Chapter 20: Vows

Ashley was a nervous wreck. Today she was to marry the love of her life and she was nervous. However, it wasn't helping with the corset design dress she picked out. She winced as Cassie pulled the corset tight. "Cassie, not too tight, I need to breath," Ashley insisted.

"Sorry, why did you choose a corset wear anyways?" She asked.

"It sounded like a good idea at the time," Ashley replied.

Cassie finished the corset and Ashley stepped back.

Her dress was a Strapless gown with sweetheart neckline features an asymmetrical front drape and corset back. The dress was embellished with Swarovski crystals, glass beads, sequins, seed beads, pearls and simulated crystals.

Around her neck she was wearing the necklace Andros gave her with pearl earrings. Her tiara made like a halo around the bun in her hair. The tiara was filled with pearls and they were attached to a silver wire to the tiara. Attached to her tiara was the veil that ended to the middle of her back.

Cassie smiled as she looked at the necklace around her neck. "Ashley, Andros dropped this by before you arrived," she informed. She held up a box and Ashley opened it.

"Oh my gosh!" She gasped.

Inside the box was a pearl choker and a pearl bracelet. Under the bracelet and necklace, she saw a note. She picked it up and started reading it.

Ashley,

These belonged to Aiko. I know it would be fitting if your mom gave them to you, but she gave them to me just before I turned evil. She wanted me to keep them away until either her or your wedding day. I'll see you at the altar.

Andros

Ashley removed the necklace Andros gave her and had Cassie put the choker on and she pulled on her gloves before pulling on the bracelet. She looked over at the shawl Asta gave her to wear. Asta told her she wore it the day she married Alejandro and she would be honored to see her wearing it when she married Andros.

The shawl was embroidered with burgundy, sage greens, and dusky rose embroidered floral design. Ashley looked over at Karone, Cassie, and Tanya with a smile on her face.

Their dresses were Strapless slim A-line dress with asymmetric drape accented with crystal beading and sequin. Karone and Cassie were wearing pink and Tanya were wearing yellow.

"Well, are you ready?" Cassie asked. Ashley took a deep breath and nodded.

"As ready as I'll ever be," she replied.

The girls smiled before they left the room.

Andros was fidgeting with his tie when Zhane got up and walked over to him. "Here, Andros, let me help," he laughed. Andros closed his eyes as Zhane fixed the tie.

"How did you learn how to put one these earth ties on?" Andros asked.

"Lots and lots of practice, thanks to the help from Carlos," Zhane replied.

Zhane finished and patted his shoulder. "This is it, man, how do you feel?" He asked. Andros took a deep breath.

"I feel like that something's going to happen," he replied.

T. J. laughed slightly. "Nothing's going to happen," Carlos assured him. Andros nodded and took a deep breath.

"Don't worry, I have the ring," Zhane added.

"That's a relief," Andros mumbled.

They were all wearing similar tuxedos, the only difference was that their Ranger colors were shown on their ties, but Andros and Ashley agreed that they had their friends one way or another wear their Ranger colors.

Andros pulled his hair back in a half-ponytail and knew that everything was going to be okay. He was soon going to take Ashley as his wife and he was going to make her the happiest woman in the universe. He stood up when Frank came in. "Boys, it's time to go," he informed. They nodded before following Ashley's father out of the room.

Ashley's dream was coming true, the outside wedding she dreamt of having was right in front of her, and she smiled to see Andros and their friends waiting. Frank walked over and held onto his daughter's arm. "You're going to be a great wife, sweetie," he murmured. He kissed her cheek and Ashley smiled.

"Thanks, daddy," she answered.

Ashley then saw Asta and Gina sitting near the front, Gina was already in tears, but Asta had a huge smile on her face.

Once the music started, Andros's eyes widened when he saw how beautiful Ashley looked. She looked like an angel and he still couldn't believe that after all this time of waiting and all this pain, they were finally going to be together forever. Once Ashley and her father reached the altar, the minister looked at them. "Who gives this woman to this man?" He asked.

"I do, Franklin Richard Hammond," Frank replied.

He then kissed Ashley's cheek before placing her hand in Andros's. Frank held onto their hands and looked at them. "Stay together and love each other to no end," he instructed. Then he let their hands go to sit by his wife.

As the ceremony went on, Andros took a deep breath as the vows came. He held onto Ashley's hands and looked into her face. The minister handed him a ring and Andros lifted Ashley's hand. As he started to slip the ring onto her finger, he said his vows. "I Andros, take you Ashley to be my wife, to share both good times and bad times, side by side. I give you my hand, and my heart, and hope that my love will always be a safe haven for you. Just as this circle is without end, my love for you is eternal. Just as it is made of a permanent metal, my commitment to you is forever. With this ring, I thee wed," he vowed. Ashley smiled as she took the other ring, held Andros's hand up, and started saying her vows as she slipped the ring onto his finger.

"I Ashley, take you Andros to be my husband, to share both good times and bad times, side by side. I give you my hand, and my heart, and hope that my love will always be a safe haven for you. Just as this circle is without end, my love for you is eternal. Just as it is made of a permanent metal, my commitment to you is forever. With this ring, I thee wed," she vowed.

Andros smiled as he reached over and wiped the stray tear from her face. "I love you," he told her.

"I love you too," she answered.

The minister smiled at the two of them. "By the powers invested in me in the state of California, I now pronounce you husband and wife," the minister announced. Andros wrapped his arms around Ashley's waist and pulled her into a kiss. When they pulled back, Ashley laughed slightly as she wrapped her arms around his neck in a hug. Andros hugged her back and sighed. This was the happiest moment of his life and he wasn't going to let anything ruin it.