Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters involved with Ghost Whisperer that appear in this story such as : Melinda, Jim, Andrea, and any future characters that are involved with the show. I do however own the character of Josh and the plotline.

Authors Note: This story does not follow the storyline of the show, just in case you got confused.

Author's Note 2: This is a new story that I wrote. I will still be posting for my other stories as well. Let me know what you think.

Well, here's chapter twenty six :D I hope you will like it and I really want to thank everyone for reading and reviewing my story, feedback is always helpful and appreciated. Lots of love to you guys :) Oh, and just on a side note, this is a weird chapter, I wrote it early this morning...lack of sleep XD I didn't know that it would turn out the way it did but, well, enjoy :)

Chapter Twenty Six-Uncertainty

Melinda went to bed that night, still trying to wrap her mind around the fact that she was getting married the next day...

Melinda awoke that morning feeling very comfortable and snug in the bed. It took her a while to remember that it was her wedding day. "Oh my God...I'm getting married today..." Hearing the words coming out of her own mouth sounded strange, almost unreal in a way. It seemed to be the day she'd always dreamed of, but she never knew would happen so suddenly and that she would be so happy.

Melinda then at that moment decided to get up and out of bed. It was then that Melinda heard a knock on her door.

"Hey, you awake?" Andrea as she opened the door slowly.

"Yeah, come in." Melinda said as Andrea walked into the room.

"So...today's the big day!" Andrea said excitedly.

"You ready for today?" Melinda nodded and said "

Yeah, I am...oh God, how much do we actually have to get done today?" she asked Andrea, feeling like she had no energy at that particular moment.

Andrea laughed at her and said "Well, you do have to get ready and we have to make sure that everything is ready."

Melinda sighed and then smiled. "Well, we'd better get started right?" Melinda said and Andrea nodded.

Throughout the course of that morning, Andrea and Melinda were running around from place to place, along with the other bridesmaids and other people and Melinda felt as if she barely had time to take a breath during all of the havoc and mayhem.

The wedding was supposed to begin at one in the afternoon and Melinda felt like she'd never get everything done. By eleven thirty, all of the girls had their hair done and everyone was making sure that everything was in place.

When Melinda had finally gotten to sit down for the first time that day, there was a knock at the door.

Curiously, Melinda went to the apartment door and opened it. She broke into a huge smile when she saw her mother at the door. "Mom! What are you doing here? Shouldn't you be getting ready?" Melinda asked as she and Beth hugged.

"What? A mother can't come to see her daughter on her wedding day?"

Melinda laughed and nodded.

"Come on, let's sit...you look exhausted Melinda." Beth said and Melinda readily agreed.

"Yeah, it's been so hectic these last few months." Melinda admitted.

"I know honey, but at least it's all over...and today you're getting married." Beth said, a few tears in her eyes.

Seeing the tears in her mother's eyes made Melinda tear up herself. "I know, it's still kind of overwhelming." Melinda said as she sat down next to her mom.

They talked for half an hour, then Beth noticed the time.

"Melinda, you have to get going. You only have one hour..." her mother said, getting up.

"Oh wow! Jeez, you're right!" Melinda exclaimed.

"Okay Melinda, I'll see you at the wedding alright?" Beth said and Melinda nodded and hugged her tightly.

"I love you mom," Melinda said as her mom was opening the door to leave.

Beth looked back at her and smiled warmly."I love you too Melinda," she said and then left the apartment, passing Andrea who was coming in, on her way out.

They smiled at each other as they passed and Andrea ran into the room. "Melinda, come on! You still have to get dressed!" Andrea said panicking.

"Andrea, calm down!" Melinda laughed. Andrea sighed and then laughed with her as she pulled her by the hand.

By a quarter to one, they were all in the church and getting ready for the wedding to begin. Andrea and Melinda had just arrived and they were preparing.

Once it was one o'clock and the wedding was supposed to begin, the bridesmaids were about to begin walking up the aisle.

Andrea was walking up last, before Melinda walked up the aisle.

While Melinda was standing and waiting to walk up the aisle, she began to get very nervous. She slowly looked up the aisle as the first bridesmaid went up the aisle and then felt a sinking feeling in the pit of her stomach. She seemed to freeze up and she felt short of breath, almost panicking.

"Oh my God...I'm getting married....am I seriously ready for this? What if I'm not? Oh God...I don't think I'm ready......What am I doing? I think I'm making a huge mistake...oh my god...what am I doing?...." Melinda felt her nerves getting the better of her and she didn't know what to do.

Andrea saw Melinda acting strangely and she looked really nervous. Andrea went up to her and gently put an arm on her shoulder. "Hey, are you okay?" she asked Melinda softly.

Melinda turned to face Andrea and said "I don't know...I don't think I can do this....." She said.

Andrea was shocked. "What? Melinda, what are you talking about?"

"I just...I can't." Melinda said and then she took off running, not knowing where she was going. She went down one of the random hallways in the church and then she found a janitor's closet and went inside and closed the door and locked it from the inside. She closed her eyes as she slowly sunk to the floor and leaned against the wall behind her.

Andrea was looking for Melinda but she had no idea where she was. Andrea didn't know how to fix this but she knew that she had to tell Jim. She looked up the aisle and Jim was already up there as the groomsmen and the groom had walked up before the bridesmaids.

Andrea ran up the aisle, ignoring the people staring at her. She ran up to Jim and Jim looked confused.

"Andrea, is everything okay?" he asked as Andrea grabbed his arm and pulled him aside.

Andrea desperately wanted to say yes but she had to be truthful. "No, there's a problem...I can't find Melinda...she got all nervous like two minutes ago and she took off running."

Jim sighed heavily and ran a hand through his hair. "Oh God...do you have any idea where she could be?" he asked.

"No, none." Andrea said worriedly.

"Okay, well I'm going to go look for her," Jim said and he walked fast-paced down the aisle with Andrea close behind him.

"Okay, which way did she go?"

Andrea pointed to the way that Melinda went and said "She went that way but I already looked and couldn't find her."

"Okay, I'll go find her, thanks Andrea." Jim took off running down the direction that Melinda had previously gone.

Jim looked and looked but couldn't find Melinda.

He began to slow his pace and then as he passed the closet where Melinda was hiding, he heard crying.

Jim knew that he had found Melinda. He gently knocked on the door, not speaking.

Inside the closet, Melinda heard the knocking and immediately she thought that it was Andrea so she unlocked the door and then sat back down on the ground, her arms wrapped around her knees as they had been, moments earlier.

Jim heard the door unlock and then slowly turned the door. His heart broke when he saw Melinda sitting there crying. "Oh Mel," he said softly when he said her huddled up and crying.

Melinda's eyes grew big when Jim spoke, as she realized that it wasn't Andrea but Jim. "Jim....I...I'm so sorry....I swear, I just need a minute...just..." Melinda panicked, assuming that Jim was furious at her. Jim closed the door behind him and then sat down next to Melinda.

"No no no, Mel, it's okay." he said and Melinda looked at him bemused.

"You...you're not mad?" she stuttered.

"No, not at all Mel," he said soothingly.

Melinda leaned onto his arm. "I'm so sorry," she sobbed and Jim could hear the sadness in her voice and he felt her tears soak onto his shoulder.

"Hey, shh, babe, it's okay." Jim said as he rubbed her back. "Mel, if you're not ready for this, that's okay. I'll wait as long as you want to Honey, I want you to want to get married, not because you feel like you have to."

Melinda was silent for a long while and Jim could tell she was thinking. "But I do want to get married...today..." Melinda said. "Jim looked at her confused.

"Mel, you don't have to do this, we could wait," he assured her.

"No, I do want to, I'm sure of it now. I think that...I think before, I just panicked...I think that I was just over thinking it...getting over-worried..." Melinda rambled.

"Are you sure Mel?" Jim asked her, he didn't want her to feel pressured to do this.

"Yes, I'm sure...are you sure you're not mad? And are you sure you want to marry the panicky girl with cold feet?" she asked Jim.

Jim smiled at her and kissed the top of her head. "Mel, do you really have to ask me that?" he said slowly.

Melinda looked down at the ground and shrugged. Jim gently tilted her head up by placing his hand under her chin to meet his eyes. "Listen Mel, if I could choose between being alive with you for just one day and living without you forever, I'd choose you because you are my forever."

"Really?" Melinda asked, more tears in her eyes.

"Yes," Jim insisted and he wiped away her tears.

Melinda threw her arms around Jim's neck and hugged him tightly. "I love you...so much." Melinda said as Jim hugged her back.

"I love you too," Jim said and squeezed her tightly.

As they broke apart, Melinda said "Thank goodness this mascara is waterproof," and Jim laughed lightly.

"Are you sure you're alright Babe?" Jim asked.

Melinda nodded and hugged him again. "You're amazing you know that?" she asked him.

"You too..." he said and then he pulled away from her and stood up. He offered her his hand and she took it as she got up off of the floor.

"Ready?" Jim asked as he reached for the doorknob.

"Yes," Melinda said, still holding onto Jim's hand as he opened the door.

"See you up there?" Jim asked, making her smile.

She nodded and Jim kissed her forehead before leaving to go back up onto the alter.

Melinda took a deep breath and went to go and find Andrea. Andrea saw her and ran up to her.

"Hey, you okay?" Andrea asked.

"Yeah...I just, I just panicked." Andrea hugged her and Melinda hugged her back.

Melinda felt relieved that she was ready and as she and Andrea walked towards the doors where they would walk through, she breathed a sigh of relief.

Wow, kind of a strange chapter...as I said, I wrote it early in the morning lol, I hope you liked it anyways :)

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