I stood shocked. I knew that Micheal loved me and he loved the boys...but was I ready for this? Maybe he was right when he told me we were too young. Maybe I was just fooling myself into believing I was ready for something like this. "Micheal..." I started, but Micheal stopped me; he knew what I was thinking.
"Maria, you can't say no, okay? You were the one that started talking about getting married and now you are going to say yes," Micheal finished, sounding harsh but also a trace of pain.
"Oh, so now I HAVE to marry you? Maybe I was wrong, Micheal! Maybe I'm not ready for this!" I shouted and he stood up.
"We are ready, Maria! WE HAVE KIDS! It's about time we got married!" he replied and got right in my face.
"Look at us, Micheal! We're already fighting!" I screamed.
(AN: I 'borrowed' this line from the Notebook b/c it goes so well w/ M&M! hehe!) Well that's what we do, we fight! You tell me when I am being an arrogant son of a bitch and I tell you when you are a pain in the ass! Which you are, 99 of the time. You have, like, a two second rebound, then you do the next pain in the ass thing! (AN: See? Doesn't it go well? haha!!) I want this and I want you! I love you, Maria, please don't say no to me," when he finished he went back down on his knee and he looked up at me, tears swimming in his eyes. "Maria, will you marry me?"
I sighed. He was right; we hadn't changed in the 3 1/2 years that we've been together, we would always fight. I wanted him and I loved him more than life itself; that was enought...right? "Micheal...I love you so much."
"But?" he asked softly.
"No 'but's. You're right. And I want to be with you forever, Micheal. My answer is yes," I finished and he broke out in a grin. He slid the ring on my finger and stood up. He pulled me into a tight hug before pulling back to kiss me.
We heard clapping and turned to the door. Amy Deluca stood there, tears falling from her eyes. "You know, if you would have turned him down again, I was gonna come up with ways to convince you to marry him," she said with a smile. I was confused; why was she here? Weren't we fighting? How'd she get in?
"What are you doing here, mom?" Micheal set me down on my feet and she walked into the room, followed by Jim.
"I knew it wasn't my place to be interfering, Maria, but I just wanted you to be happy and I KNOW Micheal makes you happy. I KNOW being a mother to your three beautiful boys makes you happy, so why not make a life with them? Make a family with them?" She said and I felt tears flow down my face.
Family? Micheal was my family now! He was finally getting the family he had been searching for. I was that family. Mikey and Brandon and Nathan were that family. And my mother and Jim had become his family...
6 MONTHS LATER
"Micheal and Maria have written their own vows. Micheal, your first," the priest said and Micheal gazed into my eyes. My hands were in his and I squeezed gently.
"I've known you since we were kids. We were fighting then and were fighting now," he paused and smiled, light laughter filled the church, "I've always had you in my life, but I never knew you would be my entire life. I love you so much. I can't thank you enough for choosing me..." he voice broke and tears streamed down his face, but he didn't care who saw them. "...and for giving me three beautiful children. I still get goose bumps whenever you come near me, my heart stops when I see you walk into a room like you own it," he wink at me and then continued, tears streaming down my face as well, "All day I wait until I go home to see you holding my children in your arms, asking myself if I was dreaming. I love you, Maria," he finished and brought my hand to his lips.
"And now you, Maria," the priest smled at me and I smiled back.
I took a deep breath and looked back at Micheal, "I always figured we would be the last ones getting married, not the first. I always thought that I would have to drag you to a church to marry me and I thought I would have been in my 40's because you are soo stubborn," I paused and laughed a little, "and now that it's happening, I don't know why I always thought those things. I can't imagine my life being any different. We've had our ups and downs, and there have been some days when I thought I wanted to kill you, but I wouldn't change a thing. I love everything about my life with you and the boys. Everyday is an adventure and I can't wait for the chapter of our married lives to begin. I love you, Micheal Guerin, with all my heart," I finished and I was sure that my makeup was smeared and my face was red from crying, but the way that Micheal was looking at me made me feel so beautiful. So important. So loved.
The priest said, "I now pronounce you husband and wife. You may kiss your bride, Micheal," and I grinned. I threw my arms around Micheal's neck and kissed him deeply. We parted a minute later and walked back down the aisle, hand in hand; goofy grins plastered on our faces.
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