Chapter 3, The Wedding and More
AUTHORS NOTE: This is a continuing story it should actually be part 12. It started with Shelby and Johnny PT 1, The Beginning and continuing thru nine chapters. I was going to end it there but took a chance on writing a tenth chapter titled Johnny and His Girls, PT1 a New Beginning. I received so much feedback (12100 hits in two days!) so I HAD to write more.
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A few months later Jake and Shannon were married. We set the date and had about 200 people invited. We would have an outdoor wedding at a beautiful site between the lake and the meadow. We had tents, not really tents but covers to keep the sun off the guests and just in case of a summer thunder storm.
For the men we decided on a Western style tux, Black cowboy boots black slacks, white shirt, and black jacket with a bowler tie and off white cowboy hats.
I bought Shannon a silver tiara with diamonds so she would look like a true "fairy tale" princess.
The music started and our wedding party made their entrance.
It was time!
Shannon and I were behind a curtain that was rigged up so she would have a grand entrance. The music started and the groomsmen, ushers and best man escorted the bridesmaids and Maid of Honor down the aisle. The curtains were pulled back and as the Wedding March started I saw Jakes jaw drop and his eyes damn near bugged out of his head as he saw Shannon.
She had grown her Golden hair out some and had it in curls down the side of her face and it really accented her natural beauty.
Her make up was also only enough to complement an already beautiful girl. She had a little glitter on her face and chest, hidden behind a white veil that was topped by her tiara.
The gown looked like she was sewn into it; it fit like a glove on her tight body. The front made her breasts look much larger. The neck line plunged down into a heat shape showing off a nice cleavage, classy, not slutty.
It was white satin and she was wearing her gold chain with a dainty little cross that Shelby had given her when she was five years old. The back had a larger Heart shaped pattern from just above the small of her back up to just below the Shoulder blades.
When I saw the video later it looked like Shannon was literally floating down the aisle!
It was very hard NOT take my eyes off of her. I didn't even notice the minister say, "Who gives this woman to be married to this man?"
I was brought back to earth by a slight nudge to the ribs.
I shot a look that went right to Jakes soul, like I was saying, "You BETTER be good to MY little girl!"
Then I said, "Her Mother and Father give her to this man."
With that I had a recording of the Hawaiian Wedding Song played.
No reason other than it's a romantic song. ©
This is the moment
I've waited for
I can hear my heart singing
Soon bells will be ringing
This is the moment
Of sweet Aloha
I will love you longer than forever
Promise me that you will leave me never
Here and now dear,
All my love,
I vow dear
Promise me that you will leave me never
I will love you longer than forever
Now that we are one
Clouds won't hide the sun
Blue skies of Hawaii smile
On this, our wedding day
I do love you with all my heart
(Copyright 1926 Charles King, 1958 Al Hoffman and Dick Manning)
With tears in my eyes I gave my Shannon away. They said their own vows and it was so very romantic and you should have seen the ring Jake gave her.
Jake held the ring in such a way that she couldn't see it.
As he said, "With this ring I thee wed." He removed his hand from hers and waited for the reaction. When she saw it her knees kind of buckled a little and her hand went to her now open mouth and through her hand squealed, "OH MY GOD!!!"
He had placed a white gold band that had a two karat heart shaped diamond as the center and smaller diamonds all around. He spent WAY too much on it but the look on her face was well worth it. To keep her from crying he made some funny faces at her but after that she could hardly speak for the rest of the ceremony.
When the minister said, "You may now kiss the bride," WOW!!! Cover the kids eyes is all I can say about it.
Now it was party time!!! We did all the traditional stuff. After the bouquet was thrown the new couple were placed in a helicopter and taken to the airport and sent on their honeymoon courtesy of Kelly who also provided them with a private jet.
Before they left I handed them an envelope with the deed to the house in California.
On the card I wrote, "Take care of your new home. Love always Mom and Dad".
Shannon cried and Jake couldn't thank me enough.
During the party Tammy (Jakes Mom) kept trying to "come on" to me and I was trying desperately to be polite. She had found me again on the dance floor and brought me a drink and took me by the arm to a nearby table and said, "Have a drink with me! It's a party, let's toast the happy couple." She was obviously trashed.
For some reason I was very hesitant to take the drink but finally relented.
When I picked up my glass and went to take a drink it was like a hand slapped the drink from my hand and the glass shattered onto the floor.
Next thing I see is Tammy reeling backwards smashing her back into the wall which made a loud thud as her head hit it.
She had her arms and hands out in front of her like she was trying to defend herself from an unseen force. I heard her face being slapped repeatedly, red hand prints appearing on each side of her face.
A couple of the security detail ran over and grabbed me and I said, "I'M NOT DOING ANYTHING, LOOK!!"
They had their tazers and pistols at the ready but didn't see anything other than Tammy doubling over with a loud "OOF!" As if she just got punched in the gut.
I finally realized what was going on as I saw Shelby's image, her form was red nothing like the white robed, golden tiara angel I'd seen before.
She was kicking Tammy's ASS!!!
We all witnessed this as Tammy was doubled over all of a sudden we heard a whack and her head twisted as if she was just punched in the jaw.
Blood, spit and teeth went flying.
Tammy fell to the ground and her body convulsed twice like she was being kicked.
Just like that it was over.
The paramedics came and took Tammy to the hospital. Kelly and I, being the hosts, went to the E.R. Along with the police.
After we gave our statements to the police and turned over the surveillance C.D. we talked to the doctor and she asked, "Who did she get into a fight with?"
"If I told you Doc, you wouldn't believe me!" I replied.
She said, "Try me!"
I told her, "She got her ass kicked by a ghost!"
The doctor gave me a blank look and replied, "You're right. I don't believe you." She paused, "That's your story and you're sticking to it."
Kelly and I said at the same time, "It's the TRUTH!!!"
The doctor told us that Tammy ended up with a concussion, a fractured jaw, three cracked ribs and dislocated shoulder.
Everyone who saw the C.D. of what happened could not believe it either. The Police found a little bag in Tammy's purse that contained a date rape drug and an already Notarized Power of Attorney that just needed my signature. Apparently that's how she was supporting herself, by getting with guys that had money, drugging them, having them sign the paper then she took them for quite a sum.
What I can figure is that Tammy tried to drug me and Shelby took matters into her own hands. I told you she had titanium balls when she was pissed! Even in death she was protecting us. What a woman!
Kelly and I got back to the Chaparral and the party was still going. I gave her a kiss and told her I'd join her later.