She's Mine

Chapter Forty-Seven

Hope POV-
Josie and I are still both asleep when Lizzie knocks on our bedroom door. We gave her a key to the house when we bought it. I see the door handle slowly open and Lizzie pokes her head through checking to make sure we are clothed. Lizzie mouths to me, "Time for me to take Jo." Josie is still curled up against me fast asleep. I raise one finger to Lizzie to have her give us a minute. She backs out of the room shutting the door.
"Hey babe, your sister is here to get you. Today is our wedding day." I talk to Josie in my head. It seems to cut through her dreams better this way. I am rubbing my hand up and down her arm as her eyes flutter open. We stayed out late running last night. We didn't get home until about midnight. "What time is it?" Josie squints up at me. "Almost 9 am." That wakes her up. Josie leans up and gives me a kiss before rolling out of bed. I get out of bed too following her into the bathroom. She is quickly trying to brush her teeth so she doesn't keep Lizzie waiting too long.
"Jo," I wrap my arms around her waist as she leans into me closing her eyes. "I love you." I kiss her neck before letting go of her. "I love you too." Josie quickly throws on some sweats to head over to Lizzie's apartment. Caroline is meeting them there. She walks over to the door stopping as she places her hand on the handle. She turns to look at me. "I'll see you later," she winks at me. "See you soon." I can't help but smile. I get to marry my girl today. Josie leaves our room and walks downstairs to go with Lizzie.
Josie POV-
I walk downstairs to find Lizzie sitting on our couch texting. She looks up at the sound of my footsteps. "Finally, Mom is waiting let's go," she grabs my hand dragging me to her car.
It is a quick drive. Lizzie's apartment is only a few miles down the road. "So, Hope's ring is with your dress. Mom and I didn't peek at it as per your instructions. We are ready to do hair and makeup as soon as we get home and everything is ready at the venue." Lizzie has been the most helpful in this whole process. She helped in contacting venues and caterers. She's also my maid of honor, of course.
We pull into the parking lot outside Lizzie's apartment and walk in to find Mom waiting for us. "Ready, honey?" She has a huge smile on her face as she gets up. "Yes, I am." We all three walk towards Lizzie's room and into her bathroom.
Hope POV-
After Josie left, I changed out of my sleep shirt and shorts and into some sweats. All of my family should be arriving shortly to help me get ready. I grab Josie's ring box out of my bedside table drawer and pull the ring out. I sit on the edge of our bed examining it again. I hear a knock at the front door after a couple of minutes.
"Hope!" Aunt Freya, Aunt Bex, Uncle Kol, Marcel, Davina, Keelin, and baby Nik walk into my house. "How are you feeling, kiddo? Nervous?" I shake my head no. "Just ready to change Josie's title from fiancée to wife." All of my family laughs. I am beaming. I know Aunt Freya can tell I want to talk to her privately, she can see it on my face.
"Well, we can start getting you ready in a minute but can I talk to you privately for a second?" Aunt Freya is doing her best to act normal. "Yeah, lets go upstairs." I lead her up the stairs and into Josie's and my room since it is already sound proofed even for vampires. "Alright, spill. You have that look, just like your father used to have when he wanted to talk about something." I swallow and take a deep breath before speaking. "Josie is pregnant with twins. I heard the heartbeats last night when we went out running. Three heartbeats, Josie's and the babies'." Aunt Freya's jaw drops. "That is amazing Hope! I'm so happy for you both! When are you planning on telling everyone else?" Josie and I had already talked about this. "We want to get an ultrasound picture to send to everyone after our honeymoon." Aunt Freya smiles. "I can't wait."
Josie POV-
"Okay, we are done." Mom and Lizzie step back from doing my hair and makeup. Mom starts to get teary. "Honey, you look beautiful." She walks over behind me and gives me a hug. "Hope is one lucky girl." Lizzie looks ready to cry too. "Okay, okay no more crying or I'll cry and my makeup looks amazing." I take a couple of deep breathes to prevent tears from forming. Mom and Lizzie wipe their eyes. "Let's have you put the dress on."
Dad knocks on the bathroom door after I get the dress on. "Come in," Lizzie shouts. He walks through the door but stops when he sees me. "Jo, you looking stunning. I can't believe my little girl is getting married today." I drop the eye contact so I don't start crying. "Are we almost ready?" Dad looks to Mom and Lizzie, but they both turn to look at me. I reach to my neck to feel for my necklace. I haven't taken it off since Hope gave it to me.  I drop my hand back down to my side. "I'm ready."
Hope POV-
My family and I drive over to the venue in two separate cars. I have Josie's ring resting in my lap during the drive over. We pull into the parking lot and Aunt Freya turns to look at me. "Alright, kiddo, let's go."
Marcel and Uncle Kol each step to one side of me locking one of their arms with mine. Marcel leans over to whisper in my ear. "Your Mom and Dad would be so proud of you right now. We are all proud of you." I turn to look at him mumbling a quiet "thank you". The doors to the room open and the music starts.
Marcel and Uncle Kol walk me down the aisle. I see everyone here. People from school and town. Even Elena and Damon were here with their daughter. We arrive to the front of the room so Marcel and Uncle Kol leave me to sit in their seats. I lock eyes with Lizzie who is holding our rings. She winks at me before I turn to look towards the door. It is hard waiting for Josie to walk through the doors. I can hardly stand still I am so excited. Everyone else is standing too, waiting. It feels like I have been up in front of the room for forever when I see Josie come around the corner and through the doors.