I heard Frank open the door and I already let out a whine in protest. He sat beside me, running his fingers through my hair.

"Come on, princess, it's time to wake up," he said softly.

I whined, shaking my head. This has been the first time I've actually been able to sleep peacefully and now I hate having to wake up from sweet dreams. Frank gave me kisses and soft cuddles.

"Okay, princess, time to get up," he whispered five minutes later.

"No, don't wanna," I whined.

"Do you wanna get your wedding dress?" He asked.

I grumbled but nodded my head.

"Alright, let's go potty and brush your teeth," he said.

Frank carried me to the bathroom, helping me to go potty and brush my teeth. He grabbed some clothes, a plain white dress and some sandals and a pair of plain purple cotton panties.

"You need something easy enough for Patrick to get you dressed and undressed quickly," he said.

Frank got me dressed, putting on my shoes for me.

"Patrick is picking you up soon to take you to the shop," he said. "Come on, eat a yogurt or something first."

I pouted slightly before nodding.

"Come on, let's use your wheelchair, you can practice," he said.

He helped me into my wheelchair and I scowled but pushed myself forwards anyways.

"Good boy," Frank said when I got to the kitchen.

He got me a yogurt and a banana, sitting beside me as he ate a bagel.

"Are you gonna get your suit?" I asked.

"Not yet," he said. "But soon I'll get it."

"I think you should get one that's bright pink and glittery," I suggested.

Frank laughed, shaking his head. When we were both done eating, he kneeled in front of me.

"Okay, princess, tell me when you can feel my hands," he said.

He put his hands on my thighs, moving them down my legs.

"I can feel them," I said.

I looked down and saw he was only at my ankles.

"I-it's only at my ankles?" I asked. "I haven't improved at all?"

"Baby boy, it's okay," Frank said.

"But it's been two weeks," I said. "I can't feel anything more than I've already felt."

My eyes watered and he kissed my cheek.

"Wiggle your toes," he said.

I wiggled my toes and he smiled.

"Can you move your feet?" He asked.

I tried but pouted when I couldn't.

"That's okay, baby, don't worry," he said.

The doorbell rang and Frank pushed me to the door. Patrick smiled, helping me into his car. We got to the bridal shop where my friends were waiting and I smiled. They all gave me hugs before heading inside. The place was big and white with plush couches and dresses everywhere.

"So, you're the groom," the lady said.

I smiled and nodded as Patrick pushed me in my wheelchair.

"Well, we have lots of dresses for you to look at," she said.

"Do you have Vera Wang?" I asked.

"Yes, her collection is over there," she said, pointing to a part of the store. "And we have catalogs if you don't see a dress that appeals to you and you want to order one instead."

I nodded my head and Patrick pushed me towards the Vera Wang Collection. We looked through the dresses and picked out some that I thought were cute. Patrick pushed me back to the changing room and shut the door.

"Alright, which one do you wanna try on first?" He asked.

I pointed to a pretty lace dress and he smiled. Patrick undressed me and helped me into the new dress, pushing me out so the others could see. It was lace with a halter top and it was so nice.

"C-can you help me stand up?" I asked.

Patrick nodded, holding me up and I looked in the mirror with a small frown.

"It's...it's pretty but it's just not..."

"Not wow enough," Lindsey finished for me and I nodded.

"I want everyone to be, like, amazed by the beautiful dress," I said. "And this isn't wow enough."

Patrick set me back into the wheelchair and pushed me back. We tried on the second dress, but it was strapless and wouldn't stay up on its own. He got me into the third dress and pushed me out.

"This is the one," I said.

"Are you sure?" Patrick asked. "There's still more dresses that you picked out."

"That one is perfect," Lindsey said.

"Definitely wow," Ryan said.

"Double wow," Ray said.

I giggled and looked in the mirror. The dress was a sort of light peach color with white lace along the top and bottom as well as a pattern of lace along the skirt of the dress. It had a sort of sweetheart neckline with two little peach straps.

"I think the peach color would look really good in the spring too with all the pretty trees and flowers," Lindsey said.

"So we're done after three dresses?" Patrick asked. "My cousin spent hours picking out her dress."

"This is the one," I said.

The lady came back over and smiled.

"Well, the dress is $4,500 and getting it tailored will be about an extra $650," she said.

"That's fine," I said.

She took my measurements and smiled.

"We also have displays of shoes and veils if you'd also like that," she said. "We'll call you to pick up your dress as soon as it's ready being tailored."

"I want a tiara, not a veil," I said.

"Well, we have tiaras here too," she said.

I smiled and Patrick pushed me back, helping me get changed back into my clothes. We looked at the array of tiaras and I smiled. I picked out a small simple one and smiled. There were other accessories here too, gloves and stockings and all sorts of things.

"Do you have lingerie for after the wedding?" Lindsey asked.

"Yes, I bought the cutest little white babydoll set," I said.

"What about shoes?" Ryan asked. "They have such pretty high heels here."

"Gerard will not be wearing high heels for a while," Patrick said and I pouted. "We'll find you a pair of flats."

"But--"

"Gee, you're still healing," Patrick interrupted, "Even if you can walk you should not be wearing high heels."

"You're getting the bridesmaids dresses today too?" The lady asked and I nodded. "Usually everything isn't bought at once."

"This is the only time we're all available," I said.

She nodded and showed us to the bridesmaids dresses before leaving us be.

"It has to match the peach of your dress," Lindsey said.

"What about this?" Ray asked, walking to the section of dark blue.

"Doesn't match peach," Lindsey said, rolling her eyes. "Besides, it's a spring wedding so it should be light."

They looked through the different colors and I smiled.

"What about maroon?" I asked. "It's not light but it would look really good with the peach."

They nodded and Lindsey picked out a short, strapless maroon colored dress.

"They have a halter top version for you too," Lindsay said.

The two went to try things on and I sighed.

"Do you have a date?" I asked Ray.

"Well, there's this girl I kinda like named Christa who works at a coffee shop near my house," Ray said. "I'm trying to work up the confidence to ask her out and if I'm successful then hopefully I'll be taking her."

"Is she nice?" I asked.

"Yes, she is very nice and very pretty," Ray said. "I think you'd really like her."

I smiled and nodded as Ryan and Lindsey came out in their dresses.

"They're beautiful," I said. "You two both look so good."

"I'll make sure Pete and I get ties to match," Patrick said.

"And make sure Frank gets his suit," I said.

"Yes, I will make sure Frank doesn't forget to get a suit," he said with a small chuckle.

"And shoes," I added.

"Yes, I'll make sure to get the best pair of shoes for him," Patrick said.

We paid for everything and headed out for lunch.

"Are you gonna get a limo for your wedding?" Lindsey asked.

"Yeah, Frank already has one so we just need to hire a driver," I said.

"It's going to be so romantic, a beautiful Spring garden wedding," she said.

"If I had an outdoor wedding then I would definitely have it in the fall," Ryan said. "It would look so pretty with all the trees that have orange and red leaves. And rather than having all light pastel colors there would be dark reds and deep oranges and dark blues. Oh, it would be so beautiful."

"That would be pretty," I said. "Well when you get married then I am going to plan you the best autumn wedding ever. Are you still seeing that guy?"

"Yes, he's my date to your wedding and things are getting pretty serious between us," he said. "You'll get to meet him at the wedding."

"Is Frank still arranging a date for me?" Lindsey asked nervously.

"He is but he won't pick one because he keeps saying that none of them are good enough for you," I said.

Lindsey giggled and took a bite of her food.

"But he's narrowing it down to about five people," I said. "He still doesn't think any of them are good enough for you but they all seem really nice to me."

"My first date will be at your wedding," she said.

"Don't worry, if you need to be saved from a bad date just ask me," I said. "And then I can tell Frank to kick him out because I'm not gonna let some stupid guy ruin my wedding."

We finished eating and paid the bill. Patrick dropped me off, helping me in the door before he had to leave.

"Daddy! I'm home!" I called. "I brought you some lunch! It's a veggie wrap, I know you really like those."

I wheeled myself into the living room and saw Frank sleeping on the couch, Mama and Olivia also sleeping on his chest.

"Daddy," I said, setting the food on the coffee table.

I shook his shoulder and smiled when he woke up and looked at the clock.

"Back already?" He asked.

"I found the perfect dress," I said. "I got you lunch too."

Frank smiled, going to sit up but I gasped and shook my head.

"You can't wake up the kittens," I said.

"How am I gonna eat?" He asked.

I smiled, feeding him lunch as I talked all about the bridal shop and what our wedding is going to look like.