Carmen smiles at her mother, and receives a smile in return. “Chane is drooling for you.”

Carmen turns to see Shane, standing there, in a tux, so beautiful Carmen thinks. Her Shane, hers, soon will be sealed together for life. She wants to cry, but she can’t think at all once their eyes lock together. Their eyes, are both soul searching, to find how their souls are so incomplete, the other meant to fit perfectly in the other. They’re made for each other. No matter what their love will succeed over any obstacle life throws at them.

Carmen finally makes it to being just inches away from Shane. Shane smiles at Carmen, shyly and so nervous, she feels reassured when Carmen gives her a smile that echoes in her heart. Carmen’s mother grabs hold of Carmen’s hands and then grabs Shane’s as she links them together, their fingers intertwining perfectly. Before turning to her seat Carmen’s mother give Shane a look that says I can kill you. Shane smiles at the woman, is thankful that she had that talk with her friends.

The ceremony continues, as they stare deep into each other’s eyes, both seeing nothing but love in the other’s eyes. Then it was time for the vows. Carmen had hers done since the moment she said yes to Shane, while Shane just wrote the clichéd lines. But now, Shane knew exactly what to say.

Carmen started off,

You are the love of my life,

I know this every time I look into your eyes.

I know we haven’t always been stable.

But our love will always prevail,

Our love has no limits, and

We’ve been through so much already,

I know that we will make it,

Because if we don’t, the simple

Thought of losing you pains me

More than any other.

I’ll love you forever.

Shane sees tears come down Carmen’s and wipes them away, as her own fall down her face. Damn, she didn’t want to cry, and she hasn’t even said her own vows!

Shane feels nervous but as she stares into Carmen’s eyes, it begins to fade. Shane begins with her vows:

Carmen,

My love for you is real,

It burns within my heart,

And erupts through my veins,