It was 7.30am and Rose was some how still asleep… that was before she was woken up by Tilly jumping on her bed. "Mummy! Mummy wake up! You and Daddy get married today! We get cake!" Rose chuckled to herself, amused that cake was still the most exciting part for Tilly. "I'm up… I'm up" Rose laughed as she pulled Tilly down to sit beside her, wrapping her arms around her. "Are you excited?" She asked Tilly "yes! I can't wait to wear a pretty dress and you will look so pretty too mummy!" Rose chuckled "thank you darling" "when do we get ready?" She asked "Lucy will be here around 9, then we can all get ready before going to the church" she said before kissing head "do you think Daddy is excited?" Tilly looked up at Rose "I hope so" Rose chuckled to herself. "Now, do you remember what you have to do?" She asked, getting a nod from Tilly "I hold Sophia's hand and we walk to Daddy?" "Good girl" Rose said, squeezing Tilly's shoulder gently.
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Lucy finished helping Rose with her dress as Tilly sat on the bed floor playing with Sophia, not paying much attention to the conversation.
"You nervous?" Lucy asked quietly. "Yep" Rose laughed "what if he doesn't show up?" "Don't be so ridiculous Rose, he will be there" Rose bit her lip "how do you know?" she sighed "because he loves you Rose… more than anything" Lucy replied "what if he's decided the responsibility is too much? That me and the girls aren't what he wants after all…" she said, still anxious "that won't happen. He loves you, he loves the girls and that's all there is to it. He will be there, Rose. OK?" Lucy raised an eyebrow "OK" Rose nodded and smiled weakly.
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Jack stood at the front of the church with Luke. "You nervous?" Luke asked but Jack shook his head "No… Rose and the girls are all I've ever wanted. I couldn't be less nervous if I tried" he smiled and took a deep breath as the doors opened. He grinned as he saw Tilly helping Sophia walk down the aisle in their white dresses "hey, you both look beautiful" he said quietly as he knelt down and kissed the girls heads then watched them walk over to Lucy before Rose began to walk down the isle.
He teared up as he saw her and took her hand as she reached him "you look amazing" he said to her quietly. "You don't look too bad yourself" she winked, making him smirk.
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Once the vows were done, they headed to their reception at a small hotel nearby. They enjoyed their meals and the speeches made by Jack and Luke melted Rose's heart. As they danced their first dance Rose leant forward "when we've done this, can we go somewhere private, I want to give you your present" "sure" Jack frowned, confused. "We can go up to our room" he smiled gently.
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Lucy agreed to watch the girls whilst Jack and Rose headed upstairs.
"OK, it's not much, I'm sorry, and the second part is more of a present for the girls" she chuckled "but I hope you like it" she said as she handed him a small box and an envelope.
He opened the box and smiled as he saw a pocket watch, engraved with a J, R, M, and S on the back "oh Rose, I love it. Thank you" he leant forward and kissed her. "You're welcome, like I say… it's not much" she smiled a little "it's more than enough, thank you" he said as he opened the envelope and chuckled to himself as he saw adoption papers. "If you don't want to, it's fine. There's no pressure" she rambled nervously. "No, god it's nothing like that! Just…" he said as he placed them on the vanity beside them and walked over to his bag, getting an envelope out himself and passing it to Rose. She laughed, a few tears in her eyes as she saw that he too had bought adoption papers. "You'd got them too?" She chuckled "yes" he laughed "I know we're already a family, but I want it to be official. I want to be their real Dad" he said "you've been their Dad since the moment you met them… but I'd love it if all 3 of us could become 'Dawson's'" she smiled and handed him a pen. He signed the papers quickly and handed them over so Rose could sign too.
"Now, should we go and say goodnight to the girls and come back up here" he smirked. Rose raised an eyebrow and laughed "OK" she said as she left the room followed by Jack.
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Jack and Rose walked back in to the reception hall where people were beginning to leave. They spotted the girls sat at the table with Lucy, Luke and Luke's wife. Sophia was asleep as Lucy held her whilst Luke and his wife made Tilly laugh.
"Hey sweetheart" Jack smiled as he walked over to Tilly as Rose took Sophia from Lucy. Tilly smiled at him and held her arms up so he would take her. "Lucy is going to take you home now, but me and Mummy will be back tomorrow" he said "OK" Tilly nodded and yawned as Jack kissed her head. "You did so good today baby, well done" Rose said as she walked over to join them. "We're very proud of you both" Jack smiled at them as he stroked a sleeping Sophia's cheek. "Be a good girl for Lucy, OK?" Rose said "I will" Tilly said as she rubbed her eyes, clearly becoming tired. "Should I take them?" Lucy asked "yes please" Rose smiled as she kissed Tilly and Sophia's heads "I love you both" "I love you both too" Jack smiled but Tilly didn't lift her head from Jack's shoulder "I'm too sleepy" Tilly yawned. Luke stood up upon hearing her "here, I'll carry her back to yours" he opened his arms "thanks Luke" Jack smiled before thanking the 3 adults for coming to the wedding. "Let's go upstairs now" Jack laughed and took Rose's hand.