Author's Note: I specifically made the end of this story long. Consider it an apology for being gone for so long. I can only be glad this story was left on a cliffhanger, that would have been horrible.
This final chapter goes out to three people. GencoOliveOil, of course, for always being a great helper and listener. AdulterousWhore, you're always great to bounce ideas off of, and you're never lacking in the morale raising department! And of course, last but not least, teh-Sara. You're such a sweet person, and thanks for all the help and chatting! Your stories are in inspiration.
Heartland:
Chapter 25: Absolutely
There's a story about a boy and one about a girl.
The boy's afraid to love, and the girl's afraid to lose it.
But boy meets girl, and boy's afraid to lose her.
And girl meets boy, but girl's afraid to love him.
A lost boy and a broken girl, two souls the world forgot.
But two wounded hearts mend together to make one whole.
A boy and a girl that everyone but them forgot.
Boy and Girl by me.
Two months later..
Juliet sat happily with the little eight month old Rachel in her arms. It had taken ages of false explanations of where Jin, Sawyer and Claire had been for four years. Not to mention explaining the sudden reappearance of someone who'd been missing for seven years who, legally, could have been pronounced dead.
She was glad though. Because Claire was now back with her mother and Aaron, and Sun and Jin were happy with their daughter. All of the above had remained in her life, and suddenly she was thankful for the island. Before the island, she had nothing but her sister. Now she had friends too.
She contorted her face, and let out a laugh when Rachel giggled at the silly face she made. Sometimes the island still haunted her. Still plagued her nightmares. The people she's killed, in the 70's and beyond.
"Ya' know.. I heard if ya' keep your face like that long enough, it gets stuck like that."
Juliet chuckled, watching as Sawyer walked in the door of their apartment. "Where did you go all morning?" she questioned curiously.
Sawyer just smirked. "Got ya' a present."
Juliet raised an eyebrow up.
"Hey.. don't look at me like that," Sawyer stated, scrunching his nose. "Ain't a guy allowed to do somethin' nice?"
Another laugh escaped her lips. "Okay, where's this.. present?" she asked him, glancing around.
"You gotta get in the car."
Juliet's eyes crinkled with amusement that she couldn't hide. "The present is in the car? Why didn't you just bring it up?"
Sawyer rolled his eyes. "No.. I gotta take you to it." Bafflement. It was the only word to explain her facial reaction now, and Sawyer absolutely loved it. "You gonna sit there all day or get up?"
Juliet smiled, shaking her head as she stood.
An hour into the car ride, she was more fussy then Rachel. "James.. where are we going? I'm hungry."
Sawyer snorted out a laugh in response to what she said.
"It's not funny!" she muttered angrily. "I didn't have lunch yet."
"If I stop at McDonald's and get you a happy meal, will you shut up about it?" Sawyer questioned with amusement.
Juliet narrowed her eyes in response. "That's just rude.." she stated, folding her arms. But the look on her face showed that she found amusement in his statement.
Sawyer just chuckled as they pulled up to the destination.
"Jesus.. this place is huge, who lives here?" Juliet questioned.
Sawyer laughed now. "Well, we do."
Juliet's eye twitched in response.
"You okay?"
Juliet stared at him incredulously. "What.. how.. why?"
Sawyer couldn't help the grin that crossed his features now. "We do. I set ourselves up for the future in the 70's.. and, because I love you."
Juliet stared at him in silence. She wasn't sure how to react to what he said and instead she cried.
"Son of a.." but he cut it off. Rachel was eight months old. Lord knows, Juliet would kill him if the first word their daughter said was 'bitch'. "Those are happy hormonal pregnant tears, ain't they?"
Juliet laughed despite the tears and just nodded in response.
Sawyer just chuckled and got out of the car, grabbing Rachel in one arm and taking Juliet's hand once she got out of the car. "Good, now follow me."
Juliet followed him soundlessly. The fact he'd bought a house for them.. it had shocked her to the ends of the Earth. Mostly because he'd done it on his own accord. She stared in shock and awe as they went around the back of the house.
"Remember what I said about night-time, the beach, and tiki torches?"
Juliet nodded.
"Well.. the beach came with the house," Sawyer stated with a smile.
Juliet let her mouth hang open. The beach was their backyard. "Are you insane?" she questioned, finally trusting her voice.
Sawyer laughed now. "Maybe a little. But if ya' don't close your mouth soon a fly might just get in there."
Juliet narrowed her eyes at him but smiled none-the-less. "You got this for us?"
Sawyer smiled now. It was strange the way she said 'us'. And not 'me'. She never suggested something would be done just for her. In fact, she didn't even expect something for only herself. "Well.. I got it for you, but I was hopin' me and Rachel could freeload and live here too."
Juliet's smile grew at the simplicity of the statement. A sentence like that could only seem romantic when it came from Sawyer. She shook her head now, a small laugh escaping before she turned, and pressed her lips to his. "But.. why?" she finally asked him.
Sawyer blinked, only confusion masking his features. "Why what?"
"I just.. don't understand.." she muttered.
Sawyer stared at her. "Understand what, Juliet?"
"I don't understand what you see in me.." she finally admitted.
Sawyer was too surprised to know how to respond at first. It wasn't the first time that she had said it to him, but he hadn't expected her to ever say it again.
()FLASHBACK()
Sawyer was searching for her throughout the entire Dharmaville party that was going on. He hadn't been able to find her at all. They hadn't been together for very long, and he already knew that she had doubts about them, about love. He knew because of their picnic on the beach two weeks prior to this party.
He was about ready to give up on searching for her when Amy stopped him in his tracks.
"Jim.. there's.. a problem," Amy stated cautiously.
Sawyer raised an eyebrow up at her. "What's wrong?"
"It's Juliet.."
"What happened to her?? Where is she?" he asked quickly.
Amy sighed. They were a confusing couple, there was no doubt about that. "She's out on the dock.. I'm not sure what's wrong, I think too much wine.."
Sawyer blinked.
"She's crying.. and mumbling about something she doesn't understand, but she won't explain it to me.." Amy admitted to him. "I didn't know what to do, so I came and got you.."
Sawyer frowned. It didn't sound at all like Juliet. Crying? Incoherent mumbling? She must be drunk to be acting like that. Although he'd seen her drunk before, she never acted that way, no matter how intoxicated. "I'll take care of it.." he told Amy, then turned and headed for the docks.
A few minutes later he found her there, exactly where she'd been sitting that first night they'd come to Dharmaland. "Juliet?" he questioned softly, making sure he didn't startle her. He knew she heard him, but she was ignoring him pretty well. So he took a seat beside her, and he watched the water in silence as well.
A few minutes of silence and finally she huffed something out. "Why?" she asked.
Sawyer looked at her beside him in confusion. "Why what?" he asked in return.
Juliet opened her mouth to speak again, but found she wasn't sure she wanted to ask the question eating at her.
"Just ask me.." Sawyer told her.
"I just.. I don't understand you.." Juliet finally admitted, pulling her knees up to her chest and resting her chin on them.
Sawyer said nothing, he simply waited for the question.
"I don't understand what you see in me.." she admitted carefully. "Whatever you think you see James.." she stated. "Whoever you think I am.. I'm not.."
Sawyer's eyes softened. She didn't see it? "Juliet.." he said with a frown. "What I don't understand is how you can't see what I see.." he told her, watching as she finally looked over at him. "You don't think I wonder sometimes what you're seein' in me?"
Juliet bit down on her lip.
"You make me a better.. well.. me," Sawyer told her, draping his arm around her shoulder. "You're the only one who ain't seein' how great you are."
For the first time since she'd been sitting on the dock she had to smile. His way with words was unique, and it was charming in its own 'Sawyer' way. "You make me a better.. me.. too," she told him quietly.
()END FB()
"You need me to explain that to ya' again?" Sawyer questioned.
Juliet frowned.
Sawyer just smiled though, and he held their little girl in front of her face. "Lookit' this face, Juliet.." he told her. He had to make sure he didn't laugh as Rachel giggled in response. "What do you see?"
Juliet's lips twitched into a smile. "Dimples.."
Sawyer laughed now. "Yeah.. that's one thing. That's the 'me' part. I see both me and you when I look at her," he told her, putting the little girl in her arms.
Juliet chuckled in response, taking Rachel and kissing her on the forehead.
"I could tell you all the things I see in you, Juliet.." he stated. "But you and I both know I don't need to, because that little girl is the proof that what I see in you.. it's real."
Juliet smiled now.
"So what do you see in me?" Sawyer questioned.
Juliet didn't even hesitate. She held Rachel up in front of his face, just as he had done to her. And as the little girl giggled again she replied, "Dimples," once again.
Sawyer couldn't help the laughed that escaped his lips as he took the little girl once more into his arms.
"Is this why you called and flew me out here?"
Juliet blinked, turning to look at the intruder. She was confused to say the least, but even more so at the child beside the woman. The girl had a hell of a resemblance to.. Sawyer.
Sawyer turned as well. "You.. weren't suppose to be here for an hour."
"Clearly.." the woman responded.
"James.." Juliet stated carefully, unable to help the confusion.
The woman raised an eyebrow up at that.
"Juliet.. this is Cassidy. Cassidy, Juliet."
Juliet was still confused. But as she glanced at the child beside Cassidy once more, it became a little more clear. That kid was Clementine. "Oh.." she said with the realization. "I should go.. somewhere else."
Sawyer handed Rachel to her.
Cassidy sighed. "Clementine.. why don't you go play with Juliet.." she told her daughter.
Clementine didn't hesitate, she ran over to the blonde woman in awe and followed her away from her mom. "Is that a real baby?" she asked. "Mommy says I can't have a real baby.. only dolls."
That was the last thing Cassidy heard her daughter say as she followed the other woman down to the water. "So.. I'm still not sure what you want, Sawyer."
"I wanted to show you I've changed.." Sawyer admitted. "I want the chance to be that little girls daddy.."
Cassidy narrowed her eyes, studying his face. He seemed sincere, but then again, he always had. "Isn't it a little late for that?" she questioned now. "Besides.. your next con probably wouldn't appreciate it."
"She ain't a con, Cassidy.. and neither is this," he told her. "I can do this.. but only if you let me."
Cassidy wanted to call him on the lie. She wanted to prove this was all another con for him. But there was something about what she'd seen between him and the woman Juliet, that she couldn't deny. He had changed. She had to guess it was Juliet who helped him make that change. "I can't lie, and say that I don't think you've changed.." she stated. "But regardless.. I'm not sure I can accept that you've changed, and just let you walk into her life."
"I can do this Cassidy.. I can be her father, I can help you take care of her.." Sawyer tried again.
Juliet glanced over at Sawyer's words. Fortunately Clementine was too preoccupied playing with Rachel on her lap to bother listening to the conversation going on up the beach. Unfortunately, neither her nor Clementine were paying attention when a wave crashed over them, causing Clementine to screech in surprise, Rachel to cry, and Juliet to burst out laughing.
Cassidy and Sawyer both looked over at once at the now soaked Clementine, Juliet and Rachel.
"Well.. I can see what you see in her," Cassidy stated, watching the blonde's blue eyes light up and the giant smile that crossed her face as Clementine splashed her. "She knows who we are?"
Sawyer nodded.
Cassidy sighed. "And she doesn't mind this?" she questioned next, although she could tell full-well from watching the woman with her daughter that she clearly didn't. "Never mind.. I can see that was a stupid question."
Sawyer couldn't help but chuckle. "I want to, Juliet is perfectly find with it.. all that's left is for you to say yes.." he told her. "Or no.."
Cassidy was silent in response to that. She sighed, running her fingers through her hair. "I swear to God, Sawyer.." she muttered. "If you walk into her life and walk back out, I won't hesitate to hunt you down."
Sawyer smiled, then nodded his head back to Juliet. "She wouldn't let me. And if I somehow managed it, you can believe she'd probably jump on your 'hunt me down' bandwagon."
Cassidy studied him quietly once more. He seemed honest enough, and she was about to answer when she heard Juliet's voice.
"I don't want to interrupt, but I still haven't eaten," Juliet noted to Sawyer who gave her a wary look. "I assume you actually put food in the house?"
Sawyer nodded, putting his arms up in mock surrender. "Yes ma'am."
Juliet chuckled, putting Rachel into Sawyer's arms. "Then.. why don't I go make us all some lunch?"
Cassidy noticed for the first time the way the blonde's stomach protruded ever-so-slightly. It was then she truly realized that Sawyer really had changed. Her eyes softened slightly and she nodded at Juliet. "We'd love to stay for lunch.."
Sawyer grinned now, bobbing the infant up and down in his arms.
Cassidy chuckled as Clementine was about to follow Juliet. "Sweetie, stay here a minute," she told her. "You can go inside in a minute."
Juliet glanced back and smiled at him before going inside the large house. The last thing she heard was "Clementine.. this is your father.." before she shut the door.
~*~*~*~
By the time another month had passed, Juliet found herself staring down at the wedding dress she was suppose to be putting on right now. She recalled the first time, to Edmund, when her mother was there to talk her through the nervousness, when her father was there to walk her down the aisle. But this time she didn't have either one of them.
She had talked to Rachel, and that still hadn't helped her. And it wasn't until the next knock on the door that she snapped out of her reverie and stated, "Come in."
She blinked, staring at the person who had stepped inside. He wasn't at all familiar to her, and she couldn't help the puzzled look that crossed her face. "I'm sorry.." she stated. "Do I know you?"
He smiled though. "Afraid not.." he told her. "I'm James' Uncle Doug.." he explained. "He uh.. probably told you I was dead."
Juliet raised an eyebrow up in response. "He never said so.. not to me."
Doug looked genuinely surprised. A long time ago James had decided to erase everything from his life and start over, including any family left. "I wanted to meet the woman who he says.. brought our the real him."
Juliet's eyes softened in response.
"Preferably before he married her," he said with a grin.
Juliet couldn't help but smile at him in return.
Doug glanced at her and then the dress sprawled across the bed. "Second thoughts?" he questioned.
"No.." Juliet defended herself quickly. "No I just.."
Doug smiled. "Nervous?"
Juliet frowned, taking a seat on the bed. "What if.." she mumbled. "What if he realizes he's making a big mistake?"
Doug raised an eyebrow up in response. What would make such a beautiful woman think she was a mistake? If she had worded it.. 'what if he decides he's made a mistake' it would have made sense to him. But that way she said it.. "Juliet.." he stated, kneeling down in front of the woman. "It's Juliet right?"
Juliet nodded.
"I'm not sure why you think you'd be a mistake.." he told her. "But I can say this with certainty, I ain't never seen that boy talk about anyone the way he talks about you."
Juliet studied him, searching for lies but only able to find truth in the statement.
"Are you worried it would be a mistake to marry him?" Doug questioned, and honestly, he wouldn't blame her if she answered yes.
Juliet shook her head in an instant. "No.. no not at all," she told him. "But.. what if he doesn't really want to marry me?"
Doug arched both brows at her. "If he asked you, he meant it.." he told her carefully. "James doesn't make these types of commitments unless he's absolutely positive."
Juliet frowned, clearly in disbelief.
Doug sighed, and the obvious uncertainty in her eyes showed that she was only used to lies and deception that she was hardly open to believing the truth when she heard it. 'What happens to a person to make them like that,' he wondered. "Listen here, dear.." he stated, taking her hand in his. "You know all about James, his past, the things he's done and has been done to him, don't ya?"
Juliet nodded.
"And you love him?" he asked next.
Juliet nodded again.
"And you still got my back?"
Juliet looked up at the door instantly.
Doug glanced back at his nephew and chuckled. Leave it to him to ignore 'marriage protocol' of not seeing the bride the day of the wedding.
Sawyer smirked and went over to the bed, clad in the tux, the he absolutely hated.
"You still got mine?" she questioned in return.
Sawyer blinked. It was the first time that she hadn't answered yes, or absolutely to that question, or anything of that sort. "You got mine and I got yours."
Juliet's lips twitched into a smile. "Absolutely.." she stated in response. "You still want to marry me?" she asked him seriously.
Sawyer didn't miss a beat with the question. "Absolutely. Now get yer' dress on, sweetheart. I didn't get this ugly tux on for my health."
Juliet grinned now.
Doug muffled a snort of laughter. So maybe James hadn't changed much. He walked out of the room and shook his head, his nephew was a piece of work. And he might have grown up, probably thanks to Juliet, but he still had a childish streak in him that probably would never be broken.
~*~*~*~
Half an hour later and Sawyer was standing in a place he never thought he'd be standing. On a beach, in a tux, with the sun beginning to go down and the lit tiki torches all around them. He glanced into the small crowd of people sitting on chairs, looking at Cassidy. He was surprised when she agreed to come with Clementine. It had been Juliet's idea, of course, to invite Cassidy as well. Though he was fairly certain she only came to see proof that he'd really grown up.
He couldn't help but grin now, as Sun and Jin came down that aisle. He'd purposely asked Jin, and Juliet couldn't help but ask Sun to be a part of the wedding. As he was eying the crowd however, he noticed his Uncle Doug was nowhere in sight. He shook his head, and then watched Jack and Kate next. It had shocked him, when Juliet revealed to him that she'd asked Kate.
But she had carefully explained that Kate was a good friend to her after they'd all escaped Dharmaville. Although she'd been equally surprised when he'd admitted to asking Jack, he'd carefully explained that without him, they'd still be living in the 70's, and as nice as that was, it was nicer to be home.
He looked through the crowd again and smiled when he came across Claire and her mother. Claire was holding onto Rachel for them. And he grinned next, because that was when Miles and Juliet's sister Rachel came down. His best man, and her maid of honor. It had been a toss-up for him, Miles or Jin, but he'd resigned to Miles. Because despite how annoying he used to find the man, he couldn't deny he'd been a great friend.
The next though, was what made him grin. Seeing Clementine with the flower petals and throwing them into the air, and Claire's son Aaron beside her with the rings. They'd been a bit cheeseball about having a ringbearer, he admitted. But the kid was so darned cute doing it that he didn't regret it at all.
He watched now as his uncle sat down and he blinked back the confusion. He'd suggested is uncle ask Juliet to walk her down the aisle, but from the appearance, he guessed she'd declined the offer. He glanced around, knowing someone had to be walking her down. But everyone appeared to be accounted for. Sayid was out in the crowd, Hurley, even Daniel. There was an older woman who looked vaguely familiar, but he didn't quite understand why.
He shook his head, he was going to give up. There was no doubt in his mind, she must be coming down the aisle alone. Or.. what if she wasn't coming at all? The worry went away though, when the music started. And that was when he full-out grinned at what he saw. Juliet was standing there at the top of the steps that led into their home, and coming from her left, was Rose, to her right, Bernard. That was when the realization hit him, as he glanced around and noticed Richard off in the back. He took another look at the older woman, and realized.. it was Amy. How had they all known?
His eyes instantly drawled back to Juliet, Rose and Bernard. And when he locked eyes with Juliet, that was all he needed to prove it didn't matter how they knew, just that they did and that they were here for her.
Juliet found her nervousness had practically gone now that she was standing in front of Sawyer. Blues eyes staring into blue eyes, she smiled at him.
The minister waited a moment for both to turn to him before he began. "First of all, we thank all of you for joining us in the marriage of James Ford and Juliet Burke," he stated.
"James.. Juliet, Marriage is a covenant of faith and trust between a man and woman requiring openness of life and thought, free from doubt and suspicion, and commitment to speak the truth in love to one another. Marriage, also is a covenant of hope that endures all things, and in which both husband and wife commit themselves to interpret each other's behavior with understanding and compassion, and to never give up trying to communicate with each other. Marriage, therefore, is a covenant of love in which both husband and wife empty themselves of their own concerns, and take upon themselves the concerns of each other as they love and care for one another. "
Juliet smiled to herself when she felt Sawyer squeeze her hand. And she squeezed back.
"James, Juliet.. Do you both come freely, and without reservation, desiring to commit yourselves to one another in this covenant of marriage?"
They both glanced at each other and smiled. "We do," they answered simultaneously.
"James, will you have Juliet to be your wedded wife, to live together in the covenant of marriage? Will you love her, comfort her, honor and keep her, in sickness and in health, and forsaking all others, be faithful to her as long as you both shall live?"
Sawyer grinned. "I will.."
"And Juliet, will you have James to be your wedded husband, to live together in the covenant of marriage? Will you love him, comfort him, honor and keep him, in sickness and in health, forsaking all others, be faithful to him as long as you both shall live?"
Juliet glanced at him, and smiled before answering, "Absolutely.."
Sawyer chuckled as the minister raised an eyebrow up.
"Who, today, gives Juliet to be married to James?"
"Rose,"-- "And Bernard do," Rose and Bernard stated.
The minister looked thoroughly confused now. But he said absolutely nothing to the fact that this was not how they had rehearsed this.
"My friends, today we witness a love deemed by fate," the minister stated. "Today, before God, these two individuals announce their love is a bond, a bond that cannot be broken. Because a bond is more then living together, splitting the rent, or being glorified roommates.. it's a bond that tells the world they are worthy to be married. That their love is a bond that will last a lifetime."
"James. Juliet. From this day forward, you are no longer two people sharing in a relationship. You are family that was not forced, but hand-picked by each other. This bond you now enter is one of your love and your free will."
Juliet and Sawyer glanced at each other.
"Today each of you state to the world, each other, and your friends and family, that you are committed to each other. That under all circumstances, for richer and for poorer, in sickness and in health, in good times and in bad, you will put each other's needs before your own. These pledges you make in your hearts, with your hearts."
"If anyone knows any just cause why you may not be lawfully joined together in matrimony, let them speak now or forever hold their peace," he stated. After waiting a moment or too for no one to say a word, he finally went on. "The rings please."
Juliet smiled as little Aaron held the rings for them, and each of them took one. Then they watched as the little boy ran to Claire and sat down.
"Please face each other and join hands." And he watched as the two did so instantly. "The unbroken circle of the ring represents many things. It is a symbol of eternity because there is no beginning or end to it. It is a symbol of the pledges you are about to make to each other and the strength of your commitment. It is a link in the spiritual chain that binds you together. James, take Juliet's left hand in your left hand, and with your right hand, place the ring on her finger and repeat aft--."
Sawyer grinned. "Mind if I do my own vows?" he questioned the minister.
The minister waved him on.
"Juliet.." Sawyer stated, holding the ring on her finger.
Juliet stared at him in complete bafflement.
"With this ring I share in your dreams, and your nightmares.." he told her carefully. "I give myself to you, now.. and forever, knowing that without you," he paused. He was going from the heart now, considering he hadn't written anything down.
Juliet had to commend him. She could tell already he was just saying what he thought, and she couldn't have been happier. Sappy wasn't like him, but she enjoyed it nonetheless.
"Without you, I wouldn't be here. Because there wouldn't have been anyone else I trusted to watch my back these past couple of years, and I couldn't have done it alone."
Juliet grinned now.
"Stop grinnin' blondie, I ain't finished."
Juliet put a hand to her mouth now, covering up a laugh. That was that James she knew and loved.
Everyone else besides the minister seemed equally as amused as Juliet.
"You told me a few times, that you don't understand what I see in you, and you never think, just once, that maybe I don't understand what you see in me. I love you, Juliet.. and I can say that in front of all these people because I know.. I know that you have no doubts in how you feel about me. Before I met you I was afraid to love.. now I'm only afraid to lose it. Now and forever, Juliet.. I'll be incomplete without you."
Juliet's eyes softened now as he nodded to the minister.
The minister sighed, but continued. "$Juliet, take James' left hand in your left hand, and with your right hand, place the ring on his finger, and repeat aft--"
"I'd like to say my own as well.." Juliet stated.
The minister frowned, but waved her on to continue now as well. These two were a handful.
Juliet now placed the ring on Sawyer's finger before glancing up and meeting eye to eye with him. "James.. with this ring I share in your future.. and your past.." she told him, and noticed his eyes twinkle slightly from the inside joke about the past. "I promise, that I'll always have your back, and trust that you'll have mine.." she told him. And when he grinned she simply stated, "Stop grinnin'.. I ain't done yet," with a fake southern accent to mock him, which only made him snort out a laugh in response.
"Without you.. my life might've been less complicated. But.." she began, watching the amusement in his eyes. She knew his first thought was that usually he was funny, and she was sappy. "But I wouldn't be who I am now.. and I never liked who I was before you."
James only looked surprised at her words now.
"Before I met you.. I was nobody," she stated. "I was somebody people could forget, but with you.. I feel like I can be somebody. Like I am somebody.. and before I was with you, I was afraid to lose love. Yet.. when I was with you, I was simply afraid to love."
"But I did fall in love with you.. and you made me afraid to lose it again.. and for that, I'll forever and always be incomplete without you.. and your back will always be mine."
Sawyer grinned.
The minister nodded once Juliet deemed it was her finish and he continued. "You have entered into the holy covenant of marriage, held sacred since the dawn of time. May your joy last forever and your disappointments be few. By the power vested in me and in the name of the State of Florida, I hereby pronounce you husband and wife. You may kiss the bride."
Sawyer just smiled now, pulling Juliet to him and meeting her lips with his.
Juliet grinned, and spoke softly against his lips. "By the way.." she whispered. "How do you feel about James Junior.."
Sawyer blinked. Then pulled away, unable to help the laugh that came with the realization of what she meant. He glanced down at the slightly protruded stomach and grinned, placing his hand on it and turning to look at everyone. "It's a boy.." he announced cheerfully.
()()()THE END!!!()()()
Finally. I ended it :) the original outline of that wedding sermon was written by Greg Bulmash. But.. I carefully edited it. As nice as his was, it was reeeeally long. And, I think it was still a bit long with how I did it. I did change a lot of how it was written, but he certainly needs his credit where its due.
Thanks for reading everyone. Remember that I'm now going to be doing 'All Over Again', my season 6 story. And keep an eye out for a missing pieces story that came to mind earlier today..
PS. Anyone who can guess most of the references to the episodes after this story takes place, gets to give me a Juliet/Sawyer oneshot idea that I'll write for them. Go for it! If two people guess the same amount.. well, kudos. More stories for you guys!