Surprises All Around

Okay, Wash knew that his wedding was never going to be normal. When he felt like being truthful, he had to admit to himself that he was still surprised that Zoe wanted to marry him at all. Although he’s pretty sure that he had fallen in love with Zoe within the first week of being on Serenity with her, he knew that he was too far beneath her to even dream of being in a relationship with her. Still, he found himself drawn to her, and was amazed to find that Zoe seemed willing to spend time in his company, as well. They gradually became close friends, and Wash sometimes found that he imagined their relationship could grow into something more as he sat alone at the controls. Still, he doubted that he could have been more surprised when Zoe casually mentioned that she could see herself married to him. It was only a week later that she asked him to marry her. Wash was still unsure if he actually managed to find the ability to answer her, but now they seemed to be planning a wedding.

Wash wasn’t sure when they were going to get married, as it depended on Serenity’s schedule and the jobs that they could take, when they were going to be on any of the core planets. Zoe insisted that she wanted to get married in a real church, just like those that weddings were held in back on Earth-that-was. Wash quickly agreed, loving the glimpse of Zoe’s little-girl dreams, seeing exactly how Zoe had always imagined her wedding. Wash knew that it was these shimmering moments when Zoe reminded him that she was still all woman, that she had the same desires as any woman did, even behind all the guns and strength, that kept him falling in love with her, kept him mesmerized by her.

Wash wasn’t sure how Zoe was planning the vows, but he wanted to surprise her by writing his own. Unfortunately, he wasn’t sure if he was going to be able to do so. Writing down how he felt was so difficult! Crossing out what he just wrote, he tried again.

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Finally, Serenity was docked on Ariel,