A couple of weeks later, they were in their quarters, relaxing after dinner. Harry was practicing his Saxophone and Patsy was reading. The door to their quarters opened and Lexa walked in.
"Do we really have to go?" Lexa asked, sounding disheartened as she flopped onto the couch next to her cousin.
"Unfortunately, yes" Patsy replied, marking her page in her book and setting it to the side. "The fall out will be ten times worse if we don't." All Harry had got over the last few weeks was them moaning about having to see their Grandma at their cousin's wedding.
"Bet you, first thing I will get is, 'why are you still single?'" Lexa huffed.
"All I'm going to get 'is are you eating properly? Should you still be serving on a ship? Do this when the baby is born. Do that when they cry. Feed them like this'" Patsy sighed.
"Oh dear, there has been an outbreak of a serious infection on the ship. We're under quarantine and are not allowed to leave" Harry teased.
"Trust me Harry, it's tempting" Patsy shot back.
"Very tempting" Lexa voiced her agreement. "Anyway," she sighed, "I just wanted to check we were still leaving at oh-eight-hundred?"
"We are" Harry replied with a nod. "Meet us at the Delta Flyer." With a nod, Lexa stood up.
"I'll see you in the morning then" Lexa said, heading out the door.
"You know when you just want something to be over?" Patsy mused once she and Harry were alone. Harry nodded.
x-x
"Hello? We're here" Patsy called, leading Harry and Lexa through the front door of her mom's house. The twins ran through from the living room, her mom following. The twins hugged their sister then went to greet their cousin.
"It's so good to see you. You're looking well" her mom said, hugging her.
"Thank you. It's so good to see you too" Patsy returned the hug.
"It's wonderful to meet you Harry" Lyra hugged him too.
"Likewise," Harry replied.
The next few days were spent relaxing and catching up.
x-x
The day before the wedding, they all transported to London, England, where the wedding was to be held. They had managed to get rooms in the hotel the wedding was to be held at.
"Patsy! Lexa!" a woman called, running up to them.
"Hi Marissa" Patsy hugged her cousin. It was Marissa who was getting married.
"Look at you Pats, you're glowing. Congratulations. Boy or girl?" Marissa asked.
"Boy. Matthew Luke. Matty for short" Patsy replied.
"Not long to go now" Marissa teased.
"Eleven weeks left" Patsy smiled, rubbing the bump.
"This must be Harry. I'm so happy to meet you" Marissa hugged Harry too.
"Likewise, Marissa" Harry replied.
"Thank you. Good luck with meeting the rest of this mad family tomorrow" Marissa laughed. As Marissa spoke to Lexa, Harry and Patsy went to check in.