"Oh Glinda can you believe it? Three proposals in one day!" Elphaba cried. Glinda laughed. "It is something."

"There's only one problem."

"What?"

"They're all coming over for tea and they want an answer!" Elphaba got off the couch and started pacing.

"Tell me about them."

"Well, first there's Boq. You remember him don't you?"

Glinda nodded. "He always seemed nice."

"Oh he is! Then there's the doctor, Remus Lupin. He's only thirty and he runs a whole hospital! The madhouse downtown."

"A husband whose interests are split between you and a horde of madmen." Glinda teased. "And the last one?"

"The most surprising of all. Fieyro Tigelaar! We were friends when we were children. Then he and his family moved to London. He never showed an interest in me before."

"You like him?"

"Very much. But I like all of them!"

"What does your heart say?"

"I don't know!"

"Think!"

"Well, Fieyro is so sweet. Maybe he's the right one. Even when I was little I fancied him."

Glinda giggled. She loved seeing her friend so happy. Suddenly there was a knock.

"I'll get it." Glinda rose from her seat and went to the door. Looking through the peephole, she saw the three men looking at each other nervously, hints of underlying competitiveness

"Please come in." Glinda smiled. There were a few moments of silent. "Well," Glinda finally said. "I'll leave the four of you alone." She darted out of the room and shut the door behind her, then opened it a bit to see inside.

"It was a very hard decision." Elphaba began. Glinda smiled. She remembered when they lived in Oz. Everyone gave Elphie weird looks because of her skin. Nobody saw how truly beautiful she was. When they moved to London she still got weird looks, but people were more willing to give her a chance.

"Boq, Remus, I hope we can still be friends." Elphaba was saying. Glinda heard them mutter something.

"You will stay for tea won't you?"

"That would be lovely." Remus said.

"Boq?" Elphaba asked.

"Yes, I'll stay. Thank you." Glinda backed away from the door and darted into the kitchen.

"Oh Glinda it's wonderful!" Elphaba burst into the room. "They're all so understand!"

"Oh Elphie that's great!" Glinda hugged her best friend. "I'll be going, now." She said a moment later.

"What? No, you have to stay."

"Elphie, I'm really tired."

"Oh alright. I'll see you tomorrow, then?"

"Definitely." With one last hug Glinda departed.

A perfect life Glinda thought as she stared out the carriage window. The kind of life you dream of waits for me…and yet…and yet.

Glinda's thoughts at the end there are from 'A Perfect Life' From Dracula. As always, thanks to my beta for the help!

~Kate