Chapter 23
HORTON BANQUET HALL
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CERI: I do swear that I'll always be there. I'd give anything and everything and I will always care. Through weakness and strength, happiness and sorrow, for better for worse, I will love you...
SYDNEY: ...with every beat of my heart.
Sydney and Ceri stared at each other.
SYDNEY: We picked...
CERI: ...the same song. Oh, this is brilliant!
Sydney and Ceri ran to each other and hugged.
SYDNEY: I guess we were thinking the same thing.
CERI: I think this calls for a duet.
Sydney went back up to her table and got the microphone that Will had been using, then joined her wife on the dance floor as the music flourished.
CERI (singing): From this moment life has begun. From this moment you are the one. Right beside you is where I belong from this moment on.
SYDNEY (singing): From this moment, I have been blessed. I live only, for your happiness. And for your love, I give my last breath. From this moment on.
CERI (singing): I give my hand to you with all my heart.
SYDNEY (singing): I can't wait to live my life with you I can't wait to start.
CERI (singing): You and I will never be apart.
SYDNEY (singing): My dreams...
CERI (singing): Came true...
SYDNEY (singing): Because...
CERI (singing): Of you
SYDNEY (singing): From this moment, as long as I live...
CERI (singing): I will love you, I promise you this...
SYDNEY (singing): There is nothing, I wouldn't give
CERI (singing): From this moment on.
As the song went to a small instrumental, Sydney and Ceri took each other by the hand and danced a little. When the next line was about to come up, they stayed hand-in-hand, staring deeply into each other's eyes.
SYDNEY (singing): You're the reason I believe in love.
CERI (singing): And you're the answer to my prayers from up above.
SYDNEY & CERI (singing): All we need is just the two of us. My dreams came true because of you. From this moment...
SYDNEY (singing): As long as I live.
CERI (singing): I will love you, I promise you this:
SYDNEY & CERI (singing): There is nothing, I wouldn't give from this moment...
CERI (singing): I will love you...
SYDNEY (singing): I will love you...
SYDNEY & CERI (singing): As long as I live from this moment on.
As the song ended, the girls embraced each other and became lip-locked. The crowd cheered and applauded. The girls went back up to their seats, put the microphones down, and went back to the dance floor. Rhiannon and Joey got up from their places and walked out of the room for a moment. J.J. picked up one of the microphones.
J.J.: Okay. That was beautiful. Congrats to Ceri and Sydney. Now, two of my good friends and I have put together a little something for the happy couple. See, they were telling us what song they wanted their first dance to be to. So, the three of us, my two friends and I, thought, why just have the normal song play? Why don't we play it for them? So, here we go.
J.J. walked over to a stage at the front of the dance floor. There was a microphone in its stand, as well as a guitar up there. J.J. picked up the guitar and snapped his fingers. The curtain covering most of the stage opened to reveal Rhiannon sitting at the piano, and Joey at a set a drums.
J.J.: This one's for you, Sydney and Ceri.
J.J. began strumming, Rhiannon played the piano, and Joey played the drums as Sydney and Ceri danced to their first song as a married couple.
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J.J. (singing): I see the questions in your eyes. I know what's weighing on your mind. But you can be sure I know my part. 'Cause I'll stand beside you through the years. You'll only cry those happy tears. And though I'll make mistakes, I'll never break your heart.
J.J., RHIANNON & JOEY (singing): I swear by the moon and stars in the sky, I'll be there. I swear like the shadow that's by your side, I'll be there.
J.J. (singing): For better or worse, till death do us part, I'll love you with every beat of my heart, I swear!
RHIANNON (singing): I'll give you everything I can. I'll build your dreams with these two hands. We'll hang some memories on the wall
JOEY (singing): And when there's silver in your hair, you won't have to ask if I still care. 'Cause as time turns the page, my love won't age at all
J.J., RHIANNON & JOEY (singing): I swear by the moon and stars in the sky, I'll be there. I swear like the shadow that's by your side, I'll be there.
RHIANNON (singing): For better or worse, till death do us part...
JOEY (singing): I'll love you with every beat of my heart. I swear!
J.J., RHIANNON, & JOEY (singing): I swear by the moon and stars in the sky, I'll be there. I swear like the shadow that's by your side, I'll be there
JOEY (singing): For better or worse...
RHIANNON (singing): Till death do us part...
J.J. (singing): I'll love you with...
J.J., RHIANNON & JOEY (singing): Every beat of my heart. I swear! I swear!
The song, and Sydney and Ceri's first dance together, ended to tumultuous applause. The girls ended with a dip, and a kiss.
