Tommy and Kimberly were both waiting for the day they married for years. They remembered how they would practice their wedding when they were kids. Kimberly would practice walking down the hall and imagined she was walking down the isle. Tommy remembered how they practiced their wedding vows. And they practiced having their kiss after they were declared man and wife.
They decided to buy clothes that they could wear more than one time. Kimberly got a pink petal-print dress with spaghetti straps. Her dress was made of silk blend material, it was pink and it had red and pink flower petals on it. She got a pair pink strappy wedge sandals. Tommy got a black suit, a white shirt, a pink tie, a pink dress vest, and black dress shoes. Both of them checked out and went back to the hotel room to get dressed.
"Tommy, do you want me to have my hair up?" asked Kimberly. "Or do you want me to have it curled? What do you want me to do about my nails and make up?"
"I bought you some Christmas gifts that I'd like for you to wear," stated Tommy.
He went over to one of the shopping bags and got out a pearl necklace, a pearl bracelet, pearl earrings, and the watch with the pink band. Kimberly got out Tommy's watch with the black band.
"These are some of your Christmas gifts," smiled Tommy. "I wanted you to wear them to the wedding."
He fastened the pearl necklace around her neck, fasten the bracelet around her wrist, and helped her put her ear rings in. Tommy handed her the watch with the pink band and she quickly put it on. Kimberly handed Tommy his new watch with the black band. He quickly put it on. She smiled and handed him his digital camera. He charged up the battery, while they got ready.
"Beautiful, don't worry about going to the nail salon," stated Tommy. "I bought you a bottle of pink nail polish."
He handed her the nail polish and she painted her nails herself. Tommy turned the hair drier on, so the nail polish would dry quicker. After the nail polish dried, she got out her make up kit. Kimberly decided that she wasn't going to go over board on make up, since she normally wore a shade of pale pink lip stick and a little eye shadow. She put on her make up and put her make up kit away.
"What do you want me to do about my hair?" asked Kimberly.
"Don't worry about it," answered Tommy. "I've missed seeing you with your normal hair style. I like your shoulder length hair just hanging loose."
Kimberly got her dress and shoes and went into the bathroom to change. Her dress had enough padding and she didn't have to wear a bra. Meanwhile, Tommy was getting finishing getting dressed. He got out their two rings from the shopping bag and he checked his camera battery was fully charged and it was. Tommy put the battery back in camera and put his camera in his camera bag. Kimberly was finished getting ready and she went back into the bedroom.
"Are you ready?" asked Kimberly.
"Of course," smiled Tommy.
He grabbed the two boxes with their rings and put them in his pocket. Then he grabbed his camera bag. They walked to the wedding chapel and went in side. It was empty and there was an opening for them to get married and they were able to do it right away. Tommy had his camera ready and asked some who worked in the chapel to take the pictures.
Tommy and Kimberly both went up front and the minster started the ceremony.
"Tommy repeat after me," requested the minster. "With this ring, I thee wed."
"With this ring, I thee wed," said Tommy.
Tommy slipped Kimberly's wedding ring on her finger.
"Kimberly, repeat after me," requested the minster. "With this ring, I thee wed."
"With this ring, I thee wed," stated Kimberly.
Kimberly slipped Tommy's wedding ring on his finger.
"Please say your wedding vows," asked the minster.
"My Beautiful Kimberly, we've been through a lot growing up. During Elementary school, it was just the two of us. We didn't have any other friends, expect each other. You've always been my best friend and the only girl I wanted to marry. I love you so much," Tommy said tearfully. "I promise to be a good faithful husband. I promise to take care of you and protect you from evil. I realize after what we've been through this past year, it may be just the two of us for a while, but I promise we'll make the best of it."
"My Handsome Tommy, you've always took care of me and sure I was okay, since we were our 7th birthday our mom's told us about us being premature. I remember they said that I was having trouble breathing, could keep milk down, and cried a lot. They said you snuggled up to me and I started to improve and we were in the same incubator. That whole time you stayed close to me and made sure I'd make it. When my parents divorced you were there for me. When I got kidnapped by my father on a field trip, you fought him and wouldn't let him take me. But, he took us together. For two days, it was rough. But, we made it through the event. When my mom got engaged, you knew I didn't want to leave you. So, you gave me an engagement party," sobbed Kimberly. "Our parents were going to let us move to Paris together. Last year, when Ed kidnapped me, he made me write you a break up letter after torturing me. I thought that I had lost you. But, you came for me. However, we were held hostage in a cold basement for a year. We didn't have anything or anyone. It was just us. You've always been the only boy that I've ever wanted to marry. I love you so much. I promise to be a good faithful wife. I also promise to take care of you and love you."
"Thomas James Oliver, do you take this woman to be your wife?" asked the minster. "In sickness or in health, for richer or poorer, till death do you part?"
"I do," smiled Tommy.
"Kimberly Ann Hart, do you take this man to be your husband?" asked the minster. "In sickness or in health, for richer or poorer till death do you part?"
"I do," smiled Kimberly.
"I now pronounce you man and wife," declared the minster. "Tommy, you may now kiss your bride."
Tommy pulled Kimberly into a kiss and they kissed.
"I want to introduce to you, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Oliver," stated the minster.
Tommy took Kimberly by the hand and they walked out the of chapel. The person who Tommy gave his camera to took one last picture. He handed Tommy back his camera. On the way back to the bed and breakfast place, they ran into a familiar man and woman. They both had grey hair and they looked like they had aged several years. Kimberly and Tommy immediately knew it was James and Jan Oliver.
"Merry Christmas," said Tommy.
"We're not any mood to celebrate Christmas," snapped Jan. "We quit celebrating holidays after that stupid girl broke up with our son. She sent him a break up letter and then asked him to ditch school and he went to the lake to swim with her. Both of the drowned."
"I'm really sorry," replied Tommy. "I've that story a lot over the past few years."
"Thank you," smiled James. " It really means a lot. Did either one of you know the our son or the girl."
"We knew them," answered Kimberly. "They went to school with us. Both of them were the class couple. I really liked the girl. She was sweet and really loved your son. I'm sure that she didn't write the letter. The girl loved your son too much. He was her best friend."
"She didn't seem to be," Jan said angrily. "Her mother and I were friends our whole life. But, we aren't anymore."
"Why?" asked Tommy.
"Caroline said Kimberly would never do that to Tommy. But, the letters were in Kimberly's hand writing. She said Tommy ditched school so he could what happened," Jan snapped. "I swear if I ever found Tommy again, the first thing I'd do is make sure that he didn't have anymore to do with Kimberly. I don't care what they say about each other. I'm his mother and know what's best."
"Jan, please settle down," begged James. "Maybe something happened that we don't know about. I think they are still out there somewhere. Tommy and Kimberly wouldn't go into hiding like that. They would have wanted us to be at their wedding. And I think someone must have captured them and is holding them hostage."
"That is likely to be the case," stated Kimberly.
"I'm sorry about my wife," apologized James.
"We understand," replied Tommy.
"Are you two dating," asked James.
"We were," answered Kimberly. "But, we just got married today."
"I saw you coming out of the wedding chapel," smiled James. "Who was at your wedding?"
"It was just us," replied Tommy.
"You two seem like you are a really nice couple," stated James. "What are your names?"
"I'm TJ," lied Tommy. "And this is my wife Ann."
"I'm James Oliver and this is my wife Jan," replied James. "Where were your parents and friends?"
"Someone started an ugly room about us and it turned our friends against us. It even made our parents quit having anything to do with us," explained Kimberly. "TJ and I want to have a life together. He's been my best friend since we were born. We didn't want anyone to control our life."
"Ann and I decided that we weren't going to let anyone come between us," added Tommy.
"If my son was still here, I'd be very mad at him if he married Kimberly," remarked Jan. "I can't stand her and her mother makes excuses for her. I let Caroline and Kimberly move in with me, when they didn't have any where to go. And Kimberly paid us back by breaking our son's heart and having him sneak out of school."
"What would you do if found him again," asked Tommy. "He may already be married."
"Jan it is likely Tommy is still out there some where," stated James. "Maybe he's some where far away and doesn't have a way to contact us."
"I doubt it!" yelled Jan. "If he was still around, he'd come home. He wouldn't run off and marry that girl. Tommy wouldn't be that stupid. If he did marry the girl, I'd have a hard time accepting it. I would never want Kimberly as a daughter in-law. And I wouldn't let him come visit if he brought her with him."
"Jan, I think we need to be going," advised James. "It was nice talking to you both. Have a Merry Christmas and I hope you two have a wonderful life together."
James and Jan walked off. Both Tommy and Kimberly were hurt about the things Jan said about them. She didn't even know that she was talking to her son and daughter-in-law.
