Chapter Eleven
A Celebration of Happiness
Part One
Weeks later
He is now to be among you at the calling of your hearts
Rest assured this troubador is acting on his part
The union of your spirits here has caused him to remain
For whenever two or more of you are gathered in his name
There is love
There is love
Well a man shall leave his mother
And a woman leave her home
They shall travel on to where
the two shall be as one
As it was in the beginning is now and till the end
Woman draws her life from man and gives it back again
and there is love
there is love
Well then what's to be the reason for becoming man and wife
Is it love that brings you here or love that brings you life
Well if lovings you the answer, then who's the giving for
do you believe in something that you've never seen before
And there is love
There is love
There is love
The marriage of your spirits here has caused him to remain
For whenever two or more of you are gathered in his name
There is love
There is love
(There is Love by the James Last Orchestra)
Theresa, Mary, Skye, Laura, and Emily were closeted in Carly and Sonny's room in their penthouse, getting ready for the renewal of vows of Lucky and Theresa. Carly came into the room where Theresa is sitting in front of the vanity while Laura and Mary did her hair and helped her with her makeup.
Mary had been forgiven for everything she had done and she herself had cursed Helena profusely. And it was just the thing that put Helena right where she belonged, six feet under. After Mary and Connor had fully confronted the old witch, she had a heart attack and had died. Their family was now truly free of her influence.
Connor had taken the Cassadine name and both he and Nikolas went in front of the Cassadine family board and now both men ran Cassadine Industries.
Mary enjoyed the friendship she had built with her sister-in-law and her future sister-in-law, as well as with her mother-in-law. She loved the relationship that had formed with her brothers-in law as well.
Both women had Theresa's hair done in a French twist with the lace mantilla clipped onto it. Her wedding dress was the same gorgeous gown that Mary had worn in her wedding to Connor.
"Oh, Resa, you look so beautiful! You are the perfect Spencer bride," Laura said to her daughter-in-law.
"Yes, my Theresita is so beautiful in that gorgeous gown," came Pilar's voice from the doorway of the room.
"Mama! You made it!" Theresa exclaimed as she launched herself at her mother.
Pilar and Theresa embraced happily. "I wouldn't have missed this for the world, Theresa."
"Is Paloma here?" Theresa asked.
"Of course, Res. I wouldn't miss this either," Paloma said as she came into the room.
"Oh, Lomes. You look wonderful!" Theresa exclaimed. Paloma was very beautiful in a gorgeous rose-colored gown that made her appear older than she was.
"You look beautiful as welll, Res. That is a gorgeous gown! Where did you get it?" Paloma asked.
"You could say that we're starting a family tradition. It was Mary's gown from when she married Connor and now I'm wearing it to renew my vows to Lucky," Theresa explained.
"That's a nice tradition. Are you going to wear it as well, Emily?" Paloma asked.
"I might, if I can't wear Lila's gown for my wedding to Nikolas," Emily said.
Paloma smiled at Emily, who was sitting down on a chair. The young woman was almost six months pregnant with twin boys.
Lucky, Nikolas, Luke, Connor, and Sonny were gathered in Lucky and Theresa's penthouse, ready for the ceremony when Luis, Miguel, and Martin walked into the room.
"Hello guys!" Luis greeted.
"Hey Luis! I'm glad you made it! And Miguel, Resa has been so worried about you going after Charity. I'm glad you made it here as well," Lucky said.
"Well, I found Charity and she's waiting for me downstairs. She needs her rest with how she's feeling right now. She's six months pregnant with our first child!" Miguel exclaimed.
"Congratulations! Do you know what it's going to be yet?" Nikolas asked.
"We're having a girl!" Miguel announced.
"That's wonderful! The twins are going to love her," Lucky said.
"So, where are those nieces of mine?" Luis asked.
"Lulu took them with her earlier to aunt Bobbie's brownstone. And EM is in his room," Lucky said.
EM came out of his room at that moment, dressed in a suit similar to the one his stepfather was wearing. But these days, it really wasn't stepfather anymore. EM had started calling him daddy in the past few months and it was legally true. Lucky had officially adopted the little boy a few months before and it meant EM's last name was now Spencer.
"Daddy, I can't get my tie right!" EM exclaimed.
"Come here. I'll fix it," Lucky said, crouching down to his son's level.
EM stepped over and Lucky fixed his tie. "There you go. You are one handsome young Spencer," Lucky said, slightly mussing EM's hair.
EM smiled, then noticed his uncles and his grandfather were in the room. "Uncle Luis! Uncle Miguel! Grandpa Martin! You're here!"
"Did you think we would miss this, little man? Not a chance," Miguel said as he bent down to embrace his nephew. Luis followed suit and they both got a hardy embrace from their nephew. Martin waited until they were done and bent down and embraced his grandson.
Connor checked his watch and looked at his younger brother, "We'd better get to the church before the women get there."
Lucky nodded. He led the way as they all headed out of the penthouse and out of the towers where a limo awaited them.
They all got in and headed off to St. Timothy's.
Not five minutes later, Theresa and the women emerged from Sonny and Carly's penthouse and headed down the stairs to where a limo awaited them and they also headed off to St. Timothy's.
Ten minutes later, they arrived and they all got out of the limo and grabbed Theresa's train and straightened it as she walked up the stairs of the church and laid it down as she walked in further.
The bridesmaids got into position as Luis linked arms before the processional music began.
Fox Crane sped through Port Charles, trying to locate the church where Theresa was going to be renewing her vows to her best friend. He had to stop her. He loved her and knew that only she could make him happy.
He pulled up in front of what he believed was the right church just as music began to play inside. He rushed out of the car and ran up to the front door of the church and opened it to see no one there, which made him realize that this wasn't the right church.
He rushed back out to the car and went in search of the right church, hoping that he would not be too late.