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Take 27: Like we are already married
Category for this take: Romance / Humor
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"This is great."
"I told ya!"
"I can't believe we didn't do this years ago."
"Yes, well, let's not dwell."
"Didn't that tape say there were no fish in your pond?"
"Close enough."
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"Sir?"
"Yes, Carter?"
"Jack..."
"Uh, Sam, what it is?"
"Jack, does it sometime feel like we are already married?"
"What!?"
"Never mind."
"No, Sam. You cannot leave me hanging."
"Right. Well, we have spent most of our time together over the last eight years. I've named you as executor in my will. You have my POA and medical POA for emergencies. Not that it matters with Cassie an adult, now, but Janet named us as guardians in her will, so we already have a kid. Then there is the fact that I trust you more than anyone else. Nothing is real until I tell you. You are the most important person in my life. Even Dad thought of you as family."
"I think I understand what you mean. Although most married couples... Actually most long married couples don't have much, if any, sex. You're right! It's like we are already married."
"We just skipped a few steps."
"Such as?"
"The ceremony... the marriage certificate... the honeymoon."
"And you think we should fix this?"
"Do you?"
"I think we should."
"Good. So do I."