I looked at my dad who smiled to me. I smiled and he kissed my forehead, hugged me gently,and teared up.“I can’t believe your all grown up.” He said softly.I sniffled and smiled and hugged him back. “Not really. I’m not really grown up yet.” I said with asmile.Dad hung his head and held back tears.“I know.” He said softly with a smile.“Don’t cry yet! Your gong to make me cry!” I said with a sniffle.Dad chuckled and grabbed my hand. I took a deep breath and held the bouquet of flowers inmy hand. I looked at dad and smiled.“I love you Nicky.”“I love you too dad.”My dad smiled as we started to walk down the isle together. I looked up and locked eyes withGriffon. He froze and stared at me. His black tuxedo was pit on well, and I could tell he wanted totake the tie off and wraps it around his head.Ashlyn smiled brightly along with the other bridesmaids. My white wedding dress wasn’t asfancy as mom wanted it but I liked it. It wasn’t puffy but a long silky dress. The sleeves went to mywrists, and were flowery.I glanced to Austin who looked ready to break into tears. Ashlyn shot him a look that said, ‘Youcry, I cry. Stop!’.Bart stood nervously but with a smile. Ever since Griffon found out that Bart had helped fundhim for his medications Bart was like family to him.Kevin stood with his four year old son, Danny. Danny was climbing on his shoulder and pokinghis face, but Kevin didn’t budge. He just smiled.Madison, who was standing next to Ashlyn, gave a smile. She had a round stomach and put ahand over it. She was going to have a baby girl, who’s name wouldn’t be shared with me and Griffon.Griffon hated that and would beg like a child.Dad walked me over to Griffon and went to sit back down. Griffon kept staring a blank stare likehe forgot what he was supposed to be doing.“Hi.” I said softly with a smile.Griffon stared and nodded. His shaggy hair looked like he tried to comb it but gave up after twoseconds. He hadn’t shaved in a few weeks so his face was covered with a thin brown beard.“You say ‘hi’ back mate.” Austin snapped smacking his back.“I know, I just can’t talk in the presence of an angle!” Griffon snapped.I gave a small smile and shook my head. “Angles were men in the Bible.”Griffon looked up and smiled. His cross necklace was over his suit. H spit a hand to it and gavea smile. He was saying a silent prayer. I could just tell.“Well, let’s get this started.”I looked to Griffon’s father. He was going to marry us. His hair was completely grey, but stillshaggy like Griffon’s and Kevin’s. His dark eyes twinkled and he took a deep breath and started.“Griffon, you repeat what I say, and don’t change it because it’s funny. Just like we’vepracticed.” His father said with a smirk.“Your practiced?!”“A few times, it almost gave dad a heart attack.”“Because you kept changing it!” His father snapped. “Do you want to get married or not?!”“I do! I do! Jesse!”“Good. Repeat this, In the name of God, I, Griffon Conners, take you, Nichole Ranes, to be mywife, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sicknessand in health, to love and to cherish, until parted by death.”“That’s a lot!” Griffon yelped.“Say it!” I laughedGriffon repeated what his father said, and gave me a small wink. I rolled my eyes and smiled as Griffon’s dad turned to me.“I trust you know what to do. You will repeat what I say okay?” Griffon’s father said, sendingGriffon a side eye.Griffon’s mouth dropped and I smiled.“In the name of God, I, Nichole Ranes, take you, Idiot— I mean Griffon Conners—, to be myhusband, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, insickness and in health, to love and to cherish, until parted by death.” Griffon’s dad said with a smirk.I burst out laughing and repeated it word for word. Griffon’s face was priceless, as he staredwith his mouth dropped.“You can’t do that that!” Griffon snapped.“I can, I’m your paster son! You better get used to it!”Our family and friend laughed and I smiled as I reached out for Griffon’s hands. He took mineand smiled at me.“Where’s Danny?” Mr Conner’s asked.“Right here dad.” Kevin said walking from behind Austin. He set Danny down who handed hisgrandfather the rings.“Gods boy. I’ll spoil you later.”“Dad.” Kevin huffed.“Fine.” Mr Conner’s said with a smirk. He turned to me and Griffon. “Griffon repeat after me, Igive you this ring as a reminder that I will love, honor, and cherish you, in all times, in all places, andin all ways, forever. This ring is an outward sign of an inward commitment. Today, with these vows, Imake my commitment to you.”Griffon did so, and I put his ring on his finger. He moved awkwardly in his wheelchair but smiled.I said the same thing and Griffon out the ring in my finger. I gave him a smile and but my lip tonot cry.“Griffon, do you take Nichole— the woman who has put up with you your entire life— to be yourwife?”“I do.” He said softly, looking at me like he did earlier.“Nichole, do you take this idiot who gets himself hurt 24/7 to be your husband?”“I do.”Griffon gave me his smile and I but my lip more as he squeezed my hand.“Any objections?” Mr Conner’s asked.Austin pulled out a nerf gun— yes, a nerf gun— and said, “Speak now or forever have a blackeye.”Nobody said anything and Griffon nodded in agreement with Austin. This idiot really planed thatout.“Good, you two may kiss.”I knelt down to his wheelchair and Griffon pushed me back.“Griffon what are you—”“Austin, Kevin, upsies.”I stood up straight as Austin and Kevin walked over. The put straps around there legs toGriffon’s and pulled him up.My eyes watered as Kevin and Austin helped Griffon balance.Griffon was standing.He looked up— or down— and gave me a small smile. I forgot he was actually taller than me.I burst into tears Griffon reached his hand out to me and pulled me closer. He whipped a tearsfrom my eyes and leaned down and kissed me.He pulled away and I wrapped my arms around him and cried into his chest, and Griffon huggedme. Austin tarted to sniffle and Kevin elbowed him with his eyes red like he was about to explode.Griffon leaned closely into my ear as I shook from crying.“I love you.” He whispered into my ear.Tears ran down my face as I stood with my paralyzed husband. I stood with him as he stood with me.“I love you too.”