Hey guys! So, as you can see, this chapter is Ryan and Ava's wedding. I knew that this story was going to be shorter than the others, but I will be writing another story in this series! I'll be giving out the details later. But I know that this is definitely my favorite chapter in this story so far, maybe even my favorite in this series. Hope you enjoy and review if you want me to keep going!

Chapter 10: Ryan and Ava's wedding

"Dad, I don't know if I can do this," Ryan said to Finn. They sat in the groom suite at the church. Nick, Grant, Ben, Evan, Connor, Jeremy and Ricky were in the suite, but Ryan had asked for Finn's help with something in the changing room. Really, he wanted to be alone with his dad.

"It's normal to be nervous," Finn said. "I was nervous when I married your mom."

"What if Ava changes her mind?" Ryan asked.

"You really think that's going to happen?" Finn asked.

"Well... no," Ryan said.

"You've been engaged for years," Finn said. "If Ava didn't want to marry you, she wouldn't have said yes in the first place."

"I love Ava," Ryan said.

"I know you do," Finn said.

Finn and Ryan heard a knock on the changing room door. Finn turned to Ryan. "Ready to go be with your groomsmen?"

"Now I am," Ryan said. "Thanks, Dad."

Finn smiled as he hugged his oldest son, then opened the door and saw Grant. "Someone's here," Grant said. Looking a little past Grant, Finn saw that Rachel had come in.

"I thought you'd be with the girls, Mom," Ryan said.

"I had to come see you," Rachel said.

"Thanks, Mom," Ryan said. "How's Ava?"

"She looks beautiful," Rachel said.

"Don't you always think that?" Nick asked Ryan.

Ryan smirked at his best friend. "Yeah."

x

"I can't do this," Ava moaned, pacing around the room. She was already in her dress, shoes and veil, and the wedding was set to begin in less than half an hour. Lizzie, Lexie, Laura, Izzy, Meg and Sarah were in light purple dresses with pink sashes and shoes. Emma, as maid of honor, wore a different light purple dress with a white sash and shoes.

"Ava, you know my brother loves you," Emma said.

"What if he changes his mind and leaves me at the altar?" Ava asked.

"That's crazy," Lizzie said. "Ryan's been in love with you since middle school.

Rachel and Ava's mom came in, with the flower girls, Zoe and Ava's younger cousin Lindsay. "Are you girls almost ready?" Ava's mom asked.

"Ava's being a bit of a bridezilla," Lexie said.

"Ava, you know my son's crazy about you," Rachel said.

"I just can't believe it," Ava's mom said. "My only child, getting married."

"Mom, please," Ava said. "I'm already scared enough. Don't get me emotional."

"We're thrilled to have her as a daughter in law," Rachel said.

"Did you see the boys?" Laura asked.

"I did," Rachel said. "Finn's with them, and so is your dad, Ava."

"Ava, think of it this way," Emma said. "After you and Ryan get married, you'll be my sister."

"We've basically been sisters since eighth grade," Ava said, smiling.

"Well, now, it's going to be official," Emma said.

Ava leaned over and hugged Emma when the girls heard another knock on the door. Emma went to the door and saw Finn with Ava's dad.

"Wow, don't our girls look beautiful, Rach?" Finn said, looking at Emma, Sarah and Zoe.

"Yes they do," Rachel said.

"We'd better get to our seats, Rach," Finn said. He looked at Ava. "Ryan's so excited to marry you, and we're so excited to have you in our family."

"You've always been like another daughter to us," Rachel said.

"Thanks," Ava said.

"Should we go meet the boys?" Izzy asked.

"Yeah, you probably should," Ava's dad said.

Emma noticed how nervous her best friend looked. She handed Ava the bouquet of flowers. "You'll be amazing."

Ava hugged Emma. Emma hugged back before leaving the room with the rest of the bridesmaids to meet the groomsmen in the back of the church. All the groomsmen were wearing black pants, black suit jackets and white shirts. Nick and Grant, as best man and junior best man, were distinguished by wearing purple ties the color of the bridesmaids' dresses, while Ben, Evan, Jeremy, Connor and Ricky wore bowties the color of the bridesmaids' dresses.

"Wow, Emma, you look beautiful," Nick said as they partnered up at the back of the church.

"You look great, too," Emma said, hoping that the next wedding would be hers.

The music began, and the doors opened as Zoe and Lindsay walked down the aisle tossing the flower petals and the ring bearer, Ava's cousin Alex, walked down with the rings. In pairs, the bridesmaids and groomsmen walked down the aisle. Emma saw her parents in the front row, looking so happy. She shot Ryan a smile when they got to the front of the church, and he smiled back at her. She then took her place at the altar to watch her best friend walk down the aisle. She was so happy that her best friend was becoming her sister in law.

x

Ryan and Ava's wedding was incredible, the best Emma had been to so far. She thought that everything had been perfect. After the ceremony, she barely had time to congratulate her brother and her best friend because they processed out to take a separate limo to the reception than the one the wedding party was taking. When they got in the limo, Nick turned to Emma. "Wasn't that a great wedding?"

"It was," Emma said.

"I'm excited for us to do the first dance song," Nick said.

"I am, too!" Emma agreed. She and Nick had tried many duets, but they eventually decided to do the first duet they ever did publicly together - "With Or Without You." They thought of it as one of their songs. "I hope we get married someday," Emma blurted out. Then she regretted her choice of words. Maybe Nick didn't think that way.

But to her surprise, he smiled at her. "Yeah, so do I." Now, she had faith that a wedding was in their future.

"Anything you'd like to ask Emma?" Meg asked.

"Guys, today's Ryan and Ava's day," Emma said, not wanting to put pressure on Nick. The limo arrived at the party center, and the wedding party walked out.

x

At the party center, Finn and Rachel walked around, looking for their Glee friends while they waited for their kids to arrive. Finally, they spotted the table where Quinn, Puck, Sam, Mercedes, Brittany, Santana, Mike, Tina and Artie were, and saw that Kurt and Blaine were already standing there, talking to them.

"How's it feel to have a daughter-in-law?" Sam asked.

"We couldn't be getting a better one," Rachel said, putting her arm around Finn.

"It was a great wedding, wasn't it?" Kurt asked.

"The first wedding of the next generation," Artie said.

The group looked over at the table next over, where all their kids were talking and laughing. "So much like us when we were younger," Blaine said.

"Adam is waiting for Sarah to get here," Quinn said.

"If we're not careful, I think there's a Hudson-Puckerman wedding coming up," Puck said.

"Hey, the four of us as in-laws would be great!" Finn said.

"We're really glad you all could come," Rachel said.

"We couldn't miss this," Tina said.

The MC announced that the wedding party was arriving, and Finn and Rachel watched as Emma, Sarah, Grant and Zoe came in with the rest of the wedding party, then took their places at the table where the wedding party would be sitting. Nick and Emma went to the stage to perform the song for Ryan and Ava's first dance.

Then the MC had an annoucement, "Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome for the first time, Ryan and Ava Hudson!"

Finn noticed tears in Rachel's eyes as they watched Ryan come in with Ava. They waved at their guests before taking the position in the dance floor for their first dance as Nick and Emma performed.

Nick: See the stone set in your eyes
See the thorn twist in your side
I wait for you
Sleight of hand and twist of fate
On a bed of nails she makes me wait
And I wait without you
With or without you
With or without you
Emma: Through the storm, we reach the shore
You gave it all but I want more
And I'm waiting for you
With or without you
With or without you
I can't live with or without you
Nick: And you give yourself away
Emma: And you give yourself away

Both: And you give and you give
And you give yourself away
Emma: My hands are tied, my body bruised
They got me with nothing to win
And nothing else to lose
Nick: And you give yourself away
Emma: And you give yourself away
Both: And you give and you give
And you give yourself away
With or without you
With or without you
I can't live
With or without you
Nick: With or without you
Emma: With or without you
Both: I can't live
With or without you
With or without you

By the end of the dance, Finn himself was getting teary. Rachel looked up at him. "What is it?"

"It's just - the way Ryan was looking at Ava reminded me so much of the way I looked at you during our first dance," Finn said.

Rachel leaned in and gave Finn a kiss. "I love you."

"I love you, too," Finn said. "It feels like yesterday was our wedding day, and now our son's getting married."

x

The banquet had been served, and Ryan and Ava were making their way around the reception hall to greet their guests. The truth was though, Ryan found it hard to focus on their guests when he really wanted to focus on his wife. It felt so good to finally call her that.

"It was well worth the wait," Ava said, seeming to read Ryan's mind.

"You always know what I'm thinking, don't you?" Ryan asked, smiling at Ava.

"Yeah, but you know what I'm thinking, too," Ava pointed out.

"I love you, Ava Hudson," Ryan said, loving hearing that.

"I love you too, Ryan Hudson," Ava said.

"Hey, can't the bride and groom focus on their guests?" a voice said. Ryan and Ava turned and saw the table Finn, Rachel, Kurt, Blaine, Michael, Brendan, Shelby, Beth, Hiram, LeRoy, Burt, Carole, Ally and Jeff were sitting at.

"The family of the groom," Beth said. "Minus the siblings."

"How do you like married life so far?" Blaine asked.

"It's only been a few hours, but I'm loving it already," Ryan said, hugging Ava.

"How's the baby?" Ava asked Ally.

"He's doing fine," Ally said, smiling at Jeff.

"He?" Ryan asked.

"You're having a boy?!" Finn said, looking at his sister.

"Yes, we are," Jeff said, putting his arm around Ally.

"Sweetheart, you waited until now to tell us?" Carole asked. "Wow, now we'll have grandsons from all three of our kids."

"So, Jack?" Burt asked.

"Well, actually, Jeff and I were talking," Ally said. "We've decided to give that to whichever of Finn and Rachel's kids has a boy first, since Jack was their brother."

"Thanks, Ally," Ryan said. "I always have wanted to name my first son after him, unless Emma or Sarah has a boy first." He loved the thought of having kids with Ava.

"Is there something you two aren't telling us?" Hiram asked.

"Not yet," Ava said. "But don't worry, we'll tell you as soon as that's happening."

"But speaking of your siblings, you should get them over here so we can have a family photo taken," Rachel said.

"Yeah, your first photo as part of the family," Finn added to Ava.

Ava smiled. "I love that idea."

x

After the photos were taken, Emma and Nick were sitting at their table together. "Are you having fun?" Nick asked Emma.

"I am!" Emma said. "Are you?"

"Yes," Nick said, holding out his hand. "Emma, may I have this dance?"

"You certainly may," Emma said, standing up and heading for the dance floor with Nick. She noticed that Ryan and Ava were dancing again and seemed to be lost in each other, and that Sarah and Adam were dancing as well. Finn and Rachel were dancing together, along with many of the other New Directions alumni couples, and Grant and Zoe were dancing as brother and sister. Other couples were dancing as well - Ally and Jeff, Beth and her boyfriend, Lizzie and Ben, Lexie and Evan, Laura and Jeremy, Izzy and Connor and Meg and Ricky.

"What is it?" Nick asked as he and Emma slow danced.

"I just love you, a lot," Emma said. "And I feel so lucky that we've been together all these years."

"There will be a lot more," Nick said, making Emma feel even more confident about the possibilty of a wedding.

At the end of the dance, Ava went to the podium to toss the bouquet as the girls gathered around. Emma was afraid to see what happened, so she closed her eyes, but she felt something land in her arms, and when she opened it, she saw the bouquet. She'd caught it.

"Guess this means your wedding will be before mine," Sarah said to her sister.

"I am four years older, after all," Emma said.

"If it makes you feel any better, I do picture us together for the long haul," Adam said, putting his arm around Sarah.

"I'm glad you two are together," Emma said.

"I feel the same way about you and Nick and Ryan and Ava," Sarah said.

Emma smiled and went back over to Nick. "So?"

"I saw," Nick said.

Grace came over with Josh. "Nick, I think we know what this means," Grace told her brother.

"You did say that you thought you'd be the first of the three of us to get married," Nick told his sister. "Well, since Emma caught the bouquet, you might be wrong."

"You both have an advantage over Kyle," Josh pointed out.

"I don't know about that," Emma said. She tilted her head toward Kyle, who was dancing with Maddie. Both of them looked pretty happy. "My boyfriend's brother is dancing with my sister's boyfriend's sister. And she is going to OSU."

"That's a crazy family polygon," Josh said.

"Yeah, but we love it," Grace said. "Nick and Kyle and I basically are in the Hudson family."

"Yes you are," Emma said.

x

"So, our daughter is dancing with Emma's boyfriend's brother," Quinn said to Rachel and Finn, pointing at Maddie and Kyle.

"Wow," Rachel said. "Well, she was complaining about not having a boyfriend earlier in the week."

"And they have gotten along when they've met in the past," Puck said.

Finn nudged Rachel and pointed at the area where Nick and Emma, Ryan and Ava, and Adam and Sarah were dancing. "They're all growing up so fast."

"They are," Rachel said, feeling like she was tearing up again.

"So, Emma caught the bouquet," Quinn said.

"You two should probably get ready for another one of these," Puck said.

x

After the reception, Nick and Emma walked to the limo with Ryan and Ava and watched as it drove the newlyweds away for their honeymoon. When the limo was out of sight, Nick turned to Emma. "Can we go somewhere? As a little post reception thing?"

Emma nodded. "Of course."

They got in Nick's car and drove around Cleveland a little before arriving at Miramar Middle School. Emma cringed at the sight of the school that she'd been driven away from by bullies. "Nick, why are we here?"

"This is where we first met," Nick said. "Remember that day?"

"Of course I do," Emma said. "I had a crush on you the first day we met."

Nick got out of the car, took Emma's hand and walked in front of the school a little. "You know, so did I." Suddenly, this place didn't seem so bad. It was, after all, where she met Nick. "And since this is the first place we met," Nick continued, "I want it to be where this happens.

"What?" Emma asked. She was still in her bridesmaid dress and Nick was still in his tux.

Nick looked nervous and got down on one knee. Emma felt like she was losing her breath. This was what she'd wanted since the first day of sixth grade. "Over the time we've known each other, a lot has happened," Nick said. "There's been a lot of sadness, a lot of heartbreak, a lot of change. There's also been college scholarships, sport tournament championships, a National show choir title, and prestigious jobs. But when I look back on my life since eighth grade, there's been something that stands out in every important event: you. You love me no matter what. You understand me better than anyone, and you always make me happy. I just want us to keep doing that forever, and even if we can't have it all, all that matters is that we're together, and if that keeps happening, everything will be okay."

Emma felt herself crying now. She could barely see when Nick reached into his pocket and took out a small box and opened it, revealing a ring. "Emma Grace Hudson, will you marry me?"

"I'd love that more than anything," Emma said. She smiled as Nick slipped the ring on her finger. She'd been waiting for this for what felt like forever - and now it was reality.

This had definitely been the best day of her life. She'd seen all the most important people in her life, her brother and her best friend had gotten married, her best friend was now her sister-in-law, and she was engaged to the man she loved.

Chapter 11 preview: It takes place a year later. There's your hint :)