Chapter 14 - The Day Has Come, Part Two

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Trixie has begun playing "Here Comes The Bride" and the ceremony has begun. Jean Luc is standing at the altar, begging to see his soon-to-be wife. Socks, the flower girl, takes handfuls of flower petals and throws them in the air, showering everybody in the inner part of the seats in the aisle along with the aisle itself. The bridesmaids and the ushers walk up to the altar arm in arm.

After everyone has took their place, Bandit looks down at Bluey and asks her again, "Are you sure that you're ready?"

"As ready as I'll ever be."

They walk down the aisle. Jean Luc starts to cry because of how beautiful Bluey looks.

"Someone hand him a hanky!" someone shouts, then a wave of laughter arises. After he is given the aforementioned hanky, he pat dries his tears off his face.

Bluey makes it to the altar and stands in front of Jean Luc. They both look at each other, knowing that this will be the greatest day of their young lives.

The preacher says the infamous words "Welcome everyone, friends and family that have joined to witness a new chapter of Bluey and Jean Luc's book of life begin. Thank you all for coming. You all may be seated now."

Jean Luc sits down on the floor and another wave of laughter rings out. He stands back up and the preacher continues, "Love is the force that brings us all here on this day. In fact, love is the driving force that..."

Bluey and Jean Luc drown out the sound of the preacher's words as they stare at each other, anxiously waiting for his command to say those two words they have been dreaming about saying to each other for years.

All of a sudden, the preacher taps on Jean Luc's shoulder and says "Do you take Bluey to be your lawfully wedded wife?"

He snaps out of his daze, clears his throat, and says, "I do."

Bluey snaps out of her gaze as the preacher asks her the same question about Jean Luc. She replies, "Je fais."

Majority of the congregation is silent, confused.

"That's French for 'I do'," she clarifies.

After the confusion clears, the preacher continues on with, "The rings, please."

Snickers walks down the aisle holding a pillow, the rings resting on top of it. Jean Luc takes a ring, repeats the vows that the preacher says to him, and slips the ring on her finger.

Bluey laughs a bit and tells him, "You grabbed the ring meant for you."

He looks at the ring and sees that it fits loosely on her finger. He takes it off and replaces the ring, embarrassed by the mistake.

Soon after that, the preacher asks Bluey to repeat the same words that Jean Luc says. After she slips his ring on, she says, "And I didn't get the wrong ring," and chuckles.

Finally, the preacher says "By the power vested in me, from the great country of Australia, I pronounce you husband and wife."

Jean Luc whispers into Bluey's ear, "Our dream has finally come true, at last" before they passionately kiss each other. The whole congregation gives a standing ovation, clapping and cheering like crazy.

After Bluey and Jean Luc unlock their lips, Bluey yells, "Now let's party!"

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