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Melody woke up to kisses on her neck. She smiled and snuggled into them, but then realized that she wasn't dreaming. She quickly turned and looked at John, "What are you doing here? It's our wedding day? You can't see me."

John turned on the lamp as he was laughing, "Don't use my line….that's my catch phrase."

Melody looked confused, "What? You want me to catch your what?"

John shook his hands and signed, "Nevermind. I just needed to see you. I wanted to come and tell you that I love you and I can't wait to be married to you."

Melody smiled, "Aww…that's really sweet. But you're breaking the rules."

"I know of something else that we could do to break the rules. It would be the last time that we fool around not married. Next time, I'll be making love to Mrs. Melody Cena." He signed as he leaned in and began kissing her passionately.

Melody returned the kisses hungrily. They had already broken the "No seeing the bride before the wedding" rule…what more harm could they do?

Shortly after they finished, they snuggled into each other and fell back asleep. Melody woke up to John startling awake and jumping out of bed.

Patti and Sophie were in the room playfully shrieking, "You can't see the bride before the wedding! Out! Get out! What are you thinking?"

Sophie looked at John with a playful wink, "Both you and Randy always only have one thing on your mind don't you?"

John laughed, "Maybe…"

Melody burst into laughter. She couldn't hear a word of what was being said, but it sure was hilarious watching it all happen.

She took the opportunity to sneak into the shower while everyone was distracted. After her shower, she wrapped herself in a bathrobe and wrapped her hair in a towel. Then Melody put her hearing aids in and came out of the bathroom.

The girls had brought up bagels and muffins with coffee. And the photographer was there hiding in the background to get some non-posed shots. "So…is anyone hung over?" Melody asked the girls.

They all shook their heads no. "But I heard your dad and Meat and our guys had a pretty good time." Sophie said with a laugh.

"Really?"

Sophie nodded, "Yup, apparently the Cena boys like to have a good time when they're out and about. Randy was saying that your Dad and Meat were a blast."

Amanda laughed, "Yeah…Dad and Jimmy have a love hate relationship and when they're getting along and a trip out is involved, look out ."

Everyone laughed and began to eat breakfast.

The hair stylist came in and began to work on the bridesmaids' hair as Patti began to work on Melody's. She slipped Melody's hearing aids out and began to brush through her hair.

"So, are you really ready for this? You do know that your whole life is going to change, right?" Patti signed to her.

"Yes I am. I love John and I know he loves me. And between the cochlear and marriage and everything else life may throw my way, it feels right." Melody signed back. Sometimes it was really nice being able to sign because then not everyone had to know what she was saying.

Melody closed her eyes and let Patti work her magic. She let herself relax and sometimes the silence was soothing. That would be something she'd never have again after the cochlear implant…the presence of total silence. Now if her mind was overloaded she could take her hearing aids out and take a few deep breaths and she could shut out everything going on around her. Now she wouldn't be able to do that. Was she ready for that?

When Patti was standing in front of her, Melody tapped her, "Do you think that I'm crazy for getting a cochlear implant?"

Patti looked surprised, "If you know that you're doing it for the right reasons and you're truly doing it for what you want, then no. But don't do it for anybody other than you. What are your reasons?"

"I miss being able to use a telephone, I'm afraid of not hearing a baby crying, I miss being able to hear music in a normal way, I hate feeling so left out in a busy conversation. But, on the flip side of that, I'm going to miss being able to take my hearing aids out and just have silence. Not counting since being with John, I've spent the last two years being primarily deaf and slightly hearing second that it really made me appreciate it. Now I'll never be that again…and if the surgery doesn't turn out right, I'll be completely deaf in one ear and very slightly hearing in the other which means I would basically be completely deaf, and I don't know how John and Dad could handle that." Melody confessed.

Patti set the curling iron down and squeezed her hand, "This is something you need to figure out for yourself. You have some very valid concerns. And you're getting married today, so you kind of have extra nervousness. Talk to John about your concerns. You can Skype and use the TTY or TTD machines for phone calls, you're able to text. Even with a cochlear you might still feel left out in a busy conversation going on in a crowded, noisy room. And deaf people have babies all the time and they do just fine. I think you just have a bit of cold feet about everything right now."

Melody nodded her head and sat back so Patti could finish. As soon as Patti was done, the make-up artist came in and began to do her make-up. Melody sat there in silence watching everyone else laughing and getting ready and talking up a storm about this that and the other thing. She looked down at her engagement ring and sighed.

After her make-up was done, Melody slipped her hearing aids back in. She walked into the other room and smiled. The girls all had their bridesmaid dresses on, everyone's hair and make-up were done and they looked great. "Wow, you guys look beautiful!" She gushed.

Laughter broke out. "Come on Mrs. Cena, get your dress on." Pearl teased.

Karla took Melody and helped her into her wedding dress. "Melody, you look amazing. You've done so great for yourself and I'm so glad that you and your Dad are so close now."

Melody smiled, "Thanks Karla. I appreciate everything you've done for me. And Dad and I still have our moments, but yeah, we've come a long ways."

Karla laced up her corset and Melody walked out. Everyone gasped and clapped and flashes were flashing galore.

"Alright, let's get to the chapel for pictures." Patti said happily. They all walked out of the room and headed towards the chapel.

MEANWHILE….

"Bro, I am really proud of you." John's brother Dan said to him.

John smiled and nodded his head, "Thanks, that means a lot. I know mom and dad aren't too happy about it, but I have to follow my heart on this one."

"Melody seems like a great girl. And yes she's deaf, but hey, that can be a blessing sometimes too." Dan teased.

The guys were all giving John tips and pointers about being married and about Melody's deafness. Randy stepped up and pulled him aside. "Now I know that I'm not related to you by blood, but you've been in my corner through a lot of shit and I want you to know that I'll always do the same for you. Marriage isn't always sunshine and happiness, but it sure does give life a whole new meaning."

John smiled and gave Randy a man-hug. "Thanks dude, I appreciate it."

Finally John's Dad walked towards him with John's tie in his hand. "Come here son."

John stood up and John's dad began to put on his tie, "Today, you are marrying the woman you love. Now your relationship hasn't always been the easiest, nor will it ever be. But you need to remember that the words "Till death do you part" mean exactly that. And with you choosing to be with someone who has a handicap, people are going to look at you different, ask you questions, you're going to be faced with the what ifs all the time…but your love for her is your answer. Marrying her today says that you will love her whether she can hear, or whether she can't. And she will love you no matter what. Are you ready to face that?"

John nodded. He hated it when people called Melody's deafness a handicap, because it didn't hold her back. But he knew what his dad meant. "Dad, I know that Melody being deaf drives you and Mom crazy. Even Grandma said to me last night it was too bad she had to be deaf because she sure is pretty. I accept her for who she is and I hope someday you guys will too. I know that you guys are worried, but trust me on this one. She's a great woman. I know her background isn't conventional, and I have a lot of things that I know about her background and her family that drive me crazy but I swallow them because I love her. Melody and I are going to have a family together. But we might not just have kids of our own. Melody would love to adopt a child who is deaf and I fully support her in that."

John's dad took a deep breath, "Son…do you know what you would be getting yourself into?"

He nodded, "Yeah Dad…I do. The same thing that if Melody and I had a child of our own who just so happened to have their own unique disability. They could have Downs, or cancer or anything else. There is no guarantee. And I would love that child as if it were my own flesh and blood."

John's Dad couldn't help but smile…"Son, you make me proud."

They hugged tight and slapped each other on the back. "Now let's go get you a wife." His dad said happily.

At the Chapel…

Everyone was arriving at the chapel and getting seated. The wedding party was busy doing last minute adjustments and waiting for the signal that it was time.

The photographers were doing their individual portraits first along with the wedding party pictures. Then they would do pictures together after the ceremony.

So after Melody and John had fun getting their pictures taken with their families and the bridesmaids and the groomsmen, the knocks finally came that it was time. John and his parents walked down the aisle and waited for Melody to arrive.

Jimmy took a deep breath and opened Melody's door. "It's time." He said.

Melody nodded and stood up. "Are you ready to give me away?"

Jim smiled with tears in his eyes, "I think you gave you away too many times as it is. Let's just say I'm borrowing you out this time."

Melody smiled with tears in her eyes as she hugged Jimmy close. One of the hidden photographers got a very nice shot of the two of them in a tight embrace.

She linked her arm in Jimmy's and they walked to where they needed to be. When the organist began to play "Here Comes the Bride" Jimmy nudged her, "They're playing your song."

Melody smiled at him with tears in her eyes. The doors opened and everyone stood up and looked at her. She smiled and clung to Jimmy's arm like a nervous little girl. She glanced from the groomsmen over to the bridesmaids and then to John. When their eyes met, her nervousness faded. She smiled confidently as they made their way down the aisle.

John took in a deep breath as their eyes met. His heart swelled with pride. There she was. The love of his life, the woman who he was about to marry. Melody looked so beautiful.

John's parents smiled as she walked past them. Meat had tears in his eyes, Melody looked so beautiful.

Jimmy answered as the man who was giving her away and that's when Melody snapped back to reality. She stepped up and took her place beside John.

There was an interpreter standing to the side of the Father so Melody and Malika could follow along. The acoustics in the Chapel made it very difficult for Melody to hear.

As the Father spoke, Melody looked into John's eyes. They were both smiling from ear to ear. Then it came time for the vows. As John was about to repeat the sacred words, he smiled, "I've been practicing for this." Then he lifted his hands from Melody's and signed as he spoke.

Melody smiled even wider and her eyes filled up with tears again. Her voice trembled as she spoke, but her hands were steady.

They slid the rings on and the Father announced them as husband and wife. "You may now kiss the bride." The Father said with a smile.

"Wait, not yet." John said with a smile.

Randy handed John a glass and a handkerchief. John placed the glass on the ground and covered it up, "This one's for your Jimmy." He said with a laugh.

He stomped on it and everyone yelled out "Mazel Tov!"

Melody burst into laughter and John held her and they shared their first kiss as husband and wife.

Everyone clapped and cheered as they walked down the aisle together and to the back of the chapel. There they took their official wedding pictures and took pictures with their families and friends. They all went to the banquet room at the hotel where they had a catered, sit-down meal. And then everyone began to head to the airport as they needed.

Eventually it was just John and Melody left. They went back to their hotel room where they made love for the first time as husband and wife.

**YAY! They made it through the wedding…but now real life comes into play. Will everything be as smooth sailing as they have made it out to be? Will Melody confess her fears about the surgery to John? Will John have as much time to dedicate to taking care of her after the surgery as he thinks or will work pull him away? So many things…..PLEASE read and review!**