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6 months later….
"You know it's not too late to back out man" Mark said
Chuckling Jack said "Your support means everything to me man, thanks"
"It's not every day your best friend gets married, this is big" He replied
Standing there in his tux pants and a white shirt, pulling on his dress shirt he shook his head "You're making me nervous now man"
"You have no reason to be, Kate is an amazing girl and she loves you, I've never seen you this happy, so no worries right?" His friend comforted him
Jack nodded smiling and Mark joked "I'm the one who should be worrying, where in the world did I put those rings"
Sending him a look before chuckling at him, and finished getting dressed and ready to marry the love of his life.
The ceremony went the way it normally did, Kate's dad walking her down the aisle, Jack's heart leaping from his chest when he saw her, she looked stunning in a strapless white dress, it was simple yet beautiful, just like Kate he decided, she reached him and gave him a heart stopping smile before the priest said what he normally says at every wedding, than it was Jack's turn, the decided to write their own vows because they weren't just any other couple so they wanted something unique
"Kate, I'm trying to find words to explain how I'm feeling but I'm not sure there are any, so I just want to say that you changed my life, you made it better Kate, you made me better, and after everything that we've been through, my issues and you almost leaving, none of that matters anymore, because we're here today doing this, getting married and promising the rest of lives to each other, this is where I was meant to be my whole life, with you, right here. I love you so much" He vowed smiling at her
Kate let go of his hand to wipe a tear falling down her cheek, and then grasped his hand again tighter than she had before, taking in his deep brown orbs, she started, her voice cracking
"I don't know what I could say after that, except that I love you too Jack, so much, you made my life worth living, I was always sort of a drifter, until you, you came in and your changed the way I thought about everything, about life and about love, the way I felt about you, the way we feel about each other makes me see that I can stick around, that this is where I'm meant to be, you gave me the greatest gift, you gave me a reason to stay"
They kissed and their parents cried, and their loved ones clapped, there were lots of hugs and congratulations at the receptions, followed by a lot of dancing and a lot of beers. But at the end of this day, they were married, they were husband and wife.
For their honeymoon, they went to Thailand, alone. They left Aaron with Jack's parents, and took off for the first time they could just spent some time alone together, which they'd never really done before, they always had something or someone come with them.
"Kate, are you alright in there" Jack asked knocking on the door of the bathroom, when she didn't answer, he turned the handle and walked in, she was sitting on the ground, elbows holding her head up on the toilet, and from the flush cheeks her face was supporting he could tell she'd been sick
"Hey, Kate are you okay?" He asked bending down to her, stroking her back
"I'm sick Jack" She whined at him, sounding so child like he had to smile
They walked over to the bed together, Jack helping Kate as much as he could without putting too much of her weight on his body because every piece of his body was burnt, every piece of his body was sore but they managed to make it too the bed
"Jack, after this nausea goes away and you're not so burnt, I'm going to make this up to you" Kate said cuddling into his side, softly careful to hurt him
He kissed her sweetly "I'm looking forward to it"
"I don't want to spend our whole honeymoon in bed, and not make love to you"
Jack kissed her forehead, his face serious "That is not going to happen, trust me"
They kissed again, and fell into a peaceful sleep and they spent the next couple of days like that. A couple of days into the honeymoon Kate came out of the bathroom; once again her cheeks flushed looking exhausted
"Kate, you really should be feeling a little better now" He said cupping her face in his hands
Looking in his eyes, seeing the worry and care, she grabbed his hands and pulled him over to the bed
"Jack, I'm not sick" She said
Looking confused, he raised his eyebrows questioning her "Kate, you've been in the bathroom every morning for days, of course you're sick"
She shook her head, her eyes filling with tears "I'm not sick" She repeated "I'm pregnant Jack"
"Pregnant" He repeated
"I found out before the wedding, I wanted to tell you as our wedding present" She smiled at him
"Were pregnant" He said again "Were going to have a baby" This time, the smile that spread over his face was undeniably happy
Their daughter was born nine months later, they named her Ava. Ava Shephard had dark hair and her mom's green eyes to go with her daddy's giggle. She was beautiful and almost always slept through the night as long as she was close to her parent's bed.
2 year after that…
Kate opened her eyes to the morning sunlight and noticed the wrinkled sheets beside her were empty; Jack must have gotten up with Ava because she wasn't in her crib when she checked either. Walking into the living room she saw Aaron sitting on the floor in front of the television watching morning cartoons. Walking closer she kissed Aaron's forehead
"Morning Buddy" she said
"Good morning Mom" Aaron replied, who was know 10 years old
"Where's your dad?" She asked
"He's in the back with Ava" He told her pointing to the screen door
When she walked outside, she could hear Ava's little giggles right away, walking closer, she saw Jack and Ava lying on the grass; her 21 months old daughter was flat on her back reaching her tiny hands up to grab Jack as he lay on his side, popping his head up with one of his hands smiling at her
She soon realized that the giggles coming from their daughter was being caused by Jack bending down to blow on her round little tummy, her laughter filled the back yard and she smiled, walking over to them
"What are you two doing?" She asked once she reached them
Jack looked up at her, picking up their little girl and she rested her head on his shoulder as soon as he did, reaching her small fingers up to try and grab his nose
"We were just playing" He said kissing her softly
"How's our Princess doing this morning?" She asked kissing Ava
Wrapping his arms around her very pregnant belly, he pulled her in to rest on the other shoulder, opposite of Ava
"She's giggly, how is this little one?" He asked placing his hand on her stomach and rubbing his thumbs over her
"Kicking, all the time" She laughed
Jack chuckled along, "Where's Aaron?"
"He's inside watching cartoons" She replied
"I'm going to go see if he's alright" He said handing her Ava, who immediately began to cry at the loss of contact with her daddy, she bubbled out a "Dada!" as he left
Walking into the leaving room, taking a seat on the floor beside his not so little boy "Hey, Buddy what are you watching?"
"Scooby-Doo, They're about to catch the bad guy" He exclaimed
"So why don't you come outside and hang out with your dad for awhile" Jack suggested
"Don't you have to take care of Ava?" He asked
Jack's eyes softened "Aaron look at me, I know we haven't spent a lot of time together lightly, but Ava is still a baby and she needs a lot of attention, but I could really use your help with that Sport"
Aaron nodded "Okay Dad"
"So how about we do something tonight just the two of us?" Jack offered
Aaron shook his head "No Dad, can we have movie night, but I want Mom and Ava to watch too"
That night they decided to sit down as a family movie night
"I'll make the popcorn" Aaron announced
"Nah, Buddy you'll still a little too young for that" Jack said
"Dad! I'm not too young" Aaron whined
"You're only 10 Buddy" Kate intervened
"I'm 10 and a half mom!" Aaron informed her as if it mattered
"Me and Dad will get the popcorn, you put the movie in" She said
Walking in the kitchen, she grabbed a bag of popcorn and put it in the microwave, walking back over to Jack
"So why did we both have to make popcorn" Jack asked, pressing her against the counter
Kate smiled and leaned up to kiss him, they kissed hungrily at first, like they needed to taste each other the way they needed blood, then they slowed it down, letting their tongues roam each other's mouths, hands memorizing each other's bodies until the sound of Ava crying broke them out of their make out session. They both jetted to the living room, once they got there Ava already stopped crying, the scene before them melted both of their hearts. Aaron was holding Ava in his arms, sitting on the edge of the couch, talking to her, telling her soothing words to calm her down
"Look Dad I'm helping" Aaron smiled up at them
"Good job Buddy, You're a natural" He said
They watched the movie Aaron picked which was the Jungle Book, by the end of the movie Kate and Aaron were snuggled up on one side of the couch sleeping soundly and Ava was fast asleep on Jack's chest with a handful of his shirt in her little hand, he smiled at the scene around him, taking the blanket off the back of the couch, scooted closer to his wife and son and covered all four of them with blanket, before closing his eyes and fallen into a peaceful sleep himself.
A few days later, Jack felt wet kissed crawl up his neck, and one on his lips, his eyes fluttered open to take in his surroundings
"Morning Handsome"
He smiled as he saw Kate sitting on the edge of the bed "Morning Beautiful" He flattered back
"I made you breakfast" She said "Aaron helped"
"You're an angle, I'm so hungry" He said and saw her blush "But what's the occasion?"
Kate kissed him again "You don't know what today is?"
Jack pretended to think about it for a while before shrugging "Wednesday?"
Kate face dropped and she looked disappointed, making a move to get off the bed, Jack quickly pulled her back down to him, her belly creating a distance between the two "Of course I know what today is Kate"
"Really? You remember?"
Nodding he said "This is the day I stopped you from leaving, the day I told you I loved you"
Kate's smile grew wider before adjusting herself to kiss him again "I love you Jack"
"I love you too, Now help me eat this" He motioned to the food she'd brought him
A week later, Kate gave birth to their son, with Jack holding her hand telling her' it would be alright' the whole time. Their son had short brown hair, with his daddy's big brown eyes. They named him Landon Shephard.
They brought him home to meet his brother and sisters a few days later. They also decided that with 3 kids, a 10 year old, a 21 months and a new born baby their family was finally had all the things that make life work, love,trust and family. They were all exactly where they were destined to .Together.
That's it, It's done!, I really hope you guys liked it, thanks for sticking around through it all. :)
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