"Mama, I can't find my shoes! And Mason can't find his pillow-thing!"
"Awunty Sunny, where's my basket?"
Sunny groaned and nearly started banging her head against the wall. Sue had come by with Lily, Claire, and Mason almost an hour ago, then she had disappeared into Sunny's bedroom to help Kim, Emily's mother, Laura, and Leah get Emily ready for her wedding, which was in three hours. Sunny, who had been up before the three women, had gotten dressed and had already fixed her hair and makeup by the time Sue had arrived, thus putting her to the task of helping Lily, Claire, and Mason get ready.
"All o' ye rugrats come t'my room!" The Irish girl called out as she walked down the hall towards her room, leaving the door open for the three children to come inside after her.
"How's everthin' goin'?" Sunny asked as she took in the disaster zone her room had become, makeup was everywhere, clothes were strewn about, and there were multiple curling irons, flat irons, and blow dryers plugged into every available outlet.
"We're behind schedule." Laura griped from the bathroom where she was fixing Emily's hair, who was still in her bathrobe and makeup-less, "Are the kids ready?"
"Uh, almost." The redhead replied warily as she pulled Lily's shoes, Mason's ring-bearer pillow, and the flower girl baskets from her closet just as the three children came into the room.
"Am I the only one doing anything around here?" Laura demanded in agitation and she pointed the curling iron in her hand at Sunny, "Can you please finish getting them ready? The wedding is in three hours and a half hours and we need to be done in two!"
Sunny made a face at the woman once her back was turned, causing Mason, Lily, and Claire to giggle quietly from their spots on the clothes ridden mass that used to be Sunny's bed.
"Calm down, Laura." Sue told her sister mirthfully as she helped Kim into her dress without messing up her hair or makeup, "We'll get done in time."
Laura huffed in annoyance but didn't say anything as she finished Emily's hair and moved back into the bedroom. Emily smiled faintly and rolled her eyes good-naturedly when she caught Sunny's exasperated look then she followed her mother into the bedroom to put on her dress. The Irish girl snorted quietly and turned towards the three children on her bed, holding up the two baskets, the pillow, and the pair of dress shoes.
"Hold these fer me, Claire-bear." Sunny instructed as she passed the three year old the two baskets then she put the pillow in Mason's hands, "An' keep a hold o' tha' Mace, while I put yer sister's shoes on."
Lily giggled and held her feet up, hiking up her flower girl dress slightly to reveal her ruffled socks. Sunny grinned and kneeled down carefully in front of her, slipping the dress shoes onto her tiny feet.
"Alrigh', yer done." The redhead said as she straightened and she took on of the baskets and pillow from Claire and Mason, "I'll hold onto these until th' ye need 'em, why don' ye three go watch some cartoons."
"Okay." They chorused and hurried out of the room, heading towards the living room.
"An' be careful wit' yer clothes!"
Laughter and giggling was the only response the Irish girl got and Sunny sighed quietly. She was about to ask if someone needed help with something when a loud banging began to come from the front door.
"Sunny, can you get that?" Sue asked distractedly as she and her sister began helping Emily into her wedding dress while Kim began picking out her makeup.
"I'll come with you." Leah said quickly, her tone clearly expressing how desperate she was to get out of the room.
"Alrigh'." Sunny snickered as she and Leah headed towards the front door, "'Tis probably me da an' th' MacManus men."
The two tall women quickly checked on the three kids sitting happily in the living room watching cartoons and sipping carefully from their juice boxes Mason must have grabbed for them since he was the only one tall enough to reach them in the fridge. Another round of knocking had Sunny hurrying to the front door while Leah walked into the kitchen.
"'m comin'! 'm comin'!" The Irish girl groused loudly and she opened the door, not really caring that it had been left unlocked, "Mother o' God, can' ye be patient?"
Connor gave her a cheeky grin as she stepped to the side to let the four Irish men inside.
"Sorry, lass, but it's fuckin' cold out 'ere." The lighter twin commented with an exaggerated shiver as he stepped inside the house, pressing a kiss to the redhead's cheek as he passed.
Connor yelped a moment later when his father cuffed him upside the head.
"Watch yer mouth, Connor MacManus." Noah scolded his son firmly, "There 're ladies present."
"Shiney isn' a lady." Murphy quipped with a grin as he followed his brother and father into the house, "Ow!"
Thomas gave the younger Irish man a smug look after he cuffed the back of Murphy's head.
"Tha's what ye get fer sayin' me daughter isn't a lady."
The darker twin made a face and Sunny laughed as she ushered them all further into the house, closing the door behind her.
"Thanks Da." She said, kissing his cheek and hugging him quickly then she led them towards the kitchen, "Th' bride's still gettin' ready, but all o' ye can wait in th' kitchen."
"Hey, Sunny, you're out of…"
Leah voice trailed off as Sunny led her family into the kitchen and her jaw slackened slightly while her dark brown eyes went wide.
"Hey, yer tha' lass wit' tha' answered Shiney's phone tha' one time!" Connor exclaimed and he grinned flirtatiously, "Th' one wit' th' sexy voice."
"Connor!" Sunny snapped chidingly and she punched the blonde twin in the arm, ignoring his wince as she turned to look at Leah in concern, "Leah, ye alrigh', love?"
When the Quileute beauty suddenly started to shake tremble slightly, realization hit Sunny like a ton of bricks
"Oh fuck," The Irish girl gasped and she quickly grabbed Leah's arm, dragging out of the house through the backdoor, leaving a confused Thomas, Noah, Murphy, and Connor in the kitchen to stare after them.
"Did I say somethin' wrong?"
Murphy snorted and punched his brother in the same spot Sunny had hit earlier, causing his twin to yelp and glare at him as he rubbed the injured area.
"Leah," Sunny murmured soothingly as she held her shaking friend by the shoulders, "Leah, love, ye have t'calm down. Calm down fer me, sweetie."
"I-He-How?" Leah sputtered in a panic as she looked at Sunny with wide eyes, "I imprinted. That wasn't supposed to be even possible, Sunny!"
"Shh…" The Irish girl cooed and she gently stroked the other woman's hair soothingly, "Possible or not, it happened an' ye need t'calm down before ye phase an' ruin yer dress. I don' think Mrs. Young would be very happy if ye showed up at th' weddin' naked, do ye?"
Leah took several deep breaths and her shaking began to lessen slowly.
"I'm okay." She mumbled quietly, more to herself than to Sunny, "I'm okay, I'm okay, everything is going to be okay. You're right, Aunt Laura would be pissed if I somehow ruined Emily's wedding."
"That's a good, lass." Sunny sighed in relief and she gently nudged her friend toward the rocking chair that was on back porch, "Why don' ye sit down an' take a few minutes. I'll go an' call Sam, aye?"
"No!" Leah shot up from the seat and grabbed Sunny's wrist, her eyes wide again, "No, don't tell him. This is his and Emily's day and they don't need this right now. I'll just try to avoid. We can tell him later."
Sunny gave her a shrewd look then she nodded slowly, "Alrigh', but I still have t'go back inside an' tell me da an' th' others somethin'."
"Just tell them I had a panic attack or something." Leah muttered as she sat back down in the rocking chair.
Sunny nodded and gave her friend on last concerned look then she walked back into the house, shutting the backdoor quietly behind her.
"Sorry, 'bout tha'." Sunny apologized sheepishly as she reentered the kitchen and saw her da, Noah, and the twins sitting at the table, "She had a sudden panic attack. She gets them sometimes."
"Is she alrigh'?" Connor asked in concern and the redhead hid a smile behind a cough, "I didn' offend 'er or anythin' did I?"
"No, no," The redhead replied with a casual wave of her hand, "Like I said, Leah gets panic attacks sometimes, got nothin' t'do wit' ye at all."
'Tha' was a load o' bullshit, if I ever heard it.' Sunny thought to herself in amusement, once again stifling a smile, 'Who would have thought Leah would imprint on Connor? Th' universe has a funny sense o' humor, tha's fer damn sure.'
The Irish girl cleared her throat, "Can I get ye anything t'drink while ye wait?"
"We're fine, love." Thomas replied with a dismissive wave of his hand and he looked towards the backdoor with a slightly furrowed brow, "Ye sure, yer friend is alrigh'?"
"Aye, she's fine, th' cool air will do her good." Sunny said and she began walking out of the kitchen, "'m goin' t'see how much longer th' women 're goin' be, I'll be righ' back. Ye can head in t'th' livin' room if ye want, th' kids 're in there watchin' cartoons."
The four men made various noises of acknowledgement and Sunny headed down the hall towards her room.
Leah closed her eyes and slowed her breathing in attempt to calm her racing heart. She couldn't believe she had just imprinted and on one of Sunny's old friends, no less. Leah wondered what she was going to tell Moira. They hadn't even been in a relationship for three months, hell, Leah wasn't even sure if what they had could even be considered a relationship. They were friends, Leah was nearly as close to Moira as she was to Sunny, the only exception being that Sunny knew about the supernatural world Leah lived in and Moira didn't.
The female werewolf groaned quietly and buried her face in her hands. She cared about Moira a lot and she didn't want to hurt her. Leah sighed and sat back in the rocking chair again, her hands resting in her lap as she thoughtfully stared out at the trees that bordered Sunny's backyard.
"I guess, I could always bring her around and see if one of the boys imprints on her…" Leah mumbled to herself thoughtfully and she sighed again.
A sudden cough broke the short-haired woman from her musings and she turned her head to snap at the person intruding on her thoughts. The angry words died in throat when she saw the man she had just imprinted on standing slightly awkwardly beside the closed backdoor. Leah stared at him quietly, too shocked to say anything. He was tall, she noted, a few inches taller her than her but not as tall as most of her pack mates, with maybe the exception of Quil, the shortest of the boys and he had lean, athletic build. His hair was a dirty blonde and it was spiked slightly in the front, but what really captured Leah's attention were the pair of startlingly blue eyes that were currently looking at her interestedly.
"Erm, hullo." The man said after a moment and he winced slightly, rubbing the back of his neck almost sheepishly, "'m Connor. Connor MacManus, we talked on th' phone once."
Leah quickly shook her head and looked away from his, keeping her tone dry, "I remember. You thought you had the wrong number. You and your brother said 'fuck' a lot."
"Aye, tha' we did." Connor said with a chuckle and he leaned against the outside of the house beside the rocking chair Leah was sitting in, "Ye never did tell me yer name…"
She glanced up at him then quickly looked away, "It's Leah."
"Leah?" He mumbled and grinned slightly to himself as he crossed his arms over his chest, "Pretty name fer a pretty lass."
The female werewolf snorted and rolled her eyes, though a small smile had appeared on her face. Connor was about to say something else when the backdoor opened and his twin poked his head out.
"Conn, th' fuck 're ye doin, man?" Murphy demanded as he stepped out onto the porch, pausing when he noticed Leah looking at him with a quirked brow, "Er, hi, Shiney said t'get yer arse inside an' t'stop botherin' her friend."
"It's fine." Leah stated nonchalantly as she stood and straightened her dress around her legs, mentally smiling when she caught Connor checking her out, "I should get inside anyway, we have to leave soon."
The two brothers watched Quileute beauty walked towards the door with light footsteps, her head held high and her back straight. Murphy gave a low, appreciative whistle when the door had closed behind her and Connor slugged him in the shoulder, scowling at the smirk his twin sent his way.
"Shuddap, Murph." Connor growled and he stomped past his amused twin.
"Didn' say anythin'." Murphy snickered and he tossed his arm around his twin's shoulder, "She's a fine lookin' lass, though, isn' she, mine brudder?"
The darker twin grunted and laughed when Connor elbowed him in the side in reply.
"Alrigh', ye jus' follow me an' ye should find th' house no problem." Sunny stated as she stood beside the driver and gave Connor directions.
"Aye, I heard ye th' firs' dozen time ye said it." Connor replied with a snort and he patted the redhead's hand that was resting on the open sill of the window, "Don' worry, Shiney, we'll get there in one-piece, I promise."
"I remember yer driving, Connor MacManus an' I still have nightmares."
Connor grinned at her unrepentantly and made a shooing gesture with his hands, "Aye, now get goin', we've got a weddin' t'get to."
The Irish girl made face at him and she waved briskly to her father, godfather, and Murphy then she hurried over to her van, where Emily, Laura, Mason, Claire, and Lily were waiting. Sue and Leah had already left in Leah's father's truck a few minutes earlier.
"Ye ready t'get hitched?" Sunny asked as she climbed into the car and looked at Emily in the rearview mirror.
Emily smiled serenely at her and nodded once in reply. The redhead grinned and started the van, quickly backing out of her driveway and heading towards La Push, Connor's rental following after them a moment later.
Sunny waited by the front door of Sam and Emily's house while Kim and Laura helped Emily out of the van, Kim holding the short train of her dress up to keep it off the ground. The redhead was keeping a look out to make sure none of the guys appeared, even though Sue and Leah had already sent them down to the beach where the wedding was going to take place.
Once Kim and Laura had gotten Emily inside, Sunny ushered Lily, Claire and Mason into the living room where Leah and Sue were waiting, while Thomas, Noah, and the twins followed after her.
"Sue, Leah, this is me Da, Thomas Finnegan, me godfather Noah MacManus, an' his twin sons, Murphy and Connor." The redhead introduced her family to the mother and daughter, "Da, Uncle Noah, idiots one an' two, this is Sue Clearwater an' her daughter Leah. Sue can ye show take 'em down t'th' beach while I get th' kids ready?"
Sue smiled warmly and shook the four Irish men's hands, "Of course, Sunny. If you'll follow me, I'll introduce you to everyone when we get there."
"Thank ye, 'tis much appreciated." Thomas replied graciously and he pressed a quick kiss to Sunny's forehead while his friend and godsons followed the older Quileute woman out of the house, "Forgot t'mention tha' ye looked beautiful, love."
"Thanks, Da." Sunny said with a smile then she shooed him out of the house, "Go on, shoo, make nice wit' everyone an' find yer seats."
Thomas grinned at his daughter and did as she ordered, exiting the house and heading toward the beach with the MacManus men and Sue.
"Alrigh', girlies, let's get yer headbands on an' yer baskets full o' flower petals. Mason, Leah's goin' t'help ye wit' th' pillow an' th' rings."
Mason nodded in assent and turned towards the female werewolf, his green eyes wide with excitement while Lily and Claire followed Sunny to the hall bathroom.
"Hey, there's Sue." Jared commented and he pointed to the left where Sue was walking towards the rows of chairs with four men following after her, "Who're the guys with her?"
"Sunny's dad and her friends from back in South Boston." Jacob replied when he got a look at the four men, "Her dad's the one with dark red hair is Sunny's dad, Thomas and the other guy next to him is her godfather, Noah. The two walking behind them are her old best friends, Murphy and Connor, Noah's sons."
"Didn't Sunny use to date one of them?" Quil asked and he looked at his best friend with a quirked brow.
Jacob opened his mouth to reply but Sam silenced them all.
"Quiet, Sue's bringing them over here."
The group of werewolves fell silent and waited quietly as the woman and four men walked over to them.
"Jacob, could t'see ye again, lad." Thomas said warmly and he clapped the young man on the shoulder in greeting then he turned his attention the other men, "Which one o' ye is th' lucky fellow marrying Miss Emily?"
Sam stepped forward and held his hand out, "That would be me. Sam Uley, it's nice to meet you, Mr. Finnegan."
"Jus' Thomas, will do." The burly Irish man replied with a grin as he shook Sam's hand firmly then he gestured towards the other three men, "This is Sunny's godfather, Noah MacManus an' his sons, Murphy an' Connor."
"Congratulations, lad." Noah said by way of greeting as he shook Sam's hand after Thomas had stepped to the side, "Yer lass seems like a wonderful woman."
"She is." Sam agreed with a small smile and he turned to the twins, holding his hand out to them.
Connor and Murphy each shook his hand and gave him their congratulations, or in Connor's case, he jokingly gave his condolences. Sam rolled his eyes slightly, but there was a small grin on his face as he gestured towards his pack mates.
"You already know Jacob, Embry, and Quil." He stated and he motioned towards Jared, Paul, Seth, Brady, and Collin, "That's Jared Cameron, Paul Lahote, Seth Clearwater, Brady Fuller, and Collin Littlesea."
The wolves shook hands with Sunny's family, all of them saying some form of hello as they did so. Sue suddenly reappeared, pushing Billy's wheelchair towards the group.
"This is my father, Billy Black." Jacob introduced as he moved to stand beside his father, "Dad, this is Sunny's father, Thomas Finnegan."
"'Tis a pleasure t'meet ye, Mr. Black. Call me Thomas." Thomas stated as he shook Billy's hand, "I appreciate all ye've done fer me daughters, Sunny speaks o' ye fondly."
Billy smiled serenely, "Call me Billy please and it's nice to meet you as well. We've all become rather fond of Sunny."
Thomas chuckled and gestured for his friend and godsons to step forward while Jacob and the other wolves wondered away to let the men talk, while Sue headed back to the house.
It was long until Sue and Laura came back down and began ushering everyone to their seats or to their places by the wedding arch where the minster was already waiting.
Claire and Lily came skipping down the long dark blue rug that had been tossed over the sand to form the aisle as the traditional wedding march started, tossing the white, blue, and black rose petals from their baskets as they walked. Sam, Jared, Jacob, and Paul stood beside the small altar under the wedding arch, small smiles on their faces as they watched the two little girls move off to the side and sit beside Sue on the bride's side of the aisle.
Mason in his black tuxedo walked down the aisle next, his curly brown-bronze hair brushed out of his face and the black and white-trimmed pillow with the wedding rings resting in the center of the pillow he was holding. When he reached the end of the aisle, he sat down beside Billy at the end of the first row on the groom's side of the aisle with Sam's mother, Allison sitting on his other side.
Next came Leah, who walked down the aisle gracefully, her a small smile on her face and her short hair held out of her eyes with a silver headband with a pale blue flower on it. The frost-colored, floor-length bridesmaid dress swished around her feet and she took her spot parallel to Paul on the bride's side of the altar. Sunny followed after her, smiling widely as she sauntered down the aisle, a similar headband to Leah's keeping her hair out of her face as she took her place parallel to Jacob. Kim, as the Maid of Honor was the last of the bridesmaids to walk down the aisle, a shy smile on her face as she glanced at Jared then took her place next to Sunny.
Everyone stood quietly as Emily, in her beautiful long-sleeved and lacy, mermaid-style dress on her father, Alex's, arm. The flower wreath that served as her veil was made up of white roses with a single black orchid on the side, small silver and white ribbons and a larger, sheer black ribbon trailing from the back of the wreath.
The widest smile anyone had ever seen appeared on Sam's face as he watched his soulmate walk down the aisle towards him, her brown eyes sparkling with love and affection. Emily's father pressed a loving kiss to his daughter's cheek then he placed her hand in Sam's much larger one, taking his seat a beside his wife a moment later.
"Ladies and gentlemen, we are gathered here today…"
While the minister spoke, Leah surreptitiously snuck a glance over at Connor. He was sitting in the back with his twin, father, and Sunny's father, watching the proceedings with a slightly amused expression. Suddenly, he caught her gaze and Leah glanced away from his quickly, refocusing her gaze on her cousin and alpha, while trying to ignore the feeling of his eyes on her. She also decided to ignore the amused and knowing look she saw on Sunny's face.
Sunny mental snickered when she saw the slight darkening of Leah's cheeks after Connor caught her looking at him. The redhead shifted her eyes away from her blushing friend and she caught Jacob's eye. Her wolf smiled at her softly and Sunny felt warmth fill her chest at the love and adoration in his eyes and she smiled back at him just as softly.
Kim blushed gently when she got Jared looking at her from across the altar and she gave him a small sweet smile. He grinned back at her and winked stealthily, silently telling her that it would be them standing at the altar soon. Kim's smile widened slightly and she quickly turned her attention to the Emily, Sam and the minster, quietly handing her friend the ring while Jared handed Sam the other one.
Paul smirked faintly as he watched his oldest friend slip the gold wedding band on Emily's finger, repeating the vows the minister had just spoken as he did so. He was happy for Sam and for Emily, they really deserved each other. A small part of him was jealous though and an even smaller part wished he had what they had, what Jacob and Sunny and Jared and Kim had together. Not that he would ever admit, because Paul Lahote didn't want to imprint, he was content to have a different girl every night. At least that's what he kept telling himself.
"I know pronounce you husband and wife." The minister intoned and he smiled at the two newlyweds, "You may now kiss the bride."
Sam smiled and rested his hands on Emily's cheeks, cradling her face gently as he ducked his head and kissed her passionately. Emily sighed and wrapped her arms around his neck, pulling him closer to her. Sunny's loud cheer and the sound of clapping caused them to pull apart, a faint blush burning Emily's cheeks.
Sam grinned and took Emily's dainty hand in his, leading her back down the aisle. When they reached the end, he scooped her up into his arms and carried her the rest of the way back to their house where the reception would be taking place, the rest of the bridal party and guests following after them, chattering happily as they walked.
Author's Note: Aww…. I think I did a pretty good job with the wedding, what do you guys think? Anyone surprised on who Leah imprinted on? Hehe, can't wait for that conversation. XD Anyhooties, next chapter will be the wedding reception and the sendoff, along with some other things that I'm not going to mention yet. I hope y'all liked this chapter!
PS – Pictures of Emily's dress, the bridesmaids dresses, and the flower girl dresses are on my profile if you want to take a look!
Special THANKS to everyone that faved and/or alerted! You guys are freaking awesome-sauce!
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Woodshrew: Haha, I hope you liked this chapter! XD
Elegancefantasy: Hehe, it's going to be fun figuring that out, that's for sure. As of the last chapter Leah and Moira had a casual, friends with benefits type relationship. Leah is almost as close to Moira as she is with Sunny when it comes to the friendship-aspect of their relationship, since Leah's not sleeping with Sunny like she is Moira. Leah's and Moira's relationship will be a lot better defined in Ironic since their relationship starts before Leah imprinted and before Moira was imprinted on. As for Leah easing Kim and Emily into her 'relationship' with Moira, well, Leah's always seemed the in-your-face-you-can-shove-your-opinion-up-your-as s type of person to me, so I thought it would be rather fitting for her to just 'jump in head first' so to speak. I know what you mean about being an old soul, I grew up on music like Joan Jett, Metallica, Aerosmith, Queen, ZZ Top, and all those other awesome songs that aren't as appreciated as they should be nowadays. Anyhooties, I hope you liked this chapter!
Random2Friends: Haha, yup, but it's just a little crazy. XD Anyhooties, I hope you liked this chapter!
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Nostalgic Child: Haha, I've seen it done and it's made me thankful to be a relatively average girl, so I won't really need fittings. If some lady came at me with a needle and thread, there's no doubt I'd go all Ninja Turtle on her ass. XD Anyhooties, I hope you liked this chapter!
Kiki Wei: Haha, it's okay, I wouldn't say Leah's a lesbian, more bi-curious. Moira's the only woman she's ever had a sexual relationship with. Anyhooties, I hope you liked this chapter!
Babyboonisha: Haha, nah, I wouldn't have left you guys hanging that badly. I'm glad you liked the Lily/Thomas part, I thought it would be a good way of keeping Lily's view of Jacob as her father in tact while at the same time accepting Thomas as part of her rapidly growing family. Sorry if Murphy and Jacob's convo was weird, but they're still pretty awkward and tense around each other, so I couldn't imagine them having a conversation that didn't involve Murphy threatening Jacob, even if it was rather subtly. Anyhooties, don't worry about leaving long reviews, I love long reviews, they make my day! And I hope you like this chapter!
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Mira SeverusSirius Black-Snape: I know right? It's can definitely be annoying at times, but I love using that to my advantage. People always underestimated by intelligence because of the blonde hair and then BAM! it bit them in the ass later and then they looked like the stupid, stereotyping jackasses. Anyhooties, I hope you liked this chapter!
BookLover695: Oh, thank you for pointing that out! I feel like an idiot for forgetting that little tidbit, I went back and fixed it so Emily only had a few glasses of wine, which from what research has told me, isn't too terrible to have on occasion. Anyhooties, I hope you liked this chapter!
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