said carrying it back in her dressing room.
"You have to show us what it looks like!," Jana said.
"I will..give me a second.."
Jane appeared out of her dressing room armed with her bridesmaid dress wrapped in a plastic bag. Taylor opened the door a little, "Denise, will you zip me up please?"
"Sure.," Denise said walking over to her, "There you are."
Taylor turned around and everyone collectively gasped. She couldn't help but laugh at their expressions. "Is there something wrong with it?"
Just then Brian and Nick appeared. "I think I speak for everyone when I say: Day-um girl!," Brian exclaimed.
That caused everyone to start laughing. Taylor's eyes widened, "AJ's not here, is he?!"
"Nope..he's at the mickey d's across the street with Kevin and D..we figured that'd keep him occupied long enough to come tell you guys he's here..," Nick said.
"Shit! Unzip me!"
Denise did so and Taylor rushed in to change. "Someone take the dress to their car.," She said throwing the bag with the dress over the door.
Jana grabbed it and took her dress and the wedding gown out to her car. Taylor came back out a second later in her regular clothes. "So..what are you guys doing here anyways?"
"We gotta get fitted for our tuxs..," Nick said making a face.
"Penguin suits more like it..," Brian said.
"Well..have fun..we gots to go.," Alicia said grabbing Taylor's arm.
"Ow! We do?"
"Yep.."
"Denise? You coming?"
"No..I gotta stay here and make sure the guys get the right tuxs..you go ahead though."
"Okay! Thanks for coming with us! Bye guys!," Taylor said as she was dragged away.
"Yeah, thanks Denise! See ya guys!," Alicia calling soon followed by Marie and Jane.
Later that night, Taylor was out back doing laps in the pool. AJ came home, tired from the studio, and took off his jacket and shoes and socks and went out back. He rolled up his pant legs and sat down by the edge of the pool with his feet in the water. Taylor finally noticed him, "Hey..when'd you get home?"
"Just now.."
"Oh..how was your day?"
"Tiring..we had to go get fitted for our tuxs and I was informed that you and the girls were there right before us."
She smiled and pulled herself out of the pool. She wrapped a towel around her and sat down next to AJ. "Yep..Brian and Nick came in right as I was trying on my gown.."
"Ohhh..how'd it fit?"
"Perfectly.."
"My mom said you looked like an angel.."
She couldn't help but blush, "I'm not sure I looked that good.."
"I'm sure you did..," He said brushing her hair out of her face.
"Can you believe in just under a month, we'll be married?"
"Its sorta..weird..ya know?"
"Yeah. Are the guys planning you a bachelor party like the girls are planning me a bachelorette party?"
"Hell yeah."
She laughed, "I don't want strippers!"
"Male..strippers? Nu uh, no way!"
She laughed again, "I'm sure the guys'll get you some!"
"Yeah...but thats like normal for a bachelor party.."
"Whats normal for a bachelorette party?"
He shrugged, "I dunno.."
"Me neither..I told them I don't want male strippers..but knowing when Alicia and Jana get together anything is bound to happen!"
"Well..would you care if strippers were at mine?"
"I don't care really. As long as they don't touch you and you don't touch them.."
"Okay.."
"Because if you remember, you're allll mine the next night mister."
"And you're all mine."
"Yep! I'm starting to get..nervous!"
"Me too..I reserved the garden and got the caterers..and I reserved our plane tickets.."
"Cool..so..everything is about done.."
"Yep..when is your mom and brothers flying in?"
"That Monday..they'll be here for a week.."
"Cool..my dad is flying in Thursday. My stepmom and stepsister can't come. Fatima said she was coming...our manager, John, is coming.."
"Nifty..let's go in, I'm cold.."
"Okay..," He said following her inside the house.
"You hungry? I can fix you something.."
"No..I'm just tired.."
"Okay.."
A few minutes later, they headed upstairs to bed.
The next week or two passed by very quickly. Before any of them knew it..it was the week of the wedding.
Taylor woke up that morning early to go pick up her mom, Alana, and brothers, Tony and Ryan. She drove to the airport and got there right as their flight arrived. She waited patiently for them to appear and finally spotted Tony's tall, blond head. She ran over to them and was nearly tackled by her 17 year old brother, Ryan, and Tony, who is 26, along with Alana. "Oooooohh! I missed you guys!," Taylor exclaimed.
"We're finally in Florida!," Ryan exclaimed.
"How was your flight?"
"It was alright..but dear, you know how I hate flying.," Alana said.
"Yeah..but when you go out with a Backstreet Boy, you get used to it.," Taylor said.
"I bet. Where we staying at?," Tony asked.
"At our house. Lord knows we have plenty of room!"
They got their bags and Taylor loaded them into AJ's expedition. "So how come AJ didn't come with you?," Alana asked.
"The guys had two radio interviews and a tv interview today.."
"Ooh..sounds like their busy..," Alana said.
"Yeah..but it'll calm down by Wednesday.."
"Are you nervous?," Ryan asked.
"Not yet but I'm sure I will be!"
"Will Denise be coming over?"
"Umm..not tonight or anything. She'll probably be over sometime though.."
"Ooh..well thats good."
Taylor pulled into the driveway and they unloaded. Taylor showed them their rooms, Alana having to make some sort of comment about the house of course. "Do you all want a tour of the house?," She asked the three.
"I do!," Tony and Ryan said.
"No, I think I'll take a nap dear. Wake me up for supper though.," Alana said going into her room and shutting the door.
Taylor rolled her eyes, she could tell this was going to be one long week.
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