Rory stood in the doorway of the church. She couldn't believe this day was finally here! She remembered everything--the accident, Jess's Christmas miracle, his arrest and finally, release. He had wound up inviting Logan to the bachelor party. Logan managed to stay sober, he didn't say anything bad about either Rory or Jess, and to top it off, he had given Jess and Rory a check for three thousand dollars. "You need a little nest egg to start off." he told Jess. Jess politely tried to refuse it, but Logan insisted.

Jess had told Rory all of this hours before the ceremony started, so when she saw him, she remembered clearly all that had happened in the past year. God had certainly been good to them.

Rory walked up the aisle on Christopher's arm and Christopher had tears in his eyes when he gave Rory to Jess. "Take care of my princess, okay?" he whispered to Jess. Jess smiled and nodded. "Sure."

The ceremony was beautiful, and Rory knew when her lips met Jess's that she and Jess had been made for each other--that even though Jess wasn't her first boyfriend, he was her first real love. She had thought she was in love with Dean, but that hadn't really been love. Maybe puppy love--maybe she had even loved Dean, but she had never been in love with him. She cleared her thoughts of past boyfriends as their first kiss as husband and wife deepened and Jess pulled her closer to him. "I love you..." Jess whispered into her ear. "I love you, too." she whispered back.

Later, at the reception, as she and Jess cut the cake in the gazebo in the town square, she kissed him again. "I'll be back in a second." she told Jess.
"I can't believe it! I'm married!" she cried, running up to Loralei and hugging her tightly. "I know! Mrs. Mariano--sounds kind of like a pasta sauce brand!" Loralei teased.

"Mom!"

"No, sweetie, it sounds awesome."

"Rory!" someone called her name. Rory turned around and came face to face with Logan. "Thanks for coming!" she exclaimed. "Hey, Ace." he greeted her.

"No hard feelings?"

"No hard feelings at all." Logan assured her, then disappeared into the crowd of townspeople. Rory turned and ran to the gazebo. "I love you." Jess wrapped his arms around her waist and spun her around. "I love you!" Rory gazed into his chocolate brown eyes and he into her clear blue ones.

The song which would forever become 'their song' came out of the speakers. Rory had fought Jess tooth and nail for it, but it was from one of the most amazing love stories ever. "One of them dies at the end!" Jess protested. "Plus, it's cheesy." Rory had won out though, and as the song came on, Jess led her out of the gazebo and down onto the dance floor. As the first notes began, the DJ (Lane) instructed everyone to clear the dance floor.

"Every night in my dreams, I see you--I feel you. That is how I know you go on..." Yes, Rory had chosen "My Heart Will Go On" from "Titanic" to be 'their song.' As the first verse came to a close, Rory remembered the chorus and started lipsynching. Jess grinned at her and stopped her lips with a kiss. And they danced.

THE END!

I hope you all enjoyed it! Thanks to all of my faithful fans and reviewers. Without you guys, I would not have been motivated to write so many chapters! Thanks, and God bless!
Christine Writer