America the Mysterious (United States of America #1.5)

His American Wife (Canada) (Part 3)

Months passed, and America had to admit that having Canada staying in her family mansion and even her own home was to say the least...pleasant.

It turns out that her worries were for naught, for Canada was very respectful to America's children, and even kept a respectful distance when the latter weren't in the mood to speak to him. He was also understanding that Utah wasn't fond of him and it was going to take her a long time for her to open up to him on friendly terms.

But just the fact that she was attempting to tolerate him was progress, according to Canada anyway.

Not only that, but not once did Canada send any condescending messages to America, and at first America had been suspicious of his motives, and she still is now that the wedding date was arriving, but he actually seemed genuine whenever they spoke to each other and discussed the wedding plans. America almost dared to believe that this person was Honan.

But she knew that wasn't true. Honan was dead, and the man that she was arranged to marry made sure of that.

As for the wedding plans, it was agreed that it was to be a small affair, with their bosses, their families, and some close friends attending. The nations were allowed to come, but neither America nor Canada wanted them along for obvious reasons. As for the location, Canada had suggested a nearby beach, specifically one that was rarely used by the public.

Seeing his reasoning, America agreed, and they soon came to the conclusion that they will pay for the wedding themselves, which wasn't going to be a problem at all thanks to the amount of money they have each. Although they wanted things to be simple and not very expensive, it was still a good idea to make sure you have a lot of money for these kinds of things.

Especially when some of your children don't wish to attend.

"Are you sure?" America had asked her children during dinner once. It was nearing Christmas, so they all were still here, spending time with her. Canada was also in the room, but stayed quiet throughout the whole thing, likely because this was between America and her states.

None of the states answered at first, but then Virginia spoke up. "You said you didn't wish for many guests to be present Mother, and not only that, but many of us are going to be busy during that time, and it requires our full attention, especially with all that's been happening lately, so we won't be able to attend."

Normally family members would be angry with this revelation, but not America. She knew what else her eldest daughter was implying as well: They didn't want to see their mother marrying a man they severely disliked, and they surely hated the fact that she was going to have to spend the rest of her existence with him of all people.

America sure didn't want her children to feel uncomfortable at a wedding of all things, and she knew that they had things that required their attention back in their states, so she understood.

"I see," was all she said, and she quickly gave her children a comforting smile before she returned to her meal, the states not too far behind her, thankful looks on their faces. All the while, Canada said nothing, and the rest of the night was filled with comfortable silence.

Now, the wedding day was arriving, and America was preparing her wedding dress for tomorrow. It was a beautiful dress, with its simple appearance, the slight trail, and the beautiful star-like necklace that came with it. On her nightstand, there was silver leaf hairpin that would be put in her hair to go along with the dress, and the bouquet she would have was going to be given to her tomorrow at the wedding.

She suddenly wondered what the flowers would be. Definitely not roses that was for sure.

Suddenly there was a knock at her door, and America flinched, almost dropping the gown in the process. Quickly composing herself, she called, "Who is it?"