*Let It Be Me*(A young Criss Angel Story)

EIGHTEEN-18

The day of our wedding finally came...Rachel, Kim, Sandy, and Lynn were running all over the house making sure everything was perfect at the last second...I couldn't believe all my old friends that stopped seeing me after my pregnancy even showed up...Siera, Nell, Tracy, and Cathy. Stoney wanted to run them off...but Rachel again held him by his leather belt loops...and told him down boy...that this was my party and if I welcomed them...then he had no choice but to like it and live with it...he snarled at her playfully...then left to go find his godson and play with him until it was time for the ceremony to start.

I was standing in Mama D's room looking at myself in her mirror with my wedding gown on...thinking that I just didn't look right in it...I looked out the window and watched as my mother, JD, and Costa pushed the cart with our wedding cake on it...I couldn't believe how amazingly beautiful it was...I was still wearing my necklace with Papa J's wedding band...and rolling it in between my fingers...asking him with my mind how he thought I looked...when all of a sudden I plain as day heard his voice...telling me that his pumpkin never looked better...I looked back in the mirror and there he was dressed all in white...and slightly glowing...looking just as he did before he fell ill...he was so handsome.

I went up to the mirror, and placed my hand on his...as tears fell down from my face...he brushed them away...and said how happy and proud he was...and that his grandson was beautiful...then he stepped back into the mirror and said he was always with me...and his family...then I snapped out of it...and I was sitting in Mama D's bed...holding onto his wedding band...I gave a little smile and whispered thanks to him...then I went out to show my family and friends how I looked. Johnny came running and squealing trying to get away from his crazy ass uncle Klayton...that was on all fours chasing him thru the house...when he ran right to me wanting uppie really quickly...I scooped him up and tapped Stoney on the nose and told him he was bad a bad boy...Klayton rolled over and said he was defeated my the overwhelming beauty of the mommie monster...Johnny giggled and squealed as Klayton was being so juvenile with everyone watching him...Rachel was blushing a bright red...and saying yep that was her man...then Johnny slid back down and jumped on him.

My mother and Mama D came in and told everyone to get outside and to their seats the ceremony was about to begin...Sully came up to me and put his arms around me for a hug before he walked me out...and gave me a kiss saying how happy he was for us...butterflies didn't start fluttering until I heard the wedding music start...knowing that was our cue to start the walk...I held onto Sully tightly and slowly let him lead me...

I watched as Johnny was scampering along side of Lil Dimi...holding the flower basket...but as soon as I looked up and saw my Crisstopher standing at the end of the aisle all the butterflies flew out of me and I was ready to do this...I smiled at him as Sully placed my hand in his...George gave a beautiful sermon...then after Crisstopher placed my wedding band on my finger...I pulled Papa J's wedding band off my necklace and slowly slid it on his finger...but still held onto it for a moment...as we both closed our eyes...then Crisstopher put me into a dip and leaned over and kissed me very passionately...it seemed like it was never going to end...when he pulled me back up.

I gave him a reassuring smile...then as all the crowds stood up from their seats...I spun around three times...then gave my bouquet a toss...it was heading right for Nell and Cathy...but Klayton jumped up and grabbed it...and gave Rachel a crazy look and handed them to her...Johnny slid out of Mama D's arms and ran up to both of us as we both lifted him up in both of our arms so Costa could get a picture of it...they all screamed out one last congratulations to us both...then Crisstopher jumped down and told everyone it was party time!! Stoney and Sully cranked up the music and everyone began to dance...Lil Dimi and Johnny danced...Stoney danced with Mama D, and Rachel at the same time...Sully danced with Sandy and their daughter Skylar. Costa danced with Kim...JD danced with his wife Lynn...after Dimi got tired of dancing with Johnny...he scampered over to my mother wanting her to dance with him...beens everyone else was taken...she picked him up and danced with him gladly.

After the dance was over Crisstopher and I got handcuffed together as we cut the first piece of cake...and placed it in each others mouths...then I held the two glasses as he poured the wine into them...then I handed him one glass...as we clanked them together...and gave each other a drink...after that Mama D and my mother served everyone...opening of the gifts came next...some were a little embarrassing...while others were beautiful...then some were for Johnny...so he wouldn't get left out on our special day...but they were just gifts to him from us. It was now almost 9:00 that night when the wedding finally ended...and all of our friends went home...Stoney was however, crashed on the couch with Johnny tucked under his arm...and Rachel was in the kitchen with Sandy helping Mama D clean the kitchen.

Costa was taking a walk with Kim...JD took Lynn and his daughter home to call it a night...Sandy was holding Skylar waiting for Sully to say his goodbyes...so he could drive them to the hotel...so they could head back home to Boston...for they both had to get back to work the next day...Crisstopher and I were up in our bedroom just getting out of our wedding garb and into something more comfortable...as he asked me where I wanted to go for our honeymoon...but I didn't really want to go anywhere I wanted to stay home with our family...and our son...he gave me an ear to ear grin and said we could have honeymoon love no matter where we were at...the he pulled me on the bed...I giggled as I wrapped my arms around him and told him that he and lil Freakie needed to hold their horses...because I wasn't ready to get knocked up again.