Jake Martin looked into the six foot tall mirror and adjusted his tux one last time. Five more minutes until it was time to go out there and get married. His brother and father had just left the room. His brother, Tad, had to go out there to be ready to conduct the ceremony. Tad Martin as a priest might not have sounded logical to anyone, but according to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania he was just as qualified as anyone to marry his little brother off. And Jake's father, Joe, of course had made the trip up from his retirement home in Florida for his son's special day. After giving Jake his personal blessings, he had left to go take his seat in the church. The only one left with Jake now was his best man.

"You're looking smashing," Aidan told him with a little extra British accent.

Jake turned to face him and put his hand on his friend's shoulder. "How are you feeling, Aidan?" he asked him, unconvinced that Aidan cheery jibe wasn't really just a cover for his true feelings.

"It's not like I haven't been drugged before. I'm feeling fine again, no big deal."

"I didn't mean your physical health. No one expects you to be in a partying mood so soon after what just happened to you, so if you want to back out of the best man duties I completely understand."

"That's not happening, mate."

"Really?" Jake pushed him. "Are you sure you're ready to be my best man?"

Aidan smiled and nodded at the soon to be Mr. Simone Torres. "I appreciate you caring about my mental health, Jake, but this is a happy day. Today we only talk about happy things. And on this, the happiest day of your life, I can't think of anything else I'd rather be doing than standing up for you."

Jake beamed at him; partly out of seeing what Aidan was still willing to do for him despite the woman he was married to for so long recently exposing herself as a revenge bent psychopath, and partly out of the gleeful anticipation of what he himself was about to do."

Aidan gave him a playful slap on the arm. "So you ready?"

"Never been more ready for anything in my life."

"Then let's go get married."

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Simone had to consciously remind herself to hold in her tears of joy. Her hands were shaking slightly as one of them held Greenlee's hand and the other held Kendall's.

"God, I'm just so nervous," she admitted to her two bridesmaids.

"Hey, don't worry about a thing," Greenlee smiled at her. "You're up to the easy part. All that's left is to walk down that aisle and say 'I do."

"Yeah," Simone agreed. Her face was so bright with happiness that it could light up the room. "So speaking of that, I wanted to ask you two something. I know it's a little late, but I didn't want you to have the chance to say no."

"We're here for you, honey," Kendall told her. "Anything you need, we'll do."

"Well, I know that it's not very traditional," Simone started her request. "But I was hoping… you know, since my dad has been AWOL for so long. That… well, besides for marrying the man I love today, I can't think of anything I'd like more than to have my two best friends in the world be the ones to walk me down the aisle and give me away."

"You got it, sweetie," Greenlee answered. Kendall nodded as well.

"Thank you, both of you," Simone blushed and let out a relieved laugh. "You guys are really helping to make this day so perfect for me, you have no idea."

"That's our job as your bridesmaids and as your best friends, Simone," Kendall put her arm around the blushing bride.

"Agreed," Greenlee affectionately brushed her thumb across Simone's chin. "Even two attention hogs like us know that today is all about you, so your wish is our command today."

Simone smiled back at them. "Well, it's not only a special day for me," she told Greenlee, slanting her head as if to tell her bridesmaid that she knew something that she shouldn't. "I owe you a congratulations too. I'm so happy for you that you're getting your miracle baby – Jake told me."

Kendall's jaw dropped as she turned her attention to Greenlee. "But I thought you…"

"Anything's possible in Pine Valley," Greenlee gave her a happy shrug with a smile so wide that it matched the bride's. "But you both have to keep this quiet for now because I haven't told Leo yet, okay? All he knows is that I had to spend a couple days on bed rest and now I'm back and ready to party."

"And you're sure you're ready for that?" Kendall asked. She hadn't forgotten what happened to Greenlee at the falls last week.

"Jake gave me the okay to go all out tonight before I have to start taking it easy. But I could be half dead and I still wouldn't miss your day for the world, Simone."

"Oh, you guys," Simone couldn't help but let a tear of joy drop onto her face. "Oh God. Can you give me a second? I think I need to check my makeup."

Simone hurried off to the bathroom of her private room to make sure she would still look her best for Jake when she had to go out there in a couple minutes. This day was shaping up to be so perfect for her. It was such a special occasion for her and for Greenlee too. All that was left was to stand up there with Jake in what would be a moment that she would never forget, and then give Kendall a surprise of her own to make this day special for her too. After all, Simone wanted more than just to have perfection for herself. Everyone else deserved it too.

"I can't believe how happy she looks," Kendall admired aloud after watching Simone shut the bathroom door.

Greenlee chuckled in agreement. "Is that going to be you sometime soon?"

"Maybe," she answered with a wide smile and a twinkle in her eye.

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Greenlee and Kendall brought Simone down the aisle, leaving her off to Jake and then taking their place behind the lovely bride.

"Dearly beloved," they heard Tad begin the ceremony once everyone in the church sat back down. Greenlee would have expected something to go wrong in the typical Pine Valley style that she had missed for the last fifteen years, but something about this felt so right as she watched Jake and Simone looking at each other while Tad went on and then as they recited their vows. It was so beautiful, and the bride and groom looked so happy. Nothing could possibly go wrong on this one.

"Do you, Jake Martin," Tad began to wrap it up after their vows, "take this woman to be your lawfully wedded wife?"

"I do."

"And so you, Simone Torres, take this man to be your lawfully wedded husband?"

"I do."

"Then by the power vested in me by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, I now pronounce you husband and wife." Tad smiled mischievously at his brother before putting his own spin on the end of his priestly duties. "Now go kiss your beautiful bride before I do it for you."

Jake leaned forward to kiss Simone and the guests all stood up and applauded as his lips touched hers.

"I present to you, Mr. and Mrs. Martin!" Tad tried to scream above the applause.

Kendall watched Jake and Simone kiss and turned to find Zach in the crowd. Their eyes met and she smiled at him. Zach looked back at her lovingly as his right hand stayed in his pocket, fiddling with a small black box.

Greenlee had the same idea, looking back at Leo as Jake and Simone kissed. She saw him mouth the words to her: "I love you." She looked back at him tenderly and instinctively moved her hand over her stomach as she mouthed the words back.