He heard a yell and went running, only to be met by a hand sticking out of the bathroom door, "Do not even think of coming in here Jack Bauer, you cannot see the bride before the wedding."

"Are you okay? Why did you yell?"

"Just a little bump, no worries, now you go get gorgeous mister."

"Yes ma'am," he muttered under his breath.

He went back to the other room, putting on the loose button down shirt that matched his khakis and sighed.

He was going too far with this, way too far.

Of course he wanted to marry Chloe, but…she'd lost her memory, there was no way to be sure he was hurting her or helping her.

When she'd gone into the store to buy a dress he'd hidden behind a clothes rack and called her doctor. The very un-helpful man told him that telling Chloe the truth now, after giving into the lie at first, would be catastrophic of her psyche. He'd kindly asked him why he didn't mention that at the hospital.

But that was done with, his plan now as to go through with the vows, get some painkillers in Chloe and get her to bed…he couldn't possibly fight her off if she decided she wanted to re-enact their honeymoon.

"Jack," she called, "Are you ready?"

He moved to the bedroom door, "I am, meet you on the deck."

"2 minutes," she told him.

He tried to keep calm as he waited for her, staring out at the sun as it began to set over the hills.

"Hi," he heard behind him, he turned fast, and then stopped dead in his tracks.

The dress, a deep read color, clung to her, every inch, every curve, tantalizingly showing off just enough to make you want more.

He wanted more, he so wanted more.

But he wasn't going to go there.

"Baby, you look amazing."

She smiled, coming closer and taking his hand, "you don't look half bad either, Mr. Bauer." She leaned up and he met her lips, kissing her gently, deeply before pulling back, "Do you have the rings?" she asked.

"I do," he told her, "Right here," he held them out, she took his, he held onto hers.

"I'll go first," she told him, taking the ring out of the box. She took his hand, "Jack, when we first met, I never, ever thought you'd be someone I'd fall in love with. You seemed too huge, too reckless, too…..amazing for a person like me, but over the last few years you have given me so much, you have loved me, cared for me, and most of all, you've allowed me to be myself." She put the ring on, sliding it slowly down his finger, "You're the best thing that happened to me Jack Bauer and I'll love you for the rest of my life."

He couldn't get words out, simply couldn't or he'd lose it right her, so he kissed her instead, pushing all of those emotions at her instead, "Your turn," she said as she pulled back.

He took a deep breath, took her hand again, "Chloe….my life….my life was dead before you. I had my daughter, but other than her there was nothing keeping me going, nothing to live for. Many days I wondered if it would be simpler to just…let go. But then I met you and you turned everything around. You're my savior Chloe, my love, my home. And you always will be."

She was already kissing him, before he could even put the ring on, finally she pulled back with a laugh and he pushed it on. She leaned in and kissed him again, wrapping her arms around his neck and pulling herself closer to him.

"Chloe…" he began.

"Please, Jack," she whimpered, her mouth an inch from his, her breath mingling with his own, "Don't turn me away tonight. I need you Jack, I…"

"Shh," he whispered, kissing her and then pulling back to sweep her up in his arms, "I'm not going anywhere."

He carried her into the house, ignoring everything but the need to be one with his wife.

&&&&&&

"AHHHH!"

"Chloe, Chloe," Jack said, shooting up in bed and grabbing her, "Breathe Chloe what's wrong? What's wrong?"

Chloe continued to scream, and he shook her, trying to get her attention, "Chloe, Chloe its Jack."

Finally, he seemed to get through the haze around her, "Ja-Jack?"

"Yeah, baby, I'm right here, did you have a bad dream?"

Chloe pulled away, pulling the blankets up as she did, covering her naked body, "Where am I?"

"What? Chloe you know where…." He stopped looking in her eyes, "Oh……Chl…."

She stared at him, then down at herself, then at her rings and then at him again, "What the hell is going on?"