Chapter 10
About 15 minutes later, they arrived at the reception. Jackson got out and, like the perfect gentleman he was, he went around, opened April's door, and helped her out. He offered her his hand, which she gladly took, and together they walked through the doors. About 2 minutes later, they heard the DJ's voice.
"And now, here they are, ladies and gentlemen, Dr. and Mrs. Jackson Avery!"
Jackson looked over at April. "Well, that's us. Are you ready?"
"With you by my side, I'm ready for anything." They smiled, and then shared a brief kiss before linking arms, and heading inside.
As soon as they entered the room , the whole place erupted into claps and shouts of congratulations. After it had died down a little bit, they did a little mingling. Then, it was time.
"All right, if everyone else would please clear the floor. It is now time for Jackson and April's first dance as husband and wife."
Jackson held his hand out to her. "My love," April gladly gave him her hand, which he held up to his face, and kissed. "may I have this dance?"
"Of course you may." He then took her by the hand, and led her out onto the now empty dance floor. She wrapped her arms around his neck, he wrapped his around her waist, and they leaned in close so that their foreheads were touching. Then, as they slowly moved around to Newsong's (feat. Natalie Grant)When God Made You, and gazed deeply into each others' eyes, they both felt as if they were the only two people on Earth.
It's always been a mystery to me
How two hearts can come together
And love can last forever
But now that I have found you, I believe
That a miracle has come
When God sends the perfect one
Now gone are all my questions about why
And I've never been so sure of anything in my life
CHORUS
Oh, I wonder what God was thinkin'
When He created you
I wonder if He knew everything I would need
Because He made all my dreams come true
When God made you
He must have been thinkin' about me
I promise that wherever you may go
Wherever life may lead you
With all my heart I'll be there, too
From this moment on, I want you to know
I'll let nothing come between us
And I will love the ones you love
Now gone are all my questions about why
And I've never been so sure of anything in my life
I wonder what God was thinkin'
When He created you
I wonder if He knew everything I would need
Because He made all my dreams come true
When God made you
He must have been thinkin' about me
BRIDGE
He made the sun, He made the moon
To harmonize in perfect tune
One can't move without the other
They just have to be together
And that is why I know it's true
You're for me and I'm for you
'Cause my world just can't be right
Without you in my life
I wonder what God was thinkin'
When He created you
I wonder if He knew everything I would need
Because He made all my dreams come true
TAG
He must have heard every prayer I've been prayin'
Yes, He knew everything I would need
When God made you
When dreams come true
When God made you
He must have been thinkin' about me
As the song ended, the guests once again clapped and cheered. April then turned away, with her back facing Jackson, and leaned into his chest. He wrapped both arms around her waist, before leaning in close and whispering in her ear:
"I love you so much, and I promise, no matter where life takes you, that I will always be there for you- no matter what."
"No matter what?"
"No...matter...what." With that, he tilted her head back, and placed the most gentle kiss on her lips.
The rest of the reception went off without a hitch. After cutting the cake, throwing the bouquet, and saying goodbye to their family and friends, most importantly Kaitlyn, who would be staying with her parents while they were on their honeymoon, they headed off to the airport. They hated leaving her for this long, but they assured her that they would be back in no time. They had been discussing for the last few weeks where they would be going, and had just fairly recently decided on Maui, so that's where they were headed for the next 3 weeks.
A short flight later, they arrived and were driven to the lovely hotel where they would be staying. They checked in, and were taken up to their deluxe, ocean view room. Since it was so late in the day, anyway, they decided to just wait until the next day to start enjoying everything that the island had to offer. For now, though, none of that mattered. They both had one, and only one, thing on their minds.
Jackson had already changed out of clothes and into just his boxers, and had already gotten into bed. April, on the other hand, was still in the bathroom getting ready. After all, she wanted to look her very best for her new husband on their wedding night.
"April, honey, what's taking you so long?"
"I have a little surprise for you. Just close your eyes, and I'll be right there."
A smile spread across his face. He wondered what it could possibly be, but still did as he was told. She turned out the light in the bathroom, and stood in the doorway. She could sense that the waiting was killing him, so she decided to just put him out of his misery.
"All right, open them."
He did, and when he did, he couldn't believe what he saw. There, standing in full view of him, was his beautiful new wife, who was wearing nothing more than a very skimpy cream colored nighty, with black lace trim. She honestly thought his eyes were going to bug out of his head, the way he was looking at her.
"Well, what do you think?"
"I think "He got out of bed and walked over to her. "that you are the most beautiful creature I have ever laid eyes on. You're so beautiful, in fact, that I want to take you right here, right now." A sly smile played on his lips, before he again swept her off of her feet and into his arms.
They smiled at each other. She wrapped her arms around his neck, and he carried her over, with both of them sneaking in brief little kisses along the way, and laid her gently down on the bed. He then got on top of her, the kissing having now become much more intense. This continued for a good 2 hours, and by the time they were done, well, let's just say that the nighty and the boxers were long gone. After it was over, and she was just laying there curled up next to him, with her hand resting on his chest, she couldn't help but think to herself that this was, without a doubt, the perfect end to a perfect day.