Chapter 47:
An hour later, which was a few minutes shy of 3 am, some of the guests began to leave.
But my closest friends and relatives remained. I finally managed to share a dance with Tony
like I had promised him. I had also managed to dance with Uncle Hank and Antonio. But now I
was dead tired. I didn't want this night to end, but my feet could barely keep me up any
longer!
Finally the time came for Miguel and me to leave. We were going to head to our
honeymoon tomorrow. After much thought, we had compromised to go to Bermuda. I couldn't
wait.
Everyone came and congratulated us one by one as they began to leave.
I went to look for Ricky. I couldn't believe he was still awake at this hour! When I
found him, he was staring in awe at the piles and piles of wedding presents Miguel and I had
received.
"This is all for you and Daddy?" he asked me quizzically.
"Yes, son," I answered. "We can open it when your Daddy and I return."
"Where are you going?" he asked.
"To a honeymoon," I replied slowly. "Your Daddy and I are going to celebrate our
marriage."
"But that's what you did here!"
"I know, honey, but this time we are going to celebrate it alone."
"Oh," Ricky said, understanding.
That's as much as I would tell him, I thought to myself. He's just five years old and he
already knows about honeymoons! I laughed to myself. I gave him a kiss on his head.
"I'll miss you," he told me. "And Daddy."
"We'll miss you, too. Now go and kiss Daddy bye."
He sauntered off while I looked around the now half-empty room. It had been a
wonderful night, a night I had always dreamed of. I would never forget it. I went into the
bathroom to change from my wedding gown to casual clothing. Miguel and I were due at the
airport soon for our 7 am flight to Bermuda.
I walked back to where my family was with my new in-laws. Everyone looked ready to
leave. Gwen, Ivy, Beth, Jessica, Liz and Sheridan had put all of the presents in Antonio's
SUV.
"Looks like everything's set," I told them, smiling.
"Yes," Ivy replied as she came over and gave me a warm hug and kiss. "See you soon,
honey." I smiled at her as we said goodbyes.
"Bye, Kay," Noah and Uncle Hank said in unison. They each gave me a bear hug.
"Have fun on your honeymoon," Noah whispered in my ear.
"I will," I replied, laughing.
Paloma, Luis, Theresa, Liz, Reese, Pilar, Antonio, Sheridan and Valorie approached
me next.
We all said our goodbyes.
Then came Tony.
"I had so much fun tonight, Kay!" he exclaimed as we hugged. "Thank you for inviting
me."
"Sure, Tony," I answered, kissing his cheek.
"Looks like I'll still be here even when you return from your honeymoon," he added in
a low tone as he turned to gaze at Jessica.
"Ohh," I said knowingly, happy for both him and Jess. "That's great!"
I hugged and kissed Ricky goodbye one more time. Then came Daddy.
"Bye sweetheart," he said, a tear in his eye.
"Bye, Daddy," I choked out. In a way, my leaving now seemed worse than when I had
left almost six years ago. Either way, I knew I was going to return and so did everyone else,
but this time I was going to return as a married woman. Things were going to be different. It
was sad, but also happy because I had Miguel.
The last few people waiting for me were Gwen, Beth and Jessica. My sisters.
"Ohhhh," I said as we all fell into a group hug, tears clouding our vision. I was going to
miss them a lot. They had been there for me and were my closest confidants. They had
practically caused this day to happen. I remembered how we all had met up at Beth's house
awhile ago and had tried to come up with a way for me to win Miguel over again. I was going
to miss silly girl-talk moments like that. I wished they would never end, and deep down I knew
they wouldn't. These three were my friends for life. More than just friends actually - they
were my sisters.
After we parted, I took Miguel's hand in mine and we headed over outside where the
limo was waiting for us.
"The night may be over, Mrs. Miguel Lopez-Fitzgerald," Miguel said, squeezing my
hand, "but the celebration has just begun...."
I gave him a look of confusion. He led me inside the limo which was decorated with
balloons, confetti, a big "Just Married" sign inside and outside of the limo and all the
champagne we wanted.
Miguel and I waved to everyone as the limo sped away.
We sat back down and filled ourselves drinks.
"Here's to us," I said, linking my champagne glass to his.
"Here's to LOVE," Miguel answered as he raised his own champagne glass...........
{a/n: awww it's over. sort of. i do have two more chapters. read those too please. they r
connected to the story but a bit off. one is a conclusion (what happens to each character)
chapter which also includes my favorite parts of the fic. and the other is a thank you chapter to
every single reviewer. every reviewer is gonna get a personal thank you by me. i just wanted
to show u how much i appreciate ur responses. anyways, i hope u liked these past 3 wedding
chapters. i loved writing it even though i racked up my brain trying to figure out a song to
choose for their first dance together and especially the vows. i had to go to a passion's site
which had listed sheridan's and luis's vows to each other when they were going to marry a
year and a half ago so i could get inspiration. im not very romantic. lol. anyway, i hope u
enjoyed this long fic and THANKS!!}
The Unofficial End
{there will be an official one at the end of chapter 49}
An hour later, which was a few minutes shy of 3 am, some of the guests began to leave.
But my closest friends and relatives remained. I finally managed to share a dance with Tony
like I had promised him. I had also managed to dance with Uncle Hank and Antonio. But now I
was dead tired. I didn't want this night to end, but my feet could barely keep me up any
longer!
Finally the time came for Miguel and me to leave. We were going to head to our
honeymoon tomorrow. After much thought, we had compromised to go to Bermuda. I couldn't
wait.
Everyone came and congratulated us one by one as they began to leave.
I went to look for Ricky. I couldn't believe he was still awake at this hour! When I
found him, he was staring in awe at the piles and piles of wedding presents Miguel and I had
received.
"This is all for you and Daddy?" he asked me quizzically.
"Yes, son," I answered. "We can open it when your Daddy and I return."
"Where are you going?" he asked.
"To a honeymoon," I replied slowly. "Your Daddy and I are going to celebrate our
marriage."
"But that's what you did here!"
"I know, honey, but this time we are going to celebrate it alone."
"Oh," Ricky said, understanding.
That's as much as I would tell him, I thought to myself. He's just five years old and he
already knows about honeymoons! I laughed to myself. I gave him a kiss on his head.
"I'll miss you," he told me. "And Daddy."
"We'll miss you, too. Now go and kiss Daddy bye."
He sauntered off while I looked around the now half-empty room. It had been a
wonderful night, a night I had always dreamed of. I would never forget it. I went into the
bathroom to change from my wedding gown to casual clothing. Miguel and I were due at the
airport soon for our 7 am flight to Bermuda.
I walked back to where my family was with my new in-laws. Everyone looked ready to
leave. Gwen, Ivy, Beth, Jessica, Liz and Sheridan had put all of the presents in Antonio's
SUV.
"Looks like everything's set," I told them, smiling.
"Yes," Ivy replied as she came over and gave me a warm hug and kiss. "See you soon,
honey." I smiled at her as we said goodbyes.
"Bye, Kay," Noah and Uncle Hank said in unison. They each gave me a bear hug.
"Have fun on your honeymoon," Noah whispered in my ear.
"I will," I replied, laughing.
Paloma, Luis, Theresa, Liz, Reese, Pilar, Antonio, Sheridan and Valorie approached
me next.
We all said our goodbyes.
Then came Tony.
"I had so much fun tonight, Kay!" he exclaimed as we hugged. "Thank you for inviting
me."
"Sure, Tony," I answered, kissing his cheek.
"Looks like I'll still be here even when you return from your honeymoon," he added in
a low tone as he turned to gaze at Jessica.
"Ohh," I said knowingly, happy for both him and Jess. "That's great!"
I hugged and kissed Ricky goodbye one more time. Then came Daddy.
"Bye sweetheart," he said, a tear in his eye.
"Bye, Daddy," I choked out. In a way, my leaving now seemed worse than when I had
left almost six years ago. Either way, I knew I was going to return and so did everyone else,
but this time I was going to return as a married woman. Things were going to be different. It
was sad, but also happy because I had Miguel.
The last few people waiting for me were Gwen, Beth and Jessica. My sisters.
"Ohhhh," I said as we all fell into a group hug, tears clouding our vision. I was going to
miss them a lot. They had been there for me and were my closest confidants. They had
practically caused this day to happen. I remembered how we all had met up at Beth's house
awhile ago and had tried to come up with a way for me to win Miguel over again. I was going
to miss silly girl-talk moments like that. I wished they would never end, and deep down I knew
they wouldn't. These three were my friends for life. More than just friends actually - they
were my sisters.
After we parted, I took Miguel's hand in mine and we headed over outside where the
limo was waiting for us.
"The night may be over, Mrs. Miguel Lopez-Fitzgerald," Miguel said, squeezing my
hand, "but the celebration has just begun...."
I gave him a look of confusion. He led me inside the limo which was decorated with
balloons, confetti, a big "Just Married" sign inside and outside of the limo and all the
champagne we wanted.
Miguel and I waved to everyone as the limo sped away.
We sat back down and filled ourselves drinks.
"Here's to us," I said, linking my champagne glass to his.
"Here's to LOVE," Miguel answered as he raised his own champagne glass...........
{a/n: awww it's over. sort of. i do have two more chapters. read those too please. they r
connected to the story but a bit off. one is a conclusion (what happens to each character)
chapter which also includes my favorite parts of the fic. and the other is a thank you chapter to
every single reviewer. every reviewer is gonna get a personal thank you by me. i just wanted
to show u how much i appreciate ur responses. anyways, i hope u liked these past 3 wedding
chapters. i loved writing it even though i racked up my brain trying to figure out a song to
choose for their first dance together and especially the vows. i had to go to a passion's site
which had listed sheridan's and luis's vows to each other when they were going to marry a
year and a half ago so i could get inspiration. im not very romantic. lol. anyway, i hope u
enjoyed this long fic and THANKS!!}
The Unofficial End
{there will be an official one at the end of chapter 49}