Three Months Later….
Facing Jessica, Glenn couldn't believe he was marrying her. Their journey to get here wasn't an easy one, both had been torn away from each other and faced incredible hardships, but love prevailed above all else. Taking her hands in his, he rubbed his thumbs over the top of hers as he heard the priest tell them to start their vows. Taking a deep breath, Glenn began, "Jessica, trying to find the right words to write down on a piece of paper and rehash them was impossible. Not only that, but I would have needed a blank book to say everything I wanted to. Almost two years ago, I drove down to Georgia, expecting nothing to happen, at least nothing that would change my life forever. It was my only intention to complete the mission at hand and leave. But as I walked into that bar that one night, everything changed. You were the most beautiful, gorgeous woman to ever grace my eyes, and I knew you would be the most important thing in my life in due time. We had only known each other for a few months, but the night I kissed you truly cemented my feelings for you. When I am with you, Jessica, you never fail to make me happy. I feel nothing but love swell up in my chest and now I am able to show you just how much I mean that. I never want to spend another night without you for the rest of my life. I lived far too long without knowing what love was, or what having someone so important was like. You changed that. You changed it for the better. I don't have to dwell on the past, or remember the time apart we had to go through. That's all done with now, because we are truly together, and able to show our love for each other. I don't have to hide who I am, or who I was. I don't have to risk my life anymore, I can walk out of our house with you next to me without feeling as if I'm being watched, and Jessica believe me when I tell you that that is the greatest emotion I have ever felt. I am proud to call you my best friend, lover, partner and now wife." Pausing, he took a second to glance at Jessica. She was wearing a plain white dress with fire red lace stitching that matched his signature red tie. Her hair was swept up into a lose bun that fell perfectly across her face and her eyes sparkled in the beautiful evening light. Feeling tears well up in his eyes, he choked out, "I love you."
Hearing Glenn's vow evoked so many feelings inside of Jessica. Trying to stop herself from crying as to not ruin the little makeup she had on, she heard the priest tell her to say her vow,
"Glenn, where do I begin? Just like it was yesterday, I remember the moment you stepped into the bar. You were the largest man I had ever seen, but not only that; you were also the most handsome. There was something about you that made me strive to know more. Maybe it was the fancy, expensive black suits you always wore…" Taking a second to look at him, he had his short, fluffy hair gelled back along with a smile that reached both sides of his face. His jet-black suit absorbed the sunlight, causing his cheeks to turn a shade of pink. Looking into his eyes, she saw the setting sun reflecting within his mismatched orbs. His face, though, was lit up without the help of the natural light around them. "I remember the very first time our eyes met, and I was immediately under a trance. You were so quiet and reserved, even shy, that I was always surprised to hear more than a few words from you. A man of few words you were, but it was your actions that spoke volumes. I could go on and on and recall our firsts, but the thing that sticks out to me the most is the fact that you came back. Watching you leave broke me, and I felt as if one day I wouldn't physically or mentally be able to get out of bed, but your promise kept me going. It kept me alive. When they had told me that you died, I felt my world fall out from under me. It was then that I lost hope in all good in life." She saw his hand reach out to wipe a stray tear that had fallen as she continued, "I still held on to the promise, even though I was pretty much living in a world of broken ones. The day you came back was the happiest day of my life. I-I couldn't believe you were in front of me, alive. I knew that at that moment, wherever you wanted to go, whatever you wanted to do, I would be right by your side. When you got down on one knee, everything in life had finally come together. It was like a million piece puzzle had been completed. Now, here we are, seconds away from solidifying our love. We remember our past, but look more to each second we have with each other, and the future that lies ahead of us. I love you so much, Glenn. Thank you."
"You may now kiss the bride." Hearing the final words of the priest, Glenn stepped towards Jessica, taking her into his arms as he leant his face towards hers and planted his lips on hers. Close to two years had accumulated to this moment, and it was the happiest moment of his life.
Walking hand-in-hand with Glenn, Jessica felt the cool water of the small beach they were at lap at her bare feet. The setting sun cast a pink glow across the water, illuminating their faces. Squeezing Glenn's large hand, she felt the cool metal band on his finger graze her palm. Getting lost in her thoughts, she didn't realize that the sun had set, and Glenn had stopped walking. She felt herself getting pulled into his embrace as she looked up into his eyes, "My beautiful wife…" she heard him whisper out and her cheeks became dusted with a faint red. She felt his hands grab hers and place them around his neck as his own clasped behind the small of her back. Feeling herself start swaying with Glenn to some unknown rhythm, she rested her head on his chest, looking out at the body of water next to them.
Holding the woman in his arms, Glenn rested his cheek on the top of her head, looking out with her at the waving water. Never in a million years did he expect to meet someone he could be himself with, let alone marry. Thinking back to when he first met Jessica, he had told himself she could be the one in a million chance that things went right, and she was. The truth of the matter is that everything could have fallen apart so easily, they both could have gotten broken and hurt beyond repair, but it didn't happen. They had eluded the then-inevitable downfall of their relationship, and every morning when he woke up next to her, he thanked the gods that it didn't turn out that way. Looking down at her, he rested his forehead against hers as he kissed her with a gentleness he didn't even know was possible. Moving his hands to her hips, he slowly backed them towards a large blanket placed on the sand lying a few feet away from the water. Sweeping her up in his arms bridal-style, he walked the rest of the distance to the blanket, and set her down on it, with him hovering above her.
Watching as Glenn leant over her, she could barely make out the features of his handsome face, so to make up for that, she placed the palm of her hand on his cheek, stroking her thumb across his cheekbone. His soft sigh of content from above her urged her on. With feather-like caresses, Jessica traced the contours of his face with the tips of her fingers. Dragging her fingers through his soft, slicked back hair, she scraped her nails down the back of his head and neck, feeling the man above her shiver in lust. Pulling his head down, she placed a kiss, one of insurmountable passion, on his awaiting lips. Pulling away from him, their labored breaths mixed together in the crisp night air. She lay back on the blanket as he sat up on his knees, sliding the black suit jacket off his strong, broad shoulders and discarding it next to them. She tried to prop herself up, but her smaller frame, which was halfway under his body, couldn't get up past his abdomen. Feeling his hands support her, she reached for his silk crimson tie, her fingers working the knot. Sliding the material from his neck, she let it fall to the ground. Moving her hands back to his body, she only got a single button popped before she felt his warm breath on her neck, his lips kissing and nipping various spots here and there. With all her senses failing her, she let her hands thread through his hair as he continued his sweet torment on her neck. A dark, husky chuckle reverberated in his chest, and he dropped her back against the blanket, leaning up on his knees, casting a shadow over her. As his hands went to work on the remaining buttons of his freshly ironed white dress shirt, Jessica's eyes widened and she froze. The dream that haunted her being was replaying itself right in front of her very eyes.
Glenn sensed something was wrong the second he started unbuttoning his shirt. Stopping his movements, he dropped down to his hands and brought his face down close to Jessica's, concern and worry taking over his face, "Jessica, baby, what's wrong?" Laying a hand on her shoulder, he felt her shaking, but not out of coldness. Getting more panicked, he didn't know what had caused this, "Jessica please!"
Barely registering Glenn speaking, Jessica couldn't stop the images of him being shot at, and the slimy red blood leaking out of the wounds in his chest appearing in her head. This can't be happening. Looking into his eyes, she saw the worry and panic in them and she gingerly reached a hand out towards his chest, feeling his rapid pulse and warmth under his shirt. Finally finding her voice, she spoke out, "It was a dream I had…" She watched as he shifted so he was lying down next to her on the blanket, "Tell me." Collecting her thoughts, she turned towards him and started, "A few months ago, before you came back… I dreamt that you had come back. We were at a place like this, in the same situation, but… but…" His arms had wrapped around her, pulling her into his chest, his soothing voice murmuring comforting words into her ear. "You were above me, and shots rang out, hitting you. I tried to help you but I couldn't. It was as if I was invisible…these people came for you, and they grabbed you. This woman held a gun to your head, and the last words you told me were 'I love you'." "Do you know who shot me, Jessica?" Nodding her head, she whispered out, "the CIA."
Feeling his heart stop for a second, Glenn couldn't believe what he had just heard. Everything Jessica had told him could have easily happened. It wasn't impossible, and as a paranoid precaution, his eyes scanned the dark area around them. Tuning into his ears, he listened for any kind of noise around them as well. Sighing, he was relieved to not hear anything. Realizing that Jessica had to live with this nightmare haunting her, he had to alter it. He had to make her forget it, and have it replaced with a reality she wouldn't forget.
Pushing her back over onto her back, he rested over her, "Look at me, Jessica. I am here. I am alive. It's just you and me now, we are safe. I will protect you no matter what. Nobody is out to get me, they will not find me. I refuse to let anyone take me away from you again. We are fine. This is our wedding night, a night we will remember for the rest of our lives, and it won't be ruined by anything." His voice dropped as he slowly closed the distance between his and Jessica's lips. Soon enough, he felt her hands work their way between their bodies, sliding under his open dress shirt while completing the task of taking it off of him. Once it was off, it was his turn to strip Jessica of her dress. Taking immense care to not soil or rip the fabric, he eventually slipped it off of her and folded it up, placing it on top of his own clothes. Looking down at her body, he let a smile grace his lips. She had gained weight and returned back to her healthy build. He kissed her again, slipping his tongue into her mouth as his hands worked the belt at his waist. Pulling it from his pants, he made quick work of them as well. Moving between her legs, he slid his hands up her body, pulling the fabric of her bra until it came lose and he took it off. Looking down at her, he shook his head at the sheer beauty of her, his wife. Glancing at her, they both reached for the last pieces of fabric keeping them from finally coming together as husband and wife.
Holding her face in his hands, Glenn kissed her as he pushed himself into her. His breath caught in his throat and he heard a little whimper come from under him. Stilling himself, he wanted to take a second to relish in the fact that everything he could have possibly wanted had finally become a reality. Taking hold of her hands, he linked their fingers and held them into the soft ground below them as he started moving in her. As his kisses turned more urgent and passionate, so did his thrusting. The little noises being emitted by Jessica were music to Glenn's ears. He ground himself down on her, pressing his body as close to her as humanly possible. Working her up, he heard her moans rise in pitch, and he grabbed her hips, holding her down as he himself slowed down. Her huff of frustration only caused him to laugh and he pressed his lips against her ear, "We only have one wedding night, and we're going to make it last." He felt her nails dig into his back and her legs wrap around his waist, which elicited another laugh from him. Starting his thrusting into her again, he repeated the same motions, slow to fast, powerful to gentle. Willing himself to last at least a few minutes longer than he usually did, he was eventually moaning and panting heavily as he was desperate to find the release he needed. His hands became a death grip around hers as his lips crushed against hers in unbridled passion and he slammed into her with one final erratic thrust before his release was torn from him. At the same time, he felt Jessica's own climax consume her, and he growled, resting his head on her chest.
Waking up to the vibrant sunrise colors, Glenn cracked his eyes open, confusion overtaking him for a few seconds before he realized where he was. Looking down, he saw an arm draped across his midsection, and a leg intertwined with his. The small blanket they had used the previous night had fallen off so it was barely covering him and Jessica. Gently stroking his fingers up her back, he felt her stir. Locking eyes with her, a smile appeared on her face after her own realization came as to where they were, "Glenn Jacobs, I love you." Sitting up a bit, he pulled her between his legs as he looked out over the water, watching the sun rise. Dropping his chin on her shoulder, he looked down at her hand resting on his thigh. The sun was hitting and reflecting on the brand new ring on her finger. Setting his hand down on top of hers, he watched as the sun now shone on the own matching ring on his finger. Gingerly picking her left hand up in his, he held it in front of them, and then placed a kiss to her neck and cheek, "Jessica Jacobs, I love you too."