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Danny remembered every detail of his wedding to Rachel. He remembered her dress, a simple sheath with a beaded neckline. He remembered her bouquet of white roses. He remembered his mother's royal blue suit. He remembered the bridesmaid's long, full dresses, also royal blue, with the big blue butt bows. He remembered his boutonniere of blue bachelor's buttons. He remembered the vows. He remembered what they ate at the reception—roast beef, new potatoes, and broccoli. He remembered the three-tiered cake laden with white frosting roses. He even remembered Rachel's college roommate catching the bouquet.
He couldn't remember a thing about his wedding to Steve, except Steve standing at the end of the aisle in his dress blues. He couldn't remember the weather. Grace assured him it was sunny and beautiful, but it could have been pouring rain for all he knew. He had no idea what the bridesmaids (Grace, Kono, and Mary) wore. They could have been naked, and he wouldn't have cared. He wouldn't even have remembered wearing his own dress uniform if he hadn't seen the pictures.
All Danny remembered was Steve waiting for him, a huge grin on his face, growing closer and closer as Danny made his way to him. He remembered getting lost in Steve's eyes as they gazed at each other as the minister droned on. Danny couldn't remember his name or what he looked like. He had no idea what he said—some variation on the standard vows, but it could have been pig Latin, and he wouldn't have known the difference.
Danny did remember the rings, even without looking at his every day since. They were antrim bands, a Celtic knot design based on illuminations in the Book of Kels. He wasn't sure what the official meaning was, or if there was one, but to him they symbolized the strands of his and Steve's lives intertwining, no longer distinct. He remembered Chin handing them to him and Steve. He remembered sliding it onto Steve's hand and repeating the minister's words. He remembered Steve doing the same.
He remembered the almost tangible threads tightening between them, binding them to each other, sealing the soul bond.
Forever.