Lilac Valley

Bachelor/Bachelorette Parties

"Why the hell would a twenty-eight-year-old want to get married?" Con asks.

"I've been married since twenty-two," Marty points out.

"But you're Marty," Con says. Eddie and Marty exchange a look.

"I love Tori," Carter says. Which is what he has been saying for the last year.

"What about other girls?" Con asks. "You don't know what you're missing."

"You're still not over Amber and you two never even dated," Carter points out.

"I still think we should've gone to a strip club," Con says. "I think I'm getting..."

He grabs the railing and throws up into the ocean.

"Seasick," he finishes. "I'm not going to be able to drink anything or eat anything. And the steak and lobster looked really good on the website."

"Just no garlic around us," Eddie reminds his friends.

"How could we forget?" Con asks and puts his arm around Eddie.

"We should find our table," Carter says. He grabs Con's other arm and they help him to their table.

"Drinks for the table?" the waiter asks.

"Ginger ale," Con orders. His friends try not to laugh. Con glares at them.

"Champagne for the rest of us," Carter orders.

"This guy's getting married next week." Con points at Carter. Carter blushes. "He's twenty-eight. Don't you think twenty-eight is too young to get married?"

"Congratulations," the waiter says. "I'll go get your drinks." He walks over to the next table.

"It is too young," Con says. "My parents were twenty-four, but that was the '70s."

"Why wait?" Carter asks. "When you fall in love, you'll get it. Unless...are you in love with Amber?"

"Of course not," Con says. "But..." Eddie takes a package of Dramamine out of his jacket pocket.

"Here," he says and hands it to Con. He takes a tablet out and chews it. "You can't help me with some sort of spell?"

"No magic allowed in New York Harbor," Carter whispers. "Do you want us to end up on the news...or in prison?"

"I just don't want to puke again," Con points out. "I'd rather puke from alcohol than seasickness." His friends try not to laugh. "What? I can't even flirt until this kicks in."

"Your drinks." The waiter returns with three champagnes and one Ginger Ale. Con lifts up his soda.

"To Carter," he says. "I don't get it, but you're one lucky bastard, being in love with Tori for the rest of your life."

"To Carter!" Eddie and Marty raise their glasses. They clink glasses.

"I wonder what the girls are doing," Con says.

~

Tori, Autumn, and the bridesmaids sing their hearts out at a karaoke bar.

Autumn gives a whole performance to "Hollaback Girl."

After the song ends, Autumn's phone rings.

"Who is it?" Tori asks. Tori has long brown hair in a bun.

"Amber," she replies.

"As in human Amber?" Tori asks. Autumn nods.

"I'll let her leave a message," she says. "You're getting married!"

"In the age of high divorce rates, how do you and Marty do it?" Tori asks.

"Simple," Autumn says. "I married my best friend. Anyway, I think it's time for a duet!"

Autumn drags her over to the microphone. She picks the song: "Wannabe."