Starbright

Forever mine

at Sweetwater Epics

Wendy
This was so not the ending I was expecting when I first started reading..I thought for sure that it was another Kid and Lou story...but surprisingly it was a Jimmy and Lou fic...but Bright did a great job of keeping the characters as we know them.

Excerpt:
"Let her go!"

Tears of immense gratitude welled to her eyes at the recognition of Jimmy's voice. Her savior was here, he had seen it all happen, and now he was here to protect and save her. What else could she ever ask of a man? Her knight in shining armor had arrived, her salvation, all that she had prayed for was standing at the end of the alley holding his gun firmly pointed at the man holding her hostage. Jimmy was always there for her, whenever she needed him.

Then a shot rang out and the grip around her loosened as the man fell dead to the ground.

She was left, looking into the complete darkness around her feet, Knowing that somewhere down there was the man that had threatened her. And then, Jimmy was by her side and she turned to him. Shivering as Jimmy arms enfolded her and she clung desperately to him. "Oh Jimmy!" she panted.

Jimmy held on to the woman he had always loved and forever would. His proud independent Louise, a woman so beautiful she competed with the sun in radiant splendor. His doe-eyed gentle Lou, whose soul spoke volumes through her orbs. The woman that had grown into a treasure under his very eyes, a woman capable of doing a man's work, and better than most. She was perfection. Any man that would get Louise McCloud should thank his stars and kiss the ground she walked. And here he was, holding her in his arms. She was trembling, sobbing into his shirt, breaking his heart. Lifting her up in his arms he carried her out into the haze of the streetlight and sank to his knees before her. Catching her misty, soulful eyes he cleared his throat. It was now or never. "Louise, I have something to tell you. Remember that man I shot in Winded Creek? After he shot that woman? Well the woman's husband had been shot and he was deadly wounded and just before he died he handed me this deed to a man
sion in California, somewhere called Holly Woods or something like that. It's a winery Louise, and it's all mine now. So I have a proposition now that I'm rich and well-known ." Pausing he reached for her hand and placed a chaste kiss on her palm before he continued."Louise McCloud, my love. You are the bravest, most independent, compassionate, gentle and caring woman I have ever had the honor of knowing. I love you, always have. Always will. You are the light of my eyes, the sun in my sky and the breeze of wind that fills my lungs. I would die for you Louise, and I would never think twice. I adore and honor you, respect you for what you are, will you be my wife?"

Kid appeared from behind the congregation; "Now Jimmy, I have the bullets. Can we get on with it...what the heck?"

With tears in her eyes Lou wrapped her arms around Jimmy's neck. Nodding furiously she smiled radiantly as Jimmy rose and lifted her off her feet. "I do Jimmy," she smiled through tears. "I'll be your wife forever and ever and ever. "

"Mine forever," Jimmy smiled smugly, looking over his shoulder at Kid, left with mouth open staring in the middle of the street.

The crowd around them cheered at the two soulmates finally finding each other.

"Just one thing Jimmy," Lou smiled ruefully "would you mind washing your hair and maybe cut it a little before the wedding. You know, I would love to have longer hair than you."

Jimmy looked slightly perturbed. Letting her back down on her feet he moved away slightly, peering at her under his brow. Then he cleared his throat; "well ya know Lou, I'd die for you an'all but the hair?"

Tears welled in her eyes anew, her strong man, so vulnerable. "It's alright Jimmy, I understand, it's alright," she crooned.

Jimmy looked at the woman, not believing his ears. She didn't ask him for anything, she never would, She was still his the independent, strong-willed woman he'd gotten to know, but still she understood. She accepted him for what he was and she was willing to take the risk to live her life by his side. She had accepted to marry him. He kissed her, thanking his stars and bowing to place a kiss on the ground she walked.

"Oh. Jimmy," Louise beamed, nobody has done that for me before. You're my hero in shining armor, my soulmate, my dreams come true. I will love you forever and ever and ever."

Jimmy wiped the gravel off his lips and kissed her again.