Dark and Light

Chapter 32

* warning Extremely graphic sexual content, language.*



"By far the weirdest thing I have ever done. Like honestly. Who asks their future brother in law to go with them to see their ex?" Scotty teases me as we sit on the jet. "Clearly my crazy *ss. He isn't an ex Scotty. He is Clo's dad. The last thing I want is to be left alone with him also." I roll my eyes. "Well Chris is over the moon about me being here." He cracks up. "I'm sure he is. He has gotten better but he hated the idea of all this." I flip through a magazine. A bridal one. We set a date. My future sisters in law were right. I didn't even get a month. Not because of our moms though. I was right. Chris wanted it more than they did. September it is. Giving us almost a year to plan. We decided to do it at the house. More privacy. Of course we hired Marianne. She is the best. Part of the family now too. Bella is designing all the dresses as we speak. Jer an I have already started the suits. With Chris's input. Scotty's too. "Why are you even bothering to read that? You already know pretty much everything you want I thought?" He taps my magazine. I shrug. "You never know. Maybe I will find something in here I like better." Sighing. "I thought you weren't going to be bridezilla. You promised me already." He laughs. "Please. Your niece is more of the bridezilla than I am. She is still pissed we pick blue for the color instead of pink." I laugh. "I wonder. Where ever did she gets her stubbornness from?" He smirks going back to his book. I elbow him. "Ow." He mutters. "That didn't hurt and you know it. This is going to be so freaking awkward." Tilting my head back closing my eyes. "Tell me about it. Does he know I'm coming?" He knows me too well already. "Nope." I giggle. "You're so evil. I love it." He chuckles. "He wants to spend time with her so I'm letting him have that. I need someone to hang out with while he does. Plus we need to bond more." I go back to reading. "Bond more? Bri I have seen you more than Chris in the last few weeks. By the way. Drag show? That was awesome. Still love you did that with me." Smiling at me. "It was pretty epic. Have you decided?" I ask him. "Please don't put me in this position. Again." Huffing out the words. "What are you talking about?" Teasing him. "Don't you think it would be odd for me to go to your bachelorette? I have met your girls. I know fully well how that evening is going to go. You chicks are crazy." Laughing. "Just think about it." Kissing his cheek. "I promise I will. Just don't count on it." Gerry announces that we are landing comes through. I nudge Chloe awake. "Baby. We are landing." I speak softly. "Yay! I get to see Dad Z!" She bounces. She started calling him that this week.



I text him we landed and are heading to the gate now. We grab all our bags. Scott seemed to pack more than the both of us put together. "Come on littles." He grabs Chloe's hand. I love the nickname he has for her. "Mama I'm nervous." She stops walking. "Why baby?" I turn to her. "About being on the set. You know. With." She starts to stutter. "Oh because of Asher." I tease her. "Ma!" She whines out like a teenage girl would. "Wait who is Asher?" Scotty has protective look on his face. "One of the boys in the movie with Zach. He used to be on one of her favorite shows. She thinks he is super hot Uncle Scotty." Hiding my smirk. "MOM!" She yells. "Relax. It's just me and Uncle Scotty. Daddy isn't here to threaten breaking his legs. Like he does with Tommy." He is pretty funny with that. "Doesn't mean I don't want to. Let me see him littles." Scotty encourages to bring a picture up on her phone. "Oh! He's cute! You got good taste girlfriend!" He high fives her. Walking through the airport she spots him. Kind of hard not to as large as he is. Long gone are the days of scrawny dorky looking Zach. I must admit. He does look pretty damn good. Even though I always thought he did. Before the whole world knew him as this. He has aged well. He almost looks distinguished with the gray lightly tracing through his dark hair. "Dad!" She yells and runs to him. Leaving Scotty and I in her wake. "Padawan!" He yells back just as excited. His arms wide open waiting to scoop her up. "Jesus! I mean I knew he was big from pictures but wow. How? How did this all work?" Scotty points his finger between the both of us. "First off remember I met him when he was a skinny lanky twenty something year old. And for crip's sake Scotty! Did you seriously just ask your brother's fiancé how sex with her and her ex worked?" I scrunch my nose at him. "Ew. Yup. Sorry. Sometimes I forget that your Chris's girl not just my bestie." He cracks up. "Let's not forget also. It isn't like your brother is a small man. In a lot of ways." Teasing him. "Gross Bri! Really don't want to hear that." He is fake gagging. Making me bend over laughing. We take our time walking. Giving them a moment to hug and bond. His arms haven't left her. His nose in her hair. When he lets her go he holds her at arm's length. I can hear him tell her how beautiful she is. He looks up and smiles largely at me. "Someone still has the hots." Scotty nudges me. "Shut it Evans." I nudge him. "Great now I'm Evans when I'm in trouble too?" Laughing hysterically. Zach's face drops when he sees who I'm with. "Guessing the plans he made to spend time with her. He hoped you were tagging along too." Covering his mouth so he doesn't bust out laughing. "Behave yourself for once. Ma is right. You all are a bunch of hooligans." Shaking my head as we get closer. "Don't forget who she recently added to that list too." His arm goes around me. "Hey Zach. This is Scott." I hug Zach politely. "Hey Ri." He hugs me tight. Sh*t Scotty is right. Thank god I brought him. "Hey Scott. Zach. Nice to meet you man. Chris's brother right?" Scrunching his forehead. Clo does the same thing. I never noticed it before. "Nice to meet you. Yup. Ri asked me to come keep her company while you two are out and about." Scotty shakes his hand. "Cool. Hope you come to the set tomorrow with them too. I know you know how things work on them. Might help make the girls more comfortable." Takes Clo's hand. "Come young Padawan! Toronto awaits!" He does the Fandral voice. Clo cracks up. That went better than excepted.