The Big Day

A/N: Hey sorry it's taken me longer than usual to update. I've been thinking about how I wanted this chapter to go, and I hope it was worth the wait!

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Today was the day. Stella couldn't believe that it was finally here. She was staring in the mirror in the bride's room at the church in silence. So many thoughts were running through her head that she couldn't place them all. She felt like she was going insane! She snapped back to reality when she heard someone open the door. She looked to the corner of the mirror to look backwards and saw that it was Lindsay, wearing the periwinkle bridesmaid's dress. Stella couldn't believe that it was a little over three months ago that they were sitting in the dress shop, criticizing every dress Jess and Lindsay tried on.

"So are you ready? I can't believe today's it. How do you feel?" Lindsay asked.

"I think I'm ready. I've been waiting for this day my entire life. And who better than Mac? I'm nervous, excited and almost every other single emotion that you can put together. Plus the fact that I'm hormonal is an added plus."

"Hey, we have about 10 more minutes. All of the guests are already sitting down in the church. By the way, you look beautiful, Stell," Jess mentioned when she walked through the door.

Stella couldn't help by smile at herself. This was it.

Mac was sitting down in a chair, staring out at the wall. He couldn't believe that in about an hour, he would be married to his best friend, and they would become the family that they always wanted. Have the perfect life they always dreamt of together. Mac could honestly say that there was nothing else he wanted more in life than to share it with Stella and their future family. Don and Danny walked into the room that Mac was in, and they stood beside him.

"You ready?" Danny asked. "We gotta go out there in like 5 minutes or som'in."

"Yeah, I actually think I am. But I don't know why I'm so nervous. I love Stella, and trust me I wouldn't want to be getting married to anyone else, but I can't shake these nerves."

"Don't worry 'bout it. I think that's supposed to be normal. Hey, Danno and I will be there the entire time. You know we got your back."

"Thanks Don. That really means a lot to me."

"K, well let's get this show on the road! We gotta head out there!" Danny added.

And with that, the three guys were headed outside to line up for the procession, while Mac made his way to the altar.

Everyone was lined up for the procession. While waiting for the music to queue them in, they stood together talking quietly amongst themselves. Don and Jess were holding hands, whispering words of encouragement to each other. Danny and Lindsay chatted for a little bit, finishing with a quick kiss. Sid and Stella stood at the very back of the procession. Sid could tell immediately that Stella was shaking.

"You're going to be fine. You love him. You know it, all of us know it. If we didn't believe in you two, we wouldn't be here. Just listen to your heart. We're all here for you, so just breathe!"

"I know. Thanks Sid. It really means a lot to me that you're here with me. I couldn't imagine anyone else walking me down the aisle." With that, Stella took one long, deep breath, and the music started.

Don and Jess started to walk down the aisle, large smiles on their faces. They split when they got to the altar to go to their respective sides. Following them were Danny and Lindsay. They got to the altar and looked at each other to give themselves reassuring smiles. This was it. Their best friends were actually getting married. Once the Wedding March began to play, all of the guests stood up and looked at Stella. When Sid led her down the aisle, everyone around her seemed to not exist. The only person that she saw was Mac, standing at the front of the altar in his tuxedo. She couldn't help but shed a few tears by the time that she was actually standing there with him, hand in hand. This was the moment everyone was waiting for. The day when they finally became Mr. and Mrs. Mac Taylor.

"Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to join Mac Taylor and Stella Bonasera in holy matrimony…"

The ceremony continued beautifully, the team being able to be a major part of it. Hawkes and Adam read the selections picked out for them, and the bridesmaids and groomsmen were looking on. Nobody could believe that the entire ceremony went by so quickly. From the wedding vows to the exchanging of the rings, excitement could be felt in the air.

"You may now kiss the bride!"

Everybody looked on as Mac and Stella had their first real kiss as husband and wife. The guests were smiling and laughing. They walked back down the aisle, hand in hand, to the outside of the church. The guest followed outside, and watched them drive off in the car that was waiting for them. Don, Danny, Hawkes, and Adam had all met up the day before to decorate the car. They all wanted to surprise Stella and Mac, and they had decided that it was just a small part of their wedding gift.

Once Mac and Stella had driven off to get to the reception, the guests were getting into their cars ready to dance the night away. The team stayed behind for a little bit to make sure everything in the church was cleaned up, and that they took what was theirs. After they were sure everything had been picked up, they headed into their respective cars to drive to the reception. The night was just getting started.

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