Marine Baby

Chapter Twelve

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I left Montana yesterday. It was hard leaving my dad and if I am being totally honest, Justin. I haven't been very talkative since I've been back in North Carolina, not that there is a whole lot of time. I am packing to fly out tomorrow to Cali for my training. Ryan is in his apartment. He hasn't pushed me to talk but he hasn't exactly been here either. Not that I blame him, he has to get ready to leave too. Instead of Ryan being a part of my mission like always he has a top seccret one he is leaving for. I don't know where he is going or when he will be back, but I know it is dangerous. I know the company he is going with and they are the elite.

I hate the thought of being seperated from him. I hate leaving him and not knowing. I hate not being married to him knowing he is leaving. I can't keep in contact with him, but of course even as a spouse that would happen too. Its a secret. Sometimes, I hate what we do.

Geesh, I guess a pity party is in order. How pathetic do I sound? I told Justin he couldn't handle this life and it seems I can't either when it comes to Ryan. 

He'll be fine. He'll be fine. I will just keep repeating this to myself over and over again until I believe it. 

"Jules, babe. You in here." Ryan comes walking throught the door with his hands behind his back. 

"You found me. What do you have?" What? I am a curious creature.

He smiles a heartt stopping smile and pulls out a single red rose and a box. "This is for you." He states handing me the rose. And before I can ask what the box is, he bends down on one knee and opens the small box facing me. The ring inside is huge and gorgeous. It is a 1 carat chocolate diamond surrounded in pink diamonds. It is gorgeous. Stunning. And I am left speechless. Ryan is just watching me, when I finally can take my eyes off the ring and look at him. He seems nervous. 

"Jules, I really would like better scenery for this but your bedroom is fine. I want you in every single way. I want you to be my wife. No not want, need you to be my wife. To belong to me and only me. Will you marry me?"

Tears are streaming down my cheeks because I really wasn't expecting this. I love him with my whole heart. I can't speak. My voice has left me, so I nodd a yes. 

Ryan slips the ring on my finger and just stare at it. He lifts my chin to face him and then he gives me the sweetest kiss I have ever had in my life. It was full of promises and love. 

"OK. So you said yes which is great, but I have another suprise for you. Are you done here?,"he asked.

"Yes I am for now, just a few things left. Why?"

"Great let's go." He grabs my hand and pulls me through the doorway. He is literally running while pulling me behind him. I must not be cooperating well enough because all of a sudden I am laying bridal style in his arms while he is runing. Now if you have ever lived on base you would understand how odd this looks. You don't run with a soldier in your arms unless someone is hurt so everyone is looking at us, but they know I am not injured probably because of the big grin on Ryan's face. 

He slows down to a walk, so I turn away from looking at him and see where he has taken me in such a rush. When I look at the church I am worried this man has lost his mind. Why are we here?

"Ryan, why are we here?"

"Sometimes, babe, you are clueless." He is looking down at me with a small smile trying to hide his amusement with my stupidness, but I really don't understand. He must see that lost look on my face because he places me down on my feet and grabs my face in his hands. "We are getting married. Right now. I don't want to leave without knowing you are mine and the same for you. You are going to a base where there are humans, lots of them and I don't want anyone mistaken that you are available. You are mine." I smiled up at him. His posessiveness should piss me off I know. But it just makes me love him more. 

"Of course, love. I am only yours. If this will give you peace at night when you are away from me. I will marry you now."

Ryan just shook his head back and forth, "No. You have to want this. Don't do it because of me. You have to want to marry me."

"Love, I am with you forever. Getting married is just a formality and it looks good on paper. I am yours in every way. I would love to be your wife. Now come on, whats taken you so long to walk through those doors. Getting cold feet?" I giggle because I know it is not him holding him here in this spot, its his concern for me. 

Grabbing my hand and interlocking our fingers we walk hand in hand into the church. Ryan must have spent a little time in here before he came to see me. Beautiful roses lined the aisle way. My CO was at the alter waiting for us. It seemed funny that this was my wedding day. Me in BDUs, no wedding dress. My family not here, although it was just dad. BUt that made me kind of sad. I wanted him here. As we walked doen the aisle I saw a laptop set up. As we got closer I saw my dad in the screen. I looked over to Ryan with tears in my eyes. This man knows me so well. I mouthed 'thank you' to him so he knew I appreciated what he did for me. 

We stopped in front of our CO and I smiled at him. He looked so young standing on the small alter. "Jules, I am glad you finally figured out Ryan belongs to you." he said with a smile and a wink. He knew all along. 

"Yes sir" I replied. He walked forward and gave me a hug and a kiss on the cheek. 

"Shall we get started you two?"

"Yes sir." We answered at the same time. 

We said repeated when we should and said our vows like tradition, but when it came to the rings I felt ackward. I didn't have one for Ryan but he of course thought of everything. He got a simple band for himself and for me. They looked identical except mine had writing on it 'forever mine'. I smiled when I read it an looked up to see him smiling at me. We exchanged the rings and then he kissed me as his wife. It was a soft kiss that I felt to my toes. 

I walked over to the laptop and said hi to my dad. He told us congrats and then Ryan signed him off the computer. My CO hugged me and told me to relax the rest of the day, we were shipping out tomorrow. 

Ryan grabbed my hand again and interlaced our fingers and thats how we walked all the way back to my apartment. I couldn't wipe the smile from my face. I was Ryan's and he was mine. And everything seemed right in the world. 

But I knew it wouldn't last, it never does. True happiness is a challenge and we were about to see if we could get our Happily Ever After.

Our deployments were up tomorrow and we would be seperated for who knows how long, but I will enjoy him until 0600 tomorrow.

Then we will have forever, right?