As always,
THEMoDePo: Aww, you're always so sweet! This might probably the fluffiest story I've ever written but after everything they've gone through, I couldn't bring myself not to make them the happiest men alive! Hahaha, of course Blaine wouldn't ve able to stay away from Sam, even if he tried to! oops, I don't think we'll get to see the honeymoon, though, sorry! And don't worry, Tina will find out about their little affair ;) Thank you so much!
StixxandBethany: yay, they're so close to marry now! And well, I'm afraid that Sebastian, even being as great as he is, can't fix anything, we'll have to wait and see ;) Thank you so much!
Darrinia: Awwww, you're so sweet! I really hope the wedding doesn't disappoint you now! Thank you!
Bourne: Oh sorry I didn't get it! Yeah, I think they would do great in California too (plus Blaine would get to be closer to his brother) but Blaine needs Broadway, so I don't see them moving, for now at least. But who knows! :) Thank you so much!
A/N: Oh my God, I can't believe the big moment arrived!
CHAPTER 4
Blaine woke up to the first rays of light coming through the window with a mix of peace and excitement in his heart that immediately made him smile. He was lying on his stomach, and there was a heavy burden on his back that it was easy to guess it was Sam's upper body by the heat he was spreading as he comfortably used him as a pillow in his sleep. Blaine contemplated closing his eyes again and letting himself fall asleep again under the delicious weight of the man he loved –and the tickle his breathing elicited on the back of Blaine's neck–, but he knew he had to make the walk of shame back to his room before the other guests woke up if he didn't want to get caught.
Very carefully he tried to slip from underneath Sam's body, but it was no easy task as his boyfriend was heavier than him and his upper body was lying completely on his. As Sam stirred at the movement, Blaine took his chance and escaped, hoping his boyfriend would not completely wake up, as it was still so early. It was not that he wanted to leave without saying goodbye, but he wanted him to be rested for their big day, and he could always leave a note.
As Blaine sat up on the edge of the bed and collected his discarded clothes from the night before from the floor to put them on him again, Sam woke up at the sudden absence of the lovely and warm body beneath his. He searched for him with his arm and, when he couldn't find him, he dared open his eyes to try and discover his whereabouts. He was relieved to find him merely inches from him, his back to him as he put on his underwear.
"Hey" Sam's morning-hoarse whisper broke the silence of the room as the tips of his fingers traced Blaine's spine dotingly.
"Hey" Blaine answered with a smile as he turned around to give Sam's lips a slow kiss before continuing dressing. "I'm sorry, I didn't want to wake you"
"What time is it?" Sam asked while rubbing his still tired eyes to get them to work.
"It's still early. You can go back to sleep for a while" Blaine suggested softly as he stood up to button his tight pants.
"Then where are you going?"
"Back to my room"
"Why?" Sam asked, confused.
"Because we were not supposed to spend the night together, remember?" Blaine explained with a chuckle as he put on his t-shirt and sat again to look at his boyfriend. "I have to go back to my room before everyone else is awake"
"Are you kidding me?" Sam asked in a sarcastic tone, taking his hands off his face just so he could accompany his words with an equally sarcastic glare.
"What?" Blaine asked in total confusion.
"Blaine, we're not in high school. We are grown men, you know? Gosh, we're getting married today! Are we really going to lie about this?" Sam asked, not being able to keep a smile out of his face at how sweet and naive his fiancé seemed to be. "Did you really sneak into my room last night?"
"Well… yeah" Blaine answered, obviously embarrassed as he noticed Sam was finding the situation so funny.
"You're so adorable!" Sam exclaimed, openly laughing at his partner.
"Don't mock me!" Blaine protested as he playfully slapped Sam's chest, even if he couldn't stop a smile anymore. "Tina scares me"
Sam's response was to laugh wholeheartedly and then to sit up so he could efficiently throw his arms around Blaine's upper body and capture his lips in a strong kiss. He tried to keep Blaine distracted with his lips and his tongue as his hands wandered around his waist to pull at his t-shirt and roll it up to get rid of it, only to receive a slap on his hand that stopped his advances. Then he embraced Blaine more strongly, kissed him more deeply, and he went for the buttons on his pants this time, only to get his hand slapped away again.
"Stop trying to take my clothes off" Blaine warned his boyfriend with a chuckle as he finally broke the kiss. "I just got dressed"
"Why am I so naked and you are so dressed? It's not fair!" Sam protested as he brought Blaine closer to him again and buried his face on Blaine's neck to kiss and suck at the soft skin.
"It doesn't matter because I'm leaving now" Blaine answered as he fought to extricate himself from Sam's strong embrace.
"Coward" Sam said with a feigned pout once Blaine was free.
"Pervert" Blaine answered with a smile as he collected his shoes and carried them in his hands, wanting to avoid making any noise as he crept back into his room.
"You never had a problem with that before" Sam playfully complained as he let himself fall completely on the bed again.
"And I'm not going to start complaining now, it just can't be right now" Blaine explained as he sat down on the edge of the bed again and his expression changed to one of pure adoration as he rested his hand on Sam's naked chest. "Listen, we're… getting married today"
"Oh my God, you're right" Sam answered as he looked at him from his place on the bed and the sweetest smile broke on his perfect lips. "Wow"
"My heart is beating so fast I'm afraid I'm going to get a heart attack" Blaine confessed, his smile getting bigger and bigger by the second.
"Please don't" Sam joked, as he put his hand over Blaine's and entwined their fingers together.
"I'll try, just for you" Blaine promised as he bent down to kiss Sam's lips tenderly for the last time as boyfriends and then he stood up resolutely so he wouldn't let himself be convinced to stay just a little bit longer.
"Don't go!" Sam pleaded as he failed to catch Blaine's hand to keep him in place.
"I have to. I'll see you at the altar" Blaine promised with the most loving smile as he walked away from the bed.
"Hey, you" Sam called him as he reached the door, and he felt obliged to turn around.
"What?" Blaine asked with a fond sigh, feigning some exasperation at his insistent boyfriend.
"I love you" Sam reminded him, with no trace of joking in his voice anymore, melting Blaine's heart immediately and making him wonder why the hell they hadn't gotten married yet.
"I love you too" he answered with a last smile before closing the door behind him.
Blaine hadn't been able to fall asleep again after separating from the man he loved so much –too excited to sleep, he guessed–, but he had lain in bed for a couple of hours, reading for a while and then just thinking, and he felt fresh and ready to face the day. The day of his wedding. That he had to survive without Sam until they would reunite again in the evening. To get married. Just the thought of it was enough to put a smile on his face that he doubted he would be able to erase for the next ten years at least.
He was finishing dressing to go for some breakfast –they had established some turns so they wouldn't meet at the dining room– when there was a knock on his door. Blaine smiled as he imagined it would be Sam claiming that he was missing him too much, but then realized that Sam would respect his decision of them staying apart for the day to make their wedding more special. Or maybe he wouldn't, but he would never knock, he realized with a chuckle. So curious about who might be, he went to the door and opened it to find a very serious looking Sebastian.
"Hey, Seb" Blaine greeted him, trying to sound cheerful even if he was already worrying about his friend's mood. "Wanna come in?"
"No, I came to get you. I need to talk to you, Killer. To both of you, you and Sam, actually, Alex is getting Sam right now" Sebastian answered, sounding even more serious than he looked.
"Is there something wrong?" Blaine asked, his heart beating like crazy. Even since he got that dreadful call from his brother telling him his mother was dead, he didn't tolerate unexpected news that well, and that time was no exception.
"Well… why don't we wait for Sam to be there too to talk about it?" Sebastian offered with a small smile, noticing how his friend was getting worked up and wanting to avoid it, so he threw an arm around his shoulders and directed him towards the elevator and into the dining room.
Sam and Alex where already there, as the rest of the gang, who apparently were just having breakfast together and seemed quite surprised about Sebastian and Alex getting the soon-to-be-married couple together in spite of what they had agreed to.
"Sebastian, what is the meaning of this?" Tina asked, rising from her chair to make more of an impression. "They were not supposed to see each other today"
"This is an emergency" Sebastian replied in a rush, not really caring about the girl's opinion, as he directed Blaine to the chair next to Sam and made him sit. "Guys, there is something we need to tell you"
"What's wrong?" Blaine asked, his heart shrinking with worry at the serious tone on his friend again, before turning to his fiancé for some answers, only to discover the same fear and confusion in his eyes.
"The airline called me and… they haven't found the suitcase yet" Sebastian explained, even if his heart seemed to be breaking just because he had to tell them such news. "There is no way it will be here before tomorrow, if at all"
"But I don't understand…" Blaine said in a barely audible voice, again exchanging a confused look with his fiancé. "Why is it such a big deal? Were your clothes for the wedding in it?"
"Yes" Sebastian answered with a sad nod, before taking a long breath to encourage himself to explain the rest. "Along with yours"
"Oh" Was all Blaine was able to say, as Sam's hand quickly moved to grab his to keep him –and himself– from freaking out.
"Guys, I'm so sorry, I screwed it up so badly" Sebastian lamented, bringing his hands to his face in shame even if Alex tried to comfort him with a hand between his shoulder blades.
"Seb, you didn't lose them, the airline did" Sam said, trying to keep calm as he stooped their friend from feeling guilty about something he didn't have any control over, even if what he really wanted was to scream or cry or embrace Blaine. Or everything at the same time.
"But you trusted me with them" Sebastian insisted, looking intently at Blaine who still had to say a word.
"It's not your fault, Seb, at all" Blaine immediately absolved his friend, even standing up to squeeze his shoulder.
Sebastian sighed in relief. They still had to find a solution for their huge problem, but at least he knew that neither Sam nor Blaine –especially Blaine– blamed him for it. But he still didn't know what Blaine was feeling about it, and that worried him all the more.
"You alright?" he couldn't help himself to ask.
"Yeah, I guess" Blaine answered, smiling at Sam as he sat at his side again so he wouldn't worry.
"Shit, with all the suitcases we have and it had to be that one the one to get lost. Isn't this a case of bad luck" Puck exclaimed, feeling bad for his friends even if he didn't care about things like that.
"Or maybe it was a sign?" Blaine added, being the last thing Puck expected to hear.
"What do you mean? Everything else has gone perfectly, if you see this as a sign that everything is going to fail and you shouldn't get married…" Puck protested because shit, nothing made more sense than those two getting married!
"What? No, of course not! No stupid sign would ever stop me from marrying Sam today!" Blaine answered, sounding almost offended at the notion of not marrying Sam in any circumstance, to which Sam smiled fondly, his heart melting at the devotion Blaine professed for him.
"What did you mean then, love?" Sam asked as he entwined their fingers together again.
"That maybe we were going for something too formal" Blaine explained, and Sam was relieved that he was trying to convince him that it was alright instead of freaking out about the disaster. "Come on, suits? That doesn't really agree to us, does it?"
"Maybe not" Sam agreed, easily letting himself be convinced that everything was going to be alright by Blaine's unexpected calmness.
"We should marry in casual clothes. Or all dressed in white, I don't know" Blaine suggested with a chuckle.
"Or with no clothes at all" Puck added.
"Yeah, Puck, thank you for your contribution" Sam sarcastically replied.
"What I mean is… We can't have suits? Fine" Blaine explained, trying to make a point. "We'll have something else, and it will be even better. Our wedding is not going to be ruined by something as stupid as clothes"
"I knew I was marrying you for a reason" Sam answered devotedly as he grabbed Blaine's chin to bring him to him so he could kiss him.
"Ok, so no suits, but it's too special an occasion to just wear used clothes" Tina added, trying to help solve the problem. "We're all going shopping right now. Let's divide into two groups, so we can keep with the original plan about not seeing each other's outfit before the wedding, and find something for those two to wear on their most special day"
"I like the idea of dressing all in white" Sam suggested, bringing his arm around Blaine's body to bring him closer to him in appreciation for his idea.
"I do too" Blaine easily agreed, as he would have done even if Sam had suggested getting married in pajamas.
"Ok, so it's decided" Tina said, anxious to get into action and save the day for her boo. "But you won't see each other until then as planned, so hurry up to say your goodbyes and let's go"
"I'm going to miss you" Blaine said, getting lost in Sam's eyes and forgetting about everyone else in the room in a second.
"I'm going to miss you too" Sam answered just before capturing Blaine's lips in a kiss.
"I love you" Blaine added against Sam's lips.
"I love you more"
"Guys? We're in kind of a hurry, you know?" Artie felt obliged to remind them.
"Sorry" Sam apologized with an embarrassed smile before turning to his husband-to be again. "I'll see you at the altar, then" He said before kissing him again. "And this time is for real"
"Wait, wait, wait" Tina stopped everyone before anyone could take a step, and the panic on Blaine's eyes and the guilt in Sam's were not missed by the astute girl. "What do you mean with this time is for real?"
"Well… we weren't supposed to meet at all today and you guys got us together for this, right?" Blaine tried to fix Sam's slip –damn it, why was he always such a bigmouth–, but he sounded so false he knew he was not fooling anyone.
"Blaineydays, did you two spend the night together?" Tina asked him –she knew he would cave in way sooner than his boyfriend–, her tone full of reproach.
"Of course not" Blaine denied with an exaggerated chuckle.
"I was in my room the whole night" Sam tried to help him, even if he didn't care about Tina's opinion.
"As his room neighbor, who is not deaf, I can certify that 100%" Puck added with a satisfied smirk, knowing he had some information that the others didn't.
"Oh my God, did you hear us?" Blaine asked, obviously mortified as the situation seemed to be getting worse and worse.
"Oh, so you got into Sam's room!" Tina reproached him.
"Oh, he did" Puck assured everyone.
"And you had sex!"
"You bet they did"
"Blaine!" Tina admonished him, making him lower his head in embarrassment.
"Ok, we did!" Blaine finally admitted. "I'm sorry!"
"Excuse me?" Sam turned to him, as if terribly offended.
"Well, I'm not really sorry" Blaine rushed to clarify. "I mean… I know I shouldn't have gone to Sam's room, but…"
"Are you really apologizing for sleeping with me?" Sam asked, trying to show how outrageous that was and ignore Puck's and Sebastian's laughs at the same time.
"Yeah, right, sleeping" Puck sarcastically added, not being able to see Sam's hand coming his way until he had already slapped the back of his head.
"Will you shut up?" Sam asked him, not so graciously, before turning to everyone else to give a speech. "We're grown men and we're about to get married so yeah, we got together last night and yeah, we had the greatest sex ever. I'll give you more details if you're interested. Anybody wants to hear them? Shut up, Puck" Sam ordered his friend as soon as he saw him opening his mouth. "And you don't have to worry about our wedding night, Tina, I'll want Blaine just as bad tonight as I did last night, I don't need to be away from him for a whole night to just want him over and over again, you know"
"You're right" Blaine added, nodding confidently next to him. "I appreciate your good intentions, Tina, but well… Sam is too great to pass on and we can do whatever we want, you know?"
"Well said, babe" Sam congratulated him, obviously proud at him.
"And yes, I went to his room and he is so hot and we were both kind of…"
"Don't exceed yourself now, sweetie, that was enough" Sam gently stopped him before he embarrassed himself any further.
"Ok, sorry" Blaine shut up while trying not to blush too much.
"So if you all are finished…" Sebastian suggested while trying not to chuckle at his friend's discomfort. "It's not like we got a lot of time to lose"
"Yeah, let's go" Mike said, effectively getting everybody into action.
"So since you offered to explain" Puck told Sam as they left the dining room, "that time when you screamed and then Blaine screamed and then there was a loud bang, what was…?"
"Shut the fuck up, Puck!" Sam answered, sounding if he really wanted to strangle his friend.
So that's how Blaine and Sam spent the hours prior to their wedding: looking for clothes to wear for the occasion –which Blaine didn't think it was such a bad thing, as it kept him occupied and saved him from spending the day fretting–. Tina, Mike, Sebastian and Alex took care of Blaine, as Puck, Mercedes and Artie did the same with Sam. They were glad they were in Los Angeles, as there were so many shops to visit and they knew they wouldn't have a problem finding something suitable for both of them –and Sebastian too, given his own clothes had also gotten lost.
It wasn't that difficult for Sam to find the attire he knew he wanted: mildly tight trousers, a beautiful tank top that accentuated his perfectly muscled chest and a soft shirt to go over it, which he was going to leave unbuttoned as he knew Blaine loved. All white, of course, as they had agreed to. It might look a little too casual for a conventional groom, but being white gave it a special quality that made Sam look almost like he was an angel. Plus theirs was not a conventional wedding, it was their wedding, and as Blaine had explained that made much more sense to them. He couldn't wait to see Blaine in his wedding clothes either.
Of course it wasn't so simple for Blaine: trying to choose some clothes with Tina and Sebastian trying to continually give tips and opinions and suggestions while arguing with each other –making it look almost like a battle to decide who was Blaine's best friend and had more right to dress him up– was no easy task, and after the third time they insulted each other Blaine forbid anyone to breathe a word until he and only he –although he accepted suggestions from Mike and Alex– had decided what he wanted. And that was tight trousers, a beautiful silk shirt –with the top buttons left open– and a vest that enhanced his figure. And he looked so beautiful that in the end Tina's eyes watered proudly at her friend and she even apologized to Sebastian for acting like a bitch –even if Alex had to nudge him so he would reciprocate the gesture–, and they ended up like good friends again.
"Hey, boys" Mary greeted her oldest son as she got into his room where he and his best man were getting ready for the wedding.
"Hi, Mrs. Evans. You look stunning" Puck answered, pointing at her beautiful dress with unusual impeccable manners.
"Thank you, Noah" she answered, blushing slightly. "You look pretty handsome too. Do you mind if I get a moment with my son?"
"Of course not, please" Puck answered, already moving to the door. "I'll go and see how Blaine is doing. Hopefully not as nervous as this one"
"I'm not nervous" Sam protested to Puck's retreating back even when the shaking in his hands belied him and he was unable to tide his hair back in a ponytail.
"You should have cut your hair for the wedding" she unsurprisingly but kindly admonished him as she made him sit down and worked on his hair herself.
"Blaine doesn't care about that" Sam answered proudly, letting her now Blaine didn't expect him to change his looks for him, even for their wedding, only to look smarter. "And he likes it this way, you know?"
"I have a feeling Blaine will like your hair in any way just because it's yours" Mary added with a fond smile towards his son's reflection in the mirror, that was immediately reciprocated. "That boy really loves you, you know"
"Yeah, I know" Sam answered, biting his bottom lip in an unsuccessful attempt to keep the smile out of his lips, if only for a few seconds.
"That's it" she announced as she finished efficiently tying his hair in a pony tail and got him on his feet.
"Thanks, Mom" he answered as he got so emotional he could only hug her with all his forces. "Thank you for everything. Thank you for setting an example for me so I could follow your steps and be here today"
"Hey, don't do that to me, I just made my make up" she jokingly reproached him as she felt tears going to her eyes at his beloved son's obvious happiness and the step he was about to take.
"Sorry" he apologized with a chuckle as he broke the embrace and let her hands be picked by those of his mother.
"You're marrying the only person I've met who really deserved you, Sam" she very honestly explained, and Sam's heart felt about to explode about how highly his mother thought about the man who was about to become his husband. "And you both are going to be so happy…"
"I know" Sam answered with a watery smile, as he breathed deeply to stop himself from breaking down. Damnit, hadn't Blaine joked about how he would be the one crying like a baby on their wedding when he proposed?
"Enough with sentimentalities or we are both going to end up crying before we are supposed to" She joked with a last caress to her son's cheek. "I came to tell you your father and I will be taking you to the altar, after all"
"What? No, Mom, thank you but… Blaine and I were going to walk down the aisle together. I can't walk with you if Blaine has to make that walk alone" Sam explained to her, thinking about Blaine's feelings, as always.
"That's the thing, honey. Don asked us to" she explained, her face and voice filled with happiness for her son –her sons, because he felt Blaine as her own, too–. "He wants to walk Blaine down the aisle. He wants to do that for his son"
"Does he?" Sam asked, as if he couldn't believe his own ears.
"It's taken him a long time, but he surely is proud of him now. I guess he just wants to show him"
"Blaine is going to be so moved… I wish I could see him now"
"Well, you're going to see him very soon, as he walks towards you in his father's arms" Mary reminded him with a smile. "You look so handsome… Are you ready?"
"I've never been more ready for anything in my life" Sam honestly answered.
"Let's go then" she said as she offered her hand to him, which he quickly took with a grateful smile.
Blaine looked around him as the car carrying him, his father and Sebastian towards his wedding arrived to his destination. They stopped a few feet away from the place where the ceremony would actually take place, in an area where they couldn't see or be seen by the people at the top of the hill, and it was there where he was supposed to wait for Sam so they could walk the final feet together.
"I thought Sam would already be here" Blaine commented, confused. After all, Puck had told him Sam was already on his way before leaving the hotel.
"Sam will be waiting for you up there" Don Anderson explained to his son, watching as the confusion on his young face grew even bigger.
"Why? We agreed to walk down the aisle together" Blaine replied without a clue about what was happening.
"Because… I thought it would be nice for me to take you" Don confessed with a deep breath, willing himself not to blush at his own display of affection.
"What?" was the only thing Blaine could say, as he looked at Sebastian at confirmation that he was hearing right, to which Sebastian only shrugged his shoulders and smiled.
"I'm your father and… I'm not letting you walk alone ever again" Don said, his voice not as firm and steady as usual, as he offered his arm for Blaine to hook his around it, hoping his son wouldn't reject it. "Shall we?"
"Yes" Blaine answered in a whisper as he complied, almost unable to believe his father was doing that for him, not caring about what anybody would think about him hooking his arm with his male son, as he walked him down the aisle to marry a man.
"I'll go ahead so I can tell everybody that we're ready" Sebastian offered as he ran the rest of the way uphill.
Sam's heart seemed about to burst with anxiousness as he saw Sebastian appear and nod his head at Alex, who started playing with his violin an instrumental version of Heroes, the first duet they had ever sang together all those years ago. He put his arms around both his mother's and father's ones and let himself be lead towards the altar between the chairs that had been aligned for all the guests to share that moment with them. He saw his siblings smiling at him from their seats, and Cooper taking his place at the end of the aisle, where Sam would be waiting for his fiancé in only a couple more steps. His parents kissed his cheeks once they reached their destination, and Puck, already waiting there, patted him in the arm as he turned around to face the path he had just walked.
Less than a minute later Blaine finally appeared in the distance, and Sam's heart missed a beat. God, he was so beautiful… And amazingly happy, as he slowly approached him next to his father, as Sam had never seen him before. He obviously had seen him happy before –come on, apart from the time Blaine's mother died, they had been happy together each and every day of their life together–, but never like this. There was a sense of peace, of contentment, in him, like he knew that was exactly the place he wanted to be right then, as if all his life he had been waiting for that moment.
He looked so stunning on his beautiful white clothes –his normally already tanned skin had become a bright golden haven that seemed to spark with the light of the sunset, and his eyes seemed to contain every color of the rainbow in them as they fixed on his. And then a smile broke on his lips, a smile Sam knew was directed only at him, and he couldn't help it anymore. Sam had never seen a happiness so raw and honest, and he knew he and only he was the cause of it, so suddenly he couldn't keep it together any longer at that thought and his eyes flooded with tears he couldn't contain.
Sam watched as Don Anderson took his son into his arms at the end of their walk in a strong embrace and his heart went for his boyfriend –almost his husband–, who shyly but decidedly reciprocated the hug until they melted in each other's arms for the first time in years.
"I'm so proud of you, son" Don whispered at Blaine's ear, though Sam was close enough to hear it.
"Thank you, Dad" Blaine answered, obviously moved but still serene, as he squeezed his father's hands before letting go of him.
As Don took his seat, and only the grooms and the best men were left in front of the minister –that was Cooper, of course–, Sam turned to Blaine and tried to look at him through his tears.
"You look stunning" Sam whispered, eliciting an adoring smile on the other boy immediately.
"Well, you should see yourself" Blaine answered and he couldn't stop himself from kissing Sam's cheek, unused as he was to see Sam crying like that –even though he knew they were happy tears.
"Please, no kissing yet" Cooper joked to break the ice. "I'm supposed to be the one to tell you when you can do that, right?"
"Coop…" Blaine jokingly warned him not to screw it up
"Dearly beloved" Cooper started, after winking at his brother to let him know he intended to behave –more or less. "We've gathered here today to celebrate… I'm sorry, little brother, I can't do it like that. I might have to improvise a little"
"Cooper…" Blaine warned him again, more nervously this time.
"Relax. You know I only want you to be happy" Cooper whispered to him, with the implicit promise of making the most of his speech, as he turned to the expectant audience again. "I want to thank all of you on behalf of my little brother and the man of his dreams for being here today to celebrate with them the most important moment of their lives. You're all here because you love them and you want them to be as happy as they can be so you wanted to accompany them towards the next step on their live together. Because I'm sure you've never met two people more perfect for each other than these two"
Sam smiled widely at that and turned again to his husband-to-be, to let him know how much he agreed with everything Cooper was saying. And if he had to judge by the utter contentment he could see in Blaine's face, he was thinking exactly the same, Sam decided as he picked up Blaine's hand in his.
"I can't believe what I'm going to say, but I don't want to prolong my speech as I'm not the star in this. See, Blainey, I told you you could trust me" Cooper joked, chuckling as Blaine fondly shook his head in disbelief. "So if you are ready, I'm sure everyone here would like to hear what you've got to say to each other. Sam?"
Both Blaine and Cooper turned to Sam in unison, and the latter breathed deeply a couple of times to try to calm himself down and to stop his tears. There was so much he wanted to say to the man in front of him, looking at him with impossibly huge eyes and a doting smile, but the tears kept falling and they seemed to be forming a lump in his throat. Twice he tried to start speaking and his voice broke before he could even say Blaine's name. He smiled nervously, trying to make Blaine understand he was alright, just too moved for words, and he was relieved when Blaine smiled back at him, letting him know he understood.
"I don't think I can do this right now" Sam joked with a sob after his third attempt, to which everyone laughed fondly from their places, Blaine included.
"Let me go first, then" Blaine asked with a chuckle, amazed at all the emotion running through Sam's veins as he caressed Sam's cheek comfortingly before taking both of his hands in his. "Sam, you're the best thing that ever happened to me. It's as simple as that, and seeing you so moved right now as you try to tell me why you love me… just certifies that. We've gone a long and difficult way to get here, even if now it doesn't seem like so because you made it so easy. We went from strangers to classmates to best friends and… to what we are now, two people so utterly in love and about to get married. When you asked me to marry you, I knew I was going to say yes before you even finished your question, 'cause nothing had ever made more sense in my life, even if it came so unexpectedly.
"I know you don't like me saying it, but you saved me" Blaine continued and when Sam tried to protest, Blaine hurried to stop him with a gentle finger to his lips. "You loved me even when I didn't deserve to be loved. You didn't move an inch backwards even when I was pushing you away. You believed so much in us that you made it impossible for me not to believe too. You never gave up on me, and today, here, I'm making the promise to never give up on you either.
"You once said that making me happy was your goal in life, and you haven't failed for even one day since I met you. You are my lover, my partner, my better half and the person I want to spend the rest of my life with. But above all, you're still my best friend" Blaine continued, his voice breaking with emotion as a single tear rolled down his cheek at all the love he could see in Sam's gaze. "The one who knows me better than anyone, the one that always makes me smile, the one who makes everything better just by being by my side. And the one I love with all my heart. And that's why I can't wait to start this new adventure with you. I love you, Sammy. Forever"
Not really caring about protocol or conventions, Sam threw his arms around Blaine's smaller frame and held him to him more strongly than he had ever done before as their tears mingled together. They didn't hold onto it for long, as there was still a ceremony that needed to go on, but it was enough for Sam to take some strength out of his partner to put his thoughts in order and make his throat start working.
"Sam? You ready now?" Cooper encouraged him as they let go and Sam took Blaine's hands in his again.
"Yes" Sam confirmed as he squeezed Blaine's hands lovingly, turning his whole attention to him. "When I proposed you said I'd be the one crying like a baby in our wedding and of course you were right" Sam started, blushing embarrassedly as Blaine chuckled. "That's how well you know me, right? And you didn't care at all how clumsy and unprepared that proposal was, you even said there could have never been a better way. That's how perfect you are, right? Except that… well, you agreed to marry me. You've never been the wisest man around, you know?" Sam continued, eliciting a few laughs around, including Blaine's, who was completely unable to stop smiling.
"And even if you weren't the wisest man around, you saw me in ways no one had ever seen me before. You believed in me when no one else did; you believed in me when even I didn't. And you've made me feel so special all along the years… Hey, back in high school, when I found out about your crush on me –and sorry if there was someone who didn't know about that yet–, the first thing I thought was that how someone as beautiful and strong and perfect as you could have feelings for me. Yet you did. And here we are now, all those years later, completely different people than the ones we were then, you are even stronger, more beautiful and more perfect now and yet you still have feelings for me. How can I not feel special, when the most amazing man I ever knew loves me and wants to marry me? When he agreed to share his life with me for the rest of our lives without a second thought?
"You're right, I don't like you saying I saved you because it's not true: we saved each other. Because it was you who opened a new path for me when I was so lost. And you were the one who would always put his life on hold for me in times of need without thinking twice about it. And you are the one who keeps my home and my heart warm in the coldest winters with your honest love and your sweet caring, looking at me as if I was the most amazing person in the world"
"Not only you made me believe that dreams come true, but you made them true yourself. All of them, whereas they were at your reach or not, somehow you always managed. And the ones that didn't… they come with a yet, because I know somehow you'll manage to make them true too. And there will come a day when we'll look back at this exact moment, through the eyes of the people who have loved all their lives, and know we made the right decision. Because I also love you with all my heart, B. And nothing will ever change that"
Blaine sobbed quietly even through his smile as he brought Sam's hands to his lips to kiss his knuckles in gratitude for his words and his love, not being able to believe someone could love him so fully and unconditionally as Sam did. A few other sniffles were heard above the guests, but Blaine and Sam were only concentrated in one another as both tried to control their tears and not to start laughing together at the embarrassment and the happiness of the situation.
"Not that I don't know the answer, but apparently I'm legally expected to ask" Cooper intervened as he motioned for the best men to hand him the rings. "Do you guys take each other to be your husband until the end of time?"
"I do" both of them answered in unison with a chuckle, as they put the rings on each other's fingers.
"And now… Wow, I've always wanted to say that, it makes me feel like we're on a movie" Cooper continued, as he was clearly having a great time.
"Coop!" Blaine scolded him as Sam and everybody else laughed.
"Sorry. And now I declare you husband and husband" Cooper finally said with the sweetest smile towards the couple, not so far from tears himself. "You may now kiss each other, which I can see you're dying to"
Sam and Blaine only spent a second looking intently into each other's eyes before falling in each other's arms to melt into their first kiss as a married couple, Blaine's hand cupping the back of Sam's head as the latter tenderly held Blaine's neck between his hands. Even the clapping and cheering around them, or the romantic song that Alex started playing, couldn't distract them from the most important thing: that they were, finally and forever, married.
And they had the rest of their lives to enjoy it.
A/N: So they're married now, yay! Don't worry, just the cerimony is over, we still have to see the party. So what did you think, was it too rushed? Did it make any sense? I don't know, I was happy with it at first but when i reread it... Let me know your opinion, please! Two more chapters to go!