#warrenesa

Vanessa was the one to propose. Warren had been wanting to for the last week, but was too nervous to do so. When Vanessa asks him he tears up and can’t speak, but manages to nod.

Dale teases him about this.

Dale is also one of the last people to know that Vanessa and Warren were getting married. “You didn’t tell me you were engaged!?” “We wanted to keep it a surprise and everyone knows just how well you keep secrets!”

But once the word is out Warren is the one making sure everyone knows that he’s getting married. Everyone.

Vanessa is in charge of the wedding invitations, which is sent out to all friends, family, and anyone that helped fought against the demons. Vanessa made sure that “You are all invited to the wedding of Vanessa Santoro and Warren Burgess, except for The Sphinx, rot in hell” was printed right on the invitations. Ruth nearly died when she saw this, while everyone else was dying of laughter. Vanessa kept a serious face the whole time.

Vanessa gets worried about how Ruth will react to her marrying into the family. Ruth doesn’t look up when she’s told, simply saying: “It’s about time to you settled down. Besides, Vanessa’s been part of this family for so long it’s nice to have it official in the eyes of the law.”

Those words meant everything to Vanessa.

Dale is the best man at the wedding. Kendra the maid of honor, Seth is (grudgingly) the ring bearer, and Tanu is in charge of the floral arrangements. “I have a potion that will make the flowers bloom rapidly, and if we time it just right we can have all of them just open as you walk down the aisle! Kendra, can you get some of the fairies to help me out, this has to be perfect!”

Both Warren and Vanessa going to Tanu the night before the wedding (at separate times) to ask for a potion to calm their nervous. Warren gives Tanu a massive hug, while Vanessa threatens to gut him if he tells anyone. Tanu just smiles and hands them a small vial– which is just filled with sugar water.

The wedding colors are black and red. No, Warren did not have a say in this.

“Tradition can go now the drain! My wedding dress is going to be red and there’s nothing you can say to change my mind!”

A former member of the Society attacks right before the vows are said, whom Vanessa swiftly knocks out with a dart from her blowgun. She then causally turns back to the “priest” (who’s actually Stan– being leader of the Knights of the Dawn gives him the power to marry people) and tells him to continue.

“You hid your blowgun in your wedding dress?!” Warren cries. “Yes. I have three knives in here as well. Can we continue now? One of the hilts is digging into my side.” “…By the Queen’s shrine, I love you so much.”

They kiss before Stan even says “You may kiss the bride”.

“’Until death do we part?’ No way– I’m not letting death decide when I leave this idiot! Tell death it can go to hell!”

Newel and Doren cry after the wedding– the beautiful Vanessa can never be theirs! (Seth just rolls his eyes.)

Mara catching the bouquet.

Warren and Vanessa kept their honeymoon location a secret. Everyone expects them to go somewhere foreign and exotic– it turns out they were just going to the next town over.

Things settle down nicely after the wedding. Warren has a habit of teasing that Vanessa is pregnant– so everyone just soon learns to ignore him on this topic.

This proves to be a mistake– because soon Vanessa does become pregnant, and no one believes Warren. It’s not until Vanessa smirks and nods her head that everyone believes them– and chaos ensues. Kendra is the most excited (outside of the happy parents of course).

“I’m going to be an aunt!” “Um… technically this baby is going to be your third cousin or something, actually–” “Shut up Warren! Vanessa is like a sister to me– I’m going to be an aunt!”

Vanessa confides in Ruth with her worries about being a parent.

“No, I get the final say on the name.” “Honey, the baby is both of ours–” “Are you giving birth?” “N-no–” “Then I get to name the baby.”

Warren becomes super-overly protective of Vanessa and the unborn baby. Always asking if she feels okay, does she need to sit down, does she want some water? Vanessa needs to take it easy, no– he can get that for her! She just needs to sit down! Etc.

Vanessa is completely cool the whole pregnancy. A little bit of pain here and there, but she handles it. Her morning sickness only lasts a week– and heaven help the soul that tries to get Vanessa to change her morning workout routine– whether she’s pregnant or not.

Labor on the other hand, is a different matter all together…

“DON’T YOU DARE TELL ME IT’S GOING TO BE OKAY, BURGESS!”

“YOU DID THIS TO ME!”

“I’VE TAKEN OVER THE BODY OF A DYING MAN AND THIS HURTS TEN TIMES WORSE!”

“I SEE YOU LAUGHING BRACKEN, I’M COMING FOR YOU AS SOON AS RUBY IS BORN!”

“HER NAME IS GOING TO BE RUBY, BURGESS! NOW GET ME TO THE HOSPITAL BEFORE I GUT YOU! I DON’T CARE WHAT THE SPEED LIMIT IS– GO FASTER!”

“YOU CALL THIS SPEEDING?! I’VE DRIVEN GOLF CARTS FASTER THAN THIS!”

Turns out that Warren thought Ruby was the perfect name, and he made to the hospital in record time (not counting Vanessa’s records, of course).

Vanessa was completely calm after Ruby was born.

You thought Warren was overprotective of Kendra? Well, then feel bad for his daughter…

“You have to support her head when you hold her– here, let me show you… Wait! Careful– CAREFUL!” “She was just yawning, Warren…”

“…There’s a boy with my daughter… He’s looking at her… He’s staring at my daughter… HE’S TOUCHING HER!” “…Warren, they’re both babies… let them play…”

Aunt Kendra is best aunt. Seth is second best uncle (sorry, Tanu gets title of best uncle).