>She chuckled softly and brushed her lips against his once again before
>pointing out "We better do one other thing along usual lines... or we're
>going to be late for our own wedding."
>
>Julia slipped her hand into his and squeezed it. She didn't know why but
>the whole thing hit her in a surreal way in that she hoped that if she were
>sleeping or dreaming..... that noone would wake her. It was a feeling she
>had experienced when she had first returned to the House, and again when
>she
>had first admitted to herself how she felt about Derek. It was hard to
>explain but, at first, she was secretly afraid that she would 'wake up' in
>the other realm and everything that had happened would have been a dream or
>something. Now.. now it was just a sense of awe because she didn't feel
>like.... well she wasn't too sure on some level and in small measure, what
>it was that Derek had found in her that he had fallen in love with. She
>wasn't classy... she had money, sure, but she never was one to dress up in
>Armani or designer fashions. She was just.... her. She had more fun in
>the
>simpler things than going on cruises and fanning herself in that whole
>'feminine flower' way a lot of women picked when give the choice between
>lifestyles.
>
>But whatever she did.. or whatever had happened that blessed her with
>him.... she was thankful, and knew she always would be.
>
>"Want to go home and get ready?"
>
"I suppose be better," Derek agreed, though he didn't want to go back. He
just wanted to spend the rest of the day alone with her. It occurred to him
that they should have eloped. But then there would be a lot of disappointed
people. Still, the idea had it virtues.
"Do you suppose Alex can wrestle Nick into a suit," he asked as he slid her
off his lap and stood up still holding her hand. The walked to the car and
he let her in the passenger side and then got in himself.
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