Chp56 wedding bells, blues, and you know who.

Apov:

New York Easter holiday

I'm on my way to get food for the crew. We're staked out at the Hospital with Taylor and Mia. When I look out the SUV window. "Stop! Pull over now!" Warren swivels around looking for the threat. As Elisha are driver is about to evade "circle the block." They both look at me. "I mean it" the store comes up. "Stop here!" they pull over. I'm out the door, with Warren following me.

I walk into the store. A high-end fashion boutique, the saleslady runs up. I realize, I'm in running sweats and tank top. O'boy a pretty woman incident is about to happen. I smile at the woman, brace my feet and "I want to see the wedding dress in the window." She balks then see's Warren standing near the door. I see the light goes off in her head. "Yea right. Poor people don't travel with security" she straightens her dress, smiles a "Yes, right away. Please have a seat" pointing to a sitting area. I walk over and sit. Warren is smirking at me.

The dress is a dream, a shining silk with white embroidered lace. A mid-leg length, with lace covered open back and a respectful plunge on the front. Its. In my size and style. Simple, elegant lines with just the right amount of skin. The silk is a very sublime off white, just the perfect shade to my skin. It will go perfect with the veil I have. I must have this.

The price is high forty grand. I smile hand over my black Amex card. This is going in my closet at Montesano with my veil, and memento. One step closer to wedding. I can have a friend of Rays, a military wife, who doubles as a seamstress do the fitting. I am stoked as we head to get the food. I have Warren take the dress to the penthouse and put it in my suitcase.

July eight.

The girls are jetting to LA for a shopping marathon. Sammy and I needs some better cloth for school an about. Something classy, saying Hot Coed. Not Teen Beat rejects. The guys will meet us Friday in San Diego, for The KIDS Lego land trip. Mikey and Sammy are over top excited.

We shop till we drop, although Mia, Kate, and Shawnee are wanting more. God, how do you shop that hard and still want more. We've smashed two malls, Rodeo Drive, a now the boutiques in Malibu. We head out for the Hotel. I spot an item in a window. I trip. I will be back. After settling the crew in the hotel. I quietly slip out. Warren and Parks follow me. I have them return to the shop in Malibu. A shoe store. The perfect shoes for my dress.

I walk in and stare at the one of a kind creations. It's like they sing to me. The Sales clerk walks over. "Beautiful, one of a kind created by a local jeweler, the effect is starling, awe inspiring."

"I want to try them on." He regretful smiles "I'm afraid only buyers may try them on. Please let me show you a nice selection of Prada that will suit you." I smirk at him. Yes, I'm a college coed, but I have a wealth boyfriend. "How much?"

He smiles at me "The pair is $150,000 tax included" I balk, then stare at the shoes. I whip my cell phone out. Dial the control freak. "Chris, I want to spend $150,000 on an item for the EVENT. Yes, I have to have it, a no! you can't see it till the EVENT. You might get a call. Ok, love you." I happy dance.

I pull my Amex and handed it to the nice salesman's. "Check the approval, then let's try on my shoes." He comes back in two minutes with a grin on his face. The shoes are a perfect fit. The look with my dress will be killer. The Event is coming together. We just need to pick a date. Afterwards he shows me the Prada selection, my god is he good. I but eight more heels in various length and styles. My shoe needs are met for the coming year.

I remind Warren and Parks about their NDA to me. not just to Grey. If my shoes get out to Christian I will kill them.

Thanksgiving morning five minute to marriage.

I have Sammy haul the security suitcase from under the bed. I spin the eight-digit combination lock. And open the case there are four boxes of various length and sizes. I open the smallest.

A necklace of fire opals and semi-precious stones, with matching ear rings. The effect on my skin and dress is starling. They literally sparkle a fire across my skin. Like my blush, Chris loves so much. The girls are awed. Grace and Mia rush in with her great grandmother tortoise hair comb, a brilliant blue. My something old, borrowed and blue.

I open the large flat box. Our trip to San Francisco, the Irish lace wedding veil, two hundred years old with a breath taking simple organic beauty. The crowd in struck silent at the delicate lace is draped over my head with the awe. I feel ready for the last two items.

The fat square box in next. I open it to a giggle. It holds two items. An arm band bracelet with intricate Celtic knots, a sign of forever bonding and commitment. And an anklet charm bracelet with the charms of our past and future dreams. The world is spinning faster as I open the biggest box.

The girls go wild as my shoes are lifted from the box. The delicate lace 3inch heels are a dream. The lace is impregnated with a crystal and diamonds and precious stones in a butterfly and flower design. A Cinderella shoe. I slip them on my feet. Yes, the shoe fits perfectly.

I stand in front of the bathroom mirror. I am a princess, a mythical princess. I feel the world stop and turn to my dad, with tears in his eyes. He is holding Kaylee. As I twirl, he cries harder. I know their happy tears. I hug them.

Xxxxxxxxxxxxx

Thirty minutes to Event. I arrive and huddle with the guys. I hear the screams from above. I smirk and then laugh. "OK, the cat is out of the bag. Elliot is best man, Mikey, Steve, Sawyer, Luke, Ben and Taylor are groomsmen. Dad you and mom are walking me to the Piano. I am playing our wedding march. Ben I need you to do double duty, get the kiddies to be flower kids. The baskets are in the van outside. Everyone else congregate around the piano on the dance floor. No seating, just form a circle around us. Questions?" I watch the shock and awe, as my words sink in. "OK, let's go, we have ten twenty minutes to my Wedding."

The parents walk me to the piano, we'll be wed in front of it. The Minster is standing looking like a peacock, proud and over joyed. I feel like a different man, like I'm caught in a twilight episode, or x-files. I stare at family and friends, so much has happened and yet so much is going to happen. I feel the world right itself as my future is so bright. Final I will have Anastasia forever. I dream back to that first moment.

Hospital Las Vegas:

We walked into the room, a small bundle lays in large bed, cast and bandages, with big blue eyes, staring at nothing. I remember, I now know what my mother saw in me. The damaged body, the tortured soul. I see reflections on me. "Annie, it's daddy, honey." As he strokes her hair. It takes a while for her to respond. I sit on the bed, take her hand and just hold it. I feel emotions, I feel at peace. Empathy course thru me. I smile and she smiles back. the moment in time my heart was taken and held by this precious soul. My world was never the same.

Present:

The world focus as the song I wrote plays from my fingers the outpouring of love and devotions the moments of our lives. The first time in my office, the massage. The campfires. The point of time when I needed her so bad, she was there. I feel every second away as a pain unbearable, every second together a blissful magical ride.

I look up as flower mist the air, the Kiddie's, Anna's niece and nephews are going to town on the flower petals. Sophia sprays me with a huge handful. I cannot see anything but the three people standing at the edge of the dance floor.

Framed by her parents I see the world. A simple elegant dress. That is just her. the perfect embodiment of her. the veil frames her face in a way that has me awed and hungry. I long to touch her face, her lips, the sweet cast of her eyes as I feel them lock on me with smoldering intensity.

As they walk towards me the light explodes from her neck and shoes. The effect is a cascade of fire and ice. The necklace mimics the blush she has when I bring her to multiple peaks of ecstasy as the shoes bring a mythical air to this moment. This moment of time. I don't know how I play, my mind is lost in the sight before me. as they stand at the piano, I finish. I raise from the seat. A take her hand. The minster is speaking, but I can't hear him. I'm lost in her soulful eyes.

Rumples hits my leg, bring me back to reality. The minster repeats. I blush and repeat my words. We like robots go thru the ceremony. The minster several time has to nudge us both. We are just lost in the moment. Like the world as faded to just us, here, alone. As we slip the rings on. I just take her in my arms. Letting the rest go to hell. I, no we need this right now. The minster separates us for the last part.

"Does anyone object to the union of Anastasia and Christian?" The whole crowd gasp. I look up. What the hell. Mikey has his hand up. Mikey! Anna turns "Mikey?"

"Hold one minute!" he has his hand at his ear. I look over at Taylor. Shit both him and Sawyer are holding their ears. Ray looks about as do several of his buddies. "Everything good, some bad press tried to crash a boat on the beach." Taylor says loudly. We all look lake ward. Yes, three boats are huddle about three hundred yards out. The local Sheriff boat is there.

"Sorry for the interruption, please proceed Reverend." Anna smiles. We finish the ceremony. And our kiss bleeds into our dance. As we ignore the world and just flow into the bubble of us. The family and crowd leaves us to our world. As the party kicks into high gear.

Later as me mingle and get are congratulations. I marvel at what a year this has been. Family found, family buried, friends buried, friends lost and friends found. I watch Elisa teach the girls to Shag dance, some southern form of retro do-whop and jitterbug. Everyone is parting hard. I see Taylor and Gail off in the distance laying on blanket getting close to third base. While Steve and Mary despite the music are slow dancing into shortstop. I feel my mother hug me. I hug her back. she lays her head on my chest. I stroke her hair.

"I am so glad your dad, convinced me to sent you to the general program all those years ago. How happy I am. How proud of what you done, accomplished and life you've carved out for yourself."

"Mom, without you and the family. I would be nothing. Just a wasted wreck of humanity. You have given me everything, I hope to make it worth the effort. I love you all, I'm sorry if that's the best I can do." I say choking on the emotions.

"My sweet boys, that's the greatest gift. Unconditional love. You will make a fantastic husband and father. Never doubt it, we know you will. Beside Anna will never let you fail at either, she'll kick your ass. And then hand you over to me." she ends with a smirk and a giggle. The second happiest sound in the world. After my feisty little ball and chain. Who is swaying across the floor, looking all tease and please.

I leave mom, for my bride. My mind is running wild with thoughts of tonight and that nightie. What she has me wear I don't know, but knowing her. it's hot a kinky, and o' so horny. I take her in my arms a waltz her around the floor. Kissing her delicate ear, a stroking her edible ass.