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Who: Gai, Elizabeth, and all invited (and possibly some uninvited) guests
What: A wedding!
When: Just before sunset on June 30th
Where: The beach
Summary: Finally, after much planning, pre-wedding jitters, and ice cream consumed, this is it. The big day. Gai and Elizabeth are finally getting married. (Never mind the fact they've been technically married since the draft... shhhh.)
Rating: Keep it G, people, this is a public venue.

[The ocean has returned, the day is clear and sunny, and wedding fever is back in the air.]

[This time the location is the beach, and between the setting sun, the waves, and the decor there is no lack of ambiance. little battery-powered votives in paper lanters litter the space, and larger lanterns line a yellow petal aisle that leads up to a decorative arch with a few chairs. Over to the side is the reception set up, which looks like it can accommodate more guests than the ceremony. Frames draped with chiffon and lit with little electric light strings indicate both food and bar/drink areas, and similar setups surround both small and large tables for seating, lit both with electric lights and votives in varying glass jars. And of course, there’s music and an open floor for dancing.]

((OOC: Close CR/specifically invited friends are welcome at the ceremony, but the party is definitely for anyone who wants to come see the spectacle or welcome back the ocean! ♥ ))

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I was, but that was before I packed my change of clothes for tonight. [She can play too--] The dress wasn't the only thing I was excited to show you.

[Gai detaches one arm from around her just long enough to lift a finger in a "wait" gesture, lips curling up into a smirk.]

Before you say anything else: tell me that doesn't involve a corset too.

[Elizabeth grins back, like she has a wonderful secret she's been keeping from him forever. And she finally gets to tell him.]

The only thing that outfit and this dress have in common is lace.

[Oh, that is a wonderful secret indeed, as the look on his face no doubt makes quite clear.]

Well, you've certainly got my attention now. The only thing that could make it better would be if it also included the garter.

[...uh oh, uneasy face.]

Well... that's the trouble with going more or less barefoot. I didn't need garters...

I'm joking.

[And he leans down to press another kiss to her lips to chase away that look of unease.]

Whatever it is, I'll love it because you're the one wearing it.

[And sure enough, the second he leans towards her, her expression smooths out and she's leaning towards him too.]

I did pick it out because I thought you'd love it too, you know. I was very considerate of how you would feel looking at me in it! And just for that, you'd better love it. [Her turn to joke.]

Is that a threat?

[He hums against her lips, smiling.]

I might like that too. You did marry a dangerous man, after all.

Oh I know I married a dangerous man. [She smiles against his lips too. It's getting very hard to keep things looking innocent, Elizabeth's having too much fun to keep herself in check.]

I knew you were dangerous the minute I realized I didn't want to say goodnight to you after Eugene's birthday.

[Gai is letting himself get a little more playful than he'd originally planned, but it IS their wedding, and as far as he's concerned it's going to be the only wedding either one of them ever has, so it is perfectly allowed.]

And to think I'd originally just been looking for some fun.

And I looked like that kind of girl? [Elizabeth pulls away to give Gai her own 'wait' gesture.] Oh I know-- you were drawn by my brilliant dance skill. That's the only explanation.

You looked like a beautiful girl.

[This time he isn't joking around at all-- he's 100% serious.]

[And she knows, immediately, that he isn't joking. In fact, she's almost back at that moment, glowing necklace crown on her head, bracelets on her wrists, she turns and there he is. Smiling his charming, mysterious smile, maybe trying to figure out what she was doing in her wild, flailing attempts to dance. She should have known then what Gai was meant to be to her, because that image had become so detailed and so real to her she could almost step into it at will.]

You looked like someone I could trust.

[Truth be told, his first impression of her had indeed been that she was a bit odd and certainly naive... but that had been what made her so charming. She looked at him and spoke with absolute honesty, she teased back when he teased her rather than get upset or offended... she was so genuine that Gai hadn't entirely known what to do with her, used to putting on facades as he was.

But it would seem she'd seen right through him that night.]

Guess I wasn't as good at bluffing as I thought I was.

It's not you-- just ask Booker. I can see through nearly everyone's bluff.

But who knows. [She shrugs, then delicately laces her fingers through Gai's.] Maybe you were bluffing your little heart out, and I was trying so hard to look like there wasn't anything different about me, and we both just knew.

[Lacing his fingers back, he gives her hand a squeeze.]

I like that answer even better. It leaves my ego intact.

You know, your ego had better build up a thick skin soon. If your wife can't take a single swing at it without breaking it, it's not going to last very long.

[...well it would be limping along until Gai got her into bed, at least. Then it would have ample time to recharge its batteries.]

Who said anything about breaking it? I thought you already knew I was durable.

[And he'll just take a brief opportunity to press himself up against her before pulling away to resume a more respectable distance.

This still counts as behaving himself, okay.]

[It's a very close call, but Elizabeth just barely manages to not squeak in an excited-but-indignant manner. She hopes Booker didn't catch that.]

I thought that was my line, Mr. Tell-Me-If-It-Hurts.

[Now THAT gets a sound that may have been a combination between a snort and a laugh out of him. He definitely deserved that one, even if it was a bit of a low blow.]

Touche. I was just trying to be courteous and not bring that up.

Oh nevermind, darling. [She bites her lip and steps a little closer, her tone perhaps a little too sweet.] You know I can't tease you too much when you speak French to me.

You mean the few terrible pick-up lines I learned from a book I found in the library. I hardly think that counts as speaking French.

[Which is a lie and they both know it-- his French is more than decent after spending as much time in Africa as he did, even if he is slightly rusty on it now.]

What? You mean normal Frenchman don't use that sort of language? I am so deceived, I just might swoon and cry.

[Wilting flower that she is.]

I would hope they don't use it in public. Then again, I've never been to France. Maybe they do, for all I know.

[Wouldn't THAT be interesting.]

Paris must be 'the city of love' for some reason... If there isn't any love happening there, I'm not so sure I want to go after all.

[Surprise Gai, she's dipping herself-- think fast.]