As Trish arrived to the beach, she was laughing hysterically as she tried to take her sandals off, but lost her balance and almost felled on the sand if it wasn't for someone who hold her arm. Still laughing she turned around to thank the man, till she saw him, and her heart  missed a beat.
 They stayed there for what seemed like ages, just staring in each other eyes, till Trish finally managed to say:

"A..a...a AJ, you here?" she said as she got up and straight

"Yeah, just thought I could do them a little surprise, how are you?"

"I'm fine, you?" she asked smiling

"I've been better, but I've also been worst"

"Aren't you going to introduce us?" Denise asked

"Oh.. yeah.. of course, look Trish, this is my mom Denise.. mom, this is Trish, Howie's, ... fiancée"

They shook hands and Denise said:

"Nice to meet you, it's nice to finally add a face to a name, and as I see a pretty face indeed" Trish smiled as  she looked at AJ who was looking down at the sand. "But let's get going" Denise said trying to walk on the sand towards the tent.

"After you" AJ said

"Thank you" Trish said smiling a little.

AJ watched her from behind as the wind caressed her hair he just reached his hand to touch it, but then took it back.

"No, no, I can't do this, I've gotta be strong, no, not this way" he thought
 

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"And, and if this isn't the right thing? And if we just rushed things? man, man... and Nick's mom, she'll never forgive me this, not in a life time" Linda said to herself as walking around the room, she was nervous, really nervous, but really REALLY nervous.

"Man, I guess this is it, I gotta go, I can do this, sure easy, go down to the beach marry a Backstreet boy, well, if his mom doesn't jump on me first, nah.. I'm sure Trish would really kick her ass this time" she said laughing a little at the thought, she then took a deep breath and opened the door.

"It's show time"

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"AJ!!!!" Nick screamed as he saw his buddy entering the tent

"AJ? " Both Brian and Howie asked as they heard Nick screaming as he went to meet him

"AJJ!!!!" Kevin screamed again as Nick went and hugged him

"Man, it's so nice you're here, you all are" Nick said as he hugged AJ and the rest of the guys came to join them

"Welcome back Bone!" Kevin said

"Well, fells nice to be back, and man, I just have to say sorry for the way..."

"no, no, no... we talk about it later, some other day, not today"

"Yeah, I've heard it, man you marrying bro? man, like that is so.. not you" he said as they all laughed

"When you find the right one you find the right one" he said smiling and then looked at his watch

"Shit, I'll be right back" as he went to talk to some man that was there and that no one knew who was it.
 

"Well, can you please follow me?" he asked as everyone got out off the tent and went walking for a few meters to see some kind of altar, and a flower carpet. There were 4 musicians by the left side.

Everybody started gathering there around them.

"What the hell?" Howie asked

"Oh, this is gonna be sooooooo nicee" Trish said

"Is there something I should know?" Howie asked as he looked at her

"Wait and you'll see" Trish said smiling.

At Nick's signal the musicians started playing, Shania's Twain hit "From this moment" and Linda showed up

Slowly she walked on to meet Nick, as smiling to everyone. Nick by the other hand, was having some difficulty breathing, he had never seen anything more beautiful. The rays of the sunset dancing on her hair, giving life to that creature that to him didn't seem to be human, she was an Angel, his angel. She was wearing a simple white dress, with a small tale, and in that tale soft violet flowers slowly hanged over, and every step she took, a flower felt, she had the same flowers all over her hair who was set free on the soft brise that was blowing.

When she took Nick's hand, she looked at her  left to see, her mom crying touched by the moment. But when her eyes met Nick's it was if there was no one else there, just her and him, alone, she didn't even heard the words of the minister.

“We are gathered here today to witness the marriage of Linda Schwit to Nickolas Carter, in front of friends, family, and loved ones...”

He kept on talking and talking, but the couple was just with their eyes glued in one and another.
 
 

Everyone was still trying to recover from the initial shock, Kevin, Brian, Howie, and AJ, were all with big grins on their faces

"Seems like Nick tricked us this time huh?" AJ whispered to Brian who just kicked him on response

Trish by the other hand, had joined Linda's mom and was now crying like a baby.

"You ok sweetie?" Howie asked as he put his arm around her

"yeah.. just... you know, the hormones...." she said as she took a tissue from her purse and Howie smiled at her
 
 

"I can't believe he did this to us!" Jane shouted to her husband, trying not to show she was upset

"Sorry, but I'm with him on this one" Bob said smiling at his son

"What?" she asked obviously upset
 
 

“Do we have the rings?” Nick handed them both over to the minister, who set them on top of the Bible and said a blessing. Then he handed Linda’s ring over to Nick, saying “Nickolas, please look at Linda and repeat after me as you place the ring on Linda's finger"

“Linda, today I ask you to be my lawfully wedded wife.
I take you, with all your faults and your strengths,
as I offer myself to you with my faults and my strengths.
I will help you when you need help,
and will turn to you when I need help.
I will respect you, be faithful to you and honest with you;
And I vow to love you and care for you always.
I choose you as the person with whom I will spend my life,
through the best and the worst of what is to come as long as we live.”
 

Linda couldn't help those nauty tears that insisted on running down her cheeks, she sniffed a little and Nick smiled back at her.

The minister then looked at her and said : "Now, you please repeat after me"

"Nick, today I ask you to be my lawfully wedded husband.
I take you, with all your faults and your strengths,
as I offer myself to you with my faults and my strengths.
I will help you when you need help,
and will turn to you when I need help.
I will respect you, be faithful to you and honest with you;
And I vow to love you and care for you always.
I choose you as the person with whom I will spend my life,
through the best and the worst of what is to come as long as we live.”
 

They hold hands as both turned to face the minister.
 

"Nick, Linda, by the power vested in me, and the authorization of the state of Florida, I now pronounce you husband and wife. Nick, you may kiss your bride.”

Nick took Linda's head on his hands as they both melt on a soft kiss, everyone was clapping now, trying to hide those tears on the corner of the eye.
Linda and Nick turned around to face them while smiling. the boys came to congratulate Nick, as Linda turned to Trish and her mom who was standing there. Trish quickly came to her, and hugged her tight.

"Congratulations Mrs Carter" she joked

"Aw Linda, I'm so happy, ..." her mom said sniffing a little  "my little girl" she said as she started crying again

"mom... I've never been so happy, come here" she said as she hugged her. She then hugged her brother and looked at her dad who wasn't saying a word.

"Dad?" she then called

"One day you say you are going on tour with your boyfriend, a bockstreet boy,  the next day you say it was a mistake and that you're going back to London to med school, then you moved here, and in no time, you just got married, sorry but, it happened so quick" she said as he shared a few tears

"daddy... Look, I'm happy, Nick makes me the happiest woman on earth, and I love him.. I want you to know that I really do" she said as she hugged him

"And I love her" Nick said as he came behind her and hold her on his arms

"but still, it's my little girl, you better take good care of her!"

"I will, I promise"

"Then, well, you have my blessing" Linda's dad said as he and Nick hugged "Welcome to the family son"

"Thank you Mr Schwit, thank you"