Hello, My Darling Wife

Novella chewed the inside of her cheek, [q]There is not... much traditional about us.[q] She gestured between the two of them. [q]Lower Houses are most apt to allow same-sex marriages.[q] It was accepted throughout the country; but uncommon for a High House to allow it.

She flushed, at how outspoken she'd stated it, and cleared her throat. [q]I think...[q] She listened to the other woman, pondered what she might respond. [q]...you're much too kind.[q] She chuckled awkwardly, and stepped towards the closed door.

[q]I think that we'll be good friends, regardless of whether love finds its way into our arrangement.[q] She flashed a shy smile, [q]So this wedding...[q] It'd be a standard ceremony, public and perfect, she was sure. [q]...a week from tonight?[q] It was a short time-period to plan everything.

[q]I've never attended a High House's ceremony before.[q] They were new money, and new money ceremonies were flashy and outrageous. Old money though...