Rhoda's POV
Today Mare and I are getting married, I can't describe of how happy and excited I am that I'm calling Mare my wife. I love that woman so much, I'm very blessed to have her, to be with her, to live with her, to kiss her, to hug her and have two beautiful babies with her. Her and I have been through so much together, and she saved my ass so many times and thank her for that. There is so much I love about my beautiful Mary Richards, so many that I can't describe it. I just want to say, I love you so much Mary Richards...Richards-Morgenstern, I'm happy and blessed that I'm marrying you and being with you for the rest of my life. Now, lets get this wedding started!
Rhoda was very nervous and excited, today was her wedding day, her and Mary's wedding day. It's not a huge or a perfect wedding due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but at least they have a wedding. They planned on having a home Wedding, Rhoda and Mary couldn't invite everyone or over millions of people because of the virus. So, they just invited people that where close to them like Georgette and Ted Baxter, Mr. Lou Grant (Mary's boss), Murray, Ida flew in and quarantined herself before the wedding, And Phyllis and Bess. Rhoda and Mary were in different rooms, Rhoda was in her and Mary's bedroom with her mother, Phyllis, Bess, and both her and Mary's children. Melissa who offered to be the flower girl, and baby Rosalie who just turned two months old, wearing a beautiful small white dress that Rhoda and Mary had purchased with a cute little hair bow to go with it.
"Ouch Ma! You're hurting me!" Rhoda exclaimed as Ida was doing her hair, "well Rhoda if you hold still, this wouldn't happen!" Ida replied as she was fixing Rhoda's hair. "Oh Rhoda, why can you get a normal dress? instead, you just wear the same damn old thing" Phyllis said as she looked disgusted of what Rhoda was wearing, "oh shut up Phyllis!" Rhoda lashed out at the blonde. "Oh will you cut it out you two, you are going to wake Rosie" Bess chimed in as she was looking after Mary and Rhoda's daughters.
During the awkward silence, Rosalie started to fuss and cry, "I think she needs a new diaper" Melissa spoke as she plugged her nose to block the nasty scent coming from her baby sister. "Damn it" Rhoda sighed as she was stiff as a board while Ida was still doing her hair, "Phyl can you change Rosalie's diaper?" Rhoda asked the blonde, Phyllis gave a disgust look at that moment, she never changed a baby's diaper since Bess was born, so this is going to be good. Phyllis gently and quietly went over to the baby, she looked at Rosalie like she wasn't sure what she was doing, she picked up the baby gently and tried not bring the baby closer to her because she smelled the stench that was coming from Rosalie's diaper.
"Bess dear" Phyllis spoke trying to get her daughter's attention as she was holding Rosalie gently and trying not to drop her, "will you be a good daughter and help me change this baby's diaper" Phyllis said as she was still holding the baby. "Phyllis, you know she has a name?" Bess recalled to her mother. As Phyllis and Bess went to change Rosalie's diaper and Melissa came with them as well, it was only Rhoda and Ida in the room. Ida was finally done with Rhoda's hair, "well Rhoda today is your special day" Ida said who was the first to spoke as she looked at her daughter's blue eyes lovingly, she couldn't believe that her daughter was getting married. Ida knew that Rhoda was never happy with any man that she was with even if she tried, but with Mary, Rhoda was the happiest as she has ever been in ages. Ida knows that Rhoda and Mary love each other and are very good parents to her beautiful granddaughters. She knows that people are going to judge her daughter's marriage to another woman but Ida knows her daughter, Rhoda is a very tough cookie even though, sometimes she can be very soft. But Ida is not worried, as long as Rhoda and Mary love each other, look after one another and take great care of and love their children it's all that matters.
"I'm very nervous Ma, I love Mary so much, I'm scared that Mare and I won't be happy with being married in the future, I'm scared that I'm not going to be a good wife to her, I'm scared that..honestly Ma I'm just scared y'know" Rhoda explained as she looked deeply at her Mother's eyes, "Rhoda you don't have to be scared, it's okay to be nervous but you love Mary and it's such a beautiful thing, Marriage is such a big step trust me, I know from being married to your father" Ida replied as she looked into her daughter's eyes and softly smiled at her, Rhoda smiled back at her mother "thanks Ma" Rhoda started to sob in her Mother's arms "you I know I love ya right Ma?" Rhoda blubbered through her tears, "I know Rhoda I do" Ida softy said as she was at the verge of tears.
