8 years in the life

Chapter 53- 2015, Two weddings and a funeral (1)

A/N: Thanks for the messages encouraging me to update. I'm profoundly sorry I haven't been able to write for so long. As expected, work and life, in general, have been hectic and I couldn't manage enough time to work on this story. Anyway, here's a long chapter. I can't promise you anything for the next update, only that I'll finish the story. When, is another question... If you're still reading, please comment, review, vote.

Juliet's wedding

In January, as all the Yale gang did, Rory and Robert had the surprise to receive a wedding invitation from Juliet.

When did that happen?

It was too early to call Juliet because of the time difference, so Rory tried Rosemary.

"Did you get it? How did I miss that? She's not marrying her vibrator, isn't she?"

"No," Rose laughed, "you won't believe it, the guy she was seating next to on the plane back to Seattle after your housewarming party."

"No kidding! So that's why she was MIA these last months? I'm afraid to ask, is it a shotgun wedding?"

"No, not at all! Apparently, the guy is so terrific, it only took him a six hours flight to make her fall for him. And now they want the whole nine yards, they're looking for a house, planning for a baby, I had to check it was her when we facetimed because I barely recognized her."

"Wow, I saw some pictures on Instagram, but I didn't know it was already that serious!"

"He proposed at Christmas, and they just didn't want to wait. So, she'll call you to ask you to be a bridesmaid, but to gain time, we've got to pick our dress. You've noticed that they have chosen to do it in Chicago, right?"

"That was the second surprise..."

Juliet Crown was coming from a Chicago old money family, but she left for college and never came back. She loved her parents deeply, but she needed to put some distance and proved herself that she could do something of her life besides getting a fancy degree that she would never use, marry a society guy, organize charity events and raise his heirs.

"I guess he changed that in her too. I'm really dying to meet this guy. Does it mean that her parents approved of him?"

"Well, he's not old money, but he's a Harvard MBA, built a sales software automation company two years ago, and he already raised millions for it. I wouldn't be surprised Semple Brothers had invested something."

"Should we expect a big wedding?"

"She asked for small and to be held in her parent's house which is huge, so we'll see. The ceremony will be at the church though. We don't have much time to prepare everything and as we don't all live in the same city, be prepared to receive a massive amount of 'Hey ladies' email and try to answer fast. Due to the short notice, she agreed to have a wedding planner. Ror, we're in both wedding parties so try not to mix up the answers!"

"I think if it sticks to two, I can handle it."

"What do you mean? Are you guys planning to add yours anytime soon?"

"What? No, no, we're absolutely not there yet!"

"You wish!" Rosemary laughed, "now that you guys are under the same roof, I'm sure people have started to drop that kind of question."

Rory sighed and startled hearing the door of Robert's study opening. He wasn't in bed when she woke up, but she thought he was out for his morning run. His hair was even more tousled than usual, his stubble looking more like a beard now and he was rubbing his eyes. He went straight to the electric kettle, filled it with water and reached for the teapot where he added his usual Earl Grey. Then he reached for his mug and poured himself some coffee.