Fate

The big day was finally here. After a year of planning around a tour, album release, and the birth of his son it was finally time. He stood there gazing at his reflection in a full length mirror as he tried fixing how his tie was laying.
"You look so handsome," his mother said as she fanned herself with a random magazine she had picked up from a table in the room. His palms were sweating and his heart was racing. His tie was putting up a fight toda, which was frustrating him to no end. His mother came over and helped him with it as she said, "relax son! Enjoy this day." He hugged her tightly before Kevin came in and announced that is was time to start.
Everyone got in their positions and right as the clock hit 3, the music started and everyone stood up. He had never been more nervous in his life. 'And I thought proposing was nerve wracking.'
The double doors at the end of the main aisle opened up and one by one the wedding party filed in. Esther and his son with Kevin, Kirstie with Mitch, and Scott with Gracie.
'This is it,' he thought.
Melody entered wearing a beautiful blush colored gown. It had a slight train that flowed behind her as she walked that Darren was having trouble trying to avoid. She was the most beautiful thing he had ever seen and felt tears roll down his cheeks as he smiled at her. Her long dark hair had been slightly curled and instead of a veil she wore a flower crown of baby's breathe. He was finding it harder and harder to breathe as she moved closer to where he was standing. She paused at the end of the aisle to allow Darren to kiss her cheek and to pass her hand off to Avi.
Avi noticed tears in Melody's eyes as he led her onto the platform. She handed Gracie her bouquet of peonies and roses, kissed thier son Benjamin lightly on the forehead as he slept in Esther's arms, and turned to him as the ceremony began.
It was filled with tears, some laughs, and an occasional baby noise from 3 month old Benjamin. As the reverend pronounced them husband and wife, he leaned in to kiss her. Before he could, he heard her say ,"Fate has done it again." He placed his fingers in her hair and kissed her as the crowd of their family and friends clapped and cheered as they wiped tears from their eyes. Gracie ran up to them both to give them hugs and kisses before Avi scooped her up in his arms. Melody took Benjamin in her arms and they began making their way down the main aisle as confetti poppers and streamers were released by the guests.
After the reception was well over, Melody sat on the front steps that led into the church and gazed at the stars.
"Melody?" Avi had appeared with two glasses of red wine, one in each hand. He handed her one as he sat next to her and said, "I am the luckiest guy alive. Fate chose me to be with you for the rest of lives. Fate chose me to be a father to Gracie and Benjamin. It chose me to help you find where you belong."
"And to think, it all started because you were lost and hungry in Italy."
"To fate and Italy." They tapped their glasses together as she repeated him.
"To fate and Italy."