Bartoned

Chapter 39

October came with a flurry of activity. Dress fittings and bridal showers. Meetings with your celebrant and caterers. Getting your IUD taken out. Not to mention, Clint was up to something with Nat, Wanda, and Kari but you couldn't work out what. You kept catching them together anytime you got home early from something. They all played dumb and acted like they were just hanging out, but you knew there was more to it.

Clint had his bachelor party a week before the wedding. Natasha organized what was essentially a repeat of Steve's, only with twice the debauchery. You received a lot of photos over the course of the night of Clint in various compromising positions.

Yours was happening the night before the wedding and you were a little worried you might end up regretting it. Kari came and got you in the midmorning and you kissed Clint and Nattie goodbye and patted the dog before being led out to a limo that already held Natasha and Wanda.

A glass of champagne was pressed into your hand before you even had your seatbelt on. "So what's the plan?" you asked.

"We're going to have lunch at the Russian Tea Room. Then we're going to go to a spa. Then we're going to a Tiki Bar for dinner, drinks, dancing, and karaoke," Kari explained.

"You trying to wipe me out for tomorrow?" you asked.

"Sure am," Kari teased. "I wanna look better than you do."

You laughed. "You know there's a flaw in your plan, Kari? You're gonna be there too."

"Damnit," she joked and took a long drink of her own glass of champagne.

"Who's looking after the boys?" you asked.

"Steve and Bucky," Wanda explained. "With Sam on rescue duty if things get too much for them."

"That's good. I'm sure they'll do fine though," you said. "Hope that Doreen can handle all of them tomorrow."

You had hired Doreen back for the night at almost triple her usual rate to watch all the kids. They'd be there at the wedding anyway, but it meant the parents got a little bit of time off and she'd take them all to a hotel nearby so they could get some sleep once they were bored of it.

"We won't be far away if she gets in trouble," Kari said. "I'm sure it'll be fine. She is trained for it."

"Besides, Emilio has that thing where he thinks he's responsible for his siblings' wellbeing," Wanda explained. "He'll be watching Cruz and Isabella like a hawk."

"Okay, enough parenting talk," Kari announced. "Guess what?"

"What?" you asked.

"You're getting married tomorrow!" She cheered.

Everyone let out a 'Woo!' and clinked their glasses together.

The day seemed to degenerate as you went along. Lunch at the Russian Tea Room included family members and your closest friends. It was a classy affair with everyone on their best behavior in the iconic New York restaurant. Natasha complained that the beluga caviar wasn't actually beluga caviar but generally, everyone enjoyed themselves.

You then continued to the spa with around half of the people who were at your lunch. It was very relaxing but Kari and Natasha kept messing with you so you spent half the time in hysterical laughter while being scolded for cracking mud masks or not relaxing properly.

Your group then went to Tiki Chick where everything quickly devolved. A lot more people met you there, including old school friends, family, people from your paramedic days, and people you'd met through the Avengers, the entire group filling the bar. The whole venue had been booked out and the tables soon became full of cocktails both shared and individual in novelty cups and glasses. You started by sharing a huge rum punch with Wanda, Kari, and Natasha while you attempted to line your stomach with a burger so you didn't get completely drunk.