Hello, My Darling Wife

Novella flushed when the other woman giggled at her. But then, Kaczor was agreeing with her that there was nothing traditional about them. Hearing that the Tilani family was progressive pleased her. If she was to have children, she'd want them to be able to be who they wanted to be without fear of punishment.

She turned to study Kazcor, as the other declared that she wasn't really kind at all. But before she can reaffirm that Kazcor's quite kind, the conversation shifted. Moved ahead.

And then, she's still processing how the other woman had stammered over defining the types of love in their relationship-to-be, only to hear Kazcor offer to skip the public event and do something private.

Tonight, even.

Ella had really done a poor job at hiding her fear of her father; if she was being offered a marriage ceremony tonight, to remove her entirely from her birth family's care. [q]I... I think getting married tonight might, uhm, raise questions?[q] In a typical relationship, it'd only raise the question of: was the woman pregnant?

She wasn't sure what kind of questions it'd raise between two women, though. [q]We should... do a week.[q] What she doesn't say is 'just in case you decide you don't want me.'