#event.brunch

She was sure she hadn't stopped smiling for the last twenty-four hours. At least, that's what she was blaming her aching jaw on that morning as she tried to settle at the gathering of wedding guests they'd invited to brunch, knowing that even though it was hosted at Amelie's and she felt like she should be doing something to help out, her staff had absolutely everything under control. Surely if they could handle a Saturday night dinner rush, they could handle a small post-wedding brunch gathering, right? Emmy found herself approaching the woman at the table which held a pile of croissants in varying flavors, sliding her arm around her friend's waist as she pulled her close into a side hug of greeting, resting her temple on Maya's shoulder as she crooned, "I'm glad you made it, even if you're going to be forever disappointed that I'm officially off the market and unavailable for our future wedding."

The rush of the wedding was over. She did it. She stood in front of a whole bunch of people and promised Verda she wouldn't break her heart for as long as they both lived and that was that. She did it. Basking in the glow of keeping the most important commitment she'd ever made lasted throughout the night of the wedding and if she were completely honest, it hadn't quite worn off even as the sun peaked into the next day and the clocked turned to noon. Instead, she approached the brunch buffet staff had set out in her restaurant, reaching out to settle a gentle hand on another's shoulder. "Hana!" Emmy greeted, realizing the volume of her greeting, littered with the glow she was still feeling from the night before, was just a bit too loud for the otherwise quiet, hushed brunch. "I, uh, never had the chance to thank you properly last night... for being a part of the wedding. Mainly, being there for Ver." Her dark gaze flitted to the woman in question and she would have sworn her heart skipped two beats at the sight of her. Her attention returning to Hana, after lingering for a second too long, she gave the other a soft smile and continued, "I know it meant a lot to her."