Chapter Eleven
A Celebration of Happiness
Part Two
Tomorrow morning if you wake up
And the sun does not appear,
I will be here.
If in the dark we lose sight of love,
Hold my hand and have no fear,
'Cause I will be here.
I will be here when you feel like being quiet;
When you need to speak your mind, I will listen.
And I will be here when the laughter turns to crying;
Through the winning, losing, and trying, we'll be together,
'Cause I will be here.
Tomorrow morning if you wake up
And the future is unclear,
I will be here.
As sure as seasons are made for change,
Our lifetimes are made for years,
So I will be here.
I will be here when you feel like being quiet;
When you need to speak your mind, I will listen.
And I will be here when the laughter turns to crying;
Through the winning, losing, and trying, we'll be together,
'Cause I will be here.
I will be here, and you can cry on my shoulder;
When the mirror tells us we're older, I will hold you.
And I will be here to watch you grow in beauty,
And tell you all the things you are to me;
I will be here.
I will be true to the promise I have made,
To you and to the One who gave you to me.
I will be here
And just as sure as seasons are made for change
Our lifetimes are made for years
So I will be here
We'll be together
I will be here
(I will be here by Steven Curtis Chapman)
The bridesmaids made their way up the aisle as Lucky, Connor, and Nikolas waited by the altar for Theresa and Luis to make their way up the aisle.
Finally Theresa began to walk up the aisle with her beloved brother at her side. They slowly made their way as Theresa gazed upon the family and friends that had gathered for the occasion.
She finally made her way to the end where Lucky was waiting for his bride. He smiled brightly at her and Theresa had a bright smile on her face as well.
The priest, the same one who had married them months before, approached them and asked, "Who gives this woman to this man?"
"I do," Luis said as he gave Lucky Theresa's hand.
The two of them turned toward the priest together. He smiled and began. "Dearly beloved, we are gathered here to renew the vows of our brother and sister Lucas and Theresa. Five months ago, I first joined these two wonderful people in holy matrimony in a small ceremony. Almost three months ago I baptized their beautiful little girls. Their love in this time has grown ever stronger and now they are here before us, rededicating themselves to each other."
Fox continued to search PC for the right church and finally arrived outside St. Timothy's. He quickly parked and ran out of the car. He rushed up to the doors, hoping that he wasn't too late
"I, Theresa Maria Lopez-Fitzgerald, take thee, Lucas Lorenzo Spencer Jr., once again, for my lawful wedded husband, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death do us part and thereto I pledge thee my troth."
"I, Lucas Lorenzo Spencer Jr., take thee, Theresa Maria Lopez-Fitzgerald, once again, for my lawful wedded wife, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death do us part and thereto I pledge thee my troth."
Fox swung open the doors to see the ceremony already taking place. But he still had a chance, or so he thought. He rushed to the last pew and called out, "Theresa!"
Theresa turned toward the sight of the man she once loved standing in the back of the church. The thoughts that were running through her mind were not of Fox, though. They were of Lucky and her love for him. She nodded to her brothers and her father and all three men headed to the back of the church and threw Fox out.
Theresa sighed when her brothers and father resumed their places. Lucky then nodded to the priest who continued the ceremony.
"The rings, please."
Nikolas took the rings off of the pillow held by EM and placed them on the bible, where they were blessed.
Lucky took Theresa's ring and placed it on her finger, giving his vow. "With this ring, I thee wed, once again, in token and pledge of my constant faith and abiding love."
Theresa then took Lucky's ring and placed it on his finger, giving her vow. "With this ring, I thee wed, once again, in token and pledge of my constant faith and abiding love."
"By the power vested in me by the sovereign state of New York, I now pronounce you, once again, as husband and wife. Whom God had joined together let no man put asunder. You may kiss the bride."
Lucky didn't hesitate. He leaned down and kissed Theresa passionately. When they parted, the love shown in their eyes was pure and true.
"May I present, once again, Mr. And Mrs. Lucas Spencer Jr.!"
Lucky and Theresa turned to their assorted family and friends with smiles on their faces before they walked down the aisle to the sounds of the same "Ave Maria" that joined them together months before.
Fox watched as the happy couple left the church among a throng of happy family and friends with tears flowing down his face. He knew the minute that Theresa had him thrown out of the church that he had lost her forever.
Fox couldn't turn away from the sight of the happy couple and their family. Lucky held Lily in his arms while Theresa held Laurel while EM stood in front of them. Luke, Laura, Skye, Martin, and Pilar stood behind them as a photographer took a picture of them. Emily, Nikolas, Paloma, Luis, Sheridan, Miguel, Charity, Lulu, Connor, Mary and little Maria joined them as they had another picture taken.
Fox finally turned away as Lucky and Theresa got into a limo and headed off to their reception. His heart was crushed by the sights he had seen today. He had truly lost Theresa forever.
The reception was held on the Haunted Star in the newly renovated ballroom. Luke and Skye happily watched as everyone enjoyed themselves as they all congratulated the happy couple. One wedding down, one to go, Luke thought. He and Skye finally decided to set the date for their wedding and Nikolas and Emily were waiting until after their twins were born to set the date for their own wedding.
Laura and Luke had talked a lot since her recovery and they agreed to raise Lulu together, but to go their separate ways romantically. Laura and Skye had talked a lot as well and were becoming good friends. Laura was helping Skye develop a relationship with her future stepdaughter.
Lucky got along well with his future stepmother and loved the fact that she loved her three future stepgrandchildren and couldn't get enough of them.
One week after Laura's escape, everyone helped capture a crazy Heather and Steven quickly signed the papers to send his mother to Ferncliff, where he made sure that she wouldn't escape to wreck havoc on the Spencer family.
Laura and Skye had become partners and began to get Deception running again and were in the middle of the new Face of Deception campaign. Many young women had come and had done a layout of pictures for Laura and Skye to look over. Theresa was helping between her classes with the process, as well as having many of the young women modeling her designs in their layouts. Her dream was even closer to coming true.
Lucky and Theresa mingled happily with their family and friends. Ric came up to them at that moment. "Congratulations you two!"
"Thank you Ric! We're glad you could make it!" Theresa exclaimed, hugging her cousin.
"I wouldn't have missed it. I'm enjoying myself, except for aunt Pilar's lectures," Ric said.
"Well, get used to it. Now that mama knows you, you'll be lectured by her for the rest of your life," Theresa said.
"I'll get used to it, I guess," Ric said.