Part Three: Dreams Turn Into Reality

Nothing had ever felt more natural to Nikolas than sitting in this dark room on this couch, holding this woman to him. This woman who had been broken and put back together far too many times in her young life...a woman who's shattered strength he now held onto as tightly as she held onto him.

"Em?"

"Yeah?"

"…do you love me?"

"…more than ever. Why?"

"…because…well…will you marry me?"

Emily sat up, just staring into his eyes. "Are you…serious?"

Nikolas looked down at their hands, intertwined, and whispered a simple, "Yes".

"I can't believe that they made it. You are truly destined to be together." Elizabeth began. "They asked me to pick the first dance song, and I chose Tim McGraw and the Dancehall Doctor's All We Ever Find. Because they've found each other, time and time again. I can go back to the days where Emily crushed on Nikolas, and Nikolas didn't seem to care. I can go forward in time a little to say that Nikolas fell in love with the woman Emily had become, whereas Emily felt that it wasn't real. A year apart, and both came back into each others lives through horrible complications, but they seemed to work it out. I am honored to be apart of their wedding day… and now the best man would like to say something".

"Thanks Liz. That was sweet. My best friend and my brother, what can I say? Both of you have flipped my life upside down, for the better. Emily has always been my little 'brat', and it didn't surprise me that Nikolas could make her happy – he does have a title after all." Nikolas shook his head at Lucky as the whole ballroom clapped in amusement. "My brat deserves a fairy tale, and I always told her she'd someday get it. I'm just glad my brother wasn't giving up, or I would have had to do some Spencer damage control. I wish them both the best, wherever they may live, whatever they may do. Cheers!"

After raising their glasses, the guests cleared a circle in the middle of the ballroom as the bride and groom walked out to their first dance as a married couple.

Say exactly how you feel
Right now you're free to say it all
There is no one here to judge you
I only love you
You're free to close your eyes and fall
You can trust me, this is real
Say exactly how you feel

"Don't you…don't you know that I love you?" Nikolas asked, thinking back.

"I can't believe that day, what I said. I'm sorry I was scared."

Tell me all your dreams
And what you think love means
We'll lock the world outside
Embrace the gift of time
Promising forever
Knowing that this momen
t Might be all we ever find

"Baby, its alright. No matter how you feel, you can always be honest with me."

"I know that…now."

Every breath of who you are
Tells a story that I love
I have finally found the truth
In what I see in you
And what I feel with every touch
The simple beauty of your heart
In every breath of who you are…

"Are you sure you didn't want anyone else?" Emily asked, finally looking into his eyes. "…I mean, are you happy you chose me?"

Nikolas replied with a solemn oath, "You are my dream, you're always and forever the one for me. The story of you I can live with, no matter how 'screwed up' you may think you are."

Tell me all your dreams
And what you think love means
We'll lock the world outside
Embrace the gift of time
Promising forever
Knowing that this moment
Might be all we ever find

"So where do you want to go?"

"Anywhere. As long as we're together."

"Well, I think I can do that."

Tell me all your dreams And what you think love means We'll lock the world outside Embrace the gift of time Promising forever Knowing that this moment Might be all we ever find

Minutes went by as they flew across the floor.

"…Thank you."

"For what, Em?"

"Promising forever."

Promising foreve
Knowing that this moment
Might be all we ever find

Tim McGraw & The DanceHall Doctors / All We Ever Find