CHAPTER FIFTEEN
Luis sat on the edge of Theresa's bed when a voice interrupted his thoughts.
"Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald, get out here right now!" the voice said.
Theresa? He thought, she was supposed to be at her wedding to Fox. Luis ran out of her room and flung open the front door to see her standing in the yard in her wedding dress. "Theresa...you look beautiful...But aren't you supposed to be getting married right now?"
"Yes I am, but I'm not getting married without you Luis." Theresa said stubbornly.
"Well then you're not getting married, theres no way I'm going to watch you marry some Crane." Luis said angrily.
"Luis! Fox is a good man! Why can't you put your differences aside about him being a Crane and just get to know him as FOX, not as a Crane. Trust me, he's nothing like the rest of them, I promise." Theresa argued.
Luis just stood there and shook his head.
"Well, looks like this is going to take a while." Theresa said. "I am going to stand right here in this front yard, in my wedding dress, on my wedding day and rot until you say you'll come to the wedding."
Luis chuckled, "Don't be so stubborn Theresa."
"You're the one who's being stubborn. I'll stand out here till winter if I have to!" Theresa said seriously.
Luis's smile faded, "You aren't serious are you?" he asked. He then looked at Theresa and found his answer. "Ok, ok. I'll come, its just going to take me a while to like this Crane."
"Fox."
"Fox, right." Luis mumbled.
Theresa smiled, tossed Luis the keys, and they drove off back to the church for the wedding.
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"I know pronounce you husband and wife. You may kiss the bride." Father Lonigan said to an anxious Theresa and Fox.
Fox threw back Theresa's veil and gave her one long passionate kiss. They turned around and walked down the aisle as everyone applauded. Everyone became a blur to them because only they were there, only the two of them mattered. They were happily chatting at the reception when Luis proposed a toast.
"Can I have your attention please?" Luis asked standing up. "Most of you all know that before now I would have protested to my little sister marrying a Crane, no offense." he added looking at Julian and Sheridan. "But the most brave, and stubborn woman visited me today and taught me once more that family sticks together through everything even during a marriage that you don't want to happen. That woman was my sister. Fox, take good care of my sister or I really will kill you."
Everyone laughed, but Fox fidgeted in his seat because he knew Luis meant it.
"So, a toast to love and new beginnings." Luis said.
"To love and new beginnings." Fox and Theresa said together. They both drank from their glasses and kissed each other. It was a new beginning.
Luis sat on the edge of Theresa's bed when a voice interrupted his thoughts.
"Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald, get out here right now!" the voice said.
Theresa? He thought, she was supposed to be at her wedding to Fox. Luis ran out of her room and flung open the front door to see her standing in the yard in her wedding dress. "Theresa...you look beautiful...But aren't you supposed to be getting married right now?"
"Yes I am, but I'm not getting married without you Luis." Theresa said stubbornly.
"Well then you're not getting married, theres no way I'm going to watch you marry some Crane." Luis said angrily.
"Luis! Fox is a good man! Why can't you put your differences aside about him being a Crane and just get to know him as FOX, not as a Crane. Trust me, he's nothing like the rest of them, I promise." Theresa argued.
Luis just stood there and shook his head.
"Well, looks like this is going to take a while." Theresa said. "I am going to stand right here in this front yard, in my wedding dress, on my wedding day and rot until you say you'll come to the wedding."
Luis chuckled, "Don't be so stubborn Theresa."
"You're the one who's being stubborn. I'll stand out here till winter if I have to!" Theresa said seriously.
Luis's smile faded, "You aren't serious are you?" he asked. He then looked at Theresa and found his answer. "Ok, ok. I'll come, its just going to take me a while to like this Crane."
"Fox."
"Fox, right." Luis mumbled.
Theresa smiled, tossed Luis the keys, and they drove off back to the church for the wedding.
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"I know pronounce you husband and wife. You may kiss the bride." Father Lonigan said to an anxious Theresa and Fox.
Fox threw back Theresa's veil and gave her one long passionate kiss. They turned around and walked down the aisle as everyone applauded. Everyone became a blur to them because only they were there, only the two of them mattered. They were happily chatting at the reception when Luis proposed a toast.
"Can I have your attention please?" Luis asked standing up. "Most of you all know that before now I would have protested to my little sister marrying a Crane, no offense." he added looking at Julian and Sheridan. "But the most brave, and stubborn woman visited me today and taught me once more that family sticks together through everything even during a marriage that you don't want to happen. That woman was my sister. Fox, take good care of my sister or I really will kill you."
Everyone laughed, but Fox fidgeted in his seat because he knew Luis meant it.
"So, a toast to love and new beginnings." Luis said.
"To love and new beginnings." Fox and Theresa said together. They both drank from their glasses and kissed each other. It was a new beginning.