Loyalty

Chapter 50: Promises.

Brian's POV

Before the wedding began, Jess and I went back into the house to get changed. Although this wasn't the most conventional wedding, we still wanted to keep some traditional elements. Jess didn't want me to see her dress beforehand. She wanted me to be surprised and not see her in the dress until she walked down the aisle. She ordered the dress online so it could be delivered quickly. It arrived the day before our wedding. That was the one thing she picked out in this entire wedding. Although I didn't want Jess planning or worrying about anything, I relented with the dress. It was partly because me picking out the dress would ruin the whole surprise. But the other part of it was that I knew nothing about fashion, and I didn't trust myself to pick out any outfit for Jess, let alone one that was this important.

The three guys joined me upstairs, helping me get my suit on. Luckily, getting a suit for myself wasn't as big of an issue. I have a suit on hand if I ever have to go to a red carpet or any fancy event for TruTV.

"So.... If Sal's going to be your officiant, who's your best man?" Murray asked.

"it's obviously me. You know he always liked me better than you," Joe argued

"Joe, everyone likes you better than Murr," Sal chimed in.

"I don't want you guys to argue," I told them.

"So we won't argue. Just pick me," Murray suggested.

"Nope."

"I told you it was me," Joe said

"Nope."

"Then who is it? Jimmy? Danny?" Murr asked, questioning if it was one of my brothers.

"Guys, I can't decide between you two. You're both like brothers to me. I want both of you up there with me," I told them.

Jess and I talked about who would be her maid of honor and who would be my best man. We both had trouble deciding between two people. For me, it was between Joe and Murr, two people that have been with me through some of my darkest times. For Jess, she couldn't decide between her sister and Bessy. Bessy has always been there for Jess, and her sister was also an important part of her life. Since we both couldn't decide, Jess and I agreed that we would each have two people up there with us.

"As my best men, can you two check on my bride and see how she's doing?"

"Sure thing," they said.

"Are you nervous?" Sal asked, once we were alone.

"Not at all. I'm more excited than anything. I can't believe it's finally happening," I told him.

"Do you remember when you first met her? I said that she was totally out of your league."

"I remember. And I told you that it would all work out," I said.

I smiled, thinking back to that day when I first met Jessica. If I'm being honest with myself, I thought Sal was right in the beginning.

"I never thought this day would come. But I'm really glad that I was wrong, and you were right," he told me.

After my little heart to heart with Sal, the guys returned to tell me that Jess was all dressed and ready to go. It was finally happening. In just a few minutes, she would be walking down the aisle.

Jess and I both wanted our animals to involved in the ceremony. They were like our children, so we felt they deserved to be a part of our special day. Sal wasn't a big fan of the cats being there, but he was willing to make an exception for this day, as long as I kept the cats away from him. Murray walked down the aisle with Jessica's sister, taking our three cats with a wagon. Then Joe and Bessy walked down the aisle, with Joe holding Nathan's leash.