~A Once and Again Series~
The Way We Were
Hey, thanks for reading & reviewing as always! Okay, I hate to say this, but I'm going to be taking a break from this series (eek, I know!) and then I will pick it up later.... and write a "season two" for it. Then, I can upload "where do we go from here?" on here and work on that in the meantime--- and so this is the last chapter in "season one" for this series. Sorry! But I'll pick it back up for "season two" after a short while............... Thanks SO much for all the support! I loved all the reviews & comments! And I'll be back! ~Tainted Love
p.s. In this chapter, you can really see how I differed from the show... as Lily & Rick didn't tie the knot on the show till the end of season two, and Jake & Tiffany not till the end of season three, of course........ But eh, I guess I just like things to happen quicker! Oh, and I haven't killed off any characters yet, so Lily's dad is still alive.
Chapter 34//A Wedding... or Two
"Grace, you look beautiful."
Grace looked up and smiled at her father. "Thanks." She moved closer, and straightened her father's tie. "Are you ready for this?" She asked.
Jake nodded, although he was finding it hard to breathe. "As ready as I'll ever be..."
"You're not supposed to be in here--" Grace began to warn.
"Jake!" Tiffany cried, as she entered the bathroom. "It's bad luck to see the bride before the ceremony!"
Jake quickly covered his eyes, "I didn't see anything." He began to back out of the room, bumping into the wall. He stopped, with his hands still over his face. "You looked beautiful, Tiff."
"Jake!" Tiffany cried, but smiled good-naturedly. Jake left the restaurant's small woman's bathroom and Tiffany turned to Grace. "How do I look, really?" She asked.
"Beautiful," Grace said automatically, looking at the glowing blond in an off-white dress. Grace looked quickly away, trying to hide the tears in her eyes. But Tiffany saw them in her reflection in the mirror anyway.
Tiffany took them the wrong way, "Grace, I know it'll be hard for you to get a new step-mother. Especially one as young and... stupid... as me. But, I want to be a part of your life... to be your stepmother. And I want to be your father's wife..... is that okay?"
"Of course it's okay!" Grace said. She wiped away the tears on her face. "Tiffany, I'm glad you're marrying my father. I can see that you'll make him happy. He needs that. It's just..." Grace gestured at her watery eyes, "It's just so.... beautiful."
"Oh!" Tiffany said, delighted. She hugged Grace. "I'm so glad Jake has a daughter like you. You're an amazing girl..."
The bathroom door opened, and it was Zoe telling them that it was time. Zoe picked up her flower basket from the bathroom counter and the three of them made their way out to the main room of the restaurant, which had been converted beautifully into a make-shift wedding chapel.
Zoe went first, going past the rows and rows of guests, dropping her yellow and pink rose petals.
Grace and Tiffany went next. Grace, being Tiffany's escort, as Tiffany's father was out of the picture, and Tiffany's mother didn't want to come. Grace smiled, catching Eli's eye in the crowd as she and Tiffany made their way up to the altar.
Then the long walk ended as quickly as it began and Grace scooted to the side, standing next to Zoe, and they watched as the ceremony began.
[[Jake and Tiffany together - *smile at each other, kiss*]]
* * *
"It's so beautiful," Jessie said, teary eyed.
Eli poked his sister in the side, "You're too emotional."
Jessie rubbed her eyes carefully, not wanting to mess up her makeup. "Well, it is beautiful," Jessie argued, looking around the billowy tent. There were flowers, candles and just an overall lovely atmosphere.
"E," Rick said, nodding his head.
"Right," Eli said quickly, grabbing his guitar. Jessie went over to stand with Grace and Zoe, and the three of them shared excited glances.
Eli began to strum the wedding march, and the billows of the tent that Judy's boyfriend, Will Gluck, had set up in the backyard, opened to reveal Lily. Lily smiled at all eight of them: Eli, Jessie, Grace, Zoe, Rick, Judy, Lily's mom, and the last-minute minister - Will Gluck.
Lily held tighter to her father's arm, and Phil guided her down the aisle as Eli played.
[[Lily and Rick together - *smile at each other, kiss* ]]
Rick took a deep breath and smiled wider as his bride came closer. Jessie was smiling so wide she thought her mouth was going to break, Zoe had a wide smile too, and even Grace was smiling, as they watched Lily join Rick. Eli stopped playing and stood up next to his father. He and Grace's eyes met and they looked at each other fondly.
[[Grace and Eli together - *smile at each other, kiss*]]
Jessie and Zoe looked at each other. 'We're going to be sisters!' Zoe mouthed and Jessie nodded, turning her attention back to Lily and Rick.
[[Jessie and Zoe together - *smile at each other*]]
Phil stopped, leaned in to kiss Lily's cheek and then joined his wife in the front row.
[[Phil and Barbara together - *smile at each other, kiss*]]
Judy let out a deep breath of contentment as the proceedings began. She watched her boyfriend, Will perform the ceremony with love in her eyes. They were lucky Will was an ordained minister, otherwise Lily and Rick might have just given up hope of getting married until next fall. But here, they were, on the first day of summer, and they were starting a new life together. Judy smiled, tears in her eyes, as she watched them.
[[Judy and Will together - *smile at each other, kiss*]]
Will held a piece of paper Rick had given him earlier, carefully reading the spelled-out pronunciations, and Rick repeated his words.
"See MAY nee."
"Chah cho TAHM"
"Al lee Bahch"
"Kah cho TAHM"
"Al z'row-aych"
Lily's eyes teared up at the sound of Hebrew words coming out of Rick's mouth. She looked over at her father quickly, and smiled at him. Phil smiled back, and looked at Rick, proudly.
"Do you Lily, take Rick as your lawfully wedded husband?" Will asked.
"I do," Lily said.
"Do you Rick, take Lily as your lawfully wedded wife?" Will asked.
Rick nodded, looking at Lily. "I do."
"I now pronounce you man and wife. You may kiss the bride," Will said.
Lily and Rick moved in for a kiss and everyone watched happily. Grace tore her eyes away from the newly weds and her and Eli's eyes caught. They smiled at each other fondly.
* * *
"Are you sure you're up for this?" Lily asked nervously.
Grace rolled her eyes, glancing at Eli. "Mom, Eli's 17... I'm 15..." Grace folded her arms across her chest, "I think we can handle watching Jess and Zoe for a week."
Lily nodded, but her nervous look didn't leave her. "But your father and Tiffany are still on THEIR honeymoon, and maybe we..." Lily looked up at Rick. "Maybe we should see if we can put it off just one week."
"Lily," Rick said gently, "My dear... my wife." He leaned in and kissed her. Grace and Eli looked away. "Judy will be here to check in on them and Karen too," He reminded her.
Lily nodded, "I guess."
Grace looked back at her mother, "Then go! Have fun!"
Lily smiled, "Okay.... oh, I have to go pack!" She hurried out of the room, full of excitement at the prospect of spending a week in Cancun with just Rick. Rick followed Lily out of the kitchen, as he too hadn't packed yet.
Grace and Eli turned to each other, sharing a happy kiss. "A week without parents.... huh?" Grace mused.
"Sounds like heaven," Eli added.
"Zoe! I never said you could borrow that!" Jessie cried as she came into the room. Zoe followed her, wearing a slightly too big shirt.
"You never wear it!" Zoe argued. "I didn't think you'd mind!"
Jessie turned back to Zoe, "How do YOU know what I wear and what I don't?"
"I know!" Zoe insisted. "So, why can't I wear the shirt?!"
"Because I don't want you to!" Jessie screamed, and dashed back out of the kitchen, hoping to lose Zoe... but Zoe followed persistently after her.
Grace and Eli looked at each, their happy smiles faded.
"So... one whole week, huh?" Eli murmured.
Grace nodded. "Yeah.... do you think we can convince them to take Zoe and Jessie with them?"
"Not a chance," Eli said, pulling Grace close. "But maybe they'll let me and you use their tickets instead..."
Grace laughed, "Not a chance. We'll just have to suffer through them together."
Eli joined in her laughter, and they brought their lips together in a soft kiss.
****** The End of Season One********
******Season Two Coming Soon!*******
The Way We Were
Hey, thanks for reading & reviewing as always! Okay, I hate to say this, but I'm going to be taking a break from this series (eek, I know!) and then I will pick it up later.... and write a "season two" for it. Then, I can upload "where do we go from here?" on here and work on that in the meantime--- and so this is the last chapter in "season one" for this series. Sorry! But I'll pick it back up for "season two" after a short while............... Thanks SO much for all the support! I loved all the reviews & comments! And I'll be back! ~Tainted Love
p.s. In this chapter, you can really see how I differed from the show... as Lily & Rick didn't tie the knot on the show till the end of season two, and Jake & Tiffany not till the end of season three, of course........ But eh, I guess I just like things to happen quicker! Oh, and I haven't killed off any characters yet, so Lily's dad is still alive.
Chapter 34//A Wedding... or Two
"Grace, you look beautiful."
Grace looked up and smiled at her father. "Thanks." She moved closer, and straightened her father's tie. "Are you ready for this?" She asked.
Jake nodded, although he was finding it hard to breathe. "As ready as I'll ever be..."
"You're not supposed to be in here--" Grace began to warn.
"Jake!" Tiffany cried, as she entered the bathroom. "It's bad luck to see the bride before the ceremony!"
Jake quickly covered his eyes, "I didn't see anything." He began to back out of the room, bumping into the wall. He stopped, with his hands still over his face. "You looked beautiful, Tiff."
"Jake!" Tiffany cried, but smiled good-naturedly. Jake left the restaurant's small woman's bathroom and Tiffany turned to Grace. "How do I look, really?" She asked.
"Beautiful," Grace said automatically, looking at the glowing blond in an off-white dress. Grace looked quickly away, trying to hide the tears in her eyes. But Tiffany saw them in her reflection in the mirror anyway.
Tiffany took them the wrong way, "Grace, I know it'll be hard for you to get a new step-mother. Especially one as young and... stupid... as me. But, I want to be a part of your life... to be your stepmother. And I want to be your father's wife..... is that okay?"
"Of course it's okay!" Grace said. She wiped away the tears on her face. "Tiffany, I'm glad you're marrying my father. I can see that you'll make him happy. He needs that. It's just..." Grace gestured at her watery eyes, "It's just so.... beautiful."
"Oh!" Tiffany said, delighted. She hugged Grace. "I'm so glad Jake has a daughter like you. You're an amazing girl..."
The bathroom door opened, and it was Zoe telling them that it was time. Zoe picked up her flower basket from the bathroom counter and the three of them made their way out to the main room of the restaurant, which had been converted beautifully into a make-shift wedding chapel.
Zoe went first, going past the rows and rows of guests, dropping her yellow and pink rose petals.
Grace and Tiffany went next. Grace, being Tiffany's escort, as Tiffany's father was out of the picture, and Tiffany's mother didn't want to come. Grace smiled, catching Eli's eye in the crowd as she and Tiffany made their way up to the altar.
Then the long walk ended as quickly as it began and Grace scooted to the side, standing next to Zoe, and they watched as the ceremony began.
[[Jake and Tiffany together - *smile at each other, kiss*]]
* * *
"It's so beautiful," Jessie said, teary eyed.
Eli poked his sister in the side, "You're too emotional."
Jessie rubbed her eyes carefully, not wanting to mess up her makeup. "Well, it is beautiful," Jessie argued, looking around the billowy tent. There were flowers, candles and just an overall lovely atmosphere.
"E," Rick said, nodding his head.
"Right," Eli said quickly, grabbing his guitar. Jessie went over to stand with Grace and Zoe, and the three of them shared excited glances.
Eli began to strum the wedding march, and the billows of the tent that Judy's boyfriend, Will Gluck, had set up in the backyard, opened to reveal Lily. Lily smiled at all eight of them: Eli, Jessie, Grace, Zoe, Rick, Judy, Lily's mom, and the last-minute minister - Will Gluck.
Lily held tighter to her father's arm, and Phil guided her down the aisle as Eli played.
[[Lily and Rick together - *smile at each other, kiss* ]]
Rick took a deep breath and smiled wider as his bride came closer. Jessie was smiling so wide she thought her mouth was going to break, Zoe had a wide smile too, and even Grace was smiling, as they watched Lily join Rick. Eli stopped playing and stood up next to his father. He and Grace's eyes met and they looked at each other fondly.
[[Grace and Eli together - *smile at each other, kiss*]]
Jessie and Zoe looked at each other. 'We're going to be sisters!' Zoe mouthed and Jessie nodded, turning her attention back to Lily and Rick.
[[Jessie and Zoe together - *smile at each other*]]
Phil stopped, leaned in to kiss Lily's cheek and then joined his wife in the front row.
[[Phil and Barbara together - *smile at each other, kiss*]]
Judy let out a deep breath of contentment as the proceedings began. She watched her boyfriend, Will perform the ceremony with love in her eyes. They were lucky Will was an ordained minister, otherwise Lily and Rick might have just given up hope of getting married until next fall. But here, they were, on the first day of summer, and they were starting a new life together. Judy smiled, tears in her eyes, as she watched them.
[[Judy and Will together - *smile at each other, kiss*]]
Will held a piece of paper Rick had given him earlier, carefully reading the spelled-out pronunciations, and Rick repeated his words.
"See MAY nee."
"Chah cho TAHM"
"Al lee Bahch"
"Kah cho TAHM"
"Al z'row-aych"
Lily's eyes teared up at the sound of Hebrew words coming out of Rick's mouth. She looked over at her father quickly, and smiled at him. Phil smiled back, and looked at Rick, proudly.
"Do you Lily, take Rick as your lawfully wedded husband?" Will asked.
"I do," Lily said.
"Do you Rick, take Lily as your lawfully wedded wife?" Will asked.
Rick nodded, looking at Lily. "I do."
"I now pronounce you man and wife. You may kiss the bride," Will said.
Lily and Rick moved in for a kiss and everyone watched happily. Grace tore her eyes away from the newly weds and her and Eli's eyes caught. They smiled at each other fondly.
* * *
"Are you sure you're up for this?" Lily asked nervously.
Grace rolled her eyes, glancing at Eli. "Mom, Eli's 17... I'm 15..." Grace folded her arms across her chest, "I think we can handle watching Jess and Zoe for a week."
Lily nodded, but her nervous look didn't leave her. "But your father and Tiffany are still on THEIR honeymoon, and maybe we..." Lily looked up at Rick. "Maybe we should see if we can put it off just one week."
"Lily," Rick said gently, "My dear... my wife." He leaned in and kissed her. Grace and Eli looked away. "Judy will be here to check in on them and Karen too," He reminded her.
Lily nodded, "I guess."
Grace looked back at her mother, "Then go! Have fun!"
Lily smiled, "Okay.... oh, I have to go pack!" She hurried out of the room, full of excitement at the prospect of spending a week in Cancun with just Rick. Rick followed Lily out of the kitchen, as he too hadn't packed yet.
Grace and Eli turned to each other, sharing a happy kiss. "A week without parents.... huh?" Grace mused.
"Sounds like heaven," Eli added.
"Zoe! I never said you could borrow that!" Jessie cried as she came into the room. Zoe followed her, wearing a slightly too big shirt.
"You never wear it!" Zoe argued. "I didn't think you'd mind!"
Jessie turned back to Zoe, "How do YOU know what I wear and what I don't?"
"I know!" Zoe insisted. "So, why can't I wear the shirt?!"
"Because I don't want you to!" Jessie screamed, and dashed back out of the kitchen, hoping to lose Zoe... but Zoe followed persistently after her.
Grace and Eli looked at each, their happy smiles faded.
"So... one whole week, huh?" Eli murmured.
Grace nodded. "Yeah.... do you think we can convince them to take Zoe and Jessie with them?"
"Not a chance," Eli said, pulling Grace close. "But maybe they'll let me and you use their tickets instead..."
Grace laughed, "Not a chance. We'll just have to suffer through them together."
Eli joined in her laughter, and they brought their lips together in a soft kiss.
****** The End of Season One********
******Season Two Coming Soon!*******