[Wedding] - timed to 26 November

[notsocommon]

Even Helen Magnus, for all she'd seen and done, had wedding fantasies as a little girl. They'd been simpler then, pretty blue dresses and spring bouquets and she'd even had a face to put on them once: John Druitt. But that wedding had never come to pass and had gone so horribly awry that after a certain point, she didn't dream of weddings anymore.

And now it had come the time to actually have a wedding and the man by her side was someone who'd only been with her but a mere fraction of her long life and yet, knew her in ways she'd never anticipated. Helen had wanted to keep it simple and sweet, so she'd dressed casually and expected that the others would follow her lead (and, in the case of Will and likely Kate, be grateful for it).

It was just a matter of exchanging quick vows, modern ones, and signing a register while Sookie officiated - simple, yes, but perfect.

Once things were done, Helen wasn't terribly quick to run off. It might not be a big wedding but it was still a wedding and she wanted to have a moment to speak to the few she'd chosen to witness it along with Will.

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[inabmovie]

Even though Will had finally almost gotten his head around the idea of Magnus said yes, it wasn't until the end of the short ceremony that it really sunk in. Helen Magnus was his wife.

So if he looked a little stupid, grinning from ear to ear, maybe he'd get a pass this one time. Because really, it was even better than the Jays winning the World Series. Leagues and leagues better.

[notsocommon]

"You seem particularly pleased by something," Helen teased, unable to really keep the smirk off her own face. She'd been threatening giggles the entire time even though a wedding ceremony was supposed to have some measure of solemnity. It was too hard to be stoic when she was just so happy and Will's smiles had been infectious.

"Can't imagine what that might be."

[inabmovie]

"I don't know," he said, and reached up to tweak the white flower she'd tucked into her hair. He didn't know what it was, but it smelled nice. "Don't have the faintest idea, Mrs. Dr. Zimmerman."

Okay, so he didn't know whether she was going to go by his name or whether she was doing the hyphen thing (Magnus-Zimmerman was just a mouthful) or whether she'd keep her own name. Regardless, she'd probably always be Magnus to him. Just because. But she could be Mrs. Dr. Zimmerman for this one day.

[notsocommon]

"Rather like how that sounds, actually, Mrs. Dr. Zimmerman. I suppose I ought to keep Magnus in there, though, so you lot have something to call me by. I can't imagine changing my preferred epithet to Zimmerman's going to catch on," Helen said, grinning cheekily at him.

She leaned in and lowered her voice. "But for you, I can be Mrs. Zimmerman. Just you. The rest will all have to call me Dr. Magnus-Zimmerman."

[inabmovie]

He leaned and whispered a teasing "Maggie" before straightening again and ducking just out of swatting range. "I get to call you my wife," he said happily. "That's all I need."

[notsocommon]

"We are not calling me Maggie Zimmerman," Helen hissed, but it had no sting. "And yes, wife is a much better nickname, I think. I'm exceedingly fond of it."

[duerespectguv]

It's taken some doing but Declan's managed to catch Will on his own for a moment while Magnus is off with the officiant and he can't help but clap him lightly on the shoulder. It's not Biggie's cuff around the ears, no, but it's close enough.

"Well done on you, catching the uncatchable."

[inabmovie]

Will just grinned. "Well, I don't know about the catching part," he said, "because I don't think anyone can ever really catch her, but you know. Glad you could make it, man."

[duerespectguv]

"Wouldn't be anywhere else," Declan promises.

"Besides, someone has to take you out to get pissed and celebrate and it falls on me in the absence of everyone else. You'll let me plan you something after you're out of the honeymoon, yeah?"

[inabmovie]

"Yeah, sounds good," Will said. "Definitely need to celebrate. And catch up." He didn't glance over at Kate, because he didn't want to be obvious (and it wasn't the time or place, anyway) but he was pretty sure Declan would know what he meant.

[duerespectguv]

"Catching up, yeah. Lots of new developments," Declan says, leaving it at that for the moment. No sense in embarrassing Kate right out in public but he does want to talk about it to someone and Zimmerman's the only good choice.

"Seriously, you're the luckiest bloke on the planet. Good on you."

[girlsolo.livejournal.com]

Yeah, Kate's still twisted up about this. About where she fits now. She's been weird and quiet since Will told her. Now, she glances back over her shoulder to find Declan, find his gaze before she says congratulations for what feels like the millionth time.

It's not that she's not happy for them. She is. No one deserves to be happy as much as Magnus and Will, and Declan (she still thinks he's an idiot for wanting her, but she's doing her best to make sure he doesn't regret it). Cheeks sucked in, she waits for them to separate a minute, and then pounces. She won't be long. After she's talked to them both, she's got a date with Declan, salt, lime, tequila and skin.

[notsocommon]

Helen couldn't help but be overly happy about the whole situation. She'd never been married before, never had the time or opportunity or desire since John, and while it had been completely unexpected she imagined that the suddenness of it all fit she and Will nicely.

"Thank you for coming, Kate. It means a good deal to me that you would."

[girlsolo.livejournal.com]

"Like I would miss this, Magnus." Kate shakes her head at her, eyes smiling but a little wry. "Someone had to give away the groom and stand guard in case Tesla decided to pitch a fit."

It's pretty much exactly what she told Will when he told her. Truth, Freelander style. She shrugs, though, and adds a gentler, "You guys are my family."

[notsocommon]

"As you are mine," Helen agreed. "And yes, I would rather Nikola not show up, considering I think he'd lobby Sookie to say the marriage shouldn't happen on account of Will being an infant or other such nonsense. I am glad to have you and Declan here, though. You're very important to me."

[girlsolo.livejournal.com]

"He might try, but he'd be eating my fist before he got the second word out," Kate answers pointedly. At least shutting the jackass up is something she's still good for. "I'm not going to let him wreck this for you guys."

[justsookie]

From what Sookie had seen of weddings on the island, whey were about as close to perfect as she could ever have imagined. With just about anyone capable of officiating, weddings only included the close, the familiar, no need for a stony face or anyone else to judge. For all that Sookie had wanted to tell Magnus, I told you so, she refrained in favor of shrieks and hugs and whirling around the happy couple with far too much excitement for one person to contain. (Whirling was the right word for it. The rest of the proceedings had been just that, after all, too fast for one's eyes to truly follow.)

And as soon as it'd started, it was over. Though really, it was just a beginning, one that Sookie was all too happy to watch from the side, the sundress bright and polka-dotted, with little more to mark the occasion than a pink blossom nestled in her hair.

[notsocommon]

"Now, tell me, were you privy to any information I didn't have beforehand about engagements and weddings and things of this sort?"

Helen was somewhat amused at Sookie's reaction to the whole thing and while her English upbringing made her a bit more reserved, it was all she could do not to have the absolute same reaction and she likely would once everyone was gone except Will.

"Because something tells me you can sit on secrets if you must."

[justsookie]

"You mean to say that you weren't fooled by the way I totally squealed your ears off when you first told me?" Sookie laughed, shaking her head as she held her arms out for another hug, one of dozens that she'd already given Helen since she'd first heard the news. Her cheeks properly lit up with slight sheepishness and giddiness alike as she thought of how quickly everything had passed, and how strangely apt their conversation had been, those few weeks ago. Wrinkling her nose, Sookie shook her head quickly as she pulled back, waving her hand dismissively.

"But no, no, seriously, I had absolutely no clue that Will was as close as he apparently was to asking your hand. None at all. Aside from, you know, just watching the two of you and how you looked at one another, which would honestly have anyone begging the question of when y'all were going to tie the knot."

[notsocommon]

"Well, I haven't been surprised all that often in my life, certainly not recently, but this was one of the most pleasant surprises I could ever imagine. It was perfect, really, and I'm so glad you were a part of it. I know it doesn't actually need a Council member to make it official but I'm glad I could ask you to officiate anyway."

It just felt right, one of the friends she and Will shared officiating over something so special. It just worked out that Sookie was a Council member in her own right and could do so.

"Certainly not how I ever expected to get married, if I ever expected it."

[justsookie]

"It was my absolute pleasure," Sookie grinned, chin raising a touch from the slight burgeoning of pride in her chest. The task itself was simple, of course, even more so the second time around, but that she would still come to Helen's mind as someone to tie the official knot for them made her feel emboldened in a different way, as a friend, and cherished to no end. "Seriously though, I'm just glad that I was invited to this, it's... it's perfect. I don't know if any of us were expecting for it to happen so soon, but personally, I think it's all the better for just being a whirlwind. No time for hesitation. No time for doubt."

She sighed, content, before wrapping her arm around Helen's waist and resting her head on the brunette's shoulder.

"So, do the two of you have honeymoon plans? Disappear on us all for a week or two?"

[girlsolo.livejournal.com]

Kate's been watching this blonde bubblehead since she finished officiating, on and off, trying to figure out, seriously, what the heck it is about her that draws Magnus and Will to her. Well, Will she gets. Will likes cheerful happy people, people who make him laugh. Like Abby, but there's a subject she'll never be mentioning again.

Magnus, though, there's got to be something more about 'Sookie Stackhouse' (seriously, what the hell kind of name is that? Kate bets she has to be fictional) than just the smiles and sunshines. Aidan likes her, too, and that's a recommendation of a different kind.

Curiosity finally gets the best of her. She leans up to press a kiss to Declan's jaw and whisper a slightly lewd suggestion for later, and then takes off across the room to the girl. Kate even manages to control her snark long enough to say, "You look happier than they do." It's weird, the thought that hits her then, but she lifts her chin to jerk it toward Magnus and Will and adds, "Thanks. For doing this for them," like she has a right or something.

Maybe she does.

[justsookie]

Turning around with a broad grin for the brunette (Kate, if Sookie's careful ears serve her right), Sookie shakes her head, cheeks blooming in a blush. "Oh, no, I'm not half as happy as they are, I promise you— I mean, I'm glad, but... you know those two, this has got to be the day of their lives. I'm just twice as obnoxious when it comes to showing how excited I am for them," Sookie argues with a soft sigh, glancing over at the happy couple with a content expression, wondering if the two might just steal off at some point in the evening and leave the rest of them blinking in the wake of it all. "Also, officiating? Totally an honor. It's not like they really needed a Council member to do it, anyway, but they're both so sweet and great friends, so I guess they figured, why not. I'm the one lucking out, though. We all are."

Her eyes narrow with a sly look. "I mean, it's not every day you get to see something like that. Almost makes me think we need a dentist on the island."

[girlsolo.livejournal.com]

Part of Kate wants to say and thank god for that but she keeps that little bit of bitchtastic snark to herself. She is happy for them. She just doesn't do so sweet it hurts.

"It's actually kind of weird there isn't one. A dentist." Which isn't really the point, but it kind of catches her interest. It's also better than talking too deep about Magnus and Will with someone she doesn't know. It'd be a little fucking obvious to leave it at that though, so she shrugs and lets her gaze linger on Will with that dopey-ass grin on his face and in no time, she's grinning too. "Between you, me, and the wall, they're actually pretty cute, the little lovebirds. It's good to see them happy. They deserve it."

...which is probably the most seriously normal thing Kate Freelander has ever said to another woman.

[justsookie]

"Oh, I don't know," Sookie ponders aloud, nose wrinkling at the thought. "I mean, not that I've got anything against dentists, but really, who would want to look in people's mouths all day unless they were getting paid for it? You don't get the satisfaction of saving someone's life or saving them from any pain that they haven't probably caused themselves. I think I could understand. Although—" She raises a brow wryly. "Then again, on the island, I've decided to keep waitressin' even though I used to call it the most thankless job in the world, so there's that."

Her eyes flicker over to the other woman, lips curved in a slight grin. "Anyway, back to the matter of the happy couple? You're right. It's real good to see them happy, and I can't think of two people more deserving, off the top of my head. I mean, I know a lot of people I wish would find a love like that, but aside from maybe my grandparents, I don't think I've ever seen two fit together that well."