Chapter 10
Gary and Kaitlyn walked in silence until they got to the small playground that was down the street.
"I'm not going to say I told you so." Gary said. "But, I did tell you so."
"Okay, okay you were right." Kaitlyn said. "The bigger question is, what are we going to do about it? My mother has been as bad as your mother with this whole thing."
"I don't know." Gary said as he sat down on the bench. Kaitlyn sat down next to him.
"I know that they just want us to be happy and share this with us. But…" She said as she looked at the ground.
"I don't want to wait until June to get married." Gary said angrily. "That's eight months away."
"I don't either." Kaitlyn said as she looked up at him.
"You don't?" Gary asked.
"No. I am ready for us to start our life together, now. Not eight months from now." Kaitlyn said.
"Well, why don't we just elope?" Gary asked as he turned towards her and took her hand.
"Elope?" Kaitlyn said.
"Yeah. Just you and me." He replied. "We can fly to Vegas."
"Vegas? I don't think I want to get married in Las Vegas. Anyway, I don't really think that's fair to our mothers. I think they would be heartbroken if we did that. Besides, I want our family and friends to be there when we get married." Kaitlyn said. "I just don't want a huge formal wedding."
"I don't need that either." Gary said as he rubbed is face in frustration. They sat in silence for a few minutes both trying to think of a solution. Gary spoke first.
"How about next Saturday?" Gary asked quickly.
"Next Saturday? For what?" Kaitlyn asked.
"For what? For a wedding. We have plenty of time. We could go and get our blood tests and have Mike expedite the results so we can apply for the license. I'm sure Reverend Manning would perform the ceremony. We can have a small get together at the house afterwards. There is plenty of time. I think October 28th is a pretty good day for a wedding." Gary said.
"That's only ten days away." Kaitlyn said softly. "Well what are we going to do about our parents?"
"We won't tell them." Gary said.
"What?" Kaitlyn asked alarmed.
"We won't tell them until Saturday." Gary said as a sly smile spread across his face. "Well, I'll have to tell Chuck so that he can come to town, and Marissa. You have to tell your sisters, because we might need their help putting this all together."
"You know I think this could work." Kaitlyn smiled.
"Of course it will work." Gary said boldly.
"You don't think they'll get mad do you?" Kaitlyn asked.
"Well maybe at first, but, they are going to be so happy for us. We'll just tell them that this is what we wanted and well I'll play the grandchild card with my mother and she'll get over it quick." Gary smiled.
"I never knew how cunning you were." Kaitlyn smiled and leaned in putting her lips as close to his as she could without touching. "I think I like it." She whispered right before she allowed their lips to meet for a passionate kiss.
Suddenly she pulled away. "What about the paper?" She asked.
"What about it?" Gary said as he caressed her cheek. "I will promise you that nothing is going to stop me from marrying you on Saturday." He leaned in and kissed her. When they parted he said, "So, do we have a date?"
"We definitely have a date." Kaitlyn said with a huge smile on her face.