"So you're sure six months is long enough to send out the save the dates? What if people need to travel? Hotel accommodations? What about getting time off work?" Molly fluttered about her and John's flat while Kairi patiently stuffed envelopes.
"Molly, if they can't reserve time six months in advance then maybe they shouldn't be attending the wedding at all!" Kairi chuckled, "Six months is what the wedding etiquette said, right? I think it's ample time for people to prepare."
Molly sat nervously, gulping down some wine as she glanced at the scattered papers and envelopes, "God, it feels like it's all a rush! We haven't even got dresses and tuxes yet!"
Kairi rolled her eyes with an endearing smile, "Yes, but that will be remedied soon enough. It's all planned for this afternoon! We'll be meeting up with John, Lestrade, Sherlock, and Janine to try on things and make sure they look nice together. Really Molly, just drink more wine, maybe take a nap!"
"I think I'm having enough wine." Molly looked frantically at her friend, "I haven't even found a wedding dress and it's in six months. I'm horrible at this!"
Kairi stuffed one last envelope and sealed it. She stood slowly and walked over to Molly who seemed to be quaking with stress. Kairi sat down and wrapped an arm around her and held her close, "Molly, this is wedding planning. It's always a mess or something! You're doing wonderfully and all that matters is that in the end you and John are there, booze and food is provided, and there will be dancing." She leaned in and kissed Molly on the cheek soundly and Molly put her face into her hands and began to cry. Kairi sighed and ran fingers through the pathologist's silky hair, "Everything will work out perfectly and it will be a day to remember. You'll be the most gorgeous bride and John will be your dashing groom!"
Molly looked up at her with red rimmed eyes, "How is it that I can dissect a corpse, but I can't handle flower arrangements?"
Kairi chuckled, "Well you're on your own there! I am shit at designing things unless it comes in HTML." Molly's lip began to tremble again, "We should look it up on the internet, there are loads of blogs about beautiful wedding planning ideas." She smoothed down Molly's hair again, "We'll be doing your wedding your way. Not your mother's way, not the way you think a wedding has to be done, but the way you want it done."
Molly nodded slowly and exhaled heavily, "Right." She shook her head a bit frantically and glanced back up at Kairi, "What would I do without you?"
Kairi smiled and leaned in to hug Molly tighter, "Shake so fretfully your atoms would disassociate and you'd vaporize into the universe?"
Molly snorted and hugged Kairi back, "Probably."
"Well, let's finish getting all this sorted. What is John up to right now?" Kairi smiled as she stood and walked back over to the envelopes to begin stuffing again.
Molly moved to the floor next to Kairi and helped, "Over at Baker Street actually," Molly yawned, "He's officially asking Sherlock to be his best man."
Kairi chuckled, "Oh, I'd love to be a fly on the wall for that."
Molly smiled, "Yes, I know. I would too, but it also makes me nervous as all hell." Her eyes suddenly went wide and she went a little pale, her hands frozen in time and space as she stared out at nothing.
Kairi frowned, watching her friend clutch the papers in her shaking fingers, she reached out and took the notes and placed them on the table, turning fully to face Molly who was still frozen and looking like she just saw a ghost, "What is it? Are you having a stroke?"
Molly finally exhaled and turned to Kairi, "Oh God, Sherlock's his best man."
Kairi gave her a confused look, "Yes, well that usually is the role of the best friend isn't it?"
