Wedding Plans
Jackson Stewart was standing on the beach at the front of his family's Malibu beach house, taking a few minutes to collect his thoughts before he left for the church. He was getting married today and needed a couple of minutes to get his head around that very fact. It was in this time of reflection he saw her sitting in her bridesmaids dress on the beach, he couldn't tell from his vantage point but she was crying. He went over to her to tell her that it was time to leave. As he approached he saw her tears.
"Lily, are you ok, what's wrong?" he asked placing his arm around her.
"I'm sorry Jackson, I can't do it." She said brushing away her tears.
"Do what?"
"Watch you marry someone else." She said as she turned away.
"I don't understand, why not?" he asked.
"It doesn't matter, just go and marry Cassandra, be with the woman you love."
She hadn't gotten more than 10 feet away when he blurted
"How do you know that's not you?" She stopped where she stood and turned to face him her eyes growing wide.
"Are you saying you…love me?"
"Yeah I guess I am"
She ran to him and kissed him with all the feeling she could muster, he picked her up in his arms and kissed her back feeling exactly the same. Once they had stopped she looked at him and shyly she told him
"I love you too."
"So I guess the wedding's off?" said Miley looking at the pair.
"Yeah, it is." He replied
"Miley, I…" Lily started
"Its ok, I get it, I'm not going to stand in the way of true love." Miley smiled and embraced the pair.
"We could still have a wedding today." Jackson stated abruptly
"Huh?" the girls said in unison.
"Lily I know its, well, sudden but…" he got on one knee
"Will you marry me…today…right now?" he asked looking up at her smiling.
"Yes, yes I will." She answered, barely audible.
"Well let's get you two to the church." Miley said embracing the pair, again.
As the three walked up the beach, Lily thought to herself, 'This day turned out better than I expected, so did my life for that matter.'