Two days later, Luke sat there by Karly's bedside. The antibiotics started working and she woke up and was sitting there waiting for the doctor to come back with the latest tests.
“Uggh, I'm tired of this bed,” Karly said.
“It'll be okay, baby, you will be out of here soon,” Luke said.
“You really stayed here the whole time,” Karly said.
“It's only been two days, baby, I told everyone that I was not leaving until you do,” Luke said.
“I love you,” Karly said.
“I love you, too,” Luke said. The doctor came in and smiled.
“I have never seen anyone make a quick recovery from meningitis, you are back to normal, you can go home but I want you to spend tonight and tomorrow in bed and then if you feel back to 100%, you can go back to your normal routine,” the doctor said.
“What about the wedding?” Luke asked.
“I think he means the wedding night,” Karly said.
“Like I said, today and tomorrow in bed and then back to normal life, go to your honeymoon destination and have your wedding night,” the doctor said.
“Thanks doc,” Karly said.
“Thanks doc,” Luke said.
“I'll get your papers ready,” the doctor said. Two hours later, Luke was carrying her into the house and up to their bedroom.
“I need to take a bath,” Karly said.
“I'll get it ready for you,” Luke said.
“You are determined to see me naked, aren't you,” Karly said.
“Karly, I promise I am waiting until our wedding night, I will get the bath ready and help you walk into the bathroom and I'll leave you to it,” Luke said. He got her bath going and she quickly changed into her robe and he helped her into the bathroom and helped her stand in the tub and left the bathroom closing the door. She slipped off the robe and sat down slowly. She sighed and relaxed.
“Luke!” Karly said.
“Yeah baby?” Luke said.
“I might need help getting out, I'm started to feel weak and tired,” Karly said.
“Okay, are you covered?” Luke asked.
“Don't look at the tub and hand me a towel, I let the water out already,” Karly said. He came in with his eyes pointed to the floor to where he cannot see the tub and he got a towel and handed it to her with his back turned. She dried off.
“Okay back towards the tub please,” Karly said. He did what she asked, and she pulled on his arm to help her stand and she wrapped the towel around her body.
“Okay, covered,” Karly said. He turned and saw her and smiled and picked her up bridal style and carried her out of the bathroom and sat her on the bed and he got her pjs to her along with her underwear and bra which he handed them to her with his face turning red. She slowly got dressed with him facing the wall. The mirror in the bedroom could not share a view with the bed.
“Okay,” Karly said.
“Okay, let's get you laying down and ready for bed,” Luke said. He helped her get tucked into bed and he kissed her forehead.
“I love you,” Karly said.
“I love you,” Luke said.
“You aren't going to join me?” Karly asked.
“Not right now, baby, I need to get some work done since I've ignored most of it while you were in the hospital, I'll be right downstairs and your phone is right here, text if you need me,” Luke said. He kissed her forehead and she closed her eyes and went to sleep.

CHAPTER 35

Two days later, she was up and back to work. It was three days until the wedding and two days until the rehearsal. Karly was trying to get ahold of things at the agency so she can be gone on her honeymoon. She made sure everything was up to speed on the photoshoots and Henry's show. Luke sat in the office with her. He wanted to make sure she did not get overworked.
“Hey, do you mind if we stop at the club on the way home?” Luke asked.
“Sure,” Karly said.
“Okay, sis, time to call it a day, I will finish up here,” Hayley said.
“Are you sure?” Karly asked.
“You know I am capable of doing your job right?” Hayley said.
“Right,” Karly said. She got her stuff and went out the door with Luke. They went to Club Rally and were in his office. Karly sat on the couch while Luke looked over some paperwork. James came in.
“Boss, Boss Lady, Alan is here with Alice,” James said.
“You have got to be kidding,” Karly said.
“Come on,” Luke said. They went out and saw Alan and Alice at the bar.
“What now,” Luke said.
“Where's our daughter?” Alan asked.
“We don't know, everything is exactly like Hayley told Alice, she left a message through a friend,” Karly said.
“I called all her friends, no one has seen her or heard from her,” Alice said.
“Well, if they knew she was on the run, they wouldn't say anything and they probably were doing what she asked, to tell anyone including you two that they haven't seen or heard from her,” Karly said.
“They of course wouldn't say anything about seeing her, they have to protect themselves too,” Luke said.
“We are desperate to find her!” Alan said.
“She is our baby girl!” Alice said.
“If she wanted to see you, she would find a way, if she wanted to talk to you, she would call you, it's obvious that she wants neither,” Karly said.
“Unless she is dead,” Alan said.
“Perhaps one of you killed her and you are covering it up,” Alice said.
“Seriously?!” Karly said.
“There is no coverup, okay, she left town and that's that, okay, she knows better than to show her face in the city, because she will pay for shooting my mother and trying to kill my fiancée,” Luke said.
“This is pointless, Alan, Alice, for the last time, we don't know where Amber is and we don't care, she can stay far away from here, I never want to see her or speak of her again, please leave and never bother us again, we can't help you find her because you won't like what will happen to her if we did,” Karly said. They left the club. Luke pulled her into the office and closed the door and pressed her against the wall.
“In three days, it will be our wedding night and I can finally have my way with you, you better be well rested because we will go all night long,” Luke said. He kissed her deeply as he gripped her hips and pulled her against him.
“You are in for the ride of your life,” Karly said. He growled and crushed his mouth to hers and their tongues battled in each other's mouths.
“Babe?” Karly asked.
“Yes baby,” Luke said. He began kissing her neck. She wrapped her arms around him.
“Can you go to the doctor to get tested?” Karly asked.
“For what?” Luke asked.
“Make sure you don't have any diseases or anything, to make sure you are clean so when we make love on our wedding night, we won't have anything between us,” Karly said.
“Let's go right now,” Luke said. They went to the doctor and they both got tested and got the results. She looked at his and he looked at hers.
“You are clean, baby,” Luke said.
“So are you,” Karly said.
“You are on the pill?” Luke asked.
“Yes,” Karly said.
“Want to get off the pill?” Luke asked.
“What, Luke, you want children right away?” Karly asked.
“Why not?” Luke asked.
“Don't you want to get settled into married life and just have you and I time for a little while like a couple of months or three,” Karly said.
“Two months after our wedding, stop the pill,” Luke said.
“It will take a month before it's out of my system,” Karly said.
“Three months, we will try for a baby,” Luke said.
“Okay,” Karly said. He kissed her softly and they went to the main house to visit his mother who was sitting on the couch.

CHAPTER 36

“Hi Mom,” Karly said.
“Hey Ma,” Luke said.
“Hi, you two, so with help from your father, we got the wedding rehearsal all set up,” Barbara said.
“Check out back,” Peter said. They went out back and saw the set up and smiled.
“It's perfect,” Karly said.
“So, what's new,” Peter said.
“Amber's parents won't stop bugging us about finding her,” Karly said.
“They won't leave us alone no matter how many times we say it,” Luke said.
“I will have a talk with them,” Peter said.
“We took care of it, Dad, but if they bother us again, we will let you handle it,” Luke said. They went inside and talked with Barbara before heading home.
“I'm tired,” Karly said.
“Let's go to bed, love,” Luke said. He locked up the house and went upstairs and they both showered separately and got ready for bed.
“One more thing, after we come home from our honeymoon, no more clothes in bed,” Luke said.
“Whatever, goodnight babe,” Karly said.
“Goodnight, my love,” Luke said. He pulled her into his arms and they fell asleep. Two days later, it was the night of the wedding rehearsal. They were getting ready. Luke waited downstairs for her. He looked up and watched her come down the stairs.
“You look gorgeous,” Luke said. He kissed her hand when she reached him.
“Thank you handsome, shall we?” Karly said. She hooked her arm through his and they went to the main house for rehearsal. They walked in and saw Abby and Hayley.
“Karly!” Abby said.
“You look beautiful!” Hayley said.
“So do the both of you!” Karly said.
“Hey sis, you look beautiful,” Luke said. Hayley hugged her brother. Austin and Eric came over and hugged Karly.
“My handsome brothers,” Karly said.
“Our beautiful sister,” Austin said.
“All three are beautiful,” Eric said.
“Yes,” Austin said.
“Yep,” Luke said. They all went over to Peter and Barbara. They got to their places and went through the ceremony once and sat down and ate dinner and talked. After a few hours, everyone headed out. Luke was not happy.
“I can't sleep without you in my arms,” Luke said.
“You big baby, you will be fine,” Karly said. Austin and Eric would be joining Luke at Karly and Luke's house while Abby, Hayley, and Karly were staying at the main house.
“I'll miss you,” Luke said. He cupped her face in his hands and kissed her softly.
“I love you,” Karly said
“I love you,” Luke said.
“Goodnight babe,” Karly said.
“Goodnight baby girl,” Luke said. He kissed her again before going out the door. Austin and Eric followed. The girls went to bed. Karly laid in bed looking at her phone. Luke called and she smiled.
“You asleep?” Luke asked.
“Not yet,” Karly said.
“I am so lonely,” Luke said.
“Me too, but we will be okay, just think tomorrow night, we will be heading to Paris, getting to our hotel room, removing our clothes, making love for first time together,” Karly said. She heard Luke groan and she smiled.
“You evil woman,” Luke said.
“What,” Karly said.
“Now I definitely won't be getting much sleep,” Luke said.
“Sorry baby,” Karly said.
“Goodnight my love,” Luke said.
“Goodnight babe,” Karly said. She hung up and put her phone on her charger and went to sleep smiling.

CHAPTER 37

The day of the wedding was filled with people running around doing last minute preparations. Karly, Hayley, and Abby were getting ready.
“The guys are here and are out back and you can see the yard from here, hot guys,” Hayley said.
“Hayley, we can see them at the altar,” Karly said.
“Yeah, how fair is it that we can see them but they can't see us,” Abby said.
“You're right, I only saw Austin and Luke anyways,” Hayley said.
“I have a lot of willpower,” Karly said.
“Me, too, some things are worth the wait, like seeing our guys before the wedding,” Abby said.
“Okay, I'm ready,” Hayley said.
“We all are,” Karly said. They did a group photo. Peter and Dan knocked on the door.
“We're ready!” Karly said.
“You three look beautiful,” Peter said.
“My baby girl, all three of you, gorgeous,” Dan said.
“Thanks Dad,” Abby said. She hugged her dad while Hayley and Karly hugged Peter.
“Austin and Eric will walk you from the start of the aisle like we practiced, I'm walking you from here to there first,” Peter said.
“Okay,” Karly said. Peter offered his arm and walked her down the stairs. She saw her brothers.
“Handsome boys,” Karly said.
“Beautiful sister,” Austin said.
“You are,” Eric said. They each kissed her cheek and she took their arms and they waited for the music and walked down the aisle to Luke. They reached Luke and Austin and Eric hugged her and handed her over to Luke who took her hands.
“Who gives this woman to this man?” the minister asked.
“I do,” Austin said.
“I do,” Eric said. They moved to stand next to Luke to watch Abby and Hayley walk down the aisle. The music continued and they watched Hayley walk down the aisle with Peter. They reached the front and Peter kissed her cheek and gave her hand to Eric.
“Who gives this woman to this man?” the minister asked.
“Her mother and I do,” Peter said. Peter sat down by Barbara as they all turned and watched Abby walk down the aisle. She and her dad reached Austin and her dad kissed her cheek.
“Who gives this woman to this man?” the minister asked.
“Her mother and I do,” Dan said. He sat down with Linda. The couples faced each other, and the ceremony began. The minister started off saying a few things.
“Luke, do you take Karly to be your wife?” the minister asked.
“I do,” Luke said.
“Karly, do you take Luke to be your husband?” the minister asked.
“I do,” Karly said.
“Austin, do you take Abby to be your wife?” the minister asked.
“I do,” Austin said.
“Abby, do you take Austin to be your husband?” the minister asked.
“I do,” Abby said.
“Eric, do you take Hayley to be your wife?” the minister asked.
“I do,” Eric said.
“Hayley, do you take Eric to be your husband?” the minister asked.
“I do,” Hayley said. The minister continued. They all exchanged rings and vows.
“Luke, Karly, I now pronounce you husband and wife, you may kiss your bride,” the minister said. Luke cupped her face in his hands and kissed her softly. They hugged.
“Austin, Abby, I now pronounce you husband and wife, you may kiss your bride,” the minister said. Austin and Abby kissed.
“Eric, Hayley, I now pronounce you husband and wife, you may kiss your bride,” the minister said. Eric and Hayley kissed.
“I present to you, Mr. and Mrs. Luke Stone!” the minister said. Luke and Karly walked up to the aisle.
“Mr. and Mrs. Austin Davis!” the minister said. Austin and Abby walked up the aisle.
“And Mr. and Mrs. Eric Davis!” the minister said. Eric and Hayley walked up the aisle. They all headed to the reception.

CHAPTER 38

They all went to the reception and greeted everyone. Luke hugged Karly from behind and rested his chin on her shoulder.
“Well, Mrs. Stone, what do you think, is this wedding everything you've dreamed of,” Luke said.
“Almost,” Karly said
“Baby?” Luke asked.
“The dream had my parents there,” Karly said. He hugged her tight and kissed her shoulder.
“They are here, baby, in you, Austin, and Eric,” Luke said.
“I know, I love you,” Karly said.
“I love you,” Luke said.
“Hi sweeties,” Barbara said.
“Hi Mom,” Luke said.
“Hi Mom,” Karly said.
“You two okay?” Barbara asked.
“We're fine, Karly is just thinking of her parents,” Luke said.
“That's completely understandable,” Barbara said.
“It's okay, I still have parents in a way, I just had to marry this guy to get them,” Karly said.
“Oh honey,” Barbara said. Karly and Barbara hugged. Peter hugged his son.
“Congratulations, you two,” Peter said.
“Thanks Dad,” Luke said.
“Thanks Dad,” Karly said. Luke stayed with his parents while Karly wandered through the guests. Matt and Dana appeared in front of her.
“Karly,” Matt said.
“Who is in charge while you and Hayley are gone?” Dana asked.
“Dana keeps saying she is because she's been around the office more but I should since I've been there longer,” Matt said.
“You both are in charge, together as equals, any decision is to be made together, if I hear anything different and I will have someone keeping tabs on you, any disagreement that can't be fixed, I will take your keys to the agency away and demote both of you from being our top models, got it?” Karly said.
“Yes, ma'am,” Dana said.
“Yes, ma'am,” Matt said. They hugged her and went on. She gathered the rest of the models together and talked them about what's going on and she picked one of them to keep tabs on Dana and Matt. She saw her brothers and went to them and hugged them.
“Love you guys,” Karly said.
“We love you, sis,” Austin said.
“Yes, we do, we feel Mom and Dad with us,” Eric said.
“Luke asked me if this wedding was everything I dreamed of, I said almost,” Karly said.
“Because it would be complete with Mom and Dad,” Austin said.
“We have a mom and dad here,” Eric said.
“Yes,” Karly said.
“They told me to call them Mom and Dad too,” Austin said.
“Abby's parents too?” Karly asked.
“They said I could call them Mom and Dad too,” Austin said.
“We are lucky, you guys, we have a family again, it's not just us against the world,” Karly said.
“Nope,” Austin said.
“Family is bigger and better,” Eric said. Austin and Eric hugged her together.
“Okay, can I have my wife back please?” Luke asked.
“And my husband,” Hayley said.
“And mine,” Abby said.
“I can't hug my brothers?” Karly asked.
“We can't hug our sister?” Austin asked.
“Yeah,” Eric said.
“Not when it's time for the first dance,” Hayley said.
“Come on my wife,” Luke said. He took her hand and led her to the dance floor. The DJ made the announcement that it was time for the first dance of the husbands and wives. Luke pulled Karly close for their dance.
“You okay baby?” Luke asked.
“I'm good,” Karly said.
“Karly?” Luke asked.
“What,” Karly said.
“You sure you're okay?” Luke asked.
“I'm fine baby,” Karly said. She rested her head on his chest as they danced. She saw Hayley doing the same with Eric. Abby had her head on Austin's shoulder.

CHAPTER 39

Karly looked up at Luke who was watching her. He smiled and kissed her softly. He rested his forehead against hers.
“I'm so happy,” Karly said.
“Good, I want you to be,” Luke said.
“May we cut in?” Barbara asked.
“Yeah,” Luke said. Luke went to dance with his mom while Karly danced with Peter.
“Karly, thank you for making my son happy,” Peter said.
“He makes me happy, too,” Karly said.
“Thank you for not running when he told you about our family,” Peter said.
“Well, I had my own reasons too,” Karly said.
“Would you have run if it wasn't for your father's will?” Peter asked.
“Honestly, I don't know, I would have been shocked and needed time to process everything, but Dad, when I first saw him, I had this feeling deep down that we were meant to be,” Karly said.
“Karly, you know you can come to me if you need anything, I know I can't replace your father, but I would like to be a father to you,” Peter said.
“You already are, Dad, to be honest, you are much better than my own,” Karly said.
“Karly?” Peter asked.
“He wasn't much of a father to me, he had Austin and Eric, his sons, a daughter was nothing to him, he told me one night that I was just a mistake, but after my mom died, Austin and Eric sat down with him and told him that he can't go on ignoring that he has a daughter, he tried to make things right but I refused to acknowledge him,” Karly said.
“I'm sorry you had to go through that, was your mother the same?” Peter asked.
“No, she pretty much was my only parent, she was my best friend,” Karly said. Tears ran down her cheeks. Peter hugged her.
“I'm sorry to bring up these memories,” Peter said.
“It's okay, it's good to talk to someone other than my brothers about my parents,” Karly said.
“Don't hesitate to talk more, would it be okay if I share this with Barbara?” Peter asked.
“Sure,” Karly said.
“Everything okay?” Luke asked. He and Barbara came up to them.
“Yeah, everything's fine,” Karly said.
“Barb, let's get our daughter back to her husband and go cut in and dance with our other daughter and son-in-law,” Peter said. Luke took Karly in his arms as Peter and Barbara went to dance with Eric and Hayley.
“Baby, you look like you've been crying,” Luke said.
“I'm fine, really, just happy,” Karly said. She hugged him and buried her face in his neck. He held her close.
“Mind if I dance with my sis?” Austin asked.
“Luke, let's dance, bro,” Abby said.
“Okay,” Luke said. Luke and Abby went to dance. Austin pulled Karly into a dance.
“You okay, sis?” Austin said.
“I told Peter everything about how dad treated me and how he wanted to make up for it after losing Mom,” Karly said.
“It's good you talked to someone about that besides me and Eric,” Austin said.
“I haven't told Luke,” Karly said.
“You can tell him sometime,” Austin said.
“Okay, I love you, bro,” Karly said.
“Love you too, sis,” Austin said.
“Time for cake!” Barbara said. Karly went to Luke while Austin went to Abby. Eric and Hayley joined them at the cake table. They eat cut a piece of cake together and posed for pictures as they fed each other cake. They all mingled afterwards and talked with everyone and danced. Then it was time to get ready to leave for the honeymoons. The girls went to change.
“Hawaii, here we come!” Hayley said.
“Paris!” Karly said.
“Greece!” Abby said.
“Ladies, are we ready to knock the socks off our hubbies,” Karly said.
“Yep,” Abby said.
“Yep,” Hayley said. They went downstairs and saw their guys waiting. Luke took Karly's hand and they ran to the car through a sea of rice. Austin and Abby did the same as did Eric and Hayley. They got in the same limo and headed for the airport.