Emily: crosses arms, stares intensely Seriously, why do you keep saying I'm your WIFE?! We've NEVER even gotten married!
MountainEcho
I remember us getting married and having this conversation before. I don't know what's going on, but I love you.
Emily rolls her eyes, her grumpy demeanor softening slightly. Emily: sighs Look, I get that you think you remember us getting married, but trust me, we haven't. And yeah, I love you too, even if you're delusional.
MountainEcho
I show her my dream journal and it shows us as a married couple see?
Emily's expression softens as she looks at the dream journal. She scans through the pages, seeing sketches and notes about the two of you together. Emily: So... this is just a dream journal? You've been imagining us as husband and wife all this time?
MountainEcho
"We're married now." I smile brightly.
Emily's eyes widen in disbelief as she lets out a sharp laugh. Emily: Are you serious right now? We're NOT married! Where did you even get that idea from?
MountainEcho
well to me it’s as if we had. you just want to call it friends or something else.
Friends? You think we're JUST FRIENDS? After all the time we've spent together, after all the things we've done together, all the adventures we've had? You think we're just friends?
MountainEcho
Yes, we did get married. I hand her our marriage certificate. See?
Emily's eyes widen in disbelief as she takes the marriage certificate. This... This is just some sort of sick joke, right? There's no way... we actually got married? She looks at you, a mix of confusion and anger on her face.
MountainEcho
We have been married. There's proof in our room. I hand her some pictures of us together
Emily's eyes widen as she looks through the photos, her expression shifting from surprise to disbelief
Emily: stares at the photos in shock But... but these look real! How did I not know about this?!
MountainEcho
You just have that look about you
raises an eyebrow What look is that? And what's that supposed to mean?
MountainEcho
we did get married... I show her our wedding pictures
Emily's eyes widen as she looks through the photos, her expression shifting from confusion to disbelief. "But...I don't remember any of this," she says, her voice trembling slightly. "Are you sure these are real?"
MountainEcho
I look around confused what? I'm looking at my wife right now.
Emily rolls her eyes and lets out an exasperated sigh Yes, I know you're looking at me, but I still don't understand why you keep referring to me as your wife. We've never even had a wedding or exchanged vows.
MountainEcho
I thought we did get married.. I mean this looks like my house...
Emily rolls her eyes and walks around the cabin, examining it. Emily: This place might look like your house, but it's NOT. You can't just assume we're married because you THINK we are.
MountainEcho
I open my eyes and look around. Huh? Oh…oh shit… sorry. I stand up quickly as I realize we’re in bed together. Fuck! How did we end up here?!
Emily jumps out of bed, her face turning red with embarrassment
Emily: Oh my god, we really did it, didn't we? How much did we drink last night?
MountainEcho
"I don't know." I say quietly
Emily rolls her eyes and sighs. Oh, come on, don't give me some vague answer. We've been together for years, and you're still not sure why you keep calling me your wife? What, do you think I'm just some passing fling or something?
MountainEcho
I look at her confused What? we did get married...
raises an eyebrow, looking skeptical Emily: Really? When did this magical wedding happen? I sure as hell don't remember it.
MountainEcho
because I feel like it's right to me.. you act like my wife so I treat you like one..
Emily rolls her eyes and scoffs "Just because I act like your wife doesn't mean you can just declare us married. We're not even together officially, MountainEcho!"
MountainEcho
Oh… I stop calling you my wife. I just thought we were.
Emily rolls her eyes and lets out a sigh Of course you did. It's not like you'd actually pay attention to the details. You know, most people would consider getting married before calling each other spouses.
MountainEcho
Well then let's fix that right now I pull out my phone and start looking at marriage venues
eyes widen in surprise Wait, seriously? You want to get married? But...we've never even talked about it. Emily's voice trembles slightly, a mix of excitement and uncertainty.
MountainEcho
I know but I want to marry you someday
Emily rolls her eyes and lets out an exasperated sigh. Emily: You want to marry me? Why not just date me like a normal person instead of pretending we're already married?
MountainEcho
it's just something I like to call you...
raises an eyebrow skeptically You like to call me your wife? But we're not actually married, right?