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He tried to stop the tears from filling his eyes, but it was impossible. She looked absolutely stunning. He'd never really considered the enormity of the situation till now. His baby girl was getting married. She was leaving him, creating her own family, having babies of her own.

Damn.

"Daddy, don't cry, please. You'll set me off!"

He hurriedly wiped his eyes and gave her a teary smile.

"You look beautiful, Kels, you really do,"

"Thankyou, daddy. What's that?" she asked, indicating the wad of paper.

He handed it to her, "Thought you might like to see this,"

She took it and began reading, going through the pages, with a massive grin on her face.

"Where did you find these?"

"Found 'em at McGee's place. Got be four or five hundred there, just bought you a few. He really does love you, Kel,"

"You think I don't know that, daddy? I'm just glad you finally realized it,"

He grinned and tried to hug her.

"NO! My dress, dad, please!"

He chuckled and leant in and pressed a kiss to her temple, managing not to touch her dress, and she laughed.

The door banged open and Abby burst in.

"THE CAR'S HERE!" she screamed.

Gibbs looked back at Kelly and raised an eyebrow.

"I think she's more excited than me,"

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It wasn't until she was in the car that she started to get nervous. Admittedly, seeing Tony's love for her on paper had done wonders, but this was still the biggest decision she would most likely ever make.

"Hey," she heard her father mutter softly. She turned forward to face him. He was sat in the passenger seat of the beautiful old-fashioned cream car, staring over his shoulder at her with concern.

"You ok, princess?"

"Yeah, daddy. Just a little nervous, I guess,"

He smiled and reached for her hand, squeezing it when she placed it in his.

"You'll be fine, Kels. This is gonna be the best day of your life, baby girl, enjoy it!"

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Tony was pacing McGee's living room, looking fairly green. McGee was starting to feel slightly ill just watching him. He'd never seen his senior agent look unsure of himself, until now.

"Uh, Tony, you alright?"

"Fuck, McGee, I'm getting married!"

"Yeah, you only just realise that?"

"Oh, haha, McHumourous, no, I did not only just realise that, just flippin' out a little without Kels here, that's all. I just wanna be married already, I hate all this waiting!"

"Well, you wanna head down to the beach? Make sure everything's in order? I know Cynthia's down there, but it might give you something to do?"

"Yeah, good idea pro-Tim, let's go,"

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Kelly waited patiently in the back of the car as she watched the guests file into the chairs on the hardwood decks constructed on the beach. She couldn't believe this was really happening. She was alone in the car. Her father was up the front, talking to her groom, the groomsmen grouped behind them. She could see Tony was nervous. Her bridesmaids; Abby, Ziva, Sophia, and two of her friends from uni, Ellie and Jasmine, were directing people to their seats. Her mother was not far away, talking to Cynthia and the caterers, in front of the marquee.

Suddenly the door on the other side of the car opened and her groom slid in next to her.

"TONY! You're not supposed to see me yet!"

"And whenever have we played by the rules, baby? I saw you from over there, you look terrified!"

"I just want to be married, Tee. I don't know why I'm so nervous,"

"I know exactly how you're feeling. You look absolutely stunning, by the way,"

"You don't look so bad yourself, mister. God, why am I so nervous?"

"I have no idea," he replied, then drew her into his arms and crushed his lips against hers.

A moment later he pulled back, and she was a little surprised to see his eyes were shining with unshed tears.

"I love you so much, Kels,"

"Oh god, I love you too, so much,"

He grinned, and then sealed their lips together again, deepening the kiss, his hands going to her tiny waist and pulling her against him.

The door opened.

"OI! Can't you do anything right, DiNozzo? You're not supposed to see her yet!"

They pulled apart to find Gibbs glaring at them.

"Uh, I'd better go, baby. I'll see you up there, yeah?"

She smiled and squeezed his hands," You can bet on it, Mr DiNozzo,"

He winked and kissed her one last time, before getting out of the car.

Gibbs rolled his eyes, "You ready, princess?"

"Yeah, daddy, I am. As ready as I'll ever be,"

He grinned at her, and she noticed his eyes were a little wet.

"I wish your mama was here to see this, Kels,"

"Oh, she is, daddy, and she's got the best seat in the house," she replied, and slid out of the car to stand in front of him, shielded from the view of the congregation by the car.

A tear spilt out of Gibbs' eye and ran down his cheek. She hurriedly wiped it away and cupped his face.

"I'm not goin' anyway, pops, just be happy for me, ok?"

"Oh I am, Kels, I am. I'm so proud of you, baby,"

She smiled and kissed his cheek, hugging him tight, before pulling her veil over her face.

Gibbs grinned and wiped all trace of tears from his face before holding his arm out for her take.

She did so and beamed at him, "You look good, Papa Gibbs," she said, removing a speck of imaginary dust from his sleeve, "Let's do this,"

Cynthia, who had been watching them, nodded to the pianist, who started to play the Balcony scene from Romeo and Juliet.

Gibbs and Kelly waited thirty seconds as instructed, and then set off on a slow walk along the back of the rows of the right hand side of the congregation, Kelly now bare foot in the sand. They rounded the corner as the truly atmospheric background music began, and Kelly gasped as she locked eyes with her groom, his own eyes shining with love for her. He looked devilishly handsome in his black tux, just stood there with McGee at his side as his best man, waiting for her to join him. She could hear people muttering about how beautiful she looked as they slowly made their way down the aisle, and she glanced sideways at her father, and smiled at him. She could see he was close to crying again, and she squeezed his arm tight, beaming. They finally reached the archway of white roses where Tony stood waiting, and for both Kelly and Gibbs, it was the longest walk of their lives. The music quietened a little as the priest stepped forward.

"Who gives this woman to this man?"

Both Kelly and Tony looked at her father as he hesitated slightly, his breath catching in his throat.

"I do," he replied, hoarsely, and then he lifted Kelly's veil, pressing a kiss to her forehead, and then he took her hand and placed it in Tony's outstretched hand, sealing them together. He locked eyes with Tony and nodded, and then moved to take a seat in the front row with his wife, unable to stop the tears from falling this time.

Tony smiled at his bride. He couldn't believe his luck, nor could he help but lean in and seal their lips together in a very sweet kiss.

"Tony!" Sophia hissed, and they reluctantly pulled apart, grinning at each other. The beginning of the ceremony passed in a daze for Tony. He drank in his bride in utter awe whilst Ducky and Vance read the readings, and before long, the priest was looking at him, with an expectant expression.

"Your vows, Anthony?"

"Oh yeah, right," he replied, slightly nervously, and straightened his tie, before taking both of Kelly's hands in his. A slight titter passed through the congregation.

"I have a confession to make, Kels. I haven't finished my vows. And before you get the wrong idea, it's not that I haven't tried. I have. Like, five hundred times, and that's not an exaggeration. I didn't know where to start. Ten years, Kels, that's a massive chunk of both of our lives, how am I supposed to put that in words?"

He took a deep breath," Funnily enough, your dad helped me out. He told me to stop trying to write them down on paper and just speak from the heart, so that's what I'm going to do."

He took another deep breath, "The first time I met you, you were seventeen. Seventeen, and every inch your typical American firecracker teenager. Sure, you were dressed in a tiny dress and massive heels, I'm pretty sure that they did something for me, but there was this energy about you. You had these massive, expressive, bright blue eyes, so much like your dads, but with the softness of your mother's, and this mass of red hair and a temper to match, and I'm pretty sure I fell in love with you right there in then. But you were so incredibly young, so I brushed aside my feelings, and I wish I hadn't, when I think of all the time we wasted. But then I'm glad I did brush them away, because over the last ten years, baby, you became my very best friend, the most important person in my life, and I would do nothing to jeopardise that. My feelings never went away, they just got stronger and stronger, and I knew I would just end up telling you, and then your father would try to kill me,"

She chuckled and gave him a watery smile, her eyes shining with tears.

"But it was you, it was all you. You pushed me into telling you, how much I love you, to take the risk on something so incredible. Maybe we didn't have the most conventional of starts, but I don't think I'd have wanted it any other way. And I survived the wrath of your father," he said, with a nervous grin, and many people laughed.

"I just want you to know, that well, I love you more than words could ever explain, with all my heart and soul, and I want to spend the rest of my life with you, have babies with you, grow old with you. I never want to be apart, and I will never do anything to hurt you. I just want to be there for you, until you don't need me anymore,"

Tears were now flowing freely down her cheeks.

"Anthony, I will never not need you anymore," she said, fiercely, and he smiled at her.

The priest turned to her.

"And Kelly? Your vows,"

She sniffed, and then turned to take the paper from Sophia. She turned to face him again.

"I wrote mine down, and believe me, it took time, so, um here we go;

Tony, you're my everything. My partner. My best friend. My lover. My life. When I first met you, I thought I had no chance. You were this gorgeous, twenty-two year old grown-up, and I was just this lanky teenager. But for some reason, God was smiling down on me when he brought you into my life. I know I fell in love with you at first sight, and I never use to believe in that. It was my mother who made me see the depth of my feelings for you, who pushed me into acting on them, and for that, I will be forever grateful. I love you, so much, sometimes it hurts. I want nothing more than to be your wife, and to make babies with you and just stay together forever. And that may sound girlish and childish, but with us, it's true, because I know now, there is no stronger bond than that of two people in love,"

She looked up from the paper and smiled as she saw his face, shining with love. She passed the paper back to Sophia and then Tony took her hands again. The priest turned to McGee.

"The rings?"

He nodded and passed over the ring box. The priest opened it to reveal two beautiful rings – a plain platinum band, and a slimmer, matching one, embedded with three small diamonds.

"Kelly Elizabeth Gibbs, do you take this man to be your lawfully wedded husband?"

She locked eyes with her groom and nodded, "I do,"

Tony breathed a sigh of relief and slid the ring onto her finger, smiling.

"Anthony Dominic DiNozzo, do you take this woman to be your lawfully wedded wife,"

He looked at her, and she had never seen him look so serious in his life. Then he ran his eyes up and down her body and winked.

"I do. Damn straight, I do,"

She couldn't help but roll her eyes and grin as she slid his ring onto his finger and Tony then took both her hands in his again.

"I now declare you man and wife. Anthony, you may now kiss your bride,"

But his breath was wasted, as Tony had already taken his new bride into his arms and crushed his lips against hers. She opened her mouth and willingly accepted his tongue, massaging it with her own and running her hands through his hair, caressing the back of his head. She grinned into the kiss and bent her back over his arm, deepening it further.

The priest cleared his throat but they ignored him, and it was only the cough from his father that caused them to pull apart after Tony had straightened them. He pulled her to his side and wrapped his arm around her waist.

The priest cleared his throat, "May I present to you; Mr and Mrs Anthony DiNozzo,"

The congregation broke into applause and stood. Kelly noticed that both of her parents were in tears, and so were her bridesmaids. Tony took her hand in his and pressed one more kiss to her lips and then began to walk her down the aisle to Canon in D by Pachebel.

They stopped at the end of the aisle, and he pulled her flush against him.

"I love you, Mrs DiNozzo,"

She grinned and crinkled her nose, "I love you too, Mr DiNozzo,"

And then she slanted her mouth over his and kissed him passionately.