I know its been a while but i just haven't been able to write anything good for this story since Xmas. This isn't my best chapter but i didn't want to leave you in suspense for any longer.

I'm not 100% sure of who owns First Time I Saw Your Face but this version is by Johnny Cash

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"Oh my God!"

I sat up straight, my eyes scanning the blurry room for the source of the noise. Kim stood at the wind, a horrified look on her face. Her green face mask was cracking as her mouth lay open in shock.

It was then that I noticed the heavy pounding on the roof. Rain. Heavy, lashing rain.

I exchanged a look with Emily and we stood up slowly, not making any sudden movements as we crept towards Kim.

"It's raining." She muttered, turning to us with tears in her eyes. "I'm getting married in five hours, in a damn gazebo in my back garden and it looks like Seattle outside!"

She ended her sentence with a shriek and I reached a soothing hand towards her arm.

We had stayed at Kim's place last night while the boys stayed at Sam and Emily's. After eating pizza and a mountain of chocolate (with the exception of Kim who was afraid her dress wouldn't zip up), we had watched terrible DVDs from our youth and talked until midnight, when Emily lay down the law and sent us all to bed. Yesterday had been the hottest day of the summer and today… wasn't shaping up too well.

I took a step back and surveyed Kim as she let Emily smooth her hair down. Her bottom lip was quivering and I knew she would be crying before long.

"Okay, Kim, what do you want to do?" I asked softly. "We can try getting somewhere else, like the hall, or we can pray the rain stops and hope for the best. It's entirely up to you."

She looked at me, tears gathering in her eyes. "Oh God it's a disaster."

"Sweetie, you're marrying the man you love. A little rain isn't going to change that." Emily told her.

"But I wanted it to be so perfect. Everything was planned out… my parents even flew back from Miami to be here! And now it's raining and the grounds going to be muddy…"

We were silent as she cried quietly. Emily kept her arm around her shoulders and shot me a helpless look.

I'm going to call the boys I mouthed and she nodded.

I left them in the room and headed towards the kitchen to where I had dumped my bag the night before. Digging out my phone, I quickly dialled the number I knew off by heart and waiting on someone picking up.

"'ello?" Quil sounded so grumpy that I chuckled to myself.

"Have you guys seen the weather?"

"We've heard it, how's Kim… Dude, I was talking!"

"Emily? Abby? Is Kim okay?" Jared's voice was filled with so much worry that I sighed. The two of them were acting like a little rain was the end of the world. They were getting married today, they could at least act happy.

"She's freaking out about the gazebo and the mud. Any ideas?" I asked.

He swore and I grinned. Jared didn't curse very often and it was always funny when he did for some reason. He was the opposite of Paul, whose every other word was 'fuck' or worse.

"Is that Abby? Give me the phone." This time it was Paul's voice as Jared protested.

"Hey baby." I shivered as his voice shot through every nerve cell in my body. A year and a half together and he could still make me tingle down the phone. It was amazing.

"Hey honey."

"I missed you last night." His voice was soft and earnest and I couldn't help but chuckle as I heard Jake called out that he was whipped.

"I missed you too. I was so cold." I murmured. He sighed down the phone and I could practically picture the look on his face. His eyes would be closed, dark lashes resting against perfect copper skin. His mouth was parted slightly, his tongue darting out to wet the full bottom lip.

"What's going on over there?"

"Kim's having a meltdown because of the rain." I told him. I leaned against the kitchen wall and slid down until I was seated. "Emily's trying to calm her down but there isn't much we can do. I called to see if you guys had any ideas on how to fix it."

I heard Jared cursing loudly in the background and cursed the boys and their supersonic hearing.

"Tell her I'm coming over." I heard Jared call out.

"No! He can't. Is he trying to kill Kim?" I shrieked. I heard him curse again and assumed they had grabbed him. "Put him on the damn phone."

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I looked at my reflection in the full length mirror in our bedroom, smoothing down the forest green silk dress. I had bleached and dyed my hair red last week and loved the contrast between the green and my hair. Paul stood by the dresser, cursing softly as he fixed his tie.

It had taken an hour and a half but Emily and I had managed to convince Kim that it wasn't the disaster she thought it was. The rain had stopped forty minutes ago but the ground was disgusting. I had sent Paul out to test the mud and he had come back with a scowl and dark dirt stains up to his calf. Kim's dress… didn't bear thinking about. She had shown me the dress last week, a beautiful fairy tale inspired, white lace gown that had a train. A long, lace train that was going to end up black before the end of the day.

"You look stunning." I watched our reflection as Paul wrapped his arms around my waist, pulling my back flush against his chest. He rested his chin on the top of my head and met my eyes in the mirror, a smile on his face.

"This is going to be us soon." He murmured. "You in a gorgeous white dress and me in a damn suit."

I chuckled and turned, wrapping my arms around his neck. "Honey we can get married in our front yard and you can be butt naked if you want. I don't care about all the fuss and the drama. I just want to marry you."

He smiled down at me, a cheeky gleam in his eye. "Butt naked, huh? Will you be butt naked too?"

"Depends on whether or not you care about other people seeing me butt naked." I teased. His smiled disappeared into a frown.

"That's not funny."

"Sure it is. Now go put your shoes on or we're going to be late."

I watched as he grumbled and pulled the shiny shoes onto his feet. He stood and adjusted his collar once more before taking my hand and leading me out.

After locking the house up, we walked slowly towards Kim and Jared's house. I stayed on the gravel, holding my dress up with my hands so that it didn't brush against the muddy grass of the forest beside us.

"I'm going to go make sure Jared's okay." Paul whispered as we reached the front door. I nodded and accepted his soft kiss.

"You look so beautiful." He whispered before leaving. I grinned and watched his confident stride as he headed towards Jared's room.

I took a deep breath and headed towards the group of people who were standing by the back door, staring out at the men putting the finishing touches on the gazebo.

"It's not looking good." Leah muttered as I came to a stop beside her. Her and Joseph stood by the window, looking out. They looked perfect together, both dressed all in black. Joseph's hand rested lightly on Leah's shoulder and I bit back a smile. Leah had been a completely different person since she met Joe, well over a year ago now. While still slightly tense around Sam and Emily, Kim and Jared, Leah had opened up to the rest of the pack. She had become particularly good friends with Quil, bonding with him over her adoration for Claire.

"Have you seen Kim?" I asked, glancing around the room. People were hesitant to step outside and get their dresses or suits ruined. I spied Kim's brother in the corner, glaring at the window. He didn't approve of this wedding and had been running his mouth off to whoever would listen about it. It had come to a head when he bitched to Embry and Jacob about it and Jared heard him. I'm surprised he had the guts to show up today after Jared's threats. But there he was, along with his pretty blonde girlfriend who was not dressed for the weather.

I bit back a chuckle and headed from the room in search of the bride.

"Abby, come here."

I looked at the doorway that Emily stood in, perfectly dressed and made up for the day.

"Kim's having a melt down. The DJ hasn't bother to show up."

"Is that Abby?" I heard Kim's near hysterical voice and ducked into the hall, closing the door behind me before anyone else could see the bride having a nervous meltdown.

She was crying again, silent sobs that wrecked her body as she sat on the bed. She wasn't dressed yet but was perfectly made up. Her veil rested on her intricate hair do and the pale blue garter I had bought her rested on her bare thigh.

"Relax, okay? I'll call Mark and tell him to get his ass over here to DJ. All I need is the list of songs for dancing. What's yours and Jared's?"

"First Time Ever I Saw Your Face."

"Johnny Cash?"

Johnny Cash was the way Jared and Kim had come together, Paul had told me. It was an amazingly romantic story that made me swoon and want to listen to my collection of Johnny Cash records on a lazy, rainy day. I shook the thought out of my head and looked over at Kim. She was nodding slowly and I chuckled, drawing her attention.

"You sure you don't want to change it to November Rain?"

She glared at me before laughing, throwing herself down on the bed. Emily shot me a wary look and I shrugged, still grinning.

"Okay, now enough moping around, Kimberly. Get up and get dressed. The second hottest guy in the world is downstairs waiting on you to marry him." I told her as I reached for the door. "I'm going to call Mark and then I'm going to my seat and I expect to see you soon."

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My hair was plastered to my face and my dress was like a second skin. My mascara had run down my face long ago and there was mud streaked up to my knees. But I was having the time of my life as Leah told us the story about her cutting her hair when she found out what she was. It was a tragic story and yet the spin Leah put on it made it hilarious. The two of us sat at a table with Jacob, Embry, Quil and Seth. Joseph had an emergency at the hospital to go to and had left just after the ceremony. Since Paul was best man and off doing something important, Leah and I had decided to be each other's date for the rest of the evening.

The sound of metal against glass drew out attention and we all turned to the top table, watching as Paul stood up and nervously pulled at his shirt collar. His speech was short and sweet and as he started talking, his eyes found mine and my breath caught. He was glorious in his tux; the very definition of tall, dark and handsome. I beamed up at him and caught the amused look on his face.

He cleared his throat before starting. "I've known Jared my entire life. We've been best friends since we were four and we decided it would be fun to split the green crayon and eat it. By the time we got to high school, I thought I knew everything about him. But then Kim came along and I realised there was a lot I didn't know. I didn't know how much love he was capable of until I stumbled across him and Kim beneath the bleachers on the football field, wrapped in a blanket and listening to Johnny Cash. I realised then exactly how much he loved her and how much she loved him. They've been together ever since and there is no one more perfect for Jared than Kim. She's everything he could ever need or want in a wife." He paused and looked at me before turning to the happy couple. "To Kim and Jared. May the rest of their lives been happy and full of love." He raised his glass before slamming it back onto the table. There was a shriek of laughter from Kim as the table sank into the mud.

"Oh my God." I breathed, not sure how to take what I was seeing. Kim and Jared were laughing loudly as Paul looked sheepish.

"This is the most memorable wedding I've ever been to." Leah commented as we stood to make out way to the second gazebo that was set up for the reception.

I waved to Mark as he set up beside the DJ box.

"Could the bride and groom please take to the floor?" Mark announced as the opening strains of a familiar song filled the small tent.

The first time ever I saw your face

I thought the sun rose in your eyes

And the moon and stars were the gifts you gave

To the dark and the empty skies, my love,

To the dark and the empty skies.

The first time ever I kissed your mouth

And felt your heart beat close to mine

Like the trembling heart of a captive bird

That was there at my command, my love

That was there at my command.

They swayed gently together, Kim fitting perfectly against Jared's much larger body. I felt Paul sit next to me and leant my head against his shoulder.

"This will be us soon enough." He murmured against my ear. I chuckled and leant closer to his ear.

"I will not be dancing to Johnny Cash."

He chuckled and wrapped an arm around my stomach as we turned back to the scene on the dance floor. Kim was listening to something Jared was saying, a smile on her glowing face. For the first time that day, she looked truly happy and I found myself smiling along with her.