WARNING!

This chapter is mostly about Emma and Neal so Lara will only be mentioned a couple of times.

Chapter 7

'Wedding Bells'

This is it what Emma and Neal were waiting for. Their wedding day, two weeks went so fast for them that they can't really remember what had been happening. Emma had got her wedding dress, Lara had been invited to the wedding and everything had been perfect. Emma was at her parents' house where she stayed the night. As Emma woke up she smelt eggs and toast. She turned over to see next to her was egg toast with coffee and a rose. Smiling Emma sat up and pick up the tray with her breakfast on and put it on her lap.

"Down stairs in 10 minutes," Emma jumped at the person standing in the door way. "We wouldn't want you to be late for your own wedding." Emma smiled at her mother as she walked away for Emma to have her breakfast.

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Neal arrived at the Inn before Emma to get ready. Granny and Rube had made their room look great by decorating it. This place was to get ready the place they were getting married was round the back where the forest was. Just before Emma had arrived he had left her a little present for her. Now he was in his room with his tux on and helping Henry with his tie.

"Why are you shaking dad?" Henry asked. Neal looked at Henry and sighed.

"Well kid I guess you could say I'm nervous." Henry looked at Neal and smiled. When Neal had done he stood up and went to the bed and sat down on it. Henry then asked "Are you ass nervous as the time you proposed to mum?"

"Well that's a tuff one kid." Neal said with a little laugh. Henry then said he was going to see Emma and left Neal shaking know he was going to be getting married to the love of his life in a couple of minutes.

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Emma and Mary-Margret walked into Emma's room to find a little white box on her bed. Emma walked up to it and saw a note with it. "Its from Neal, it says 'Emma this is something I kind of stole from you a couple of days ago, I hope you like it and hope you wear it for the wedding. See you at the altar love Neal.'" When Emma stopped reading it she put the note down and pick up the little white box. When she opened it she saw it was her pendant on a white chain instead of black and on the back it said 'forever'. Emma covered her moth with tears in her eyes. She then said "I thought he gave up stealing." Both Mary-Margret and Emma laughed. Mary-Margret then left to let Emma and herself get ready.

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Emma took another deep breath looking at herself in the mirror. She was now wearing a white wedding dress that touched the floor. It was tight round the top as it had no sleeves. From the top to the bottom of the dress there were diamonds going around her in a wavy circle. She also had a veil hanging over her face. She was wearing her swan pendant now hung on her neck on a shorter white chain.

"You look beautiful."Emma looked be hide her to see her mother standing by the door in a red foot length dress. Mary-Margret was walking to sit on Emma's while saying,"I always noticed it but I don't think you ever told me the story behind that necklace of yours. It must mean something special."

Emma let out a small laugh "It does it was actually a keychain. Neal stole it for me eleven years ago during a time we were stealing. Despite what happened he really gave me a lot back then. Not just the keychain and the car but a son," Emma said trying to keep it together but so she was starting to really shake. "But not just a son his son. This is really happening isn't it?"

Mary Margaret smiled and took hold of Emma's left hand. "It's happening. Are you ready?"

"Honestly, the wedding part terrified but spending the rest of my life with Neal, I've been ready for that since I was seventeen."

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The two continued to look, smile and talk an till there was a knock on the door. Mary-Margret then called "You may come in as long as you're not the groom." Emma then let out a small laugh. Henry and David came into the room. Emma's eyes widened as did a big smile as her son and dad stood there in a black tux, white shirt and red tie.

"Henry," said Emma, "You look handsome."

"And you look beautiful mom," Henry said.

"He's right," said David, "You look stunning."

"And you dad look a bit like James Bond."

David laughed and hugged Emma. Emma smiled and then hugged Henry and glanced up at her parents who were smiled as well. The two released each other. Emma then asked "Have you seen your dad?"

"Yeah," Henry replied. "I can't tell whose more nervous you or him."

Emma laughed, "We're probably tied on that one kid."

"Hey Henry," David said, "You'd better go take your place with Neal, it's almost time."

Henry nodded. "Okay."

Henry left the room leaving Emma with her parents.

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The music slowly started up outside.

"Well," said David, "No turning back now."

Emma looked at both of them and started to breath deep. "Emma are you okay?" David asked.

"Yeah I will be."

The music's tempo changed and Mary Margaret looked at Emma and David. "That's my cue," she said leaving the room to go outside.

David held out his arm to Emma and she smiled at him linking her left arm in his. The two walked out the room and round the back outside paused at the steps.

Emma's eyes made their way to where her son and future husband were standing. The minister stood behind her boys, it was the same minister that had presided over her parents wedding in the grand hall twenty-eight years ago.

The tempo of the music changed and Emma tightened her grip on her fathers' arm. "Are you ok?" David asked.

"I'm fine," Emma said nervously.

David chuckled, "Okay. Well that's us."

Emma nodded and the two made their way down the stairs and onto the aisle.

All that Emma could focus on was Neal. His smiling made her smile even bigger. As Emma made her way down the aisle her eyes court on Lara who had her hair down and wore a purple knee length dress. Emma quickly smiled at her and Lara smiled back. Finally they made it to the end of the aisle. Mr. Gold was standing on Neal's side and smiled at Emma.

Mary Margaret, who had been standing across from Neal in place where Emma would be standing, took a couple steps toward Emma and stood on her left.

"Who here gives this woman away to this man?" the minister asked.

"We do," David and Mary Margaret both said in unison.

Mary Margaret was the first to hug Emma and whisper, "I love you," to her. Emma whispered it back.

Emma then turned to her father who looked like he was ready to cry. He hugged her tightly and then he placed a kiss on her forehead also whispering, "I love you."

Neal reached out for Emma's hand which David then nodded to Neal before placing Emma's hand in his. He then took his place by Mary Margaret.

The minister told everyone to take their seats and he began the ceremony.

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"Family and friends we are gathered here today as we witness the unification of Neal Cassidy and Emma Swan. Love can often be a very complicated thing but what these two have is something very special and let the love they have be with them always. Neal and Emma have decided to write their own vows so we will now hear the words they have from their hearts. Neal."

Neal turned to Henry who smiled at his dad as he handed him the ring. Neal smiled at him and then turned his attention to Emma.

"Eleven years ago my life was changed forever. A blond girl who was a thief who broke into my stolen car with me in the back seat and the person was this wonderful and beautiful woman standing in front of me. When you stole that car you stole my heart at the right moment. After everything we have been through I promise to love you in sickness and in health and I will be with you no matter what the future holds for us, and I promise nothing will separate us." Neal gently placed the ring on Emma's ring finger.

Emma was beside herself with tears and said to Neal, "I thought I told you to right a vow that wont make me cry." Neal and everyone else laughed. Emma then turned to Mary Margaret who handed her the ring. She turned back to Neal.

Emma took a deep breath and began "Neal, I never thought I was capable of loving someone because I didn't know how to love, I never learned how to love and then I met you after stealing a stolen car and suddenly loving you felt like something I had always known. And then that day I ran in to you at New York I know now I ran into the right person. After everything you have done for me you gave me a car, a keychain and a son. Neal I promise to love you with all my heart and I always will." Emma slipped the ring onto Neal's finger. The two smiled at each other.

"With the power vested in me," said the minister, "from one world to another it is my great honour to pronounce you man and wife. You may kiss your bride."

Neal smiled, "About bloody time," he said lifting up Emma's veil. Emma laughed at his comment and the two of them went in softly but anxiously. People stood up and began clapping. A minute later and the sounds got slightly louder forcing Emma and Neal to pull back. Emma blushed and Neal smiled. She leaned into Neal letting him hold her.

Lara was now standing up clapping for her sister and now brother-in-law. Now know her sister was married she knew something was going to happen soon.