First day as a married couple wasn't hard to adjust to. They had been living together for so long, it was almost nearly natural. The only difference now was that they felt settled with each other. It had been a big step for the two of them to make, becoming a married couple. Victoria was more than ready to refer to her love as her wife, but it had taken her a while to make it official. They found over time, that they were more alike than they had imagined.

'Remember how we first met, it was at that stupid bloody party that Mel threw?'

Victoria sips from her drink nonchalantly, and says, 'You mean the one and only party she had thrown, prior to the neighborhood one we had after we moved to Cleveland?'

Joy takes a drag from her cigarette,'Yeah that one. We were so drunk that we went skinny dipping in Mel's pool and you threw olives at the bartender.'

Victoria raised an eyebrow, 'Well, he clearly didn't know how to make a martini.'

Dabbing her cigarette, she laughed. 'Oh, Tori...that party was so long ago...do you remember that night?'

Victoria grabs the cigarette from Joy, taking a long drag. 'Of course I do. It was the best night of my life.'

Joy nods, as it was her best night too. 'Do you remember us…making out?'

Victoria laughs at the thought, smiling. 'Of course I do…I remember waking up the next morning in your arms, and wondering what happened. And, look at us now…together.'

She grabs Joy's hand, soft and smooth, and Joy grasps hers gently, holding it as Victoria continues her train of thought.

'You're beautiful, Joy. I love you, wifey.'

Joy looks into her eyes tearfully. 'I love you too, babe.'

They hug, and Joy dries her eyes with a tissue Victoria hands her.

'Do you remember the look on Mel's face when she found us sleeping together on her sofa?'

Joy giggled.'Yeah, with me resting against your chest, and arms around your waist.'

Victoria smiled, 'You want to know something? I've loved you since that night, twenty three years ago.'

Joy takes another drag from the cigarette. 'Go on, I'm listening…'

Victoria smiles at her, continuing her story. 'The way you smiled at me that night, the way you flip your hair back. I loved you then, but I wasn't sure, and I married to try and suppress these growing feelings for you but you know what? I ended up divorcing because I didn't love them…I loved you.'

Joy smiled, 'I knew you couldn't resist. I loved you then also. So much so that I didn't even try in relationships…but with you it was different. You knew what I wanted, and knew how to treat me right. You treated me like…'

Victoria dabs the cigarette in the ashtray. 'Like a queen.'

Joy smiles,'Yeah, that.'

Victoria takes her in her arms, sighing. 'I hated how your exes treated you. It was like they were out for one thing and when they got it, they left you.'

Joy nods. That part of her past was the painful part. She was so glad Victoria was honest about her feelings.

'I made a vow that if I ever got to be with you in love and happy, that I'd treat you like you deserved to be treated.'

Joy breaks down, throwing her arms around Victoria.

'Like a princess?'

Victoria attempts to calm her down, and smiles as she strokes her hair gently.

'Yes babe, like a princess.'