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Zelda couldn’t quite resist a grin; almost everyone in the rooe—not necessari

ly in intih to know that it had been a matter of convenience

Rasheed wove a spell over the s them the miracle of Zayed and Zelda’s discovery of one another, that a un as a matter of simple union to solve two problems had become a union of love

“And noith both of the their love for one another, I ask you to listen to their vows” Rasheed nodded slightly to Zelda Since nothing about their vow reneas legally official, and they were already settled froovernment, she and Zayed had written their os

“I pledgeZayed’s hands a quick squeeze “I pledge myself to be your wife and companion, to take care of you even when you annoy me, to teach you to stay open even in your sadness I proht and by day, and to do everything I can to ie never to run away unless you’re by my side”

Zayed sh the roonificance—or souests

“I pledge an, at Rasheed’s cue “I pledge myself to be your husband and equal, to provide for you and care for you even if you take ie you to always face your fears I swear I will stand with you, and protect you, night and day, and to do everything I can to give you the life that you deserve” Zayed paused and Zelda saw hio after you if you run away”

A hter and half of jealous aduests

Rasheed continued the ceremony, similar to but not as involved as the first one they had been through to uests to confirm that they approved of the couple’s vows, and called up Hadya and Tarek, who held the two rings, to present them

Zayed put the ring on Zelda’s finger, and she saw that he had gotten the jewelers to add a new coil of le with the platinuer, and the two of them kissed to seal their union, to cheers from their assembled audience

The ceremony over, Zayed and Zelda joined their friends, who moved away from the chairs towards the other end of the banquet hall, where the hotel’s servers had set up a bar and a few platters of food, with e feast that they’d served for their first wedding, and Zelda grinned to herself as the guests began to see that the “traditional” wedding foods were all absent, replaced by iteht the kitchen to make

She’d started to becohtest bit homesick for Miami in the month before their vowel renewal, and as Zelda and Zayed had planned, she had taken over the s that she loved: Cuban-style roast pork made an appearance, as did seafood harvested halfway across the world Zelda had put her individual stamp on each of the itest the guests she had the pleasure of telling theain, by staying at one of her husband’s hotels and ordering them off of the room service menu

The reception for their vow reneas not nearly as drawn-out as the first one had been, and after a couple of hours, Zelda and Zayed left the hotel banquet hall, stopping at hoetting into the lie of the city