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Spot and Issy, standing at the front of the chapel turned in surprise towards the door at the sound of their bellowing friends.

"What are you guys doing here?" Issy asked amazedly as they skidded to a stop in front of that pair.

"You didn't think we'd actually let you get married without anyone here did you?" Cassia asked.

Issy's eyes widened and she wrapped her friend in a hug. "Oh Cass I'm so glad you're okay, how are you?"

"I'm great, fabulous even, and we brought you a sort of wedding present."

They parted down the middle to reveal Racetrack and for a moment Spot and Issy stood speechless. Race came up to them and Issy threw herself into his arms, tears falling freely.

"I'm so glad you're okay. What happened?"

Race shook his head. "Later, you've gotta get married now." He turned to Spot and shook his head. "So I guess it's not so easy to get rid a me."

It was then that, for the first time since she'd met them, Issy watched as Spot embraced Race like a brother, and her heart opened to him even more. As they pulled apart Issy looked around and saw that there wasn't a dry eye in the house.

"Well," Aria said thickly, brushing tears from her cheeks. "This isn't going to work at all. Issy should at least be wearing white.

They all zoomed in on the one person in the group wearing white and Jack's eyes widened. "What?"

Harmony patted him on the shoulder and smiled up at him sweetly. "Strip sweetheart."

Everybody laughed at the frankness of her speech and she and Davie supported Jack as he pulled off his white button-down and handed it to Issy. "I'm just glad I was wearing something under it," he said with a laugh.

Issy put the shirt on over her tank top then rose up on her toes to kiss him on the cheek. "Thank you."

The minister cleared his throat and smiled at them. "Are we ready to begin now?"

They nodded and as the others took their seats Issy looked over to see tears shining in Spot's eyes. "You okay? It's not often I see tears in those baby blues of yours."

He took hold of her hands and shook his head. "I'm just happy. I'm the happiest I've ever been."

She smiled up at him. "I know exactly how you feel. I love you"

"I love you too.

Half an hour later it was done. An hour later they stood in the parking lot with a bottle of sparkling cider and a bunch of paper cups, laughing as they analyzed the pictures they'd taken in the little chapel on Aria's digital camera.

"Harmony why do you look like someone just pinched your ass?" Cordy asked.

Harmony raised her eyebrows at Jack. "Because somebody did."

Jack showed them all his best boyish grin. "I just couldn't help myself."

"I just wish you guys could have a real honeymoon," Cassia said.

Spot wrapped his arms around Issy's waist and she leaned back against him with a smile. "We'll get a real one someday, but now we need to get home and talk to Issy's family. It's important that they know." He kissed her hair and added quietly, "I just hope your brothers let me out of the house alive."

"It'll be fine, they love me, and they love you."

"Yeah, plus they wouldn't want their sister widowed at 18," Race deadpanned.

"Ha ha," Spot managed weakly.

Issy held her hand out and regarded her ring critically. "I can't believe I'm married."

Spot held his hand out next to hers for a moment before turning it over and lacing his fingers through hers. "It's crazy isn't it? Well Mrs. Conlon, ready ta face the family?"

Issy pressed a hand to her fluttering stomach. "Mrs. Conlon, I don't think I'll ever get tired of hearing that. I'm ready."

They climbed into Issy's Bug and watched their friends walk to the car. Cordy and Davie's joined hands didn't escape their notice and Issy smiled.

"Everything worked out so perfectly."

Two days later the group waited anxiously at the apartment for the newlyweds to return from Issy's parents.

"Ten to one says one of em punches Spot," Race announced.

"Twenty bucks says they didn't," Cass told him.

"You're on babe," he said with a grin.

Speculation went on until Les spotted the Bug pulling into the parking lot. Moments later Issy opened the door to the apartment, smiling widely. Spot came after her, carrying the first of Issy's moving boxes and sporting a spectacularly colored black eye.

"Pay up babe," Race told his girlfriend. Cass grumbled but pulled the cash from her wallet and handed it to him. "Thanks." He kissed her briefly before turning to his best friend.

"Don't even think about sayin a word Race," Spot growled.

"Ah, there's the Spot Conlon we all know and love," Mush crooned. "Surly, bad tempered, the old you."

Issy shook her head. "Come on guys, be nice. He had a hard day. Imagine looking my father and brothers in the face and telling them we'd run off to Vegas and to get married."

Ever man in the room winced.

"Anyway it went okay after we got the punchin out a the way," Spot told them. "Now make yourselves useful and go get the other boxes outa the car."

The guys grumbled but Mush, Race and Davie went out to help Spot.

"You ever think we'd end up here?" Race asked as Spot handed him a box.

"Never, but then everything that's happened hasn't exactly been normal has it?"

"Not even close," Mush called over his shoulder.

"I guess the way to look at it is that things change," Davie said frankly.

"Yeah, and sometimes they change for the better."