My Past Our Future

Epilogue

Katherine sighed as she inspected the ring on her left hand, it was beautiful but simple with a silver band and one tiny diamond in the center. She smiled faintly at the memory of getting it.

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Katherine leaned against Jack as they breathed in the cool New York air and stared at the fading skyline. It was almost dark and Katherine couldn't see anything of Jack except the sparkle in his eyes as he looked at her.

"Our future." He said suddenly breaking the silence.

"What about it?" Katherine asked turning her head so she could look at him.

"Well, this past few months or so has been a little rocky for both of us and it made me realize something. We ain't gonna be young forever and well, I'se was just wonderin' if you wanted ta take another step in our future. Maybe your apartment could become our apartment, maybe you could stop being a Plumber and a Pulitzer." Jack said smiling down at her as he watched tears of joy brim in her eyes.

"Are you saying what I think your saying?" Katherine asked giving him a watery grin.

"Maybe I am. What do ya think? Will you marry me?" Jack asked fishing something from his pocket. Katherine let out a sob of happiness as Jack put the ring on her finger. She didn't know how he came up with the money all she knew was she was gonna be Katherine Kelly.

"I-I love you s-so much!" She cried flinging her arms around his neck and kissing him firmly on the mouth. She pulled away and held him close practically crushing him in the strength of the hug.

"I love you to! But you still haven't answered my question." Jack said with a chuckle. Katherine pulled back confused at what he was saying, then her face lit up as she remembered.

"Yes! Yes of course!" She said over joyed by the fact her and Jack were actually gonna move on in life. No more sneaking him into her apartment, no more girlfriend drama, Jack was hers and she was his.

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"You ready?" Jack asked her snapping her out of her flash back. She grabbed his out stretched hand and stood up to face him.

"I'm ready." She told him feeling confident in this decision. If she had enough guts to invite Ryan Spencer to their wedding then she could do this. She'd already done it before so really there was nothing to be scared of.

"Thank youse for coming with me." Jack said leading her out of their apartment.

"My pleasure, it's not every day your father gets to see his sons new bride." Katherine said with cheekiness that better of made Jack proud.

"That's true." Jack agreed pulling his hat father on to his head as the nasty afternoon sun blinded them. It was hot and humid and Katherine could already feel her red and white dress stick to her skin. The walk to the prison was mostly enjoyable despite the fact of the temperature, Katherine thought back to four months before when she had been walking this very street headed to the same place with the same purpose with Spencer. She shivered at the thought, that day had been the start of a lot of heart ach for her, Jack, and Spencer but eventually things had worked out. She couldn't believe how well things had turned out for them, she'd given her soft head a much needed smack to the face to realize what was the most important but eventually she made the right choice. Things had even gone good for Sara and Spencer, last Katherine heard was they were both happy. That's all Katherine cared about, if both of her boys were happy then she was happy.

"We'd like to visit Jack Kelly." Katherine told the man at the front desk. Apparently the man knew Jack because he didn't seem concerned about letting them go alone, that was a good thing too because they needed to be alone. They took the stairs slowly and didn't speak the whole way up, Katherine didn't know what to say so it was best she kept her mouth closed. Jack was relaxed as they walked down the hall towards cell 13, it seemed easier for him to talk about his father then it had been before. Katherine knew it was because she now understood the trials of his past.