A knock at the door woke Griffin up. Taking a moment to clear the sleep from his eyes he suddenly realized that the other half of the be was cold, and that he had overslept. Scrambling to his feet he pulled on a shirt and tripped over the wad of pajamas on the floor next to the bed, silently cursing Lily under his breath as he opened the door.
Marlin smirked at Griffins disheveled appearance. "Rough morning?"
Griffin rubbed his eyes with one hand. "Yea, need something?" He asked, sleep still heavy in his voice.
"Is Lily around?" Marlin held up a pink envelope with Griffin and Lily's names on it.
He looked at the young man in front of him, forcing his eyes to focus. "Check the barn?"
"I checked there first."
He sighed. "I can give it to her when she gets home." He took the envelope, looking at it he noted the calligraphy on it and wondered if Celia had done it herself.
Marlin shifted, stuffing his hands in his pockets. "Also wanted to ask if you could make drinks at the reception."
Griffin nodded, only half listening while thinking about going back to bed.
"Thanks." Marlin half smiled before walking away, allowing Griffin to return to bed, tossing the envelope onto the coffee table before flopping onto Lily's side of the bed.
Lily returned shortly after noon with fish, walking through the living room quietly making sure not to wake Griffin on her way to the kitchen. She tossed the fish into the sink, on top of the dishes from the previous night, returning to the living room she spotted the unopened envelope on the table. Opening it she smiled, a wedding invitation to Marlin and Celia's wedding in a week. Lily went into her bedroom quietly, Griffin lay on his stomach, one hand hanging off the bed and his head turned to the side. Lily kissed his cheek. "Griffin…" She nudged him awake gently.
"Hm?" He grunted not opening his eyes.
"It's almost one. Are you opening the bar tonight?" She spoke softly to him, not wanting to fully wake him if he wasn't.
"I suppose." He grumbled, he started to roll over then was stopped halfway through by a shooting pain in his back and flopped back over. "Shit I'm old…" A pained sigh escaped his body.
Lily rubbed his lower back. "You're not old. Hardy told you your back wouldn't be bothering you if you didn't always lean to one side."
"Back hurts if I do, leg hurts if I don't." He relaxed into the bed. "Where were you earlier?"
"Went fishing." Her hands glided over the muscle in his lower back, making him groan into the pillow.
"Any luck?"
Lily smiled. "A little, not great but enough for fish stew later." She moved to be over him, her knees straddling his hips while she massaged his back.
"What time is it?" He nearly moaned asking the question.
She glanced at the clock on the bedside table. "Almost two. Why?"
"Plenty of time." Griffin turned and reached back, grabbing her waist and pulled her under him.
Lily laughed kissing him.
Griffin and Lily walked to the waterfall, where Marlin and Celia were holding their wedding, hand in hand. The sun was shining and there was not a single cloud in the sky. It was a small wedding. Only Lily, Griffin, Vesta, Muffy and Lumina in attendance, but everyone in town had been invited to the reception at the Blue Bar. Griffin stood in his usual place behind the bar, busily making drinks while Lily sat in the corner with a drink out of the way, Muffy stayed close by keeping her company. Rock had more to drink than anyone else in the bar and spoke far too loud, and had gotten to the point where he was hugging everyone, including Lily and Celia, much to their husbands distain. Celia finally broke free of the men and joined Lily and Muffy at the table in the corner.
"Hi, thanks for coming." She said breathlessly.
Lily gave the younger woman a hug. "We wouldn't have missed this for the world." She said, Muffy nodding in agreement.
Celia smoothed her dress. "I'm still glad you came."
Muffy's cheeks were flushed from alcohol. "Are you and Marlin planning on having kids right away?"
She looked away blushing then nodded. "We both want kids more than you could ever know."
Lily had a sinking feeling in the pit of her stomach, not sure if it was too much alcohol or anger. "I've got a pretty good idea."
"I'm sorry, thats not what I meant." Celia tried to apologize. "Marlin and I know how badly you and Griffin want a baby." She said softly.
Lily watched over Muffy and Celia's heads as Rock and his entourage left the bar. Now only Vesta, Marlin and Gustafa remained with them. Griffin let out a heavy sigh picking up the rag to clean up the bar, briefly making eye contact with Lily and gave her a tired smile. "I'm sorry Lily, I shouldn't have been so insensitive." Celia apologized again but Lily wasn't listening, already walking over to the bar.
Griffin limped, grimacing when he put weight on his leg. "Whats up Lily?" He leaned on the bar, keeping his leg entirely off the ground while talking to her.
"Sit." She commanded him in the same manner she would Abel.
Initially he was going to protest but decided it better not to argue with her and took a seat across the bar, watching as she wiped down the counter top and set to work organizing the bottles back into their places on the shelf. With Lily busily cleaning the bar Griffin turned to Marlin. "I heard someone say earlier you and Celia want kids?"
Marlin nodded, running a hand through his black hair unsure of what to say. "I'm scared as hell." He finally mumbled.
"Thats understandable." Griffin leaned over the bar and pulled a beer from under the counted while Lily had her back turned, then opened it easily on the side of the counter.
"Thought you weren't supposed to be drinking." He muttered.
"One wont hurt."
"Lily?" Marlin looked to his dearest friend for confirmation.
She gave him a half wave without looking. Griffin smiled and took a drink upon her consent. The group stayed at the bar well into the night before parting ways. It had started to rain by the time Griffin and Lily left the bar, and the scent of electricity was heavy in the air, a storm was on its way.