CHAPTER 3: THE BIG DAY
The big day had finally come for everyone there everyone had gotten up early to help out. Food was being prepared and last minute details were being set up. There was a very positive energy about the place and everyone was excited about this wedding.
Everyone was giving a helping hand whenever they could, there were a few small problems but nothing that was anything major and wasn't taken care of easily enough. It seemed like everyone was counting down to the final hour and by three o'clock everyone was getting ready.
Emma was in her wedding dress in her room at the moment with the girls pacing, "God there are days I wish I wasn't a telepath."
"Yeah all the bloody excitement is starting to get on my nerves too," Betsy added. She and the other bridesmaids were in elegant white gowns that had a different colored here or there in it. Jean had a red trim, Kitty pink and Betsy purple that thankfully matched her hair.
All morning long all three telepaths were on edge from all the high emotions running over the place. Even though they did their best to shut out all the voices like usual all the emotional levels still manage to influence them on a subconscious level.
Emma was already a bit emotional thanks to her pregnancy and this wasn't needed, normally she was calm and collect was now ready to jump out of her skin. She really wanted this to get on with it already and over with. She reached out with her mind to that bond with her soon to be husband and felt his much needed reassurance. She gave a small smile and took a breath to calm herself.
"Well it's nearly time," Jean stated seeing the clock set up in the room, "Think you can keep it together?" She joked to the blond who shot her a mock glare.
"Always," She straightened out and composed herself.
In Scott and Jean's room Vincent was getting into his tux. He was nervous as well and kept on trying to get the damn tie on. 'God damn it…Why can't I get these damn things on? I swear a woman had to come up with this because a guy can never think of something like this.'
Even though with a photographic memory he still had trouble with ties, they just never felt like they fit right to him and so he kept on fiddling with it. Which messed it up and so he had to start over, he really hated these things and he had been tempted to put on a clip on. But Emma frowned on those and made it quite clear when she picked up that thought she'd have none of that.
There was a quick knock on the door and in came in Scott followed he was surprised to see Mary. She looked beautiful as ever her long blond hair done up high and in a very nice blue dress. There had been a time where he would have had a heart attack at seeing her like this. But that was a long time ago, before he found Emma. Before he had found someone to help to partially fill in the large whole in his life.
"Hey she said you might need some help?" Scott asked him already in his own tux.
Mary smiled at seeing him trying to tie that thing on, "You never could get that right."
She walked over to help him out like she had before. After a few moments she finally managed to get it on straight, "There now don't you dare touch that."
Vince smiled a bit embarrassed, "Thanks."
Mary just sighed, "At least now you'll have a wife who will most likely be able to do this for you."
"Well I'll see you out there," Scott told them.
"Hey wait you go them?" Vince asked as something popped into his head at the last moment. Scott pulled out a small box in his pocket where the rings were and Vince sighed in relief. Then he noticed the look on Mary's face as she straightened out his suit. "Hey what is it?"
"Nothing…Just that I wish…"
He nodded his head and brought her into a hug, "Yeah I know…there are two people that I wish were here for this." Mary hugged him back wishing that the man that raised them both were here for this. She had always hoped to have Father Michaels marry her as well but sometimes life never worked out like you hoped.
She pulled back wiping her misty eyes, "Now come on, we got to get you married."
-Outside-
Everyone was taking their seats and dressed up as well. There was a minister up in the gazebo as everyone was in seats facing it. Benny was there talking with a couple of the mutants there getting to know the people that his long time friend lived with.
So far he was really getting along with Bobby and Jubilee. Bobby wore a simple black dress pants, jacket over a blue top. Jubilee was in a mainly yellow and white Chinese dress, with her hair down up with those chopstick-like things in her pun to hold the hair in.
"So you really made that?" The Canadian boy asked pointing to the ice statues that were around the place. There were a few of them around, but the life like version of Emma and Vince in a loving pose really caught everyone's attention.
Bobby looked proud at that, "Oh yeah, who knew I had such talent. I'm thinking that I could get a ton of cash by going into my own business. What do you think of 'Iceman's Ice sculptures'?"
"Cool."
"Hey cool is what I do," Bobby grinned at him. Jubilee just rolled her eyes at the two of them.
Mystique was also there in a black coattail dress, she was sitting next to Rogue who was actually out of her goth makeup for once. Her hair was slicked back with a green dress and wore only matching lipstick. She wanted to look a bit better for the wedding, although it had taken a lot of persuading, nagging and finally threatening to get Remy to get a decent suit.
He wanted to try this old ugly and wrinkled and slightly worn old one he got somewhere. So she had forced him to get a new one. In front of them were Kurt in his new suit that to her looked better then the one he wore at that dance with Amanda a few years back. Wanda was also there next to him in a nice red dress with black on it. She took wasn't in goth makeup and had taken the red dye out of her hair for the day.
She smiled seeing the two holding hands it was good to see him happy.
A few others were also in nicer dresses and suits. Ray was with his date with the blond twin Kali in her beautiful blue dress. In front of them were Roberto and her twin in a lovely black and red dress she had on. The twins were glad that their boyfriends had brought them to this since weddings were always a wonderful thing.
Beast and Sage were sitting together as well, as were Logan, Ororo and Laura with them almost like a family watching the event. Then everyone saw Vincent with Scott, Warren and Piotr show up. Vince took his place and noticed the smiled on the faces of his two friends and one of one of his mentors in life. His heart was hammering in his chest as he waited for this moment.
Everyone was waiting now as the moment they were all were waiting for was going to happen. At the back Jean with her powers hit the power on a small stereo system and the music of 'here comes the bride started up'. Everyone turned down the carpeted walkway to see Emma in her gorgeous wedding gown starting to walk down it with Xavier next to her.
She had asked him to give her away for the wedding and he had been honored to do it. Emma felt that Xavier was the perfect man she wanted to fill that role. There was no way she would want her own father for this, not after all the hell he put through the entire family. Behind her came Jean, then Betsy and finally Kitty.
A few people had cameras going to capture the moment and Emma smiled as the moment was happening. She felt like she was living a dream, for so long she had lived in darkness that at moments like this she couldn't believe they were happening. Vincent was drinking ever moment into his mind this was something he would treasure for the rest of his life.
Emma went up the steps and faced him as the girls went off to the side. The Minister who was actually someone that they had found who had no problem with mutants, that is after eight other tries. He cleared his throat and Jean hit the power switch to the music. "We are gathered here to witness one of the holiest and most sacred events that a man and woman can go through."
"Today Emma Frost and Vincent Freeman are here to join in holy wedlock. We are here to witness them pledging their lives to each other and to unit each other. If there are any objections to this union I would ask you to speak up now please."
Emma took a look out there behind the veil, she knew no one would. Although she did do a light scan, if anyone even thought about doing that as a joke they would get a major mental blast from her. Thankfully for them no one spoke up.
"The bride and groom have informed me they have written their own vows."
Emma was up first and she took his hands, "Vincent for the first time in my life…I know what love is. For so long my life was so empty, surrounded by darkness that if I had stayed in that life I would have been lost in it. My life would have been nothing but pain, anger, hatred and cold."
"You helped me out of that life, you showed me compassion, understanding, and above all you loved me. Not for my looks, my money or power…for me, the real me deep inside." She stopped a moment feeling the emotions rise up in her. Thinking about her life before him and what he gave her.
"You gave light to my life and I will always love you."
Vincent smiled as he felt the depth of her words in his heart with their bond. A few of the others had smiles on their faces and a few of the girls looked like their eyes were getting a bit misty. He hoped his was good enough for this. He went through ten drafts before he got to this one he was going to use.
"Emma, in a few of my worst moments in my life you were there for me. You cared for me and helped me to go on." He was referring to the torture suffered and the mourning of the death of Father Michaels. He knew he wouldn't have gone so well without her.
"You were my angel of mercy sent to me. With you I found a woman whose life mirrored my own, someone who understood the pain and the loneliness. You captured my heart and I found my other half. In my life I have suffered and lost so much, there is so much missing in my life I feel as thought I have a great hole in me that will never been filled."
"But with you that painful hole is filling up, you make my pain go away and you also have given light to the darkest parts of my soul. I love you for your strength, your courage, your understanding of me and for your heart. I know that deep inside despite all the hardships is a good heart that cares."
Emma felt the lump in her throat returning to her and tried not to cry at his words. He was the only person in her life other then her departed brother who would say such things about her and still mean them. "Emma I love you, you are my soul, my life and my heart."
By now a few girls were wiping a few tears from their faces, Kitty among them and she hoped on her wedding day she could hear words like that. The minister nodded then, "Then let us have the rings please."
Scott reached into his pocket for them and handed them to Vincent. His hands were no longer shaking, in fact all the nervousness left him and it was like he was experiencing this on another level. It was like he was part of the moment now. He gave her one ring and took her hand.
"Repeat after me, with this ring I thee wed. In sickness and in health, for richer or poorer, for now until death do you part."
Vince nodded his head repeating the words as she slipped on the gold ring onto her finger. The ring had a unique stylized engraving out the outside of it but on the inside of each of them were the words 'Two hearts, one forever'. Emma repeated the words as she slipped on his ring, for a moment it was like all time stopped.
She was caught in the moment as she looked up into his light blue eyes, as she smiled behind the veil. But the moment was lost as the minister said those final words. "I now pronounce you man and wife. You may kiss the bride."
Vince smiled as he reached up and pulled the veil up and over her head seeing her beautiful face there. He leaned in forward and captured her lips with his own. And with that it was official, they were husband and wife.
Everyone clapped and cheered them on as the two continued to kiss. In fact the two of them lasted longer then the applause causing a few small laughs. The minister cleared his throat and the two stopped but their eyes never left one another.
-Inside the mansion-
By now things were moved inside the mansion, the music room had been turned into a banquet hall for them. There was one long table and a few smaller ones, as well as music set up and a space for dancing set aside for later on.
They were having the dinner when Scott decided that as best man it was his time to give the speech. He hit his knife against the glass and everyone started to take notice of him. He stood up and smiled, "Well I think it's time we had a toast to the happy couple."
Everyone smiled waiting to see what he would talk about. "And they are a very unique couple at that. Both came from totally different backgrounds and yet they found love in each other. Personally I think the two compliment each other. Vincent is flexible, easy to get along with and Emma compliments that, but they also have many things in common."
"Like how stubborn they can both get," This caused a few laughs remember a few times when both of them refused to let up on a subject. "Also somewhat scary when angry too." That got a better laugh as there was a little debate on who was scarier when angry.
"Also a love it seems for spur of the moment acts of…emotion," He said and everyone knew where this was going. Emma and Vince were two of the more 'energetic' lovers at the mansion at the moment. Vince with his boundless amounts of energy and Emma was a very sexual person when mixed together had interesting results.
"I think we all remember when the New Mutants found those white thong panties in the Danger Room one day." Scott commented and that got the biggest laugh as Emma had a small smirk while Vince blushed.
"And I never did get those back to whoever is keeping them," Emma adding in her own joke.
Scott smiled and got a bit more serious, "But anyway, you two deserve each other. We all wish you the best of luck on your new life together and for the little one on the way." Everyone raised their glasses to Scott and drank with him.
After dinner there was desert, a multilayered cake was brought in and of course the couple had the first bit as they cut a slice for each other. Vince picked up the small piece and feed it to Emma, then he got a grin and lightly dipped the top onto her nose putting frosting on it.
This was a nice source of amusement and Emma decided to get him back and took her cake and gently placed the entire top onto his face. This got so many laughs that a few people had to sit down, Vince just smiled as he wiped what was on his face with his hand and ate it.
After that there was the dancing. It started with couples but mainly everyone kind of switched now and then. Laura who didn't like wearing the dress and liked dancing even less, she was perfectly happy to just sit with Mystique and watch as Ororo managed to talk Logan into dancing with her. He looked like he wasn't much for it either but he seemed to be good at it.
"You not dancing?" Mystique asked watching her children have fun and making sure Remy's hand on Rogue's back didn't go any lower then it was now and then.
Laura just shrugged, "Not much of a dancer, I could ask you that too."
The blue skinned shape shifter just smiled back and her and nodding, conceding her point. She didn't really feel like dancing either and she was just happy enough to watch them.
Vince and Emma were dancing when Benny and Mary who were dancing together moved over to them, "Mind if we switch?" She asked them.
"Not at all," Emma said going with Benny who tried very hard not to notice how the taller woman's chest was so close to his face. He also tried not to think certain thoughts about his best friend's wife. Mary went with her long time friend.
"Well I have to congratulate you Mr. Freeman," She joked with him, he smiled back at her.
"Thanks, I'm glad that you all could come here with this. I really wanted you all to be here."
"We couldn't miss this for the world." She told him as he kissed her forehead.
Xavier and Kensuke were glad to sit out and watch the others as well from their spot. The two older men were happy to just watch and they got along very well with each other too. Jamie was dancing with Rahne although this was the first close dancing he'd done with her.
She looked so beautiful with her hair streaked down in her flowing green dress, it really matched her eyes. He had told her as such making her blush, which looked really cute on her too. They were both a little tentative at first. Rahne had never been this close to a boy and feeling that hand on her waist made her blush a bit. He was too but as they danced on the two became closer and closer and more used to it. By now she was pressed up against him resting her head on his shoulder, to Jamie this was the best part of his day.
Everyone was having a great time but after a couple of hours the music was stopped and Emma had all the girls gather together.
"Okay everyone, get ready," Emma told them. It was time for the bouquet. Emma was in one area as all the girls were behind her a few were really looking forward to catching it. Emma threw it over her shoulder and most of the girls tried to reach up for it, it bounced off a few hands and to everyone's surprise it landed on Rogue who hadn't actually been trying to catch it.
She had just gone along with it and was off to the side, no one was more surprised then her to see that she had it. Her face went bright red but she quickly threw it away, there was no way that she was going to be 'next' as the superstition went. She didn't notice Remy sigh a bit in relief at that, as it landed in Kelsey's grasp. She smiled happily to herself and she unlike Rogue wouldn't pass up the change to keep it.
"Okay now for the guys," Emma called out as Vince brought out a chair. She moved the dress and put up a bare slender leg on it with a white garter belt on the leg. Vince ran his hands a little over her leg and she grinned at him. He helped to take it off and there were a few whistles about it but he just shot them a mock glare and he handed it over to Emma.
"Here you go boys!" She called out and threw it blindly into the men. Everyone was looking where it went and when the boys parted there were laughs at the sight of Kurt trying to get it off his ear. Apparently it had caught on it. The sight made Mystique laugh, and it was the first real laugh she had in a long time at the embarrassed look Kurt had on his face.
Wanda came over and plucked it from him, "I'll keep this safe."
"Uh…yeah good idea," He said still feeling his face all warm and was glad that his face hid his blushing.
Then she leaned in close, "How about I save this for a little special time?" Kurt grinned as images of her all nicely dressed up for a romantic night in a bed came to mind.
The party went on for another hour but after that everyone wanted to go to bed, the clean up would come the next day. So far the day had been perfect for everyone, as many went to their rooms, some not alone. In the newly weds room however Vincent was on the bed only in his boxers as he waited for his wife.
'My wife…God I love the sound of that,' He thought to himself as he waited to see Emma walk out only in silky nightgown that only went down to her thighs. He smiled seeing her walk towards him and sit down, she didn't say a word she didn't have to. Emma leaned on top of him kissing him on the face and running her hands over his chest.
He reached up to caress her arms. They both had been waiting for this to consecrate their marriage together. He felt her mouth on his, her slender and delicate fingers on his chest. She shifted her weight onto him and he felt her full breasts pressed up against him.
He moaned feeling her for the first time in days, they had held off for this and both of them wanted to enjoy this moment. His hands went down and pulled the gown up to her waist and gripped her pare ass. She wasn't wearing any underwear.
Emma moaned out his name as she rubbed her body against his. She had denied herself the pleasure of him for too long. She needed him, she wanted him and she was going to have him. She sat up and pulled off the garment and threw it aside. He looked up into the beauty that was his wife as he took in her image.
He looked at her long blond hair, blue eyes, high cheekbones, and her full lips. He looked down to her slender neck, to her full breasts to her stomach. To where their child was growing in her and he reached out to rub his hands over that area. Emma leaned her hair back and sighed as she could feel his growing excitement as she rubbed her crotch against his feeling the muscle there harden.
He reached up to gently caress and fondle her breasts, they were still a little sensitive at the moment but she didn't care she only wanted him. After some more foreplay they both had had enough. She helped him out of his boxers as she kissed him deeply pressing her naked form against his.
He rolled her over onto her back and looked into her eyes. "I love you Miss. Emma Frost-Freeman."
She smiled at that, feeling like him saying it made it more official then any paper, or minister ever could. "I lover you too Mr. Vincent Freeman…Now my husband let's not waist anymore time with words." She said caressing his face over the scared side.
He kissed her as he entered into her body causing his wife to arch up and moan into him. They two of them made love to each other that night for the first time as husband and wife and it wouldn't be the last time either. But this night was their wedding night and it would always be one of their most treasured memories together.
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