I haven't been inspired exactly because...I didn't get many reviews...so yeah..review more.
The weeks before the wedding (because it was a really sort engagement one month, and Jack just asked that everything be as expensive as possible) were fast paced and made it so Liz had an excuse to kiss Jack because they were always in front of all their co-workers. He didn't think that she meant anything by it and in fact, his heart sank everytime she did kiss him. He thought he knew why she did it, he thought she was just keeping up appearances. It really broke his heart. Sometimes when she kissed him he pretended that she meant it, that she was kissing him, because she felt the exact same way. He pretended that she was madly in love with him, and sometimes she faked it so well, her eyes even sparkled sometimes. She gave such a good performance or so he thought. Nearly everyday for four weeks he sent her flowers, trying to make up for everything, for kissing her, but mostly for making her marry him. Which for some reason it didn't occur to him that it was her idea.
All the flowers to Liz's office make her melt completely, everytime Jack comes in her office she feels as if she is suddenly reduced to mush. She just sort of gazes up at him in a daze whenever he's around her, to anyone besides Jack is obvious that she's in love with him, as obvious as Shirley Jones was in The Music Man (the porch scene anyone?). It was incredible that Jack didn't see it.
The wedding was honestly boring for Liz, she was usually tearing up or something at romantic stuff, but the ceremony went on and on and everything was just too perfect for her. She needed something to go wrong anything. Jack noticed that she was tense so while there hands were clasped together he leaned in just a bit.
"You are breathtaking Lemon, just relax take a deep breath" and for no apparent reason she did just that. The ceremony seemed to go on forever with the "I dos" and the "I wills" and "I takes". She couldn't wait till it was over. Then all of the sudden she heard the words she had been dying to hear it had been too long since Jack's lips were on her's.
"I now pronounce you man and wife" Then the Priest turned to Jack and smiled. "You may now kiss the bride" Liz was so relieved once Jack leaned in to kiss her, but that was quickly replaced with concern once she realized that he was crying. The way men cry with moisture in their eyes, but nothing falling. What was going on with him? Was it something she said, something she did? They walked down the aisle with everyone throwing rice, and the Church suddenly looked really really white to Liz like an insane asylum and she felt that her hands were sweating, so she started to speed up. Jack noticed this.
"Are you alright?" He breathed into her ear and she heard herself sigh. She closed her eyes briefly before shaking her head.
"Everything's spinning" All of the sudden she was in Jack's arms being carried to the Limo, they just thought it was romantic, but he was doing it, because Liz was having a short panic attack. Soon enough she was lying on the leather, and smiled. "It was all just too white" Jack nodded.
"I know you love the romantic stuff, but the ceremony was just too long in my opinion." Liz nodded.
"I was so bored" He smiled.
"Really?" She nodded again as Jack handed her a glace of Champagne and he grinned. Then Liz stopped him with a look, her eyes looked suddenly concerned.
"Jack" She started and he met her gaze. "Why were you crying" Then he looked down, not daring to meet her gaze now. Then he slowly lifted his head and her eyes locked with his. Her eyes were so intensely focused on him he couldn't believe it.
"For a moment" He stopped for a second "For a second I thought it could be real, but when it was over and I kissed you, I knew it wasn't" Suddenly there was a lump in Liz's throat and she couldn't breath. "I'm sorry Lemon I shouldn't"
"I'm not Lemon anymore Jack"
"You'll always be Lemon to me look, I'm sorry I don't want you to feel bad I am so thankful that you married me, and it should be good enough to pretend..that should be good enough I shouldn't want more, I can't ask you for more" Liz gulped. Asking? He thought he was asking for it?
"Jack" She then leaned over and took his hand in her own, about to tell him how she felt.
"We are here sir" Jack grinned, but Liz knew it wasn't real.
"the reception Lemon, we get to dance" She smiled weakly in response as she was led out and people started taking pictures. Jack just led her along smiling as they went. The room was large with a disco ball coloring the walls. "You know there is also food here" Liz giggled.
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Later on the dance floor, when Jack pulled her close Liz felt as if there was no where else on earth that she belonged ever again. She found it, she found her safe place, her haven her home, and it's name was Jack, and he was her husband.
