Before the wedding
It was the day of Melanie and Andrew's wedding, Ellie woke up and then went to see Jake.
"Hey dad"
"Hey Ellie" said Jake as he packed things into the back of his truck.
"There's a wedding going on" said Ellie
"I heard that mentioned a time or two" replied Jake
"I sure hope this weather co operates" Ellie said who had now got her southern accent back completely.
"It's supposed to be a big one"
"You're my dad and I love you but sometimes you are too damn stubborn and proud"
"She made her decision Ellie" said Jake miserably
"You know for someone who's been holding onto something so hard you sure are quick to let it go" said Ellie
"You know I can't control her anymore than I can control the weather" said Jake before he drove off.
Ellie went back to her mum's to get ready for the wedding.
Melanie was in her dressing room at the Carmichael plantation. She was thinking about the talk she had with Jake, they had agreed that Ellie could stay here if she wanted to and that Gabby would visit one weekend a month. But what Melanie was really thinking about was the kiss, they had been reminising about when Ellie was younger and then she had leaned in and kissed him, it was the most amazing and magical kiss she had ever had, the she had realized what she was doing and ran out and she hadn't seen Jake since.
Just then Melanie's mother walked in to help her get ready.
"Realx it's just nerves" Melanie's mother said as she did up Melanie's dress, "You're doin the right thing"
"Am I" asked Melanie uncertainly
"When I married your daddy... Lord, I was a fool for that man, I couldn't put one foot in front of the other. I remember standing there thinking 'Preacher hurry up before he changes his mind' and look where it got me. Sometimes that man makes me so mad, I could wring his neck."
"But you still love him?" asked Melanie thinking that her mum and dad were just like her and Jake.
"God knows I do. And only he knows why." she answered
"Momma" started Melanie before her mother interupted
"He can give you life that we never dreamed of. And he adores you."
"He does doesn't he?"
Melanie's mother left her alone to finish getting ready. She turned on the radio, little did she know Jake was listening to the exact same station at the same time.
I didn't mean it when I said
I didn't love you so
Melanie thought about the horrible things she had said to Jake and she hoped he knew that she didn't mean any of it.
I should have held on tight
I never should have let you go
I didn't know nothing,
I was stupid, I was foolish
I was lying to myself
I couldn't have fathomed
I would ever be without your love
Never imagined I'd be sitting
Here beside myself
Guess I didn't know you
Guess I didn't know me
But I thought I knew everything
I never felt
Jake was sitting thinking about how this was the second time this month he was listening to love songs and thinking about Melanie, but he couldn't help it the songs just made him think about Melanie.
The feeling that I'm feeling
Now that I don't hear your voice
Or have your touch and kiss your lips
Cause I don't have a choice
Oh what I wouldn't give
To have you lying by my side
This time it was both Melanie and Jake thinking how much they missed each other and just wanted each other back.
When you left I lost a part of me
It's still so hard to believe
Come back baby please cause
We belong together
Who else am I gonna lean on when times get rough
Who's gonna talk to me on the phone
Till the sun comes up
Who's gonna take your place
There ain't nobody better
Oh baby baby
We belong together
Jake couldn't believe how accurate this song was it was as if it was written about him and how he felt about Melanie. He had felt as if he lost a part of himself when she left.
I can't sleep at night
When you are on my mind
Bobby Womack's on the radio
Singing to me "If You Think You're Lonely Now"
Wait a minute this is too deep
I gotta change the station
So I turn the dial tryin' to catch a break
And then I hear Babyface
"I Only Think Of You" and it's breakin' my heart
I'm tryin' to keep it together but I'm falling apart
Melanie thought about all the night she spent awake thinking about Jake and listening to songs and thinking about how the words reminded her of Jake, exactly what she was doing now. She was trying to keep it together but she wasn't sure how much longer she could do it.
The pain reflected in this song
Ain't even half of what I'm feeling inside
I need you, need you back in my life baby
Both Jake and Melanie were almost in tears. Melanie told herself that if anyone noticed she was crying they would know something was wrong and she couldn't lie about it if somebody asked. Jake told himself that he couldn't cry over her because that would make things worse although he didn't know how, Melanie was getting married in 2 minutes.
We belong together
Jake and Melanie both knew in that moment that it was true they did belong together.
You've all seen the film you know what happens next.