Mysterious

Chapter 43

"Do they have to publish it?" Arissa asked standing in line at the court house.

"I think they publish everything because it's a public record, baby." he responded quietly standing next to her.

"Damn. Someone's going to see that and go crazy tomorrow morning..." she told him.

"Going crazy about you..." he answered.

"Oh my god, no. Going crazy because Bruno Mars got married." she said a little louder.

"They'll get over it...Ris." he kissed her on the cheek as they moved up farther in the line.

She grabbed the paper they had filled out online earlier in the morning to make sure he was right about publishing the information. "It says here that you don't have to do it..." she told him.

"Oh..and Hawaiian is a race?" she asked him.

"That's what they tell me..." he told her. He took her hand leading her up to the county clerk.

"Here's our stuff..." he told her.

"Oh great. You have it all filled out already... " she responded to him handing her the application and IDs.

"Okay...oh. What?!" the girl looked up at him gasping after she read through the application.

"Don't say anything, please." Arissa pleaded with her.

"Everything here is confidential, Mrs. Hernandez. I will be the only person to know."

"Are you sure?" Arissa asked still slightly concerned.

"Riss..just trust her. People will find out soon enough."

"Okay...okay..."

The clerk took about 15 minutes to type everything. Bruno started to talk to Arissa about going home.

"You're going to come home, right?" he asked sadly.

"Of course I am." she told him squeezing his hand.

"Doesn't that guy look like Bruno?" she heard someone ask in the back of the line. "And he's holding that girl's hand like...woah." the girl leaned over to her fiancé in shock. Another couple in front of them glanced over at Bruno and Arissa.

"Yeah, it looks like him. He's rocking the fro today..."

"Hmm. What a lucky girl." an older lady answered.

"She sure is. I bet he sings to her all the time...and does little dances for her..."

"I bet he kisses her lips all day." a guy laughed.

"She's just lucky. That's all I have to say about it." his fiancé responded.

Arissa heard some of the conversation wincing. "They know you're here, Bruno." she leaned in to his ear.

"How many times do...I have to tell you it doesn't matter?" he answered touching her hair.

"Alright, you're officially Mr. and Mrs. Hernandez, y'all." the clerk slid the paper in front of them with an attached pen. "Sign here, Bruno and here Arissa...and I'll go get you your two copies." She walked back to make her official copies stamping something on the back.

"Here you go, congratulations you two." the clerk said.

He led her outside into the sunny Monday morning light. He picked her up hugging her tightly twirling her around as they made their way to the front of the building. "I love you, Arissa Hernandez."

"I love you Bruno Hernandez." she answered quietly as he put her down.

"No way!" they heard a teenage girl scream. Arissa and took his hand running to the car laughing at the reaction.

"What did I get myself into?" she said under her breath as she put on her seat belt.