Ch. 12 A Wedding to Remember
"Do you, Marshall Wheeler, take Corrine Baxter as your lawful wedded wife?"
"I do," Marshall placed a strand of Corrine's hair behind her ear, and smiled down at her bulging stomach. Corrine's pregnancy had been going well, and Marshall had been healing excently. He even could ride in a car, even though he couldn't drive the car. He probably never would be able to again.
"And do you, Corrine Baxter, take Marshall Wheeler as your lawful wedded husband?"
"I do," and Corrine's mother was visibly crying in the aisles.
"Then you may kiss the bride," the pries finished. And he did.
"And now let the happy couple dance!" exclaimed Mike, who was again DJing, but this time for a wedding reception.
Marshall grinned and grabbed Corrine's hand. Her facial expression was just plain happiness, genuine happiness.
It was only when the best man (Lucas) and the maid of honor (Josie) were asked to come out and dance did Marshall wake up from his dream-like state of gazing at Corrine. Corrine almost laughed at his expression, and led him over to a table to sit down.
Corrine smiled over at Marshall, who was gazing at her.
"Corrine, do you know what this is a one year anniversary of?" Marshall gasped, realizing something.
"What?"
"Well, this time last year, we were beginning our trip across Europe. And this time last year--"
Corrine had a look of sudden realization on her face, "we told each other we loved each other!" Corrine gasped.
Marshall nodded, grinning goofily.
"If I told you we were going to be married in a year on that day last year, would you have believed me?" Marshall laughed.
Corrine shook her head, "no, definitely not!"
Marshall nodded himself, "I wouldn't had been able to believe t either," he explained while tucking a strand of Corrine's hair behind her ear.
Corrine gasped then and swooned, Marshall's face turned white. But Corrine was ok.
"Sorry… this is good! The baby kicked!" Corrine gasped, "I was just a little surprised."
Marshall's face was still white as he placed a hand on Corrine's stomach. Yup, no doubt about it. The baby was kicking.
Marshall and Corrine laughed and hugged while Corrine's mother came running over.
"What happened?" she asked.
"Baby kicked!" Corrine giggled, patting her stomach. Mrs. Baxter gasped and smiled herself.
"I'm glad, that proves the baby's healthy," she sighed before going out to dance with Mr. Baxter.
"So Corrine, that's something our baby will be able to brag about. I was at my parents wedding!" Marshall laughed while Corrine slapped him.
"Ha ha. Very funny."
Marshall nodded, but he was still laughing uncontrollably.
"Ooh, you're bad!" Corrine giggled.
Marshall continued to laugh and managed to nod.
Corrine punched him in the arm again, but was still laughing herself.
Lucas and Josie were laughing themselves, but for very different reasons. One: Marshall and Corrine were so rapped up inn each other they didn't hear that another dance for the wedded couple was up. Two: Grant was attempting to flirt and he spilled punch all over the floor. Three: Z drank a little too much punch and attempted to break dance, luckily he didn't get hurt. And 4: Alyssa, John, Sara, and Mike also drank too much punch and preceded to sing a rendition of, "Everyone Loves Magical Trevor!"
So now Lucas and Josie were outside, laughing their heads off as they walked. That was something they had always had in common: their sense of humor.
Still sniggering about the fact that the new drunk song was Everyone Loves Magical Trevor, Lucas imitated them.
"Everyone loves Magical Trevor
'Cause the tricks that he does are ever so clever!
Look at him now, disappearing a cow.
Where is the cow?
Headin' right now.
Taking his bow its Magical Trevor
Everyone has seen that the trick is clever
Look hat him their with his leather, leather whip
Its made of magic and with a little flip
The cows back, back back back
Back from his magical journey
What did he see?
In the magical dimension
He saw beans, lots of beans!" Lucas chortled, and Josie giggled herself.
"God, I was just waiting for them to sing Magical Trevor 2, I wonder why they didn't?"
"Hmm. You mean the one with the pigeon?"
"Which is now in two."
"And its having a poo!"
"Oh look at the mess!"
"In Aisle 2!"
"The one with all the Ragu, oh there is so much Ragu!" laughed Josie as both her and Lucas tumbled to the ground.
"Ah that Trevor," laughed Lucas. Josie nodded in agreement.
"I always thought it was Trevor, but it wasn't, it was you," laughed Josie.
"It? What's it?"
"The one!" Josie laughed harder at the mere thought of Magical Trevor being the one.
On the Lucas side, however, that comment meant a lot. The one. That means the one you want to marry.
"I guess I'd better be jealous of that Trevor," Lucas sighed.
Josie grinned and nodded.
"So um, changing the subject… My Dad knows your Mom and Z are going to e gone for their honeymoon, so he invited you to stay at my place," Lucas mumbled.
Josie looked taken aback, "well, I'd love to come. Tomorrow?"
Lucas nodded, "I'll come by your place to pick you up…"
"Cool!" Josie gasped and then stared up at the starry sky.
"I'm so happy for Corrine and Marshall. They so deserve this, after all they've been through," Josie sighed as the party inside kept going.
Lucas nodded slowly, "They've already sued Quasler's fiancé for the cost of the surgery, but not the car. They think that's too much to sue the innocent.
"Selfless Corrine and Marshall, always thinking of everyone else," Josie praised while resting her head on Lucas' chest. Lucas smiled as they rested, tomorrow would be the start of the rest of their lives. Somehow he knew.
Corrine's head was resting on Marshall's chest as well at Corrine's house, where they were staying till their honeymoon on the next day.
Corrine was so happy they were married, that they were together forever, that they were going to be a family, and another addition was already on its way.
Corrine patted her 4-month pregnant stomach. She even had a plan, she was taking the next semester off and would then graduate with Lucas in the winter graduation. Marshall and her would still live with Lucas and Josie until after college and then get a place of their own the next summer.
Corrine felt her heart swoon as Marshall got out of their current position and kiss Corrine's stomach, like he so often did. After kissing it, Marshall began to sing to it.
"You are my sunshine
My little sunshine
You make me happy
When skies are gray," Marshall paused when he heard Corrine cry a little.
"What?" he asked, turning his attention to Corrine.
"Nothing… that's just the song my Mom used to sing to me."
Marshall nodded and kissed the top of Corrine's head, then turned back to her stomach/the baby, and sung a different song.
"Rock a by baby,
On the tree top
When the wind blows,
The cradle will rock
When the bow breaks,
The cradle will fall
And down will come baby,
Cradle and all."
(1,216 Words) Aww! And there are 15 Chapters in this story:-)