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The Song in Your Heart (Part Three)

April 7, 2018

Emma opened the door and slowly stepped out to show her dress to Regina, Lily, and Snow. Tinker Bell and Zelena had helped her put it on so as to not ruin the surprise for those who hadn't seen it yet.

"Oh my gods," Regina muttered when Emma had come out of the room. "You're beautiful."

"There's still time to run off and elope, if you want," Emma replied.

Regina laughed and shook her head. "I think you know my answer."

Emma shrugged. "I figured I'd give it one last shot. So who wants to take a pre-wedding selfie with me?"

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Since Emma wanted Zelena and Belle to walk down the aisle together, Tink and Gold were stuck with each other as were Milah and Arthur. Tink and Gold walked out first, followed by Milaha nd Arthur. Following them were Lily and August.

"You good?" Regina asked as Zelena and Belle walked out, arms entwined.

Emma nodded and smiled. "Yeah. I've never been happier."

"You deserve this happy ending, Emma. And I'm so glad I'm here to see get finally get it."

Emma grinned at Regina.

"You ready?" Robin asked Regina. "Snow and Will are headed out, and then it's our turn."

Regina took a deep breath. "Yeah. Let's go." She wrapped her arm around Robin's before glancing back at Emma. "I love you."

"I love you too." Emma blew a kiss at Regina as she and Robin walked out.

Henry and Violet were the last ones left besides Emma and David. Henry gave Emma a side hug before getting into his position next to Violet. "You're gonna be great, Mom," Henry assured her. "This is your happy ending. No more living all alone in darkness, no more running, no more searching. You've found it."

Emma smiled. She had a strange feeling Henry knew he was referencing the song she'd sung to break the musical curse even though he wasn't there to see it.

David held his hand out towards Emma. "Are you ready to get married?"

Emma took a deep breath. "Yes." she placed her hand in her father's. "I'm ready."

Emma and David pushed through the doors and they were walking down the aisle. Emma saw everyone stand up out of respect in the corner of her eye, but she was focused on Neal. She didn't even consider glancing over at Regina, who was standing a little to the right.

Everything was a blur to Emma until the vows came. Neal was the first to go.

"Emma," Neal began. "Emma, Emma, Emma." He let out a breath. "I thought only in my dreams would I ever be lucky enough to marry you, but here we are. I've loved you for about seventeen years now, but those years have been the furthest thing from easy for both of us. I don't feel like I need to highlight all of the ups and downs of our love story, because, though it may have been difficult, we're still standing here today, and I think that's what really matters: That we made it. We survived - well, you survived. I died, but I'm back now, so that's nice.

"I could talk for hours about how strong you are, how beautiful you are, or all the reasons I'm the luckiest man alive to be able to call you mine, but I won't bore you. I know this wedding probably isn't ideal because of how last-minute it was, but I think it fits us perfectly. Timing has never been our strong suit, which is one of the reasons I'm surprised we made it here at all. But we did.