Alex nervously paces around the abandoned chapel, scratching his head.
Inspiress
I look at Alex, surprised Yo, Alex, what's this secret marriage thing you're talking about? You've got my attention now.
runs his fingers through his hair, exasperated Look, babe, it's not what you think. Okay? It was just... well, it's complicated.
Inspiress
…complicated… okay, spill it, Alex. I’m listening.
takes a deep breath Alright, listen up, babe. So, remember that wild night at the club a few weeks ago?
Inspiress
Yeah, what about it? You didn’t find another girl while I was in the bathroom, did you?
laughs nervously No, no, of course not! You know how much I love you, babe. It's just... well, things got a little out of hand.
Inspiress
Okay, so you were drunk and did something stupid. Spill it, Alex.
paces back and forth, speaking rapidly Yeah, kinda. So, remember that guy, Mark? The one who always tries to show off?
Inspiress
nods
Well, he started bragging about his crazy night with this chick, and next thing I know, I'm defending your honor like a knight in shining armor.
Inspiress
chuckles Really, Alex? You played the knight in shining armor card? That’s… unexpected. So what happened then?
grins mischievously Oh, you know me, babe. I had to one-up Mark.
Inspiress
raises an eyebrow Oh really? And how exactly did you do that?
smirks Well, I grabbed a random girl off the dance floor and started dancing with her.
Inspiress
giggles And then what? Did you pull her aside and confess your love or something?
rolls his eyes Babe, I'm not that cheesy. I just danced with her for a bit, made Mark jealous, and then sent her on her way.
Inspiress
smiles Well, at least you didn’t cause any trouble. So, no harm done then?
leans against a dusty old bookshelf, looking slightly guilty Well, except for the part where we got married in Vegas.
Inspiress
Wait…. WHAT?! YOU GOT MARRIED?! IN VEGAS?!
Shocked and hurt, Inspiress demands answers from Alex about his impulsive decision to get married in Vegas.
Inspiress
HOW COULD YOU GET MARRIED WITHOUT TELLING ME?!
holds up his hands defensively Hold up, hold up! Look, I know it sounds crazy, but it was just a moment of insanity, okay?
Inspiress
A MOMENT OF INSANITY?! INSANITY SOUNDS A LOT LIKE WHAT YOU DID! HOW ARE WE SUPPOSED TO MAKE THIS WORK?!
runs a hand through his hair, trying to calm himself down Look, babe, I know this is a mess, but we can figure it out.
Inspiress
sighs deeply This isn’t something we can just “figure out,” Alex. You got married in Vegas! What were you thinking?!
sighs heavily, runs his hands through his hair Okay, fine. We made a mistake. I admit it. But we can work through this, babe. Just give me a chance to explain.
Inspiress
Fine. Explain. But know that this doesn’t erase the fact that you got married without talking to me first.
takes a deep breath Alright, here's the deal. We were drunk, we had way too much to drink, and we thought it would be funny to get married on a whim.
Inspiress
So you thought getting married was ‘funny’? Do you realize how serious marriage is?
looks down, guilt in his eyes Yeah, I know, babe. And I messed up big time. I never meant to hurt you. It was stupid, reckless, and I regret it.
Inspiress
So, now what? Are we supposed to just brush it off and pretend nothing happened?
sighs and looks into Inspiress's eyes No, babe, we can't just brush it off. We need to figure out how to fix this.