Chapter 89
Hey everyone Here's the next chapter. This is the big day. Nora tying the knot. I know everyone has mixed reviews about it but look at it this way, Steve slept with Sharon, Bucky Slept with Natasha when she was in the red room all Nora's doing is getting married to avoid jail time. In the grand scheme of things it's not that bad. Also can I just get a comment on what you guys think about Wren and Nora's relationship? Is it too fake or forced? Side note I decided to start a poll check it out if you have a chance.
The Day Before The Wedding-
Everything was done and all that was left to do was actually show up. The past week we tidied up any last details, I filled out any paperwork I needed to so I would get new documents with my new name on it. Dad and I hadn't spoken since our big fight. Rhodey was of somewhere so I didn't even know if he knew I was getting married. I'm fairly sure Dad vented to him at some point.
Wren, Jess and Sam did everything they could to keep me distracted which I totally appreciated.
That day we went out for a picnic and as Wren and I were playing catch with Connor and Axl. We were sitting down eating some sandwiches Jess had packed for us. Connor ran after the ball trying to beat Axl when he bumped into someone.
"Uh, watch it." They said until they looked down. Axl immediately ran to Connor's side and growled at the woman Connor had bumped into. Wren and I ran before Axl bit her.
"Sorry about that, Axl's pretty over protective." I said. I looked up and saw that the woman was actually Kate.
"Of course you'd be here." She said.
"I'm sorry?" I said confused.
"You know we were happy until you two started talking again." Kate said.
"I get that your mad and hurt, but I didn't do anything. What happened between you two was between you two." I said.
"Everything okay?" Wren said as he walked up to us holding onto Axl's leash.
"Look who Connor ran into." I said.
"So there's nothing going on between you two huh?" She said.
"I'm gonna let you two talk." I said trying to walk away but Wren put his arm on my waist and kept me at his side.
"There was nothing going on between us when we were together. And it wasn't Nora that drove us apart, it was your insecurities." Wren said. This was really uncomfortable.
"How was I supposed to not feel insecure when you two were all over each other? And you're what engaged now? How's that going to work with Nora probably going to jail?" She said. That struck a nerve. If it weren't for the fact that I was holding Connor I might have slapped her. I felt Wren's grip tighten when she said that.
"I'm going to ask you to leave us alone. I won't have you insulting my fiancé. I'm sorry I hurt you Kate but that isn't an excuse for the way you're acting. If I had seen this side of you when we were dating, I would have ended things sooner." Wren said leading me away.
"You know he proposed to me before you!" Kate called out. "And I said yes as long as he stayed away from you."
That I didn't know. I didn't say anything instead we packed up the picnic and went out for ice cream. Connor was happy as a clam with all the attention he was getting from us. We bought him toys and took him to a kid's arts and crafts center. By the time we dropped him off he was asleep in his car seat.
Wren carried Connor in as I brought in all the stuff we bought him along with dinner for Jess and Sam.
The drive back home was silent until finally I couldn't take it anymore. "So fiancé, last night as a free man. How are you spending it?"
"You really don't want to talk about it?" He said.
"I don't know what you're talking about." I said.
"Sure you don't," Wren said.
"But since you mentioned it… Kate said yes and you turned her down? I thought you loved her?" I said.
"Love is for children Nora." Wren said. "I liked Kate and I thought there was a possibility of a future but I was wrong. She became very controlling and… clingy. She wanted me to do what she wanted and as we both know how well I react to that but when I asked her to marry me so I wouldn't get deported she was happy but she had conditions, well one actually."
"For you to stay away from me." I said.
"Exactly." Wren said.
"Why didn't you agree to it?" I asked.
"We tried it once Nora and we were both miserable. And you don't turn your back on family. Besides a relationship with ultimatums isn't a relationship, it's hostage negotiation." Wren said.
"That's an interesting way of putting it." I said as we pulled up to the house. "You never answered my question, how are you spending your last few hours of freedom?"
"I was thinking a movie marathon with my best friend." Wren said.
"Are you sure? Because after this it's one to two years of celibacy…" I said.
"Nora…"
"I mean you can teleport to a bar somewhere in another country, hook up with some chick…"
"Nora! I'm fine with a night in. I'm not going to have a one night stand the night before our wedding. I'll find a way to manage myself." He said.
"Are you sure cuz…"
"I'm sure." He said "Come on.
I changed into some pjs and made some popcorn while Wren stopped by somewhere to get us some food. He came back with ramen from a small shop in Tokyo we went to when we were hungover or needed some comfort food.
I let Wren pick the movie and he ended up choosing "Inglorious Bastards".
"This movie is so off." I said.
"It's a movie, it's supposed to be historically inaccurate." Wren said.
"The uniforms are off and the materials they used weren't around back then. Those styles of hats weren't used in until the fifties." I answered.
"Nora, enjoy the movie, focus on the fact that they're killing Nazi's."
"Okay." I said leaning back and relaxing.
By the time the movie was over we were just sitting down on the couch talking about tomorrow.
"Jess put together a slideshow of photos we should recreate tomorrow." I said pulling up my phone and synching it to the TV.
The first picture was of a couple standing close together and holding hands as they looked back at the camera
"That's simple." Wren said.
"We can hold hands," I said.
"We've already done that." Wren said.
"Of course next." I said.
The next one was a black and white photo of a couple looking at each other as the held each other probably in the middle of their first dance.
"I like this one, especially with the flowers." I said.
"If we do this one it'd be better in color, all the flowers in the garden they would really stand out." Wren said.
"We could get one in color and one in black and white." I said.
"That would work. I read somewhere that it would be good to have pictures of us together one our desks in case they ever visit us at work." Wren said.
"I do have pictures of us on my desk." I said.
"You do?"
"Yeah, Connor's Birthday last year. The two of us holding him up." I said.
"Oh, right. Add a wedding picture just to play it safe." Wren said.
The third on was a couple standing next to each other with their foreheads leaning against each others and looking into each other's eyes.
"This one we put on the mantel." Wren said.
"I'm probably going to have to retouch my make up after this one." I said.
"Doubt it, you don't need to wear any, maybe just something to bring out your eyes a bit." He said.
"You think? I feel like I'll scare people if I don't wear make up."
"I've seen you in the morning there's nothing scarier that." Wren said making me throw a pillow at him. "Not because you're not wearing make up but because you're a bit irritable without coffee."
"Am not…" I said.
"You threw flipped off three people in the highway because they were in the way of the drive through entrance." Wren said.
"They were bad drivers." I said.
"You were going eighty in a fifty mile zone."
"I have to let that engine work every once in a while." I said.
"You're a menace behind the wheel." Wren said.
"Really? How many red lights did you run yesterday?" I said.
"The light was yellow and it changed." Wren defended.
"It was red." I said.
"That's debatable and I didn't get caught." Wren said.
"Uhuh," I said.
The fourth picture was pretty sweet. It's was a couple standing in front of each other with the groom kissing the bride's forehead as they held hands."
"That's easy." I said.
"I think we did that once, didn't we?" He asked.
"Don't think so?" I said.
"Engagement party?"
"Oh right." Wren said.
"We already have one." I said.
"Any pictures of us showing displays of affection work, we don't have that many.
"Redo then." I said.
The next one was a slide of couples kissing.
"I'm guessing this is Jess' way of asking about the one thing we never really talked about." I said.
"Right." Wren said.
"How is this going to work?" I said.
"It has to look real." Wren said.
"And it can't be a quick peck, that would just look awkward." I said.
"Then we kiss for real." Wren said.
"Can we?" I said.
"We pulled it off so far, we can do this. We just act." Wren said.
"That's right, we pulled off the engagement party by acting like Sam and Jess we just have to imitate a kiss." I said.
"I'll find videos on youtube and we'll reenact them." Wren said.
"Let's do it." I said.
We found a vine video of television and movie kisses. The first one that came up was from the series finale of gossip girl where Chuck dips Blair.
"That's an accident waiting to happen." I said.
"Agreed, I don't want to trip on your dress." Wren said.
The next was Rose and Jack from Titanic.
"It looks like she hesitated." Wren said.
"She was caught in the moment and he froze what did you expect." I said.
"He does end up freezing to death." Wren said.
The next was en episode of New Girl.
"Too much." I said.
"Yup." He said.
Another one from Pretty Little Liars showed up with aria and Ezra making out with her sitting on the kitchen counter.
"No." We both said at the same time.
The next one… I'd rather not talk about that one. Definitely not at a wedding.
Finally we came across one we could both agree on might be doable.
"We can manage that." Wren said,
"I think we can pull that off." I said.
"We need a second opinion." Wren said before putting his hand on top of mine and teleporting us to Sam and Jess's house.
We appeared on their living room couch. I heard a glass shatter and Sam cursing.
"Sorry Sam." Wren and I said at the same time.
"Scared the crap out of me. Shouldn't you two be in bed? You have a big day tomorrow." Sam said.
"We need help." I said.
"Did we forget something I thought we had everything covered?" Sam said.
"We forgot about the kiss." Wren said.
"The kiss?" Sam said. "I'm sure you two have kissed before."
"Not each other." I said.
"It's not that big of a deal." Sam said.
"What's not a big deal?" Jess said walking in.
"Nora and Wren are freaking out because they haven't kissed." Sam said.
"Seriously?" Jess said
"We need it to look convincing." Wren said.
"Jesus fucking Christ just kiss already." Jess said.
"I don't know." Wren said.
"Maybe we should wait…" I said.
"Guys, it's just a kiss its not like you're going to have sex. One kiss just get it over with so we can all get some sleep." Jess said.
Wren and I turned to look at each other and had one of our silent conversations.
'What do you think?' I mentally asked.
'Practice does make perfect' Wren retorted.
'They're watching' I implied glancing at Sam and Jess before looking back at him
'100 of our closest friends are going to be watching us tomorrow. Get used to it.' He rolled his eyes.
"Anytime guys." Sam said.
I sighed and took a step forward as Wren did the same thing. I tilted my head up slightly and he bent down. Our noses touched before finally our lips met.
It wasn't as weird as I thought it'd be. Is that a bad thing? I felt Wren put his arms on my waist and I slowly put mine on his shoulders. I started feeling more confident with kissing and so did he. A few more seconds and we broke apart.
I felt my face heat up.
"I think we got this." I said.
"Yup." Wren said.
"Goodnight." We said at the same time before Wren teleported us back to the house.
Third Person's POV-
After Wren and Nora teleported out of the house Jess and Sam were quiet until finally Sam broke out laughing with Jess following.
"Wow." Sam said.
"I know." Jess answered.
"Is it just me or are they taking this really seriously?" Sam said.
"No." Jess answered sarcastically. "Nora didn't drag me to four different bridal shops and tried on every dress in her size and called the bakery to make sure Wren actually picked out the cake flavor he liked."
"And Wren didn't teleport me and Connor to New York to each get designer tailored suits followed by a trip to Tiffany's to pick out a platinum diamond wedding band for Nora and custom platinum one for himself." Sam answered.
"Followed by that kiss." Jess said.
"Nora didn't flinch when Wren put his hands around her waist." Sam said.
"Is it horrible that I ship them? I mean I know Captain America's still alive and that Nora loves him but the way those two are together…" Jess started.
"I see it, I mean who doesn't." Sam said.
"You mean Nora and Wren. Those two are completely oblivious." Jess said.
"Let's just get them out of their legal messes and we'll deal with everything else as it comes." Sam said.
"I just hope we get through tomorrow. I never thought we'd be able to pull a wedding together in a week and a half." Jess said.
"We still haven't pulled it off, so knock on wood." Sam said. "Come on let's get some sleep."
The Day of the Wedding-
I woke up after my phone started ringing. I was still half asleep when I reached over to my nightstand and grabbed it.
"Hello." I said.
"Good Morning." I heard Wren on the other end.
"Why are you calling me when we live together?" I asked.
"Because apparently it's bad luck to see the bride before the wedding and with the luck we've been having I'm not risking it." Wren said.
"Okay then, where are you?" I said.
"New York." Wren said.
"What?" I said.
"I'm picking up your breakfast, that stuffed French toast from that place you liked with some coffee from that Vietnamese tea place in well… Vietnam." Wren said.
"Wren, you don't have to do that." I said.
"I know, I'm doing it because I want to and also because when a pregnant lady says she's craving sprinkles cupcakes after she planned your wedding in less than two weeks you teleport to the one that has her favorite flavors." Wren answered.
"Can I also get…"
"I got you your own half dozen with red velvet, black and white and carrot cake." He said.
"You're the best."
"Well you know the saying, Happy wife happy life." Wren said.
We were both quiet until we both started laughing.
"Hop in the shower, I'll leave your food in the toaster oven." Wren said.
"Thank you." I said.
"Any time." He said before hanging up.
I got up and hopped in the shower. Then I changed into a white medium sleeved dress Jess had gotten me to wear before I got into my wedding dress.
I went down stairs and found everything Wren got for breakfast. I saw my iced sea cream black coffee and my stuffed French toast with unglazed strawberries on the side. I opened the bag on the counter and saw the six-pack of sprinkles cupcakes along with a small box.
I opened the small box and saw it was the hair comb Peggy gave me for Christmas in 1944.
She had given it back to me along with some of the photos she thought I should have. There was a note from Wren.
Figured you'd need your something old and I knew you'd forget. See you later. I'll be the hot guy in a tux- Wren
My best friends are awesome. I'm actually excited about this. Sure the way we got to this isn't ideal or the fact that Wren and I aren't actually a couple or the fact that my Dad is completely against this and isn't walking me down the isle but what girl doesn't dream about her wedding day.
Steve and Bucky did propose but we could never actually have a wedding considering there were three of us and the only places a marriage between three people was permitted were France and the Netherlands and it was only legal in twenty states in the US.
I ate breakfast and made my way over to Jess' house. The make up artist and hair stylist were meeting us there.
I parked in the driveway and made my way in.
"I'm here." I called out
"Guest room." Jess called.
I walked down the hall and as soon as I walked in I saw Jess filming in.
"There she is, the future Mrs. Spencer." Jess said.
"Uh, Doctor actually." I said.
"How are you feeling?" Jess said.
"Like I'm about to be tortured with an eyelash curler." I answered.
"Haha." Jess said. The doorbell rang and Jess went to go get the door.
The hairdresser and make up artist came in. I had my make up done first while Jess had her hair done. I took Wren's advice and kept the make up light. Some light brown eyeliner and almost unnoticeable eye shadow.
When he swapped I had my hair done in a half up half down hairstyle.
By the time we were done it was time to head to the museum where the ceremony and the reception were being held.
The guests were arriving and the nerves were starting to kick in.
Jess got me into the fit and flare ivory lace dress Hayley designed and slipped on the heels for me.
"Your dress is new, your garter is blue." Jess said.
"My hair combs was a gift from Peggy in 1944, so that's old." I said handing the comb to her.
"You need something borrowed so I brought this." Jess said pulling out a veil.
"A veil? Isn't that a bit old school?" I said.
"That's the veil I wore at my wedding, my mom made it herself. " Jess said tearing up. "I'm going to want this back. Remember, a bride without a veil is just a girl in a white dress."
"You're the best sister in the whole world." I said tearing up.
"No you are." She said.
"I fucking love you." I said.
"I fucking love you too." Jess said tearing up. There was a knock at the door and Sam walked in with Connor.
"Wow, Nora you look amazing." Sam said.
"Thanks Sammy, Looking very handsome yourself." I said.
"I brought you your flowers and this little man." He said looking at Connor who looked adorable in his little tux.
"Hi buddy," I said greeting him.
"Auntie, you wook pwetty." Connor said making my heart melt.
"Thanks buddy." I said. "I got a favor to ask you."
"Me?" He said surprised.
"Yeah you, and it's a big one, think you can do it?" I said.
"I can do it!" He exclaimed.
"I knew you were the man for the job." I leaned over and whispered in his ear what he had to do.
His eyes were wide open and he nodded. I kissed his cheek and said, "Thank you sweetheart." I said.
"So, How's Wren?" I asked Sam.
"Wren's great, Loves that tux." Sam said giving me a huge smile.
"That's great." I said and then I got the chills. "Shit."
"Oooh auntie said a no no word." Connor said.
"I did sweetie, guys we have a problem." I said just as I started glowing.
"No!" I heard Jess say before I disappeared.
I appeared back in the avengers compound.
"Oh fuck me…" I said
"Nora?" Sam said walking in. "What are you doing here? Oh crap, this is where you went to before the wedding."
"No shit Sam. This is so bad. I just jilted my best friend at the altar." I said.
"Relax, Jess and I are taking care of that, or we did." He said.
"So you're freaking out." Sam said.
"What? No I'm not…"
"You so are, Aya teleports you away whenever you start panicking to give you time to pull yourself together." Sam said.
"Oh… I wasn't panicking exactly…" I said.
"Wow, you're wearing a wedding dress." Sam Wilson said as he walked in.
"Yeah, I got sent here ten minutes before I was supposed to marry my best friend." I said.
"I need proof this happened." Natasha said walking in and taking pictures of me with her camera.
"Guys seriously not the time." I said.
"What's going on?" Sam Wilson asked.
"She's freaking out and she's in denial about it." Sam said.
"I'm not freaking out, I'm just getting married to my best friend and if this all goes wrong I go to jail and I lose my best friend." I said starting to hyperventilate.
"Nora you need to calm down." Natasha said as I started hyperventilating.
"I am calm, I'm very calm. I'm making a list of everything I can use to make a shiv for when my cell mate tries to kill me." I said.
"Okay sit down, I'm going to show you something that if Wren ever found out I showed you he'd probably kill me." Sam said. He grabbed his laptop and put it in front of me. He opened up his files and set up a video. It was him and Wren getting ready.
"Did you get Nora a wedding gift like you said you were?" Sam said.
"Yeah I did. Had to pull some strings but the look on her face will be completely worth it." Wren said wiping his face with a hand towel.
"You okay man?" Sam asked him.
"Uh yeah just marrying my best friend who so obviously deserves better and if I screw this up not only do I get deported but she ends up in jail. What am I doing?" He said starting to sweat.
"Wren freaked out?" I said.
"Oh he freaked out. Keep watching." Sam said.
"Wren calm down. Look whether you can admit it or not, you love Nora. You say you're not in love with her but you do love her in one form or another. It's probably why you you've been obsessing that today is everything she could have ever dreamed about." Sam said.
"This is Nora we're talking about. One of the most important people in my life." Wren said.
"Okay, tell me something, you could have married Kate and avoided bringing Nora into your mess but you didn't. Why?"
"Because I tried ignoring her once and I felt like the shitiest person alive. Jess was right, I'm better off with Nora in my life. She makes everything better. When I wake up screaming in the middle of the night she gets up and makes hot cocoa and waits until I'm back asleep before going to bed. She goes all out for my birthday even though she knows I hate celebrating because she wants to make up for all my previous birthdays and watching her go through all the time jumps and misery of waiting for her soulmate makes me want to be a better person." Wren said.
"Aww," I said tearing up.
"Why are you friends with Wren?" Sam asked.
"Because despite the fact that he puts up a tough front he has a good heart. In Afghanistan he was the only doctor who gave up his free days to work at the clinic even though the original site got bombed. He calls me out on my bullshit and when shit hit the fan he chose me over his girlfriend. I met him when I hit rock bottom and he gave me a reason to want to live again." I said.
"Do you have any doubts now?" Sam said.
"No, if there's anyone I had to scam the government with, I'm glad it's him." I said.
"Then there you go." Sam said.
I stood up and gave him a hug. "Thanks Sammy." I said.
"That's what I'm here for sis." He said. I got the chills and started glowing
"Well if you excuse me I have a wedding to get to." I said before disappearing and reappearing in the hall leading to the outside where the ceremony was being held.
"Thank god, you're back." Jess said. "Wait here. I'm going to get Wren and Sam set up and get Connor." She went running to the top of the aisle and signaled Sam to stop his ranting. She came back and handed me my flowers before lifting the veil into place.
"Let's get you hitched." She said.
The quartet started playing and Jess started walking.
I counted to ten before following her and waiting until she got to the end before I started walking down the aisle with Connor, who I asked to walk me down the aisle in my dad's place. With Cannon in D playing, Connor and I made our way down the aisle until finally we got to the end. I kneeled down and kissed Connor's cheek before he went to stand next to Sam.
I stood up and took Wren's hand. "Hi," I said as he lifted the veil.
"Hi." He said smiling. "You look beautiful."
"Thank you, and they should have picked you over Daniel Craig. How do you take your martini's?" I said.
"Shaken not stirred." He said with his best Sean Connery impression. "There's one last thing." He said looking over to the aisle where Axl wearing a bow tie collar and a pillow with the rings on it on his back.
"How did you…?" I asked.
"Been training him every day while you were gone. We needed a ring bearer and I couldn't think a man or dog who was more fit for the job."
I kneeled down and pet Axl. "Good boy, you're a getting a giant piece of Jerky next time we go to the dog park."
"Eh-hem" The officiate Wren hired said.
"Oops." We both said making everyone laugh a bit.
"Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to witness the union of
Wren and Nora in holy matrimony, which is an honorable
estate, that is not to be entered into unadvisedly or lightly, but reverently and
soberly." Way to turn on the guilt dude.
"You are both here because you love each other and your friendship has evolved into an unbreakable bond and you wish to commemorate that bond in front of all your loved ones.
And there is a lesson in all of this,
Love is patient
Love is kind
It does not envy
It does not boast
It is not proud it is not rude
It is not self-seeking
It is not easily angered
Keeps no records of wrongs
Does not delight in evil
Rejoices with the truth
Always protects
Always trusts
Always hopes
Always perseveres
Into this estate these two persons present come now to be joined.
If any one can show just cause why they may not be lawfully joined together, let
them speak now or forever hold their peace."
The room was silent and he took that as his cue to continue.
"Wren repeat after me." He said. "I, Wren Alexander Spencer, take thee Nora Eliana Martell to be my wedded wife…"
"I Wren Alexander Spencer, take thee Nora Eliana Martell to be my wedded wife." Wren said looking into my eyes. "To have and to hold from this day forward, for better for worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health to love, honor, and cherish 'til death do us part." Wren said.
"I, Nora…."
"I Nora Eliana Martell take thee Wren Alexander Spencer to be my wedded husband, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better for worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love, honor, and cherish, 'til death do us part." I said.
"May we please have the rings?"
Jess handed the officiant the rings who then handed one with diamonds to Wren.
"Nora, I give you this ring as a symbol of our vows and with all that I am and all that I have I honor you. With this ring, I thee wed." Wren said as he slipped the ring on my finger.
The ring with the tungsten ring was handed to me.
"Wren, I give you this ring as a symbol of our vows and with all that I am and all that I have I honor you. With this ring, I thee wed." I said as I slipped the ring on.
"By the power invested in me by the State of Texas, I now declare you husband and wife. You may now kiss the bride." The officiant said.
I tilted my head up and Wren leaned down and we kissed. It was different than before. We were more confident and didn't hesitate. He gently but firmly kissed me and I kissed him back. We parted and looked and each other with huge smiles on our faces.
"Ladies and gentlemen I present to you Doctors Wren and Nora Spencer." He said Everyone was standing and clapping as they cheered at us.
We had a few minutes before we needed to start taking pictures.
"What happened?" Wren asked.
"Time jump, future nothing major just Aya's way of trying to reassure me." I said.
"You were nervous?" Wren said.
"Just stressed. I couldn't be more sure of this." I said.
"You look beautiful by the way." He said.
"Thank you and you just damn. Indescribable." I said.
"You ready."
"Let's do this."
We took pictures with our small bridal party and with just the two of us. We got a few good ones. One of me jumping onto Wren's back. Another of us just hugging and a bunch of the different poses we had agreed on the night before.
We got the reception and everyone cheered as we walked in. We sat down and dinner was served but then it was time for the toasts.
"Hi everyone, It's time for another speech again…it's only been a week so the last one is still pretty fresh in your minds. This past week I got to see something that's rarely seen. I got to see my two best friends show their affectionate sides and after seeing that I saw why those two are better together. About five days ago I stopped by their house to drop off some paperwork they both needed to sign. And I walked into their dance rehearsal. Those two probably hadn't slept in days but they still found a way to make each other smile. Marriage is a rocky road. There are going to be good time and bad times but If you have the right person by your side that can make you smile even in the darkest days then I know that as long as you two are together you'll always find a way to smile. Nora, when you told me a few days ago how happy you were that Wren picked me as his best man I didn't get to tell you how happy I am that you gave him a chance when you brought him back from Afghanistan. Seems like a lifetime ago now but I know that my son and future son or daughter are lucky to have you two as godparents. A toast to the bride and groom." We clapped and Wren went over to hug Sam.
"As my husband just said it has only been a week since our last speech and trust me when I say you have no idea how hard it was to write this toast. What can you say about your two best friends that does justice to describe how happy I am that they found each other. I remember the day I met Nora all those years ago. That sixteen-year-old girl that showed up to a pub and had never had a sip of alcohol in her life but that didn't stop her just like nothing has ever stopped her before. I remember the day I got married, I was getting ready and Nora was being the attentive best friend she always was. She asked aren't you nervous? You're going to be bound to Sam for the rest of your life. If you want to make a run for it, my rental's outside with a full tank of gas." That made everyone laugh. "Of course she was only kidding, or maybe she wasn't I'm still not sure. Anyway after I stopped laughing I told her that I wasn't scared to marry Sam because he was my everything. He was my soulmate, my lover, my best friend and everything I could ever wish the father of my children to be in one person. I remember the day you showed up with Wren. You two were like magnets. Where one of you went the other followed always looking out for each other maybe it was the fact that you met in a warzone or it was the fact that you'd met your match. We all knew it would happen one day because you two were made for each other. I am so happy to have you two in my lives and to be a part of your special day so a toast to the best friends Sam and I could every ask for or as every one else knows you guys as, ultimate couple goals. Cheers."
We both got off the stage and went to hug Jess.
"I win again." She said.
I went over and hugged Sam. "You know I was only kidding right?"
"You would have done it if she had asked but that's why we love you sis." Sam said kissing my forehead.
"Ladies and Gentlemen if you would please turn your attention to the dance floor where Doctors Wren and Nora Spencer will have their first dance as husband and wife."
We walked over to the dance floor and got ready but the song we picked out wasn't playing. We looked over at the stage and I couldn't believe what I was seeing….
"Is that?" I said.
"Yeah, did you?"
"No you?"
"I don't think I could pull that off." Wren said. Standing on the stage was Sir Elton John singing Rocket Man.
"Screw it, just go with it" I said.
We waltzed and twirled around the dance floor like we had rehearsed. Wren even dipped me. By the end of the song when we were holding onto each other Elton had gotten off the stage and came over to us.
"I just wanted to congratulate you on your special day. You both make a gorgeous couple." He said.
"Thank you so much, actually would you mind taking a picture with us." I said.
"Not at all." He said.
We posed for a picture and then handed me an envelope before leaving saying someone wanted him to deliver that message.
"What's in the envelope?" Wren asked.
"Not sure." I opened it and inside was a gold Hallmark card.
It was supposed to be the Rolling Stones singing Sweet Child of Mine but I'm still mad.
-TS
I sighed and showed the card to Wren.
"Well, this is progress." Wren said
"We went from full on rage to passive aggressive pettiness." I said.
"Think he'll be over it by your birthday?" Wren said.
"Give him a year. Last time we got in a fight where he wasn't even half as mad as he is now we didn't speak for six months, nine if you include the time he was missing." I said.
"Forget I said anything." Wren said.
After the dancing and cutting the cake Wren handed me an envelope.
"You know the envelopes are getting really old." I said.
"Open it and then talk." Wren said.
"Fine but open this." I said handing him his own.
"Oh Crap are these?" I said.
"VIP passes to the world premiere of Maleficent in Los Angeles." Wren said.
"Oh My Gosh!" I said.
"Oh Shit are these?"
"UFC fight tickets for Conor McGregor's next fight. Yeah I got them for you months ago. I was saving them for your birthday but figured why wait."
"But you don't like sports?" Wren said.
"But you and Sam do." I said.
"You're the best wife ever." He said pulling me into a hug.
"I can say the same about you hubby." I said.
Then the cake was brought out.
"I thought you were going to get one you liked" I said looking at the white fondant with sugar flower peonies and lace decals on it
"I did look at the other side" He said.
I looked behind it and couldn't help but laugh.
"That is awesome." I said. Half the cake was designed as something I would have picked and the other side was rock and Sports themed.
"I picked something that would make us both happy." Wren said.
"Mission accomplished." I said smiling. We did the cliché thing of feeding each other cake. I had to wipe some off of the corner of Wren's mouth with my finger which of course the photographer took a picture of.
By the end of the night we were exhausted. Lucky for me Wren reserved Jess, Sam, Connor, and us hotel rooms so we wouldn't have to drive home.
We walked into the suite but before I could walk in Wren picked me up and carried me over the threshold.
"Got to keep up tradition." He said.
"I think that only works if it's the threshold of your home." I said.
"I guess we'll have to repeat tomorrow." He said. "I packed us a few things."
"Sweet. I'm getting out of these heels." I said kicking them off. "Ahh so much better."
"Oh uh, we only have the one bed." Wren said.
"It's fine, we can share." I said.
"You sure?" He said.
"Relax it's not like I bite or anything." I said.
"If you say so." He said with a smirk. We got dressed and got in bed.
"Night Doctor Spencer." I said.
"Night Doctor Spencer." He answered.
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