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Chapter One: To Marry
“Will you, Darcy Elizabeth Lewis, take this man to be your lawfully wedded husband?”
“I w-will,” Darcy said; her voice only shook a little.
“And will you, Loki Odinson, take this woman as your lawfully wedded wife?”
“I will,” Loki said.
The judge continued. “Then by the power vested in me by the State of New York and the Realm of Midgard, I now pronounce that you are husband and wife. Mr. Odinson, you may kiss your bride.
Loki reached across and lifted the veil from Darcy’s face, then leaned in to kiss her on the lips. It was a short, firm kiss, and as he pulled away, the judge spoke the final words of the ceremony. “Ladies and gentlemen, I am proud to be the first to introduce Mr. and Mrs. Loki Odinson.”
Darcy hid a small wince. By Asgardian tradition, her name was not to be Darcy Odinson. If someone wanted to be precise, her name was Darcy Andrewsdottir, but really, since the only thing she even knew about her real father was his name, that was not happening. She was sticking with Lewis. At the ceremony in Asgard she’d go with anything Loki wanted. Whatever.
The guests stood and applauded, and Darcy took Loki’s arm and walked back up the aisle at his side.
~*~
The reception felt interminable. As a Tony and Pepper Stark Production™, it was lavish and beautiful and awesome, and way too long. Finally, people quit hugging her (which was uncomfortably yanking her hair by her headpiece every. Single. Time.), and one of Tony’s elegant cars took them to the very best hotel Tony owned.
They were shown to the honeymoon suite, and Darcy immediately changed from her too-poofy dress into sweatpants and a tee shirt. She washed her face and brushed her hair out, then went into the bedroom. Once there, she crawled in under the covers.
After switching off the bedside light, she lay on her back, staring up at the ceiling. When, she thought, had this become her life? She spared a quick thought for Loki, then immediately dismissed it. The sofa in the living room was plenty long enough for him to sleep on.