Prompt: (color) Snow White
Never Doubt It
Marlene looked over her reflection in the full-length mirror. She smoothed down the front of her snow white dress nervously and willed away the butterflies in her stomach. She had spent months planning every detail of this day, but she couldn't shake the feeling that something would go horribly wrong.
She heard the door open and saw Lily's reflection entering the room and standing next to her. "Ready?" Lily asked.
Marlene clasped her hands together to stop them from shaking. "I'm so nervous I can barely think straight," she said, unable to hide the tremble in her voice.
"What do you have to be nervous about?" Lily asked.
"Where do I start?" Marlene said. "I'm afraid I forgot to do something, I'm afraid I look terrible in this dress, and I'm worried that I'll get all the way down that aisle and he'll change his mind." She took a deep, shaky breath.
"Let me reassure you," Lily said. "You didn't forget anything. You look absolutely stunning in that dress. And as far as Sirius goes, he's not going to change his mind."
"How do you know that for sure?" Marlene asked. "I've never figured out why he chose me over every other woman he's ever known. What's so special about me anyway?"
"I can't say why he chose you, only he can tell you that." Lily put her hands on Marlene's shoulders and turned her so they were facing each other. "What I can tell you is what I see. I see the way he looks at you, the way he tries to make you laugh or smile when you're sad, the way he does whatever he can to make you happy everyday. Unless he's ever given you a reason to doubt his love for you, I think it's safe to say that he's not changing his mind." Lily smiled fondly at her friend. "He's out there waiting for you right now."
Marlene nodded and smiled, the fluttering in her stomach calming down some. "Then I shouldn't keep him waiting."
When Marlene looked into Sirius's eyes as they pledged their lives to each other, she saw how right Lily was and how wrong she herself had been to doubt how much he loved her.