Nora Montgomery, soon to be Nora Howard, was staring out the kitchen window of her and Billie's new home. It was a beautiful house in the Hollywood Hills area that certainly met Nora's standards, but had a modern twist to it that Billie also loved. Even though they had recently purchased this new house, they had decided not to put Murder House back in the market, mainly to keep new families from falling victim to the troubled spirits that remained within the walls.

Hot cup of coffee in her hand, Nora was admiring the beautiful morning sky of LA when she was startled by the sound of something heavy being dropped on the table. She turned to find the source of the disturbance. "What is this?"

Her fiancée had taken a seat at the table and pulled out a chair for her. Billie patted the chair next to her, inviting the taller woman over. "Well we've been engaged for a while now, I think it's about time we actually started to plan our wedding."

"I see. Is this all necessary?" Nora asked as she let her fingers skim over the pages, very much perplexed by the size of the binder that was laid in front of her.

"These are just ideas. We can look through it together to see if we find anything we like. I already hired a wedding planner and she'll help us through this."

000000000

Nora got the swing of things almost immediately. Considering she didn't have a job, she spent a lot of her time planning for the wedding. Often meeting with the planner without Billie. Naturally, Billie was hurt. Nora had basically taken on the wedding planning by herself, making decisions without including Billie. She loved Nora with all her heart, but she felt the woman was draining them with this wedding. She knew Nora had expensive taste, but this was just ridiculous, and the fact that Nora was doing this without taking her opinions into account was too much to bear. One night in bed, she voiced her concern, though in hindsight, she definitely should have been more gentle about it.

"Why is all of this necessary? Do you have any idea how much this is going to cost me or do you not care?"

"Honestly Billie, do you even care about this wedding? Who cares about the budget? You make enough money. I refuse to have a common wedding"

"What would you know? I'm the one working my butt off to pay for this wedding and for this lifestyle you adore so much. All you do is sit on your ass all damn day and make demands! No fucking wonder Charles went crazy. There is just no pleasing you, is there? Maybe if you were the one working, you wouldn't be such a fucking snob!"

The expression on Nora's face was one Billie had never seen before, and she immediately regretted saying what she did. "Get out of my sight!"

Billie was usually not one to back down, but the anger and hurt in her lover's face told her it was best to let things cool off. She soften when she saw the tears forming in Nora's eyes. "Alright, I'll sleep in the guest room tonight. We'll talk in the morning."

Nora waited until Billie had left, before she finally broke down. She couldn't believe what had just happened. She knew Billie had a point. She loved Billie, the woman. The fact that they could enjoy the lifestyle they did was just a bonus. Yes, she was hurt by Billie's words, but what hurt the most was the truth behind them. She needed time to herself. She wanted to prove to Billie and to herself that she could survive on her own, that she wasn't someone who needed to be taken care of. For the first time in her life, she wanted to feel like she earned something. Though right now she had no idea how she would do it, she would admit to that. She got out of bed and called their driver, giving him the first address that came to her mind.

00000000

Billie woke up the next morning, hoping to find her lover to apologize. She was still mad about how careless Nora was being with the money, but she realized that she had completely crossed the line last night and had seriously hurt the woman. After a good fifteen minutes of searching, Billie knew her worst fear had most likely come true. She was home alone. Nora had left. What was strange was that she didn't seem to have packed anything. 'Where would she go?'

Then it occurred to Billie. Nora must have gone back to their old house, her old house. She didn't bother changing her clothes, she simply grabbed her car keys and drove to where she suspected her love would be. Without a doubt, she drove way past the speed limit. She got out of the car, and ran inside the house.

Nora was lost in her own thoughts when saw a very angry medium moving towards her. "Don't you dare do this to me ever again!"

Before Nora could respond, she was pulled into a fierce hug. She felt warm tears wet her neck and shoulder.

"Don't you ever scare me like that again! Do you understand?" Nora felt tears forming in her own eyes and tighten her hold on the other woman.

"I'm so, so sorry, baby, but please don't leave me again. What I said was so out of line, but you have to know that I love you more than anything in this world. Please forgive me. I can't stand the thought of being without you." By this point, the medium was sobbing uncontrollably into the woman's shoulder.

"I'm sorry too, love. I was unreasonable. We're in this together, and I have been so selfish these past few weeks. You have been nothing but good to me, I feel like I don't deserve you."

Billie pulled away slightly and cupped her lover's face, forcing her to make eye contact. "Nora, honey, you deserve the world and I'll do everything to give it to you, just come home with me. As long as I get to make you my wife, nothing else matters."

000000000

Back at their house, they made sure to let the other know how deeply in love they were with each other.

Billie was finally drifting off to sleep with Nora's arms wrapped around her. "I meant what I said. I want things to be different with us."

"What are you trying to say, baby?" Billie turned to look into blue eyes.

"First, I want us to meet with the wedding planner. Soon. I want you to have the wedding you want. Second, I think I should get a job."

"Do you have anything in mind?"

"I don't know yet. But I'll figure it out. I don't want you to feel like you have to take care of me."

"I don't do it because I feel that I have to, I do it because I want to. Still, I'll support you whatever decision you make."

"I am so in love with you. I can't wait to be your wife. We're going to be legend-wait for it-married!" Billie scoffed, unable to believe her fiancée's words. Still, she gave her fiancée an unamused look, even though deep down she was dying with laughter. "Did those words really come out of your mouth? I don't think I need to ask what you've been doing while I've been at work. How did you even get into 'How I Met Your Mother'?"

Nora could not contain her laughter seeing her fiancée's reaction. "Remember how I sometimes babysit your nephew?"