*~*3 Years Later*~*
Tie in with epilogue of The Circle 

"D! Gimme a hand, yeah?" Leesha called out to her husband and rolled her eyes when he clapped and whistled. "Wiseass..."

"Would you have me any other way?" David asked, grabbing the huge bouquet from his short wife. He moaned and wiggled his ass as she spanked him. David followed her dutifully and set the flowers atop a white baby grand piano.

Leesha rearranged and fluffed up the flowers, standing back to admire the work she and Julie had put into the decor. She giggled when David wrapped his arms around her waist, rubbing her belly and kissing her neck.

"Keeping me warm, Papa Bear?" She wiggled playfully into him and smiled when David groaned.

"Fuck, Mrs. Bryan," he whispered in her ear. "How about we get out of here and try for another baby?"

"You two save it until later tonight." They both spun toward the familiar voice from the double doors of the reception lounge. Julie was checking off a clipboard as she walked through the room, adjusting the placement of a few items along the way.

"All work and no play makes someone grumpy," David said in a sing-song voice as he crossed his arms and watched his friend's wife stride toward them.

"There'll be time for play after the ceremony," she replied and poked her tongue out at him, "Leesh, this looks perfect! The colors have come together brilliantly."

"They have, haven't they?" Leesha looked around with a smile, "When Lauren told me the colors, I was a little concerned about the silver in winter but the tone of the blue warms it up beautifully. How's the kitchen going?"

"Just came from there! Chef has it under control," Julie said and checked her watch, "Is there anything else to do here? D, have they sorted out the sound for the piano?"

"Yep and all tested out too," he nodded, "Where's Jon at?"

"He's with Matty in his suite," Julie chuckled, "Jon said he's almost green with nerves. They're trying to keep him distracted. Do you want to go check on them after you've dressed?"

"Will do, boss lady," he saluted, "I've got something special for you to wear under your dress, sexy mama."

"Lauren and the rest of the girls are in her suite getting ready," Julie said looking at her run sheet on the clipboard, ticking it off. "I think we're on schedule," she smiled, "Two hours to go. Time to go get tarted up, hon!"

Leesha bit her lip and smiled up at David. "If we got a couple of hours..." She tugged at his shirt collar and winked.

"Good grief you two," Julie chuckled and pushed them out of the room ahead of her, "Go!"

"Sorry," Leesha apologized, "He's been pushing for another baby and can't seem to keep his hands to himself."

"Oh?" Julie looked at her in surprise, "How do you feel about that?"

David averted his eyes and hugged Leesha close. She took his hand and kissed it. "I was unsure about it, I guess. We had talked about him getting...snipped...after Janelle was born."

"You do realize they don't chop it off, don't you?" Julie asked, "I heard they can even extract his...love soldiers for later use. You'll still be able to use and abuse it without any worries until you make up your minds."

Leesha laughed as David covered his crotch with a hand. "Excuse me! I'm standing right here!"

"You should hear how we talk about you when you're not," Julie laughed.

"With you two, I can only imagine," David sighed and took his wife's hand. "Come with me, pretty lady. Let's get some blush on those cheeks." He slid a hand over her ass and spanked her.

The two rushed off to their room, nearly knocking over Jesse and Steph. They smiled at their step-mother and Jesse said, "Need any help, mum?"

"Hey," Julie kissed them both on the cheek, "Thanks for the offer guys, but I think everything is under control. I'm just going to check on your Dad and uncles and then start getting ready myself."

"Ari and Ethan are keeping Jake busy," Steph added, "They're...somewhat under control."

"Whereabouts are they? Ari will need to get her hair done soon," Julie frowned, "but not too early that it gets ruined while they chase each other around. She and Ethan are joined at the hip some days..."

"Then they brought a second one into the mix," Jesse snorted. "Ethan is already a handful. You know he grabbed my tie and ran down the hallway butt naked with it?"

Julie chuckled and slipped her arm through her stepson's and walked with him, "Well, it's kinda understandable. You saw Lema and Leesha just now..."

"Can't they just...I dunno...calm down the PDA? I'd like to keep my food down at dinner," Steph rolled her eyes. "Uncle Matt and Lauren aren't even that bad-"

"But they are a close second," Jesse added.

"Do I want to even know where your Dad and I come in on this scale of yours?" Julie raised her eyebrow but grinned in amusement.

Jesse shrugged. "You two keep that stuff private. Not as..."

"As?" Julie prompted.

"As outrageous," Stephie offered.

"Oh honey...if you only knew," Julie grinned, "The time your Dad-"

"No!" Jesse and Stephie shouted together.

"Speaking of which...," Julie stopped dead, "You two go along and get ready. If you see Ari, take her to Lauren's suite to get her hair done. I'll be there as soon as I can." She pulled out her phone and sent a text to Jon.

Rockstar, meet me in our suite?

Sure...Tony can handle Matt. Is everything ok?

Will be as soon as you get your sexy ass in our room.

Yes ma'am...see you in a few

Julie smiled to herself and hurried down the hall toward the elevators. As she was fiddling with the key card, the elevator pinged once more and she saw Jon beelining towards her.

He smashed his lips to hers and helped her with the door. They stumbled back into the suite, Jon hanging the Do Not Disturb sign and locking the door.

About half an hour later Julie was pushing Jon back out of the door as he was trying to zip up his tuxedo pants.

"Baby, you need to go," Julie implored, "I need to get ready and so do you."

"Aww...we can pick this up later, right?" Jon mumbled against her neck.

"You got a date, Rockstar," Julie shivered when he nibbled at his favorite spot, "We gotta pick up our rating on the scale."

Jon stopped and pulled back to look at his wife with a questioning look. "What scale?"

"Oh god yes! Make me cum, Daddy!" Leesha's voice came from across the hall followed by David grunting.

Julie couldn't stop a giggle from bubbling up to the surface, "The PDA scale. Those two," she pointed to the door across the hall, "are at the top, according to Jesse and Steph, followed closely by Matt and Lauren. We don't even get a mention."

"But did you tell them about that time we-," Jon started.

"I tried," she replied, "but they cut me off. I don't think they want to know that you and I have sex."

Jon smirked and glanced over at the opposite suite. "Not sure we can surpass those two, but we can give them a run for their money."

"Ooh promise, Rockstar?"

"On my life, Mrs. Rockstar." Jon pulled Julie in for a long kiss, hands sliding over her full ass and squeezed.

"Gah! I hate to do this but you need to go," Julie sighed, her knees weak, "and take him with you." She indicated with her chin across the hall.

Jon shook his head. "I'm not going in there."

"Chicken!" Julie scooted across the hall in her robe and pounded on the door, "Lema! Get out of her! She's got work to do!"

"I'm coming! I'm coming!!" Leesha cried out in a high pitched breathy voice.

"The whole resort knows you are, now hurry up," she laughed.

*~*

Lauren's horse-drawn carriage pulled up to the front door of the little stone chapel set into the grounds of the resort where this epic adventure all started. It was a strange experience coming back here, being surrounded by her old family of work colleagues and now her new family.

"Ready Princess?" Her father squeezed her hand and smiled at Lauren.

"More than you know, Daddy," she sighed happily.

Her father moved the heated rug from their laps and moved from the carriage then held his hand out to his daughter to help her exit safely. David Bergman moved around silently capturing the loving moments between father and daughter.

Julie and Leesha were just inside the open outer doors, waiting with the bridal party. Julie was giving last-minute instructions to Arielle who was eager to show off her dress as Leesha and Christine, Lauren's sister and Maid of Honour, helped Lauren with last-minute makeup touches and dress straightening before David took candid photos of the group.

"Now remember, Ari, don't forget to sprinkle the flowers as you walk down to Daddy," Julie whispered.

"I know, Mama," Arielle said with an air of world-weariness, "And no running. I remember." The music segued into the piece Matt and Lauren had chosen for their daughters to enter with.

"Bella, Katy...that's your cue, girls," Julie smiled as she opened the door to the main chapel. The girls had taken their roles very seriously, feeling very grown up with their faux fur shawls and long length gowns in dusky blue.

Lauren was thankful that her view down the aisle was blocked, she wanted her first glimpse of Matt to be a surprise. The nerves disappeared as soon as Katy and Bella moved through the open door.

"Ari, honey, it's your turn," Julie whispered. Lauren smiled as the gathering ooh and ahh-ed over the girls as they made their way to the front of the building.

"You look beautiful, Sis," Christine said, kissing Lauren on the cheek, "Don't forget to breathe, okay? Wow, who would have thought your dream would come true, huh?"

"I did," she said confidently with a smile, "And thank you. You don't scrub up so bad yourself."

"Christine. You're up," Julie said softly, "Ari, honey, you're next."

Julie kept a close eye on her daughter as she followed Christine down the aisle. She happened to glance up at Jon, who was beaming at his Babymine as she walked confidently down the aisle, spreading flower petals as she went. She turned and faced Lauren and her father.

"This is it, Lauren," Leesha said with a watery smile. It didn't matter how many weddings they did, she always ended up crying.

"I don't know what I would have done without you both," Lauren replied, "You've made today so easy and yet so special. Thank you so much."

"Welcome to the family, honey," Julie said, putting her arm around Leesha's shoulder and giving her a little comforting squeeze. "Go get that Bongiovi man of yours."

Lauren beamed and blew out a nervous breath as her father took her arm. The Wedding March swelled to fill the small chapel. Leesha and Julie opened the double doors, standing out of the way so that David could get his photos.

Lauren looked up to see Matt, resplendent in his dark silver tuxedo, the dusky blue vest and tie a warm contrast to the silver and white of his shirt. Her world narrowed in on him and only him as she made her way down the small aisle.

Her father leaned in and kissed her cheek, "My beautiful Princess. I like this one...he made you happy again. He's a good man."

"Thank you, Daddy," Lauren smiled, "I think so too."

When it came time for her father to give her hand to Matt, she could tell that Matt was holding his emotions in check as he shook her father's hand. "Hello handsome," Lauren whispered finally as her gaze took him in.

"My god...you're stunning," Matt was almost speechless as his eyes raked over his bride.

The officiating priest cleared his throat and nodded slightly at the couple before starting the ceremony. Julie and Leesha had slipped in quietly and sat with their families.

Lauren had a moment of surrealness wash over her as they said their vows and exchanged rings and before long they were being pronounced husband and wife.

"You may kiss the bride," the priest said. Matt scooped his arm around Lauren's waist and lifted her off her feet for the kiss making the congregation explode with applause and laughter.

"How long before they spawn, you think?" David leaned over and asked Jon, who shrugged but already knew the answer. He'd promised not to tell David as he was known as the blabber of the bunch. He smiled as the glowing bride exited with her new husband, staring lovingly at the other.