After visiting Barbara, Luke and Karly went home. Karly walked into the house and put her purse and keys down on the table. Luke came and hugged her from behind.
“I love you, baby, so much, I'm sorry I was trying to rush you into getting married,” Luke said.
“I know you want the wedding night, but I want it to be special and our wedding night makes it that special,” Karly said.
“I sent Drew to Vegas in my place,” Luke said.
“We could have gone,” Karly said.
“I didn't want to take any chances, besides, maybe he'll meet someone out there,” Luke said.
“He and Sam need to find their girls,” Karly said.
“I'm glad I found mine,” Luke said.
“I'm glad you did too,” Karly said. He smiled and kissed her deeply. He held her close.
“How about we go take our showers and meet at our bed and have a hot makeout session,” Luke said.
“Hmmm, sounds like a plan,” Karly said. She went to shower first while he locked up the house. He went upstairs and saw her sitting on the bed in her pajamas brushing her wet hair.
“Your turn, handsome,” Karly said. He smiled and kissed her forehead before going to shower. He got out and got dressed in his boxers and came out and saw her in bed. He got into bed with her and they began making out. After an hour, they went to sleep in each other's arms. The next morning, she woke up and got up and went to the bathroom and she changed for work and saw Luke still sleeping. She gently kissed his forehead and went to work. She went to her office and sat down at her desk and was going over some stuff when there was a knock at the door. She looked up and saw someone she was not expecting to see.
“Karly?” Alice said.
“Alice, what are you doing here?” Karly asked.
“I need to speak with you,” Alice said.
“About what?” Karly asked.
“Amber,” Alice said.
“Alice, I've told you both that I don't know where she is, Luke still has people looking for her,” Karly said.
“That's just it, it feels more than that, I think my daughter is dead,” Alice said.
“What,” Karly said.
“I don't feel complete, that there is this big hole in my heart,” Alice said.
“Alice, I'm sorry, I don't know what to tell you, there is no evidence that she is dead so it could be just from missing her,” Karly said.
“Karly, please help me find my baby girl,” Alice said.
“Your baby girl tried to kill me, I will not help bring her back to town so she can try again, I'm sorry,” Karly said. Luke walked into the office and saw Alice sitting there.
“Alice, what are you doing here!” Luke said.
“She wants my help to find Amber,” Karly said.
“Why should Karly help find the woman who tried to kill her?” Luke asked.
“I just want my baby girl home!” Alice said.
“And you think Karly is the one who can help,” Luke said.
“I'm not helping, Alice, I'm sorry but she tried to kill me, I don't want to give her another chance at it and believe me, she will try again,” Karly said. They heard the door slam shut and they looked and saw Hayley standing there.

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“Hayley,” Karly said.
“I've had enough of this,” Hayley said.
“Hayley,” Luke said.
“It's fine, Alice, I got an email from a friend of mine who was friends with Amber as well, she hid with her for a bit,” Hayley said.
“Hayley, where is she?” Alice asked.
“I don't know now, she took off and told my friend to have me tell you that she is never coming back and don't bother looking for her and to move on with your lives and she never wants to see you or her father again,” Hayley said.
“She never wants to see me or her father again, what did we do to her,” Alice said.
“I don't know what her reason was but I'm just relaying the message,” Hayley said.
“Okay, I hope someday she changes her mind, I should go, goodbye,” Alice said. Alice left. Hayley closed the door and looked at Luke and Karly.
“I can't believe her,” Hayley said.
“She just wants to find her daughter,” Luke said.
“I wouldn't help either way, I want this to be done,” Karly said.
“It is done, let's not talk about it, anymore,” Luke said.
“What brings you by, bro?” Hayley asked.
“Just hanging with my girl and waiting for her to get done here,” Luke said.
“He likes being my personal chauffeur,” Karly said.
“I thought you drove today?” Hayley asked.
“I did,” Karly said.
“But I had Sam pick me up and take me to the club so I can come and go home with my girl,” Luke said.
“See?” Karly said.
“Unbelievable,” Hayley said.
“What, you and Eric don't ride together?” Luke asked.
“No because he's always later getting home than me,” Hayley said.
“Not today, babe,” Eric said. They saw him standing at the door.
“Hey babe, what brings you by?” Hayley asked.
“Had to leave early, power outage on the block and it could be hours before it was back on, so I sent everyone home early and called it a day,” Eric said.
“You won't believe who was here,” Hayley said.
“Who?” Eric asked.
“Amber's mom,” Luke said.
“She wanted me to help her find Amber,” Karly said.
“Is she crazy or something, why would you want to help find the woman who tried to kill you,” Eric said.
“That's what I said,” Karly said.
“I told her that a mutual friend of me and Amber's called me to tell me that Amber stayed with her and took off and to have me tell her parents that she was never coming back and she never wants to see or talk to them again,” Hayley said.
“Good,” Eric said.
“I'm so done with the subject of Amber,” Karly said.
“Me, too,” Luke said.
“Okay, so Eric, you can hang out until I'm done here, or you can go on home and I'll see you there,” Hayley said.
“I'll hang here with my girls,” Eric said.
“Your girls?” Karly asked.
“My fiancée and my sister,” Eric said.
“You hang with your fiancée, I'll hang with mine,” Luke said.
“She's my sister,” Eric said.
“Your fiancée is my sister,” Luke said.
“Enough you two,” Karly said.
“Eric, you hang with me, Luke, hang with Karly,” Hayley said. Hayley pulled Eric out of the office and Luke came over and hugged her from behind and kissed her cheek.

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Karly finishes up some paperwork and got her stuff together and looked at Luke.
“Ready, babe?” Karly asked.
“Yep,” Luke said. He took her hand in his and they walked out of the office and left the agency after locking up. They went home and Karly cooked dinner for them. Luke's phone rang. He went to answer it. Karly finished dinner and was getting it out of the oven when Luke came into the kitchen.
“Baby, I'll be back later, I have some business to take care, I will eat when I get back,” Luke said. He kissed her and went out the door. Karly got a plate and sat down at the table and ate her dinner by herself. She got her phone and sent a text to Austin. Ten minutes later, the doorbell rang. She opened the door and saw Austin. He hugged her.
“You okay, sis?” Austin asked.
“Yeah, you heard about today?” Karly asked.
“Eric called me and told me what Hayley told him,” Austin said.
“I don't know why Alice would think I would help her find the woman who tried to kill me,” Karly said.
“She doesn't know that Amber is dead, and that Hayley killed her,” Austin said.
“No and she can't know, no one outside this family can never know,” Karly said.
“We know, sis,” Austin said.
“Are you ready for next week?” Karly asked.
“Yes, I am,” Austin said.
“You and Abby are waiting until wedding night, right?” Karly asked.
“Yes, you and Luke?” Austin asked.
“Yeah, although it is getting tough for him,” Karly said.
“Sis,” Austin said.
“He had business for the club in Vegas and wanted me to go with him and he was going to take me to the wedding chapel so we can get married and have the wedding night because he couldn't wait anymore,” Karly said.
“You're kidding,” Austin said.
“No, Dad talked him out of it,” Karly said.
“Good because I don't want to miss my sister getting married or the chance of walking her down the aisle,” Austin said.
“Mom went through all the trouble of planning the wedding for all of us,” Karly said.
“I wish I could see your dress at least,” Austin said.
“At the wedding, bro, at the wedding along with Hayley's and Abby's,” Karly said.
“Is it really bad luck to see my sister's dress” Austin asked.
“No but it's in Mom and Dad's bedroom at the main house and since Hayley and Eric are still in Hayley's room, they are safe plus we know whose dress is whose but Eric doesn't, he could sneak a look and not know which one is Hayley's,” Karly said.
“I doubt he would anyways, he likes surprises, he never stopped,” Austin said.
“You were the one who always snooped,” Karly said.
“I couldn't help it,” Austin said.
“Our parents always got angry with you,” Karly said.
“I know,” Austin said.
“I miss them,” Karly said. Austin hugged her.
“I miss them too,” Austin said.
“You and Abby redoing the house,” Karly said.
“I'd like to see it when you are done,” Karly said.
“Abby and I will host a dinner party after it's done,” Austin said.
“Good, would you like some dinner, I made enough for like four people, Luke had to leave before it was done so he hasn't eaten yet,” Karly said.
“I'll eat a little bit, I can never turn down my sister's cooking,” Austin said. He got some food and sat down with her and ate.
“Where's Abby tonight?” Austin asked.
“Dinner with her mom, a girl's night so I was on my own for dinner,” Austin said.
“Good thing I called huh,” Karly said.
“You are a lifesaver and an awesome cook,” Austin said. They heard the front door open and close.
“Baby, I'm back!” Luke said.
“Kitchen!” Karly said. Luke came in and saw Austin sitting there eating.
“Hi bro,” Austin said.
“Hey Austin,” Luke said.
“Karly wanted to talk so I came over and she offered me food, I never turn down food she cooked, it's so good,” Austin said.
“I'll get some and join you guys,” Luke said. He got a plate and sat down and ate and they all talked about stuff.

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Austin left an hour later, and Karly cleaned up the kitchen with Luke's help. They locked up the house and walked upstairs hand in hand.
“What happened tonight?” Karly asked.
“Cops needed help with a suspect who had locked himself and his kids in a house after shooting his wife, she'll be okay, we got him to give himself up without anything bad happening, the kids are with their grandparents until their mother recovers from her injury,” Luke said.
“That's a good outcome to a scary situation,” Karly said.
“Yeah, just glad we didn't have to use our guns,” Luke said.
“So, it was peaceful,” Karly said.
“We just talked with him, he was just scared to be away from his kids and he regretted hurting his wife,” Luke said.
“Was he drunk or on drugs?” Karly asked.
“No, they had a huge fight because she drove his prized car and got a scratch on it,” Luke said.
“All that over a car,” Karly said.
“Yep,” Luke said.
“Babe, you better not get mad at me if I do something like that,” Karly said.
“I'll get mad, but I won't use my gun,” Luke said.
“No guns in this house until you are going out the door,” Karly said.
“Wouldn't have it any other way, baby,” Luke said.
“I'm gonna go shower,” Karly said. She went to shower and put on her pajamas and came out and kissed him softly before he went to shower and he came out in his boxers and they got into bed and made out a little before going to sleep. They next morning, she woke up and saw him watching her.
“Morning, baby,” Luke said.
“Morning, handsome, hanging with me today?” Karly asked.
“Of course,” Luke said.
“You should go do some work at the clubs,” Karly said.
“You trying to get rid of me today?” Luke asked.
“No, I just thought you would be tired of just sitting on the couch in the office all day,” Karly said.
“I don't mind,” Luke said.
“You sure?” Karly asked.
“Karly, it's fine, I like watching you work,” Luke said.
“Come on,” Karly said. They got up and changed and they went to the agency. Karly did some paperwork while Luke set a group message to the managers of the clubs. She started feeling weird. Luke looked up from his phone and saw her.
“Baby?” Luke asked.
“I don't feel good, babe, it just came on all the sudden,” Karly said. She covered her mouth and ran into the bathroom and threw up. Luke came in and held her hair. She opened her eyes and her eyes widened.
“Luke, something's not right, I didn't eat anything green, why is the toilet green?” Karly asked. He flushed the toilet and stood her up and cleaned her face and picked her up and carried her out the door. Hayley saw them and ran over.
“Luke what happened?” Hayley asked.
“Something's wrong, I'm taking her to the hospital, call her brothers and Dad,” Luke said.
“I'm coming!” Hayley said.
“Dana, Matt, I know you have keys here so tell everyone to go home and lock up!” Hayley said.
“Got it!” Matt said.
“Got it!” Dana said. Luke carried Karly to his car with Hayley behind him calling everyone. They went to the hospital and were in a room. Luke laid her on the bed and held her hand as the doctor examined her.
“Relation?” the doctor asked.
“Fiancé,” Luke said.
“Sister-in-law to be,” Hayley said.
“Parents?” the doctor asked.
“Deceased, but her brothers are coming,” Hayley said.
“We are here, doc,” Austin said. Austin, Abby, and Eric stood at the door. The doctor ran tests and left the room. A nurse had Austin and Eric fill out forms. Luke stroked her forehead. An hour later, the doctor came in and looked at all of them.

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“Doc, what's wrong with her?” Luke asked.
“I'm afraid it's meningitis,” the doctor said.
“Which kind?” Eric asked.
“Viral,” the doctor said.
“She'll be okay, right?” Luke asked.
“We will need to keep her for a few days,” the doctor said.
“I need to be out by the 25th,” Karly said.
“And the reason why?” the doctor asked.
“Our wedding day is the 27th,” Luke said.
“I need a couple nights at home to sleep before that day,” Karly said.
“We will see how the antibiotics work, we caught this early enough so we can fight it before it gets worse,” the doctor said.
“How worse can it get?” Austin asked.
“Bacterial, which is worse than the viral,” the doctor said.
“Oh god,” Karly said.
“Baby?” Luke asked.
“My head,” Karly said.
“Doc!” Luke said. The doctor checks her forehead.
“Fever,” the doctor said.
“Please do everything you can for her,” Luke said.
“We can't lose her!” Austin said. Luke looks at Karly who slowly loses consciousness.
“Karly!” Luke said.
“Doc!” Eric said. The doctor injects some medicine into her iv. He checks her eyes. He looks at them.
“Doc?” Hayley asked.
“Doc?” Luke asked.
“This virus is fast moving, her temperature is dangerously high and she is unconscious and we won't know when she will wake up, I got her first dose of antibiotics going so hopefully we will see a change soon, I will continue monitoring her frequently, as far as I am concerned, she is my number one patient, she takes precedence over all the others, I promise you that I will not leave this hospital until she is better and able go to home and walk down that aisle,” the doctor said.
“Thank you, doc,” Luke said.
“Thank you,” Eric said.
“Thank you,” Austin said.
“Thank you,” Abby said.
“Thank you,” Hayley said.
“Luke, I'll call your dad, he didn't want to leave Mom alone at the house to come here so me and Hayley will go home so he can come,” Eric said.
“Keep us updated,” Hayley said.
“I will, I'm not leaving until she does,” Luke said.
“I'll call Drew, Greg, and Sam,” Austin said.
“Thanks bro,” Luke said.
“Take care of my sis, okay?” Austin said.
“I will,” Luke said. Austin, Abby, Eric, and Hayley left the room. Luke pulled up a chair and sat down.
“I'm here, baby, I'm not leaving, if you aren't better before our wedding day, we will just get married here quick and have the others too and then we can have the big wedding when the minister is available,” Luke said. He kissed her hand and watched. He held her hand to his face.