Let It Be
Author's Note: Hey, look, another chapter! For Cassie, because she said she was
bored and that was, strangely enough, my inspiration...please read and
review!
Chapter Ten: One Wedding and Some Special News
The wedding
was wonderful.
Andy was radiant. It is said that all brides look
beautiful on their wedding day, and Andy was no exception. She was even filled
with some sort of confidence that would never reposses her...with each step, it
was as if she knew that this was her day...and that this was what she wanted
most in the world.
Rafe gave her away. Beka had sent him a message and
demanded that he come; almost everyone had been shocked when he gave no protest,
and even showed up a few days early to help out. Andy was the only one who
remained unsurprised...she had quietly insisted that he would keep his
promises...she knew he loved her, and she knew that he realized how important
this was to her. And so they walked down the aisle together, arm in arm...Beka
would later say it was the only thing in the world that Rafe had ever done
right.
Beka herself was the maid of honor, in pants and a nice shirt.
Even though Rommie and Trance had begged her to wear a dress, Andy had laughed
and told them to let Beka wear what she wanted to wear. By the middle of the
wedding, Beka had tears in her eyes...although she would fiercly deny it
later.
Rev married them. He was a priest, after all, and although neither
Andy nor Harper truly believed in his Divine, they wouldn't have accepted being
married by anyone else. Harper had been heard to comment that his family on
Earth would have fainted dead away if they knew he was going to be married by a
Magog. Rev replied that the Universe has a sense of humor.
Dylan and
Rommie stood at full military attention. Neither knew Andy very well, and Rommie
was still a bit embarrassed that she had made Andy cry, but both knew Harper and
both wished the happy couple the best of luck and all the happiness in the
world.
Trance was her normal, bouncy, purply self. She couldn't stop
telling Harper and Andy how happy she was for them, and how she knew that they'd
have a wonderful marriage. Harper got her to tone it down by asking her if she
knew purple knew or knew hoped knew.
Tyr made a brief appearance at the
small reception. He told Harper that they would have to see whether Andy was a
worthy match, and then left before Andy became too upset.
Harper was
simply giddy and nervous, as if he still couldn't believe that he was actually
getting married. He fidgeted next to Andy at the altar, he fidgeted through the
tiny reception line, he fidgeted during the reception, he fidgeted during
toasts, he fidgeted while he was dancing with Beka and Rommie and Trance. The
only times he didn't fidget was when he kissed the bride and when he danced with
the bride to Let It Be.
Eventually, the reception was over, everyone was
ready to retire to their respective rooms, and Andy and Harper were ready for
their wedding night.
The only word they ever used to describe it was
amazing.
And they went through the next day with goofy smiles plastered
on their
faces.
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"Harper,
where's Andy?"
"Sleeping."
"Again?" Beka made an annoyed face.
"What's she always sleeping for?"
"Hey, you have no right to complain!"
Harper retorted.
"Oh, I don't? And so the Maru doesn't get fixed for
awhile because Andy is sleeping!" Beka exclaimed, glaring at him.
"You're
not getting the--ummm...worst deal!" Harper said, changing his statement in
mid-sentence and hoping Beka wouldn't catch on.
So of course, she did.
"And the worst deal would be...what, exactly."
"The...nausea. Plus what
comes along with it," Harper muttered.
"And why haven't you taken her to
see Trance?!" Beka yelled at him. "Some husband you're turning out to
be!"
"Hey, wait a second, Rebecca! You know how stubborn Andy can be when
she doesn't think she's sick enough to warrant a medical visit! I'm not the one
who nearly let her die that one time on that Drift!" Harper shouted
back.
"Well, I'll just go take her to Trance, then!" Beka said, then
stalked out in a huff.
"You do that," Harper muttered
sarcastically.
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"Andy,
next time you feel sick, I want you to come see me right away, especially now,"
Trance lectured, although she was grinning.
"I promise, Trance," Andy
said shyly, smiling back at both her and Beka.
"So, I see someone managed
to drag you in here, Andy babe," Harper said, rolling his eyes.
"Harper,
we're having a baby," Andy whispered.
"I mean, you should have come in
when you first started feeling-what?!" Harper exclaimed as he realized what Andy
said. "We're having a baby? You're having my baby? You're having our
baby?"
"Unless Andy slept with someone else..." Beka said before Trance
managed to drag her out of the room.
"We're having a baby!" Harper said
again in amazement.
Andy giggled and nodded. "We're having a
baby."
"We're having a baby!"