This is the final chapter.... I want to thank everyone who read this story and reviewed!!!!!!!
A few months later.......
Stephanie smiled as she watched from the window, the many people that were gathered around and making their way inside the huge building as Hope came into the room.
"Hey Steph... you nervous?"
"Does it show that much?" Stephanie nervously laughed
"It kind of does" Hope smiled
"God I can't believe how nervous I am"
"You shouldn't be... this is the happiest day of your life"
"Is Paul ready?"
Hope laughed. "He hasn't gotten any sleep all night. He kept me on the phone for three hours last night"
Stephanie shook her head. "I bet he is sweating bullets right about now"
"You know he is... but I'm sure that Shane will keep him calm"
Stephanie smiled. "Speaking of Shane... what exactly is going on between the two of you..."
Hope blushed and looked down at the ground. "Nothing"
Stephanie looked at her. "Sure" She said sarcastically
Just then there was a knock at the door as Paul Sr. walked into the room.
"Is my beautiful daughter ready for me to walk her down the aisle?"
Stephanie panicked. "It can't be time yet"
Paul Sr. laughed. "No it's not quite time but it will be soon"
Stephanie smiled. "Come in and have a seat... I'm sorry I'm so jumpy"
"Don't worry... you are definitely calmer then my son is right now"
Shane laughed as Paul fixed his tie for the thirteenth time in the mirror
"Man... you have been in front of that mirror for almost an hour... at this rate my sis is going to find someone else to marry"
Paul looked at him. "You don't really think she would"
Shane shook his head. "You know Paul... sometimes I worry about you"
"I'm sorry but you have no idea how worried I am"
Shane rolled his eyes. "Of course not.... I have only been married already but I don't know what you are going through"
Paul frowned. "Sorry man"
"No problem but I will make you sorry if you don't stop messing with that damn tie already"
"I need it to look perfect"
"Man it is as perfect as it can get" Shane said as Shawn walked in
"He still fixing the tie?" Shawn laughed as Paul glared at him
"Not a word" He said
"Paul I really want to thank your dad for walking Stephanie down the aisle"
Paul shrugged. "It was really no problem... he was really happy to do it"
"You think Vince is having fun" Shawn said laughing
"Yup...he, Marissa and Eric are going to be having lots of fun in their cells for the next 25 years"
"Hope Vince remembers not to drop the soap in the shower" Shawn laughed
Paul fixed his tie one last time and turned around to Shawn and Shane
"So.... How does it look?"
"Perfect" Shawn said
"Yeah just like it looked an hour ago" Shane said
Paul just rolled his eyes and flipped him off
"Gee isn't that a way to treat your brother in law"
"I think it is" Paul laughed
"You would" Lynn said walking in
"Lynn I could have been naked and you just walk in" Paul said
Lynn rolled her eyes. "But you weren't and it really doesn't matter.... I've seen your ass plenty of time anyway"
"Gee isn't that a comforting thought"
Lynn shrugged. "Well it's true, you always use to run around the house naked when you were little"
Shawn and Shane laughed. "Do you think Stephanie knows about that?"
Paul glared at them. "Neither of you will tell her"
"Why tell her when she has already seen the pictures... she saw them last night when I spent the night with her" Lynn laughed
"I hate you" Paul spat
"And I love you too baby brother" Lynn said. "I only came in here to check on you so Stephanie would be able to relax"
"So I guess she is as nervous as him"
"Yeah.... She said for me to make sure you didn't fall out a window or something"
Shawn shook his head. "What is wrong with the two of you.... There is nothing wrong with being nervous but you two are going crazy"
"Is she alright..... how does she look?" Paul asked
"Well.... She looks like Stephanie and she hasn't hyperventilated yet but she is on the verge of it"
"God I wish this wedding was over with already" Paul said
"So does Stephanie" Lynn said. "Speaking of her I have to get back to her to make sure she is still breathing" She says walking out
"So Shane.... What is going on with you and Hope?" Shane looked at him. "Nothing"
Shawn looked at him. "Sure..."
"Really.... There is nothing going on between us"
"Yeah whatever man...." Paul said
"So have you and Stephanie started doing you know what again?" Shawn asked
Shane shook his head. "I do not want to hear about your sex life with my sister"
"Well hush up Shane because I want to know" Shawn said
"No we haven't" Paul said
Shawn eyes widened. "Why not"
"Because I want her to heal up before we do anything"
"But the incident took place eight months ago... aren't you eager"
"Of course I am, why do you think I want this wedding over with already" Paul said
Shawn smiled and looked over at Shane. "It looks like your sister will be very tired when she comes back from the honeymoon"
Shane covered his ears. "Stop.. I don't want to hear anymore"
Paul laughed. "C'mon guys lets get downstairs"
Back with Stephanie......
"Hi Nayssa you ready to be the flower girl?" Stephanie asked
"Uh.... yes" She smiled
"You look very pretty"
"Thank you"
"C'mon Nayssa it's time we went downstairs" Lynn said grabbing her daughter hand
"It's almost time Stephanie" Linda said
"I know... do you think you could go out there for me"
Linda laughed. "I think that Paul would want to marry you instead of me"
"Yeah.... But I am not going to make it through this wedding without throwing up" She said
"Sure you will... you don't want to mess up your beautiful Ivory gown"
"Steph it's time to go" Hope said
"Oh god....."
Linda laughed. "Just try to concentrate on tonight and how happy you two will be"
"Okay...." Stephanie whispered
Downstairs the music started as Nayssa came down the aisle with the flowers and Peter carried the ring. Shane came down the aisle with Hope as Shawn came down the aisle with Linda. Soon Stephanie came down the aisle with Paul Sr. as Paul tried to keep his head down but Shane forced him to look up. When Paul looked up at Stephanie his heart stopped, he couldn't believe how beautiful she looked. Stephanie clung to Paul sr. arm until they reached the front and she let go. She scanned the room seeing her family and friends. She saw Shawn's wife and Cameron, Mark Calloway and his family, Chris Irvine and his family and various others. She looked up at Paul as the minister started to speak. Paul looked at her, gave her a soft smile, and winked at her as she smiled back at him.
"Paul and Stephanie have prepared their own vows" Was the next thing they heard the minister say
"Stephanie.... I have loved you since the first day that I saw you. You are one of a kind and very special. Things have not always been easy for us and sometimes we didn't think that we would even make it this far. You've stuck with me through the stupid things that I've done, we've stuck together during heartaches and pain and injuries. You make me smile and laugh and I love your sweetness. You look beautiful when you laugh and even when you cry and you'll always be in my heart"
Stephanie was in tears since Paul had started to speak. Paul slowly wiped away her tears as She began to speak. "From the first day I saw you I knew that you were someone wanted to spend the rest of my life with....It was love at first sight. Since then we have been inseparable and you have made me happy. I could never be sad when you were around.... Whenever I'm sad you try to make it better by doing something funny or stupid. You stuck with me through all my problems and I'm not always the easiest person to deal with. You are my strength and you help me keep up faith. I don't know what I would do if something happened to you. I'll love you no matter what you do and I'd be lost without you"
Stephanie's voice had broken up near the middle and now she was crying even more. Paul again wiped away her tears.
"May we have the rings?" The minister said
Peter handed Paul Stephanie's ring and Lynn handed Stephanie Paul's ring
"Paul... say with this ring I thee wed" The minister said
"With this ring I thee wed" He said slipping the ring on Stephanie's finger
"Stephanie... say with this ring I thee wed"
"With this ring I thee wed" She said shaking slipping the ring on Paul's finger
"By the power vested in me and the state of New York... I now pronounce you man and wife" The minister said and smiled. "You may now kiss the bride"
Paul smiled and softly kissed Stephanie on the lips
"Will everyone welcome Mr. and Mrs. Levesque"
Everyone stood up and clapped as Paul and Stephanie walked down the aisle hand in hand.
At the reception Stephanie and Paul were still hand in hand as Shane came over.
"Why hello brother in law" Shane smiled. "You hurt my sister I will break your neck"
"Gee as comforting of a thought that is, I won't hurt her"
"Yeah well anyway it's time for you two to dance so get your lazy asses up"
Stephanie and Paul rolled their eyes as they made their was to the dance floor
All My Life
I will never find another lover sweeter than you, sweeter than you
I will never find another lover more precious than you, more precious than you
Girl You are Close to me you're like my mother,
Close to me you're like my father,
Close to me you're like my sister, Close to me you're like my brother
You are the only one my everything and for you this song I sing
All my life I pray for someone like you
I thank God that I, that I finally found you
All my life I pray for someone like you
I hope that you feel the same way too
Yes, I pray that you do, love me too
Said I promised to never fall in love with a stranger,
You're all I'm thinking of I praise the Lord above,
For sending me your love, I cherish every hug,
I REALLY LOVE YOU!!!
All my life, I pray for someone like you,
I thank God that I, that I finally found you
All my life I pray for someone like you
I hope that you feel the same way too
Yes, I pray that you do, love me
You're all that I've ever known, your smile on your face, all I see is a glow,
You turned my life around, You picked me up when I was down,
You're all that I've ever known, when you smile your face glows,
You picked me up when I was down
You're all that I've ever known, when you smile your face glows,
You picked me up when I was down & I hope that you feel the same way too,
Yes I pray that you do love me too
All my life, I pray for someone like you,
I thank God that I, that I finally found you
All my life I pray for someone like you
I hope that you feel the same way too
Yes, I pray that you do, love me too
All my life I pray for someone like you (Fades Out)
After Paul and Stephanie finished dancing Stephanie smiled over at Shane...
"Now I want you two to dance"
"As in me and him" Shane asked pointing to Paul
Stephanie smiled. "Yes" "No way"
"Pulease...."
Shane and Paul frowned. "Ok...but only for you"
As Shane and Paul began to dance people began to laugh and take photos
"This is horrible" Paul said
"Why do we let Stephanie talk up into these things?"
After about an hour had went past Peter walked up to Paul and Stephanie
"Is it time for cake yet?"
Stephanie smiled. "I guess it is"
Stephanie and Paul got up as they rolled in the cake and everyone gathered around. Stephanie took the knife and Paul put his hand on top of Stephanie's as they cut the first piece. Paul took some and fed it to Stephanie as Stephanie took some but instead of feeding it to him she put it on his face. Everyone laughed as he frowned so she licked it off his face.
"Ew... Aunt Stephie that's nasty" Nayssa said
Everyone had their cake and soon it was time for the bride and groom to leave as they all said their goodbyes. Stephanie and Paul arrived at the hotel about three hours later in Hawaii. Paul carried Stephanie up and inside the room
"Now let's get these clothes off of you"
Stephanie smiled. "Eager"
"Yes" Paul laughed
"I can see that"
"You sure you want to do this?" He whispered
"Yes... I think we have waited long enough"
"God I was hoping you would say that" He said taking off her clothes
After a few hours of making love Stephanie's head was lying on Paul's chest
"That was nice" Paul said
Stephanie smiled. "Thank you"
Paul looked down at her. "For what?"
"Healing a damaged heart"
THE END!!