Chapter 1014: Fairytale

chapter 1014: fairytale



the sounds of sniffles rent the air around tom and lucy, mingling with the music from the string quartet which was still playing in the background.

this time even harry didn't have anything witty to say, because he too was trying hard not to let his tears drop.

when it was tom's turn, he took a deep breath, his hands trembling slightly as he held hers and lucy reached out to wipe his tears.

"jewel," tom began, his voice low and unsteady. "my priceless jewel. i don't know what i did to deserve you, but i promise to spend every day trying to be the man you deserve. you've shown me what love really means, and i can't imagine a future without you by my side. a world where you don't exist is one where i never want to be in. you have been my light, my love, my home, my everything. i never really believed in soulmates until i set my eyes on you, and knew without a doubt that you are my better half. i vow to love you with all that i am, to protect you with all that i have, and to remind you every single day how much you mean to me. you once said you were scared of losing your sight. if that day ever comes, of which i'm sure it won't, i promise to to be your eyes when you can't see. i promise to hold your hand through every dark night. i promise to be your legs when you can't walk. i won't walk through fires with you, jewel, i will walk through it for you, bearing you in my arms. with my life, i promise to love you and every seed that comes from our union. i love you, jewel, with everything within me. i love you today, i will love you even more tomorrow, and i'll cherish you forever."

by the time he finished, there wasn't a dry eye in the crowd, and even jade kept sniffling as she gently dried lucy's tears.

the officiant smiled. "by the power vested in me, i now pronounce you husband and wife. you may kiss your bride."

"now i'll add my bit," jade said as she folded the paper, "i'm not sure everyone else in the family realizes it, but our family got closer after lucy came into the picture," jade said, smiling at lucy.

"i'm not saying we weren't close. we were more the type that got along when we were together but never did much to keep in touch because we were too busy with our lives. but thanks to tom needing advice on how to chase lucy, he reached out more often than usual to bryan and i," jade said, making everyone laugh.

"and to compare notes of the advice we gave tom, bryan and i had to also communicate more often," jade said, and their parents laughed. "lucy is really special... as is my brother. they're two special people, and their love is an inspiration to me and everyone close enough and privileged to witness it. so, let's raise our glasses to the power couple. here's to tom and lucy. may you love be sweet always. cheers."

later, as tom and lucy shared their first dance to "perfect" by ed sheeran, the world seemed to fall away again. the song was soft and slow, and they moved as if no one else was in the

room.

"i love you," tom whispered, rubbing his nose against hers, his arms wrapped protectively around her waist.

"i love you too," lucy replied softly.

the guests watched in awe, knowing they were witnessing a love story straight out of a fairytale, and tom and lucy gazed at each other knowing they were living their fairytale.