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“Stop fretting,” Daiki chuckled as he straightened Jack’s tie. “You look perfect.”
“You sure?” Jack asked as he pushed his fingers through his hair. “I’m so nervous. What if he doesn’t like the colour? What if I trip on the way out and get covered in mud and….”
“Jack, look at me,” Daiki soothed as he gently cupped his face between his palms. “You could walk out there in the ugliest Christmas sweater you own and Gabriel would still cry tears of joy at the sight of you. You’re getting married, Jack. Pre-wedding jitters are normal. Trust me; I puked less than five minutes before I walked down the aisle. Thank god for mouthwash.”
Jack smiled and wiped at his eyes. “I know,” he whimpered. “Fuck, I’m getting married!”
“If you get cold feet, I will kill you,” Hanzo warned as he wrapped his scarf through his hair.
“I’m not getting cold feet!” Jack snapped before he rubbed his arms. “I’m just so nervous! How many minutes?”
“Five,” Daiki said as he ran his fingers through Jack’s hair to tame the flyaways and spike it a little bit more. “Genji, do you need a hand with your tie?”
“Yes,” Genji huffed. “The hell? I got this fine last night! Fingers, why must you betray me?!”
Daiki brushed past Jack to help Genji with his tie and Jack turned to look at himself in the mirror. They had decided on a summer wedding and, because no one wanted to rent tuxes and dresses, they had gone full Western. Plaid shirts, jeans, cowboy boots and hats, and a tie to look formal. Jack ran a hand over his light blue shirt, inhaling deeply.
“Okay, we’re ready,” Daiki said as he opened the door to the trailer. “Come on, all my pretty boys out.”
Jack was the last one out of the trailer. His heart was in his throat as he followed his father and brothers across the field to where the pavilion was set up. He could see John leading Gabriel’s party from the other direction and did his best not to look for Gabriel.
“Hang on,” Daiki chuckled before he looped a blue bandana over Jack’s eyes. “There.”
“And now I’m going to trip in a groundhog hole and break my neck,” he pouted.
“Well, can’t have you seeing the groom now can we?” Daiki teased as he looped his arm through Jack’s and patted his hand. “Don’t worry; I won’t let you trip.”
Jack let out a soft laugh as he walked slowly with his father up the aisle. He could hear bemused laughter all around him, but he had no idea where Ana was sitting so he wasn’t about to start throwing birds every which way. Someone would take offence and he didn’t want that, not today. Daiki stopped and gently moved Jack into position in front of the altar.
“Hold your hands out,” Daiki instructed.
Jack did as he was told and felt familiar hands grab his. “Hey, handsome,” Jack teased.
“Your eyes covered too?” Gabriel asked.
“Yah,” Jack laughed.
“On three,” John said. “One,” Jack felt someone grab the length of cloth around his eyes, “two,” there was a sharp tug, “three.”
The cloth fell away and Jack felt tears spring to his eyes. Gabriel grinned back, his dark eyes filling with tears. They squeezed each other’s hands tightly, shifting a little bit closer until they could press their foreheads together.
“Hey! No kissing until after the vows!” Genji shouted.
The congregation let out an amused laugh as Jack turned to shoot his brother a glare. Reinhardt wiped at his eyes before he grinned widely and cleared his throat.
“Thank you everyone for coming here today,” he said in his booming voice. Jack couldn’t remember a time when Reinhardt wasn’t loud as hell. It certainly helped reach everyone that was seated at the back at the very least. “This is a momentous occasion! Today, I have the great honour of wedding two of my good friends together. Jack Shimada-Morrison and Gabriel Reyes,” he smiled at them. “I have only known them a few short years, but I could tell you days’ worth of stories about them. Jack has the kindest heart I know and Gabriel is an indomitable force to be reckoned with. He’s also a major pain in the ass, but that just adds to his charm.”
The wedding party let out soft chuckles; didn’t they all know it. Jack squeezed Gabriel’s hand as his fiancée rolled his eyes in amusement.
“Today is a union of not only two people, but two families,” Reinhardt continued.
Gabriel’s sister, Alejandra, let out a sniffle and lifted her chin where she was standing opposite Genji in the wedding party on Gabriel’s side. Her common-law husband was in the front row with John and Daiki, bouncing their daughter on his knee to keep her from making too much of a fuss. She was the only family member that had shown up even though Gabriel had tentatively sent the invitation to all of his siblings.
“Family is a strange and wondrous thing,” Reinhardt said with a fond smile at Alejandra. “Most assume it is only through blood that we can bond, but anyone that has travelled knows that is not true. The blood of the covenant is thicker than the waters of the womb, so they say. Family is a joining of people from different walks of life that vow to keep each other safe, happy, and put up with each individual brand of bullshit.”
“AMEN!” Genji cackled.
Everyone chuckled and shook their heads. Leave it to Genji to try to be the center of attention even though it was Jack and Gabriel’s day. Reinhardt looked between them and smiled.
“I think we should begin the vows, ja?” he asked.
Jack nodded his head and grinned at Gabriel. “I’ll go first,” he said.
“Repeat after me,” Reinhardt said as he fiddled with his glasses so he could see his tablet. “I, Jack Shimada-Morrison, take you, Gabriel Reyes, as my husband.”
“I, Jack Shimada-Morrison, take you, Gabriel Reyes, as my husband,” Jack repeated. He glanced at Reinhardt and grinned as the large man winked. He knew his vows by heart; he didn’t need to be led through them. He tightened his hold on Gabriel’s hands and pulled them close to his chest. “I promise to care for you when you are sick, both in mind and in body. I promise to never go to bed angry with you and if I do, you have full permission to roll over and squish me.” That earned him more than a few laughs. “Above all, I promise to cherish you, to love you for who you are even if there will be days where I wonder how I haven’t smothered you to death under a pillow. You are my love, Gabriel Reyes, my sun and my moon, my stars in the sky. By making these vows, I swear to hold you close and never forget that love.”
Gabriel had tears running down his face and released one of Jack’s hands to wipe them away. “Cariño,” he sniffled before taking Jack’s hands again. He nodded to Reinhardt and swallowed. “I, Gabriel Reyes, take you, Jack Shimada-Morrison, as my husband,” he said shakily. “I promise to care for you when you are sick, both in mind and in body. I promise to never raise my voice in anger no matter what I was taught as a child. I promise to cherish you and remember that of all the people in the world, you chose me. I will strive to make you happy and failing that, I will strive to make you comfortable. You are my world, Jack Shimada-Morrison. I would be lost without your light, mi sol. You are my earth-bound angel and I will move the stars themselves to show you how much I love you.”
Jack let out a weak sob as he shifted closer. Tears were making his vision swim in front of him. He could just make out Gabriel’s equally tear-stained face and see the rest of the wedding party struggling to keep it together. Daiki had his lip between his teeth to keep himself from sobbing too loudly, but tears were running down his face as he squeezed John’s hand. John had his eyes closed and his shoulders were shaking as he cried.
Reinhardt let out a sniffle before he shook himself. “And so, by the power vested in me by the State of Indiana and the Government of the United States, I now pronounce you officially husbands. You may now kiss the groom.”
Gabriel pulled Jack close and kissed him deeply. The congregation let out cheers as Jack wrapped his arms around Gabriel’s neck. They pulled away and rubbed their noses together, laughing a little around their tears.
“We’re married,” Jack whispered.
“Rings!” Genji shouted.
“I got it,” Gabriel waved a hand at him before whistling sharply.
Reaper came bounding up the aisle from where he was sitting impatiently beside Ana. The Doberman Pinscher wagged his tail happily as he sat in front of Jack, lifting his head up to show off the box on his collar.
“Good boy,” Jack cooed as he knelt down to pull the box off. “Who’s the best little doggie, eh?”
Reaper did the happy-dog squirm as he resisted the urge to lean on Jack’s leg. Jack scratched behind his floppy ears before standing up. He opened the box and pulled Gabriel’s band out. He grinned up at his husband before sliding the ring over Gabriel’s knuckle.
“With this ring, I take you as mine,” he murmured softly.
Gabriel kissed him again as he slipped the matching band over Jack’s knuckle. “Until the stars stop shining in the sky,” he agreed.
Reaper barked loudly and ran happy circles around the two of them. The congregation stood up and clapped, whistling loudly as Gabriel wrapped his arm around Jack’s waist and started the long walk back to the house for the reception.
“I’m still crying,” Genji whined as he watched Jack and Gabriel feed each other a piece of their wedding cake.
“Drink more water,” Hanzo suggested as he leaned against Jesse’s chest.
Genji waved at his face. “I’m so happy I want to die,” he whined.
Hanzo rolled his eyes in amusement as Jack stared slicing the wedding cake into piece. His brother was so dramatic. At least he wasn’t complaining about not having a partner with him to enjoy the wedding with. Alejandra had her daughter resting on her shoulder, smiling as Gabriel and Jack shared another kiss.
“I’m so glad my brother found yours,” she said softly. “He was a miserable kid growing up. I figured out what the issue was pretty early on, but how can you console your little brother about it being natural and okay for him to like boys when our parents seethed every time anything unconventional happened?”
“Jack is good to him,” Hanzo agreed. “I see now that Gabriel had a lot of pain in his heart growing up.”
“Oh, don’t try to pull the wool over my eyes,” Alejandra teased. “I know my brother was a little shithead. Just because you know the reason doesn’t excuse what he did. At least he grew up.”
Hanzo let out a soft chuckle as Gabriel walked over with a plate for his sister. “Hey, can little Sombra have cake yet?” Gabriel asked as he looked at his niece in adoration.
“Not yet,” Alejandra laughed. “She’s three months, Gabe! She’s barely able to go more than two hours without breastmilk!”
“Never hurts to ask,” he pouted.
“Such a sweetheart,” Alejandra teased as her partner accepted the plate. “Jack’s been good to you.”
Gabriel pouted more and swiped a bit of icing off of the piece of cake to tap onto Alejandra’s nose. “Meanie.”
Alejandra laughed and kissed her brother’s cheek before shooing him off to save his husband from his weepy father. Hanzo smiled and followed Gabriel, gently untangling Daiki from Jack’s shoulders.
“Oto, how much have you had to drink?” he asked with a gentle tease.
“My baby is married,” Daiki sniffled and wiped at his eyes. “I’m celebrating!”
“Where’s Dad?” Hanzo laughed.
“Pee-break,” Jack shook his head as he let himself be pulled close to Gabriel’s chest. “And I think he was making sure your cousin wasn’t going to steal the good china.”
Hanzo shook his head before gently steering his father towards a chair so he could sit down. Daiki sniffled loudly as his cousin appeared at his shoulder and tapped his nose.
“Since when were you so weepy, Iki?” Miyu Shimada teased. “Has America turned you soft?”
“My son just got married to the love of his life!” Daiki huffed at her. “I’m allowed to be as weepy as I damn well please!”
“Oh, you are adorable, old man,” she laughed and hugged him close. “Mmm, I’ve missed you, Iki.”
Hanzo left the two of them to reminisce about their childhood and how different it is to raise boys as opposed to girls. Jesse caught him around the waist and pulled him out onto the grass for a slow dance, grinning as Hanzo wrapped his arms around his neck.
“Hey, you look good in blue,” Jesse teased as he pressed his nose against Hanzo’s cheek.
“And you look dashing in that tie,” Hanzo smiled as he kissed Jesse’s lips tenderly. “Mmm, very good.”
Jesse grinned as they twirled around and around. One of Jack’s friends from school, Ana, waved at them, motioning towards her camera. Hanzo nodded and smiled against Jesse’s chest as she started taking pictures. She flashed a thumbs up before hurrying off to the next couple. Slowly, Hanzo guided Jesse off the dancefloor and over towards one of the fields.
Sakura and her foal were grazing near the fence. The brilliant chestnut colt, Sundance, was trotting after grasshoppers, unafraid of anything. Bullet was a short distance away, his gaze sweeping from Sakura to the other mares that they were slowly introducing to their fourth herd. John had promised that Hanzo and Jesse would get the herd once they were out of school and established in New Mexico like they wanted to be.
Sundance came trotting over as soon as he smelt them, blowing air through his nostrils as he tried to bugle like his sire. Jesse crooned at the baby, running his nails over the soft fur of the colt’s face.
“Aw, how’s my little Sundance?” he asked. “You’re getting so big!”
The colt tossed his head happily and lifted his nose just enough to show off the little box tied around his neck. Hanzo did his best not to grin as Jesse swiftly removed the box.
“Huh?” he asked in confusion as he opened it. “What’s this?”
He blinked at the little strip of paper in the box. Hanzo shifted behind him and slowly pulled out the velvet box he’d retrieved from his room just before the reception started. He’d asked Jack if he would be insulted if he proposed to Jesse at his wedding and Jack had told him that he’d better fucking propose or he was getting his ass kicked black and blue. He waited for Jesse to finish rereading the note that said “turn around” and smiled at him.
“Darlin’?” Jesse asked in confusion.
Hanzo tilted his head to the side, smirked wider, and slowly got down on one knee. Jesse’s mouth fell open as Hanzo took his hand.
“My foolish dreaming cowboy,” he said, “you have filled my heart with more love and adoration than I could have ever hoped to have in my life. I want to wake every morning to your face and listen to your soft sighs as you dream. Jesse McCree, will you marry me?”
Jesse let out a soft noise and nodded. “Yes,” he said. “Hanzo, yes!”
Hanzo slipped the golden band over Jesse’s knuckle and stood up, kissing him as Jesse started crying. Bullet threw his head over the fence and snorted at Jesse, tossing his head angrily when he was ignored.
“Oh, hush, you!” Jesse laughed as he turned to run his hand over the stallion’s nose. “I’m a little overwhelmed! What do you think? Good mate?”
He pulled Hanzo close and Bullet threw his black head around in approval. Sakura shook her head and whinnied, calling Sundance back to her side. Sundance kicked his hooves as he trotted over, stuffing his head under her belly to suckle. Jesse wiped at his eyes before he hugged Hanzo tightly.
“So, we waiting to tell everyone?” he asked.
“Jack already knows,” Hanzo chuckled. “I wanted to make sure he was okay with me proposing at his wedding.”
Tears rolled down Jesse’s face and he wiped at his eyes some more. “I can’t believe I’m marrying you,” he laughed. “Sonnova bitch, Han!”
Hanzo smiled and led Jesse back towards the reception. Ana lost her mind when she realized Jesse had the band around his finger; “I wanted pictures, you little shit”; and Daiki started crying all over again. Miyu covered Hanzo’s face in kisses, wiping at tears because her ‘little wolf was all grown up’, and hugged Jesse tightly. John pulled both of them into a tight hug and growled that they were going to kill him from dehydration. Genji whined that he was going to be forever alone as the rest of the family and friends congratulated the two of them.
Hanzo held Jesse close and smiled. Surprises were definitely something he could get used to so long as Jesse was at the heart of them.