He smiled as he explained. “This had belonged to my grandmother. It was passed down to me for my soul mate.”
She looked up at him at the word soul mate. What she saw there was so much love as he removed the ring from its box and asked, “Kathryn with all my heart I know you are for me, my blessing, and my soul mate. Will you marry me?”
She could feel her cheeks getting wet with her tears, and then it happened. It just broke free like a dam over flowing. She felt warm all over with the new knowledge of her feelings. She was in love with him. With new awareness in her heart she smiled and threw her arms around him as she answered, “Yes! Yes I will marry you Jonathan.”
She pulled him away just enough to look him in his eyes. “I love you.” That felt so good to say.
He couldn’t believe his ears, yet as he looked her in the eyes he knew it to be true. He slipped the ring on her finger and took her hand in his.
“I’m about to marry my best friend.” She smiled a radiant smile and with eyes sparkling,
“As I am about to marry my best friend.” His kiss was just so sweet as he staked his claim on her, that she drew closer to him relishing the sweet kiss. They belonged together now he has his answer.
“The next time I leave it’s going to be with you for our honeymoon.” She smiled as she melted in his arms and hugged him.
“I like the sound of that.”
All of a sudden a rustling sound broke them apart as Tommy appeared.
“Well now isn’t this cozy.” He spoke clearly agitated at what he witnessed.
“Tommy, what are you doing here?” Kathryn asked
“Your parents sent me out to look for you. Am I interrupting?” he asked looking at Kathryn and then glaring at Jonathan.
“I thought you were away for another five months.” Jonathan put his arm around Kathryn as he answered. “I cut it short. I had some business to do.”
Kathryn just stared back at Thomas (Tommy) Breckenridge. She knew Tommy wanted to one day marry Kathryn as well as her parents wishes. Money it was all about money. She knew she could never marry any one she didn’t love.
Now with her new found feelings for Jonathan she was not about to let her family control her life any more. She was going to marry Jonathan and they can’t do anything about it. They will just have to accept it. With her head held high she entwined her fingers with Jonathans and marched right past Tommy with Jonathan beside her and went into the house to her birthday party.
Seeing the two enter the house holding hands the room suddenly got quiet. The couple just stood there in the middle holding hands. Tommy came up behind them and announced with sarcasm. “I found them in the garden looking too cozy.”
Her dad walked a little towards the couple.
“Is this true Kat?”
The pet name her dad has called her ever since she was little. Well she wasn’t a little girl anymore. So with all the bravado she now felt she answered,
“Yes daddy it’s true.”
Gasps went all through out the room. This was unheard of he had no money came from the poor side of town. His mother worked cleaning offices at night to feed her family after the death of her husband. They came from two different worlds. Anger began to fill Mitchell Perry as he looked to his daughter, but instead of making a scene he walked out towards the library saying “Kathryn, Martha follow me please so we can talk.”
Martha his wife looked at her daughter and turned to follow her husband. Kathryn looked at Jonathan and when he nodded his understanding she let go of his hand and walked in the direction of the library. With his ring on her finger it gave her strength to face her parents.
She stood at the closed door of the library took a deep breath and opened the door and entered.
To Be Continued
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