Here's another chapter! This one is called getting the church! Enjoy! BTW I am going to write 2 another stories about the point of views of William and Julia's during the fire part of the Season 10 premiere and the wedding proposal!
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(Julia & Emily leaving a boutique)
"I can only imagine how excited you must be Julia. Where will the ceremony be held?" Emily asked
"I don't know, yet I suppose I've been putting off having to make that decision." Julia responded
"Why is that?"
"William would never say as much, but I know it would mean a great deal to him for us to many in the Catholic Church."
"How do you feel?"
"I'm not sure. But I worry that in granting him that I may be betraying my own values."
Emily gives Julia a don't know what to say look.
"Perhaps that's an issue I should leave to you and the detective. But I can offer to arrange a hen party, should you want one?" Emily said while they both walked.
"Perhaps not, considering how the last one we attended turned out."
"I completely understand. How about I treat you to some tea?"
"I would love that."
They walked to Minnie's Tea Room and enjoyed tea and scones and talked for an hour.
"Well I should be getting back to the morgue, want to come along and see the detective?"
"I am afraid I can't need to go deal with some personal matters."
"Ok see you later, Julia."
"Goodbye, Emily."
Emily goes back to the morgue, while Julia goes and sees Father Clemence.
Julia enters into the church and sits in one of the pews and looks at the stained glass window
paintings and gets a little disturbed by one that shows a man wimping another man. Julia closes
her eyes and takes a deep breath and opens her eyes and looks around again.
"You must be Dr. Ogden?" Julia heard someone coming and turns around.
"I'm Father Clemence, welcome."
Julia gets up and shakes hands with him and they walk around in the church.
"William's at peace in a way that I have never known him to be." Father Clemence said
"As I am" Julia responds
"Good" the Father says back
"Were very happy" Julia says with a smile
"I'm pleased for this opportunity to meet you. What brings you to my church?"
"I know that it would mean a great deal to William for us to marry in the church, but I'm not a Catholic. I'm here to ask if there's any way that I might grant him that gift?"
"That gift is not yours to grant, it's the churches."
Julia looks down and back up with a disappointed look.
"Yes, of course, I understand. Thank you for your time, Father Clemence."
Julia begins to walk away when the Father says
"I did not say that it couldn't be granted. However, William painted the picture to me of a resilient, determined woman. I'm surprised you give up so easily."
"I do want this, for William"
"Then if this is something you really want, I would like you to consider the following: Why is the belief of God important?"
Julia is stunned by the question and hesitates.
"Just think on it for a time." Father says and walks away with a smile
Julia looks back at him and doesn't know how to respond.
Julia leaves the church and begins to walk to the station. She enters into the building when a man
begins flirting with her.
"Just my luck" the man says
"Excuse me?" Julia asks
"Just as the most striking woman I have seen in all of Toronto enters the station, I'm leaving."
Julia looks down with flattery
"Ah, you must be Mr. Materson."
"Mm, you recognize me from the newspapers?" He says while showing off his gun.
Julia begins to feel a little uncomfortable
"no." she says with a uncomfortable smile "my husband-to-be spoke of you."
"Oh, where is the lucky man? I wouldn't allow you out of my sight."
Julia gives out a nervous laugh and looks over her shoulder to William with a smile and looks back at Bat, while he notices William talking with the inspector.
"Him?" Bat says with a why choose him look
"That surprises you?" Julia says with a smile
"Well, you're obviously a spirited woman and the detective is…"
"A gentleman?" Julia says as she interrupts Bat.
"Yes, very gentle indeed." Bat answers back
Julia gives him a fake smile as he leaves. Oh thank goodness he's gone, what a ladies man.
couldn't stand him. Julia thought and rolled her eyes.
Julia notices William coming over to her and she gives him a smile.
"Julia, thank you for coming."
"What is it, William?"
"Um, the inspector has brought to my attention that Mrs. Brackenreid would very much like to
be involved in planning of the wedding."
"Oh" Julia says and notices the inspector really smiling, which means it's a desperate situation.
"Oh…well perhaps…" she gets cut off by Higgins who comes in the station and says "there's a
robbery going on."
"Come on Murdoch, let's go."
"Right, sir, Julia will you think about it?"
"Yes, she can help."
"Thank you Julia, I'll see you later" he leans in and kisses her.
"Yes see you later."
The next day Julia heads back to the church to fight to grant for permission to marry in the
church.
Julia enters in the church and sees Father Clemence.
"Ah, Father may be talk?"
"Of course, follow me. Need to take these books upstairs."
They head upstairs and begin talking
"and have you considered what I asked of you, Dr. Ogden?"
"As a matter of fact, I have"
"And?"
"Tell me about the cruelty of God?" she says with determination
"Is God cruel?" the Father asks with confusion
"I treat diseases of the mind, people driven into madness by no fault of their own. When I
worked as a coroner, I saw the results of unspeakable violence."
"Not perpetrated by God." The Father says
"But permitted by God" Julia responded back
"God does not permit anything. God grants us life. What we do with that life, that's…that's up to
you and me."
"And what does it matter if I believe or not?"
"Because your eternal soul will never find peace unless you believe in the teachings of Christ.
Christ teaches love, Christ teaches forgiveness, Christ teaches joy."
"And fealty" Julia says
"Yes the church may try to teach fealty. Christ does not."
The Father than hands a bible to Julia, and walks away.
Julia then takes a deep breath and reads through it. The Father begins to head downstairs when
Julia asks "Father may I sit in the pew for a bit to lead and then think about it."
The Father smiles and says "of course take your time and when you come to decision, I'll make
my decision if you and William can marry in the church."
"Thank you Father."
Julia then heads to the pews and sits down and reads the bible. She reads for 2 hours when the
Father approaches and says "so Dr. Ogden have you come to a decision of Why the belief of God
is important?"
"Yes I think people need a comfort and peace that they have something to call upon if they need
a miracle or just to talk to other than a friend, family member or an animal."
"Very good Dr. Ogden. So do you believe in God?"
"I did when I was little, but I stopped believing after my mother died."
"Oh, I am sorry for your loss."
"Thank you Father. But I was baptized when I was a baby. That was something my mother
wanted for my sister and I, to be baptized in a church."
"Oh you were baptized. Well then you and William can marry in the church since your both
baptized."
"Really? That's so wonderful Father thank you."
"You're welcome Dr. Ogden."
Father begins to leave when Julia says "Father?"
"Yes"
"There is one thing I do sometimes is…I…"
"Yes go on"
"Swear you won't tell anyone, not even William."
"I swear"
"I pray sometimes. But the way I pray is I say Dear William's God."
"Really, well that is something."
"Maybe you do believe in God, but you just don't know it yet, Dr. Ogden" he says and walks
away.
William enters the church and takes off his hat and takes the holy water and dabs himself and
does the sign of the cross.
"Amen"
He begins walking toward the Father.
"Father Clemence"
"William"
"You asked to speak with me"
"I am so pleased that you have finally found someone in this world who is at the very least you
equal."
The Father moves to the side and William sees Julia sitting in a pew.
"Julia?" William says with a surprise
The Father leaves and William sits in the same pew as Julia.
"You certainly impressed Father Clemence." William says
"And he, I, William. He permitted our wedding to take place in the church." Julia says with a
smile.
William looks at her with a surprised and shocked look.
"Julia…I know your convictions, you don't have to do that for me."
"And now I better understand your convictions. Your faith is important to you William. And if
were to marry, I want to marry all of you."
William looks at her and begins to take it all in. He then leans in and kisses her.
"I didn't think it was possible to love you more than I do right now, Julia."
"I feel the same way William. Your faith makes me love you even more than I thought possible."
They smile at each other and kiss again.