Title: Remind me what exactly ecstasy is (The sequel to A Chance at Happiness) 10/?
Author: Christen (purplehaysc@hotmail.com) but if you want a response back from during the week email me at (cha005@latech.edu)
Disclaimer: these characters belong to once and again except for Riley, Joey, Austin, Bailey, Taylor or any other characters you don't recognize.
Distribution: Take it, but let me know. If you have any of my other fics, go ahead.
Comments: Please read Chance at Happiness first. email me all you comments and suggestions. So please email me with them. J If you have any questions you'd like for me to answer the fic then email and they will be. I was told to put exactly how many years Eli and Grace have been away from home so read this one and if you don't get it then email and I will tell you. Oh I need a beta reader anyone up to it? (ok this wedding is going to be part Jewish and part nondenominational)
"Well you know I think you were smart to have the rehearsal first." Faith said to Grace as she nervously waited for her father.
"Yeah well Eli and I figured this would allow less chances for me to slip up." Grace said.
The doors to the synagogue opened and Jake came in. "Sorry we're late. You're little sister couldn't decided what to wear."
"He always blames everything on me." Maddy said as she came in.
Tiffany came in behind them. "Is everyone already here?"
"Yeah they are waiting. Maddy can you go tell everyone we're ready?" Grace asked.
"Yeah sure." Maddy said as she headed off to get the rest of the family.
"Tiffany can you go tell the rabbi we are ready and send Eli back?" Grace asked.
"Yeah." Tiffany said as she headed off.
Everyone came out following Mady.
"So where exactly is our son?" Karen asked.
"Right here." Eli said coming up to his parents.
"Good so lets go." Rick said as him, Karen and Eli walked into the front of the synagogue together.
Then Lily and Henry and Joey, Coop and Riley, Judy and Sam, Zoe and Jamie, Jessie and Katie, Taylor with Isaac and finally Mady, Bailey and Austin.
"So you ready?" Jake asked Grace
"Yeah I am." Grace said as Jake led his daughter to the front of the synagogue where Rabbi Willhelmi was with Eli, Coop, Sam, Jamie and Austin who was holding Isaac where on one side and Riley, Joey, Jessie, Katie, Judy, Taylor, Zoe, Mady and Bailey were on the other side.
"Ok we will just go over the basics here. First well there will be a canopy here on the day. Ok I'll start by welcoming everyone here and then I'll ask if anyone here see a reason why you two shouldn't be married. Then you two will exchange vows and rings. Then you two will sign the Ketubah and it will be given to Grace. Then you we will do the seven blessings. Have you two chosen the seven people to do the blessings?" The rabbi asked.
"Yes both of mothers, my stepmother, his stepfather, both of our fathers and my grandmother." Grace said.
"Ok well then Eli you will break the glass with your right foot and then I will announce you two as husband and wife and then you will head off to your reception. Does that make sense? Or is there anything we need to go over?"
"No Rabbi, we've got it. And thank you for doing this on such short notice." Eli said.
"No problem, I'll do anything for one of my favorite future married couples."
"So do you want to dance?" Eli asked Grace.
"Do you really think we should leave the table?"
"To make you loosen up yes." Eli said getting up and reaching out his hand to her. "Come on don't leave me standing here." Eli begged.
"Fine. I'd love to dance." Grace said getting up.
"Want to follow my daughter's lead?" Jake asked Tiffany.
"I'd love to." Tiffany said getting up.
Rick and Lily, Karen and Henry, Peg and Tom, Sam and Judy, Jamie and Zoe and Jessie and Katie followed.
"Don't you kind of feel left out?" Mady asked Austin.
"What do you want to dance or something?" Austin asked her.
"Are you really asking?" Mady said smiling.
"No you two are not leaving me here by myself." Bailey said.
"You'll get over it. Come on, Maddy." He said as they got up to dance.
"Please tell me another one of my daughters isn't falling for another one of your sons." Jake said to Rick as him and Tiffany came over to Rick and Lily.
"So what if he is? Deal with it." Rick said leading him and Lily away from Jake and Tiffany.
"It looks like your little sister is dancing with our brother. Could this be the next Manning-Sammler love connection?" Eli asked Grace smiling.
"Let's focus on our own love connection right now, please." Grace begged.
"Do you remember the time you two almost destroyed the play house?" Barbara asked Eli and Grace.
"What I remember is she didn't help me clean it up." Eli said.
"Well you were doing perfectly fine with out me." Grace said smiling.
"Well what they did is nothing compared to what those two love birds did." Peg said looking at Jessie and Katie.
"What exactly is she talking about?" Rick asked.
"Nothing she's talking about nothing." Jessie said nervously.
"That's when the house almost caught on fire right?" Barbara asked.
"You almost caught the play house on fire?" Lily asked shocked.
"Yeah surprise." Jessie said smiling.
"How exactly?" Rick asked.
"It's all her fault." Jessie said to Katie.
"I was making a candle light dinner for her and well she took a lot longer to get out there and well the drapes caught on fire but Eli got it out." Katie said.
"Eli you knew about this?" Rick asked shocked.
"Thanks Katie. Thanks a lot." Eli said sarcastically.
"But what Zoe and Jamie did was pretty bad at least I thought." Grace said.
"Wait what exactly did you two do?" Lil asked.
"Yeah that's what I'd like to know." Sam said.
"Thanks Grace." Zoe said sarcastically.
"What is Grace talking about?" Jake asked.
"Well we accidentally kind of painted the house." Jamie said.
"But it's still the same color." Lily said.
"Well that's after Katie and Jessie helped to paint over it." Zoe said.
"Thanks Zoe you couldn't just have kept us out of this could you?" Jessie asked.
"So how do you…" Lily stared to ask.
"Well we had this…" Zoe started to say.
Jessie turned to Katie and whispered. "You know I think I've just figured out the perfect gift for all us to get Eli and Grace."
"Really and what would that be?" Katie asked.
"I'll tell you later."
"How is it exactly that none of you ever told us about this?" Lily asked.
"I don't know maybe because we were worried that you'd both freak out." Grace said.
"We're not freaking out." Rick said.
"Dad you're defiantly freaking out." Austin said.
"Hey I'd watch it with the way things go in our family. You and Mady will be the next to use it." Bailey said.
"You two better not!" Jake said.
"Plus I'm not sure the house can stand another Manning-Sammler couple." Peg said.