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So, here is the next set of the story...and I hope you enjoy it...

Love blackNdeadly

Chapter 5

5 months later

Mia POV

My daughter is smiling as I pick her up and take her out to the kitchen. Sookie is already awake and glowing. Her belly is huge and big as she had only a month to go. After 5 months of ups and downs, she truly did look radiant. Although she had a condition, she didn't let it get her down and now, it was her wedding day.

She is drinking a glass of orange juice as I prepare a bottle of formula for Claudine. I sat down with Claudine in my lap, and begin to feed her.

"Good morning! Today's is the day!" I say to her.

She smiles. "Yeah...I'm getting married while I still look like a puffer fish!"

I frown. "Stop that, you are beautiful and you will look beautiful, especially when I'm through with you. Ain't that right, Claudine?" I kissed my daughter and she giggles, milk coming out of her mouth. Sookie gets up and wipes her mouth with a tea-towel.

Sam walks in then and I give Claudine to Sookie. I slap Sam on the shoulder and give him a stern look.

"What are you doing here? You are supposed to be at Eric's house getting ready with him and Jason there." I tell him.

"Yeah I know...I'm just here to kiss my favourite girls and be a spy." He says, giving me a kiss, then walking to Claudine and Sookie and kissing them on the cheeks.

Pam walks in with Hoyt on her hip and frowns at Sam.

"What are you doing here? Get out!" she says jokingly and throws a stuff toy at him. Sam laughs and leaves yelling goodbye as he left. I begin to make breakfast, whisking eggs and turning on the stove. Pam sat down at the table and puts Hoyt on the floor. Hoyt begins to crawl around, coming to my legs. I look down and pick him up.

"Your uncle Eric is getting married today. You ready to be the handsome page boy?" I coo to him, which makes him laugh. I then put him in the playpen and get back to cooking.

I put some oil in the frypan and add some bacon. Then I left it, letting it sizzle for a bit. I sat down at the table and Claudine has fallen asleep again. Sookie is gently patting her on the back. Sookie will be a wonderful mother, I thought to myself. I then take Claudine from Sookie and take her to her crib. I put her down and left her to sleep.

I came back to the kitchen and Pam is cooking the bacon and eggs. I pour some orange juice for myself and a glass for Pam. Pam then is finish making breakfast and she brings the food to the table. We begin to eat.

"So firstly, we should shower, then Mia can do the hair and I'll do make-up." Pam says. Sookie and I nodded.

"You want your hair up or down?" I ask Sookie.

"Down...the veil looks better with my hair down, but like have it half up and half down...kinda like Peyton from 'One Tree Hill'...you know how her hair is half down and half up and she's wearing that dress when she's pregnant? Something like that." she tells me.

I nodded, smiling to myself. Over the last couple of months, Sookie had been watching One Tree Hill after watching an episode on the telly. She became obsessed with the drama and the love stories that occur in the show. I had to admit that I became intrigued with the show but I didn't tell her that.

"Well at least your dress is easy to put on." Pam says.

Sookie's dress is a silk chiffon dress with hand beaded in silver sequins on the bodice and had a small train at the back. Sookie and I had picked it when we went shopping for one. It was beautiful and it suited Sookie well. It would look good without a veil but Sookie wanted to wear one and she looks beautiful with them both on.

"Well, we better start getting ready. You want to shower first Sookie?" I ask her. She nods, gets up and puts her plate in the sink, then disappears into her bathroom to shower. I get up and start to do the dishes.

As I am washing the dishes, the sun shines through the window. I know that it is going to be a beautiful day.

...xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo...

Pam and I were already dressed as we help Sookie into her wedding dress. Pam is fitting Sookie's veil and I am zipping up her dress. Pam and I are wearing sleeveless black silk gowns with white ribbons tied up on our side. As I am zipping Sookie's dress, I notice that she is in deep thought. Pam notices too and frowns at me.

"Sookie, honey, what is it? I mean you're beautiful and Eric is gonna fall in love with you even more." I say to her.

"And you're also supposed to be on bed-rest but instead you're getting married." Pam exclaims.

"And the doctor said to take it easy, so do not over do it." I tell her.

She smiles and turns to us. "If anything happens to me, when the baby comes, I want you to look after Eric."

"What?" I ask, shocked.

"If anything happens to me, look after Eric...please." she begs.

"Nothing is gonna happen to you! Sookie whatever are you saying?" Pam says.

"Just promise me." Sookie begs.

"I promise, well we promise but honey, nothing is going to happen to you. You're fine; the doctor said you'll be okay. Just don't over do it and you'll be fine." I assure her. She hugs me and Pam.

"I know...It's just in case...so please..." Sookie tells us.

"We shouldn't talk like this." I say.

"We have to talk like this. Everybody else is avoiding it...Just that I don't want him to be alone, or any of you guys..." she starts to tear up.

"I know...Are you scared?" I ask.

"I'm scared I'm gonna miss it all, you know? The baby growing up, Eric, you...all of it. I think back now and I realise how I lucky I am, to have all these wonderful friends and this wonderful man...and this baby...I am scared..." she tells us.

"You are not gonna ruin my make-up you bitch..." Pam says

I chuckle, tearing up. "Besides, if you go anywhere before I say so, we are not best friends anymore...got it?"

Sookie and I laughed with her and we all hug each other. Then we continue to get ready. Then, with a fluff of our dresses and a spray of perfume, we are ready.

We all walk out of the house, Pam with Hoyt on her hip, me with Claudine on my hip and Sookie looking radiant and beautiful. Since Pam was driving Jason's and her car, she gave Hoyt to Sookie and we all hopped in the red Holden Commodore and we took off to the wedding site. The boys were driving our Ford

Sookie and Eric are getting married at the Fountain by the Lake here on the Gold Coast. Two days before the wedding we went and set up the ceremony, and since it was a black and white oriental sort of theme, most of it was pretty basic. The floor is beige/cream tiles and the arch is entwined with roses and the chairs are soft, with a white sheet draped over all of them, tied with a white ribbon. The reception was being held at the Hilton in the city. The tablecloths and chairs where black, with white ribbons tied around the chairs and red on the top of each table.

We arrive at the fountain and already, there are people showing up. Tara and JB, Eric's colleges from the high school, the staff from Merlotte's; both from the old Townsville bar and the new Gold Coast bar, plus Eric and Pam's parents were among those invited. It isn't a large wedding but it isn't a small one either.

I got out of the car and Pam help Sookie out. Tara, who was a bridesmaid and dressed in the same dress as well, came over and helped me get Hoyt and Claudine out of the car. Since we had arrived 20 minutes early, we walked to a nearby tent that was set up for our use. We walk inside and sat down on the seats that were provided. I started to sing a song to Claudine and the girls joined in. Then Sam poked his head in.

"Mia, I need you for something." He says. I frown as I give Claudine to Tara and I go to my husband.

We walked outside and stood by the lake. Sam takes a deep breath and my frown gets deeper.

"What have you done?" I ask.

"Nothing, but there is a problem." He says.

"What is it?" I reply, wondering what the problem could be.

"The minister is sick. She won't be here to do the wedding." He tells me

Oh Shit! "Oh, crap...what do we do?"

"I have no idea...I was hoping you'd know." He says.

I frown. "Oh...okay...uh...hang on...you remember that wedding we went to where they had a friend of theirs ordained on the net? There's like this website that makes you a minister and poof! You could do the wedding. Imagine Sookie and Eric getting married by a friend...I wonder who could we chose."

As I told Sam this, Sam had his iPhone, fiddling around. He looks up at me smiles. "Well you are!"

I look at him. "What? You can't!"

"Mia, you're Sookie's best friend and I just ordained you so you have to be." He says, giving me a kiss on the cheek and leaving. I stood there in shock.

I recover and walk back into the tent. Sookie sees the look I had on my face.

"What's wrong?" she asks.

"You're looking at your minister." I say to her.

"What?" She replies.

"Your other minister fell through and so Sam had me ordained on the net to become a minister and yeah...so it looks like I'll be marrying you two today." I tell her.

Pam giggles. "Oh, this is gonna be fun."

Tara laughs and Sookie looks at me, worried.

"Don't worry...if I don't know what to say, I'll say the lyrics of a song." I assure her.

"A song?" she says.

I nod and give her a hug. I then give Claudine a kiss and ask Tara if she could take her and look after her. She nods and I leave the tent, making my way to the alter. The boys are already there, standing next to it as I approach. I smile at Eric, Jason and Sam and they smile back. I take my place under the alter and take a deep breath. I was so not ready for this but I had no choice. Besides, it would be an honour to be the celebrant and I already looked good for the part. My black silk dress was fitted me like a glove and my hair was down, blowing with the breeze.

It is now time.