"What'cha doing over here, Mrs. Yamada?" He playfully wrapped his arms around his new wife, grinning hugely. The apartment seemed brighter today - the whole world, even. The couple had gotten officiated before the ceremony to take the pressure off.
"Hizashi! You scared the crap out of me!"
"Oops! Sorry."
She sighed, laughing a little. "No, it's okay. I was thinking, this is it, huh?"
"It?" He stopped nuzzling her neck to stare soulfully into her eyes.
"I no longer have that name. The one I hated so much. I'm - I'm free."
"Yep. Everything after this is a new chapter in our lives." He held her tight, then looked quickly down when she sniffled. "Uh oh, here it comes. I thought I was gonna be first!"
She laughed through her tears, then harder when he joined her, both of them smiling in the sun-drenched apartment that was their home.
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