Third Person POV

Bella stood at the Swellview Airport waiting anxiously for someone special to arrive. Mary and Ray's wedding is tomorrow and Bella is beyond excited about it for the first time she will be able to call Mary her mother.

She'll finally have a mother.

Bella frequently checked her phone for updates from the person she is waiting for and moments later she spotted them.

Bella gasped when she saw the chestnut brown haired girl with brown eyes heading toward her way.

"Eden!" Bella beamed at her and the girl smiled back, waving.

"Bella!" She called back and the two ran toward each other and embraced one another.

"It's so good to finally meet you!" Eden grinned and Bella giggled, pulling away.

"You too! Are you excited?"

"Very," Eden said and picked up her duffel bag and purse from the ground. "Is mom okay?"

Bella smiled at the word 'mom' and nodded.

"She's okay right now," Bella remarked and the two walked through the airport together. "Of course, she'll be a mess tomorrow."

"That sounds like mom," Eden replied and Bella chuckled. "So, what's Ray like?"

An egotistical superhero is what Bella thought of, but couldn't say.

"An egotistical storeowner that tries to be cool," Bella told her and Eden chuckled.

"That's what mom told me."

"She's right," Bella said and the two left the airport and walked over to the car Bella borrowed from Mary.

Bella got into the driver's seat and Eden got into the passenger one after she put her luggage into the back.

"Are you okay with me being the maid of honor and not you?" Bella asked, tapping her fingers on the wheel and Eden waved her off, checking her phone.

"Of course I am," she said and Bella smiled with relief. "But, I better be the maid of honor at your wedding."

Bella blushed at the thought of marrying Henry and Eden chuckled at this.

"It will be a while before we get married," Bella said and put the car in drive, before taking off on the road. "We both agreed to wait till we are settled down and a little bit older. Also, I have a little complication."

"What is it?"

"Julliard offered me a scholarship and I don't know what to do," Bella admitted to her future sister and Eden's eyes grew with shock.

"Bella, that's incredible," Eden said and she saw Bella's worried expression. "But..."

"But what if it gets in the way of mine and Henry's relationship," Bella reasoned and glanced at Eden. "I don't want to lose Henry."

"You won't lose Henry," Eden said and Bella sighed, leaning back in her seat when she stopped at a red light.

"But Henry has these plans for our future and I don't wanna ruin them cuz of my career," Bella continued to reason.

"Henry will want you to follow your dreams if he truly loves you," Eden told her and Bella looked at her. "Talk to him about it."

"I'm going to," Bella said and drove forward when the light turned green.

"When?"

"Soon."

"When's that?"

"Soon."

"That's not an answer."

"I'll figure it out!" Bella quickly snapped and Eden grinned with an eye roll.

——

Bella and Eden arrived at Mary's house, where Charlotte, Mary, Piper, and Violet were at. The two of them walked in and saw all the girls surrounding the dinner table.

"Hey!" Bella greeted and they all turned and Eden smiled at them.

"Eden!" Mary beamed, running over to her and the two embraced.

"Hi, mom!" Eden greeted and they pulled away as the other girls came over. Charlotte was holding Violet, who was wide awake and smiled at Eden.

"Hi Eden, I'm Piper, it's nice to meet you," Piper greeted, shaking her hand and Eden smiled.

"I'm Charlotte," Charlotte greeted, shaking her hand next.

"Hey, it's nice to finally meet all of you," Eden warmly replied and pulled her attention over to Violet.

"Aww, Violet," she cooed and gently took Violet from Charlotte. "She's growing hair!"

Bella smiled and noticed the dress laying on the dinner table.

"Why is Mary's dress out?" Bella asked, going up to it and the three girls that were here followed her in a rush.

"We had a minor accident," Piper began and Bella's eyes grew with her gasping. The dress had cheese splattered all over it.

"What happened?!" Bella asked and Charlotte sighed, explaining to her.

"We left Violet alone with the dress for five minutes and she must've put cheese all over it."

"Mary," Bella said and Mary gave her an offended look.

"Why you looking at me?!"

"You're the adult and mother," Eden jumped in and Mary scratched her head sheepishly.

"True, but Piper was the last one with her," Mary accused and Piper gasped.

"Don't blame me," Piper argued and Bella and Charlotte groaned. "It's your baby!"

"Okay!" Charlotte exclaimed and breathed. "We can blame Mary later," Mary rolled her eyes, "we have a more important matter at hand. The dress."

"Have you tried getting it out?" Eden asked and Charlotte nodded.

"We've tried everything," Piper asked. "Schwoz suggested we use this special chemical he made, but it could burn the dress in the process."

"What are we gonna do?" Bella asked and the girls were unsure.

"We can try to scrape the cheese off manually," Mary suggested. "But I doubt that would work."

"The only option is to buy a new one," Piper mentioned and Mary sighed sadly.

"These dresses are so expensive, I don't have that kind of money," Mary remarked and Bella rubbed her back.

"Don't you have your old wedding dress from before?" Charlotte asked.

"I burned that crap," Mary told her.

"Ah," Charlotte nodded.

"We don't have other options," Eden spoke and Mary pulled out her credit card, handing it to Charlotte.

"Piper and Charlotte go to the dress store and look for the exact dress at this," Mary began and the two girls nodded, before rushing out the door. "And the three of us are gonna try to get the cheese out of the dress,"

"Next time, don't leave your baby with cheese and a wedding dress," Bella advised and Mary whacked her head.

"Don't sass me."

——

~An Hour Later~

Mary, Bella, and Eden tried endlessly to get the cheese out of the dress and the results were devastating.

"Hey! We got that piece out!" Eden beamed and this caused her mother and future sister to glare at her.

"Yeah, after an hour we got one little piece out of over a hundred!" Bella exclaimed and Eden shrunk in her seat sheepishly.

"Let's not lose hope," Mary told the girls and glanced back to see her baby sleeping peacefully on the couch. "Charlotte and Piper should be back with hopefully a similar dress."

"Whenever someone says that something goes wrong," Bella remarked. "You jinxed it."

"Don't be negative with me," Mary responded.

"Wait!" Eden suddenly gasped, making Bella stumbled and accidentally knock over a glass of water on the counter beside them.

"Ahhhh!" Bella said and picked up the glass, "don't do that!"

"What Eden?" Mary sighed, feeling drained of hope all of a sudden.

"What about my wedding dress?" Eden said and Mary's eyes grew with Bella's.

"You brought it?" The two asked her and Eden thought for a moment.

"I believe so," Eden said and headed for the door. "Let me check!"

Mary let out a huge sigh of relief and sat down in her chair.

"I hope Ray is doing okay with the guys," she muttered and Bella thought about what the guys could be doing.

"Probably better than us."

——

~Man Cave with the guys~

Ray, Henry, Schwoz, and Jasper were all passed out on the couch with a bunch of junk food surrounding them.

——

~Back with the girls~

Eden returned moments later with a wedding dress and showed Bella and Mary.

"This is gorgeous," Bella smiled at the lovely dress in front of her and Mary nodded.

"Yeah, it is," Mary agreed and smiled at her oldest daughter. "You sure you want me to wear this? I don't wanna ruin it."

"Yes," Eden said and took her mother's hand. "I want you to."

Mary smiled warmly, "thank you sweetie, but if Charlotte and Piper return with a similar dress then I'll wear that."

Eden nodded and Bella looked at the cheesy dress, "what do we do with this one?"

"I'll give it to Schwoz and see if he can do anything I guess."

Bella's phone rang and she saw it was Charlotte.

"Hey, Char."

"Bella!" Charlotte beamed from her side, "we found the dress!"

"That's great!" Bella smiled and looked at the other two, "they found a dress."

"Yay!" Mary said.

"Nice!"

"One issue is that it costs two thousand dollars," Charlotte added and Bella's face fell.

"Oh-"

"What?" Mary asked with concern and Bella gave her an awkward smile.

"Dress costs two thousand dollars."

"Screw that!" Mary scoffed, "Nope not doing that."

"I'm guessing she said no," Charlotte asked Bella who nodded.

"You've guessed it, but it's okay Eden offered her own wedding dress for Mary to use," Bella informed Charlotte who smiled.

"That's awesome! Okay, Piper and I are on our way back now!"

"Okay, bye!"

"See ya!"

Bella put her phone away and Mary picked up the dress.

"Will it fit?" Mary asked and Eden shrugged.

"Try it on," she remarked and Bella gave her a warm smile.

"Yeah, go!" She giggled and Mary chuckled, before walking off to try on the dress.

"You're a lifesaver," Bella told Eden, who grinned.

"I know," Eden's smiled suddenly fell and she sighed. "Okay, I need to say this and if I don't I might explode."

Bella's eyes grew in worry and she chuckled lightly, "that was random, but what is it?

"My grandmother is coming to the wedding," Eden confessed and Bella remained confused. "Katelyn? Mary's mom."

Bella put the pieces together of who Katelyn was and gasped, "her? Why?"

"She wants to watch her daughter fail her second wedding," Eden remarked and Bella rolled her eyes. "That's what she told me."

"Gosh, Mary told me so much about that woman and I hate the fact that I'm gonna call her my grandmother," Bella groaned. "Apparently, she doesn't like me, my dad, or Violet."

"Should I tell mom?"

"We have to, but not right now, let's let Mary have this moment," Bella told her, and moments later Mary emerged from the bathroom in the gorgeous wedding dress and Bella and Eden smiled softly at her.

"So...." Mary said.

"You look beautiful," Bella said and Mary grinned.

"I'm so happy it fits you, you look amazing," Eden added and Mary giggled happily.

"Me too," she said. "I'm so excited for tomorrow. "

Eden and Bella glanced at one another and chuckled nervously.

"Yeah..."

——

~The Next Day; Wedding Day~

It was currently nine in the morning. Bella and Eden were awake, helping Mary get ready for her wedding, which is in four hours and they needed to be at the wedding venue in three hours.

Mary had just showered and Bella was blow-drying her hair as Eden was doing her nails.

"What do you wanna do with your hair?" Bella asked Mary, who thought for a moment, and pulled out her phone.

"I have a picture," Mary pulled up the picture and showed the girls.

Bella groaned lightly, "gosh, you act like I'm an actual hairstylist."

"Just try to get it like that," Mary grinned and Eden chuckled as she finished Mary's hand nails.

"If it comes out like a rat's nest, don't blame me," Bella stated and Mary rolled her eyes.

Bella finished the blowdrying and began to work on the style Mary wanted.

"It seems like I'll need little flower pins or something, cuz she has flowers in her hair," Bella mentioned and searched around for some.

"In my hair bag," Eden pointed and Bella walked over to the bag, opening it and searching for the pins. She found a few and returned to Mary.

"Wish me luck," Bella joked as she began to work on Mary's hair.

——

About thirty minutes later, Bella managed to finish Mary's hair and Eden had completed her nails. Mary was gonna do her makeup later, but she was satisfied with how she looked at the moment.

"Look who didn't screw up," Mary joked and Bella gave her a look as Eden laughed.

"I drew some blood with those pins tho," Bella mentioned, picking at her fingers a little.

"You'll be fine," Mary winked and Bella rolled her eyes, putting the hair supplies away and Mary opened her drawer full of jewelry. "What necklace?"

Eden and Bella peeked inside of the jewelry drawer and Bella pointed to a pretty pink one.

"That one," she said and Eden nodded, agreeing.

"Okay," Mary said and took it out, handing it to Bella, who put it on her. "I'll choose the matching earrings as well."

Mary pulled out the matching earrings and popped them onto her ears.

"I'm gonna go and get ready," Bella mentioned and walked away, grabbing her maid of honor of dress.

Bella walked into the bathroom and began to change, but stopped when her phone buzzed and she picked it up.

HenyBear💕🥰:
Can you come over to my house? I wanna see you before the wedding and Piper is struggling with her makeup.

Bella:
Give me a bit, I have to get ready I was helping Mary

Henybear💕🥰:
Take ur time, princess🦋

I put my phone down and pulled on my maid of honor dress. As the maid of honor, Bella was required to give a speech, and she very nervous about it. She isn't great at public speaking and hopes she doesn't screw up anything.

Bella had her dress and shoes on and quickly decided to do her makeup and hair at the Hart House since she can.

(Bella's Dress and shoes; all the girls have the same heels)

She left the bathroom with her dress on and she saw Eden standing there in her bridesmaids dress and Mary was there with her wedding dress on.

"I'm gonna go see Henry if that's okay," Bella told her mom, who nodded as she was fixing her dress.

"That's fine, just be at the venue in about two hours," Mary told her and Bella nodded, packing up her makeup and hair supplies.

"Got it, see ya there, ladies," Bella smiled, before heading out of the house and to Henry's house:

(Mary and Henry's houses have about five houses in between them)

Bella arrived at the Hart house and Piper answered the door in her bridesmaid dress.

(Eden, Piper, and Charlotte are wearing this)

Piper beamed and allowed Bella in the house. Mr. and Mrs. Hart were in the living room, getting ready as well. Mrs. Hart was wearing a lovely red dress that went to the floor and Mr. Hart had on a nice shirt, a black blazer, and fancy pants.

(Gosh, I'm so bad at clothes. just imagine he's wearing something nice)

"Hey, guys," Bella greeted and Kris smiled at Bella's presence.

"Hey, sweetheart," Kris greeted back and hugged her. "Are you excited?"

"Very," Bella giggled and hugged Jake after she hugged Kris.

"Henry's upstairs if you're wondering," Kris informed Bella and Piper stepped in.

"She's here to helped me with my makeup," Piper chuckled and pulled Bella upstairs.

"Can I see Henry first?" Bella asked Piper as they reached her room and Piper groaned, rolling her eyes.

"Fine," she agreed and Bella smiled, making her way over to Henry's room. Bella paused at the doorway and saw Henry there, fixing his beautiful blond hair.

Bella gently knocked and Henry turned to her with his dashing smile. His eyes lit up when he saw her and approached his fiancé.

"Princess," he softly said and hugged her close, making Bella smile and hug him back. "You look beautiful."

They pulled away and Henry kissed her forehead, "you happy?"

"Very," she responded. "You look good."

"I know," he winked and Bella giggled.

"BELLA!" Piper yelled and the two looked out the door as Bella grinned.

"I gotta go help your sister get ready," Bella told Henry, who nodded and left a soft kiss on her lips.

"Okay," he said. "I love you."

"I love you too," Bella said, before walking away and into Piper's room.

"You two are so cute it's gross," Piper commented with a disgusted face and Bella chuckled as she shut the door.

"At least I'm gonna be your sister-in-law," Bella mentioned and Piper couldn't argue with that.

"That a good point," she agreed.

——

Bella finished the final touches on Piper's makeup and Piper smiled at herself in the mirror.

"Love it!" Piper gasped and Bella giggled.

"I know, I'm good," Bella said and Piper smiled at her, standing up. "What about your hair?"

"I'm just gonna keep it how it is, it's already curly and I'll just add a flower I guess," Piper shrugged, picking up a blues flower and pinning it in her hair.

"Can you do my hair?" Bella asked, checking the time and they had to be there in about an hour.

"Yes, I have a good idea for you actually!" Piper named and ran off to grab something.

Piper returned with a flower headpiece and got to work on Bella's hair. Bella took out her makeup and began to do it at the same time.

"Girls, we leave in forty-five minutes!" Henry knocked on the door.

"Go away!" The two yelled back and Henry rolled his eye, walking away.

——

Thirty minutes later, Piper finished Bella's hair and Bella had hair completed her makeup. Bella smiled at her hair and she loved the hairpiece.

"This is so cute!" Bella giggled and Piper smiled, putting on a necklace and earrings.

"Thank you!" Piper said and Bella pulled out some earrings and a necklace to add to her look.

The girls stood in front of Piper's mirror and posed together, taking a selfie.

"We're adorable," Piper said as she posted it to Envygram and Bella did too.

"The cutest," Bella agreed before they grabbed their belongings and left the room.

Henry was downstairs with his parents and the two girls ascended from the stairs.

"We're ready!" Bella announced and Henry's eyes found her. He couldn't believe his eyes and smiled softly.

"Finally! Let's go!" Jake said and he, Piper, and Kris walked out the door.

"You truly are an angel from above" Henry mentioned to Bella, holding out his arm and she took it as they went out the door.

Bella smiled and kissed his cheek, "thank you."

All of the Hart's and Bella got in the car and drove off to the venue for the wedding.

——
~At The Wedding~

(Wedding Venue)

The wedding was in full swing, all the guests have arrived and were seated. The typical wedding music was playing in the background. The first person to walk down the aisle was Schwoz, who has a marriage license and was marrying the lovely couple. He stood at the end with a proud smile.

Next Ray popped out and Henry was behind him with a smile.

"Dude, you can't come with me," Ray told Henry in a small voice.

Henry scoffed, "I'm giving you away."

Ray rolled his eyes and walked down the aisle, smiling at everyone. Next Jasper appeared next to Henry and the two men walked down the aisle and stood at Ray's left.

Piper, Charlotte, and Eden walked down the aisle together as bridesmaids and stood on the opposite of Ray, leaving a spot for the bride.

Next, Bella appeared and smiled at the crowd as she strolled down the aisle with Violet in her arms. She stood next to the girls, who all hugged her and Bella let out a quiet sniffle, feeling tears form in her eyes. Tears of absolute joy.

Lastly, since there was no flower girl or ring bearer, the bride appeared at the end with her grandfather at her side. Mary's father passed away, so her grandfather was here to walk her down the aisle.

All of the crowd stood from their seats and admired the beautiful bride. Ray couldn't believe his eyes, stood at the end of the aisle was the most beautiful woman he had ever seen and he has the luxury of calling her his wife. He cleared his throat and let out a shaky breath, trying not to cry. Henry rubbed his boss's shoulders and sighed.

"That's your woman right there."

"I know."

Mary smiled at everyone and strolled down the aisle at her grandfather's side.

"I thought this would've been a lot less scary the second time," Mary muttered to her grandfather, who chuckled.

"No matter how many times you get married, it won't ever be scary," he replied to her. "Because you're dedicated your life to someone and that's a huge deal, darling."

Mary smiled with a nod. The two reached the end and Mary's grandfather kissed his granddaughter's cheek, before taking Ray's shoulder.

"Take care of her," he said and Ray nodded.

"With my life," he remarked and Mary's grandfather sat down in the front row with his husband.

(🏳️‍🌈)

Mary and Ray looked at each other and took hands with a smile on their faces.

Schwoz smiled at the couple and began to speak.

"Welcome, family, friends, and loved ones!" Schwoz announced, "we are gathered here today to celebrate the gathering of two souls Raymond Manchester and Mary Carman."

A tear rolled down Bella's cheek and Violet reached up, wiping it away and Bella smiled at her.

"Ray and Mary, your marriage will be a lifelong promise to love, respect, trust, and honor each other through the good, the bad, and the unexpected. This union represents your commitment to support one another as individual beings but share your joys, sorrows, and dreams as one. A strong bond works in unison not only to nurture the best parts of your personalities, but to understand each other's differences and flaws. You are committing to learn how to grow alongside one another while remembering to keep an open mind throughout your journey. From what I've seen in the two of you, I know your relationship is a perfect example for everyone to follow."

Schwoz finished his speech, barely able to maintain his voice. He was crying, as was almost everyone else in the room, especially Bella.

Schwoz cleared his throat and continued, "now, it is time to present the vows you two have created. Mary, you may go first.

Eden handed Mary her vow and she opened it, facing Ray.

Mary was already so emotional and saying this speech is just gonna make it worse.

"I'm gonna try to say this without crying, but here it goes," Mary said and began to read her vow. "Ray, I never imagined I would be standing here again after what happened last time. I thought love was lost forever, I thought it was hopeless and I would never find it again. It wasn't until I met your daughter, who introduced me to you and I found my hope. I found the person who believed in me, loved me, and most importantly didn't give up on me. Even when times are rough and weren't going our way, you were there to smooth out the roughness and make everything okay. You made me believe in love again and I can't thank you enough for that. You're amazing, the family we've created is amazing and this journey we're on together is amazing. I can't imagine where I would be without you, and I cannot wait to continue this crazy journey with you by my side, I love you."

Mary finished her vow with tears rolling down her face and Ray wipes them away gently, making her chuckle.

"Ray, your vow," Schwoz said in between sniffles and tears.

Henry handed Ray his vow and read it aloud. "Honestly, I had no idea where to begin. I never imagined I would be standing here with a bride as beautiful as you. A couple of years ago, I knew you as Bella's tutor for English, and now you're about to become my wife. It's crazy how life works, but it knows what's it's doing. The things you have done for Arabella are incredible and I've seen such a change in her since she met you. She's happier, smiles so much more, and has found joy in life because of you. I'm so thankful for you and then when I met you, I knew I couldn't let you go. I was determined to make you mine and from this day forward my heart is finally complete because I have you. You're my other half Mary, and I love you so much."

Ray finished his vow with a few tears and Mary couldn't stop smiling like everyone else.

"I wasn't prepared for this type of emotion," Schwoz mentioned making everyone chuckle with a tearful smile on their faces.

"No one is," Bella chuckles with tears falling from her eyes, and Charlotte hugged her tightly.

Schwoz continued through his tears, "now, Ray and Mary, please take hands and fade each other."

The couple followed his orders and Schwoz smiled, "Ray Manchester, do you take, Mary Carman, to be your wife?"

Ray let out a shaky breath, "I do."

"And Mary Carman, do you take, Ray Manchester, to be your husband?"

Mary blinked a tear away, "I do."

"I have to do this, does anyone in this room have any reason as to why this couple should not be wed today?" Schwoz announced and it was silent for a moment, meaning no one did, "good! Alright, by the power vested in me, I now pronounce you husband and wife. You may now-"

Suddenly, the door slammed open and everyone gasped jumping back.

"I object!" A feminine voice shouted and Mary gasped at the sight.

"Mom!?"

Eden and Bella share a nervous look as Katelyn, Mary's mother, walked down the aisle.

"You didn't think I would miss my daughter's second wedding, did you?" Katelyn asked her and Mary shifted uncomfortably, making Ray put his arm around her.

"You almost ruined my first one," Mary remarked and Katelyn laughed.

"It didn't last so what's the point," she told her and Mary glared at her.

"Okay," Ray chimed in and looked at Katelyn. "I thought you weren't gonna show up."

"You know about this?" Mary gasped and all of us share a look which made her gasp more. "You all knew about this and isn't tell me?"

"We didn't want to ruin your big day and we thought she wasn't gonna show," Charlotte explained and Mary groaned with frustration.

"Well I did," Katelyn responded. "And let me tell you something about her this woman right here."

Katelyn got closer and Ray instinctively stood in front of her.

"Katelyn, just get out of here," Eden begged, but she ignored her.

"Mom, please just go." Mary pleaded and Katelyn scoffed.

"Why? You're my daughter."

"Well, you don't treat me like one," Mary retorted and Katelyn scoffed once again.

"That's ridiculous, yes I do."

"Then why are you here trying to ruin my wedding?" Mary asked her and walked out behind Ray to face her, "all you ever do is ruin things I love. You never once gave me any sort of attention unless it was to hurt me. You never supported me, you weren't there for me, and you didn't care-"

"I did care!"

"Well, then you must not know what the word care means," Mary remarked in a hurt voice and Katelyn narrowed her eyes at her.

"Yes I do," Katelyn said and Mary rolled her eyes and looked at Henry and Jasper.

"Can you two make her leave?" Mary asked and the two went over and grabbed her arms.

"Get off me!" Katelyn exclaimed

"Can't do that ma'am!" Jasper told her, "following the orders we were given!"

The two boys began to walk out with Katelyn and Bella followed after she handed Eden, Violet.

Once they left the main altar, the boys let go and Bella faced Katelyn.

"It's you," she scolded and Bella squinted her eyes in anger.

"Why ruin your daughter's special day?" Bella asked and motioned the boys to head back, which they did.

"Because she deserves nothing she has in her life," Katelyn remarked.

"Why?!" Bella exclaimed.

"She's ungrateful," Katelyn shot back. "Never did anything right and was worthless."

Bella rolled her eyes with disbelief, "you're making up crap now. Mary is one of the most caring and helpful people I know."

"You don't know the real Mary then," Katelyn said.

"Okay, then who is the real Mary?" Bella asked Katelyn, "and if you think being Bisexual is the case because that's not it. All of us know and it doesn't matter to us."

"You're unbelievable, just like your mother, ungrateful," Katelyn chuckled and Bella gave her a look of shock.

"Are you drunk?!"

"Maybe I am," she laughed. "But I am here to ruin my daughter's wedding and there's nothing you can do to stop me."

"You sure about that?" Bella asked with a smirk, "you don't know what I'm capable of."

"You're more scrawny than that tree over there, you can't do nothing to me," Katelyn laughed and Bella could see the drunkness in her eyes now.

Bella pulled out her laser and shot Katelyn, who fell unconscious and into her arms.

Bella groaned, holding her up and gently laid her down in the ground.

"You don't mess with me," Bella said and put her laser away. "Or my family."

Bella fixed her dress and headed back inside the altar to finish the wedding.

——

"Let's continue this," Schwoz said as Mary and Ray joined hands. "Ray Manchester, do you take, Mary Carman, to be your wife?"

Ray smiled with a shaky breath, "I do."

"Mary Carman, do you take, Ray Manchester, to be your husband?"

Mary showed a tearful smile, "I do."

Schwoz smiled brightly, "Alright, by the power vested in me, and hopefully, no one objects, I now pronounce you husband and wife. You may now kiss the bride."

Bella covered her mouth in happiness as the couple kissed and everyone cheered and applauded for them.

Bella hugged her new older sister and kissed her baby sister's head.

Ray and Mary pulled away and smiled at each other lovingly.

"I love you Ray Manchester," Mary said.

"I love you too, Mary Manchester."

——

~After The Ceremony~

After the wedding ceremony, everyone went out to the dining hall to celebrate the new married couple. The police were called and Katelyn was taken away, which everyone was happy about. Mary had mixed feelings about it, but she was relieved she wasn't here right now.

All the guests were sitting at tables talking and chatting, Mary and Ray were sitting at the center table with Bella, Henry, Eden, Charlotte, Jasper, Piper, and Violet, who was on Ray's lap, around them.

Schwoz wasn't only the priest, but he was also the announcer.

"Hello everyone!" Schwoz spoke into the microphone, getting everyone's attention, "how you all doing tonight?!"

Most people cheered and raised a glass.

"Good good!" He said, "first of all, let's celebrate the lovely new married couple, Ray and Mary!"

Everyone cheered loudly for the two and Bella smiled brightly at father and new mother.

"To start things off, the maid of honor has a speech prepared to present," Schwoz continued and Bella stood up. "So, come up here Arabella."

Everyone cheered for the eighteen-year-old as she walked over to Schwoz and he handed her the microphone.

"Hello," Bella spoke into the mic and she earned a few cheers. "I'm Bella, I'm Ray's adopted daughter and now Mary's daughter. Um, first of all, I just want to say congrats to my father and new mother, you two are perfect for each other and I'm so happy for you guys. I remember the day Mary started talking about my dad, which led to me becoming the matchmaker for them and I got my father to meet Mary. They instantly fell for each other, they dated, got engaged, and now we're here. Since I'm adopted, I've never experienced what it is was like to have a mother figure. My dad found me when I was six, and it's just been us, I didn't have that luxury of having a mother in my life. Even when my dad dated, all the women just didn't like me and I didn't know why. I suspected it was because I took a lot of his attention, but I'm his daughter that's normal. With Mary, she was different because she knew me before my father and she was able to build that bond with me and then eventually my dad. She learned to love both of us as a husband and as a daughter. I felt so lost growing up and lost hope, and then I got to know Mary as a mother figure and she helped me find my hope again." Bella paused when she began to cry and the guests applaud and Mary put her hand on her chest sympathetically, "I thank my father too, but that would just feed his massive ego."

People laughed at that and Ray shook his head with a smile not disagreeing with her.

"So, I just want to say that Ray and Mary are going to be one of the best couples out there and I'm so happy for you two. I love you, mom, and dad."

Bella finished and people cheer as she sat down in her seat. Mary hugged her daughter with tears and Bella was still crying.

"I love you, Bella."

"I love you mom," Bella said and Mary smiled brightly as they pulled away. Henry took Bella's hand and kissed her cheek.

"I'm proud of you," he whispered in her ear and Bella blushed, leaning her head on his shoulder.

"Let's continue," Schwoz said, wiping his tears. "We have a few singing performances for you all tonight. First up, is the bride herself, Mary!"

Mary smiled as everyone cheered for the bride and Ray was the loudest.

She approached Schwoz, taking the microphone from him.

"Hi everyone," she greeted. "I'm gonna be singing a song I wrote a while back and it's about my relationship with Ray. It's called 'Always Remember Us This Way'."

People clapped for her as she stood there and the music began to play.

Mary:
That Arizona sky burnin' in your eyes
You look at me and, babe, I wanna catch on fire
It's buried in my soul like California gold
You found the light in me that I couldn't find

Everyone was swaying to the lovely music as she sang

So when I'm all choked up
But I can't find the words
Every time we say goodbye
Baby, it hurts
When the sun goes down
And the band won't play
I'll always remember us this way
Lovers in the night
Poets tryin' to write
We don't know how to rhyme
But, damn, we try
But all I really know
You're where I wanna go
The part of me that's you will never die
So when I'm all choked up
And I can't find the words
Every time we say goodbye
Baby, it hurts
When the sun goes down
And the band won't play
I'll always remember us this way
Oh, yeah
I don't wanna be just a memory, baby, yeah
Hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo
Hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo
Hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo
So when I'm all choked up
And I can't find the words
Every time we say goodbye
Baby, it hurts
When the sun goes down
And the band won't play
I'll always remember us this way, way, yeah
When you look at me
And the whole world fades
I'll always remember us this way

Mary finished her song and people cheered and applauded loudly for the bride, who walked over to Ray and kissed him. They pulled away and smiled at each other.

"That was beautiful Mary," Jasper spoke wiping his tears that haven't stopped this whole day. Charlotte rubbed his back with a sigh.

"Everyone give it up for your bride," Schwoz cheered and another round of applause happened. "We have one more performance and it's from the bride and Bella."

Mary let go of Ray and Bella stood up, approaching the middle of the room. The room cheered for them again.

Bella took the microphone and Mary was handed a second one.

"Alright, my mom and I have a song planned for you all. We wrote it together and we hope you all like it,". Bella announced and a few people clapped for them. "It's called Here's To Us."

The music began to play and Bella started.

Bella:
I knew I had to break the walls down
You knew there was no other way
You always were the one I wanted
Looks like today's my lucky day

Mary:
We climbed a mountain just to get here
We've had our valleys and our peaks
But you're the one I want beside me
And I'm the one you know you need

Both:
We'll be in this thing together
I'm always on your team
So here's to the vow we're taking
Nothing can break us apart
Here's to us
Here's to us
Here's to us

Mary:
I know that even on the worst days
No questions asked, you're gonna stay
You know you'll never have to worry
Cause in your hand my hand will be

Bella:
I climbed a mountain just to get you
You're in this for the valleys and the peaks
I'm the one you want beside you
And you're the one I know I need

Both:
We'll be in this thing together
I'm always on your team
So here's to the vow we're taking
Nothing can break us apart
Here's to us
Here's to us
Here's to us

Bella:
So, here's to the days we stood in
Here's to the days we stumbled on
Here's to the times we failed in
Here's to the times we made it
The second chances and the home we share
Long live our story

Mary:
We'll be in this thing together
I'm always on your team

Both:
So here's to the vow we're taking
Nothing can break us apart
Here's to us
Here's to us
Here's to us

Once they finished everyone stood on their feet and cheered for the two. Bella and Mary hugged tightly and Bella sighed happily.

She thought to herself

I have a mother. Finally.

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That took longer than I wanted it to, but it's here and I hope it was good. Mary and Ray are married, Bella has a mother and now an older sister. I was gonna make the part with Mary's mother longer, but I didn't want too much drama and decided to make it short and sweet. I mean this chapter is already over 6000 words haha.

Also, don't rush me to publish chapters. Just don't, I ask this a lot and ppl still do. Pls, stop rushing me, ty:)

The songs used in this chapter are-

Always Remember Us This Way by Lady
Gaga

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Here's To Us by Cimorelli

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