nextgenerationmarvel | Cards on the Table, We're Both Showing Hearts

After he had presumably killed two mutants in the middle of Mutant Town and caused some more deaths just by trying to save his own skin, Marcelo called his lawyers to get ready for anything to come up. After assurances they would handle everything if the matter arose, he texted Stephanie to see if he could stay the night with her. His hands were shaky as he punched the letters. His spelling wasn't great to begin with, but he assumed the message got through.

He contacted Xavier's when he managed to calm himself. He got clearance for him to arrive via helicopter. The five minute jaunt to the school was necessary if he was going to ply Stephanie with La Navarra food. It would still be fresh by the time he got to the school. While he put in the order, he gathered things for the night and some presents for Sancho.

The Brazilian let his fiancé know he would be there in five minutes. He had a small duffel and a selection of Stephanie's favorites from her favorite restaurant. Marcelo just wanted to spend the night with the one person he felt safe around. Though he wasn't sure he would be allowed to stay after he told her what happened. If she didn't already know.

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Stephanie nodded. It made sense. She doubted that he'd be finding his way back if he were killed again- there was certainly outside assistance there that he wasn't likely to get again. But there was another element.

There was something appealing about him living with absolutely nothing. Losing everything and having to deal with being a fading memory.

"How much notice do you think we'd need to get married in Brazil once I get out of here?" She looked up at him. She wanted to get married now, and the more she thought about it, the less she wanted it to happen in New York, not right now.

"Would you... like to join us? So Shaw Industries will be yours again. Or at least Veridian Dynamics can do business with it again. Since I told him all our business goes elsewhere without you in charge." He rubbed the back of his neck. Standing up to Shaw had been a moment where he thought he had balls of titanium. Now, he felt like he needed to support that bravado.

Then he blinked. A smile slowly spreading on his face. Getting married at home sounded wonderful.

"My family has lawyers and connections. It just depends on how fast you can get an original long form birth certificate and visa issued. The lawyers can tell us whatever else once I contact them. Brasil?" It made his heart speed up thinking of marrying there. If he weren't so sore, he'd put Stephanie on the bed and celebrate properly. As it was he held onto her just a little tighter.

"Of course. Shaw Industries is mine. He has simply stolen it from me." Stephanie replied determinedly. "Good. Hopefully your father can convince others as well. You as well. I'll see whom I can convince myself."

She smiled and kissed him.

"I will start immediately. Yes, Brasil." Stephanie smiled. "I want to go somewhere else for awhile, and it would make it far less inconvenient for your poor father to attend the wedding." As for her own side of things, she didn't imagine there would likely be many people.

Most of them were clearly on the other side of things.

"I take most of my cues from Sage on who should help me out, but you I want beside me. I'm stronger with you than without." He was trying to figure out what company to take his business to. Sage was crunching the numbers.

He hugged her tight. He didn't have to worry about hurting her with it. Such was the dynamic between them. Though when the happy hug ended, he kissed her softly.

"It doesn't have to be a big wedding," Marcelo murmured when he barely pulled himself away from her lips. "We just need someone to preside over the wedding, you, me, my father, and one more witness. Though... be prepared to meet a lot of my family afterward."

"If any of them are the tiniest bit like you, it will be my pleasure." Stephanie replied sincerely, hugging him just as tightly right back.

"A small wedding will be good. We'll probably have to have a society party when we get back, but I'd prefer to present them with a fait accompli."

Cards on the Table, We're Both Showing Hearts

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