A/N: Sorry for the hold up. I've been through a lot since the last time I updated this story. I had different ideas as to how to go about writing what comes next. This is what I have come up with. I hope you enjoy!
Ana's POV:
I couldn't sleep at all last night. My mind is just full of excitement and anticipation for today. Today, is when I marry the love of my life, Christian Trevelyan Grey. I spent countless hours thinking about how it will all come together, wondering how it will be like. To my disappointment, I couldn't quite imagine how it will all come together, but I remember feeling very happy. The happiest I have ever been in my life.
My thoughts are put on hold, when I hear a knock on my door.
"Who is it?" I ask.
"Its Mia."
"Okay, come in." I say.
Mia opens the door and skips to me, pulling me into a bear hug.
"Ana, today is the day. Oh my God, I bet your so excited!" She says, clearly just as excited as I am.
"Yes, Mia, I am very excited." I say with a smile.
Mia smiles back at me.
"Well we better get going, we have a big day ahead of us." She says.
"Alright, I will be down in a few minutes." I say. Mia leaves the room, while I go to do my morning routine.
Mia insisted that I spend the night before my wedding at the Grey house because of tradition. As much as I resented it and Christian did the same, I agreed to do it, knowing how much this means to Mia. She was worried for her brother and his personal life. She knew how much GEH meant to him, but at the same time, it took a toll on his personal life, that had remained a secret to her, the family, and to everyone else in the country. Now that he was to be married, Mia wants perfection. I just want to marry the man already.
"Good morning, sleepy head." Kate says as I walk into the kitchen. Gretchen, the Grey's housekeeper, has already prepared breakfast and I must say it is enough to feed an army. Everything looks delicious to the point where I just take any seat at and dig in.
"Morning." I say to Kate and give her a hug. Kate is 4 months along in her pregnancy. Everytime I see her she has that beautiful glow that pregnant women have and she's always eating something.
"Today is the big day, Steele." She says.
"I know."I say with a smile.
" Im really happy for you, Steele. " Kate says. "You truly deserve it all."
"Thanks." I say. After I finish eating, I give her yet another hug. This time, Kate is sniffling. Did I mention she cries a lot now that she is pregnant?
"Don't forget to name your daughter Kate." She says. I laugh and leave the kitchen.
Christian's POV
"Bro, wake up." I hear and feel Elliot nudging me.
"Elliot, just give me five minutes." I say in a murmur.
"You said that five minutes ago." Elliot says. "I can't give you any more time to sleep.
Don't get me wrong, I am really excited for today. I can't wait to marry the love of my life, but I couldn't sleep last night because of some outdated tradition that keeps me away from Ana.
With a groan, I get out of bed.
"Look, Im up." I gesture and say to my brother.
"Good." He says. "Now do what you gotta do and head down downstairs so we can get this show on the road."
"Im on it." I say as I head into the bathroom for a nice, cold shower.
Thank God for coffee, I think as I take a long sip of coffee.
Im sitting in the kitchen of Elliot's apartment, with Sawyer to my right.
"Im guessing last night was brutal." Sawyer says.
" Indeed it was." I say. " I seriously don't understand who made this stupid tradition, but I don't like it at all."
Sawyer laughs.
" Mr. Grey, some would say that about marriage as well." He says.
He brings up a valid point. Marriage to me was a foreign subject. Before I met Ana, I didn't give it any thought. I knew that it had a possibility of happening, but sometime in the distant future. Now here I am on my wedding day, completely in love with Ana.
"You are right." I tell him.
Elliot walks into the kitchen.
"Chop, chop. Lets finish up breakfast so we can get this day moving a lot quicker than it is." He says.
For a guy that has the laid back approach on life, Elliot is sure on top of things today.
I finish drinking my coffee and meet Elliot along with Sawyer and Taylor in the living room.
1pm (Ana's POV)
What started off as a nice sunny day, turned into a cloudy day. Im in the guest bedroom of the Grey's house, when Mia rushes into the room.
"It started to rain." Mia says, the expression on her face screamed panic.
Ugh,rain. Why now?
"Its okay, Mia." I say to her, trying to make it seem like Im calm. "Im sure that it won't do much, probably just a sprinkle."
"The seats are getting wet. The wedding guests are going to be sitting on wet seats." She says, now getting more flustered than when she first came into the room.
Oh that's not good.
"Mia, don't panic." said a voice.
I look up to see Grace.
"Everything is fine, girls. We are going to put up tents to keep the rain out." She said.
Mia let out a sigh of relief. I silently thanked God.
"Ana, Leslie just called and said that she will be here in a few hours with the dresses." Grace said.
In just a few hours, I will be Mrs. Grey.
Christian's POV
Taylor drove us all the way to my parent's house. I was told that even there I would not be able to see Ana, until the actual ceremony. Again, who thought of this?
Apparently everyone around me is a stickler for tradition because I could have sworn that I heard Elliot remind me about this for the millionth time.
"Elliot, I heard you the first time." I say to him as we walk into the house.
Im immediately surrounded by Mia who is very happy and excited as usual. I let her have a moment with Sawyer; I walk to the back of the house to see how everything looks like.
Because of the weather, there are now tents over the seating for the guests and everywhere else where people will be.
"Isn't it great?" asks Mia. I look over to my right and see my sister standing next to me.
"Yes its lovely." I answer. It was lovely despite the tents. Everything was in the color scheme of the wedding which is grey and lavender.
Mia gives me a side hug and is about to leave when I stop her.
"Give this to Ana, since I cannot give it to her myself." I say. I pull out a red rectangular Cartier box out of my pocket.
Mia squealed.
" Im sure she will be delighted." She says, and then leaves.
I look at my watch; its 1pm. In 4 hours, I will be a married man.
Mia's POV (3pm)
There's only two hours left before the wedding. Leslie has just arrived with the dresses and the shoes.
"Here you are, ladies." She says as she puts them down on the bed in the guest bedroom where Ana is.
The bridesmaid dresses are not the same. Ana wanted all of us to have dresses that expressed our individuality. Yes, they are all lavender, but they are all styled differently. Mine has a sweetheart neckline, Kate has an off the shoulder dress, and Olivia's is a halter top type of dress. Ana's dress has lacy sleeves and neckline. I have yet to see it, but according to Kate, it looks amazing on Ana.
Leslie hands out the dresses which are in garment bags with our names on them. Her assistant Franco gives out our shoes.
It is then when all of us realize there is a problem.
"How is it possible?" Franco said. "I could have sworn on Donatella Versace that I packed your shoes, Ms. Steele."
Franco frantically looks around the room, probably thinking he lost the shoebox somewhere in this room.
Ugh quite pretending, Franco, find the damn shoes!
"Franco, check the car." Leslie ordered her assistant.
And with that Franco leaves the room.
"Sorry Ana, Im sure they are in the car." Leslie says reassuringly although her green eyes looked panicked.
"It's okay. Accidents happen." Ana says.
Well props to you, Ana, for not freaking out over such a little thing. Looking at Ana, I realize that to her this isn't a big deal. She's got a lot on her plate right now. This is her big day and she obviously won't let such a little thing ruin her mood.
"Oh, I almost forgot." I say. I take out what Christian had given me. "This is for you, Ana."
Ana takes the red rectangular box from my hand. She carefully opens it to find a beautiful diamond tennis bracelet.
She smiles and puts it on her wrist. It's a perfect fit.
"It's beautiful, Ana." says Kate. She takes Ana's wrist to admire the bracelet up close.
Not before long, Ana takes out her purse from the nightstand and gives me a small black box.
"Since Im not allowed to see Christian before the wedding, can you please give this to him?" Ana asks.
"Of course." I say with a smile. I take the small box out of her hand and walk out the door of the bedroom.
The guys were on the other side of the house, packed in Elliot's room. As I walk in, I see Elliot holding two bowties in his hands.
"Which one do you like?" He asks Luke.
Luke looks at both of them, clearly puzzled.
"Elliot, the one in your right hand will look great with your tux." I say.
Elliot turns around and smiles.
"Well thank you, sis. Sawyer was obviously the wrong person to ask." He says.
Sawyer laughs. "Sorry, not into fashion."
"Where is Christian?" I ask Luke.
"He stepped out to make a quick phone call. Why? Is everything okay with Ana?" Sawyer asks, looking concerned.
"No sweetie, Ana just gave me something to give him." I say.
"Give what to me?" I hear a voice not far from me.
I turn to see my brother Christian.
"Ah, just the person I have been looking for." I say and hand him the black box.
Christian's eyes light up like a Christmas tree, and within seconds he has opened the black box.
Inside the black box are cuff links, but not just any cufflinks. They have the initials of Ana and Christian etched into them.
"I love them." Christian says. " Ana never ceases to amaze me."
He looks up at me. "How is she doing?"
"She is doing very well. Maybe a little stressed out because Franco , Leslie's assistant, forgot her shoes, but that certainly can be fixed and Im sure that everything will be alright." I tell him.
"If I was Leslie, I would fire that guy. So unprofessional." Christian says.
"Christian, its hardly anything. Ana shrugged it off as nothing, so you shouldn't worry about such a little thing." I tell him.
"I just want everything to be perfect." He says.
"And it will be." I say with a smile.
Christian smiles. "I know."
The Wedding (Ana's POV)
This is it. My dress is on. My shoes (which have been found, thankfully) are on my feet. I holding a beautiful white rose arrangement that is tied in a with a lavender silk bow.
Im standing in the living room of Christian's parents' house, surrounded by my bridesmaid and Christian's groomsmen.
"Doesn't she look stunning?" Kate says to Elliot, dabbing her eyes with a tissue.
"Yes she does, sweetheart." Elliot says. "But you, my dear, look stunning as ever."
"Oh quite the charmer, Elliot." Kate says.
At that moment, Taylor walks in and tells us that its time.
It's time to get this show on the road.
Unfortunately, my father could not make it to the wedding. Two days before my wedding, I received a call from the hospital. My father had cardiac arrest. He is slowly getting better, but the doctor would not let him go to my wedding, even though my father begged and pleaded. He called beforehand to tell me that he wishes that he could walk me down the aisle and that he wants pictures from the wedding.
When Christian found out about this, he was distraught, but came up with a brilliant idea. And so now, I would be walking down the aisle with Taylor. And Taylor was more than happy to do the job.
Christian's POV
When I see my brother walking down the aisle, I realize that soon I will get to see Ana.
The music changes.
Everyone turns their heads back.
And that is when I see her.
Ana is walking down the aisle with Taylor. When our eyes meet, she smiles and blushes. She knows that she is the most beautiful woman in the world.
"She's quite something, isn't she?" Elliot whispers into my ear.
Im truly at loss for word at the moment that I can only nod my head in response.
Ana is now right in front of me, her beautiful blue eyes looking at my grey ones.
Reverend Jacobs beings to speak. "Dearly beloved, we are gathered here tonight to join this man and this woman in holy matrimony. If anyone objects this union, speak now or forever hold your peace."
No one said anything. Thank God.
The Reverend continues, but I don't know exactly what he is talking about because Im looking at the beautiful woman before me. I feel like the luckiest man in the world right now, and it feels great.
I guess I was so glued to those beautiful blue eyes right in front of me that when it came to the vows part, Elliot had to let me know.
Taylor's daughter Sophie stood to my left and held a pillow with two rings.
"Put the ring on Ana's finger and say "I give you this ring as a token and pledge of our constant faith and abiding love.""
I repeat what the Reverend told me to say and with shaky hands put the ring on Ana's ring finger.
Ana does the same. How I long for her touch…
"And by the power invested in me, I now pronounce you husband and wife." Reverend Jacobs says, and looks at me "You may now kiss the bride."
Don't have to tell me twice!
I take her beautiful face into my hands and kiss her like my life depends on it, and because its been a while since I got to kiss he, at least to me it feels like a while. I don't care who is watching.
Everybody cheers as we walk down the aisle, hand in hand, as husband and wife.
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