The life they should've had

6

{the day of the wedding}
Jay was trying in his suit on last time with his best man will
Will=my little bro getting married so you ready for this
Jay=as ready as I'll ever be I guess
Will=nothing to be worried about
Jay looked at him
Jay=there's always something to be worried about
Will=you'll be fine okay the whole thing will be great
Jay=yeah I know I'm excited
Will hesitated trying to decide if he should say what he was about to
Will=so umm what about dad
Jay=what about him
Will=I mean he's coming he landed this morning
Jay=I know I would think my parents would be here
Will=what I'm trying to say is are you going to talk to him
Jay=I always talk to him
Will=yeah and it always ends in a fight
Jay=just drop it
Will=you need to have a serious conversation with him before he and the rest of the family leaves
Jay=Will I'm not going to let him ruin my big day, mine and Erin's big day
Will=Jay
Jay=Will I said drop it
Will could tell his brother was serious so he let it go
Will=alright
Jay was extra annoyed today because all he could think about was what happened yesterday at the restaurant. He still had not told Erin about this yet
Jay=I'm sorry
Will=for what
Jay=for being a dick
Will=no bro I get it a lot of people are a little snappy on their wedding day
Jay=it's not that
Will was confused
Will=then what is it
Jay=you ever heard me mention the name Jules Wilson
Will=yeah actually that name does sound familiar
Jay=that's because he's Leah's biological father
Will was stunned
Will=I thought he was out of the picture
Jay=we did too
Will=so what happened his he trying to see Leah
Jay=well Trudy told us a few months back that he wanted to talk to Erin but we haven't heard anything since until yesterday when were eating and Erin went to the bathroom with Leah and then he approached me
Will=what did you do
Jay=honestly nothing I was way too shocked
Will=I'm sure what did Erin say about all this
Jay=well that's the thing I haven't told her yet
Will=Jay!!
Jay=I know okay I know
Will=bro you have to tell her soon or she's gonna be really pissed off
Jay=I know she is man but I don't know how to tell her
Will=well you better figure it out fast
{hair and makeup}
Erin was with her bridesmaids
Erin=I'm so nervous and excited at the same time
Kim=I'm so excited for you
Natalie=yeah no need to be nervous
Erin=I know I know
Kate=but it's perfectly normal to have the wedding day butterflies
Erin=it's not just that
Caroline=then what is it
Erin=jays been acting weird since last night
Natalie=what do you mean weird
Erin=just different I don't know
Kate=he's probably just nervous about the wedding
Natalie=yeah I'm sure you're just over thinking it
Erin=but what if I'm not, what if he really doesn't want to get married and he's just doing it because he feels like it's too late to go back

or if he's just doing it for Leah
Natalie=Erin stop that right now you know he loves you and he wants to marry you
Erin=I'm just ready to get married and then it be done with
Kate=enjoy it
Kim=right it's the only wedding day you'll ever get
Caroline=hopefully-
Everyone laughed
Erin=thanks guys y'all really help
{hours later}
Finally it was time for the wedding
Erin took a deep breathe
Wedding director=okay are you ready
Erin=as ready as I'll ever be
The doors opened and everyone stood up
The music started playing as she slowly walked down the aisle
A single tear ran down jays face
He wasn't expecting to cry but she was everything he ever wanted and she looked so beautiful
They turned to each other
Wedding
It was time for vows
Erin="Jay I would like to say that the first day we met I fell in love but that wouldn't be true however it didn't take me long to start falling for you. I held back because I was scared of getting myself or even worse Leah hurt, but you quickly made me realize how great of a man you are and you are everything good, infact one of the first memories I have of us is you beating up some guy who was harassing me you protected me the first day we met becfore we even knew each other that's when I knew you were special. it takes a special person ti step up and raise a child they didn't help make. From the beginning you took Leah in as your own and showed what a good dad was. You are everything that I ever imagined and hoped for in a husband aswell as a father to Leah and any children we decide to have. I love you so much-more than you will ever know"
They were all teary eyed by now but it was now jays
turn
Jay="erin you truly are such an amazing woman, the closest thing to a perfect person there could be. Thank you for choosing me to love. You can be so soft spoken but stubborn loud and doesn't back down, you mean the world to me and I don't know what I would do without you, and you may not have had feelings for me but I can't say the same my first thought was- actually never mind I can't say my first thought because we are in a church with children, the more I got to know you the more I fell in love with you. You are everything I ever hoped for Leah and I are so lucky to have you, you are so beautiful inside and out and I hope you never change I love you babe and i can't wait to build our life together grow old with you"
Wedding officiant= Do you Erin Lindsey take this man to be your lawfully wedded husband,to live together in matrimony, to love him,comfort him, honor and keep him,in sickness and in health, in sorrow and in joy, to have and to hold, from this day forward, as long as you both shall live?
Erin=I do
Wedding officiant= Do you Jay Halstead , take this [woman to be your lawfully wedded wife, to live together in matrimony, to love her, comfort her, honor and keep her, in sickness and in health, in sorrow and in joy, to have and to hold, from this day forward, as long as you both shall live?
Jay=I do
Ring exchange
Wedding officiant= Jay Halstead and Erin Lindsey have chosen rings to exchange with each other as a symbol of their unending love. Jay Halstead As you place this ring on Erin Lindsey's finger, please repeat after me. With this ring, I thee wed and pledge you my love now and forever.
Jay=with this ring I thee we'd and pledge my love now and forever
Erin Lindsey , as you place this ring on Jay Halstead's finger, please repeat after me. With this ring, I thee wed and pledge you my love now and forever.
Erin=with this ring I thee wed and pledge my love now and forever
Wedding officiant= By the authority vested in me by the State of Illinois I now pronounce you husband and wife, Jay you may Kiss your bride

The reception