Speedy and The Canary

I'm Gonna Marry Her Anyway

Prompt: Inspired by Magic's 'Rude'.

Saturday mornin', jumped out of bed

And put on my best suit

Got in my car and raced like a jet

All the way to you

Knocked on your door with heart in my hand

To ask you a question

'Cause I know that you're an old fashioned man

Yeah (yeah)

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"Mr. Lance, do you have a minute?" Thea asks nervously as she peaks her head into Quentin's office.

"Thea! Of course, come on in. And come on, 'Mr. Lance'? I know I'm old but I'm not that old." Quentin answers with a smile as he waves her in.

Thea smiles back and enters his office, sitting in one of the two chairs parked in front of his desk.

"Everything alright?" Quentin questions, leaning back in his chair.

"Things are perfect, actually. Detective, I wanted to ask you something." Thea sighs, pulling a ring box from her pocket and placing it on his desk.

"Thea. What is this?" Quentin asks carefully, taking the ring box into his hands.

"I want to ask Laurel to marry me and I'd like to have your blessing." Thea says strongly.

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Can I have your daughter for the rest of my life?

Say yes, say yes, 'cause I need to know

You say I'll never get your blessin' 'til the day I die

"Tough luck, my friend, but the answer is no"

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"No." Quentin whispers.

Thea's smile begins to fade.

"What?" Thea gasps.

"My answer is no, Thea." Quentin sighs, placing the ring box back down on his desks.

"Quentin, please. I love Laurel and I want to spend the rest of my life with her. I want to marry her, I want to start a family with her, I want to grow old with her." Thea argues.

"Thea." Quentin warns.

"I promise to be true to her in good times and bad, in sickness and health. I will love her and honor her all the days of my life. I will take her as my lawful wife, to have and to hold, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, until death do us part. Detective, please." Thea reasons, tears in her eyes.

"As long as I live, Thea Queen, you will never get my blessing." Quentin snaps, venom dripping from every word.

Thea looks at Quentin shockingly, her tears now openly streaming down her face.

"I understand, Detective." Thea says, her voice wavering.

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Why you gotta be so rude?

Don't you know I'm human too?

Why you gotta be so rude?

I'm gonna marry her anyway

(Marry that girl) marry her anyway

(Marry that girl) yeah, no matter what you say