New families

On the way to the wedding

The wedding was the next day and with Sacha installed to look after the Fletchlings, Jac, Fletch and Emma headed off for the hotel. The wedding was in Scotland and they had to spend two nights away.
Emma was sleeping in the back and Fletch was driving. Jac was sipping water trying to quell her famous travel sickness
"How you doing?" Fletch asked, reaching over to squeeze her knee. She instinctively placed her hand over his
"I'm ok" she said not entirely convincingly
"So what do you think about the whole marriage thing?" He asked
"The institution or Johnny's in particular"
"Well the institution I guess but I wasn't thinking about Johnny"
"Go on" said Jac tentatively
"A while ago you said that you wouldn't invite Johnny to our wedding"
"And I very quickly corrected myself and said my wedding" she paused "thought you hadn't noticed that" She said quietly
"I notice everything Jac"
Not everything she thought
"Why didn't you mention it then Sherlock Holmes?"
He chuckled "because it's you Jac. Ice queen Naylor, Jacula, Darth Naylor"
"Do you even have a point?". Being called the ice queen didn't usually affect her but today she was upset by it
"Do you still think of me as the ice queen?" She said with a wobbly voice, willing the tears to stay away
"Oh darling oh course I don't. Not with me and the kids anyway. My point is that back then I didn't want to ruin things by saying I'd noticed it. Surely the Jac Naylor that I knew and loved would not agree with something as soppy as marriage. But now. Do you think about our future, our wedding?"
"Are you asking me to marry you Fletch?"
"Not exactly but I'd like to know that you see a future for us"
"I moved in with you didn't I?" She snapped
Truth is she wanted nothing more than Fletch to ask to marry her but he might not be so keen in the next day or so
"Ok ok. No need to bite my head off"
He sounded hurt
"Fletch I'm sorry. The thing is.."
"Are we nearly there yet?" Came a voice from the back seat  "Fletch I need a wee"
"Me too" he said and broke the tension in the car
Emma giggled and Jac's heart melted. Urgh he was irritatingly good with her daughter and she wondered what would happen when everything changed.