The vows and ceremony!
So much
In the front of the church, Hannah had made her way to Booth and their hands with grasped together. Then the Priest began.
"We are gathered here today to witness the marriage of two people. Two people that love each other very much and were glad to share that love with the rest of us. Now, let's begin"
They motioned for Parker to bring the rings to them and Hannah took the delicate little band.
"I take you, Seeley Joesph Booth, to be my lawfully wedded husband my constant friend, my faithful partner and my love from this day forward. In the presence of God, our family and friends, I offer you my solemn vow to be your faithful partner in sickness and in health, in good times and in bad, and in joy as well as in sorrow. I promise to love you unconditionally, to support you in your goals, to honor and respect you, to laugh with you and cry with you, and to cherish you for as long as we both shall live."
She slipped the ring on Booth's strong finger with tears in her eyes. Booth took the other ring from Parker's pillow and held it an inch away from Hannah's finger.
"I take you, Hannah Burley, to be my lawfully wedded wife my constant friend, my faithful partner and my love from this day forward. In the presence of God, our family and friends, I offer you my solemn vow to be your faithful partner in sickness and in health, in good times and in bad, and in joy as well as in sorrow. I promise to love you unconditionally, to support you in your goals, to honor and respect you, to laugh with you and cry with you, and to cherish you for as long as we both shall live."
He slipped the golden loop on her finger.
"I do." Silent tears were running down Hannah's face. Booth took a deep breath.
"I..."
Booth turned to look at me and I saw the resolve in his bright chocolate eyes. No! What have I done. I promised myself I wouldn't ruin this day! He has to marry her! This whole big wedding and NOW he decides to change his mind! Booth can't risk this relationship, this marriage, this friendship, for me! Not for me! I'm not worth it...
"I... I... " Hannah was looking at him frantically, a look of hurt and confusion on her face. The tears were still running, but not from happiness any more.
"I... I'm sorry Hannah. So sorry..." He dropped her hands and turned to the curious crowd. He spoke with a confident voice.
" 'You fight like a married couple, you talk like best friends, you flirt like first loves, and protect each other like brother and sister, obviously its meant to be.' These were the words of Angela Montenegro, The woman who changed my live, for the better. She made me realize what a big mistake I'm making and helped me fix it. At the time of this quote, I didn't believe her. I thought I was in love with Hannah. The story is, Bones rejected me and I tried to move on. Hannah came in and put a cover on my feelings. The love I felt for Hannah covered the love for Bones and I deserted Temperance. The truth is, I was in love with Doctor Temperance Brennan...I still am," He turned back to Hannah, who was on the edge of hysterics. "I'm sorry Hannah, but I can't marry you. Not when I'm leaving so much behind..." His gaze turned back to me and I could tell he was sure his chose was right.
Hannah yanked the wedding ring from her finger and chucked it at the ground, it making a loud clink as it hit the wood floors. Then she ran out the church doors, her sobs the only thing heard in the stunned silence. We were frozen in our place.
Through out the church I heard many "I told you so" and "You owe me 10 bucks" or "Ha! I win the bet!" Hank was handing money to Jared and Caroline was stood up, persistent on convincing everyone that she knew this was going to happen.
I jerked Booth by the hand out into the hall.
"What have you done?"
