I hope that everyone had a wonderful Christmas...and without further adieu...here is the wedding chapter...

WARNING-Graphic scenes in this chapter.

Thanks for everything you guys do!

Love ya each-

Missy

XXOO

Christmas morning was all-abuzz in the house. Daryl crawled out of bed and went to check on Hunter. Anna was sleeping soundly and he didn't want to wake her. Hunter had been fussy a good part of the night and Anna had gotten up with her several times to feed and change her. He carried Hunter to the kitchen and pulled out a bottle that Anna had prepared in advance and began to feed the baby. He could hear the others moving about in the house but no one had made it down to the kitchen yet. Hunter drank greedily from her bottle and Daryl enjoyed the quiet bonding time he was having with his daughter. Today he and Anna would officially become a family and he could hardly wait.

Isabella wandered down into the kitchen first. She was decked out brighter than a Christmas ornament wearing a black dress that was covered in sequins. This woman refused to let anything like a little ole apocalypse get her down. Her hair was done up huge and she had on full make-up and jewels. Daryl couldn't help but laugh to himself. Especially since he figured the huge diamonds that were on her fingers and in her ears were probably worth thousands of dollars.

She flipped on an apron and began to prepare breakfast. Vivianna who was equally decked out like Isabella soon joined her. The women were talking half in Italian and half in English. Daryl finished feeding his daughter and proceeded to burp her. Just as soon as he was done feeding her Anna walked into the kitchen half asleep and instinctually held her arms out for the little girl. Daryl handed the baby to her mother and was immediately presented with a plate of warm delicious food. These women and their cooking were threatening his waste line.

Viv spoke, "Sorry Daryl, this is just a simple breakfast this morning. We want you to save your appetite for Christmas lunch."

Daryl responded, "What? This is light? This would have been a four course meal for me before all this shit happened."

Anna interjected, "Honey, you haven't seen anything until these two women cook a legitimate Italian feast. Just prepare yourself to be stuffed before this day is over."

Daryl hoped he would be definitely burning off some calories later this evening. He smiled to himself and apparently he didn't keep it as hidden as he would like because Anna noticed,

"Why are you smiling like the cat that ate the canary Daryl Dixon?" She asked curiously.

"Reckon I'm gonna need some extra energy anyway." He said smirking and then gave her a wink.

Anna just laughed, "You might wanna start eating now then."

They all sat down and ate breakfast together. Daryl placed a gift wrapped in old newspaper on the table. "I thought my daughter deserved a Christmas present, and since you can't really run to a store and buy anything, I made her a little something."

He pushed the gift across the table to Anna who was holding Hunter and she began to unwrap it curiously. Inside the box were hand carved wooden building blocks. Each block had a different letter that spelled out her name, and then he had hand carved different animals on each block such as a rabbit, a bird, a squirrel, a deer, a cat, and a dog. The detail was intricate and precise and Joe commented on the craftsmanship of the woodwork. He had even carved different types of flowers on each block as well. Anna noted to herself that before the Apocalypse Daryl could have done this type of work and made good money creating work of this quality.

Joe and Marty began to eat with the rest of the family and Marty had picked up Hunter and was speaking to her in cute baby talk. Anna was laughing at the sight of her tough uncle reduced to babbling while he held the little girl. Isabella then reached for the baby and took charge of the infant so Mary could eat his breakfast. She then looked at Daryl and Anna and then commanded,

"You two go get dressed and ready for the day. I want you both looking presentable. Anna, you need to slap on some make-up and fix your hair. Daryl deserves to see you look like a lady at least for today, and Daryl, for God sake, please shave that mess on your face. Baby girl needs to see her parents look as beautiful as she is!"

Anna and Daryl just laughed.

Daryl went upstairs to take a shower, and Joe caught him on the way up,

"Daryl, here I have something for you." He handed Daryl a shaving kit, soap, shampoo, conditioner, scissors, cologne, and various other grooming supplies. Daryl chuckled when Joe handed it to him.

"I think I can take a hint." Daryl said.

He headed into the shower and let the hot water pour over his body. He had removed the bandages over his abdominal wound and the hot water stung a bit as it hit the exposed incision. He washed and scrubbed his body thoroughly and thought about his impending activities later on that day, so without hesitation, he grabbed a razor and decided to manscape himself as a special treat for Anna. It seemed that everyday Daryl was finding himself doing things that he never gave a shit about before and that gave him a good laugh.

Anna was letting herself soak in a hot bath. She had filled the tub and used some essential oils that one of her Aunt's had kept under the sink. She followed her normal grooming routine and when she got out of the tub her body felt as smooth as silk. She toweled off and then began to get herself dressed. Her aunts had picked out a beautiful white suit that belonged to Ava, apparently they had been up to the house to check on things at one point and time this week. They had even managed to find some unopened white lace panties and bras that would fit Anna perfectly. She had to admit that it felt really damn good to get herself fixed up for the first time in probably two years.

As Anna finished dressing Aunt Viv came into the room and handed her a Christening gown.

"Baby girl, I have held onto this for years. Even with everything that was happening with the outbreak, I couldn't let it stay behind. You, your cousins, and your parents and Uncles were all christened in this and I figured we could keep up the family tradition and have Hunter christened in it as well." Viv said.

Anna took the gown from her aunt and admired the detail of the gown. It was white silk and trimmed with lace and eyelet. The family name 'Martinelli' was monogrammed along the edge and a little angel was embroidered across the front. Just seeing this little bit of her family history brought Anna to tears. Viv embraced her and gave her a kiss on the cheek.

"It's OK baby girl. These are the true things in life we cherish. Never forget that." Viv said.

She left the room and let Anna finish getting dressed. Isabella brought Hunter to her mom and Anna got the baby dressed up in the beautiful gown. Hunter looked like a little angel. Daryl walked in the room, as Anna was finishing with Hunter. Her mouth dropped when she saw him dressed in the outfit that Viv had given him. Daryl looked amazing. He was clean shaving with the exception of a neatly trimmed goatee and he had even trimmed his hair. He smelled absolutely amazing and she didn't think she had ever seen a man look as handsome as Daryl did in the un-tucked white linen shirt and black jeans. He even had on some Italian leather shoes.

She didn't have to ask where the clothes had come from, because she knew that Viv's son Vincenzio had left some items behind for weekends when he would come visit. Vincenzio, or Vin, as they called him was always dressed to the nines whether he was in Boston or in the rural mountains of North Carolina.

The Christening was a beautiful family service. Viv had produced the camera that her and Isabella had located the day before and took some pictures of the Holy service. Marty stood in where a Priest would normally perform the service and followed all of the rituals. He poured Holy water over the baby's head and performed the blessing. Isabella and Joe were named Hunter's God Parents and Daryl and Anna promised to raise Hunter under the Catholic Faith. Even though Daryl wasn't a particularly religious person, and he certainly wasn't Catholic, he knew it meant a lot to Anna so he didn't hesitate to agree with allowing Hunter to be raised under her faith.

The family gathered together and said the Lord's prayer (which amazingly Daryl had remembered from a summer Vacation Bible School that he had attended when he was young) and then all laid hands on Anna, Daryl and Hunter. It was a truly spiritual experience and Daryl couldn't help but feel touched. He understood the importance of this ceremony to the family and realized that in their mind, if something unfortunate happened to Hunter, then she would be taken care of, as far as the family was concerned, by God.

After the emotional Christening service, as promised, Viv and Isabella had prepared a huge feast. There were many different types of meat dishes, pastas, vegetables, salads, casseroles, and desserts. The family ate together and began telling family stories.

After several humorous stories provided by Joe and Marty about Gus and some of the pranks he had pulled on other family members in their childhood, Viv pulled out some old family photo albums. They all began passing them around and Daryl was intrigued with all the pictures that they had collected over the years. He didn't think that he had accumulated even ten family photos over his forty-three years.

Looking through the albums there were several photos of Anna growing up. She was a remarkably beautiful girl and seeing her today made up and dressed in white, he didn't think he had ever seen any woman look lovelier. There were several pictures of her and John throughout the years. He would have thought that seeing her with him would have bothered him, but really he couldn't be. Based on everything he had gathered about her deceased husband, he had to admit he was an upstanding guy. He couldn't hold that against anyone, and deep down he was happy that Anna had shared a good life with him.

As the day passed and it was getting closer to sunset, Daryl found himself getting nervous. He was by no means having second thoughts, but he just wanted everything to work out perfectly. He just hoped that his apprehension wouldn't give away the surprise.

About thirty minutes before sunset Joe suggested that they go take Hunter to visit Ava and Gus. Anna thought that visiting her parents was a wonderful idea and a perfect way to end a cherished family day. She had no idea what surprise she was about to walk into.

When they got Gus's house and prepared to walk down to Gus and Ava's grave, Joe stopped Anna as the others proceeded down to the edge of the cliff. She still was not in sight of the set up that her Aunts had prepared the day before. Daryl had Hunter and Anna didn't question anyone's actions.

Joe spoke, "Anna honey, I just want you to know, that I love you like you were my own daughter and I want nothing but great happiness for you. I wish your parents could have been here with us today, but sometimes circumstances beyond our control take people away from us too soon. Daryl is a fine man and we are happy that you have him in your life, and that he is part of this family."

Anna nodded and gave her uncle a hug and a kiss, and he then took her by the arm and led her down the hill to the edge of the cliff.

The sun was starting to set and she couldn't believe what she saw as she came to her parents grave- site. Marty was standing with his bible open and Daryl was standing beside him, holding Hunter. There was an aisle perfectly lined with white stones and lanterns adorning the way. Anna's heart rate increased when she realized that Daryl and her family had planned a surprise wedding for her. She immediately became overwhelmed with emotion and the tears began to flow freely.

When Daryl saw his bride- to- be coming towards him being escorted by Joe, he himself began to tear up. This was really happening and Daryl had never felt such an intense joy in his heart. Marty went through the basic wedding rituals, and when it came time to say the Vows, Daryl surprised everyone when he pulled out a piece of paper and began to read vows that he had written himself,

"My darling Anna, you are my sun. You are magnificently beautiful in the morning when you awake, you are my warmth and light during the day, and you are even more beautiful in the evening when you lay down beside me and comfort my soul. I will spend every breath that I have left in my body loving you and Hunter and give myself to you and your family wholly and completely. I have never known a greater Joy than I have known since I met you. The day I met you my life began, and my heart beats only for you, our daughter, and our family. I take you as my Wife not as a gesture, but as a promise and a life long commitment. I love you and words can not express just how much you mean to me."

There was complete silence with the exceptions of sniffling and tears from the rest of the family. Anna was completely speechless for the first time in her entire life. Finally she spoke,

"Daryl, there is no way I could come up with something as beautiful as what you just said to me. There is no greater gift that I could have received from you today, or the rest of my life. Not only will I have you as my husband, but I will spend the rest of my life showing you just how much you mean to me as well. I will love and cherish you everyday as if it was the first day we were together. Hunter and I have been truly blessed by your presence in our lives and I love you with all my heart, all my soul, and anything that is left."

Marty nodded tearfully, and the finally pronounced them husband and wife. Immediately they were encompassed by the family, and hugs, kisses, tears, flowed freely as everyone passed on well wishes. It was truly a magical moment and for just this one day it was as if the world hadn't collapsed and the dead didn't roam the earth. It was as close to Heaven as Daryl could imagine Heaven would be.

Joe pulled out some of his Fine scotch and poured drinks for the men. Anna was talking with Viv and holding the baby while Isabella had disappeared to "relieve" herself. When Isabella returned the ladies all had a glass of champagne and giggled about what Anna and Daryl would be doing tonight. It was agreed that Daryl and Anna would stay up at the house for the evening and the aunts and uncles would watch the baby.

As sunset gave way to dusk, and dusk gave way to sunset, everyone left Daryl and Anna to the privacy of their honeymoon. Joe said he would be by in the morning around ten to pick them up and bring them back to their house. Both Daryl and Anna had butterflies in their stomach in anticipation of what they soon would be doing.

Daryl took Anna's hand and led her back up to the house. He opened the door and was impressed at what Viv and Isabella had done to the house. They had dragged the bed out of the bedroom and placed it in front of the fireplace that now had a roaring fire going. The bed was made up with a white bed cover that had been pulled back exposing white sheets and pillows. They had spread red silk rose petals across the bed and around the floor. Scented candles had been lit and placed around the room to improve the ambiance of the house.

There was a bottle of wine chilling in an ice bucket and a spread of food and a cake lay out on the kitchen table. It seemed that no detail had been left untouched. Daryl made a mental note to kiss each of the women when he saw them tomorrow because he couldn't have imagined a more perfect setting.

Anna looked at Daryl and spoke; "I love you. I have since I first met you."

Daryl walked over to the bed and looked her directly in her simmering brown eyes, "Come here, come to me."

Anna obliged and immediately was greeted with the most passionate kiss she had ever experienced. Her legs became like jelly as he continued to kiss her deeply. She took his shirt in her hands and quickly unbuttoned it and removed it promptly. He reciprocated and removed her jacket and blouse exposing her ample breasts that were straining against the white lace bra she was wearing. He let out an animal like groan and could barely keep himself from ripping off her clothes. He took a deep breath and savored the sight before him.

The Candle light illuminated her body magically and he could see her hardened nipples reflecting from her darkened nipples under the bra. He couldn't take it another second and removed the bra and immediately began savoring them in his mouth. Anna moaned in pleasure and arched her back in ecstasy. She could feel her most intimate parts flooding with warmth and began to act instinctually. He pulled her skirt down to expose the matching white panties that she had worn.

She quickly undid his belt and slid his jeans down. He kicked off his shoes and socks, and slid the jeans completely off. The only thing that kept their near naked bodies from making complete contact was his boxers and her panties.

Anna began kissing him vigorously down his neck and then slid her tongue over his nipples, moving it in a circular motion. Daryl threw his head back with the sensation as his nipples hardened in her mouth. Anna made the first move and slid his boxers off of him. She laid him back on the bed and motioned for him to move to the edge. He complied and she dropped to her knees and slowly took the end of his member into her mouth. Daryl's head was spinning with the feeling of her warm mouth surrounding the head of his manhood.

She continued to work him into a frenzy and Daryl couldn't hold back his moans of pleasure. He could feel himself losing control and he didn't want to lose it this soon into their first experience. He slowly slid out of her mouth and guided her up in front of him. He slid her panties down over her flawless legs exposing her most intimate parts to him. He gently kissed her on her hipbone and moved his kisses slowly across her lower stomach and then down to just above her core. He slid her onto his lap and then buried his head into her chest between her breasts.

He held his hands against the center of her back, and she arched herself, thrusting her hips towards his groin. His erection was now resting against her entrance, which now felt like warm silk. Daryl had never experienced anything so intense in his life.

She shifted slightly and allowed his hardened member to slowly slip inside her. He thrust forward slightly and slowly buried himself completely in her entrance. She could feel him fill her up completely and screamed out in pleasure. The sounds of her scream just about sent Daryl over the edge. He began to move slowly inside of her and with each thrust, she rocked back.

As he began thrusting inside of her, he also would pull her to him so that he could penetrate her deeply and completely. She would contract her inner most muscles as each thrust shot waves of fire through her core. She knew she wasn't going to last much longer and she could tell by the way his breathing was becoming erratic that he wasn't either.

He continued to thrust deeply and she locked her knees onto his hips and began to intensify his thrusts. He was now licking her breasts wildly and she began moving hard and quickly along his shaft. She felt the fire building in her belly and could no longer control herself.

She screamed out, "Now Daryl, Now, I'm coming baby, Oh God, I'm coming…" and she pushed herself onto him as powerfully as she could. She could feel his legs shaking and knew he was about to come with her. With one last thrust, he cried out her name and she could feel his warm release inside of her. Her legs were shaking and her body was vibrating as she experienced an incredibly intense orgasm. Her head flew back as she gave one final thrust and she hollered out his name in pleasure and then collapsed up against him. Daryl fell back onto the mattress and Anna collapsed gently on top of him, careful not to rest all of her weight on his injury.

She finally rolled to the side of him and he rolled over to her and wrapped her in his arms. He kissed her gently on the lips and finally caught his breath.

Anna spoke first, "Where the hell did you learn how to do that? Oh my God Daryl, that was incredible."

"Once again you gotta thank your crazy aunts and that fucking book." He joked.

"I definitely am thanking them after this. I don't think I am going to be able to walk tomorrow." She said.

Daryl couldn't stop smiling. At this moment, nothing could bring him down. He continued to hold her in his arms and slowly ran his fingers down her arms. She was now his officially and Daryl couldn't have imagined a more perfect evening. He had completely pushed everything that they were going to have to deal with tomorrow to the back of his mind. No matter what happened tomorrow, he would always have the gift of his wedding night to remember for eternity.

Well I hoped you all enjoyed this...its a long chapter and I have no idea how to write a sex scene. So if it is boring or disappointing, I apologize. I just don't want it to come across as too crude. It is a beautiful experience between two people and I don't want to cheapen it.

As usual, please please please Review for me so I know how I am doing.