To the Two of Us: Remastered (Anthony Ramos x OC)

Thirty-Eight

[Real life]

January 17, 2017

Malia was staggering into her home after her bachelorette party, not "hungover in the morning" drunk, but "I'm gonna be tipsy" drunk. She noticed her fiancé wasn't home and assumed he was staying at a friend's.

She took off her heels and collapsed on the bed. "I'm getting married tomorrow..." she sighed before giggling quietly to herself. "Malia Olivia Martinez..." she giggled. "I love it."

~•~

Her alarm went off. She grabbed her phone and lazily got up, stumbling into the bathroom. After brushing her teeth and washing her face, she hopped into the shower.

"I'm getting married. I'm getting married. I'm getting married. I'm getting married. I'm getting married. I'm getting married." Malia repeated in her head over and over. She kept giggling about it and imagining her honeymoon. She'd be lying if she said she wasn't at least a little curious about what Anthony was planning, which he wouldn't tell her.

When she got out and applied the right amount of hygienic appliances, the thought again occurred to her again. This was the day she'd lose her identity as an unmarried woman. 'Take that, Ryan Murphy,' she thought as she realized she'd been in a successful relationship and had a successful career, which he told her she'd never have once she quit Glee.

She had the world in the palm of her hand and nothing could ruin it.

~•~

January 18, 2017

She was laughing at how her female friends were frantically trying to put her in her wedding dress. "Guys, I got it." she insisted, slipping into it perfectly.

She mumbled the lyrics of Helpless to herself. "Too on the nose." Pippa giggled, having heard her. Jasmine came over to place her veil on her, singing along.

Delaney was currently sitting off to the side, fantasizing about her future with Leslie. Olivia was bored, playing with a loose thread on a sweater. Layla was probably high. Colette was smiling softly and cuddling Layla.

Lin walked in, crying for some reason. "You look gorgeous." he sobbed.

Malia rolled her eyes and shook her head. "Don't cry, Lin. Or you'll make me cry." she whined.

"I just did her makeup! She can't cry right now!" Renée exclaimed, shooing Lin out as he continued sobbing about how fast children grow up.

Malia blinked back her tears so as to avoid ruining her makeup. Jonathan walked in and she nearly lost it when she saw him crying.

"Lin's right. They grow up so fast." he sobbed, hugging her. He'd known her since she started her career back in 2009. He'd met her before her birthday, making her sixteen. She was now 24, about to get married.

"You'll ruin the dress!" Pippa shrieked, pushing them apart. "Hug and cry happy tears later!" she chastised, though she was also struggling to not cry.

After that, a sign was put out forbidding crying visitors.

~•~

And then, the wedding march.

(A/N: Please tell me I'm not the only one crying. No, I'm not joking. I'm actually crying.)