A/N: Here's the romance/cuteness you wanted when they got legally married but didn't get! (Hopefully, at least! I kinda got lazy, and it's a bit obvious.) The song they dance to is called 'Fortune's Fool' by Hiatus and Shura. It's a great song, you should go listen to it!
1 year later...
"Sweetie, come on, you gotta wake up." Tegan says soothingly, sitting on the edge of the bed in her pajamas. She gently brushes Sara's hair off of her face.
Sara's nose twitches and she smiles a little, wrapping her arms around Tegan's middle. She pulls her down so Tegan is lying next to her.
"Mmm, no. It's sleepy time." She sighs with her eyes still shut.
"No, it's wedding time!" Tegan laughs, wiggling out of Sara's grasp and standing up. She takes Sara's hand and drags her out of the bed, pulling her along to the bathroom.
In the bathroom, she undresses her, pulling only the thin boxers she wears to bed down and helping Sara step out of them.
"Get in." Tegan instructs, pointing to the running shower.
Sara happily follows orders, stepping under the hot, steamy water watching and waiting for Tegan to join her.
Tegan slips off her boy shorts and wife beater, kicking them to the side with Sara's boxer and steps in behind Sara, closing the door. Sara runs her slick, wet hands down Tegan's back to her bottom, firmly gripping a handful of her bum in each hand. She pulls Tegan closer to her, and the water cascades down both of their bodies.
"If you think i'm going to have sex with you right now, you're sorely mistaken." Tegan smiles, lacing her fingers together on the small of Sara's back. "You have to be ready to leave when Lindsey gets here in 40 minutes."
"That's more than enough time." Sara whines, sticking her bottom lip out.
"Nope. We're waiting until tonight, for our real honeymoon. In the meantime, let me take care of you, this is your day." Tegan pecks Sara on the nose. She reaches for Sara's shampoo bottle and squeezes a small amount onto her palm, lathering it up in Sara's hair.
"No, Tee. It's our day. We take care of each other." She shakes her head, copying her actions, scrubbing Tegan's shampoo into her hair.
Tegan smiles, kissing Sara on the lips, considering herself the most lucky person in the world. They take their time carefully washing and then drying off each other's bodies. Each dressed in comfortable clothes for the hours of more professional grooming they have left, they walk hand in hand down the stairs to fix themselves a light breakfast.
Lindsey knocks when they're halfway through their bowls of cereal, and Tegan pushes her out the door with her bag, ignoring Sara's protests to wanting to finish her breakfast. They share one last final kiss and then Sara's riding off with Lindsey to go pick up Emy at her hotel.
"Are you nervous?" Lindsey asks. She finally got over her issue of not liking Sara a while ago once she saw that she was going to say and made Tegan crazily happy and they had become good friends.
"Not really. I mean, we've already been married for like a year and a half, I don't really have the choice of getting cold feet, do I?" She chuckles breathily. "I'm a little nervous about Aiden being there though, especially since he's standing up."
"Don't worry about it." Lindsey pats Sara's knee comfortingly. "If he wasn't okay with it, he wouldn't do it."
Sara nods, knowing Lindsey is right. They pull up to the hotel and Sara points out Emy, already standing outside, ready to go. Sara waves her over and she slides into the back seat. They smile warmly at each other, having not seen each other since Emy made Sara come back to Vancouver for Tegan. She was the only friend of Sara's from Montreal that was invited. Sara hadn't bothered inviting her parents since she knew they wouldn't be fond of the idea of her marrying a woman. She didn't care though, she had Tegan and that was enough family for her.
Sara introduces Emy and Lindsey to each other, and they all make comfortable small talk throughout all of the hair, make up, and dress preparations until they're all standing outside the small gazebo at one of the parks near Tegan and Sara's house for the ceremony.
Tegan's parents, grandparents, and Aiden's new girlfriend are the only ones present besides Tegan, the pastor marrying them, and a photographer. Tegan offered Sara a huge, fairytale wedding but Sara decided they should have something more informal with only their closest friends and family then a bigger reception and party afterwards.
Emy and Aiden stand in front of Lindsey and Jeremy, all of them blocking Sara and Tegan from seeing each other until Sara starts to walk down the aisle.
The music starts and Emy and Aiden slowly walk down, their arms linked. They part ways and stand on either side of Tegan. Lindsey and Jeremy follow slowly after them, and when they part, Tegan and Sara finally get their first glimpses of each other since their quick farewell earlier this morning.
Immediately their faces light up with twinkling eyes and huge smiles, taking in the other's appearance.
Tegan is dressed in a pale green, long sleeved button up, with a matching white bow tie and suspenders hooked to a pair of expensive dark, denim jeans. Her feet covered by a set of white combat boots. Her long, grown out hair is tied back and light, smoky eye make up makes her hazel eyes pop in the bright, spring sun. Sara's never seen her look so handsome, and she falls a little bit more in love with her at the sight.
Sara wears a cream colored, floral lace strapless dress that stops just above her knee. It hugs to her skin, accentuating her small curves. Her pale purple flats go with the purple lilies that are mixed among random white flowers in her bouquet. Her longs bangs have been curled and pinned behind her ear. Her make up is minimal, and natural, just how Tegan prefers.
Sara has to control herself from running down the aisle and colliding into Tegan, ravishing her with kisses in front of everyone. Instead she hands her bouquet to Lindsey and settles on holding Tegan's hands in her own, getting lost in Tegan's eyes as the pastor starts the ceremony, rambling on about things she doesn't care about until they have to share their vows. She lets go of Tegan's hands and pulls out the small piece of folded paper out of her bra, and everyone laughs. She blushes hard and her fingers shake as she unfolds the paper. Her heart is beating fast and she realizes she's a little more nervous than she originally thought, and she feels like she's actually giving herself away for real, and this is more so a real wedding than pretend.
She clears her throat and begins reading.
"Tegan, when I met you, you completely turned my world upside down. I was weak, scared, and realized I no idea who I really was, but you showed me and taught me how to be strong, and go after the things I seek, to always listen to my heart. In our story, I was the damsel in distress and you saved me. You are my hero. Every day you love me more and more, protecting and providing for me, and never failing to make me smile. I know I want to spend the rest of my life with you by my side through the great and not so great times we will share, making you as happy as I possibly can. I love you."
Tegan smiles and reaches forward, wiping away the tears falling from Sara's eyes. It always made her so giddy inside when Sara was open about her feelings, instead of just keeping quiet about them. She pulls out her own slip of paper from her pocket and begins.
"My sweet little Sara," she smirks, and glances up at Sara's amused expression, "I never thought I would be standing here, devoting myself to someone forever but once I met you, I couldn't imagine my life turning out any other way. You're the reason I wake up happy every morning and fall asleep just the same, always with you in my arms. You inspire me, take care of me, keep me grounded, and always make my laugh with your adorable ways and cute little face. I promise to always be there for you, and to never let you down. I can't wait to share a lifetime with you creating unforgettable memories. With all my heart, I love you."
Tegan pulls the rings out from her pocket and slides the band lined with diamond studs onto Sara's finger and Sara stares at it with a dreamy look. They had decided to wait to get rings so no one would ask questions, and it drove Sara nuts. She had liked wearing her engagement ring with Aiden too because it showed people that she was happy, in love, and belonged to someone. It felt much better wearing a ring that signified her love towards Tegan though.
Sara takes the gold band from Tegan and slips it on Tegan's finger, binding them as one.
The pastor finishes up, pronouncing them married, and telling Tegan she may now kiss the bride.
Tegan gladly steps forward, resting a hand on the small of Sara's back and the other behind her neck, dipping her down into a dramatic kiss. Sara grabs onto Tegan's biceps to keep herself from falling and smiles, before deepening the kiss. Their small amount of friends and family breaks into applause and cheers, and Sara remembers where they are, pulling away and letting Tegan left them back up into standing positions, sharing one last quick peck before walking down the aisle, hands linked together.
They hug and thank everyone before walking to Tegan's motorcycle sitting off to the side, with pop cans and a "Just Married" sign hanging from strings on the back. They shoves their helmets on and climb on, waving as Tegan revs the engine before pulling away, the cans and sign flying in the air behind them.
Tegan clinks her knife against her wine glass, getting everyone's attention. She stands at the head of the table at their reception with Sara standing next to her, arm looped through Tegan's and resting her head on her shoulder, smiling.
"Hey everyone!" Tegan says to the crowd of about fifty people. "Sara and I just want to thank you all for coming and celebrating with us tonight. We had a small, quick ceremony earlier this morning and it was really nice. We hope you all have fun tonight, there's a bar with free beer and wine. The food should be coming out shortly, so just sit back and hang tight. Thanks!"
She pulls the microphone away from mouth and moves to turn it off when someone shouts and asks where the honeymoon is. She lifts it back to her mouth and laughs.
"I can't say where we're going, it's a surprise for Sara. But we've never been there before, it's warm, and she's going to love it." She tilts her head down and kisses Sara on the forehead. Everyone erupts in a sea of "Awws" and whistling causing the both of them to blush and sit down.
The food is brought out and the room becomes much more quiet as everyone stuffs their faces, and fills up on alcohol. As soon as Tegan and Sara are done eating they head over to the cake to cut the first piece.
Tegan stands behind Sara, who holds the knife, and puts her hand on top of Sara's and they cut out two small pieces of the chocolate raspberry cake to feed each other.
They stand facing each other with the cake on a napkin in their palms. The photographer snaps a few shots as Sara gently takes a small chunk of her piece and feeds it to Tegan who isn't so graceful, or nice, and shoves the whole piece in Sara's face, smearing frosting everywhere and letting most of it fall to the floor.
Sara jerks back, stunned and Tegan and everyone else explodes in laughter. Sara's not so amused and takes the rest of her cake and gets Tegan just as good right in the face. Tegan stops laughing, pulling Sara roughly into her. She attacks Sara's mouth with her own, getting a taste of the delicious cake. They begin licking and kissing the frosting off each other's cheeks and lips and their friends seem to be enjoying the show from their cat calls.
Tegan raises a hand, giving everyone a thumbs up, and Sara playfully punches her in the shoulder, pretending to be mad before grabbing a napkin and wiping the rest of the mess off their faces.
"There'll be plenty of time to eat food off each other on our honeymoon." Tegan whispers into Sara's ear as they make their way back to the table to sit while dessert is handed out and gobbled up. Sara whines, Tegan has been teasing her ever since she booked the plane tickets, telling her about all the things she's going to do to her in great detail. She's having a great time right now, but also wishes every one would just leave so she can get her hands on Tegan.
They have time to each finish their glass of wine just when the DJ announces that they're first dance is coming up after one more song, and they should head to the center of the dance floor.
Tegan leads a slightly tipsy Sara out to the dance floor, and places her hands on her waist. Sara wraps her arms around Tegan's neck, giving her kisses until the song she got to choose starts to play. She reminds Tegan to pay attention to the lyrics. The song ends, and theirs begins.
I gave you my hand and you told me, that you'd never let it go.
So I said you're the one I want to make a home with.
They sway across the floor, seeing only each other and getting lost in the song. Sara leans in, burying her face in Tegan's neck, inhaling her scent.
And maybe one day I'll bear your children,
And maybe we'll have a son and daughter and we'll name them after us.
And I'm kissing you.
Tegan listens closely to the lyrics as she runs her hands slowly up and down Sara's sides. Was Sara trying to tell her she wanted a child? That was something she had never really considered, and if they did end up having kids, she wanted to wait and still have a couple more years with just Sara. Either way, it wasn't something they were going to discuss right now.
You gave me your word and said you loved me, and that you'd never let me go,
So I said if we find that the world ends tomorrow,
I would be content knowing that your lips,
Were the last that I touched with my own.
And I'm kissing you.
Sara lifts her head, kissing Tegan as the singer repeats the last line over and over and through to the next song. They're both thinking they could relive this day forever and never get bored of it. They pull apart, and see the dance floor now crowded with people, jumping along to the upbeat song that's now playing. They join in, having fun with their friends and family until another slow song plays.
Aiden weaves his way through the crowd towards Tegan and Sara, whispering in Tegan's ear asking if he could dance with Sara. She nods in understanding, knowing that everything between those two wasn't completely resolved yet, and steps away, smiling reassuringly at Sara when she looks confused when her hands are replaced by Aiden's on her waist.
"I'll be back in a few minutes, gonna go grab us some drinks." She says quickly to Sara before heading off towards the bar.
Sara looks up to Aiden and then around her, noticing a few strange glances from people who had known the real story of how Tegan and Sara met.
"You look beautiful." Aiden tells her, shifting from foot to foot as they dance awkwardly.
"Thank you." She says quietly. "I'm sorry if today made you uncomfortable, you didn't have to come but Tegan and I are happy you did."
"It's fine. I wanted to come." He gives a sort of sad laugh. "Maybe could have done without hearing the vows though."
"Sorry." Sara mumbles, wishing that Tegan would just come back already.
"Don't be. I just want you to know though that everything is fine between us, all of us. The past is the past, and yeah, I was angry for a while, but I think we've both moved on. You look away at Tegan in a way you never looked at me, and it only would have ended up worse for the both of us if we had stayed together. Besides I have Holly now, and she makes me happy. Everything will always be okay if we're both just happy, okay?"
"Okay." Sara agrees with a smile, thankful that things don't need to be weird. She spots Tegan coming back with a beer in each hand, and she winks at Sara.
"Get away from my woman." Tegan jokes, bumping her hip against Aiden's.
He rolls his eyes and raises an eyebrow at her, laughing and walking away to go find his own woman.
"You good?" Tegan asks, handing Sara her drink and taking a sip from her own.
"Yeah, thanks." Sara wraps an arm around Tegan's waist, taking a drink from her cup, and feeling content. "Today was so perfect. I love you."
"Mmm, love you too." Tegan plants a kiss on her cheek. "We should get married more often."
"I wholeheartedly agree." Sara giggles.