It had taken a lot of driving, and a lot of gas honestly but finally Steve drove the car down the Las Vegas stip in the middle of the night. Tina, of course, had sort of flipped her shit when she realized Steve wanted to get married. She flipped her shit even more when he had said it was 'Vegas or Bust', after explaining it was the easiest state to elope in. They didn't have either of their parents there to support this so this was the only thing he could think of doing. Plus him and her both had fake IDs, what kid their age didn't? Plus he knew he was a fucking huge beast for a kid his age. Hopefully no one would think twice about it. Tina continued flipping her shit over the ring he had bought as well. He tried his best to ignore the small smile playing on the sides of her lips, that despite her fake annoyance she was happy. She was pleased, even more so when he promised down the road when life was more stable and less shitty that he'd give her the biggest fucking wedding ever.
The Clark County Marriage Bureau was still open by time they made it in to fill out their forms in time. They both nervously handed over their fake IDs that they had been using for just about forever to buy beer and cigarettes, the worker not even glancing at the ID's as he signed and printed out the forms before telling them goodnight.
He let Tina pick the chapel out. Thank God it wasn't a tacky heart and lace covered building. Just a nice small one off the main strip that had dresses for her to try on and a suit for him to wear. Despite the sign at the door saying they ID'd people, no one even asked them for theirs. Maybe it was because of how fucking huge he was that they found it impossible for him to be 17 years old. It might of been his size too that stopped them from asking Tina for hers in fear that he'd beat the crap out of them. It was all an assumption, but judging by the nervous smiles he didn't think he was too far off the mark.
In the end it didn't matter about someone discovering their age or not. At 3:09 in the morning a man older than the Vegas Strip married him and Tina with his wife and employee acting as their witness. Steve was pretty sure that the long lasting kiss he had bestowed on Tina as he dipped her hastily was the best kiss of his life, and judging by the smile she wore and the twinkling in her eyes, it was hers too. Too bad that he ended up fucking it up by dropping Tina on her ass to keep himself from falling on top of her when he had the sudden inspiration to dip her and prolong the kiss that had declared them husband and wife.
It wasn't overly romantic or anything, but Tina knew he wasn't the super romantic type. Plus, he'd do what he promised her and down the road he'd make sure his wife! Would have the biggest damn wedding in the world if she wanted that. His large fingers twined their way between hers as he drove back onto the strip and towards home in what would be another endless drive but this time it was relief and happiness that was following them out of Vegas not the fear and nerves that had followed them in. Plus they now had a life together, her problems were his and even though he knew they had a few big ones to still figure out, it made him feel better to know that no matter what Tina wouldn't be facing them alone.