*I can't believe we're at chapter 50! I hope you like this one because this is a big chapter for our couple!
The Big Day!
(Iris POV)
It's the next day, Steve and I are getting married tomorrow and I am starting to get a bit overwhelmed with planning it. I have only been to a couple of weddings and I never thought I would ever get married...I don't know what I am doing or know where to start and Steve's not much help either, he was already gone when I woke up this morning and I haven't seen him yet, I am trying not to freak myself out but failing miserably and to make things even harder the only source of internet I have here is on my phone and it is very shitty service here.
As I am looking at my phone, trying to find a wedding dress Steve walks in, "finally." I sigh in relief.
"Are you okay?" He asks me.
"No! Steve, I'm trying to stay calm here but I am starting to get overwhelmed with all of this. I don't know what I am doing, I need your help." I say in one breath.
"Whoa whoa, first relax and take a deep breath," He instructs taking my hands as he makes me inhale and exhale, "and second...I don't think I can help you, I mean I'm still trying to get a tux and find a place to get married at."
"But..." I start to get upset, again getting overwhelmed until he stops me.
"I think I know who can help you out." He interrupts.
I don't know what he's talking about but he goes to the front door and opens it up wide and in walks in Amber and Renee. I'm complete shocked, my mouth flies open and we all squeal like a bunch of teenagers, Steve has to cover his ears we're so loud. I run up to them and hug them so tight.
"I can't believe your here!" I told them, then playfully hit Steve, "Is this what you were doing this morning!?
"Yes...when I picked up Luna last night I told them I was going to propose and they told me to update them and I did this morning and...I knew you wanted them here." I just smile at him and hug him tight, "thank you." I whisper in his ear, he rubs my back.
The second I woke up this morning I wanted to call and tell them everything about last night but I didn't know if I could and I wanted them at my wedding so much, they are the closest thing I could actually call family. "Your welcome," he whispers in my ear.
He's smiling as we pull apart from each other, "there's actually more."
"More?"
"Yeah, they also told me that the night they came after you, someone came to their apartment asking if you were there," he informs me.
"What?" I shockingly asked, getting worried for them.
"Yeah, we didn't tell them anything, we didn't exactly know what to say." Amber mentions.
"So, I thought it would be best to get them out of there just in case and this way they can also stay with you while I was gone, so you weren't alone." I don't say anything, I just hug him again, he's so thoughtful! "Okay, now I wasn't lying when I said I still have to get a tux and find a place, so I will be back. You girls have fun," I give him a kiss and he leaves.
After Steve shuts the door the girls and I hug again and once again squealed like teenagers, "I can't believe your getting married!" Renee excitedly said as I show them my ring.
"I know...I never thought I would." I smiled.
"Iris, we are so happy for you..." Amber chimes in, we were all getting emotional, none of us ever thought I could ever be this happy, "but when we said you deserved to be with a good man like Captain America we didn't exactly mean THE Captain America." She joked.
"I know...it's crazy." I could only say.
"Come on, we got a lot of work to do, I mean your wedding is tomorrow after all," Renee replies as she pulls out several different wedding books, I sigh in relief and happy to know I could plan my wedding with my best friends!
"Wait, how am I going to get a dress though? We can't leave the cabin."
"Don't worry I already got you covered." I hear a voice behind me, it's Maria.
I again get a big smile on my face and hug her tight, I'm so happy that she was able to be a part of my wedding, we had become so close these last four months, "I'm so glad your here."
"Steve told me this morning and thought you could use some help." She explains, "I gotta say Iris, you got that man wrapped around your finger" I couldn't help but grin.
"Well come on, we don't have much time." Amber chimed in.
Wedding Day!
I wake up to Steve giving me a little kiss on the cheek, today's the big day! We are getting married, I still can't believe it. Yes this was all happening so fast but like I told him after he proposed I wanted to make sure before he had to leave again that he was my husband...especially after what happened to him the last time he left...you just never know what could happen and I know he wouldn't hesitate to sacrifice himself for me or anyone for that matter.
"We're getting married today." He breathes in my ear.
"I know," I smile as I turn around to face him and put my hand on his cheek and bring his face down to mine, he caresses my cheek as well. He pulls away, gets up and starts to put his pants on, "where do you think your going? I wasn't finished kissing you yet Mister." I spoke with a pout on my face.
"Sorry" He says as he gives me a quick peck on the lips, "I just thought you and your friends would like some breakfast."
"Your going to make my friends breakfast?" I softly ask him.
"Of course." He replies as he continues getting dressed.
I can't stop staring at him, God I love this man! The fact that he would think about making my friends breakfast, I swear sometimes I don't think he's real and that he is just a imaginary guy in my head. No one should be this perfect! I don't know what I did to deserve him!
After Steve made us all breakfast he left for a little bit to finish up some last minute things for tonight, the girls help me with my hair and make-up but as I am about to put my wedding dress on there is a knock at the door, Amber answers it. "Hey, is it okay to talk to Iris for a minute?" I hear Steve's voice.
"Um, yeah, she's not dressed yet, come on in." She says as she lets him in.
"We'll give you a minute." Renee replies as they both leave the room and shut the door.
"What's up?" I asked a little worried as I sit down on the side of the bed and he sits beside me and holds my hand.
"Well...there's a little snag with our plans today." He starts to say.
"What do you mean?"
"We found him, he's been seen in Sokovia, they want us to leave immediately."
"Meaning...we have to postpone the wedding?" I ask very disappointingly, I was trying everything to not get too upset but I know I am failing to do so.
"No we're getting married today..." He very quickly spoke with conviction.
"Don't scare me like that!" I playfully hit him, " then what's the snag then?"
"...I have to leave right after the wedding...I was hoping to at least take you on our honeymoon first but...I am afraid that's going to have to wait until I come back." He told me very delicately.
"That's okay...I don't need a honeymoon...just as long as I get to marry you." I stroke his cheek. "That's all that matters me to."
"Your amazing." He sighs as he strokes my cheek, gives me a kiss and then rests his forehead on mine, "we will go on that honeymoon." He whispers, I just smile.
I honestly don't care if we did, "get out of here so I can get dressed," I tell him, he chuckles and walks out, the girls come back in and I inform them on what's going on.
I am ready to leave the room while Renee touches up my hair and Amber is putting a big shawl over me so Steve can't see me in my dress until I walk down the aisle...we have to drive together after all.
"Here we go," I inhale softly.
"Are you ready Steve?" Amber shouts out.
"Ready when you are." He shouts out back.
I come out and he smiles at me, he looks so handsome in his tux, very traditional. He walks up to me, the girls are making sure he can't see my dress at all, but I really don't care. "You already look beautiful." He says softly.
"So do you." I tell him fixing his bowtie.
"Let's go." He extends his hand out so I and the girls can go past him.
We were going to drive separately with the girls and I driving with Maria but Maria called and said she was going to be a little late, she wouldn't tell me what for so that made us go with Steve. We drive for about 30 minutes, I have no idea where we are getting married. We don't talk much on the way there, I think we both are getting a little nervous. We drive in front of a small garden, in the middle of it is a small gazebo, it looks very oldfashioned...just like Steve. Inside the gazebo are rose petals and candles, it's absolutely perfect! I couldn't have picked a more perfectspot.
He opens the door for me and my friends and I take his hand. "Steve, it's beautiful." I smile, "where did you find this place?"
"This place use to be different, it wasn't always a garden..." He starts to explain.
"What did it use to be?" I ask looking around.
"...A church...it was where my parents got married."
"What?" I breathe.
"I wanted to get married to you where my parents got married...I'm just lucky that it was garden and not someone's house or something."
"Oh my God," I could only say with my hand over my mouth, I caress his cheek and give him a little kiss. "That means so much to me, thank you! Who's marrying us?"
"Sam knows a Pastor that could do it...they both wanted to be here but...they are finishing preparing for us to leave."
"I'm here, I'm sorry late." Maria says quickly, I smile and give her a hug, "Iris, you look so beautiful!"
We soon part ways but Maria stays behind with Steve and as I look back one more time I notice Maria handing him something but I can't tell what it is. Steve goes up to the gazebo and the girls help me take off my shawl and helps me fluff my dress. The dress is gorgeous, I obviously chose a white dress with rose tracings on the corset, it's shoulder cut with my shoulders exposed and the bottom half is very flowing. Maria joins us and I give her and the girls a kiss on the cheek before they leave to walk down the aisle with soft music playing. I take a deep breath and step into view and I instantly see Steve's eyes glow and he has the biggest smile on his face and so do I/
As I approach the gazebo he walks up and extends his hand for me to take helping me step up with my dress. He brings me in front of the pastor and stands across from me and holds my hands, neither of us have taken our eyes away from each other for a second, I can see in the corner of my eye the two girls already starting to cry. The Pastor starts and soon it's our turn to say our vows, "Steve, you want to go first?" The Pastor asks, Steve nods his head.
"Iris...for as long as I can remember I didn't know where I belonged, before and after taking the serum...I didn't fit in anywhere, even in the army. I always knew I was missing something in my life...something I could never figure out and when I came out of the ice I was...so alone...and thought I was forever alone. I didn't know who I was anymore and I thought I was never going to love or be happy again...until you...you are what I've been waiting for my whole life... Iris, you make me a better man...you bring out the best version of myself, not as Captain America but Steve Rogers, I love you Iris and I always will."
I'm in tears, I want to kiss him right this second and am about until the Pastor interrupted me, "Iris?"
"Steve...my whole life I have known nothing but pain...I was always told that I would never be good enough for anybody and I was so damaged and broken...I never thought anyone could ever love me. I have been alone for so long...so long that I stopped believing in fairytales a long time ago...didn't think they existed especially for someone like me and didn't think someone like you could ever exist...but you do. You always said that you were going to win me over...and you did. The second I met you I started to really live for the first time. Steve, your my real Prince Charming, I love you more then anything and I always will." I cry, he rubs my hands with his thumbs.
The Pastor continues with the ceremony and our vows. We say our I do's as the Pastor declares us man and wife, "you may kiss your bride." Steve steps closer to me and puts both his hands on the sides of my face and gives me the sweetest smile, he kisses me so tenderly with tears running down my cheeks, I see one from him too and I have never seen him cry before. I put my forehead against his and take a deep breath. "You need to go...they're waiting for you." I whisper very quietly, I can see from a distance Natasha and Sam arrive.
He gives me another soft kiss and starts to walk away but then stops and turns around, "no, not yet."
"Steve, you gotta go, they're waiting for you...it's okay...I'll be here when you get back." I tell him.
"No...I can't leave until we have our first dance..." He softly reveals as he reaches his hand to me.
"But..." I try to debate.
"I'm going to dance with my wife on our wedding day...I want us both to have our first dance. I promised you and I always keep my promises." He just stands there waiting for me.
The Pastor and the girls step away so we can be alone, I can see Maria going to the car most likely explaining to them what's going on. He turns on a music player and a song plays, I smile and shake my head when I hear what it is...it's Everything I do by Bryan Adams, he remembered this song! "You actually remembered this song?" I ask with a smile.
"It wasn't easy...Natasha helped me figure it out." He replies with a little chuckle.
He reaches his hand out and I take it, he pulls me in slowly and we hold each other so close and I rest my head on shoulder and we sway. He spins me around a couple of times but always brings me back to his chest, he dips me once and that put the biggest smile on my face. For someone whose never danced before he's really good...but why doesn't that shock me? Is there anything this man can't do? We dance through the whole song, my eyes closed almost the entire time. As the song ends Steve puts his hands on my face again and gives me one last tender but passionate kiss, he pulls away slowly. "I'll be back." He softly spoke.
"I know...I love you." I mouthed those 3 last words as he gives me a kiss on the forehead and steps off the gazebo. I wave at Natasha and Sam who are waiting for Steve and watch him get into the car, I am sad that he has to leave but am so happy that I can call him my husband!
They got married! What did you think of their vows? How long will he be gone? We'll have to find out!
