legacy

talking rings and talking cradles

fergal's pov
"i can't believe you and pamela are getting married today." my mum said as she carefully tied my tie for me. i can't lie, i can't believe it either. pam took me by total shock when she said to get married this quickly. but i've never been more certain about anything in my life.

"me neither. but she's the love of my life. i don't want anyone else." i said as i looked down at my mum with a smile. "i'm just glad you two are happy. you both deserve it. it's time for you two to finally be able to enjoy your time together." my mum said as i nodded.

"i wish you could come with us." i said with a sigh. my mum and ashley are watching the kids for us since we were told we could only have two witnesses. plus, we decided to do a small dinner after the ceremony with our friends and family and they were the only two we trusted to actually cook. i love our friends but they definitely aren't chefs. i knew pam would want mercedes there since she's practically the only family she has left so i decided on having becky there as the other witness. she is truly my best friend, behind pam of course.

"me too. but i'm just happy knowing you guys will finally get to enjoy being husband and wife. you both have been through too much the last three years. you and your family deserve to just enjoy yourselves, even if it's just for the day." my mum said with tears in her eyes. ever since my dad's passing, she's put more and more emphasis on family and for pam and i to work things out.

"don't cry, mum. i love you." i said as i hugged her. "i love you too. you have the present i gave you for pam, right?" she asked me. i nodded as i patted the small pocket on my blazer. "perfect. i hope she likes it." my mum said. "she's going to love it." i said with a smile.

pam's pov
"i can't believe you guys are actually getting married today." ashley said as she continued to curl my hair. i'd be lying if i said i wasn't nervous, even if it was just a courthouse wedding. if it was apparent by my bouncing leg and how many times i've cracked my knuckles in a twenty minute period.

it's not that i'm scared to be married to fergal. i've never been scared about that. it's more so for mason. are we doing the right thing for him? are we doing the right thing for the kids? god, i hope so. "there! makeup is done!" mercedes said as she stepped away from my face. i took a look in the mirror and admired her work. "okay, you hate it." mercedes said with a frown. "no! it's..incredible. i'm just anxious." i said with a smile.

"why are you anxious? it's only like your third wedding." becky joked as all three of us glared over at her. "sorry, was trying to lighten the mood." becky said as i let out a laugh. "well, last time fergal and i got married it was just so i could have custody of the kids. it felt like we were just doing it for legal reasons. not that this time feels a ton different." i sighed. maybe that was the real reason i was nervous. are we doing this only for mason? we really haven't worked our issues out. we were just at each other's throats a few weeks ago. are we making a mistake?

"you guys will be okay. you always are. and at least you get to enjoy being married this time." ashley said as i nodded. she's right. i don't have to worry about what color casket to put my new husband in this time around. that's definitely a plus. "yeah. just ready to get married, get this kid out of me, and get mason back. hopefully then i can have my happily ever after." i sighed. "so optimistic." mercedes joked as we all let out another laugh.

after ashley finished doing my hair, i grabbed the white dress that the girls and i spent hours deciding on at the mall over the weekend, and went into the bathroom. honestly for as many stores and dresses the girls made me try on, im surprised i didn't go into labor right then and there at the mall. so much for bed rest. and it really is not easy trying to find a pretty white dress that also fits my body at nine months pregnant. after spending 10 minutes getting the dress on, i stepped back and looked at myself in the mirror.