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Do over? For sure!
Kate was still considering it, shall she or maybe not? It was indeed tempting, was it not the dream of all girls? Martin looked still skeptical, her brother was actually the one who supported the idea, but as time passed (and boy did Kate need a lot of time to decide!) he didn't like the idea anymore.
Joseph was as confused as her brother, he only wanted to kiss a girl, and hey if that girl would be Kate why not? He was not picky. He waited patiently, thinking of the deal, a kiss for his mos valuable treasure he owned and was so proud of.
Oh, Kate, was thinking, what am I getting I to? Who made me propose all of this, but in the end her cousin told her that this is the best event in a girl's life and who was her to argue? A kiss, only a kiss right? And she will see how her brother and his best friend will ever make fun of her. Plus she will get to see their fort, and she was so curious, so she had to move on.
Decided, Kate rushed to get some witnesses and Martin picked up the Bible to start the ceremony. Off they went, after Kate's brief head approval, towards their favorite place, the fort, but a mystery for her. Kate was kind of dissappointed, nothing glamorous, just a narrow building, not much light, but what do you expect when Martin and Joseph plan something? A palace? No way!
Martin starts to get impatient, so here it goes:
- Will you, Joseph, take Kate as your lawful wife?
Kate interfered, something is missing from your line, she said, but Martin ignored her.
- Well do you?
Joseph thought of the kiss, the one thing he was actually looking forward and said:
- Yeah!
- And you Kate will you obey Joseph?
- That does not sound right to me, but if I have to, yes!
- You may kiss the bride!
And the moment was there, Kate closed the eyes and Joseph touched her briefly. Not the kiss they both expected, but the exchange did take place, Kate was the owner of two baseball cards plus she had the chance to see the fort.
And now here she was, 20 years after, with a do over ahead, funnily enough the same main actors involved. her brother Martin, the priest, Joseph, the love of her life (less she knew when she was six years old that her brother's best friend is the one she was always looking for) and Kate, the little sister who at their first marriage has her dolls as witnesses.
Marriage, second attempt, but this time for life!
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