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They had suffered through several long, embarrassing speeches, courtesy of Alex, Maggie, and Sam. With the ceremony over and the reception well under way, Lena decided that she would like to say a few words to try to sooth the sting of having to listen, yet again, to the red sun lamp story, as well as be reminded of a plethora of other stories that could not be mentioned due to Ruby's presence.
After making sure to send several jabs back to all of those who had initiated this whole thing she got to the words she deemed most important.
"And despite being stalked by her sister and soon to be sister-in-law on our first date,"
Alex's quiet, exasperated, grumble of "It was Maggie's idea," could only be heard by a small handful who chuckled amongst themselves.
"I let Kara lead me through murky uncharted waters with nothing less than my every ounce of trust. She proved to me that I was capable of so much more, proved that I was worthy of so much more than I had ever thought possible," Lena paused her speech and looked Kara in the eyes, "Kara, darling, I love you so much more than can be expressed with mere words, and I am so very honored that I get to spend the rest of my life finding new ways to show you,"
Tears were streaming freely down Kara's cheeks, not a care was spared for the makeup running down her cheeks, bursting from her chair and meeting Lena halfway on her way back to the table. Strong arms connected around her waist and lifted her a foot off the ground twirling her about in a fit of wet, giddy laughter. Kisses rained down on her face, a breath of fresh air after the suffocating nervousness of speaking in front of their friends and family.
"Rao, I love you so much," Kara breathed before pulling Lena in for a searing kiss pouring in every last bit of all the love that she could muster.
"Hey! Keep it PG little Danvers, there are kids present!" Maggie yelled, her eyes misty with happy tears.
Alex and Ruby let loose a resounding, "Yeah!" in tandem.
It was all Kara could do not to ignore them and continue to kiss Lena till they were both red in the face; she released her wife and led them back to the table to join the rest of the family.
"I'm a bit surprised that wasn't part of your vows Lena," Eliza addressed the CEO once everyone had fallen into their own conversations.
Without missing a beat, Kara leaned away from her chat with Brainy and Nia to contribute her own remarks, "It was, we had to do a bit of editing,"
"How long was it originally?" Alex asked, her smarmy grin forced Lena to roll her eyes, fully prepared to lie about the initial length. Clearly, Kara had other plans.
"Three pages, single-spaced, narrow margins" the pointed, matter of fact statement had the entire group howling with laughter.
The betrayal on Lena's face was enough to make Kara apologize and lean over to hug her, "I'm sorry, I just think it's sweet,"
Lena leaned out of Kara's reach, "I think not, Miss snitch," even as she said it she laughed gently, not truly upset by the statement, nevertheless, Kara would grovel and all but beg forgiveness for the rest of the evening.
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The night had dragged on, everyone eating, dancing, and talking amongst themselves freely, enjoying the ease of the small, familiar crowd. Though eventually, the already modestly sized group began to dissipate, and Lena began to grow tired. The emotion of the day had drained her, and there was only so much wedding cake that she could stomach.
Kara must have sensed her ever-growing exhaustion and drifted over to kiss her head, "You about ready to go?" there was no real question behind it, she already knew the answer.
Not sparing a second more Kara took Lena's hand and led them to the elevator, then up a small flight of stairs, and soon they were on the roof, the little pebbles crunching under their feet, as they stepped away from the door.
Kara scooped Lena into a bridal carry, glad that she had opted to wear a suit, and lifted off the ground, "Hold on, we'll be home soon," she whispered into Lena's dark locks, that had long ago fallen from their intricate curls.
Even as they flew Lena began to drift off, resting her head gently on Kara's shoulder, mumbling a sleepy, "thank you," as they landed on the balcony.
Kara's own palms settling over the marks left from the first time they met, tomorrow they would be off on what would be a most fantastic adventure for a honeymoon, but for now, she just smiled, watching her whole world sleep soundly in her arms.