Chapter 17
If you were to tell past Catherine of Aragon that’d she’d be reincarnated into the 21st century, be surrounded by five wonderful and powerful women, and that her soulmate is one of them, she’d laugh in your face.
And though it all came with hardship, Catherine of Aragon wholeheartedly says that it's worth it. All because of Anne Boleyn. The love of her life. Both lives, to be specific. Her friend. Her lover of two years. Her soulmate.
And hopefully her soon-to-be wife.
She, along with Jane and Cathy, had been planning to propose to their girlfriends for some time. Prior to the first meeting, none of them would think that they'd have a sort of 'triple-wedding'. Since they found out each one was planning a proposal, they've decided to combine forces and propose on the same day.
"Has anyone even had three couples get married on the same day? Much less three same-sex couples."
"Well, we love our energetic girlfriends. If we proposed without this in mind, they'd find a way to convince us into it, no doubt about it."
"She has a point. Alright, are we all set?" With a nod of confirmation, the three queens dismiss the meeting to start preparing for their afternoon dates. Let's hope this works
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The three couples part their separate ways. The last two queens take the car, the middle two walking their way to the bus stop, and the first two content with walking to their destination.
For the gold and green queens, this is the local park. More specifically, one secluded spot in the shade that gives them just the right amount of privacy. Which will be perfect for Catherine's intention.
After they lay out their picnic blanket, they spend sometime talking about their jobs, what they've recently gotten into, anything and everything. Yet, somehow, a lot of it was just enjoying the other's presence, Anne strumming something on her guitar, and Catherine reading a book while resting her head on her girlfriend's shoulder.
It's when Anne suggests they clean up when Catherine makes her move.
"Wait." The first queen digs around her purse, scared at first glance that she had misplaced or lost the ring, but eventually pulls out the box. Despite the fact that both of them are still sitting, the Spaniard repositions herself so that she is kneeling on one knee in front of her love, the small box held out in between them both.
"What're you..."
"Anne, I know that when we first met, we hated each other's guts. I didn't want anything to do with you, because I thought that you were a threat. But, then we started to bond more and more, until eventually we had confessed for the first time." Tears have already started to form in the second queen's eyes, as she realizes what's happening. "Yes, our relationship has its rocky moments, and we've been through some hard times, but we got through them together. You are the most beautiful person in the world, and the love of both of my lives. And I am so so glad that you are who I shared my Glow with. That you are my soulmate. And, today, I want to ask you," Catherine opens the box to reveal the ring, the gem sparkling against the sunlight. "If you would make me the happiest person in the world and marry me?"
Once her speech is done, Anne wastes no time to launch herself at Catherine, eagerly connecting their lips in a somewhat desperate kiss.
"Yes, yes, YES! Of course, I'll marry you! I want nothing less! You make me so so happy, Lina!" Catherine leans up and kisses her now fiancé another time. They can both taste their tears, but they're out of joy. It's all out of joy. When they pull back, the older of the two slips the ring onto the younger's hand. "It's perfect."
"The ring is great..." Another peck is placed on Anne's lips. "But you're the only perfect thing I see."
The rest of the date is spent with loving whispers and I love you's until they start to stroll back to the house. And to everyone's surprise, they all make it back at the same time.
After a fit of giggles, the six queens make their way inside, three certain chaotic queens, extremely giddy.
"Alright everyone! Family meeting!" To anyone outside the loop, Jane's announcement would've sounded like it was made on the spot. To the blue and gold queens, this was the ending part of their plan. Once everyone is seated in the living room, by couple of course, Jane continues. "Now, why are the three of you so skittish?" The silver queen isn't kidding when she notices the three are about to burst of excitement. And frankly, that burst is what ended up happening.
"WE'RE GETTING MARRIED!" Anne, Kat, and Anna turn to each other with shocked and confused looks. "Wait, you are too? Wait, what??" Each one turns to their girlfriend fiancé, who each is trying her best not to laugh. Of course, they all notice their forced neutral expressions.
"Explain yourselves!" Kat demands, which does cause the other three to release their laughter.
"Sorry Kitten. Long story short, we started planning to propose around the same time and decided to join forces and propose on the same day." The green, red, and pink queen's jaws drop for a second, before Anna makes a request of her own.
"Wait, now I wanna hear your how you guys got proposed to!"
"No way! You go first!"
"In that case, I'm gonna take the lead and talk about mine first." The silver, blue, and gold queens smile widely at how excited their lovers are, and how eagerly they retell their stories.
Yes. It is all worth it.
Well, that’s the end of that story. A very interesting one, and one worth re-telling if I do say so myself.
What happened next? Well, whatever happens with other soulmate marriages I suppose. I wouldn’t know, I never stick around after that. I’ve got a whole bunch of other Glowings and soulmate-ships to make happen.
After all, I am one of very many Glowmasters.