A/N: Hey all! So, this chapter will be the start of SE wedding chapter and it will be continued in the next update. ;) I hope you all like it and enjoy reading it.

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CHAPTER THIRTY-FIVE- One and Only

Three weeks later...

Lexi's P.O.V.

We got the call from Stefan's lawyer, Mr. Hudson a few days ago. He had informed Jeremy and I that the final sentencing was held and that it helped that once again, Stefan and Elena had shown up for the finally verdict, both of them hugging and sobbing when it was read and handed down to Klaus and Katherine. Each of them getting 25 years for their involvement in Stefan's disappearance and for everything else that they did to him. Elena had said that she wished they would have gotten life in prison for everything that they did to them. However, since neither of them had a weapon when Stefan was taken, the judge gave them a small sentence. Yet, I'm still trying to wrap my mind around the fact that the case that Jeremy and I were was assigned to is finally coming to an end.

Part of me is thankful for it though, less time working and more time being spent with Anna and Abrielle is just what I need to remind myself that money isn't everything in life. Yes, it's essentially for day to day living and to create yourself a nice life. But, family is a lot more important and so is finding the love of your life, even if you have to do whatever it takes to find who it is that completes you.

My eyes tear up as the thought of finding true love vanishes and I look up to see Elena putting a set of chandler sparkly rhinestone earrings into her ears as she smiles at me and pats the seat next to the vanity that she's sitting at, turning around to move a bag full of makeup when she says "Can you believe that I'm finally marrying him?" She says, her voice full of happiness and her brown eyes are sparkling with excitement and anticipation of what I could imagine has been building all for this one moment in her life.

"It's going to be a great day. Happy wedding day, Mrs. Salvatore." I comment, feeling as Elena rests her non makeup covered face against my skin and she grabs my hands into hers, talking in a soft tone. "I know that you're worried about finding someone to send the rest of your life with. But, Lexi..You just need to be patient. He's out there somewhere and once you find him, you'll know. However, in the mean time..What are you going to do about the baby?" She asks me, hearing as I exhale and lock my eyes on her when I smile widely and state in a confident tone.

"After spending the last few weeks with her, I've decided that I'm going to adopt her. I'm going to be a mom, Elena." I comment, swallowing the lump in my throat and feeling as Elena wipes away the falling tears in my eyes as she leans into me and kisses my cheek, wrapping her arms around me tightly when she replies. "That is the best news I've heard all day. Lexi, you are going to be helping that little girl grow up with such a wonderful mom and an equally as wonderful extended family."

"I know. But, wait..What do you mean by extended family?" I ask her, watching as Elena lifts up her head from my shoulder again and sniffles a bit when she says "Us...All of us! We all want to help you raise Abrielle, so that it won't be that hard on you."

Damon's P.O.V.

"So, brother. Have you and Elena thought about what you're going to do about money?" I ask him, watching as he pulls a plain white t-shirt over his head and exhales. Stefan runs his hands through his hair when he turns to face me."Well, I...I've thought about what I want to do. But, I know that Elena won't be really happy about it. I still haven't told her." He confesses, looking down at his suit and then back up at me.

"Well, what is it?" I hear myself asking in a curious tone, watching as my brother shuffles his feet and exhales deeply, clearing his throat when he locks his eyes on me and says "I want to be back at the station, as a fire fighter..again. I want my old job back, the one that I know I'm good at."

I don't mean to laugh out loud. But, I do and when I do, Stefan scoffs and turns away from me, turning his head and glancing over at me as he states "I knew that you would think it was a stupid idea. I mean, why would I even want to be a fire fighter again, right? Go back into a job that nearly killed me. Well, Damon. Elena and I need money, we're going to be broke soon and if it wasn't for the station helping out with the wedding and all of you guys pitching in to make this happen for us. I don't even know when I would be able to marry her or give her the wedding that I want her to have. I just want my family to be happy, Damon. You know, because of Katherine and Klaus, who took so much away from not only my life. But, from everyone I love and care about. I just want all of us to be happy and move on with our lives."

I shake my head, taking a step forward and placing my hand onto his shoulder when my eyes look directly at him and I speak in a soft tone. "If it were me and if I was in your shoes. I honestly wouldn't do it. Stefan, this job...our job of running into buildings and the unknown, it isn't for everyone and to be honest, some nights I pray that I'll make it home to be with Bonnie and to see you and your kids and everyone that means something to me. So, all I'm saying little brother is that think about it for a while and if doing the job again is something that you would really want to do, then I'll support you in it and I'll have your back. However, if you decide that you don't want to be fighting fires anymore and you decide that you want to be a stay at home dad with your kids. Then, I'll support you with that too."

Stefan's face lights up for a moment, his green eyes tearing up a bit as he nods and leans into me, hugging me tightly as he whispers. "Thank you, Damon for everything."

I pat Stefan's back and step away from him, looking at him in a gleeful way as I speak to him directly. "Oh and Stefan." I tell him, watching as he smiles and turns away, slowly turning back in my direction to look at me again, his eyes drifting down to the white envelop that's suddenly appeared in my hands.

"What's that?" He asks, giving me a confused look as he tilts his head to the side and watches when I walk up to him, a smile forming on my face when I take the envelop and push it against his chest, licking my lips in a nervous way as Stefan laughs and shakes his head.

"I can't take this money, Damon. I just..I can't take any money from you." He tries to disagree as his fingers fumble to open up the white envelop and I smirk at him, once again letting out a laugh and shaking my head.

"It's partly mine. But, yes you can take it. Think of it as a wedding gift and a little extra to help you and Elena pay some of the bills that have been piling up. I'm guessing that also, there is enough there to help you guys even go on a little honeymoon. Look, Stefan. Don't tell your wife. But, that money that your holding in your hands is donated by not just me. It was given to you guys from Caroline, Tyler, Lexi, Jeremy, Anna, Bonnie and I. Also, the rest of it was from a few of the guys at the fire station. They heard about your story and they wanted to help out." I inform him, watching as Stefan looks up at me, his mouth gaped open, but no words are escaping past his lips and when I look closer to see that there are tears forming in his eyes and he sniffles, I get choked up myself.

"This was totally unnecessary. I...We.." Stefan stammers out when I firmly grip on to his shoulder and lock my eyes on his tearful looking gaze when Stefan says "How am I ever going to pay you back?"

"You don't need too. Just..I don't know. Stefan, I'm just thankful that you're here and that you're alive. That's all that matters to me. To have my little brother back. Anyways, stop crying because I don't know how to fix a spray tan if it gets all messed up, all over your suit and button up shirt. Now, how about we get you ready for your wedding?" I ask him, hearing as Stefan laughs and shakes his head, smiling at me when he nods and says "Okay. It sounds good. Thank you, Damon for always being here for me, when I needed you the most."

I smile at him as I say "That's what family is for, Stefan. If I can't help my little brother out. Then, who can I help? So, let's get you married."

Caroline's P.O.V.

"I want the flowers over in that corner and the chairs lined up all closely together. It's a short notice wedding with a few people. But, I want it to look perfect!" I shout out loud at the wedding planner, who looks like she's about to rip out her hair, a fake smile plastered on her lips when she bites her tongue and cringes a little as she walks over to me and says "If you wanted to plan this wedding you can. Because with all of your perfection, Mrs. Lockwood...You are a bossy woman!" She tells me, watching as I scoff and stare at her in shock.

Did she just insult me? Oh, this is not good! I exhale through gritted teeth, a fake smile tugging at my lips as I look at her and notice that she must have had way too many botox injections and has tanned at an excessive amount when I shake my head and place my hands onto her clip board, grabbing it from her.

"You, Miss Klain are charging way too much for all these simple little things! Therefore, Miss Klain, you are fired! Now, excuse me as I go and finish this up and set this small wedding up for my best friend, that is at her house right now, expecting this little outdoor venue to be perfect. So, scram!" I state, watching as the wedding planner rolls her eyes and she scoffs, turning on her heels and throwing her hands up into the air in a defeat and a groan escapes her mouth.

"Oh and Miss Klain, you suck at your job!" I state, hearing a small laugh being let out behind me as I watch the wedding planner storm off without another word and when I turn around, I see Olivia standing there, a grin on her face, hands on her hips as she giggles out. "Auntie Caroline, you told that lady that she sucks. You were being mean. You need a time out."

I bend down to her level, straightening a piece of her curled hair with my fingers when I lock my eyes on her and nod. "I know, sweetie. But, that lady was mean and she cost me a lot of money."

"Well, what are you going to do now?" Olivia asks, tilting back onto her heels when she eyes me up and down with a perplexed look on her face.

"I am going to call for back up. How about you practice being a flower girl for the moment and your auntie Caroline is going to go explain to your mommy that she doesn't have a wedding planner anymore." I say out loud, hearing a deep voice behind us and when I turn around, I see Tyler holding Sammy by the hand, a huge smile on his face when he says "Honey, I just saw the wedding planner that Elena hired to set everything up for her here. She was leaving in a hurry and cursing you under her breath, she told me that you are a mean person." Tyler tells me, looking around and noticing that we still have red and white roses to be set around the archway where Stefan and Elena will be wed under and that each of the chair backings are missing dark red ribbons on them.

"Look, Sam, Olivia and I will help you out until you call Lexi and Anna for backup. Don't call Bonnie because she's going to be helping Elena get ready for today." Tyler reminds me, watching as I nod and start to make my way down the red carpet that we had laid down on the grass.

"Oh and Caroline, we have about 7 hours to get this ready because right now it's 8:30 am and the wedding starts this afternoon at 3:30 tonight." Tyler says in an informative way with a huge smile on his face.

"Okay, Okay. We'll get it done. I promised Elena that this would be a day that she wouldn't be able to forget and that's what I'm planning on doing. Besides, the reception hall inside of the building is already set up. It's just all of this outside stuff. So, chop, chop!" I tell him with a smile, hearing as Sam and Olivia giggle and when I look over at Olivia, she has this toothy smile on her face as she states "Uncle Tyler, why do people get married?"

Tyler's P.O.V.

I pat my lap and sit down on one of the uncovered chairs as I watch Olivia look at me with this confusion on her face. I hear as Sam walks over to us and slides into the seat next to me, a grin on his face as he looks at his sister and says "Because they love each other. Right uncle Tyler?"

I nod, a smile forming on my face as I remember my wedding to Caroline, the two of us going into a small church and getting married with only Stefan, Damon and Bonnie at our sides, grinning like foolish teenagers when the pastor announced us husband and wife. I remember it well, the next day, nearly being shot at when her dad pulled out a fake gun on me and shouted at me, yelling at me and saying that marrying his daughter at the age of 18 years old was one of the worst ideas that I could have ever done and that I was ruining his daughters future. However, over the years both of Caroline's parents had come to realize that her and I are perfect together and that every person does something stupid and crazy because of love.

"Well, Sammy. People get married for a lot of reasons and weddings are made because they want to celebrate how much they love each other." I tell him, feeling as Olivia crawls into my lap and places her hands onto my cheeks when she says in a firm tone. "So, we are celebrating how much mommy and daddy love each other?" She asks, gazing at me in wonder when I nod and look at Sam.

"No, Olivia. We are having a party because daddy isn't going to give mommy back to Grandma Gilbert, ever. Finders keepers." Sammy says, forcing me to muffle my laugh with my hand as he looks up at me and pouts.

"It's true. That's what daddy told me when I asked him what a wedding was. He said it's when you love someone so much that you don't give them back to their mommy or daddy. Dad said that it's like when you have chocolate and keep it all for yourself and don't share." Sam states in a way that makes me burst into laughter and I nod at him, patting his back and looking down at Olivia who's smiling when I say "Well, kiddo. Your dad is very right. Now, let's help out your auntie Caroline with putting flowers on each side of the red carpet." I comment, handing two different baskets to both Sam and Olivia and getting up slowly, putting Olivia back down onto the ground as she smiles and nods, a grin on her face when she says "Auntie Caroline really messed up with being mean to that blonde lady. Momma is going to be really mad."

I let out another laugh, shaking my head at the things that are coming out of these kids mouths today and smiling up at them as I state "I know, kiddo. But, we are going to help fix it, while we wait for Lexi and Anna to come and help us. Let's hope that your mommy doesn't get too mad."

Elena's P.O.V.

"It's time to go get you married!" Bonnie exclaims, nudging me towards the door as I turn back around, taking in the look on my face and the way I look in my dress for the 10th time this morning, the flowing fabric is bunched up in the back and the corset is pressed up against my back, the crisscross pattern of it making the dress look way more expensive than it is, including the sparkling rhinestones that are strapped to one of my shoulders.

"You look amazing." Caroline states, this sadness in her eyes after I yelled at her and told her about how irresponsible she was for letting go of the wedding planner. But, she's reassured me 20 times over in the last two hours that she's getting it fixed with the help of a few special people.

"You are lucky that you had back up, Caroline." I tell her, hearing as she lets out a nervous laugh and bends down to fix the train of my dress that's bunched up in the wrong place.

"Oh, I know. But, I have a feeling that you and Stefan are going to love the designs and the way it all looks. Tyler just sent me a picture of our workers." She states, holding up her cell phone into her hands and watching as my face contorts into a bit of anger at the site in front of my eyes. Sam and Olivia are clearly visible in the picture and both of them are sitting in Anna and Lexi's laps, their smiling faces looking up at them as they both hold flowers into their hands.

"You had Sam and Olivia help you? That's like child labor! Caroline, I swear that-" I begin to say, suddenly being cut off when Caroline's laugh stops me and I glare at her when she shrugs her shoulders back.

"Relax. They were only outside for a little while and now they are both with Lexi and Anna. Your son is dressed in a suit and your daughter is dressed in her white little dress and in a few minutes once the music starts, she will be walking down the aisle right along Sam and they will be the perfect little flower girl and ring bearer. So, inhale, exhale and let's go out there and walk you out to your brother." Caroline tells me, this grin on her face as I look over at Bonnie and she smiles widely, nodding at me when she opens up the room door and helps me step out into the hallway of the building.

My eyes looking up to see Jeremy in a suit, tears in his eyes as he extends his hands out towards me and grabs them. This wide eyed smile on my brother's face as he leans into me, kissing my cheek gently and whispering against my ear. "You look beautiful. I just wish mom and dad were here to see this. I know that they would be so proud of you. Because, I am so happy and proud of you, Elena. You and Stefan deserve happiness and I'm glad that I'm here to finally experience your wedding and the love that you both share for each other and for your kids." Jeremy tells me, backing away from me and taking his thumb to wipe away my falling tears as he states "Come on, beautiful. You don't want to ruin your makeup before you get to see your husband." He tells me, placing his hand onto his hip and smiling as I loop my arm through his and say in a shaky and nervous tone. "You're right. I would hate to look like a crying and stressed out bride. But, these aren't tears of sadness, Jer. They are tears of happiness. I'm finally happy and I finally have everyone that I love at my wedding. Thank you, little brother for being here with me and giving me away." I tell him, sniffling a bit as I open my mouth to add more to what I want to tell him. But, the sound of the music and the violin make my hands start to shake and when I look down, I notice that Jeremy is holding onto my hand tightly as looks in front of us and he says "It's time."

The view of the ocean is the first thing that I notice when I walk out with Jeremy by my side. The smell of the salt water and the sound of the crashing waves is calming and relaxing. My face is looking all over the place when I see everyone that I've always wanted to be at my wedding. Caroline, Lexi and Bonnie are on one side with a grinning Olivia who's holding Caroline's hand as I start to walk down the aisle.

My eyes water up as I look over on the other side of the arch that Stefan, Damon and Tyler are all standing under. But, my eyes quickly ignore everyone else around me and my lips can't stop the smile on my face when I look at Stefan and notice him wiping away tears from his own cheeks.

"He's crying. That's cute." Jeremy comments, tightening his grip around my arm as we get closer and closer towards the archway and I smile even more when I notice that everything out on the lawn area is covered with red and white, the chairs that the guests are all sitting on are covered with white seat covers and each of them has a large red silk looking bow on the back of the chairs, the red carpeting under my feet is filled with red and white flower petals and there are boutiques of pink, white, orange and yellow flowers on each side of the aisle, including the archway.

"It's perfect." I whisper out in the air as Jeremy nods and smiles even wider when we stop in front of the archway and Jeremy nods, leaning into me and kissing my cheek again as he whispers "I love you, Elena and I'm gladly be giving you away to Stefan, today."

I watch as my brother takes a stand right next to Tyler and I feel my sweaty palms being taken gently by Stefan, a huge grin on his face when he kisses my cheeks and whispers into my ear, his cologne filling my nostrils. "You look stunning." He tells me, kissing me once more as I turn towards the archway that we're standing under and turn back towards Stefan in a confused look, giving him a once over and biting down on my lower lip as I notice how handsome he looks in the black suit and white button up shirt that he's wearing, his black tie hanging perfectly around his neck.

"Stefan, where is the person whose supposed to be marrying us?" I ask him suddenly, watching as he shrugs his shoulders back and gives me an equally confused look. But, his answer is quickly cut short when Damon cuts in and states "That would be me."

"Excuse me? Damon, you are not marrying your brother and I. I specifically talked to a pastor and he told me that he would be here!" I state in a worried tone, hearing as Damon lets out a laugh and stands in the empty spot of where the pastor should be, clearing his throat as he says.

"I'm sorry everybody. But, we've had a little bit of a mix up. You see, the pastor that was supposed to be here...he isn't. So, small change of plans. I will be initiating the wedding." Damon states in a admitted tone, watching as Stefan and I both give him blank stares and in unison we shout out "What?"

"Oh, you see. I was able to get one of those online certifications for doing this. So, I'm officially ordained. See." Damon points out, holding out his cell phone to Stefan and I as we both shake our heads and laugh. "You've got to be kidding me!" Stefan exclaims, tightening his grasp onto my hands as I exhale deeply and sigh.

"This is ridiculous. But, it's better to have someone do it than no one at all." I state, hearing as Stefan lets out a laugh again and shakes his head in agreement and disbelief, waving his hand towards his brother and telling him to continue with the ceremony.

"Alright, sorry about that folks. Now that we have everything situated. Let's begin." Damon says, clearing the lump in his throat and looking down at his cell phone as he takes a deep breath and looks up over the crowd, smiling widely as he begins with " Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to join my little brother and the woman that he loves in holy matrimony..."

A/N: So what do you all think of Damon initiating Stefan and Elena's wedding? :) I hope it gave you guys a good laugh. Because, I honestly loved the idea and can't wait to write more of it.

Anyways, the next chapter will continue off of where this one has left off. :)

Thanks so much for reading & Until Next Time!