14. Winter Winks 221 - Wedding Bells
(timeline from a source that suggests Watson proposed in September 1887, and married Mary in Winter 1888, presumably February.)
John sat peacefully beside Mary in the pews. She'd managed to befriend some other young governesses in her time back in London, and today, one of them, Anna, was being joined with her fellow in the bonds of holy matrimony.
She took John's hand and squeezed it. He squeezed back. Anna had chosen the day after Christmas to get married, and the church still held decorations from last's night mass.
She did her best to focus on the ceremony, Anna's beautiful smile, the voice of the Father echoing. But occasionally, her mind wandered from today's ceremony to the one taking place on February 1st. She knew John was thinking the same thing when their eyes met.
The wedding bells tolled as Anna and her new husband left the church. Their peals lingered in the cold air, clear and true. Mary and John stood hand and hand and cheered with the others over the sound, hearts full.
(sorry for the sap)-WW