CHAPTER NINE
At the reception, Sam and Jazzy shared their first dance. They danced to "Beauty and the Beast" by Celine Dion. Sam then dance with his sister Jessii, Katie, Lilly and the twins, while Jazzy was dancing with Max, Patrick and her brothers. Sam and Jazzy stopped dancing, and took a break.
"So what do you want to do next, vows and speeches or cake?" Jazzy asked.
Sam replied with, "Um, how about cake first then vows and speeches," giving his wife a kiss on the forehead.
"Ok then let's go have some cake." Jazzy said returning a kiss to her husband.
They went to the front of the room and asked for everyone's attention.
"Hi, everyone, friends and family. Thank you for coming. Even though we used the traditional vows at our wedding, we also wrote our own as well. We are going to say our vows to each other with "our" song in the background. Thank you. When Sam is done, I will go, and then we will have our family say what they want to say. Thank you again for your attention. Sam when you are ready." Jazzy said handing the microphone to Sammy. The song "Because You Loved Me" by Celine Dion started to play and Sam started his vows to Jazzy.
"Jazzy, from the first day that I met you, I knew that this day would come. I knew we were meant to be together. We have been best friends since 3rd grade. Then when I asked you out the first time I was happy to know that you had the same feelings that I had. Our first kiss was magical. From this moment on I promise you I will never leave you. I, Samuel Chase Swarek, promise to love, protect, and cherish you till the day I die. I love you, Jazmyn. I want to have a family with you and grow old with you but most importantly I will always love you." Sam finished and kissed his wife.
"Sammy, I love you with all my heart. I, Jazmyn Violet Swarek-Patterson, promise to love, protect, and cherish you till the day I die. I love you Sammy. And I want to have a family with you and grow old with you but most importantly will always love you." Jazzy said, starting to cry. She wiped her tears and gave her husband a quick but passionate kiss.
They pulled away at the sounds of their friends and family clapping.
"Lilly, your turn to say something if you would like." Jazzy said as Lilly walked up to the stage.
"Well, my name is Lilly. I am Jazzy's "mom" and aunt. My twin sister, Elizabeth, was Jazzy's biological mother, who died suddenly after giving birth to Jazzy's twin sisters, Gabrielle and Hannah Belle, 9 years ago. Jazzy was only 9 years old when my husband and I, took her and her 4 siblings in. The five of them wanted nothing more but to stay together and that's what we made sure that happened. Jazzy, you are a special young lady. Sammy, I love you like you were my own son. Jazzy and Sammy, I hope you have many great and loving years to come. Oh, by the way, I want grandkids as well, but there is no pressure. Congratulations, to the newlyweds." Lilly finished saying.
Next up was Patrick, the best man.
"Hi, my name is Patrick. I'm Jazzy's "father" and uncle. I would just like to say, Sammy, if you hurt her in any shape or form, I will hurt you. And, Jazzy, if you need anything, just come over. I love you guys. Sam, Jazz, I hope you have a long and loving marriage that will last a lifetime. Oh, I will also agree with Lilly, with the grandkids comment. Thank you." Patrick says smiling. "Hannah-Belle, Gabby, you want to say something?" he added, knowing they loved to talk about them. The girls nodded and went up to the stage and took the microphone.
"Hi, we are Hannah-Belle and Gabrielle. We are Jazzy's younger identical twin sisters. We just wanted to say congrats to Jazzy, and Sammy. We both love you. Thank you." The girls finished. Sammy and jazzy got up from their seats and went over to Jazzys family and gave them all a hug. Jazzy then walked over to Katie, and Jessii.
"Heyy guys, thank you for coming. Especially you, Jess. We both appreciate it, so thank you." Jazzy said to Jessii, giving her a hug.
"Jazzy, I need to talk to you." Jessii started.
"OK," Jazzy said.
"Umm, yesterday, I found out that-."
"JAZZY, WHERE THE HELL ARE YOU?" Jazzy heard Sam yell from across the hall.
"I'm in the bathroom hallway, sweetie." Jazzy answered. "What the hell, SAMMY, your sister was trying to tell me something. Jess, if you don't mind, my pesky husband is joining the conversation."
"Of course, what I was trying to say before he interrupted was that yesterday, I had a usual monthly check up appointment, I found that I'm 4 months pregnant with my little girl. My husband doesn't know yet."
"Wait, you're married, since when?" Sam asked his big sister.
"I've been happily married for about 2 years now. Brandon and I had a three year engagement and a period where we considered ourselves married already even though we weren't at the time. My husband and I have been trying to get pregnant for a few years now actually." Jessii answered. She took out her phone and texted her husband.
-Heyy, where ru? Brother and sister-in-law want to meet you luv u J. - She typed into her IPhone. A few seconds later, her husband responded.
-I'm the bar. Bring them over. Luv B. - Brandon, Jessii's husband of 5 years replied.
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"Heyy, sweetheart, what's up?" Brandon asked.
"Nothing. Brandon, this is Sam, even though he is my little brother, he's also overly protective. And this is Jazzy, my sister-in-law, his wife. Jaz, Sam, this is Brandon, my husband, the love of my life, and the father of my child." Jessii finished introducing her family with a smile on her face and a weight was suddenly lifted from her shoulders. Brandon and Jessii met in high school as seniors. Jessii is five years older than her brother and is 13 years older than her little sister, Alissa Megan. Brandon is an only child.
"WAIT, WHAT? Are you?" Brandon wanted to shout to the world that his wife was finally pregnant.
"Yes, Babe, I'm pregnant, I'm 4 months along, carrying a little girl." Jessii told him the good news.
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Meanwhile, Jerry was talking. "Hi, my name is Jerry. I'm Jazzy's youngest brother. Sammy, Jaz, I love you and I hope you have a wonderful life together. Hopefully, you will live longer than Mom and Dad did. Thank you and here's my older brother, Luke." Jerry finished as he handed the microphone to Luke.
"Hi, my name is Luke. I'm 6 years younger than Jazzy. I would just like to say congrats and I hope you have a long and happy marriage. I love you guys." Luke finished saying.
Jazzy and Sam went back to the stage and took the microphone. Sam said into it, "Jessii, could you come up here, please?" Jessii came up to the stage. "Jessii has some important news to share."
"Well, I know most of you have no idea who I am so I'll start there. I'm Jessii, Sammy's older sister. I've been married for about 2 years this August to my wonderful husband, Brandon. Anyway, what I'm about say came to a complete shock to my husband and myself. Well, I'm about 4 months pregnant with our first child. We're having a little girl. Thank you." Jessii finished and went down to sit with Brandon once again.
"Congratulations Jess. And we have one more last minute add-in to talk." Jazzy said, pointing to her uncle Max. Max got up from his seat and went up to the stage and took the microphone from the couple.
"Hi, I'm Max. My younger sister, Katie, was best friends with Lizzy and Lilly. The Patterson's were my better half. When Patrick married Lilly, I was so happy for him. Patrick is also my older brother. Patrick, Jazzy's biological father, Cody, and myself, were all best friends out of the police academy. I'm a Homicide Detective out of the 15th division. Then when I found out Cody was married to Lizzy, Lilly's twin sister, I was beside myself and also happy for them. A year later, they had Jazzy. Jazzy, you have grown up to be an extraordinary young lady. I am so proud of you. I love you. And Sam, I know you will take care of my niece, just don't hurt her. Thank you for your time. And once again, congratulations, Jazzy and Sammy." Max finished. He put the microphone back on its stand and walked over to his seat to sit down. Jazzy and Sammy got back up to say thank you and their goodbyes before heading to the airport for their 2 night honeymoon.