Chapter 19

The wedding took place on a lovely day toward the end of August. Since it was the Mayor everyone had made adjustments in their schedules. Stephanie's ankle had been better for over a month and she had enjoyed helping with the wedding.

Bessie wore white while Stephanie and the bridesmaids wore pink (of course). Uncle Milford had a snappy suit on. Sportacus wore something that was very special. It was a cross between his usual hero costume and a suit. Stephanie liked it. The pants were a light blue and so was the vest. The jacket was navy blue and it was brought together with his crystal, instead of buttons. His wavy dirty blond hair was not inside his cap. His shoes were navy blue and without the little orange stripes. This surprised a lot of people but Stephanie thought it looked handsome.

Sportacus had made a wonderful speech with Stephanie's help. The reception was held in the town square and everyone enjoyed themselves. Bessie and the Mayor danced most of the night. Stephanie pulled Sportacus aside and asked him to dance. He accepted and swept her out onto the dance floor that had been setup. A song came on that Stephanie had requested.

"I know you think that I shouldn't still love you or tell you that.
But if I didn't say it well I'd still have felt it,
where's the sense in that
I promise I'm not trying to make your life harder
Or return to where we were but

I will go down with this ship and I won't put my hands up and surrender
There will be no white flag above my door,
I'm in love and always will be…"

Stephanie smiled at Sportacus and put her head on his shoulder. They danced to the song not caring that just about everyone was watching them. The song that came on next grabbed Stephanie's attention. Sportacus leaned down and to whisper in her ear. His recently trimmed moustache tickled her ear. "I requested this one." He winked at her.

"My gift is my song
And this one's for you
And you can tell everybody
That this is your song
It maybe quite simple
But now that it's done
Hope you don't mind
I hope you don't mind
That I put down in words
How wonderful life is now you're in the world

Sat on the roof
And I kicked off the moss
Well some of the verses well
They got me quite cross
But the sun's been kind
While I wrote this song
It's for people like you that
Keep it turned on

So excuse me for forgetting
But these things I do
You see I've forgotten
If they're green or they're blue
Anyway the thing is well I really mean
Yours are the sweetest eyes I've ever seen

And you can tell everybody
This is your song
It may be quite simple
But now that it's done
I hope you don't mind
I hope you don't mind that I put down in words

How wonderful life is now you're in the world
I hope you don't mind
I hope you don't mind that I put down in words
How wonderful life is now you're in the world"

Sportacus and Stephanie stared into each other's eyes and danced while the song was playing. She blushed and Sportacus just smiled. Then he leaned down and kissed her, in front of everyone. The world disappeared for Stephanie. It wasn't until the kiss was broken that the two noticed that people were cheering.

To Be Continued…