Word travelled fast in the Hall, in minutes Thea was racing into her father's office, tripping over air as she arrived at the desk. "You're... marrying... Laurel?" She panted.

"Thea, are you okay?" Laurel asked.

"I'm fine," Thea said, catching her breath.

"Yes, Thea, We did ask Laurel to marry us and she said yes," Malcolm said. 

"Oh hallelujah!" Thea plopped onto a chair and sort of slid down. "Can I be a bridesmaid?"

"Thea" Malcolm scolded.

"Of course, Thea" Laurel smiled.

"Great!" The smiled, "Have you told your sisters?"

"No, but chances ar-" Laurel was cut off by someone yelling.

"DINAH LAUREL LANCE!" It was Veronica. Laurel's eyes went wide as Sara and Veronica raced in.

"How the hell did word get that far that fast?" Laurel asked everyone looked at Thea.

"Hey!" Thea exclaimed. "Not my fault I have almost nothing to do now"

"Roy just left," Laurel said.

"I get bored fast" Thea shrugged.

"So.. You're engaged?" Veronica crossed her arms.

"Yes..." Laurel said wearily. She was going to say something else when Veronica started smiling.

"We have to start planning immediately," she said.

"I just accepted" Laurel stated.

"Who the hell cares? Plus it takes months to plan a wedding? Better start early than late" Sara said.

"She's right, but don't set any date yet, we want Quentin in attendance," Slade said.

"OH! I think I have some wedding magazines we can look at!" Thea exclaimed.

"Why do you have wedding magazines?" Malcolm asked.

"Reasons" Thea said, "Come on, we should start reading them" 

~

Thea had 2 large stacks of wedding magazines, "Some of these are from Andrea and dad's wedding, others I got on my own" Thea said, "My late teens were filled with the idea of a wedding fit for a princess"

"I can tell" Sara held up a magazine with a woman in the biggest poofy white dress I had ever seen. 

We looked through the magazines, but my thoughts were elsewhere. Dad. What would he say to all this? Would he support her decision? Or would he get angry? God knows.

"Laurel!" Veronica exclaimed.

"Sorry, what?" Laurel said.

"Are you okay?" Thea asks, "You're not already having second thoughts, are you!?"

"No," Laurel said, "I'm just thinking about dad" 

"He'd be angry you did it, but he'd be happy it is with someone who can protect you," Sara said, "Malcolm and Slade can give you the best life" 

"And hey, they said it themselves, they want dad to be part of the experience to," Veronica said. "Don't worry about what dad is going to do or say, cause this" Veronica motioned to the ring and magazines, "Is going to be about you and your two fiances" 

"Let's order some dinner, and go through how you want to style your wedding" Thea suggested.

~

Midnight came and the ruckus began, even from the 20th floor, the girls could tell something was happening. "The Darhks?" Sara asked.

"Maybe they tried to get back for the bar," Thea said.

"Can't you find out?" Sara asked. Laurel went to the elevator, the three girls following behind, and as it opened both Slade and Malcolm stepped out.

"Back into the apartment," Slade said, all four of the girls rushed back into the apartment, Slade and Malcolm coming in and barricading the door. 

"We have a spy inside the Hall," Malcolm said, "The Darhks broke into one of our warehouses across town and sent us a little present"

"What?" Laurel asked.

"A bloody wedding veil," Slade said, "They know about our engagement"

"We haven't even announced it to our allies, so there is a spy in the Hall" Malcolm finishes.

"The Darhks are coming for us"

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Written By: EmpressOfFandomzzz