Dressing the Part
Nymphadora-CullenBAU
A/N: I got this idea while watching 5x22 'Exit Wounds,' at the moment that Rossi comes into the BAU wearing a tux, and Morgan asks him if he's going for Wife #4.
As for my other stories, I haven't forgotten them; it's part writer's block, and part stress from having finals next week (and a choir concert tonight); I haven't forgotten, I'm only waiting for a more opportune moment to actually continue writing my multi-chaptered stories.
I don't own Criminal Minds; that's CBS and ABC. I just play with the characters in fanfiction, and dream about meeting the actors. (BTW, AJ Cook is now on Twitter! Go say Hi to her!) I also don't own either of the songs mentioned here; they are the sole property of the artist, writer, composer and music company they come from; in this case Avril Lavigne for the first song, and Donna Lewis and Richard Marx for the second.
David Rossi didn't have any children of his own. After three failed marriages, three divorces and three admittedly very annoyed and disgruntled wives, he had all but given up on marriage itself.
But that didn't mean that David Rossi couldn't participate in a wedding.
But it wasn't just any wedding; it was the wedding of one of his countless nieces, whom Rossi admitted were his pride and joy. This wedding was for his niece Isabella, who was his brother Mario's daughter. David noticed that Isabella looked so much like her mother, who was happily meandering with the crowd in the hotel lobby that the entire Rossi clan had booked. For a moment, Dave felt a slight pang; his brother Mario would have loved to have been here, but he had died after losing a fierce battle with brain cancer only a few years ago.
At that moment, Isabella was dancing with her husband of about four hours, George "Georgie" Galen. Isabella and Georgie had met when Georgie had gone to a community college in Virginia, with some federal funding, and Dave's help; he and Isabella had met while they had been taking the same English literature class, had started talking, and were soon an item. Dave was surprised but also quite pleased; Georgie was a wonderful young man with a promising future as an engineer. Meanwhile, Dave could see Connie and Alicia, Georgie's sisters, talking with some of Dave's nephews and a few of Isabella's friends from college.
Dave smiled; this had been an amazing event. He had not only helped with the planning of the event, but had also given Isabella away to Georgie at the beginning of the ceremony. And he had just finished the proud honor of having the father/daughter dance with Isabella; she had asked that "Uncle David" have the honors, because he had been the closest thing to a father she'd had after Mario's passing.
David watched the dance floor for a moment longer before turning to see Isabella coming over to him, smiling.
"Uncle Dave, I really want to thank you," she began "You are the greatest uncle I could ask for."
"Thank you, Bella," he said, wrapping his arms around her in a hug. She buried her head in his shoulder for a moment before turning to Georgie. "Could I have another dance with my Uncle?" she asked.
Georgie laughed. "Of course," he said. "And you don't have to ask me, Bella," he added. "Your Uncle all but raised me himself, too."
She turned away from Dave for a moment to kiss Georgie fiercely for a moment before turning to Dave. "She we?" she asked.
Dave nodded, and swept her out onto the dance floor, the music floating around them.
You're not alone
Together we stand
I'll be by your side
You know I'll take your hand
When it gets cold
And it feels like the end
There's no place to go
You know I won't give in
No I won't give in
Keep holdin' on
'Cause you know we'll make it through
We'll make it through
Just, stay strong
'Cause you know I'm here for you
I'm here for you
There's nothing you can say (Nothin' you can say)
Nothing you can do (Nothin' you can do)
There's no other way when it comes to the truth
So, keep holding on
'Cause you know we'll make it through
We'll make it through
So far away
I wish you were here
Before it's too late
This could all disappear
Before the doors close
And it comes to an end
With you by my side
I will fight and defend
I'll fight and defend, Yeah yeah
Keep holdin' on
'Cause you know we'll make it through
We'll make it through
Just, stay strong
'Cause you know I'm here for you
I'm here for you
There's nothing you can say
Nothing you can do
There's no other way when it comes to the truth
So, keep holding on
'Cause you know we'll make it through
We'll make it through
Hear me when I say
When I say I believe
Nothing's gonna change
Nothing's gonna change destiny
Whatever's meant to be
Will work out perfectly
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah..
La da da da, la da da da da
La da da da da da da da da
Keep holdin' on
'Cause you know we'll make it through
We'll make it through
Just stay strong
'Cause you know I'm here for you
I'm here for you
There's nothing you can say
Nothing you can do
There's no other way when it comes to the truth
So, keep holding on
'Cause you know we'll make it through
We'll make it through
Ahh, ahh
Ahh, ahh
Keep holdin' on
Ahh, ahh
Ahh, ahh
Keep holdin' on
There's nothing you could say
Nohing you could do
There's no other way when it comes to the truth
So, keep holding on
'Cause you know we'll make it through
We'll make it through
After Rossi gave Isabella back to Georgie, he turned toward the desert table…
And felt his phone vibrate.
Sighing, David reached into his breast pocket, and pulled out his phone, glancing at the display.
1 New Message
JJ
New Case… Briefing ASAP
Agent David Rossi closed the phone, glancing at the time display on the screen. He found Isabella and Georgie, and told them what was happening. Isabella hged him good-bye, and Georgie shook his hand.
"Have fun on your honeymoon," David said as he watched them walk onto the dance floor. Rossi then climbed the stairs out of the lobby, heading toward the exit. He turned back to the dance floor once more to see Isabella and Georgie dancing to another song.
We were strangers
Starting out on a journey
Never dreaming
What we'd have to go through
Now here we are
And I'm suddenly standing
At the beginning with you
No one told me
I was going to find you
Unexpected
What you did to my heart
When I lost hope
You were there to remind me
This is the start
Life is a road
And I want to keep going
Love is a river
I wanna keep flowing
Life is a road
Now and forever
Wonderful journey
I'll be there
When the world stops turning
I'll be there
When the storm is through
In the end I wanna be standing
At the beginning with you
We were strangers
On a crazy adventure
Never dreaming
How our dreams would come true
Now here we stand
Unafraid of the future
At the beginning with you
Life is a road
And I want to keep going
Love is a river
I wanna keep flowing
Life is a road
Now and forever
Wonderful journey
I'll be there
When the world stops turning
I'll be there
When the storm is through
In the end I wanna be standing
At the beginning with you
I knew there was somebody somewhere
Like me alone in the dark
Now I know my dream will live on
I've been waiting so long
Nothing's gonna tear us apart
Life is a road
And I want to keep going
Love is a river
I wanna keep flowing
Life is a road
Now and forever
Wonderful journey
I'll be there
When the world stops turning
I'll be there
When the storm is through
In the end I wanna be standing
At the beginning with you
Life is a road and I wanna keep going
Love is a river I wanna keep going on....
Starting out on a journey
Life is a road and I wanna going
Love is river I wanna keep flowing
In the end I wanna be standing
At the beginning with you.
Rossi smiled as he watched them dance, and left as the final notes of the song faded into another, more edgy ballad.
By the time Rossi arrived at the BAU, the rest of the team had assembled in the round table room.
"What are you workin' on, wife number 4?" Morgan asked jokingly upon seeing Rossi's attire.
"I see you people way too much." Rossi muttered in reply, taking a seat, and allowing JJ to begin briefing, the memory of the night's events dancing in his head.
A/N: Song #1: Avril Lavigne ~ Keep Holding On (Eragon)
Song #2: Richard Marx and Donna Lewis ~ At the Beginning (Anastasia)
Please feel free to drop me a review; I should start up on my other stories hopefull by the time finals end, or at least throughout the summer. Also, it seems that my little divider line thingines aren't working now... I guess I'll just put all my A/N's in a different format than the rest of my story until FF figures out why. Has anyone else had that problem?
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