DISCLAIMER: Fifty shades of Grey or any of its characters do NOT belong to me. I own the plot and more than a few characters though.

*I would like to remind you that this is a work of fiction. Any resemblance to real people or places is accidental; though I did borrow some names and characters from other places that are not mine.

Thanks so much to my awesome Beta, Ninkita

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Chapter 29

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The banging on the door woke her up. Groaning, Ana opened her eyes and glared at the door. Someone banged on the door again, impatiently. "Who is it?" Ana asked hoarsely, wondering why someone wanted to wake her up so early.

"It's me, Andrea. Open the door, Ana. It's your wedding day!" Andrea answered from the other side of the door.

Ana's eyes widened as she recalled that it was really her wedding day. The bridal party had stayed on the island after rehearsal dinner last night. Ana looked at the wall clock and saw that it was 6 am already. The wedding was at 11 am. They only had 5 hours to get ready. Climbing out of bed, Ana pulled on her silk robe and opened the door. "Good morning, Andy," she greeted with a smile.

"Good morning, Ana banana," Andrea greeted in a singsong voice as she walked in carrying a tray. "Here's your breakfast. Go, brush your teeth and come out," she ordered.

Ana looked at her maid of honor in her short silk robe and asked, heading towards the bathroom, "Where is everyone else?"

"They are finishing breakfast. They'll be here by the time you finish your breakfast. The beautician Dean and his team have also arrived. Grace, Elizabeth, Mia, and Kate will be here in an hour. The cars will pick Mr. Grey and his groomsmen up in two hours. By the time they will reach the island, Dean will be ready to work on them," Andrea explained the schedule.

"The kids from the manor arrived yet?" Ana asked coming out of the bathroom. She had brushed her teeth and washed her face before pulling her hair into a messy bun.

"They'll be here in one hour. I talked to Claude and he informed me that the kids are ready with their bags. He'll start bringing them here soon," Andrea assured.

"Thanks, Andy. You're the best," Ana hugged her friend.

"Of course I am," Andrea joked, laughing. "Now eat your breakfast. Your groom called me at 4 am to remind me that you're pregnant and need to eat every meal."

Ana chuckled as she sat down and started eating. "Is Hope awake?" she asked.

"Not yet. I thought I should let her sleep a little more."

"We should wake her. She demanded to see everyone get ready," Ana said with an amused smile.

"You eat your food. I'll go wake my niece," Andrea said, before leaving the room.

Ana's phone chirped. Picking up her phone she saw she had a text from Christian. "Good morning, my soon-to-be bride -C" it said.

"Good morning, husband-to-be. Had breakfast yet? -A"

"Just woke up. Going to take a shower first. You having breakfast? -C"

"I also woke up a few minutes ago and now having breakfast. Everyone will be here soon. In a few hours, we'll be forever bound. Are you excited? -A"

"Excited, impatient and eager ;) -C"

"Make sure to shave. Dean will be with you after getting us ready. -A"

"Makeup again, huh? Oh well! He did a good job last time. And most importantly, I trust your judgment. -C"

"I love you. See you in a few hours. -A"

"I love you too. I'll be the one in tux at the end of the aisle, waiting for you. -C"

"And I'll be the one in the wedding dress, walking towards you. :* -A"

"Good molning, mommy," Hope's sleepy voice made Ana look up to find her daughter yawning as she walked inside the room with Andrea trailing behind her.

"Good morning, baby girl," Ana greeted as she hugged her daughter and placed a kiss on her forehead. "Go wash your face and brush your teeth. We have to finish breakfast. The beauticians will be here with everyone else soon."

"Okay, mommy."

Soon, the rest of Ana's bridal party started trickling in. Meghan also arrived and greeted her daughter with hugs and kisses. "Can't believe my baby is all grown up," she sniffed.

"You can cry later, Mrs. Steele, but we need to get you ready first," Andrea informed warmly. Meghan nodded and let the beautician start work on her first. Ana sat with a face mask on, watching her friends and mother get ready. Hope was walking around the room and looking at everyone's make up with fascination. Ana's bridesmaids and her mother were wearing similar looking silk robes. They had them for Grace, Elizabeth, Mia and Kate too. It was a gift from Ana. Grace, Elizabeth, Mia and Kate joined them on time and changed into the robes before getting into the chairs to get ready. Dean started working on Ana, while his team worked on the others. Claude came once around 7.30 am to let Ana know that all the children from the island had arrived.

Dean gave Ana a soft smokey eye with light pick-ish nude lipstick. Her hair was curled in soft waves and left open. The front portion of her hair was twisted to the back and kept in place with bobby pins.. By the time they were done, it was 9 am. Ana went to the children's room and found that Claude had all the children ready and busy with some animated movie. The children were sitting around the huge room and watching the movie.

"Hey guys," Ana greeted her children.

"Mom!" the kids exclaimed happily. "Where's your dress?" a few kids asked.

"I didn't wear it yet. I'm sorry that I'm not being able to give you guys as much attention as I usually do. I'm really sorry for that."

"It's okay, mom," Sage assured. "We're enjoying the festivities. Claude and Sebastian have been reading us bedtime stories, making us great food, watching movies with us and so on. We're happy to be a part of this," he said on behalf of everyone in that room.

"If it wasn't for you, we would've been somewhere hungry and barefoot getting abused. Because of you we get to be a part of this fairy tale wedding. We love it, mom," Mandy, another one of the children said.

"I love you guys just as much as I love Hope. You're my babies too, okay? Never forget that," Ana stated with tear filled eyes.

"We love you too, mom," the children gave Ana a group hug before she left to meet the other kids in another rooms.

She came back to her room around 9.45 am. Andrea and the bridesmaids helped Ana into her Morilee Maya wedding dress after she put on her bridal lingerie. Ana stared at her reflection in the huge mirror and at that moment all she saw was Christian's bride. She smiled dreamily at her reflection. Shaking her head, she turned to her family and everyone had tear filled eyes with huge smiles on their faces.

"Oh my fairy! You look like a goddess, baby," Meghan sobbed.

"Don't ruin the makeup, mom," Ana said teasingly before hugging her mom, who had changed into her gorgeous illusion half sleeve floor length pearl pink mermaid lace ball dress. "I'm a gorgeous woman's daughter. Of course I'm looking beautiful," she said with a smile and she handed Meghan a tissue.

"You're a vision, Ana dear. My son won't know what hit him," Grace complimented as she approached the mother and daughter with a smile. She had also changed into her classic jade tiffany chiffon dress with a ruched V-neckline and A-line skirt silhouette.

"Thanks, Grace," Ana smiled warmly at her mother-in-law.

"So gorgeous," Mia beamed at her sister-in-law.

"Are you guys ready yet?" a familiar voice asked from the other side of the door. Andrea opened the door. Ray and Sebastian were standing there. They smiled at Andrea and entered the room; however, they were shocked by the woman standing in front of them. "Annie? Princess, is that you?" Ray asked as his voice trembled, as if the fact that his daughter was getting married just became real to him.

"Do I look like a bride?" Ana asked her father.

"You're the most beautiful woman in this world," Ray whispered, his voice thick with emotion.

"Oh daddy!" Ana ran up to her father and hugged him tightly. Pulling back, she gave her father a watery smile. Dean ran up to them and started fixing her makeup with a small smile. He had gone to do Christian and his groomsmen's makeup earlier.

"It's time for something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue," Andrea announced.

"That would be me," Sebastian said, raising the boxes in his hand.

Ana sat down in front of the dressing table, as Sebastian placed the boxes on it. "Your something new is your dress, right?" he asked, affectionately.

"Yeah," Ana smiled up at him.

"I have the rest of the categories covered. Your something borrowed..." he said opening the necklace box. He pulled out a sapphire Renaissance clover necklace. Ana had seen this necklace in a painting before. This was the necklace that Sebastian had made for Divina on their wedding.

"Oh, Sebastian," Ana breathed out as she knew how much this necklace meant to him. "Thank you," she squeezed his hand as he placed the necklace around her neck.

"My Divina would've wanted you to wear it on your wedding," Sebastian whispered. "Now, your something blue," he announced loudly as he opened another box and pulled out a sapphire Renaissance clover bracelet. "I made this one the day you became my daughter," he whispered the last part so that only Ana could hear. By now, Ana was unable to stop the tear that rolled down her cheek. "Now, your something old," and he opened the last box and pulled out a pair of cobalt blue Renaissance clover earrings. He helped Ana with the earrings and said, "These were Celeste's earrings. All the brides of this family have been wearing these pair of earrings on their wedding day as something old. It's now yours to pass down to your daughter and daughter-in-law." Sebastian dropped a kiss on her head and stood upright, letting Ana admire her jewelry.

"This is the most precious gift you could've ever given me, father," Ana said as she beamed at her soul-father.

"Is that silver? Seriously? Ana, you're really wearing this cheap jewelry at your wedding?" Kate exclaimed, ruining the tender moment as she shivered in disgust.

"First of all, the stones in these pieces of jewelry are as rare as the Hope Diamond. Second of all, these belonged to my ancestors who were all happily married to their soul-mates. So, I'm grateful for the opportunity to wear them. I know you're a materialistic person, but please do not disrespect if you don't like something. Since it's not you who has to wear them, keep your mouth shut," Ana stated sternly. Kate closed her mouth and stayed silent after that.

"Kate, I think you should go out and take your seat outside with the guests," Grace ordered sternly. Kate frowned and left the room with a huff. "I really don't like that girl," Grace muttered. "Anyways, Ana dear, I know you got everything in those four categories, but I have something for you too. It was Carrick's grandmother's. This gets passed down to every new bride that comes into the Grey family. Today, I want to give this to you." She opened a velvet box and inside was a beautiful diamond and pearl hair comb. Andrea took the comb and placed it with Ana's veil.

"Thank you, Grace," Ana smiled at the older woman.

"You deserve it, dear," Elizabeth said from beside them.

"Okay lovely ladies and handsome gentlemen, It's time for the pictures," Ashley announced cheerfully.

The next one and half hour was spent taking hundreds of pictures with the bridal party, in-laws, and the children. Ana was thankful that they had hired more than twenty photographers and had them placed in every area to get pictures of every moment. Christian also had to take hundreds of pictures with his groomsmen, his parents and siblings. Hope had joined them, demanding pictures with her father.

Finally, it was time for the ceremony. Christian, his best man Elliot and rest of his groomsmen arrived at the aisle and took their places. The guests were also seated by then. Christian chatted with a few of the guests as the minister took his place and greeted him with a warm smile. Christian was really nervous. The butterflies in his stomach were making it hard for him to stand still. "Calm down, son. You look like you're doing the pee-pee dance," Carrick teased, patting on his son's shoulder.

Christian glared at his father but stood still and sighed as he kept glancing at the entryway, waiting for Ana's arrival.

Grace, Meghan and Mia came and took their seats with cheerful waves at him. He smiled at them and stood straight as the music started playing. One by one Ana's bridesmaids started walking down the aisle with huge smiles on their faces. After nine bridesmaids, Andrea came. Christian knew that his bride would be there soon. He smiled at his assistant before looking at the way again.

Hope came next, carrying a flower basket. She beamed at her father as she started throwing flowers on the way. She was wearingan ivory color bow tiered ruffled tulle floor length flower girl dress with lace beaded bateau cap sleeves.She walked down the aisle to the stage. She hugged her father and ran to her seat next to her grandparents.

Ray stood with Ana a little out of view from the aisle, waiting for their turn. Bending his head over hers, Ray told his daughter, "When I give you away at the altar, Annie, I want you to remember something. I'm not really giving you away. I'm merely allowing him the chance to love you as much as your mother and I do."

Ana's eyes watered, and she leaned against him. "He does," she whispered.

"I think so, too," her father whispered back with a smile. "I wouldn't let you marry him otherwise," he added with a smirk. Ana giggled and dried her eyes. Dean had refreshed her makeup a few minutes ago. She didn't want to mess it up.

"It's time," Ray announced before starting to walk his only daughter down the aisle. "Here comes the bride" echoed through the area as they walked down the aisle.

The moment Ana came into view, Christian felt like his heart forgot to beat for a few seconds. In her one hand she was holding a tear-drop white and purple flower bouquet and her other hand was wrapped around her father's. Christian's breath hitched as he took her in her ivory wedding dress. "She's mine," his heart sang possessively. He felt his eyes tear up at the vision and he couldn't stop the tears that rolled down his cheek. He didn't bother to wipe them off as he was busy watching his girl walking down the aisle towards him. He couldn't stop himself from stepping down the stairs. He held out his hand, making Ana giggle. Ray placed Ana's hand in his and whispered, "Take care of her, son." Christian nodded at the older man with a grateful smile and looked down at his bride.

"You're the most beautiful person I've ever seen. I love you, Ana," Christian said reverently.

"I love you too, baby," Ana whispered back. She wiped his tears and smiled up at him.

"I would really like to marry you, if you come up here," the minister joked, making everyone laugh. With a snicker, Christian led Ana up the stairs. They stood before the minister, holding hands. They could hardly believe that they had found their soul mates. "We are gathered here for the wedding of these two beautiful people..." the minister started. Ana and Christian were too busy staring at each other to hear the minister though. "Mr. Grey, your vows?" the minister asked with a smirk.

Christian started. "I always thought love at first sight only happens in books, but I fell in love with you the very first moment I saw you running out of that elevator. Today I, Christian Grey, vow to make you happy, to make you laugh, and to always be there for you. You are the first person I want to see in the morning and the last at night. I look forward to loving the smallest moments. You are my wish come true. You are my other half. You are the one that makes me laugh when I'm sad, makes me consider when I want to be rash, and finds me when I am lost. You are my guide, teacher, and one true love. I vow to make my life forever yours and build my dreams around you.

I take thee to be my wife and promise to look into your eyes just like I do now, with love and soulful amazement. I can't wait to spend the rest of my life with you. I promise to be the man that I see now in your eyes, today, tomorrow, and for always. I promise to be there to catch you if you should stumble, carry you over every threshold, and fall in love with you every day. I will take your love to give me hope, give me joy, and make me a better man. I promise to listen, to hear, and to always consider your feelings and thoughts as we travel together on this journey. I promise to be your faithful husband. I promise to love you when the sun shines, when the rain falls, in sickness, and in health. When you look at this ring, think of me and remember that I love you always. I come here freely and without reservation to give myself to you and so that we may join your life and mine. I know I will not always be what you want me to be. I might forget to listen or forget to share. I might not always agree. I might be stubborn and I might be wrongheaded, but I will always love you. I will always strive to be the man you believe I can be. Without you I am nothing; with you I am more than myself. When I am with you everything else is moved into the background. You flood my senses. You are my life, my greatest gift, and my loving wife. You look so beautiful to me today, but know that you always look beautiful to me and will always be this beautiful to me, tomorrow and the next day and the next. As gorgeous as you are right here and right now, I will only love you more and more each day.

I vow to always protect you from harm, to stand with you against your troubles, and look to you when I need protection. Here stands my friend, my beloved, and my true soul's companion. I vow that you shall be the most important person in my life, above all others, and that no one will ever stand between us. I give you the best of me, my heart, my soul, forever. I vow to love, honor, and cherish you, forsaking all others, as a faithful husband as long as we both shall live." Christian said the words from his heart.

Ana couldn't stop her tears this time. Every female present in the ceremony had tears in their eyes, hearing Christian's vows. "Miss. Steele, your turn," the minister said after Ana controlled her sobbing.

She nodded and started, "The feeling of completeness hit me the moment we made eye contact in your office. It was so immediate and powerful...far deeper and inexplicably beyond any calculation of time and place. You don't describe a feeling like that. You also can't replicate it or force it. You just let it flow in and around you. You go where it takes you. There will never be two who love greater that you and I. I am so excited to spend the rest of our lives together. I believe in you, the person you will grow to be and the couple we will be together. With my whole heart, I take you as my husband, acknowledging and accepting your faults and strengths, as you do mine. I promise to be faithful and supportive and to always make our family's love and happiness my priority. I will be yours in plenty and in want, in sickness and in health, in failure and in triumph. I will dream with you, celebrate with you and walk beside you through whatever our lives may bring. You are my person, my love and my life, today and always." Christian smiled down at her and was about to lean down to kiss her when he was stopped by the minister.

"Not yet," the minister said. "Repeat after me, Mr. Grey," he said, "I, Christian Grey, take you, Anastasia Rose Steele, to be my lawfully wedded wife, to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, as long as we both shall live."

Christian stated the words clearly and proudly, "I, Christian Grey, take you, Anastasia Rose Steele, to be my lawfully wedded wife, to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, as long as we both shall live."

"Now, Miss Steele, repeat after me. I, Anastasia Rose Steele, take you, Christian Grey, to be my lawfully wedded husband, to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, as long as we both shall live."

"I, Anastasia Rose Steele, take you, Christian Grey, to be my lawfully wedded husband, to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, as long as we both shall live." Ana repeated the words from the bottom of her heart. They exchanged rings with teary smiles on their faces.

"You have declared your consent before the God. May the Lord in his goodness strengthen your consent and fill you both with his blessings. What God has joined, men must not divide. Amen. Mr. Grey, You may now kiss your bride," the minister said, smiling.

Christian grinned at his bride and leaned down to kiss her. Ana wrapped her hands around his shoulder and kissed back as intensely as he did. The sound of claps made them pull back and smile at each other.

"Ladies and gentleman, it is my honor to introduce, Mr. and Mrs. Grey," the minister announced with a huge smile.

Christian and Ana walked down the aisle with her hand wrapped around his, with their wedding party following behind them in the same manner. They headed to their next location where they were supposed to take pictures. The guests were taken to the reception hall where they would be served with lunch. Then there would be several games and other entertainment while the bride and groom rested. Around 4 pm, the reception would start. So, for the next two hours, they got another few hundreds of pictures. Ana and Christian were pleased with some of the pictures and planned to get them in huge prints to hang on their walls at home. They had lunch with their bridal party before retiring to the room that was reserved for them.

Christian's strong arms cradled Ana close and she leaned up for a gentle kiss as he carried her over to the large room and placed her down in it carefully. He helped her out of her dress and groaned when he saw what she had been wearing under her dress all morning. Ana was wearing a backless, strapless white bra with matching thong and garter belt.

As Ana turned towards him and stepped out of her dress, straightening up, her tits bounced gently inside her bra cups. The thong was tied with white chiffon ribbon bows at her sides. The thong was made of see-through white lace, with a tight elastic edging that dug into her pussy lips and kept it tight against her flesh up past her vagina and over her little anus. Ana was also still wearing her 4000 dollars Christian Louboutin heels as she pulled her mahogany hair to one side of her delicate shoulder.

"My god, you're beautiful!" Christian said, completely mesmerized. He couldn't stop himself from pulling her into his arms and in for a deep, passionate, lustful kiss…a lover's kiss. A kiss Ana gladly and eagerly participated in. Her sheer white thong was getting thoroughly soaked.

As they kissed, he backed her onto the couch in the room. With a slight push, Ana got the idea and sat down on it. "I want you," Ana whispered as her hands got busy pulling the zipper down. Christian positioned his hips in front of her face; his cock poking out of the zipper of his tuxedo pants; hard and leaking. Ana grabbed a hold of it, her fingers just barely touching tip to tip around his thickness, and pulled his cock to her hungry mouth. Ever since that first time, Ana always loved how his thick, hard cock felt in her mouth. Her lips stretching around his shaft as her tongue struggled to lap around every inch of his girth as he entered and retreated from her mouth. The tip of his cock nudging at the back of her throat as her managed to get his entire length in her mouth. She couldn't help but hum her contentment around his shaft.

Christian growled, "Oh Ana!" and was going to put his hands on her head when she pulled back.

"Don't ruin my hair. We have to go out in a few hours and we don't have time to fix my hair," Ana explained apologetically. Nodding, Christian held on the back of the couch as Ana took him back in her mouth.

"Ana, love, I don't wanna cum in your mouth. I want to be inside you. This is the first time we will intimate as husband and wife," Christian said caressing her face. Reluctantly, Ana pulled him from her mouth and smiled up at him. Christian stood back and started pulling off his clothes and placed them neatly folded on a chair. He didn't want his clothes to get wrinkled either.

"I belong to you now, Christian. Are you ready to consummate our marriage?" Ana asked, leaning in for an increasingly urgent kiss, pressing her tongue past his lips and moaning into his mouth. "I want you to take me. Please, husband…it's been too long without you," she whimpered.

Christian picked her up by the waist and placed her down on the bed underneath him. He started planting kisses all over her body while groping her boobs and ass. He leaned over her, cradling her face. He reached down with one hand, pulled her thong aside and slowly thrust his cock deep inside her. Ana's back arched as her moaned echoed through the room.

"We can go slowly later, love. Please…please harder…oh god…please," Ana literally begged as she tilted her hips and started reciprocate his movements.

Encouraged, he started thrusting hard, pushing his cock further and further into her until he was buried to the hilt in his gasping bride's pussy. "Christ Ana! You're so tight, baby. It's unbelievable. This is just us taking the edge off. I'm gonna pound my new wife all night, it's a promise," Christian growled out through his clenched teeth.

He was careful with weight and strength as he pinned her to the bed due to her pregnancy. He held onto her wrists, keeping his weight off of her belly as he grunted and continued to penetrate her forcefully. The hard thrusts stimulated her clit and drew her towards a shivering climax. But before she could orgasm, Christian pulled out. "I want you on top," he growled, as he turned over onto his back. Ana positioned herself right above his pulsing cock after removing her thong. She settled down on top of him, her thighs splayed wide over his strong firm body, allowing him the maximum depth of penetration as she slammed herself down. Ana groped her tits as she bounced on his thick cock, staring her new husband in the eye and gently biting down on her lower lip. Christian's hands found her waist as he maneuvered her up and down on his glistening shaft, looking between her face and her pussy lips, watching himself entering her.

Looking down, Christian could see his cock disappearing up into her pussy. He moved one hand down to her clit and stimulated it slowly with his thumb while Ana continued to bounce up and down on his engorged member. After a few moments, the gentle tickling sensation of Christian's hand at her clit tipped her over the edge into climax.

Ana threw her head back and let out a guttural moan as her pussy twitched and convulsed around her husband's huge cock. She leaned backwards on her hands and was swept away by intense pleasure. She collapsed onto his chest, panting, and held him tight to her sweaty body as she recovered from an incredible, all-consuming orgasm. Her pelvic muscles continued to spasm involuntarily as she settled down in her husband's arms, still straddling him, and sighed with contentment. Christian turned to the side and they cuddled silently. Christian moved a few minutes later to place an alarm that would wake them in an hour and a half. Then they fell into a deep sleep; sated and tightly entwined.

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After refreshing their makeup and hair, Christian and Ana arrived at the reception hall. Their wedding party entered first and announced them. As they entered the hall, cheerful claps greeted them. "MOMMY! DADDY!" Hope's voice rang out as she ran up to her parents, grinning widely. Hope had changed into her jewel neck sparkly gold sequined flower girl dress with long sleeves and gold leaf hair band.

Christian picked her up mid-run and hugged her tightly. "Where have you been, angel? Daddy missed you a lot," he said pulling back.

"I played football, thlow the ling, hide and seek, ated food and feed the dolphins," Hope replied excitedly.

"You should've taken a nap too, young lady," Ana said teasingly. Hope just grinned at her mother.

"I took a showel though," Hope answered.

"Good girl. You're looking so pretty, baby," Ana smiled at her daughter as she ran her fingers through Hope's hair.

"You look pletty too, mommy. Like a pincess," Hope informed excitedly.

"I agree," Christian stated as he smiled at his new family.

"Ladies and gentleman, It's time for the first dance!" the MC announced after introducing them. Christian placed Hope down and led Ana to the center of the dance floor in the middle. The lovely voice of Demi Lovato rang through the air as the song 'Heart by heart" started playing. Christian took Ana's hand in his and they started dancing as if there was no one else with them.

"When your soul finds the soul it was waiting for
When someone walks into your heart through an open door
When your hand finds the hand it was meant to hold
Don't let go
Someone comes into your world
Suddenly your world has changed forever

No there's no one else's eyes
That could see into me
No one else's arms can lift
Lift me up so high
Your love lifts me out of time
And you know my heart by heart, whoa, whoa

When you're one with the one you were meant to find
Everything falls in place, all the stars align
When you're touched by the cloud that has touched your soul
Don't let go
Someone comes into your life
It's like they've been in your life forever

No, there's no one else's eyes
That could see into me
No one else's arms can lift
Lift me up so high
Your love lifts me out of time
And you know my heart by heart

So now we've found our way to find each other
So now I found my way, to you

No there's no one else's eyes
That could see into me

No there's no one else's eyes
That could see into me
No one else's arms can lift
Lift me up so high
Your love lifts me out of time
And you know my heart by heart, whoa, whoa

And you know my heart by heart, whoa, whoa

And you know my heart by heart

And you know my heart by heart"

The claps followed as the song finished. The newlyweds beamed at each other after kissing one another. The MC came back. "WOW! That was an amazing performance! Please give them another round of applause!" The claps followed suit. "Now...It's time for the father-daughter dance," he announced.

Christian and Ana pulled back as Ray approached. Christian handed Ana to her father and went off the dance floor. "I selected a special song for us," Ray whispered to Ana as the music started. Ana recognized the song. It was "I loved her first" by Heartland. As they started dancing, Ray was singing softly in his daughter ears.

"Look at the two of you dancing that way
Lost in the moment and each other's face
So much in love, you're alone in this place
Like there's nobody else in the world

I was enough for her not long ago
I was her number one, she told me so
And she still means the world to me
Just so you know
So be careful when you hold my girl
Time changes everything, life must go on
And I'm not gonna stand in your way

I loved her first
I held her first
And a place in my heart will always be hers
From the first breath she breathed
When she first smiled at me
I knew the love of a father runs deep
And I prayed that she'd find you someday
But it's still hard to give her away
I loved her first

How could that beautiful woman with you
Be that same freckled face kid that I knew?
The one that I read all those fairy tales to
And tucked into bed all those nights
And I knew the first time I saw you with her
It was only a matter of time

I loved her first
I held her first
And a place in my heart will always be hers
From the first breath she breathed
When she first smiled at me
I knew the love of a father runs deep
And I prayed that she'd find you someday
But it's still hard to give her away
I loved her first

From the first breath she breathed
When she first smiled at me
I knew the love of a father runs deep
Someday you might know what I'm going through
When a miracle smiles up at you
Yeah, I loved her first"

By the time the song was over, both Ray and Ana were sobbing. It took them a few minutes to gather themselves. Ray left her on the dance floor as she asked for the mike. "Tonight...there will 3 father-daughter dances," she said. "One is my dad and I, which you just saw. Another one is my husband and daughter. The adoption process will take a few more weeks. Anyways...the last father-daughter dance is really special to my heart. It's for my other father. If a father can love two daughters, why can't a daughter love two fathers, right? Sebastian, please come to the floor," Ana requested. With a slight smile, Sebastian approached her. The song "You can let go now daddy" by Crystal Shawanda started playing.

"Wind blowin' on my face
Sidewalk flyin' beneath my bike
A five year-old's first taste
Of what freedom's really like
He was runnin' right beside me
His hand holdin' on the seat
I took a deep breath and hollered
As I headed for the street

You can let go now, daddy
You can let go
Oh, I think I'm ready
To do this on my own
It's still a little bit scary
But I want you to know
I'll be OK now, daddy
You can let go

I was standin' at the altar
Between the two loves of my life
To one I've been a daughter
To one I soon would be a wife
When the preacher asked,
"Who gives this woman?"
Daddy's eyes filled up with tears
He kept holdin' tightly to my arm
'Till I whispered in his ear

You can let go now, daddy
You can let go
Oh, I think I'm ready
To do this on my own
It still feels a little bit scary
But I want you to know
I'll be OK now, Daddy
You can let go

It was killin' me to see
The strongest man I ever knew
Wastin' away to nothin'
In that hospital room
"You know he's only hangin' on for you"
That's what the night nurse said
My voice and heart were breakin'
As I crawled up in his bed, and said

You can let go now, daddy
You can let go
Your little girl is ready
To do this on my own
It's gonna be a little bit scary
But I want you to know
I'll be OK now, daddy
You can let go
You can let go "

"Thank you for giving me this life, Sebastian," Ana whispered.

"It's an honor to have you as my daughter," Sebastian smiled down at her.

"Now ladies and gentleman, it is time for our most gorgeous father-daughter pair," the MC announced jokingly, making everyone laugh. "Please come to the dance floor, Mr. Christian Grey and Ms. Hope Steele."

Christian smiled at his little girl and led her to the dance floor. Ana kissed both of their cheeks and exited the floor. "Daddy's angel" by T carter started playing. Christian helped Hope on his feet and started dancing.

"I'm giving you away
But I'm not letting go
The memories, they flood my mind
Of the little girl I know

Once upon a time
You held my hand so tight
You'd close your eyes and say a prayer
Then I'd kiss your head goodnight

As we dance I keep our love deep within my heart
And thank God for giving me this angel in my arms…

You're my little angel
So baby don't you cry
It's time to spread your wings and fly
If there's one thing this father knows
The hardest part is letting go
But you will still always be…
Daddy's little angel

It seems like yesterday
Has come and gone so fast
Now my baby's all grown up
But the memories will last

It's hard to say goodbye
When you've always been so near
But for now I'll hold you tight
Like those times that I hold dear

As we dance I keep our love deep within my heart
And thank God for giving me this angel in my arms…
You're my little angel

So baby don't you cry
It's time to spread your wings and fly
If there's one thing this father knows
The hardest part is letting go
But you will still always be…
Daddy's little angel

When you were young, I used to laugh
At the funny things you'd say
Right now I just can't help but smile…
On this blessed day

You're my little angel
So baby don't you cry
It's time to spread your wings and fly
If there's one thing this father knows
The hardest part is letting go
But you will still always be…
Daddy's little angel
I'm giving you away, but I'm not letting go..."

Hope hugged her father and shouted happily, "That was so much fun!"

"Yes it was. We'll do it again. But first I've something to announce," Christian told Hope before asking for the mike from the MC. "I would like to say a few things. The next song will express my feelings…of that moment when I realized that I'm also a father…who will have to give away her daughter to some…guy she will meet. This realization came that day…when I went to meet Ray to ask for his permission. To ask for his only daughter's hand in marriage. As I was looking through the childhood pictures on the wall, this realization dawned on me. I would be proud to be half of the father you are, Ray. This song is for you two," Christian started singing Chuck Wicks' "Stealing Cinderella".

"I came to see her daddy for sit down man to man
It wasn't any secret I'd be asking for her hand
I guess that's why he left me waiting in the living room by myself
With at least a dozen pictures of her sitting on a shelf

She was playing Cinderella
She was riding her first bike
Bouncing on the bed and looking for a pillow fight
Running through the sprinkler with a big popsicle grin
Dancing with her dad, looking up at him
In her eyes I'm Prince Charming
But to him I'm just some fella
Riding in and stealing Cinderella

I leaned in towards those pictures to get a better look at one
When I heard a voice behind me say "Now, ain't she something, son?"
I said "Yes, she quite a woman"
And he just stared at me
Then I realized that in his eyes she would always be

Playing Cinderella
Riding her first bike
Bouncing on the bed and looking for a pillow fight
Running through the sprinkler with a big popsicle grin
Dancing with her dad, looking up at him
In her eyes I'm Prince Charming
But to him I'm just some fella
Riding in and stealing Cinderella

He slapped me on the shoulder
Then he called her in the room
When she threw her arms around him
That's when I could see it too

She was playing Cinderella
Riding her first bike
Bouncing on the bed and looking for a pillow fight
Running through the sprinkler with a big popsicle grin
Dancing with her dad, looking up at him
If he gives me a hard time
I can't blame the fella
I'm the one who's stealing Cinderella"

Ana hugged both Ray and Sebastian before walking up to her husband. Christian pulled her in his arms and dropped a kiss on her forehead. Ray and Sebastian also joined them and gave him hugs and patted on his back. Soon other couples joined on the dance floor as Brett Young's "In Case You Didn't Know" started playing. Carrick cut in after that song. With a smirk at his father, Christian went to his mother for a dance. After dancing with a lot of guests and relatives, it was finally dinner time. Hope and Dusk had small naps between the dance and dinner.

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After the desserts were finished Elliot got on the stage and tapped the spoon against his champagne glass. "Hello ladies and gentleman. I'm Elliot Grey, Christian's brother and best man. Loyal, caring, sincere, honest, a great man...but that's enough about me, I'm here to give a speech about the groom." he joked. Ana snickered, looking down as Christian smirked at his brother. "Anyways...this is the part where I'm supposed to either make a speech that insults and embarrasses Christian or sing his praises and tell you all about his many good points. Well, I decided to mix both of them," Elliot continued. "I used to believe that marriage is a bond between a person who never remembers anniversaries and another who never forgets them. But watching you two...Christian, Ana, I can honestly say that's not the bond between you two. Knowing you the way we do, we'll be celebrating lots of anniversaries each year," Elliot chuckled. "I do have to say though, Christian, just how lucky you are. You'll leave here today with a wife, who is warm, loving and caring. And Ana, how lucky you are as well. You leave here today, having gained a lovely dress and a lovely bouquet of flowers," Elliot said with a mischievous grin. Ana burst into laughter as Christian scowled at his brother. "Anyways ... jokes aside. When Christian first told us about Ana, I was surprised to see the dreamy look in his eyes. I don't think even he knew at the time that he had fallen in love. Ana, you gave me the brother I always craved. The one who jokes with me, teases me and hugs me. Thank you for coming into his life. They say you don't marry the person you can live with. You marry the person you can't live without. That sums up Christian and Ana perfectly. To the happy couple everybody." he raised the champagne glass and everyone started applauding. When Elliot returned to the table, Christian pulled him for a hug.

Andrea got on the stage and started with a smile as everyone settled down. "Hello, friends and family. I'm Andrea, Ana's best friend and maid of honor; though most of you know me as Christian's assistant. Ana and I met when we were only 4 years old. The first day at the day care and I was really scared. That's when I saw a beautiful girl with brown hair walking up to me with the sweetest smile. Since that day, we've been best friends. Through the years, Ana has been a true inspiration to me. She became my family, my best friend, and my sister. Ray and Meghan never looked down on me for not being from the same status. They always treated me like a daughter. Ana, you came in my life like an angel descending from heaven. Thank you. That's why I was secretly really happy when she met my boss," Andrea winked at her friend, making Christian raise his eyebrow at his assistant. "Ana always had this light about her that can make any darkness go away, and Christian had this darkness surrounding him that seemed too stubborn to go away. But as soon as they met, she brightened his whole world and I'm really grateful for that. Sorry, Ana, but even though you had everything you ever needed and could afford to get, there was a void in your life. We were worried for you. For your passion, your dreams, you seemed to neglect that void part. But Christian filled that void and now when we see you, Ana we see your eyes as they gleam with happiness. I'm so happy that you two found each other. You make me believe in soul-mates, because you are. I'm really grateful to be able to share this day with you two. Cheers to the happy couple," Andrea finished her speech, raising her glass. Happy applause filled the reception hall.

Ray stepped on the stage and waved at everyone. "Hello, I'm Ray Steele, proud father of the bride and I'm delighted to welcome you all here on this beautiful day. Before I say anything else, I want to thank you all for being here. It is wonderful seeing all of my friends and family members in the same room and celebrating such a joyous occasion. Princess, I was always proud to call you my daughter. The way you took charge of your life and the way you started your journey to change the lives of some amazing children, you inspire me to be a better person every day. But you have grown up too quickly. It doesn't seem like a long time ago when you used to run around the garden without your pants on, pick random animals to keep and think it was okay to draw stick figures on important documents, essentially making them useless," he joked, making Ana blush. "Christian, the day after your first date was the first time I saw my daughter blushing at the name of some boy. I had seen a joy in her eyes that seems to grow for everyday you're together. Christian, just because it is worded 'giving away' doesn't mean that I gave my daughter away. I just gave you the opportunity to love her as much as her family does. Welcome to the family, son. Cheers to these two beautiful persons, ladies and gentlemen." Ana hugged her dad as he dropped a kiss on her forehead. Christian gave him a side hug and thanked him as soon as he got down from the stage.

The DJ started to play songs and almost everyone got up and joined the dance floor. Christian went to dance with Meghan, and Ray claimed Grace. Ana was tired. So she had removed her shoes and was resting her feet. "Can I have this dance, mom?" Caleb asked.

"Sure," Ana smiled up at her foster son and thought to herself, "Some day in the future it'll be his wedding and I'll be called the groom's mother. He would look so handsome in a tux."

"Mother? What's with that look?" Caleb asked suspiciously.

Ana smirked at her son and shook her head, "Nothing."

"You have that dreamy-mom look," Caleb stated raising his eyebrow as he knelt down and started helping Ana with her heels.

"I could've done that," Ana protested.

"It is said in the Quran (Muslim's holy book) that paradise is at the feet of your mother. That means if someone respects, cares and looks after his/her mother, they will go to heaven. I would really like to go to heaven," he smirked.

"How sweet! But you're not a Muslim," Ana reminded him.

"I may not be a Muslim but you are my mother and I am your son. Not by blood but through heart. In the upcoming days, you'll need more looking after and care. I know you have dad now. But you have your children too. It is an honor to take care a mother who made us hers," Caleb stated passionately as he took her hand and led her to the dance floor. "All the manor kids made a gift for you and dad. We each contributed a t-shirt and made you a patchwork quilt," Caleb informed with a shy smile.

"Really?! Oh baby! That's so sweet of you all. I love you guys so much," Ana's eyes filled up.

"We love you too, mother," Caleb placed a kiss on Ana's forehead and chuckled. "I'm now taller than you," he said, making Ana giggle.

Liam, Nicolas, Jose, Tom and Bill also danced with Ana as Christian was approached by the female children of the manor want to dance. He danced and chatted with them as he knew all of them. Christian may not remember everyone's name but he recognized their faces. After two hours of constant dancing, Christian took a small break. He looked around for Ana but didn't find her. "Hey, Andrea?" he called when he saw her passing by. "Did you see, Ana?" he asked.

"She went to check on the kids," Andrea explained.

"Okay. Thanks." He smiled at her and headed towards the bar. Elliot was at the bar with Ana's male friends. Christian joined them. "How's it going, guys?" he asked

"We're having fun. But how about you? You're the groom," Luis, one of Ana's friends asked.

"I'm over the moon. Having a little trouble believing that I actually got married. I never thought it was in my future," Christian shrugged.

"You're a man in love, my friend. I also had hard time believing when I got married," Noah said with a grin.

"You're with Jennifer, right?" Christian asked.

"Wait a damn minute!" Jax exclaimed, "When did you get married?" he asked.

Noah's eyes widened as he started stammering, "I-I meant to say...that..oh..I..um..eh.."

"SPILL!" Jace hovered over Noah with a threatening look on his face.

Noah was literally sweating. Christian started to interrupt but Jax pulled him back and stopped him with a shake of head with a smirk on his face.

"A few months ago we went to Vegas for a convention and we got married. We were both drunk. We wanted a wedding that involved you all but we knew you all would be upset with us. That's why we decided that we will do a big wedding on our first wedding anniversary. That way you all will be involved," Noah confessed.

Jace's stern expression melted away as a huge smiled appeared on his face. "We know. Congrats, man," he said pulling Noah for a hug.

Noah looked confused. "Wait...what do you mean by you knew?" he asked after pulling back.

The other boys pulled out hundred dollars each and placed them in Jace's hand. "We had our suspicions about you two since you returned from your Vegas trip. We had this bet going about how long you can keep this secret to yourself. Jace won," Ryan explained as Alex and Owen nodded in agreement. Christian looked at Jax for confirmation, who also nodded, snickering. Christian shook his head and chuckled.

"You guys are awesome!" Elliot exclaimed excitedly. "His face was so pale. For a moment I thought he might faint," he added as he burst into laughter. The others also joined him.

"GUYS!" Noah whined, "Jennifer will kill me!" He looked like he was going to cry.

"Why will Jennifer kill you?" a female voice asked from behind. Turning, Christian saw it was Jennifer herself who was giving Noah a suspicious look.

"Oh..um..hi honey," Noah stammered with a nervous smile.

Jennifer stared at him silently for a second before her eyes widened and her face turned a little red with anger. "YOU TOLD THEM?! WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU!?" she screeched.

Slowly the boys stepped back from Noah. Jax pulled Christian back as they watched Jennifer screaming at her husband. Christian thought they would say something in Noah's defense but they all just stood there, watching the scene in front of them with interest. "Shouldn't we do something?" Christian asked Jace who stepped beside him.

"Ana told us that you don't have friends. Let me give you a lesson. In this situation," he pointed at Jennifer and Noah, "A good friend will step up and try to calm Jennifer down. But a best friend will enjoy watching his friend getting his ass chewed and then laugh in his face," he finished with a smirk.

"Wow...with a friend like that who needs enemies," Christian muttered, a little worried.

"Don't misunderstand. We know that Noah is no serious danger other than a few days of blue balls. If he was in some serious danger, we would've broken his enemy's every bone by now," Jace explained. "This is what a friendship is like between best friends. You're a new member in our group and we would love to be your best friend, as we are to Ana. Hope you'll give us this opportunity," he smiled.

Christian never knew what he had missed until that moment. Yes, he had his brother, who was the closest thing to a friend he had. He cursed Elena again for depriving him of the opportunity to get normal male friends. "Thanks, man," Christian said to Jace, who smiled at him.

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A/N: Soo? Did you like the wedding? Was it dreamy and romantic enough?

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