Mary sat staring down at the photo album. Both the Camdens and Owens' had
been in and out all week and the phone had been ringing non-stop. Finally
Mary had politely explained that she needed to be alone and had un-plugged
her phone.
Mary and James had dozens of photo albums but this had always been their favorite. Each page held a few of their favorite photos from every event they'd shared. Each page told a story, and with each page she turned tears fell down Mary's cheeks.
~
"Mare," Annie called up the stairs, "James is here."
Mary immediately came bounding down the stairs, wearing a red-spaghetti- strap shirt, shorts, and a 3-quarter sleeve white sweater.
"So where are we going?" Mary asked as James drove up the canyon.
"You'll see." He replied smiling.
After about an hour of driving James pulled off the road into a little view area.
"Where are we?" Mary asked confused.
James smiled as he opened the door for her. Hand in hand they crossed the street. James pushed apart the branches of several aspen trees and motioned for Mary to go through. Mary looked at him, confused then walked in between the trees.
She was immediately greeted by a small pond with a trail leading up the mountain behind it.
"How did you find this place?" she asked, turning to James.
He smiled, "do you like it?"
"It's beautiful."
James gently kissed her cheek then took her hand and lead her up the trail.
"I can't walk another step." Mary panted, they had been hiking for nearly an hour, and both of them were exhausted.
"You don't have to." James replied, leading her over to a little ledge overlooking a beautiful waterfall.
Mary gasped, "how.?" she started, but James held up his hand, then passionately kissed her.
A moment later James pulled away then dropped down to his knees, pulling a small box from his jacket pocket.
Mary gasped as he pulled a beautiful diamond ring from the box.
"Mary Camden, will you be my wife?"
Mary smiled through misty eyes, "Yes. YES!" she screamed.
~
"Roses or carnations?" Mary asked.
James kissed her cheek, "roses."
Mary smiled, "me too."
Hand in hand they followed the wedding planner over to the china displays.
"Wow, there's so many choices." Mary exclaimed looking over the vast display of china.
"I like these." James replied, pointing to a nearby display. Mary smiled, the dishes were white with a beautiful floral pattern around the edges, "they're perfect," she replied.
Lucy, Mary, Ruthie, and Annie all stood in the bridal store, "I like the yellow ones," Ruthie exclaimed pointing.
Lucy smiled, "do you like them Mare?"
Mary nodded, "yeah, but I like these better," she replied pointing to a display of blue dresses.
"Oh, I agree with Mary." Annie and Lucy replied together as they admired the dresses.
Ruthie nodded, "me too."
"Okay now for your dress." Lucy said happily, walking toward the bridal gowns.
Mary smiled, quickly following her sister.
After a few hours Mary had picked out a strapless white dress, that trailed on the floor and had a beautiful veil. ~
Annie pulled the veil over her daughters head, "I can't believe you're getting married," she whispered.
Mary smiled, "me either."
"You know, you don't have to."
"I want to."
Annie nodded, as Lucy entered the room.
"Mare, you look beautiful."
Mary smiled at her sister, "thanks."
They both turned to Annie.
"Okay, okay, I'm leaving." Annie said getting the hint.
As soon as she was gone, Mary turned to Lucy, "so what's it like?"
"What?"
"Being married."
"Oh.you mean."
Mary nodded, nervously.
Lucy laughed, "it's great!" she exclaimed happily.
Mary smiled, still nervous, Lucy laughed again, "Mare, don't worry about it."
Before Mary could reply, Ruthie entered the room, "you guys ready to go?"
Both Mary and Lucy nodded, as Kevin and Matt entered the room.
Lucy smiled and took Kevin's arm and together they left the room.
Matt turned to his sister, "do you need a pep-talk?" he asked, remembering Lucy's wedding.
Mary laughed, "no, let's just get this show on the road."
Matt hugged his sister, "okay," he whispered.
"I now pronounce you husband and wife," Eric stated, through misty eyes, "you may kiss your bride.
James carefully lifted Mary's veil, then pulled her close to him, passionately kissing her lips.
~
"I love you," Mary whispered as she and James sat eating dinner in the cruise ship's dining hall.
James smiled, "I love you too."
"It's so beautiful here." Mary replied as she looked across the deck to the ocean.
James nodded, "not half as beautiful as you."
A light shade of pink crossed Mary's cheeks as James kissed her lips.
"I can't believe we're actually married."
James laughed, "I wish we didn't have to go home."
"We still have three days."
"Still, I could stay here forever."
Mary smiled just as their food arrived.
"Oh, this is so good." Mary exclaimed as she ate her smoked salmon.
James laughed, "can I try it?" he asked flirtatiously.
Mary smiled as she placed her fork in his mouth.
"Mmm, that is good."
"Now, let me try yours." Mary replied, just as flirtatiously.
James smiled as he gently placed the fork between Mary's lips.
After dinner the two walked hand in hand to their room, "I love being married to you." Mary whispered as they closed the door behind them.
~
Mary ran through the hospital corridors, "Where is he?" she screamed to a nearby nurse.
"Who?" the nurse asked confused.
"James Owens, my husband," Mary cried.
The nurse smiled, and pointed to a nearby room.
Mary immediately ran into the room.
"James!" she cried, "are you okay?"
James smiled, "I'm fine now that you're here."
"What happened?" Mary asked of a nearby doctor.
"He had a mild heart attack."
"But he'll be okay?"
The doctor nodded, "as long as he lowers his cholesterol and starts exercising more."
"Okay." Mary whispered as the doctor left the room.
As soon as he was gone, Mary turned to James, "don't you ever do that to me again!"
James smiled, "I won't. I promise."
~
"He promised," Mary whispered as tears poured from her eyes, "he promised but he did it anyways."
A-N's - okay, I know that was cheesy, but I wanted you to know about their wedding, honeymoon, etc. Also as KayKaye said, it gives you a chance to get to know James.
Mary and James had dozens of photo albums but this had always been their favorite. Each page held a few of their favorite photos from every event they'd shared. Each page told a story, and with each page she turned tears fell down Mary's cheeks.
~
"Mare," Annie called up the stairs, "James is here."
Mary immediately came bounding down the stairs, wearing a red-spaghetti- strap shirt, shorts, and a 3-quarter sleeve white sweater.
"So where are we going?" Mary asked as James drove up the canyon.
"You'll see." He replied smiling.
After about an hour of driving James pulled off the road into a little view area.
"Where are we?" Mary asked confused.
James smiled as he opened the door for her. Hand in hand they crossed the street. James pushed apart the branches of several aspen trees and motioned for Mary to go through. Mary looked at him, confused then walked in between the trees.
She was immediately greeted by a small pond with a trail leading up the mountain behind it.
"How did you find this place?" she asked, turning to James.
He smiled, "do you like it?"
"It's beautiful."
James gently kissed her cheek then took her hand and lead her up the trail.
"I can't walk another step." Mary panted, they had been hiking for nearly an hour, and both of them were exhausted.
"You don't have to." James replied, leading her over to a little ledge overlooking a beautiful waterfall.
Mary gasped, "how.?" she started, but James held up his hand, then passionately kissed her.
A moment later James pulled away then dropped down to his knees, pulling a small box from his jacket pocket.
Mary gasped as he pulled a beautiful diamond ring from the box.
"Mary Camden, will you be my wife?"
Mary smiled through misty eyes, "Yes. YES!" she screamed.
~
"Roses or carnations?" Mary asked.
James kissed her cheek, "roses."
Mary smiled, "me too."
Hand in hand they followed the wedding planner over to the china displays.
"Wow, there's so many choices." Mary exclaimed looking over the vast display of china.
"I like these." James replied, pointing to a nearby display. Mary smiled, the dishes were white with a beautiful floral pattern around the edges, "they're perfect," she replied.
Lucy, Mary, Ruthie, and Annie all stood in the bridal store, "I like the yellow ones," Ruthie exclaimed pointing.
Lucy smiled, "do you like them Mare?"
Mary nodded, "yeah, but I like these better," she replied pointing to a display of blue dresses.
"Oh, I agree with Mary." Annie and Lucy replied together as they admired the dresses.
Ruthie nodded, "me too."
"Okay now for your dress." Lucy said happily, walking toward the bridal gowns.
Mary smiled, quickly following her sister.
After a few hours Mary had picked out a strapless white dress, that trailed on the floor and had a beautiful veil. ~
Annie pulled the veil over her daughters head, "I can't believe you're getting married," she whispered.
Mary smiled, "me either."
"You know, you don't have to."
"I want to."
Annie nodded, as Lucy entered the room.
"Mare, you look beautiful."
Mary smiled at her sister, "thanks."
They both turned to Annie.
"Okay, okay, I'm leaving." Annie said getting the hint.
As soon as she was gone, Mary turned to Lucy, "so what's it like?"
"What?"
"Being married."
"Oh.you mean."
Mary nodded, nervously.
Lucy laughed, "it's great!" she exclaimed happily.
Mary smiled, still nervous, Lucy laughed again, "Mare, don't worry about it."
Before Mary could reply, Ruthie entered the room, "you guys ready to go?"
Both Mary and Lucy nodded, as Kevin and Matt entered the room.
Lucy smiled and took Kevin's arm and together they left the room.
Matt turned to his sister, "do you need a pep-talk?" he asked, remembering Lucy's wedding.
Mary laughed, "no, let's just get this show on the road."
Matt hugged his sister, "okay," he whispered.
"I now pronounce you husband and wife," Eric stated, through misty eyes, "you may kiss your bride.
James carefully lifted Mary's veil, then pulled her close to him, passionately kissing her lips.
~
"I love you," Mary whispered as she and James sat eating dinner in the cruise ship's dining hall.
James smiled, "I love you too."
"It's so beautiful here." Mary replied as she looked across the deck to the ocean.
James nodded, "not half as beautiful as you."
A light shade of pink crossed Mary's cheeks as James kissed her lips.
"I can't believe we're actually married."
James laughed, "I wish we didn't have to go home."
"We still have three days."
"Still, I could stay here forever."
Mary smiled just as their food arrived.
"Oh, this is so good." Mary exclaimed as she ate her smoked salmon.
James laughed, "can I try it?" he asked flirtatiously.
Mary smiled as she placed her fork in his mouth.
"Mmm, that is good."
"Now, let me try yours." Mary replied, just as flirtatiously.
James smiled as he gently placed the fork between Mary's lips.
After dinner the two walked hand in hand to their room, "I love being married to you." Mary whispered as they closed the door behind them.
~
Mary ran through the hospital corridors, "Where is he?" she screamed to a nearby nurse.
"Who?" the nurse asked confused.
"James Owens, my husband," Mary cried.
The nurse smiled, and pointed to a nearby room.
Mary immediately ran into the room.
"James!" she cried, "are you okay?"
James smiled, "I'm fine now that you're here."
"What happened?" Mary asked of a nearby doctor.
"He had a mild heart attack."
"But he'll be okay?"
The doctor nodded, "as long as he lowers his cholesterol and starts exercising more."
"Okay." Mary whispered as the doctor left the room.
As soon as he was gone, Mary turned to James, "don't you ever do that to me again!"
James smiled, "I won't. I promise."
~
"He promised," Mary whispered as tears poured from her eyes, "he promised but he did it anyways."
A-N's - okay, I know that was cheesy, but I wanted you to know about their wedding, honeymoon, etc. Also as KayKaye said, it gives you a chance to get to know James.