Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2001 22:14:34 -0700 (PDT)
From: slpwriter <slpwriter@yahoo.com>
Subject: Nick Lachey: My Everything-29

First of all, let me just say that this is my first
time writing any kind of fiction like this.

DISCLAIMER: This is a work of total fiction and is not
meant to imply anything about the sexualities of Nick
and Drew Lachey or anyone else mentioned in this
story.

Yes it's true. Nick and Jessica are no longer
together. I wish them both the best and I hope that
they both find happiness again one day. Nick's
brother, Drew, is married to Lea, his longtime
highschool sweetheart. I wish them all the best in
their marriage.

If you are too young to read this, or if Homosexuality
offends you, then please don't continue any further
and leave.

Other 98 Degrees stories I'd like to recommend are.

"Give Me Just One Night" by Unanoche.
"69 with Jeff Timmons" by Zachary Scott Pritt
"Nick Lachey" by Ken.
"98 Degrees Is Hot" by Gay Night
"The Reunion" by RinSong.
and finally:
"This Gift" by Sprout.

Now, I"ll let you get on with the story.

Enjoy.


previously on "My Everything"....


We got home about 20 minutes later and hopped out of
the car. As we headed up to the door, I noticed a
suitcase sitting by the door with a note sticking out
of the zipper.

"Isn't that your suitcase, Sean?" Nick asked me.

"Yeah. There's even a note inside." I said, grabbing
the note. I then started reading it aloud.

"Dear Sean."

We're sorry we had to leave the party early the other
night. We were tired and went home. When we didn't
hear from you, We assumed that you and Nick had made
up and are together again. If this is true, We wish
you both all the best. We came by and left your things
on the porch, since you weren't home. Goodnight and
give us a call when you can.

Love,

Ben and Matt.

"Well that was sweet of them." Drew said, smiling.

"Yeah, it was." I said, picking up my suitcase. "Now
let's in inside, it's cold out here." I shivered.

"Yes. Let's." Nick said, unlocking the door and
letting Drew and I inside. He shut the door and locked
it, after entering.

We all took off our coats and headed up to bed,
exhausted from the day's events.

Chapter 29

(1 month later, in Vermont.)

I opened my eyes to the most beautiful sunrise I'd
ever seen. I sat up and stretched, getting the rest of
the sleep out of my system.

"Mmm, This is my wedding day." I whispered to myself,
while turning and checking on Nick, who was still
sleeping. "This is the day I become Mr. Nicholas
Lachey. But of course, I'll still have my last name.
I'll just be Sean Perry-Lachey."

In the month that we'd planned to get married, I'd
discussed how our names would be changed when we got
married and I told Nick that I wanted his to stay the
way it was and that I would change my name to
Perry-Lachey. that way our names were linked together.
Besides I'd also wanted to change my name and have a
fresh start.

Jeff, Danny, Justin, and Kandi meanwhile had been
great this past month. They'd spent alot of time
together, when they weren't working or at rehearsals
to help plan the wedding in Vermont and to let their
relatives know about the plans. They also had to tell
Management about our plans to get married, which they
were not happy about, but went along with it anyway.
But that wasn't the best thing that happened this last
month.

I'd found out from Nick, the next morning, a month
ago, that his parents had finally come around and had
told him how sorry they were for how they reacted and
asked him for forgiveness. They told him that his
happiness was all that mattered to them. Nick was
overjoyed and welcomed them back with open arms. Drew
and the rest of our friends were happy too, that
They'd finally come around. Now Mr. and Mrs. Lachey
were guests at the wedding.

Drew, meanwhile, had had time to sort out his feelings
for me and he was slowly, but sincerely starting to
let go of them. He told me that he just wanted me to
be happy and that he'd rather have me as part of his
family, than not have me at all. I was grateful to him
for that.

After re-living the past month, I turned and looked at
Nick. He was still sleeping and the sunlight was
casting it's morning glow on his face, making him look
angelic at that moment. He had a small smile on his
face as he slept, which must mean he was having a good
dream.

After a few more minutes, he started stirring and then
turned his head towards me and opened his eyes. When
his eyes focused on me, he gave me his sexy smile.

"Good morning, baby." He whispered. I smiled down at
him.

"Good Morning to you too, Sexy." I replied back. I
leaned in to give him a good morning kiss.

We stayed like that for a while, kissing and making
out for a little bit, but we both knew now wasn't the
time to have a quickie.

"I can't believe it's finally here." Nick said. "Our
wedding day. The day we pledge our love to one
another. Now and Forever."

"I can't believe it, either, cutie." I said. "I still
have to keep pinching myself to reassure myself that
I'm not dreaming. Because If I am, I never want to
wake up from this dream."

Nick reached out and cupped my face in his hand,
running his thumb across my jawline. I leaned into his
touch, longingly.

"You're not dreaming, Sean." Nick whispered to me. "In
a few hours, we're going to be husbands."

"Yeah." I said, then started getting up.

 "Speaking of which, we need to start getting ready. I
said, walking towards the hotel bathroom.

"I'm getting a shower. would you care to join me, my
love?" I asked him, seductively.

"Now, sweetheart." Nick said, grinning. "You know that
once that happens, we'll never get to the wedding in
time."

"Alright." I chuckled. "I won't be long. I love you."

"I love you too." Nick said, smiling. He blew me a
kiss as I headed into the bathroom.

I walked over to the tub and started the water,
getting it as hot as I could stand, and then turning
on the shower head.

I stepped under the hot spraying water and let it soak
me from head to toe, getting the remains of sleep out
of my body. I started washing my hair, which had grown
out a little longer. I kind of looked like Joey
Lawrence when he was in "Blossom" before he shaved his
head for "Brotherly Love."

As I washed, my mind drifted back to when Nick and I
first met, and the events that took place from then. I
smiled as I relived all of the memories. Even his
betrayal. Because despite it all, it made me realize
that I loved him still, no matter what. And our love
was stronger than ever.

I finished washing my hair and washed my body as well.
I rinsed off and shut off the shower head and the hot
water. I stepped out of the tub and gasped.

Nick was standing in the bathroom, waiting his turn,
and wearing absolutely nothing at all, holding a towel
in his hand for me. I put my hand to my chest in
relief.

"Nick, you startled me for a minute there." I said,
still clasping my chest. Nick smile apologetically.

"I'm sorry, baby. I didn't mean to startle you. I
probably shouldn't have snuck in like that." Nick
apologized. "Is there anything I can do to make it up
to you?" He asked with a cheshire cat grin on his
face.

"Sure." I said, then held out my hand. "You can give
me my towel now. I'm freezing."

"Oh, of course." Nick said, handing me the towel,
which I took. "We can't have you getting sick on your
wedding day, now do we?"

"No we don't. I replied. Ok, it's your turn, baby. Get
in and get cleaned up." I want my baby looking all
pretty for me later at the wedding. No bad odors
either."

"Hey!" Nick said, swatting my naked ass, making me
laugh. "You didn't smell so hot yourself 10 minutes
ago either."

"True." I giggled. "But I still love you, even if you
smell."

"Thanks, baby." He said, kissing me again.

"Now, get your cute ass in that shower, boy!" I said,
slapping his ass in response.

"Ouch! Ok." Nick laughed, getting in the shower.

"While you're getting washed up, I'm going to go get
dressed and give Ben and Matt a call to see if they're
coming to the chapel early."

"Alright." Nick said, above the running water. "Tell
them I said hello."

"I will." I said, before leaving the bathroom and
heading back into the bedroom to get dressed. I
grabbed a clean pair of socks and underwear and put
them on. Then I decided on a red shirt and blue jeans
for right now to wear over to the chapel. We'd change
into our wedding attire at the chapel.

I finished getting dressed and grabbed my cellphone
and dialed Ben and Matt's number, but then realized
another person I hadn't thought of in a while. So
instead of dialing Ben and Matt's place right way, I
dialed the number for the person I was trying to call.

After about two rings, I heard him pick up. "Hello?"

"Hey Casey, it's me, Sean. What's up, buddy?" I
greeted him.

"Sean! Hi! I'm doing fine actually. How about you?"
Casey asked. I could tell from the tone of his voice
that he was smiling.

"Well I've got some incredible news that I need to
share with you." I answered, smiling myself.

"What news?" I heard Casey ask.

"Nick and I are getting married, today. The ceremony
starts in about 4 hours. I said to him.

"Congratulations, Sean! I'm so happy for you." Casey
gushed. "Hey wait a minute! Why didn't you tell me
sooner. that way I could have known so I could have
been there already to go to the wedding?"

"I know, Casey and I'm so sorry. With everthing that's
happened over the past months, I totally forgot all
about you."

"What do you mean with's everything that's happened?"
Casey asked, concern in his voice.

"Well, not long ago Nick and I broke up. He'd cheated
on me with his ex-boyfriend, then after that, I
forgave him about 4 months later and now he loves me
more than ever and I love him too. So now we're
getting married."

"Well that's some story." Casey said.

"that's not exactly all of it, buddy." I said to him.
"I'm just giving you the most important details of the
story. I'll tell you the whole story when I see you,
which is why I'm calling. Do you think you could catch
a plane to Vermont so you'll be here for the
ceremony?"

"Man, it's such short notice, but of course, I'll do
the best I can." Casey said. "By the way, do you mind
if I bring Paul with me?" He then asked.

"Of course. How are you and Paul doing?" I asked him.

"We're great!" Casey said. "Paul and I are so in love.
and I hope that one day we'll be just as happy as you
and Nick are."

"I know you will." I said to him. "So go and get Paul
and get on a plane to Vermont. Once you're there, I'll
have the limo waiting for you at the Comfort Inn. The
driver will take you to the chapel from there."

"You bet. We'll be there." Thanks for inviting us."
Casey said. I'll see you later."

"Yeah. Bye." I said.

I Then hit the "End" button and dialed Ben and Matt's
home number. after about 3 rings, I heard a groggy Ben
answer the phone.

"Hello?" He asked, still half-asleep.

"Ben?!" I exclaimed. "Why are you and Matt still in
bed? Today is my wedding you know?"

"Oh shit!" I heard Ben shout. I could practically see
him shoot out of the bed. I then heard Matt asking Ben
what was wrong, and when Ben told him that they'd
slept in and my wedding would be starting in a few
hours, his response was almost the same as Ben's. I
had to laugh.

"Sean, we're so sorry. We forgot to set the alarm."
Ben said.

"Don't worry about it, Ben." I said. "Just get
yourselves cleaned up and on a plane to Vermont. You
know where the chapel is right? Nick and I gave you
the directions to it the other night." I'll tell the
minister to wait until all of the guests arrive before
we start."

"Yes, I have the directions." Ben said. "Thank you,
Sean, for calling us. We'll be there."

"Alright, I'll see you both later. And don't forget
your wedding attire!" I reminded him.

"We won't. don't worry. We're actually already packed.
We packed our stuff last night."

"Good. Just get on a plane and I'll tell the minister
that you're on your way. But stay quiet about this. I
don't want the press getting wind of this wedding."

"You got it." Ben said. "Matt and I will be careful.
We'll see you later."

"Ok. Bye." I said.

I hung up the phone, just as Nick came out of the
bathroom, looking sexy, in just a towel, wrapped
around his waist.

"Are you alright?" He asked, walking over to me and
giving me a hug.

"Yeah, I'm fine." I said. "Ben and Matt just slept in
so now they're getting ready to get on a flight here
to Vermont. And I totally forgot to invite Casey and
Paul as well, so I gave them last minute invitations
over the phone, so they're joining us as well."

"Oh. Alright. I'm fine with that. After all, this is
your wedding too." Nick replied, releasing me from his
hug. "Now, let's give the guys a call and see if
they're ready yet."

As if on cue, there was a knock on the door. Nick went
to answer it and came face to face with Drew.

"Hi, bro." Nick greeted his little brother. "Come on
in."

"Thanks, Nick." Drew said, entering the bedroom and
glancing at me.

"Hi, Sean." He greeted me with a cute smile. I
returned his smile with one of my own.

"Hey, Drew, how are you doing?" I asked him. Drew
shrugged.

I'm alright I guess." He said. "So, are you ready for
today?" He then asked.

I've never been more ready for anything in my entire
life." I said, putting my arm around Nick, who had
come back to my side, smiling so hard I felt like my
face was gonna  burst.

"It shows." Drew said, his smile getting a little
bigger. "I can tell you're really ready for this."

I could sense a little sadness in his voice, so I
decided to call him on it.

"Drew, are you alright?" I asked him. He nodded.

"I'm fine." He said, shrugging slightly.

"It's just that I know that this can't be easy for you
and that you're still hurting."

"Sean, don't worry about me. I'll be fine." Drew
insisted. "Besides, the pain hurts less and less as
each day goes by. No, it's not easy, but I'm slowly
getting over you." Seeing how happy you are is what
helping me through this." That's all I've ever wanted
for you. You know that."

"Yes I do, Drew." I replied.

"We both do, bro." Nick agreed, walking towards Drew
and giving him a brotherly hug. Drew accepted.

"Well let's go and meet the rest of the guys for
breakfast." Drew said, after Nick released him.
"They're waiting for us. That's why I came over to get
you."

"I don't know if I can eat." I said. I'm too excited."

"Well I am too." Nick said, putting his arm around my
waist. "But we have to eat something to keep up our
strength for later tonight."

I grinned at what he was implying.

"Well when you put it like that, you actually have a
good point." I said, then turned to Drew. "Lead the
way, buddy." I commanded him. Drew gave me a salute.

"Aye, Aye, Sir." He laughed. "Right this way."

Nick and I followed Drew to the private dining room,
which was beautifully decorated and the table set, and
food sitting there waiting for us. As well as the
guys, Danny, and Kandi, who were all sitting at the
table, waiting for us to join them. Drew walked back
over to his seat and sat down.

"Hey guys." I greeted them. They all voiced their
greetings and then Nick and I sat down, beside each
other at the edge of the table, where two seats were
set up for us.

"So, buddy, are you ready for the big moment later
today?" Danny, who was sitting to my right, asked me.

"I can't wait." I said to him, smiling. "I've been
waiting for this moment my whole life. The right guy
to commit to and spend the rest of my life with."

I turned my head and glanced at Nick, who was watching
me, with a dreamy look on his face.

"And I've found him." I said, reaching out my hand and
rubbing his back, lovingly.

"Well it's obvious to all of us right now." Jeff said,
from beside Danny. Justin and Kandi were sitting
across from Drew on Nick's side of the table.

"Well I think we'll have more time to talk about us
later." I said. "Right now, I want to eat something
before my appetite goes away again."

"I couldn't agree with you more." Justin said across
the table.

"But first, if you don't mind, I'd like to propose a
toast first." I said, picking up my orange juice and
raising it high.

"To Friendship, Love, and great blessings. May each of
us achieve all of our goals in life that are good and
make us who we are. And may we all be happy and
successful for many more years to come." I toasted,
raising my glass.

"Here, Here." Nick said, as we all clinked our glasses
together to the toast and then sipping our juice.

After that we all set our glasses down and ate the
rest of our breakfast, while chatting back and forth
about anything and everything, as well as the day's
events that were going to happen.

As We were all finishing up, a hotel bellman came up
to where Nick and I were sitting, and whispered into
my ear.

"Excuse me, Mr. Perry, but there are 4 guests outside,
two of which are on the wedding list and two that said
that they were invited by you last minute. Shall I let
them in?" He asked.

"Yes, please and I'll come with you, in case there are
any problems." I told him, rising up to follow him.
Nick grabbed my hand as I was getting up.

"Where are you going?" He asked. "What did that
bellman say to you?"

"Oh, He was just telling me that  Ben and Matt are
here and that Casey and Paul are not on the wedding
list, so I have to go with him to let the security
know that they can come in." I explained to him.

"Oh, ok." Nick said, then squeezed my hand,
remembering that we were in public. "Don't be long."

"I'll try not to be." I said, smiling at him.

I turned and followed the bellman to the entrance
where Ben, Matt, Casey, and Paul were waiting for me.
The guard by the door looked at me waiting for my
answer whether to let them in or not.

"It's ok, sir, they're all friends of mine. They can
come in." I told him.

"As you wish, sir." He said, before stepping aside and
letting them in.

Casey swooped me up into a hug as soon as he came in.

"It's so great to see you, Sean." He said. "I haven't
seen you in like Forever."

"I know and I intend to make up for that, buddy." I
said, releasing him. Then I turned to Paul.

"Hi, Paul." I said, giving him a hug too as he came
over to me. I'm glad that you could come."

"Well thanks for having us." Paul said, smiling at me.

"No problem, you're welcome." I said, then turned to
Ben and Matt.

"And how are the two of you?" I asked them.

"Oh, we're fine." Matt said. "We got here right on
time.

"Well then, you two better follow me to the dining
room and get some food while you still can." I
laughed. "Before the guys eat it all."

"Well we can't have that." Ben quipped with a  smirk.

"Alright then, follow me." I said, turning and heading
back to the dining room. As soon as we entered,
everyone looked up and smiled when they saw us enter.

"Guys, since you already know Ben Affleck and Matt
Damon from Nick's birthday party, I'd like you to meet
two of my other friends." I said, pointing to them as
I introduced them. "Meet Paul and Casey."

Everyone said hello and then Casey and Paul sat down
near Drew and Justin and was talking to them and
getting better acquainted. They all talked for like an
hour while Nick and I sat on a nearby couch and
cuddled for a while. Then we heard someone rapping
their fork against their glass, getting everyone's
attention. We all turned towards the door and saw the
minister standing there.

"Hello Everyone." He said.

"Hi!" Everyone said in unison, greeting him. He then
continued, smiling at everone's politeness.

"I just wanted to let you all know that the ceremony
will be starting in about an hour, so I need to see
the two grooms. He said, looking around. Are they
here?" He then asked.

Nick and I stood up, holding hands. "We're right here,
Reverend." Nick announced, smiling at him.

"Good. I'm just here to tell you two that since the
ceremony will be starting in about a half hour, that
you two should go and get into your wedding attire, so
we won't be late. The guests are already arriving and
are being seated now." He said. "If you get ready
early and want to start then, just let me know, ok?"

"We will." I assured him. "Thank you, Reverend."

 He nodded and left the dining room. I then turned to
the guys.

"Well guys, let's get a move on." I said. "Danny and
Jeff, you two are with me. Drew and Justin, you're
both with Nick."

"We're ready when you are." Danny said, as he and Jeff
both walked over to me. I nodded at them.

"Alright, let's get to our dressing rooms." I said,
then turned to Nick.

"And I'll see you later." I said.

"You betcha." Nick said. "I'll be waiting for you at
the end of the aisle."

He leaned in and gave me a quick kiss.

"Ok, Nick." I said, I then turned to Drew and Danny.
"Drew? Danny? Do you two still have our rings?" I
asked them, getting a little nervous.

Danny and Drew both pulled the ring boxes out of their
pockets and held them up, showing Nick and I that they
had them.

"Sean, don't be so nervous, We've got them." Danny
laughed at me.

"I know, but I just don't want anything to go wrong."
I said to him, nervously.

"And nothing will, baby." Nick said, before kissing me
on my forehead. "Now scoot you guys. We have to get
dressed.

"Yes Seargeant Lachey." Danny and Jeff said at the
same time and saluted him, making everyone start
snickering.

"You two are insationable, you know that?" Nick
laughed. "Now move it."

"See ya." I said, walking out of the dining room to my
dressing room, Danny and Jeff both following me.

We walked into the dressing room and I grabbed my
wedding suit from off of the chair where Danny had set
it earlier this morning. I unzipped it and admire my
suit.

Since I was going to be the groom, walkind down the
aisle, like the bride does, my suit was all white.
frim the suit coat and pants, down to the white socks
and shoes. The only thing that was black was the bow
tie that went around my collar.

I started to put on my suit, while Danny and  Jeff
were already getting into theirs, and took a second to
admire myself in the mirror. I looked good enough to
go. Danny and Jeff were all wearing black suits with
white shirts. I admired them as I finished buttoning
up my suit coat.

"You guys look good." I said to them. They both smiled
at me.

"Thanks." Jeff said. "You don't look so bad yourself."
He said.

"Thank you." I said, giving him a grin.

"But you're gonna have to do something about that hair
of yours." Danny said.

I looked into the mirror and saw that my hair was
starting to get a bit too long to comb the usual way,
so I decided on something.

"You're right, Danny." I said, then asked. "Do you
have any hair gel? I might as well put some in my hair
and comb it back."

"That's a good idea." Jeff said. "It'll give you a
much more suave look." I was actually getting tired of
the bangs in your face all the time.

"Gee, thanks Jeff." I said, sarcastically as I grabbed
the hair gel from Danny and squeezed some into my
hand.

I then worked it through my hair and Danny combed it
back for me, while I sat in the chair and watched him.
After he was finished, Jeff whistled.

"You look really suave, Sean." He said, complimenting
me again.

"I have to agree with Jeff, Sean." Danny chimed in.
"You look great. Nick is not going to be able to take
his eyes off of you as you walk down that aisle
today."

"Thanks guys." I said, standing up and moving around a
little bit.

Then there was a knock on the door to my dressing
room.

"Come in!" I called out to let whoever it was know
that they were welcome to enter.

The door opened and Drew entered the room, looking so
cute in his tux, that I couldn't resist checking him
out.

"Hey, Drew." I greeted him. "Is Nick ready?" I asked.

"Yeah, he is. He's already waiting behind the curtain
for the ceremony to start." Drew said to me.

"Well in that case, we all better get to our positions
too." Danny said.

"Yeah, let's do that." Jeff said, as he and Danny
started walking out the door.

"You coming, Drew?" Jeff asked him. Drew nodded.

"In a few minutes. I just need to talk to Sean alone
for a minute." He said.

Jeff and Danny just looked at each other, both
shrugging, before heading out of the dressing room,
closing the door behind them.

"So, Drew, what is it you want to talk to me about?" I
asked, while gazing at him.

"Nothing really, I just wanted to say once again that
I'm really happy for you and that I'll be honored to
have you as my new brother-in-law." He replied.
"Nick's a very lucky guy to have someone like you." I
just hope one day I can find someone like you who will
make me happy too."

"And you will, Drew." I said, giving him a hug. "He's
out there somewhere. You'll just have to wait until
you and he cross paths. It just takes time."

"And I've got plenty of that." He said.

I then released him from the hug and he stood back and
admired me. "You look great." He said.

"Thanks, buddy." I replied. "You look pretty cute
yourself."

Drew blushed and giggled a little. "Thanks." He said,
shyly.

There was another knock on the door.

"Come in!" I called out.

The door opened and the minister popped his head in.

"I'm just here to tell you that the guests are already
in their seats and that the ceremony is about to start
in a few minutes. So, all of you should get to your
positions now." He told Drew and I.

"Alright, we're coming." I said, then turned to Drew.
"We'll talk more later." I whispered to him.

"I'm counting on it." He whispered back and followed
me outside to where I was to wait until the music
started. Jeff and Danny were at the same place I was,
waiting for me.

"Hey you two." Jeff whispered, greeting us. "Drew,
aren't you supposed to be up with Nick and Justin at
the end of the aisle?" He said, whispering to Drew.

"Yes, I am." Drew replied back with a whisper. "I just
wanted to make sure Sean and the rest of you guys were
in your places. Now that you are, I'm going to go and
get myself into position."

"Alright. "We'll see you after the wedding, man."
Danny whispered to him.

"You got it." Drew said, then turned to me, putting
his hands on my shoulders.

"Good Luck, Sean." He whispered, smiling. "You deserve
it."

"Thanks." I said, returning his smile and patting his
shoulder.

Drew nodded in response and then turned and walked out
of the room we were waiting in, to get in place with
Nick.

"Are you alright, Sean?" Danny asked me.

"Yeah, Dan, I'm fine." I said.

But that was far from the truth. I was nervous as
hell. my hands were shaking. Danny took a long look at
me and noticed it too.

"Sean, try to relax." Danny said, trying to calm me
down a little. "Nothing is going to go wrong. I
promise you that."

"Yeah, Danny's right, Sean." Jeff whispered. "We're
not going to let anything or anyone ruin this day for
you and Nick."

"I hope you guys are right." I replied, quietly.

Then we heard the music start playing. I then turned
to Danny and Jeff.

"Well guys, it's your cue." I said. "Get ready."

"We are." Jeff said.

Jeff was going first since he was the bridesman. He
then exited the room. Then about 10 seconds later,
Danny exited the room, winking at me, taking his turn.
Soon it was going to be my turn.

Then I heard the wedding march beginning, so I stood
in the doorway, preparing to walk down the aisle.

I saw Everyone standing up, looking towards the back
of the room, where I was standing. Then the wedding
march song began and I slowly started to walk down the
aisle, pausing after every step. As I walked, I
noticed Nick standing at the end of the aisle. He
looked so gorgeous in his black tux, white shirt, and
black bow tie. I'd never seen him look better. Except
for being naked of course. He watched me coming down
the aisle, smiling at me, while I stepped closer and
closer to him.

As I walked, I looked around the room and saw Ben,
Matt, Casey, and Paul, sitting in the pews on the
left, second from the front. They all smiled at me
when I locked eyes with them, and I returned their
smiles. And on the right in the first pews, I saw
Nick's mother, Cate and his father, John, sitting
there. Sitting alongside them was Nick's stepsister,
Josie, and his half-brother, Isaac. And sitting in the
second row were his adopted brothers and sisters, Zac,
Tim, Kaitlin, and Sally. It was great to see the whole
family there. I noticed all of them smiling at me
which made me feel alot better. Maybe they'd come to
accept me in Nick's life after all.

I turned back towards Nick, who was still watching me
and still smiling. A couple more steps and I'd be
right next to him.

I took those last steps and was right in front of
Nick, just as the wedding march music ended. Then the
minister started his speech.

"Friends?" He started. "We are gathered here today, in
the presence of God, to witness the joining of two
very special people. Nicholas Lachey and Sean Perry.
Two people destined for each other."

Nick and I both looked at each other, smiling, as we
both flashed back to everything we had been through
together, both of us thinking the same thing. Then we
heard the minister continue.

"Nick and Sean, come now to be joined in the holiest
state of Matrimony." If there is anyone who can show
just cause why these two should not be joined, Speak
now, or forever hold your peace."

Everyone was silent, waiting to hear an objection. At
that same moment, I glanced at Drew and noticed that
he was staring back at me, an intense look on his
face.

"Drew, don't you dare!" I hissed in my thoughts.
"Please, don't ruin the most important day of my
life."

I waited to hear an objection come out of his mouth.
But it never came. So the minister continued, once
again.

"Both of you join hands now." He said, giving us a
warm smile. Nick and I turned towards each other and
joined hands, never taking our eyes off of each other.

"Nicholas, do you take Sean Perry, to be your lawfully
wedded husband?" The minister asked him. "To have and
to hold? In joy and in sorrow? For richer or for
poorer? In sickness and in health? For better or for
worse? Will you promise to love and to cherish him,
forsaking all others, and keep yourself only unto him,
for as long as you both shall live?"

Nick turned to look at me, tears of joy streaming down
his face, and answered.

"I do." he said, lovingly, then he turned to Drew, who
gave him his ring. He took it and held it up to me.

"And as a symbol of my promise, I give you this ring."
Nick said, putting it on my third index finger on my
right hand. I sniffed, my own tears getting the better
of me, as he slipped it on.

Then the minister turned to me.

Sean, do you take Nicholas Lachey, to be your lawfully
wedded husband? To have and to hold? In joy and in
sorrow? For richer or for poorer? In sickness and in
health? For better or for worse? Will you promise to
love and to cherish him, forsaking all others, and
keep yourself only unto him, for as long as you both
shall live?"

"I do." I managed to get out. Then I turned to Danny,
who handed me Nick's ring. I took it and turned back
to Nick.

"And as a symbol of my promise, I give you this ring."
I said, softly. I took Nick's hand and slipped his
ring on his third index finger. He just looked at me,
the love clearly evident in his eyes. My eyes mirrored
his.

The minister spoke once again.

"As Nick and Sean have stood before us and pledged
their love for each other, I now pronounce them,
Husband and Husband. For those who God have joined
together, let no one put us under. Nick, you may kiss
your groom."

Nick leaned into me and gave me the most passionate
and loving kiss that I'd ever had in my life. I kissed
him back with equal passion. I never wanted this
moment to end.

Everone started clapping and stood up to continue.
There wasn't a dry eye in the room. Everyone was teary
eyed.

Then Drew, Justin, Kandi, Jeff, and Danny, all started
hugging us and congratulating us on our marriage. It
had gone off without a hitch, which was better than I
ever could have imagined.

After Everyone started hugging us, Nick offered me his
arm, which I took and we started walking down the
aisle together.


"Walking down that aisle."
"It was the happiest moment of my life."

"Finally it has happened."
"After all of this time."

"The Perrys and Lacheys have come together."
"We put the past behind us."
"And at that moment in time, We embarked on a new
future together."

"For ourselves, and for this family. My family."
"OUR Family."

"All because of one man."
The most amazing man I have ever met."
"My husband, Nick Lachey."


Well that's it for this installment. "What did you all
think about the way I wrote this chapter? In my
opinion I think it was very emotional.

Stay tuned for Chapter 30 coming soon.

What happens next? Oh, if you only knew!

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