Hours later, Catherine and Nick are laying awake in bed. Catherine was serious when she said that she wanted to marry Nick tonight. She let her fingers trace little circles on his chest. Finally he kissed her head and asked, "Were you serious about us getting married tonight? I'd think you want your family and friends there with us to celebrate."
She nodded and replied, "I do, but I don't want to wait another day to marry you Nick. We've already waited too long."
He looked down at her and knew that he felt the same way. He finally said, "Let's get married Cath. I love you and I'm ready to make you my wife."
She felt a tear slip down her cheek. It felt like a dream and it was only when he held out his hand to her. She took his hand in hers and smiled. She knew that this was the right thing to do. She smiled up at him and they kissed for the briefest of moments. Finally she grabbed her clothes and watched him get dressed. They walked out the his truck hand in hand.
bI'd Find You-Chris Cagle
In a crowd, in the dark
I would walk straight to your heart
Without any hesitation
Every turn, every town
Every highway I go down
Baby, you're my destination
And even if nowhere was where every road lead me to
Chorus:
I'd find you
I'd find you
In the day or the night, in the black or the white
In the red of a rose of the depths of the ocean blue
I'd find you
Even if you and I
Never met, still I know I'd find
You among the millions
It's beyond my control
Like a magnet pullin' my soul
Across the great division
And even if I lost my way in this world I walk through
(Repeat Chorus)
All my life I need you next to me
'Cause in your eyes I see my destiny
And I'd find you
Yeah I'd find you
In the face of a child, in the warmth of a smile
On the first day of spring when the flowers grow wild
Every song ever sung about bein' in love
Every kiss, every hug, every touch
Anytime, anyplace, in the whole human race
In the sweet memories and the ones yet to be
In the wrong and the right and the beauty that lies in the truth
I'd find you
Yeah I'd find you/b
A few hours later, Catherine and Nick walked out into the darkness as Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Stokes. Catherine's face had a glow on it that had been missing for too long. Nick knew that the first call he had to make was to his parents. They hadn't known that he'd been dating anyone, let alone having a baby and getting married.
Catherine looked at him and was curious about the look that had suddenly appeared on his face. She asked, "What's wrong?"
He shook his head and said, "Nothing. I was just trying to figure out how to tell my parents. They are going to be shocked that we got married."
She looked at him and asked, "Regretting us eloping and not telling anyone?"
He shook his head and replied, "Not on your life Mrs. Stokes."
She laughed and said, "Good Mr. Stokes, because I plan on loving you for a long, long time."
He laughed and held her hand and told her, "Good, cause when my mom starts crying, I'm giving you the phone."
She laughed and said, "Nothing would make me happier Nicky. Nothing."
They walked to his truck and drove to his house. Once there, they fell into a contented sleep.
Early the next morning, Nick and Catherine were sitting on the couch looking at the phone. She laughed and asked, "Are you going to actually call them or are we going to stare at the phone all morning?"
"I figured that if I stare at it long enough, they'll be able to read my mind and..."
She laughed, picked up the phone and asked, "Let's call Nicky."
He kissed her and dialed the number for her. He laughed as his mom picked up and said, "Hello Nicholas. What do we owe the pleasure of this call?"
Nick took a deep breath and asked, "Are you sitting down Mom?"
"Why? What's wrong?"
Nick decided that the best way to break the news was to just say it, "I got married last night mom."
The silence on the other side of the phone was so thick you could cut it with a knife. Finally she said, "Who?"
"Catherine mom. And there's more."
His mom swallowed and said, "More."
"She's having my baby mom."
Again silence followed the statement. She finally replied, "You didn't want the family there to celebrate?"
Nick sighed and told her, "Mom, we wanted to get married last night. We still plan on having a wedding for the family. In fact, we wanted to know if you and dad could come out here next month."
Nick's mom laughed and said, "You can count on it Nicholas. Now, let me talk to my daughter-in-law."
Nick held out the phone to Catherine and said, "She wants to talk to you."
Catherine swallowed, took the phone and said, "Hello, Mrs. Stokes."
Nick's mom corrected her, "Please Catherine, call me Mom!"
Catherine smiled and said, "Okay mom. I hope you and Mr. Stokes can come out here next month. We really want to celebrate with both of our families."
Nick's mom assured Catherine that they would be there. Finally after a few more minutes they hung up the phone. Catherine smiled at Nick and said, "It sounds like she's happy for us."
Nick nodded and pulled her close for a kiss...
