Jim's Folly

I'm really sorry, guys. That last chapter was just a teaser. I thought it might be fun to have her say no…..and then see what you say. Hah! Fun fun fun!

This chapter is the actual chapter, so disregard chapter 28. It was just some fun. You know, like an editor's cut type-thing.

Chapter 29

Raven blinked several times before she even breathed again. "What?" she whispered. He smiled faintly at her. "You heard me, Ray. Will you be my wife?"

Blinking faintly, she considered her gut which was screaming "Say YES!", her brain which was saying "Think about this first," and her heart, which was very much agreeing with her gut.

She met his eyes confidently, smiling. "I don't know why you'd even think I'd say no."

He jumped, startled. "So…yes?"

"Yes, Jim Hawkins. It would be my pleasure."

Jim gathered her into his arms and spun her around. "Yes!" he cried. Pressure and tension fell off him like a ton of bricks.

Raven was blushing like mad.

"Well, Raven? Who gets to be the first to know?" Jim asked, taking her hand. She smiled and pulled out her phone. "Your mother."

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It was two weeks later and Jim and Raven were sitting at the kitchen table of the BenBow Inn. There were papers and phone numbers strewn about here and there. The two were making wedding plans.

"So, have you decided who'll be your bridesmaids?" Sarah asked, walking in and speaking directly to Raven. The girl shrugged and bit her lip. "I don't really…have anyone close to me…except you, Sarah. Do you…want to be my matron of honor?"

Sarah paused, not expecting the proposition and tears flooded in her eyes. She stooped down to hug the young girl. "Oh, Raven, it would be my honor."
Raven blushed. "I couldn't think of anyone better, really." Sarah left the room to dry her eyes.

Jim nodded to himself. "Well, since Silver's somewhere in another galaxy, he won't be coming…"
Their guest list was short. They were going to have a small wedding with mainly family including Dr. Doppler, Amelia, the girls and little Doppler.

Jim grinned at his fiancée and chuckled. "What?" Raven asked, frowning.

"There's so much in store for you that you don't know about…"
Her eyebrows furrowed together. "Like what?"

"Like the fact that I found Amy and she'll be at your wedding…I've gotten a hold of Beth, and…well, yeah."

Jim's trailing off puzzled Raven and she pushed him to continue.

Jim looked into Raven's eyes. "I…guess you should know that Mark's coming."
She blinked. "Mark…?"

"Your brother."

She paled. "Mark…..as in my big brother, Mark?"

"Do you know any other Marks?"

Raven stood and shrieked. "You found him?! Where?!"

"I have ways, Ray. Don't question them." She didn't bother. Jim had found her big brother and he was going to see her get married!

Jim frowned. "It took some convincing, though."
Raven sat and nodded, frowning in concentration. "Understood. He doesn't want anything to do with his baby sister, the last I heard…"

"Why?"

"Andrew," Raven replied quietly. "At first he wanted to murder Simon, then he discovered I was going to keep the baby and live life on, and he decided it would be best to disown me as a sister. You know, normal brother stuff."
Jim frowned. "That's not normal brother stuff, Ray. Sure, the wanting to kill Simon was, but….disowning you?"

"Yeah, it made my life a little harder, but I handled it, right?"

Jim's arm went around her shoulders. "He believes that now is the time to rekindle old family love. He's going to be here in a few days."
Raven nodded, biting her lip. Time to recapture her thoughts and memories. Just enough time.

Her brother was coming. All because of Jim. Woah.

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