Waking Up in Vegas

Chapter 3

Ruby was nervous. What does she tell her mom? Oh god, Nadia's gonna have a field day. She briefly wonders how Alfie and Alec are gonna react to having a sister-in-law. "Ruby? Ruby." "Huh? What?" She snaps out of it to see them all staring at her. "You ok?" Kylie asks. "Worried about your family?" Mel asks. How did she....? "Uh, yeah. I don't know how I'm gonna break the news to them." "Well, you all gotta figure it out fast, cause we have a show tonight and rehearsals start at noon." Ruby checks her phone. 10AM. They had time. But then again, maybe not if her mom gives her hell.

"Ok, I'm gonna let you all call your parents, break the news however you want. You married for love, tell them the truth that you got drunk, but let them know that i am working on getting this annulled, ok? I don't want them stressing over this any more than they need to. Mel takes her phone out and makes some calls. Ruby sighs and calls her mom. "Ruby Rose." "Hi mommy." "You got married?" Natalie's calm voice throws her off. "Um, yes." Her palms start to get sweaty. She worries her mom will suddenly start shouting, given her Christian background. "To your manager?" "Yes." "Do you love her?" Ruby was thrown off by the question. Did she love Mel? Of course she loves Mel but was she in love with her? No. Not yet at least. But she can see herself falling in love with her. Even in her drunken state, she must have married her for a reason, she could have ended up marrying Kylie but she didn't. She married Mel. "I do. I love her." She did love her. She just wasn't in love with her. "Then that's all i need to know." Ruby looks at her phone to make sure it was her mom that she called and not someone else. "Are you serious?" "Yes honey, if you really love her, I'm not gonna stand in your way." "But, i thought-" "We may be Christian but times have changed sweetie, you can love whomever you want to love." Ruby smiles. "Thanks mom."

"Is that Ruby?!" She hears in the background. "Tell her to ask her wife if she can get me an autograph from Angelina Jolie!" She hears one of her brothers. She rolls her eyes. "Oh I'm sure she'll take time from her day to do that for you!" "Thanks Rube!" She hangs up soon afterwards. What was she doing? She was supposed to tell her mom it was an accident and that they'll get it annulled. Not tell her that she loves her wife. Kylie sighs and hangs up. "How'd it go?" She asks. "Uh...." "My mom yelled at me. She asked how i could be so irresponsible and drink. And then get married when I'm barely 18." Malia sighs. "Same, my dad gave me an ear full too. What about you Rube?" "Uh, yeah. Same." She nods. "You all told them I'm working on getting it annulled right?" Mel asks them. They all nod. "Ok, good, now let's go!"

They all head downstairs and get in the car. "Hey newlyweds!" Dara teases them all. Kylie and Malia roll their eyes. "Shut up!" They both tell her. Mel shakes her head but laughs. Ruby wonders why this wasn't really bothering her. She should be upset like Kylie and Malia were. She should be trying to fix this like Mel was but she wasn't. She was just there. She keeps glancing at the ring on her finger. It was beautiful. Simple yet elegant. She wonders what being married to Mel would be like. She's seen her do simple gestures before, hold the door open, pull a chair out, but she does that for everyone. Everyone always jokes that she was born in the wrong body cause of how much a gentleman, gentlewoman? She was. Maybe it wouldn't be so bad being married to he- no, no Ruby stop. This is her manager. She shouldn't be thinking this way.

Kylie remains silent the whole car ride, she briefly glances at Malia from time to time and then to her wedding ring. She's left-handed, how is she ever gonna get anything done without looking at her ring? She notices Malia spinning her ring on her finger before she gently places her hand on hers. "You ok?" Malia nods and takes a deep breath. "I think so. I've been afraid to check my social media all morning." Oh god, Kylie hasn't checked either. She slowly takes her phone out and opens instagram. 500+ notifications. Shit. She taps on one of them. It was a post or rather re-post of her picture. The one with their hands showing off their rings.

I knew it! New favorite couple! #Kylia #glassheart

Kylie sighs. She knew her dad was upset but she also knew that he supported her. No matter what. She wasn't worried about herself, or Malia, or Ruby for that matter. It was her manager she was worried. Being ten years older and marrying someone you basically watched grow up and mature right in front of your eyes didn't exactly look good. It looked like grooming, which Mel was definitely not that kind of person. She dares to check social media once again, this time on a different ship. Damn, what the hell was their ship name again? She always sees it whenever they were interacting or talking to each other during interviews. Some fans found it cute, that they had that kind of friendship, others found it adorable and actually shipped them, despite Mel being almost ten years older, and some found it disturbing. Saying that Mel was too old and that it's just weird.

As if there aren't couples out there with an even bigger age gap than ten years. And they weren't even a couple!

Never thought about it till now but i ship it! #Rel or #Muby?

Nah #Rel for the win!

Idk i think #Muby is kinda cute

She rolls her eyes at all the fans talking about Ruby and their manager. She looks over at her best friend who apparently fell asleep. She leans her head on Mel shoulder as she's on her phone tapping away. They were kinda cute. She makes a mental note to actually talk to Ruby later when they get the chance. She sees Mel play with the ring on her finger, her obvious tell that she was deep in thought about something. Probably doing damage control over everything. The car comes to a stop and Mel gently shakes Ruby. "Ruby, Rube. We're here." "Huh? Oh ok." She mumbles. Mel sighs and turns around. Ruby climbs on and Mel gives her a piggy back ride. "I know you're tired and stressed Rube, but you gotta wake up. Don't make me drop you!" Mel warns her. "You wouldn't dare drop your wife!" Ruby teases her. "Don't push me." Mel gently sets her down the floor. Kylie smiles as she watches them. "Hey, you ok?" Malia asks. That's another thing she hasn't fully wrapped her head around either. Malia. Her wife. She's married to Malia now. God those poor fans, probably had a heart attack last night. Kylie smiles and nods. "Yeah, I'm great." She glances at Malia's left hand before looking at her own. Her ring flashes in the light. It'll be ok, they'll get it annulled and it'll be like none of this happened, right? So why did she get this weird feeling in the pit of her stomach?