Stuck in the in-between.

Going to the Chapel, and we're gonna get married?

As my family got into there dresses, my hair and makeup were in the works. I didn't know whether I needed to close my eyes or lean my head back.

"Stunning absolutely gorgeous!" My grandma said walking past me. I felt someone tugging on my hand. I looked down to see Noah's niece who was our flower girl.

"Don't you look pretty," I said smiling at her.

"Say thank you." Rachel Noah's sister said.

"Thank you." She said spinning around.

"Are you nervous?" Rachel said taking her daughter's hand.

"A little," I said looking back into the mirror allowing the people to finish my hair and makeup.

"It's okay to be nervous, when George and I got married I had butterflies up until I said I do, you make Noah extremely happy, I'm happy you're in his life and I'm excited that you'll be in my families lives too." She said putting her free hand on my shoulder. I smiled at her and closed my eyes.

~

"Can you zip this for me?" I asked my mom turning around exposing my back. She zipped up the zipper and turned me around. She started to tear up a little.

"Mom..." I said looking at her. "You're going to ruin your makeup."

"You look beautiful baby bee. All grown up." She said wiping a tear away.

"Thank you, mama," I said hugging her. We kept the hug for a while I knew she knew something was wrong since that night at her house.

"Whatever happens today, I'll always love you and support you." She said holding me tight. I closed my eyes and thought about A.J.

"Thank you, mom," I said breaking away from the hug.

~

We all took pictures inside the house and by the water until it was time to load the limo.

"Alright everyone lets get this wedding on the road," Teresa said heading to the limo. We all got into the limo and headed towards the church. I stared out the window as we pulled up to the big church. Everyone got out of the limo and headed inside to line up in the way they were told to during rehearsal dinner. I got out of the limo and met up with my dad. I could see he was tearing up as well.

"I thought I wasn't going to cry, considering that's your mother's job, but seeing you here now...." He said taking one of my hands.

"Dad don't make me cry," I said tilting my head back letting the tears fall back into my eyes.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry." He said. "He's inside waiting for you." I looked at the doors of the church and took a deep breath and smiled. My dad led me up the stairs and into the church, and the wedding began. One by one all my bridesmaids walked down the aisle with me and my dad in the back. I closed my eyes as the music played. I took a deep breath.

"A.J," I thought to myself. "This was supposed to be you at the end of the aisle. You were supposed to be my happy ever after. My husband, my one true love. My rock, my better half, the person I was supposed to wake up to in the morning and fall asleep to at night. But you left. Why did you leave? Come back to me, baby. Why did you leave me again?"

"Are you ready Vic?" My dad asked as he pulled my arm lightly around his. I opened my eyes and looked at him scared.

"Dad." I turned around to see a room full of people all standing and there at the end of the aisle was Noah.

"What? Victoria? What's wrong?" He said quietly. I started to breathe heavily my stomach knotted and my blood got cold.

"Nothing, okay let's go," I said holding onto his arm tight. We walked slowly down the aisle as the music played and people watched taking pictures. We finally reached the end of the aisle. My dad handed Noah my hand and kissed my cheek and sat down next to my mom. Noah smiled.

"You look absolutely stunning." He said smiling at me and wiping away his tears. I smiled back at him, and the ceremony began. Noah studied me.

"Are you okay?" He said concerned. I looked at him nervously.

"I.....I..." I said getting cut off by the priest.

"Dearly beloved, we are gathered together here, in the sight of God, and in the presence of these witnesses, to join together this man and this woman, in holy matrimony; which is an honorable estate, instituted by God, and signifying unto us the mystical union It is therefore not to be entered into unadvisedly, but reverently, discreetly, and in the eyes of God. Into this holy estate, these two persons come now to be joined." He paused and looked out into the crowd. I increasingly got more nervous.

"If any here can show just cause why they may not lawfully be joined together, let them now speak, or else hereafter forever hold their peace." He said. It was quite. Nothing came from the crowd of people behind us. I closed my eyes and lowered my head as a single teardrop fell to the ground. He continued.

"I require and charge you both, as you stand in the presence of God....." He was interrupted by slamming doors.

"ME!" A voice echoed from the back of the church. The whole crowd turned around. I opened my eyes and turned around to see who it was, Noah did the same. A.J was standing in the back of the church.

"I object!" He ran up the aisle to where Noah and I were standing. The crowd gasped in amazement and shock. "Victoria." He said looking into my eyes. "I have loved you since the first day I meet you 13 years ago, When I left you 5 years ago, It was the hardest thing I ever had to do, I thought I was doing the right thing by letting you go when in reality I made the worst decision I have ever made in my life. I never stopped loving you Victoria. In my darkest moments, I looked for you. In my happiest moments, I craved you. I didn't fall in love with you because I was lonely or lost. I fell in love with you because when I bonded with you for the first time, it was the only time I have ever wanted someone a permanent part of my life, my world. I was boarding the plane when I thought to myself, I can't lose you again, I won't let you go again without a fight, and even on the way here I couldn't figure out what I was going to say to you, I couldn't find the right words to say to you other than. I still love you Victoria, I always did and I always will. So come with me, share your life with me."

It was quite. I took a deep breath.

"A.J."