Later on that evening after the small amount of guests had gone home to get changed and ready for the reception, all of the families and new guests, friends of the bride and groom made their way into The Dog and took seats and their allocated tables whilst the Roscoes' and new married couple had a table for themselves. Freddie and Lindsey had greeted all the guests as they arrived and had then taken their seats for all the meals which had been done and everyone was awaiting the speeches and dances.
"Can we all have your attention please, ladies and gents?" Ziggy said loudly, standing up and tapping a knife on the glass. "I think it's about time that we get to hear the speeches."
"Yes!" Was the only word that was heard as cheers erupted from the guests.
"Robert? Care to do your best man speech?" Ziggy added, Robbie rolling his eyes and standing up as Ziggy sat back down.
"Right, as most of my family know, I'm no good with words so this is probably going to be awful and you're gonna hate it!" Robbie introduced, everyone laughing at him. "Now, Fred was always one of the troublesome boys out of the five of us, along with me. Mum never thought that he'd settle down and get a girl because he was always one to bring home a girl and dump her next day, he was a right player and got himself a bit of a reputation in college because of it." He stopped talking as Freddie kicked his leg and coughed. "Ow." He muttered, kicking Freddie back as everyone chuckled at the brothers.
"Get on with it, bruv'." Jason shouted.
"Alright, alright!" He said, frowning at Jason and tutting. "Anyway, Fred was always reckless, he'd always get himself into trouble, arrested or something else and there has been countless amounts of times that we've nearly lost him and the one thing he has kept fighting for, was for Lindsey so I want to say a massive thankyou to our Linds for being the reason we still have our brother and for helping him change into the man he is today. Over the past year, we haven't had to bail him out of prison or sit by his bedside hoping that he was going to survive and that's because he's changed, Lindsey changed him and I can't thank you enough for that. So, to Freddie and Lindsey." Robbie finished, holding up his glass as everyone clapped, toasting their glasses.
"You're welcome, sweetie." Lindsey said over the cheers to Robbie, standing up and placing a kiss on his cheek as she hugged him gently before taking a seat.
"Maid of honour?" Ziggy shouted, glancing around.
Mercedes scoffed and took a large sip of her of wine before standing up and coughing, making her presence known.
"Right, I'm makin' this short and sweet but, I just want to say a massive congratulations to my best friend and her new fella' on this marriage and I hope it lasts longer than any of mine ever did!" Mercedes said, making the guests laugh. "Anyway, I wish the best for both of you and I hope ya' have a very happy life. Put everything that has happened behind you and move on because you two are absolutely perfect for eachother. And Freddie?" She added, pointing her finger at him. "Look after my best friend because if you don't, you know what happens." She winked at him and chuckled, taking a seat back down.
"And last but definitely not least, the man of the hour, the groom." Ziggy introduced, Freddie sighing and standing up.
"I'm going to be honest, I have nothing prepared and I'm awful with words so I'm just like, winging this." Freddie said, shrugging lightly. "I just want to say thank you to everyone who has come along today to celebrate this day with me and Lindsey. It feels pretty surreal that I'm married to this incredible, amazing woman and I feel like the luckiest guy to be able to call her my wife." He added, turning to glance at Lindsey who took his hand and smiled. "And I just want to say a massive thankyou to her because she literally has saved my life so many times after some stupid things I've done. These past couple of years have been a rollercoaster, we've done some crazy things, gone through so much and in that time, Lindsey has given me the chance to be a father to the two most amazing, beautiful children and that's been one of the most rewarding things ever. I've waited thirteen years for this day and now it's finally here, it couldn't have been more perfect, I love you, Lindsey Roscoe. So, thankyou everyone, enjoy the night." He nodded, before taking a seat as cheers erupted yet again, even louder than before as everyone clapped loudly.
Lindsey didn't have to say any speeches but after what she heard from Freddie she knew she wanted to say something.
"I love you too." Lindsey whispered, leaning in and kissing him softly before standing up.
"Right, I know the bride isn't actually supposed to say anything but after that little speech from my husband, I think I ought to." She said, chuckling slightly. "These past two years have been absolute madness, we've gone through so much together and through everything, Freddie has been my rock, and I'll never be able to thank him enough for every little thing he's done. I never thought that we'd be here today, that we'd be married with two amazing children but we are and it's incredible. People might look at Fred and think that he's that person that used to spend most of his time with the local gangster, being arrested and getting into trouble but so much has changed. He became that father figure my son needed after me and his dad split up and now every day, JJ looks up at him and calls him dad and nothing makes me prouder than to see that knowing that he feels safe and secure and all he's never known is him as his dad and not that waste of space that is his biological father so, I want to say thank you to the man that has made me and my children the happiest people ever. We love you." Lindsey finished, the guests clapping loudly as she took a seat back down.
"Nothing makes me happier than knowing that you and those babies of ours are happy. You, JJ and Daisy mean everything to me and I'm so glad we're finally a proper family now, forever. Till death do us part?" He whispered, Lindsey turning to face him as she nodded.
"Till death do us part" She responded.
A/N: Hi! I just wanted to let you guys know that I promise the wedding chapters will be over shortly. There was so much I wanted to write and I didn't want to overload you all at once so I'll finish up with the wedding stuff probably at chapter 4! :)