"You look beautiful." Charlie whisper when I reach him at the front of the church.
"Dearly beloved," Pastor Emerson begins, "We are gathered together to witness the marriage of this man to this woman. Anyone with any reason these two should not be wed speak now or forever hold your peace." He pauses and looks around, "Marriage is a sacred bond, and should not be entered lightly. Charlie and Annabeth will now share their vows."
"I knew since the moment I met you that you were perfect. Your humility, passion, and heart are some of the reasons I wanted to make you mine. When we broke up, I was miserable. What made me even more miserable was that you weren't even mad at me. You had full faith in me the whole time. I never want to put you through that again. I want to walk beside you, lead you, and be your shoulder to lean on and cry on. Every fiber of my being wants to be with you. And I never want to let you go. I love you with all my heart. I'll never stop."
"You knew me before I was famous. You stood by me when people would tease me. You did everything you could to protect me and for that I will always be grateful. I don't want to know what it would be like without you. Your loyalty, courage, and respect are most admirable. How you hate it when people say 'Sorry Charlie' is adorable. You've stolen ever piece of my heart. I never want to have to be without you." I tell him, "Your baseball passion, is amazing. But I know just by knowing you, you'd give it up if you had to. Because your loyalty wins out. I want to be able to walk with you forward in our life's journey. Cross hurdles together. I never want to bet without you. I love you."
"Now, Charlie repeat after me. 'Annabeth Grace Kennedy. With this ring I thee wed.'"
"'Annabeth Grace Kennedy. With this ring I thee wed.'" Charlie says slipping the ring onto my finger. He smiles his million dollar smile.
"Annabeth repeat after me, 'Charles Jonathan Sinclair. With this ring I thee wed.'"
"Charles Jonathan Sinclair. With this ring I thee wed."
"Now With the power invested in me through the God the Father. I now pronounce you man and wife, what God has joined together, let no man put asunder. Charlie you may now kiss your bride."
"You're so beautiful." He breaths softly as he leans in to capture my lips with his own. I hear the boys and girls all cheering and soon everything fades out as I let myself pour all my love for this man into our first kiss as husband and wife. Finally after the oxygen was gone we both pull back smiling to each other. The processional out of the church begins and Charlie leads me to the waiting car where we'll ride to the reception.
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"Let the bride and her father come together for the father daughter dance." The DJ says. I look at the empty place where my father would've been sitting. Just last week he was in a plane crash, the only casualty but many others were victims. Jonathan stands up and walks to the floor with me, where I'm already standing after finishing the dance as bride and groom. The Script's Superheroes' starts to play and Jonathan leads me in the dance.
"I know I'm not your father, I'll never come close, but I've watched you grow from a scared Texan girl trying to get her start to the woman you are today."
"You're like a father to me. I've been able to look to you for fatherly advice when I had no one else to go to. Sam and you are both fathers to me in ways that my own father fell short."
"Then why don't we let him finish the dance with you." Jonathan asks as Sam walks up to me.
"Who knew I could start as a cab driver and turn into the chauffer of the most successful pop star in the world." Sam asks as he continues where Jonathan left off, we're probably leaving the guests confused. Especially since Jonathan walked me down the aisle.
"You've been amazing to me all these years. Your family is very lucky to have you: your daughters and son, your wife whom I've grown to depend on. Your family is like a second family to me. I appreciate you taking me under your wing."
"You've been a blessing to me. I wouldn't want it to be any other way." Sam says as the song ends. He escorts me to my seat and Charlie stands up to escort his mother to their dance.
After that all the guests begin dancing and Charlie and I begin making our rounds to all the guests, talking to each one of them. Soon I hear the clinking of metal to glass.
"Everyone may I have your attention please." Reed says that's right Reed from Texas is up in Nashville we'd manage to track down all of both baseball teams and Reed was Charlie's best friend back in Texas. I don't know what he's doing; Dillon's the best man he's supposed to give the first speech. "I know I'm a bit unconventional, I'm not a member of the wedding party, but I do have something to say before we get on with the wedding speeches. Charlie and Annabeth are the best example of true love you'll ever find. Their love is pure, untainted by the world. Whenever their around each other it's as if the world fades to the background and you can tell they're all the other one sees. Charlie, Annabeth, I wish you the best of luck in the future years to come."
"Kinda stole my thunder, but that's okay. I'm Dillon for those of you that don't know. I'm also Annabeth's drummer." Dillon says, "Charlie and Annabeth I don't even know where to start with you two. Let's start when we met at the studio. The band had just broken up because our lead singer thought she could make it on her own. Annabeth raced in laughing with Charlie hard on her heels. Not thinking that they might actually be okay, I tackled Charlie to the ground. I'm honestly surprised he didn't fight back. But then again, he was laughing too hard to do much other than try to breath." He pauses with a smile on his face, "Annabeth knelt down by Charlie and I before introducing herself to me, asking what I was doing at the studio. I told her about the band and she replies saying that it was quite opportune that the band split. I was honestly offended until she continued and said she was looking for permanent instrumentalists to back her up. Charlie and Annabeth are the most sickeningly sweet couple you'll ever meet. Not even their friends Melody and Chandler, who are now married with kids, hold a candle to the flame of PDA, but not the kind that makes everyone awkward, the kind that makes everyone else want what they have. Charlie, Annabeth, I wish you both the best of luck moving forward. Don't stop the music, and let your love be all you need. To the beautiful bride and the groom."
"To the Bride and Groom." Everyone chants.
"I'm Karoline, one of the bridesmaids," She introduces herself, "When I first met Charlie and Annabeth Sonny's dinner I couldn't help but wonder what was between them. There was so much love between them. You'd need a crowbar and chains to keep them apart. They've got something that seems surreal. The kind of love from fairytales, only their love is real. I wish you two the best of life, not that you need it. Annabeth and Charlie never lose sight of the light." She advises, "Let the love between you only grow. To the bride and groom."
After all the speeches it's time to cut the cake. I couldn't help but want a hundred pictures of it first though. It's too perfect. Soon Charlie and I are back to walking around talking to the guests and enjoying the amazing cake. The night continues with laughter dancing and music. I can't help but think how different it would be if my parents and brother were all here. I know my father and brother are both looking down on me with love.
"My lovely bride, can I have this dance?" Charlie asks one of my own songs starts to play.
"Iwould like nothing more." I tell him and I let him spin me onto the floor. Alleyes on us as we dance to the song I wrote for him.&
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Her Story
Teen FictionAnnabeth and her brother had always wanted to pursue music, together, but now he's gone she's got to go alone. Running away from home at age 16 with her best friend Charlie who had just found a home three years ago with a couple who was willing to a...
