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Chapter 10
"The wedding"
The wedding preparations were taken cared of by Annie. Terry was spending his time with his family. They would go out for dinner as a family, whether it was for junk food, or classy restaurants.
They were in a luxury hotel lobby to go to their table, all dressed up. The children went to powder their nose. Terry was holding Candy by the waist and kissing her neck. Candy was laughing.
- Terrence? Said a voice, it is you!
Candy and Terry looked at where the voice came from.
- Agnes? Said Terry
- You do remember! She said smiling
- You two ended up together after all, said her husband who was near her
- Terrence, I thought you married Elizabeth something
- That did not work out, she was a liar…
- Well Candy and my husband…, started Agnes
- If it makes you feel less guilty to believe I've slept with your lousy husband, by all means! Said Candy smiling
The children arrived.
- Mom, dad, we're ready, said JT
The Baileys looked at the twins stunned.
- Twins? Said Agnes, how old are they?
- We're 13, said Cassie
- 13, said Agnes
- Yes, said Candy that summer in Florida
- Let's go kids, said Terry
Terry walked away with the kids. Candy stayed behind.
- I want to hate you, but I can't forget that without the job you gave me, I would never have met Terry and have my twins. Thank you… but I really hope I never see you again.
Candy walked away and joined her family at their table. Agnes was sulking.
- Still lusting after your boy toy? Said her husband
- He's a better than you'll ever be! Said Agnes walking away
Her husband followed her. They were a weird couple… During the whole evening, she was looking at Candy and Terry and the twins…with envy. She should've tried her best to keep Terry in her life instead of ruining everything with her jealousy…
At the Grandchesters' table.
- Who was that couple? Asked Candy
- Why did they seem surprised to see us? Asked JT
- That's the couple I was working for when I met your father in Florida, said Candy
- Oh…, said the kids
- Yeah…, said Terry, how ever that summer ended, I'm happy to have met your mother and made you…
- And we're going to be a family, said Cassie
- Better late than never, said JT
- Hear hear! Said Candy and Terry at the same time
Terry's brothers and sisters came to Chicago to meet Candy and the twins. It was great to be part of a big family. Terry was very happy like during that time he had met Candy, but happier since he now had children with her, he had the family he always dreamed about and nothing is going to take that away from him.
It was a very beautiful day. The sun was shining it was nice outside, a perfect day for a wedding. Candy had been waiting for that day from the moment she met Terry. She wanted to be his wife… She loved him so much. The wedding was supposed to take place in a big villa Annie rented for the occasion with Terry's money. He wanted the best for his bride regardless of the cost.
Candy and Annie were talking it during the preparations.
- Annie this is too much, said Candy.
- Hush! Your future hubby can afford it… take advantage!
- But…
- Candy, please, would you just shut up and let me work?
- All right… it's just…
- The costs… don't worry, I'm sure he has more millions in his account for you guys…
- Annie…
- Candy for once, you don't have to do anything, just show up wearing a white dress and marry the man of your dreams…
- I still think that spending that much money on a wedding…
- Candy, you know me, and I know you… I promise not to spend ridiculous amount of money on things we can get cheaper… but Terry wants you to have the best Candy, he can give you the best, let him do it…
- All right…
- About the dress, do you have any idea of what you want? Do you have a theme?
- You're going to think I'm nuts, but I love the colour red…
- And…
- What if I get married in a red and white dress?
- That would be very beautiful, to get married in your favourite colour…
- I'm adding the white because of the wedding, said Candy, otherwise, I wanted red everywhere…
- A wedding in red? That could be the theme….
- Red and white and for the flowers, I want roses, white and red roses…
- All right…what about the bridesmaids dresses?
- They could be red… I will the only one with a red and white dress, ruby red…
- You're going to have the wedding of your dreams!
And she did. Candy's dress was red and white. It was mostly red, embroidered with white flowers. Her bouquet was with red and white roses. Her bouquet was made of white and red roses. Here hair was in a nice up do. Annie arrived in her room before the ceremony.
- I've got a present for you, she said.
- What?
- From your future hubby…
Annie gave her a velvet box; she opened to find a diamond and ruby necklace, with matching earrings, bracelet and ring
- Oh my God! You think they're real?
- Yep! Said Annie smiling, it's perfect for the wedding.
- What's in the other box?
- A tiara …
- It's beautiful…
- Don't forget to thank him…
- Like I can forget that…!
- This is it Candy, you're getting your dream wedding…
- Oh Annie, I can't believe this day has finally come… thank you for staying with me, you could've gotten adopted…
- Not without my sister…, said Annie smiling.
- You'll get your dream wedding too…
- Yes… Archie is just wonderful, and he adores Bianca Ann.
- He was drawn to her from the minute he saw her…
- So you've got something new with the jewels, something old, that old gold bracelet you got from Sister Maria with the cross on it, something borrowed. Here is a brooch shaped like a rose, made with diamond that Archie gave me, she said pinning it on Candy's dress, and something blue, the garter…
- Nice, you put some red there too…
- Of course, said Annie laughing… William wants to walk you to the altar…
- That's kind of weird… don't you think so?
- He wants to give you away, he loves you very much, and he let you go to be with the father of your babies…
- He wanted us to be together Annie, why would he torture himself by walking me to the altar?
- Maybe he's a masochist?
They burst out laughing. They got out of the room and William was waiting for her downstairs. He was very handsome.
- You're very beautiful Candy, you remind me of my late sister Rosemary
- Thank you so much William
- Let's go get you married
The guests were there, Terry's whole family, his brothers and sisters, their families, his mother, but his father wasn't there. That wasn't a surprise for anyone. Archie was there carrying is beautiful daughter who was also dressed in white and red.
Candy and Albert walked to the back of the villa, to the decorated garden, white and red rose, white and red decorations…The flower girl, the bridesmaids the ring bearer, were all marching under "The Canon" from Pachelbel. The bride arrived and the wedding march started.
Candy was looking at Terry under her red veil and she was happy to see him. He looked at her walking to him, at William's arm… William? Well, now was not the time for a jealousy scene. William gave him Candy's hand… and the ceremony started.
Then came the time for the vows. Candy and Terry had prepared special vows for the occasion, since they planed to get married only once.
- Our young couple has prepared their vows…
Candy and Terry stood up to say their vows, when a cell phone was heard. Who could have kept their cell phone on, during the wedding ceremony? It was an employee of Terry's company. Everybody turned to look at him. He was talking.
- What? Oh my God! He said, I'll tell him right away…
He hung up the phone and everybody was waiting.
- Terrence, Mrs. Grandchester, he said turning to Eleonor who was there , Mr. Grandchester just had a heart attack.
There was a gasp in the audience.
- Oh my God! Said Eleonor putting her hand on her heart.
- Oh Terry, said Candy.
- What's his condition? Said Terry.
- They don't know yet, said the employee.
- Terry, said Candy, you want to go to the hospital?
- In New York? Said Terry, we have to get married.
- That can wait…
- No… Candy, I'm marrying you now, I am not postponing our wedding.
- But Terry…, said Candy.
- Freckles, we have a private jet, as soon as we're married, we can fly to New York together as a family… but for now… we're getting married…
- Actually, Terrence, said the employee, your father is here in Chicago…
- Yes, said Eleonor, he said he wanted to try to come to the wedding…
- Really? Said Terry.
- Yes, he wanted to make amends said Eleonor.
- Well I have to marry the woman I love, said Terry.
- Terry, said Candy, are you sure about this?
- Yes, let's get married then we'll go…, said Terry.
- But…
- My father cost us all those years Freckles, I am not postponing our wedding… he will have to wait until I marry you…
Candy looked at him. She looked at Terry and she saw he had doubts, was his father really sick or not? He wouldn't put anything past him. So she decided to go through with the ceremony…
- All right, said Candy.
Eleonor looked at them, she could only understand them. They didn't want Richard to stop them from getting married, because that was what was happening, probably one of Richard's desperate stunt to stop Terry from marrying Candy…
- Go on, said Eleonor winking at her son.
The guests were a little surprised, but they understood the couple wanting to finally be married.
Terry took Candy's hands.
- Today we cross an invisible line, said Terry.
- We leave behind our yesterdays and start our lives anew, said Candy.
- The past is over. We will concern ourselves only with the future.
- It is a new day, a new commitment, a new life.
- The vows we take today will change us forever.
- I take them gladly.
- I take them gladly, too.
- Terrence, I promise to love you, to protect you, and to be faithful to you for all the days of my life. I will soothe your hurts and share your delights. I will do all in my power to make you as happy as I am today.
- Candice, I promise to love you and honor you and to always be honest with you. I will be faithful to you for all the days of my life. I will believe only the best about you and look always for your good qualities. I will do all in my power to make you as happy as I am today.
- Today is the beginning of the rest of my life. I choose to spend today, and all of my tomorrows, with you.
- Today is the beginning of the rest of my life. I choose to spend it, and all of my tomorrows, with you.
- I love you, Candy
- I love you, Terry
- I want you for my wife, that we may share our lives with each other.
- I want you for my husband, that our love may be sanctified by this ceremony.
- I promise to put you first in my life, knowing that our love is my most precious possession.
- I promise to put you first in my life, believing that all other achievements pale beside a happy marriage.
- I will share with you my joys, my sorrows, my hopes and my dreams.
- I will bring to you my accomplishments and my failures.
- I will be faithful to you always.
- And I will be faithful to you.
- From this day forward, I will walk beside you. When we are apart, my thoughts will be with you.
- From this day forward, we stand together. Whatever happens to either of us will be confronted by both.
- I gladly make these promises. I am proud to be your husband.
- I gladly make these promises. I am proud to be your wife.
- Our vows are ended; our marriage has begun.
- Let us go with joy into our new life together.
- This is a day of rejoicing.
- We rejoice in the goodness of love.
- Because I love you, I promise to respect your wishes and opinions.
- Because I love you, I promise to put our marriage above all else.
- I will share with you my material goods, my thoughts, and my feelings.
- I will share with you my material goods, my thoughts, and my feelings.
- I promise to do all that I can to keep our relationship special to both of us.
- I will cherish our time together. I will try to keep our home peaceful and harmonious.
- I will encourage you to grow and to become all that you are capable of becoming.
- I will urge you to meet whatever challenges you may face.
- I promise to be faithful to you in thought, word, and act.
- I promise to be faithful to you in thought, word, and act. This is a day of rejoicing.
- We rejoice in the goodness of love.
The ceremony continued and they were married. Candy and Terry kissed for a long time. Then their friends and family came to kiss and congratulate them.
- You want to go to hospital now? Said Candy when they were done kissing everybody
- Not really…
- Terry! He's your father!
- I think it was just a stunt to stop our wedding…
- You really think so?
- I know so… but he was not going to stop us this time… last time he managed to stop me from going after you by lying about Elizabeth…
- But a heart attack?
- I wouldn't put anything past him.
Eleonor was on the phone for a while and then she came to the bride and groom.
- So mom? Said Terry
- It was another stunt… well kind of… he's not feeling good, but it's not a serious as a heart attack… He's at home resting.
- I can't believe he did that to me! Said Terry, what is wrong with him?
- He's just your father…
- He tried to buy Candy, when that didn't work, he tricked her into a bogus scholarship, only to make me believe that she took his money…I can't believe I'm related to him!
- I can't believe I'm married to him said Eleonor
- Do you realize how thorn I was…? Said Terry
- But you chose to get married, you chose yourself first, said Eleonor; I know how hard that must've been… Now you two go open the dance floor…
They went to the dance floor, held each other very tight looking each other with love.
All I am, all I'll be Chorus In my world, before you
Everything in this world
All that I'll ever need
Is in your eyes
Shining at me
When you smile I can feel
All my passion unfolding
Your hand brushes mine
And a thousand sensations
Seduce me 'cause I
I do cherish you
For the rest of my life
You don't have to think twice
I will love you still
From the depths of my soul
It's beyond my control
I've waited so long to say this to you
If you're asking do I love you this much
I do
I lived outside my emotions
Didn't know where I was going
'Till that day I found you
How you opened my life
To a new paradise
In a world torn by change
Still with all my heart
'Till my dying day
- Mrs. Grandchester, said Terry
- My husband, said Candy, thank you for the jewels; diamonds and rubies…
- You're very welcome. I'm going to cover you with jewels
- I only need you and the kids my love…
- You have us darling, for the rest of your life.
They kissed on the dance floor. Then they danced with their friends and family members. They took pictures, they had toasts speeches, the party continued.
Candy and Terry went to Hawaii on their honeymoon, for a week. They had a lot of fun relaxing, having fun and making love.