December 24th, 1991 1:45PM

"Boys it's- where's Mark?" Mr. Davis began as he came into the room.

"Setting up the camera" Ryan informed him.

"Well he needs to hurry up. It's already 1:40 we need to start getting this together and get ready to start." Just then, Mark pushed past Mr. Davis.

"Sorry, I'm here" He said looking at everyone.

"Yeah, alright. Boys- what's he doing?" He asked, referring to Roger who was pacing back and forth still.

"Freaking out more than Ryan did." Randy remarked. His father rolled his eyes. "You should've calmed down an hour ago." Mr. Davis told Roger.

"Dad, just give us another minute" Randy asked his father. He sighed and left, granting his son's wish.

"What's up with you Roger?" Randy asked as he put a hand on his shoulder to stop him.

"I'm freaking out. What if I mess up? What if I fall? What if I'm not good enough for her? What if she runs away right now?" Roger rambled on about all the bad things that could happen to him.

"Roger, enough. You're nervous but for some reason when you're nervous you make up all this shit that doesn't make any sense. Now you and Mimi love each other and you're going to get married. Alright?" Collins said to him. Roger was finally at ease. Suddenly, the door opened again, it was Mr. Davis.

"Boys, it's time." Mr. Davis informed them.

"It's time" Ms. Marquez told her daughter and all of her bridesmaids.

"You'll do great, honey. Don't worry." Joanne told Mimi as they shared a finally hug.

"Thanks Jo." Joanne pulled away from her and gave her a small smile before leaving with Maureen, Sarah and Ms. Marquez.

"It's not as scary as it seems." Rosa began to tell her sister. Mimi turned around and looked at her. "Once you're up there, looking into the person you love's eyes, all of the worry and doubt stops. You realize that you really do love this person and aren't scared anymore." She continued. Mimi didn't say anything, Rosa began to make her way out, but before getting pulled back by Mimi, who then pulled her into a hug.

"Thank you" Mimi whispered into her ear. Rosa smiled and pulled away from her sister.

"You're welcome" And with that, Rosa left to join everyone else.

"Hermana, you look amazing" Fernando said to Mimi as they waited to walk down the aisle.

"Thank you, Fernando." He smiled at his little sister. He linked his arm with hers.

"Ready?" He asked.

"Ready as I'll ever be." He chuckled.

Suddenly the doors in front of them opened, seeing everyone wanting for her arrival. She took a deep breath as she began to walk with her brother by her side. She looked straight ahead and saw Roger, who looked like he was taken aback. A huge smile spread across both of their faces as she arrived at the altar. Fernando let go of her arm and sat down next to his mother.

"You look beautiful." Roger whispered to her. Her cheeks turned a bright red as she smiled and him, then turning her attention to the priest.

"Dearly beloved, we are gathered here together today to join together this man and this woman in holy matrimony. We are here to celebrate their union and to honor their commitment to one another. Today, Roger Davis and Maria Marquez proclaim their love to the world and we rejoice with them. Is there anyone here who sees why these two should not be joined in holy matrimony? Let them speak now or forever hold their peace." The room was silent. After a moment, he continued. "Now take each other's hands." They turned to each other, Roger taking Mimi's hands in his.

"Roger, do you take this woman to be your lawfully wedded wife? To have and to hold from this day forward, for better or for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish; from this day on so long as you both shall live?"

"I do" He said, looking into her eyes.

"And Maria, do you take this man to be thy wedded husband? To have and to hold from this day forward, for better or for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish; from this day on so long as you both shall live?"

"I do" She said, locking eyes with Roger.

"May we have the rings please?" The rings were handed to the priest. He handed one to Roger.

"Repeat after me, with this ring, I thee wed."

"With this ring, I thee wed." He slid the ring onto Mimi's finger. Then the priest hand the other ring to Mimi.

"Now you repeat after me, with this ring, I thee wed."

"With this ring, I thee wed." She slid the ring onto Roger finger. They looked up and smiled at each other.

"Now by the power vested in me by the State of New York, I now pronounce you husband and wife. You may kiss the bride."

Roger wrapped his arms around Mimi and gave her a long, passionate kiss. Everyone clapped and cheered as they let go of each other, smiling at everyone as they made their way back down the aisle with each other.

6:30PM

"May I present to you all, for the first time ever, Mr. and Mrs. Roger Davis!" The DJ announced as Roger and Mimi walked into the reception together. They smiled as everyone clapped, and then sharing a small kiss.

"Well I never thought I'd see the day Roger Davis got married." Mark began. It was later on in the night, speech time. "But here we are. Roger and I have been friends since elementary school in Scarsdale. He came over to me in the playground, kicked me in the face and took my toy. It was the beginning of a beautiful friendship." The room erupted with laughter; he chuckled as he waited a moment for everyone to calm down. "But since then, he's been my best friend. We've done everything together. He's really the brother I never had. Even though he's a pain in the ass, I could never think of anyone else as a best friend. So here's to you, Roger and Mimi, on behave of myself and probably everyone else here, I wish you two the best." Mark was applauded as he sat back down.

"Thanks man, really, for everything you've done." Roger thanked his friend.

"What are friends for?" Roger chuckled at Mark's casual response. He knew Mark never liked to be credited for anything.

"You two look like a mess." Mark told Roger and Mimi, who were stuffing each other's faces. They laughed as Mark took a picture of them. "Lighten up Mark; I think Sarah wants to dance." Mimi said to him. He turned and saw Sarah sitting alone, mushing up the piece of cake that was on her plate. He left the couple, who were now kissing and still had cake all over their faces, and walked over to Sarah.

"May I have this dance?" He asked her as he put the camera down on the table. She looked up and smiled.

"Of course" She replied and taking his hand and following him to the dance floor.

Pieces of rice rained down on Mimi and Roger as they made their way out of the party, hearing everyone shouting "Goodbye! "Good luck!" "Congrats!" The couple entered the back of the car, waving to everyone one last time as the car began to drive away. They settled back down. Roger took Mimi's hand in his, looking at her. She turned to face him.

"What is it?" She asked.

"Nothing. I was just wondering how I got so lucky to be able to spend the rest of my life with someone like you." She smiled, giving into his ways. She leaned in and kissed him. He pulled her closer, wrapping his arms around her. After a few moments, their lips parted, and they just stared into each other's eyes.

"I love you" She told him in a low voice.

"I love you too, more than anything."

The End

I can't believe it's over! I thank you all for reading and I hope you all are having a healthy and happy holiday. The epilogue will be up some time this week.