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The next step

Standing in front of the church, Stephen’s mind started drifting over the craziness that has been the last six months. Ever since he proposed to Emily, their lives have been a whirlwind. Between planning the wedding and finishing the third season of the show, he felt like his feet had not touched ground. It had also been one of the happiest times in his life. He had a job he loved, he worked with great actors and crew who had become great friends to him and he was about to marry the woman of his dreams.
Stephen couldn’t help smiling whenever he thought about Emily. About the way her nose crinkled when she laughed, going to sleep with her cuddled up to him, waking up with her next to him, watching her in the moments before she woke up. Working with her, hearing her move around their house when he got home. He could hardly remember his life before Emily walked into that auditioning room.
Robbie leaned in and whispered: ‘Nervous?’
Stephen smiled as he turned to his cousin: ‘I have been waiting for this day ever since Emily said yes. I have never been calmer than I am right now.’
Robbie smiled and punched him on his shoulder. ‘I still say she picked the wrong Amnell’
Stephen laughed softly and turned towards the isle as the music changed to ‘A thousand years’.
Stephen’s breath caught and his heart swelled as Emily walked into the church. He had never seen anything more beautiful in his life. (*) As Emily looked up she caught his eye and smiled. He felt his eyes begin to tear up as he looked at the face he would be looking at for the rest of his life. He felt like he would never stop smiling as he waited for Emily. He took her hand as she reached him, kissing her hand before laying it in the crook of his arm. He couldn’t take his eyes of hers as they turned towards the priest.
‘You are breath taking Em’ he whispered to her softly.
‘You don’t look to bad yourself.’
Stephen kept his hand over her throughout the ceremony and when the priest said: ‘I now declare you husband and wife. You may kiss the bride’, he swept her into his arms and kissed her like he had never kissed her before. Emily wrapped her arms around his neck and when they finally came up for air said: ‘I love you so much’
Stephen hugged her before putting her down and looking into her eyes.
‘You have no idea how much I love you’
Emily laughed and said:’ Oh, I think I have a pretty good idea.’
After their first dance at the reception, Stephen hardly had a moment with his new wife. Everyone wanted to talk to them and when he finally saw Emily not surrounded by what seemed like every member of their family or friends, he took her by the hand and pulled her into a quiet corner. He started trailing kisses along her jaw and down her neck as she wound her arms around his waist.
‘I cannot wait to have you all to myself for the next month’ he said between kisses.
Emily laughed softly and teased: ‘What, not big on sharing?’
‘Hey, I have been a very good boy and shared you with everyone today. Now it’s my turn’
Emily kissed him softly and leaned her head against his shoulder.
‘I can’t believe we finally made it. It feels like it took forever to get here.’
‘I know what you mean. It feels like a dream.’
Stephen reluctantly pulled back and took Emily’s hand.
‘We better get back before they start a search party’
‘You sure we couldn’t just slip out without anyone noticing?’
Stephen laughed: ‘Not a chance. Let’s go enjoy our party. From tomorrow it’ll just be you, me and a private beach.’
Emily smiled before saying: ’Let’s do it.’