So, it turns out Theo, Romeo and I were all getting married on the same day, as decided by all the girls. Sophie had this incredible idea, or so I've heard, and everyone knew about this idea except me, Ava, Romeo, Juliet, Theo and Mabel. Even Lily and Nora knew, and somehow I couldn't get it out of them.

Now on the day of my wedding, I was ready with the other guys and we were all getting ready to get married. We were on the island, so I wasn't sure what this extraordinary idea that Sophie had could possibly be. Until I looked out near the helicopter pad and realized there was a huge ship docking there.

"Uhm.... Theo! Remi! Come here!" I called out, making the guys come out of the villa only to see the huge cruise ship.

"What on earth?" They asked.

Sophie came bouncing up and down out of the Villa.

"My baby, my nephew, and my baby brother are getting married! So I did something!" She said.

"Momma, are you serious?!" Theo gasped.

"Yes! We have the whole ship to ourselves, and we're all getting on... we have honeymoons planned for each of you." Sophie said.

"Sophie!" I screeched.

"I'm serious! I've got everything settled. I've got staff taking care of everything so that everyone can enjoy the cruise, ok?" She said.

"You're serious?" I asked.

"Dead serious." She smiled.

"Hell yeah! This beats any wedding I could've planned." Romeo cheered, running into the Villa.

"Yo! Brides! Get your butts down here and look at the wedding we're all about to have!" He screamed at the top of his lungs.

"What about Mabel and Ava's parents?" I asked.

"They're already on the ship." Sophie laughed.

"What? How?" I asked.

"It picked Ava's parents up from California, and Mabel's parents just flew in this morning." Sophie said.

"I cannot believe you, Sophie!" I said in amazement.

"What did you expect. My baby brother, my son and my nephew are getting married on the same day and you expected less?" Sophie laughed.

"You didn't have to do all this." I said in shock.

"I know, but this is special and those girls have been through a lot. You deserve a good time." She told us.

"And what about Lily?" I asked, just as Lily walked out of the Villa in her little blue dress.

"Oh, cool. The boat is here." She smiled.

"Unbelievable." I said, watching Lily run towards the helicopter pad.

"Gabe... what on earth?!" Ava said in shock, walking out in her wedding dress and taking my breath away. The dress was so simple, but so damn perfect for her. She looked stunning. Her tanned complexion looked so good with the pure white colour of the dress. Her hair was in soft waves, flowing down just past her shoulders and her makeup was soft and natural.

"God, you're out of this world, Ava. How do you manage to be this gorgeous?" I asked her.

I was so ready for some privacy with this girl after we were officially married. Luckily Ava, my parents and I had been able to get Lily excited for spending the night with her grandparents. She'd be meeting Ava's parents for the first time in person. I didn't know how she was going to take it, because she knew them and talked to them on the phone with us, but she'd never actually been in their presence.

We didn't care much for the ceremonies in this family. We just got the documents, signed them and partied. Everyone was extra excited for this wedding, especially after the shock of this cruise ship.

"We're going on a cruise?" Ava asked in shock.

"Yup. Wedding on a cruise ship and then we're headed off to travel as a family, except we're dropping you kids off for your honeymoons and picking you up on the way back." Sophie laughed.

"Where are you guys going to go?" Theo asked Sophie.

"Remember the school your father and I were paying for?" Sophie asked Theo.

"Yeah." He nodded.

"We're going to check out the progress and see some of the kids there." Sophie smiled, seeming excited.

"You're going by cruise?" Romeo asked.

"No. We're stopping in the Mediterranean after dropping you guys off and we're going to travel through part of Europe, Asia and Africa while you guys have your fun. Rosalie said she had some family she'd love to visit in france as well, so we're dropping by there first to ask them about their roots and then she's going to go to Africa to explore her roots and her culture with Evan and Em. I think Hazel and Riki are going to go with them at first and Killian is going to join them here and there whenever he can get the time. Unfortunately he couldn't free up his schedule for that long." Sophie chuckled.

"This is going to be so cool!" Romeo said in awe.

"Yeah, it is." Sophie laughed.

"Did you guys buy that cruise ship?!" Remi asked.

"Well, yes. But it's going to be used for transport, we've got lots of products for Angel's Cosmetics that are going to be sold in East Asia and South Asia. There will be staff on the ships, and they're going to be making sure all the products are well packaged and kept safe on the journey, some of them will be dropping by to get some stats and stuff." Sophie explained.

"Hey, Mama." Micah said, walking out from inside the villa and kissing Sophie on the forehead. "No more business talk for now, ok?"

Sophie laughed and nodded, letting him lead her to the ship. Us grooms grabbed our beautiful brides and took them to the cruise ship as well.

Once we had confirmed five times that everyone was on the ship, everything sort of began. The girls were all dolled up and ready for a beautiful evening. It was amazing how everyone was paired up. The amount of love on the cruise ship was insane.

Lily clung to Ava and I almost the whole time, not seeming as excited as earlier to be left alone with our parents. The best thing about that wedding though, was Lily running up to Sophie and taking the microphone for her speech.

I didn't know my six year old daughter had prepared a speech, but there was a lot that the little strawberry could hide apparently.

She was nervous at first, shaking a little bit. But I picked her up and pulled her onto the seat between Ava and I.

"I like to read." Lily said into the microphone.

I smiled, kissing her on her forehead and encouraging her to continue.

"And... I like to read fairytales about princesses... I always wanted to be part of a fairytale... but I never thought I was going to be.... then I met Daddy.... he fed me strawberries in the morning and he let me do what I needed to do to be comfort-comfortable. He took care of me and cared about me. And he told Mommy about me, then Mommy and Daddy got together and then when I was in trouble they saved me... now I can be happy with Mommy and Daddy and Cornelius and James and the rest of the family. And when Mommy and Daddy decided to get married, I realized I was part of a fairtytale. A special fairytale... about a doctor, a teacher and their little strawberry... and that makes me happy." Lily said, before holding out the microphone for Sophie to take and then curling into Ava's side, her cheeks all red.

I felt a tear slide down my cheek and I looked over to find Ava sobbing her heart out as she held onto our baby girl.

"It's always going to be us, baby. The doctor, the teacher and the little strawberry... ok?" Ava said to Lily.

"And the new baby..." Lily said.

"The new baby?" I asked.

"Yeah... aren't you gonna get a baby brother or sister for me?" Lily asked.

"I'm not sure, baby. We'll see." Ava told her, kissing her forehead.

"Ok." Lily nodded.

Everyone went on and made some speeches, none as cute as Lily's though. There was lots of dancing, of course. We all let loose when we were celebrating. I was happy to see Ava's parents enjoying themselves as well as Mabel's parents. Momma took Lily and told Ava and I to enjoy ourselves, so I got time to enjoy my sweet wife while she was all dressed in her wedding dress.

"Will you dance with me, Teach?" She asked me.

"Of course I will, Doc. It would be a great honour." I chuckled, taking her hand and leading her to an open area. I wrapped my arm around her waist and she wrapped her arms around my shoulder, shivering a little as the ocean breeze gently swept past us. I pulled her closer, warming her up a little and she stared into my eyes lovingly.

The power of silence was strong. I could just look deep into her pretty eyes and not say a word, but convey all my feelings to her and receive her feelings through those beautiful brown orbs. Eventually, I felt like I had to take advantage of the fact that I had Ava all to myself.

I pulled her closer and planted a short kiss on her lips, connecting our foreheads and staring into her eyes. The overwhelming need to tell her how I felt hit me like a ton of bricks.

"I love you. I-I-I... I've never met anyone this perfect. Like I'm serious, Ava. You make me so damn happy that I don't know what to do with myself." I told her.

"I'm so happy that I get to do life with you." She whispered, kissing me again as we swayed back and forth in each other's arms. "I love you more than even I can fathom."

"I literally lucked out on the best woman there ever was for me.... I believe that we are actually soulmates." I said to her.

"Of course we are, otherwise we wouldn't have made it this far. It's been tough for both of us, but always tough in a way that brought us closer." Ava told me.

"I love you, baby." I smiled at her.

"I love you too. I can't wait for some privacy." She giggled, which was new for her. She didn't usually express her desire for intimacy.

"Ava, you know you can tell me if you're not ready to do anything tonight... we can just have a relaxing time together with some privacy." I said, kissing her forehead.

"No, I really want to take that step with you, Gabe. I'm ready. But I am a little nervous." She giggled, resting her head against my chest as we continued to dance slowly to the song playing in the background.

"I'm nervous too." I said, kissing the top of her head.

"But why are you nervous?" She asked, looking up at me with a concerned look on her face.

"Because I don't really know what I'm doing and I don't want to hurt you." I said, my cheeks turning red.

"You won't hurt me, baby... it'll only hurt a little." She told me, seeming confident in her statement.

"I'm just hearing about it hurting now... like why does it hurt?" I said softly.

"Gabe? You've never heard that a girl's first time hurts?" She giggled.

"Why would I have heard that? It's never exactly been in my agenda to figure out what a girl's first time is like for her.... Until now." I sighed, feeling so embarrassed and inexperienced.

"It doesn't always hurt... it just depends on your size a little and how ready I am." She explained.

"How ready you are?" I asked in confusion. "How do I know that you're ready?"

"You'll know." She said, turning red and hiding her face in the crook of my neck.

"We can just dance a little longer and then go retire for the night." I said gently.

"Lily will be ok with our parents." Ava smiled, looking over at Lily who was currently laying half asleep over my father's chest.

"She's finally comfortable." I smiled, rubbing Ava's back.

"I feel like everything has finally settled." She smiled.

"You're right." I smiled, kissing her forehead as we danced.

Mabel and Theo had both run off to their room a while ago, both of them excited and happy. Romeo was still slow dancing with Juliet, looking more serious than I'd ever seen him. He was definitely very nervous, knowing Juliet already had a bad experience and probably felt a little scared at the moment.

It wasn't long before Ava went over to Romeo and Juliet, congratulated them, hugged Juliet and spoke to her for a few minutes and then joined me, rushing to our room and dragging me behind her. My girl was eager to get in bed with me and I wasn't complaining. I may have been a little nervous, but I wouldn't let that stop me from enjoying this night.