You Set Off Avalanches In My Heart
Part 5/6
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4 months later.
"I feel sick" Addison groaned as she sat at her dressing table, letting Naomi curl her hair.
"You're gonna be fine" Amelia said rolling her eyes a little as she lay back on the bed "Jeez, you're just getting married, I don't see what the big deal is"
"Yeah, you've done it before" Naomi smirked.
"Not helping" Addison glared "What if I fall flat on my face?"
"With the exception of Sam's Mom and the kids, everyone out there has seen you drunk so it's not like we haven't seen you flat on your face before" Naomi smirked, Addison reached back and swatted her arm "Done" she said stepping back as she finished the last curl "You look beautiful Addie"
"Thanks" Addison said quietly "Thank you Nae, for being here, I would've understood if…"
"Say no more Addison" Naomi said clamping her hand over Addison's mouth "You know I'm not in that place anymore, you know I'm going to support you and Sam through everything, you know I love you, and you should know by now that I'm happy for you, so shut up, and get a grip, ok?"
"Ok, ok" Addison laughed "Amelia get up, you're creasing your dress"
"God, yes Mom" Amelia said rolling her eyes and standing up.
"Mama" Amy said loudly as she toddled in, Sofia and Callie following in behind her.
"Oh Callie they look gorgeous" Addison said with a huge smile as she looked at the girls matching dresses.
"You should see Olivia, she looks just as cute" Callie smiled "The perfect little flower girls"
"That can't actually walk down the aisle and scatter flowers by themselves" Amelia said dryly.
"That is not the point, look how cute they look" Addison said picking Amy up and kissing her forehead "Tell your Aunt Amelia to stop being so grumpy"
"Stop being grumpy Aunt Amelia!" Lucas Wilder said loudly as he charged into the room.
"Why are you all turning the kids against me?" Amelia exclaimed, Lucas laughed loudly at her "You wanna mess with me kid? You know I'll win" he stuck out his tongue and blew a raspberry at her, she picked him up and threw him onto the bed, tickling him so he laughed loudly.
"Leave my kid alone Shepherd" Violet said from the doorway.
"He started it!" Amelia grumbled.
"Only you could argue with a 3 year old" Naomi smirked.
"He's nearly 4"
"That doesn't make it any better" she laughed.
"Anyway…." Violet started "Are you ready to go? Cuz everything's all set downstairs"
"Ok" Addison nodded "Well um, you all go and be where you need to be, I'll be right there"
"Give Mommy a kiss Amy" Amelia said with a small smile as she went to take her from Addison, Amy kissed Addison on the cheek and happily let Amelia take her, everyone filtered out leaving Addison to stand in front of her mirror, she checked her make-up and hair and brushed down her dress.
"Ready to go Kitten?" The Captain said from the doorway.
"I thought I told you not to call me that" she said quietly.
"You'll always be my Kitten Addie" he said softly, stepping forward and kissing her cheek "You look stunning"
"Thank you" she said with a small smile "And, thank you for coming"
"I wouldn't miss this" he smiled "I know, I know I've missed a lot of things in your life, birthdays and such, but, I'm trying to be better, I don't want to miss out on anything else, especially now you have your own child, she gets more beautiful every time I see her, I treasure every photo you send"
"I'm trying not to screw her up too much" Addison said with a tentative smile.
"You won't, you were born to be a mother, I remember when you were, god you must have been 4, and you had this doll, you called her Elizabeth, you took her everywhere with you, much to Bizzy's dismay, you'd pretend to feed her and you rocked her in your arms before you went to sleep"
"I can't believe you remember that" she said with a slight laugh.
"I was there sometimes Kitten" he said quietly "I just wish I'd been there more"
"Well you're here now" she breathed out "We should probably get going before he thinks I've stood him up"
The Captain kissed her hand and looped their arms together, they walked down the stairs and were met by Amelia who had Amy in her arms and held Lucas's hand, Callie who held Sofia's hand, and Maya who was holding Olivia's.
"Addie you look, stunning" Maya beamed "I think you might give my Dad a heart attack"
Addison laughed and shook her head a little "You all look beautiful" she smiled "And you little man look very handsome" she said tickling Lucas under the chin, he giggled a little and grinned up at her.
"Everyone ready?" Violet asked from the doorway.
"Ready" Addison nodded, Violet nodded to the officiator who nodded to the harpist, the music struck up and Violet rushed to take her seat at the front with Naomi and Charlotte who had flat out refused to be a bridesmaid because of the baby bump she was sporting, Sam stood at the top of the home made aisle with Pete, Cooper and Adam next to him on the lower down step of the decking. Maya was the first to walk down the aisle with Olivia who happily threw flower petals onto the floor, Callie followed with Sofia who dropped her own petals, Amelia sent Lucas in front of her who walked proudly up the aisle and took his place next to Pete, Amelia walked down the aisle, helping Amy to toddle with her, Sam couldn't help but grin.
"Ready?" The Captain asked before himself and Addison stepped outside.
"Ready" she smiled, the music changed a little and the small group of people outside stood and watched as Addison walked down the aisle on her fathers arm, as they reached Sam he kissed her hand and shook Sam's before passing Addison's hand over and sitting down, the music stopped and everyone too took their seats, the younger bridesmaids joining Naomi, Violet, Charlotte, Arizona and Mark.
"You look beautiful" Sam whispered.
"So do you" Addison whispered back, making Sam laugh a little, they listened as the officiator spoke and waited patiently for the moment they were to say their vows.
"Now I believe Addison you will be making your vows first" the officiator smiled, Addison nodded a little and let out a small breath, Sam squeezed her hand reassuringly.
"Sam" she started with a small smile "The past couple of years, though there's been a lot to overcome, have given me some of the best moments of my life. When I first started to fall for you, god I was scared, but I couldn't forget it, I couldn't deny it, no matter how hard I tried to, I couldn't, and looking at our life now, I'm so glad I couldn't, because our life, it is perfect to me, even though we fight sometimes and you get frustrated with me and how stubborn I can be, it is perfect. You have given me everything I dreamed of, intentional or not" she said with a soft laugh "I love you, I love watching you with our baby girl, I love waking up next to you in the morning and falling asleep in your arms at night. You are my best friend, the person I trust the most in the world, and I can't wait to be Mrs Addison Bennett and spend the rest of my life, with you"
Sam brought her hand to his lips and kissed it gently.
"And Sam, if you'd like to make your own vows"
Sam reached out and brushed the tears from Addison's cheeks before he spoke "It was here" he said with a smile "Right here was where everything changed, this was where we had our first kiss, I can still remember everything about it. We were both exhausted, but neither of us felt like sleeping, it was just after the sun had come up, I went to my place and showered while you did the same at yours, I met you out here on the deck, you were lying on the lounger in your pyjamas and a sweater, your hair was brushed back off your face, your cheeks were a little red, your eyes a little sad, we sipped some scotch, talked, and we joked around about what ifs, and then I kissed you, and everything changed, we laughed it off but we both felt something, I know we did. It might have taken us a long time to get from that kiss to actually being together, and things still didn't work out right away, but I never stopped loving you, I just kept loving you more.
That part of our life, it's all in the past, all that matters now is our future, me, you and our girl, our family. You are so beautiful, every inch of you, inside and out, you are the world to me Addison, you are my one, I love you, and sometimes I still have to pinch myself and make sure this is all real. I promise you that this is for life, because I can't live without you"
"If you'd like to take this moment to exchange your rings"
Addison sniffled and wiped her tears away a little, as did the other women on the deck, even Amelia had to wipe away a small tear.
"Lucas, you're up" Pete said pushing him a little, everyone let out a slight laugh as Lucas looked up at him with confusion "The rings buddy"
"Oh! Here they are" he said pulling a small bag from his pocket and holding it up, Pete smirked and took the bag from him, he tipped out the rings and passed them to Sam who passed his to Addison.
"Sam" she smiled "I give you this ring, as my gift to you, wear it and think of me and know that I love you" she said softly, slipping the ring onto Sam's finger.
"Addie" he smiled back "I give you this ring as my gift to you, wear it and think of me and know that I love you" he pushed the ring onto her finger and squeezed her hand.
"In the presence of myself, their friends and family, Sam and Addison have given their consent and made their marriage vows to each other. They have declared their marriage by the joining of hands and by the giving and receiving of rings. I therefore proclaim that they are husband and wife, Sam, you may kiss your bride"
Sam stepped forward and pressed his lips to Addison's, his arms coming around her as hers moved up and around his neck, everyone around them clapped and cheered.
"I love you" Addison whispered against his mouth.
"I love you too Addison Bennett" Sam whispered back, Addison laughed a little and pressed their foreheads together, they shared one last kiss before turning to walk back into the house, Violet whispered to Amy and she toddled over to Sam, laughing and clapping her hands.
"Now look at you Princess" he laughed as he scooped her up "Don't you look beautiful"
"Yes" Amy said with a grin.
"At least she's honest" Addison chuckled, she kissed Amy's cheek before they walked into the house, they took a few minutes with the officiator to sign the official papers before saying goodbye and heading up to their bedroom, they lay back on the bed with Amy in between them and listened to the sound of Amelia barking orders to everyone outside.
"If she's still alive at the end of the night I'll be very surprised" Addison smirked.
"Me too" Sam chuckled "But we couldn't have done it without her"
"True" she smiled "God Sam, we're married now"
"Yeah" he whispered, kissing her softly "You hear that Amy? Your Mommy is a Bennett now just like you" he said tickling her, she giggled loudly and attempted to tickle him back, they lay there for a little longer until Maya came and stood in the doorway.
"Photo time" she smiled "The photographer's set up on the beach waiting"
"Ok" Addison sighed, standing up and checking herself in the mirror.
"That was, it was the most beautiful wedding I've ever seen" Maya smiled "You made everyone cry y'know? Even Amelia, but don't tell her I told you that"
"We won't" Sam chuckled "Can you take Amy down? We'll be there in a minute"
"Sure" Maya smiled "Come on Amy" she said lifting her up from the bed and carrying her out of the room, as soon as they were gone Sam grabbed Addison by the waist and pushed her up against the bedroom wall in a passionate kiss, Addison moaned into his mouth and gripped onto the front of his shirt.
"What was that for?" she said breathlessly as they pulled apart.
"For marrying me" he grinned.
"You're an idiot" she smirked, she pecked his lips and moved back to the mirror to fix her hair and make-up again before taking his hand and letting him lead her down the stairs and out onto the deck, as they came into view everyone started to clap and cheer again, they walked through the area that was being set up by the small catering company and walked onto the beach.
"That was a beautiful ceremony" Marilyn Bennett smiled, kissing both Sam and Addison's cheeks "I'm proud of both of you"
"Thanks Mom" Sam smiled "It means a lot that you could be here"
"Addison that was, stunning" Naomi said quietly as she approached them "It really was"
"Thanks Nae" Addison smiled softly, squeezing her hand gently, the photographer then started to organize everyone for the photos, after the group ones were done everyone moved back to the deck and sat down ready to eat as Sam, Addison and Amy had photos together and then Sam and Addison alone, once they rejoined the table the dinner was served.
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Part 6/6 to follow…