A year later, Abby stood at the top of the church. Today was the day
she had hoped and dreamed of. She was finally marrying Jonathan Trueman
Carter the Third. They were marrying in a fairytale church, where his
grandparents were married.
"Abby you okay?" Susan brought Abby out to reality. Abby nodded. "What were you thinking about?"
"Honor. She would have been seven months old by now. Do you think she would have looked like Me or Carter?"
"Oh Abby, she would have been gorgeous. But you have something else to think of now." She told her pointing to the church door.
"I know. You ready?" Susan nodded. Susan was Abby's maid-of- honour. Abby had asked Susan's niece Susie to be flowergirl.
Abby's favourite piece of classical music, Pachabel's Canon in D, began to play. Susan and Susie started to walk down the aisle. Abby glanced down, the church was beautifully decorated. Their friends all sat in the pews. Abby started her walk down the aisle. She could see John standing at the bottom with the biggest smile she had ever seen. John had asked his old mentor and one of his best friends, Peter Benton, to be his best man. Abby smiled as she walked own the aisle to join him. Friends old and new surrounded her.
"Good afternoon all. It's my greatest pleasure to welcome you all here this afternoon to witness the marriage of John and Abby. They asked if they could right their own wedding vows and I obliged, telling them not to use too much medical jargon." A small laugh emerged from the crowd. "John, Abby, you stand here today surrounded by friends and family ready to declare your love for one another. Are you prepared?"
They both nodded and turned to each other. John spoke his vow's first. "Abby, I love you. You gave new meaning to my life when you walked into it. You saved me from self destruction and I thank you for that. I love you with my body, my heart and my soul. I give them all to you." John lifted her hand and kissed it. He could see the tears forming in her eyes.
"John, you are the light in my life. I was stuck in a dark hole before I met you and now my life is filled with all the colours of the rainbow. My heart, body and soul belong to you. I love you." Abby let one tear slip down her cheek.
"John and Abby, you have declared your love for one another not it comes time to exchange rings." The minister looked over to Peter who extracted the rings from his pocket and place them on the bible. "Jonathan Trueman Carter the Third do you take Abigail Wysenscki Lockhart to be your lawfully wedded wife. Do you promise to love her, honour her and keep her as long as you both shall live?"
"I do." John's voice faltered a little. His hands were shaking as he placed the platinum band onto her finger.
"Abigail Wysenscki Lockhart, do you take Jonathan Trueman Carter the Third to be you lawfully wedded husband. Do you promise to love him, honour him and keep him as long as you both shall live?"
"I do." Abby smiled up to John as she placed the ring on his finger.
"Then by the power invested in me I now pronounce you husband and wife. You may kiss your bride Dr Carter."
The minister took a step back as John leaned into Abby. He gently lifted her veil to see her face completely. He held her and brushed his finger down her cheek. "Hello Mrs Carter." John said before claiming her mouth for his own.
Later at the reception Abby was trying to get round to seeing everyone. There were people there she had not seen in a long time. She could not believe the size of Carol and Doug's twins. She had helped deliver little Kate and now look at her. The girls were gorgeous. Almost carbon copies of their mother. Carol was looking good too considering she was eight months pregnant with their third child.
Peter was congratulating Carter when Abby came up to them. "Where is Cleo?" She asked. Peter pointed to the corner of the room where his beautiful wife was sitting feeding their month old daughter.
"Cleo, she is beautiful." Abby exclaimed when she saw the little one. She had to admit she was a little jealous but then she was allowed.
"Thank you Abby. Would you like a hold?" Cleo handed the little bundle over to Abby.
"Hello there Kimberly." Abby cooed down at the little one. She could not believe how tiny she was.
John watched his new wife with the baby in her arms and could not help but see the glint in her eye. She was still grieving but something had changed in her mood the last few days. He walked up to her. "Abby you are going to be such a great mother one day. Just like you would have been with Honor."
"One day?" Abby had a sly smile on her face. "It could be sooner than you think." John stared at her with his mouth open. She didn't mean what he thought she meant, did she?
"Abby you okay?" Susan brought Abby out to reality. Abby nodded. "What were you thinking about?"
"Honor. She would have been seven months old by now. Do you think she would have looked like Me or Carter?"
"Oh Abby, she would have been gorgeous. But you have something else to think of now." She told her pointing to the church door.
"I know. You ready?" Susan nodded. Susan was Abby's maid-of- honour. Abby had asked Susan's niece Susie to be flowergirl.
Abby's favourite piece of classical music, Pachabel's Canon in D, began to play. Susan and Susie started to walk down the aisle. Abby glanced down, the church was beautifully decorated. Their friends all sat in the pews. Abby started her walk down the aisle. She could see John standing at the bottom with the biggest smile she had ever seen. John had asked his old mentor and one of his best friends, Peter Benton, to be his best man. Abby smiled as she walked own the aisle to join him. Friends old and new surrounded her.
"Good afternoon all. It's my greatest pleasure to welcome you all here this afternoon to witness the marriage of John and Abby. They asked if they could right their own wedding vows and I obliged, telling them not to use too much medical jargon." A small laugh emerged from the crowd. "John, Abby, you stand here today surrounded by friends and family ready to declare your love for one another. Are you prepared?"
They both nodded and turned to each other. John spoke his vow's first. "Abby, I love you. You gave new meaning to my life when you walked into it. You saved me from self destruction and I thank you for that. I love you with my body, my heart and my soul. I give them all to you." John lifted her hand and kissed it. He could see the tears forming in her eyes.
"John, you are the light in my life. I was stuck in a dark hole before I met you and now my life is filled with all the colours of the rainbow. My heart, body and soul belong to you. I love you." Abby let one tear slip down her cheek.
"John and Abby, you have declared your love for one another not it comes time to exchange rings." The minister looked over to Peter who extracted the rings from his pocket and place them on the bible. "Jonathan Trueman Carter the Third do you take Abigail Wysenscki Lockhart to be your lawfully wedded wife. Do you promise to love her, honour her and keep her as long as you both shall live?"
"I do." John's voice faltered a little. His hands were shaking as he placed the platinum band onto her finger.
"Abigail Wysenscki Lockhart, do you take Jonathan Trueman Carter the Third to be you lawfully wedded husband. Do you promise to love him, honour him and keep him as long as you both shall live?"
"I do." Abby smiled up to John as she placed the ring on his finger.
"Then by the power invested in me I now pronounce you husband and wife. You may kiss your bride Dr Carter."
The minister took a step back as John leaned into Abby. He gently lifted her veil to see her face completely. He held her and brushed his finger down her cheek. "Hello Mrs Carter." John said before claiming her mouth for his own.
Later at the reception Abby was trying to get round to seeing everyone. There were people there she had not seen in a long time. She could not believe the size of Carol and Doug's twins. She had helped deliver little Kate and now look at her. The girls were gorgeous. Almost carbon copies of their mother. Carol was looking good too considering she was eight months pregnant with their third child.
Peter was congratulating Carter when Abby came up to them. "Where is Cleo?" She asked. Peter pointed to the corner of the room where his beautiful wife was sitting feeding their month old daughter.
"Cleo, she is beautiful." Abby exclaimed when she saw the little one. She had to admit she was a little jealous but then she was allowed.
"Thank you Abby. Would you like a hold?" Cleo handed the little bundle over to Abby.
"Hello there Kimberly." Abby cooed down at the little one. She could not believe how tiny she was.
John watched his new wife with the baby in her arms and could not help but see the glint in her eye. She was still grieving but something had changed in her mood the last few days. He walked up to her. "Abby you are going to be such a great mother one day. Just like you would have been with Honor."
"One day?" Abby had a sly smile on her face. "It could be sooner than you think." John stared at her with his mouth open. She didn't mean what he thought she meant, did she?