The Man You'll Marry

I've been prolonging the inevitable because I like all of you really don't want this fic to end however like all good things it sadly must. Anyways I hope that this chapter lives up to all your expectations and while this is AU there is still a slight character spoiler for Rumors. Anyways stay tuned for the note at the end as it will give insight to my current and future pieces.

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Rachel sucked in a deep breath mentally swearing that her dress was getting tighter and tighter despite the fact that she'd been on an extensive diet for the past few weeks.

"Turn around," the voice of her mother spoke, "let me get a good look at you."

A smile crossed Rachel's lips as she slowly turned around showing her mother how she looked in the gown causing Rachel to smile. Yes, it was true she was finally getting married however unlike the original owner of the dress her courtship was slightly longer if you considered a month and a half to be slightly longer than a week.

"I can't believe everything is falling into place," Quinn said with a smile as she entered the room, placing the bouquets she held down on a table, "I mean today you're getting married, tonight you leave for your honeymoon and in a week you start pre-production on your first major roll."

Rachel smiled.

"I know, by this time next year Rachel Evans will be a household name….hopefully."

"Don't say hopefully Rach, you're going to be famous I just know it."

Rachel briefly hugged her best friend however their sisterly moment was broken by that of a familiar voice.

"Rachel Barbra Berry, you better not be getting my dress wrinkled."

Pulling back from her friends embrace Rachel looked into her aunt's eyes.

"Chloe," Shelby said, "nice of you to show up."

"I'm sorry I never sent my RSVP but you know I'd never miss the wedding of my one and only niece, and might I just say my dress looks stunning on you just like I knew it would."

"Thank you," Rachel said grinning while her mother left the room.

"So, tell me about this Sam guy."

Rachel smiled.

"Well, what is it that you want to know."

"Everything."

"Everything," Rachel said still grinning.

"If she told you everything," Quinn said, "we'll probably be standing here for a day…two at most."

"No we won't," Rachel said glaring at Quinn, "anyway so the day after I got your for lack of a better word package, I got into a little run in at the mall and well….at first I tried to deny it but like you said we kissed and I just knew, it was like magic."

Chloe simply smiled as Shelby entered the room once more with a smile on her face.

"Someone wants to see the bride."

"It better not be Sam," Quinn said placing her hands on her hips, "he better know that he can't see Rachel for another fifteen minutes or so."

Shelby nodded in a way that made the occupants of the room know in an instant that the visitor wasn't Sam.

"So," Rachel said with a smile as she crossed her arms, "is it Blaine wanting to give me some brotherly words of wisdom?"

Watching Shelby shake her head once more Rachel was soon met with the sight of a young girl around 8 or 9 running into the room dressed in her flower girl dress a huge smile on her face.

Rachel couldn't help but smile widely back at Stacy Evans, Sam's kid sister who she'd gotten to know the past month rather well.

"Wow, Stacy you look Beautiful."

"Not as pretty as you Rachel, you look like a princess and I'm glad your gonna be my sister."

"Thanks," Rachel said, her perma grin still plastered on her face as she looked around the room at her mother, aunt, best friend and soon to be sister in law all standing around her gearing up for her big day to commence.

Rachel had seen all the romantic comedies and televised drams to know what came after this moment but before her fathers arrived to walk her down the aisle and let a smile cross her lips.

"So from the look on your face I can only assume you know what's coming next," Quinn said.

"One should never assume," Rachel said, "as assumption makes an a…." she paused forgetting Stacy was in the room causing her to bite her tongue.

"Makes a what?" Stacy asked pouting her lips.

Just like with Sam, Stacy's pout got to her however she was not going to say the word 'ass' in front of the young girl.

"It makes you look dumb," Quinn said, "and I'm sorry, anyway…."

"I know what you were trying to say," Rachel said with a reassuring voice as she watched as her Aunt Chloe took a step closer to her where she proceeded to gently run her hands against the silkiness of the gown.

"So," Chloe began with a smile on her face, "I'm the one who is to give you something old."

Rachel just nodded and smiled.

"I'm sure you already know what it is," she added with a smile of her own.

"The Dress," Rachel said with a glance hoping that this was what the older woman meant.

Chloe just nodded.

"I always thought that I'd give it to my daughter but like I said before I never had one and you're the closest thing I've ever had to one and so it was only natural for me to pass on the magic, that said you must now promise me that you'll one day pass the magic along to someone."

Rachel nodded wondering why Chloe said 'someone' and not 'your daughter' deciding not to ask this trivial question she began to eye the room in curiosity waiting to see who was to present her with a something new and what said something would be.

"Well," Quinn said with a smile, "as your best friend and Maid of Honor it was my job to pick out your something new and well I thought long and hard and was seriously pondering getting you something for the wedding night."

Rachel blushed while Shelby bent down to cover Stacy's ears as there was no telling what would be said next.

"However," Quinn said, "something like that would defeat the purpose of the bride having these items on her person as she walked down the aisle for good luck and so….."

Walking over toward a small table that sat at the side of the room Quinn picked up her clutch and pulled out a small velvet box.

"So, I admit that this exactly a wedding gift but more of an all my best friends dreams are coming true gift."

Rachel was intrigued as she flipped open the box to revel a silver chain with a silver horse shoe hanging from it.

"For Luck," Quinn said with a smile as she flipped the chain over in Rachel's hand, "and look," she said with a smile.

Turning the charm over in Rachel's hand Quinn pointed out the little fleck of gold.

"Is that…."

Quinn nodded.

"A Gold Star," she said with a smile, "They are kind of your thing right?"

Rachel just grinned as Shelby took the necklace and clasped it around her daughter's neck glad that she didn't already have another chain around her neck.

"Me next," Stacy said with an anxious grin.

The three older women that stood beside the bride nodded giving the younger girl the go ahead.

"I've got something for you to borrow," Stacy said pulling out a Blue ribbon from her pocket, "and its blue too see!"

The little girl was simply overjoyed to be joining in.

Rachel smiled.

"You know what Stacy, I know just the place I will wear this," she said with a grin holding out her wrist and tying the ribbon around it like a bracelet.

Quinn watched with a sense of longing in her eyes as Rachel caught her friends gaze.

"Don't worry Quinn, you'll find your prince charming someday too."

Quinn just nodded as suddenly there was a knock on the door and a familiar smile met Rachel's eyes.

"Are you ready sis," Blaine said with a smile.

Rachel simply nodded looking out through the doorway past her step brother to where her two dads stood waiting to escort her down the aisle.

"I can't believe our little girl is all grown up and getting married," one of her father's said.

"I know," the other one replied, "It seems like just yesterday we were driving her to her first dance competition."

Rachel's lips curled into the biggest smile as she thanked the powers that be for waterproof mascara while she leant over to hug her fathers.

"So, are you ready," one of her dads asked.

Rachel nodded composing herself as she linked one of her arms into each of theres and watched as Quinn and Stacy began to walk down the aisle following behind them.

Looking down the aisle she spotted Sam. He looked amazing in his suit and that nervous grin on his lips took her breath away.

Reaching the end of the aisles she gave her dads each a kiss before looking Sam in the eyes, in just a few short moments they would be man and wife.

The officiator began the ceremony with a speech. Seeing as how it was a non-denominational ceremony said speech turned out to be more about the infamous dress and their crazy courtship than anyone else.

"And now Samuel and Rachel would like to say something of their own."

Sam smiled a sweet grin to Rachel.

"There are two things that I love, slightly less then you of coarse and so I'm just going to let them express my feelings toward you."

Rachel rolled her eyes in wonderment as Sam went on.

"Nìwotx nga kin yawne nìwotx nga kin yawne nìwotx nga kin yawne yawne. yawne nìwotx nga kin, and a ttanslation for those not fluant in Na'vi like my bride, All you need is love, all you need is love, all you need is love love…. Love is all you need."

A smile crossed Rachel's lips making her wish that her own vows were quirky like Sam's and not just some quote from 'The Notebook'

"I don't know if I can top that," Rachel said with a smile, "but… well… Poets often describe love as an emotion that we can't control, one that overwhelms logic and common sense. That's what it's like for me. I didn't plan on falling in love with you, and I doubt that you planned on falling in love with me. But once we met, it was clear that neither of us could control what was happening to us. We fell in love, despite our differences, and once we did, something rare and beautiful was created. For me, love like that has happened only once, and that's why every minute we spent together has been seared in my memory. I'll never forget a single moment of it."

Sam simply smiled thinking that Rachel's quote was all too perfect all things considered about their relationship.

They stood in silence for a moment locked eye and eye before the officiator spoke up once more.

"Will you, Samuel Timothy Evans, have Rachel Barbra Berry to be your wife? Will you love her, comfort and keep her, and forsaking all other remain true to her as long as you both shall live?"

Sam smiled, "I will."

"Will you, Rachel Barbra Berry, have Samuel Timothy Evans to be your husband? Will you love him, comfort and keep him, and forsaking all other remain true to him as long as you both shall live?"

"I will," Rachel stated almost before the officiator was done asking her the question.

The officiator nodded as he prompted Sam and Rachel to exchange rings and after a few more words finally pronounced them husband and wife.

And they kissed a kiss that was just as powerful and magical as that first one on the beach if not more so.

"I love you Mr. Evans," Rachel said pulling back after the kiss however soon another kiss followed.

Pulling back the second time Sam now spoke, "I love you too Mrs. Evans."

The End

And there you go, I swear i just wanted to keep putting this off cause I didn't want to end this and personally I don't think the ending was done as well as I wanted it to go. Now as to future projects I may write the Quill sequel or more Sam/Rachel or my Glee in General HOWEVER I think I'm going to hold off on any new glee piece unless it's the sequel to this until after the season finale May 24th. That said I'm still working on my Glee/General Hospital verse and my muse may come up with a one shot/drabble for Glee and if she does it'll most likely pop up in my 'Glee-full collective'.… much thanks to Katy for her support and her help in plotting what wasn't taken from the short story that inspired this as well as to each and every person who has read, reviewed, favored and alerted this piece…..