Uncle Pete

11

Brendon forced me to shower and dress myself in a tux.  The wedding was in two hours.  He fixed my hair and smiled at me.

"Why are you making me go to this?" I asked gently. 

"Because" he said without giving me a reason.  He fixed his own hair in the mirror while I stared at my shoes sadly.  My heart ached.  It wants Pete. "Ready?" he asked.  I looked up and nodded.  He linked his arm with mine and we walked out to the car. 
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I took my seat where I was supposed to.  Pete was up there but he wasn't supposed to face us until Jenn walked down the isle.  I looked at my shoes.  Brendon held my hand tightly.

"Brendon" I said shakily "I-I can't do this"

"Patrick just wait please" I nodded.  The music cued up and Jenn came in arm in arm with her mom and dad.  Pete turned around and looked at her.  He didn't seem impressed.  He scanned the crowd and finally his eyes fell on me and Brendon.  He looked taken back.  He stared me straight in the eyes. 

"I can't do it" I said.  I tried to get up but Brendon pulled me back down.  Jenns dad well my grandfather dropped her off at the alter kissing her cheek.  Pete still looked at me while he helped Jenn onto the stage.  She smiled at him but he was still focused on me.  I wanted to cry.  Burst into tears.  "Brendon why'd you make me do this"

"Dearly beloved" the priest started.  "We are gathered here today to celebrate the love of Peter Lewis Kingston Wentz the third and Jenna Jamie Stump" I squeezed Brendons hand feeling like I was going to throw the fuck up.  I had to watch him get married.  The one man I love.  "If anyone objects to this marriage speak now or forever hold your peace" Brendon smirked.  I looked at him.  I took a deep breath and stood up.  My legs felt like jelly.  I knew why Brendon brought me here.  So I could do this.  He smirked again wider and stood up as well.  My dad did too.  Everyone stared at us.  Pete looked directly at me.  I took a deep breath. 

"I do" I said.  Brendon raised his hand.  My dad smiled at us and raised his own hand. 

"Why?" Jenn asked looking a bit hurt.  Everyone glared at us.  I moved into the isle.  With some help from Brendon because I could barely walk that's how shaky I was.  I looked at Pete.  He let go of Jenns hands and walked down the two steps to meet me.  "Pete?" she asked.  I looked at Brendon.  He nodded.  Then I looked at my dad and he smiled at me.

"Tell him" He said.

"Tell him the truth" Brendon said.  I looked back at Pete.

"I-I-I" I swallowed and took a breath.  "I suck at words.  I do.  I told you that you had to marry Jenn because I felt it was right.  Then I saw you up there and, and I knew it wasn't right" I tried to calm myself down "I know why Brendon took me here today.  It was so I could tell you that" He waited for me to finish.  "Th-that.  Fuck" I whispered.   He wiped the tears off my cheeks with his thumb "I love you too" I said gently.  He smiled. 

"Why'd you wait until my damn wedding day to tell me?" he asked.

"Because I thought that you marrying her would make this all right.  That you'd go away from me and I could forget snd you could forget.  But I'd never forget because it's you.  And it'll always be you no matter what.  No matter who I fell for after you left they'd never compete with you because I love you" He pressed his forehead against mine and cupped my cheek in his hand. 

"You certainly made a dramatic entrance" he said smiling.  I could see the tears falling from his eyes. 

"We make sense Pete" I said.  He nodded.

"Yeah.  We do.  We make a lot of sense" he sniffled.  I wiped some of the tears off his cheeks but more replaced them.

"I can't let you go" I whispered.

"No one said you had to.  I'm not leaving.  I love you so much"

"I love you Pete" He smiled and kissed me.  It was slow and gentle.  Loving.  I melted into him kissing back.  Everything felt right again.  My heart felt like it was soaring.  He pulled away.  Brendon started clapping.  Then my dad and then we had almost everyone clapping.  People even stood up.  I looked around confused. 

"Shouldn't they hate us?" I asked Pete.  He shrugged. 

"Why the fuck are you clapping!?" Jenn screamed.  The clapping died down "He cheated on me with my nephew!" She stormed down the stairs.  She came inches from my face and slapped me across the face.  "You little whore!" she screamed.

"Don't you dare talk to him like that!" My mom yelled "That's my son!" Pete glared at her.  I pressed my hand to my cheek. 

"He's not the damn whore you are" Pete said angrily "You've fucked countless men for money and wanted to marry me for my wallet.  How dare you call him a whore"

"Home wrecker!" she yelled at me "You ruin everything" Pete slapped her.  Half the audience gasped.  Pete stared at his hand in shock.  My mom came to my side. 

"Pete" I said in shock.

"She deserved it" My mom said.

"Ugh!" Jenn screamed storming out of the church.  I stared at the ground in shock.  She was right.  I was all those things.  I slept with a taken man.  I fell in love with a taken man.  Pete looked down at me.  He grabbed my hand lacing his fingers with mine. 

"Patrick?" he asked.  I shook a little bit he grabbed my shoulders and I looked up at him.  "Don't you dare let her get to you" he kissed my forehead.  "I love you" my mumbled against my skin. 

"I love you too"