She has done it before.
And she has done it with the same person she's doing it now.
So why is she so nervous?
Why are her hands shaking so much?
Why all this?
He's the man, the love, of her life and there's no need to be nervous.
He's waiting for her and she's waiting for him.
They said she looks beautiful and she feels beautiful and she does want to be beautiful , for him.
She wants him to look at her and be speechless. She wants to take his breath away.
She did the first time they go married and she would be disappointed if she didn't this time.
But she's nervous.
Maybe it's exactly because they already did it and it didn't work out.
Maybe that's the reason. Maybe they're not supposed to do this. Maybe they're not supposed to be together.
But then she thinks about them.
About the way he looks at her.
They way she feels when he stares right into her eyes.
The way he touches her and kisses her.
She think about the way they fit perfectly into each other's arms.
She thinks about every morning when she doesn't want to wake up and he tries to but she pulls him back in bed with her, asking for "5 minutes of cuddles" and he can't help but give in and cuddle her.
That's the reason why they were always late in the morning.
She thinks about the smile he can put on her face everytime she's sad.
She thinks about how much he trusts her and how much she trusts her.
She simply thinks about their love and yes, it's right.
It's right for them to get married.
They're supposed to do this again.
They're supposed to be together.
Everything is okay and he's going to love her till the end of time and she's going to love him just as long.
So she's ready.
She just thought she wasn't but she is.
She has been ready since day one.
Since that day in the hospital when he asked her to marry him.
She takes a deep breath and gets in.
It's a small and simple place, they didn't want many people. Actually they invited just people from work and no one else. They were their family so they didn't need a big place.
It was a nice, intimate moment. Just for them. Just the way they wanted it to be.
Someone in there opened the doors and when Carrie first saw him she thought "Is it his job? Opening the doors at weddings?" she didn't know and she didn't care. She was about to get married to the love of her life.
The man opened the doors and there he was. Stunning, handsome and charming as always. More than ever.
She looked at him and got lost into the blue of his eyes.
And he looked at her, and she was beautiful. She was a work of art,the most beautiful creature he had ever seen. And she was his. She was his wife.
Her beautiful, wavy, red hair were held back in a low bun and she left two wavy strands on each side and he didn't know but he had a nice sparkling hairpin on her bun. The red of her hair was shining under the twilight light. Yes hey decided to get married around that time of the day. Around sunset because it was pure magic.
Her dress was not at all a princess-like dress. It was something simple and beautiful. And it wasn't white. It was cream. She wore white on her first wedding, now she decided she couldn't do it now too.
It was a cream long dress with lace straps that ended on both sides of the sweetheart neckline and continued down on the rest of the dress. It fell simply and fluidly on her body, it wasn't a big dress with a huge gown. It was simple and beautiful and she looked perfect to Al.
He smiled at her, because that's all he could do in front of that breathtaking beauty and she smiled back at him while she walked towards him.
She held a bouquet of lilies of the valley with her shaking hands and the closed she got the faster her heart was beating.
But eventually she got there and he took her hands into his and kissed them and them kissed her on the cheek whispering "I would have kissed you on the nose because you hate it, but that's not something I'm going to do in front of them"
And she laughed .
He always knew what to do and what to say to make her feel better so she kissed his cheek and thanked him.
They couldn't really focus on what the priest was saying, they were too nervous and too excited to focus on something else that wasn't the one standing in front of them and the fact that they were getting married once again.
In fact when it was time to say the vows Al didn't even notice and they called him once or twice but he didn't respond.
Carries chuckled "I think it's time for the vows,Al" she whispered and his eyes went wide.
"Wha-Oh,right! The vows,yes. Of course" he cleared his throat and once again took Carrie's hands in his.
He took a deep breath and looked at her in the eye "So,you've been my wife before , we've been happy and we were happy" she nodded "We were so happy and everything was beautiful but then life happened and I lost you and we lost each other. But I guess fate didn't want us to part, or at least, it didn't want us to part for too long. I lost you and then I found you and just in the moment I finally find you again, say you again, lost myself in your eyes again, I understood that losing you was the worst thing that ever happened to me. We started working together and I realized that I missed you. I missed you and your craziness and you smart brain and your always talking mouth, your stubborn ego but above all your beautiful heart. I missed the little things. I missed the scent of your hair and they way you felt against me when I held you. I lost all of this once but I promise that I'll take good care of all of it…..of you this time, until death really do us apart, which I hope is as late as possible, because it almost did us apart a few times before we could even re-get married" they laughed
"I promise I'll take care of you, I'll stand by your side, I'll be there for you whenever you need me. I promise you, I'll love you more every passing day, Carrie Wells"
She was crying and she knew it was her moment know. She took her hands back and wiped her tears "I think this is the first…well…second time I forget something"
He looked at her with wide eyes and then threw his punch in the hair in celebrating that little victory. She laughed and then reached out to take his hands in her
"You know that's not going to happen" she said and he nodded "I do but it was nice to hear it even if it wasn't true"
She took a deep breath "When you met me I was a mess and when we divorced I was a mess and you know what? Probably I'm still a mess and I will always be a mess. But I found out that you are one of the few people, or maybe the only one, that knows how to deal with the mess I am. You know me. You know my flaws, my past, my ghosts…my fears. You know my nightmares. You know all the bad, the sad, the scared of me. And you still accept it and fight my demons and my battles with me. And that means the world to me" her lips quivered and her voice cracked. She took a moment to clear her throat even if nothing much changed. She kept whispering her love to Al "You came in a moment of my life where I needed to be held, to be helped. I needed someone that gave me the strength to go on and it I'm where I am the way I am, it's thanks to you. So thank you. I have done my mistakes and I promise you to be better and do better for you ,because I want to be the wife you deserve. I'm so happy, honored and lucky to be the one you chose to spend your life with because you're an amazing person, with an amazing heart and you're everything I've ever wished for. So thank you, for choosing me" she was crying and when she finished he couldn't help but take her in his arms and hug her tight .
He whispered something in her ear and she laughed, he wiped her cheeks and kissed her and then waited for the priest to announce them officially married.
"You can kiss the bride" was all Al had been waiting for and when he finally heard those words, he pulled Carrie to him and kissed like there was no tomorrow.
She smiled in the kiss and then he did to.
She pecked his lips once and then again and he hugged her and told her how beautiful she was and he thanked him with another peck.
They decided not to do anything after the ceremony.
"Guys, I need you to come with me at the office. Something came up"
"What?! Eliot, it's our wedding day I mean!" said Carrie
"I know, I'm sorry but really, I'll make up for it later. Just come,please" he begged.
"I hope you keep a gun under that nice dress of yours,Mrs. Burns"
"I might have it" Carrie smirked "You'll find out sooner or later" he laughed and they hopped on the car and went to the police department.
While they walked through the halls Eliot informed them about what he knew "They didn't tell me much, they just told me that the fact that-" and then he opened the door "you two got married that we couldn't let you go without a little celebration"
Carrie and Al were at first confused but then they realized and they laughed "I can't believe you actually did this" Al said
"You knew we couldn't have said no to work, you little imp" she laughed and went to hug him "Thank you" she said "For spending a little of your money for us" she joked.
"It was a pleasure" he smiled and Jay, Jo and Murray hugged them and then Al went straight to the champagne "WHO WANTS CHAMPAGNE?!"
The first one to raise their hand was Carrie.
"But you have to take a picture together with the cake, before we eat and drink"
"Duhhh, do we really have to do this?"
"Jo, we already have pictures of our wedding"
"But this is another one. Come on!" she begged and they couldn't say no so they positioned themselves behind the cake and took a picture.
"You two are so boring. Can you please kiss in the picture?"
"WE HAVE TO DO THAT TOO?!" she exclaimed
"It's tradition" Jay said and they both sighed.
"Let's get this over with" Al said, holding her close by the hip.
"Okay so 1,2,3" Carrie and Al kissed and they smiled,happy for them, while Jo took the picture, memory that they didn't mind keeping.
Before Carrie opened her eyes and parted completely from him, Al dug three fingers into the cake and smeared it on Carrie's face and hair.
She gasped "OH MY GOD! YOU DID NO!"
"I DID" He laughed but then Carrie did the same to him and he found himself covered in cake too. He was about to smear other cake on her but she held her wrist "Okay okay okay stop!" she said and he laughed, stopping for real. He licked the cake off his fingers and then ate a little piece of cake from Carrie's face.
"It's good. It tastes like cream, strawberry and make up" he said and she slapped him laughing
"Let's have a piece of cake everone!" Al said and they cut out large pieces for everyone.
Carrie finished hers pretty soon so she took some of Al's "It was really good he said" and she nodded while he pecked her lips.
"You still have some on your face" she said and took it off with her finger and then licked it.
"Ehm" someone made her presence clear. Everyone turned around to face Jay "I want to make a toast to the most intelligent, brave and the best agents I've ever met. We all love you"
"CHEERS!" everyone screamed and they kissed again
"Congratulations to the most annoying and trouble-causing couple ever" Carrie and Al laughed.
"But now please, make sure you don't end up having sex on every single thing you find in my beautiful department" Eliot said.
"We don't and even if we will, we'll make sure you don't find out" Carrie smirked and Al raised his brow at Eliot, proud of his girl.
"You two are disgusting"
"Ooookaay, I think it's time we leave these two lovebirds alone" Murray interrupted and Carrie smiled at her,hugging and thanking her.
They all left, leaving Carrie and Al alone.
"Do you want to go home?" he asked, circling her waist with his arms while she wrapped hers around his neck.
"We could start annoying Eliot right here you know, on every single thing we found in his beautiful department " she whispered smirking.
"Bold and wild. I like that"
"Mhmh. You always knew I was and you always liked it" she kissed him, passionately and sensually and his hands roamed on her body, hugged her full curves, he kissed her skin and she moaned in pleasure.
Soon clothes were long forgotten and they were the only ones that mattered.
They showed each other all they love they had and they didn't hold back a single thing.
They let it all go and enjoyed the love the other one gave them and it was heaven.
Pure heaven.
His lips on every inch of her skin and her nails digging in his back.
His eyes focused on hers, on her, the only person that mattered to him. The only woman of his life.
Her lips were kissing and caressing his neck.
His fingers losing themselves in her red hair.
The night went by like this and they couldn't get enough of each other. They couldn't stop loving and cherishing each other.
They couldn't get away from one another.
The sun was rising and they knew they had to live.
She was in his arms and she looked at him. For long, deep, meaningful moments.
They moved like they were in slow motion.
She kissed his cheek and then his lips and then he whispered "We haven't had our first dance yet"
and then kissed her and finally parted from her. He dressed up and she did the same, again in his suit and her wedding dress.
"Al, were are we going?" she asked when he took her hand and ran out of the room.
"We're going to have our first dance" he said and then they started climbing the stairs and she knew they were going in the roof.
The view took her breath away. At dawn. It was the moment the city looked the most beautiful. It was a city that was waking up and it was stunning.
Al looked at his wife and he thought that when there was this kind of light, Carrie was even more beautiful. Her eyes,her hair, her skin…her whole figure shone under that light and he couldn't help but wrap his arms around her and kiss her.
"I love you" he whispered
She smiled in his neck "I love you too"
And they started swinging to the rhythm of their love.