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The aisle was covered with white flower petals. The sun shone through the cracks through the barn walls. The guests carrying on with quiet chatter. Suddenly it stops, finally the moment they all had been waiting for. Brian standing tall and not in a typical cowboy look, but a tux, which was his soon to be wife's request. Anxiously waiting all day for this moment, he finally didn't have to wait any more. Dressed in a white lace dress, hair accented with wild flowers that matched her boquet. To Brian, she couldn't have looked more perfect.

She walked down the aisle, but it wasn't a walk, her walk so graceful it was like she was floating. Brian waited with tears in his eyes and hand over his mouth, she could't have looked more perfect. "How is she keeping her composure" Brian thought. He just wanted to run to her scoop her up and run away. He reached down, took her hand and with tears in his eyes he said, "gosh I love you."

The "I dos" came, the big ol' kiss, and finally the announcing of Mr. and Mrs. Scott, followed by cheers and clapping. This day couldn't have been more perfect. Marley, skeptical of having a wedding in a barn out in the boondocks had the wedding of her dreams. All of their families were in attendance along with their friends, there was a dance floor, food, drinks, and even a firework farewell. Instead of driving away in Brian's ol' hunk of junk they rode down the road on horseback, yeah that was Brian's idea since he couldn't wear boots and jeans to his own wedding.

They drove straight from the reception to the airport where they boarded a plane to Italy. Marley always dreamed of a wedding in Italy, but since she wasn't rich and famous, she settled for a honeymoon there instead. They visited Rome, Milan, Pompeii, Venice, and everywhere in between. It isn't every day that you visit Italy. Brian's parents decided that after he graduated from Law School they would buy him a graduation present and instead they sent him and Marley to Italy. This was a big celebration for both of them. Married, Brian had landed his dream job of being a lawyer at the firm he had interned for while in law school.

This didn't overshadow Marley and her determination to pursue her dreams. While she was planning the wedding she was also finishing up her finals within the education program. She had been working for years to become a high school English teacher. She loved kids and had a passion for writing and teaching. It just made sense for her to become an educator. Unfortunately she had to travel for work. Brian worked in the city and her school was about 1/2 hour away from their new home. This was not a big deal for either of them. As long as they both got to come home at night and saw each other for breakfast in the morning they could manage.

As newlyweds it was a little bit of a struggle. Its new, you're married, you're living with this new person, you're never home, it just adds up. But that didn't stop Brian from being the optimistic person he was. He had to be. See, Brian was a defense lawyer. He defended all sorts of people, so when he came home he just wanted to hug and kiss his wife each day and hear about her and the kids she teaches. Each day Marley would have all sorts of stories to tell Brian. Marley knew not to ask about Brian's work, no matter how much he tried to cover it up she could tell that there was something that happened or something that is bugging him. Brian would persist that nothing is wrong or that it wasn't anything to worry about. He was good about taking the attention away from his bad day and focus it on her.

On one of the hardest of days, Brian wanted to break down and explain how he lost a case that led to a son being taken away from his parents because they didn't love him and had him fend for himself. Brian came home, threw his bags on the floor, and plopped on the couch. Tears filled his eyes, he knew what he did was for the boy's better interest, but it just hurts knowing how long the boy had to be on his own and felt disregarded for most of his life. But he didn't want to bombard his wife with this sad story. Instead he just sat there on the couch with his hands on his face. Marley walked over and hugged him. They sat there in silence, Brian finally looked into Marley's eyes and asked her why she was crying. "Am I crying too much? Does she think I ran over our dog?" Brian thought.

Marley grabbed his hands, "Brian, I'm pregnant."