Honeymoon
by Ladydeakin
DISCLAIMER: 'The Bill' characters depicted in this story are copyrighted to Thames Television/Pearson Corp. All other characters depicted in this story are copyrighted to the relevant author or creator.
Prologue
The double doors of the salon opened. Everyone stood and turned around, as the music swelled. Flashbulbs started popping as people whispered and took photographs. In walked June Gowan, on Sir Steven Croft's arm. She looked absolutely beautiful. She was wearing a long cream lace-trimmed gown, simple and elegant, carrying a bouquet of stargazer lilies and irises.
John Boulton stood at the front of the room, with Duncan Lennox by his side. John smiled to himself. He was glad Duncan had a flask of whiskey in his pocket which he had helped himself to, five minutes ago. John had never been so nervous in his entire life as he was in this moment. He was sure that she wasn't going to turn up, but there she was, coming towards him, growing more beautiful by the second.
John's breath caught in his throat as June glided down the aisle, magnificent and resplendent. Every time he saw her, she seemed to grow more beautiful in his eyes. Although they had only been a couple for six months, he loved her completely. Two weeks after she came back to him at the Met Christmas Party, he proposed and was shocked when she accepted. She truly did come back for him, and they were rarely apart from then on. To John, getting married seemed like the logical step. He loved her; with every fibre of his being he knew it. He would always love her for her softness, her sweetness and her fiery conviction and passion. Just being around her set his soul alight. Today he was going to make her his, forever. John couldn't be happier.
June stood beside John at the front of the registry office. They looked at each other, shyly, and smiled.
"Hi," she whispered.
"Hi," he whispered back.
"We are gathered here today to witness the joining of John Anthony Boulton and Judith Elizabeth Gowan in the contract of matrimony," the Registrar started. "If anyone here gathered knows of any reason why these two should not be joined in matrimony, please speak now."
The room was silent, with the exception of cameras going off.
"John Anthony Boulton, do you take Judith Elizabeth Gowan to be your lawfully wedded wife?"
"I do." He smiled at June, love and adrenaline coursing through his veins.
"And do you, Judith Elizabeth Gowan, take John Anthony Boulton to be your lawfully wedded husband?"
"I do." June grinned, she was so happy she could start to cry at any moment and was struggling to compose herself.
"May we have the rings, please?"
Duncan produced two rings, and gave them to John and June
"Repeat after me, with this ring, I thee wed."
John and June placed the rings on each other's fingers and repeated the words.
"I now pronounce you man and wife."
John swept June in his arms, kissing her lovingly over and over again. It was official. She was his. Now and forever.
by Ladydeakin
DISCLAIMER: 'The Bill' characters depicted in this story are copyrighted to Thames Television/Pearson Corp. All other characters depicted in this story are copyrighted to the relevant author or creator.
Prologue
The double doors of the salon opened. Everyone stood and turned around, as the music swelled. Flashbulbs started popping as people whispered and took photographs. In walked June Gowan, on Sir Steven Croft's arm. She looked absolutely beautiful. She was wearing a long cream lace-trimmed gown, simple and elegant, carrying a bouquet of stargazer lilies and irises.
John Boulton stood at the front of the room, with Duncan Lennox by his side. John smiled to himself. He was glad Duncan had a flask of whiskey in his pocket which he had helped himself to, five minutes ago. John had never been so nervous in his entire life as he was in this moment. He was sure that she wasn't going to turn up, but there she was, coming towards him, growing more beautiful by the second.
John's breath caught in his throat as June glided down the aisle, magnificent and resplendent. Every time he saw her, she seemed to grow more beautiful in his eyes. Although they had only been a couple for six months, he loved her completely. Two weeks after she came back to him at the Met Christmas Party, he proposed and was shocked when she accepted. She truly did come back for him, and they were rarely apart from then on. To John, getting married seemed like the logical step. He loved her; with every fibre of his being he knew it. He would always love her for her softness, her sweetness and her fiery conviction and passion. Just being around her set his soul alight. Today he was going to make her his, forever. John couldn't be happier.
June stood beside John at the front of the registry office. They looked at each other, shyly, and smiled.
"Hi," she whispered.
"Hi," he whispered back.
"We are gathered here today to witness the joining of John Anthony Boulton and Judith Elizabeth Gowan in the contract of matrimony," the Registrar started. "If anyone here gathered knows of any reason why these two should not be joined in matrimony, please speak now."
The room was silent, with the exception of cameras going off.
"John Anthony Boulton, do you take Judith Elizabeth Gowan to be your lawfully wedded wife?"
"I do." He smiled at June, love and adrenaline coursing through his veins.
"And do you, Judith Elizabeth Gowan, take John Anthony Boulton to be your lawfully wedded husband?"
"I do." June grinned, she was so happy she could start to cry at any moment and was struggling to compose herself.
"May we have the rings, please?"
Duncan produced two rings, and gave them to John and June
"Repeat after me, with this ring, I thee wed."
John and June placed the rings on each other's fingers and repeated the words.
"I now pronounce you man and wife."
John swept June in his arms, kissing her lovingly over and over again. It was official. She was his. Now and forever.