In The Arms of a Don

Chapter 36

It's the day of the wedding and I have never been more nervous and excited at the same time. My bridesmaids and I are getting ready in the dressing room. My family as flew in to come to our wedding and I have never been so thankful.

Freya, Jules and my eldest sister is also one of my bridesmaids.

"You look lovely," Freya says and hugs me.

"Thanks, I'm really nervous," My hands are shaking and all I wanna do is go find Carlos and be in his arms. But he's already out there, greeting the guests.

Okay Lily keep it together you cannot ruin your makeup. I try to encourage myself. It's not working. There will be at least more than 50 people there, plus Carlos' guards.

"Show time!" Jules says excitedly. 

Madi and Freya are my bridesmaids and Jules is my maid of honor. I have been dreaming of this when I was a kid.

My father walks in and I can already see the tears in his eyes.

"You look beautiful Lily," He says and hugs me.

"Thank you papa," I say. I'm on the bridge of balling my eyes out. Jess, our wedding coordinator/planner, signals us to when we walk out.

"All the guests are taking their seats right now, cue in the groomsmen." Jess says. 

Jordan and Chase walk in with their suits. They look handsome, but not as handsome as my soon to be husband.

"You look beautiful Lilypad!" Jordan says and hugs me.

"Carlos is gonna ball is eyes out," Chase says jokingly. Well, he better. "I can't wait till you're officially our sister, well in law but who cares?" He adds.

"Okay where's Noah?" Jess asks.

"He's coming," Jordan says. As if right on cue, Noah walks in.

Jess pairs Madi and Chase, Freya and Jordan, and the best man and maid of honor Jules and Noah together. She hands me my bouquet and I hook my arm through my dad's. 

Here we go.

The doors open and the music starts playing. One of Carlos' guard dogs walk down the aisle throwing flowers. Then Chase and Madi head out first, arms linked together. Then Freya and Jordan head out. Next was Jules and Noah and before I know it, I am walking down the aisle.

The music plays softly in the background. I look up to meet eyes with my husband. He has tears in his eyes which he tries to keep from falling. The look of worryness automatically fall from my face and is replaced with a smile. We reach the end of the aisle and my dad hands me Carlos.

Jules takes my bouquet and holds it. I feel like fainting right this second. All eyes are on us.

Carlos' hand on my arms are firm, keeping me from falling. I relax as I look at our linked hands. The minister starts his speech.

Carlos says his vows, "Lily, from the moment I met you I knew you were the one for me. You are the angel to my devil. I can't imagine life without you. I love you from your stressful nights to your contagious smile. You are everything I hope in a women. I love you more than you can ever imagine and I will be more than happy to spend the rest of my life with you."

I'm already crying before I know it. Then it's my turn to say my vows.

I start with a shaky breath, "Carlos, you are everything I wished for. I thought you were here to drag me into your dangerous life but you only wanted to love me. I can't wait to have my first argument with you and win it," The crowd laughs at my joke. I continue, "I would rather die than you not being here by my side everyday. You always find time for me even though I know how busy you are, and I will be forever grateful for that. I love you more than life itself and I can't wait to grow old with you,"

Tears fall from my face and Carlos reaches his hand up to wipe it away. I can see a tear fall from his eyes too. I love this man so much.

The minister tells us to repeat what he says. Carlos goes first, "I, Carlos Malenkov, take you, Liliana Carson, for my lawful wife, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, until death do us apart."

It's my turn to say it, "I, Liliana Carson, take you, Carlos Malenkov, for my lawful husband, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, until death do us apart."

"Carlos Malenkov, do you take this woman to be your wife, to live together in holy matrimony, to love her, to honor her, to comfort her, and to keep her in sickness and in health, forsaking all others, for as long as you both shall live?"

"I do," Carlos says a single tear falls from his face.

"Liliana Carson, do you take this man to be your husband, to live together in holy matrimony, to love him, to honor him, to comfort him, and to keep him in sickness and in health, forsaking all others, for as long as you both shall live?"

I sob even harder now, "I do."

"The rings please," The minister says. 

We slip on our rings for each other. The light makes my ring shimmer. 

"Then I pronounce you both, husband and wife, you may kiss the bride," 

Carlos cups and cheeks and crashes his lips against mine. Cheer erupt from the crows. It's as if Carlos and I are the only ones. Everything and everyone else just disappears. 

Then I'm brought back to reality when Carlos breaks the kiss and takes my hand. Jules hands me back my bouquet and we walk back down the aisle. 

"I can't until our honeymoon Mrs. Malenkov," Carlos whispers to me. 

Once back inside everyone rushes to hug us. I get squished from all the hugging. 

"I can't breathe," I manage to say and everyone releases me.

"I can't believe my younger sister go married before me," Jules says. I can see tears in her eyes and I wipe them away.

"Sister!" Jordan and Chase come running to me and gives me a bone crushing hug.

"That's enough you dickwits," Carlos says and comes to my side.

"Reception party here we come," Jordan shouts.

I am now married to Carlos Malenkov. Life could not get any better than this.

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Carlos and Lily are finally married!! What do you guys think of Freya?