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September 23, 2002
[the Quartermaines continue to fight and Edward is especially cruel to Courtney and AJ]
Edward: Well, this has been a waste of time.
Skye: Oh, not so fast. See, I do have that announcement that I want to make, and it wouldn't mean nearly half as much if you weren't here. As you all know, Grandfather did his best to try to wreck my life and to poison my relationship with Jax.
Edward: As if I did anything that you hadn't already done before.
Skye: Oh, you're making this sweeter than I ever imagined. It is with great pleasure that I announce Jax and I will be getting married after all.
Jax: That's right. I proposed and Skye accepted.
Monica: Did she drug you?
Jax: Not the way you think, although I am quite delirious. I actually have to thank you, Edward. After all your manipulations, I finally realized how much I want Skye in my life. We'll be married by the end of the week.
Edward: Oh, you two deserve each other. I wouldn't miss this for the world.
Skye: Oh, yes, you will. Alexis, I'd like you to come. And Ned, too, and, of course, AJ and Courtney are invited. But you, Monica...well, I think you should join dear old Daddy back in Arizona. And you, Grandfather, well, I think I agree with AJ. You can go to hell. I will have security guards with taser guns ready to shoot you to kingdom come if that's what it takes to keep you away from my wedding. You see, this is a celebration of new beginnings, and you two are just part of the same old, tired endings.
 Skye: Well, I think that about covers it. What do you say we get something to eat, huh?
Jax: Sure.
Skye: Ok.
Jax: Bye-bye.
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[back home]
Skye: I can't believe, I can't believe that AJ wWould risk his marriage...his marriage, what am I talking about? Risk his life by drinking again.
Jax: You know, I imagine that you understand this better than anyone.
Skye: I know. I know I did the same thing, but I pulled myself up and out of it and I know, I know AJ will, too. I know that.
Jax: Well, I just hope your faith is justified this time.
Skye: Hey, if, look, if AJ had the strength to keep himself from crawling back to the family, which is the easiest thing in the world to do, then I know that he has the strength to break free of them, ok? Look, I did.
Jax: The Quartermaines are cruel and psychotic on a good day, but they are your family, Skye. I know this can't be an easy thing.
 Skye: Not easy. Necessary. It is way past time that I broke free of them and I start over. And I can now because there's nothing lurking out there to wreck our relationship. There are no secrets, nothing that you don't know. Oh. God, listen to me going on and on. This must be so foreign to you, Jax. You are so lucky. You happened to be born to the sweetest, most loving parents in the whole world, who I hope, by the way, are coming to the wedding.
Jax: Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah, Mom and Dad will be here. I mean, I wouldn't let them miss it, even if we have to get married in the living room. You know, I'm sorry Rae can't make it.
Skye: Yeah. I know that Rae would be here if there was a way that she could.
Jax: Yeah, yeah, I'm sure she would be. You know, we got a lovely gift from your grandmother in Pine Valley.
Skye: Oh, Jax, I don't care. Look, I have you, and that's, that's all that counts, ok?
Jax: Well, then there's only one thing missing.
Skye: What are you talking about?
 Jax: Oh, what did I do with it? Oh, here it is. Your engagement ring. That is, of course, if you still want to marry me.
Skye: Oh, oh, just with all my heart.
Jax: Well, then, let's make it official.
Skye: Oh
Jax: You think this is, this is a ring that you could perhaps wear for, say, the rest of your life?
Skye: Oh, just you try and stop me. Oh!
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Skye: I can't stop smiling.
Jax: Well, that's a good thing, right?
Skye: Oh, my God, I'm a grinning idiot and I don't care! I like feeling this way.
Jax: You know, I have several ideas how to keep that smile on your face. First we pick a date and then the destination of your dreams, any continent you want to go.
Skye: Oh, Jax, I don't want to make any elaborate plans. I don't. I don't want to wait. I just want to get married. I mean, look what happened before when we waited, right? I, I want to get married right here, right here in Port Charles, where we are, where we met, where we live, ok? Something, something simple. Oh! I go to a weekly meeting at the most beautiful little church, St. Timothy's. Oh. Oh, God. What was I thinking? Sonny just got shot there. That's, that's a bad omen.
Jax: I don't know. I mean, you know, Sonny, Sonny hurt a lot of people while he was alive by taking away things that they cared about. So if you want to get married at St. Timothy's, then don't let him take that away from you.
Jax: Hey. Forget about superstition, ok? It's not real. Just concentrate on us.
Skye: I will.
Jax: Yeah?
Skye: Yes. So we're getting married at St. Timothy's church, and we're going to spend our wedding night right here, where I have never been happier in my whole life, where I fell in love for real for the first time. And after a glorious night, we're going to pack and head to the south of France, hmm?
Jax: Ooh. I happen to know the perfect spot. I know this little town called Uzes. Right between Avignon and Nimes. It is the most beautiful, charming destination I can imagine.
Skye: Oh. So, this is real?
Jax: Oh, this is as real as it gets.
Skye: Oh, thank God.
Jax: You know, it probably won't be all peace and harmony. We will, you know, challenge each other, fight, argue.
Skye: And make up and...
Jax: Yeah?
Skye: ...make love...
Jax: Make love.
Skye: ...for the rest of our lives. Hmm?
Jax: Yes.
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