Several months later, the morning of Sarah and Chris's wedding day arrived.
Chris was sleeping deeply and failed to hear his alarm clock; luckily, Vin was so excited that he'd got up already and after a while, bounded into the groom's bedroom.
Vin jumped on the bed, waking Chris up with a surprised cry; "What the..." asked the blond, before being cut off by Vin.
"Chris, ya gotta get up now, it's yer weddin' t'day and ya need to get ready," shouted Vin loudly at the blond.
The blond put his hand to his head - he'd had a bachelor party the night before and had drunk a little too much alcohol. "What time is it?" he asked, feeling hung-over and wishing the annoying ringing in his ears would stop. The adult brothers and his father had thrown him a bachelor party the night before.
"Eight. Yer alarm clock's still goin' off." Vin helpfully reached over to the night-stand and pressed the button that turned off the alarm.
"Thanks, Vin. I thought I had a ringing in my ears. I think I had too much to drink last night; can you heal my head, please?"
Vin put one hand, palm-downwards, onto Chris head, and orange light appeared, healing Chris's hang-over. After about fifteen seconds, Vin removed his hand, sensing that Chris's head was cured.
"Thanks, Cowboy." After finding out that Vin liked horses, the 'cowboy' nickname had been given to the boy by Chris - only he called Vin that. "I have to get ready now."
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Later that day, the Potters and their three youngest adopted sons sat in the front row at the church where the wedding was taking place. They were all on the look out for any demons or warlocks who might try to ruin the special day.
What had complicated wedding plans more was the discovery that Sarah had gotten pregnant not long after Chris had announced their plans to marry. Chris wanted desperately for them to be married before their child was born, so it had been vital that the wedding take place a while before the baby was due.
"Nervous, Chris?" asked Josiah softly, stood beside Chris as his best man, as they waited for the bride to arrive.
"Me, nervous? Of course not," replied Chris, trying to sound convincing.
In the front row of pews, Ezra found it hard to sit still and quiet, wishing he could have a more active part in the wedding. It was completely unfair that the oldest brother, Josiah, had been chosen to be the best man; Ezra had thought Chris would choose him. Ezra wanted the ceremony over and done with; he was worried that evil super-naturals would be there any minute to ruin the happy couple's day.
"Ezra, if you don't sit still, I'll make you swap seats with Vin," threatened Gloria in a loud whisper. She knew that Ezra wouldn't want to sit beside her, so the threat should have the desired effect on her adopted son.
"Sorry, Ma'am," apologized Ezra, and immediately sat still. At nineteen, he had no wish to sit beside his adoptive mother.
The wedding march finally started up as Sarah, her bridesmaids, and Sarah's father entered the hall through the double doors. Sarah wore a full length white gown, trimmed with lace. She had long sleeves also trimmed with lace at the cuffs, and a long white semi-transparent train that was held up by two bridesmaids at the end. The dress had been specially made for her, costing a lot more than an off-the-rack dress. Her parents and Chris's had paid for the dress, wanting the bride to look perfect for the groom. The other wedding costs had been split between Sarah's parents and Chris. He had a second job to help him earn extra money to save for the couple's living expenses - he'd hardly had enough money saved to pay half the wedding costs, so had decided on a part-time job as a security guard.
As Sarah walked along, she suddenly felt a sharp pain in her belly. She stopped walking, startling the bridesmaids, her father, and everyone watching.
"What is it, Honey?" asked her suddenly concerned father, Hank Connolly.
"The baby!" said Sarah loudly and stricken with panic. She was holding her belly as the pain continued.
Talking broke out around the church's hall, as Hank helped his daughter sit on an empty pew that was handily close by in case something like that happened to the pregnant bride. Soon, an ambulance was called to the church as Sarah's pain failed to stop.
To be continued…