It has been a month since the whole war with O'Malley and his crew. Everything has been fixed and the grounds are back to their usual glory. It's a few more days till our wedding and I am so excited. Cas and I have gotten our dresses and the guys have their tuxes. I have been feeling off for the last couple days. I am hoping that this will pass and that it is only due to the stress of the wedding. Marc has planned most of it and won't tell me anything. We have decided to have a small wedding here on the property. Just us and a few of our friends. I am sitting with Cas and the baby when I suddenly have a queasy feeling and run to the bathroom to empty my stomach. Once I have finished I wash out my mouth and head back to Cas.

"Honey, are you okay?"

"I think it must have been the fish we ate yesterday."

"We both ate it and I feel fine."

"It's gotta be something."

"So when was the last time you got your period?"

I sit back and think about it. After I think for a minute. I realize I am a few weeks late. My eyes go wide and my hand flies to my mouth. Oh, crap!

"You're late, aren't you?"

"Yes, by two weeks."

"Alright, there are two tests under the bathroom sink in my room. Let's go take them while the guys are busy."

We head up to her room and I pee on the stick. Here goes nothing. We sit and wait the five minutes. I slowly pick up the stick.

Oh, my god, I am pregnant. I wasn't expecting it to happen so quickly. Marc is going to be so excited. I can't wait to tell him.

"Congratulations, bestie! Now our children can grow up together. When are you going to tell him?"

"I think I will surprise him on our wedding day. We have to go shopping for his announcement. I want to give it as a gift before we get married."
We let the guys know we are heading out for some shopping. They insist that we take one of the guys and we tell them we will be fine, and that we will be carrying. We argue for a few minutes until they give in. We know they will send some guys to follow us, but that is fine as long as they don't follow into the store. I don't want anyone to know before I tell Marc. We spent a couple of hours shopping and soon came home.

"He is so gonna cry when he sees this, and when he sees you, he is gonna be a mess."

"I hope so. I know he has always talked about wanting children, but when faced with it, it will be different."

"Have you not seen him with Armani? He is just mush when he is holding him. He is going to be a great father."

"I know he will be."

"We hear Armani cry out. Cas goes upstairs to pick him up and comes down with him and sits down near me to nurse him. I think about us and how our future is going to change soon. We will be married in a few days and nine months from now, we will be a family. I hope I will be able to keep this secret until I'm ready to tell him.

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Today is our wedding day and Marc was taken away from me last night and the boys spent the night in the guest house. His mom and Cas are helping me get ready.

"Cas, can you take this over to Marc. It's my wedding gift to him."

"Absolutely, I will take it over now."

She winks as she heads out to the other house.

"Care to tell me what was in the box?" Lucia asks, raising an eyebrow.

"You will find out soon." I smile as she finishes with my hair and makeup. Cas soon returns and she helps me into my dress. I hear a knock at the door and Angelo comes in.

"Are you ready, dear? It is time."

"I'm beyond ready."

He places my hand around his elbow as we head down the stairs and out back.

I stand off to the side where he can't see me yet. The guys are already up front.

The guys tuxs

Cassandras Dress

Cassandra starts to walk down the aisle as her music starts and my stomach begins to get a little queasy. I try to think of something else as I step out when my music begins and I look to see him and he is crying. He looks up to me and a smile creeps along his face as he wipes the tears away.

Marc's Tux

I slowly walk to him and his tears keep flowing. I am trying not to cry myself.

Riley's dress

Soon I am in front of him as his father places my hand in his.

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Marc's POV

I am getting ready with my friends and I hear a knock at the door. Alex opens it and comes back with a box.

"Cas says it's from Riley. You have to open it. I'm curious to see what it is."

I take the box from Alex and set it down. I slowly open the box and just stare at the contents. Tears start to fall as I pull them out.

"Show us, man. We have to know." Damian asks.

I slowly pull out the onesie and show them.

"Congratulations man. Being a father is the best thing in the world."

"Yeah, congrats, dude!" Alex says with a smile.

They walk over and both hug me. I can't help it, the tears are falling and I can't wait to see my bride and mother of my child.

"Alright man, it's time to go. Are you ready?" Damian asks.

"More than ready. I soon will be a married man along with being a dad after that. My life couldn't get any better."

We head out to the altar and wait for my bride Soon Cassandra is walking down to her place, and then the music changes and there she is, my love, my everything. The tears begin to fall and I can't stop them. She is beautiful, and carrying my child. Damian puts his hand on my shoulder and whispers to me.

"She is beautiful, man."

She is soon by my side, and my dad puts her hand in mine. She moves to face me.

"Who gives this bride to this groom?" the officiant asks.

"Her mother and I do." Angelo says proudly.

He goes to sit down after he shakes my hand, and kisses Riley's cheek. I look into her eyes and they shine with tears. I still can't stop crying as I place my free on her stomach. She places hers over mine.

"Are you sure?" She shakes her head yes, as a tear falls from her eye.

"We are gathered here today to bear witness to the union of Marc and Riley. They have both decided to say their own vows today. Marc, you may go first."

"Oh, wow. How do I start? Riley, from the first time I laid eyes on you, I wanted you to be mine. The way your eyes sparkled under the lights in the club. I couldn't make my feet move, and I was afraid to interrupt you and your friends. I really feared rejection. When you came over and talked to me and finally kissed me, that was it. I was done. We both have been through so much together in the last year and some of it, I wish I could change for the better. I am so glad that we get to start this journey together, and I know every step will get better and better. You have made me the happiest man in the world."

I reach over and wipe the tear away from her cheek with my thumb. Her smile is brighter than the sun. I don't think I could love this woman any more than I do right now.

"Riley, it's your turn."

"Wow, how do I follow that? I am so glad that I took that dare that night. Our relationship has taken so many twists and turns. It has grown from a small seed into a beautiful flower garden that shines brighter every day. I can't wait to take the next step in our journey. There is so much more to experience and I am glad I get to do it with you."

"Marc, here is Riley's ring and repeat after me. Riley, with a free and unconstrained soul, I give you all that I am and all that I am to become. Take this ring, and with it my promise of faith, patience and love for the rest of my life."

I slide the ring on the end of her finger.

"Riley, with a free and unconstrained soul, I give you all that I am and all that I am to become. Take this ring, and with it my promise of faith, patience and love for the rest of my life."

I slide the ring the rest of the way on her finger as she smiles at me.

"Riley, here is Marc's ring. Please repeat after me. Marc, with a free and unconstrained soul, I give you all that I am and all that I am to become. Take this ring, and with it my promise of faith, patience and love for the rest of my life."

She takes my hand and places the ring on the end of my finger.

"Marc, with a free and unconstrained soul, I give you all that I am and all that I am to become. Take this ring, and with it my promise of faith, patience and love for the rest of my life."

She slides the ring all the way down on my finger.

"By the power invested in me. I now pronounce you husband and wife. You may now kiss the bride."

I place one hand behind her head and one behind her waist and dip her over as I palace a deep kiss on her lips. I lift her back up as I deepen the kiss and pull her into me. We pull back and we both have tears running down.

I now introduce everyone to Mr. and Mrs. Marchionne Romano."

Everyone stands up and starts cheering as we head down the aisle and into the house. I can't believe we are finally married and the cherry on top is I am going to be a father. As soon as the door closes, I wrap her in my arm as I place a hand on her stomach once again. I can't erase the goofy grin off my face.

"How long have you known?" I ask.

"I have been feeling off for a week or so. Cas and I were talking the other day and she made me realize I was late. She had a pregnancy test in her bathroom and made me take it."

"Oh, so that is why you two wanted to go shopping all of a sudden?"

"Guilty."

"So we make an appointment for when we come back from our honeymoon."

"Okay, are you happy?"

"I'm over the moon. YOu have made me the happiest man in the world! I got to marry the woman of my dreams and now she is going to give me my first child."

"First child?"

"Yes, I am going to put as many babies in there as you will let me."

"Hold on tiger, let's get through this pregnancy first before we talk about more."

"I'm fine with that, at least you didn't say no."

We laughed and held each other for a few minutes.

"Hey guys, come on. Everyone wants to congratulate you, and we want to get this party started." Alex says as he comes inside.

"Alright, we better get out there before they all come looking for us." Marc says with a smile.

We head out and everyone comes to congratulate us as we head to the tables for dinner.

"My baby is finally married! Congrats, you tow. You deserve each other." Lucia says with tears in her eyes.

"Congrats my boy. You couldn't have made a better choice." Angelo says.

"Thanks dad. I have something to tell you and you can't tell anyone yet. Riley's pregnant."

My mother's eyes become big as saucers and she begins to cry. My daad shakes my hand as mom hugs Riley.

"Please don't say anything. We haven't even been to the doctors to confirm it. She just took the test the other day. I just wanted to let you know before anyone."

"I will make sure you get some sparkling apple juice for the toasts. I know we have some." Lucia says.

"Thanks, mom." Riley answers.

It's soon time for our first dance and I take Riley's hand as we head out to the dance floor as husband and wife. As I take her in my arms Perfect my Ed Sheeran starts to flow through the air. We begin to sway and it feels like we are the only ones in the room. I place my forehead to hers as we dance around the floor and there is no one but us. I softly place my lips to hers as a tear falls from her eye.

"You are perfect."

"So are you, my love."

Soon the music's over and we are pulled from our bubble as it is time to cut the cake. Everyone calls for me to smash it in her face and I can't do that. I know better than to make her mad. Could make for a bad honeymoon. The evening passes quickly and it is soon time for us to head out for our honeymoon. I grab Riley's hand and we run upstairs and change into our travel clothes, and everyone watches as we run through bubbles as we leave. We climb into the limo and head to the airport. Our bags are already in the car with us. We soon arrive and check into our flight. I haven't told Riley where we are going yet. It is a surprise. The desk clerk tells us congratulations, and we heat to our gate and she finally sees where we are going.

"We are going to Tahiti?"

"Yes, my love. Two weeks to ourselves in quiet. I can't wait till we are alone to make love to my wife."

"I like that idea, husband."

"I love you, Mrs. Romano."

"I love you too, Mr. Romano."

They finally call our seats and we board the plane. We are in first class and we wait for everyone to board. Soon they have closed the door and we are taxiing down the runway. Here's to the next step in our lives together.