Today was the day.

The Clancy family was rushing around their house trying to get everyone ready in time. "Come on Aiden! We have to be at the church in ten minutes!" Jim called from the foyer to his oldest child's bedroom.

Meanwhile, Melinda had Danny dressed in his little tux and was getting Andy dressed in her flower girl dress. The brunette mother pulled white panty hose over her daughter's underwear and was just about to pull the gorgeous dress over the little girl's body. "Arms up baby girl." Melinda coaxed gently. Andy giggled softly as her tiny arms went above her head. The dress was pulled over her arms and head and smoothed into place. "Time for your shoes." Came Melinda's voice. Andy lifted her foot and Melinda got it into her sandal. She turned around before putting on Andy's other shoe. "Go see daddy, Danny. He's by the front door. We'll be right down baby." Just like that Danny scurried off, running as best he could in his suit. Melinda quickly fitted Andy's other foot in her shoe and told her to join her brother downstairs. Andy started to go, but then stopped.

"What about you Mama?" Came the tiny voice of Andrea Faith Clancy.

"I'm going to check on Aiden. I'll be right there." Melinda explained with a smile. Andy's curiosity quelled, the little girl hurriedly joined her twin and her daddy. It was much easier for her to run in a dress then she thought and the toddler laughed with a carefree attitude.

Melinda made it to Aiden's room and silently peered in from the door frame for a second. Her eight year old son was almost in tears trying to figure out his bow tie, so she came to the rescue. "What's wrong buddy?" Melinda questioned with a caring tone. Aiden's glistening blue eyes met his mother's face.

"I can't do it Mama." He pouted. Melinda crouched down to her son's level.

"It's okay baby. You know what?" She said, keeping her voice exciting. Aiden's eyes looked curious.

"What?" He asked knowing his mom words always made him feel better.

"Daddy can't do his either, I do it." Melinda stage whispered and was relieved when Aiden let out a giggle.

"That's silly." He said as Melinda finished tying the bow around his neck. She took his hand.

"It is silly. Let's go bud. Uncle Eli is counting on us today."

The family of five made it to the Jeep and drove to the church. Once inside they split up to go to the bride's and groom's dressing rooms. Jim took the boys and Melinda took Andrea with her.

"Hi Uncle Eli!" Aiden spoke excitedly to the man he saw once they entered the smaller room from the hallway.

"Hey Aiden." Came the nervous reply of Eli James. Jim turned to his sons.

"Why don't you guys go sit on that bench over there?" Jim requested of the younger men in the room. "I want to talk to your uncle for a minute. Just us grownups." The boys easily agreed, grown up conversations were boring anyway. `Hey man, its normal to be nervous on your wedding day." Jim spoke to Eli in a hushed whisper.

"It is?" Eli's question came in an uncertain tone of voice. Jim nodded.

"Yes, I was nervous when I married Melinda and look how happy we are. It's human nature to be scared of change." Jim continued, appealing to the shrink's technical side. Eli took a deep breath.

"Okay, let's go get me married then." A goofy smile appeared on the younger man's face at the thought of Casey being his forever.

Melinda was preparing Andy for her part of the ceremony.

"When I tell you to, you're going to start walking down the aisle. You have to throw a handful of these flower petals on each side of you as you go along okay?" Melinda asked her daughter as she passed the basket of flower petals to her.

"Okay." Andy agreed with a nod of her head. Melinda smiled at the young girl.

"Good job." She praised. "It's time now, go ahead." Melinda informed her child. Andy dutifully walked away, through the door her mother was holding open for her to start distributing the petals for all the guests to see.

Back in Eli's room-without Eli, who was already at the alter- Jim was explaining Danny's ring bearer task to him.

"Music is going to start and then Auntie Casey is going to walk down the aisle. Your job is once she gets to where Uncle Eli is standing you have to walk out there carrying this pillow..." Jim handed the pillow with both Eli and Casey's rings tied to it to Danny. "and once you get to them, hand the pillow to Uncle Eli, okay? You don't have to say anything. Just smile."

"Okay daddy." Danny said with a look of concentration on his face just as the music started to play. Jim watched through the window in the door and when it was time, he turned to his son.

"Go ahead buddy." Jim encouraged quietly. Danny silently yet happily started walking the way he was told to and when he finally reached his uncle, he stood beside him. The preacher had just told the couple to place their rings and continued to speak,

"...you may kiss your bride." Eli and Casey kissed and when they were done Eli pulled Danny into his arms where he watched his parents in the front pew. Danny looked at his uncle and whispered so only he would hear,

"I love you Uncle Eli."

Today was the day. A day for celebrations of all kinds.

~Fin.

AN: There's the last chapter of this story. I chose to write it this way because Eli mentioned him and Casey were engaged at the twins' birthday party. I hope you had as much fun reading this as I did writing it. My next fic will be a Criminal Minds one, but I'm not sure when it will be started yet.