A/N I'm so sorry that y'all had to wait this long for an update on this story. I'm still dealing with a major writer's block and most of the time I can't get a word on my screen let alone write a whole chapter. I decided to split up the wedding and wedding night so that at least I could give y' all something to read.
Just to get it clear, I don't quit on writing for this story I will continue writing it but it may take all of your patient as I'm not able to update on a regular basis. I wish I could but as long as I keep having this frustrating writer's block I'm already happy to be able to update at all.
I would like to thank each one of you for sticking with me and this story, for keep writing reviews and favor or follow this story or myself. It means so much to me that words can't express my gratitude towards every single one of you, my readers.
For this chapter I have chosen to use two quotes, one for Oliver and one for Alex. The first quote is Alex's quote. The second quote is Oliver's quote.
Please be so kind to let me know it when or if you think I didn't lose my touch.
Now let's continue with this chapter, enjoy reading it. - Cabson
Chapter 53
"I've been waiting for you, here inside my heart. I'm the one that wants to love you more." - Céline Dion.
"All my life I prayed for someone like you and I thank God that I finally found you." - K-Ci & JoJo
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"Remind me why it was that I agreed with so many people attending our wedding?" Oliver asked.
Jane laughed and shook her head.
"Because you love Alex and she's got you wrapped around her finger. No seriously, you agreed with it because you want the most beautiful wedding for the love of your life, Oli. Just focus on Alex and everything will be just great," Jane answered
"Yeah I know that, even though I'm nervous as hell about all these people being here, I can't wait to finally be married with Lex. I know I have a long way to go with my recovery and all but, honestly, I can't wait to start this new chapter of our lives with her, Jane," Oliver said.
Oliver looked around for the final time and then nodded at Jane as a sign that he was ready. Slowly Oliver and Jane walked down the Isle and passed all the guest that were sitting there waiting for this beautiful and strong couple to be married. When they arrived at the end of the isle, Liz was waiting there for them. The EADA would marry Alex and Oliver per both their request. Truthfully, the older blonde was honored that both Alex and Oliver wanted her to marry them.
"Thank you for doing this for us, it means a lot to both Alex and I," Oliver softly said.
Liz smiled at the strong Detective and replied in the same tone.
"No Oliver, it is I who should thank you, for making my Goddaughter so happy, for always keeping her safe and love her like only you can do," Liz said.
Oliver nodded at Liz and then he and Jane turned around to wait and see first Abby, as she is the maid of honor, walk down the isle. Followed by Alex and Alexander who, of course, would walk down the isle with his daughter.
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The traditional brides march started and all the guest turned around to see Abby walking down the isle. The Texan was wearing a dark blue strapless and sleeveless dress, that matched with Oliver and Jane's dress uniform. She was wearing matching 3 inch heels to complete her outfit. Oliver thought that she looked very beautiful but when he heard the gasp from Jane standing next to him he knew that the Italian brunette thought she was breathtaking.
Abby walked towards Oliver and Jane and went to stay at the other side across the two Detectives. Both Abby and Jane almost couldn't take their eyes of each other but knowing that Alex would follow soon they took one last look at the other and then they both turned the face back to the beginning of the isle.
The march stopped playing and instead "she" performed by Il Divo started to play. Oliver had requested that this song would be played when Alex walked towards him across the isle. The song meant a lot to the both of them and as Oliver had said that in his eyes this song was about his fiancee and soon to be wife. Oliver had been determined about standing on his own two feet without his cane when Alex would walk towards him and the Detective had worked hard for that to be possible. Not that Alex knew about it, it was one of the surprises Oliver would have for the blonde today.
As soon as he heard the first notes of the song being played, Oliver handed over his cane to Jane, who looked very surprised but Oliver nodded reassuringly at his best man and Jane accepted it and took Oliver's cane.
The moment Oliver saw Alex at the beginning of the isle at her father's arm, all the air was sucked out of his lungs. Alex, his Alex, looked absolutely stunningly beautiful and breathtaking. Oliver shook his head as if he could clear his vision as tears formed in the Detective's eyes. Alex was wearing a strapless, sleeveless silk white dress. The dress went all the way down to the floor with a split from the bottom of the dress all the way up to her left thigh and the top of the upper part of the dress was covered in white lace, around her waist was a blue sash matching with Oliver's dress uniform. It looked like the dress was made specifically for the blonde as it fitted perfectly and showed all of the blonde's assets.
As for Alex, Alexander almost needed to push his daughter forwards as she almost froze on her spot when she saw Oliver standing at the end of the isle in his dress uniform without his cane. Oliver was wearing his trans-vormer vest underneath his undershirt and his button down shirt and made it look like he had a well muscled torso. Alex had never seen anyone as beautiful as her Detective looked right now. Not to mention that in her eyes he looked extremely sexy and masculine as well. After a couple of seconds somehow Alex found some sense in her clouded brains and started to walk towards Oliver, with her hand linked with her father's arm.
When Alexander and Alex were in front of Oliver, Alexander took Alex's hand and placed it in Oliver's hand then he putted his own hand on top of their hands and squeezed them before he took his hand back and smiled at the couple. After squeezing their hands he walked to his chair while Alex and Oliver turned and faced each other.
"You're...breathtaking, Lex. There are no words to describe how beautiful you are right now," Oliver softly said.
Alex looked over Oliver once more, before she looked back into those beautiful brown eyes she loved so much.
"You're quite handsome yourself, too Liv. And without your cane, I'm so incredibly proud of you," Alex whispered.
They looked at each other for a couple of seconds more before they turned towards Liz and nodded at her. Liz smiled at Oliver and Alex and nodded back at them as a sign that she would start their ceremony.
"Ladies and gentlemen, family and friends, we are gathered here today, not to witness the beginning of what will be, but rather what already is! We do not create this marriage, because we cannot. We can and do, however, celebrate with Oliver and Alexandra, the wondrous and joyful occurrence that has already taken place in their lives, and the commitment they make here today." Liz said.
Liz looked at all the guests sitting in front of her and prayed and hoped that everyone would stay silent, after she would have spoken the next words, knowing that hell would have nothing on them, no matter whoever it would be that decided to speak up.
"We are about to marry Oliver Alexander Benson and Alexandra Laura Cabot, if anyone wants to object let them speak up now or be forever silent," Liz said.
After she had waited an appropriate amount of time and thankfully no one objected, Liz turned to look at Oliver and Alex, and continued.
"Oliver and Alex, today you choose each other before your family and friends and other guests that are here, to begin the journey of your life together. For all the tomorrows that follow, you will choose each other over and again, in the privacy of your hearts, today. Let your love and friendship for each other guide you, as you learn and grow together. Through your strength, may you overcome all the obstacles on your path. Through the comfort of loving arms, may you always find a safe place to call home." Liz said.
"Oliver and Alexandra have written their own vows for this ceremony. Oliver will start with his vows followed by Alexandra with her vows. Oliver, you may give Alexandra your vows now," Liz said, as she looked back from the guest to Oliver.
Oliver and Alex turned towards each other and then Oliver took the blonde's hands with his own hands and looked into Alex's eyes, the most beautiful cerulean eyes he had ever seen or would see.
"My dear, dear, Alexandra, the love of my life, my savior, guardian angel and best friend forever, today is the day that I finally may call you my wife. I've been looking forward to this day for a long time. I know, it took me quite some time to finally admit my love for you towards you, but, somewhere deep inside of me I think I have always known that my heart would belong to one person and one person only, you. As it will always belong to you for as long as I shall live. As scared I might have been of what happened inside of me, as confident I am today, to marry you and call you mine forever. I know the road ahead of us won't be always easy but I can and will promise you this;
I will always love you with all of my heart, body and soul. I will always protect you the best I can and I will always defend you and your honor with everything I have and am. I promise to try to be the husband to you that you deserve and I try to be the best father to our future children that I can be. And I last but not least, I promise to never look at any other woman but you. I love you, Alexandra Laura Cabot, forever and always." Oliver said softly as he ended his vows.
By now tears were floating down Alex's cheeks and stormy blue eyes into brow eyes with as much love as they could show. Liz touched by the words Oliver just had spoken gave the couple a few moments to themselves before she spoke up again.
"Alexandra you may give your vows now, please" Liz said.
Alex turned her head to nod at Liz and took a deep breath to calm down her emotions while turning her head and looked back at Oliver and into his eyes.
"My dear Oliver, my dear Detective, you are equally, if not more, stubborn and hard headed as I am, you are always challenging me and I love you even more for that. Because in you I found my better half, I found someone that understands me, stands up to me and at the same time loves me in a way I didn't know existed.
Every time when I think I can't fall in love with you anymore, every time I think I can't love you more than I already do, you do or say something that makes me fall deeper and love you more, Oliver Alexander Benson. There is nobody that makes me feel as loved and protected as I feel with you. There is nobody that defends me or my honor like you do and there is no one I have loved as much as I love you, not even close. You're everything I want or desire for in the person I wanted to be in love with, share my life with and the future father of my children. You're strong, intelligent, smart, caring en selfless like no else I know. You're also the most beautiful person I have ever met and will meet. You may be SVU's angel and an angel to many survivors of heinous crimes but you're My Detective and mine alone. Ever since you confessed your love for me to me I have to squeeze myself every single day to be certain that I'm not dreaming and that the man holding me in his arms, is real.
I am so incredibly proud of you, with everything you've been through, what we've been through, you're stronger than you have ever been. And today is and will be the most precious and beautiful day in my life because I'm finally able to call you mine and mine alone, and, I'm finally becoming Mrs Benson. Today I promise you for the rest of my life, to always guard your precious heart with all I've got. That I always will be there and catch you when you fall. That I always stand up for you and defend you with all that I have and am. To be the best wife and mother to our future children, I can be. And equally important, I promise you that you'll be the only one I love. I love you so much, forever and always Oliver Alexander Benson," Alex finished her vows.
Liz smiled at the couple knowing they said so much more with their vows than just words. She waited a few seconds before she continued the ceremony.
"Oliver and Alexandra take each others hand please." Liz said.
Oliver and Alex turned slightly so they would be able to look at Liz and then Oliver took Alex's hand in his own.
"Do you Oliver Alexander Benson take Alexandra Laura Cabot to be your lawfully wedded wife, promising to love and cherish, through joy and sorrow, sickness and health, and whatever challenges you may face, for as long as you both shall live?" Liz asked.
"I do," Oliver answered, with a clear voice, almost before Liz was finished.
"Do you Alexandra Laura Cabot take Oliver Alexander Benson to be your lawfully wedded husband, promising to love and cherish, through joy and sorrow, sickness and health, and whatever challenges you may face, for as long as you both shall live?" Liz asked.
"I do," Alex answered softly.
Oliver smiled at Alex and released a breath he didn't know he was holding back. Not that the strong Detective doubted the younger blonde's answer but still being relieved she said those two words.
Liz turned her head and looked at Jane who kept Oliver and Alex's wedding rings.
"Jane may I have the rings please?" Liz asked.
Jane walked towards the older blonde and smiled at Oliver and Alex before she looked back at Liz and reached into her pocket to take out the box with the couple's wedding rings. She handed over the box to Liz and walked back to her seat and sat down.
Liz looked at both Oliver and Alex.
"You have for each other special rings – symbols that love is the most precious element in your life together. The ring has no beginning and no ending, which symbolizes that the love between you will never cease. You place these rings upon each others fingers as a visible sign of your vows this day, which will make you husband and wife," Liz said and paused for a moment.
"It is now time for the ring ceremony and say out loud the vows Oliver and Alexandra have chosen to for this ceremony as they place the ring on each others finger. Oliver, take Alexandra's ring and place it on her finger, " Liz said.
Oliver took a step forward towards Liz and took Alex's ring out of the box. Then he stepped back and turned to look into Alex's eyes for a second before he briefly looked down to put the ring on Alex's ring finger and looked back up and into those beautiful blue eyes again.
"I give you this ring as a symbol of my love and faithfulness. As I place it on your finger, I commit my heart and soul to you. I ask you to wear this ring as a reminder of the vows we have spoken today, our wedding day," Oliver said before he kissed the ring on Alex's finger and then let go of her hand.
Alex looked down at her finger and the biggest smile ever showed on her face as she looked at her wedding ring. She looked back up and into Oliver's now dark brown eyes and mouthed, "I love you," , before she turned to look at Liz.
"Alexandra, please take Oliver's ring and place it on his finger and repeat the vows Oliver just has spoken," Liz said.
Alex's hands were shaking a bit but she took Oliver's ring out of the box and stepped back and turned back to Oliver, while Liz closed the box and putted it away, then she took Oliver's hand in her own and placed the ring on his finger before she looked into the Detective's eyes.
"I give you this ring as a symbol of my love and faithfulness. As I place it on your finger, I commit my heart and soul to you. I ask you to wear this ring as a reminder of the vows we have spoken today, our wedding day," Alex softly but clearly said.
Oliver switched the positions of their hands and squeezed Alex's hand softly, while both were looking into each others eyes and got lost into their own world without hearing or seeing anything else but each other.
After about 20 seconds Liz softly cleared her throat to get the couples' attention but failed, then she cleared it again a bit louder this time however, she got the same result. She called out Oliver and Alex's name and still nothing. Shaking her head Liz pulled out the last trick on her sleeve.
"DETECTIVE, COUNSELOR, MAY I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION PLEASE?" Liz almost shouted with her own courtroom voice.
Oliver and Alex jumped up and away from each other and Oliver reached towards his gun and almost pulled it out of it's holster when he remembered who was shouting and why.
"Don't you ever do that again, Liz. Don't you ever scare a cop or in this an armed Detective again like this," Oliver almost growled.
Liz just shook her head and laughed out loud.
"I wouldn't have to, Detective, if the two of you wouldn't have been lost into your own world and therefore didn't hear me clearing my throat nor me calling your names," Liz said lightly.
Oliver had the good grace to blush as did Alex. After softly apologizing to Liz she smiled at Oliver and turned to look at the guests whom were all smiling, then she looked back at Oliver and Alex and became serious again.
"And now, by the power vested in me by the State of New York, I hereby pronounce you husband and wife. Oliver, you may kiss your bride," Liz said but with a smile on her face.
Oliver didn't even wait until Liz was completely finished, after Liz told them they were married he pulled Alex into his arms and kissed her softly but firmly on her lips. Alex pulled up her arms and around Oliver's neck as she kissed her now husband back with everything she felt for him. They stayed like this, with their lips locked, until they heard the whistles and cat calls coming from their guests.
Liz laughed and smiled while she saw Oliver and Alex let go of each other but still held hands to stay connected to each other, then she turned to their guests.
"Ladies and Gentlemen, family and friends, I proudly present to you, for the first time, Detective and Mrs Oliver Benson," Liz said proudly.