Lee looked at his wife sitting in the front of the church. She was in a family way. She had never been more beautiful. He was a lucky man.
He linked arms with his sister as the music started. She was a vision in white.
They reached the altar and Missy turned to her fiance.
The man looked at her with all the love in the world shining from his eyes. He stared at her so hard he missed most of the ceremony.
The priest prodded him and he repeated the words "I David, take thee Melissa..."
Lee held his wife's hand. He looked across the aisle to his brother. He was better every day. Once they got him off that medication they were feeding him at the facility he turned right back into himself. It was good to be a family again.
His brother had picked himself out a woman today. Plump little brunette. Looked like she would be a good breeder. She didn't know it yet, but she would be coming home with them when they flew back to the compound. She would get used to the idea. If not, there was always another woman.
Had to keep the boy happy. He was a bit...surly when he was angry.
Once the baby came it would all start again. They couldn't use the surname Bender any more. They were all on the run. Now it was gonna be the middle name of every child born to the family.
After all, they were all about tradition.