A/N: Okay, it's taken me almost a month, but I finally have the first chapter finished. I was going to wait until I finished the entire story to post it but I figured it was going to take too long. This is going to be my side project and I don't know how long this will be so you're going to have to bear with me. But I promise that I'll try my best to update and besides, I'm really excited for this.
Oh and this required so much research. I legit had four different websites opened up while I wrote this. Kk. Um... well I spent majority of my birthday writing this and I think it came out pretty well so... Enjoy the sequel to Haunted!
Disclaimer: I don't own anything and whatever looks familiar does not belong to me.
This was it. Today was the big day. Camille closes her eyes, her chocolate brown eyes hiding behind her eyelids and she sighs shakily. Even the brave Camille Roberts was nervous. She fiddles with the ring on her finger, in an attempt to calm herself down. She could do this. She carefully brushes back her hair, over her shoulder and away from her dress. Her wedding dress. It was strapless with tiny little diamonds embedded at the sweetheart neckline and it hit the floor gracefully with its folds of silk and lace. She tucks the small strands of her perfectly curled hair behind her ear, twirling around. Everything almost feels surreal. Her wedding day. It was still crazy for her to think about it though it was finally here. All her life she couldn't have even dreamt of this moment and yet, here she was.
The doorknob jiggles before it's pushed open and her friends and family come rushing in.
"Aww, Camille, you look beautiful!" her mother envelops her into a hug, tiny tears forming in her eyes. "Can't believe you're getting married already!" She brushes away the oncoming tears, a smile forming. "My baby girl is all grown up," she whispers, kissing her forehead.
"Mom, it's okay, calm down," Camille chuckles softly.
"You're right," Cathleen says, dabbing at her eyes, "Sorry. I'm just excited."
Camille laughs, hugging her mom close. "It's fine mom."
Cathleen's heart lifts as she hears Camille call her mom. Sure she's said it millions of times yet it still amazes her how Camille accepted her as her mother. Calling her mom, inviting her pretty much everywhere and wanting to do things every mother and daughter would do warmed her heart.
"Hey, how are you feeling?" Stephanie asks softly, placing her hand on Camille's shoulder.
"N-nervous. I can do this, right?" Camille bounces up and down, shifting her weight from one foot to the other. "Who am I kidding? I-I can't… I don't deserve him."
"Look at me, Cam," Jo says, placing her hands on her shoulder, forcing her to stop moving around, "You're going to go out there and you know what? You're going to be the same strong Camille you've always been and you're going to marry the love of your life, the same boy you've been with for five years. You're going to start your lives together as a married couple and nothing is really going to change. You're still going to be Camille and Logan will still be Logan, just your last name will be different. Trust me Cami, Logan is head over heels for you, he wants this as much as you do. He loves you Cami, he loves you more than anything in the world and nothing is ever going to change that. You're just having pre-wedding jitters, that's all, but don't let them get to your head."
Camille flashes her a small smile, "Thanks Jo. I needed that."
"No problem and besides, by the end of this year, you're probably going to have to give me the same speech I'm giving you now," Jo laughs, twisting her own engagement ring on her finger.
"Okay guys, we got to get this show on the road," Skylar announces, fixing her own teal dress and handing Camille her bouquet of white flowers.
Camille sighs, nodding her head. "You can do this Camille. Logan wants you… You want him. Nothing's really going to change," she whispers softly to herself, just low enough so no one else hears.
Before she knows it, she's at the altar with her mom, Mrs. Knight and the rest of her friends. She knows Logan and the rest of the boys are somewhere inside though she's not sure where. "You can do this Camille," she whispers to herself one last time before entering the altar.
"Guys! I'm freaking out and you're there just eating up all the food!" Logan yells hysterically, laughing then screaming again.
"It's really good food, you know," James tells him, taking a big bite out of his snicker doodle.
"Haha. I know! Cam and I went to dozens of bakeries to find one that was good enough but that's not the point!"
"Then what is the point?" Carlos asks absent-mindedly, shoving another cookies into his mouth.
"Ahhh!" Logan yells, frustrated, "Come on, please… I need someone to tell me it's all going to be okay. That I deserve Camille even though I don't… Oh my gosh, what if she changes her mind? What if- what if…"
"For goodness sake, Logan, you'll be fine. You deserve Camille and she deserves you. I can bet a million dollars that she's freaking out about the same thing right now. Seriously though, both of you deserve each other and there's no way the both of you will stop loving each other. It'll all be fine, Logan, nothing is going to change. So get your little butt up because we have to get to your wedding in time!" Kendall tells him.
"I don't have a little butt," he pouts. "But thanks Kendall... Well we better get going, right?" Logan asks nervously, twiddling his fingers.
"You do realize it's right outside, right? And that we still have some time to go. We'll be like the only people there," Carlos informs him, reaching over for another cookie.
"But you know if we're going to argue about this, I would say Logan does have a pretty small butt," James retorts.
Kendall gives Logan a pointed look. "See? I told you."
"No, I don't don't! Camille says I have a cute butt," Logan says before blushing a scarlet red. Why did I just say that?
"She probably just said that when you guys were fu-"
"No! No, no, no. Can we stop talking about this?"
"Fine... but you do have a small butt."
"Shut up Kendall! I do not!"
They all walk in front of the main door, boys to the right and girls to the left. Kelly, Jo, Stephanie, Skylar and Katie all smile at their respective partner except for Kelly who faces Gustavo. They flash shy smiles at their boyfriends and girlfriends, mouths open in awe.
"You look really pretty today, Katie. I mean not that you don't everyday… but you just look extra nice today," Ethan says, taking her hand in his. She blushes and a smile appears on Ethan's boyish features. He leans in kissing her cheek affectionately, of course not without making Kendall stiffen. Then he shakes his head as if he just witnessed the most disgusting thing and leans in and kisses Jo on the lips. There. That was better.
Then the doors open and reveal the interior of the church. The altar has large curtains hanging from the high ceiling, silky as ever. There are white rose petals and white roses everywhere and teal colored candles were set ablaze in their ceramic holders. Ribbons were neatly tied and flowers were carefully put in bunches and the entire place was set. Logan was up in the front of the altar with the priest and all the guests were seated. It was go time.
Skylar and James take a deep breath and Skylar clutches her small bouquet tighter and they both hold hands and gracefully float down the aisle. Next, Kelly and Gustavo follow in a similar manner as do Stephanie and Carlos and Katie and Ethan as well. Then Kendall and Jo follow, walking elegantly down the aisle, taking their spots next to the priest. Then is the flower girl and the ring bearer, both who are Logan's cousins and were absolutely adorable. Then the bride is revealed. A gasp echoes around the room and everyone rises. She's being escorted by her father. Logan's breath hitches in his throat and his eyes widen in surprise. He's in a awe. He has never seen her look more beautiful than today. "Doesn't she look beautiful?" he breathes out. He watches as she holds her bouquet tightly and her father's arm loosens a bit as they get closer.
"Who gives this women away to wed this man?"
"Her mother and I do," he says, patting Camille arm and kissing her cheek before taking a seat next to his wife.
"You look gorgeous," Logan whispers, just so Camille can hear and no one else. She blushes, batting her eyelashes. She mouths "thank you" to him, both of them smiling wider than ever before.
"We are gathered here today to celebrate the unification of Camille Anne Roberts and Logan Hortence Mitchell."
A few coughs and giggles erupt at the mention of Logan's now middle name but previous first name. Logan silently thanks Ms. Diamond for making him legally change his name to something certainly more manly as Hortence was clearly a girl's name.
The priest then repeated the charge to the bride and groom, though Camille and Logan are both lost in each others eyes. "Amen," they whisper quietly in response to the charge.
"Please join hands," he commands, "Logan, do you take Camille to be your lawfully wedded wife to love and to cherish? Do you promise to always be at her side through all struggles, in sickness and in health, in poverty and in wealth? Do you promise to hold your love and only strengthen it?"
"I do." He smiles, resisting the urge to kiss her right then and there.
"Camille do you take Logan to be your lawfully wedded husband to love and to cherish? Do you promise to always be at his side through all struggles, in sickness and in health, in poverty and wealth? Do you promise to hold your love and only strengthen it?"
"I do."
"Logan and Camille have chosen to write their own vows," the priest announces, nodding at them to begin.
Butterflies flutter in her stomach as she begins."Logan…" she gulps, holding back oncoming tears, "You're sweet, smart, and everything I could ever want. You're my best friend, my lover. Words can't describe how much I'm in love with you. You're my air, my soul, my everything. I'm nothing without you. You've given me all the happiness in the world. When I first saw you on the day you moved to L.A., I'm sure you were scared of me. But that didn't really matter to me because when I first laid my eyes on you, I wanted you. You were mine. I fought off every girl that even tried to look your way," she says, laughing, "It took a little while for me to cool down and you to break out of your little box but eventually we did get together. We make each other complete, Logan. You're my other half, my soul mate. Despite how cheesy all this is sounding, I love you and I continue to fall more and more in love with you everyday. Hell is… an understatement if we were to describe what we've been through. It's been a rough journey and I know we've both had our scares and we've made some… hasty decisions but love pulled through for us." Tears officially spill over but the smile remains. "And I can't thank you enough for making me feel loved and like someone wanted me. For years, I stopped believing. In love, in life, in everything. I was a hollow shell but when I met you, life returned. I learned to love and live life like there was no tomorrow. Thank you for that, Logan. I love you so much."
By now tears were sparkling in Logan's eyes as well and his smile trembled. "Look at you, you're going to make me cry," he chuckles, "But Cam… You're amazing. You're spontaneous, sweet and beautiful and I love you with all my heart and more. I can't tell you how much I love you. Not going to lie, you did scare me when I first met you. But as we got to know each other, I started to learn more and more about you and along the way, I fell in love with you. I'm still in love with you. But I have no idea why such an amazing girl chose a nerdy boy like me. You've taught me so much Cami, you've taught me that it's okay to love- that love is a beautiful thing. You've taught me to speak up for myself and just be… me. When I was little, my dad left us. It was just my mom and me and we struggled a lot and I began to think love was stupid. I would look at my mom and just think that it was only going to bring me sadness. But you proved me wrong, Cam. You showed me that love brings happiness and how it brings everything good in the world. When I'm with you, I feel like I'm on top of the world and I know as long as I have you, nothing can harm us. No one can separate us. Our love has only gotten stronger over the years and now we're going to become one. We're going to spend the rest of our lives together. I love you, Camille. So much."
By now most of the ladies at the altar were crying and even the men were shedding a few tears here and there.
"That… was… so… beautiful," James cries, dabbing his eyes. Logan jabs his ribs with his elbow, slightly embarrassed.
"May I have the rings?"
Carlos reaches over to the young boy, untying the rings from his pillow and handing them to the priest.
"The wedding ring is a symbol of eternity. It is an outward sign of an inward and spiritual bond which unites two hearts in endless love. And now as a token of your love and of your deep desire to be forever united in heart and soul, you Logan Mitchell, may place a ring on the finger of your bride."
"Camille, I give you this ring as a symbol of my love and faithfulness to you," Logan slides the wedding band onto Camille's slender left ring finger carefully, smiles and applause erupting from the guests as the both of them are lost in their own little world.
"By the same token Camille, you may place a ring on the finger of your groom."
"Logan, I give you this ring as a symbol of my love and faithfulness to you," Camille, in a similar fashion, slides the wedding band onto his left ring finger.
They catch each others eyes and smile. This was it. They were almost finished with their marriage ceremony. Soon they would officially be Mr. and Mrs. Logan and Camille Mitchell. It was so close that they could almost taste the sweet happiness.
They then turn around as the minister addresses them to do and together, they light a candle, as a symbol of their love, commitment and unity of their marriage. And as one flame cannot be separated, neither can two lovers. They were each other's mind, body and soul from here and forevermore. They then blow out their individual candles, letting their unity candle stand ablaze.
The priest then holds their hands and together they say a prayer, devoting themselves to one another and proclaiming their love for one another.
Then the moment has come and the minister turns towards Logan, smiling. "Logan… You may kiss your bride!"
Then ever so gently, Logan leans in and cups Camille's face in his hands and connects their lips. It's short but passionate and every ounce of love comes pouring out. More cries are heard from various people as they witness the beautiful moment. They bump foreheads before separating, though not without a bit of regret. It's taking them everything to not celebrate this moment in their own way.
"It is now my privilege to introduce to you Mr. and Mrs. Logan and Camille Mitchell," the minister concludes.
They then face the crowd hand in hand, tears rolling down their cheeks every now and then. They did it. They made it. By law and in their hearts they were now one and right now, in this moment, they were invincible. Because after all, love conquers all.
A/N: So thank you for the amazing response I have had to Haunted and this story is dedicated to all of you readers. I hope you liked this. I'm really excited for this so get ready for loads of Lomille to come your way. I'm on spring break right now so you never know, there might be another update coming soon... We'll see.
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