Fireproof Page #8

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I didn't mean

to overstep my bounds.

I need to go.

It's good to see you, Anna.

Catherine, are you okay?

I'm fine.

- Aren't you going to work?

- No.

- Are you sick?

- I'll be fine.

Is it your allergies?

I said I'll be fine.

Don't worry about me.

Because if you need something,

I can go to the store.

No, I'm okay. You can go.

Okay.

Can you sit up for me?

You got a fever.

Here.

You think you can take this?

Why are you doing this?

I have learned

you never leave your partner.

Especially in a fire.

Caleb, what's happened to you?

Dad asked me

if there was anything in me...

...that wanted to save our marriage.

And then he gave me something.

I could let you read it.

Was it this?

How long have you known?

I found it yesterday.

So, what day are you on?

Forty-three.

There's only 40.

Who says I have to stop?

Caleb...

...I don't know how to process this.

This is not normal for you.

Welcome to the new normal.

You didn't wanna do this at first,

did you?

No.

But halfway through, I realized...

...that I did not understand

what love was.

And once I understood that,

I wanted to do it.

Caleb, I want to believe

that this is real.

But I am not ready

to say that I trust you again.

I understand that.

But whether you ever reach

that point or not...

...I need you

to understand something.

I am sorry.

I have been so selfish.

For the past seven years,

I have trampled on you...

...with my words

and with my actions.

I have loved other things

when I should have loved you.

In the last few weeks...

...God has given me a love for you

that I had never had before.

And I have asked him to forgive me.

And I am hoping, I am praying...

...that somehow

you would be able to forgive me too.

Catherine, I do not want to live

the rest of my life without you.

I'm supposed to give

those divorce papers...

...to my lawyer next week.

I just...

I need some time...

...to think.

You can have all the time you need.

- Hello, Mrs. Holt, how are you today?

- Fine, thanks.

I hope your parents are doing well.

That new bed and wheelchair

are certainly helping.

I'm so glad.

Well, what can I do for you today?

I just need to pick up a few linens

for the hospital bed for my mom.

Sure, we have some in stock.

Great, that's the only thing

that wasn't covered by the doctor...

...when he purchased

that bed and wheelchair.

The doctor?

Yes, Dr. Keller,

our secret philanthropist.

I don't think Dr. Keller

covered those things.

No, I'm sure he did.

I spoke with him about it.

Mrs. Holt, if I remember correctly,

$24,300 was given...

...for the bed and wheelchair,

but Dr. Keller was not the main giver.

What?

Of the amount given,

Dr. Keller gave $300.

Then who gave the other?

Your husband, Caleb.

He came in about two weeks ago

and paid for everything.

I assumed you knew.

Two weeks ago?

Yes, he told me not to tell anyone,

but I didn't think that included you.

It was the Tuesday before last.

He called

and asked what the price...

...of a particular bed

and wheelchair were.

And I looked it up and...

Oh, where is it?

Oh, stop crying.

Okay, explain RECEO.

He ain't gonna get it.

Rescue, exposure,

containment, extinguish...

Captain, can I see you for a minute?

- Right now?

- Yes, sir.

Something wrong?

Catherine is in the bay.

- My Catherine?

- Yes, sir.

Catherine?

If I haven't told you...

...that you are a good man...

...you are.

And if I haven't told you...

...that I've forgiven you...

...I have.

And if I haven't told you...

...that I love you...

...I do.

Something has changed in you,

Caleb.

And I want what happened to you

to happen to me.

It can.

Is it too late to ask you

to grow old with me?

- Yes.

- Hey, what are you looking at?

Back up.

There ain't nothing to see here.

Why? What's going on?

Go back to your business.

Caleb's starting a fire.

- Why's he starting a...?

- Ain't that kind of fire.

Go back to your business. Go... Hey.

Put you on cleanup duty.

Good morning,

Mr. And Mrs. Rudolph.

Caleb.

I don't understand that boy.

- How are you?

- Hi, son.

I'm getting to where I know this trail

pretty well.

- You're welcome to walk it anytime.

- I just might.

I wanna thank you, Dad.

The love darRepoe changed my life.

God changed your life.

The love dare

was just a tool he used.

I've already given it

to one of my firemen.

Good. It's meant to be passed on.

I just can't tell you how grateful I am

that you didn't give up on me, Dad.

Or on Mom, for that matter.

Caleb, I wanna be a godly man.

And I'm learning so much.

But there's something

I haven't told you.

I wrote that notebook

in my own handwriting...

...because I knew

you would accept it from me.

But I didn't do the love dare

on your mom.

She did it to me.

What?

Son...

...I was the one

that wanted to leave.

But God got ahold of your mother...

...and she prayed and loved me

unconditionally.

It was through her example

that I came to Christ.

Mom did this?

She's such a blessing to me.

And she's grown so much.

I love her with all my heart.

Dad, I...

I have treated her so wrong.

Caleb, she deserves your respect.

Mom. Mom, I'm so sorry.

Mom, I didn't know. I didn't know.

It's all right, son.

It's okay. It's all right.

Mom, please forgive me.

I do, Caleb. You're forgiven.

I love you.

I love you too, Mom.

I love you so much.

I love you, Caleb.

We've gathered here today

to celebrate the reaffirmation of vows...

...with Caleb and Catherine.

This may be the second time they've

made a commitment to this marriage...

...it is the first time they've done so on

a foundation of faith in Jesus Christ.

"It is the desire

of Caleb and Catherine...

...to establish their vows

from this point on...

...as a covenant and not a contract.

For marriage is a sacred institution

established by God...

...and one that is meant to last

for life. "

"Caleb, in the presence of God

and these witnesses...

...do you come today

to freely and unconditionally commit...

...to this covenant marriage

to Catherine?"

I do.

"And, Catherine, do you come today

to freely and unconditionally commit...

...to this covenant marriage

to Caleb?"

I do.

With all my heart.

Genesis 2:
24 says:

For this reason, a man shall leave

his father and mother...

...and shall be joined to his wife,

and the two shall become one flesh.

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