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Chapter 66 - The Wedding (16.6)

"You're not going to try catching the bouquet?" A familiar voice called out to Risále, joining her at the white-clothed table. 

"I think I'm a couple of years too young for marriage," She responded, moving over to make room for Leon, who was carrying two glasses, "Are you sure it would be a good idea for me to drink? We saw what a mess that made last time."

Leon rolled his eyes, "Okay, one, it didn't make a mess, you almost got yourself a boyfriend. Second, it's not for you anyway."

"Don't get ahead of yourself, Blueberry," another voice called out and an arm slung itself around Leon's shoulders, "I assume that's for me?" Bella asked, taking the drink from him, "Thanks, Blondie."

"I thought he was Pretty Boy," Risále pointed out. 

Bella shook her head, "I've got too many pretty boys. Wouldn't want to mix them up."

"By too many pretty boys, she means she has two. I'm the other one," Hyunwoo said, joining them. He pressed a kiss to Risále's forehead, "Hey, darling. Why were you here all alone?"

"Oh! It wasn't me. I was…Well, I was giving Apocalypse a break? She was acting weird so I thought maybe she'd want to be away from the whole situation for a while," Risále responded.

Leon hummed thoughtfully. Maybe this had something to do with Chaewon and Elliot?

"Hm, well, might as well watch the bouquet toss anyway," Bella said, turning to watch as Kaedan stood on a raised platform near where the pavilion had been placed. They had decided to have the afterparty in the same place where Xander had proposed and set up a small pavilion that could be taken down after. 

Kaedan made eye contact with Xander and the other nodded. As Kaedan threw the bouquet, Risále had to stop herself from laughing out loud when the bouquet was very pointedly aimed at someone.

Mina blinked once as she looked at the bouquet that had fallen in her hands after hitting her on the head. She blinked again. And then looked at her girlfriend who was standing right next to her, and turned red.

"I feel like this entire wedding was also partially to make a spectacle out of Mina and Lumina," Leon muttered, but he couldn't keep the smile out of his voice.

"They're the grooms' sisters, of course, they weren't going to get away without being made fun of," Bella rolled her eyes.

They watched Lumina lean down to say something to Mina and the other woman blushed before batting her away. The taller laughed right before she was nailed in the face with another bouquet, namely, the one Xander was meant to be throwing. 

As she caught it, she turned back to glare at her brother, yelling, "You're supposed to throw it without aiming, you idiot, not just throwing it at my face!"

"Sorry, A'Li, guess I'll do it again! Here, how about you keep half the bouquet, and we'll take yours back too, Mina, since Kaedan meant to hit you," The smile on Xander's face seemed to say he and Kaedan were planning something.

As he handed Kaedan's remaining bouquet back to him, Hyunwoo laughed lightly, "Well, they certainly seem to have something in mind, don't they?" He said.

"What do you mean?" Leon asked, looking at Xander who had turned around, facing away from the crowd and holding the bouquet over his head.

Bella rolled her eyes, "It's not common to have a second throw or something like that, so I can't imagine why—"

She was cut off by the bouquet landing on the table, right in the middle of all four of them. 

All of them looked at each other, blinking.

Then they turned to look at Xander, who was grinning widely, with Kaedan not too far behind him, "Well, I'm sure you four can figure out an arrangement for that. Hyunwoo's dating all of you so he certainly has choices," He called.

"Or just all four of you marry each other and make our lives easier!" Kaedan yelled.

Leon was red, "You both better shut up or I swear this will be your first and last day as married husbands!"

Hyunwoo laughed as he moved to hug Leon from behind, "I think they're giving y'all a bit of a nudge. Can't say I blame them, I'm getting a bit impatient waiting as well. Make a move, darlin'."

He moved away, leaving Leon blushing and stuttering. He leaned over to Bella, whispering something into her ear. She smacked his shoulder lightly, and Leon was surprised to see her flushing slightly, "Violets, you really shouldn't be saying that to me right now," She muttered.

"Make a move, Mira. You've already lost our bet, so I'll be waiting for that, hm?" He said, smiling innocently.

Bella huffed out a sigh and grabbed him by his blouse, tugging him downwards and pressing her lips against his. As he smiled against her mouth, she grumbled, "Is that enough for you?"

"You know it's not, darlin', but we'll continue this later, hm? Whenever you feel like it, I'll be waiting," Hyunwoo teased lightly. He looked over to see Risále looking away, blushing slightly, "Oh, I hope you didn't feel left out, love," He rounded the table, leaning over to her.

"Hyunwoo…"

He leaned down and gently pressed his lips to her cheek, then leaned over to her ear, "Go to Bella's room tonight. She might not seem but she's a bit stressed, making sure security is alright here. She could use a distraction," He grinned.

Risále looked at him, in fake shock, "My, my, Hyunwoo, it seems that your gentlemanly act was just that, an act!" She gasped.

Hyunwoo pulled her closer and whispered something to her that made her turn red. He leaned away and smiled pleasantly at Bella and Leon, "So, who wants the bouquet?"

"Incorrigible flirt," Bella muttered, glaring at him. She turned to Leon, "Was he like this when you knew him?"

Leon was glaring at Hyunwoo as well, who was smiling back at him, eyes shaped in crescents, "He practically lied to me. When we first started dating, I thought I was dating a sweet, innocent, boy. I was so, so, wrong. Do you know how hard it was to focus on my work when he was around?"

"Oh, finally, someone who knows my pain," Bella sighed, "Does he do that thing when you're doing paperwork and he sneaks up on you—"

"—And starts kissing your neck? Yeah, yeah, that's not new. I think it's like a special trick of his," Leon sighed.

Hyunwoo raised an eyebrow, "Well, Mirabella, did you tell him what you did to me after I did that to you?" He challenged.

Bella went quiet at this, and Leon seemed to take the hint. He blushed, "Oh. I see. Usually, I'm the one who gives in to him, but I suppose it makes sense, seeing the kind of person you are…"

She raised an eyebrow, "It can go either way, but what exactly do you mean by the kind of person I am?" She leaned forward, resting her elbow on the table to keep her chin on her hand, "What exactly do you think about me, hm?"

"W—Well," Leon stammered, somehow managing to turn even redder, "I mean, as in, uh—Risá, stop laughing, you're no better than me when it comes to stuff like this!"

Risále cackled, "Well, I am slightly better than you, thank you very much. You act like I haven't seen you literally fall apart when Hyunwoo calls you 'baby' but anyway, whatever you're thinking about Bella, you're right. It's because it's Hyunwoo that he's different."

"Ah, yes, I forget. You're a whore now."

"If anyone's a whore, it's your boyfriend, he's fuc—Uh, dating all three of us—Ow, okay, okay, I'm joking, I'm joking!" Risále glared at Leon, "They hate me for telling the truth," She said dramatically, leaning back on Hyunwoo.

Hyunwoo laughed, "I'll accept the title, I suppose."

"Gentleman Hyunwoo, also local whore," Bella snorted, "That certainly has a ring to it."

They turned back to look at Kaedan, who was holding his bouquet, "Ready?" He yelled out, and then looked behind him for a moment and grinned, "Some help, Val?"

Bella and Hyunwoo both choked on their drinks and started laughing, "So that's what he's planning," Bella coughed as Leon patted her on the back.

"What do you mean?" Risále asked, looking confused.

Hyunwoo grinned, "Val never misses."

Val grabbed Kaedan's arm and launched the bouquet, which sailed straight toward two people, hitting one of them on the head.

Owen and Fenix stared at the bouquet that just fell into Fenix's hands, and then looked at each other, and both immediately turned red, "Bullseye!" Val yelled, and Kaedan high-fived her, Nia following not too far behind.

"You are insufferable!" Fenix yelled back at her.

"Sorry, Klahan, that's probably this bastard's fault," Bella called out, pointing towards Hyunwoo, "I tried my best but she listens way too much to him."

Hyunwoo coughed, "This wasn't me, this was all you, Mira."

"Violets, don't argue with me on this one."

"You know I'm right, Bells."

Chaewon watched the four of them from another table, "They're actually insufferable. Why are they not all already dating. I'm actually losing my mind."

Elliot laughed, "This is our Leon we're talking about. Do you really think he'd take the initiative in a situation like this? Remember how Hyunwoo told us he started dating Leon?"

"No surprise that Hyunwoo is dating all three of them first, because of course he is, the kid is straightforward as fuck," Chaewon muttered, "My dear little brother on the other hand…He makes it so easy to make fun of him."

Elliot raised an eyebrow, "It must run in the family, I suppose then," He teased, "Because as far as I remember, Chae, you've never taken the initiative in a relationship either. Even with me, I believe I was the one who had to ask you out."

"Hey, I proposed!"

"After I dropped like thirty hints that we should get married including telling you right to your face that if you asked me to marry you, I would agree within the second," Elliot laughed.

"Okay, okay, shush. They're—They're starting the dance," Chaewon fumbled, turning red.

"Whatever you say, Chae."

The first dance of the couple was beginning, the music slowly starting as Xander led Kaedan to the middle of the pavilion, his hands on his husband's waist as Kaedan's hands rested on his shoulders. They swayed together gently to the music.

"Do you know what this reminds me of?" Kaedan leaned up to whisper to him and Xander shook his head, "Summer Solstice Ball. That was the first time we ever danced together, no?"

Xander laughed softly, "You're right, although I think Summer Solstice Ball was more intense than this. We were literally undercover trying to blow up the damn castle, weren't we?"

"Well, I certainly hope no one is undercover, trying to blow up our wedding," Kaedan added, raising an eyebrow, "Although, knowing us, that also just wouldn't surprise me. Since when have things ever been easy for us."

"Don't jinx it, baobei," Xander groaned, resting his head on Kaedan's shoulder, "Can we have one good thing without it going wrong? Like, can the White Lotus just stop existing for today. And tomorrow. And forever preferably. But also just mainly today."

Kaedan patted his head and leaned up to kiss him, "Well, then, let's make use of the time we have now, no?"

Xander grinned and tightened his arms around Kaedan's waist, easily lifting him up and spinning him as Kaedan laughed out loud, leaning into him and hugging him around the shoulders as his husband put him down.

"As much fun as this has been, I think there are a couple of people waiting for us, hm?" Xander said to him quietly, and the two turned to see Lumina and Owen waiting for them at the edge of the dance floor. As neither of their parents was present, their closest living relatives took the place for the dance. As their siblings, Lumina, Mina, and Owen agreed to do it, with Mina switching out with Owen halfway through.

Lumina took Xander's hand as he led her onto the dance floor, the both of them beginning to waltz, "So, how are you feeling, Mister 'I'm a married man now'?" She asked him teasingly.

Xander sighed, "Absolutely amazing. I can't wait for you to experience this too."

Meanwhile, Mina laughed, "I genuinely thought that someone's toes were going to get stepped on so this is a surprise to me."

"Keep talking and it will in fact be your toes that get stepped on," Kaedan threatened with a smile, "Besides, Xander would basically be considered high-class with his wealth and I'm ex-royalty. Obviously, we both learned to dance. You, on the other hand, were a menace to teach how to dance."

"Oh, yeah. Didn't I break your toes a couple of times?" Mina asked, grinning.

As Kaedan purposefully stepped on her toes, she cried out. The older man grinned, "It's my wedding day. This is fucking payback."

"You are so lucky I love you and am trying not to murder you on your wedding day."

Fenix watched as Mina and Owen switched places, the younger boy now dancing with his brother. Val and Nia joined Fenix, bumping their shoulder, "So, the bouquet, hm? Should we be expecting another announcement soon?"

They glared at Val, "You literally threw the bouquet right at us, isn't the whole point for it to be a coincidence or by chance? Besides, Lumina and Mina also got one, why am I getting bullied for this?"

Val laughed and Nia grinned, "Well, Lumina and Mina are practically married anyways so it's not that much of a surprise, but also you and Owen have really funny reactions."

"Go bully Leon, he's even funnier," Fenix grumbled.

"Oh, I plan to," Nia said, looking at the other boy, vaguely threateningly. Even without hearing her words, Leon seemed to shudder.

As the dance began to end and Mina joined Kaedan again so Owen could talk to his friends, the mint-haired boy approached his friends, "What exactly is going on here?"

"They're bullying me," Fenix whined, burying their face in Owen's shoulder, "If anything, bully both of us, not just me. Then at least I don't have to take it alone."

Owen lightly pushed them, "Don't drag me into this, I escaped for a while. Anyways, since the…I guess we can call it Sibling Dance since there was no father or daughter present…Is over, I'm pretty sure other couples can go on the dance floor too."

The four of them looked over to see Chaewon and Elliot stepping onto the dance floor, both swaying together. Lumina, Xander, Mina, and Kaedan seemed to have switched partners again at some point so Xander and Kaedan were dancing together again while Lumina and Mina danced together.

"It seems like it," Val mused, looking between Fenix and Owen. Nia went to open her mouth, but the taller nudged her.

Fenix turned back to see Owen looking at them, a slight blush on his face. It took them a moment to realize before they grinned, "Oh, Owen," They said singsongingly, and Owen knew he was about to be teased, "Did you want me to ask you to dance? You could have just said—"

Owen, who was completely red, didn't even give them a chance to finish, grabbing their hand and pulling them onto the dance floor, resting his arms around their waist. Fenix seemed slightly dazed but let Owen take the lead, swaying them back and forth, eventually remembering to put their hands on Owen's shoulders.

"Idiots," Nia said fondly.

"They're cute," Val shrugged, looking over to see Hyunwoo dancing with Leon. She was surprised to see that Risále wasn't on the dance floor and neither was Bella, only to hear someone click their tongue.

"Alright, come on. Let's go. You look desperate watching them both like that, might as well have someone dance with you," Bella held her hand out to Risále.

She raised an eyebrow, "You know, you could just say you want to dance with me too, right?"

Bella smirked a little, "You're getting mouthy, aren't you, Blueberry. I thought you'd want to be a good girl for me after last time."

Risále took Bella's outstretched hand, grinning, "Ah, but when have I ever been the type to be good? Maybe you should put me in place, shouldn't you, Ma'am?" 

Val tuned out of the conversation there. She didn't need to know that.

 She watched as someone slowly approached Xander and Kaedan, and Xander gave them a smile as they tapped Kaedan on the shoulder.

He turned to look at them and the shock on their face was obvious, "...Ariyasul? Is that really you?" He asked.

"Hey, long time no see, kiddo," Ariyasul smiled, "And congratulations. If anything could drag me out of hiding, it would be your wedding, wouldn't it? I'm glad you get to have this. If anyone deserves it, it's you. Your brother…He would have been happy to see you have this," They looked down, "I'm sorry I wasn't there after everything…When it happened, I was just so overwhelmed and so much was happening, and I…Well, I'm really sorry."

Kaedan shook his head, "I don't care, I'm just glad to see you're alright," He said, leaning down to hug them tightly. Ariyasul seemed to relax, their body had seemed tense before that, and gently patted him on the head, "How did you know? Or get here?"

Ariyasul laughed and looked behind Kaedan, "That would be thanks to your husband. Hi, by the way. It's been a while, hasn't it, Xander?"

Xander reached over to hug them, "Hey, Ariya. It's nice to see you as well. How are you holding up?"

"Better than before. It was…Hard to be without him for a long time. Eventually, I pulled myself together, though. I was surprised though, how did you even find me? I went into hiding because I didn't want anyone to find me and I didn't think anyone could but…"

Xander laughed a little, "Bella is an extremely efficient person. I mentioned to her your last known location, full name, and appearance, and she had people find you in basically three days. Don't underestimate that woman, she's amazing."

"So, I've heard," Ariyasul mused, "That's her, no?" They pointed to her, dancing with the dark blue-haired woman, "I should probably talk to her. I was thinking…It's about time I stop hiding and actually do something. What better way than to join the rebellion, no?"

Kaedan raised his eyebrows, "Are you sure? You really don't have to, it does mean you're putting yourself in a lot of danger—"

"I'm no stranger to that, Kaedan," Ariyasul laughed, "Don't worry about me, kiddo. I'll handle myself just fine. You just enjoy your wedding, okay? I'll talk to you later," They waved before weaving out of the crowd.

Kaedan sighed and leaned his head against Xander's shoulder, "Do you think they'll be alright?"

Xander hummed, "I think they will be. You're just going to have to trust them."

"By the way," Kaedan said, looking up at him, "Can I marry you again? Please? How did I manage to end up with someone this amazing? You know you're not allowed to marry anyone else ever now, right? I'm going to find you in all our other lives and I'm going to marry you then."

Xander grinned, "Is that a threat?"

"Mmh, it very much could be," Kaedan said nonchalantly, leaning up to kiss him.

Someone cleared their throat and they broke apart to see Elliot grinning at them, "As much as I hate to break this up, and you know I really do," Both men rolled their eyes, "Should we make the traditionalists roll in their graves? I wonder what they'd think of not just one, but both grooms dancing with their ex at their wedding."

Kaedan sighed, "You first, or me?" He asked Xander.

"You can go first," Xander laughed, "I'll take Chaewon, wouldn't want her to feel left out," He said as the woman joined him.

She shook her head, "Such a gentleman. Come on, let's go."

Val turned back to look at the girl next to her, who was staring fondly at her friends on the dance floor. Some other people had joined in as well, Sam was already on the dance floor as Haven seemed to be dragging their wife onto the dance floor. Lifen was laughing as she kept a tight grip on their daughter. 

"You really love them, don't you?" She asked Nia softly, "Our friends, I mean."

Nia was quiet for a moment, and then nodded, "I'd been alone for so long. It feels nice to have people who care about me. It feels nice to be able to be a kid again sometimes."

Val hummed. Then, she stepped forward, moving to face Nia, smiling under the lights, "Care to dance?" She asked, bowing and holding her hand out to Nia.

The other girl hesitated for a second before a genuine, gentle smile spread across her face as she rolled her eyes, "Fine, I'll let you have your way, just this once—Woah!" Nia didn't even get to finish her sentence before Val excitedly dragged her onto the dance floor. As she turned to face the girl, holding her hands, Val couldn't help but think.

I don't know exactly what these feelings are, but I'll be damned if it's not love.

As Xander stepped away for a moment, he saw Risále standing alone by the table again. It seemed she's been doing that quite a lot. Concerned, he headed over to her, but the realization of what was actually happening dawned on him as she met his eyes.

"Congratulations on the wedding," Apocalypse said, sipping her drink. Xander leaned on the table next to her, "I really do mean it. You went through a lot of shit to get to this place, you really should enjoy it."

"Thanks," Xander sighed, "I wish you'd gotten the same chance," He said, watching Elliot and Chaewon together.

Apocalypse looked surprised, "You know?"

He hummed, "Sort of? I actually don't know what your guys' situation was. I only know the rumors the White Lotus had and the stories that got passed around. By the time I reconvened with Chaewon and Elliot long enough to ask, they'd already lost their memories of you."

"How old was Elliot when you were dating him?"

"Around twenty or twenty-one. I was visiting Sector 3 when I dated him."

Apocalypse seemed to figure out something, "Ah, so it was pretty soon after I died," There was no judgment in her voice.

Xander nodded, "Chaewon and Elliot took a break around that time and dated other people, Elliot dated me for a while before they got back together. I think...I think they recognized they were missing something and both were trying to fill in that gap but they just couldn't. They were seeing other people when they were dating as well, that was when Elliot dated Kaedan for a short period of time. Elliot and Chaewon only officially got married when I was twenty-two, so Elliot was probably twenty-four."

"Four years after, huh?" Apocalypse sighed to herself.

Xander looked at her, "I really mean it, you know? I'm sorry you died not too long after you announced your engagement to both of them."

Apocalypse shook her head, "...Huh, you do know. It was long ago, I can't really be hung up on it anymore, seeing as I've been dead for a good ten years. I'm just…Glad they got to have it, even without me."

"You should tell them, you know?" Xander said quietly, "I doubt they'd appreciate being left ignorant of something like this."

She raised an eyebrow, "You sure you're in the position to say something like that, Mister 'I hid the truth from my husband for six years to protect him'?" 

Xander sighed, "You know what, fair enough."

"Did you…No, you wouldn't have. I was going to ask if you actually...You know, ever met me before now…"

Xander was quiet for a moment, "No, I never actually met you before in any way. Elliot, Chaewon, and I were school friends, but I was closer to Elliot. That never changed. When you were seeing them, I actually hadn't seen them very often. I saw Chaewon occasionally and she mentioned you a few times but I could never get anything out of her. I think it was more for your safety than anything else."

Apocalypse hummed, "She's always been like that. She'll take care of you silently in ways you never know," She said, "So, you, Chae, and Elliot knew each other when you were younger?"

"Yeah—Well, I knew Elliot more than Chaewon, since she was four years older than me. I knew about Leon's existence but I'd never actually met him until shortly before he got separated from Elliot and Chaewon. I only met him a few times though. Though, of course, there's a whole different side to that—Why did they make it so convoluted?"

Apocalypse shrugged, "You're asking the wrong person, buddy, I wasn't a scientist."

"...When are you going to tell us what happened to you?" Xander asked, "I didn't ask because I didn't want to bring it up but you…If you really are the Queen Apocalypse, then Sector 4…It was a real place? I'd had my suspicions but I thought it was destroyed long before us. But if you only died ten years ago…"

Apocalypse thought about it for a moment before speaking again, "You'll find out soon enough. When your wedding celebrations are over and we have to get back to work, I suppose. Don't think too much about it for now. Just enjoy your wedding. Besides, I think someone's waiting for you," She directed him towards Kaedan who was gesturing for him to join them.

Xander looked back at Apocalypse, "You gonna be alright?"

"I'll be fine, just go, kid," Apocalypse said, pushing him lightly. As she watched him join his husband and his friends, she felt someone's presence approach her. She froze for a moment.

"So, you must be Apocalypse, I presume. Should I be bowing in the presence of royalty?" Elliot said, watching her.

Apocalypse took a deep breath, "I've been dead for years, Mr. Varshini. I haven't been royalty for a long time."

"Being dead doesn't mean you lose your title, Your Highness. Especially seeing as you have no successor to your throne, and your Sector fell to ruin immediately after your death. So, that would make you the last queen of Sector 4, even in your death," Elliot said, raising an eyebrow.

Apocalypse looked surprised, "You remember that much?" She asked.

"Not many others do. Leon knows about Sector 4, by the way," He informed her.

She chuckled, "I know that, the kid came running to me after finding out you remember as well."

"Why?" Elliot asked, "As far as I know, we've never…" He paused, thinking for a moment, "Have we ever met before?"

Apocalypse went silent at that, before softly responding, "If we have, then I do apologize. Half of your problems were probably because you were associated with me," She lied.

Elliot hummed, "Nice deflection. I'll leave it for now though. I don't think this is the time for that."

"...Thank you," She said quietly, and the two went back to silently watching the crowd.

The afterparty wound down only half an hour later, and as the last of the guests left, Lumina walked over to Kaedan and Xander, "Now, I will never do this for you two again, but here," She handed Xander a keycard, "Golden House Hotel, penthouse room. I do not want to know what you're going to get up to, and frankly, none of the others do either. We're kicking you out for tonight. Come back to the house in the morning."

"Damn, A'Li, I never thought I'd see the day where you're encouraging this behavior," Xander raised an eyebrow, "But I definitely appreciate it nonetheless."

Lumina rolled her eyes, "I know, I know. Now get out, we'll clean up the rest of the stuff here."

Xander and Kaedan didn't hesitate to do exactly that.

They barely made it up into the room that was booked for them, Xander struggling to slide the keycard against the reader with how Kaedan was kissing as though he was trying to suck the air out of his lungs.

Xander quickly flipped them, pushing his husband against the door as they both practically half-tumbled in, shedding their suit jackets. Xander laughed as Kaedan pushed him towards the bed, "W—Wait, let me just—Let me get my shoes off!" He managed to huff out between laughs.

Kaedan smiled against his mouth, "You're taking too long, husband dearest," He said in a sing-songy voice, "Forget the goddamn shoes, I'll strip you much quicker than you can probably strip yourself anyways," He began unbuttoning Xander's shirt quickly, the movements practiced as the other man kicked off his shoes. Within moments, Xander was on the bed, his husband on top of him, kissing him roughly again, barely letting him breathe. 

"Baobei, I think you're going to kill me if you keep kissing me like that," Xander groaned, his hands settling on Kaedan's waist as the man sat astride his hips.

"Then, at least you die in my arms," Kaedan teased back, before leaning down to press into his mouth again. Xander let out a muffled noise as he was kissed into submission, tugging Kaedan down on top of him, his hands moving from his husband's waist to his hair, tangling his fingers in it.

Kaedan leaned back, grabbing his hands and entwining their fingers together, pressing them down beside Xander's head as he nudged the man's chin up, pressing kisses to his jawline, sucking and biting on the skin. Xander wrapped his legs around Kaedan's waist, pulling the two even closer than before as Kaedan began to move down, leaving marks all over his neck.

"Wait, wait, it's our wedding night, I should take care of you as well—" Xander began to say breathlessly but Kaedan kissed him quiet.

"Shh, we have plenty of time for that later," He teased, "I'm not going anywhere, neither are you, and we have all night. Let me take care of you first, hm? You deserve it, baobei."

Xander groaned, "Kaedan, you can't call me that, I can't focus on anything when you do."

Kaedan grinned, "That's the point. Now, be good for me and don't move, will you? I've got some things I want to try on you…"