We are finally at Shane and Mitchie's wedding. This is the eighty-sixth chapter of this series which is mind-blowing for me. Thank you all for the support, you guys are why I write.
Writing this made me all sad, but happy sad (as I mentioned on Twitter a few times lol). I love talking to you guys; Aimee, Jade, Leesh (you will make your apperance next chapter), Julia, Brittany, Sarah, Kirsty, Hayley and Carly. And all the others I haven't mentioned, there really are a lot of you. And a big LMAO to Luckystar, Night Hawk and a couple others. You know who you are lol.
Oh, did you guys hear about that gossip blogger who confirmed that Joe and Demi are dating? That made me so happy. Oh, and Oceanup reported that Joe was at one of Demi's concerts last week. I hope they really going out :)
Anyway, I really hope that this chapter is what you are all expecting and that you really like it. I really wanted to make this the best I possibly could so please let me know if you liked it or not.
Love you all, always.
Here We Go Again: Chapter 36
I woke up a little after nine and instantly got in the shower to wash my hair, being quiet as not to wake the others up.
I could feel the excitement growing in me and really wanted one o'clock to come sooner.
By the time I got out of the shower, the girls were all up and told me we had twenty minutes to eat breakfast before I had to leave the mess hall so I wouldn't see Shane.
"It doesn't matter if I see him." I tried convincing them.
They didn't buy it.
I threw on some sweats and a tank top and headed over with the girl to the mess hall where Shane's parents were up already eating breakfast with Brown and Dee.
"Well look who we have here," Brown announced seeing me walk in, "It's the bride herself."
"How are you doing?" Denise asked me.
"I'm a little nervous but I really can't wait." I answered honestly, sitting down with the girls and grabbing some toast.
"Honey, as soon as you lock eyes with Shane as you walk down the aisle all your nerves will disappear." She promised me.
"All the decorations are in place, there are flowers everywhere." Dee told me happily, it's all looking spectacular."
"Plus the sun is out and there isn't a cloud in sight." Paul told me.
After breakfast, Savannah lead me around the back way to get back to our cabins. I felt like we were ninjas or something.
"Okay, we're clear." She said as we stepped out from behind the cabin.
"The styling team has just arrived," Caitlyn informed me, "The rest of us are going to shower while you get ready first. You will be in cabin just next door to us."
"Do you need to accompany me there or can I get there on my own without getting caught?" I teased her.
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One hour later I had my make-up done. My eyes were done in a champagne color to compliment the color of my dress and my hair had been put up high on my head and had been curled and pinned in to place. My bangs had been styled to the side to keep them out of my face and I had my mom's veil pinned under my curls as my something old, I didn't want it over my face. One of the stylists gave my nails a French tip as well which made them look so pretty.
The girls came flocking in next, allowing me to go find my mom to get dressed in her cabin where my dress was located.
She was already ready, surprisingly.
"Sweetie, you're here already." She said in disbelief.
"And you're ready already." I teased her.
She went over to the closet and grabbed my dress out, "You want some help getting into this?"
"I might need it." I giggled.
I made sure the curtains were closed before pulling off my tank top and my sweats and stepping into the dress. I was wearing a strapless bra that I had made sure would not stick out from my dress and my mom pulled the dress up, zipping it up for me.
I turned around to face her and she gasped, "You look so beautiful, Mitchie."
I went over to the full-length mirror and was actually amazed. I felt more beautiful than I ever had before in my life.
"Mama." I whispered, feeling tears brimming against my eyes.
"Don't cry sweetie...let me get you something." She said, going over to her suitcase and getting out a small box.
"I saw this a couple of weeks ago and knew I had to get it for you. You have my veil as your something old; consider this your something new." She then pulled out the most exquisite tiara that I had ever seen. It was gorgeous.
"Mom, you're going to make be bawl." I told her.
"Then you'll have to have your make-up done again." She reminded me, pushing the tiara into place on my head.
I gave her a huge hug, "I love you, mom."
"I love you too sweetie, I know you are ready for this." She said pulling away.
At this there was a knock on the door, "Come in." I yelled out.
Denise opened the door, making sure to close it behind her.
"Mitchie, darling. You look so beautiful."
I smiled at her, "I actually feel the part."
"I've got something to give you," She told me, unclipping the beautiful sparkling bracelet off her wrist and onto mine, "It's your something borrowed." She told me, giving me a hug.
"Thank you, just not for this but for everything you've done for me. You've welcomed me into your family with open arms and have been nothing but supportive of me."
"You are practically my daughter." She laughed lightly as I hugged her again.
I clipped on some earrings as I waited for the girls to get ready and tried to breathe normally as I was getting nervous again.
They all came in at once, all looking completely spectacular.
"Oh my god, you look amazing girl!" Savannah told me.
"Shane is going to die when he sees you." Tess laughed.
"I have something for you." Caitlyn told me after they had all calmed down.
She bent down at the hem of my dress, lifting it up.
"You're such a perve." I teased her.
"I got you a garter; it's your something blue." She informed me, holding out a blue garter. She helped me get it up on my leg before pulling my dress back down to the ground.
"We went down to the water earlier, it looks really beautiful and there is a white carpet for you to walk down." Sierra told me.
"I'm starting to freak out a little." I admitted.
"You will be fine." They all promised me.
Finally it came to the time where we had to leave for the ceremony; we all had our bouquets of flowers and my dad came to get me.
The girls held up my dress, so it wouldn't get dirty as we walked down to the lake.
We were around the side, out of view from everyone just before the ceremony was about to start. The girls all hugged before getting into position, allowing my dad to talk to me.
"Mitchie, I just want you to know how proud of you I am today. Shane is the one for you, I have never seen you so happy in your whole life and I know he will be good to you for the rest of it."
"I love you, dad."
"I love you too." He said, giving me a hug, "By the way, you look so beautiful today."
Soon enough, the wedding march began playing and the girls walked out one after the other.
This was it, this was really happening.
My dad linked his arm with mine, "Ready?"
I nodded nervously.
Right on cure, we stepped out into view onto the white carpet.
There were my family and friends standing up off their chairs, watching me walk down the aisle.
There were flowers absolutely everywhere, it all looked positively beautiful, a spring wedding was a good choice.
As soon as we turned into the aisle I saw Shane and his whole face lit up.
Denise was right; all my nerves slipped away the instant I saw his warm and loving brown eyes.
He looked so amazing standing there in his black suit, black shirt with his white tie (to match my dress). I didn't take my eyes off his the whole walk down the aisle.
As soon as I reached him everything else in the world seemed to vanish, his completely straightened hair (something he hadn't done in a while) looked absolutely perfect and the smile on his face almost made me melt.
My dad kissed me on the cheek before letting go of me so I could take my place opposite Shane.
"We are all gathered here today to celebrate the love between these two wonderful people," the pastor began, "Michelle Torres and Shane Gray stand here before us today at the place they met over two and a half years later. Their love of music brought them here today but more importantly, the love they have for one another brought them here. The love that the two share radiates from them, it proves that love really does exist."
I became lost in thought, unintentionally tuning out what the pastor was saying as I gazed into Shane's eyes. I couldn't tear my eyes off of his.
"Michelle, your vows." The pastor said to me, snapping me out of my trance.
I took a small breath before beginning, "Shane, I honestly could have never imagined being where I am right now before I met you. I was sixteen when we first met; I was practically a child who had never really experienced what it was like to truly be in love. That changed once you came into my life. I was still trying to figure out who I was in life...when we first sang together at Final Jam over two years ago, I knew exactly who I was and I may not have known it at the time but you would soon become the one who I wanted to spend the rest of my life with."
I stopped talking for a few seconds to catch my breath; Shane was smiling brilliantly at me.
I continued on, "Our love of music helped make our love grow stronger every day; it's who we are, it's a part of us. All my life I've dreamed of nothing more than to become a famous singer...it's finally happened, yet I would give it all up for you. It may be my dream but you are also my dream Shane, you love me for who I am, in my hardest times you are there for me and you are what make the good times the best moments of my life."
Shane eyes were now slightly teary but I still went on, "You are the one I want to wake up with every morning for the rest of my life. You are the one that I want to have children with; you are the one that I want to grow old with. You are the man I love; nothing will ever change that no matter what. I promise to love you until the end of time." I finished, tears in my eyes as well.
"Shane, your vows." The pastor told Shane.
"Mitchie, as you know I had lost my way completely when I was eighteen. I became someone who I had never wanted to be, someone who my closest friends and family couldn't recognize anymore. Then I heard you singing; only I didn't know it was you at the time. You brought me back to who I used to be, for that I'm eternally grateful, Mitchie. I had been lacking inspiration and was able to write again, you became my inspiration."
He reached out for one of my hands; I held my bouquet in one and held my free hand out to him. He held it tenderly, rubbing it gently with his thumb.
"I fell for you hard and fast, I soon felt as if I couldn't survive if I didn't have you in my life. Two and a half years may not seem long to most people but I already feel as if we have spent a lifetime together. I never thought I could love someone as much as I love you, I believe it was fate that brought the two of us together. I believe that we are meant to be, Mitchie, I genuinely believe that you and I were destined to meet and fall in love."
I could feel a few of tears rolling down my cheek at this but still kept my gaze on his, I could even see a couple of tears rolling down his own cheeks.
"I know that it will be you and me together forever, this is the real thing. This is what true love is...I'd die for you, Mitchie Torres. I want to spend our lives together; I want to spend it trying to make you feel as happy as I have been since I met you. You have done more for me then you can ever imagine, I hope you know how much I need you in my life and more importantly I hope you know how much I really love you. You are the most beautiful and talented woman I have met in my entire life. You are my inspiration, you are the reason that I keep on living, you are the reason that I'm singing. I will love you Michelle Torres not only until the day I die, I will love you much longer than that because the love I have for you could never die." He finished.
I could feel the tears spilling harder now and Shane used his free hand to help wipe them away, "You look so beautiful." He whispered so only I could hear.
"Who here has the rings?" The pastor asked.
Nate and Caitlyn came to Shane and my sides, handing us each the other's wedding band. They were matching silver bands that were engraved with 'I love you' on the inside with a treble clef representing our love of music.
I handed over my bouquet of flowers to Caitlyn who then stepped back into position (as did Nate).
"Michelle Demetria Torres, do you take Shane Joseph Gray to be your husband, to have and to hold from this day on, for better or worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish; from this day forward until death do you part?" The pastor asked me.
"I do." I answered, slipping the ring onto the ring finger of Shane's left hand.
"Shane Joseph Gray, do you take Michelle Demetria Torres to be your wife, to have and to hold from this day on, for better or worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish; from this day forward until death do you part?" The pastor asked Shane.
"I do." He answered, slipping the ring onto the ring finger of my own left hand. He automatically interlaced our fingers together as we stood there anticipating the moment we had been waiting for.
"With the powers invested in me," The pastor begun, "I now pronounce you husband and wife. You many now kiss the bride."
Shane placed his hands on my waist, bringing me into him, and kissed with so much passionate that I had to wrap my arms around his neck to hold myself up.
I heard the cheering among us from our family and friends which only encouraged my husband (yes, husband) to continue on kissing me senselessly.
When we finally pulled apart and I looked into his eyes once more, I knew that we would be happy. No matter what life threw at us, I knew we would get past it as long as we had each other.
So I hope you enjoyed reading this chapter as much as I enjoyed writing it. I was all teary-eyed writing the vows.
Mitchie and Shane are finally married :)
Let me know if I reduced you to tears :P