The Rescue Mission Saga: Rescue Mission: Zavrina Bennett

I Present to You, Mr. and Mrs. Alaric Saltzman

Caroline was flitting around the room making sure everything was ready when Mr. Parker's voice came from outside the tent.

"Can I come in?" he called.

"Of course," Jo answered. He entered the tent hugged both Liv and Luke and stood in front of Jo, he took her hands in his.

"Ok, let's go and give Jo and her daddy some privacy," Pauline said to the group.

"Good idea. Miss Amelia, you go find Ric and we'll coordinate. As you take him down the aisle, I'll lead Jo and Mr. Parker to their spots, so the two of them don't see each other," Caroline said ushering everyone out of the tent. She led them down the path to the big tent and was pleased to see the boys waiting. "Where's Tyler?" she asked Damon.

"Inside, ushering. Enzo's helping even though you called him a hanger-on," Damon said.

"Ok, good. Ladies, you can take your seats. Thank you so much for the help," Caroline said smiling.

"You're welcome, sweetheart," Mary said.

"It was our pleasure to do this for Ric and Jo," Joanna said patting Ric's shoulder before she led the non-party members into the tent.

"Miss Amelia, are you going in?" Ric asked her.

"Ah naw, Cap. I'm gonna walk you down dat aisle," she told him smiling.

"Thank you," he said wrapping her in a hug.

"You welcome, baby," she said returning his hug.

"Ok, let's line up," Caroline said, "Arissa, you walk first slowly and deliberately. Matt and Bonnie count to ten then follow. Jeremy and Elena count to ten then follow. Stefan and Luke, you two are next. Count then follow. And then Damon, you and Liv are after them; don't forget to count. And then Ric and Miss Amelia will lead you to your spot and you'll turn and watch Zav come down the aisle. Make sure you evenly distribute the flowers. And then Mr. Parker will bring Jo to you and you guys can get married," Caroline said barely taking a breath.

"Care, it's fine. Calm down," Bonnie said rubbing her back.

"I know. So after Ric and Jo head back down the aisle to the back of the tent, you guys follow. Then the vampires move the chairs and set up the tables for the reception. DJ Voltage will announce everyone then Ric and Jo as Mr. and Mrs. Saltzman will dance their first dance. Then Liv gives her speech, Damon gives his. Ric and Jo cut the cake, we eat, we party, they leave," Caroline summed up. She stuck her head inside the tent to see everyone hand taken their seats. She gestured Tyler and Enzo to the back. "Tie these back. After Ric and Miss Amelia come through, untie them. Then after they get to the front and Miss Amelia gets to her seat open the front and Miss Amelia gets to her seat open the flaps again for Zav, Jo and Mr. Parker. Once they get through, close them again," Caroline told them.

"Ok, Care. Take a breath," Tyler said chuckling.

"I'll breathe after Ric and Jo are married," she said turning to straighten Arissa's dress. "Ok, get ready. I'm going to get Jo and Mr. Parker," she said as she zoomed away.

Inside the bridal tent, Jo and her father waited.

"Josette, you look beautiful. Like your mother," Joshua Parker told his oldest daughter.

"I wish she could be here," Jo said sadly.

"So do I, sweetheart. I wish things were better for our family but I'm glad you found Ric and all these people who love you," he told her.

"They're all really great," Jo told her father.

"I'm proud of you, Josette and I know your mother would be as well," he told Jo, kissing her cheek and hugging her tightly.