The hills are alive with.... musicals? (Sara)

[Matrim Gallagher]

"I don't know... After everything... I kinda feel like I was more comfortable in that dinky little apartment. Not happier, but at least more comfortable. Like it fit the life I live more then this. This seems... Ironic somehow, I guess... But I still wouldn't change any of it. Ever wonder what Shayne will be like when he grows up? God, I can't wait to see that. I worry though, about him not wanting me as a mom... Like he's going to know I'm not his, and he's going to want Reira. I want my own to... Like, I love Shayne and everything and he IS mine."

"We'll tell him he's yours until we hear otherwise from Rei," He said, "If he wants to know why we lied it'll be as simple as that. We were told to. And what the mob boss uncle tells you, you do," He said, "Besides, according to birth certificates you are his mother anyway. So legally, he's yours. I was going to see if you wanted to adopt him anyway, see about being a legal guardian alongside me. Even before Rei popped into existence I was thinking about that. Not necessarily marriage quite yet, but definitely wanted to see if you'd become his parent or at least God Mother."

He took a drag, "Always made a big deal of how smoking was horrible for you, well... for people, not you in particular, back in 650. Bad heart and all," He said, "I shouldn't be smoking with my heart. But it's what that part of me always craved. The things I stopped myself from having. Strange. Now I crave them all the time."

He looked over at Sara, "I was always most comfortable in my shitty apartment I lived in before ever going to 42. This place seems more like home when I trash it up, but Gale keeps cleaning the damn place. Maybe I should stop paying her till it feels more like home."

[Sara Gallagher]

Sara laughed, leaning back and relaxing. This was nice. God, they had such a messed up relationship. The thought made her laugh a little as she smiled at him. But this really was nice. And it made her happy that he had been thinking of asking her to adopt Shayne. That meant a lot to her. "Gale would only clean it once you started paying her again. And I honestly wouldn't put it past her to clean it anyways. You're like her bloody kid."

She stared up at the sky, a blush coming to her cheeks. "I want to have a small wedding. My parents wouldn't come anyways, and I don't have many friends. But I definitely want a dress. A big puffy dress, and high heels." She chuckled at the idea of her wearing fancy shoes. "What made you ask me...?" She was dying to know if she had been caught. If he had come across her stash of wedding magazines, or if he had checked the channel history, or if he had just wanted to.

[Matrim Gallagher]

"I want to have a small wedding. My parents wouldn't come anyways, and I don't have many friends. But I definitely want a dress. A big puffy dress, and high heels. What made you ask me...?"

"Damndest thing, one day I come home I turn on the T.V. and I'm watching it and all of a sudden I notice something," He said, pausing slightly, "I wanted you there. Not because it was a funny show but it was like, I wanted you there, under my arm. Just to physically be there. Even if we didn't talk or fool around, it just... felt like part of me wasn't there. And that's what it's like... it's like you're a part of my personality, a part of me. And while I may not like some parts of me, I can't really live without them."

"I couldn't live without you," He said, smiling up at her.

That and the fact that Tivo automatically records Cake Boss, Wedding Planner shows, and various other things. Pretty much anything with Wedding in the title is automatically recorded....

[Sara Gallagher]

"Damndest thing, one day I come home I turn on the T.V. and I'm watching it and all of a sudden I notice something."

She froze, her breathing completely coming to a stop as she waited for him to continue. Oh god, that was embarrassing. She really didn't like when people thought she was girly, and what was more girly then being obsessed with weddings?

"I wanted you there..."

" Wut?

She blew out a breath, letting out a loud rolling laugh. That was great. She really didn't know why she got herself so worked up over Matrim. She really shouldn't care if he thought she was girly. One of her favorite things about being with him was that he made her feel like a girl instead of a butch.

"I couldn't live without you."

She blushed deeply, looking down at her hand with the ring. "You're so amazing. You really are." She took a deep breath, calming herself and then stood, reaching up to wrap her arms around his neck and pulling him into a kiss.

[Matrim Gallagher]

"You're so amazing. You really are." She said, kissing him. He held her in his arms kissing back. He was pretty excited over this whole business, the cigarette still lit in his hand as he kissed her. It felt more real than anything he had ever felt, their connection was a lot stronger than he thought it was at first. She knew everything about him and didn't run away screaming. She started out normal, but was a lot different from that now.

A lot better than that now.

Through it all he wouldn't change a thing, even the bad stuff. Even the times they hurt, the times they suffered, the times they made poor choices, none of it. Because it all lead to right here, and right now. And that was what made it worth it all.