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It's still sort of hard to believe.

There are only a few people Kate has gone out of her way to tell about the fact that she and Newt are actually, seriously, for real engaged and it's not because she doesn't want to tell people, but just that she sort of wants to hold onto it on her own for a little while. She wants it just to be hers. She'd never really imagined herself getting married, but then, she'd never really imagined there was someone like Newt out there for her, so she knows plans change.

She knows things about her life, her family, she knows about the things she's done since coming to the island. The same sort of thing has happened to other people, too, and she's always been a little nervous, but it had turned out to be a good thing. She feels better for it. It's proof that her family, while irrevocably fucked up, is also still hers, no matter what happens to them. And even if she's not there with them, they love her, and she's okay. She's not as terrible at being an adult as she thinks.

So she's going to marry him even though her family isn't here to be with her, because she has other family now. People she loves, people she needs, people who are just as important and people she needs to tell about this whole thing.

So she sends a text asking them to meet her that evening at the really awesome diner not far from her apartment building. And she's nervous when she gets there, but she smiles in greeting and waves, and the ring flashes on her hand in a way she's still not used to.

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"Here's the plan, I'll get ordained as a minister and then I'll marry you two whenever you want," Jesse said with a grin. It did kind of suck that they couldn't get away to go anywhere for a honeymoon or something but Newt and Kate were both pretty clever and creative, he was willing to bet that they'd figure something out. Also, he would totally be willing to actually marry them if that's what they wanted. Or just do anything they needed because they were two of the most awesome people that he knew.

"I'll even get an Elvis costume."

"Oh, my god, no Elvis costume," Kate says with a laugh, but the rest of it is actually kind of a good idea. If they're going to get married, it just makes sense to have someone they're close to actually do the thing for them. Neither of them are religious in any way, so the idea of getting married in a church is definitely off the table. And she supposes they could get a Justice of the Peace or whatever they're called, but she kind of prefers the idea of someone they know being the one who does it.

"This is going to be a classy affair," she continues with a grin. "With flowers and people wearing tuxedos and all that fancy shit."

"Classy affair with all that fancy shit," Jesse said with a grin. While he didn't exactly think "fancy shit" when he thought of Kate and Newt he was pretty sure that they could pull it off. Kate was gorgeous and Newt was a stylish dude so they would probably look amazing with all that fancy shit. Plus, they deserved it, they deserved every bit of happiness they could get as quickly as they could get it. He really, he really hoped that something didn't happen to either of them before they got married. Or before ever, really.

"It'll be awesome and I'm really happy for both of you, Kate."

"Thank you," she says, her smile softening into something a little more genuine. It's not that she thinks her friends aren't going to be happy for her, but it's still nice to hear it. "So Mindy sort of freaked out when I said this, but I'm thinking a big no on the puffy white wedding dress thing."

"Newt doesn't really have the figure for a big, white puffy wedding dress anyway," Jesse said with a shake of his head. He didn't know how Mindy was but he could imagine plenty of people that would be horrified at the idea of not having a traditional wedding with the dress and everything. If Kate didn't want that though, then he was sure she'd get something equally awesome to wear that she was happy with.

"Are you kidding me? He'd look hot in a nice strapless gown, all those tattoos exposed," she says, then sighs a little, realizing she's getting totally distracted by the idea of Newt showing off all his tattoos. She really likes his tattoos.

"But no, that's not for me. I was thinking maybe a coloured dress," she says. "There's this one at my work that's long and black and it has all these colours in the skirt, it's so pretty."

"But not a puffy dress, it would have to be one of the more sleek ones," he said, realizing that Kate was kind of into the idea of Newt in a strapless dress. Or at least Newt with exposed tattoos was the real draw there, which made sense. The tattoos that Jesse could see were pretty sweet.

"Colored dress would be pretty awesome," Jesse agreed, although in all honesty he actually didn't care one way or another really. Whatever Kate wanted would be awesome, considering that it was her wedding and all.