| "God, Zac...I feel soooo out of place in this dorky get-up.." Emma groaned as she tiptoed up to kiss his cheek. "I think you look beautiful, even if you walk like a duck in those heels." he chuckled and pulled at his bow-tie. "Here.." she laughed softly and fixed it for him. "Yeah..you think YOU look dorky.." he laughed. "No way drummerman.." she smiled up at him. "You look HOT...and I get to have fun peelin' you out of that bad-boy later, right?" she giggled. "Oh yeah, babydoll.." he grinned and pulled her close, grinding the slight bulge in his pants against her. "Down, boy.." she giggled. "Let's get this ceremony overwith first. I better go check on Jen," she told him, "I've NEVER seen her so nervous." Zac leaned down and placed a soft kiss on her cheek. "Wouldn't have anything to do with the fact that hey just decided to do this out of the blue would it?" he grinned. "No." she smiled. "I'm gonna go check.." she kissed his cheek and hurried down the hall. "Jenny! Stop PACING...it will all be fine. HE IS out there, saw him with my own two eyes." Emma told her friend, "And when he lays his eyes on YOU, he'll be jello. Speechless, I tell you. I know I am." she smiled and hugged her friend. "Thank you, Emma. I love Taylor, but I still dunno what I'd do without you." Jenny said, bringing tears to Emma's eyes. "I love you, too, you goober. Don't get all mushy and make me cry BEFORE picture time Jen. I'll ruin them." she said and fiddled with Jenny's hair as Hannah tugged on her dress. "Hey! Whassup, girlfriend?" Emma leaned down and picked up the curly blonde toddler. "Em-Em.." she giggled. "High-fives baby.." Emma smiled and held up her hand. "You and I have to have a little chat over here, okay?" Emma grinned over at Jen, who watched grinning from ear to ear herself. "Okay, babe." Emma told the little girl on her knee. "You have to stick with ME until your grandma takes you. Your mommy's nerves are shot, kiddo.." she poked the Hannah's tummy. "Can you be a good girl for Mommy? No dramatic scenes, okay?" she aksed her. "Kay, Em..." she smiled and placed a slobbery baby kiss on Emma's cheek. "Good girl. More high fives girlfriend.." she held her hand up again and Hannah smacked it, giggling. Jenny's mother stuck her head in the door. "Ready?" she asked. "Oh Jenny! You look soooo beautiful. Look at mama, Hannah-boo and say 'pretty'.." she picked up Hannah and moved her to her hip. "Pret-ty" Hannah giggled. "I'm so happy for you honey. He's a wreck, I think you better marry the man before her faints." she laughed. "I'm ready, mom. Is Hannah's stuff packed in your car?" Jenny asked. "Hannah will be perfectly fine with her Grandma and Auntie Emma to help occasionally. Diana will be glad to help too, Zoe's already asking where she is. Now stop worrying and marry the man of your dreams." she hugged Jenny tightly after handing Hannah over to Emma. Jeny's mother looked pointedly at Emma. "I expect to be doing this for you too, missy." she grinned. "AND SOON.." Emma rolled her eyes. "If that day comes, you will be first to know, after Jen, OKAY MOMMIE DEAREST?" Emma giggled. Jan pointed at Emma and raised her eyebrow. "That doesn't faze me anymore.." Emma told her, mock defiantly. "Don't make the man wait forever, Emma.." she admonished. "Okay, I'm going to tell the woman to start playing.." Jan continued and left the room. "Are you REALLY ready, Jen?" Emma asked softly. "Never been more ready for anything in my life." Jenny answered and they hugged fiercely, then took their places. |
| The ceremony went quickly and without too much trouble, except for when both Taylor and Jenny had to control a severe case of giggles as they tried to repeat their vows. Finally though, when the vows were said and the rings exchanged, both were smiling through tears. The fact that Emma had let herself go, and cried happy tears for her very best friend in the world, IN PUBLIC, just endeared her to Zac that much more. In the end, Kim was the one who kept everything organized and things moving in the direction they should be, and Zac was impressed. They managed to make it through the photo session without too much fussing from the little ones, and Hannah was her cute, charming, camera loving self, which made everyone in the room smile. Emma promised to check on their apartment and Zac promised to move the rest of Taylor's things over there, as they would keep that apartment until they went back to Tulsa to get ready for their tour, while they were making preparations, Taylor and Jen would find a place there. Zac silently hoped that would sway Emma into wanting to make her move permanently, also. The girls hugged and cried and then Jan took Hannah from Jenny's arms, promising to take good care of her while Jenny and Tay spent a few days away on their honeymoon. They would have taken a longer one, but the guys had another promo trip to take and Jenny thought she'd miss Hannah too much. "Okay, sweetpea.." Taylor tickled Hannah's chin then kissed her chubby pink cheek. "I'll bring your Mommy back soon, Then we'll go get those papers signed, so you can be MINE too..you gorgeous little doll you." he gave her another noisy kiss on the cheek. "Bye-bye baby.." he said as she tugged his hair. "Bye...Da..da.." she giggled and Zac swore he saw Taylor's eyes cloud up. "Bye princess.." he whispered in her ear and kissed her again. Jenny had to wipe her cheeks and sniffle before she could kiss her daughter goodbye. "Looks like we got the best daddy you could want, huh baby?" she whispered. "I love you, pumpkin. Be good for Gramma, okay? And make sure Auntie Emma behaves herself.." she smiled as Hannah squeezed her finger. "Bye-bye...Ma..." Hannah waved her chubby hand, then hugged her Grandma's neck. Jan beamed from ear to ear as Tay and Jen pulled away. "Let's get you hme and to sleep, baby girl.." she sniffed and said her goodbyes to everyone else. Everyone else admitted to being emotionally exhausted after that short but sweet ceremony and informal dinner, though they dressed up for the sake of getting perfect wedding pictures for Jenny. "After all it's the only wedding I'll ever have.." she smiled up at Tay, who pulled her close and kissed her. She could have asked him to drag Jupiter out of orbit and he would have found a way to do it for her, Emma thought. |
| "EM!!! Baby get back in here!!" Zac yelled as he switched on the TV. "Hurry up.." he called over his shoulder. Emma hurried back into the room, breathless. "What Zac?" she breathed as she stood before him in nothing but the tiny, skimpy underthings she always wore. She ran her hand through her long curls, letting them spill down onto her shoulders and brush against her nipples through her bra. "Damn.." he breathed, torn between the REAL vision of beauty standing in front of him, and her alter-ego, dancing on the TV screen. "The video's out.." he finally said and pointed at the TV. The director had done a good job of editing, he was nowhere to be seen. All you could see was Emma, with a few of the clips of the other background dancers flashing between her scenes. She looked completely hot, her angry expression mixing with her wicked grins and sexy moves as she tormented the band to their own music, made his cock twitch in his pants. "Ohmygod..." she breathed. "THAT'S what people see?" she covered her face in her hands. "I can't even watch this.." she muttered and headed back toward the bedroom. "What the?..." Zac was dumbfounded. She was the sexiest thing he'd ever seen, and knowing that woman that every man in the world was going to WANT after this video hit big, and it he KNEW it would, belonged to HIM made his heart pound loudly in his chest. "EMMA!!" he roared. "GET IN HERE!!" "And just WHO do you think you're yelling at Hanson?" she snapped, her hand on her hip. "YOU. Now come here.." he reached out and grabbed her wrist, then pulled her to him. "Watch." he sat her down on the couch next to him, then wrapped his arms around her so she couldn't leave his side. "Pretend it's NOT you, it's just another video and tell me what you see." he ordered. "LOOK!" he commanded and grabbed her cheeks in his large hands making her look at the TV. "Zac, no.." she choked. "YES." he stated. "Tell me, Em. 'Cause that's NOT you." he said forcefully. "Zac.." she chocked out again. "JUST DO IT.." he ordered. "I dunno, Zac." she finally said as he loosened his grip. "It's a damn good video, even if I can't get into his lyrics too much. And the dancer is HOT. Look at her.." he told her, in keeping with the fact that he wanted her to look at it objectively. She gave him a small grin. "Okay, so, what? Are you gonna dump me for HER?" she teased. "I didn't think I had to." he grinned back. "Alright, Zac. You win this one. But I still don't think I like it." she told him. "I think I DO." he said and turned her to face him. "I'll be in trouble if this is what I wind up watching when I can't sleep at night, once we finally get out on the road." he told her. "Oh really...and why's that?" she purred as she noticed the growing bulge in his jeans. "I guess I have to show you.." he said and turned the TV off. He scooped her up and carried her into the bedroom. |