Love Will Find A Way

Part Two - Chapter Twenty-Six: Getting Ready

The next four months flew by without many events and before Cristiano and Nicole knew it, it was their wedding day.

The brunette was currently having the finishing touches to her make-up done before she was getting into her wedding dress.

Antony was being cared for by Cristiano's sisters while she was getting ready at her brother's house while Cristiano was at home with Sergio and the other groomsmen.

Nicole couldn't stop the smile that had formed on her face as she looked at her face in the mirror.

"Soon you'll be Mrs Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Bartolini," Evelyn said as she slipped into the room where her sister-in-law was getting ready.

Nicole grinned at the sound of her future name, it had been decided that instead of taking just one of the names; the couple had decided to combine their names like they had with Antony.

Nicole glanced at her face in the mirror and smiled knowing that she couldn't wait to marry her fiancé, she knew that they had waited long enough for this day.

"I know," she said making Evelyn hug her as the make-up artist finished her make-up; Evelyn squeezed Nicole's shoulder in comfort, making Nicole smile at her.

The wedding was being held on a private beach in Portugal, in hopes of throwing off the press who thought the couple were getting married in Verona, Italy; they didn't want their wedding turning into a media circus.

A quiet knock at the door made Nicole look at Evelyn who shrugged before Dolores, who hadn't spoken to Nicole or Cristiano in months stepped into the room.

Evelyn quickly excused herself from the room with the make-up artist leaving the two of them alone; Dolores smiled sheepishly at Nicole making the younger woman look at her oddly.

"I wanted to say that I'm sorry... I shouldn't have acted the way I did," she said moving towards Nicole, who was still sitting in her chair as she watched the older woman wondering what had brought this on.

Dolores hadn't spoken to them in months and now here she was on the day of the wedding seeking forgiveness.

"Can you forgive an old foolish woman for her stubborn ways?" Dolores asked making Nicole smile up at her, she knew that it would mean so much to Cristiano to have his mother at the wedding.

Nicole nodded her head making Dolores smile at her before she hugged Nicole, turning the two looked at Nicole's dress; it was only a reminder that today was the day of her wedding.

"It's nearly time," Dolores told her before Alexis and Vera slipped into the room to help Nicole get into her dress.

***

Cristiano bit his lower lip as he looked at himself in the mirror, he couldn't believe that in little less than two hours; Nicole would be his wife.

"Not long now," Sergio said grinning at his friend as he walked into the room, the last few months had flown by and everyone was happy for the couple.

Kaka chuckled at his friend's pale look and patted him on the back, he knew that Cristiano was a little nervous but it would be worth it in the end.

"Take nice deep breathes," he said making Cristiano nod as he slowly sat down, Iker raised his eyebrow at the younger man while Sergio rolled his eyes; they were all aware how big this was.

Cristiano tried to wrap his head around what was going on, he knew that this was what he wanted; he had been waiting for this moment for months and he knew that he couldn't wait to have Nicole as his wife.

"I can't do this," Cristiano whispered making them all look at him; Iker was quickly by the footballer's side looking at him worried, he wasn't sure what he was going to make his friend relax.

"Cristiano... look at me," he said as Cristiano started to put his head between his legs as he started to take deep breathes, Kaka rolled his eyes and nudged Iker out of the way; he knew that someone had to talk some sense into him, it was the nervous talking.

"Do you love her?" Kaka asked him, Cristiano nodded as he tried to calm himself down; he knew that his friends were trying to comfort him, he had never felt so nervous in his life and he didn't understand what was going on.

"Then nothing else matters... once you see her walk down that aisle nothing will matter to you," he said making Cristiano look at him, he had never thought of it like that; he had been so focused on the butterflies in his stomach that he hadn't thought about that.

The footballer took another deep breath before he got to his feet, his mind focusing on the good that's that stuck in his head about Nicole and their son; they were going to be a happy family.

"Nothing will matter to you but that beautiful woman making her way towards you and you get to spend the rest of your life with her," Kaka said making Cristiano smile at him.

Sergio let out a deep breath and moved towards his team-mates, he felt relieved that Kaka had been able to talk some sense into the forward; he hated to think how he would have explained all of this to Nicole if Cristiano had bottled it.

"I think it's time we headed to the wedding," he said, making them look at him before they all smiled at Cristiano, they knew that they were going to see something special.

***

Most of the guests had already arrived at the venue and were chatting between themselves, when Cristiano arrived with his groomsmen; he looked around knowing that he could do this.

The guests included most of Cristiano's team-mates from Real Madrid and the Portuguese national team, Marisol and Arthur and several members of Nicole and Cristiano's families.

As Cristiano took his place at the front, Sergio patted his back before Edgar appeared holding Antony making several of Nicole's female cousins coo at the infant. Iker chuckled as the infant was settled down on the front row with Jose and Edgar making Cristiano smile at his son.

The eight month old cooed and smiled back at his father before the sound of music filled the air, Cristiano took a deep breath as the wedding march filled the air; he was surprised how fast that all of this seemed to be happening.

"This is it," Sergio told him as one by one, the bridesmaids Elma, Katia, Jessica and Evelyn made their way down the aisle followed by Isabel who was the flower girl; they all looked beautiful and they had smiles on their faces as they looked at Cristiano.

Sergio grinned as he spotted Alexis who was the next to walk down the aisle making her roll her eyes as she stopped at the front; she knew what her boyfriend was thinking about.

Iker smirked at Cristiano who had yet to turn around, he knew that any moment now his friend would cave and look as Nicole walked down the corridor.

"She looks beautiful," he told Cristiano as he spotted Nicole walking down the aisle with her brother Joseph, the footballer took a deep breath before he turned to look at his future wife.

The moment their eyes met Cristiano couldn't stop from smiling as he look at his future bride who was wearing a ivory V-neck slight mermaid train lace embellishing wedding dress paired with white heeled sandals.