I’m kissing her happily for a long time before I ask, “Did you forget your birth control on purpose love?”
Giggling Kathryn says, “Actually no, I didn’t. When we didn’t sleep I was so tired I forgot to take it. The first night back here we slept so late I forgot. Yesterday morning well you remember with the pool then our moms drive me off before I remembered. Today I remembered what happened just before my birthday so today you’re right.”
I kiss her before saying, “don’t take it tomorrow either, I don’t care if you ever take another one for the rest of your life. It’s not that I want to keep you barefoot and pregnant. I just want to have you pregnant ten times.”
Kathryn giggles saying, “I hope it’s as much fun on all the ten of them as it was on the first.” We kiss again when we break Kathryn looks at the clock grinning she says, “Husband I’m fourteen years old.”
I chuckle saying, “Now you can claim I made love to you from when you were thirteen all the way through till you turned fourteen.”
Kathryn smacks me on the arm playfully, “I’m claiming that you made love to me from when I was twelve till I was one hundred and three. Until the Viagra stopped working.”
I inform her, “Actually my doctor takes it away from me. He’s worried about me breaking a hip either one of mine or yours.”
Kathryn says, “You’re just going to have to get a different urologist.”
Chuckling I say, “Poor guy is not even born yet and you’re going to replace him.”
Kathryn pouts, “Damn straight he takes away my favorite drug.”
“I think we better get some sleep love, we need our wits tomorrow with the judge.”
Kathryn and I snuggled close to each other and I say, “Good night my loves.”
Kathryn giggles, “Good night my husband, good night my daughter.” We both drift off to sleep in just a matter of minutes.
In the morning again, we wake up early like most days when we would go normally running as early as possible to avoid the heat. I give Marshall a quick message to his phone, asking him to talk to his father about that judicial order he keeps offering, today is the day that I need it. We’re due in court at 10 AM today. We decide to skip the run today. We shower and I gently wash Kathryn from head to toe, kissing her everywhere.
Kathryn giggles as I gently dry her saying, “JJ, I won’t break.”
I groan, “I know that, I’m just spoiling you on your birthday, especially since is the first birthday that you’re pregnant.” She just pulls me into a kiss holding me against her nude body. If you didn’t know she was fourteen years old you would think she was a fully grown woman. It happens that way some mature earlier and others take their time until they’re sixteen or so. Kathryn matured early, both in body and mind. Now on her fourteenth birthday the two of us are worth together over $1.5 billion if that means anything.
I dress in a suit I have it’s a navy pinstripe, Kathryn and I picked out from a high-end department stores a few months ago. It wasn’t super expensive but not cheap either. A solid white shirt with a nice silk tie, black shoes, Kathryn hands me a black citizens watch the goes well with the suit. Giggling she says, “I know how you like these eco-watches.”
I give Kathryn a loving kiss before zipping up her dress, it’s a beautiful deep blue dress that makes her look more mature but not slutty. It also works well with my suit; pinstripes are close to the same color as her dress. I say to her, “You make that dress look good.”
Grandma knocks of the door and we call, “Come in.”
Grandma asks, “Would you two like any breakfast?”
Kathryn and I both look at each other realizing we got dressed probably too early, but we both are too nervous to eat. We shake our heads no.
Grandma asks, “You’re both that nervous?”
Of course we both shook her head yes, causing grandma to giggle. After a moment she says, “Don’t worry about it, I got a feeling everything’s going to be fine. By the way JJ bring the bear skin, okay.”
After the party a couple years back I had it cleaned professionally, it smelled like sex for months. I have it in the closet still in the protective sheet the cleaner sent it back in. We took it out a couple times, when Kathryn wanted to tell someone the story. I finally managed to get her to leave out the part where the bear was this stupid as her brothers. She will always grin at them when it comes to that part. Due to Kathryn’s enjoyment at telling it, the story has gotten a little longer nowadays.
We do manage eat a little bit and keep our clothing clean. At about nine o’clock the Coach and Helen show up seeing the two of us dressed his a little taken aback. He looks his daughter from head to toe before he says, “My God, you’re all grown up. I’m almost sorry you didn’t get your full childhood.”
Kathryn smiles and says, “Dad I’m not, I know now what I have with JJ is so special that it’s worth giving up a lot for. So I traded a few years of whining about not getting to drive or first dates that are last dates, for the love of my life. I’m not at all sorry. I have no regrets about anything I may have lost because I got so much more.”
The Coach still acting the part says, “JJ you need to take your SUV today, Helen will be taking hers, and everyone in the family will be showing up at the courthouse. We all say that the two of you need to be with each other and married.”
We leave around 9:10 AM it’s only about twenty minute drive, so we get there at 9:35 AM. The parking lot isn’t especially large for the courthouse, due to not very many cars needing to be there. But the days completely full and we managed to Park on the street and make it into the court on time. The courtroom was completely full, I see lots of faces I know from high school. Friends of both Kathryn and I, a few teachers and even Joe the young man that got used as the sparring dummy. Marshall is seated by Misty there holding hands and Misty leans onto Marshall’s shoulder.
When Michael Edwards was called before Judge Thurgood the Coach begins, “Your Honor, I like to get a judicial order that John J. Meyer be compelled to marry my daughter Kathryn Edwards.”
Judge asks, “What are the ages of the two?”
Michael answers, “Your Honor their ages by the calendar does not reflect their maturity that is why I come before you to request your judicial order. Although both are still in their teens John Meyer is a billionaire has been for over two years.” There are a few gasps from the crowded courtroom, causing the judge to call the courtroom back to order. Once quiet Coach continues, “My daughter Your Honor has been his trading partner for the last two years and her net worth is over $100 million.” Kathryn speaks up to correct her father, “Your Honor the information my father give you is slightly incorrect, and my net worth as of this morning is $128 million. John Myers net worth is $1.38 billion.”
The judge points out, “Being wealthy does not have anything to do with this Court’s decision.”
The Coach continues, “No, Your Honor it wouldn’t. I’m just giving you this information as background information in reference to their maturity levels. Both John and Kathryn work from home when most of their peers are playing video games, they research and choose investments of multi-million dollars on a daily basis. They are members of our national workforce, they actually pay more in income tax than I do.”
The judge says, “The court will agree that the two individuals in question both have the capability of earning as an adult. But for a marriage other things need to be considered than earning potential.” In other words the judge hasn’t made up his mind at this moment.
The Coach says, “Yes your honor, I can testify that presented with the opportunity John refused the possibility of any other partner for him other than Kathryn. He would be a good and faithful husband. I like to introduce my mother at this time to relate a story on John’s bravely and his devotion to Kathryn.”
Grandma steps up unrolling the bear skin in front of the court. Grandma says, “Your Honor, two years ago John was assisting my granddaughters picking blackberries when this bear charged the group. John armed only with his skill in martial arts. John blocked the bear’s charge protecting Kathryn and her sisters. When the bear would not retreat John was forced to kill the bear. The bear stood over 7 foot tall Your Honor.”
The judge asks, “Did you witness these events?”
Grandma is forced to answer, “No Your Honor, I did witness the dead bear and my granddaughters all but Kathryn ran from the bear.”
The judge says, “Other than John Meyer can anyone give testimony on what happened.”
All the Edwards stand, except for the Coach and Helen. The judge asks, “Did anyone actually witness the bear’s death?”
Kathryn raises her hand saying, “I did Your Honor.”
The judge says, “Please relate a story as you remember it.”
Kathryn begins, “It was early on July 4th nearly two years ago, and my grandmother had us picking berries for making jelly. I was kissing John, when my sister screamed turned and ran, apparently that’s the wrong thing to do when a black bear charges, they do what is known as a false charge, if no one had ran the bear probably would’ve stopped and may have simply left.
My sisters ran, but John held his ground and puts me behind him. He kept himself between me and the bear. JJ, John then raised his hands above his head screaming at the top of his lungs to stop the bear. He actually walked directly into the bear’s path as it ran after my sisters. The bear stopped only fifteen feet in front of JJ. Oh John is known to us as JJ. The bear was easily head and shoulders above JJ, but JJ did not back down he didn’t flinch he stood there waiting for the bear to make up its mind to leave, or at least hoping the bear would leave.
The bear didn’t back down, but neither did JJ. The bear lumbered forward JJ continued his bellowing trying to get the bear to leave. The bear continued to approach than JJ also approached the bear. When the bear showed no sign that it would back down JJ moved into range and kicked the bear one time at its neck. The snapping sound of the Bears vertebrae was the last sound I heard from the bear as it fell to the ground.
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