Kat frowned, poking at the eggs in the frying pan with her spoon. Why was this taking so long? All she wanted was a poached egg, well actually two, but that was it. Two poached eggs, they weren’t supposed to be taking this long, were they?

She let out an annoyed huff, clicking her nails against the kitchen counter. Tommy was being extra nice this week, it was a bit strange. Not that he wasn’t a nice guy and all, but it was like the tape measure thing that she never fully figured out, he just never did anything normally…

Like yesterday, after school, he’d dropped her off at the local salon. She wasn’t even aware she had an appointment, but when she got in there she was swarmed by people, cooing over her, and before she could ask what was going on, Tommy had slipped away, leaving his credit card behind. Apparently he’d booked her for the whole she-bang, manicure, pedicure, haircut, hell, they even gave her a small gift basket consisting of new makeup. There was no denying that it was a lovely experience, but it seemed quite random all the same.

They weren’t getting married for a few more months, Kat didn’t even have a dress yet…

And where was Tommy?

The thought hit her like a ton of bricks. It was a Saturday morning, and he hadn’t been in bed when she’d woken up, and he didn’t have work today, and she couldn’t hear his normal workout music blaring from the basement. Was it her birthday or something? Surprise party? She shook her head, her birthday wasn’t for three months.

A knock on the door startled her and she nearly knocked the frying pan onto the floor. She put a cover over the frying pan and headed towards the door. At least she was dressed this time for people to come to the door, not like the incident with the Dino Rangers… this time she had a nice pair of capris and a long sleeved shirt on, and no towels…

She got to the door and pulled it open, half expecting it to be Tommy with forgotten keys, but if that was the case then the door wouldn’t be locked…

Instead she saw a young man in black dress pants and a black and red jacket with a compass design on the side. He smiled at her. “Hi there, you must be Katherine?”

She nodded. “You can call me Kat.”

“I’m Mack Hartford.” He said, holding out his hand, and she shook it. She noticed he was carrying a large garment bag over his left shoulder. “I have been told to give you this.” He instructed, rolling the bag off of his shoulder and handing it to her.

“Oh, you’re Mr. Hartford’s son…” Kat remarked, accepting the bag with a puzzled look. “What is it?”

Mack reached into his pocket and pulled out a green slip of paper. “I have also been told to tell you to “bring the basket”, I’ll assume you know what that means and-”

A short woman with olive skin ran up behind Mack, wearing a near identical outfit, but with pink instead of red. “You forgot these.” She handed him what appeared to be a shoebox.

“Oh, and these.” Mack finished as he handed Kat the box. “So if you could get changed we’ll be on our way.”

Kat blinked. “On our way where?”

Mack and the woman looked at each other. “Uh, we’re not supposed to tell you, but I think the stuff will explain it.”

“And hurry please, Ronny is getting impatient and keeps trying to cut my hair.” The woman said.

“Uh… okay… um… come in, make yourselves at home…”

“I’m Rose by the way.”

“Nice to meet you.”

Kat carried the box and bag into the bedroom, glancing over to the side table where the unopened gift basket of makeup was sitting. So maybe that was the basket…

She unzipped the bag and pulled the contents out. Her jaw dropped and her eyes widened.

It was beautiful.

It was a cream coloured, sleeveless dress, with ruffles along the top of the bust and around the inside of the large slit up the front of it. It was a very playful dress, almost like a rumba dress.

“Holy crap, am I getting married today?” Kat asked a nonexistent audience. Because that would seriously explain yesterday and the reason she had two Overdrive rangers in her living room… “I am NOT ready!” She set the dress down and pulled the lid off of the box to reveal a pair of white sandals with a tiny heel. “Well… getting closer…”

She got changed in record time, marveling the fit of the dress and shoes. She’d managed to do the zipped on the back most of the way up so she twirled around, causing the skirt to flare out. Well, she did look closer to being ready for a wedding but-

“Kat? Are you done?” Came Mack’s voice.

“Well, I- What about my hair? And-”

Rose called. “Just bring the basket.”

Spinning around, Kat grabbed the gift basket off of the table and headed out the door of her bedroom.

“Oh, wow…” Rose remarked. “You look amazing.”

“Uh, could one of you?” Kat asked pointing to her back.

“Got it.” Mack said, pulling the zipper up the rest of the way. “Let’s get going.”

“Okay.” Kat agreed but froze as she heard a rumbling sound from the kitchen. “Uh-oh! The eggs…”

“I’ll get it.” Rose sighed. “Mack, get going, I need to stop by the University here anyways, just come back and get me later.”

“Here’s the keys.” Kat said, plucking a set off the nearby table. “Don’t forget to lock up, but why are we in such a hurry?”

“We got delayed getting here.” Mack explained. “We were supposed to be here an hour ago but things happened…”

“Ah…”

“Come on, Ronny is dying to meet you.”

“Who?”

The next hour or so was a blur for Kat. She remembered getting into some sort of experimental looking jet, and attacked by a woman in a yellow Overdrive uniform who had promptly torn into her makeup basket and began doing her up. She even had hairspray in there and began styling Kat’s hair, placing a large, pink, tropical in the up do.

“And the final touch.” Ronny said excitedly, plucking a bouquet of red, pink, and white flowers out from under her seat. There was a green and black ribbon tied around them and Kat laughed. Clearly Tommy was trying to send her a message. “Excellent, you are all ready.”

“Thank you.” Kat replied with a grin. “It’s quite sweet of you to do all of this.”

“No problem.” Ronny replied. “Mack’s dad is known for his adventures, and every once in a while he involves the rest of us. Come on, your fiancé is waiting. Besides, I haven’t been to his island before…”

When the doors opened, Kat found herself in awe. She hadn’t even been aware they’d landed… She walked down the ramp of the plane until her shoes found sand. The weather wasn’t cool like Reefside was prone too, it was hot and humid, and Kat could only stare at the clear blue water surrounding the island.

Wow… it must be awesome to be rich.

“Say cheese!” Kat jumped back as a camera was shoved in her face. Behind it, a man in a blue suit jacket was grinning madly. “Hey there, I’m Dax, I’m your photographer.”

“Oh…”

“If you’ll follow me…”

She followed the blue clad man through the sand, wobbling slightly in her heels. They eventually reached a path that allowed her to walk evenly up towards the island house Hartford had on the island. The deck on the house was massive, reaching out to the size of two tennis courts side by side. Waiting there was a rather flushed Hayley dressed in a knee length yellow dress and fanning herself with a group of recipe cards. Beside her, well…

Kat’s eyes widened to see Tommy standing there, dressed in a white suit with a red tie. He was grinning like a mad man and Kat could feel tears welling up in her eyes. She paused at the stairs leading up to the deck, unsure of what to do.

“Go ahead.” Dax insisted as Tommy held his hand out, gesturing for Kat to go over to him.

She nodded and headed up the stairs, taking Tommy’s hand when she reached him. The actual ceremony was a bit fuzzy in Kat’s mind, she was crying too much, and staring at Tommy. She did however briefly snap out of her daze when Hayley ended with “Just say ‘I do’ and kiss, damnit!”

And that they did.

Ah yes, I know you’ll all have questions, but trust me, if I don’t end this story here and now it will never be finished. Though this was fun to write….

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