Mallory walked in and took her cap off. It was just another long day at work, with no promotion in sight. She took a moment to sigh and look around, noticing the lights were off and the house silent.
"Lia?" she called. No answer.
Slowly, Mallory took to climbing the spiral stairs leading to their bedroom. Light was coming from under the door. She turned the knob, a little afraid of what she might find.
She saw Lia standing there, in her best suit, and candles lit on the dresser.
"What is this?"
"Our private wedding. Just for you, babe." Lia took Mallory's hands. "You got to propose, so I decided to make this special."
Mallory hugged Lia tightly.
"Go change into something pretty." Lia urged.
Grinning, Mallory grabbed her prettiest, and shortest, dress.
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As Lia looked into Mallory's eyes, she knew that this would be the happiest day of her life. Ever since she was little, her family couldn't settle anywhere. They were constant nomads. It's not like her parents were bad role models or anything, they were actually pretty nice. Lia just couldn't take being around them anymore, and, when she met Mallory, she had the perfect opportunity to leave their grip, and have her own place in the world. All she could think of was making Mallory happy. Now that this day was finally happening, she saw nothin' but clear skies and Mallory's eyes ahead.
"I vow to always protect you, to always be here for you, to always listen, to be the best wife I can be," Mallory said, as she slipped the wedding band onto Lia's finger.
"I vow to you that I will always make you happy, and take care of you the best I can," Lia said. She fumbled with the ring for a second, and put it on Mallory's finger, kissing it afterwards.
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The next morning, Lia and Mallory were cuddling. Mallory rolled over and looked at the time. Her eyes widened.
"Oh, shit!" she said, a little too loud.
Lia jumped. "What is it babe?"
"I'm going to be late if I don't get a move on." Mallory climbed out of bed and walked towards the bathroom to change. When Lia looked up she could see her new wife was sitting on the chair crying.
"Sweetie? What's up?" She crossed the room and sat next to her.
"I just... My parents wouldn't approve of us," Mallory said.
Lia bit her lip. She'd never met Mallory's parents, and from what Mallory had told her, Lia figured she wouldn't like them much anyway.
"Hey," Lia put her hands around Mallory's face, "it's okay. I thought you didn't care what your parents think?"
"I know. But they raised me."
"Then they should love you no matter what. They wouldn't be very good parents if they didn't, right?"
"Yeah... They'll be really worried about kids though. They want grandbabies, and I'm their only child."
"Well, we could adopt."
Mallory was surprised with Lia's random comment. Was she serious?
"Really?"
"Yeah, why not? And hey, since we have today off, we could look into it. Together. Like married couples are supposed to."
"Thank you, baby... That would mean the world to me."
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