Katie gets up from her seat and pats on her dress as she looks around the room before she steps out and Hugo gets up in a hurry.
"Are we leaving now?" he asks hopeful and she laughs patting on his cheek.
"No"
"Then why are you leaving the table?" he asks with a frown.
"Well to throw the flower to the bride-to-be now that I have fulfilled my duties as one" she winks his way before holding her bouquet.
"Oh, so are we doing throwing the garter as well?" he asks wiggling his brow.
"You can try to but we both know how it will end up"
"Hey that's my basic right"
"Try explaining that to my father" she nods her head and he sighs.
"Well at least you are taking my clothes off later" she laughs, and he grins.
*******
Katie stands in the middle of the room holding her flower bouquet in her hands while few of the girls stands behind her in a group for the tradition.
"If I catch the flower does that mean I can get married again?" Gabriel questions.
"Try it I would like to see who will marry you" Amelia sighs at her husband's statement.
"Hey, now if I step out there, I know half the woman will be ready to marry me right now" he challenges.
"Go ahead marry then, I am ready to step down from the title of your wife" Amelia nods as she pats on her husband's arm.
"You did not mean that" Gabriel narrows his eyes at his wife.
"But you are the one who wanted to re-marry"
"Yeah but to you, I would like to have a wedding night with you" he grumbles unhappy about her statement.
"Aww, sorry you missed the chance baby" Amelia teases him as she pinches his cheek, but he grabs her hand and bites on it.
"What so if I missed our wedding night, I know every move to make you blush like a newly wedded bride when we are together" he grins and Amelia gasps as she looks around the room before pushing him away from her.
"You are unbelievable" she shakes her head.
"I know baby, you still cannot believe I am with you" he grins knowing he won the battle of words with his wife.
*******
"Are you not going to join?" Ricardo asks as he walks and stands beside Gabby.
"I don't want to"
"Why?"
"Because it's a curse" she shrugs her shoulder and he stare at her face coaxing her to elaborate.
"It is said if the girl who gets the flower does not marry within six month they will be cursed and won't marry for six years...
I would rather not take the risk" she explains, and he grabs her hand and pulls her towards the group.
"What are you doing?" she asks surprised.
"Take the risk, if not within six months chances are you will get married after six years" he smiles as he steps away.
"I will be thirty-two by then" she states to him.
"I will be thirty-seven" he shrugs his shoulders and she gape at him.
"And six years, I think it is more than enough time for you to trust me again regarding us" he smiles, and Gabby just stares at him.
"Don't use your words at me or your charm"
"Go get the flower Precious" he orders, and she shakes her head no before they hear someone squeal and both glances at the reason to find Throne on his knees while Lily gasps dropping the flower she had hold on.
"No, he did not" Gabriel gasps as he pushes past few people but stops as Nicholas grabs him by the collar.
"Don't ruin it" he warns and Gabriel growls.
"I was not, I just want to watch it closely my eye sight is weak" he grumbles and Nicholas chuckles as he wraps his arm around his brother knowing him too well.
"Good thing we have cameras in the house, so you can watch it whenever you want to" he grins holding Gabriel on his place.
*******
"Okay, so" Throne clears his throat as he holds Lily's hand and smiles her way.
"Yes" Lily yells making Throne laugh.
"I did not even ask" he states but she just shuffles on her feet in excitement.
"Then hurry, I need to go pee" she pouts so he pulls the ring out and puts in her finger.
"I love every inch of you, every sides of you, so say yes only because you love me in same way, say yes because you want to and say yes, so we can help bloom the little bud we have in making...
Marry me, my Rose" he smiles as he touches her growing belly and she says yes once again and bends to drop a peck on his lips before she runs shouting bathroom break.
"You sure have a bunch" Damien smiles as he pats on Gabriel's shoulder.
"Should have asked for bathroom break soon so I could lock her up in there" he sighs.
"Oh, come on, as if you are not doing happy dance seeing them" Damien grins.
*******
"Some proposal that was" Bo comments as she stands beside Gabby.
"At least she got one" Gabby replies.
"Yeah but he could have done so much better" she points out yelling at Throne who turns to glare at her.
"Fuck off" he growls before he makes his way to get his fiancée.
"If all he had to ask was marry me should have done that in private" Bo sighs as she raises a brow seeing the expression of Gabby.
"He was laying his claim on her by doing it in front of everyone" Ricardo speaks from behind.
"Oh yeah Ricardo, are you trying to say something with that statement. I mean I am pretty sure everyone in this room knew your claim when you kissed Gabby" Bo teases.
"I don't think I ever had any problem regarding on the fact who she belongs to" he states as he stares at Gabby.
"Oh no you did not" Bo laughs as she pushes Gabby a bit who stumbles and ends up in Ricardo's arms.
"Yep, give us the happy ending we deserve" she sighs dreamily before walking away.
*******
"If you let me" Ricardo whispers to Gabby who stares at him with a serious look on her face.
Before Gabby can reply anything, the music starts to blare as someone asks everyone to join in the stage before the Bride and Groom calls it a night and the son Perfect by Ed Sheeran plays in.
She goes to step out of Ricardo's arms, but he tightens his hold on her.
"Stay, dance with me" he requests as they sway along the music.
"Why are you even here?" Gabby asks softly.
"To be with you, I...I have always wanted to, but I did not know how to other than being your friend"
"But, what about Mel you two"
"Let's talk about it all in private" he pleads making her sigh.
"Okay" she agrees as she closes her eyes and puts her head on his chest as they keep on dancing slowly.
*******
"Can we talk tomorrow" Ricardo requests and Gabby frowns.
"Tomorrow?" she asks.
"Well then any time you prefer" he clears his throat.
"Tomorrow is fine by me" she agrees.
"Is there any place we can talk privately?"
"When did you start to ask me on about it?" she smiles as he looked a bit unsure.
"I don't want to upset you" he smiles, and she sighs.
"I don't know how to act around you" he confesses afterward making her chuckle.
"Why?"
"I have always been your friend and I don't know if you like me out of the friendzone" he admits so she steps ahead and kisses on the side of his jaw.
"Nothing has changed between us except the fact we have no tags now, I want you to act just as the way you have always been...
You treat me the best and no one can argue on about it" she smiles making him breath in relief.
"I will see you tomorrow" he nods as he walks away to join his brothers.
*******
"You okay?" Bo asks as she hugs Gabby from behind and she nods her head.
"So, what did you two talked about?" Bo asks her as she walks towards the fridge to pull something out.
"He wants to see me tomorrow"
"And?"
"And I said yes"
"Oh, so are you..." Bo stops as they hear something crash loudly and both turn to where the raised voices were coming from.
"Is that dad?" Gabby asks as they make their way out of the kitchen area.
"He is not taking my daughter anywhere" Gabriel shouts just as the girls reach the room where all the commotion was on going.
"Gabe, relax" Damien warns him but he does not listen.
"Relax? You are asking me to relax? He is trying to take my daughter away from me and you..."
"I think he has had enough drinks, let's all get back to our room" Amelia sighs as she tries to go grab her husband, but Gage stops his mother.
"I am not letting you near him"
"Why?" Gabriel asks his son who just holds his mother back.
"You think I will hit her?" he asks and Gage sighs.
"No, but there are broken glasses and where you are standing" Gage points and Gabriel looks at the mess he made.
"Guess, I did go overboard" he sighs.
"Lily will have to move out of the house eventually whether she marries him or anyone else" Damien speaks.
"She is not marrying anyone else" both Gabriel and Throne protests at once before they glare at each other and looks away.
"What I mean is, daughter do leave their father house one day, some day. Even my daughter is, and my wife did too" he points out.
"Lily is different case, she will not move out of the house and he has been staying with us for years, he can stay after as well"
"The kid wants to have his own space Gabe, be reasonable" Nicholas voices.
"I am being one, you all are not seeing the reasons. If he wants to have his own space, he can damn well build a house on my back yard, but Lily is not moving out of the house once they are married"
"You don't trust me with her?" Throne asks.
"Well, I have trusted you on her all my life and you sure had a way to show me how much I can" he scoffs.
"I love her" he growls in anger as he takes a step, but Damon holds his back.
"Calm down, tiger" he sighs.
"If I ever told you, you cannot marry my sister would you have been calm enough?" Throne asks Damon who groans.
"No but threatening my uncle will not be a plus for you, so calm down. We all here for you okay" he states making the point clear and Throne nods his head.
"Uncle Gabe, the place Throne is staying at is cool for him but think about once he is married to Lily. Don't you think it's too small and they are going to have a baby soon...
They will need a bigger place and no offence, but he does own a house that is not much far away but" Damon starts.
"I know that, that is why I am asking him to move in the house"
"No way am I going to be a living in with the laws kind of man"
"Well for the record you have been staying with them so" Damon points and Throne glares at his friend.
"Whose side are you on?" he growls.
"If he wants to marry my daughter he will stay in the same ground as me and that's it else forget about marrying her" Gabriel does not stand down.
"How about they visit at the house once a while?" Kathleen voices out.
"How about they do that with his house?" Gabriel counters.
"We need to find a way Gabe, and this conversation will go nowhere if this keeps on carrying on" Amelia sighs knowing how hard headed and stubborn her husband can be when pushed.
"We do have a house beside Uncle Gabe's that Throne can get for him and Lily" Nicholson voices out which makes everyone think on about it.
"No way, that's Hazel's home. I will not allow anyone to touch her place" Galterio shouts at once jumping off his chair.
"So, you would like to see your sister hurt instead?" Throne asks.
"I am not letting anyone of you throw Hazel out of her house, she is my best friend and Lily will not get hurt if she stays with us" Galterio narrows his eyes at Throne.
"Best friend? A man and woman can never be best friends, have we not learned enough from your big sister?" Throne scoffs pointing at Gabby.
"You are such an asshole, Throne" Bo shouts at the man.
"You stay the fuck out of this" Throne snaps at her.
"And you watch your fucking mouth when you talk with her or about my sister" Gage steps in front of Gabby and Bo warning Throne.
"Okay, that's enough. We all have been drinking through out the party and this conversation is going nowhere....
Everyone back to their room, we will sort this out with fresh mind" Damien orders.
"I am not drunk" Throne mumbles and Damon groans.
"Yeah idiot, now come on" Damon starts to pull his friend out.
"This is all your fault" Throne glares at Gabby who stands stunned.
*******
"What?"
"Enough" Gabriel roars in anger.
"No, what the fuck do you mean by that?" Gabby asks as she stops Damon and Throne.
"It's nothing, he is just being an asshole"
"No, I am not, he is not letting me marry Lily because of her. He wants Gabby to settle down first and we all know that will never happen...
And until she gets married, my child will have to be born as a bastard" he spats storming out of the room in anger.
"I did say he is an asshole" Bo whispers as she touches Gabby's arms to pull her out of the room, but she does not budge.
"Is that true?" Gabby asks her father who sighs rubbing his face.
"Go to your room"
"I asked you something" she sniffs.
"No, of course not. This is not the way I ever thought Lily or anyone of you will get married. He knew the consequences of what he was doing with her and yet...
All I am saying is, I am not letting him get married with Lily not because of you or anyone, but because of him. He is too hot headed, and they want to move out of the house as soon as they are married...
And it's not that I do not trust him with Lily, but look at Lily's condition, I am not letting her move out of the house at that state...
She is pregnant, and he has no one that can look after Lily except him. And, I want him to think rationally about his moves before making one...
That house that you all have been supporting him for has been locked down for years, not once either Throne or Tulip has gone to check the condition of it...
And God knows what condition it is in. They will have to renovate it all, new furnishing, decoration, too much movement, I see too much work...
Throne has a job he needs to be at and I know Lily, I know her because I know your mother. I...we...we have lost one child and I know the pain, I know because I watched your mother suffer...
And I will not let that pain repeat again if I can make things a bit easier...
If she stays with us until after the delivery, she will have one of us always around to help her through. I am not saying we will not be there for her if she moves out, but will it not be easier for your mother if she does not have to do back and forth?
Lily has no clue on about kids, I did not, we did not when we had our first child. So, that's it those are my reasons, but he just does not want to listen to me" Gabriel sighs as he drops down on his chair.
"So, you are not stopping them because of me?" Gabby asks to clear it up.
"Of course not, he is just being hurtful because things are not going as he thought. It takes so much work to make a house a home" he sighs.
*******
"You know if Pop was here, he would have been so proud of you" Nicholas smiles as he gets up from his chair.
"Yeah, he used to worry so much about you but look at you" Damien smiles as he squeezes Gabriel's shoulder before patting him on his back.
"Damon will talk with him, he just thinks you are trying to take Lily away from him and that means losing his child...
You can take the wolf away from the man, but you cannot take away the instincts of the wolf away from him. He is just being protective of them and nothing else and I am sure he will regret what he said once he cools off" Damien sighs.
"Just make him see the reason" Gabriel requests.
"He will, I know him, and I will be sure to punch him for the way he talked with you" Damon smiles as he hugs Gabby and kisses on the top of her head.
"It's okay, we always say thing when we are mad" Gabby nods her head.
"I know, I know it very well" he smiles before leaving the room.
*******
Gabby walks out of the room quietly along with Bo before they stop as they find Ricardo standing out of the room.
"What happened?" he asks, and she sniffs wiping the tears away from her eyes.
"Nothing" she replies before trying to walk past him.
"I think I will have that private talk with you now" Ricardo grabs her hand to stop her.
"I will be in my room" Bo excuses herself.
"I said nothing happened" Gabby sighs.
"Then what was that crash and arguments about and now you are crying" he asks, and Gabby shakes her head before hugging him tightly.
"Can I stay with you tonight?" she requests, and he nods his head as he at once picks her up in his arms and walks away.