ALL FOR US || The Boondock Saints

T W E N T Y T W O

Planning a wedding was stressful. Even a really small ceremony. Connor and Murphy had loved Victoria's idea for their wedding; Connor enjoyed the planning part of it, and Murphy enjoyed the fact that he wouldn't have to wait long to be married. She had suggested eloping, but somewhere nicer than just a courthouse. Ever since the wedding the trio had attended the year prior, Victoria hadn't been able to get the venue out of her head. The beauty of the rolling hills, the hanging vines, and the fairy lights; it was perfect.

Victoria had asked Connor and Murphy how their Ma would feel about them getting married somewhere other than their home, as she was worried Annabelle would want to be there. They both agreed that while their Ma would've loved to be at the ceremony, the three of them would fly back to Ireland to surprise her with the news. They didn't want to wait until they were there to be married.

It was a little emotional finding a dress on her own, as Victoria didn't really have any women in her life who could help her. It had never really affected her until now. The only family she had was her mother, who didn't live in Boston, and she barely spoke to. They didn't speak enough for Victoria to even consider telling her about the wedding. But, the women who worked at the dress shops were lovely and helpful, and she ended up purchasing an off-white, lace dress with flowing sleeves, and a short train. The neckline was low, but not too revealing, and the back of it plunged to her lower back. She was surprised how quick she found a dress she loved and felt comfortable in. She wasn't traditional and didn't want anything too over-the-top, but she also wanted to keep the dress a secret from the brothers.

Connor and Murphy had chosen matching, all black suits. They were slightly more traditional than Victoria, having being brought up in a religious household, but knew that Victoria was fiercely un-religious. Religion didn't matter to them as long as they had her.

The brothers had also asked Rocco if they would come and be a witness for the ceremony. They weren't going to invite anyone else, wanting to keep things private. They knew that the wedding would've had to be delayed slightly if they were to invite lots of people also, and they didn't want that. Once they had their minds set on being married, none of them wanted to wait any longer than they needed to. Rocco had been extremely excited and supportive of their wedding plans, but didn't pass up the opportunity to jokingly remind Victoria that he would always be there if she ever got sick of the brothers.

After the night at the warehouse, Rocco began spending a lot more time with the trio, coming around to their apartment, or simply hanging out with them more often at the pub. The experience had seemed to change him, and brought the trio even closer to him. He'd had an odd reaction to Connor and Murphy telling him that they were retiring as the Saints for good. He seemed to have felt similar to what Victoria had; a mix of relief and sadness, as he had been a big supporter of the Saints for a long time. But, he understood their desire to lead a normal life again.

The trio kept their wedding plans fairly secretive. They preferred the idea of getting married first, and then giving people the news. One person they didn't want to keep the secret from though, was Doc. She had been overjoyed at the news; both the retirement news, and the marriage news. Just like when they had told him they were dating, he was not surprised that Victoria had wanted to marry both of them, instead of picking just one brother.

Over the past 12 months that Victoria had been dating the brothers, she had had to endure a lot of questions and judgement about their relationship. There were many assumptions made about why she would be dating two men, especially brothers, which she never felt she needed to answer. Women who would come into the pub or see the brothers out in public loved to jokingly ask Victoria if they could 'borrow' one of the boys for their own needs, as they 'were so good looking' and 'clearly flexible with relationships'. She was always left frustrated and disgusted by this mindset; the thought of people considering Connor and Murphy as sex toys made her feel sick. They had always been popular amongst women, and Victoria understood why, but she couldn't stand how people behaved when they found out about their relationship with her.