Girl on the Field

Chapter 27

Wedding day.

"Isabella I can't do this.  What if he realizes he doesn't really want me?"  She laughed which made me in return smile.

"Erin if I thought for one minute y'all were not suppose to be together I would not of personally planned this wedding."  I smiled and put on the veil.  I looked perfect today but the butterflies in my stomach were causing me pain.  I had already thrown up once today. 

"Let's go get hitched."  She smiled and fixed the curls in my hair and put the veil over my face.  "I have to get out there but Henry is waiting to walk you down the aisle."  I nodded and she walked out.  I waited till it was time and walked slowly down the hall and saw Henry.

"You look beautiful."  I smiled and took his arm.  He smiled and we heard the music.  Just as on que we walked in and I saw Josh gasp.  He wasn't used to seeing me like this.  When the walk became slower and we approached the stand with my husband to be I felt my heart flutter.  I never thought I would ever be getting married but here I was.

"You look amazing," Josh said the second he was given me.  I smiled and turned to the preacher man thingy.  As he talked I thought about everything Josh and I had been through.  Shane being the biggest part of it.  This was a chance to start over again.

"Erin Reyland, do you take Joshua Lysger to be your louthful wedded husband.  To have and to hold through sickness or heath.  Through rich or poor for as long as you both shall live?"  I looked up at Josh smiled having happy tears slide down my cheek.

"I do," the words slide out of my mouth as if they were always meant to.

"Joshua Lysger, do you take Erin Reyland to be your louthful wedded wife.  To have and to hold through sickness or health.  Through rich or poor for as long as you both shall live?"  When his eyes met mine I almost cried thinking he was going to say no but then I heard the whisper.

"I do," I smiled and held his hands tighter.  The preacher man thingy smiled and said.

"I know pronounce you man and wife.  Mr. and Mrs. Lysger.  You may now kiss the bride."  And just like that my destiny was written in one little kiss.  The kiss seemed to last forever even though we both no it lasted a mere seconds.

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After Party

"We are married," Josh said once we were doing the one song dedicated to us.

"There's no getting rid of me now.  Because I won't sign the divorce papers."  He laughed and kissed me gently.

The rest of the party went by in a blur with every male in his family asking me to dance.  And just like that we were in a hotel room kissing each other.  I felt so good right now.  For the first time in two months since Shane kidnapped I felt whole.

And the feeling kept on till the next morning until I was sick again.  While I was looking for a wash cloth I found a pregnancy test.  There's no way I'm pregnant.  But I could humor myself with the test and that's what I did.  Which leads me here sitting at the table waiting for Josh to come in.

"Hey Beautiful, what's wrong?"  He asked and I tried to hide the tears.

"Josh I want you to know I love you.  No matter what."  He looked scared now and I passed him the stick.  When he looked down I knew he saw the two pink lines.  Positive.

"This is great Erin.  We are having a baby!"  That's when the tears fell.

"No Josh.  I did the math and it's not yours.  It's Shane's."  And just like that he was up off the seat and pacing.  "Josh I love you no matter, but I am not getting an abortion and I am not giving this child up for adoption.  That's not something I will do."  He got on his knees in front of me looking sad.

"You think I want you to get rid of the child.  Never Erin.  I'm just trying to figure out how we are going to tell everyone without there being a rumor that this is the only reason we got married.  And there is no way you are leaving me.  We are in this together.  If you want to keep the baby that's fine, and later on we can have our own kids."  I smiled and kissed him gently.  We were having a baby.