Hey everyone! This is definitely my favorite chapter of this story so far. Thanks so much to all of you for all the support, it really means a lot to me. Hope you enjoy this chapter and review if you want me to continue. And as with several original characters in my stories, Nicole and Becky are both named after two of my Glee fandom buddies. I RP with both of them and they're both amazing. So, if I know your name and you keep reviewing, an OC named after you will probably turn up at some point.

Anyway, enjoy this chapter!

Chapter 5: We've Got Tonight

"Can I just say that you two are the most beautiful bridesmaids I've ever seen?" Rachel said.

"Except for you at the various weddings," Finn told Rachel.

Emma smiled at herself and looked down at her dress. It was her spring break, and she was home to be a bridesmaid at Ally's wedding. Sarah was also a bridesmaid, and Beth was the Maid of Honor. Ally's Columbia roommate, Nicole, was also a bridesmaid, as was Ally's fiance Jeff's sister, Becky.

"I'm glad your sister asked all our kids to be part of the wedding," Rachel said to Finn. Since Finn and Kurt were so much older than Ally, they'd be walking her down the aisle, with Burt and Carole carrying the train of her dress. Ryan was a groomsman, Grant was the ring bearer and Zoe was the flower girl.

"I got a text from Ava," Ryan said. "She and Nick are on their way to Lima to meet us at the church." Seeing Nick, Ryan and Ava was extra special for Emma today, since Harvard and NYU had gotten different spring breaks.

"Emma and I should probably tend to our bridesmaid duties," Sarah said.

"Don't let my sister freak out, okay?" Finn asked.

"We won't," Sarah said. She took Emma's hand and led her out of the hotel room. "We'd better get to Ally's suite." They'd actually spent the night in the suite with Ally, but gone back to their parents' suite so their parents could take photos of them in their pale blue bridesmaid dresses. The girls went into the suite, where Nicole and Becky sat on the bed in their bridesmaid dresses, and Beth was helping Ally into her wedding dress.

"I love your dress, Ally," Emma said.

"Thanks, Emma," Ally said. "I can't believe I'm actually marrying Jeff. I thought we might be over when we broke up after high school, but when he transferred to Columbia, we just picked up where we left off, and now we're getting married."

"I always caught you two stealing glances in the choir room," Beth said to Ally.

"And of course, the other engaged couple is doing your first dance song," Emma said, referring to her brother and her best friend.

"Yeah," Ally said. "It wouldn't be fair if I let one of my brothers do it with his spouse, so I figured I'd let Ryan and Ava do it, since they're engaged. But hey, you and Nick will sing the next song."

"I'm excited," Emma said. Since Ally had asked them to perform at the wedding, she and Nick had been practicing their duet over skype.

"Jeff said the New Directions are performing, too," Becky said. She had been in the band while at McKinley.

"They are," Ally said. "And so are some alumni. I'm letting Kurt and Blaine and Finn and Rachel each do a duet, too."

"I'll admit it, my parents still do amazing duets," Emma said.

Emma felt her phone vibrate. She looked at it and saw that it was Nick. "We're in Lima now. Can't wait for the wedding!"

She smiled to herself and typed a reply when Nicole asked her, "Who was that?"

"Knowing my sister, probably her boyfriend," Sarah said.

"Yeah, that was him," Emma said. "He's here."

"I'm glad he could come," Ally said.

"Yeah," Emma said. "I haven't seen him since winter break." It was hard to believe. Now it was April. It was even harder to believe that she was almost done with her first year of college.

"Okay, the bride's ready!" Beth said.

"Ally, you look gorgeous!" Nicole said, looking at her friend in her wedding dress.

"My brother will be lovestruck when he sees you," Becky added.

"Are you guys ready to go take pictures?" Ally asked.

"If the bride's ready," Emma said.

The girls posed around the hotel in their dresses before the limo arrived to take them to the church. When the limo came, Emma grew nervous about seeing Nick. It was the first time she'd seen him in months.

x

"Remember, Grant, don't let the ring fall off," Finn told his son. Finn, Rachel, Grant and Zoe were in the back of the church. Jeff had already arrived with the groomsmen, including Ryan, and Ally was on her way with the bridesmaids.

"Can you believe it?" Finn heard a voice say. He turned around and saw Kurt. "Our baby sister's getting married."

"I remember when she was crying when we left home to go back to college," Finn said, smiling to himself.

"Of course, in a few years, you two will be watching your son get married," Kurt said.

"I'm glad they're waiting until they're further into college, I don't think I'm ready to have a married son!" Rachel said. Finn knew what Rachel meant. It was nice to see their kids so happy, but also sad that they were starting their own lives.

"Finn! Rachel!" Finn turned and saw Nick and Ava coming in.

"Hey!" Finn said, hugging his former students. "How are you two?"

"We're so excited for the wedding!" Ava said. "Where are your offspring?"

"With the wedding party," Finn said.

"Well, we can't wait to see them," Nick said.

"We'll see you guys later," Finn said, waving goodbye to his son's fiancee and his daughter's boyfriend.

x

Walking down the aisle with the groomsmen, Emma saw Nick sitting in the audience. She smiled at him, and he smiled back. When she reached the front of the church and Ally walked down the aisle, Emma hoped that soon it would be her walking down the aisle to Nick.

The wedding was perfect, one of the nicest ones Emma had been to. But what she was most looking forward to was the reception after the ceremony. She was excited to see her boyfriend, her best friend, her extended family and her parents' friends from Glee.

When the limo with the newlyweds, the groomsmen and the bridesmaids arrived at the reception hall, Emma immediately found Nick. She tapped her boyfriend's shoulder. "Hey."

"You look so pretty," Nick said.

"Thanks," Emma said. "I've missed you."

"I've missed you too," Nick said. "You know, I imagined it being you and me when Ally and Jeff were on the altar."

Emma couldn't believe what she'd just heard. Nick looked like he regretted saying that.

"I wish that was us," Emma said.

They sat quietly for a few minutes. Ryan and Ava were talking a little bit down, and Emma caught sight of Sarah and Adam.

"What's going on between Sarah and Adam?" Nick asked.

"She's always talking about him, and according to our parents, they talk all the time, but they haven't made things official," Emma said.

"They definitely give off a boyfriend-girlfriend vibe," Nick said.

"I agree," Emma said.

x

The eating hadn't started yet, so Finn and Rachel were making their way around the room to visit with their family members and friends before they had to get back to the table with the family of the bride. They'd found Rachel's dads, who were sitting at a table with some other area couples.

"Can you believe the next wedding will be Ryan and Ava's?" Hiram asked Finn and Rachel.

"Beth might beat them to it," Rachel said.

"That's true," LeRoy said. "Emma and Sarah both make beautiful bridesmaids. Ryan looks handsome too, and Grant and Zoe did a good job with their duties."

Rachel smiled to herself. She was proud that all her children had contributed to the wedding.

"Hi!" Rachel heard a voice say. She turned and saw Ryan and Ava coming over hand in hand.

"Ryan! Ava!" Hiram said as Ryan gave him and LeRoy each a hug. "So, are you two loving New York?"

"We are," Ava said.

"We need to come visit you two," LeRoy said.

"Please do!" Ryan said. "We do have an extra bedroom in our apartment."

"Have you two been talking about your wedding yet?" Hiram asked.

"We're always getting ideas," Ava said proudly. "It's going to be the best wedding ever."

"Ava, we've got to go get ready for our duet," Ryan said. "It's almost time for the first dance."

"We'll see you guys later," Finn said.

"Bye Mom. Bye Dad. Bye Grandpa and Grandpa," Ryan said as he and Ava headed for the stage.

"We should probably go say hi to our Glee friends," Rachel said as she and Finn headed to the next table, where Puck, Quinn, Santana, Brittany, Mercedes, Sam, Artie, Mike, Tina, Sugar, Rory, Joe, Matt and Lauren were sitting.

"It's the brother and sister-in-law of the bride!" Brittany said. There were hugs all around.

"It really means a lot to me that all of you guys could be here," Finn said.

"We all still remember when your mom brought Baby Ally to Glee competitions our senior year, and now she's married!" Mike said.

"I know!" Finn said.

"And we've heard about Ryan and Ava," Santana said. "We all expect to be invited."

"Of course you will," Rachel said, putting her arm around Finn.

"And we've heard from Puck and Quinn that there's something going on between your daughter and their son," Mercedes said.

Finn and Rachel glanced at Puck and Quinn when Puck spoke up. "Yes, something is, but I don't think any of us are quite sure what that something is."

"We all wish that you two and Kurt and Blaine could sit at this table with us," Sam said. "All of us aren't together enough."

"We'll all see each other this summer," Finn said. He looked up as the MC announced the first dance between Jeff and Ally as a married couple. Ryan and Ava took the stage for the first dance song. He watched his sister dance with her husband for the first time as his son and soon to be daughter-in-law sang for them.

Ryan: The strands in your eyes that color them wonderful

Stop me and steal my breath.

And emeralds from mountains thrust towards the sky

Never revealing their depth.

Tell me that we belong together,

Ava: Dress it up with the trappings of love.

I'll be captivated,

I'll hang from your lips,

Instead of the gallows of heartache that hang from above.

Both: I'll be your crying shoulder,

I'll be love's suicide

I'll be better when I'm older,

I'll be the greatest fan of your life.

Ryan: And rain falls angry on the tin roof

As we lie awake in my bed.

You're my survival, you're my living proof.

My love is alive and not dead.

Tell me that we belong together.

Ava: Dress it up with the trappings of love.

I'll be captivated,

Ryan: I'll hang from your lips,

Instead of the gallows of heartache that hang from above

Ava: And I've dropped out, I've burned up, I've fought my way back from the dead.

I've tuned in, turned on, remembered the things that you said

Both: I'll be your crying shoulder,

I'll be love's suicide

I'll be better when I'm older,

I'll be the greatest fan of your...

I'll be your crying shoulder,

I'll be love's suicide

I'll be better when I'm older,

I'll be the greatest fan of your life.

Ryan: The greatest fan of your life.

Ava: ...greatest fan of your life.

Rachel felt so happy in Finn's embrace as the newlyweds danced. After the dance, Finn turned to Rachel. "Dance with me?"

"I'd love to," Rachel said, taking her husband's hand and heading for the dance floor.

x

After the first dance song, Emma and Nick went to go see Ryan and Ava. Love songs always made Emma think about Nick, but it was even more special now that she was with him again.

"You guys killed it!" Nick said as he and Emma met up with Ryan and Ava.

"Thanks," Ava said. "We do duets at karaoke bars in New York all the time."

"We get to do the first dance song for your wedding, right?" Emma asked, not helping herself.

"Of course you do!" Ryan said. "It's time for you two to do your duet, and I want to dance to it with my fiancee."

Ryan and Ava took to the dance floor as Nick turned to Emma. "Are you ready for our duet?"

Emma smiled. "I am." They took the stage to perform.

Nick: I know it's late
I know you're weary
I know your plans don't include me
Emma: Still here we are
Both of us lonely
Longing for shelter from all that we see
Nick: Why should we worry?
No one will care, girl
Emma: Look at the stars now, so far away
We've got tonight
Who needs tomorrow?
We've got tonight, babe, why don't you stay?
Deep in my soul
I've been so lonely
All of my hopes so fading away
And I've longed for love
Like everyone else does
I know I'll keep searching after today
Nick: So there it is, girl
We've got it all now
Emma: And here we are, babe
What do you say?
Both: We've got tonight
Who needs tomorrow?
We've got tonight, babe, why don't we stay?
Nick: I know it's late and I know you're weary
I know your plans don't include me
Emma: Still here we are
Both: Both of us lonely, both of us lonely
Emma: We've got tonight
Who needs tomorrow?
Nick: Let's make it last
Emma: Let's find a way
Nick: Turn out the light
Emma: Oh, Come take my hand now
Both: We've got tonight, babe, why don't we stay?
We've got tonight, babe, why don't we stay?

At the end of the duet, Nick took Emma's hand to walk on to the dance floor. "It's so nice to be in the same city," Nick said.

"I know," Emma said. "Boston and Chicago seem so far apart."

"At least they're both close enough for me to come home for break and you to come to Lima this weekend for the wedding," Nick said.

Dancing together, they noticed Sarah and Adam dancing further down on the floor. Emma noticed Sarah and Adam slowly leaning in and kissing, and she felt happy for her sister.

"Seeing your little sibling kiss someone lets you know they really aren't your 'little' sibling anymore," Nick said. "Doesn't it?"

"I was thinking the same thing," Emma said. "But I'm happy for her. I know they've had feelings for each other. I'm guessing you saw one of your siblings kiss someone lately?"

"Yeah, Grace has a boyfriend now," Nick said. "Kyle doesn't have a girlfriend now, but I'm sure he will soon enough."

"Who's Grace dating?" Emma asked.

"Josh Warner, the male lead of the Gold Stars," Nick said.

"Oh yeah, Sarah said she thought they liked each other," Emma said. She and Nick continued dancing on the floor. Eventually, Nick leaned and whispered to her, "You know, it's like our duet said, we've got tonight."

"Does that mean what I think it means?" Emma whispered back.

"You said your parents are hanging out at the Puckermans' tonight, and they'll probably bring Grant and Zoe with them," Nick whispered. "Sarah's probably going to want to hang out with Adam, and I can bribe Ryan to let us have your family's hotel room for a few hours before I have to leave for home. I wish I could stay overnight, but you know I have an early flight tomorrow, so it makes sense for me to go back to Cleveland."

"You had me at us getting the room to ourselves," Emma whispered as she deepened their kiss.

x

Emma missed Nick right away when he went back to Cleveland. Ryan and Ava arrived back at the hotel shortly after Nick left for Cleveland, but not before Finn, Rachel, Sarah, Grant and Zoe got back.

"Did you have a nice night with Nick?" Ryan asked.

"You two are so lucky you live together," Emma said. "I wish I could do this every night."

"I'm guessing you had sex then?" Ava said.

"That's a bit inappropriate to ask me in front of a guy," Emma giggled.

"Please, I'm your brother and her fiance," Ryan said. "Plus, you're in your bathrobe."

"Okay, yes we did," Emma said.

"Hey, we do a few times a week," Ava said.

"Maybe I didn't need to know the frequency," Emma giggled. "So what did you two do while we were here?"

"We just hung out at the hotel pool," Ryan said.

Before they said anything else, the hotel door opened again. They stopped talking in case Finn and Rachel were back with Grant and Zoe, but it turned out to be Sarah, still in her bridesmaid dress.

"How'd you get back here?" Ryan asked.

"Adam got us a cab," Sarah said.

"So, did you have fun with Adam tonight?" Emma asked.

"Yes," Sarah said. "We're finally official!"

"About ten months too late," Ryan said.

"I wish he could come to Cleveland with us," Sarah said.

"Hey, he's close enough that you can visit him every weekend," Ava said. "Unlike your poor sister."

"Looking at Emma's wardrobe, I think she and Nick made up for lost time tonight," Sarah said.

"You guys know me too well," Emma said, as she sat back to spend some time with her best friend, brother and sister.

SONGS: "I'll Be" by Edwin McCain (performed by Ryan Hudson and Ava Crispin) and "We've Got Tonite" by Bob Seger (performed by Nick Dougherty and Emma Hudson)