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'Hmm, I know,' Avery said. 'I wasn't suggesting to take a moment because of that, it's just... you said it was beautiful, so I was just wondering if you wanted to take a moment to take it all in, is all.' She shrugged. 'But it's entirely fine if you don't, we can go on.' She shot her a smile. 'I'm not tired either, so we can definitely go on, anyway.' She didn't think they had been walking all that long, if she was honest, but then, time with Merry always seemed to go by more quickly than she thought it did. Maybe because the time they had wasn't often long to begin with, regular duties and responsibilities and just being in public together basically putting an end to it lest they out eachother. That, and they had a lot of fun together, it was easy, and that always made time seem to fly by too. 'I am, yes,' Avery answered the question Merry asked her. 'Like... I don't know what I would be missing?' She frowned. 'I mean... It's not like I want kids or anything, and marriage isn't something I ever entertained so... Living together with someone isn't a must for me either, not with work requiring us to spend most of the nights there. Not that I'm in my own home often, so it's not like im attached to it... Unless... that's not what you meant?' Not that she had any idea what she could've meant otherwise. This was the only logical conclusion, was it not? 'What about you?'

"I'm not that tired yet," Merry admitted and it was true; with the moon where it currently was, she could walk for hours still. "You? Because we can sit..." She smiled. "Are you happy, with what you have now? Or is anything missing?'

Well, Merry at least felt honoured about it all, and that made her feel better about it too. Not that she regretted that Merry seemed to bring that behaviour out in her, but it did make her self-conscious at times, because this normally wasn't her. But then, Merry was different, had been that way from the get-go, and if she'd minded, she would've already told her.   'Ah, yes, I suppose that could work,' Avery agreed. 'But then it would also have to be with someone I can tolerate and who tolerates me, who has to be single, and has to be willing to do such a thing. It's not a combination that particularly easy to find. I mean, I suppose the tolerating might not strictly be necessary, but, well, one's gotta be able to trust them and, well, I would prefer that. But you don't have to worry about it happening with anyone else. I would think my chances of ever getting married are slim to none and I'm honestly fine with that.' It wasn't like she was ever particularly inclined to get married anyway, and the only person she could see herself getting married to was Felix, and that was mainly to protect one another and allow them to date whoever they pleased. Not that this was possible, with him being married and all that, but still.   'Hmm, you do,' Ave grinned. 'And it is beautiful here, isn't it? Do you want to sit down and just enjoy it for a bit, or do you want to lead us down a path and see what else there is to see? We've got plenty of time after all to find out where we need to end up going.'

Merry laughed. "I am honoured to bring that out in you, Ave," she admitted and although she said it lightly it was very much the truth. She hadn't expected her life to end up this good, either. Sure, it wasn't perfect, but the half werewolf bisexual in her wouldn't really have believed perfection in any case. This way, there were enough obstacles to feel plausibly content without the need for incessant paranoia.   She nodded. "Well, I can recommend my particular brand of marriage," she agreed. "But with anyone else it might get a bit hard not to be jealous." She wasn't sure it would get hard, actually. She had been jealous, way back when, but it was a long time ago. These days there was always something else to worry about.   She shook her head. "Yeah, this is crazy. Hotshot husband, badass girlfriend." She winked. "I deserve it all, of course."   "Ah, you picked such a wonderful place. This is amazing. And it's nice not to be in public sometimes."

Ave hadn't quite expected it had been Dax, to be honest. She'd met the man, after all, and it had been clear that the two of them had an amazing relationship, even if it was just as friends. The respect and the fact that they genuinely enjoyed one anothers company had spoken volumes about it all, and maybe it was her and her inability to build relationships once she'd felt wronged or she'd wronged them, but she didn't think she'd easily move into such a friendship if it had been an issue with him as a person. She still appreciated the clarification, however, and she frowned when Merry explained his girlfriend had ended up marrying Dax' father. 'That's... messed up,' she said. Not unusual, though. Probably money or something else, and, well, for women it wasn't weird to marry someone years their senior. It was just fucked up that it was his now ex-girlfriend marrying his father of all people. It wasn't like you could easily avoid one another then, either. 'Though I'm glad it all worked out for the best.' And covering for one another was a major point in their favor too, especially because it wasn't easy as it was, and that was even worse when you didn't have someone to help cover for you. It could be very miserable and lonely.   Avery hummed happily as Merry kissed her, and let go of her hand to instead wrap her arm around her as she leant her forehead against hers. 'I would never,' she admitted. 'And Felix knew me well enough to be certain of that.' She still grinned, though, because the fact that she also made Merry's list when it came to that? It made her feel warm all over, and she honestly never wanted this feeling to stop. Not that it seemed to be doing that - instead, over time it had only increased with every passing day, and every time she thought she couldn't love Merry more, something happened that made her realise that thought was very much wrong indeed. She hoped to continue being wrong, if she was honest. 'Honestly, I'm surprising myself with that too,' she admitted. 'I never thought I'd be that person, and while it made me happy to see it happen to others, it usually made me cringe whenever it happened to me, or like, break things of if it was expected from me? But you seem to bring it out in me, no matter how deeply buried it must've been. Sometimes I truly wonder how you do it.' She still grinned though, no heat behind the words, as they were rather filled with wonder and happiness instead.   'Actually, it's not that different from what I expected?' She frowned. 'I can't remember when I decided to want to become an Auror, but it was pretty early on, and here we are. The teacher thing I wasn't expecting as much, though, nor the finding myself here with you, mainly because I'd been mainly attracted to guys. I'd rather thought I'd be married. Like, not because I particularly want to be married, but more because it's more of an expectation of society, and, well, let's be real, my mother.' She scowled. 'I will admit to having fought that one as much as I could, really. Nowadays I think I wouldn't mind as much, especially if it was like... one of convenience? But me liking a person enough to go that far is still a long shot.' She'd still offered Felix, but that was only after he'd gotten engaged and, well, it wasn't like it happened anyway. That web was too tangled.   'How about you? I'd imagine it'd have been far different from the life you're living now, or am I wrong?'