A/N: Hi! Here is their wedding chapter. I had so much fun writing this one. I realized during this process that vows may not have been the best description of what Naya and Heather wanted to say to each other. I've included what they wanted to express to each other as "messages to each other". There are also vows.
I also decided to separate this chapter into two: the wedding is this one and the reception/honeymoon will be Chapter 19. If I didn't it would be longer than it is right now. I'm sorry for the length, but it's probably one of the most important chapters of the story.
Always Me & You
Chapter 18
The ride to Santa Cruz that day made both of the women feel like they were really going home instead of to the hotel. The Seaway Inn felt like home because it was the place where they first made love together. They reminisced on their first trip there and how nervous each of them felt.
"It seems like such a long time ago, Heather!" Naya thought aloud.
"I know…"
"Like I told you before when everything we have now is over, I want to move down here permanently."
"We can't do it sooner?" Heather asked.
"I wouldn't want to do the commute from here to LA, but I love you for thinking about it!" Naya said.
"Yeah, it would probably be a biatch." Heather said and chuckled.
When they got to the exit, Naya remembered, "I remember you made me close my eyes when we got off the exit!"
"I was in a trance looking at you with your eyes. I almost hit the car in front of us. Thank God they beeped."
"I know."
As they turned off onto the exit, Heather exclaimed, "I'm so freakin' excited! We're in town. Five minutes to get to the hotel."
"This weekend is gonna rock!" Naya said and threw up the "rock'n'roll" sign.
"Darn tooting!"
In a couple of minutes they saw the hotel in the distance.
"Look, there it is," Naya yelled and pointed at their hotel.
"I know sweetheart!"
Heather found a parking space right in front, they both got out, and got their suitcases.
Once they walked in they headed straight to the concierge desk.
"Hello," the man said, cheerfully.
"Hi!"
"What's the name?'
"Rivera…"
"Oh, you're the wedding party?"
"Yes, we are. We wanted to get here early to see if they needed any help."
"Your room isn't ready yet, but in a half hour it should be. We can hold your suitcases if you'd like us to. Also how are we going to assign rooms to your guests?"
"Sure…Thanks. I think the couples can stay together. Her family can stay together, but will need a cot or two if you have them. My family can stay together with two cots. Everyone one else who is 'single' can decided for themselves," Naya said and Heather nodded her head.
"Very good." The concierge took their suitcases and outfits and showed them where they would be stored.
"Thank you," Heather said and turned away with Naya. As they walked away from the desk, Naya asked, "Did that make sense?"
"Absolutely. We never thought about that, but you covered well. Good job!"
Naya smiled and then said, "Do you want to take a walk to the beach and see if we can find Alan?" Naya asked.
"Sure…Grab on!" Heather said and extended her hand. Naya grabbed it.
"Let's go." They walked hand in hand down the street and immediately saw the beach, but more importantly they saw the site of their ceremony. Just then Naya stopped so Heather stopped.
"What's up?" Heather asked.
"Nothing…I just wanted to really take this all in! Look, Heather, at everything!"
"I know, Sweetheart, I see!" Heather screamed, excitedly.
Naya leaned up and kissed HHHeather.
After the kiss broke, Heather asked, "Are you ready for this, my dear?"
.
"You have no idea!"
Then they continued their walk. They saw Alan as he hurriedly walked up to them. He held two big bags of something for them.
"Hey, Alan!"
"Hi, Naya and Heather! What are you doing here?"
"We just wanted to see if you needed a hand with anything?"
"Actually we have everything taken care of. Oh, before I forget here are the corsages and boutonnieres for your bridal party. The florist wanted to get these to you ahead of time."
Heather extended her arms and Alan gave her the two bags.
"That's great!" Naya said.
Alan hesitated before he said, "I don't want to burst your bubbles, but the weather prediction isn't too favorable for tomorrow afternoon. That's why we are putting up a tent. Is that okay?"
"Yes, it's fine. This ceremony is going on rain or shine!" Naya said, assertively. Heather nodded her head in agreement.
Naya suddenly had a flashback to a couple of months ago when Dianna said not to worry about finding a wedding march song.
"Alan, would we be pushing our luck if we asked if you could get a few microphones just in case people had any 'ideas' for during the ceremony?" Naya asked.
"Um, we already thought of this. The DJ has given you five cordless mikes. They are charging as we speak."
"Oh, that's great! Thanks."
"Don't mention it!"
"Are you sure you don't need our help?" Heather asked.
"Nope…we're good."
"Ok, if you do, we'll be back at the hotel."
"Ok, great!"
"See you later!"
As the two girls started to walk away, Heather asked, "Are you going to sing to me?"
"I'll sing to you tomorrow night!" Naya said and winked.
"Oh, ok…What's up with the extra mikes then?"
"I just remembered Dianna asking about our songs. I told her we only had our first dance song and she said to not worry about it. I'm sorry I forgot to tell you," said Naya.
"No worries. Do you think they have something planned?"
"I dunno…Just trying to be prepared."
"Good job, sweetie." Heather looked at her watch and said, "I think our Mom and my sisters should be there soon as it's almost one!"
"My…our parents should be getting here soon also. Let's go."
They turned around and walked slowly back to the hotel. When they arrived they saw Naya's family at the check in counter. Naya timidly walked up behind them and said, "Who's here to watch their daughter and sister get married?"
Yolanda spun around, and raised her hand high in the air. Naya laughed out loud and then hugged them all. Heather walked up behind Naya and waited her turn.
"Come here you," Nickayla screamed and pulled Heather in for a hug. Mychal threw his arms around them for a group hug. Then he walked over to the other small group and did the same thing. Yolanda and George released Naya from the hug and grabbed Heather into their arms.
Once everyone settled down the concierge announced, "All the rooms are ready! The brides to be are in the last room on the left. Then everyone can start to fill in the remaining rooms."
"Are you serious about our room?" Heather looked at the man.
"Yes, why wouldn't I be?"
"Oh, no, I'm sorry…it's just that we stayed in that same room the first time we were here. I'm excited!"
"Oh ok. Enjoy. Would you like me to ring your room when more of your guests arrive?"
"That would be very helpful!" Naya said.
Heather and Naya retrieved their luggage and hangers from the man. Then they took their family to their room and then they went to unpack in their separate room.
Once inside, the memories came flooding back for Naya. She started to cry.
"Are those happy tears, my beautiful Naya?" Heather said as she carried her suitcase and outfit and laid them on the bed.
"Yea, they are!"
"That's good. No sad tears this weekend or the upcoming week, you hear?"
Naya saluted, "Yes, ma'am!"
Then they unpacked their belongings into the dresser drawers and put their bathroom stuff on the counter for now.
Ring Ring
Naya answered, "Hello."
"Heather's Mom and sisters have arrived!"
"Thank you." Naya hung up.
"Mom and your sisters are here!"
"Yay!"
They opened the door, pounded on Naya's family's door, and then Heather bolted towards her Mom and sisters. They waited at the front desk and as soon as Heather saw them she ran to them and began to cry.
Her Mom saw this and started to cry herself.
"Hi, honey…I know, I know…he's looking down on all of us."
"I know." Heather said and wiped away the tears.
Naya ran up to her new Mom and extended her arms out for a hug.
"Hi, Mom."
Jeannie extended her arms and embraced Naya. "I love you, Naya, for loving my daughter the way you do!" Jeannie whispered into Naya's closest ear.
"I will always love her!" she whispered back.
Then Jeannie broke the hug and went to hug all the members of the Rivera family.
While they were doing this, Naya and Heather realized that their GLEE family started to arrive too.
The first one there was Dot.
"Hi, Dot…Thanks for coming!" Naya happily said.
"I'm honored to be here!"
"Hey Matt, hey Jayma. Thanks for coming," Heather said, excitedly.
"Anything for you and Naya, HeMo!" Matt said and Jayma nodded.
Just then Lauren, Jane, and Jane's wife, Lara, walked into the hotel. Naya saw them as entered and excused herself.
"Hello young lady," Naya said, and held her arms open for Lauren. Lauren dropped her bags and bolted into Naya's arms.
"I'm so happy to be here. I know I must sound like a broken record, but thank you soo much for asking me to stand up for you! Love you, Nay!"
"I love you, too!"
Just then Jane walked up with Lara. Naya motioned for Heather to join the small group.
"Naya and Heather, this is my wife, Lara. Lara, this is Naya..." Jane pointed in her direction and Naya smiled. "And this is Heather…and yes, Heather I still have the ring!"
They all laughed out loud.
"It's very nice to meet you, Naya and Heather. Thank you so much for inviting me and for asking Jane to stand up for you, Heather! She can't stop raving about you two."
"I'm honored that she accepted the invitation. Jane really helped me figure out stuff. Our families are here somewhere. We'll introduce you later." Heather said.
"No worries!"
Just then Lea and Dianna walked in, hand in hand.
"Heather…Check out those two!"
"OMG…Aww they're cute! Not as cute as us, but cute!"
Naya laughed.
Lea let go of Dianna's hand and ran up to Naya and Heather who had their arms wide open. She pulled them both into a hug.
"Whoa!" Heather yelled at the speed in which Lea pulled them in.
"Sorry…I'm excited!"
"Understandably!"
Then the hotel became so much louder than it was just a second ago.
Amber, Jenna, Chris, Harry, Kevin and Cory walked in with Ryan.
"Who's ready to partay?" Cory yelled at the top of his lungs.
Jeannie wanted to shock and make the experience fun, so she threw up her hand and yelled, "I am!"
Heather whipped around and said, "Mom?"
"Alright, JeMo!" Cory noticed the hand.
"CORY!" everyone yelled.
"What?"
Heather and Naya walked up to Ryan and Naya said, "Thanks for coming, Ryan! We truly appreciate it!"
"I wouldn't have missed it for the world!"
"Come meet our family." Heather said.
They escorted Ryan over to where their family was talking.
"Sorry to interrupt, but we wanted to introduce you to our boss and the creator of GLEE! This is Ryan Murphy!"
George walked up and extended his hand, "Hello, Mr. Murphy, I'm Naya's father, George. This is Yolanda, her Mom, Nickayla and Mychal! Thank you very much for everything."
"It's my honor. Naya's a great person and great actress! Call me, Ryan!"
"Ryan, this is my Mom, Jeannie, and sisters, April and Crystal." Heather said.
"Hi, Ryan," Jeannie said, "Thank you for all you are doing for my daughter."
"I'm really not doing anything…Heather's a very talented actress and dancer!"
"Naya, could I talk to you for a minute," George asked.
"Yea, sure. Excuse us."
Naya walked away with her Dad to the check in counter.
"What's up?"
"I wanted to talk to you about dinner tonight. Did you have a place in mind?"
"Yep. There's a seafood restaurant attached to the boardwalk where we went on our first night here. They had excellent food."
"Do you think we'll need to make a reservation?" George asked.
"I think it'll be wise to do that considering the size of our party."
Just then the man behind the desk interrupted, "I'm sorry…I don't mean to ease drop, but I can call that restaurant and make the reservation for you, if you'd like me to?"
"That would be great…" Naya surveyed the room and said, "Can you please make it for around twenty people?"
"What time, miss?"
Naya and her Dad looked at each other and George said, "Four or four, thirty?"
"Perfect," Naya said.
"Consider it done!" said the helpful concierge, with a smile.
"Do you want to let them know or should I," Naya asked.
"I can, but can you get their attention?" her Dad said.
"Not a problem!" Naya said and winked.
"I believe in you," George said, with a smile.
"Excuse me, everyone…" Naya tried being polite and got no response. Then she yelled much like Santana would. "Hey!"
Everyone stopped dead in their tracks and the room fell silent.
"Thank you…You're up, Dad!"
"Thank you, Naya. On behalf of my family, I would like to invite all of you to a great Seafood restaurant tonight at…"
"Four, thirty!" the concierge yelled after he hung up the phone.
"Ok, at four, thirty…Casual dress! I heard from my daughter that is connected to the boardwalk. Thank you."
The room exploded with thunderous applause and the occasional "Woo hoo!" After the announcement they dispersed to find a room. Dianna found Lea among the crowd and held onto her hand tightly.
"I don't care who I have to punch, we're getting our own room!"
Lea laughed out loud and got excited. "You couldn't hurt a fly!"
"Oh yeah, watch me. Get your luggage," Dianna said confidently. Dianna already had hers close to her.
"Ok, got it!"
"Follow me closely." Dianna said as she and Lea maneuvered through the GLEE family. Once they were out of the crowd and in the hallway, Dianna picked the room all the way down on the right because it felt right. Naya watched them disappear from the crowd to their room. All she could do was laugh and remind herself to tell Heather.
Once Dianna and Lea were in their room, Dianna slammed the door.
"Whew! We did it!" Lea said and did a little happy dance.
Then in the middle of her celebratory dance, the magnitude of what happened hit Lea.
"Holy shit!"
"What? You ok?" Dianna ran up to her.
"You wanna share a bed with me," Lea asked timidly and pointed to the bed.
They've been out on numerous dates since Dianna confessed her love to Lea, but all of them ended with a good night kiss. And for Dianna a cold shower when she got back to her apartment.
"When I said I wanted to share a room with you, I thought you knew the bed would be in the room! Do you not want to?" Dianna said and tried not to look hurt.
"Ever since you told me you love me at Nay's and HeMo's that night, I've wanted to share ten thousand beds with you. It's not too soon, right?"
"Do you trust me with your heart?" Dianna asked.
"Yes," Lea responded without any hesitation which surprised her.
"Then it's not too soon!"
"Ok, Ms. Agron…I'm in your hands," Lea said and leaned up to kiss her. As soon as their lips connected there was a knock on the door, "Housekeeping!"
Still in the "kissing Lea" mode Dianna yelled, "Go away!"
"Housekeeping!" the voice said again from outside the room.
"What if it's really housekeeping? I'll open it." Lea said and walked to the door.
"Come on in…" Lea said as she started to open the door. "Come on guys," she yelled as she saw who was standing behind the door. It was Jenna, Cory, Harry, and Kevin, all with smiles on their faces. They all cackled out loud and then ran away.
Back in the lobby, Naya was still chatting with her GLEE friends when she noticed a photographer taking pictures from outside the hotel.
"Oh, crap, Heather."
"What's up, babe," Heather said, as she walked up behind her.
"Look!" Naya said and pointed to the woman outside.
"How did they know where we would be?" Heather asked dumbfounded.
"How do you want to play this?" Naya asked.
"Let's face it head on," Heather said and grabbed Naya's hand as she pulled her outside.
"Hi," Naya said, professionally, as they walked up to the woman.
"Hello…" the woman started.
"What magazine are you with? Star? People? National Inquirer?" Heather asked, pointedly.
"No, no, I'm your personal photographer with Great Officiants!"
"Oh, God…We're so sorry. It's just that, in our line of work, if you see a camera you immediately have to be ready…" Naya apologized.
"No worries! I totally understand. My name is Tracey. I'll be with you, taking pictures, until Sunday when all of your guests leave. And just so you know that I signed an agreement with Alan that states that I will not show these photos to anyone, except you two."
"Ok, thank you. Come on in!" Heather said, and ushered her into the lobby. "Hey, everyone," Heather got their attention, "this is Tracey…Our personal photographer! Be nice to her."
"Hi, Tracey," they all responded and then went back to their conversations.
Tracey waved.
"So, Tracey, do you want to know the agenda for tonight," Naya asked.
"Sure…"
"At four, thirty, we are all heading to the seafood restaurant on the boardwalk for a pre-wedding dinner and after we are going to hang out on the boardwalk."
"You are welcomed to join us to take photos if you want," Heather said.
Just then the concierge walked up to Naya and said she had a phone call.
"Excuse me."
When she reached the phone, she said, "Hello?"
"Hi, Naya, it's Alan."
"Hi, Alan. Tracey just got here. What's up?"
"I just wanted to let you know when the ceremony is going to take place. Is 1 pm ok? We're trying to get around the weather and it looks like it'll pour in the late afternoon/early evening. Also do you want to rehearse or just wing it?"
"Hold on. I want to ask Heather! Is this okay?"
"Sure."
Naya put the phone down and yelled, "Heather!"
Heather excused herself with Tracey who immediately continued to take photos.
"What's up?"
"It's Alan. He suggested getting married at 1 pm tomorrow before the bad weather hits. He also asked if we wanted to rehearse or just wing it. What do you think?"
"We are officially married so I think we can have the fun of the unexpected and just wing it!"
'That's what I thought too. Don't move…I'll tell him now."
Picking up the phone again, "Alan?"
"Yes."
"Thanks for holding. 1 pm is perfect. And we've decided to wing it."
"Ok, perfect."
"I'll see you tomorrow then!"
"Thank you for everything!" Naya said, happily.
"I love my job! Good night!"
In a few minutes everyone had their rooms and their "roommates". The lobby of the Seaway Inn was suddenly quiet.
Inside Naya and Heather's room, Naya said, "I'm going to go and give my people the boutonnieres now so everyone has them for tomorrow. Wanna come?"
"If it's alright with you I'll give my corsages out now."
"No worries." Naya said. Naya gave Heather a kiss which would last until the next time she saw her.
"Hmm…" Heather said in the kiss. When it broke Heather playfully pouted, "That's not fair…but it sure felt great!"
Naya smiled and patted herself on the back and said, "That was my intention!"
Heather just smiled and watched as the love of her life turned around and left the room.
Once outside the room, she went directly across the hall and knocked on Dianna and Lea's door.
"Coming!" Lea sang and opened the door.
"Hey, Naya…Come on in."
"Hey, is Dianna here?"
"Hey, Di!" Lea yelled.
"One second!" Dianna said as she flushed the toilet, emerged a second later and said, "Hi!"
"How are you? No, don't answer that…I know exactly how you are!" Naya smiled.
"Ok, ok…I love her!" Dianna said and pointed behind her toward Lea.
"I know…I have something for you!" Naya said and dug into the brown paper bag. "Heather and I wanted you to have this…" Naya pulled out the boutonniere with pink and red roses.
"Wow! That's beautiful!" Dianna exclaimed.
"Yea, that's great, Nay!" Lea seconded.
"Could you wear it tomorrow?"
"Definitely. One more thing…Do you want to give me the ring now or tomorrow morning?" Dianna asked.
"Can I give it to you now?"
"Sure! Lea and I will keep it handy for tomorrow!"
"Yes, sir," Lea saluted.
"Ok, at ease, soldier!" Naya teased. She reached into her pocket and gave it to Dianna.
"Guard this with your life…Pinky swear!"
"Naya, are we still five?" Dianna laughed but without any hesitation locked pinkies with the Latina.
"What? I'm confused!"
"I'll tell you later, my love!"
Just then Naya got up to leave, but Dianna pulled her into a hug and said, "Thank you for trusting me throughout this whole experience. I am truly honored."
"Thank you for being there for me when I needed someone! I will always remember that!" Naya said.
Then Naya added, "I must continue to spread my cheer. See you later. Behave you two…" Naya stopped, turned around and said, "On second thought…don't behave."
When Dianna heard this she pulled Lea into her arms, dipped her, and planted a wet and juicy kiss on the shocked woman's lips.
"That's what I'm talking about!" Naya said as she turned around, walked out of the room and shut the door.
Next room was her family's. Naya knocked on the door. There was a second of hesitation before Yolanda yelled, "It's open!"
Naya pushed open the door. "Hello, Family…"
"Hey, Nay. Are you two having a good time so far?" Yolanda asked as nonchalantly as possible.
"Um, yeah, Mom…You okay?" Nay asked as she detected something was off.
"Sure."
Behind Naya the door to the bathroom started to open. Heather quietly slipped out of it and tip toed behind Naya and started to make hand and arm gestures behind her back which sparked smirks and a momentary giggle from Nickayla. Naya thought it was odd but she continued.
"Dad, I have something for you…" Naya started.
Heather finally reached out in front of her and wrapped her arms around Naya which made her feel like she jumped a foot in the air. She turned around and playfully hit Heather. Then she leaned up for a kiss on the cheek.
"Haha!" the room exploded. Naya's face was red and she couldn't help, but laugh as well.
"Geez, Nay. I was standing behind you the whole time…"
"Really?"
"Yup…"
"That's how much I pay attention! Did you give what you wanted for our Mom over there?"
"What's that?" Yolanda said after her giggles subsided.
"Well, Naya and I wanted to give you this…" Heather pulled out the corsage that was made of pink and red roses. She handed it to her second Mom.
"Wow! They are beautiful! Thank you," Yolanda said, as she engulfed both of her daughters in a hug.
"We are glad you like them." Heather said.
"Yup," Naya seconded. Naya turned to her father and said, "And Dad, this is for you…" Naya pulled out the boutonniere with pink and red roses.
"This is very sweet of both of you. I'll wear it very proudly tomorrow. Do you know what time you're having the ceremony?"
"Me too, Heather!" Yolanda said.
"OMG, I'm sorry we forgot. It's going to be at 1 pm. There's supposed to be a lot of rain tomorrow so Alan is trying to avoid that. We can tell everyone at dinner."
Heather looked at her watch and said, "Speaking of which, we should continue with this little project!"
"Yes, we'll see you later!" Naya said, happily.
They walked hand in hand out of their family's room and went straight to Heather's family's room.
"Housekeeping!" Heather said in a French accent as she knocked on the door.
"You guys were just here!" April said as she opened the door, "Oh hey, you two. Come on in!"
Heather and Naya walked into the room and found Crystal sitting on a chair flipping through the channels. Jeannie was hanging stuff up.
"We wanted to give you something, Mom."
Jeannie immediately stopped what she was doing and sat in the unoccupied chair.
"Naya and I would like you to have this…" Heather pulled out the corsage. She handed it to her Mom.
"It's beautiful, girls…thank you." Jeannie looked at it and then up at her two daughters.
"We're glad you like it! Could you wear it tomorrow," Heather hoped.
"Of course. When is the ceremony?"
"It's going to be at 1 pm. There's supposed to be a lot of rain tomorrow. Alan wants to avoid that. We can tell everyone at dinner."
"Oh ok."
"We gotta go and deliver the rest of these…"
"Bye!"
"Wait, you guys…" Crystal said, shyly.
"What's up?" Heather asked.
"Do you know if Kevin's single? He's a cutie!"
Heather and Naya laughed as they don't really "know" him or any of their male co-stars in that way since they are pretty much a family. Heather said, "I'll drop the hint."
"Ok, thanks."
"You know what, sis?" Heather said.
"No what."
"He's not as heavy as he looks!"
They all laughed together as they remembered the time, on screen, where Brittany picked Artie up from his wheelchair.
"Good to know!" Crystal grinned.
"We'll see you in a little while!" Heather and walked hand in hand with Naya out of their family's room
Once outside the room, Naya said, "I'm going to hunt down Lauren…"
"I'm gonna look for Jane."
"Meet back in our room in a half hour?"
"We gotta get ready. I need to shower also."
"Me too…" Naya winked.
"Hmm…You know I'd love to get in there with you, but could we save that for our honeymoon?" Heather asked.
"Most definitely. Our parents are in the rooms down the hall!"
"Ewww…."
"Yea, little bit," Naya laughed and kissed Heather again on the cheek."Oh, baby, I think I'm staying with Lauren and whoever she's rooming with tonight!"
"Ok…See you later…Maybe I'll see if I can stay with Jane and Lara…and ask for a cot!"
"Cool."
"I love you," Naya said as she knocked on the door where she thought Lauren was in.
"I love you more!" Heather said.
Chris watched their interaction from the peep hole inside his room. He opened the door, stepped out into the hallway, and yelled, "Yes! We still know that!" Then he smiled and slammed the door behind him.
Heather and Naya burst out in laughter and then Naya knocked on Lauren's door.
"Young lady…" Naya said outside the door, "Let me in!"
"Coming!"
Amber opened the door.
"Oh, hey, Amber. Is Lauren in here?"
"Yup, girl. Come on in…Lauren, you have visitor," Amber tried to imitate a butler.
"Hey, Naya…Whazzup?"
"I have a little something for you!" Naya said and smiled.
"You do? I love presents!"
"Who doesn't?" Naya agreed and pulled out the boutonniere with pink and red roses.
"Wow! That's really pretty, Naya! Thank you!"
"You're welcome, Sweetie. Could you please wear it tomorrow?"
"You don't have to tell me twice."
"Who wants to have a sleepover tonight?" Naya asked Amber and Lauren.
:"What? You're not staying with Heather tonight?" Amber asked.
"No, we're doing the traditional 'the groom doesn't see the bride until the ceremony' thing. It was my idea!"
"Oh neat!" Lauren said.
"Sure…you cool wit' that Lauren?" Amber asked.
"Yup yup!"
"May I use the phone to call the front desk?"
"Go for it!"
Naya pushed a few button and heard, "Front desk?"
"Hi, can I get a cot for room..."
Lauren held up a "two" and a "five".
"25?" Naya gave her the thumbs up sign.
"Absolutely."
"Thanks." Naya said and hung up.
"OK, ladies… I must shower for dinner! When the cot gets here have them put it right over-ish." Naya pointed.
"Cool. Thanks for the flower, Nay!"
"No worries…See you later." Naya said and left the room.
Once outside she thought about finding Heather, but then decided to go take a shower.
Meanwhile, Heather said, "The two reasons why I'm here now are to give you something and then ask you a question."
"Ok, shoot!" Jane said.
"First Naya and I would like to give you this…" she said and pulled out the corsage that was made of pink and red roses. She handed it to her confidant through all of this.
"HeMo, that's awesome! Thank you!"
"Yeah, Heather…that's very pretty!" Lara agreed.
"Great…Glad you like it! Could you wear it tomorrow? Oh, the ceremony's at 1 pm."
"Absolutely."
"Ok, now here's the question…Naya and I are doing 'the bride doesn't see the groom until the ceremony' thing….Her idea…Can I crash in here tonight?"
Lara and Jane looked at each other and Lara said, "Absolutely!"
"Really?"
"Yup!"
"Can I use the phone to get a cot?"
Heather used the phone, called the front desk, and asked for a cot to be sent to their room.
"Thank you," Heather said and hung up.
"When it gets here you can put it anywhere you want. I can sleep in the entrance way if it's better for you."
They all laughed.
"Thanks for the flower and we'll see you later." Jane said as Heather walked toward the door.
"Yup. I gotta get changed for dinner. Thank you both so much!"
"No worries! Bye!" Lara said.
Heather left the room and went back to hers as fast as she could so she could just hold Naya in her arms. As soon as she got back to the room, she yelled, "Naya!"
"I'm in the shower," Naya yelled back. Heather opened the door to the bathroom, tore open the curtain and just stood there.
"Hey," Heather got out finally.
"Oh, hey, baby girl!" Naya said and waved meekly.
"Baby girl, huh?"
"It slipped out. Um, could you please close the curtain…I'm cold."
"Oh, sorry." Heather said, but was preoccupied by Naya's breasts.
"Heather, the curtain…" Naya said and smiled widely.
"Yeah, the curtain. Sorry!" Heather said and closed the curtain, but lingered in the room for an additional minute.
"You still there, baby?"
"Yea, my beautiful Naya! I'm leaving though." Heather said and shut the door quietly.
Once in the outer room, Heather picked out her outfit which was the yellow dress she wore for the Diane Sawyer interview and laid it out on the bed. As soon as Naya got out of the bathroom, Heather jumped in, but left the door open.
"Heather…" Naya yelled.
"Yes?"
"Do you think we should see if we can chip in for tonight's dinner?"
"Good idea. We'll do it when the bill comes later. Tonight I'm crashing with Jane and Lara. Before we separate we gotta get some stuff for tonight. Then we'll work around not seeing each other tomorrow."
"Was that a dumb idea? Not seeing each other until tomorrow afternoon?" Naya asked.
"No, not all. It's tradition!"
"Are you almost done…I have to pee and then I want to hold you."
"You can come in and pee honey…"
"You don't mind?"
"Um, we're going to be married tomorrow…and I've seen it so come on in!"
"Oh yeah, you have! I'm coming in."
"One favor, don't flush!"
Naya giggled. She used the bathroom and then left. Heather got out almost immediately after. She threw a towel around herself and Naya flew into her arms.
"I love you with my whole life. I'd take a bullet for you. I hope you know that." Naya said.
"Well, hopefully, it'll never come to that, but I love you too!"
Naya laughed. Once their embrace was over Heather got dressed and said, "Since we have some time let's have our GLEE friends over."
"Good idea!"
Naya and Heather pounded on everyone's door and said, "Last room on the left…five minutes!"
When everyone was there, Naya said, "Before we all go to dinner, we just wanted to say, 'Thanks' for being in our lives and for accepting us as a couple. We love you all and are so glad that we are in this together."
"We're pretty damn cool!" Cory patted himself on the back.
Everyone laughed. They hung out for awhile until it was time to go to the restaurant.
Heather motioned to Kevin to join her and Naya and said, "Hey, Kevin…Hold on a sec?"
"Wussup?" Kevin said as he walked up to Heather and Naya.
"Are you single?"
Kevin looked stunned and said, "I'm flattered ladies, but…"
"Eww, no you perv!" Naya said, disgusted.
"Not for us," Heather said and grinned after she saw Naya's expression.
"Oh, my bad…for who?"
"For my sister, Crystal. She thinks you're cute!"
"Sweet! I got a look at her too."
Heather all of the sudden got protective and said, "Do not mess with her! You hear me!"
"Relax, HeMo. I'd only respect her!"
"You better!"
"We cool?"
"Yup…"
"Let's go cuz I'm hungry."
They all left the room and joined up with the entire wedding party and guests and walked to the restaurant.
When Naya and Heather walked into the restaurant they immediately saw Matt, their waiter from the first time.
"Hi, Matt!" Naya and Heather said.
"Hello," Matt said, "I'll be helping you with my assistant, Mary."
"Cool!"
They all sat down and ordered drinks and a few appetizers. After they ordered their main courses and their drinks arrived, George stood up, clanked his water glass, waited for everyone's attention, and then began, "My wife, Yolanda, and I would like to welcome you all to Naya and Heather's wedding…"
The tabled erupted with applause which made the other people in the restaurant turn their heads.
"From the first time, Naya told us about Heather, I knew that she would play an important role in my daughter's life. When they told us that they were getting married, I knew it would last forever because Naya has Heather deep within her heart. I want to officially welcome Heather to the Rivera family. We want you, Heather, to consider us a second family. Please raise your glasses to Naya and Heather!"
"To Naya and Heather!" They applauded after they put their glasses down. Naya got up to hug her father.
"May I have everyone's attention?" Jeannie asked and the large table fell silent.
"When I first met Naya I hoped that she would be the person who would take care of my daughter for the rest of her life. I can take an immense amount of comfort in knowing that Naya and Heather will take care of each other in those special ways. I remember one of the first times I hugged Naya. It was on the day that we moved them in together. I was very surprised after the embrace when I looked up into Naya's eyes I could see Heather in them. That is how I know this is going to last forever! Heather, your father and I couldn't be any prouder of you than we are today. Even though he can't be here in person he is definitely here with us in spirit! He loved you immensely. I love you too. And Naya, I now consider you my fourth daughter! I love you, Naya, for loving my daughter the way you do! Please raise your glasses, again, for Heather and Naya!"
"To Heather and Naya!" They applauded after they put their glasses down. Heather got up to hug her mother.
They ate their meals and when they were done, Naya yelled, "Ok, tomorrow the ceremony is at 1 pm…But for now who's ready for some Boardwalk time?"
They all yelled, "Boardwalk time! Woo hoo!"
Before Naya and Heather got up, Naya turned to her Dad and said,"Hey Dad, Heather and I would like to chip in with you on tonight's bill!"
George looked at Heather and Naya and said, "Consider this our wedding gift to you both."
"Yes," Jeannie said as she handed George her credit card.
"Thank you all so very much." Naya said and Heather nodded her head in agreement.
"You're welcome dears…Listen you don't have to hang around with us…go be with your friends. And take April and Crystal and Nickayla and Mychal with you." Jeannie suggested.
"Ok, then…"
Looking to the others, Heather said, "Shall we?"
With that everyone bolted to the door. Kevin waited for Crystal outside.
"Hey, Crystal. Wanna go on some rides?"
"Sure, Kevin…"
Heather saw their interaction and gave Kevin a protective stare. Kevin held up his hands in surrender.
Once they got to the rides and bought a larger book of tickets than the last time, Heather asked, "What's first?"
"TILT-A-WHIRL!" Naya answered.
"After you."
They got on and saw that Lauren was on it alone.
"Are these seats taken?" Naya asked as they carefully walked up to her and climbed into the egg shape ride.
"Not at all. I absolutely love this ride!"
"Me too." Naya said, excitedly.
"Once I rode it until I threw up." Lauren beamed obviously proud of herself.
"You're not doin' that now. I can't watch other people vomit!" Heather said.
"No, I won't. I promise!"
Just then the ride started and Naya took notice immediately of how Lauren commanded the ride.
"Sway back and forth…it'll spin more!" Lauren instructed.
"Okay…hold on…" Naya yelled.
Lauren gripped the handle tightly and yelled, "AHHH!" when the egg started to really turn.
Lauren clapped her hands excitedly as the ride came to a stop.
"What's next?" Naya said.
When they got off, Heather looked to the rollercoaster.
"Hey, Lauren…have you ever been on a rollercoaster before…"
"Um, no I'm afraid of them…."
"Oh, I didn't know…I'm sorry…" Heather apologized.
"It's okay, HeMo! You know what?"
"No, what?" Heather asked.
"I have a personal rule to try one new thing a day. Sometimes I meet my quota and other times I don't. If I do this, I can take a break for a few days."
Naya and Heather laughed. "That's a good rule to have!" Naya commended her.
"I just need someone hold my glasses."
Just then Jeannie said, "I'll hold them for you, Lauren!"
"Oh, thank you, Mrs. Morris!"
"Let's make a deal…"
"Ok?"
"If I hold your glasses for you now…You have to call me 'Jeannie'!"
"Ok, Jeannie…Thank you." Lauren said and took her glasses off.
"Sure." Jeannie said and extended her hand to receive Lauren's glasses.
"You ready?" Naya nudged her excitedly.
"Now or never…" Lauren said as they walked up to the ride. "Nay…"
"Yeah?"
"I don't wanna sound childish, but can I hold your hand?"
Naya extended her hand to her friend and responded, "Always!"
Lauren grabbed a hold and got a new surge of confident. She began to pull Heather and Naya towards the ride. Naya and Heather looked at each other and smiled.
They were seated in the second row since Heather didn't want Lauren to be totally scared.
As the coaster started, Lauren started to get excited. As the ride was reaching the top, she decided to grab Heather's hand also. When the ride got to the top, Lauren raised both hands in the air. Naya and Heather smiled at each other for a millisecond and then the ride really started.
Lauren yelled, "Weeeeeee!" as the ride whipped them around and upside down. Lauren, Naya, and Heather's hands waved in the breeze.
When the ride was coming to a stop, Naya looked over at Lauren and said, "Not bad, huh?"
"I DID it!" Lauren said, triumphantly.
"'The possibility of what might be!'…Right, Lauren?"
"Wow. You remember that?"
"I remember everything you say."
When they got off the ride, Jeannie waited with Lauren's glasses. "Here you go, my friend," Jeannie said and handed the glasses back to Lauren.
"Thank you." Lauren responded and put them on.
"What's next?" Naya asked.
"I think you two go on something else by yourselves." Lauren said.
"You sure?" Heather asked.
"Yup."
"I'll hang out with Lauren," Jeannie suggested, "if that's alright?"
"Sure! How do you feel about cotton candy?" Lauren asked.
"I'm in favor of it!" Jeannie answered with a smile.
"Want to share one…If I eat the whole thing I'll be bouncing off the walls tonight."
"That would not be good." Naya responded. "Even though we're having a sleepover, I need my beauty sleep cuz I'm getting married tomorrow!"
"Yup. You are!" Lauren looked up and smiled.
"You're not sharing a room tonight?" Jeannie asked.
"No, Mom, we're going old school…You know not see each other until the ceremony."
"Who's idea was that?"
Naya's hand shot up in the air.
"Very honorable!"
"I try!" Naya answered.
"Where are you staying, dear?" Jeannie said and looked at Heather.
"I actually asked Jane and her partner if I could crash in there."
"If you have second thoughts please come to our room." Heather's Mom hoped.
"You know what?"
"No, what."
"I think I will. Thanks, Mom. It'll be fun!"
Out of the corner of her eye, Naya spotted Jane and Lara.
"Jane!" Naya yelled and waved at them to join the group.
"Hi, what's up?" Jane said as they walked over.
"I think I'm going to crash tonight with my Mom and sisters! Thanks for the kindness though." Heather shared.
"Good idea! No worries." Jane said and Lara nodded her head in approval.
"Jane!" Dot yelled from where she was playing a "test your strength" game, "You gotta try this!" Matt and Jayma watched in awe as Dot hit the bell every time. Tracey took a photo of one of her attempts.
"We'll be right there…"
"Have fun!"
"Bye all." Jane said.
Then the three small parties separated.
Naya and Heather walked hand and saw all of their friends and family having a great time. The only two people they hadn't seen in a while were Dianna and Lea. Naya and Heather walked over to the Ferris wheel and spotted them in the yellow car totally making out.
"Sweetheart, do you see what I'm seeing?" Heather asked, completely shocked.
"Um, yeah…If the car's a-rockin' don't come a-knockin'!" Naya kidded.
They both laughed.
"You want to join them?" Heather suggested with a twinkle in her eyes.
"Not in the same car, but yes!"
They walked up to the ride and gave the ticket taker enough tickets for two people.
"You still want the purple one?" Heather remembered.
"Of course," Naya answered and smiled.
Dianna and Lea came up for air long enough to see them get on.
"We're here to give you two a run for your money!" Heather chided.
"Were we that obvious?" Dianna asked.
"People in space could see what you two were doing!" Naya joked, with a huge smile on her face.
Dianna laughed, but made no apologies.
Lea got Dianna's attention and screamed, "I love you!" at the tops of her lungs. The outside crowd couldn't hear her declaration, but the people on the ride sure did. They applauded.
Then Lea took Dianna's face into her hands and they started to make out and grope again. Once Naya and Heather sat down they started to make out as well.
Dianna broke the kiss and said, "I want you tonight!"
"You sure?"
"Yes," Dianna said, totally turned on.
"I'm just saying once it happens there's no turning back!" Lea said and placed small kisses on Dianna's neck.
"I'm ready…aren't you?"
"Yes! More than ready!"
"Then tonight should be the night!"
Then they started to make out ferociously again.
Over in the purple car, Heather and Naya were kissing each other gently, but passionately. Their tongues massaged each other and moans could be heard inside their mouths.
Naya broke the kiss to say, "I love kissing you! I don't know if I've ever told you that!"
"Thank you, my beautiful Naya…I more than love kissing you!"
"I love the new nickname, by the way!"
"Well you'll always be beautiful to me."
"Come here now!" Naya said and reached for Heather. Heather obliged and in an instant they were making out again. Hands were groping each other's bodies like it was their very first time. The closeness they felt was unlike any they had before.
Before any of the four girls noticed the ride had stopped. When Dianna and Lea stopped kissing, Dianna asked, "Do you wanna get out of here now? Go back to the hotel and just see what happens next?"
"Absolutely!" Lea said and grabbed Dianna's hand and pulled her off of the ride.
Naya saw them leaving and yelled, "We won?"
"No," Dianna yelled back, "I won!" She held up Lea's hand.
Heather and Naya watched as their friends exited the ride and walked all the way to exit of the boardwalk, hand in hand.
"OMG, I think tonight's 'their' night!" Naya said truly happy for them.
"I really can't believe what I just saw…Can you?"
"Kinda…I knew Dianna had feelings for her! Good for them." Naya said.
"Do you want to go again?"
Naya looked up at her quizzically.
"I meant on the ride! I'm hungry though. Would my heart want a funnel cake?"
"If we can split it. Those go directly to my hips…"
"Yeah. Okay, honey…You'll have a very good workout this week!" Heather said.
"Oh really?"
"Yeah, it's called, 'Body by Heather!' It's where you don't get out of bed for a week because you have no energy to!"
"Does that workout plan have a stretching routine," Naya played along.
"Why yes, it does! But if I showed you here, I might get arrested!"
Naya laughed uncontrollably and then they got off the ride and went to get that funnel cake.
While they were enjoying their funnel cake, Dianna and Lea were enjoying the walk back to the hotel.
"Di…Are you absolutely sure you want tonight to be our night?" Lea asked, timidly.
"Yes," Dianna responded without any hesitation. "Why? Do you not want to make love with me tonight?"
"I've wanted to for a long time…"
"But?"
"But I don't want to not be good enough for you." Lea said, honestly.
Dianna stopped, broke the hand holding, put her hands on Lea's shoulders, and looked into her eyes, and asked, "Why would you say that?"
"I don't want to disappoint you…"
"You'd never disappoint me!"
"I wouldn't?"
"Nope…You're gorgeous…you have the biggest heart of anyone I know…and I've been waitin' a long time for this!"
"You have?"
"Of course…Truth be told that whenever I get home after having a wonderful time with you, the first thing I do is take a cold shower…If I don't I can never go to sleep!"
"Really?" Lea said and smiled.
"Yup…You are beautiful to me, Lea!"
Lea kissed Dianna then grabbed her hand and they started to run back to their hotel room.
Once they were finally inside the room, Lea placed the "Do not disturb!" sign on the door, and locked it.
Dianna was still gasping for air when Lea turned around to face her.
"You ok?" Lea whispered.
"Yea."
"Good," Lea said as she jumped into Dianna's arms and kissed her passionately. Lea immediately wrapped her legs around Dianna so she wouldn't fall off of her. Dianna walked over to the bed and pushed Lea onto it. Dianna removed her jacket and threw it on the floor. Lea removed her top while Dianna stood there in a trance. Then Dianna took her shirt off and tossed it aside. Dianna started to unbutton her pants and Lea helped. Dianna then helped Lea's with hers and tossed them aside. Then Lea pulled Dianna on top of her.
Once they were on top of each other, Dianna started to grind with Lea. Lea pulled Dianna as close to her body as possible. The only pieces of clothing that truly separated the two were their underwear.
"Take those off," Lea whispered and Dianna did as she was told. Then she watched her new love take hers off. Then they were completely naked.
"You're beautiful," Dianna whispered with lust in her voice.
Lea brushed away the blonde strands of hair from Dianna's eyes.
"You are too. Come over here." Lea said and pulled Dianna on top of her again. They kissed and both of their hands massaged differently parts of the other's body. Lea found and fell in love with Dianna's thighs as she massaged them over and over. Dianna immediately grew fond of Lea's neck and collarbone as she left kisses all over.
Then Dianna fell onto the sheets and pulled Lea close to her.
"What happened? Did I do something wrong?" Lea asked, confused.
"No, of course not."
"Then why are we stopping now?" Lea asked.
"I think we did well on our 'first time' don't you?"
"Um, yeah, but there's so many other things we can try!"
"Lea, are you thinking that we only get 'one shot' at this?" Dianna asked.
"Um, yea."
"We will have years to find our rhythm. Our own pace!"
"You truly do love me." Lea said, shocked. She rolled over and looked up into Dianna's eyes.
"Yes, I do." Dianna said, then leaned forward, and connected their lips again. Lea pulled her on top of her again and massaged her back.
Dianna broke the kiss and asked, "Do you love me?"
"I love you more and more with every day that passes!"
"Ok," Dianna simply replied.
"Can you hold me until we fall asleep?" Lea asked.
"Absolutely. Good night my love."
In a few minutes both the women were sound asleep in each other's arms.
Meanwhile, the some party started to walk back to the hotel, but some stayed around a little while longer. Naya and Heather decided to walk back alone. They walked back to the hotel hand in hand.
Once they got to their room, Heather noticed the "do not disturb" sign on Lea and Dianna's door.
"Yay!" Heather whispered.
Naya softly giggled and entered their room.
Once inside, Naya flew into Heather's arms.
"I don't want to leave you tonight!" Naya cried.
"It's just for one night. Not even one night," Heather said to soothed Naya.
"I know…I'm being a baby."
"It's sweet!"
"Ok," Naya said and wiped her tears away. "What do I need for tomorrow morning? I plan on changing in here tomorrow," Naya said and then gathered the items she needed for her sleepover.
"Ok, walk me to their door," Naya asked, shyly.
Heather took Naya's small bag from her and grabbed her hand to guide her out of their room to Lauren and Amber's. Naya knocked, but there was no answer. They hung out a few minutes. Then Heather leaned up against Naya and took Naya's lips with her own. As this was happening Lauren and Jeannie turned the corner, stopped, and just stared with smiles on their faces.
"Hmmm," Lauren cleared her throat.
They still kissed.
"You two might suffocate yourselves!" Lauren said.
Then they broke the kiss and started to laugh, but quietly.
"Ok, ok, as of now it's considered bad luck to see each other before the ceremony." Jeannie said as she tried to pry her daughter away from Naya.
"Lauren, a little help?" Jeannie asked.
"Oh, right," Lauren said and began to pull Naya away from Heather. "I'm trying…she's taller than me!" Lauren huffed as Naya didn't budge.
"Oh, ok…" Heather conceded. "You win! Could I give her one more kiss?"
"Go ahead!" Jeannie said and smiled.
Heather grabbed Naya's body and pulled her as close as possible and then kissed her passionately. Naya melted in Heather's arms and couldn't get her balance after the kiss broke.
"Satisfied?" Lauren asked.
"For now!" Naya said winked at Heather.
While Heather and Naya walked to their separate doors, they kept eye contact on each other.
Right before Naya walked into Lauren's room, she yelled, "I love you!"
"I love you too!" Heather said and blew her a kiss.
Once Naya was in the room, Naya collapsed on the floor.
"Nay, you okay?" Lauren asked, concerned.
"I'll be ok…Is it tomorrow yet?"
Lauren grinned and said, "No, not yet!"
In Jeannie's room, Heather was quiet and not herself.
"You ok, dear?" Jeannie asked motherly.
"Yeah, I miss her already!"
Jeannie smiled, "I know, honey…I know…"
The rest of the night was spent as Naya and Heather laughed and had a good time with their roommates.
As Heather was lying in bed, Jeannie heard her whisper, "I love you, Naya!" before she closed her eyes.
"Goodnight, Heather, I love you." Lauren heard and smiled at Naya had said.
The next morning, Heather woke up and ran out into the hallway and yelled, at the top of her lungs, "I'm getting married today!"
Naya was already up when Heather yelled so she ran to the peephole and saw Heather's expression and she saw her jump up and down like a fool.
"I know! Go back to sleep!" Kevin yelled from inside his room.
Heather then walked back into her family's hotel room.
Lauren stirred and asked, "Naya was that HeMo?"
"Yup."
"Oh…" Lauren said and fell back to sleep.
"I'm going for coffee…" Naya said to no one because they were asleep.
Naya walked out of their room with nothing on her feet as she smelt coffee coming from somewhere close. When she turned the corner she found the coffee and she also found Jane sitting in a chair reading the paper. Naya poured herself a cup and then Jane looked up from the paper.
"Good morning, Nay! Did you hear Heather screaming?"
"Yea, I did." Naya said and laughed. "May I join you?"
"Of course! You excited?"
"Yea, definitely…and a little scared."
"Scared?"
"Not that Heather doesn't love me cuz I know she does. And so do I. I'm a little scared of the responsibility that comes with it! How do you and Lara handle it?"
"We share it…Um, we always make time for each other…and we tell each other the truth, no matter what."
"Oh, that sounds reasonable."
"Listen as long as there's love you can get through anything together!"
"Thanks, Jane…I feel better now."
"No worries!"
Naya and Jane sat there for awhile and Jane said, "I gotta get back…Lara's probably up by now."
"Ok, see you later. If you see my love before I do please tell her I love her and I'll be waiting for her at the end of the aisle of sand!"
"Definitely."
Jane walked away and Naya just sat there and finished her coffee. She allowed the quiet to surround her and it left her in a daze.
"Naya…Naya…" Dianna yelled.
"Whoa! Hey Di."
"Where were you?"
"I zoned out for a few minutes."
"Yup, you did. Can I sit?"
Naya nodded. "How was your night with Lea?"
"Wonderful. It's a great start. She wanted to do more, but I told her we have years to discover stuff."
"You really do love her?"
"With my entire heart!" Dianna confessed, proudly.
"Good for you!"
Naya and Dianna sat and chatted and then they got up
Before Naya walked away, Dianna said, as she poured Lea a cup of coffee, "Listen I'll be by soon to help you get ready and hide you from Hemo?"
"Sounds good!" Naya waved.
Naya went right into the shower when she returned to Lauren and Amber's room. She let the cold water awaken her senses. She wanted to be as present as she could be today. It was her wedding day after all. The day she's been waiting for since she first met Heather.
Once she got out of the shower she put on the same clothes. Then she heard a knock on the door. She opened it and saw Dianna standing there.
"Ok, let's get you ready! Everybody up," Dianna commanded as she walked into the room.
Amber and Lauren jumped up.
"Is there coffee," Amber asked.
"Down the hall!" Naya directed.
"Lauren you want?"
"Apple or orange juice please!"
"On the way!"
"Ok…What can we do?" Dianna asked.
"Well, I need my outfit and undergarments which I think are on the hanger in my room. It's the suit outfit. I told Heather that I would get dressed in there today, but I don't think that's gonna happen."
"You are correct!" Lauren answered.
"Who wants to get that?"
"I will." Dianna volunteered. "Do you have your key card?"
"On the dresser."
"I'll be right back."
Dianna ran out of the door, but held it open for Amber and the drinks.
"Thanks."
"Ok, Lauren I need my make up bag."
"Where is that?"
"Shit, it's in my room."
"No worries!" Lauren said and ran out.
"B-u-t…"
It was too late as Lauren bolted out of the room. She knocked on the door to Naya's room.
Dianna answered it and they looked around the room and in Naya's purse for anything that looked important. Dianna grabbed Naya's vows and she slipped it in the pocket of her outfit.
Then there was another knock on the door.
Dianna yelled, "Who is it?"
"Jane and Yolanda," Jane said.
"I got it," Lauren said as she opened the door.
All four women piled everything that looked important into their arms. Luckily a second trip wasn't necessary. Jane and Yolanda went into Jeannie's room and Dianna and Lauren went back to Lauren's room.
"Did you see Heather?" Naya asked.
"No. But we got all your stuff."
"First, here are your vows…" Dianna said as she removed the piece of paper from her pocket.
"Thank you…"
"Here is your boutonniere…" Lauren said and handed her the flower.
"Thank you, sweetie!"
"Hey, I'm jealous…" Dianna said and winked. "Here is your makeup."
"Thank you, sweetie!"
They all laughed.
"And finally here is your outfit!"
"Thank you. I think we got everything."
Over at Jeannie's Heather had already showered and waited to start to get dressed. Yolanda and Jane started to bring her what she needed.
Heather suddenly realized that Yolanda might want to help Naya.
"Yolanda…"
"Yea."
"I feel awful. If you want to help Naya out I totally understand. I'm sorry that I just realized it now!"
"No worries! I may pop my head in now, if you don't mind?"
"Not at all. Please tell her that I love her and that I will meet her down the aisle of sand."
Yolanda smiled and left the room.
"Oh, that reminds me, HeMo…I was supposed to tell you 'I love her and I'll be waiting for her at the end of the aisle of sand!'" Jane remembered.
"Thanks."
Just then thunder clapped and made everyone jump.
"Oh God, really?" Heather said startled.
Jeannie pulled open the curtain to reveal a not so nice looking day outside. They prayed that it would stop before the ceremony, but there was no time to think about that right now.
When the process was over Jane and Yolanda, who had returned to help Heather, left to get themselves ready for the ceremony. When Dianna and Lauren were satisfied with their work, Dianna went back to her room to get dressed. Lauren gathered her outfit up and headed to the bathroom to shower and get ready. Once she was in her pink top and black skirt she asked Naya for help with the boutonniere.
"Sure!" Naya said as she carefully pinned it on her friend's shirt. "Sorry if I pinned you by accident."
"No blood. Good job."
"Haha!"
By that time it was 12:30 and the guests began to gather and discussed taking cars to the beach because of the weather. They left and went to the ceremony. Jane and Lara offered to take Dianna, Lea, and Lauren. Kevin offered to drive the Morris ladies. The Rivera family would drive to the beach.
Before Jeannie left Heather she said, "We love you very much."
"Thanks, Mom." Heather said and hugged her Mom. Jeannie spotted Naya as she came out of the hallway so she held Heather tighter and longer than usual so Naya had time to run to her awaiting car. After Jeannie knew she was safe, she released Heather from her arms and walked to Kevin's car.
Heather got into her private car and in a second she was on her way. She pulled up the partition between her and the driver.
"Hi, Dad. I miss you so much every day. I know you're watching over me and I appreciate it. I hope you're happy for me. I've met the woman of my dreams and today I am marrying her. You would have loved Naya. She's everything I could ever hope and wish for. I wish you were here to walk me down the aisle of sand to her, but you're here in spirit. Can I ask you for one tiny favor? Could you please make it stop raining long enough for me to marry the love of my life? We'd really appreciate it. I love you so much."
Heather looked out the window and in seconds the rain had stopped, the clouds disappeared to reveal a crystal blue sky, and the sun began to shine brightly.
"Thanks, Dad!" Heather said and started to get emotional, but before she could do that she had arrived at the beach. She got out of the car and her Mom walked up to her.
"Dad made this happen!" Heather said and pointed upward. Jeannie smiled and wiped away a tear. Heather saw Naya, but her back was turned.
Their GLEE friends took their positions off to the side. As soon as Dianna and Lauren began to walk down the aisle of sand to the presider at the other end, Dianna signaled to GLEE to start the song. Tracey, the photographer, noticed Dianna signal to her friends so she prepared her camera. The people attending the wedding rose from their seats.
Cory:
Hmm ohh, I will come
Maybe it's intuition
Somethings you just don't question
Like in your eyes, I see my future in an instant
And there it goes, I think I've found my best friend
As Naya and her Dad started to walk Naya recognized this Savage Garden hit and started to get teary eyed, but kept walking.
Lea:
I know that it might sound
More than a little crazy
But I believe
Then Jane and Yolanda began to walk towards the others.
Then Heather started to come down the aisle of sand with her Mom as the song continued. Tracey took picture after picture of the two women walking.
Kevin:
I knew I loved you before I met you
I think I dreamed you into life
I knew I loved you before I met you
I have been waiting all my life
Cory:
There's just no rhyme or reason
Only a sense of completion
Cory and Lea (looked at each other and played off of each other):
And in your eyes, I see the missing pieces
I'm searching for, I think I've found my way home
Amber:
I know that it might sound
More than a little crazy
But I believe
GLEE (harmonized and clapped their hands once a second):
I knew I loved you before I met you
I think I dreamed you into life
I knew I loved you before I met you
I have been waiting all my life
Chris:
Ooh hoo ooo, hoo hoo ooo ohh
GLEE:
A thousand angels dance around you
Chris:
(Ooh hoo, hoo ooo hoo ooo hoo hoo hoo)
GLEE:
I am complete now that I have found you
Heather and her Mom, who wore a pants suit with both colors of red and pink which symbolized her support and love for both of the girls and the corsage, walked very slowly as to not get there before the song ended. Naya saw her wife walking toward her and she stood in awe of her beauty.
GLEE:
I knew I loved you before I met you
I think I dreamed you into life
I knew I loved you before I met you
I have been waiting all my life
Cory:
I knew I loved you before I met you
I think I dreamed you into life
I knew I loved you before I met you
I have been waiting all my life
GLEE:
I knew I loved you before I met you, I knew I loved you
Chris and GLEE:
(Ooh hoo ooo, hoo hoo ooo)
I knew I loved you before I met you, I knew I loved you
Chris:
(Ooh hoo ooo, hoo hoo hoo)
GLEE:
I knew I loved you before I met you
Chris:
(Oh oh, ohh ohh, oh oh oh ay ay yea oh)
GLEE:
I knew I loved you before I met you, I knew I loved you
I knew I loved you before I
Heather stopped in front of Naya and smiled through her tears. After the song ended, there was thunderous applause from everyone present at the ceremony and from the growing crowd of people who were walking around.
"Wow! Have a seat, everyone! Welcome to the ceremony of Naya and Heather…" Alan said into the standing microphone.
The GLEE kids went to their seats.
Alan continued, "It was evident to me the first time I talked to these two on the phone that they were extremely happy and in love. I got the sense that they were truly marrying each other's best friend. Meeting them in person only solidified my first perception of them. Sometimes in this process people get sidetracked with the guest lists…the dress…choosing the venue…and other unimportant details. Not these two. They made every decision together and that, my friends, is what makes for a good marriage. They even did things that I forgot to ask them to do!"
People laughed and clapped their hands.
"I want to read something to you, if I may…." Alan asked, and looked around for nods of approval.
"'Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres'…This is the kind of love that Naya and Heather share with each other every day."
Naya wiped away a falling tear from Heather face.
Alan then said, "They asked if they could prepare their own messages. Naya please go first."
Naya took a deep breathe and said, into the microphone, "Heather, you are 'my everything'. Ever since we first met, you have been everything I wanted and everything that I've needed to get through this life. Before I met you and became your best friend I was lost. You found me! I promise to always protect your heart because you have found mine. I promise to love you everyday for the rest of my life. You opened my eyes and heart to love. I love you for the person you are right now and for the person I know that you will become in the future. I am so very proud to become your wife! Always me & you!"
Naya saw her father, Nickayla, and Mychal start to get emotional, but they smiled through it.
"Thank you, Naya. Please read your message, Heather?"
Heather nodded and said, into the microphone, "My beautiful Naya, ever since you walked into my life it has become fuller and richer. You make me want to be a better person. You make me want to strive for things that seemed unattainable. When I'm in your presence I feel better about myself. I promise you that I will protect you from anything bad. I promise you that I will love you unconditionally through the good times and bad. You will always make me feel mushy mushy! Always me & you."
People chuckled at the "mushy mushy "part.
Heather stole a glance at her Mom who wiped away tears with a tissue from April. Crystal sat there with a wide smile on her face.
"I don't think I need to ask if there are any objections…Ok. Naya please get Heather's ring?"
Dianna extended her hand and Naya took the ring. Naya mouthed, "Thank you!" to Dianna who smiled widely. Then she winked at Lauren who smiled also.
"Ok, Naya, please place this ring on Heather's finger and repeat after me…'Heather…I place this ring on your finger…To show my commitment to you…I promise to love you through the good and the bad… and the happy and the sad…'" Alan said.
"Heather, I place this ring on your finger…To show my commitment to you. I promise to love you through the good and the bad…and the happy and the sad," Naya said, as she pushed the ring onto Heather's finger and looked into her beautiful blue eyes. Heather smiled at Naya.
"Ok, Heather, you ready?"
"More than you'll ever know!" Heather smiled.
"Ok. Please get Naya's ring?"
Heather turned around and Jane extended the ring to her. Heather smiled and mouthed, "Thank You" to Jane who smiled. Heather also smiled at Yolanda.
"Ok, repeat after me…'Naya, I place this ring on your finger…To show my commitment to you…I promise to love you through the good and the bad…and the happy and the sad…'" Alan said.
"Naya, I place this ring on your finger…To show my commitment to you. I promise to love you through the good and the bad…and the happy and the sad," Heather said, as she pushed the ring onto Naya's finger and looked into her beautiful brown eyes.
Once the rings were on both of their fingers, Naya squeezed Heather's hands tightly.
"Naya, you may now kiss your wife!"
Naya pulled Heather in for a sweet and passionate kiss to which everyone applauded.
Alan said, with excitement in his voice, "Please let me formally introduce to you for the first time, Heather and Naya Rivera! May you have years of happiness and love together!"
After Alan said this, the applause got louder and louder from the wedding guests. Also there was applause from the crowd of well wishers on the boardwalk that had grown larger.
Naya and Heather turned around to face to the crowd and triumphantly held up their arms in celebration. Tracey snapped picture after picture of them as they walked back across the sand. They stopped in front of the standing heart flower piece that read, "Naya and Heather" so Tracey could take a few shots. Then she took them aside to take more pictures as the guests started to leave for the reception. Then they got into the limo.
"I love you so much, Naya!" Heather said as she started to happily ball.
"I love you so much it hurts," Naya said.