TheCorsair
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- Dec 17, 2013
John chewed down his mouthfull of cake, taking a moment to lick the crumbs and flecks of frosting from Jenny's fingers - much to the amusement and general approval of friends and family. Then, after he fed her a slice, he kissed her thoroughly. "Just trying to help," he breathed against her mouth. "You had crumbs on your lips."
The band struck up a jig, then, and John escorted Jenny out into the cleared floor of the pub. As they danced, others came to join them. First Jacob, dragged out by Molly. Then Sean with his Elizabeth, who everybody expected to see married soon. Soon enough, even Mr. and Mrs. Dolan and Master and Mrs. Halliwell joined them all.
Time passed, this time in a whirlwind of images and impressions. The good wishes of family, and the laughter of friends. Joyful music. Delicious food. And through it all, the sweet feel of Jenny Sparrow in John's arms, or at his side, or even laughing as she smeared a sweetbread on his chin.
By evening, John was still mostly sober. Mostly. He'd paced himself, drinking just enough to feel a heady sort of pleasant warmth - or was that the presence of his wife that caused that? So when Jenny pulled him aside, he cheerfully followed.
Of course, he'd have cheerfully followed her anywhere and for any reason. It didn't take a little drink to manage that.
"I think they'd forgive us if we disappeared now," she murmured to him, squeezing his hand.
"I think that if they don't," he murmured back, "they'll just have to pray for a measure of Christian charity."
John surveyed the hall. Everyone was still dancing and eating, and the sound of music and the roar of conversation filled the air. Mr. Dolan looked up at that moment, noticing his daughter and new son-in-law standing by the door. There was a flickering moment of sadness in his expression, as he looked at Jenny, and then he smiled and made a shooing expression with his fingertips.
John smiled back. "Let's go," he told his wife, opening the door.
Carefully, John opened the door of their new home. He had to be careful. After remembering that Jenny was barefoot, he'd insisted on carrying her from the Black Anchor to [url\http://www.thatching.net/bru-content/uploads/P1040086-1024x768.jpg]their cottage[/url]. It simply wouldn't do to drop her, now.
The interior held four rooms - a kitchen, a large room that would serve as a living room and a dining room, and two bedrooms. It was simply furnished and decorated, with neat whitewashed walls and plain furnature of oak. It didn't appear lived-in, since neither of them had wanted to stay there alone, but that would change.
John lowered Jenny's feet to the floor, then closed the door behind them. "We're home," he told her, holding her close. "Our home."
He made a move to kiss her then, but hesitated. After all the waiting. After all the longing and dreaming, the stolen kisses and caresses and ocassionally quite interesting dreams, this was real. He didn't have to say goodnight now, and then turn and walk back to his room alone. He didn't have to stop, or remind himself that they'd promised each other they'd wait until they were wedded.
They were wedded, now. And suddenly, he found himself feeling anxious and even a little frightened.
He laughed. "I... can you believe it?" he said. "After looking forward to this night, to our night, since, since I met you... now I'm feeling... shy."
The band struck up a jig, then, and John escorted Jenny out into the cleared floor of the pub. As they danced, others came to join them. First Jacob, dragged out by Molly. Then Sean with his Elizabeth, who everybody expected to see married soon. Soon enough, even Mr. and Mrs. Dolan and Master and Mrs. Halliwell joined them all.
Time passed, this time in a whirlwind of images and impressions. The good wishes of family, and the laughter of friends. Joyful music. Delicious food. And through it all, the sweet feel of Jenny Sparrow in John's arms, or at his side, or even laughing as she smeared a sweetbread on his chin.
By evening, John was still mostly sober. Mostly. He'd paced himself, drinking just enough to feel a heady sort of pleasant warmth - or was that the presence of his wife that caused that? So when Jenny pulled him aside, he cheerfully followed.
Of course, he'd have cheerfully followed her anywhere and for any reason. It didn't take a little drink to manage that.
"I think they'd forgive us if we disappeared now," she murmured to him, squeezing his hand.
"I think that if they don't," he murmured back, "they'll just have to pray for a measure of Christian charity."
John surveyed the hall. Everyone was still dancing and eating, and the sound of music and the roar of conversation filled the air. Mr. Dolan looked up at that moment, noticing his daughter and new son-in-law standing by the door. There was a flickering moment of sadness in his expression, as he looked at Jenny, and then he smiled and made a shooing expression with his fingertips.
John smiled back. "Let's go," he told his wife, opening the door.
Carefully, John opened the door of their new home. He had to be careful. After remembering that Jenny was barefoot, he'd insisted on carrying her from the Black Anchor to [url\http://www.thatching.net/bru-content/uploads/P1040086-1024x768.jpg]their cottage[/url]. It simply wouldn't do to drop her, now.
The interior held four rooms - a kitchen, a large room that would serve as a living room and a dining room, and two bedrooms. It was simply furnished and decorated, with neat whitewashed walls and plain furnature of oak. It didn't appear lived-in, since neither of them had wanted to stay there alone, but that would change.
John lowered Jenny's feet to the floor, then closed the door behind them. "We're home," he told her, holding her close. "Our home."
He made a move to kiss her then, but hesitated. After all the waiting. After all the longing and dreaming, the stolen kisses and caresses and ocassionally quite interesting dreams, this was real. He didn't have to say goodnight now, and then turn and walk back to his room alone. He didn't have to stop, or remind himself that they'd promised each other they'd wait until they were wedded.
They were wedded, now. And suddenly, he found himself feeling anxious and even a little frightened.
He laughed. "I... can you believe it?" he said. "After looking forward to this night, to our night, since, since I met you... now I'm feeling... shy."