"Howie hurry up everyone's waiting on us," Nikki said as she finished brushing her hair.

"Okay I'm coming. For some reason I can't get my tie to tie up right," Howie said as he came out of the bathroom pulling at the black tie he was wearing. "It's all crooked."

Nikki laughed at him. "Come here let me fix it," she said. Howie came over to her and she began to tie his tie. "The color doesn't go with your suit. Do you have another one?"

"Yeah," Howie said as he looked through his suitcase. "I have this purple one."

"That's perfect. It looks good with your blue shirt," Nikki said as she put it on for him. "Looks good. Come on lets go I'm hungry," she said as she grabbed his hand and led him out of the room to the lobby where Kristin, Nick, Amanda, and AJ were waiting.

"What took you guys so long?" Amanda asked.

"Howie couldn't get his tie on," Nikki replied.

AJ laughed and patted Howie on the shoulder. "D, you need to learn how to tie your own ties."

"Shut up. Come on let's go Brian and Rachel are probably waiting for us."

Everyone piled in the van that was waiting for them and rode to Brian's house. When they got there Nick rang the doorbell and Brian answered the door.

"Hey guys! Come on in. What took you so long? Dinner's almost ready."

"Howie couldn't tie his own tie," Nick teased.

"Does everyone have to know about that? Why don't you just toss me off a cliff? Wouldn't that be easier?" Howie said.

"Howie chill," Nikki said sternly.

Brian laughed. "Give me your coats. I'll put them in the guest room." Everyone handed Brian their coats. "The table's all set go ahead and take a seat in the dining room.

Everyone walked into the dining room where the fresh aroma of home cooked food came from every direction. The table was covered with enough food to feed a small army. There was turkey, corn bread, mashed potatoes, peas, corn, cranberries, sweet potatoes, stuffing, gravy, green beans, cole slaw, and deviled eggs all for the main course. On the counter behind the table were the desserts. There were pumpkin pies, apple pies, cakes, and lots of cookies. Everyone took a seat at the table and waited for everything was set up.

"Wow this is a lot of food," Nick said, eyeing the table hungrily.

Jackie laughed. "Hold on a minute Nick. You'll get plenty of food in a minute. We have to wait for Rachel and Brian to get in here and we'll say the prayer," she said as she took a seat. Just then Brian walked in and took a seat next to Kristin. "Is Rachel coming?" Jackie asked.

Brian shook his head. "She said she wasn't hungry," he said sadly.

"Well, I guess we'll have to eat without her. Brian do you want to say the prayer?"

Everyone joined hands as Brian said the prayer. "Dear Lord, we thank you for this food we're about to eat. We thank you for this beautiful day and that we are all here together to share it. You have given us so much and we thank you for giving us the breath of life in which we will cherish until the end of time. In Jesus' name I pray amen."

Everyone opened their eyes and passed around the food. More than half the food was gone when everyone was full.

"Man I'm stuffed," Howie said as he rubbed his stomach. "That was delicious Mrs. Littrell."

"Thank you Howie. I'm glad you liked it."

"Hey guys the game is on. Anyone wanna watch it?" Nick asked.

"Yeah let's go," AJ said as he got up.

Everyone congregated in the living room to watch the game. Howie and Nikki sat on the far end on the couch cuddling close together. He loosened his tie and untucked his shirt.

"I'm really full," he said with a sigh.

Nikki laughed and rubbed her hand on his stomach. "You should be. I've never seen you eat so much."

"What can I say? I love home cooking."

"And I love you," Nikki said with a smile.

Howie smiled back and kissed her. "I love you too," he said as he fiddled with the curls in her hair. "Did I mention you look really beautiful today?"

Nikki smirked and cocked up her right eyebrow. "Are you implying I don't always look beautiful?"

Howie smiled and shook his head. "No...you're always beautiful. But I don't think I've seen you this happy in a long time."

"That's only because I'm with you. You make me happy."

Howie kissed her again. "You make me happy too."

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