A/N: I know I know. Another multichap when I have like 5 that I rarely update. I can't stop. Im sorry. I always get new ideas for new stories. This one stems from watching too much Say Yes to the Dress and living with a hiatus for over 6 months. Anyway, this whole fic will be nothing but fluff, just the different details of Jassandra's wedding. Some chapters, like this first one, will be long, some chapters, like one where Cassandra picks her dress, will be short. Hope you enjoy my tomfoolery!
"Merry Christmas!" Jake exclaimed as his sister opened the door to her house. It was Christmas Eve and the Librarian had traveled home to Oklahoma to visit his family.
"Jake!" his sister Harper proclaimed. "You made it! Come in!"
Jake entered the ranch, weighed down with bags full of presents. Behind him, Cassandra stumbled to the door, carrying bags of her own.
"Cassandra! So happy to see you again" Harper smiled. The redhead had been to see Jake's family before. The pair had been dating for almost two years now.
"Great to see you Harper!" she squealed.
It was Cassie's favorite night of the year, and she couldn't be happier than to be spending it with Jake and his family. If her parents were doing anything for Christmas, they hadn't invited her, so when Jake asked her to come along with him to his sister's house, she happily agreed.
Once all of the bags were set down on the floor, Jake enveloped his little sister in a hug. Cassandra embraced her as well.
"Everyone's inside" Harper said. "Dinner will be ready soon."
Jake placed his arm around Cassandra and led her into the living room, where his entire family was gathered.
"Jake!" A shout rang out, and instantly, everyone was up out of their seats and embracing the pair.
Jake's family was large, and even that was an understatement. He was one of 5 children, and all of his siblings were married with children of their own.
There was the oldest, Jackson, with his wife Mia and their children Ava, Elijah and Olivia. Then came Liam with his wife Paisley. They had two children, James and Emma.
Jake was the middle child, the only one of them still unmarried, and also the only one to have ever left Oklahoma.
Harper was married to a man named Ethan . They had two children of their own, Landon and Avery.
Finally there was Sophia, the baby. Married not many years ago to a man named Wyatt, they had one son: Aiden.
Jake was trampled by his nieces and nephews while his siblings and in-laws were all trying to embrace him at the same time.
Cassandra, also met with countless greetings, struggled to place the right name to every face. She hoped that she didn't mess up, or worse, lose control.
"Good to see you're still bringin' Cassandra 'round" Jackson said, patting his brother on the back. Jake laughed, filled with joy from family, the holiday, and especially Cassandra.
He looked over at her, smiling with his sisters. She was radiant, nothing less than perfect in his eyes. She was dressed in a short sleeve red dress with a white collar. With her red curls, she looked something like Little Orphan Annie, save for the green sweater covering her shoulders.
"Uncle Jake Uncle Jake did you bring us presents?" Landon pleaded, hanging onto Jake's leg.
"Yes I did" he laughed. He felt someone tugging on his other pant leg and looked down to see Olivia grinning up at him, teeth missing all over.
Jake smiled and scooped her up in his arms as the girl squealed.
"Well you got bigger since I last saw you" he noted
"I'm six now" Olivia proclaimed. "I'm a big girl."
" 'naw you're still my little cowgirl" Jake stated, beginning to tickle the girl mercilessly.
Cassandra ignored the crowd for a moment as she looked over and stared at him. He was always so great with his nieces and nephews. She knew that she wanted to build a family with him. He would be a wonderful father.
"Hey y'all" Harper called from the kitchen. "Supper's ready"
"So Cassandra" Paisley asked later that night as the family was eating dinner. "What brings ya here with us this Christmas?"
"Oh my parents were never really big on Christmas" Cassie explained. "They were more practical. We never had anything like this" She indicated the entire space around her, which was covered floor to ceiling in festivity.
"Thank you so much for having me by the way" she said, directing her words towards Harper now. "This is gorgeous."
"You're very welcome Pumpkin" Harper smiled.
"So tell me somethin'" James said bluntly. "You two kids ever gonna get hitched?"
Cassandra froze and Jake choked on his beer. For everyone else, the moment was simply awkward, but he was the only one who had felt a ring box burning a hole in his pocket all night.
"Well I mean we've talked about it" Cassandra answered. "But it hasn't really come up yet. I mean, I'm sure someday…"
"Ya" Jake interrupted, perhaps a little too quickly for his liking. He was just happy that Cassie hadn't replied with something like 'they weren't ready'. From across the table, he shot his brother a glance, hoping that he would get the message to change the subject.
"Well I hope it'll be happenin' soon. I got an itch to go to a weddin'." Cassandra laughed, but Jake continued to glare at his big brother.
"I mean seriously Jakey, you ever gonna put a ring on it?" This time, Jake didn't bother with looks. He kicked Jackson under the table: hard.
"Owwe!" He proclaimed. If he didn't get the message, Harper sure did. She quickly changed the subject.
"Who wants more potatoes?" she asked. Jake smiled weakly at her. She nodded, indicating that she understood.
The dinner continued with not another mention of marriage. Jake knew that that wouldn't last long, but he'd like to get engaged first.
Later that night, the family sat around the den, warming by the fire. The kids were passed out in front of some Christmas special on the TV, some of them clutching toys. They had opened presents that night, as Christmas Eve was when the entire Stone family always celebrated together.
The next day, some of Jake's siblings would be leaving to celebrate with their spouses families. However, they all still spent the morning together.
Cassandra was leaning on his shoulder, smiling, her eyes focused on the TV. He thought now a better time than ever to do what he had been planning for weeks.
"Hey Cassie" he whispered.
"Ya?" she asked, sitting up.
"Could we talk alone for a minute?"
"Sure" she smiled.
Jake placed his arm around her and led her out the back door into the yard. A light dusting of snow covered the ground, and flurries still danced down in the sky. He couldn't imagine a scene more beautiful.
"Where are we going?" Cassie asked as Jake led her to the middle of the grass.
"Cassie" he began. "I've known you for close to three years now, and I've been lucky enough to call you mine for two of them now. It's been an adventure really, it's had its ups and downs, but there's no doubt that it has been the best time of my life."
Cassandra had frozen still, staring at Jake in wonder and anticipation.
"You make me happier than I ever thought I would be. I mean for heaven's sakes you're the only person I've ever trusted. I know you like your fairytales so much, and I guess the best way to say this is that I believe, Cassandra Cillian, that you are my happily ever after. So…"
Jake sunk down onto one knee and revealed a ring with a pink, heart-shaped, diamond. Cassandra gasped, tears coming to her eyes now.
"Will you Marry Me?"
"Yes!" she proclaimed after a moment's silence, jumping over and wrapping her arms around Jake. They kissed as he stood up.
"No wonder you were acting so strange at dinner!" she cried, laughing. Jake chuckled and slipped the ring onto his fiancée's finger.
For a moment, Cassandra just stood there, staring at the love of her life, in total disbelief that this had actually happened to her. Before she started dating Jake, she never thought that she could be this incredibly happy, and yet here she was, standing in the snow on the happiest day of her life.
Crying, she placed her lips on Jake's again, then squealed as he lifted her up into the air.
From the back door of the house, Jake's family watched with excitement. The couple looked over at the house, noticing them immediately. Cassandra burst into laughter.
"I'm sorry" Jake mumbled, mortified.
"No" Cassie coaxed. "It's sweet"
Jake sighed and put his arm around his fiancé. She leaned her head on his shoulder and they stared up at the sky together, the snow dropping gently onto their shoulders.
"Christmas Eve has been so much more magical since we found out about Santa" Cassandra whispered.
"Ya, I know what you mean" Jake agreed. He sighed again, looking over at the house. "I guess we should go inside now huh?"
"Do we have to?"
The couple laughed. Neither one of them really wanted to rejoin the family. The night right now was perfect, alone together, surrounded by Christmas magic.
"We'll have to do it sooner or later." Jake sighed.
Cassie shrugged her shoulders and grabbed his hand. As the couple approached the house, the family gasped and rushed away from the door. Jake laughed.
When they had re-entered the house, everyone was back in the living room, pretending like nothing had happened. Jake and Cassandra stared at them, expecting some form of cheer or excitement.
"Oh come on now" Jake chided. "Don't act like we didn't see you out there"
Receiving no change in reaction, Cassandra sighed and held up her hand, now clad with the new engagement ring. It was then that the house was filled with screams so loud, they were probably heard down the block.
Cassandra smiled as Jake's sisters surrounded her, hugging her and begging to get a closer look at the ring. Jake's brothers patted him on the back, and nieces and nephews jumped up and down around the floor.
The lovers, now separated by a crowd, looked at each other from across the room and smiled. This, they knew, was the happiest either of them had been.
