"Let's get married."
Casey's head snapped up. "W-what did you say?" she asked positive that she'd misheard him. "I want to marry you, today."
Her heart sped up and she couldn't believe what was happening. He wanted to marry her. She watched in even greater disbelief as he got down on one knee.
"Casey, there was something between us when we first met, granted I didn't like you much then, but these last few months have been interesting...they've been the best in my life. I love you more than I ever thought I could love one person and we have one last day together and I want to make it last forever. So...will you marry me, Casey?"
Casey tried to stop the tears gathering in her eyes, she was becoming way to sentimental, but she couldn't help it, she was being asked to get married. Once she would have had doubts, not believing anyone could want to share their life with her, but he did, he loved her that much. She looked into his eyes and knew it was right, she knew it was her destiny.
"Yes, I will marry you, Ricky!" she said excitedly kissing him on the lips.
"Okay, okay, we need to buy you a dress, I'll find a church and get us a marriage license-,"
"Ricky-I'm-I'm legally dead, we-we can't get married."
"Yes we can. Casey I want to marry you and nothing is going to stop me. I don't care if it's legal the point is that we're joined forever under God, that's what a marriage is about, love and commitment, not a piece of paper. The priest at my church will marry us, I've known him since I was a kid, but you need a dress and we have to invite some people," he said and she could tell how excited he was.
"I can't believe that we're getting married!" she said wrapping her arms around him.
Casey nervously paced around the room. In one hour she would be MARRIED! Ricky had called his priest and he had agreed to do it. Casey had a simple white dress to wear that had been bought with the mysterious wad of cash she'd found in her pocket, it was like this was meant to happen.
They had three guests, Jamal, Karen and Frank, Ricky's family was visiting Gabby so they couldn't come. Casey thought it was ironic that the person she tried to kill would come to her wedding but Ricky and Jamal had formed a reluctant bond over Gabby and Frank had been nice to her, even though she hated working at the Recovery room, but it had kept her in Port Charles, so in a sense it had given her a chance to be with Ricky. Casey knew it was going to be hard to explain to everyone why she wouldn't be around anymore but she and Ricky had talked, deciding to tell everyone that Casey had had to go visit her aunt in California and while she was there she'd been in a car accident and killed. She wanted to tell the truth but she doubted anyone would believe her, she just wondered how Ricky was going to feel after all of this was over.
Ricky came out of the bathroom. "We're really getting married," he was kissing her.
"I know after...after I died I never thought this would happen."
"Well, I'm going to go get ready at Jamal's and then I'll see you at the church.
There was a knock at the door and Casey answered it to see Karen, who had offered to help her get ready.
"I'll see you in a hour," said Ricky kissing her again and leaving.
"Thanks for...you know...coming here and helping me out and all. I'm not to good with this make-up and hair stuff."
"I'm happy to do it, it's not everyday I get invited to a wedding. Okay, let's start with your makeup," she said taking some out of her bag.
Forty minutes later Casey looked in the mirror, she was-beautiful. Karen had just presented her with her old, new, borrowed and blue items. She had given her a pearl necklace that was both borrowed and old, there were small blue flowers in her bouquet or white roses and for something new, well she had a new dress and she was about to have a new husband. She and Ricky had discussed rings and Casey had adamantly decided against it, after tonight she wouldn't need one and she didn't want him to have a constant reminder that she was gone, it was hard enough already. After awhile she wanted him to go and find someone knew, someone he could spend his WHOLE life with. She just wished it was her.