Chapter Nineteen: For Better or for Worse

Phoenix took a deep breath, trying to center himself. After his proposal, the preparations for the wedding went by in a flurry as he and Sadie had wanted to get married in Anne Arbor before moving away for for Sadie's new job. Phoenix felt like he'd hardly had a chance to get used to the idea before he was standing here as a groom on the big day.

Sadie's father, Sahil Kapoor, tried to reassure his soon-to-be son-in-law. Sure, his daughter could be over-emotional at times, but she wasn't that hard to live with. You just needed to watch out when she started giving you those big, puppy dog eyes. Even after twenty years, Sahil admitted, she could still bend him to her will with that trick.

Phoenix wasn't so sure this advice was helping at the moment.

Meanwhile, Rachel was peaking into the dressing room to check up on Sadie.

She told her how happy she was that Sadie was joining the family and let her know what a beautiful bride she was.

And then it was time for the ceremony to begin.

And then the reception.

Sahil sighed as he sunk into the seat next to Rachel, "I don't know what happened, it seems like she was just a little girl such a short time ago, "

"Oh, yes, I know what you mean," Rachel agreed, surprised to hear her own thoughts voiced aloud by someone else.

"You work so hard to give them everything they need," he continued, "and then, before you can blink, they're leaving and you wonder if those were the things you were supposed to have given them."

"Well, I don't know," Rachel replied, "but in the end, they look happy, don't they? I don't think we did too bad."

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You may have noticed that Sadie convinced Phoenix to go back to his natural hair color for the wedding. ;)  I meant to mention it last time, but Phoenix had rolled a want to ask Sadie to marry him when they were teens and I'd had it saved since. It was nice being able to fulfill that after what I had to put poor Rachel through. Rachel's formal wear was designed as part of a mid-life crisis wish, btw, and has been sitting around waiting for this event. But now it's time for some funny pictures!

Phoenix and Sadie decided to synchronize their first trip to the bathroom as husband and wife:

Eariler, I had moved Sadie and Sahil into the Keatts' house before the wedding so I could have better control over everyone, if necessary, so here's the carpool to the venue:

I think it's hilarious how Sadie and Sahil look like they're being taken away for sentencing or something. No backing out now! xD

And here's Phoenix the next morning, making clear to Sahil what his intentions with his daughter are:

"I will impregnate her with many babies."

That's most likely due to Phoenix's family oriented trait, which he got when he aged up to Young Adult. So now, his full trait list is Brave, Good, Vegetarian, Rebellious and Family Oriented. And because I don't think I've ever mentioned them, Sadie's traits are Adventurous, Hates the Outdoors, Over Emotional, Mooch and Loser. I noticed the adventurous trait when she was a child, and that sealed her fate as Phoenix future wife, since I already new that secondary income for gen two was going to be adventurer.

I created Sahil so that Sadie would have some family. He's basically a gender-swapped version of her with a few tweaks here and there. He's a single parent, like Rachel, and in my head part of the reason that Phoenix and Sadie got along so well is because they grew up under such similar circumstances, with single parents who were very busy with work all the time and could therefore relate to each other.

The guests at the wedding were mostly Sadie's friends (some of whom Phoenix was also acquainted with), Rachel's co-workers, and random people who showed up at the community lot since I didn't buy it out. The only two attendees who were really familiar to me were Greg Hamilton and Holly Sue MuMacker, Rachel's current and previous partner, respectively, although neither has been a part of the story since chapter four. Still, it was enough to get them both front row seats next to Rachel and Sahil during the ceremony.

Rachel and Sahil's expressions during the wedding were pretty funny, too. I especially recommend going back and taking a good look at the change in emotions between the two wedding cake pictures. xD Which makes this a good time to remind you that you can always click on the pictures to see a larger version.

Anyway, enough blabbing! Now there's only one more chapter left and then they make the move to Meadow Glen. :)