A/N: Keep reviewing, didn't think the wedding idea was very original but someone said that I'd finally done a wedding story, so thanks!
Despite Claire and Charlie's earlier thoughts, planning an island wedding was harder than they expected. Even though there was no legal stuff, they still had to find a venue, make lots of food themselves, salvage some decent clothing, choose the best man and bridesmaids, and hope it didn't rain; with the island's unpredictable weather anything was possible.
They already had the venue sorted out, the couple had both always wanted to be married on a beach somewhere, and the island had no shortage of beautiful beaches. Plus, with Eko's church they could be married in a religious place, which was a plus side for Charlie. The bridesmaid was to be Kate, seeing as Kate had delivered Aaron, well, it would be a little mean not to choose her. The best man however, was harder to choose; as there were so many people that Charlie could choose…
Jack spent most afternoons in the hatch, doing, well, something. This particular afternoon he was washing dishes at the sink when Charlie approached him.
"Hey Charlie," said Jack when he saw him approach.
"Hi Jack," replied Charlie, "you know, Claire and I are getting married in 3 days time, and, well, I haven't chosen my best man yet."
"Uh huh," said Jack
"And, well, I was wondering if you'd like to, you know, be it?"
"Be your best man?" asked Jack
"Yeah, oh god this is so stupid, I wish I hadn't asked. Sorry, I'll leave now," said Charlie
Just as Charlie was turning away, Jack called out "yeah, of course,"
Charlie turned round and gave Jack a huge hug. "You won't regret this!"
Finally he had a best man, but who was going to carry out the ceremony? Being religious, he had wanted a wedding in a church with his whole family there. He felt a lump rise in his throat at the thought of having a wedding without his "mam". She didn't even know he was alive, let alone getting married to an Australian woman on an island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean…
Anyway, enough of that, who was going to carry out the ceremony? He knew what he should do. He should go back and ask Claire. Yes, he was going to ask Claire.
When he got back, Claire was chopping up a banana and feeding it to Aaron.
"Hey Charlie," she smiled
"Er, hi Claire. Listen, I have something to ask you,"
"Is it about the wedding?"
"Yeah,"
Claire looked puzzled, but she stopped feeding Aaron and put him onto the floor to play for a bit.
"Ok, shoot,"
"Who do you think should carry out the wedding ceremony?"
"Well who's the most obvious choice?" smiled Claire
"I don't know that's why I'm asking you!" said Charlie, exasperated.
"Think!" said Claire "He's probably carried out a few weddings in his lifetime."
Then it clicked.
"Eko!" said Charlie.
"You could almost hear the wheels turning in your brain," laughed Claire. "So are you going to ask him?"
"I'll do it right now!"
"Good darling!"
And with that Charlie bounded away from the caves and towards the church, where Eko spent most of his days.
When Charlie arrived Eko was at his altar, arranging the flowers.
"Hey Eko,"
"Hello Charlie, what can I help you with?"
"Well, actually it's quite a big favour I'm asking you to do…you see, Claire and I are planning to marry in 3 days time and…well…we were wondering if you'd carry out the ceremony?"
"I was expecting that," said Eko in his deep, comforting voice. "It would be an honour,"
"Thanks," said Charlie, as he couldn't think of anything else to say. He had to be careful around Eko as they all knew what he was capable of.
He ran back to the caves to tell Claire.
"That's brilliant Charlie!" she cried and kissed him on the cheek.
Charlie blushed, "yeah, I suppose it is," he mumbled.
It seemed like everything was going perfectly, and the big day hadn't even come yet…
A/N: This is the second time I've uploaded this chapter because I had a sudden thought that Eko should carry out the wedding ceremony. He just completely slipped my mind when I was writing it the first time. Jin wasn't my first choice for a best man, Jack was, seeing as he does everything important on the island but I thought that he could carry out the wedding. I've also re-written the next chapter too, so keep reading!
Luv ya all!
Kate
