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"Butterfly Kisses" – Bob Carlisle
"She'll change her name today
She'll make a promise and I'll give her away"
Jethro and Tony were both speechless when Katie walked out of the bride room, with Abby and Lorelai by her side. The photographer started snapping pictures as soon as she saw the emotions on their faces, and Abby and Lorelai stepped off to the side.
"Oh my God, Katie… You look…" Tony stepped forward, and wrapped his arms around her, careful not to muse her carefully done hair. "I love you, baby, so much." Katie brought her slender arms around Tony's back and hugged him tightly, tears shining in her eyes.
"I love you too, Daddy." Jethro wrapped his arms around the both of them, tears rolling down his cheeks. "And I love you, Papa."
"Love you too, Katie Kate," he whispered hoarsely.
She pulled away from them then, holding her arms out and spinning around in a tight circle. "So what do you guys think?" she asked thickly, like she was fighting back tears as well.
"You're the most beautiful Bride I've ever seen, baby." Tony said, wiping his eyes as he spoke. He reached out and tenderly brushed a curl off her face.
"You guys ready to walk me down the aisle?"
Lorelai slipped through the sanctuary doors with Ethan's best man, then the flower girl and ring bearer behind them being directed down the aisle by Abby.
"Never going to be ready to give our baby away, Caitlyn." Jethro kissed her cheek tenderly, before Tony covered her face with the veil, tears still shining in his green eyes. The photographer snapped one or two pictures as they got in place behind the doors, and then disappeared to get pictures of the wedding party and the groom seeing Katie for the first time.
Tim and Jimmy opened the doors, and everyone stood. Taking a tentative step forward, Katie started her final walk as Caitlyn Jennifer Gibbs. Before she could blink the tears away, they were standing in front of Ethan, and she smiled through the veil. Ethan smiled back, standing proudly in his dress blues, with his hand out stretched.
Tony cleared his throat as he lifted Katie's veil, and kissed her cheek. She smiled and kissed him back, before turning and allowing Jethro to kiss her cheek as well. Katie reached up and brushed a tear from his cheek before kissing the edge of his jaw, just like she did when she was little and couldn't quite reach.
"Who gives this woman to this man?" the officiate asked loudly as everyone shuffled to sit back down, and he looked pointedly at Tony then to Ethan.
Jethro smiled and took Katie's hand, smiling when Tony grabbed the other and together they joined Katie's hands with her soon-to-be husbands and took a step back. "Her fathers' do."
They held hands as they walked back toward their seats, both of them swiping away at tears. Sitting down in the very front row, next to Abby and Tim, they just caught Katie turning to smile at them.
"Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today," Tony leaned his head on Jethro's shoulder and let the minister drone on.
They did it. And now, she was all grown up.
"I know I've got to let her go
But I'll always remember
Every hug in the morning
And butterfly kisses at night."