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Aeris sat in the unfamiliar dressing room, holding the filmy white dress underneath her fingertips. She traced a pattern of beads delicately with one finger and contemplated her dilemma. She had tried on the dress the day before, and it had fit perfectly. Now, that she had tried it on again, it still fit…but there was no way that anyone wouldn't be able to tell that she was expecting. She grimaced as she read the label " ' designed to fit every contour perfectly.' LIES!" she sighed and buried her face in her hands, trying to figure out what to do. She felt a nervous flutter in her stomach, though she knew it was probably just a figment of her imagination. She laid a hand over her abdomen and whispered "shh, its ok…mommy will figure something out honey…" she examined the clock nervously, knowing that she had five hours to find a solution AND get ready for the ceremony. She paced nervously, tears of anxiety filling her eyes. She finally pulled out her phone and dialed Ellie's number, and when she picked up whispered "Ellie…I need your seamstress skills."
Xander smacked his alarm clock, pulling his pillow over his head and shutting out the light. He tried to ignore the fact that he was supposed to wake up and instead inhaled deeply, smelling Aeris' perfume vaguely on the pillow. He frowned, thinking it was dumb that he wouldn't even be allowed to see her or even call until that evening, some dumb tradition. He rolled out of the bed and showered, then he threw on an old gym outfit and combed through his wet hair as he dialed his mom. When she picked up on the other end, it sounded as though she had been crying. "Xander honey? Well…it's the big day." He said softly "Mom? Are you alright?" she assured him everything was fine much too quickly and he sighed and asked "What did he do?" His mother coughed awkwardly and whispered back "He's just…gone. I don't know where he went, all his things are gone…" she sobbed quietly and Xander couldn't but feel sorry for her. He figured that his father had to have been one hell of a great guy, once, for his mother to still be so attached to him. "Mom, it'll be ok…" she stuttered through her tears. "I- I know, I should be so excited…my little boy is getting married, and to such a sweet girl…b-but…" he sighed and whispered hopefully into the phone "I could use some help down at the hotel. Would you be interested?" He heard the smile in her voice as she proudly answered "it would be an honor." They quickly planned when to meet and Xander changed into some of his normal clothes, heading outside jingling his car keys.
A while later, Aeris stood in the dressing room in her full get-up. Thanks to Ellie, no one would be able to tell that she was pregnant. She got tears in her eyes as they slipped the veil onto her head and then she spun around, hugging Ellie tightly. "Thank you so much, Ellie…you have no idea how much you saved me today…" Ellie gently hugged her back, warning jokingly "Careful, now, you don't want your makeup to run." Aeris smiled widely and nodded, turning to make any final adjustments to her outfit. "Xander's on the other side, you know." Ellie winked, snickering. Aeris smile got even wider and she walked towards the back, searching for a peep hole quietly. She finally found a tiny one, not even large enough for her to see through, but she hoped her voice would carry through. "Xander?" she whispered. On the other side of the wall, he jumped up, hearing her voice and darting to the side of the wall he thought it had come from. He stood on his tiptoes, pressed against the wall on his side of the peep hole and whispered back, "Aeris?" She giggled happily and he grinned, whispering "how are you doing? Feeling alright? Remember, no champagne tonight. You're underage." He chuckled and winked, though he knew she couldn't see it. She rolled her eyes and mumbled "please. I'm not THAT bad of a parent-to-be, sheesh." He became serious and whispered "no really Aeris are you alright?" she smiled and whispered "I'm fine…you?" he glanced around quickly to make sure it was only him in the room, and then he whispered. "Truth be told, I'm pretty scared. It's not often that I get so much attention from so many people…" She gently rested her hand against the wall "Xander…" he groaned nervously, fiddling with his tie and responded "yes, love?" she smiled and pressed her lips to the wall. "I love you." He sighed and smiled stupidly. "I know. I love you too…gah I look like a freaking social worker…" she rolled her eyes "the tux can't be THAT bad." He chuckled "I don't know about that….oh crap, someone's coming in!" He kissed the wall where he imagined she was on the other side and whispered "See you soon." Before scrambling away so no one would suspect he'd been talking to her. Dominic walked into the room at that moment, gesturing for Xander to head out. "We're pretty much ready to start. Time for you to get to your spot…" Xander nodded nervously, adjusting his tie one last time before heading out with Dominic.
Aeris' mom walked into Aeris dressing room, and gently hugged her daughter, so she wouldn't mess up her hair or outfit. "Ready, sweetie?" her mom asked, tears in her eyes. Aeris smiled happily and nodded, pulling the veil gently over her face and walking out of the room with her mom, knowing when she came back to get her things, her last name would be "Resture".

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Aeris sat in the unfamiliar dressing room, holding the filmy white dress underneath her fingertips. She traced a pattern of beads delicately with one finger and contemplated her dilemma. She had tried on the dress the day before, and it had fit perfectly. Now, that she had tried it on again, it still fit…but there was no way that anyone wouldn't be able to tell that she was expecting. She grimaced as she read the label " ' designed to fit every contour perfectly.' LIES!" she sighed and buried her face in her hands, trying to figure out what to do. She felt a nervous flutter in her stomach, though she knew it was probably just a figment of her imagination. She laid a hand over her abdomen and whispered "shh, its ok…mommy will figure something out honey…" she examined the clock nervously, knowing that she had five hours to find a solution AND get ready for the ceremony. She paced nervously, tears of anxiety filling her eyes. She finally pulled out her phone and dialed Ellie's number, and when she picked up whispered "Ellie…I need your seamstress skills."
Xander smacked his alarm clock, pulling his pillow over his head and shutting out the light. He tried to ignore the fact that he was supposed to wake up and instead inhaled deeply, smelling Aeris' perfume vaguely on the pillow. He frowned, thinking it was dumb that he wouldn't even be allowed to see her or even call until that evening, some dumb tradition. He rolled out of the bed and showered, then he threw on an old gym outfit and combed through his wet hair as he dialed his mom. When she picked up on the other end, it sounded as though she had been crying. "Xander honey? Well…it's the big day." He said softly "Mom? Are you alright?" she assured him everything was fine much too quickly and he sighed and asked "What did he do?" His mother coughed awkwardly and whispered back "He's just…gone. I don't know where he went, all his things are gone…" she sobbed quietly and Xander couldn't but feel sorry for her. He figured that his father had to have been one hell of a great guy, once, for his mother to still be so attached to him. "Mom, it'll be ok…" she stuttered through her tears. "I- I know, I should be so excited…my little boy is getting married, and to such a sweet girl…b-but…" he sighed and whispered hopefully into the phone "I could use some help down at the hotel. Would you be interested?" He heard the smile in her voice as she proudly answered "it would be an honor." They quickly planned when to meet and Xander changed into some of his normal clothes, heading outside jingling his car keys.
A while later, Aeris stood in the dressing room in her full get-up. Thanks to Ellie, no one would be able to tell that she was pregnant. She got tears in her eyes as they slipped the veil onto her head and then she spun around, hugging Ellie tightly. "Thank you so much, Ellie…you have no idea how much you saved me today…" Ellie gently hugged her back, warning jokingly "Careful, now, you don't want your makeup to run." Aeris smiled widely and nodded, turning to make any final adjustments to her outfit. "Xander's on the other side, you know." Ellie winked, snickering. Aeris smile got even wider and she walked towards the back, searching for a peep hole quietly. She finally found a tiny one, not even large enough for her to see through, but she hoped her voice would carry through. "Xander?" she whispered. On the other side of the wall, he jumped up, hearing her voice and darting to the side of the wall he thought it had come from. He stood on his tiptoes, pressed against the wall on his side of the peep hole and whispered back, "Aeris?" She giggled happily and he grinned, whispering "how are you doing? Feeling alright? Remember, no champagne tonight. You're underage." He chuckled and winked, though he knew she couldn't see it. She rolled her eyes and mumbled "please. I'm not THAT bad of a parent-to-be, sheesh." He became serious and whispered "no really Aeris are you alright?" she smiled and whispered "I'm fine…you?" he glanced around quickly to make sure it was only him in the room, and then he whispered. "Truth be told, I'm pretty scared. It's not often that I get so much attention from so many people…" She gently rested her hand against the wall "Xander…" he groaned nervously, fiddling with his tie and responded "yes, love?" she smiled and pressed her lips to the wall. "I love you." He sighed and smiled stupidly. "I know. I love you too…gah I look like a freaking social worker…" she rolled her eyes "the tux can't be THAT bad." He chuckled "I don't know about that….oh crap, someone's coming in!" He kissed the wall where he imagined she was on the other side and whispered "See you soon." Before scrambling away so no one would suspect he'd been talking to her. Dominic walked into the room at that moment, gesturing for Xander to head out. "We're pretty much ready to start. Time for you to get to your spot…" Xander nodded nervously, adjusting his tie one last time before heading out with Dominic.
Aeris' mom walked into Aeris dressing room, and gently hugged her daughter, so she wouldn't mess up her hair or outfit. "Ready, sweetie?" her mom asked, tears in her eyes. Aeris smiled happily and nodded, pulling the veil gently over her face and walking out of the room with her mom, knowing when she came back to get her things, her last name would be "Resture".