Rating: Pg/Pg-13
Disclaimer: Don't own Buffy, Willow, Angel, Spike, Giles and who ever else appears on the show, they belong to Joss. I do own the rights to Emma, Dante, AJ and Cass. If you want to use them please ask first, I'll probably have no problems with loaning them out. :)
Spoilers: None that I can think of.
Author's Notes: Dante and Emma's wedding.

Angel paced the small room like a caged beast. Stopping only when he heard Spike snickering from the door. He stopped and sighed, he just wasn't ready for this.

"You're wanted down the hall." Spike informed Angel.

Angel walked toward the door, nervously smoothing down the black tux jacket. Spike placed a hand on Angel's arm understanding his nervousness.

Angel smiled slightly at Spike before he made his way down to the room at the end of the narrow hall. He took a deep un-needed breath then slowly opened the door. Angel just stood in the doorway taking in the sight before him. Emma stood on a small platform in the middle of the room, the long white wedding gown flowing out around her in a pool of silk. Buffy was kneeling behind her fixing a hem, Willow stood next to her smoothing out the hood of the veil. Cass and Mama were talking to Emma holding her hands, obviously trying to calm her.

"Daddy." Emma smiled greeting Angel.

Angel smiled and slowly entered the room. "Hi baby."

Buffy stood up and smiled at Angel. She gently touched Willow's arm. Willow understood and followed the blonde slayer out of the room. Cass and Mama quickly followed the two leaving father and daughter alone.

"You look beautiful, baby."

Emma smiled. "I feel nauseous."

Angel chuckled, taking his daughter's hand and helping her down. She laced her arm through Angel's and picked up the layers of silk and lace.

"You still can back out of this." Angel told her.

Emma smiled. "I love Dante, daddy. I want to do this."

"I know. I just wanted to know for certain." He sighed.

Emma smiled as they walked to the top of the steps that led out to the garden. She could feel Angel stiffen a bit as he escorted her down the steps to where Dante was waiting for her. With a slight pang he placed his little girl's hand into Dante's.

Dante held Emma's gloved hand gently in his as the minister started the ceremony. From the moment he had seen Emma come down the garden steps, she was the only one Dante could focus on.

They grinned at each other as the minister continued on through their vows and the exchange of wedding bands.

"You may kiss the bride." The minister announced. Dante gave Emma a soft kiss, but brief kiss on the lips.

"Oh come on now! You can do better than that." Spike shouted at his son.

Dante grinned, wrapping an arm around his wife's waist, pulling her close for a searing kiss. The kiss itself caused cat calls, whistles and loud applause from the guests gathered. It also left the bride and groom a bit breathless in it's wake.

The group followed the happy couple into the mansion where the large front room had been converted into a reception area. When everyone seemed settled AJ stood in the center of the room that had been designated as the dance floor.

"If I could have everyone's attention for a moment." AJ called. "Before the happy bride and groom have the honors of the first dance, I felt it my duty to say a few words. Dante, Emma, we love you guys. I think you know that, especially since we're still here after all the crap the both of you have put us through. And we wish you the best of luck for all eternity." AJ sighed and moved off the floor as the slow strings of Sarah Mclachian's "I Love You" started to play. It was the song that had been playing when Dante had asked Emma to dance with him at the Bronze the night they had kissed for the first time. And as if time was repeating itself, Dante and Emma stood out in the middle of the dance floor, swaying to the music and locked in each other's embrace.

The night moved on rapidly after that. Emma sharing a dance with Angel, before getting traded off to Spike, while Dante was busy taking his turns with Buffy and Willow. An hour later Emma tossed her bouquet into the waiting arms of Cass, who dove between three other girls to get get it. After that Dante helped Emma into a chair in the middle of the room, while all the single guys lined up behind them. Emma smirked at Dante as he got down on his knees in front of her. She slowly lifted her foot and let her shoe drop to the floor before placing her stocking foot on Dante's shoulder. Dante ran his hands up her leg and under the layers of silk and lace until he felt the garter. He slipped his fingers under the elastic and slowly pulled it down and off her leg. Standing up he counted to three before tossing it over his shoulder. The garter landed right in AJ's hands, causing him to blush. Dante and Emma both just laughed.

"How long until we can get out of here?" Emma asked as they were walking over to cut the cake.

"I think we can leave after this." Dante smiled at her.

"Good."

They cut the cake and proceeded to smash it into each other's face.

"Are you alright?" Buffy asked Angel quietly, while everyone was watching the limo fade into the night.

"Not really." Angel replied. "But I think I will be."

Buffy laced her fingers through his and led him back inside.

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