Robots (English Version)

Chapter 4.- Alex Harper

May 7, 2011

"You can kiss the bride." The judge's words pulled Alex Harper out of his thoughts, he focused again on the woman in front of him and what the judge asked him to do. Happy Quinn looked at him, amused, he seemed to be amused by the idea that he had to kiss her, in another situation he would probably beat him just for the sake of trying; He thought of leaving things that way and sealing the deal with only a handshake, but it was his wedding, right? At least they deserved a kiss to seal that union; before the watchful eye of the judge and the witnessing couple approached Happy and with great care he kissed her on the forehead.

"Now I pronounce you husband and wife" The Judge said goodbye quickly, was a bit rude, but he had an appointment in a few minutes and was late; If it had not been for Alex Harper, he would not have gone to that impromptu wedding.

"I'm hungry," said Happy, when the witnesses, two people Alex had found in the hospital and paid them to be witnesses, left.

"Let's get some burgers," Alex said, opening the office door; they both walked in silence until they found a fast food restaurant, it was a small place and nothing flashy. "Perfect for our wedding banquet," Alex said as he ordered. Nothing had changed in them and yet now everything about him was also hers and vice versa, at least legally, and within a couple of hours Lizzy would officially be Elizabeth Harper Quinn, that was the reason they had both legally tied "For life," thought Happy. Either way, she had no plans for marriage in the future, and she hesitated to meet someone who made her want to walk to the altar - or a mediocre judge in Las Vegas - to tie up her life; This was a special situation, something practical, whereby Alex would be Lizzy's legal father and the girl would be entitled to all legal and social insurance benefits from him.

During her pregnancy, Happy had totally ruled out the idea of ​​adoption, she wasn't sure she could do well as a mother, but she was definitely certain she could do better than social services, and how bad could it be? So when she thought of Alex and Carl as adoptive parents for her little girl, she found a way to do it legally and safeguarding the rights and obligations of both, by remaining the legal mother of Lizzy she had every right to intervene in case Alex or Carl somehow hurt her daughter, she didn't renounce her rights as a mother and didn't give up custody completely and that, somehow, reassured her.

"Well, my dear wife," Alex began to speak, already sick of silence, talking was not only a distraction, it was necessary, there were still details to be refined. "We have to talk." She was already eating her hamburger and only glanced at it as a sign that she was listening "the first point is ..." he took a deep breath before continuing "Lizzy's biological father" Happy looked at him nervously "Does he know about Lizzy?"

"It's a long story," Happy answered slowly.

"Happy, I need to know what to expect, I must know if there is a possibility that a man claiming the paternity of Lizzy in the future, Carl and I must be prepared for that" he explained, he knew Happy almost ten years ago and knew that the Genius could understand complex equations, memorize books, and turn a junk into the city's fastest car, but when it came to understanding the social interactions and emotions derived from them it was rather awkward and it was necessary to explain things as literally "I also need to know if he had any kind of allergy or hereditary disease, or something that could affect Lizzy in the future".

"Don't worry about that." She tried to keep Alex's gaze, "I'll get you a medical report from him and his family".

"I still want to know about the man who made my daughter; So I'll ask you some questions about him, you just have to answer yes or no" Happy nodded, she didn't understand his interest in knowing those unnecessary details, and she didn't like it and would never like the idea of ​talking about her private life, although it was easier to give short, concise answers "One night's romance?" He snapped after a drink. "No," she said.