"OK Rog, you ready to go get married?" Mark asked fixing his tie.
"I've been waiting for this moment since I was 15." he said fixing his tie in the mirror in Mimi's room.
"OK, let me just call Gina and tell her that we're leaving so she knows not to come out until we're gone 5 minutes." Collins said going to the phone.
"Can I call her? I mean, she said we can't see each other, but I need to hear her voice." Roger said following him to the phone.
"You are pathetic man. Yeah, you can call her." Collins said laughing as he handed Roger the phone. "Gina? Oh hey Mimi, can I talk to her?... What do you mean, no?... Doesn't that only apply if we see each other?... Just ask her to come to the phone please?.. Thank you... Hey Baby, you ready to go do this?... Thanks Baby...I know, I can't wait either... Yeah we're leaving now... OK see you down there. I love you so much Gina... OK Bye." Roger said smiling wider than any of the bohemians thought he could. "We can go now." he said fixing his cuffs and walking out the door.
"I can't believe it's finally here." Gina said fixing her dress as Mrs. Davis primped her hair.
"Me neither dear. I always knew you would marry my Roger." the older woman told her kissing Gina's forehead then wiping the lipstick off.
"Hey Gina, we have a little surprise for you before we go." Maureen said holding a small gift bag.
"What did you guys do?" Gina said holding her locket in her hands.
"You need something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue." Joanne told her as Gina and Mimi exchanged looks and laughed. "What'd we miss?" she asked looking at them.
"We already have something old." Gina said laughing as she looked at Mimi.
"Me. I'm Roger's old girlfriend." Mimi said as she and Gina broke down in hysterical laughter as Mrs. Davis, Maureen and Joanne began to laugh too.
"I guess that'll work too. But we did get you some things." Maureen said laughing as he pulled out the first think. "For the something new, I got you a new garter. I saw it and immediately thought of you." she said handing it to her. It was baby pink.
"Thank you so much Maureen." Gina said putting it on her right leg.
"And I have something blue." Mrs. Davis said reaching into her purse and handed Gina a small box.
"These are gorgeous, mom." she said taking out a pair of sapphire earrings and put them on.
"They were my mother's and since I don't have a biological daughter, I want you to have them." Mrs. Davis told her with tears in her eyes as she reached over to hug Gina.
"Thank you. You have no idea how much this means to me." Gina said wiping her eyes.
"Now the borrowed. I thought long and hard about this and decided this is the perfect thing." Joanne said handing her a box.
"Joanne are these real diamonds?" she asked looking at the tennis bracelet that was in the box.
"Yeah, I got it when I graduated law school. Remember, it's only borrowed." she said joking as Gina put it on her wrist.
"You guys are the best. Really. When I moved here 5 months ago, I never thought I would reunite with the love of my life and find the best friends in the world. And the greatest mother in law in the world. I owe you guys so much. All of you." she said getting teary eyed again holding her arms out for the other women.
"Gina, when my son came home from the Halloween dance all those years ago and told me he found the girl of his dream, I just thought it was Roger being Roger. But then I met you and saw how he felt about you. Just the way he looked when he was around you. That was always Roger. He always wore his heart on his sleeve. He fell in love with you and you two were inseperable all through high school. I always viewed the worst day of his young life being the day he broke up with you. He ran here right after that and of course more bad days were ahead of him. But then he found you again and I got to see my Roger as a teenager in love again. Oh beautiful Gina, you always made my son so very happy and he you. You two deserve your storybook ending. I'm just sorry my Richard isn't here to see this day. He always wanted you two to end up together. My Richard was a true romantic, I guess that's where Roger gets it from. I am so happy for the two of you." Mrs. Davis said beginning to cry reaching out for Gina, bringing her into a tight embrace.
"Me too mom. He was awesome. Thank you for bringing Roger into the world for me to love." Gina said crying as well.
"Well, he was born to love you sweetie." Mrs. Davis answered looking into Gina's flooded blue eyes.
"He was, wasn't he?" Gina said smiling at her.
"It seems so." Mrs. Davis answered laughing a bit as Maureen handed the women tissues.
"Thanks Maureen." Gina said taking it and wiping her eyes careful not to smudge her eyeliner.
"We gotta go, girls. We can't keep that handsome groom of yours waiting." Mimi said wiping her eyes too.
"Yeah, we should go. You look beautiful Gina." Joanne said wiping her eyes.
"Thank you Joanne. Are all my bridesmaids ready?" Gina asked standing up and grabbing her purse and car keys.
"Mom are you riding with us, or are you gonna meet us there?" Gina asked looking back at her soon to be mother in law.
"I have to ride with you. I gave my car to Roger and the boys to take there. He was gonna ride the subway there. A man should not be riding the subway on his wedding day." she said smiling as she primped on Gina's hair one last time before the ladies left the apartment.
"Oh OK." Gina said as they all left and made their way downstairs to Gina's car, which was parked right out front.
"Rog, they'll be here. You know how Gina and Mimi are when they are together and you throw Maureen, Joanne and your mom in the mix? They're probably making each other cry. They're fine." Collins said as Roger paced the office nervously.
"I know, but they should have been here 10 minutes ago. Gina would never keep me waiting. She's wanted this as long as I have." he said nervously as Mark sat fiddling with his camera waiting for the girls to get there.
"Maybe they had car trouble." Mark said looking up.
"That would be pretty pathetic, Mark. I'm a mechanic and my fiance has car trouble? I take care of her car. It's not car trouble. I just checked it on Sunday." he said pacing some more. Suddenly the doors swing open. It's Mimi.
"Sorry we're late. There was a cab accident and we were stuck in traffic. Collins you're on." Mimi said gasping for air as she ran into the office ushering Collins out.
"Mimi, you look great." Mark said standing up from his seat to stare at Mimi. She wore a baby pink long sleeved off the shoulder dress. All the girls wore baby pink dresses in different designs that reflected their personalities. Mimi's was form fitting on top and flared out on the bottom and went down mid calf. Maureen wore a tanktop dress that was skin tight and went down to her knees and a pink silk jacket over it. Joanne's was more of a business suit, but Gina managed to get her in a skirt.
"Well think you Marky. Gotta go. It's show time. Good luck Roger." she said smiling before leaving the room.
"We're ready your honor." Roger said as Mark took his place next to Roger preparing his camera to film the ceremony.
"Esther, can you please start the music?" the judge asked as he pointed to the radio in the corner of the room. As the music started the door slowly opened. Maureen and Joanne walked through first holding on to each other's arm. Mimi was next. She walked alone and was glowing. Mrs. Davis appeared in the doorway standing alone as she looked at her son in a suit. He looked so handsome, tears appeared in her eyes. As Roger looked at her smiling, the most beautiful sight he could ever imagined came into view. Gina stepped next to her with Collins on the other side. Gina was wearing a white dress. It was sleeveless and long. There were sequins on the neckline, which was fairly low. The dress hung down to her ankles and she wore white pumps. Her hair was half up and half down. She wore white ribbins in her hair as a veil. Roger's breath was taken away.
"You alright man?" Mark whispered as he kept the camera on Gina.
"Yeah, I'm... she's beautiful man." he whispered stammering over his words with tears in his eyes.
"Yes she is." Mark answered simply as he moved around Roger to film him watching Gina walk down the aisle.
"Dearly beloved, we are gathered her to join Roger James Davis and Gina Marie Darrien in the bonds of matrimony." the judge began after Gina reached Roger and they laced their fingers. "Roger and Gina come here because they are in love and want to spend the rest of their lives together. If there is anyone here who can show just cause why these two should not be lawfully joined in holy matrimony, let them speak now or forever hold their peace... Very good. Do you Roger take Gina to be your wife?" the judge asked looking at Roger.
"Yes, I do." Roger said smiling with tears streaming from his eyes.
"Do you Gina take Roger to be your husband?" the judge asked looking at Gina.
"Yes, I do." Gina told him with tears streaming down her face.
"Now that Roger and Gina have taken each other in matimony, they would like to say a few words to each other.
"Gina, I have loved since we were in high school. I knew I would I always love you and I do. Having you in my life has given me a new reason to believe in love. I am honored to finally be marrying you. I love you so much Gina." Roger said choking on his own words.
"Roger, we're here. I never thought I would see this day. I always believed in our love. On my darkest days when we were apart, I held on to you. You were my life jacket. I would feel your arms around me when I felt like I was drowning. And now that we are finally together again, your love give me hope for the future. Our future together and with our friends. Roger, I could tell you how much I love you, but I'd rather spend the rest of our lives showing you." she told him crying.
"Thank you Roger and Gina. The rings please." he instructed as Mark stopped filming and handed the rings to the judge as he wiped his eyes. "Roger, can you please take Gina's left hand and say these words. With this ring, I thee wed."
"With this ring, I thee wed." Roger said nervously placing the simple gold band on Gina's left hand ring finger.
"Gina, please take Roger's left hand and say these words. With this ring, I thee wed." he told her handing the ring to Gina.
"With this ring,... I thee wed." Gina said choking on her words as she cried tears of joy.
"Well, then I have the pleasure to announce for the first time ever. Mr. And Mrs. Roger James Davis. You may kiss your wife, Mr. Davis." the judge said as Roger swept Gina into his arms and kissed her long and gently.
"Well alright." Collins shouted wiping his eyes as everyone stood up and cheered.
"Congratulations you guys." Maureen said as she clung to Joanne's side smiling.
"Thanks." Roger said smiling at them still holding on to Gina.
"Roger, Gina I am so proud of you two." Mrs. Davis said hugging both of them still crying.
"Thanks Mom." Gina said wiping her eyes.
"You two are finally married." Mimi told hugging Gina.
"Yeah, we are." Roger said wiping his eyes.
"Now let's go party." Collins said putting his arms around Roger and Gina.
"Good idea." Maureen told them laughing as they all left the office.
"OK you guys go with my mom and me and Gina will take her car." Roger told them as they left the building.
"Good idea, you're moms car seats 7." Mark said as they all stood on the sidewalk by the cars.
"We'll meet you guys at home." Gina said as she and Roger held each other tight before Roger held the passenger door open for Gina. "Thank you, my husband." she said leaning up to kiss him.
"You're welcome my wife." Roger said kissing her passionately.
"Can you believe we finally did it" she asked him as they began to drive home.
"I know. You look so beautiful." he said leaning over to kiss her at a stoplight.
"Thank you. You don't look too bad yourself. I love when you dress up. Remember the prom?" she asked laughing.
"How could I forget? You wouldn't let me wear my leather jacket." he complained as they laughed.
"Gina, Roger's here." Mrs. Darrien said as an 18 year old Roger walked into the living room of the Darrien home.
"I'm coming mom." 17 year old Gina shouted carefully walking down the stairs in her pink heels.
"Baby, you look beautiful." Roger said holding the pink carnation corsage looking up at Gina.
"Roger, why are you wearing your leather jacket?" Gina asked coming down wearing a strapless pink prom gown. It was lace on top and tafetta on the bottom and it went down mid calf.
"I can't wear that jacket they gave me. It's too constricting." he whined as she stood next to him.
"Roger, you can't wear your leather jacket with your tuxedo. It doesn't look right." Gina said laughing at him.
"But leather looks good with everything." Roger said looking down at her wondering why she was laughing.
"No sweetie. Where's the jacket for this?" she asked smiling up at him.
"In my car." he answered sheepishly.
"Good. You can change in the car." she said leaning up to kiss him.
"Now, you kids look at me and say cheese." Mrs. Darrien told them as she raised the camera and took a couple of pictures of them. Roger in his tuxedo and leather jacket.
"Well, you were wearing a tux sweetie." she said laughing at him remembering prom night.
"I know, but you know I need my leather jacket." he told her as she caressed his right hand.
"I know sweetie. You can change into it when we get home." she said laughing.
"Nah, I think I'll tough it out." he said bringing her hand to his lips and kissing it.
"Oh good, my spot is still there." Gina said noticing the spot in front of the house was still empty.
"We got lucky." he said as he parked the pink car and got out. He went to the other side and opened the door for her and helped her out.
"Gina, oh thank god." a voice came as Roger shut the passenger door and looked up.
"Glenn? How the hell did you find me?" she asked shocked as she took Roger's hand. She was trembling.
"The DMV. You registered a car in your name and it had the address on the registration. We thought you were dead and then the FBI called us and told us you were OK, but wouldn't tell us where you were. We have all been so worried." he said reaching for her when she pulled away and Roger stepped in front of them.
"Can I help you, man?" Roger said angrily standing head to head with Glenn.
"I'm just here to get my fiance, and then I'll be on my way." he said backing away from Roger.
"I'm not your fiance, Glenn. I broke up with you 6 months ago. I don't love you. I never did. I love Roger. We just got married today." she said holding on tightly to Roger trembling.
"Your parents are not gonna be happy about this." Glenn said trying to get to Gina, but to no avail.
"You know what, Glenn. I'm sick of running. I don't care what will or won't make my parents happy. I am 25 years old and just married the man I love. The man I've always loved. I don't care if you tell them. Now, I think you should go. My husband and I are late for our wedding reception." she said coming out from behind Roger.
"Do you know what you're saying?" Glenn said looking down at her as Roger stood very close to him.
"Yes, I do. I said I want you to go Glenn. Go on with your life. I'm going on with mine and there's no place for you in it." she said as she laced her fingers with Roger's and turned to enter the building.
"I'm proud of you Baby." he said stopping her on the inside steps and holding her.
"Yeah, well you know what? I'm sick of running. I can't do it anymore. I want to just live my life with you and our friends." she told him holding him tight.
"Let's go upstairs." Roger said picking her up and carrying her up the 3 flights of stairs leading to the loft.
"There you guys are. We were worried." Joanne said greeting them at the door holding a glass of champagne.
"Glenn found Gina." Roger said as Collins got up and ran to them.
"What happened? Are you OK baby girl?" he said standing over Gina.
"Yeah, I'm fine. Thank you Collins." she said wrapping her arms around his waist.
"Yeah, you should have seen her. She told him to get lost." Roger said smiling down at her.
"What if he tells your parents where you are?" Mimi asked putting her arm around Gina.
"I told him I didn't care. I'm sick of running Mimi. I need to just live my life here with Roger and you guys. I can't be looking over my shoulder all the time." she told her as she hugged Mimi.
"Well good for you sweetie. Your parents need to realize this is your life." Mrs. Davis said hugging Gina.
"I'm just sick of worrying about them. It's not fair that you had to meet us in Albany to see us and drive all the down here for our wedding. A wedding, by the way, which should have happened years ago. Whatever they got, bring it on. Roger and I can handle it. We've been through worse when we were apart." Gina said looking up at Roger and kissing him.
"Well, all that's over with now Baby. Whatever they go, we'll take it on together." he said putting his arms around her and holding her close.
"I know sweetie. Now, let's party." she said lauging as everyone cheered and got the couple glasses of champagne for the toasts.