Unconventional marriage

“How about we get married... Joseph couldn’t refuse to acknowledge that if we use both books! Jerome’s a pastor...” I smiled before taking her hand rushed to the church. When we arrived we were joined by Jerome who wearing his collar spoke, “I don’t do this type of thing!” “Jerome!” I growled and nodding he sighed grabbing the Eden Gates book, “We are here to today to bare witness to the marriage of Ashton Jones and Rachel Jessop aka Faith Seed!” I took her hand and looking back saw Grace smiling with Mary not so much and Kim with Nick skeptical but felt they owed me a favour agreed to bare witness to it I stated I to Rachel’s eyes who wore her familiar Faith Seed dress Jerome stated that I should have been angry because of what she wore and the reminder it caused but I couldn’t complain my shirt was blooded and torn and my face was unshaven, none of us had time to change or cared to we only waited for that line, “You may kiss your bride” and capturing her lips it was Mary who spoke first, “Bar is open for celebrations, the new chef said he has cooked you both a celebration meal!” we didn’t expect much congratulations but Kim and Nick were within a safe distance and Grace didn’t care she hugged us with Jerome congratulating us with an warning that Joseph would come but tonight wasn’t about that, it was about us and when he did come we would be ready for him.

“Congratulations!!” the crowd chanted and smiling we took our seats ready for our food, it wasn’t special but with the lack of resources it was a luxury, one thing we did have and that was bliss free booze and drinking freely listened to the music from the jukebox that surprisingly still played and moving the tables away we readying for our first dance, it was then when we were met by the headlights of trucks which shone into the bar and looking over to Mary she nodded handing me her assault rifle, Grace grabbed her rifle and walking out with Nick holding his shotgun with Mary we walked out with Faith behind us to confront the Seeds once and for all. We pushed the door open and seeing the Peggies standing there guns out aiming them at us and walking out from the vehicles out came all three of the male Seeds, "The rumours are true!" Joseph spoke, "Father, I haven't joined them!" "No! I can see that but the way you clutch to the Deputy and the ring on your hand!" "Yes we are married done it by both books and done by a confirmed priest!" he looked at Faith who clutching my arm tighter we stared at each other as he spoke, "So Faith fell in love with the man who is hunting us!" "We were friends before I was Faith, he came to save me and from there I fell in love with him again!" "Faith..." "He is my only friend left! Don't take him from me!" "Tell me boy...Do you know what you purpose is?" "My purpose is currently behind me cowering from you!" "No! No! No; you are wrong, so very wrong! You were here for a reason and trying to destroy us is the wrong! You could be so much more if you accept it!" "Accept what?" "Follow the Lords word, follow in the footsteps he has forsaken you and the rewards will be yours!" "Free my friends! Spare the non-Peggies and let me be with Rachel? I smell bullshit" John growled but feeling Joseph push him back spoke, "You will understand your purpose eventually, you will know that you have fallen in love with an demon!" "And soon enough you will learn that you are insane!" "Will I?" "Have you ever thought he is right?" John spoke, "Have you ever contemplated how he has used and abused you all? Have you thought that actually he is the demon you seek to stand against, the demon in human form?" "Faith come along!" Joseph spoke and shaking her head she spoke, "No I want to stay!" "Faith come along!" she shook her head again and walking up to her he looked into her eyes and spoke, "Your work is not done yet sister, we need you to finish our work!" she shook her head again before saying, "I'm sorry father but I don't believe it anymore!" he looked down before nodding the Peggies lifted their guns up apart for Jacob who looking at Faith brushed his beard before stating to his forces, "Stand down!" "You too?" John snapped, "No, I believe in what I always have, we must cull the weak and the world will end eventually but I am not going to kill another Seed or her husband for the sake of you not getting your way!" "Brother!" "I don't believe any of this voices crap I am the most vocal of us all but this...this is real, they are together whether you like it or not!" and looking down Joseph sighed, "Maybe you are right..."