Rising Star (Patrick Kane)

Chapter Seventy Three- Wedding Day

Patrick

Today was the day. I was finally going to marry the woman of my dreams and I could not wait any longer.

I stand at the front of the alter next to Jonny looking out to everyone. Vivian right across from me wearing the biggest smile on her face. Her and the other bridesmaids look amazing in their dresses and my guys looked pretty sharp in their black and red tuxes. I look around at all the people we've come to know and love and I feel this wave of happiness. There was the people I wouldn't know unless I was marrying her, they were great people, and now they're my friends too. Andrew and Kurt have become two of my closest friends and I can't wait to tour with them again. And I've known Elizabeth's real dad and his family just as long as she has, and we both love them. They've made such an effort to get to know us and don't use who we are to seem cooler. He loves his daughter and that's really cool. And of course my family is here too. My sisters across from me looking as beautiful as ever, my parents right in front of me. A bunch of the guys and their families here mostly just to see if it was actually real or not. But all the people I've loved and cared about are here and I honestly couldn't feel more loved in this moment.

Finally the piano starts and everyone stands up. I straighten my suit and take in a deep breath, here we go.

I look down the isle and see Elizabeth there with her real dad and adopted dad. She wouldn't have anyone more or less walk her down the isle.

I choke up as she makes her way closer to me. I try to keep myself together but each step closer she gets the more her beauty shines in the church. She walks across the red rose pedals tossed down by Sharpys little girl Maddie from a little while ago. Her eyes meet mine and I had to turn away so I didn't fully loose it. Jon jokingly rubs my shoulder as I collect myself. I turn back around and she was standing right in front of me, her perfect lips turned into a smile as my eyes search her. I wanted nothing more in that moment to pick her up and run. Run away and never look back. But I also wanted to get married so I guess that plan will have to be for another day.

Her dads kiss her cheek and go to sit and she's handed to me. She steps across from me and I finally can get a good look. Her usually crazy hair tamed and pinned up. Lindsey did a amazing job with that. Her makeup minimal like usual letting her light freckles show. I wanted so bad to touch her face, kiss her soft lips and run my hands through her hair. But again... not yet.

"Please stop crying, you're making me cry" she sniffles.

"Sure, if you stop being so beautiful" I smirk. The crowd laughs before the priest starts to talk. He goes on about god knows what, I couldn't hear anything over my love and admiration for the woman standing before me.

It comes time for vows and I go first.

"It was a little over two years ago when I gave you a promise ring. I promised to always be there for you and behind you no matter what. I promised to never give up on us and to always put you first. You promised to never get in the way of my career and to help me move forward, not backwards. You promised me that you would be the reason I smiled and a shoulder to lean on.

Shortly after that our relationship was put to the test. Your dreams were just starting to come up and mine was on pause with the lockout. We've only been together for three months by then but we were madly in love. I had never been in love before and I was so scared. All I wanted was to be by your side at all times, listening to you sing, for me to hold you in my arms and know I was the reason you were smiling.

But the lockout came and things just kept getting worse. I knew I should have been overseas playing, I avoided that talk like the pleague. But you finally called me on my bullshit and told me to go. I was heartbroken, I couldn't leave you when I just got you. I tried everything to stay but you stood your ground. You gave me that promise ring because you could only keep part of your promises and didn't feel right wearing it without me here. You said it keep it close to my heart so I wore it over it. I never took it off the two months I was in Switzerland. Each day got harder to be away from you but each day I grew stronger. I realized things I could have never realized if I stayed home and rotted in that apartment.