You Are Cordially Invited Part Four
You Are Cordially Invited….Part Four
The priest motioned to Collin who looked over at Jo and handed her Lacey's ring to Danny. Jo bent down and kisses the little boys cheek as a thank you. Collin reached up with the sleeve of his tux and wiped his cheek. "Yuk!" Everyone couldn't help but laugh at the youngster. Cole handed Danny his ring for Lacey. The priest addresses the crowd. "With the promises that Daniel and Lacey have made to each other we shall now exchange rings. Daniel, take Lacey's left hand and repeat after me. 'With this ring, I thee wed'." Danny gently places the ring on Lacey's ring finger. The ring once belonged to Karen who in turn recieved it from Danny's grandmother. He again mouthed 'I Love You' to Lacey who smiled back at him.
The priest turned to Lacey. "Lacey, take Danny's hand into your own and repeat after me 'With this ring, I thee wed'." Lacey takes a thin gold band and places it on Danny's ring finger while mouthing 'I Love You'." to him. The priest motions to the the audience. "By the power invested in me by the church and the town of Green Grove, I now pronounce you man and wife. Daniel? You can now kiss your bride." Slowly Danny lifts up Lacey's veil and he can see tears staining her cheeks. He puts a hand by her ear just under her hairline and pulls her to him. Their kiss caused time to stand still. They were frozen in that moment. Danny kissed her gently yet passionately. Everything around them seemed to fade. The only thing in the world they had was each other. Danny had his forehead touching Lacey as he reached up and kissed her again. The priest cleared his throat. Danny and Lacey smiled, embarrassed. "Ladies and Gentlemen, may I present to you for the first time. Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Desai."
Everyone got to their feet, clapping for the happy couple. Danny took Lacey's hand and led her down the stairs. While they headed out of the church, everyone started throwing rose petals at them. Danny's Porsche was decorated with streamer that was left over from that years Homecoming dance, recycled by Andie. On the back window were the words, 'Just Married' and tin cans were strung on the back bumper. Lacey and Danny started laughing at the job their freinds did to his car. Danny helped Lacey get inside. She shut her door as he was getting into the drivers side. He reaches over to the glove box and takes out a blind fold. Then hands it to Lacey. "What's this?" She asks him. "Put it on." He replies smiling. "Danny? Really?" He giggles. "I have a surprised planned and i need you to wear that. It is only for a little while." Lacey slowly put on the blindfold and Danny reaches over a kisses her cheek. "Relax, enjoy the drive." He says. As they pull away from the church, he reaches out of the window and waves. He whispers something to Lacey who waves goodbye also."
When they left the church to a beautiful sunset. As Danny drove, Lacey tried to get some answers from her husband. "So…Hubby…..where are we going for our honeymoon?" Danny smiled as he answered. "Not much farther. Wifey." There sky had turned to night and was full of stars. Lacey could tell that they had reached their destination because the car had slowed down and she her Danny get out. As he oped the door, he reached in to help her step out. There is a doorman by the front door. Danny motioned to him by putting a finger on his mouth. The doorman tipped him his hat as he opened the door. Danny waved as he went past. There was a girl at the counter and Danny motioned the same to her. The girl kept quiet as he led Lacey to an elevator. Reaching into his pocket he took out some keys. "We're in an elevator." Lacey said. Danny didn't answer her, he just turned the key and the doors shut as the elevator began to rise.
He took Lacey into his arms and kissed her the entire way up to their floor. Soon there was the familiar 'DING' as they reached there destination. Danny locked the elevator car in place. Lacey took a step but Danny scooped her up in his arms and walked her out of the elevator. Carrying her to the middle of the apartment he lets her kissing her as he slowly removes her blindfold. Lacey looks around the room. She could not speak from the shock of the flat. The room was surrounded on three sides by glass windows. Out of the front there was a beautiful view of the Manhattan skyline. Danny walks over the the bedroom. "Lacey, I want to show you something." He says as he turns the doorknob. Lacey walked over and peered inside the room. The bed was made with red satin sheets with red, white and pink rose petals sprinkled over the top. As she looks around the room she sees candles everywhere, unlit but smelling of roses too.
Meanwhile, Danny has walked over to the table and took off his tuxedo jacket, shoes and bow tie. His suspenders are now hanging below his knees. In the sink, is a bottle chilling in some ice with two crystal glasses on the counter. He opens the bottle and pours them a drink. Lacey emerges from the bedroom, still in shock. Danny hands her the drink. "So what do you think? Do you like it?" He drinks while he waits for a reply. She looks around and heads to the forward window. "Danny, it's beautiful." She finally says. She takes a drink and looks at her glass. "Apple cider?" "Sparkling." He replies walking up next her. "I tried to find a place as beautiful as you but I couldn't find one so I had to settle for here." She turns to him. "Oh, Danny." He kisses her. Then leans in closer and looks into her eyes. "Welcome home, Mrs. Desai."