Karen's P.O.V.

A Few Months Later...

I wake up to a beautiful day, the sun is shining and the birds are chirping. I look beside me to an empty bed. I get up and go downstairs and Kim is cooking up breakfast. She heard me come down the stairs and turns to me.

"Karen! You're getting married today!" I laugh and she comes and hugs me which I gladly hug her back. "I'm so excited! You're gonna look amazing in your dress"

"Thank Kim. You are gonna look amazing standing next to me in the maid of honour dress." She smiles and grabs the plate of food.

"Eat up so we can do you hair and make up. And yes. I have snack while your hair getting done."

"Yay, did I mention I love you."

"Multiple times. But I like hearing it" I smile and sit down and eat my breakfast.

After I finish I go upstairs and have a shower. When I'm finished that I gets dressed in something that is easy to slide off for later. I go downstairs and my makeup and hair stylist is here. I sit in the chair. I forgot to check my phone this morning so I grab it and look at it. There is a text from Jimi. I smile and read his text.

~Good morning beautiful,

This is the first time in a long time I woken up alone to an empty bed, I love you so much and I can't wait to see you walk down the isle today. I can't even begin to imagine how beautiful you'll look. I'll see you in a few hours my beautiful almost Mrs. Westbrook. I love you.~

I smile and keep reading his text over and over as my hair was getting done. Kim and all my bridesmaids were getting theirs done as well. I put my phone down and let my makeup stylist do my makeup and then she moves on putting make up on everyone else. I am the first one done so I get up and go outside in the back yard for fresh air. I walk a little ways from the house, hopefully Kim didn't see me take my phone and I call Jimi. He answers happily.

"Good morning My soon to be wife" I laugh

"Good morning my soon to be husband, Thank you for text this morning. I loved it."

"A special text for a special woman"

"You are amazing. And I can't wait to see you"

"You are even more amazing and I can't wait to see you walk down the isle in a beautiful dress which will almost be as beautiful as you will be. I love you so much Karen..."

"I love you too. You sound doubtful... are you getting cold feet..? Jimi of you are please tell me..."

"No! I promise. I was thinking that you might and you wouldn't marry me.."

"Jimi don't ever think that. I'm committed to this marriage and to you more then I have been in my life. I love you so much. Please don't ever think I don't wanna marry you. Remember I loved you since the day I've seen you even thought I was taken by another"

"Yeah... it's that 'another' that I'm afraid you'll get cold feet..."

"Jimi he was in my past... you saved me and all I wanna do is be with my hero..."

"You really wanna marry me..? I'm a dork and I really don't deserve you"

"Then I will gladly be Mrs. dork... cause I really wanna marry you... and It's me who doesn't deserve you... you saved me from a nightmare... we both know that if you hadn't of done what you did, I'd be dead."

"Baby don't think like that... don't think of what never happened. I love you and I would save you over and over again if it meant you were alive and happy."

"I'm scared..."

"I am too. Marriage is a scary thing..."

"Not of marriage... of you... leaving me..."

"Baby I would never"

"Mark said that too... he promised and said vows to it... but he still cheated and beat me and he left... he left me for dead and I'm so scared that if you leave without even doin anything, I'll break... Jimi I'm so broken now that even one more thing could tear me apart and there won't be anything to fix me..."

"Baby... don't think like that... I've told a million times before and will gladly tell you a million times after... I love you. I'm never leaving you. And I promise that if anything were to happen... I'd do my damn hardest to fix it. The only time I'll ever leave you is if you ask me too... cause all I ever want it for you to be happy. Okay..?"

"Then I guess your staying with me forever cause I'm never asking you to leave..."

"Good. Cause I don't wanna leave."

"I love you Jimi Westbrook"

"I love you Karen Westbrook"

"Soon baby... I'll be that soon..."

"I'll see you in a couple hours my soon to be Wife."

"I'll see you in a couple hours too my soon to be husband."

"I love you Kiki, to the moon and back"

"I love you too J, to the moon and back" He makes kissing noises through the phone and then hangs up. I hang up smiling. How did I get so lucky?

I heard the house door open and Kim speak.

"I really hope you weren't talking to Jimi."

"Nope, it was momma, she said they would be here soon with the flowers"

"Okay. Let's get you inside before Jimi show up. We need to finish getting you ready" I nod and walk to the house with Kim. I look at her and smile.

"How's the baby..?"

"Active. He or she keeps kicking. It's a great feeling Kare, you wanna feel?" I think about it for a second and nod. She takes my hand and sets it on her stomach. I feel something lightly hit my hand.

"Was that..?"

"Yeah, that was he baby. I know this is a bad question to ask... did you ever feel the baby kick when you..?" I shake my head no. She gives me a sad look.

"It's okay. It wasn't my time. Don't make a big deal out of it." I continue to walk in the house and go to the kitchen and look at the alcohol. Kim follows.

"Kare, I'm sorry.."

"Forget it Kim. It's over with. I'm happy. I'm getting married to my best friend and I get to be an aunt to the baby you're carrying. I promise I'm happy." She nods and gives me a hug. I hug back.

Rebecca walks in freaking out.

"Becky? What's wrong? Why do you look like something bad happened?"

"I can't be..."

"You can't be what..?"

"Pregnant." I stand there taking the impact. Not only is it my wedding day and it should be somewhat about me and Jimi, but my maid of honour and my bridesmaid are pregnant, along with Jimi's sister. This year has been really kicking the shit out of me. It just keeps rubbing it in my face that I don't have a baby. Two to be exact. I stand there as Kim and Becky hug and Kim calms her down. When Becky has a seat Kim looks at me as I'm red and fighting back anger and tears.

"Oh Gussie. Karen... breathe..." I look at her and take a breathe and smile. She knew it was a fake one, she tried to hug me again but I stopped her.

"Don't... just give me time." I walk past her and Kim and go upstairs to mine and Jimi's bedroom and shut the door. I sit on the edge of the bed and stare at the floor.

I'm happy for Kim and Becky. I am. I just hate how they get the one thing I can't seem to have. On top of all that Becky found out on my wedding day. I'm happy and at least she knows. Br I can't help wonder if she'll make an announcement today and take my moment. Shut up Karen. You're being selfish now. No. It's my wedding day. I deserve to be happy on this day. No, I'm too nice. Pregnancy is more important than a wedding... a wedding is two people being officially together. Being pregnant is creating a new life inside you. A life is more important then a wedding.

I look up from the floor and look at my wedding dress hanging from the back of the door. I stand up and undress from my clothes and get it off the door and put it on. I zip it up and look in the bathroom mirror and make sure my makeup is okay. I walk out and stand in front of the closed door looking at myself in the full length mirror. Out of all the people in the world, why did Jimi choose me? I'm not perfect. I'm not very beautiful. I'm not smart. The only talent I have is singing and I don't compare to Kim or most people. I can't even do the one thing my body is suppose to do... have a baby. I look at myself in the mirror. Don't think like that. You are worth as much as anyone else. You are and will be happy. Jimi makes me happy. I can live with him and without a baby because as long as I have him I'll always be happy. I take a breathe and as I do I hear a couple car doors close. I pick the bottom of my dress up and move to the window. I see Jimi walking with his groomsmen to the back yard. I stand there watching him and he must get a feeling that someone was watching him cause he looks up in the windows until he spots me. He smiles and I smile back. He smiles and walks to the back yard and I let out a breathe I didn't know I was holding in. Every time he looks at me I get butterflies.

I hear a knock on the door and I hear it open and close again. "Kare..? Are you okay?"

"Yeah. I'm better now. Like I said, I just needed some time."

"That's good. Can I hug you?"

"Of Course Kim. You can always hug me"

" it's almost time... you ready..?"

"Nervous... but as ready as I'll ever be.."

"Why are you nervous... you were less nervous when you were marrying Mark."

"Please don't say that name Kim, and I wasn't nervous because I wasn't risking everything. With Jimi if anything ever happens we could ruin our marriage, friendship, and the band. I'm nervous to marry my best friend. I've never felt the way I have when he's around... this is different from my first marriage Kim. It's special and scary and the best day of my life."

"No matter what you're feeling. Me, Phillip and Jimi are here for you. Being nervous is part of marriage. And if something happens to you and Jimi it will be all things good. Yes you may have your arguments but all couples do, but you and Jimi are destined to be together, nothing can break y'all apart."

"Thanks Kim.."

"Always Kare. Now are you ready to get married..?"

"I think I am..." she smiles andirons the bedroom door.

"Then let's get to it!" I smile and walk out of the room going downstairs, my mother arrived with the flowers and everyone grabs theirs. My momma smiles and gives me a hug and walks out to her seat. Daddy comes and smiles at me.

"My beautiful daughter. You look amazing."

"Thanks daddy." He smiled and hugged me and put his arm out and I loop it around. We walk towards the doors and stop. The music started playing and my bridesmaids walk out first, my maid of honour. I smile and me and daddy walk.

As I get outside I see Jimi. I smile at him and he smiles back his eyes never leaving mine, he looks so nice. I get to Jimi and my dad passes me off to Jimi. I smile and hold Jimi's hand. We stand there looking at the preacher and listens to him. We get through our vows and put our rings on each other and now the preacher makes it final.

"Do you Karen, take this man to be your husband, To love and cherish, For better or worse, for richer or poorer, In sickness and in health. From this day forward?"

"I do."

"Do you James, take this woman to be your wife, To love and cherish, For better or worse, for richer or poorer, In sickness and in health. From this day forward?"

"I do."

"You may now Kiss the bride." Jimi looks at me smiling and I look at him smiling and he leans down kissing me. The kiss was full of Passion and love. No kiss could compare to this kiss. We eventually pulled away and turned to everyone and smiling. We held hands and walks back down the isle into the house.

The rest of the day was amazing, we ate and listened to speeches we danced and then we went home. We didn't go on a honeymoon because we have no time. We are back on the road in couple days. But this time I get to spend our long bus drives and concerts with my husband.