When the couple is finally left alone, Edwin decides to go ahead and ask
her. Their plans are shot to heck already, so he might as well nut up and
do it.
"Kit, there's something I need to ask you. I wanted to do it at the concert, but since our plans are shot to pieces, I'm going to ask you here and now. I wanted so much to wait and make sure you knew that I loved you. I have since I first saw you. I knew that I wanted children, with you as their mother and I wanted you to know that I wanted you for who you were and not who everybody thought you should be. I wanted you to know that you wouldn't have to raise our children alone, and that the reason I was asking you this is because I love you. And I need to know." He gets down on one knee next to the hospital bed and reaches in his pocket, pulling out the ring. "Kit, my little fox, Will you marry me?"
She gasps and begins to cry, nodding. "Yes. Yes, Edwin. I will."
He bounds up from the floor and sits on the bed with her, sliding the ring onto her finger. "I want to get married as soon as possible, Kit. Do you mind not having a large wedding?"
"No, Edwin, I don't mind. A simple civil ceremony will do for me."
"You do realize that I love you, right?"
"Yes, Edwin. I kinda figured that out on my own. I'm not as think as some people dense I be."
"How would you feel if I went by my quarters and got the paperwork and then went to get Hawk to perform the ceremony immediately?"
"Like one of those little toads that Mainframe keeps as pets."
He looks at her quizzically.
"You know...horny toads?" she asks, blushing.
"Oh. I actually get it! That's a good one, baby," he tells her. "I'll be back in about an hour, tops. I'll stop by and get Courtney for you and tell her to come talk to you ASAP."
"Thanks, honey."
"It's most definitely my pleasure," he says, brushing his lips softly against hers in a light kiss before he leaves the room.
Ten minutes later, Courtney pops her head in the door with Ralph and Allison. "Lifeline said that you needed to see me?" she asked.
"Yeah. How would you like to witness a wedding?"
"So he proposed?" asked Ralph. Kit nods.
"About fifteen minutes ago. He just went to his quarters to get the paperwork and then said he was going to go get Hawk to do the ceremony for us."
"When?" asked Allison.
"Immediately, he said. He must have gone ahead and gotten the paperwork already, making sure that he had it. He must have been really sure of himself."
"Mind if we stay?" Ralph queried.
"Fine with me."
Doc, Bree, Psyche-Out and Stretcher pop into the room.
"We heard that there was about to be a wedding, and we didn't want to miss out," Kenny explained. Everybody laughed.
Lifeline returns with Hawk, Flint, Scarlett and Duke. He crosses the room and, ignoring everyone else, bends down and tenderly kisses Kit. "Are you ready?"
"As ready as I can be, considering."
Hawk looks at Edwin. "It's your show, son. Go ahead. Let the wedding begin."
Edwin sits on the edge of the hospital bed and takes Kit's hand.
"Know that I mean these words when I say them, my young co-medic. When you are sad, I will dry your tears. When you are scared, I will comfort your fears. When you are worried, I will give you hope. When you are confused, I will help you cope. And when you are lost, and can't see the light, I will be your beacon, shining ever so bright. This is my oath; I pledge to the end. Why, you may ask? Because you are my lover and friend."
Kit's eyes fill with unshed tears. "Edwin, since we have been together, you have provided me with strength, security, confidence, honesty, love & plenty of much needed guidance. Where there has been cold, you have brought warmth; where my life was dark, you have brought light. In my darkest trouble, in my coldest silence; I looked for you and you were there. You are truly my knight in shining armor. You may not realize it but you have helped me and saved me in so many ways and I love you for that. I am honored that you will have me as your wife and I am proud to have you as my husband. I believe that we were meant to be from the start & I will always love you with all my heart."
Stretcher hands a small box to Edwin, who pops it open and pulls out a pair of rings. He hands the larger one to Kit and slides the smaller one onto her left hand.
"Tristan, with free and unconstrained soul, I give you all I am and all I am to become. Take this ring, and with it my promise of faith, patience, and love, for the rest of my life."
Kit takes the ring that Edwin handed her and slides it onto his left hand. "Edwin, I give you this ring as a symbol of our vows, and with all that I am, and all that I have, I honor you. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, With this ring, I thee wed."
They both look up at Hawk who is leaning up against the wall and beaming. "In as much as you have each pledged to the other your lifelong commitment, love and devotion, I now pronounce you husband and wife, in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Those whom God has joined together let no one put asunder. Edwin, You may kiss your bride!"
Lifeline leans over and passionately kisses Kit. The room erupts in cheers. Doc leans over and turns on the radio. "Take My Breath Away" begins to play.
"I knew that there was a reason that I bought this bottle of sparkling cider," stated Bree, sheepishly. Doc runs out of the room and returns moments later with a handful of cups, passing them out as Bree fills them.
Stretcher raises his glass as he toasts the couple. "Edwin, take Tristan's hand and place your hand over hers. Now, remember this moment and cherish it... because this will be the last time you'll ever have the upper hand!" There was no one in the room who wasn't doubled over laughing.
"Just wait, Tommy. Payback's coming, and not too long off either, judging from what I've been seeing lately," Kit wheezes between laughs.
Edwin hugs her hard.
"Kit, there's something I need to ask you. I wanted to do it at the concert, but since our plans are shot to pieces, I'm going to ask you here and now. I wanted so much to wait and make sure you knew that I loved you. I have since I first saw you. I knew that I wanted children, with you as their mother and I wanted you to know that I wanted you for who you were and not who everybody thought you should be. I wanted you to know that you wouldn't have to raise our children alone, and that the reason I was asking you this is because I love you. And I need to know." He gets down on one knee next to the hospital bed and reaches in his pocket, pulling out the ring. "Kit, my little fox, Will you marry me?"
She gasps and begins to cry, nodding. "Yes. Yes, Edwin. I will."
He bounds up from the floor and sits on the bed with her, sliding the ring onto her finger. "I want to get married as soon as possible, Kit. Do you mind not having a large wedding?"
"No, Edwin, I don't mind. A simple civil ceremony will do for me."
"You do realize that I love you, right?"
"Yes, Edwin. I kinda figured that out on my own. I'm not as think as some people dense I be."
"How would you feel if I went by my quarters and got the paperwork and then went to get Hawk to perform the ceremony immediately?"
"Like one of those little toads that Mainframe keeps as pets."
He looks at her quizzically.
"You know...horny toads?" she asks, blushing.
"Oh. I actually get it! That's a good one, baby," he tells her. "I'll be back in about an hour, tops. I'll stop by and get Courtney for you and tell her to come talk to you ASAP."
"Thanks, honey."
"It's most definitely my pleasure," he says, brushing his lips softly against hers in a light kiss before he leaves the room.
Ten minutes later, Courtney pops her head in the door with Ralph and Allison. "Lifeline said that you needed to see me?" she asked.
"Yeah. How would you like to witness a wedding?"
"So he proposed?" asked Ralph. Kit nods.
"About fifteen minutes ago. He just went to his quarters to get the paperwork and then said he was going to go get Hawk to do the ceremony for us."
"When?" asked Allison.
"Immediately, he said. He must have gone ahead and gotten the paperwork already, making sure that he had it. He must have been really sure of himself."
"Mind if we stay?" Ralph queried.
"Fine with me."
Doc, Bree, Psyche-Out and Stretcher pop into the room.
"We heard that there was about to be a wedding, and we didn't want to miss out," Kenny explained. Everybody laughed.
Lifeline returns with Hawk, Flint, Scarlett and Duke. He crosses the room and, ignoring everyone else, bends down and tenderly kisses Kit. "Are you ready?"
"As ready as I can be, considering."
Hawk looks at Edwin. "It's your show, son. Go ahead. Let the wedding begin."
Edwin sits on the edge of the hospital bed and takes Kit's hand.
"Know that I mean these words when I say them, my young co-medic. When you are sad, I will dry your tears. When you are scared, I will comfort your fears. When you are worried, I will give you hope. When you are confused, I will help you cope. And when you are lost, and can't see the light, I will be your beacon, shining ever so bright. This is my oath; I pledge to the end. Why, you may ask? Because you are my lover and friend."
Kit's eyes fill with unshed tears. "Edwin, since we have been together, you have provided me with strength, security, confidence, honesty, love & plenty of much needed guidance. Where there has been cold, you have brought warmth; where my life was dark, you have brought light. In my darkest trouble, in my coldest silence; I looked for you and you were there. You are truly my knight in shining armor. You may not realize it but you have helped me and saved me in so many ways and I love you for that. I am honored that you will have me as your wife and I am proud to have you as my husband. I believe that we were meant to be from the start & I will always love you with all my heart."
Stretcher hands a small box to Edwin, who pops it open and pulls out a pair of rings. He hands the larger one to Kit and slides the smaller one onto her left hand.
"Tristan, with free and unconstrained soul, I give you all I am and all I am to become. Take this ring, and with it my promise of faith, patience, and love, for the rest of my life."
Kit takes the ring that Edwin handed her and slides it onto his left hand. "Edwin, I give you this ring as a symbol of our vows, and with all that I am, and all that I have, I honor you. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, With this ring, I thee wed."
They both look up at Hawk who is leaning up against the wall and beaming. "In as much as you have each pledged to the other your lifelong commitment, love and devotion, I now pronounce you husband and wife, in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Those whom God has joined together let no one put asunder. Edwin, You may kiss your bride!"
Lifeline leans over and passionately kisses Kit. The room erupts in cheers. Doc leans over and turns on the radio. "Take My Breath Away" begins to play.
"I knew that there was a reason that I bought this bottle of sparkling cider," stated Bree, sheepishly. Doc runs out of the room and returns moments later with a handful of cups, passing them out as Bree fills them.
Stretcher raises his glass as he toasts the couple. "Edwin, take Tristan's hand and place your hand over hers. Now, remember this moment and cherish it... because this will be the last time you'll ever have the upper hand!" There was no one in the room who wasn't doubled over laughing.
"Just wait, Tommy. Payback's coming, and not too long off either, judging from what I've been seeing lately," Kit wheezes between laughs.
Edwin hugs her hard.