"Daddy, when's Momma gonna wake up?" Ally asked as he placed a plate of pancakes in front of her.
"Soon I'm sure," York smirked as he made himself a cup of coffee.
"Should I go wake her up?"
"I would just let her sleep," York advised.
"Oh ok. Did you guys have fun last night?"
"Sure did," York nodded joining Ally at the table.
"What'd you do?"
"Well," York grabbed a few pancakes with his fork and dropped them on his plate, "We went for dinner, your mom and aunt drank a little too much, then made us do a rope course and then we came back here where they terrorized your Uncle Wash a bit."
"Poor Uncle Wash," Ally giggled. "What did they do?"
"Threw him in the pool." Ally laughed as they heard a door open upstairs. A few seconds later both Emma and North came walking down. Emma looked half asleep yet as she slid into a chair next to Ally. "How ya-"
"Wait until she has coffee in her hand," North advised.
"Screw you…" Emma grumbled. "I am perfectly fine."
"Have some pancakes Aunty Emma! Daddy made them," Ally replied.
"Let me get some liquid breakfast and then I will have some," Emma nodded. "Carolina still asleep?"
"Yea. I'm sure she'll be up soon. It's not like her to sleep this late," York shrugged. "You still planning on doing your girls night out tonight?"
"Course," Emma shrugged.
"What's a girls night out? Can I come?" Ally asked.
Emma glanced at York as North handed her a mug of coffee. York put his fork down, "You get to hang out here. I'm thinking you, me and your mom go do something fun today off your list?"
"Ok! There's that safari thingy with the boat!" Ally offered.
"We'll check with your mom when she comes out," York nodded.
"Ok!" Ally nodded. North walked back over with his own coffee, kissing the top of Emma's head as he sat down in the next chair. "What are you two going to do today?"
"Probably just hang out here and relax a little," Emma answered. "You guys have fun."
Ally nodded and looked at York, "Should we see if Mimi and Pop-pop want to come?"
"I don't see why not. Though I'm not sure where they are. I haven't seen them since last night before we left," York replied looking around for any sign of them.
"Their door was open when we came down," North added.
"Hm. Wonder where they got to…"
"You sure you don't just want to wear it?" North asked as he and Emma sat on the couch. They currently had the place to themselves and she had reluctantly put the ring on and was now examining it on her hand. "It looks awfully nice there on your hand."
"Maybe when vacation's over and everyone's too busy to notice anything," Emma shrugged. "In all honesty, I'm happy it just being between us."
"Did you two forget about the AI in the room?" Church popped up making them both jump.
"Shit," Emma cursed.
"Hi Church," North chuckled.
"So something you want to share? Or don't want to share as it would seem," Church chuckled. "That's a nice rock there."
Emma tucked her hand under her leg, "I don't know what you're talking about."
"Is she always this thickheaded? Jeez, I think she gives Carolina a run for the money," Church laughed. "So when'd you two get hitched? Wait, don't tell me. Must've been the first night when you came back all cuddly and snuggly and made me want to barf."
Emma rolled her eyes at him and turned to glare at North. He smirked at her, "You guessed it."
"And why don't we want to tell anyone?" Church asked.
"In all honesty, I'm not even sure," North answered. "Em, why aren't we telling anyone?"
"Because you're an asshole, that's why," Emma growled crossing her arms and leaning away from him.
"Apparently because I'm an asshole," North smirked at Church. "I tried explaining no one is going to care and that they're going to be nothing but happy for us, but she just won't listen. Our friends are apparently awful enough that they're going to judge our decision."
"Like I said, she's just as thickheaded, if not more so, than Carolina," Church laughed. Emma smacked a pillow through him. "Hey, I shouldn't have to explain to the computer genius that I'm a hologram. No physical body to injure."
"No, but the computer genius can give you a computer virus," Emma threatened through gritted teeth.
"I'd like to see you try it."
Emma narrowed her eyes, "Remember who put you in that data-pad? You're not gonna like where I put you next."
"Aren't you mean and scary…" Church grumbled quietly. "No really. You're mean and scary."
"Remember that if you decide to tell anyone," Emma growled.
"Ok, ok, ok. Jeez. North, you are one crazy mother fucker and I wish you all the luck in the world with this one," Church shook his head.
"Emma, no, let him live," North grabbed her wrists as she reached for the data-pad. She glared at him. "Don't give me that look."
"You married her, you're stuck with that look," Church pointed out.
"Ya know what," Emma huffed getting up off the couch, "I'm going upstairs to change and I'm going to sit outside. You two can stay here and be assholes." North went to move. "No. That does not mean get up and follow me. It means sit your ass on that couch and if you come near me in the next hour or so, the phrase 'til death do us part' might just come true."
North sat back against the couch and watched her walk up the spiral stairs. He turned and huffed, "Thanks Church."
"Hey, what'd I do?"
"You pissed her off."
"Oh, I pissed her off?" North raised an eyebrow at him. "Ok yea, fine. Sorry…I guess…"
"So how upset would you be if I suggested we not make a huge thing of it and just the three of us go to that chapel thing they have?" Carolina asked as she and York walked behind Ally who was skipping around in front of them.
"I would say I will do whatever it is you want us to do," York answered giving her a smirk. "As long as you wouldn't regret not having everyone there."
"I just don't want to make a huge thing of it, ya know?"
"Yea," York nodded. "Hey Ally?" Ally paused and turned around to look at her parents as they walked closer. "What do you say to that?"
"I say whatever gets you two married," Ally smiled. "And as long as I get to be there."
"Well then, it's settled," Carolina chuckled. "Let's just do that then."
"Don't you think everyone will get mad?" York asked.
"Well, like Emma has said, we're practically married already," Carolina chuckled. Ally ran over and tugged at her hand. "Yes Ally?"
"Why don't we go do it now?" Ally suggested. "Then we can have a big celebration when we get back for dinner."
"Only if we swing by and pick up your ring first," York added.
"Whatever," Carolina rolled her eyes, smiling as the two high fived each other in front of her.
Emma stretched on the lounge chair, giving off a yawn in the progress. She cracked an eye and glanced around, surprised she hadn't actually been bothered. Sitting up a little, she saw Wash and North standing by the grill, both staring at it as they discussed something and not paying attention to her.
Figuring she should probably make it up to him, she threw her cover-up on over her swim suit and walked over to where they were standing. Coming up behind North, she wrapped her arms around him from behind and reached up to kiss his neck.
"Sleeping beauty has awoken," Wash commented as North pulled her around to kiss her properly.
"What are you two doing?" Emma asked nestling her head under North's chin.
"Cooking dinner," Wash gestured. "We were just getting ready to throw the fish on. Just waiting for Donut and Doc to bring the pans out. They were seasoning them while the veggies and potatoes cooked."
"Ah," Emma nodded. "Did York and the others come back yet?"
"Not yet, but soon I'm sure," North shrugged.
Emma nodded again, "How long was I asleep for?"
"Pretty much all afternoon," North replied. "I figured you would get madder if I woke you up, so I just let you go."
"He does learn," Emma chuckled reaching up to kiss him.
"I'm gonna go see what's keeping Doc and Donut," Wash chuckled awkwardly. "North?"
"Yea I got the grill," North nodded. They watched Wash walk away before he looked back down at Emma, "Sorry if I was an asshole."
"Its fine," Emma smirked at him. "It was more that stupid AI getting on my nerves than you."
"Don't worry about him. He's not going to tell anyone."
"Good," Emma grumbled snuggling against North's chest. "Now change the subject before we start arguing about it again."
"Alright," North chuckled. He grabbed the tongs and started moving the foil that had the potatoes and veggies in them over to the cooler part of the grill. "How about we talk about how much I love you?"
"Sap," she chuckled as he kissed the side of her head again. They stood watching the grill for a while. Wash brought the fish out a few minutes later and picked up another pair of tongs and started throwing the filets on the grill.
"Aunty Emma!" Emma smirked and turned to look over North's shoulder to see Carolina, York and Ally walking through the gate. She was surprised to see York's parents bringing up the rear having not seen them since they got back from shopping the day before.
"Hey," Emma chuckled as North and Wash both waved their grill tongs at them. "Did you have fun today?"
"Yup!" Ally bounced.
"That's good to hear." She looked at York. Carolina had went with his parents into the house. "I see you found your parents."
"Yea," York scratched the back of his head. "They went on some overnight thing they saw a sign up for where they hiked up some mountain and camped out by some waterfalls with a few other retired couples. Then they ambushed us as we came out of getting Lina's ring."
"Daddy, wait for Momma to tell them the rest," Ally tugged his arm.
"I'm not telling them anymore," York chuckled picking her up to throw over his shoulder before seeing the confused looks on his friends' faces. "Let me wait for her to come back out and for the others to join us and we'll tell you all. I don't want Lina getting pissed."
"Alright," Wash chuckled. "Should be done in a bit."
"Ok then," York nodded. "Come on kid, we're gonna go get cleaned up and then we'll be out."
"Sounds good," North chuckled. He watched the two walk back into the house and looked at Emma and Wash, "How much you want to bet they got hitched?"
"You think?" Wash asked sounding skeptical. "I would think if they were gonna do it here they'd at least have like a little thing with all of us or something."
North shook his head, "Nah. Not Carolina's style. York, yea probably. Carolina, not so much I don't think. Em, thoughts?"
"I think it's none of our business what they decide to do," Emma shrugged giving North a pointed look. "The important thing is if they're happy."
North looked back at Wash, "So we laying money on this?"
"Oh my God…" Emma growled stepping out North's grip and away from him.
He watched her walk back to where she had been sitting to pick up her things and head inside. Wash gave him a smirk, "Sure you want to?"
"She'll get over it," North shrugged. "I'm not worried."
"I'll remember that later," Wash chuckled.
Carolina watched Emma stomp into the house slamming the door and stomp up the spiral staircase. She looked at York who gave her a confused look before deciding she should check on her new sister-in-law. She walked up the steps and knocked briefly on the door.
"What?"
"Just me," Carolina replied opening it. She saw Emma shove something in a drawer before turning around to grab clothes off the bed. "Everything ok?"
"Yea. Why wouldn't it be?"
Carolina shrugged and walked in, going over to sit on the bed, "You didn't seem particularly happy when you came in."
"Yea well, someone needs to grow up."
"What else is new," Carolina chuckled. She watched Emma moving clothes around before stomping into the bathroom to change. "So…York and I got married."
The door opened and Emma walked back out, tossing her cover-up and swimsuit into a pile. "Really?"
"Yup. Little chapel down by the beach."
"Congrats," Emma smiled knowing exactly which one she was referring to. "I'm happy for you guys."
"Thanks. I'm surprised he didn't say anything before you came in."
"Ally told him to wait for you. She didn't want you getting mad," Emma shrugged. Carolina nodded. Emma let out a sigh before throwing herself onto the bed next to where Carolina was sitting. "Guess since you told me, I'll return the favor." Carolina gave her a confused look. "North and I did too…got married that is…"
"I knew there was something you two were hiding," Carolina smiled.
"Yea well…I didn't want to say anything. I was kinda embarrassed what everyone would say," Emma shrugged looking at the wall.
"Hey, I'm happy for you guys too," Carolina put a hand on her shoulder. "I told you that I thought you two were great together. No one else is going to care."
"That's what North keeps saying."
"Well then you should listen to North," Carolina chuckled. "Besides, it would probably shut York up and that would be doing us all a favor." They both laughed. "I am really happy for you two though. You both deserve a bit of good in your lives."
"So do you and York."
"Yea," Carolina smiled. "We all do." Emma got up off the bed. "What are you doing?"
"Well," Emma opened the drawer she had been in and pulled out the ring box, "Figure I'll show you mine if you show me yours."
"Deal," Carolina chuckled as Emma sat back on the bed and crossed her legs.