Chapter 41

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Tony sat on the couch with Charity and AJ. Charity was holding AJ and Tony was playing with him. After a few minutes, AJ fell asleep and Charity laid him in the bassinet. THen she sat back down on the couch and snuggled up with Tony.

"You know what I was thinking today?" Tony asked.

Charity put her finger to her chin and looked thoughtful for a moment. "Me and AJ." She answered.

Tony grinned at her. "Well, yeah, but that's not what I was talking about."

Charity smiled at him. "Then what was it?"

"That we should set a date for the wedding." He answered.

"Really?" She asked.

"Yeah." He answered.

"Do you have any ideas on when?" She asked.

"I thought I would leave that up to you." Tony replied.

"Why do you say that?"

"Because, I don't know if you want an indoor or outdoor wedding." Tony replied.

"Well, I have an idea about that." She told him.

"What would that be?" Tony inquired.

"There is this little white chapel in Stillwater, it's where Mom and Dad got married." Charity began. "I have always dreamed of getting married there."

Tony couldn't help but smile at her. "If that's what you want, I'm fine with it." He then kissed her cheek. "So now the only question is when?"

Charity thought for a moment. "Well, since it's indoors we can have it any time of the year."

"How about in March." Tony suggested.

"Why March?" She asked.

Tony shrugged. "I'd be happy running off tonight and marrying you, but I know you want a real wedding, so I thought March would be close enough for me and yet far enough away for you and Abby to plan."

Charity grinned at him. "I love you." She said as she leaned over to kiss his cheek.

Tony captured her chin in his hand and then kissed her lips. "I love you, too."

Charity pulled out a calendar and started looking at dates in March. "How about the twentieth?"

"Whatever you want, babe." Tony answered.

"Okay, so if Abby and I are doing all of the planning, just what are you going to do?" She asked.

"Whatever you tell me. Just tell me what to wear and what time to be there." Tony answered.

"So, if I said that you had to wear a pink tux you would?" She asked.

"Okay, maybe I exaggerated a little bit..." Tony began.

Charity giggled. "I wouldn't do that to you."

Tony chuckled and pulled her in for another kiss.

Charity looked back at the calendar. "Alright, March twentieth it is." Then she looked at the current day's date. "Oh my goodness!"

"What?" Tony asked, afraid he had done something wrong.

"That's just six months away!" She said. "I have to call Abby."

"Why?" Tony asked.

"Because there's so much to do!" She answered. "I mean we have to get my dress, her a dress, tuxes. We have to pick out the colors the china paterns, the cake, the decorations. I also have to book the church and then we have to pick a place for the reception and..."

Tony interrupted her with a kiss. "Don't start freaking out about this." He told her. "Everything will be fine."

Charity smiled at him. "I still have to go and call Abby." Then she stood up and picked up the phone and dialed Abby's number.

Tony leaned his head back and sighed. He heard AJ start to stir in the bassinet. Tony walked over to the bassinet. AJ laid in the bed, his little eyes open. Tony picked up his son and held him. "Hey, buddy." Tony said. "Guess what, your mommy and daddy are getting married. And your mommy and Aunt Abby are going to go crazy."

A few minutes later, Charity entered the room. "Okay, Abby and I are going to be meeting everyday for lunch, where we will work on wedding plans."

"Really?" Tony asked. "Is this really that big of an ordeal?"

Charity just stared at him the same way her father does.

"You know, I'm starting to see more and more of your father in you." He told her.

Charity just kept staring.

Tony looked back down at the baby in his arms. "I told you AJ, crazy. Just crazy."

Charity couldn't help but laugh. She walked over and kissed them both.

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