A/N: Final chapter of Part 2. I hope you all enjoy.

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art 2 Ch. 30: Now until the End of Time

Kelsey and Sam had been standing at the altar in front of their family and friends just looking at each other. The officiator had started, but Sam had quickly halted the process.

"Baby?" Kelsey says not knowing what's going on.

Sam pulls her hands out of Kelsey's.

"I can't do this. I'm sorry."

Sam turns quickly and runs down the aisle. Kelsey collapses on the steps and sobs.

Kelsey jumps out of her sleep and wipes at her eyes. She hadn't had that nightmare in a long time. She hated it had come the night of her wedding, but she was going to avoid it at all times. This was the day she was going to marry the love of her live. She was going to marry Samantha Baker.

Kelsey quickly jumps out of bed and heads to the kitchen. Shadow was quickly following her while whining. Kelsey glances down at her puppy with a smile.

"How about we head outside? Do you need to go outside?"

Shadow responds with a thumping of his tail against the side of the wall. Kelsey grins and heads outside to the backyard. Shadow quickly runs outside and heads straight for a stick. Kelsey sits in a chair and watches the sunrise. She smiles softly. Today was going to be a good day.

*Defying Gravity*

At the Baker house, Sam had been watching the sunrise on the deck. She had a cup of coffee in her hands and she was smiling softly. It didn't take long for Brooke to join her with her own coffee.

"How are you feeling?"

"Like I'm ready. I never felt like this the last time mom. Now I realize that it may sound bad, but it's true."

Brooke smiles softly. She was incredibly happy for her daughter.

"You always moved at your own pace," Sam looks at her mom. "With everything that you did you set your own pace. When your father and I tried to get you to talk or to walk, you would never do it for us," Brooke smiles brightly. "It was always a surprise to us. Out of the blue you said your first word. Out of the blue you would start making steps. You've always needed time and you rushed last time. You didn't rush this time and that's what makes you ready."

Sam sets her cup of coffee on the patio table and sighs.

"Is this day going to be hard for you?"

Brooke raises an eyebrow at the question. She didn't know where her daughter was going with this one at all.

"Um, no, I don't think so."

Sam turns to her mother.

"You have always been there for me. You were the one I went to with my problems and now I'm going to have my wife to go to with my problems."

Brooke pats at her daughter's knee.

"I'm happy for you. I truly am. I love you with all my heart kid and Kelsey is perfect for you. No, this day isn't going to be hard."

"Just checking," Sam mumbles with a small blush.

"I'm always going to be there for you," Brooke reassures. "I'm always here. But enough chit chat. You are getting married today and you need to start getting ready."

*Defying Gravity*

Jamie watched Sam putting her make-up on in the mirror. He smiles softly at her. The last time they had been in this position was when Sam was taking her makeup off in the mirror while tears fell from her eyes.

"I just don't understand why you are doing this. You love Kelsey!"

"I know, but I j-just can't marry. Jamie, just, I can't, okay?"

Jamie shakes his head.

"I love Sam, but sometimes you stay in your head too much and things like this happen. You probably broke Kelsey's heart."

"I know," Sam whispers. "But I can't marry her if I'm not ready. I need a favor."

Jamie's shoulders slump and he sighs.

"What do you need me to do?"

"So, what do you need me to do?" Jamie asks.

Casey had called Jamie into the room because Sam needed to speak with him. They were the only two in the room.

Sam smiles and turns to Jamie.

"I just need to thank you and I wanted to tell you that you don't need to worry about a runaway bride because I'm not going anywhere."

Jamie grins and nods his head.

"That's good because I want this wedding to stick. You look beautiful by the way."

Sam blushes and stands up from her chair.

"It's almost time, right?"

Jamie nods his head.

"I'll send Casey in and your mom and make sure everything is ready."

Sam grins and nods her head.

"Send Kylie in first though. I need to talk to her."

Sam turns back to look in the mirror. She really needed to talk to Kylie before she started a new life with Kelsey and she didn't know if she would ever get a chance to talk to Kylie the way she wanted to at this moment.

Kylie entered the room and gasped at what she saw. She had never seen her ex as beautiful as she was at that exact moment. Sam was beyond gorgeous.

"You look amazing."

Sam grinned and winked at Kylie.

"Not so bad yourself, bridesmaid."

"What's up?" Kylie asks prepared to hear whatever Sam had to say.

Sam turns to her friend.

"I want you to know that what we had in New York meant everything to me. I loved you, despite what you may have thought. I still love you; it's just a different kind of love. I just wanted you to know that. Our relationship wasn't me trying to forget about Kelsey."

Kylie nods her head and wipes at her eyes carefully as to not ruin her make-up. She loved Meredith to death. Meredith was her wife, but she had always had a soft spot for Sam, even in high school, despite how she acted.

"Thank you," Kylie whispers. She smiles. "I think it's time for you to enter the married world."

*Defying Gravity*

Trevor had already walked Kelsey down the aisle. It had been decided early on that both women would make their way down the aisle. Kelsey looked towards the door a few seconds later when Sam was supposed to be walking down with her own father. Spencer glanced at his wife and then to his friend before the doors opened and Julian and Sam could be seen.

Kelsey let out a breath she didn't know she was holding.

It didn't take long for Sam to reach her and when she did they grabbed onto each other's hands and smiled brightly.

"We are here to celebrate the union between Samantha Baker and Kelsey Daniels. From what I gather, both women have made their own vows and will be speaking instead of the traditional ones. Kelsey, you may go first."

"It's no secret that we have been here before, but I don't want to talk about that time because that's the past and we are in the present. I never understood how hard your job was until I had to come up with my wedding vows. You're the author, not me."

The people in the church laugh and Sam giggles.

"I don't have the extended vocabulary that you do, but I don't think we need it. It's not that hard to tell you that I love you and that I want to spend the rest of my life with. I want to be holding your hand through the happy moments in our life and through the hardest moments in life. You were team mate. You are my soul mate and you are my friend and in a few short minutes you will be my wife. I love you, Samantha Baker, now and until the end of time."

The officiator turned to Sam with a smile.

"Samantha, it's your turn."

"For so long, I have always been in my head. I've taken journeys through the characters of my book, but no journey could ever compare to the one that I have with you. We've had our ups and we have had our downs, but none of that ever stopped me from loving you. You saved me from myself and made me believe that I could be somebody and I can never thank you for that. Like you said, we don't need an extended vocabulary to say what we already know. I love you, Kelsey Daniels, now and until the end of time."

Kelsey and Sam exchanged rings while their families cried silently.

"I now pronounce you wife and wife. You may kiss your bride."

Kelsey wraps a hand around Sam's neck and brought her forward quickly. Their lips touched in an instant while everyone around them cheered. It was about time that Sam and Kelsey made the commitment they had wanted to make since their high school graduation.

*Defying Gravity*

Sam and Kelsey sat down at the table during the reception. Sam turned to her wife with a grin.

"I have to ask. Did you think I was going to run away?"

Kelsey grins and looks down at the table.

"I did, but you squeezed my hand when it was my turn to speak and I knew that you weren't going anywhere. I love you, my wife."

Sam grins and leans over to capture Kelsey's lips in a kiss.

"I love you, too."

Kelsey wraps an arm around her wife and sighs contently. Today had been a good day and it wasn't even over yet. After the reception they were going to a hotel for the night and off to the airport for an early morning flight to their honeymoon destination.

"Speeches are going to start soon, right?"

Kelsey nods her head.

"Apparently my mom has something she wants to say and I have no idea what my dad is going to say. I spent last night talking about my childhood. Like I really needed to be reminded of all of that," Kelsey said with a scoff.

Sam just grins at her wife. She looks at the stage and sees Kelsey's mother, Lindsey, grab the microphone.

"Can I get everyone's attention please?" All eyes turned to Lindsey. "For those of you that don't know the story, I wasn't very happy with my daughter telling me she was a lesbian. I had pretty much left her life and I hated myself for that. But I saw her in high school and I saw how she was with Sam and I realized I had been incredibly stupid for my judgments. Love is love and the love that Sam and Kelsey share with each other is incredible. They both wear their hearts on their sleeves where everyone can see and it's a good thing because anyone would kill to have the love that those two share. I am proud to call them my daughters."

Lindsey walked off the stage and down toward her daughter and wrapped her arms around her. It had been a very touching scene that everyone had witnessed.

Trevor walked onto the stage with a huge grin on his face.

"So, I never thought my Kelsey was going to get married," in the audience, Kelsey rolls her eyes. "In high school, she never had a girlfriend. Mostly I would just see random girls in my house that is until Sam. Not many people get to marry their high school sweethearts. It's rare that high school couples continue to be couples at all. I'm just glad that Sam and Kelsey aren't one of them. My daughter fell in love with Sam in an instant and it made me believe that people could change. She gave me the courage to forgive my wife and for that I couldn't say thank you because it means so much more. Welcome to married life girls!"

Kelsey sat in her seat blushing and Sam couldn't help but laugh at her wife. She was glad that Kelsey had gotten embarrassed first.

"Sam! Kelsey!"

Kelsey and Sam's eyes turn to Aidan who was running at them with a smile.

"Hey there buddy. You did amazing today."

"Thanks," Aidan says with a grin. He had been the ring bearer. "I have to tell you something though."

"Okay, what is it?" Sam asks her brother.

"Oh, I love you," Aidan says with a grin before running away from them.

Sam chuckles and shakes her head. She never would understand her brother, not even for a minute.

"I love that guy," Kelsey says with a grin.

Sam laughs and cuddles closer to her wife the best she can as her mother grabs the microphone.

"Samantha had always been an independent person, even when she was little. She wanted to do everything on her own, until she met Kelsey and then she wasn't so independent anymore. Earlier today my daughter asked me if today was going to be hard for me and I told her it wasn't, but the truth is that it is. My little girl doesn't need me anymore. She doesn't need to live at home. She doesn't need me to wake her up in the morning. She doesn't need me to cook her food. She has Kelsey to do that," Brooke laughs as well as the crowd. "As a mother you want your children to be happy and I can see that my Samantha is and that is something that I have always wanted for her. Kelsey is her other half and I am proud to welcome Kelsey into our family officially. Congrats to the brides!"

Sam smiled at her mother when she winked at her. The last person that was going to make a speech would be her father. Normally the maid of honor and the best man would make speeches, but Spencer and Casey had come up with an interesting way to make those, but they had been ordered to watch the video later.

"My speech is the last one tonight," Julian spoke into the microphone. "When I first had meet Kelsey I thought she and Sam were just friends, maybe they were, I'm not really sure, but apparently I was clueless to the love that they had shared with each other. I kind of freaked out when they told me they were together, but I did come to my senses. Samantha and Kelsey are clearly made for each other. Not even the three years apart could have messed with that love. Kelsey helped me see that everyone is their own person and it didn't matter if people loved people of their own sex. It's just love and it's as simple as that. Welcome to the family."

*Defying Gravity*

After the father daughter dances and their first dance, Kelsey and Sam had decided to take a break from the dance floor. Dancing had never really been either of their favorite things to do, but it was okay. Now they were sitting at the table and watching people exit the bathroom and trying to figure out who had the wedding sex.

"This is ridiculous. Can't these people have sex in their own home and not during our wedding?"

Kelsey glanced at her wife with a grin. She didn't want to comment because she knew that if they were ever going to be invited to a wedding that they would be the couple having wedding sex.

Kelsey watched as Casey exited the bathroom while subtly fixing her hair. A few seconds later, Spencer followed. They both had dopey grins on their faces. Kelsey rolled her eyes at her friends.

"Congratulations, you guys."

Sam turned to Meredith with a grin.

"Thank you. It took awhile, but we are finally here."

Kylie smiled and grabbed her wife's hand before taking a seat next to Sam.

"I just wanted to tell you that editing of your book is finished. Your book tour is set a month after your honeymoon. The book tour won't be very long, but you do have a few televised events."

Sam smiled gratefully. She wasn't sure if her book was ready for publication, but apparently it was and to top it off she was getting another book tour. It was one less thing she had to worry about.

"When are you and Kels, leaving?"

Sam looked at her wife who was in a deep conversation with Meredith. She turned to Kylie and smiled slightly.

"Pretty quickly here actually," Sam looked over Kylie's shoulder and saw her dad leaning against the wall and watching the reception. Sam turns her attention back to Kylie. "I'm going to go talk to my dad." Sam kisses her wife quickly and makes her way over to her father.

Julian smiles as he sees his daughter approaching. Sam wraps her arms around her father tightly. Julian does the same.

"I am really proud of you," Julian whispered into his daughter's ear. "You have grown into this amazing woman and I am so proud of that. You've been through a lot and you've managed to come out on top of it."

Sam pulled away from her father to look him in the eye.

"You have too, dad. You had me in high school. You still managed to be able to take care of your family. You jump started your career and got help for your addiction. You came out on top to and I know that I got that from you. I got my strength from my daddy."

Julian places a kiss on his daughter's forehead and sighed contently. His daughter always had a way with words and usually they would get him every time. Sam placed her head on her father's chest and closed her eyes.

"Your wife looks like she's ready to get out of here."

Sam pulls away from her father with a grin.

"I better go make my rounds. I love you dad."

"I love you, too."

*Defying Gravity*

Sam collapses on the hotel room bed. Kelsey does the same. They were both exhausted. Sam turns over and cuddles into her wife.

"We're married," Sam whispers.

Kelsey grins widely.

"Yeah, we're married."

Sam sits up and her wife does the same.

"So, we have our career, you a cop and me a writer. We have a house and we have our rings," Kelsey grins remembering the same conversation they had had in high school. "We even have our dog named Shadow. What's next in our lives?"

Kelsey rests her head against Sam's forehead.

"Our two kids, Reese and Sara. But we have time for that. Right now I just want to make love to my wife."

Their lips made contact. Their wedding dresses had quickly been thrown to the ground. Kelsey grinned over Sam's form lying on the bed. Skin met skin and everything between the two lovers had never been clearer.

With their marriage consummated, Sam and Kelsey slept peacefully in each other's arms with one thing on both of their minds.

Their journey was nowhere near over.

A/N: Part 3 may or may not come. I really haven't decided yet, but for now the story will end here.