Continuation of Chapter 20:
With Michael and Jenni's wedding only being a week away, all the last minute plans were finalized in a rush. There was still some discussion on where the wedding would take place. Michael thought it would be nice to get married on his back porch like Derrick and Jade did, but Jenni feared there wouldn't be enough room for all the guests. She thought a nice place to get married would be at the old amphitheater, with built in seating and beautiful views! Michael had to think about it for a few days, but remembered it's always best to allow what the bride wants on her wedding day. So he called Jenni and agreed that the amphitheater would be a wonderful place to get married.
One night while chatting on the phone with Jenni, Jenni suggested to Michael that he should have a bachelor party.
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(That should say "we" instead of "you" ;) )
Michael was quite surprised to say the least. "Are you serious?"
"Yeah!" Jenni cried, "you should TOTALLY have a fun night with all your guy friends. I don't think I've seen you hang out with them in like, ever."
"Well, I haven't been able to since having a bunch of kids."
"True. Did you have a bachelor party before you married Bronwyn?"
"No, actually."
"Really? Well then this one will be extra special!"
Michael sighed and said, "I dunno Jenni, I'm not a big...drinker or very fond of looking at a stripper before I am about to get married."
Jenni loved that he felt that way. It helped her not to ever worry about him checking out other women or wanting to have an affair. She just LOVED this wonderful man.
"I appreciate that," she said to him, "then just tell the guys not to bring a stripper."
Michael chuckled, "I dunno. Some of the guys I used to work with will probably call one over even though they said they wouldn't."
"Well...if they do then just enjoy it, but NO TOUCHING!" She chuckled.
"You don't have anything to worry about."
"By the way, I don't think I have EVER seen you drink. Is there a reason for that?" Jenni waited for this response in anticipation.
Rubbing his forehead, Michael answered, "Well, it's very bad for your body, number one. I feel funny counseling patients to quit drinking because of their health when I do it myself. Second, I don't like the way it makes me feel. I struggle not being in control."
"Oh you DO, do you?" Jenni teased.
Michael just stood there in silence.
"Look," she continued, "just let yourself go and have a super fun night! ONE night! You've needed a night like that for a LONG time!"
She does make a good point, Michael thought. He sighed and said, "Ok, I guess so."
Jenni squealed a little. "Awesome! I can't wait to hear all about it!"
Since when does a bride like the thought of her husband having a bachelor party? Michael thought. Have the times changed THAT much?
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The night of the bachelor party arrived. Michael only invited five of his good guy friends and of course Derrick and Jade would be present since they lived there. He made all the younger ones go up to bed, which made Molly a little upset, but Andrea and Tristan didn't care.
The first guest to arrive was Jade's father. He brought with him a bottle of champagne and congratulated Michael on his upcoming marriage. Michael thanked him and then just had a crazy thought. He thought about Jenni saying he should go all out and have fun which caused him to recall something back at college parties that involved champagne...
"Maybe we should enjoy some of this now?" Michael suggested.
Jade's father smiled and said, "Well, maybe we should go inside first?"
But Michael was shaking the drink behind his back. When he aimed the open end of the bottle toward his friend, Oliver cried out, "Oh don't you dare!"
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The champagne shot out with great force, nailing Oliver in the face. At first he wasn't too thrilled about it, but figured he should open his mouth and enjoy some while he could!
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(ignore the kid in the picture. lol )
Drenched in the champagne Oliver said, "Whew! Man...I didn't expect that from you Michael!"
"Neither did I," Michael said laughing, "but that was kind of fun!" He drank what tiny bit was left in the bottle. It tasted bitter but he got over it quickly.
"I'm not buying you another bottle of champagne," Oliver said.
Michael chuckled and put his arm around him. "I'm sorry. Thank you for the gift. I think I enjoyed it more fully doing that to ya!" Then they both walked into the house.
The other four friends that arrived were three of Michael's buddies from the Hospital and the other was a former patient. He, Juan Darer, was quite a character and naturally brought lots of beer, vodka and champagne for everyone.
"I can't believe you invited him dad," Derrick said shaking his head, "Do you realize how crazy it's going to get?"
"Well," Michael began in a soft tone, "he heard I was having a bachelor party and approached me at the store asking if he could come. I couldn't just tell him No!"
"Sure you could!" Derrick said, "he's likely to RUIN the party! You're too nice sometimes dad."
"Look, he is a former patient whose had a tough life. Granted he never really listened to some of the advice I gave him about drinking, but he's a good guy and we established a friendship so I couldn't say No."
Derrick just shook his head again and sighed, "Ok, dad."
"Doctor Holland!" Juan greeted loudly coming towards him and Derrick. He obviously had a few drinks in him.
"Are you enjoying yourself Juan?" Michael asked.
Juan slapped his arm around Michael and replied, "Oh yeah! I can't believe you're getting married again!"
Michael smiled.
"I would be honored if you would let me give a toast!"
Michael and Derrick both shot glances at each other.
"Uhh," Michael said, lightly removing himself from Juan's grasp, "Sure."
With a big grin, Juan clapped his hands together and said, "Alright! Let's get this party started!" and headed toward the living room.
Patting Michael on the back, Derrick said jokingly, "Good going dad."
Michael brought the palm of his hand to his eyes. Oh boy...Let's see how this turns out...
Back in the living room, Juan waved his hands around and ordered everyone to gather around.
"I give a toast," he began, "to the man of the night, Doctor Michael Holland."
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"One of the best doctors, and man, I have ever known," he continued with a hiccup. "He has finally decided to move on with his life, marry another woman and make babies."
Derrick covered his eyes while Jade held her laugh in so hard that she snorted. Michael's cheeks grew red.
"So tonight, we are gonna celebrate his last few days of being a single dad and bachelor. Let's make it memorable. So let's party the night away! All drinks are on me!" Juan then proceeded to hand out drinks to everyone. "Now!" he addressed again, "first order of business...to SPRAY DOCTOR HOLLAND WITH CHAMPAGNE! YEAH!"
Everyone else cried out, "Yeah!" even Jade, which shocked Derrick. He just didn't see the fun in spraying alcohol all over someone, especially his dad.
Michael tried to avoid it, but he wasn't fast enough. Soon he was drenched in more alcohol than he had ever consumed and too much of it got in his mouth. He was determined to get everyone back with that. First, he headed into the bathroom to dry himself off for a little bit. Once he got back out he noticed there was a whole different party going on out there than before. The music was turned up, TV was on, everyone was drinking and laughing loudly. It felt like a college party again. How long was I in there? Michael couldn't help thinking, but he shrugged it off and thought, Ok, now to find some drinks to spray on everyone else who got me! After drinking a bit of champagne from a bottle, he shook it up real good and sprayed Juan first. He then proceeded to do this to everyone else who was present. They all got a kick out of it and Michael was really beginning to enjoy himself, even though he felt light headed.
The doorbell rang which caught everyone by surprise, except for Juan. He ran to the door, opened it and said, "Ladies! Please come on in. We have been waiting for you!"
Oh no, Michael thought.
It wasn't just one stripper that showed up, but TWO! They were dressed in sensual maid outfits. Many of the guys stared at them bug-eyed and whistled. The girls turned on their music and proceeded to do a dance for everyone, particularly calling out for "the man of the night."
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When Michael appeared on the scene they encouraged him to bring a chair and sit between them so they could dance around him and maybe even give him a lap dance. These ladies were very pretty, but Michael declined nicely saying, "There's only one woman I will allow to do that to me and that is my bride."
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The girls just shrugged it off and kept dancing. Most of the guests thought Michael was CRAZY to say that, but it wasn't unexpected. Juan showed up with his arm around Buddy Bailey and said, "I may not be the man of the night ladies, but both of us would LOVE to accept your declined offer!"
The girls smiled and nodded their heads. Michael couldn't figure out why he was standing there watching, but a touch on the back from his son snapped him out of it. "Hey dad," Derrick said, "Good call. Here have a drink." Michael took the can of beer from his son, popped it open and chugged it down. When he was done he said to Derrick, "I knew this was going to happen. I shouldn't have agreed to have this party."
"It's all good dad," Derrick said, "If things get too out of hand just ask the girls to leave. Besides this has been real fun and heaven knows you've needed to have a good time for YEARS!"
When the ladies finished dancing for the two men, Buddy was so aroused and drunk that he passed out on the floor.
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Michael's instincts caused him to run over and offer help, but one of his hospital buddies stopped him and said, "Don't worry about him Michael. He sloshed! I'm sure he will wake up in a few minutes." Michael was just surprised it wasn't Juan laying on the floor passed out! After having a nice, and funny, chat with his hospital friend, Michael began to feel strangely happy. All his feelings of not really caring for the event were gone. He felt like...partying, and that's was just what he did. He drank, laughed with his buddies, joked around with Derrick and Jade and even broke out some old dance moves that no one recognized.
The two strippers were chilling on the couch for a moment, but once one of them saw Michael's dance moves she had to join in.
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(Lol!)
After a bit of dancing, she led Michael into the kitchen and asked him to tell her more about himself. At this point Michael was finding it hard not to laugh and keep his balance.
"Well," he began with slurred speech, "I have 5 kids. 1 is married, the other is single, another one is a genius and another just had a baby," he stopped to take a breath, "and the youngest one is a good lookin' boy like me!"
The stripper eyed him up and down and said, "For sure."
"And I'll get two more kids when I get married!" Michael nearly shouted. "There's Sue, my step-daughter and Ken. He is mine." Then he hiccuped.
"Oh really?" the stripper asked curiously, but she had to ask, "What do you do for a living?"
Michael stood up confidently and said, "I am a doctor!"
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"Wow!" the stripper said, "now THAT...is s-e-x-y." She inched closer to him and was about to lay on a kiss, but Jade ran into the kitchen.
She tapped Michael on his shoulder and he turned around. For a few seconds he couldn't make out who it was.
"Sorry, dad," Jade said, "but I can't help it." She aimed a bottle of champagne at him and soaked his face.
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Only this time Michael wasn't annoyed by it, he welcomed it!
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"Nice one Jade," he said with a mouth full of liquid. "You are Jade right?"
Chuckling, Jade answered, "Yes, dad. Are you alright?"
Michael gripped the counter, trying to keep his balance. "Yeah," he said, "I think I just need a little break."
"I think so too," Jade said, taking his arm. "Come on, let's go outside and get some fresh air." She led him out the front door and he staggered a little down the steps.
"I didn't think you were going to get drunk at all!" Jade told him.
Squinting his eyes Michael said, "I didn't plan on it...I just had this sudden urge to go crazy."
"Probably too much alcohol from everyone spraying you caused that."
"Yeah. Can we sit on the grass?" he asked.
Jade originally planned to have him sit on the stairs, but she said, "Ok."
They walked over to the side of the house and plopped down on the grass. Michael stared up at the stars and said, "You know, my Andrea discovered a new star a couple of years back. She named it Pluto."
"Oh really? I don't think any of you ever told me that."
"Yup," he paused and then continued. "The stars sure look beautiful tonight."
Jade nodded, looking up at them as well. Then after a minute or so she felt Michael take her hand.
(No joke! This happened in the game and once I discovered what happened it was too late to take a picture. I had to break it up! ;) )
Mortified, Jade immediately removed her hand and said, "Okay...you are more wasted than I thought! I think it's time for bed." Immediately she stood up and helped Michael up.
Michael just shook his head and asked, "What did I do?"
"Nothing," Jade said quickly pulling him toward the front door, "we'll talk about it later, but for now we are ending this party so you can go to bed!"
The swiftness of her pulling him to the door caused Michael to feel very dizzy.
Once inside, he passed out on the floor.
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Jade ran to find Derrick and told him what happened.
"Alright everyone!" Derrick called out, "party is over. Get on home!"
The designated driver of the group proceeded to corral everyone into his van. The house was a complete mess, but Derrick and Jade couldn't worry about that right now. They carefully picked up their father off the floor and took him to his bed.
Lol!
Stay tuned! :)
