WEDDING DAY
When they all were dressed and it all was ready, one thing was for sure. Leslie had really outdone herself with the dresses and the guys' tuxes. Their wedding was to begin at 12 noon sharp, and was held in the big Baptist church in Pacific Heights.
When the organist started playing, Todd was the first out leading Leslie down the aisle, they were followed by Jon leading Katherine, Jenny leading Ross, and Carrie leading Claude. They all traded their vows and their rings, and as they shared their first kisses as married couples, Tobias read his poem. After that was finished, all four were greeted and congratulated by the whole family. Then they ran out to the limo being pelted with rice, where they were taken to the Fairmount for the reception.
By 7, those 4 newlyweds were packed and met over at Ross', all ready to leave. Jenny, Carrie, Jon and Todd were already at Victoria's, so the 2 women got into the car while their husbands made sure the house was secure.
They finally arrived in Menton at 7:30 Wednesday morning; Charles was there to get them. He helped Ross and Claude load the limo's trunk with their luggage. Then he drove them to the Villa, it went without saying, that those 4 were very happy even hamper by jetlag. Once all arrived, they all unpacked, and both ladies changed into shorts and tops. Then they both entered the kitchen, where Sylvie had their breakfast ready.
"Well hello dear Katherine, hun I must say you look a lot happier that the last time you all were here. I was very happy for the 4 of you when Victoria called and told me the news. But dear, I was happiest for none more than you. I'm very glad and happy to finally get to see you like this. You each deserve this." Sylvie told Katherine and hugged her.
"Yes you are right I'm very happy, and by the same token so are all 4 of the children. Hun, I'd like you to meet my sister. This is Leslie Flemming, Les dear this is Sylvie." To which those two women greeted and hugged happily just as the men entered.
"Well I can tell we all are acquainted. " Ross said and kissed Katherine on her cheek. To this she turned around and embraced him. To this display, Leslie cleared her throat.
"Alright you 2 there is enough time for all of that." She laughed. "Just like that old saying goes: 'It's rude to make a public display of your emotions.'" To which Both Katherine and Ross laughed too.
"Ok. I'll do my best to refrain from it."
"I hope not!" Ross said with a bright smile. They all calmed down and ate, and then Claude suggested that they all needed to call Victoria and let her know they had arrived safely. So they all walked to the den where a speakerphone was and called home.
"Hello?" It was Tobias who answered.
"Hi Tobias, we all made it safe and sound." Ross told him.
"Great! So how does it feel to finally be happily married?"
"Perfect! We all very much love this." Both women told him.
"Well I'm glad to hear it. And god knows you each deserve it too. Well dears, enjoy yourselves, here is Victoria. I'll see you when you return home."
"Ok talk to you then."
"Hello, how are my two new families doing today?" Victoria asked the, to which they all replied that each of them were extremely happy. That neither of them could imagine it any better. Those five sat and talked for a while.
"So how are our 4 young adults doing?" Katherine asked Victoria.
"Dears all 4 are very happy. So much so that none of them could stop talking about it. Both of your daughters are really starting to bond very closely together. They both are just like a close set of sisters already." She told Katherine and Ross. Hearing this make Katherine smile very happily and brightly.
"Now that is really wonderful. What else is happening there?" Ross asked.
"Only one other important thing Ross dear, and this should be of great interest to all of you. Melanie has put your house up for sale, and she and her tennis champ have moved to New York. She told the real estate company to send her the money there. She also packed all of your, Carrie's and Jon's things in storage and brought the keys here." Victoria explained.
"Damn! I wish I knew she was planning to do that. I could have bought it back for us, because I know it would have been perfect for all of us." Ross said.
"Then I was right. I felt that was how you would feel. So, dear, I took the liberty and I bought it back for you all. So, dear Ross, don't worry, hun that's all taken care of. You each enjoy your honeymoons and we will see you when you each get back. We all love you each."
"Thank you. And you know we each love you all too." They said and hung up. Those 4 sat in the den talking until they each were so sleepy, that they were about to fall asleep right there. So, they all hugged and went to their rooms and fell into their beds.
Katherine woke up in the mid afternoon on Thursday. She sat up slowly and stretched, then she looked beside her, she was of course all smiles. Katherine eased up and got into her robe, deciding to let Ross sleep. She quietly exited her room, heading for the kitchen and some coffee. Just as she saw Leslie come out of her room, both hugged and kissed. Then they walked to the kitchen, where they poured themselves some coffee and sat down at the table talking.
"How did you sleep last night sis dear?" Katherine asked Leslie.
"Well if you want to know hun, I slept like a baby actually snuggled up to Claude." Leslie answered flashing her bright smile. Then Leslie asked Katherine the same question, and that's where both realized that they both felt the same way. Then Sylvie entered the kitchen to find them talking, and she greeted them. They asked her to get some coffee and join them, so she did just that.
"Well dears how did you each sleep? That is if either of you got any?" She laughed.
"Well dear, all we each did was sleep. We have plenty of time of all the rest." Katherine answered laughing. Those 3 women sat talking for another hour, before the men finally got up and joined them in the kitchen. Where they hugged and kissed their wives and got some coffee and sat down with them. Once they did, Sylvie got up, and told each to have fun, and that she had things to get done.
"So what would you ladies like to do today?"
"How about heading over to the 'swimming hole'? Katherine asked. To which everyone agreed, and Leslie told Katherine that they did need to work on their tans. Then Leslie thought of something.
"Hey, wait a minute, we didn't bring our bikinis." To this the other three just stared at her all smiling. "Oh I get it now. 'No clothes needed'." She laughed.
So for the rest of their honeymoons, Ross and Katherine showed off Niece, Menton, Paris, London and Monte Carlo to Leslie and Claude. But the majority of their time was spent at the 'swimming hole' all swimming, tanning, and even making love on the bank. As both Katherine and Ross had told them, Leslie and Claude noticed that the place was so secluded, that no one was within miles of the place so they felt safe. By the time the honeymoons were over, both Katherine and Leslie had all over deep dark tans.
They left Menton the next day, headed back for San Francisco and home. Which all four arrived happily back home at 3:36 on the 23rd, and after the men loaded the car. They headed back for Berkley and Ross'. Where they dropped off their luggage, and while Claude and Leslie loaded their car, Ross and Katherine put theirs in the house. Then all headed for Pacific Heights and Victoria's. Where Tobias let them in, where her exchanged hugs with both women, and handshakes with Ross and Claude. Then he led them into the den where Victoria was waiting for them. She got up and greeted each and then they sat down.
"Well dears how did you each enjoy the honeymoons?"
"I'd have to say, we couldn't imagine them going any better than they did. We each seemed to have the time of our lives." Ross told her.
"I'm very glad to hear it. I must say that it appears that you ladies must have spent a lot of the time sunbathing. And dears it looks very stunning on the both of you. I also bet, that both of you could guess that both Jenny and Carrie are going to be very envious of you both." Victoria laughed. Tobias left for the playroom to get the children, which in no time all four were all over the four adults, after they had hugged and kissed each, both girls were in total shock looking at both Katherine and Leslie.
"Good grief! You both are so dark. I hate to admit this but both of your tans look wonderful." Jenny sighed.
"You are not kidding, we both are very jealous of you both." Carrie added.
"Thank you girls, we both are glad you like them." Leslie told them.
"Well dear, I haven't told any of them about the big surprise you both have. Because I knew it would be better coming from their parents." Katherine told Katherine and Ross, who shook their heads both smiling. As she told this, all four children were looking at their parents expectantly.
"What secret?' Both Jenny and Carrie asked together. So both Katherine and Ross told each about Melanie moving away and had put the house up for sale. And then explained to them, that their great grandmother had found out about what was going on and had bought it back for them.
"So dears, we now have our house back, and now Jenny and Todd will have the space and a house to live in again. Carrie you and Jon are going to stay at your school, and now you have your brother and sister to show around and help each get settled in. Jenny you and Todd will both love this school. Not to mention that you will also have rooms big enough for you. Both you sisters will share a room and will you brothers. Dears, just wait until you both see this house, it a lot bigger than either of you can imagine." Ross explained to the children. Then he looked to both Leslie and Claude." Now I have a question for the both of you."
"Yes?" Leslie asked. To this, Claude knew what Ross was going to ask.
"Well since this house is about the size of a full mansion with enough room for 5 families would you both like to live there with us?" Ross explained in detail everything to Leslie. "This way while we both are at work both Katherine and Leslie would be together like they were earlier in their lives." To his surprise both Katherine and Leslie were laughing.
"What's so funny to you ladies?" Claude asked.
"Well dear this was what the both of us were talking about that day, about this same idea."
Yes. We wanted to see if we all could find a house big enough for us to share." Leslie finished.
"Alright! This will turn into a very big family." Both girls stated happily.
"But sis, you still have to work at Health's."
"Well sister dear. Claude and I have been talking about this a great deal. We both decided that I should go ahead and resign. That way we can start on a family of our own. I had already decided for myself that when I finally got pregnant I wouldn't try and stay there. Because I knew in my heart, that I would want to spend all that time with each and both my child and Claude. So, this plan here makes it even more special for me, knowing that we are living together, and I'll have you there if I need help." Leslie explained very happily. They all sat around and talked for a few more hours, then got their kids' things and said goodbye to Victoria and Tobias, then headed for their homes.
