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Earth 40

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You

"I think I wanna marry her." I say.

"What?!" Dad asks.

"I've been thinking about it for a while. I just didn't know how to tell you." I say.

I've finally found the nerve to say

"I know you don't believe in it but I do." I say.

I'm gonna make a change in my life

"Did she put you up to this?" Mom asks.

"No—" I say.

"She's trying to turn you, it's best you leave now while you still can." Dad says.

"She didn't "put me up to this." I'm doing this willingly, I love her so much." I say.

Starting here today

I surrender all my love

"We love each other too. We don't need a piece of paper to prove that." Mom says.

"Maybe the tradition is stupid." I say as mom walks away.

She turns around and hits me on the back of the head.

"Ow." I say.

"Don't let your ancestors down, Y/l/n." Mom says.

I sigh and she walks away.

2 hours later...

I just think it's stupid. I've wanted to get married since I was a kid and I was told that I never would.

I never thought I could

I'm a grown woman — I'm 28 — I should be able to make this decision myself. So that's what I'm gonna do.

I'm giving all my love away

And there's only one reason that I would

"I want you to marry me." I say.

(And baby it's you)

"I'm not in the mood for your jokes." Alexa says.

"I'm serious." I say.

"I love everything about you. I love your voice, the pep in your step, your smile." I say.

The way you walk, the way you talk

The way you say my name and smile (Baby, you)

"I love how you keep me calm and how your voice sounds." I say.

The way you move me, the way you soothe me

The way you speak softly through the night (Baby, you)

"I wanna wake up beside you and be able to call you my wife." I say.

Every morning you rise and open your eyes

I just wanna be there with you baby

Alexa smiles and kisses me.

I just wanna be yours, from this day forth

"Your parents approved?" Alexa asks.

"No, I figured we could just keep for a secret for a little." I say.

"Okay." She says.

I smile and hug her.

Time Skip

Alexa and I decided to get eloped so we could keep it a secret.

"In one year, this will be the day we got married." I say.

Next year lets call this day our anniversary

The day I put my heart in your hand

And said that it was yours to keep

"The day you ruined hundreds of centuries of your family's history." Alexa says.

"It's fine." I say.

"Tommy will follow the rules." I say.

"He gotta find a girl first." Alexa says.

I laugh and Alexa smiles.

"I can't believe we're married. We're gonna spend the rest of our lives together." I say.

From this moment on say that you'll always be mine

Cause girl when I'm alone with you

There's only one thing that's on my mind

"This doesn't change anything. Just because we have rings doesn't mean you can be sloppy." Alexa says.

(And baby it's you)

"I still expect compliments and affection." Alexa says.

The way you walk, the way you talk

The way you say my name and smile (Baby, you)

The way you move me, the way you soothe me

"Okay." I say.

The way you speak softly through the night (Baby, you)

Every morning you rise and open your eyes

Alexa smiles and I kiss her.

I just wanna be there with you baby

I just wanna be yours, from this day forth

Time Skip

"You what?! Mom and dad didn't kill you?" Tommy asks.

I just wanna be yours from this day forth

The way you walk, the way you talk

"I didn't tell them." I say.

The way you say my name and smile

The way you move me, the way you soothe me

"You better hope they never find out." Tommy says.

The way you speak softly through the night

Every morning you rise and open your eyes

"I'm not gonna tell them. Alexa isn't gonna tell them. And you'll be a dead man if you tell them." I say.

I just wanna be there with you baby

I just wanna be yours, from this day forth

"Public records. If that shit hits the headlines, you're fucked." Tommy says.

The way you walk, the way you talk

The way you say my name and smile

"They wanna have dinner tonight, so we gotta be extra careful." I say.

The way you move me, the way you soothe me

5 hours later...

"What have you too been up to?" Mom asks.

The way you speak softly through the night

"Nothing, really." I say.

Every morning you rise and open your eyes

Alexa grabs my hand under the table and pulls my ring off.

I just wanna be there with you baby

"We've talked and we think it's okay for you to marry. It is stupid to follow a 200 year tradition." Dad says.

I just wanna be yours, from this day forth

"We've already, uh, tied the knot." I say.

The way you walk, the way you talk

"What? When?" Mom asks.

The way you say my name and smile

"Last week." Alexa says.

The way you move me, the way you soothe me

"You went against us?" Dad asks.

Every morning you rise and open your eyes

"Uh, I—" I say.

The way you speak softly through the night

"We'll let it slide. You've been very happy over the last 10 years." Mom says.

I just wanna be there with you baby

I smile and Alexa kisses my cheek.

I just wanna be yours, from this day forth

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