(AN, Well, this is it, the final chapter, the end, the finale, it's over. I hope you have enjoyed reading this as much as I have writing it, and I hope that you will enjoy all my future stories as well, ciao, and much love, AJ)

THE GRAND FINALE

Ignorance is bliss. No wonder I'm so depressed.- dunno who said it?

Canala and Angel's wedding day started out perfect. The dress fit, the caterers had delivered all the food for the reception, everyone was arriving right on schedule, and there wasn't a cloud in the sky, it seemed like it all was going according to plan then…….it didn't.

It was all Buffy's fault really, you see, she had been the one to call all of here friends to invite them to Canala's wedding, however, she left out a very important detail, who the groom was. Imagine Angel's surprise then when, at his own wedding, Willow came up to him saying. "Angel, is that you?" Angel turned around,

"Yeah, it's me." "Wow, she said, this is interesting, you being here and all." Angel, thinking, as most people would, that she already knew about Canala and he said, "Yah, it is a little strange, you know. I mean, my future father-in-law is younger than me, and by the way wants to kill me, and my future mother- in- law well, I mean, we dated, so yeah, really awkward." Angel smiled at Willow, " So Will, how've you been?" Willow's face contorted an as yet un-named expression, "Yyyyou're the one that Canala is marrying?" Willow said praying that this was some prank and that any minute Ashton would come out and say you've been punk'ed. Alas, that wasn't going to happen.

Angel looked at her he was speechless for a moment, then, "You mean you didn't know?" Willow shook her head. Angel looked as though he was about to say something, but at that moment he heard a young woman shriek. "I gotta go, duty calls." Now, Willow might have been imagining things, but it seemed to her that Angel left a much swifter matter then he had to.

Not more than a millisecond later, she learned the reason for his quick departure. "Hey Wills," she heard a voice behind her. "Was that dead boy you were talking to? What the hell is he doing here?" Willow turned to her oldest friend. "Trust me Xander, you don't want to know."

Angel burst into the bride's dressing room, unannounced. "Who was screaming?" Canala turned to her fiancé. "I was screaming because I thought I has split something on my dress. Fortunately, Jade was able to do a spell to get the stain out of it." The she looked at him in mock annoyance. "I'm going to be screaming again in about two seconds if you don't get out of here ." Angel planted a swift kiss on her cheek and left.

A minute later Angelina popped her head in the room. "Was that your soon to be husband in here? Because, you know it is bad luck for the bride to see the groom before the wedding." Canala just smiled. "That's just a superstition, and anyway, he was just checking on me cause he heard me screaming, I think it's kinda sweet." Then Jade entered. "Yeah, real sweet, excuse me while I barf at the sickly sweetness. Can somebody zip me up?"

Angelina zipped her dress, then, Jade left in a huff. "What's wrong with her?" Canala asked concerned for her friend. Angelina shrugged. "I guess it's cause, you know, your getting married to this totally great guy, and she's all alone, you know." Canala bite her lip than smiled. "Good thing I have the remedy for that," she said. "Oooh, tell me, what is it?" Canala smiled. "Let's just say, I put her at a table with a handsome bachelor during the reception." "Who is it? Tell me." Angelina begged. Canala, however, only smiled secretively.

"What do you mean she's marrying Angel?" Xander exploded. "Well, um, I mean if that's what makes her happy we should be all for it, right?" Willow squeaked. "Oh no, she has to be under a spell, cause there is no way in hell that my God-daughter would be stupid enough to fall for that thing." Xander yelled. Willow couldn't think of anything to say, and as soon as she saw Angel coming their way, she bolted. That was one fight she couldn't handle. Vampires and demon, no problem, the never ending fight between Angel and Xander, well that was another story.

"Yo, dead boy, get your ass over here." Xander called to Angel. Angel walked over to him, "You know, it's actually not dead boy any-" he was cut off as Xander grabbed him by the throat. "What the hell do you think your playing at?" "What the hell are you talking about?" Angel countered. "You know damn well what I'm talking about, this thing with Canala, what's your plan, marry her than dump her? Or make her life as miserable as you did her mother's?"

Angel looked at him. "Is this what you think this is, my way of getting back at Buffy for choosing Spike over me. Cause if that's what you think, your dead wrong. In fact, Buffy marrying Spike is the best thing that ever happened to me, because if she hadn't married him, Canala wouldn't be here today, and she is the best thing in my life.

Xander looked at Angel. Stunned, he released his grip on Angel's neck. Just then a very harassed looking wedding coordinator came up to them. "You there." she said pointing to Angel. "You're the groom?" He looked at her. "Yes." "Good, then go take your place, we start in ten." He turned to Xander who nodded at him, then the both entered the church.

Canala heard the wedding march strike up and turned to here two bride's maids. "Well," she said. "What are we waiting for? Let's go get married. Then, she did.

The wedding went off without a hitch. However, when the priest asked if any one had any objections, Buffy and Willow and to practically tie Spike and Xander to their seats. Oh well, all's well that ends well I suppose.

Naturally, after the wedding there come the reception. A time for toasting the happy couple, dancing and general merriment. And, of course, for this family a few surprises.

The first of which was just whom had Canala decided to place at a table with Jade. "What the hell are you thinking putting the two them together?" Angelina asked. "Just a feeling I had," Canala said as she turned to look back at Jade's table. "and it seems to have worked marvellously." She said as she watched Jade and Xander get up to dance.

Then she felt a tap on her shoulder, "Would you care to dance, Mrs. O'Conner?" Angel roguishly asked his wife. "Certainly, Mr. O'Conner." She said placing her hand in his. Angelina rolled her eyes at the pair, before dragging Casey out to the dance floor.

Angel and Canala danced together for several minutes before Spike cut in. "May I borrow my daughter for a moment." Angel gave Canala a peck on the cheek before handing her over to her father.

Spike held his daughter in his arms. "So I guess you aren't my little girl anymore, eh pet?" Canala looked at him. "I'll always be you little girl, daddy, always and forever." then she got a mischievous look in her eyes. "And just think , daddy, soon you'll have grandchildren to dot on!" the look of discontent on Spike's face was enough to make anyone laugh. Canala smirked, "Don't worry, not for a while now, dad." At that, Spike once again relaxed.

Angel, meanwhile had plopped down at the table Buffy occupied. "Mind if I sit here, you husband seems to have stolen my wife." Buffy smiled at him, took a sip of her drink at said, "You do realize that if you start calling me "mother" I will kill you , right?" "Yes," then, not being able to resist, "mom." Buffy picked up her purse and swatted him with it.

"So, look Angelina, we've been dating a long time, right." Casey asked her. 'Right." Angelina said. "So I was thinking, I mean, I wanted to ask if-" Then he was interrupted when Canala said. "Ok everybody, I'm gonna through the bouquet now, so all you chicks who haven't wrangled a hot husband yet, move you butts over here." Angelina turned to Casey. "I gotta go, ask me that thing in a minute, ok?" "Ok," he muttered. Then she walked over to the huddle of single women.

"Three, two, one." Canal counted down before she threw the bouquet. She tossed in in the air, closed her eyes, and counted to three before turning to see who caught in. Oddly enough, she was not surprised to see it was Angelina.

Angelina sat back down at the table she shared with Casey. "I caught it, you know what that means?" she said teasingly. " I do." Casey said in a serious tone. Then he got down on one knee. "Marry me." "Eek, yes, yes, yes!" and she smothered him with kisses.

Canala turned to Angel and smiled before giving him a kiss as well. Xander attentively kissed Jade gently, and Spike kissed his wife with all the passion of newlyweds. And they all lived happily ever after.

"What happens next, mommy?" The little girl asked. Canala smiled at her three year old daughter. "That's a story for another time, sweetie. Now, it's time for little girls to sleep." She gave the girl a kiss on the forehead. " 'Night sweetie." " 'Night, mommy." the young girl said sleepily. Canala turned off the lamp on her daughter's bed post and exited the room.

"Is she going to sleep?" Angel asked his wife. "She is." Canala said smiling, "I'm not." she grabbed her husband's shirt, pulled him close, and kissed him. "I think it's high time Mandy had a little brother or sister, don't you?"

And the rest, as they say, is history

The End