Tommy was the happiest man in the world at that moment. He finally got the love of his life.
When the party was over, Tommy and Jude walked hand in hand.
When they got to Tommy's house, Jude walked against Tommy with her head against his shoulder.
When Tommy and Jude got inside, Tommy paid the sitter and she left.
Tommy led Jude to the kitchen for a glass of cider, since Jude wasn't 21 yet.
Tommy poured the glasses and proposed a toast.
"To us, to you, the person I love the most" Tommy toasted, clinking his glass with Jude's.
"To us, to you, the person I love the most" Jude toasted to Tommy, clinking her glass with his.
Tommy had insisted that Jude sleep over because he couldn't just leave Natalia alone, while he brings Jude home.
Jude slept in the guestroom, sadly for Tommy.
She wanted to wait until they got married and Tommy respected that.
Jude apparently already had clothes there because; Tommy went over to her apartment while she was shopping or something and brought them over.
The next morning Natalia woke up and went into Tommy's room to wake him up.
Natalia jumped on Tommy's bed to wake him up.
"Uncle Tommy, get up please" Natalia said to Tommy while jumping on his bed.
"Natalia get off please" Tommy said tiredly.
She just kept on jumping.
"Natalia Amanda Quincy, get off my bed!" Tommy exclaimed.
"Yes Uncle Tommy" Natalia said embarrassed.
She knew that when Tommy used her full name, he was serious.
He got up to make breakfast.
Jude heard all the commotion and got up to where the noise was coming from.
"Tommy, what's going on?" a very sleepy Jude said.
"Uncle Tommy what is Jude doing here? Did she say yes?" Natalia asked.
Tommy ignored Natalia for a minute to answer Jude's question.
"Natalia jumped on my bed this morning. I told her to get off but she wouldn't so I yelled for her to get off. Did I wake you?" Tommy asked Jude.
"No" Jude responded.
Tommy turned to Natalia to answer her questions.
"Jude is here because after the party, it was late and I couldn't leave you here alone while I took her home so she stayed. Yes she yes, she will be your aunt" Tommy said that part with a smile.
"Tommy, what's for breakfast?" Jude asked.
"Whatever, you two want. I can make anything" Tommy responded.
"Pancakes!" Natalia and Jude exclaimed at the same time.
"Pancakes it is" Tommy replied.
After they ate, Natalia went to school and Tommy and Jude went to work.
The planning for the wedding was going well. It was supposed to happen in 6 months. So in the summer.
That is good, nice and sunny. Not rainy weather.
6 months later….
The wedding day.
"Oh my G-d, look at my hair it's awful!" Jude told everyone in her dressing room at the local ballroom, where the wedding was.
"Jude stop fussing with it you'll make it worse" Sadie told her sister.
"Fix it then!" Jude said all frustrated.
"Alright, calm down" Sadie said.
When the hair was all fixed, Jude went through those two big doors to the man of her dreams.
She was wearing a lovely white strapless gown, with beads on the bodice. The bottom was silk.
When the music started, her dad took her arm and walked her down the aisle.
Tommy was standing at the alter smiling at his bride.
When Jude got to the alter she smiled at her groom.
When they exchanged vows, Tommy and Jude were both crying happy tears. Although some of Tommy's were probably because his sister wasn't there.
"Do you, Jude Elizabeth Harrison take Thomas Anthony Quincy to be your lawfully wedded husband?"
"I do"
"And do you, Thomas Anthony Quincy take Jude Elizabeth Harrison to be your lawfully wedded wife?"
"I do" Tommy hated his middle name.
"Then with the power invested in me, from Toronto, I now pronounce you husband and wife. You may now kiss the bride"
Tommy did just that without hesitation. He kissed her long and hard.
Finally, I'm Mrs. Jude Quincy! I have been waiting for this day. Tommy finally didn't run away.