A/N: The vows aren't from me, I found them online.


Chapter Eight

Kurt was there twenty minutes early so he decided to drive around the area, instead of waiting. It seemed like time had been going even slower in the last few hours, it was hard to believe there were only minutes separating him from becoming Diane Lockhart's husband. He wanted to see her already, he needed more than the little box in his inner pocket with the wedding bands that he'd looked into several times. He wished to hold her hand, slip the ring on her finger, kiss her lips then take her away where no one would have found them for a few days.

Florida was far enough so she couldn't have run back to her firm easily, that was one of the reasons why he'd insisted on a certain distance. He was aware that emergencies happened, but this time he wanted to make sure she kept her promise, put their relationship, their marriage first, before anything else.

When he reached the building again he noticed the other car right away with Diane and Will sitting inside, waiting. He felt his heart beating a little faster seeing her even from afar. There were only ten minutes left, it was probably time they went inside and found the room, so he parked his car close to theirs and walked over. He could see Diane saying something, then Will got out. Kurt couldn't take his eyes off Diane who started smiling when she noticed he was watching her.

"Hey, congratulations," Will shook hands with him.

"Thank you. Is she ready?" Kurt asked nervously, looking at Diane again.

"Yes, she wants us to go inside and she'll follow."

"Okay," he understood why Diane insisted on that and there were really only a few minutes left. He smiled at her one last time and she smiled back then they quickly walked inside the building and to the waiting area.

"Nervous?" Will asked.

"A little, I might be too old for this," Kurt chuckled slightly.

"Just please don't mention that in front of Diane."

"I won't. Did she…say something?"

"About what?"

"This, the wedding, the marriage, me."

"She's happy, I've never seen her so happy."

"Thank you."

Just when he said the words he saw Diane turn around the corner in the company of a grey haired man. She'd never looked so beautiful for him as in that moment. He loved her dress, the flowers in her hand and what she'd done to her hair since he'd last saw her. It had been more than 24 hours ago, but he could finally stop counting, because she was there only a few steps away from him and she wouldn't leave his side again anytime soon.

"So you are the lucky guy," the man in Diane's company addressed Kurt as they arrived next to them.

"Kurt McVeigh," he introduced himself and extended his hand to shake his.

"McVeigh, huh?" the older man winked at Diane who flashed them a smile then she stepped next to Kurt and linked arms with him, "All right, let's go and marry you two," he entered the room first.

"Would you hold these for us, please?" Kurt handed the box with the rings to Will.

"Sure," he smiled as he took it from him.

Kurt saw as Diane quickly changed her engagement ring from her left to her right hand ring finger and with that they were ready.

"You look beautiful, Miss Lockhart," he whispered, using her name like that on purpose.

"And you look more handsome than ever, Mr. McVeigh," she replied, almost grinning.

They walked inside the room and when their officiant started the ceremony by mentioning why they were there he finally felt a long awaited calmness spreading through his whole body.

"Kurt, will you have this woman to be your wife; to live together with her in the covenant of marriage? Will you love her, comfort her, honor and keep her, in sickness and in health, and, forsaking all others, be faithful to her as long as you both shall live?

"I will," Kurt vowed looking deep into her eyes.

"Diane, will you have this man to be your husband; to live together with him in the covenant of marriage? Will you love him, comfort him, honor and keep him, in sickness and in health, and, forsaking all others, be faithful to him as long as you both shall live?

"I will," Diane vowed, her eyes never leaving his.

"Kurt, take Diane by the hand and repeat after me."

"I, Kurt McVeigh, take thee Diane Lockhart, to be my lawfully wedded wife, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish until death do us part."

"Diane, repeat after me."

"I, Diane Lockhart, take thee Kurt McVeigh, to be my lawfully wedded husband, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, until death do us part."

"The rings shall forevermore be a symbol of the love that you have declared and the vows that you have exchanged."

Kurt took the golden band from the box in Will's hand and placed it on Diane's left hand ring finger.

"With this ring I thee wed, and pledge my faith."

"With this ring I thee wed, and pledge my faith," Diane slipped the ring on his finger and they took each other's hands again.

"Now, by the authority vested in me by the State of Illinois, I pronounce you to be husband and wife."

The short ceremony was over rather quickly, then all they had to do was sign the papers, receive best wishes from both men present and Kurt could finally kiss his wife for the first time. Even though it had been more than a day since their last one, he kept it short because they weren't alone, but he couldn't wait for the moment when they would be.

"We did it," Diane was giggling, holding on to his hand as they walked outside

"Yes we did. It wasn't even painful was it, Mrs. McVeigh?" he pressed her hand gently.

"I've never been this happy in my life," Diane admitted silently.

"I feel the same way," he replied and kissed her hand affectionately.

Will put Diane's luggage from his car to Kurt's and congratulated them again, then Kurt remembered to ask him to take a photo of them as newly weds, holding Diane by her waist, close to him.

"I really wish you wouldn't call my wife during the honeymoon, unless there's a real emergency, like … I don't know, I can't think of anything that would justify a call," Kurt warned Will before they said goodbye.

"Got it," Will replied with a smile.

"Hey, just because you're my husband now, it doesn't mean you're allowed to speak on my behalf," Diane chuckled and Kurt just loved hearing her call him like that for the first time as much as he loved calling her his wife.

When they were sitting in the car next to each other Diane stopped Kurt from starting the engine just yet by touching his hand.

"You need to do something else first," she took her engagement ring off her right hand ring finger and handed it to him.

He slipped it next to her wedding band without a word and they shared their first real kiss as husband and wife.