LOVE IS MORE THAN A FEELING
Chapter Six
It had been a week since Jack
had asked Rose to marry him. They were now at the church. In five minutes, they
would become Mr. and Mrs. Jack Dawson. Rose was in a side room with Monica.
"Oh, Rose, you look beautiful!"
Monica said as she studied Rose again.
Rose had on a beautiful white gown and a long
veil with flowers around her head. It wasn’t as glamorous as the one she was
going to wear when she married Cal, but she liked this one much more. Her
mother had picked out her other one. She had picked this one out herself and
she loved it.
"Are you ready to become a married woman?"
Monica asked.
"Yes. As long as it’s Jack," Rose
replied with a smile.
It was time for the ceremony to begin. The
music started, and Rose took a deep breath and tried to ignore how nervous she
was.
Fred was Jack’s best man, and Monica was
Rose’s matron of honor. When Rose asked Monica to be her matron of honor,
Monica had been extremely happy.
Rose walked down the aisle. She looked at
Jack, and he was smiling. He was smiling exactly like he had when they were on the
Titanic and she had told him that she had changed her mind. Rose smiled back at
him.
When Rose reached him, she joined arms with
him. The minister started talking. "Dearly beloved, we are gathered here
today to join two very special people," he said.
Rose’s mind was elsewhere. She was thinking
about the time when she and Jack had almost died out in the Atlantic Ocean. She
thought about how much he meant to her, and that she could never live without
him.
She heard Jack saying, "I do."
Jack’s mind drifted off. He thought about the
deck conversation they had had on the Titanic. He thought about when she had
gone through a sinking ship just to be with him. He thought about how he wanted
to have lots of children with her. Then he heard her say, "I do."
"I now pronounce you husband and wife."
Before the minister could finish, Jack took Rose into his arms and kissed her.
"You may keep kissing the bride," the minister finished with a laugh.
When they walked down the aisle, Monica and
Fred clapped and watched.
"Thank you, Rose," Jack said as
they got into the carriage that was going to take them to the train station.
"Thank you," Rose replied as she
kissed Jack. "So, where are we going for our honeymoon, Jack?" Rose
asked.
"I told you it’s a surprise," Jack
said with a grin on his face.
"Please tell me, Jack! Please!"
"Nope."
"Jack Dawson, you leave me no choice,"
Rose said as she started to tickle him all over. Jack started cracking up with
laughter.
"Okay! Okay!" Jack gave up.
"It’s a little place I like to call Santa Monica."