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Chase's POV
"Wow mama. You're moving around pretty good." I told my mom as she limped slowly over to me with her cane.
"You're such a liar but I love you anyways." She finally made it to my side and I leaned down to kiss her.
"Thanks for letting us come over." I said.
"Of course. Care to give me a hint as to the occasion?"
"You'll have to wait like everyone else." My mom stuck her lower lip out like a kid. "Sorry mom."
My parents had agreed to have Uncle Charles, his girlfriend Mia, Ali and I over for dinner so we could tell them our news. I had a feeling that mom had figured out that we were going to announce our engagement because of the silly grin she had plastered on her face all night but I knew she had no idea about the pregnancy unless of course The Powers That Be sent her a vision.
"So are you guys going to tell us what is going on?" Mom asked anxiously after we had finished dessert. I glanced at Ali who was staring at the floor. She has been a nervous wreck. I reached out, grabbed her hand and pulled her to her feet. Her sweaty palm clutched my tightly.
"We have something to tell you guys and we hope that you will be as happy and support our decision." I took a deep breath and allowed my eyes to travel around the room, looking at everyone. "Ali and I are pregnant and we are going to Las Vegas this weekend to get married and we hope that you all will be there with us." I knew that Catherine, David, Connor and Ciara were coming because I already gave them the news and they were very excited and happy for us.
For a very long minute the room was silent and then suddenly it became a flurry of activity and before I knew it my uncle/soon to be father in law sucker punched me in the face. Ali started crying, mom started yelling and in a flash dad had Uncle Charles by the throat up against the wall.
"Don't EVER touch my son." He growled.
"Angel let him go." Mom yelled using her cane to hit his arm but it was no use. His grip remained iron tight.
"What gives you the right to think you could put your hands on my son?" Rubbing my jaw I snapped back to reality and I knew that I had to stop my dad before he killed Charles.
"Dad let him go." I demanded as I strode over to them but he didn't budge. He continued to stare at his friend. "Dad let him go." I gave him another second and when he didn't release him I grabbed his arm and yanked it away.
"Jesus Angel, are you trying to kill him?" Mom shouted.
"He…did you see what he did to Chase?" Dad stuttered.
"I can handle myself dad." I snapped.
"This wedding is not happening." Uncle Charles told Ali. I guess he finally got his breath back. "You will not marry him."
"I love him daddy and we are having a baby." Ali sobbed. "I am going to marry him."
"No you're not."
"I am eighteen; a legal adult. I can get married if I want to and I want to."
"How the hell do you plan on finishing college with a baby?"
"The college has free daycare for its students." Ali told him.
"Well then how do you plan on paying for the rest of your education? Law school isn't cheap." I saw the fury sweep across Ali's face at her father's words.
"How the hell would you know?" She shouted at her father. "You had a damn implant put into your brain. You never went to law school. In fact you didn't even finish high school."
"I will take care of Ali." I piped up but I don't think that either of them heard me.
"In case you have forgotten I am a genius. I am sure that I can get scholarships to help me pay for and finish school."
"I do not approve of this wedding Ali." Charles said softly.
"I want but I don't need your approval." Ali told him and he stormed out of the living room and out onto the deck. Mom quickly came over and took Ali in her arms.
"Don't worry sweetheart. Everything will be all right." Mom crooned. Since I saw that Ali was in good hands I went out on the deck.
"Look I know you're angry." I began.
"You have no idea Chase." He muttered.
"I have known you my entire life. I respect and love you but right now my love for Ali overshadows everything that I feel for you. I hope that you know how much I love your daughter. My whole life revolves around her. I promise you right now I don't care what I have to do but I will make sure Ali finishes law school and becomes a lawyer because that is her dream; to be just like her father. I am going to spend the rest of my life loving and making Ali and our child or children happy. I just hope that you are in our lives to see it." I turned away from him and headed back to my parent's living room but paused before I opened the door and said to him "Just so you know Ali and I planned to elope but she changed her mind because more than anything she wants her father to walk her down the aisle." I walked back into the house, kissed my mother goodbye, hugged my dad and took my sobbing fiancé back to my apartment.
Angel's POV
I was fuming around the living room after Chase and Ali left. This shouldn't have gone down like it did. This should have been a happy time for my son and the girl he loved. Ali doesn't need the added stress to her pregnancy. I started in on Gunn the moment he walked back into the living room.
"What the hell is your problem? How can you be so horrible to your daughter?" I shouted at my friend.
"This is not what I wanted for her." He yelled back.
"What the hell is that supposed to mean?" Cordy had now joined in our shouting match.
"A pregnant teenager forced to get married." Gunn spat.
"Technically she is a teenager but she is legally an adult. Secondly she isn't being forced to get married Gunn. They are in love and you know damn well that they would have gotten married eventually. The baby just is moving them along." I said.
"She deserves a better life then this." Gunn mumbled. "She is too damn young to get married and have a baby. Now she will have to struggle to get through college while raising a child and financially she won't be able to make ends meet."
"The only reason that she and Chase will struggle financially is because you are refusing to finish paying for college." Cordy snapped. "If we have to Angel and I will pay for Ali's school so they won't have to worry. We saved money for the kid's college but they never used it so it's just sitting in an account. Ali has always been a part of our family and this weekend it will become official and we always take care of family."
"I don't want her to get hurt." Gunn shouted.
"You have known Chase his whole damned life." I shouted back. "You know hurting Ali is the last thing in the world that he would ever do."
"Not on purpose." He softly said. Cordy walked over and placed her hand on his shoulder.
"What are you really afraid of Gunn?" She asked. He sat heavily on the couch and placed his head in his hands. Mia joined him and rested her hand on his knee. No one spoke and the only sound we could hear was the clock ticking. Finally after five minutes of silence Gunn raised his head and looked at us with tears shining in his eyes.
"I love Ali so damn much."
"We know that." Cordy told him.
"Like any father I don't want my little girl to get her heart broken…like I did." Gunn took a deep breath and with a shaking voice he continued. "This life…this world that we live in…the work that he does…the work that I used to do…he can die. When I lost Justine it almost killed me. The pain and loneliness was practically unbearable and my little girl…she was left without a mother all because of the life she lived: the same life that Chase lives. I don't want that for my daughter. That's why I left and became a normal lawyer. I took Ali away from this life so she wouldn't have to go through what I did."
"Gunn you never took her away from this life." I told him. "Sure you quit working for me but you and Ali remained part of our lives; birthday parties, holidays and just hanging out; you never really left. Ali and Chase have been best friends since they could talk. They've been dating for years. Ali tried to break up with Chase because of this life but if you recall she was miserable. They belong together Gunn and they're having a baby. They are going to get married with or without your support but your daughter really needs your support."
"I need some time." Gunn said. He pulled himself up, grabbed Mia's hand and they slipped out of the door.
"I swear to God, I will use my demon powers to send him flying across the city if he doesn't show up for the wedding." Cordy seethed. "He needs to be there."
"He will Cor. You know that he has a short fuse; acts before he thinks." I tried to reassure her. "He'll come to his senses and make amends with Ali." She came over and sat on my lap and wrapped her arms around my neck.
"Angel we're having a grandbaby." Her smile was as big as I've ever seen it. "There is going to be another part of you and me in this world." Cordy had tears in her eyes.
"Our baby boy is going to be a dad." I whispered. I could hardly believe that Chase was going to be a father. I still remember the day he was born, the first time that I held him in my arms, his first word, his first step, and his first day of school and now my son was going to experience the wonders of fatherhood like I did.
"You know how we were talking about what I'm going to do with my life once my leg heals."
"Yes I remember." I wondered where this was going.
"Instead of getting a regular job I'm going to talk to Chase and Ali and see if they would let me watch their baby. It makes no sense to send their child to daycare when it has a perfectly capable grandmother willing to watch it."
"Cordy that's a perfect idea."
"Of course it is. It's my idea." She said smugly.
"Do you ever doubt anything?" I asked her with a grin. I loved her confidence.
"Not when it comes to my family." I leaned in and placed my lips to hers and kissed her until she suddenly broke away. "Oh my God. I have to plan a wedding." She got off my lap, grabbed her cane and slowly shuffled to the kitchen to begin making phone calls. Within ten minutes Cordy handed me a list of things to do and she lovingly demanded that I get busy which of course I did because I loved her and my son and I wanted him to have a perfect wedding day.
Chase's POV
"Can I help you?" I asked him when I opened the door.
"Can I talk to her please?" Charles begged me. I opened my door further so he could step inside.
"Give me a second. She's sleeping." I told him. "Have a seat and make yourself comfortable." He nodded and made his way over to the couch while I went to our room to wake Ali. "Hey babe." I whispered as I gently shook her awake.
"Ummph?" She struggled to open her swollen eyes. My poor girl cried herself to sleep when we got home. In fact, she cried the entire way home.
"Hon, you're dad is here. He wants to talk to you." She nodded, climbed out of bed, put my robe on, which was slowly becoming hers.
"Come with me." She asked.
"Of course." We linked hands and returned to the living room where her father was waiting.
"Daddy." She said.
"Will you sit with me?" He asked.
"I would prefer to stand." Charles nodded and Ali clenched my hand tightly.
"Look baby girl, I'm so sorry. I just want you to be happy and I overreacted."
"If you want me to be happy why would you overreact like you did?" Ali asked her dad tearfully.
"My first gut reaction was Chase's life, job is so dangerous and I'm afraid for you, for Chase and for your baby. I immediately jumped back in time…to your mom and to the pain that we both went through… Al…I just don't want you to go through that." Tears slid down his cheeks and Ali released my hand and went to sit with him grabbing his hand.
"Daddy I'm afraid too but I love Chase…so much and I want to spend as much time with him as I can even if it's not for long. I don't want to be without him." She took a deep breath. "I remember how happy you and mommy were. You were always smiling and so much in love. I love Chase and I want a marriage like you had. I want that kind of happiness and I don't want our baby to be without his father. You were such an important part of my life; the most important part for so many years and I want that for my child and I want this baby to know its grandfather."
"You are my daughter Ali, the most important person in my life and I want you to experience the same happiness that your mother and I had for twelve wonderful years and I want to know my grandchild. Please baby girl can you ever forgive me?" Ali wrapped her arms around her father's neck and they both cried. Standing there watching them I felt like a major outsider watching this intimate moment so I made myself scarce into and went into the kitchen and started washing dishes.
I was drying the last plate when I heard Charles come in. "I owe you an apology Chase." He told me.
"No you don't. If this baby is a girl I'm sure that I would react the same way."
"Yes I do. I couldn't ask for a better man to marry my daughter. I know that you will take good care of her and the baby. I'll be proud to call you my son." I couldn't speak. I was too choked up to utter a sound so I just hugged him.
Cordy's POV
"You look so beautiful sweetheart." I told Ali. We were at the chapel in Vegas waiting for the wedding to begin. She was wearing a simple straight white dress that went to her ankles. Simple always worked best for Ali. She was just like her mom. Justine never was into frill or really girly things and Ali is just like that. If she could or if I would have let her she would have walked down the aisle in jeans and a tee-shirt.
"I'm not used to this." She said touching her hair that was French braided.
"It's perfect honey. Chase will lose it when he sees you walking down the aisle."
"I'm nervous and I don't understand why. I love Chase and I want to marry him."
"It's natural to be nervous Ali. I was nervous when I married Angel and I knew that we were meant to be together." Instead of responding she continued to stare at the mirror at herself. "Don't worry honey. Everything will be fine." She turned at looked at me, her eyes filled with unshed tears.
"Aunt Cordy I am so glad that you are here today."
"I love you. Of course I would be here." Not to mention that it was my son's wedding after all.
"You have been like a second mother to me since my mom died. You were there when I started my period and I was too embarrassed to talk to my dad; You gave me the sex talk when my dad was embarrassed to do it himself; you celebrated birthday's with me; you cried with me; You've just been there and now in a half hour it will be official. We will officially be family."
"Oh Ali we have always been family and we will always be family."
"Can I ask you something?" She asked me so quietly I could barely hear her.
"You know that you can ask me anything." I reached out for her hand.
"I…uhhh…after the wedding…I…ummm…would it…can I…"
"Oh for pete sakes Ali. Just spit it out." I blurted out.
"Can I call you mom?" She blurted.
"I would be honored Ali." I pulled her close to me and we hugged tightly.
"It's time girls." Catherine said with a huge grin causing us to pull apart. "Chase is about to pace a hole in the floor if we don't get this party started." Catherine was standing up for Ali and Connor was standing up for Chase. "Al your dad is waiting in the hall and mom Dad is waiting to escort you down the aisle."
"I'm ready." Ali said reaching for her bouquet. I leaned forward and kissed her cheek.
"I'll see you in the chapel." She nodded with tears in her eyes and I slipped out of the room, leaving the girls alone.
As soon I stepped out into the hall I saw Angel and Gunn standing there waiting patiently. Angel walked over and kissed me gently.
"How is she?" Gunn asked nervously.
"She's nervous but happy. She's ready for you." He nodded, smiled at us and went to retrieve his daughter.
"What about you? How are you doing?" Angel asked me as I linked my arm through his.
"I'm not the one getting married. I'm fine."
"Your baby is getting married." He reminded me.
"I know." We walked or Angel walked and I shuffled with my cane into the chapel and as soon as I saw my son standing at the front of the wedding chapel in his suit, looking just like his father tears filled my eyes. As Angel and I neared the front Chase left his spot and linked his arm with my other arm and the three of us finished the journey.
"I love you mama." He whispered tearfully.
"I love you too baby." I kissed him and sat in my seat watching as Angel and Chase hugged each other.
"We did it sweetheart." Angel whispered in a choked voice. "We raised a child into a good man who is going to have a child of his own. We did good."
"We sure did." I said wistfully looking at Chase.
Chase's POV
My mom is an emotional person so it didn't shock me much that mom was sitting there with tears streaming down her face but the tears in dad's eyes surprised me. As soon as I heard the doors open in the back of the chapel open all thoughts of my parents disappeared. I smiled at my sister who came down the aisle before my Ali. Catherine as always looked great. In fact she looked a lot like mom. They had the same smile.
As soon as Catherine reached the altar Ali and her dad appeared and she took my breath away. She is most comfortable in sweat pants, one of my tee shirts, hair in a sloppy pony tail and no makeup so seeing her in a dress, with her hair all done up and makeup just reiterated how beautiful she really was. Before I realized what was happening tears were falling from my cheeks.
"Take care of my girl son." Charles told me as he joined mine and Ali's hands together.
"Yes sir, I will." I promised.
Our ceremony was short, simple and to the point, like Ali and me. Charles had given me Justine's wedding ring to give to Ali. She didn't want a fancy diamond ring, just a band. She cried when I slipped the ring on her finger and she realized that it was her mother's. When we were pronounced husband and wife we shared our first kiss as husband and wife among the cheers of our families and friends.
After the wedding we all went to dinner, thanks to mom, dad and Charles. During dinner all of them surprised the hell out of Ali and I. Charles arranged for Ali and me to stay in Vegas for the rest of the week for a honeymoon.
After we found out about our honeymoon dad handed us an envelope. I gave it to Ali to open and when she pulled out what was inside her mouth dropped open in shock. She handed it to me and I was shocked to see a deed to a house with Ali and my name on it. "I don't understand." I told my parents.
"It's your wedding present." Dad said.
"It's a house not a wedding gift." I stuttered.
"It's always been your dad's and my idea all along to buy your first house for you when you got married. It's nothing extreme; just a small three bedroom home in a nice, safe neighborhood." Mom explained.
"I…I don't know what to say." I mumbled.
"How about thank you?" Dad said with a grin.
"Thank you." Ali burst out. She jumped up and hugged my parents, her parents now too. I quickly stood and joined Ali in thanking mom, dad and Charles.
"Does this mean that I'll get a house too?" My sister quipped from the table.
"Guess what Cat? Today isn't about you. It's about me and Ali." I told her with a grin and she stuck her tongue out at me. Some things will never change. I pulled Ali to my side. "Thank you all so much for being here on this special day. It means so much to both of us to have the people we love most in the world here on our wedding day." Our family all stood and applauded.
After we exchanged hugs and kisses Ali and I managed to escape to our honeymoon suite. Wanting to be a traditional groom I easily lifted my bride up in my arms and carried her over the threshold to the bed.
"I love you my beautiful wife." I whispered softly as I climbed on top of her. She reached up and wrapped her arms around my neck.
"And you my handsome, incredibly sexy husband I love you so much. I have never been happier then I am right now." She told me.
"Oh Al, I feel the same way." My lips descended onto hers and we began our lives together as husband and wife.
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