Chapter 7: Marriage?
Okay. This whole date and romance thing had gotten a little out of hand. The roses and dinner were nice. The song was awesome but a little over the top. Taking her home to meet Mom and having her dad there was getting borderline, but this is Jay Felger we're talking about here, so it's still all good. Saying 'I love you' might have been a bit hasty, but they had both been wanting to say it for ages. But marriage?
"Marriage? Are you serious?"
"Yes."
"But marriage?"
"Why not? We love each other. We want to spend the rest of our lives together. As I see it, the next thing to do is to get married."
"But this is only the first date. Shouldn't we get to know each other a little first."
"We have been spending all day every day together for the past two and a half years. We know each other fairly well, don't we?"
"I know Dr. Felger. I don't really know Jay. You know Dr. Weston. You don't really know Chloe. We've never really talked about anything that didn't pertain to our projects at SGC until tonight. Anyone who really knows me on a personal level know very well about my obsession with film noir and really anything dealing with the late 40s and 50s, that I love to swing dance. We've never talked about anything like politics, religion, philosophy or any other personal subjects that two people getting married discuss on a regular basis. You mentioned children. We have yet to discuss how many we want or our respective parenting philosophies."
"So are you saying 'no'? That you don't truly love me?"
"I'm saying let's date a while before making such an important decision. Let's get to know each other. Let's wait until it no longer feels weird to see each other outside of the lab. Let me get used to the idea of having such an intimate relationship with you. If we are going to spend the rest of our lives together, what's the rush? And I do love you with all my heart. I just want to be courted a little more before jumping into marriage. Can you blame me?"
"No. I guess not. Are we still on for tomorrow?"
"Of course. At noon, I have to meet with General O'Nell one more time, so I'll call you as soon as I get back to my apartment, allrighty?"
"Okay." Jay put his arm around Chloe as they strolled back towards the house.
When they got to the house, Mrs. Felger was a tad concerned. "You two do realize that it's almost 4 in the morning, don't you? Maybe you should spend the night here."
"But I don't have anything for overnight." Chloe protested.
"I can lend you some clothing, and you can sleep in the guest bedroom." Mrs. Felger reassured.
"All right, then. Just make sure that Jay behaves." Chloe teased.
"How can I get randy with my mother down the hall?" Jay exclaimed.
"Good point." Chloe said as all three laughed.
Mrs. Felger showed Chloe the guest bedroom, gave her a nightgown, and gave her a toothbrush. After Chloe brushed her teeth, washed the make-up off her face with a bar of soap near the sink, and changed into the night gown, she crawled into bed. But she was way to excited to sleep. About two hours later, she heard someone enter the room. It was Jay. She pretended to still be asleep as to see what he was going to do. He simply pulled the covers over her shoulders, kissed her on the forehead, and whispered "I love you, Chloe" in her ear. Then he quietly left.