Falling Down // M.C.

A.E. Marry Me

"Marry me, today and every day."

When Michael asked me to marry him, I wasn't sure that I would be alive long enough for us to actually go through with it. But then the doctor started me on an experimental drug trial and I felt better. Better enough to have Mason drag me to the nearest bridal shop and force me into a million different dressed until I finally fell in love with one of them. It was beautiful, a soft ivory color with a long lace train and a slit up my thigh. Mason had cried when I tried it on and that was when I knew that it was the right dress. We were on our way back to the hospital with the dress, thanks to Michael's credit card because he insisted that I use it, when we started getting papped. It wasn't that big of a deal, they had been doing more often thanks to the fact that I woke up and Mason had posted a picture of my engagement ring on her Instagram and tagged both Michael and I in it.

Melody took the wedding dress from me once we were safely inside and then Mason and I sat down to finish planning the wedding. We had last minute things to take care of since it was less than two weeks away and I was gonna go crazy if I had to do it by myself. "Are you sure you want to invite your family?" Mason asked when she reached that invitation, and I shrugged my shoulders before putting a stamp on the one that was in my hands. "I mean, if I don't then they're gonna read about it in magazines or online and then they're going to bitch about the fact that they weren't invited. But on the other hand, if I do invite them then I'm going to be miserable the entire time they're breathing the same air as me." I groaned out and Mason poked me in the knee. "You can always say that the invitation got lost in the mail and then deny everything else. It usually works for me." Mason teased and I rolled my eyes at her. She was right, though. I knew that my family and I had lost most of our love for each other a long time ago and there was really no point in pretending any more. "Don't send it. We can give it someone else. Literally anyone else." I rambled and Mason grinned at me before taking the invitation out of the envelope and ripping that part of it up. We put stamps on the remaining invitations and then set to work on making sure that Mason's dress would be in on time. It was a dark blue, her favorite color, and she was going to be the only one in the wedding besides the boys. Mainly because she was the only friend I had but hey, quality over quantity. 

*Wedding Day*

I was nervous as I walked down the isle. There was no one beside me to make sure that I didn't fall down and my hands were shaking so badly that I was surprised that my flowers didn't go flying and hit someone in the face. I have Mason a nervous grin when we made eye contact and the boys gave me encouraging smiles. When my eyes met Michael's though, it was like the entire world stopped all around me. He had dyed his hair blonde for the wedding and he looked so. . . amazing that the breath in my lungs just disappeared. I think he felt about the same when he saw me if the tears in his eyes were anything to go off of. He held his hand out for me to grab onto when I got close enough and I clung to it like it was the only thing keeping me anchored to the ground. I gave Mason my flowers and the preacher started his boring speech, I honestly only paid enough attention to know when I was supposed to start my vows. I gave Michael a watery smile and squeezed his hands in mine.

"Michael. The best thing that has ever happened to me. When I first laid eyes on you, it wasn't even in person. I was watching YouTube videos and when I saw you there was a zap and somehow I knew that we were going to meet at some point in our lives. I just didn't think that it would be like this. I thought that it would be at a meet and greet and then I would only have pictures to remember how amazing it was to actually see you in person. And then I got sick and used my wish on you and never looked back. I knew that I was in love with you when you tried to bring me tea from the cafe where we had our first date and then you spilled it all over yourself when you walked in and I didn't have any pants on." I giggled at the fact that he pulled. I took a deep breath and blinked away the tears that were pooling in my eyes. "I always thought that Peter Pan was my lost boy. I always thought that going to Neverland would be my greatest adventure. Turns out I was wrong. Getting to spend the rest of my life with you? That's going to be my greatest adventure. And I know that I'm probably going to get on your nerves and you'll wonder why you even married me in the first place, but I just want you to know that you're stuck with me until one of us dies. I love you, more than I thought I could ever love someone and I want to say thank you for loving me through all of this."

Mason had to give me a tissue when I got done because there were tears streaming down my face and I probably looked like a hot mess. Michael was crying too, so I felt a little better. Also a little accomplished with myself.

"Lily Ann. When I met you, I thought you were going to be the weirdest thing that's ever happened to me. You and Mason were a force to be reckoned with and I was somehow trapped in the middle. Well, so was Luke but he wasn't as gone for Mason as I was for you at that point." Michael teased and I giggled into my wrist after I wiped the tears off of my cheek. "When I was younger, my mum always told me that one day I would meet the love of my life. Everywhere I went, I looked for her and I never found her. And then you pulled me in with your firey eyes and I was gone from the second I saw you. I fell in love with you and I knew I wasn't ever going to get my heart back. I want to say thank you. You taught me what it meant to love someone for everything they had to offer and to love someone despite how bad the outcome may seem. You taught me what it meant to love someone with everything I have. You're stuck with me. And I'm stuck with you. Even though you hog the bed and can't carry a tune in a bucket and eat the food off of my plate even though you say you aren't hungry. I wouldn't want to be stuck with anyone else in the entire world. I love you, more than words can do justice for."

The "I do" portion of our wedding was tearful and everyone we had invited cheered at the top of their lungs when we finally kissed. It was in that moment that I realized it didn't matter what happened after that. If I lived for the next six years or six months, it didn't matter. I had married the only person I had ever loved and I knew he wasn't going anywhere. If fate was on our side, we'd become a family. If it wasn't, then he would love me until I took my last breath and I know he would still love me long after I was gone.

A/N: Alright, there you go. You can pretend that Lily lives and they have a family or you can accept the fact that she probably dies. Either way, this ending was happier. I loooovvveee yooou. Vote and Comment, it would mean the world to me! Goodbye forever. At least, with this book.