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Ana

"What is she doing now?" Elliot asked while he grabbed Christian's overnight bag.

"She thinks the toilet is clogged. After a few flushes she just gave up. Now she's jiggling the end of her crutch in the toilet trying to free it up... Oh shit!" Ana looked at Elliot who was suspended in time. His eyes widened.

"What?! Tell me." Elliot moved over to look at the live camera feed. His hand went over his mouth to keep from losing his shit when he saw Elena struggling to get out of the empty tub.

"She fell in! Think she'll get out?" Elena couldn't grasp the edges of the tub and with four useless limbs because she was lodged in. She was a goner. Ana would call someone if it got serious. Let her sweat.

"Fuck her. Maybe you should have packed her a Life Alert." Elliot and Ana laughed. They had been spending a lot of time watching Elena's every movements around her house. Elliot nicknamed her 'Squeaky Lincoln' because of the ease at how she let them rip. It wasn't enough to cover the scent of the dead animals stashed in her air vents that circulated through her house. It was driving her nuts hobbling around looking for the source of the smell. Her frustration only tripled when the bedbugs started to make their presence known. There were moments when Elliot and Ana saw her rolling around on the floor trying to alleviate the itching because she couldn't effectively scratch; even with a long back scratcher. Zooming in, you could see the welts on her neck and chest. Those fuckers were brutal. The best part was watching her try to get up. It was like watching a slug climb a wall.

"We're so going to hell for this." Ana shook her head.

"It's so worth it." Elliot adjusted the bag over his shoulder. "Okay, I'm heading over to mom and dad's. You ladies have fun tonight." Elliot smiled. Ana wished she could have him at the house for the night before the wedding, but he was Christian's best man.

"I'll miss you. Give Christian another kiss for me." Ana smirked.

"It took us an hour to get the fucker out of here. He'll be fine. Love you. I'll see you when you get to the house." Elliot bent over and gave Ana a kiss on the forehead.

"Bye, Elliot. Love you more. Don't get too drunk tonight." Elliot laughed.

"Never!" He winked and left out the front door.

Ana sighed and threw her phone on the worn leather couch in front of her and fell into the chair. She was getting married the next day and everything was falling into place. Bad guys were in jail and a platinum blonde pedophile as out their suffering.

"Is golden boy gone?" Kate laughed as she walked down the stairs.

"Yep, off to join the boys." Ana smiled.

"Everyone should be here soon. Want a drink?" Kate had planned the night before the wedding. It was supposed to be an easy night with a few drinks with just the girls before the madness started the next day.

"Please." Ana nodded and the doorbell rang. Without having to get out of the chair, the door cracked open and Mia was the first one through, followed by Grace. The only person missing was Ana's mom, but she wasn't going to let that bring her down.

"Ana!" Mia squealed. Grace beamed. They put their bags by the door and went up to Ana for a hug.

"Hi sweetheart. You look gorgeous as ever. Is Christian gone?" Grace asked, looking around.

"He left a little while ago." More like kidnapped.

"They had to drag him out." Kate laughed as she came in with drinks on a tray.

"Sounds like Christian." Grace smiled.

"So, I say we sit down, go over the checklist and relax. Tomorrow is going to be busy." Mia suggested. Ana was completely on board with that. Ana and Kate led the way to the living room and took her drink to the couch. They got crackin'.

"Okay, the dresses have been steamed and are hanging in the guestroom. The shoes fit fine and Ana already put together an emergency bag. Photographer will be here early, hair and makeup artists will be by around noon and Christian already has security coming first thing in the morning to oversee everything." Kate was on it. Grace took it all home.

"The vendors already know what to do and when to show up tomorrow. Event staff are scheduled to arrive early in the morning to start working immediately. I brought in a planner to oversee everything while we're here. He's on board with the vision. It's already starting to look incredible, Ana." Grace took a sip of her chardonnay. It was a relief to hear that. The last thing Ana wanted was her wedding to fall apart in front of a few hundred people. Another thing she was nervous about were the guests. Christian didn't care about ninety-seven percent of them and Ana didn't even know that amount. Who was to say they weren't hoping for something to go wrong?

"What time is everyone supposed to be there?" Ana kicked herself for not knowing the finer details. She heavily depended on the women in the room to carry her through the biggest day of her life.

"5:00pm, sharp. You walk at 5:30pm. The reception starts at 7:00pm, but there's cocktail hour. Plenty of time to take pictures and spend some time with Christian before you're thrown to the wolves." Kate smiled making it all clear for Ana who nodded in thanks.

"That was easier than I thought." Mia smiled. "Let's play a game."

Christian

"Christian, let me tell you something." Carrick waved his tumbler in the air. It was nearing 10:00pm and Christian hated to admit that he was a little drunk. "That woman you're about to marry may not be a saint, but she is damn near perfect. Her longstanding friendship with your brother, what she's done for this family and how she's helped you; I'll forever be proud to have your future wife be a part of this family. I'm proud of you son and I'm so happy for you. We all are." Carrick looked at Elliot who nodded with a smile. Tucker looked longingly at the three of them, a little jealous of their familial bond. Christian wouldn't admit it, but he had a little lump in his throat.

"Thanks dad." Was all Christian could say. He took a sip of his drink and set it aside, giving it up for the rest of the night.

"Are you guys going away after?" Tucker asked. Running a hand through his dark hair.

"Yeah, she doesn't know it yet though. We leave in two days, come back in two weeks." Christian smirked. He booked a villa in the Maldives. Nothing but the sun, the beach and Ana, with no interruptions.

"Damn, need a housesitter?" Elliot smiled.

"Not like me saying 'no' would keep you from going to the house anyway." Christian rolled his eyes.

"Fair point." Christian wouldn't keep Elliot from playing house with Tucker.

"Go for it. I'll tell Gail you'll be staying there. Just stay out of our room."

"Hiding something?" Elliot chuckled. Yeah, my personal space.

"Your dead body if you don't listen to me." Christian shook his head.

"Alright boys, I'm going to bed. Christian, enjoy tonight with your brother and Tucker. See you in the morning." Carrick shuffled out of the living room into the darkness. It was already getting late and the alcohol had worn Christian down. Elliot and Tucker were consumed in each other and Christian missed Ana. He'd call her, but he was threatened to stay away from the phone.

"Guys, I think I'm going to follow dad's lead. Big day tomorrow. See you at breakfast." Elliot and Tucker wished him a goodnight and he made his way to his old childhood bedroom. He took off his shoes and laid on top of the plush down comforter and looked around the room. He was going to be married. He looked towards his childhood desk and eyed the small passport photo of his mother that was tacked to the corkboard. He wondered what she would think of him becoming a husband, but then he shook the thought out of his head. He didn't feel himself drift off to sleep, but when he woke up it was daylight and the few birds left in September were chirping. He lifted his head and looked himself over. He was still in his clothes from the day before and his breath tasted of alcohol. The shower in his bedroom was calling his name and he made a quick break for the en suite. He stripped off all of his clothes, standing naked in bathroom while the water in the shower warmed up. He looked at himself in the mirror that began to fog and he smiled, because he was about to do the biggest merger of his life.

Ana

Everything felt so surreal. Ana stood in front of her full length mirror wearing her mother's wedding dress. She had her hair in a wispy updo with curls. Her makeup was done with care. Natural and light. Her big blue eyes widened at the thought of the vows she was about to make in an hours time. She gave Elliot a rolled up note tied with a red ribbon to give to Christian before the ceremony. She wanted him to know how she felt, even up until they were bound by vows.

"Ana, are you ready?" Mia asked. Ana nodded and slowly turned around for Mia to take the end of her train. When Ana put on the dress earlier, there wasn't a lot of discussion. Ana made it difficult to comment because they were rendered speechless. For Grace it was busy looking for tissues to stop her makeup from smudging. Mia followed Ana out of the guestroom and down the stairs to the foyer where Kate and Grace stood, looking more than ready for a beautiful wedding at the Grey's estate.

"You look absolutely breathtaking sweetheart. Let's get you married to my boy." Grace took Ana's hand and guided her out of the house. Security had been there all day scoping things out. A black Audi SUV was waiting for the four of them to bring them to Bellevue. Ana's heart was going pitter-patter and Grace gave her a reassuring smile. The thought of being with Christian put her at ease and it allowed her to relax the rest of the way to the Grey's.

Christian

"You look good, bro." Elliot smiled at Christian who smoothed out straightened out his tie and checked his watch for the time. It was 5:05pm.

"Thanks." Christian's stomach did a flip. Never in a million years did he imagine he would be waiting at the end of an aisle for a woman he loved.

"Ana asked me to give you this." Elliot proffered a rolled note tied with a red ribbon and left him alone in his bedroom to read it.

My dearest Christian,

In a few hours we will be meeting each other at the altar to exchange our vows amongst all of our family and friends. The time we have spent together has been anything but ordinary and I am positive that we will encounter the ups and downs in the whirlwind we call life. Even knowing you now, I am sure we will encounter differences and discover things about each other that will make us wish we would have had the chance to consider in our decision to commit. It is my hope that we will let our love guide us to see beyond each other's faults and encourage us to change for the better. I am writing this without any regrets or second guesses. You will see me walk down that aisle and profess my undying love for you. There is no such thing as a perfect marriage, Christian, but between you and I, it will get close. I love you more and more each day. See you soon.

Love,

Ana x

Christian let out a breath he didn't know he was holding. It was what he needed to hear because he feared that he wouldn't add up. They would get through tough times because they already had. They both had flaws, but they were aware of most of them and they grew to accept them. Ana's words were security. He smiled and tucked the note into his breast pocket, feeling it through the fabric of his coat. He took another look around his childhood room and shut the door behind him. The house was in chaos. Decorators, vendors, security and event staff rushed around, putting the finishing touches on everything that was accessible. Christian took a look at the backyard and saw hundreds of guests sitting down in their seats in the expansive back yard that overlooked Lake Washington, waiting for ceremony to begin.

"Ready?" Carrick smiled, patting Christian on the shoulder.

"I think so." Christian let out a deep breath.

"You got this." Elliot smiled. "Let's go." Christian followed Elliot and Tucker to the altar with Elliot as his best man and Tucker his groomsman. As they walked down the aisle all eyes were on him. It was different than the usual attention he received. This time it was congratulatory.

Christian stood, facing close to three hundred guests and knew that there was no where else he would rather be than there to collect his future wife.

Ana

"You okay, Ana?" Kate smiled at Ana who stood at the french doors that exited to the back lawn. She could hear the guests' chatter and it made her want to make her appearance sooner rather than later.

"I'm fine. Just ready to get going." Ana looked at her father who couldn't stop tearing up since she saw him hours ago.

"Okay, I'm heading down with Mia. I'll see you soon, Steele." Kate gave Ana a quick kiss on the cheek and stood with Mia as they began the was it.

"I can't believe this is it." Ray said, his voice was thick.

"Dad." Ana smiled. She hated to see her dad so emotional, even if it was out of happiness and pride.

"I know, Annie. I'll be fine. You look so beautiful. Christian is going to lose it when he sees you in your mother's dress." That was the other reason why Ray was so emotional. The reminder. It was hard for Ana too. "She's here you know." Ray smiled.

"I know. I feel her." And Ana did.

"Alright, I think this is us." The processional music was brought to a silence and the violins were placed under their respective chins. Ana looked once more at her father as he took her arm and hooked it in his. "Don't forget to breathe." Ray made Ana laugh.

"Thanks for the tip." Ana's tension left her body as they made their presence known, exiting the french doors and standing at the top of the hill. Ana took a deep breath and took the scene in. A runner made of a variation of white flower petals led straight to a ceremonial arch made of blooming cherry and pear branches. Alongside the path were white lanterns with light gray candles burning bright. A sea of guests sat in light wood chairs amongst a sprinkling of various sized chandeliers that were suspended by the long branches from scattered trees on the back lawn. Wild flowers like Baby Blue Eyes, Gray Dogwood and Sundrops stood at different heights, fastened along the seating and draping from the suspended lighting. The scene was flooded with flowers and soft romantic lighting, but Ana could only focus on one thing and that was Christian.

The violinists made their first pass over the strings and Ana began her walk down the lengthy aisle with her father by her side; never taking her eyes off of Christian. She couldn't tell who was there or what kind of attention she was getting. She could blame it on the tunnel vision.

Christian was getting closer and closer until she stood right beside him, watching Christian shake hands with her father in a symbol of respect and giving Ana away.

"You look beautiful, baby." Christian said softly and smiled, holding himself from kissing his bride to soon.

"Your ass looks tight in those pants." Ana quietly joked, making the first front row laugh. Christian shook his head and chuckled.

"We would like to welcome you, honored guests, for being with us today. We are gathered here this evening to join Anastasia Rose Steele and Christian Trevelyan Grey in Holy Union, and bear witness to the miraculous power of love. Love is our purpose in being here; it is the essence of who we are. With love as their foundation, marriage offers Anastasia and Christian the opportunity to become their essence with one another. Marriage is an artform that brings profound joy and demands great responsibility, awareness and commitment. We who partake of this occasion bind ourselves as witnesses to the journey of love that they are undertaking here." Ana and Christian looked into each other's eyes as the officiant pressed the responsibility of their vows.

"The bride and groom have decided to write their own vows." The officiant smiled and nodded towards Christian to begin.

"My beautiful Anastasia. I remember once a long time ago when I told myself that I would never find love; that it didn't exist. But you… You turned my world upside down from the very beginning. You are my best friend, my teammate. There is still a part of me that can't believe that I'm the one who gets to marry you. Ana, I gave you my heart long before this day, but here I give you my promise to love and care for you, and to be worthy of your love. I will always be honest with you, kind, caring, and you know me well enough, but I'll try to be patient." Ana's smile grew wider at that. "I promise to be true and to be a loyal friend to you. I love you Anastasia." Christian took a deep breath and relaxed. It felt like it was just the two of them in a small room.

"Anastasia, your vows." The officiant nodded towards Ana.

"Christian, as soon as we were put in front of each other, you entranced me, you frustrated me..." Christian chuckled along with a few guests in the audience. "...you challenged me and you proved to me that in more than a million and one ways, you are the one to complete me. You are my inspiration and my soul's fire. You are the magic of my days. You make me laugh. You show me love. I feel safest in your arms. You amaze me Christian, and each day there is something new to love about you. You are my heart. I am yours. Today I promise to be true to you, to support and encourage you and to challenge and frustrate you." Christian smiled wide. "I love you, Christian."

The officiant smiled at the guests and asked for the rings to be brought forward. Elliot stood by Christian with Ana's ring and Kate did the same with Ana, holding Christian's ring.

"Christian, as you place the ring on Ana's finger, repeat after me. 'I give you this ring, you may wear it as a reminder of my love for you'." Christian took the ring from Elliot, repeated the officiant, and slid the diamond encrusted band onto Ana's ring finger.

"Anastasia, as you place the ring on Christian's finger, repeat after me. 'I give you this ring, you may wear it as a reminder of my love for you'." Ana took the ring from Kate, repeated the officiant, and slid the black rhodium ring onto Christian's ring finger. They both smirked at the finality.

"By the authority vested in me by the State of Washington, I pronounce you to each other, husband and wife. You may now kiss the bride." The officiant smiled and stood back as Christian took a hold of Ana and brought her in close, pressing his warm lips against hers with a small marriage of their tongues. The guests' applause brought them out of their gazes and their grins were from ear to ear.

"Ladies and gentlemen! May I present to you, Mr. and Mrs. Christian Grey!" The applause got louder as Christian took a hold of Ana's hand and they rushed down the aisle, kicking flower petals to the side as they ran. They made it quickly inside of the house and snuck into Carrick's study.

"Mrs. Grey!" Christian brought Ana in for another heated embrace. "Wow!" Christian's adrenaline was high.

"Christian, that was incredible." Ana would never forget the exchanging of their vows.

"I know, baby. I want to take care of something before we head back out, okay?" Christian took his phone out and called Taylor. "Yeah, we're in the study. Okay, thanks." Christian smiled and sat Ana down in front of the desk, kissing her hand.

"What's going on?" Ana asked.

"I want to take care of the papers so everything is official. Then we can go out and see everyone."

"Okay." Ana really didn't have a reason to fight it. Taylor walked in with a man who Ana assumed was Christian's lawyer.

"Mr. and Mrs. Grey, congratulations on your big day." The man said, unlocking his briefcase and taking out a huge stack of papers. Not what Ana had in mind for her alone time with her new husband, but why argue? "Mrs. Steele these documents are for you. I am your husband's attorney and I can assure you that what he wants presented was drafted out of sound mind. If you wouldn't mind going over the documents. I highlighted the main points and fine print to make the process quicker so you can enjoy your evening." Ana looked over the documents and it was a prenuptial agreement. They never discussed signing one, but it wouldn't be something she would avoid. Gladly she would sign it.

"Where do I sign? I'm not in this for the money. You know that, Christian."

"Mrs. Grey, this states that in the event that the marriage is terminated that all assets of Mr. Grey are not limited by any monetary value." Ana looked confused.

"Ana, everything would be yours if you wanted to take it. I'm not going to have a division sign hanging over our heads for the rest of our married lives. What is mine is yours and what is yours is mine." Christian urged Ana to sign.

"Look, Christian, I'm going to sign, but for the record, I want nothing from you if hell froze over and things went sour. I can't even believe we're talking about this on our wedding day." Ana shook her head and signed the papers. Some things with Christian would never change, already challenging her vows by acknowledging it. She laughed and Christian smiled in confusion.

"Something funny?"

"Yeah, you frustrate me!" She made Christian throw back his head in laughter.

"Mrs. Grey, these papers here are for your name change. As soon as I fax these in, it will all be on record in all the government offices." Ana nodded, read through the paperwork and signed her name 'Anastasia Grey'.

Christian

The white tent on the back lawn was closed off to the two old barnwood doors that stood open in front of the entrance to the tent. Wild flowers, candles and framed photos of Christian and Ana adorned the entrance way and was a preview to the inside of the reception.

"Ready?" Christian held onto Ana's hand as they approached the tent with the rest of the wedding party. His parents, Ana's father, Elliot, Tucker, Kate and Mia made their early appearance before Christian and Ana entered, receiving a loud applause with some whistling as he guided Ana to the wedding party table that sat in the center of the room facing the guests. Christian looked around and took in the white fabrics hanging in every direction at different levels, hiding the suspensions for the chandeliers and lanterns that added a soft glow to the space. Candles, wildflowers, vintage china and expensive silver decorated the table alongside the crystal glassware and vintage framed name cards. Christian applauded his mother, Mia and Kate for their efforts. They really did a great job making Ana's vision a reality.

It was about thirty minutes in when all of the guests were settled in their seats and the servers were handing out the first round of champagne, Elliot clinked on his crystal glass. Everyone's attention was received and Christian knew what was coming up. He held his breath and Ana held his hand and smirked. She was going to enjoy this.

"Hey everyone. I'm Elliot, Christian's handsome brother and Best Man." Christian shook his head at the audience's' laughter. Fucking Elliot. "In all seriousness, I'm beyond ecstatic for him an Ana. I had known Ana for half a decade and I had always considered her a second sister. I never dreamed that one day she would officially become one and I'm so proud of my brother for being the man to be the one she ended up with. There is no better woman for him and I'll take that to my grave." Elliot eyed every single woman in the audience. Christian could hear Ana's slight chuckle. "Christian and I couldn't be any different." Elliot looked at Christian. "I won't get into how, but I'll just say that he's unique." Elliot winked. "There is no other man like Christian and there never will be. Sure, I'm his brother and I get to say that, but for a man like Christian Grey to have fallen in love was something we were never prepared for. I want to toast to my brother… Christian, remember that you always have a brother in me and you'll always have a wife in Ana, but more importantly, you have a good man in you and for that, we're proud of you and I wish you both a bright future. I love you guys." Christian felt that pesky lump in his throat and cleared it. Nodding in the awkward applause by their guests who now knew more about him than necessary. Christian stood and gave his brother half a hug before Elliot took his seat.

Right after their was another clinking of a glass and Kate stood up, looking at all of the eyes that were resting on her.

"I'm Kate. Ana's Maid of Honor and best friend. Ana might be a new face to a lot of you, but I'm here to tell you that she's the real deal. I've known Ana for longer than what seems possible. Her big heart, her beauty and her take-no-bullshit… sorry… attitude is what makes her Ana. It also comes in handy when dealing with that one over there." Kate pointed to Christian, making everyone laugh. "Ana would do anything for her family and friends. I have been witness to it and she'd move heaven and earth for those she cared about. I have been known to have a good judge of character and Ana is as good as they come and for her to have found love in such a magnitude makes me beyond happy for her. Ana and Christian, congratulations. You have so so many milestones ahead of you and I wish you nothing but happiness and good fortune in whatever you may encounter. I'm so lucky to have been a part of your special day. I love you guys." Kate walked over and gave Ana a tight hug and kissed Christian on the cheek, then taking her place next to Mia.

It was as if the night went by in a blur. The appetizers and champagne moved onto entrees and wine, moving onto an open bar and the cutting of the cake. Their first dance was a picture perfect moment and the energy was high. Christian watched his parents have their moments of pure bliss, celebrating their son who finally came around. Christian felt like he was in another world, but he remained present in the moment. He didn't want to forget a time when he felt most happiest. Ana was his and he was Ana's. He felt it in his bones. At that moment they were Mr. and Mrs. Grey and no one could take that from them.

Elena

"Hello?! Somebody?! OH MY GOD!" Elena shouted until her voice was hoarse. She looked around her large bathroom with her makeup running down her face. Her cell phone fell by the toilet as she fell hard into the empty tub. There was no way to call for help. She was jammed in tight because of the the size of her casts and the way she was positioned. The air was thick with stink and it had been over a day that she had been unable to move. Her body gave out… She was fucked.

A/N: Wish I could have ended the story with Christian's last thought, BUT I really had to end it with Elena's predicament. Hope you enjoyed the wedding. I have no experience with them so I HOPE I covered it well. So... What are your thoughts? :D Thanks for reviewing and for reading. Take care, loves. :D