His Forever Family

10. Wedding Bells

*Slight time jump from August to December* 

After the family vacation, life settled back into normal routine. Sarah and Mouse came up frequently and even picked out a house they wanted. It was on the other side of the lake, but it would still be close and convenient for everyone. They settled on a wedding date, and everyone was pitching in to make it happen. 

They had survived Thanksgiving with everyone gathering at Jay and Lauren's and now it was crunch time to finalize wedding details. Sarah and Mouse were getting married the weekend before Christmas in this little chapel back in town and then they were going to a ski resort about ten minutes from Silver Lake for a brief honeymoon before coming home to celebrate Christmas with their family. 

Will and Nat had decided to wait until after the wedding to share their good news with the family. They'd known since September they were going to be welcoming another bundle of joy into their lives, but since the last pregnancy hadn't gone so well, they decided to wait until they were out of the first trimester before telling anyone. 

Lauren, Nat, and Shay were decorating the chapel early Saturday morning before the wedding. The guys were getting ready at Jay and Lauren's, and Sarah was getting ready at the church. The guys had the boys and the girls were at the chapel. Lauren knew they had the easier of the job getting the girls ready because Jayson had already despised his little tux he was wearing. Jayden and Jayson were the ring bearers and Jayla and Jayde were the flower girls. Jayden was going to pull Jayde in a little wagon while Jayla threw the flowers, but they wanted to include her too. Lauren was Sarah's maid of honor and Jay was the best man. The others were just going to watch to keep things simple. 

The wedding was short and sweet and the kids all giggled when Mouse and Sarah kissed. They left the chapel and went back to Jay and Lauren's for food and cake. The snow was starting to fall so they didn't hang around too long, wanting to make sure they actually made it to the ski resort. 

It was the perfect time away for them. While they ended up in their room more times than not, they did snow tube and even skied some while there. They left out Christmas Eve morning to return to Silver Lake for Christmas. They were staying with Jay and Lauren and the kids while the sale of their house was finalized. They were excited to move soon, and should be able to move in after the new year. Mouse had taken the cyber defense job and now they both worked from home on their own schedules which made life easy. 

The kids were excited to see them, and Jayde surprised her aunt and uncle by pulling up and walking to them with her arms outstretched. "Well look at you little cutie," Mouse cooed picking her up. 

"She just started right after the wedding," Jay laughed helping them bring in their bags as the kids surrounded them. 

Jayde giggled and buried her face in Mouse's neck as he praised her. Sarah had Jayson on her hip as the twins informed them of all they'd done to get ready for Santa. "You're a natural," Mouse whispered as Sarah shared her attention with all three. 

"So are you," she grinned watching Jayde occupy Uncle Mouse's undivided attention which was rare when her brothers and sister were around. 

They both just shared a smile and settled in with the kids. After dinner, they carried on the tradition of letting the kids open one present each. Each year they all got new Christmas pjs and one book. The kids loved it and had yet to catch on that their Christmas Eve gift was always the same. Sarah took Jayde to get her ready for bed, while Mouse helped Jayson. Once the kids were changed and everyone was settled back into the living room, they turned on a Christmas movie letting the kids wear themselves out. 

Jayde fell fast asleep snuggled between Mouse and Sarah while the other three eventually crashed in the floor. Once the kids were tucked in bed, Mouse and Sarah helped Jay and Lauren set everything up for Christmas morning. It was well after midnight before all the toys had been assembled and placed under the tree.