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Chapter 14: To Have, and To Hold by Yinx
Mercedes eyes shot open. It was still early and the sun was just being to rise as the pink and purple hues shown through the curtains of her hotel room that would serve as her bridal suite for the next twelve hours. She turned over and was met with her best friend's face. She smiled as lightly stroked Kurt's cheek. Mercedes slowly sat up and look around at her surrounding she and Kurt shared a queen bed while Santana and Brittany the other. "In less than twelve hour I'm going to be Mrs. Sam Evans" she thought smiling. Her phone beeped from a text message:
"Twelve more hours, Yawne"
Mercedes smiled as she got out of bed and went to sit in the living room.
"What are you doing up so early :)"
"Same as you I'm too excited, Babe"
"I can't wait either, I'm thinking Mercedes Evans has a nice ring to it"
"That it does, and I can't wait to call you that"
"I love you Sam"
"I 3 u 2, BB"
"Such a silly Flounder"
"JK, I will always love you, Mercedes Jones"
Mercedes heard noises from the bedroom which turned out to be Brittany stumbling to the bathroom.
"The Othersare awake I need to go, Love"
"Alright T-minus eleven hours and fifteen minutes"
The day was going to pass very slowly and since the wedding wasn't until late afternoon Mercedes got back in bed and forced herself to go to sleep 'Cause I won't be getting any tonight' she smiled to herself. She was awaken a few hours later to the bouncing bodies of Kurt, Santana, and Brittany singing:
Kurt, Santana, Brittany:
"Somebody's getting married! Somebody's getting married! Somebody's getting somebody's getting somebody's getting somebody somebody somebody somebody...
Somebody get some flowers
Somebody get a ring
Somebody get a chapel and a choir to sing"
Brittany:
"Somebody get an organ to play"
Kurt, Santana, and Brittany:
Cause somebody's getting married today
Somebody get a preacher
Somebody bake a cake
Somebody get some shoes and rice and presents to take
Santana:
Somebody get a sweet negilee.
They all screamed:
Cause somebody's getting married today!
Mercedes sat up grinning big "I'm getting married, Yay."
"Come on, Chicka we got so much to do" Santana said pulling her out of bed
"What's the schedule, Kurt" asked Brittany
"We have brunch in thirty with both parents minus Sam," he said when Mercedes eyes lit up. "Then final dress fitting, hair and makeup then getting dressed and head of to the church" he sighed fighting back tears.
Mercedes got up and pulled them all into a group hug "I'm so freaking excited you guys."
Sam lay in bed looking through pictures of Mercedes and Simeon on his phone. In less than twelve hours he could stop introducing Mercedes as his fiancé 'I call can her, my wife' smiling so big that it hurt his cheeks. He decided to get a workout in before breakfast. Getting dressed in just shorts and a t-shirt he made his way down to the hotel workout room. Mike was already in the room on the treadmill.
"What are you doing up" Sam asked getting on the treadmill next to him.
"Got to keep this body up" Mike panted as he increased his speed "I got Tina looking a certain way got to keep it up".
Sam started to walk as a warm-up "Does Tina even care if you put on a few" he asked.
"Don't know but I don't want to chance it, you know"
"Nope sorry I don't Mercedes and I have a relationship were looks don't' matter" Sam said increasing his speed.
"Really, so what if she gains weight after you two are married"? Mike asked placing his feet on the sides and turning the machine off.
"Doesn't matter I'm in love with her as a person doesn't matter what she looks like on the outside" Sam panted. "I've told her that many times that I don't care about that but she still is a bit self-conscience about her weight. There is just more of her to love, you know" he smirked making grabbing motions with his hands and winking at him.
"Yeah, Mercedes does have great boobs" Mike said absent-mindedly looking at his motions.
"Not you too" Sam groaned stopping the treadmill and looking at Mike.
"Nothing to worry about, dude, I have my own set at home" he winked. "Well I'm going to head off, got some guy's wedding to go too."
Sam sat watching Simeon play with the ring-bearer pillow in the groom holding room of Mercedes family's church.
"You okay son," his father asked "you look a little green"
"You had better not be getting cold feet" Kurt said eyeing him.
Sam smiled at them both "Cold feet really, Kurt, I've want this day to happen since I was seventeen, I'm just nervous that she won't come down that aisle" he said glancing at the door.
"She will, Samuel" his mother said sitting beside him and stroked his hair.
Sam smiled as Simeon came over and held his hands up to be pickup by his father. Sam sat him in his lap and kissed his cheek. "You know Bit, you're the little miracle that held us together, if it wasn't for you…"Sam whispered as his voice trailed off as he gazed at his son. Simeon looked up at his father with his stormy gray eyes not knowing what was going on but giving his father a smile that rid him of his nerves all the same.
Kurt glanced at his watch "Its time". He took Simeon from Sam "Do you know your vows, Sam" he asked at the door.
"Yes. To have and to hold, right" Sam said standing.
"Stop fussing Mercedes" Mrs. Jones said pinning the veil in her daughter's hair.
"Sorry" Mercedes said biting her lip.
"There's nothing to be nervous about" Rachel said as she peeked in mirror to check her makeup.
"Move Hobbit, this isn't your day" Santana said pulling Rachel from the mirror and bending down to re-apply Mercedes lip-gloss.
"I'm just a little nervous" Mercedes said quietly "I just hope he will be standing there at the end of the aisle"
"He will, Mercedes" Quinn said from the couch in the bridal room.
"Sam's your heart, girl" Lauren said smiling.
"And you're his" Tina finished.
Kurt came in with Simeon "All set and ready to go, Diva" he asked.
Mercedes stood and kissed her son's cheek "From this day forward" she beamed.
He walked out of the holding room into a church filled with family and friends. His whole football team was here with his fiancé friends from the fashion world; icons as Kimora, Iman, and Heidi. He took his place in front with his best friend. He smiled down at her as she did a final adjustment on his tie. She gave him a quick peck on the cheek and wiped off her gloss as the minister came out. He and the groom shook hands.
"You ready, son" he asked.
"Past ready, sir" the groom replied grinning as music started.
We were strangers
Starting out on a journey
Never dreaming
What we'd have to go through
The doors at the back of the church opened, and a young Asian boy of three held hands with a tan curly headed one year old holding a small pillow. Akemi trying to keep the pace of the music while the younger eager one rushed to reach his father.
Now here we are
And I'm suddenly standing
At the beginning with you
Behind the two munchkins came the flower girls, two blonde twin girls with stunning blue eyes threw pedals of white and blue in the air. Aiko held a small bouquet of flowers beaming she did her own version of the Princess Diaries wave; while the crowd chuckled.
No one told me
I was going to find you
Unexpected
What you did to my heart
Now came the wedding party, the grooms parents came down the aisle and his mother picked up the littlest ring-bearer and escorted the other children to their seats.
When I lost hope
You were there to remind me
This is the start
The bridesmaids and groomsmen had started to come down the aisle. A feisty Hispanic woman walked arm in arm with her blonde wide-eyed mate. Both where beaming at the groom as the latter looking behind her at the other blonde of the group helping her husband down the aisle in what Brittany called his Magic Legs.
Life is a road
And I want to keep going
Love is a river
I wanna keep flowing
Though his Mohawk days where long behind him he still kept his trademark bad boy attitude well until his wife called him out for it. He smiled at her and kissed her cheek which she returned with a hip bump as they too took their place at the front of the church.
Life is a road
Now and forever
Wonderful journey
They had had their ups and downs but just being friends was what they were meant to be. The Frankenteen smiled down at her as she looked back up to him. Her career on the stage was always going to come first and he knew that now.
I'll be there
When the world stops turning
I'll be there
When the storm is through
In the end I wanna be standing
At the beginning with you
The couple that had lasted the longest through all the drama that was McKinley High Glee club. Their love for each other never wavered, sure it was brought on by a lust of abs and Angry Birds but it grew in to something much more and two beautiful children sitting in the second row could testify to that.
We were strangers
On a crazy adventure
Never dreaming
How our dreams would come true
Now here we stand
Unafraid of the future
At the beginning with you
Life is a road
And I want to keep going
Love is a river
I wanna keep flowing
Life is a road
Now and forever
Wonderful journey
He had known her the longest out of all the people there besides her parents. He was her first boyfriend and she was his first beard. When he came out to her though hurt shown on her face she accepted him and their friendship grew stronger. 'But really she should have known since I was willing to play tea party with her American Girl dolls when we were eight.' He looked at the woman he has escorting; tears seemed to flow from her eyes like a faucet and the kerchief she had wasn't helping. He gave her a reassuring squeeze. She looked up at him.
"He will treat her right, will he, Kurt" she asked as two more crocodile tears came down her cheeks.
"Without any doubt" he answered helping her sit down in the assign chair.
I'll be there
When the world stops turning
I'll be there
When the storm is through
In the end I wanna be standing
At the beginning with you
I knew there was somebody somewhere
Like me alone in the dark
Now I know my dream will live on
I've been waiting so long
Nothing's gonna tear us apart
'Big breath' she thought to herself as she walked to the doorway of the church her eyes scanned the crowd that were standing, seeing all the people they had invited. Her best friends stood at the front smiling at her. Rachel Berry her solo rival in glee club, yet best slumber party mate ever; Puck…no Noah her first boyfriend though it was only a week, it was a good week, and he had treated her right, and from that moment on he was never a true bully again. Artie Abrams her almost always duet partner; their voices meshed so well together, and his wife Quinn. Though she had taken Quinn in during her pregnancy their friendship wasn't as close as it once was; but anyone could get down and booty pop whilst preggers was her sister in her book.
Life is a road
And I want to keep going
Love is a river
I wanna keep flowing
Lauren Zizes pretty and fabulous as always, her so called manager during high school had become a close friend later. Tina and Mike were her Yin and Yang she had looked to their relationship during high school as inspiration. They never let the haters get them down nor did they let the glee club define them. The couple owned their love. Speaking of true love her manager and her fat cat lady stood arm in arm still. Somehow during their junior year they had gone from frienemies to friends and now they were family and Simeon's g-unts"
Life is a road
Now and forever
Wonderful journey
Finn Hudson, she shook her head thinking back to what had gone down between them. If he had spoken up sooner this whole day maybe completely different but she was so glad he had chosen Rachel to pine over. Next to him stood her first husband she couldn't even count how many times they had gotten married in each other's backyards. He smiled at her as he fixed his hair; they were nearing the front.
I'll be there
When the world stops turning
I'll be there
When the storm is through
In the end I wanna be standing
At the beginning with you
Their eyes meet for the first time in two weeks. She saw tears in his light green eyes and knew that she had her own as well. She felt a rough kiss on her hand and turned towards her father. He smiled at her as he raised her veil and kissed her cheek.
"Be happy with him, Baby Girl" he whispered to her.
"I will, Daddy" she whispered blinking back tears as he replaced her veil.
Life is a road and I wanna keep going
Love is a river I wanna keep going on...
Starting out on a journey
Life is a road and I wanna going
Love is river I wanna keep flowing
In the end I wanna be standing
At the beginning with you.
"Welcome Friends we are gathered here today in the presence of these witnesses, to join Samuel Beck Evans and Mercedes Patrice Jones in matrimony. In the years they have been together, their love and understanding of each other has grown and matured, and now they have decided to live their lives together as husband and wife. Which is commended to be honorable among all men; and therefore – is not by any – to be entered into unadvisedly or lightly – but reverently, discreetly, advisedly and solemnly. Into this holy estate these two persons present now come to be joined. If any person can show just cause why they may not be joined together – let them speak now or forever hold their peace…" the minister began.
Mercedes closed her eyes 'Please oh please Lord don't let Leslie pop out of nowhere or Finn say something' she thought.
"Very well, who supports this couple in their marriage?"
Mr. and Mrs. Evans and Mrs. Jones stood up "We do" they said in unison.
"Very good, and who supports this woman in her marriage to this man?"
"I do" said Mr. Jones smiling at his daughter who grinned back.
Sam walked down the few steps and took Mercedes hand; he kissed her cheek as he helped her back up the steps.
"We aren't at that part yet, son" the minister chuckled.
The audience laughed.
"The couple has elected to say their own vows" the minister said stepping back.
Sam raised Mercedes veil and took her hands in his stroking her knuckles with his thumbs. He could feel tears forming his eyes as he looked at her. "We made it, Baby" he whispered to just her. Mercedes chuckled as she thumbed away his tears from his cheeks. "When I first came to McKinley High I was just looking to fit in and I did. Glee club was the best thing that ever happened to me. I did what was expected of me when I started dating, but fate has a way of setting us on the path to our true soul mates" he glanced at Quinn and Artie and Santana and Brittany "I think Ain't No Way got me through the tough times with my family being homeless, and when you and Rachel came to me and asked me to be you twos prom date; I couldn't control my excitement. I don't know if you know this but Rachel actually asked me to prom a few weeks before."
"Really" Mercedes asked looking at Rachel.
"But I turned her down" Sam continued.
"With a big fat, No" Rachel chimed.
The party and the audience laughed again.
"When I said I would be honored I meant it towards you" Sam started again. "The signs were always there of how I felt towards you, Mercedes from dancing together during our performances from just getting the courage to sit next to you. Then we started dating and I was so happy. We had our rough patch those three years were to long but we made it through and we had a baby together." Mercedes glanced at Simeon who was giving his grandmother a hard time reaching for his parents. "We have been through a lot to get here, Yawne, but we made it. And as long you'll have me I'll be there with you." he beamed at her as he kissed her hands.
"We did make it, Baby" Mercedes whispered smiling up at him. "I love you Samuel Evans because every day you make me feel beautiful. Not only do you tell me you show me even if it's just a look or a glance; I know how you feel about me." She closed her eyes and took a breath "Those three years were the worst years of my life because I wasn't with you. I missed everything about you the way you played your guitar, the fact that we held full conversations in Na'vi, the way your hair looked when you got up in the morning and your face, looking so confused; it made me laugh every time. And just the little things like having a thumb war tournament before bed each night or just the fact that you call me Yawne. Oe yawne nga Samuel Evans til oe have kea nì'ul. Oe will lu tsatseng for nga si hu nga mì tìrey tok. Nga have txe'lan si oe, oe." She smiled at him.
"Nga omum nga have txe'lan Mercedes Jones" Sam whispered back.
"Er… I don't really know what was said last but… the rings" the minister said turning to Kurt. Kurt gave him the two boxes. The minister gave Mercedes Sam's ring. "Now repeat after me. I Mercedes Patrice Jones take thee Samuel Beck Evans as my husband…"
Mercedes took the ring "I, Mercedes Patrice Jones, take thee Samuel Beck Evans as my husband. May this ring be a symbol of my love and commitment to you" she said smiling as she slipped the ring on his finger.
"Now Sam, repeat aft…" the minister began but Sam had already taken the ring.
"I got this" Sam grinned at him taking Mercedes' ring.
The crowd and party cheered playfully.
"I Samuel Beck Evans take thee Mercedes Patrice Jones as my wife. May this ring be a symbol of my love and commitment to you and only you" he said resting his forehead on hers as he slipped the ring on.
"By the power vested in me you may… er do that"
Once the ring was on, a giddy Mercedes Evans grabbed her husband's face and kissed him hard. Sam wrapped his arms around her and pulled her tightly to him kissing her deeper. The crowd cheered and bells rang as the couple kissed each other.
"You guys, you have to walk out" Skye whispered.
Sam broke the kiss as he beamed into her eyes. He grabbed her hand as he led her down the steps and aisle. They hear a scream and turned to see Simeon breaking free and running toward them. Mercedes stooped down and scooped her son up in her arms as he hugged her tightly. The newly wedded couple walked the rest of the way and got into the town car.
Mercedes snuggled close to her husband as she rocked Simeon.
"Mrs. Evans" he whispered to her.
"Yes" she smiled up at him.
"Nothing" he grinned kissing her "I just want to hear you answer" he said against her lips.
"Now and forever, baby."
"Ready to do the robot with me" he asked Eskimo kissing her.
"Only if you can keep up" she teased him.
"You know I can" he grinned.
NOTE: 1st song was Somebody's getting married from Muppets take Matthenten, 2nd was At the Beginning from the Anastasia soundtrack.
The Na'vi translated: I will love you Samuel Evans til I have no more breath. I will be there for you and with you in whatever life throws at us next. You have my heart and I hope I have yours. You know you have my heart Mercedes Jones always.