The Rehearsal Dinner

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February 13th, 2020; 10:48PM.

Though only thirty-one days away from her due date, Chris and Denise had plans to travel to New York for Sebastian and Luca's wedding. It wasn't one of their best ideas, but the wedding was one they could not miss. Despite that, Chris had still been pretty reluctant about the trip- to the point that if it wasn't Sebastian and Luca's wedding, he would've rather they stayed in Los Angeles. However he was smart enough to keep that to himself, knowing it would've only ended in an argument if he were to voice it. But still, Denise knew; she might've been pregnant but she wasn't oblivious. Since Sebastian and Luca announced the date of their wedding, Chris had been guilefully trying to convince them to change it. It was because his priority was his wife that made it hard for him to understand why the wedding had to be so close to her due date. But Denise, having gotten married while she was pregnant too, understood. They didn't want to wait until Luca was too pregnant, nor did they want their son to be born out of wedlock. Denise was fine with the wedding date, she admitted that it was a little risky but that was her best friend; there was no other option.

Unfortunately, neither husband nor doctor shared that level of loyalty because they instantly shot down her idea to forge the papers and fake her due date so she could get on a plane to New York. Even though she wasn't at risk of preterm labor, she was not to get on a plane. But determined to make it to Sebastian and Luca's wedding, they turned to the road as an alternate choice of travel. After deliberating their vehicular options, they decided on an RV as it was the most comfort for the very pregnant Denise. Chris then hired a chauffeur and together, they sorted out the best route to New York. The plan was that they would leave Los Angeles ten days before the wedding, driving through the days, and stopping at motels and B&Bs when night fell.

Both Chris' and Denise's families had also been invited to the wedding, and though all of them could've easily gotten on a plane to New York- the two mothers opted for the RV, just so their children had backup in case anything happened during their road trip. On the 4th of February, Lisa and Tina arrived in Hollywood Hills, packed, pumped, and ready to join Chris and Denise on their long, long drive.

The journey was surprisingly pleasant to all. It probably was due to the fact that Chris hired Vince, a professional who had devised the perfect route. The couple had also gone shopping so the RV would be stocked with all their favorite snacks and candies. There was also proper food, but their moms had brought that on. It amazed them that their children were going to be parents soon, considering how kiddish they still were. If Lisa and Tina hadn't accompanied Chris and Denise on their trip, the couple would've been stuck with gummi bears, jelly beans, sweet potato chips, white chocolate, cookies and cream ice-cream, and God only knew what else. It had been a blur at the grocery store, they were too excited about the road trip to remember that Denise was pregnant and needed real food. 'Go on a Road Trip' was another thing they could now cross off their bucket lists. Chris had been wanting to go on one since he heard the idea on Anna Faris' podcast all those years ago.

The RV was also loaded with all Denise's favorite Disney movies, music, and board games, so while Lisa and Tina talked and occupied themselves with their own forms of entertainment- Chris and Denise did everything else. It was fun, until it wasn't. Thankfully, Vince had a few good places to stop at so the four didn't go crazy trapped in an RV. There were a few places they'd stopped at that Denise had never been before, but quickly fell in-love with: Santa Fe, Saint Louis, and Charleston. There were also a couple of B&Bs that they would've never found if it weren't for the road trip, so there was a silver lining to their unnecessarily long travels. Chris and Denise decided they'd go back if they ever needed a short getaway or long holiday, except the next time on a plane and with their son. Long road trips were fun, but they weren't something one did every other week. Other than the trip back, Denise wasn't going to ever do it again as long as planes existed. It was an easy chorus of agreement from all her travel companions.

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