It was finally over they said their I Do's and were walking back down the aisle. Emily held tight on Matt's arm it was all she could do to keep from falling over from shear shock, it was really over; they were really married she really got her fairytale wedding and her fairytale Prince. She looked over at Matt his face was beaming stealing glances at her as they walked out of the church and into their new lives. Within five minutes they were on their way to the reception hall to party with all their friends and family.

"So how does it feel to be a married man?"

"Eh it's all right I guess" Matt replied smiling at her, "Not much fun yet" he said as he started nibbling on her ear and kissing her neck.

"Don't start something you can't finish" Emily said laughing she hated when he did that she was putty in his hands.

"Oh I intend to" Matt put his finger under her chin and turned her head so he could catch her lips with his. After a while he pulled back, "I love being married to you"

"Me too", Emily said as she kissed him again, "I can't believe we got thru it without any big catastrophes"

"What did you think was going to happen?" Matt laughed

"I don't know someone taking the priest hostage or something, maybe you disappearing"

"Number one I had Frank guarding the priest if anyone wanted him they would've had to get thru Frank and his favorite gun", Emily let out a chuckle, "and second of all what gave you the idea that I was going to disappear."

"I don't know you seemed weird the last couple of days more so than Wedding jitters that's all."

"Well you'll find out why that was in a little while" he said mischievously

"What did you do, you can't do that now you have to tell me" Emily said as her hand made it's way to his side finding his tickle spot and used it against him.

"Hey that's no fair", Matt yelled loving every minute of it, "Wait til I get you out of that dress you see what I do to you."

"Is that a threat or a promise" Emily smiled.

"You tell me," he kissed her softly.

"I love you Matt"

"I love you too Em" he held her hand against his chest and stared in awe of this woman he had somehow gotten to love him.

Before they knew it they were pulling up in front of the reception hall where they had a big party planned, for all their friends and close family.

"Ready to go Mr. Flannery"

"Whenever you are Mrs. Flannery", Emily smiled and squeezed his hand, she liked the sound of that.

They waited outside the doors as the DJ introduced the people in the wedding party when it was finally their turn everyone got quiet.

"And presenting for the first time in public Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Flannery"

"That's our cue" Matt said as he tucked her arm under his and started walking

They walked out the door to see all of their family and friends standing and cheering them on. Emily couldn't help but blush she never liked being the center of attention but she did enjoy this. They walked over to their table with the rest of their wedding party. Sitting in front of Emily's chair was an envelope that said To My Princess From Princeton. She gave Matt and inquisitive look and he just smiled.

"You can't open it yet tho", he leaned in and whispered in her ear

"That is just torture" Matt just nodded and smiled.

They sat down and enjoyed the music and all of their friends having a good time. Then came time for the first dance Emily had chosen the song that she thought summed them up completely. They walked out onto the floor hand in hand as Matt spun Emily around into her the music started. It was a song by 98 Degrees, "I Do (Cherish you)"

People looking on were just in awe of the two of them they looked like they belonged together, like somehow they fit into each other. If ever there was a perfect example of soul mates it was these two.

Emily started to cry as Matt took her hand and held it to his chest as he started to sing along with the music with her. She just buried her head in his neck as they continued to dance.

By the time the song ended almost everyone was crying these two looked so happy it was unbelievable.

"Well Mr. Flannery it's official your stuck with me for life" Emily smiled as the song ended.

"Couldn't imagine being stuck with anyone else." Matt leaned down to kiss her. After their first dance it was Emily's turn to dance with her father she wasn't actually expecting it because she didn't know her father was going to be at her wedding. After Emily's father found out that he was invited to his daughters wedding he racked his brain trying to think of a son that would tell his daughter just how much she means to him. He actually had a song chosen but on the way to the wedding today he heard a song on the radio that actually made him cry and at the last minute he told the DJ he had a new song.

Emily was waiting out on the dance floor for her father when the music started. She saw that he had tears running down his face, which just made her tears fall faster as Heartland's "I loved her first" played in the background.

"I'm so glad you came, it wouldn't have felt the same without you here."

"Me too baby, me too" her father said as a tear fell down his face and he kissed his daughter on the forehead.

For most of the rest of the night it was musical dance partners Emily danced with everyone from Frank and Duff to Matt's Brother, she even danced with Lia and Cheryl for a little while. Matt also did the same and as he danced with Cheryl she had a few words of wisdom for him.

"Don't hurt her, it will be the worst thing you ever do in your life." Cheryl said seriously nodding her head over to Emily, "She loves you and she trusts you. You guys are good together don't let what you want get in the way of what you have because you never know when she wont be there anymore."

"I could never hurt her Cheryl she's to important to me." He promised her.

After a while Emily wound up back with Matt. Emily smiled grateful a slow song came on as she rested her forehead against him.

"We have some great people in our lives don't we" Emily said as she looked around the room, Duff was leading Lia out onto the dance floor, Cheryl and her husband were sitting down leaning against each other talking Frank was feeding his wife a bite of his plate.

"Yeah we're pretty lucky, by the way if you want after this dance you can open that envelope."

"You sure?" she asked

"Please I know you've been trying to get a look in that envelope all night don't even try that innocent act with me it doesn't work, well at least not for this", he laughed.

"Just think in two days we will be in a house on the beach in Italy, and I'll have. . you. . . all. . . to . . . myself" She said between kisses.

"I know I can't wait, no Cheryl no family no crisis no nothing. Just this, and this, and this" Matt said as he kissed earlobe, her neck and finally her lips.

"We do have to leave the hotel room once and a while it's not like you don't get enough of that here" Emily laughed although she was thinking the same thing.

"Yeah but in Italy?" Matt said with his little smirk that she loved. Emily had no response she just laughed and kissed him.

The song ended and everyone made their way back to their seats. Emily and Matt were the first to raise their glasses.

"We want to thank all of you for coming her to share this day with us."

"We couldn't ask for a better group of people to share this with, you have all been there for us at one time or another.", Emily added

"So a toast to friends old and new" Matt raised his glasses

"And to new beginnings and happy endings" Emily took as sip of her glass and there was a commotion form everyone as they all did the same.

"I have something to say here about these two." Frank stood up and started in a matter of fact tone, " I have known Matt for a long time longer sometimes I think it's been far to long."

"Don't lie you know you love me" Matt yelled to him.

" We have shot each other with paintballs, and then sat and drank the pain away as we laughed at ourselves." Frank laughed. "We have argued on the job and more than once off the job. We've gotten into a lot of scrapes together most of which we should have never been in. Man Emily if you knew half the stuff we've done together whoo, he'd be in big trouble. We've been thru a lot and I consider him one of my best friends he has always been there for me when I needed him and I of course knew way to much about his relationships especially yours Emily." Frank winked and raised his glass to Emily, which got her to blush. I have been thru a lot with this man, he is an arrogant, egotistical, pain in the ass and there isn't anyone else I'd want watching my back." Frank put his hand on Matt's shoulder. "Now this woman, this crazy woman right here I have known ever since she came to the LA branch 4 years ago, and I gotta tell you I did not like her at first, she's one of those let's talk it out women and I . . . . I never really got to use my guns much", he wiped away an imaginary tear from his eye, which got everyone laughing again. "But she stood up to me every time, she never backed down and when I got really out of line she even showed me what a good left hook she had. I have grown to respect and admire her abilities both on and off the job. She is a passionate intelligent woman who I also think of as a good friend, after four years there isn't anything I wouldn't do to help her or protect her, and I know she'd do anything to help me as she has already done time and again. I still can't figure out how the hell Matt wound up with her though," Frank laughed scratching his chin. "In all honesty though I have never seen Matt as happy or as pathetic as he has been since he's been with you. You guys are good for each other you compliment each other on and off the job. A toast to Matt & Emily may the happiness that you feel today be with you for the rest of your lives. To Matt & Emily" Frank lifted his glass towards the couple and drank from his glass. When he was done he patted Matt on the back and leaned down and gave Emily a kiss on the cheek and a hug.

"Alright now it's my turn", Cheryl stood up and waited as the commotion died down. "I too have known Matt far to long we were partners for a long time. I have seen him get shot, hell I even accidentally shot him once."

"Yeah I'm sure it was an accident." Frank yelled laughing.

"No I did not intentionally shoot him, he just kinda got in my way." Cheryl laughed. "We have been through a lot together, a lot of late nights early mornings. I've seen him going from woman to woman trying unsuccessfully to find the one that made him happy. With every relationship he was in there always seemed to be something missing and not that I told him none of the women seemed right for him, then Emily came and I partnered her with you and you guys seemed to be great friends and I started to see a change in you Matt you seemed happier and more at ease with her than anyone I've ever seen you with myself included. Then a little birdie blurted out that you guys were not only partners at work but also at home, now I have never made it a secret that I thought that this was a bad idea. I didn't think that working together everyday and then going home to each other would work because to be honest there were more than a few days we worked together that I would like to have killed him by the end of the day. I saw it as the end of one of the greatest teams I've ever seen and if not that I saw you guys loosing each other as friends as well, but you guys proved me wrong your success on the job never diminished in fact it got better neither of you ever let what was going on outside of work to interfere with you trying to diffuse a situation or save someone's life. All in all I am so happy that you found each other and that my predictions were wrong, and I'm glad that I have the opportunity to see you guys everyday and to be reminded every time I see you together what it's all about. To a lifetime of happiness", with that Cheryl raised her glass and lead the room in a toast to the happy couple. Matt got up and gave Cheryl a hug and a kiss and then a teary eyed Emily did the same. After a few moments of just watching the people around her, Matt running his hand down her back brought Emily back to the moment.

"So you gonna open that" Matt said gesturing to the envelope that lay before her.

"Oh my god I completely forgot." Emily smiled and picked it up and opened it and began reading.

"To My Princess,

You got your fairytale wedding and your handsome prince as well"

Emily chuckled a little

"As a gift to you for everything you've given me and everything that you are to me I wanted to get you something special. I wanted to get you something that would show you what you mean to me and to mark the start of our new life together. So I decided that no princess should be without a castle."

Emily looked up at a smiling Matt as he turned the page for her it was the deed to a house.

"Matt you didn't . . . How did you . . . When did you? "Emily was unable to form a complete sentence, which amused Matt to no end.

Matt explained that it was the house that she had liked when they started house hunting, when they first got engaged, but had given up on when she decided it was out of their price range.

"I saw the way you looked at that house and I knew what it meant to you, and I knew what it meant to me. I want you to have the life that you dream of, with kids and a huge back yard and maybe a very, very small dog, I want you to have the family and the career and anything else your heart desires, because you mean that much to me and because I love your dreams. I though about it for a few days and decided it was perfect so I went back and made an offer."

"I can't believe you did this," she said dropping the paper and kissing him, "I love it, I love you. Thank you."

That was it after everything in Emily's life that went wrong and every person that let her down, she now had everything she ever wanted she had the man of her dreams and she knew in her heart beyond a shadow of a doubt that she was the woman of his.

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Sorry this is a very long time coming lol i actually finished it a while ago but couldn't upload due to a piece of crap computer. If you've never heard of the songs i put the lyrics on th next page.Thank you to everyone who reviewed