(Author's Note: I am so sorry about the late update guys, but I have been super busy, and I didn't want to upload this until I thought it was ready. Expect another one soon though!
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"Does it scare you?" The question was completely out of the blue and caught Katherine off guard. She and Jack had been sitting at her small kitchen table, drinking rather clumsily prepared tea, in relative silence. Neither one had much to say, even though both of their minds were filled to point if bursting. It was a comfortable silence though; it didn't feel strange at all just to be with each other, until Jack broke it with that question. He hadn't even looked at her when he'd asked it, just stared contemplatively into his tea. She should have expected it, it being the night before their wedding and all, but still, it took her by surprise.
"What?" Jack glanced up at her with a puzzled expression, and brushed a stray curl out of her face.
"Katherine, we are getting married tomorrow, and all's I want is an honest answer, are you scared?" Without skipping a beat, Katherine answered plainly,
"Terrified." And she was. She loved Jack, loved him more than she would ever love anyone in the world, and she couldn't see herself marrying anyone else. He was and always would be the best thing that ever happened to her, and in all honesty, she really didn't think she deserved someone like him. Katherine was more than elated to be getting married to Jack Kelly. But that didn't mean she wasn't scared. Marriage was a big deal! She had no idea what it was going to mean for them, and the thought of that uncertainty petrified her. "Are you..." She started to ask, but then thought better of it.
"Scared?" Jack finished for her, "Course I'm scared, Ace. I'd be kiddin' myself if I said I wasn't, but I love you too much to care." He reached across the table and squeezed her hand reassuringly. "A-an' it's okay to be scared... ain't it?"
"Of course it is." She smiled "We're both nervous and scared and overwhelmed, and that's normal."
Jack laughed awkwardly, "Yeah." Not knowing what else to do, Katherine took their mugs to the sink, having both finished their tea, and started to wash them out. She'd run out of words, an unusual occurrence for her, so she rinsed and washed the mugs in silence until she heard a voice speaking almost directly behind her.
"We're gonna be okay Ace," Jack purred in her ear. She hadn't heard him get up, and his sudden closeness startled her, causing her to jump slightly. The mug fell from Katherine's hands into the sink, where a long crack spread down the side.
Jack leaned down to kiss her neck just above her collar, slowly making his way up to her jawline and eventually to the corner of her lips. He spun her around to face him and his body pressed against hers. His fingers traced her sides, from the middle of her ribcage, down to her hips, making Katherine's breath hitch, which in turn caused a rush of pink to her cheeks. His mouth was centimeters from her own, and she could feel his breath on her skin.
"Does this scare you?" He whispered breathily. Without skipping a beat, Katherine answered plainly,
"Hell no," and closed the gap between them. Her fingers wound through his hair, seemingly of their own accord, that's how natural it was. It felt right, Jack's rough hands tugging at her hips as he kissed her passionately, his body flat against her, pushing her back into the kitchen counter. Everything was as it should be. Only one more day, and she wouldn't have to send him home afterwards, because he would be home, with her. Katherine kissed him until she couldn't breathe any longer, and broke apart from him reluctantly.
"You should probably head home, Jack. We have kind of a big day tomorrow." Jack looked at her with a feigned bewilderment.
"We do?" He asked incredulously. That boy. Katherine shook her head, and pointed to the door.
"Jack. Home. Now. We both need to get some sleep, okay?" He picked up his jacket and sulked toward the door.
"I'm going! I'm going!" He had his hand on the doorknob, but paused, and said without facing her, suddenly serious,
"Only, one more thing Ace. I love you. I think this is the last time I get to say I love you as your fiancé, and I just wanted to do it." He turned back to look at her. "I love you." Katherine was torn between laughing and crying, so she did a little of both. It was sweet, but so corny; Jack was nothing if not a romantic.
"You're pathetic, Jack," she chuckled, kissing him on the cheek and shoving him out the door, "and I love you too."
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