Now, is the moment we've all been waiting for! The wedding of Charlie and Claire! I don't want to keep you all waiting so here it is!

Chapter Eight: The Rock God and His Bride

Valentine's Day

Claire opened her eyes and looked at the ceiling. She thought about the day ahead of her and then it was upon her, it was her wedding day. She sat up and looked at the clock. It was 9:30, her and Charlie would be getting married at 2:00.

Claire got up and walked into Aidan's room next door. She peered into his crib to see him sleeping soundly. She smiled and covered him up more and then walked out into the living room. Kate and Karen were up and moving around making breakfast.

"How long have you guys been up?" Claire asked sitting at the table.

"Well, I just got up," Kate said.

"I've been up since 7," Karen said. Claire looked at her.

"Why?" Claire asked.

"Nerves," Karen said. "I'm like this before any big event."

"Did you sleep well?" Kate asked.

"Yeah, pretty good. I'm okay right now, but later I don't know how I'm going to feel," Claire said.

"Anxious, nervous, mostly," Karen said sipping her coffee. Claire smiled unsurely. "Don't worry, you are going to be okay."

Claire nodded. "How do you think Charlie is?"

"Probably freaking out, but he'll be okay too," Karen said.

Meanwhile...

"So Charlie, you nervous?" Liam asked.

"Not so much, I just want to see Claire in her dress," Charlie said rubbing his hands together with his mind in the clouds.

"Snap out of it, you will. That's the biggest part, she's the last person to come in, you'll be dying with anticipation, about that, about tonight," Liam said.

"Yeah, and thanks for watching Aidan tonight so Claire and I can be alone," Charlie said.

"No problem, I still can't believe you and Claire aren't going on a honeymoon," Liam said.

"Well, she's a little scared to fly right now," Charlie said. Liam laughed. Charlie shot him a look and took a sip of his orange juice.

Later...

"How do you want your hair done?" Kate asked as Claire sat in front of her.

"Hmm, how about halfway pulled back, out of my face. That's the way Charlie loves it, he says he can't see my pretty eyes when I leave it down," Claire said smiling at the comment. Kate nodded and fixed Claire's hair.

"So you excited about tonight?" Kate asked. Claire smiled.

"Excited, and nervous," Claire said.

"Why nervous? It's not like you haven't done it before," Kate said jokingly.

"I know, it's just the nervousness of the first time with someone new. I mean Charlie and I have been together for eight months now and we haven't done anything really sexual," Claire said. Kate nodded.

"Well, you are done," Kate said. Claire looked at herself in the mirror and smiled. "You look beautiful already."

"Thanks Kate," Claire said. She hopped off the stool and went to grab her make-up bag.

Meanwhile...

Charlie sat at the dining room table with tape and a marker. He ripped off 'LOVE' written on his hand to replace the tape so it looked cleaner. He rewrote it and looked at it.

"You're going to wear that?" Liam asked from behind him.

"Yeah, Claire won't mind. She has no problem with it and my ring fits over it, I already checked," Charlie said.

"Yeah well lover boy it's time to get dressed," Liam said. Charlie got up and Liam ruffled his hair.

"You wanker," Charlie said and rushed into the bathroom before Liam could catch him.

An hour later...

"Well, how do I look?" Claire asked stepping out of the bedroom in her dress. Kate and Karen smiled.

"You look beautiful!" Karen said.

"Charlie is not going to know what hit him!" Kate replied.

"How do we look?" Kate asked as her and Karen stood next to each other.

"Beautiful, Liam is going to love you Karen and Jack is going to love you Kate," Claire said. Kate laughed it off. "And Megan, you look beautiful too."

"Thank you Aunt Claire," She said swinging her basket around. Karen came over and linked her arm through Claire's.

"Are you ready to go and become Mrs. Pace?" Karen asked. Kate stood next to her with Aidan in her arms. He was dressed in a cute little outfit.

"As ready as I can ever be," Claire said. They all smiled and walked out to the car.

At the church...

Charlie paced the floor while looking at the clock every five seconds. Liam and Jack were losing their patience with him.

"Charlie, come on. It's only 1:30, sit down!" Jack said. Liam grabbed him and sat him the chair.

"Calm down," Liam said.

"Guys, I'm nervous! I can't help it! What if Claire says no at the last minute, what if she goes back to the idea that I won't be able to keep her safe?" Charlie asked. Jack covered his mouth.

"Just sit and breathe, you need to settle," Liam said. Charlie closed his eyes and leaned his head back on the wall. He then sat back up.

"What if she leaves and takes Aidan I never see her again?" Charlie said. Liam and Jack groaned.

A half-hour later, Claire, Kate, Karen, and Megan stood at the entrance to the hall of the church.

"This is it Claire, no backing out now," Karen said. Claire smiled nervously.

"I'm scared," Claire said. The girls laughed.

"It's okay, when I talked to Jack he said Charlie was just as scared," Kate said patting Claire's shoulder.

"Claire." Claire turned to see her mother standing there.

"Mom, you came?" Claire asked surprised.

"Yes, I wanted to see you get married, even though I don't agree with it. But you're my only child and I want to see your wedding," Mrs. Littleton said. Claire smiled and nodded. Mrs. Littleton smiled and went to sit down. A few seconds later, the doors opened and Claire's breath caught in her throat. This was it.

Karen walked down the aisle first followed by Kate. Megan went next and threw her flowers all over the place. Claire took a deep breath and as the music changed she walked forward.

She could see Charlie standing at the altar smiling and being really giddy. Claire smiled at him and knew this was right.

Charlie saw Claire walk down the aisle and he thought she was really beautiful. But he felt bad because she was alone; no one was walking her down the aisle. He wanted to go down there and walk with her but that wouldn't be right. Claire came up next to him then and he smiled as he took her hand. The minister began the ceremony.

"Friends, family, and loved ones, we are gathered here today to witness the marriage of Charles Shawn Pace and Claire Rebecca Littleton. May their lives be blessed by this marriage and have love throughout it. Now Charlie, if you could repeat after me," the minister said.

Charlie took a deep breath and repeated, "I Charlie, do solemnly swear, to take you Claire as my wife, to honor and cherish you all the days of my life."

"I Claire, do solemnly swear, to take you Charlie as my husband, to honor and cherish you all the days of my life," Claire said. Charlie smiled at her and then looked at the people in the crowd and looked at his mother who was holding Aidan. His son.

"Charlie, do you take Claire as your wife, to love her, keep her safe, and watch over her the rest of your life?" the minister asked. Charlie smiled knowing he made that promise long ago.

"I do," Charlie said. Claire smiled.

"Claire, do you take Charlie as your husband, to love him, keep him safe, and watch over him the rest of your life?" the minister asked.

"I do," Claire said. The minister held his hand out and received the rings from Liam and Kate. He handed Charlie Claire's. Claire held out her hand and Charlie slipped Claire's ring carefully onto her finger.

Claire received Charlie's and placed it on his finger very carefully over the 'O' on his finger. They smiled and then the minister said a prayer. Afterwards, Claire lifted her head back up and knew what time it was.

"I know pronounce you husband and wife," he said. "Charlie, you may kiss the bride." Charlie smiled and grabbed Claire in his arms and kissed her romantically on the lips. Claire flew her arms around his neck and kissed him back. They then pulled apart. Kate handed Claire her bouquet and they turned towards the congregation.

"I know announce to everyone, Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Pace," The minister said. Everyone clapped as they stepped off the altar. They walked to the front of the congregation and stopped in front of Mr. and Mrs. Pace and Charlie picked up Aidan and then linked his arm through Claire's and they continued their walk back down the aisle.

They stepped out of the hall and Charlie wrapped an arm around Claire and kissed her.

"I love you Mr. Pace," Claire said looking into his blue-green eyes. Charlie kissed her forehead.

"I love you Mrs. Pace," he said. She laughed and they kissed again.

YAY!! (throws birdseed). That was beautiful (tear)! I want to thank you all in coming to watch the wedding of our favorite couple. Exciting and scary things coming up in future chapters. Hope you all will enjoy the rest of the story!

REVIEW RESPONSES

Badgrammar4eva- Thanks for both of your reviews. I like to think of the story as fluffy, like cotton candy. And I'm glad you like the name Aidan. I use that name a lot in stories.

MusicMonkey88- Hmm, Charlie not wanting to take it off sounds a little strange, but an idea for the next chapter. ;). Thanks so much for the review!

Dom-Monaghan-Fan01- I don't know if Mrs. Littleton is ever going to pull that stick out of her butt. Hope you enjoyed the wedding! I sure did! Thanks for the review!

Until next time,

Bloomy Angel