A few months pass by
Nikolas decides to stop by Lucky and Liz's place on his way back to Spoon Island.
"Hey, Nikolas"
"Hey. Liz"
"I was wondering if you and Lucky would like to have dinner tonight."
"We would love to but I'm sorry we can't. We have a prior engagement tonight."
"Oh, it's okay. It was just a spur of the moment idea."
Liz debated whether to tell Nikolas what was happening today.
"Nikolas, do you know what is happening tonight?"
"No, I guess I'm at a loss."
"Nadine is getting married."
"What!!....That was fast."
"I don't understand. What is the rush?"
"I don't know but after tonight she will be a married woman."
"Why is she doing this? I know she doesn't love this guy. I love her and want her to be with me. How am I just supposed to sit back and watch her make this mistake?"
"Nikolas, you had your chance. You have had more than one chance with Nadine. Unfortunately, your chances have run all out. Today she is going to get married and be with another man. You're going to need to accept it."
"The hell I do!" Nikolas storms out.
Nadine stood in front of the mirror looking at herself thinking of what she was about to do. She has been dreaming about this day since she was a little girl like most girls do. She had wished her father was here to walk her down the aisle and her Aunt Raylene was there to help her get ready. She wished there was anyone from her family that would be there but there was no one. She loved her dress it was a princess style dress; a style she had always dreamed of wearing. Before she thought about wearing something like this when she married Nikolas but unfortunately that didn't work out and she will be walking towards a totally different man entirely.
Nikolas was walking on the grounds of Spoon Island debating to himself what to do. He just found out the woman that he is in love with is about to get married to another man. He had found Nadine when he least expected it she was an incredible woman in every single way it counted. He loved the innocence about her and the way she always stood up for what she believed in. He loved how she did not censor anything that came out of her mouth and loved how she just said what was on her mind without even thinking. Unfortunately things between them had ended badly. He always regretted how he just pushed her aside; he was so afraid of how he felt about her. He had just lost Emily when he met Nadine. They were alike in some ways but Nadine was so unique. There was no one in the world like Nadine and that is what he loved so much about her. There wasn't much about her that he didn't love. Her beauty and how she always saw the good especially in himself. She was funny and always devoted herself to people that she loved. Like how she took on the responsibility of taking care of her sister in a coma even thought she wasn't financially secured. Nikolas always believed in her when she didn't have confidence in herself.
Unfortunately, when he got involved with Nadine he wasn't ready emotionally for a relationship. She knew it and that is why she insisted on them just being friends after they first made love. He argued with her to give their relationship a chance at being more than friends. He needed companionship at the time but she needed love. He knew she fell in love with him but at the time he couldn't say he felt the same way. So, he just pushed her away until she was gone from his life entirely. He soon later knew he made a huge mistake by letting her go. She was the best thing to ever happen to him.
People started filling up the church. Most of the people from Port Charles were in attendance. Among the people in attendance were Luke, Laura, Sam, Jason, Robin, Patrick, Matt, Max, Spinelli, and Lulu. These were just names of a few of the people in attendance. Despite her short time in Port Charles she got to know a lot of the citizens of Port Charles and she knew it was mostly because of her acquaintance with Nikolas.
Nadine was standing in a room in the back of the church waiting for the ceremony to start. She was nervous and hopes that she was making the right decision by marrying this man. Lily, her maid of honor, was helping her get ready for the ceremony. Lily was a nurse at GH that started soon after Leyla's death. She was real close with Lily and was probably her best friend since Leyla was gone.
"You ready?" Lily Asked
"Yeah."
"Then, let's get you married."
Lily had heard things about Nadine's relationship with Nikolas. She was surprised Nadine had moved on so quickly. She hoped Nadine was really ready and not just doing this as a way to forget Nikolas.
The church was filled to capacity and the groom and best man stood in the front of the church. The priest came to the front of the altar and music started playing. Everyone stood up as the doors opened in view of the bride to be.
Nadine stood in the back of the church then the doors open up and she starts her walk down the aisle by herself. She smiled as she walked towards the groom. She thought to herself he is a good guy and she must be doing the right thing. He treated her right and he loved her.
Nadine reached the end of the aisle. The groom pulled back her veil to reveal her face. The priest told everyone to be seated and started the ceremony. A good half an hour passed then the priest starts to do the vows. The groom says his vows and says I do. Now the priest begins the vows for the bride to repeat.
Suddenly, there was a burst through the back doors.
"Stop!!"
Everyone turns in their seats. Nadine turns slowly and sees Nikolas in the back of the church.
The priest says, "Do you have an objection to this marriage?"
"Yes."
"What would that be?"
"I'm in love with Nadine and I think she is still in love with me."
There is a disturbance as everyone in the audience starts talking.
Nikolas walks forward towards Nadine and doesn't take his eyes off of her.
"Nadine, don't do this Please!! You'll be making a big mistake."
Two men come up and grab Nikolas trying to pull him back and stop him from moving. But, that didn't stop Nikolas from pleading with Nadine. At this point the groom has had enough of this. He steps forward lunging at Nikolas. Nadine knew he was going to punch Nikolas any second. Nadine ran and put herself in front of Nikolas and held up her hands up going into protective mode.
"Nadine, step aside."
"No."
"Come on Nadine. Move or you'll get hurt."
"I'm not moving."
"Why?"
"I won't let you hurt Nikolas."
"Why are you protecting him? He is trying to ruin our wedding."
"Because….Because I do love him."
Gasps come from all of the guests.
"Nadine, what are you saying?"
"I'm sorry. Henry, if I marry you I think it would be a mistake. I don't love you the way you should be loved. You deserve better. The truth is Nikolas is right I never stopped loving him."
"Nadine, you're making a complete fool of yourself and me."
"Maybe but its better we realize it now before we say I do."
"I can't believe this. How could you do this to me for him? Didn't you have this realization before you walked down the aisle or did you know he was going to stop the wedding?"
"No, of course not."
Henry just storms out of the church because of his anger for Nadine at the moment.
The men let Nikolas go. Nadine starts hitting Nikolas with her bouquet.
"You couldn't make this grand declaration yesterday?"
"You love me?"
"Yes, God help me. I never stopped. You love me?"
"Yes, with all my heart."
Nadine smiles at Nikolas. For the very first time in a long time she felt completely happy.
Nikolas holds out his hand.
"Come on baby. Let's go."
Nadine takes his hand and turns to her guests.
"I'm so sorry everyone for this. It doesn't look like there's going to be a wedding today. Thank you so much for all coming. She turns back to Nikolas.
"Let's go."
Nikolas leads her out of the church but Nadine takes the lead and pulls him out by running. Nikolas smiles at her anxiousness for them to be alone.
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I hope you enjoyed this chapter. I know a lot of people were wondering if the groom was Matt but I didn't want the groom to be a character on the show. First because I didn't want you really to feel sorry for him and also because I figured if she was marrying Matt Nikolas would have known about it before she told him.
Anyway. Let me know how you liked it.