Disclaimer: I only own Alexandria Noles (Alex) and a few other lesser characters. Any wrestlers mentioned do not belong to me (no matter how much I wish!!) the only belong to themselves.
Shannon rolled towards the warm body lying next to him as he attempted to tune out the droning tone coming from his side of the bed. He felt Alex stir, which was followed by a slight groan. Nuzzling his face into her neck he could of course still hear the beeping from the alarm.
"UGH." Alex flipped over and landed across the blonde man next to her, and knocked the clock to the ground.
"That's one way to shut it up." Shannon mumbled from beneath his fiancee's body, only receiving a grunt in reply. Alex rolled back to her pillow as Shannon sat up, propping himself up on his elbow.
"You know, it'll be a whole lot easier to do this wedding thing if you're awake." He joked as he pressed a kiss to her cheek. A small smile began to creep onto her face, although her eyes remained closed. The blonde man swung his legs over the edge of the bed and sat up, running a hand through his hair. It wouldn't be too much longer now. She would be his wife. After stretching Shannon threw his hand back and it landed with a soft thud on the cover clad thigh of Alex.
"UGH. It's too early." She grumbled, but her eyes finally cracked open. She stretched while laying down and offered her lover a warm smile.
"Today's the day." He returned.
"Today's the day."
Time had flown and it was nearly time. Alex was in the bedroom putting the finishing touches on her look. Shannon was in the kitchen watching the clock. The small group of people that had been invited were milling around outside, talking and laughing. The guest list had definitely been pared down from the original, with only about 30 people being present. Matt entered the room and looked at his friend staring out the window to the populated lawn.
"You ready for this?" Matt asked, making Shannon jump. When he turned, he smiled and nodded. It was true that Matt had been pretty uncomfortable with the idea of Alex and Shannon getting married to begin with, but he warmed up to it. Even he had to admit they belonged together now.
"Of course I am." Shannon leaned against the counter.
"Good. Cos I'd hate to have to kick your ass." Matt joked. He had made peace with his friend and his sister in law already, but he knew today was going to be emotional for many and he wanted it known that he was still accepting this. A door slammed, sounding through the house and in a small flurry of white, Destiny was suddenly in the kitchen with Nina, Alex's friend, right behind her.
"Destiny! Come here! Look, I just gotta…. Get… FLOWERS!" She struggled to get the sentence out as the little girl dashed around the furniture, just out of reach.
"Tiny! Come here!" Matt demanded and the little girl dropped her eyes and trudged to her uncle, allowing him to lift her up. She still put up a fight when Nina came to pin a flower into her hair, but the effect in the end was adorable.
"How are we coming Nina?" Matt asked for Shannon, he could see the question in the other man's eyes.
"Almost ready. Hey, we aren't late yet!" A carefree smile was shot their way.
In the end, Nina and Alex were running behind, although not horribly. Shannon knew he should have expected it though, it seemed his soon to be wife could never be on time, and totally forget early. But the time was finally here. He was situated in front of the officiant, a kind old man and local pastor. Everyone was in their seats and the anticipation could be felt. A tune began to float over the air, not the traditional Wedding March, just a soft jazzy sort of music. Shannon couldn't remember it's name, even though Alex had told him many times.
And then there she was, coming towards him looking radiant. Not too out of the ordinary, as she always stunned him, but he could see the happiness in her eyes. He felt pretty sure his matched.
Vows were said and rings were exchanged. And when the pastor encouraged their kiss, the crowd broke out with whoops and hollers, making the couple start laughing mid kiss. Turning , Alex took in the crowd gathered in front of her. Her friends and family. Gilbert was smiling with Destiny beside him playing with the flower from her hair. As she took in the scene, Alex could have sworn she saw a flash of color near the back and then it was gone. She smiled, taking it as the sign she had wanted. Jeff's approval.
A/N: I don't know why but I'm just not too pleased with this ending. (Not the total ending, rather the ending of this portion. There will be another chapter at least!) Ah well. It seems this is my way. I'll be so proud of a story and then by the end I have run out of steam. My attention span is short, I'll admit it.
I would so appreciate feed back on this!! Since I don't like it, I'd like to know you, the reader, your take. Any suggestions? I may redo it and replace. We shall see I suppose.
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