Sue awoke in the morning to the sound of the shower running. She turned to see that Sean was no longer in bed next to her and assumed he was getting ready to attend the conference, which was the original intention of this trip to Vegas. She slowly sat up and wrapped herself in a fuzzy bathrobe before stepping into a pair of old slippers she brought from home. She noticed the cake box sitting on the table, untouched, and her eyes grew comically wide as the thoughts of the previous night ran through her mind. It really happened. They got married just hours after landing in Las Vegas. She opened the box to look at the cake for the first time and it simply had Congratulations written across the top, with a generic plastic wedding cake topper of a bride and groom. She smiled at the sight of it and turned to make sure no one was watching before she dipped her finger into the icing and licked it off. Of course, that was the moment that Sean stepped into view, wearing a towel, to catch her red handed. Sue promptly wiped her mouth with the back of her hand and closed the box.

"Good morning, Sue Sue Donahue." Sean said. At the same time, they both cocked their heads, noticing for the first time how her new full name sounded.

"I really should have changed my middle name when I had the chance." Sue laughed and Sean stepped closer to her to give her a hug. When he let her go, he pulled a fresh set of clothes from his luggage and sighed.

"I'm so sorry that I have to go to this stupid conference. I really wish I could just spend the day here with you, Suzy Q." Sean said.

"I know...it's okay though. Brad and Lexie will probably be wanting me to go out with them this afternoon anyway since I didn't see them at all last night. I was sort of busy." She smiled. Sean nodded as he pulled on a pair of boxer shorts, dropping the towel to the floor and Sue couldn't help but catch a passing glimpse before we was fully covered. Sean grinned when he noticed her checking him out and wished that he had more time to stay.

"About that. Last night was...amazing for me Sue. It really was...and I can't even tell you how happy I am right now." He said.

"Same here. I just don't know how I'm going to manage to keep my mouth shut. I just keep thinking about how I should even tell people that we are 'engaged.'" She continued, opening the cake box once again to take another taste of the buttercream frosting. She assumed she picked up this habit from her mom who always had cans of frosting stashed around the house.

"Everything will be okay. We can even tell everyone together if that's easier for you...or you can tell whoever you want. It's up to you." Sean smiled as he finished getting dressed and laced his shoes. Sue took comfort in knowing that they were already comfortable enough around each other to get dressed in front of one another without feeling embarrassed or shy.

"I'll figure something out. Anyway, I hope your conference goes okay today. I can't wait to see you tonight." Sue said as she walked Sean to the door of the hotel room. He pulled her close one more time and pressed his lips to hers and lightly stroked her cheek.

"I love you." He said before opening the door.

"Not as much as I love you." She replied.

"Doubt it." He said simply with a wink before shutting the door behind him. Sue sighed happily and leaned against the door after he was gone. She wondered if every morning would be like this when they lived together.

After a quick shower and changing into a pair of shorts and a blue blouse, Sue heard a series of eager knocks on the door and she peeked through the peephole to see Lexie on the other side. Before opening it, Sue looked around the room and covered the cake box and the rest of the evidence of the night before with Sean's jacket. Moderately pleased at the outcome of her cover up, Sue opened the door and was greeted with a big hug from Lexie.

"Hey Sue! How was your night? Brad and I had the BEST dinner ever at the buffet. Oh my gosh, I can't believe how much I ended up eating. I must look like a bloated cow right now." Lexie rambled. Sue looked at her friend to see her still petite figure unchanged from the day before.

"Hey! Last night was...great! Sue looked from side to side in the hallway in search of Brad but didn't see him there. "Where's Brad?" Sue asked.

"Oh, he went to stand in line for tickets for some show that he wanted us to watch this afternoon. I hope that's okay with you?" Lexie asked.

"Yeah! That sounds perfect! I was wondering what we were going to do this afternoon but a show sounds like fun." Sue said.

"Now that we have a minute alone Sue...there's actually something I kind of want to talk to you about..." Lexie said while nervously twirling a strand of her long hair.

"Oh really?" Sue wondered if she somehow found out about the night before. But how could she? She wasn't there. What if they happened to walk by and see her and Sean by the chapel? Sue tried to calm herself without blurting out a round of apologies and was grateful that her thoughts were interrupted by another series of knocks on the door. Lexie and Sue both turned to the door, assuming that it would be Brad. When Sue went to answer it, she noticed an unfamiliar young woman standing on the other side of the door holding a large cardboard envelope.

"H-hello, can I help you?" Sue asked quietly. Lexie was still seated on the edge of the bed out of hearing range.

"Mrs..." The woman looked down to read the text on the envelope. "Donahue? These are your pictures from last night. I want to take this opportunity once again to say congratulations!" She said a little too loudly. Sue's eyes widened and she grabbed the envelope from the woman's hand.

"Oh, thank you, thank you...I appreciate it. I'm sorry but I have to go, thank you again." Sue whispered. The woman nodded and stepped away as Sue closed the door. She set the envelope on the table and tried to slide it underneath Sean's jacket.

"Congratulations? For what?" Lexie asked, wondering what her friend was up to.

"Oh...it was just...something from last night it's not a big deal and so on and so forth and what have you. So what was it that you wanted to talk to me about?" Sue asked. Lexie was fully aware that Sue was lying, but bigger thoughts were on her mind right now and she needed to get it off of her chest.

"Well...last night..." Lexie began. Sue felt her hands begin to feel sweaty and her heart was racing. This was it. She knew. Sue didn't know how, but she just knew that the secret was out, but she didn't say anything.

"Last night..." Sue urged Lexie to continue.

"Okay...I wasn't lying about the buffet. It was totally amazing! But after a while I started feeling really sick...and Brad was totally fine even though we ate exactly the same food, but I've been feeling a little weird lately and so after he went to bed...I snuck out and went to the drugstore to get a...test...and it...came back...positive." Lexie stammered.

"A test..." Sue repeated, initially confused about where she was going with this but then was instantly struck by an intense moment of clarity. "Oh...OH...oh my gosh. I...WOW." Sue spat out.

"Yeah...do you hate me? I totally understand if you hate me...please don't tell anyone...no one knows...not even Axl...I have no idea what to do or what to say...I'm not good at keeping secrets!" Lexie cried. Sue leaned closer to her friend and hugged her, feeling relieved that she didn't know the truth, but this was a much bigger dilemma than her own secret.

"Of course I don't hate you...I just...wow. I don't know what to say." Sue said. Sue just sat there at let Lexie talk about how she was feeling for a while and she did her best to comfort her. She wondered if her and Sean had been careful enough, but with his job at the clinic he was always obsessed over making sure they were fully protected. On top of it all, Sue had been taking birth control for quite some time now as an added precaution. Sue wondered if she should share her own secret with Lexie since Lexie was pouring her heart out to her.

"Lexie...you're not the only one with a secret." Sue began.

"What? Oh my God you too? How long have you..." Lexie said.

"No...no...it's not that." Sue explained.

"Oh thank God...I think your parents would drop dead of a heart attack if both of us were..." Lexie said. Sue chuckled and nodded in agreement.

"You have to promise me that you won't tell anyone. It's not the right time...and I don't want you to be mad at me either but I understand if you are." Sue said. Lexie held out her pinky to offer a pinky swear with her close friend. Sue linked pinkies with Lexie's and they sealed the pact. Sue was grateful that she had met Lexie when she was applying to Sororities. Who would have known that she would become more like a sister to her, maybe she even would be her sister one day. Sue smiled at the thought.

"Okay...well...here it goes." Sue exhaled sharply. "Last night after dinner...Sean and I were having a pretty serious conversation and he maaaaay have proposed." Sue said.

"WHAT!" Lexie shrieked. "What do you mean MAY have?! Tell me EVERYTHING!" Lexie yelled.

"Okay...he did...he definitely did." Sue held up her ring finger to reveal her engagement ring. Lexie gasped and admired it. Even though it wasn't the kind of ring she would want, she thought it was absolutely perfect for Sue.

"OH MY GOD! YOU'RE ENGAGED!" Lexie yelled as she pulled her friend in for a hug but then she pulled back. "Wait...why would that be a secret...and why would I be mad at you? I'm confused. Isn't this good news?" Lexie inquired.

"Yes, of course it's good news...buuuut there's a little bit more to the story." Sue began.

"Well, I did say I wanted to hear everything...so go on...dish, girl!" Lexie pleaded.

"Okay...well...we were having a pretty serious conversation and we just happened to be sitting outside of a chapel watching a bunch of couples getting married and we...kind of sort of may have...eloped. Okay. We did. It definitely happened. Oh my God...it happened. I can't believe it happened. I swear it happened." Sue blurted out so quickly that if Lexie were anyone else, she probably wouldn't have understood a word of it. Sue ran over to the envelope of pictures and pulled it out to reveal it to Lexie, tossing the pictures one by one on the bed without looking at them. She then ran over to the pile of hidden evidence and uncovered it to reveal everything. Lexie just stared in awe and held one of the pictures up close to her face.

"Oh...my...God you did! WOW. I can't...just WOW." Lexie said in utter shock. She thought HER news was surprising, but for Sue this was completely unexpected. Sue had always been the type to think, think, and overthink every little detail about everything but it seemed like when she met Sean, she grew into herself a little more and became more of a free spirit, an even happier Sue.

"I'm sorry I didn't tell you. I didn't tell ANYONE...and I'm not planning on telling anyone else...we kind of want to just tell everyone that we are engaged so they won't get mad. Are you mad? Oh God you probably hate me now and you're like a sister to me. How could I be so selfish?" Sue cried.

"Sue...relax...breathe." Lexie started. Sue took a deep breath and sat down on the bed next to Lexie, picking up one of the pictures herself and looking at it. Anyone could see how happy both Sean and Sue looked in that moment and she knew deep down that she made the right choice. "I don't hate you...if you're happy, I'm happy. Besides...if anything I'm probably going to be the one taking the heat from your family once they find out I'm...you know...but getting married? To the guy you love? Who could be mad at that?" Lexie reassured Sue.

"Do you really think so?" Sue asked.

"I do. But if you want to keep it a secret for now, I totally understand. I won't say a word to anyone...as long as you don't tell anyone about my situation...I mean I will have to tell people eventually but not right now. You get it, right?" Lexie pleaded.

"Cross my heart, hope to die." Sue stated with a dorky solute. Lexie laughed and hugged her friend.

"So...is that cake that I see over there? I definitely could go for some cake right about now." Lexie said.

"Me too. Definitely need some cake." Sue responded while she got up to cut slices for herself and Lexie.

Sue's phone vibrated on the bed and Lexie glanced at the text that appeared on the lock screen.

"You know...if you're going to keep this a secret you're going to need to be a little bit more careful with your phone settings." Lexie laughed as she held up the phone to Sue, revealing a text that read I miss you, my beautiful bride. Sue took the phone and held it to her chest.

"I am sooo screwed." Sue said with a mouth full of cake. Lexie just nodded and laughed.