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~Carly POV~

I've been up since before the alarm went off at 6a. I was too excited to sleep. Today is a very special day. I got out of bed and took a long hot shower. It was about 6:45a when I got out. I put on some navy blue sweat pants and a plain white t-shirt. I headed downstairs and ate a quick breakfast of cereal. At 7:22a I was out the door and off to my hair appointment. Over the years I had let my hair grow out and even dyed it a few times. It was currently auburn and to down my back. I was going to have it trimmed to my shoulders and dyed back to its original color. I arrived at the salon at 8a. Trisha took car of my hair needs as always and Carrie took care of my mani/pedi. I was out of there by 11:30a. I called Sam afterwards and we spoke briefly before she had to go. Spencer was on the phone making last minute preparations as I walked back into the apt. He motioned me over as he hung up the phone.

'How was your morning kiddo,' he asked.

'It was great. I got my hair cut, dyed, and my nails done. Even my toes,' I said taking off my sneakers and socks to show him my red toenails.

'Awesome. Grandad will be here soon, Mrs. Benson has your dress ready, and Freddie is at the place setting up cameras.'

'Decorations?'

'It'll be done before we get back. Socko knows where the spare key is and he promised it would be done.'

'Ok.' I looked at the clock it was a little after noon. Three more hours. I grabbed an apple and some juice and headed upstairs. Once I got into the room and sat on the bed the weight of the day hit my shoulders. I was scared, nervous, and happy at the same time. I laid down for about a half hour calming myself and managed to eat. When I got up I showered again before heading over to get my dress from Mrs. Benson. She had helped me pick it out and told me she'd keep it safe in her apt. I knocked on the door and when she opened it she beamed at me and pulled me into a hug. 'I was wondering when you'd be over,' she said. She led me inside. The dress was in the living room hanging up. After getting her permission I went and got dressed in her room. The dress was a white sundress with red rose petal spread about it. I slipped on my white open toed sandals to complete the outfit. After nearly being blinded by Mrs. Benson who took hundreds of pictures I headed back over to the apt. Spencer and my grandad were watching t.v. as I entered. They both got up when they saw me. Grandad came over and hugged me while Spencer took a page out of Mrs. Benson's book and tried to blind me with all the pictures he was taking. After about fifteen minutes of picture taking me, Grandad, Spencer, and Mrs. Benson left for Rainier Beach. It was after 2p when we arrived. The sun was still high up and shining I just prayed it stayed that way at least for another two hours. Freddie was waiting for us when we arrived. He ushered me into a makeshift tent while everyone else went to the beach.

'You look, wow,' Freddie said.

'Stop drooling,' I told him playfully. 'Is everyone here?'

'Yea, just waiting on Sam, Pam, and Melanie.'

I looked at the watch he was wearing. 'It's almost 2:30p.'

'Relax, Melanie called me and assured me they'll make it. I have to go check on a few more things. No one is going to come in here. See you soon.'

With that he left out. I sat down and nervously played with my pocketbook. I kept looking at the watch I wasn't wearing wondering if Sam had made it yet or if she wanted to back out.

'Knock, knock,' Spencer said as he enter. 'Hey kiddo, it's almost time. You ready.'

'No.'

He just smiled and sat down next to me. He put an arm around me. 'Close your eyes.' I did. 'Now, I want you to clear your mind. Without thinking tell me the name of the person that makes you happy.'

'Sam,' was my automatic response.

'You're ready.' He kissed me on the forehead. 'Now, I know you wanted Grandad to walk you out but I found someone better.'

At his words my father walked in. I hadn't expected to see him. When I last spoke to him he told me he was somewhere classified. That was three weeks ago.

'Dad.' I ran over and hugged him tightly. I tried not to cry and ruin my makeup.

'Now you didn't think I'd miss your big day did you? I missed your prom and graduation there was no way I was going to miss this,' he said.

'How . . . . When . . . I thought you were somewhere classified. You know like China or in the middle of some war zone.'

'No, I was in Yakima with your grandad. I wanted to surprise you.'

'Well, you did and now I need to fix my makeup,' I said through tears and smiling.

Ten minutes later my dad was walking me to the aisle, technically pier. We met Sam and Pam at the end of the docks. She looked stunning. I grabbed her right hand and together we walked down the aisle, my dad on my right and her mom on her left. It was only a small group but seeing Gibby, Mrs. Benson, Freddie, Melanie, my grandad, and Spencer made my heart smile. When we reached the end of the pier Spencer took over.

'Who gives these women,' he asked.

'I do,' my father and Mrs. Puckett said at the same time. My father placed my right hand in Sam's left as Pam held it out. They then filled in the semi circle everyone had made around us.

'Thank you all for gathering for this commitment ceremony for Carly Shay and Samantha Puckett. I've watched these two grow up and grow together since they were this high,' Spencer said holding his hand near his knee. 'When they told me they had feelings for each other and were going to date 7yrs ago I asked them what took so long.' Everyone laughed. 'They've had their ups, downs, hardships, and had to deal with alot of bigoted people but they made it. They also had their own demons to work through but this love is strong. Their love will last. The couple have written their own vows so I'll be quiet now.'

'Since,' my voice was dry so I cleared my throat. 'Since I was young I dreamt of this moment. It was always some big lavish church with thousands of flowers. I prefer this though. Just the woman I love, close friends, and family.' I looked around at everyone there. My dad, my grandad, Mrs. Benson, Gibby, Freddie, Melanie, and Pam. Then I looked into Sam's blue eyes and all words escaped me. I could only smile. 'Sam. Mama, loving you was the best decision I ever made. Since the day we met we were friends and now we're so much more. You challenge me, bring out the best in me, and I love you more than words can describe. Simply put you're my everything. As cliché as it sounds, I can't wait to fall asleep in your arms at night and wake up to your beautiful face in the morning. We've had our rough patches and I see nothing but clear skies ahead for us. I promise to cherish every moment we spend together. I promise to listen whenever you need to talk. I promise you me. Most importantly I promise to love you more and more each day.' Sam said her vows next and they were heartfelt. After her words we exchanged matching gold rings that we brought together two weeks ago.

'Ladies and gentlemen I present to you Carly Shay and Samantha Puckett,' Spencer said. We kissed softly and passionately for five seconds. No need to get more than PG rated in front of the parents even though we were adults. Everyone congratulated us and then we headed back to Spencer's place for the reception. Spencer was right Socko had the place decorated by the time we got there. A giant congratulations Carly & Sam banner hung from the ceiling, balloons were everywhere, and there was a buffet set up in the kitchen. The reception was great. Everyone had a wonderful time. T-Bo was deejayed as well as tried to sell rope on a stick. I spoke to my dad who said he would be leaving in a few days but would see me and Sam off to the airport the next afternoon. We were going to Costa Rica to celebrate our new life together.

A/N: So that's Carly's POV. Next I'll do Sam's and a possible epilogue. Hope you enjoyed. R & R.