Miracles Do Happen
Author's Note: Okay, we have finally made it to the near end of the story. After this chapter there will only be three more left. Sad I know. I'm going to try to wrap it though. Hope you enjoy.
Chapter 21- I Dream of Jilly
" Jillian." Chris mocked from the bed smirking as Jill narrowed her eyes. She was getting dressed to go with Claire to pick up Sherry. Leon was home sleeping.
" Will you stop calling me that?" Jill groaned as she went to fix herself up in the mirror. Chris laughed at her annoyance.
" Now why would I do that? You look sexy when you're angry." Jill rolled her eyes at him at the mirror. Chris saw her reflection and chuckled.
" Aw come on Jill. You know I love you. But tell me, why don't you like your first name?" Chris asked intrigued as he sat up and walked over to her. He slid his muscular arms around her waist as she continued to brush her hair. Chris kissed her lightly on the neck. Jill moaned as she became a bit aroused. Chris knew what the hell he was doing.
" Because.." Jill started. Chris kissed her again but on the cheek this time. Jill smiled.
" Because it makes me sound old. It sounds like an older person's name. I'd prefer Jill." Chris tisked.
" Jillian doesn't sound old. In fact, it sounds cute to me. And if it's cute to me than it is definitely something to look into." Chris joked as he gave her a reassuring squeeze. Jill smirked.
" Oh you're just saying that because you're my husband." Jill denied. Chris shook his head.
" No, really. I like the name Jillian. And I'd like it if you would atleast let me call you that without giving me the evil eye atleast one time. Besides that's what it says on the marriage license." Jill starting beaming.
" It does doesn't it? And just to let you know. I didn't mind you calling me that. I just wanted to see your attempts to make me happy. You're always trying to make me happy." Jill grinned as she leaned back into his chest. Chris cocked his head as he realized what she was doing the whole time. Taking advantage of him for her own personal amusement.
" You're one in 6 billion and something people Jilly." Chris told her as he blew a breath into her ear. Jill looked at the reflection of themselves in the mirror.
" Now that's a nickname I'll never tire of. As much as I want to lay in your embrace all day, Claire's gonna kill you if you don't let me go so she can pick up Sherry." Chris sighed as he slowly let go.
" Let her kill me." Chris joked as he walked into the bathroom to start running his shower. Jill followed him inside and dipped his head inside the cold water. Chris screamed from the coldness.
" Aaaaaaahhhhhhhhhh Jill! It's cold, it's cold it's cold." Chris whined. Jill rolled her eyes.
" Aw, quit crying you big baby." Jill laughed. Chris turned around with a evil look. Jill looked at him and shook her head while backing up slowly.
" Nuh uh, you don't want to do that Chris." She started laughing as she attempted to run away. She broke into a sprint down the hallway and down the stairs. Chris was right behind.
" Come out and play Jill." He sang as he noticed Jill hiding in the closet beside the door. He pretended to be going to the front door when he quickly opened the closet and saw Jill smiling playfully at him. Chris swept her out of the closet cause her to squeal. They just smiled at each other for a minute taking in each other. Chris suddenly kissed her catching her off guard. Jill screamed.
" Chris, you're still wet!" He chuckled.
" Payback." Jill smirked and started to walk out of the door on her way to the car.
" Hey, we might be out a while helping Rebecca out so just call my cell if you need me okay?" Chris nodded.
" I love you Jillian." He said with a joking tone but he meant it. Jill sighed as if she was giving up but smiled nonetheless.
" I love you too Chris. You better not do anything stupid while I'm gone." With that she got in the car, smiled at Chris' mischievous expression, and drove off.
2 Hours Later
Chris had gotten dressed, eaten breakfast, and was now home watching a very interesting program on the travel channel. How to Make the Best of Your Trip Down Under was the name. Chris had been planning a trip for him and Jill for months and Australia was definitely something new to the both of them. Chris had the trip paid off and everything. He just needed to work up a way to surprise her. But right now he really needed something to do.
" Let me see what Carlos is up to?" He said to himself as he dialed Becca and Carlos' number. The phone rang briefly.
" Hello?" Carlos asked. Chris could hear the sound of Juliana crying in the background.
" It's me Chris. I'm bored as hell." Carlos sighed in agreement. " Yeah, Claire and Jill came by here and snatched up my girl. I'm bored too. You wanna swing by Leon's and see if he wants to do something. I'm pretty sure he can move on his own now. He just needs some support every once in a while." Chris thought it over.
" Yeah, sure. I'll be over in a minute. You got anything in mind?" He asked. Carlos paused for a minute.
" Let's go see movie Kill Bill. I heard it was like four stars. A classic." Chris chuckled.
" Carlos, any movie with a healthy dose of violence is your boat. Even if there is no plot." Carlos laughed as he realized this was true.
" As true as that may be Chris, you can't deny the truth. Action surpassed logic and reason. You can quote me on that." Chris snorted at Carlos' lame attempt at philosophy.
" Yeah whatever. You call Leon and see if he's up. I'm on the way over. Later." Chris told him. Carlos chuckled one more time.
" Later." With that the two of them hung up and Chris picked up his keys and prepared to drive off. Carlos on the other hand had his hands full trying to feed Juliana without being covered in her regurgitation.
Knock Knock Knock
" What's up Redfield?" Carlos called as he opened the door up for Chris. Chris slapped hands with him.
" Nothing much. I see you got in touch with Leon." Chris said as he noticed Leon on the couch with Juliana. He was rubbing noses with her. Chris grinned.
" You're doing a lot better I see Kennedy. What time can we be expecting that crazy sister of mine to come back?" Leon smiled and shrugged.
" Haven't a clue. They said that they were going to get their bridesmaid dresses with Rebecca so it may be hours. And besides Sherry's coming back today." Carlos slapped his hands together.
" Well, I called the movie theater and if we want to catch the movie we're going to have to make it quick. It starts in 40 minutes." Chris and Leon nodded. Chris looked around and noticed something pretty funny. He started laughing.
" What's so damn funny?" Leon questioned as the three of them started walking out of the door. Chris shook his head.
" We look like those three guys off of Three Men and a Baby. That old movie." Leon started laughing as well as Carlos.
" We surely do. Come on, let's roll."
With the girls out doing whatever, the guys figured they might as well have just as much fun. Even if little Juliana was in tow. They made it to theater 10 minutes prior to start time and rushed to get some refreshment and find a good seat. Carlos had bought Juliana's ear muffs so she wouldn't damage her ears. All in all the movie was fantastic and the three of them were engaged in a very heated discussion afterwards. It was going on six when Chris' cell phone rang.
" Hello?" Chris could hear Claire on the other end. She sounded a little pissed off.
" Hey big brother! We've been looking all over for you. We've been calling for the past couple of hours. And are you with Leon and Carlos?" Chris winced for her sudden outburst.
" Calm down Claire, the three of us went to the movies. We figured you wouldn't be back till later tonight. Anyway, what's up cause where on the way to your place now."
" Don't come to the house. Meet us at Outback by the mall. We're treating Rebecca and Carlos to dinner before their wedding on Friday. Because they won't be able to see each other tomorrow night. You got me?" Claire asked. Chris smiled.
" Yeah, Claire I got you. You wanna talk to Leon?" Chris asked as he glanced at Leon and Carlos engaged in a conversation.
" Yeah, let me give him a piece of my mind? You guys are fresh aren't you? You don't need to change or anything." Chris laughed.
" Claire, we just went to the movies, it's not like we just came from the gym or something. Here's Leon now." Chris tapped Leon on the shoulder and handed the phone to him. Chris and Carlos listened intently.
" Hey Claire I'm.... I know I should have told you...... We had to turn off the phones because.... Okay then.... That's great.... Adam's here with Sherry..... Yes baby........ I love you too.... Chris, Jill want's to talk to you."
" Yes Jilly?" Chris asked. Jill smirked.
" I don't think I have to say much since Claire has done the job for me and Rebecca. But you guys need to hurry up because the waiter said he can't hold our table too much longer. See you when you get here. Love you."
" Love you too Jill." With that Chris hung up the phone and folded it back into his pocket. Carlos started snickering.
" You guys sound like something straight out of Guiding Light. It's hiliarious." Chris gave him a dirty look and Leon gave him the finger.
" Shut up and drive." Juliana's face contorted into what looked like the beginning of a smile.
Chris instantly spotted Jill as he walked into the restaurant with Leon and Carlos. She was sitting alone while Claire and the others where most likely waiting on them. Jill however was engaged in what looked like a vivid conversation with some dude. He looked like the well distinguished gentlemen. Very well dressed and kept up. He also looked like he wasn't a total wimp. He looked like he could very easily defend himself. Chris knew that was a huge turn on for Jill. As Carlos and Leon made their way over to their counterparts Chris was fuming. He started to clench his fist together. He wasn't mad at Jill he was pissed at whoever this dude that was obviously trying to hit on her. And by the looks of things he was succeeding. Chris crept closer and closer until he was only a few feet away from them. He could hear the end of the conversation.
".... I would ask you out Jill." Jill blushed and smiled at him.
That was it! Chris didn't take a second to think as he prepared to go bash this asshole's face in. The stranger looked up to see Chris seething and apparent coming his way. Jill looked at his expression and turned around.
She gasped.
" Oh no you don't Chris!" She practically yelled as she jumped in front of him. Chris cursed under his breath as he glanced at the very scared young man but calmed a bit at Jill's touch. Claire and the other's had noticed now and were on their way over.
" Chris, what in the hell is wrong with you?!" Jill shouted at him. She looked around to see the other people staring at her. She motioned for the stranger and Chris to follow her outside.
" Jill, the guy was obviously hitting on you and by the looks of things it looked like you were enjoying it. Am I right?!" Chris shot back. Jill got in his face.
" NO! You're absolutely wrong! If you would have waited just a bit longer you would have seen that I was giving him advice!" Chris could only look at her.
" Advice?" Jill sighed angrily.
" Yes, you moron advice. James is a coworker of mine that I help set up with a friend of mine name Teresa. While we were waiting for you guys to show James asked me for advice on what he should do for Teresa since this was their first date. What you heard was just his way of thanking me although I'll admit it was a bit flattering." Chris looked to James to confirm what she had said. He nodded.
" Mr. Redfield, I would never try to hit on Jill. Especially the way she talks about you guys marriage at work. A lot of us are envious of your relationship. Rest assure it was only advice nothing more." Ironically as soon as he said that Teresa just happened to be approaching them. James turned around and smiled at her as he offered his hand to her. She accepted. She also waved to Jill. Jill managed to give a small smile back. Chris just looked at the ground.
" I feel like a jackass." He admitted solemnly. Jill lifted his head up.
" At this point in time, you are. But seriously Chris, do you not trust me enough as to where you have to beat up every damn male I talk to. Huh?" Chris remained silent.
" When I say I love you I mean it Chris. No one or nothing will changed that. You need to realize that. Now I think we need to apologize for embarrassing the others in there. And I think I need an apology too as well as James." Chris nodded.
" You're right Jill. I do need to apologize. I'm sorry. I just felt like I needed to prove to him that you were already taken. Even if it meant bashing his face in. Forgive me?" Chris asked as he moved his hand to her hers and started to rub her fingers. Jill smiled at him playing with her ring finger.
" Yeah, I forgive you." Chris didn't need to hear anymore. He leaned down and gave her a passionate kiss that probably told more than he could express by words at the moment. Neither of them noticed the gang of faces smashed against the door watching them.
As Chris and Jill walked back in Jill noticed the smirking faces of Leon, Carlos, Sherry, and Adam and the knowing faces of Claire and Rebecca.
" What?" Jill asked playing dumb. Rebecca spoke up. " No need to explain. We accept your apology." Jill was stunned.
" You guys heard?" Claire chuckled. " It was very touching. My brother can be so sweet sometimes." At that Carlos and Adam burst into laughter.
" Chris, you couldn't even say hi. You were totally caught up with Jill." She acknowledged as she smiled at him. Chris blushed.
" Well.." Chris started but Leon interrupted.
" No need. Come on I'm hungry." At that he started to get up and walk to the designated table. Claire got up and helped him. Sherry and Adam followed hand in hand. Only Carlos and Rebecca remained.
" Me and Rebecca wanna thank you two." Carlos said with Juliana in his arms. Jill looked confused.
" For what?" She asked. Carlos grinned.
" I know this sounds corny but we wanna have a marriage like yours." Rebecca smiled and nodded in agreement. With that they left leaving Chris and Jill speechless. Chris looked at her. She looked at him. Almost automatically they intertwined their hands together and smiled.
Dinner went by fairly well except for the occasional joke and snicker from Carlos. Other than that everyone just pretty much enjoyed each others company. Sherry told them about how she was doing and how Adam came to visit her and all. They even talked about Juliana for a while. And of course the Bahamas. Afterwards, the rest of the gang decided to find something to do but Chris and Jill went home.
Pulling up into the driveway Chris turned of the car and sighed but started laughing. Jill stared at him.
" What's so funny?" She asked smiling.
" You told me not to do anything stupid today." Jill chuckled at the truth of his statement.
" Yeah I did. Just goes to show you have the hardest head." With that the couple walked into the house and welcomed the warm air. The air outside was bitterly cold. Walking upstairs and sitting on the bed Chris sat there admired Jill as she stared likewise at him. After taking of her shoes she managed to jump and pull him down to the bed with her in one swift movement. Chris didn't hesitate one bit.
" I love you Chris. Not just today or tomorrow. Forever." Chris welcomed the closeness of their bodies to one another as they rolled on the bed while making out feeling for more and more of each other.
" I love you too Jillian." Instead of sighing or rolling her eyes at the sound of her full first name Jill smiled devilishly and kissed him hard. There was nothing more that needed to be said. From then on Jill wasn't embarrassed by her name because Chris was right. It did in fact say Chris and Jillian Redfield on the marriage license.
Author's Note: Oh man, it's amazing what you can do when you're inspired. I wrote this chapter in the span of two days. I think that's a good thing. Well, that also means the end is closer. I can't begin to describe how thankful I am for the support of this story as well as my others. I may have lost some reviewers, gained some reviewers, but to all of you who've given me a chance I thank you. Tek, special thanks to you for continuing to keep me inspired. You're a great friend indeed. Diddly Day, you mean as much to this story as I've meant to yours and I'm guessing that's a lot. Lol. Anyway, please keep reading and review because deep inside you really want to. Okay, I'm through being sentiment. Next chapter will definitely be one to remember. Until Next Time.
Author's Note: Okay, we have finally made it to the near end of the story. After this chapter there will only be three more left. Sad I know. I'm going to try to wrap it though. Hope you enjoy.
Chapter 21- I Dream of Jilly
" Jillian." Chris mocked from the bed smirking as Jill narrowed her eyes. She was getting dressed to go with Claire to pick up Sherry. Leon was home sleeping.
" Will you stop calling me that?" Jill groaned as she went to fix herself up in the mirror. Chris laughed at her annoyance.
" Now why would I do that? You look sexy when you're angry." Jill rolled her eyes at him at the mirror. Chris saw her reflection and chuckled.
" Aw come on Jill. You know I love you. But tell me, why don't you like your first name?" Chris asked intrigued as he sat up and walked over to her. He slid his muscular arms around her waist as she continued to brush her hair. Chris kissed her lightly on the neck. Jill moaned as she became a bit aroused. Chris knew what the hell he was doing.
" Because.." Jill started. Chris kissed her again but on the cheek this time. Jill smiled.
" Because it makes me sound old. It sounds like an older person's name. I'd prefer Jill." Chris tisked.
" Jillian doesn't sound old. In fact, it sounds cute to me. And if it's cute to me than it is definitely something to look into." Chris joked as he gave her a reassuring squeeze. Jill smirked.
" Oh you're just saying that because you're my husband." Jill denied. Chris shook his head.
" No, really. I like the name Jillian. And I'd like it if you would atleast let me call you that without giving me the evil eye atleast one time. Besides that's what it says on the marriage license." Jill starting beaming.
" It does doesn't it? And just to let you know. I didn't mind you calling me that. I just wanted to see your attempts to make me happy. You're always trying to make me happy." Jill grinned as she leaned back into his chest. Chris cocked his head as he realized what she was doing the whole time. Taking advantage of him for her own personal amusement.
" You're one in 6 billion and something people Jilly." Chris told her as he blew a breath into her ear. Jill looked at the reflection of themselves in the mirror.
" Now that's a nickname I'll never tire of. As much as I want to lay in your embrace all day, Claire's gonna kill you if you don't let me go so she can pick up Sherry." Chris sighed as he slowly let go.
" Let her kill me." Chris joked as he walked into the bathroom to start running his shower. Jill followed him inside and dipped his head inside the cold water. Chris screamed from the coldness.
" Aaaaaaahhhhhhhhhh Jill! It's cold, it's cold it's cold." Chris whined. Jill rolled her eyes.
" Aw, quit crying you big baby." Jill laughed. Chris turned around with a evil look. Jill looked at him and shook her head while backing up slowly.
" Nuh uh, you don't want to do that Chris." She started laughing as she attempted to run away. She broke into a sprint down the hallway and down the stairs. Chris was right behind.
" Come out and play Jill." He sang as he noticed Jill hiding in the closet beside the door. He pretended to be going to the front door when he quickly opened the closet and saw Jill smiling playfully at him. Chris swept her out of the closet cause her to squeal. They just smiled at each other for a minute taking in each other. Chris suddenly kissed her catching her off guard. Jill screamed.
" Chris, you're still wet!" He chuckled.
" Payback." Jill smirked and started to walk out of the door on her way to the car.
" Hey, we might be out a while helping Rebecca out so just call my cell if you need me okay?" Chris nodded.
" I love you Jillian." He said with a joking tone but he meant it. Jill sighed as if she was giving up but smiled nonetheless.
" I love you too Chris. You better not do anything stupid while I'm gone." With that she got in the car, smiled at Chris' mischievous expression, and drove off.
2 Hours Later
Chris had gotten dressed, eaten breakfast, and was now home watching a very interesting program on the travel channel. How to Make the Best of Your Trip Down Under was the name. Chris had been planning a trip for him and Jill for months and Australia was definitely something new to the both of them. Chris had the trip paid off and everything. He just needed to work up a way to surprise her. But right now he really needed something to do.
" Let me see what Carlos is up to?" He said to himself as he dialed Becca and Carlos' number. The phone rang briefly.
" Hello?" Carlos asked. Chris could hear the sound of Juliana crying in the background.
" It's me Chris. I'm bored as hell." Carlos sighed in agreement. " Yeah, Claire and Jill came by here and snatched up my girl. I'm bored too. You wanna swing by Leon's and see if he wants to do something. I'm pretty sure he can move on his own now. He just needs some support every once in a while." Chris thought it over.
" Yeah, sure. I'll be over in a minute. You got anything in mind?" He asked. Carlos paused for a minute.
" Let's go see movie Kill Bill. I heard it was like four stars. A classic." Chris chuckled.
" Carlos, any movie with a healthy dose of violence is your boat. Even if there is no plot." Carlos laughed as he realized this was true.
" As true as that may be Chris, you can't deny the truth. Action surpassed logic and reason. You can quote me on that." Chris snorted at Carlos' lame attempt at philosophy.
" Yeah whatever. You call Leon and see if he's up. I'm on the way over. Later." Chris told him. Carlos chuckled one more time.
" Later." With that the two of them hung up and Chris picked up his keys and prepared to drive off. Carlos on the other hand had his hands full trying to feed Juliana without being covered in her regurgitation.
Knock Knock Knock
" What's up Redfield?" Carlos called as he opened the door up for Chris. Chris slapped hands with him.
" Nothing much. I see you got in touch with Leon." Chris said as he noticed Leon on the couch with Juliana. He was rubbing noses with her. Chris grinned.
" You're doing a lot better I see Kennedy. What time can we be expecting that crazy sister of mine to come back?" Leon smiled and shrugged.
" Haven't a clue. They said that they were going to get their bridesmaid dresses with Rebecca so it may be hours. And besides Sherry's coming back today." Carlos slapped his hands together.
" Well, I called the movie theater and if we want to catch the movie we're going to have to make it quick. It starts in 40 minutes." Chris and Leon nodded. Chris looked around and noticed something pretty funny. He started laughing.
" What's so damn funny?" Leon questioned as the three of them started walking out of the door. Chris shook his head.
" We look like those three guys off of Three Men and a Baby. That old movie." Leon started laughing as well as Carlos.
" We surely do. Come on, let's roll."
With the girls out doing whatever, the guys figured they might as well have just as much fun. Even if little Juliana was in tow. They made it to theater 10 minutes prior to start time and rushed to get some refreshment and find a good seat. Carlos had bought Juliana's ear muffs so she wouldn't damage her ears. All in all the movie was fantastic and the three of them were engaged in a very heated discussion afterwards. It was going on six when Chris' cell phone rang.
" Hello?" Chris could hear Claire on the other end. She sounded a little pissed off.
" Hey big brother! We've been looking all over for you. We've been calling for the past couple of hours. And are you with Leon and Carlos?" Chris winced for her sudden outburst.
" Calm down Claire, the three of us went to the movies. We figured you wouldn't be back till later tonight. Anyway, what's up cause where on the way to your place now."
" Don't come to the house. Meet us at Outback by the mall. We're treating Rebecca and Carlos to dinner before their wedding on Friday. Because they won't be able to see each other tomorrow night. You got me?" Claire asked. Chris smiled.
" Yeah, Claire I got you. You wanna talk to Leon?" Chris asked as he glanced at Leon and Carlos engaged in a conversation.
" Yeah, let me give him a piece of my mind? You guys are fresh aren't you? You don't need to change or anything." Chris laughed.
" Claire, we just went to the movies, it's not like we just came from the gym or something. Here's Leon now." Chris tapped Leon on the shoulder and handed the phone to him. Chris and Carlos listened intently.
" Hey Claire I'm.... I know I should have told you...... We had to turn off the phones because.... Okay then.... That's great.... Adam's here with Sherry..... Yes baby........ I love you too.... Chris, Jill want's to talk to you."
" Yes Jilly?" Chris asked. Jill smirked.
" I don't think I have to say much since Claire has done the job for me and Rebecca. But you guys need to hurry up because the waiter said he can't hold our table too much longer. See you when you get here. Love you."
" Love you too Jill." With that Chris hung up the phone and folded it back into his pocket. Carlos started snickering.
" You guys sound like something straight out of Guiding Light. It's hiliarious." Chris gave him a dirty look and Leon gave him the finger.
" Shut up and drive." Juliana's face contorted into what looked like the beginning of a smile.
Chris instantly spotted Jill as he walked into the restaurant with Leon and Carlos. She was sitting alone while Claire and the others where most likely waiting on them. Jill however was engaged in what looked like a vivid conversation with some dude. He looked like the well distinguished gentlemen. Very well dressed and kept up. He also looked like he wasn't a total wimp. He looked like he could very easily defend himself. Chris knew that was a huge turn on for Jill. As Carlos and Leon made their way over to their counterparts Chris was fuming. He started to clench his fist together. He wasn't mad at Jill he was pissed at whoever this dude that was obviously trying to hit on her. And by the looks of things he was succeeding. Chris crept closer and closer until he was only a few feet away from them. He could hear the end of the conversation.
".... I would ask you out Jill." Jill blushed and smiled at him.
That was it! Chris didn't take a second to think as he prepared to go bash this asshole's face in. The stranger looked up to see Chris seething and apparent coming his way. Jill looked at his expression and turned around.
She gasped.
" Oh no you don't Chris!" She practically yelled as she jumped in front of him. Chris cursed under his breath as he glanced at the very scared young man but calmed a bit at Jill's touch. Claire and the other's had noticed now and were on their way over.
" Chris, what in the hell is wrong with you?!" Jill shouted at him. She looked around to see the other people staring at her. She motioned for the stranger and Chris to follow her outside.
" Jill, the guy was obviously hitting on you and by the looks of things it looked like you were enjoying it. Am I right?!" Chris shot back. Jill got in his face.
" NO! You're absolutely wrong! If you would have waited just a bit longer you would have seen that I was giving him advice!" Chris could only look at her.
" Advice?" Jill sighed angrily.
" Yes, you moron advice. James is a coworker of mine that I help set up with a friend of mine name Teresa. While we were waiting for you guys to show James asked me for advice on what he should do for Teresa since this was their first date. What you heard was just his way of thanking me although I'll admit it was a bit flattering." Chris looked to James to confirm what she had said. He nodded.
" Mr. Redfield, I would never try to hit on Jill. Especially the way she talks about you guys marriage at work. A lot of us are envious of your relationship. Rest assure it was only advice nothing more." Ironically as soon as he said that Teresa just happened to be approaching them. James turned around and smiled at her as he offered his hand to her. She accepted. She also waved to Jill. Jill managed to give a small smile back. Chris just looked at the ground.
" I feel like a jackass." He admitted solemnly. Jill lifted his head up.
" At this point in time, you are. But seriously Chris, do you not trust me enough as to where you have to beat up every damn male I talk to. Huh?" Chris remained silent.
" When I say I love you I mean it Chris. No one or nothing will changed that. You need to realize that. Now I think we need to apologize for embarrassing the others in there. And I think I need an apology too as well as James." Chris nodded.
" You're right Jill. I do need to apologize. I'm sorry. I just felt like I needed to prove to him that you were already taken. Even if it meant bashing his face in. Forgive me?" Chris asked as he moved his hand to her hers and started to rub her fingers. Jill smiled at him playing with her ring finger.
" Yeah, I forgive you." Chris didn't need to hear anymore. He leaned down and gave her a passionate kiss that probably told more than he could express by words at the moment. Neither of them noticed the gang of faces smashed against the door watching them.
As Chris and Jill walked back in Jill noticed the smirking faces of Leon, Carlos, Sherry, and Adam and the knowing faces of Claire and Rebecca.
" What?" Jill asked playing dumb. Rebecca spoke up. " No need to explain. We accept your apology." Jill was stunned.
" You guys heard?" Claire chuckled. " It was very touching. My brother can be so sweet sometimes." At that Carlos and Adam burst into laughter.
" Chris, you couldn't even say hi. You were totally caught up with Jill." She acknowledged as she smiled at him. Chris blushed.
" Well.." Chris started but Leon interrupted.
" No need. Come on I'm hungry." At that he started to get up and walk to the designated table. Claire got up and helped him. Sherry and Adam followed hand in hand. Only Carlos and Rebecca remained.
" Me and Rebecca wanna thank you two." Carlos said with Juliana in his arms. Jill looked confused.
" For what?" She asked. Carlos grinned.
" I know this sounds corny but we wanna have a marriage like yours." Rebecca smiled and nodded in agreement. With that they left leaving Chris and Jill speechless. Chris looked at her. She looked at him. Almost automatically they intertwined their hands together and smiled.
Dinner went by fairly well except for the occasional joke and snicker from Carlos. Other than that everyone just pretty much enjoyed each others company. Sherry told them about how she was doing and how Adam came to visit her and all. They even talked about Juliana for a while. And of course the Bahamas. Afterwards, the rest of the gang decided to find something to do but Chris and Jill went home.
Pulling up into the driveway Chris turned of the car and sighed but started laughing. Jill stared at him.
" What's so funny?" She asked smiling.
" You told me not to do anything stupid today." Jill chuckled at the truth of his statement.
" Yeah I did. Just goes to show you have the hardest head." With that the couple walked into the house and welcomed the warm air. The air outside was bitterly cold. Walking upstairs and sitting on the bed Chris sat there admired Jill as she stared likewise at him. After taking of her shoes she managed to jump and pull him down to the bed with her in one swift movement. Chris didn't hesitate one bit.
" I love you Chris. Not just today or tomorrow. Forever." Chris welcomed the closeness of their bodies to one another as they rolled on the bed while making out feeling for more and more of each other.
" I love you too Jillian." Instead of sighing or rolling her eyes at the sound of her full first name Jill smiled devilishly and kissed him hard. There was nothing more that needed to be said. From then on Jill wasn't embarrassed by her name because Chris was right. It did in fact say Chris and Jillian Redfield on the marriage license.
Author's Note: Oh man, it's amazing what you can do when you're inspired. I wrote this chapter in the span of two days. I think that's a good thing. Well, that also means the end is closer. I can't begin to describe how thankful I am for the support of this story as well as my others. I may have lost some reviewers, gained some reviewers, but to all of you who've given me a chance I thank you. Tek, special thanks to you for continuing to keep me inspired. You're a great friend indeed. Diddly Day, you mean as much to this story as I've meant to yours and I'm guessing that's a lot. Lol. Anyway, please keep reading and review because deep inside you really want to. Okay, I'm through being sentiment. Next chapter will definitely be one to remember. Until Next Time.