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The Greatest Gift of All
Chapter 5
"To old married men," Matt Camden raised his can of Pepsi in a toast with his Grandpa Charles, the Colonel, and his dad.
"Hey, who're calling old?" The Colonel asked his eldest grandson.
"Us," Eric Camden told his father.
"I'm not old; I'm a spring chicken," Charles Jackson, Annie's father, replied.
"Fine, I'll rephrase that. To young married men, and the joys of being married," Matt again raised his can. This time the other three didn't complain but joined in the toast.
The four men had been kicked out due to the bridal shower and had made their way to the pool hall for lunch. They were gathered around their table in the middle of the brightly decorated room. They were discussing, of all topics, marriage.
"So, Eric, you ready to marry off Lucy?" Charles asked the Reverend.
"Do I have a choice?" Eric smiled.
"I doubt you do, Dad," Matt answered. "Lucy seems ready. I figured she'd be the first one to get married."
"You didn't think Mary would be the first?" Charles asked.
"No," Eric answered for Matt. "Mary's the type that has trouble committing even if she's found the right guy," he shrugged. "Lucy just had to find the right one to commit to and she's ready and willing."
"What do you mean 'even if she's found the right guy'? Has she?" The Colonel asked curiously.
Matt and Eric were both quiet. Matt finally spoke up. "I think she did."
"I think so too," Eric agreed quietly. "But that's not our business." Eric quickly changed the subject. "Is everything ready as far as the tuxes?" he asked Matt.
"Yeah. Ben and I will pick them up tomorrow morning."
"You're not wearing a tux, are you, Son?"
"Yeah. Lucy doesn't care if I'm the minister or not. She doesn't want me to wear my robe while walking her down the aisle. She wants me to wear a tux. So it will probably be the first time you see a Protestant minister wearing a tux to a wedding." Eric smiled.
"Who else is wearing a tux?" Charles asked.
"Well, Dad is. Kevin is. Ben's the best man so he is. Simon, Robbie, and I are the groomsmen, so we are. Then the two of you are. That's it, I think," Matt listed off.
"Don't forget Sam and David," Eric reminded him.
"Oh, yeah. Sam and David are the greeters so they'll be wearing tuxes too," Matt chuckled at the tiny tuxes the twins would be wearing.
"Mary, Ruthie, Sarah, and Kevin's sister are the bridesmaids right?" Charles asked.
"Yeah."
Just then their lunch arrived and the men got quiet as they began to eat.
The Greatest Gift of All
Chapter 5
"To old married men," Matt Camden raised his can of Pepsi in a toast with his Grandpa Charles, the Colonel, and his dad.
"Hey, who're calling old?" The Colonel asked his eldest grandson.
"Us," Eric Camden told his father.
"I'm not old; I'm a spring chicken," Charles Jackson, Annie's father, replied.
"Fine, I'll rephrase that. To young married men, and the joys of being married," Matt again raised his can. This time the other three didn't complain but joined in the toast.
The four men had been kicked out due to the bridal shower and had made their way to the pool hall for lunch. They were gathered around their table in the middle of the brightly decorated room. They were discussing, of all topics, marriage.
"So, Eric, you ready to marry off Lucy?" Charles asked the Reverend.
"Do I have a choice?" Eric smiled.
"I doubt you do, Dad," Matt answered. "Lucy seems ready. I figured she'd be the first one to get married."
"You didn't think Mary would be the first?" Charles asked.
"No," Eric answered for Matt. "Mary's the type that has trouble committing even if she's found the right guy," he shrugged. "Lucy just had to find the right one to commit to and she's ready and willing."
"What do you mean 'even if she's found the right guy'? Has she?" The Colonel asked curiously.
Matt and Eric were both quiet. Matt finally spoke up. "I think she did."
"I think so too," Eric agreed quietly. "But that's not our business." Eric quickly changed the subject. "Is everything ready as far as the tuxes?" he asked Matt.
"Yeah. Ben and I will pick them up tomorrow morning."
"You're not wearing a tux, are you, Son?"
"Yeah. Lucy doesn't care if I'm the minister or not. She doesn't want me to wear my robe while walking her down the aisle. She wants me to wear a tux. So it will probably be the first time you see a Protestant minister wearing a tux to a wedding." Eric smiled.
"Who else is wearing a tux?" Charles asked.
"Well, Dad is. Kevin is. Ben's the best man so he is. Simon, Robbie, and I are the groomsmen, so we are. Then the two of you are. That's it, I think," Matt listed off.
"Don't forget Sam and David," Eric reminded him.
"Oh, yeah. Sam and David are the greeters so they'll be wearing tuxes too," Matt chuckled at the tiny tuxes the twins would be wearing.
"Mary, Ruthie, Sarah, and Kevin's sister are the bridesmaids right?" Charles asked.
"Yeah."
Just then their lunch arrived and the men got quiet as they began to eat.