Cassandra peeked out her window watching the preparations below. In a few short moments time, she would descend the stairs and be married. Married! Cassandra smiled to herself, as she ran nervous hands over the intricate design on the bodice of her dress. Cassandra had never considered marriage before, in her world; she was far too young to give the notion much thought, but here… Cassandra shook her head. There was no point in trying to lie to herself. It wasn't that the times were different; it was that she was different. She had never given marriage a thought before, because she hadn't had him before. He was the reason she was standing here now, in a long white gown, with flowers braided into her hair. He was the reason it felt as though she had a field of butterflies in her stomach, the reason the clock ticked more slowly.

Cassandra risked another glance outside. The minister was there now, standing at the front, under an archway of roses. She could see several soldiers lined up in wait for the ceremony to start along with several other people she wasn't she sure she would know, even if she wasn't watching them from a distance. Her heart hitched as she saw him – looking as handsome in ever in his Dragoons uniform, hair slicked back in its usual tail, walking to stand with the clergyman.

At the knock on the door, Cassandra jumped. She hurried over to open it, smiling when she saw the face of Lord General Cornwallis standing before her; he too, dressed in his best dress uniform.

"Are you ready Miss Davies?" he asked with a fatherly smile as he extended his arm to her.

"Yes my Lord" she said with a small curtsey as she took his offered arm, and allowed him to lead her away from her room, and down the stairs that lead to the front door.

"I feel like I am getting a daughter today" he said giving her hand a squeeze. Cassandra blushed; she hadn't realized he felt that way about his men.

"Thank you sir" she whispered, not trusting herself to speak louder for fear her voice would break with the emotion she felt.

Cassandra walked slowly on the arm of the Lord General as they came to the aisle. She saw then the smiling faces of the men she had come to think of as friends, and some women she had seen coming in and out regularly. Her eyes swept the crowd only for a moment as they searched for the one face she most wanted to see. Cassandra smiled dazzlingly as her eyes found his, and suddenly, the aisle seemed to have grown another ten feet. Cassandra was impatient as they marched in time with the soft music someone was playing behind the crowd of onlookers. Finally, they reached the minister, and with a slight bow, William reached his hand out for hers. General Cornwallis gave her hand a gentle squeeze, and with a light brush of his lips across her cheek, placed her hand in William's.

Dearly beloved, we are gathered here

in the sight of God to join this man

and this woman in holy matrimony...

Cassandra's heart raced as she and William recited the simple vows that they had written for each other. He promising to always stand beside her, protect her from harm and cherish her for all his life, and she promising to love him through all the sands of time. The ceremony was brief, and with an exchange of rings, and a kiss that nearly knocked her off her feet, Cassandra and William were pronounced husband and wife. Cassandra looked into his eyes, and felt like her world, which had been on such shaky ground for so long, had finally become right. She had everything she never knew she was looking for.

"Are you enjoying yourself ?" William's eyes twinkled as they spun gracefully across the makeshift dance floor. "Immensely" Cassandra said smiling at her husband before she rose to her toes and pressed her lips to his. "You don't know how long I've waited for this moment" she whispered laughing as William swept her feet from under her, and carried her in his arms off the dance floor and upstairs to their bedroom.