~ Shards of Topaz ~
Geordo felt an almost unbelievable level of relief now that he and his beloved Katarina were finally married. They had pledged their wedding vows to each other in front of their families and all of the noble houses of Sorcier. After enduring hours upon hours of social obligations at the wedding reception, Katarina had immediately collapsed in exhaustion upon entering their bedroom. While the wedding night had been delayed by an entire day because of this, their marriage had been successfully consummated.
For the first time since the day she'd accepted his proposal, Geordo truly felt secure in the knowledge that he'd won Katarina's heart.
So, when his wife took his hand in hers and looked up at him with an odd sparkle in her eyes as she softly called his name, he was not expecting to hear her say: "If you ever fall in love with someone else, we can get a divorce!"
~oOo~
