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23:56, 31 December, 2249 ES
Captain Hill, Military Courtyard, Grand Avenue, Reach.

It was the new year and the only day that All of Reach, including the military high command took a break to celebrate. As such the entire central avenue, and gardens were full of guests, citizens, and military men alike. And through this veritable crowd, a man was moving through in a hurry looking for a certain someone. The crack of midnight was approaching and he had planned for this moment for a year and a half.

As he walks through the crowds, he sees her. Standing under the solitary ash tree, leaning on the marble balustrade, her fiery red hair falling over her shoulders in pleasant curls, a glass of wine held loosely between her fingers, her simple yet elegant dress hugging her body, as she stares into the distance lost in her own musings. He takes a deep breath and walks up to her.

"Monica,..."

She snapped out of her thoughts as she heard her name, glancing over her shoulder as her head turned. Her expression was neutral for a second before a small, pleased smile graced her face as her eyes landed on him, her mesmerizing green eyes darting to his face. "John. Finally remembered you had a girlfriend?" she says, her voice slightly lower than usual.

"You look amazing tonight. You know, the usual formalities and stuff."

She chuckled quietly as she glanced down at her dress. It was a figure-hugging black cocktail dress, which ended just above her knees, and showed plenty of cleavage. She shook her head gently as she looked back up at him, a teasing look in her eyes, despite the slight undertone of annoyance that was in her voice.
"Oh? That important you couldn't find me earlier? Complements and excuses won't save your hide, this time around." She says, a hint of a smile on her lips.
"No, really. You do look absolutely gorgeous. I'm so lucky to have you…" he says.

"Charmer" She rolled her eyes at that, but couldn't hold back a wider smile as he continued to shower her in compliments, the blush on her cheeks darkening slightly.
"You're hopeless, you know that?" Her smile breaks out in full, she says "Now come on, the fireworks are about to start."

"Yes… about that…" he takes another deep breath.
"Come on. Spit it out." She says.

He takes a small box out of his pocket and gets on one knee.
"Monica Desiree Shepard, will you give this hopeless bastard the honor of being your husband?" He holds out the open box. A diamond ring now gleaming in the light.

Monica's eyes widened at that, the words not fully registering in her mind for a few seconds as her mouth moved silently like words were supposed to come out. She stared at him, the ring, shock, and disbelief on her face as her brain finally caught up. After a moment her mouth finally worked again and words managed to come out, though they were very shaky and quiet.

"Y-You…"

She was stunned into silence for a moment again as a wave of emotions hit her, staring at the ring, the love of her life on his knee. Finally, words managed to break through the shock and disbelief.

"You… You big idiot… Yes… Of course I will…"

She said, her voice still quite shaky and a little hoarse as a feeling of incredible joy and elation replaced the shock. Her hands shook as she clutched at his shoulders, to make sure he was real and this was real.

Monica didn't know if she was going to cry, laugh, or pass out at that moment, but she did know she wanted to throw herself at him, so the moment he started standing up she launched herself at him, wrapping her arms around his neck, her fingers weaving through the hair at the back, the kiss she gave him was hard, desperate, and filled with emotion and longing.

At that moment the clock struck midnight, and the fireworks started exploding. Highlighting their faces in different hues, as the couple kissed like their life depended on it, their bodies almost melting against each other.

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11:00, 14th February, 2250 ES

Church of the Golden Rose, New Babylon City, New Babylon.

The light of the setting sun streamed through the large stained-glass windows of the large cathedral. The large wooden pews were all filled with SoCon Personnel, friends, and family of the couple. Everyone waiting for the couple to take their vows. A large white carpet covered the stone aisle that led to the front of the church, where the priest stood waiting.

John stood on the Altar wearing a pink and white suit, with gold trimmings and filigree. The large doors at the back opened and there she was.
Monica stood at the back of the church, her hand clutched tightly around her bouquet of roses as she waited for her cue. Her heart was beating faster than she ever felt it beat before, nervous both out of a fear of the wedding being messed up somehow or something happening and in excitement to actually finally marry the person she loved. She swallowed hard, taking a few deep breaths as she waited for the cue to walk down the aisle. The large doors of the church swung open. Her breath hitched for a moment as the doors opened and she started walking down the aisle ahead of everyone else. Her wedding dress was a mixture of white and gold, with gold jewelry, and a simple white veil over her head. Her eyes, however, were instantly and completely fixed on him, ignoring everything and everyone else around her, and looking only at him, her heartbeat speeding up even more as she approached.

She looked beautiful. That was the only thought going through John's head. He had never been much of a religious person, but if at this moment someone told him that this was an angel from heaven, come to give light to his life, he would believe it in a heartbeat. His eyes were glued to her as she approached, her stride faster than expected, but still painfully slow.

When she got there, John stood there, drinking in her features. Those forest-like eyes, he could get lost in forever, that sweet smile that he wanted to see every waking moment.

The priest had started speaking, though neither of them were paying the slightest bit of attention to him, both completely focused on the other. Monica's grip on his hands tightened slightly, her body shivering with nervous excitement as the priest said the lines that would bind the two of them together. Her heart was beating faster and faster, practically thrumming in her chest as she listened. She didn't hear what he said though, just her own heart, and the pounding in her ears, waiting on the one word that would send her soul soaring.

After multiple agonizing minutes, the priest finally got to the moment both of them had been waiting for.

"Do you Monica Desiree Shepard, take this man as your lawfully wedded Husband?" the priest asks.

A shaky, nervous, but still eager smile spread across her face as the priest finally reached that moment.

"I do…"

"And do you John Mathias Drover take this woman as your lawfully wedded wife?" the priest asks.

"I do..."

"You may now kiss the bride." The priest finished with a smile.

The moment the last word left the priest's mouth, Monica couldn't hold back her emotions anymore. The words had barely left his mouth before she was pulling you down, her hands around the back of John's head as she pulled him into a hard, desperate kiss. They were completely forgetting they were standing in front of an entire church and all of their friends and family. Their world at that moment had narrowed down to the taste of each other on their lips, and their arms around each other. Their hearts drummed and little fireworks went inside their heads.

Finally, after a few minutes, they broke apart to breathe.
"Damn the wedding night…" both of them muttered together.

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A/N I'm back! and since my exams are over, after getting delayed for like a week, you can expect faster updates for this month! I woke up today and felt like writing a love story. So here you go. oh and don't worry all you Shepard shippers, this isn't the commander but their parents.
I hope you have a great day/night!