The morning of the wedding had Randy terrified out of his wits. Everybody came over early to help set things up and mingle, so the house was impossibly crowded. Matt, Mark and Shannon were keeping Jeff upstairs, insisting that it was bad luck for Jeff and Randy to look at each other before the wedding. Randy was camped out in one of the downstairs guest bedrooms with Ted and Cody, determined not to puke or collapse under the weight of his frayed nerves. "Are you sure this looks okay?" Randy asked as he adjusted his tuxedo for the hundredth time.

Cody rolled his eyes. "You look fine. Quit worrying."

They heard a loud crash coming from the hallway. "What was that?" Randy asked frantically. "What was that? Did somebody get hurt? Oh God, we're going to have to take somebody to the hospital!"

Ted slapped him across the face. "Calm down Randy! Just chill the fuck out for two seconds. I'll go see what happened."

Randy sat down on the bed as soon as Ted left. "I knew we should have just eloped," he muttered. "I can't deal with a big wedding like this."

Cody glared at him. "No, you shouldn't have eloped. Everybody here is super excited about this wedding. We've been waiting for it forever. We would have killed you if you two had just eloped."

"You serious?"

"Yeah. You and Jeff have your baggage, but you two are the couple that everybody cheers for. When I look at you two, I see the definition of true love. And let me tell you, it's a beautiful fucking thing."

"Really?" Randy asked.

"Yeah, really," Cody said with a nod. "So quit worrying so much about this wedding. Sure, it could potentially turn into a disaster because over half the people on the guest list are idiots. But that doesn't mean anything. You and Jeff have faced worse things than a group of idiots. So calm down, quit freaking out, and let's just enjoy today."

Ted came back in the room. "Uh…I don't know how to say this, so I'm just going to get straight to the point. Eric Young ran through the back doors. AJ Styles accidentally scared him, he ran through the door, there's glass and blood everywhere. It's just a mess."

Randy sighed. "Damn it. I knew we shouldn't have invited the TNA crowd. Can you take care of it for me Ted?"

"Lillian's got things under control. She's taking care of it right now."

"Good. The last thing we need is for everybody to panic and make Jeff freak out."

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"I am freaking out man!" Jeff informed Matt, Shannon and Mark. He was pacing back and forth all over the room. "I can't do this. I can't have a wedding. There are people here. They're going to be watching. What if I trip and fall? What if I screw up the vows? What if God just strikes me dead with a bolt of lightning or something?"

"That is not going to happen," Matt tried to assure him. "You need to calm down."

"Yeah," Shannon said. "This is going to be the best wedding ever, even if we have to kill all the guests just to make it happen."

Jeff wasn't comforted though. "Why did I agree to writing my own vows? Mark, read these for a minute and tell me how stupid they are."

Mark sighed. "Jeff, I've read the vows like five times already. I have cried each and every single time I've read them. They are beautiful and we will all be bawling like babies." He grabbed Jeff by the arms and gave him a good shake. "Now quit panicking before I slap some sense into you."

Jeff took a deep breath. "Okay." He sat down and tried to relax his body. His legs were shaking because he was so nervous. "Shannon, can you go downstairs and get me some weed from RVD?"

"Jeff! You are not smoking weed before your wedding!" Matt scolded.

"Yeah Jeff," Shannon said. "Save that for the reception."

"Shannon!"

"What? I'm just trying to make him feel better."

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Randy shifted his weight from foot to foot. He was standing at the altar now with Ted and Cody by his side. They were his best men because he hadn't been able to decide which one to choose. "God, why is it so hot?" he asked. They were standing on top of the hill that was named Mount Imag-I, and the sun was beating down on his neck. "I can't take this shit."

"Dude, what did I tell you about relaxing?" Cody asked. "Chill the fuck out. You're going to be fine."

Randy was about to snap a reply when the wedding party began to make it's way towards the hill. There was Matt and Katie, Mark and Glenn, Phil and Kofi, and Mickie and John. Then everybody turned around as Gil walked Jeff down the aisle. Randy couldn't help but smile at Jeff. The poor guy looked as nervous as he felt.

Once Jeff and Gil had climbed up the hill, the priest began the ceremony. "Ladies and gentlemen, we're gathered here today to celebrate the union between Randall Keith Orton and Jeffery Nero Hardy. It is my understanding that the grooms have elected to read the vows they've written themselves. Randy, you can go first."

Randy took a deep breath as Ted handed him the ring. "Jeff," he said as he put the ring on Jeff's finger. "To be honest, I used to be an asshole most of the time. I used people without thinking or caring about their feelings. I'm not proud of the way I was. But then I met you, and things changed. You are the only man I've ever truly loved. You may not know this, but you are the strongest man I have ever known. You have gone through things that nobody else here can even imagine dealing with. There were times when I was scared I was going to lose you, and it made me fight harder to keep you. You are the love of my life, and I will fight to keep you if anything else tries to take you away again."

Jeff was blinking back his tears as he put the ring Matt handed him on Randy's finger. "When I first start dating you Randy, I couldn't understand why you were even bothering with me. I had been broken as a child by my uncle Russ and my relationship with Christian had made me believe that I was not worth loving at all. And even though you told me that you loved me hundreds of times, I couldn't allow myself to believe it for the longest time. It wasn't until the truth about what Russ did to me came out that I was able to allow myself to see that you truly meant everything you said. You stood by me and gave me the strength to confront Russ about everything he did to me. And even when I got attacked again, and I took my anger out on you, you stood by me. That meant more to me than you will ever know. You say that I'm the strongest person you know, but I wasn't strong before you. All the strength I have today is because of you. Without you, I know I wouldn't still be here today. Randy, I will love you till the day I die, no matter how soon or how far away that day might be."

There wasn't a dry eye anywhere by the time Jeff was done. Randy could barely see because of his own tears. He looked at the preacher. Even he was crying. "Well, if nobody objects, then I now pronounce the two of you married. You may now kiss your husband."

"Finally," Randy said, causing everyone around him to chuckle. He grabbed Jeff and kissed him passionately.

Jeff grinned. "I love you."

"I love you too," Randy said. He had not ever felt as happy as he did right then. He was so happy that he was even able to put the possibility of Jeff being sick out of his head for a little while. Sure it lingered there like a black cloud that wouldn't go away, but he wasn't going to acknowledge it. It would be time to do that soon enough.