Disclaimer: Roses are red, violets are blue, I own nothing, so please don't sue.
Notes: Here it is! The end! Sorry it took so long! I had alot of fun writing this fic. There really is such thing as a junior bride's maid. I was one in my cousin's wedding. And I just had to stick the George Strait song in here. It is like the best love song ever! Anyway, thanks to everyone who reviewed! Enjoy!
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Best Friend's Wedding
Final Chapter
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Catherine stared back at her reflection in the dressing room mirror. She was getting married today. To Gil. And it wasn't a dream, it was very much reality. Catherine couldn't help but think of the last woman who had stood in this position. Linda was, as of a month ago, married and living in California. She and Gil had gotten an invitation to the wedding, but had turned it down. They knew that it was simmply a formality, anyway. The past was past.
"You look beautiful, Mommy." Lindsey said, standing beside her mother in the otherwise empty dressing room.
Catherine looked down at her daughter, who had been promoted from flower girl to junior bride's maid.
"Thanks, Linds. You look beautiful too."
"Come on, you two. Time to get in your places."
Catherine's heart skipped a beat as the reality set in. In less than ten minutes, she was going to be Mrs. Catherine Grissom. She couldn't help the gigantic smile that brightened her face. Her queue music started to play, and she began the short, yet so long journey down the aisle. Her legs felt about like spaghetti, and her stomach was in knots. But she was so happy, she could hardly bear it. Blue eyes connected with blue, and stayed locked until she reached his side. Together, they joined hands and turned toward the preacher. The words were listened to, and vows repeated. But later, the only thing Catherine would remember was the fact she was scared to death, but so in love at the same time. And the feeling that went beyond ecstacy she felt, and the look in Gil's eyes when she heard the words
"I now pronounce you man and wife. You may now kiss the bride."
They did, a kiss that was short and sweet, for the benefit of their audience. The wedding reception went as receptions usually do. They drank the champagne, and fed each other cake, and threw the boquet. Which Sara caught. And if the look in Sara's eyes when she caught it, and in Nick's when he watched her was any indication, the boquet wasn't lying. Those two looked like they were finally ready to admit that they were in love. But Catherine did not want to think about that today. Today was her and Gil's day. She wanted to savor every moment.
Finally, it was time for them to dance.
Gil took her hand, and they stared deep into the other's eyes as the music started to play.
Our
love is unconditional, we knew it from the start.
I see it in
your eyes, you can feel it from my heart.
From here on after
let's stay the way we are right now,
And share all the love and
laughter that a lifetime will allow. I cross my heart and
promise to
Give all I've got to give
To
make all your dreams come true.
In all the world
You'll never find a love as true as mine.
You will always be the
miracle that makes my life complete,
And as long as there's a
breath in me, I'll make yours just as sweet.
As we look into the
future, it's as far as we can see,
So let's make each tomorrow be
the best that it can be.
I cross my heart and promise to
Give all I've got to give
To
make all your dreams come true.
In all the world
You'll never find a love as true as mine.
And if along the way we
find a day it starts to storm,
You've got the promise of my love
to keep you warm.
In all the world you'll never find a love as
true as mine,
A love as true as mine.
I
cross my heart and promise to
Give all I've got to give
To
make all your dreams come true.
In all the world
You'll never find a love as true as mine.
"I love you, Mr. Grissom."
"And I love you, Mrs. Grissom."
Just as their mouths were about to touch, someone bumped into them.
"Sorry."
Turning, Catherine found Greg dancing with Lindsey. She smiled to herself as she watched. Lindsey had the biggest crush on Greg, and she was thankful he was playing along. And he seemed to be having fun with it. Off to her right, Sara was dancing with Nick, her crush only slightly less obvious than Lindsey's. Catherine turned her eyes back to Gil's, and knew that every word in the song they were dancing to was true.
"Would you like to try that again?"
"But of course." She grinned, "Maybe we will actually succeed this time. They say practice makes perfect."
"Indeed they do."
He smiled back at her, and their lips moved slowly towards each other, the kiss surprisingly gentle. The passion could wait for the honeymoon. Right now the only thing conveyed was an infinite amount of love that would last a million lifetimes.
A love as true as mine
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The End!
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