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Chapter 12
Bethany's clock went off at 6:30 in the morning. It didn't matter though, because she was already awake. She grinned at herself, staring at the ceiling. Today was the big day! At 6:00 this evening she would no longer be Bethany Eloisa Stark, but instead Bethany Eloisa Stark-Rogers! She jumped out of bed and headed into the kitchen to feed Spangles. Just as she entered, she was given the surprise of her life.
"SURPRISE!" Bethany jumped back. There standing in front of her was Pepper, her maid of honor, Roxi, and bridesmaid, Kendall.
"What are you guys doing here so early?" asked Bethany.
"Girl! What are you talking about! Haven't you heard! You're getting married today!" exclaimed Roxi. Bethany, Pepper, and Kendall just laughed.
"Oh really? Gee, I thought it was next week!" replied Bethany. She looked to see that they had brought breakfast for her. "You guys did all of this for me?" The other three just smiled. Pepper stepped towards her taking her in a hug.
"You deserve this, Honey!" she answered. She pulled back looking at Bethany. "Now go eat and get your shower cause we have a lot, and I mean A LOT to do!"
"Yeah and make it snappy!" replied Roxi. "Cause I need to be ready too! Y'all ain't got to walk down the aisle with that hot piece of man meat they call Clint Barton, like I do." Everyone busted out laughing. This was truly going to be a day to remember.
Steve sat in the edge of his bed in a daze. A good daze, but a daze none the less. There in his hand was the ring he was going to give to Bethany today. A knock on the door, along with the loud voices of his friends brought him back to his reality.
"HEY! YOU AWAKE IN THERE!" replied his best man, Clint Barton. Steve walked over to his bedroom door. He opened the door smiling when he saw not only Clint, but Tony, Bruce and Thor... wait THOR?!
"Thor? How did you?"
"Remember, Son of Rogers, Heimdal, Asgard's gatekeeper, keeps me well informed of the happenings here on Midgard. This is a most joyous occasion that I refused to miss." replied Thor, clapping him on the back.
"Thank you, Thor." Steve smiled at his friend. Tony cleared his throat.
"UM, guys if you all want to go get ready to go grab some breakfast that will be great. I need to talk to Steve for a minute." Bruce, Clint and Thor headed towards Steve's living room. Steve and Tony walked back into Steve's room, closing the door behind them.
"Is everything OK?" asked a concerned Steve. Tony smiled back at him.
"Perfect. Everything is perfect." Tony replied. "Listen, I wanted to let you know that even though I gave you a hard time when you asked Bethany out on a date, and then giving you an ever harder time when you asked me for permission to marry her, I want you to know that I made the right choice."
"I'm not sure I completely follow." replied a confused Steve.
"Whenever, I told you that you could marry my daughter, I still had a great deal of doubt. I think I said yes because I didn't want to disappoint Bethany. But Steve, when I saw you give everything you had to save my daughter's life, I knew then and there that I had made the right choice and the doubt left me." Tony stuck his hand out to Steve. "I'm proud to be able to call you my son-in-law." Steve smiled back at him and shook his hand, not before he was pulled into a man hug 'Is that what Clint called it?'. Steve got a wicked idea in his head.
"Thanks, Dad!" Tony let go of him and glared at him.
"I'm still Tony to you, Capsicle." Steve laughed. Tony laughed back realizing it was all a joke. "Alright, Rogers, go get ready. The guys and I are taking you to one last breakfast as a single man!
The day flew by and before anyone knew it, it was already nearing 5 o'clock. One more hour to go. Bethany was in a small classroom in the church they were using finishing getting ready. Pepper stood behind her helping her button the last few buttons on her dress. When she announced that she was done, Bethany turned around to face Pepper and her two friends. Everyone's eyes immediately watered.
"Don't Cry!" ordered Pepper. " You'll ruin your make up!" She pulled a Kleenex out dabbing at Bethany's eyes. Bethany smiled at her.
"Thanks, Pep."
"Ok now for Traditions!" cried Kendall. " She pulled a bag and started rummaging through it. "First, the something old!" Kendall pulled out, to Bethany's shock, Steve's dog tags.
"Oh my gosh! How did you get these?!" she asked. Roxi pinned them to the underneath side of Bethany's bouquet.
"Simple, I asked him!" replied Kendall. Everyone laughed. "Now the something new!" Kendall pulled out a pair of dangling pearl earrings. Bethany squealed in excitement. "Pepper, I think you had the borrowed." exclaimed Kendall. Bethany felt Pepper place a stand of pearls around her neck.
"I expect these back!" laughed Pepper. "Your dad would kill me if I lost them and don't even think about crying!" she said, dabbing Bethany's eyes again. "And lastly Roxi has the blue."
"Ok, so maybe not completely blue. But c'mon your marrying Captain America!" She pulled out a red, white and blue garter. Bethany laughed as they helped her put it on.
"Wait!" exclaimed Bethany. "How did you guys find out a bout Steve being-"
"Honey! We've seen Captain America on TV. Doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that him and Steve are identical!" Everyone laughed.
"Thanks you guys!" Replied Bethany, hugging her friends. "Do you think you can give me a minute, I need to ask Pepper something." Her friends nodded, walking out of the room. Bethany turned and face Pepper. Tears coming to her eyes.
"Whats wrong sweetheart?" asked Pepper, catching her by the hand.
"I know that I don't really talk about my mom a lot. Being a little girl and having your mom pass away is a hard thing to deal with. But you have always been there for me whenever I needed a mom. You have helped me so much in becoming the person I am today. Everything involving this wedding would have never been successful if it hadn't been for you. That's why I wanted to ask you," Bethany took a deep breath trying to keep from crying. Pepper was already on the verge of tears. "Would you stand in, as my mom?" Pepper grabbed her in a hug.
"Of course, I will sweetheart!" she cried. "I love you so much!"
"I love you too!" Pepper pulled away, grabbing the Kleenex and dabbing Bethany's eyes, and then her own.
"I have something to tell you anyway." exclaimed Pepper. Bethany looked at her with anticipation. "I'm going to have a baby!"
"Are you serious?!" smiled Bethany. "I'm going to be a big sister!" She hugged Pepper again. They pulled a part when a knock was heard at the door. "Who is it?" asked Bethany.
"It's Dad." Bethany smiled.
"Come on in, Daddy!" Tony opened the door and stood there in awe. His breath caught in his throat. Standing in front of him was no longer the seven year old crying over a skinned knee, or the twelve year old with braces, or the 16 year old begging him for a car. There in front of him stood his daughter, who had somehow transformed into this beautiful young woman. Bethany smiled at her dad. "Do you like the dress, Daddy?" she asked.
"Baby, you look stunning!" He walked over giving her a hug. Pepper quietly excused herself out of the room, giving the father/daughter duo a few minutes before the wedding started. They pulled apart staring at each other. "Where did my little girl go?"
"I'm still here, dad!" she laughed. "Besides, from what Pepper told me, you may have another little girl to spoil." Tony smiled.
"She told you, huh?" Bethany nodded. Tony caught her hands. "I'm proud of you, baby. And I'm so happy knowing that you are so happy."
"Daddy, stop or you are going to make us both cry!" she joked. She began wiping her eyes, giggling as Tony did the same. "See?"
"What? It's allergies!" Bethany laughed.
"How's Steve?" she asked.
"Nervous." he replied. "Baby, I want you to know that if he ever tries anything with you-"
"We know, we know! You'll rip him apart limb by limb!" she laughed. A knock on the door, and Pepper peeking through let them know that it was time.
"You ready?" asked Tony, offering his arm to his daughter. She smiled, looping her arm through his.
"Yeah, Daddy. I am."
Steve paced the little room they were in. Clint and Bruce could only help but snicker at how nervous there friend was. He was sitting, then standing, looking out the window, checking his watch, back to sitting, then pacing. It was a never ending cycle. A quiet knock on the door almost made him jump out of his skin.
"Chill, Cap!" laughed Clint. All Clint was thinking was 'Better him, than me!' Clint answered it only to be informed that they were ready. "You ready there, Cap?" Steve turned to face his friends. He could have sworn that his asthma was trying to come back. Bruce stood up next to his friend.
"Steve, you'll be fine." said Bruce, trying to reassure his friend.
"I know," replied Steve, "It;s just... what if she changes her mind.?" he asked nervously. Bruce smiled.
"She's not. Trust us." replied Bruce. He placed a hand on his back and gently pushed him towards the direction of the door. "Now, lets get a move on." Steve let out a huge breath, straightened the coat of his tux and walked out to the church sanctuary with Clint and Bruce in tow.
As he found where he was supposed to stand, he was relieved that they had chosen a smaller sized wedding. Knowing Tony Stark, this could have been easily a wedding of 500. He could see the rest of his friends sitting out in the crowd, them smiling back at him. The instrumental music that Bethany had picked for her friends to walk in with started playing. He watched as Kendall, Kendall's little boy and girl, and Roxi walked in the church. The doors of the church closed. His heart began racing. Everyone in the church stood as another instrumental song began playing. He remembered Bethany saying it was some saxophone player named Kenny G, at least that who he thought it was. The doors in the back of the church opened and his heart was about to beat out of his chest.
Bethany entered the church, holding on to her father, smiling. Steve couldn't believe how beautiful she was. Her dressed was a bit old fashioned, but it looked gorgeous none the less. Her hair was in some sort of up do that he had remembered seeing in the 1940's. She did this for him. To help him hang on to his past, to not let him forget. Tony and Bethany reached the front of the church and the minister started.
"Dearly Beloved, we are gathered here today to celebrate the union of Steven and Bethany in Holy matrimony." started the minister. "May I ask, who gives this woman, on this day to this man?"
Tony turned around, motioning for Pepper to join him on the platform. Pepper was a bit confused but joined Tony anyway. "Her mother and I do.", he stated. Bethany looked over at Pepper smiling. Pepper realized now that she had told Tony about their conversation. Pepper leaned over kissing Bethany on one cheek, stepping back to let Tony do the same. Tony handed Steve her left hand before turning around, walking back to his seat, now wearing a pair of sunglasses. He wasn't about to let the other members of the Avengers see him cry. Bethany and Steve stifled their laughter after seeing him sitting there, next to Pepper with big Aviator sunglasses on in the church. They turned and faced the minister.
"Steven Grant Rogers, do you take this woman to be your lawful wedded wife? To have and to hold? For richer or poorer, in sickness and and in health, until death do you part?" asked the minster.
"I do." Steve answered smiling at Bethany. The minister turned to Bethany.
"Bethany Eloisa Stark, do you take this man to be your lawful wedded husband? To have and to hold? For richer or poorer, in sickness and and in health, until death do you part?" asked the minster.
"I do" she replied staring back at Steve. The minister turned towards the congregation.
"Steven and Bethany will now exchange rings, reciting the vows that they have written for each other." Steve took the ring that Clint handed him, placing it on her ring finger.
"Bethany, almost three years ago, I found myself confused, out of place, and lost. I wandered aimlessly for the first two years, meeting some friends that would soon lead me to you. Now, I'm not lost anymore. I know where I am and why I'm here for the first time in my life, and that's because of you. You have shown me so much over this past year. And I can't wait for the years to come. I love you, Beth, and I always will." He smiled at her. Tears started rolling down her cheek and he reached up brushing them away. She smiled back at him before turning and taking the ring that Roxi had waiting for her.
"I knew I should have gone first." They both laughed at she placed his ring on his finger. "Steve, when I met you a year ago, I had no idea that I was going to be meeting my future husband. The way you care for me and my well being overwhelms me at times. You are my best friend, my hero. If it wasn't for you I wouldn't be here today. Thank you Steve for being there when I needed you most. I love you, forever and always." He smiled back at her. The minister smiled between the two of them.
"After the exchanging of rings and the vows that were recited, it is my pleasure to announce you Husband and Wife. Steven, you may kiss your bride." Steve smiled leaning down to meet Bethany in a gentle kiss. They broke apart, smiling wildly at each other, excitement and happiness about to overtake them both. Bethany glanced over to the minister whispering a reminder of what they had discussed the night before. They turned and faced the church, Bethany wrapping her arm through Steve's awaiting arm.
"Ladies and Gentleman, it is my honor to introduce to you for the very first time. CAPTAIN and Mrs. Steven Grant Rogers!" The church began congratulating them as Bethany and Steve laughed at the emphasis the minister put on the 'Captain' title. They walked back down the aisle, looking forward to what was going to come to them next.
A/N: I had no idea the chapter was going to be this long! But oh well! They are married! YAY! I mentioned earlier that I was going to be posting a link of a picture down here. This is the link to the hairstyle and dress that I pictured Bethany in 11154133/1 Hope you enjoyed this LONG chapter! Please read and review!
