"Ringgg!"
"Hello?" asks Gary in a groggy voice.
"Gary?" answers the girl on the other end.
"Hey, I was just thinking about you says Gary.
"Really?"
"Yeah."
"I need to talk with you privately that is my reason for calling at this hour."
"What do you need to talk about?" asks Gary.
"I need to tell you this in person its too important for over the phone. Do you think you could get over here sometime this morning?" she asks.
"Yeah, I could be over there at about eight. How does that sound?" he asks.
"Great!"
8:00AM Her Apartment
Arriving at her apartment, Gary waits for her to get down to business.
After exchanging a few hugs and kisses, Gary settles himself on the sofa and prompts her to begin.
"I saw my doctor yesterday. And I think things are going to have to change between us."
"Are you sick?" Gary asks worriedly jumping to his feet. "What needs to change between us?"
"I am sick and when I tell you what Ive got then youll understand the changes."
"What do you have?" Gary asks plaintively.
"Youre going to be a Daddy!"
"Really!" feeling as though his minds gone blank, gary takes his seat again, unable to think of anything else to say.
Gary and Clementina (shes just said her name is Clementina Smith) start to talk about their future together. Theyve decided to get married so that their child or children can have a secure family life. She tells him about her family. Gary tells her about his family and friends (Marissa, Chuck, Erica, Henry, Patrick, Joan, & Jake and Joans bunch of friends with whom he is a casual acquaintence. And he also tells her about Crumb and the Evanses relations to him. He doesnt need to tell her about the pyrokinesis and telekinesis which she already knows about from watching him.
Later Back At Mc Gintys
Gary returns to Mc Gintys that night with and extra 'spring in his step.' Everyone is surprised and happy, to see such a quick change in his demeanor. He even has a pleasant smile for most of the regulars.
"You seem happy this evening." Marissa says to Gary sensing the change in him.
"Yeah. Had a good day with the paper, got the evening off." Gary lies.
"Well, it seems to have done you some good."
"Yeah, less anger for when I have to put up with Carl and the paper tomorrow." Gary whispers to Marissa, knowing full well hell be secretly heading to the District Justice with Clementina tomorrow for their secret wedding.
The Next Day Office Of The District Justice
During their ceremony in front of court-appointed witnesses Gary tries to deal with the thoughts of excitement and confusion running through his head.
" I take you, Clementina, to be my wife from this day forward, to join with you and share all that is to come, and I promise to be faithful to you until death parts us." Gary declares.
"I take you, Gary, to be my husband from this day forward, to join with you and share all that is to come, and I promise to be faithful you until death parts us." she replies in turn.
They then exchange rings with the words "I give you this ring as a sign of my love and faithfulness."
The justice announces their marriage by saying
"Gary and Clementina, by their promises before God and the state of Ilinois and in the presence of these witnesses, have bound themselves to one another as husband and wife."
They seal their vows with the traditional kiss and prepare to leave the court and then go to her apartment for awhile.
THE END OF CHAPTER 3. MORE TO COME!