THE LITTLE TAN COUCH CHAPTER 11

(Will's POV)

With each step I take forward, I get one step closer to Sonny...With each step I get closer, I am one step closer to realizing my dreams...to be with my one true love...I'm almost there...

I watch him as I get closer...only a few more steps to go...I see his face light up as I approach him...Flashing that amazing smile at me once again...I feel like I'm about to pass out...I close my eyes for a moment and follow my mother's lead...after a few seconds, we come to a complete stop and I know when I open my eyes next...I will see my Son...I feel my mother letting go as start to open them again, but I also feel something else...I feel Sonny hold my hand now...It's the best feeling in the world...I feel safe now...I know he is not going to let me fall...He promised...

(Sonny's POV)

I see him getting closer with each step that he takes, each second that passes, is a second less I have to spend without him...I know he's nervous, and so am I...He looks like an angel walking down that aisle, without a single flaw except for the fact that he is just so perfect...I can't help but smile...

He is almost here, and I can't wait another minute to touch him...I know it's only been a few hours, but that's just how much I miss him already...He is finally here and I see he closed his eyes again...He is afraid that he's going to fall...I will never let him fall...I reach out and I take his hand, he knows he made it...He knows I would never let him fall...I promised him...he opens his eyes, only to lock them to mine, as we both stand there together, on this day, ready to take the next step in our journey...But, I have one last surprise in store for him...

Will: Uncle Eric? What are you doing here?

Father Eric: I heard my nephew was getting married today and needed someone to perform the ceremony. Thought he might like his Uncle to do it for him.

Will: Yes, for sure! This is so great...I couldn't ask for anything more.

Father Eric: Great, shall we begin?

Will: Yes! Let's do this...But first I need to say something...

Father Eric: Sure go ahead Will.

Will: Thank you.

At that moment, he turned over to me...

Will: Sonny, thank you so much for everything you have done...You have made this day the best day ever. I have no idea how you did all this, but I promise I will forever be grateful to you...So thank you for making me the happiest man ever...

Sonny: Your welcome...I love you so much Will...

With that said, our ceremony began...


(The Ceremony)

Father Eric: Friends, we are joined here today to share with William and Jackson an important moment in their lives. Their time together, they have seen their love and understanding of each other grow and blossom together and now, they have decided to live out the rest of their lives as one...

(The opening reading of prayer)

Father Eric: You were born together, and together you shall be forevermore.
You shall be together when the white wings of death scatter your days.
Aye, you shall be together even in the silent memory of God.
But let there be spaces in your togetherness,
And let the winds of the heavens dance between you.
Love one another but make not a bond of love:
Let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls.
Fill each other's cup but drink not from one cup.
Give one another of your bread but eat not from the same loaf.
Sing and dance together and be joyous, but let each of you be alone,
Even as the strings of the lute are alone though they quiver
with the same music.
Give your hearts, but not into each other's keeping.
For only the hands of Life can contain your hearts.
And stand together, As one...

Love is Patient

Love is patient, love is kind.
It does not envy, it does not boast,
it is not proud. It is not rude,
it is not self-seeking,
it is not easily angered,
it keeps no record of wrongs.

Love does not delight in evil
but rejoices with the truth.
It always protects, always trusts,
always hopes, always perseveres.
Love never fails. . . .

And now these three remain:
faith, hope and love.

But the greatest of these is love

I Corinthians 13:4-8, 13

Father Eric: The couple has chosen to write their own vows, so let's stand as these two heart pledge their love for each other.
William, you may go first...

(Will's Vows)

(Will's POV)

I reach inside the front pocket of my tuxedo, searching for my crumbled piece of paper that I had written my vows on...I'm so nervous that I can even find them...I start to panic...But then I'm reminded by the man standing next to me, by his simple touch, that I don't even need my crumbled piece of paper, that I know exactly what I want to say...Here goes...

Will:

On June 23, 2011, my life got turned upside down with one simple hand shake...
One simple touch of you and and I knew that you were a gift from heaven that
just fell from the sky,from out of no where, ready to rock my world...
There is something I never told you about that day, At the time it never seemed
important, but standing here today, I feel that it's important for me to share with all
of you...

On that day, I got up early and went to the church before I got ready for my
graduation ceremony in search for some guidance, because at the time, I felt
so lost inside my own skin. That day, I prayed to God to send me a sign that would
help me through this rough time in my life, through these feelings and confusion
I was going through...And at the time, I had no idea what it was...But on that day, God
did answer my prayers...He sent me to most amazing sign...He sent me you...

With that said...

I, William Robert Horton, love you, Jackson Sonny Kiriakis, with all of my heart...
You are my best friend, my one and the only man I want to spend the rest of my life with...
Over the past year, we have grown together and learned a lot about each other and I look
forward to spending the rest of my life learning more about you...
I promise to always be there for you, to support you, to show you love and to tell you
everyday just how a beautiful person you are...
I love you so much, that no words can ever describe how much I truly love you...

So I stand here today in front of , our family, staring into your amazing chocolate brown
eyes, and ask you a very important question;

Will you, Jackson Sonny Kiriakis, my best friend, my lover and my soul mate, take my hand
in marriage, and be my husband?

He stands there in tears...holding my hands, in front of God, as I wait for his answer...

Sonny: I do...forever and always...I love you so much baby...

Father Eric: Jackson, when your ready...

(Sonny's vows)

(Sonny's POV)

Finally I get to make this man mine...I have waited so long for this, and finally, the day has come...I remember last year as we sat in Common Grounds talking to each other, as we sat on the little tan couch, a conversation we had about our dreams...and how we fear never to be able to find love...I look where we are now...He goes...

Sonny:

I remember last year, we sat in the coffee shop, talking about things we wanted
and the fears we had about marriage, finding love and settling down...Who knew
that day, that we would have found this with each other...

Since the first day I met you, there has never been a doubt in my mind that one day,
that I would make you my husband, and today here we stand...
William Robert Horton, I love you, you are everything I've prayed for...
You have shown me what love really is, you are comforting, loving, kind, genuine,
and God has truly blessed me with you...

Today I choose you to be my husband to share God's plan for our lives together.
I promise to honor, cherish and comfort you everyday. I will always be there, to help,
and to give you the courage as we take this first step in our journey to forever...

I vow to be faithful with you and to have the patience that love demands.
I will love you when we don't always see eye to eye. I promise to follow you through all
of life's experiences as take this journey together. I truly believe that this is God's will.
You are my best friend and my love grows for you more everyday...
No matter what happens to us in the future, everyday that we are together is the greatest
day of my life, I will always be yours...It's always been you...Nothing could ever change that...

So I stand here today to ask you this question...

Will you, William Robert Horton, my best friend, supporter, my soul mate and my lover, do
me the honor of being my husband?

I stand and wait for his answer...Eyes still locked to each other...when he answers me...

Will: Wait a minute, I need to think about this...I do...Did you even have to ask?

Sonny: Ha ha...very funny Horton...

I hear the murmurs from the crowd laughing in the back ground at Will's latest declaration...Such a clown, always trying to make me have a heart attack...but it's all good...I love him so much...

(The exchange of rings)

Father Eric:Please repeat after me...

Will: "I William Robert Horton, give you Jackson Sonny Kiriakis this ring, as an eternal symbol of my love and commitment to you."

I place the ring on the third finger on his right hand, and look up to him and smile...

Sonny: "I Jackson Sonny Kiriakis give you William Robert Horton this ring, as an eternal symbol of my love and commitment to you."

I place the ring on his third finger on his right had and whisper to him..."I love you..."

(The Closing)

Father Eric:May your hearts be joined forever in love with each other both until the end of your days...
I bless you both with the presence of God on this day, March 15 of 2013...
By the power vested in me by the State of New York,

I now pronounce you as partners for life. You may now kiss your husband...

Sonny: I thought this moment would never get here...Get your butt over here Horton...

Will: With pleasure Kiriakis...

(Will's POV)

I grabbed him with all of my strength, and pulled him in as we consumed our first kiss as husbands...This kiss was different, because no matter how tight I held him, it was not tight enough...No matter how much passion went into it, it wasn't passionate enough...Even our most passionate kisses, couldn't compare to how much he means to me right now...I couldn't get enough of him...

(Sonny's POV)

He held me in his arms, so tightly that I couldn't even breathe, We kissed like never before...This was our first kiss as husbands...God I missed those lips...Even If I have kissed those lips a million times before, nothing compared to what I feel for him right now...This kiss was perfect...I love kissing my husband...Love the sound of that...

(Introduction of the newlyweds)

Father Eric: "It's with great honor, that I present to you Mr. William and Mr. Jackson Horton-Kiriakis"

(Will's POV)

As my Uncle Eric concluded the ceremony, our family's stood and applauded us with much happiness and grace...But all I could hear or see was Sonny...We laced our fingers together and gave each other one last kiss before we made out way outside of the church...Ready to start our new lives together...Our new beginning...

To be continued...