--After all, I didn't think breast implants fell into the category of 'uber-conservative.'
But, hell, what did I know?-- yeah, pretty sure implants DON'T fit into that category, heheheh.

--Claudia's entire family looked like they drank Ensure as their nightly meal before they soaked their false teeth.-- I luvs my Kay :)

--I was pretty sure that her tear reservoir was genetically mutilated.-- Best line!

--I didn't answer. There was no breaking mom's bubble. I was just going to sit back, let her have her damn doves, and then party like no tomorrow once the reception was underway. Mom and dad would be way too busy being parents of the groom to keep track of me. And even though Brooke said she would never be too busy for me, I knew Brooke was going to be totally engrossed with Trevor.
I was on my own. And I was used to it.-- Uh-oh... do i smell trouble?

Author's Response: Ah, some of her bitter comments crack me up. LoL. And, of course you smell trouble! It's Kay!

Woohoo! Thank God the wedding is over!

--I was hoping that I'd finally be able to sit down, but mom intercepted me.

"Receiving line," she said.

"What?!" I said.

"You're family. You've got to be in the line," mom said.

That was how, ten minutes later, I was stuck in a line shaking hands or giving hugs to people I had never met in my life.

The whole idea of a receiving line seemed incredibly stupid to me. Wasn't that what a reception was all about?-- I agree, ain't that what the reception is for?

--All of a sudden, Noah was standing in front of me.
"Great job up there," he said with a smile.
"I didn't do anything," I said. His eyes sparkled.
"You held those flowers like a pro," he teased. I laughed.-- I luv Noah :)

--Landon got a kick out of hearing that my dress color was puce.
I was so glad I could make someone's day.-- Gotta luvs the Landon :)

--"Pictures, Kay-d bug," he said.

"More pictures?" I said. He laughed.

I was sure that my feet were going to be a bloody mess. With every little step I had to take I felt another blister form. Towards the end I couldn't even fake a smile.-- see, that's one of the reasons i'm not gonna wear heels EVER. And yeah, weddings mean a HELL of a lot of pictures!

--"Party on, dad," I said, quoting one of his favorite, albeit ancient movies. He chuckled.

"Party on, Kay."-- OMG, eternal dork-itude!

Author's Response: LoL I love eternal dork-itude! :) And I love my Carter boys too. haha the receiving line at my wedding was like longer than my actual ceremony. Craziness. :)

--I kinda like the psychiatrist, she seems to really wanna help, like it's not just a 'job' to her (as it sometimes becomes with so many psychiatrists these days)

--Uh-oh... hope there isn't too much damage to the left wrist... that numbness doesn't sound good.....

Author's Response: Well, she's a young psychiatrist so maybe it hasn't worn her down as much as the others. Which for Kay's sake, that''s a good thing. She needs someone who WANTS to help.

--"My math teacher looks like a turtle," I said. Marcie laughed.-- Awesome comment!

--"Just another thing wrong with me," I mumbled.-- Oh, kayleigh, Kayleigh, kayleigh... there ain't nothing wrong with you

--"I had another appointment today so we've got to cut it short today," she said. She sniffed the air. I frowned.-- stupid Claw-dia... dumb b***h (sorry, but it had to be said)

--"I'm sorry," Marcie said pleasantly. "But her parents have paid for her whole session and I intend to honor that."
Claudia's eyes widened. I looked between them.
"Well, if she doesn't come now, she's going to walk," Claudia said.
"If you had an appointment, why didn't you have someone else bring Kay?" Marcie asked. I smiled. I felt like I had an ally. Claudia bristled.-- WOOHOO!!! Go Marcie!!!

--"Why don't I just take you home Kay?" she asked. I looked at her in surprise.-- WooHoo!!! For those of us keeping score, that's- Marcie- 2,000,000, Claw-dia- Big Fat 0

--"Are you serious?"
She smiled. "About what?"
I pointed towards the door. Marcie sighed. "I promised your parents that I would talk to the three of you as a unit on any issues."
"Is that why you're taking me home?" I asked. "Because I don't know if you've noticed, but Claudia's a huge issue."
I saw a muscle in her jaw tick. "I noticed."-- Okay, now it's: Marcie- 3,000,000, Claw-dia- negative 1,000,000.

--Glad that Marcie talked to Leigh & Brian about the possibility of Kay having dyslexia.

--Mom laughed. "Hostility? That's crazy. She's always been nothing but sweet to Kay."-- yeah, in front of people...

--"Actually," Marcie said. Everyone looked back at her. "We had a small altercation in my office a couple days ago."
My eyes widened. Why didn't she tell me?
"What type of altercation?" dad asked.
"She became uncomfortable with my questioning and went on the defensive."
Marcie brushed back her hair. There were a chunk taken out.-- okay, new score: Marcie 5,000,000... Claw-dia negative 3,000,000

--Motherfucker," I said breathlessly.
"KAYLEIGH!" mom said.
"What?!" I looked at mom and pointed towards Marcie. "Claudia's nuts!"-- YES!!! Luved Kay's reaction!!

--I know I should have headed up the stairs, but instead I veered off towards the stairs leading down to the studio.-- exactly what I would have done :)

"Yeah. Dad, I didn't mean it. I guess I was just mad at Claudia for lying about the whole virgin thing. Maybe that was me getting back at her in a way."

My eyes widened. I clamped my hand over my mouth.

So Baylee had gotten a little surprise on his wedding night. That didn't surprise me. But what had Claudia walked in on?-- I knew she wasn't no virgin

--Baylee had kissed Marcie! And Claudia had walked in! Oh boy!-- to quote Lenni "Oy vey in a half shell :)

Author's Response: Total oy vey in a half shell! :) I love that you gave Marcie like a billion points...she kinda deserved those this chapter!

--"Maybe she's sleeping," I said. Something told me she wasn't sleeping.-- My Kay-Kay knows these thing ;)

--"Out of Order?" I asked. "How does a pool go Out of Order?"-- I must say that it shows a big improvement in Kay already that she didn't think about sex when he took her to the pool w/o their suits...Noah's mind, however, is another story lmao!

--One thing's for sure...never trust a Carter.-- heeheehee, ain't that the truth... tho 9 times outta ten, it results in good stuff...

--There was no holding back with him. He was like a freakin' volcano.-- LMAO

--"I want to hear you scream," he growled in my ear.

"I won't give you the satisfaction," I teased with my last bit of sanity. He gave me a sultry smile.

"I give you less than a minute," he said.

He should have only given me thirty seconds because that's all he needed. There was a slight shifting, a booty grab, and a kiss that had me losing all bravado.

At least this time I didn't sob like a baby. This time was just for pleasure.-- 30 seconds... damn :)

--"Now do you know why the pool's out of order?" Noah teased. I pressed against his chest and pushed at him playfully.

"Shut up," I laughed.-- omg, i totally LOL'd at this :)

--Brooke shook her head. "I let my emotions run away with me. I need to figure out the Trevor situation."

I crawled into my own bed. I didn't see how she could backtrack, but I didn't say anything about it.-- I don't see any backtracking either... I just hope that Nate is truly as good as we all think. I swear, i one more guy hurts my BooBoo, they all go down ('cept Noah & Nicky, of course)

--I pressed my face against the pillow. The way things were going in L.A., it was going to be hell going back. I only had tomorrow. I'd go to Brooke's afternoon rehearsal, her concert and then head back to Atlanta the morning after. Noah would go back to Tampa.

The distance was going to suck.-- yes, yes it is. it's gonna suck royally :(

--"How are things with Baylee?" I asked cautiously.

Dad smiled. "It's funny you should mention that. He's at the house...waiting for you."

I arched an eyebrow. "Waiting for me? Why?"

"You'll see."

I didn't like the sound of that.-- I don't like the sound of that either :(

--I stifled a curse.

Baylee and the Clawdiator were sitting on the couch. Baylee was holding her hands. They were sitting close together.-- Damn it, Claw-diator is still around

--"Claudia and I are having a baby," Baylee said breathlessly.

I blinked. My mouth fell slack.

"How the fuck did that happen?" I blurted.

"Kay!" mom said.

"What?" I said hotly. "I heard Bay tell dad that she wasn't a virgin. Who's kid is it?"-- OMG! Luved Kay's reaction :) I'm wondering the same thing

--I didn't want to argue with dad. He meant well. Yet I knew that Claudia was crazy long before this happened.

And I still had my doubts.-- Me too, Kay-Kay, me too

--"Is he boyfriend material?" mom asked lightly.

The blush deepened. "Yeah."-- YAY! Mom approves of NoNo... solong as she don't find out how far they've gone....
I just couldn't get excited. My attempt at matchmaking had failed. Stupid Baylee didn't keep it wrapped and now I was going to pay the price. Mom and dad were going to get obsessed with the whole 'grandparent' thing. It was going to be like wedding preparations all over again except for the fact that a baby was going to be around a lot longer than the year it took to plan that damn party.

My second rate status was going to creep back into place. I just knew it. I turned off my TV and fell back.

Claudia had won another round. She was probably doing a dance with her pitchfork right now.

I was so screwed.-- aw, my poor Kay-Kay :(

Author's Response: Leighanne so wanted Noah and Kay to get together. She's a happy mother right now. Of course she doesn't know details. She might not be so happy. NoNo is a good boy...most times. lol.

--At this point, I think we threw the whole therapist/client thing out the window.-- once you've seen your therapist banging your brother... yeah, the 'rules' go out the window

--I had a feeling that Baylee was as good of an actor as I was. I hadn't noticed any change when he was around Claudia. He still made it seemed like he was her lap puppy.-- well... you two are related... so, i can see where he would be just as good, if not better at acting :)

--"If I've got to keep a secret for you, you've got to keep a secret for me."

"Anything," he promised. I took a deep breath.

"I think I'm pregnant."

Bay's eyes about popped out of his socket. "What?!"-- heheheheh

--I explained my symptoms. I didn't go into any details about the pool even though I probably should have. Baylee deserved a gross mental image of his sister getting busy. Lord knows I had one about him.

Blech.-- Bay totally deserves a disgusting mental pic :)

--Baylee sighed. "We're both screwed up. How did that happen? Mom and dad aren't screwed up."

I looked up at him. He looked down at me.

We laughed.

"Okay, so mom's a little screwed up," he said. "Remember the synchronized swimmers for their anniversary party?"-- Mom's more than a lil screwed up :)

--"Remember when dad fell off the riding lawn mower?" I asked.

Baylee laughed. "He was drunk."

My eyes widened. "Nu-uh."

Bay grinned. "Have you seen mom and dad's liquor cabinet? Just because they're Christian, doesn't mean they don't like a good buzz."-- hehehehe, falling off the lawn mower lmao

--"I was so excited about being a dad," he suddenly said.-- :( aw, pooy Bay... i'ma dismember Clawdiator... after the baby comes... don't wanna hurt an innocent child

I swallowed around a lump in my throat. At that moment, I didn't think I could love Baylee anymore. I knew exactly what he meant. We had both been cheated out of our first times.-- :( poor Bay & Kay... some people suck :(

"I guess my lil' sis knew better than I did, huh?"-- Lil sisters ALWAYS know more than we're given credit for

--"Why don't we stop for some ice cream before we head home?" Baylee asked. "That way mom won't wonder why we're back so soon."

I laughed. My big brother was as much of a sneak as I was.

"Sounds good to me," I said happily.

At the moment, everything sounded good.-- :)

Author's Response: I have this mental picture of a drunk Brian falling off a riding lawn mower...it ALWAYS makes me giggle. I have no clue why :) Bay should totally listen to lil' sis more often. :)

--"Well, they don't call August the dog days of summer for nothing," dad pointed out.
"Dad, it's too hot for dogs out here," I complained.-- heheheh

--I whirled around. A dark haired guy with amazing green eyes and perfect teeth was smiling at me. He had a camera around his neck and a huge bag slung over his shoulder.
He was gorgeous. And he had caught me at the exact moment that I had gotten a butt blister.
Perfect.-- of course she'd fall for the cameraman :) She is her daddy's daughter :) Don'tcha just luv the guys timing? :)

--I unscrewed the water and took a drink. A big line dribbled down my chin.
So attractive.-- gotta luv the dribble :)

-- Of course sam 'broke' his leg ;)

--"Alright," I said. "Be prepared to cut these pants off me when I get off the stage. If they don't melt first."-- Damn, leather? What was she thinking... oh, right, they make her butt look great... ROTFLMAO!

--"Because of you guys, this song just recently made it to number one. This song is very special to me. You see, my brother wrote it. It's called Chaotic."-- woohoo, gotta give credit where credit is due :)

--From superstar to nobody in ten minutes.-- yeah, right... i doubt you'll ever truly be a 'nobody' BooBoo.

--"He's eighteen, BooBoo," dad called out behind him. I made a face.
Leave it to dad to insinuate that my harmless conversation was anything more.
As if!-- He's daddy... it's his job :)

Author's Response: She totally is her daddy's daughter. I love when guys have bad timing...it makes that first meeting unforgettable. And leather in a hundred degree heat...the girl's nuts even if she does look good! Glad you enjoyed the first chapter. :)