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\u201cHow do you accidentally get\u00a0married<\/em>?\u201d Stiles shouts in Scott\u2019s ear, and ow, it really hurts.<\/p>\n

\u201cI thought that was something that happens only in movies,\u201d he continues, \u201cand, y\u2019know, in books and tv shows and stuff.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know,\u201d Scott says defensively. \u201cI mean, Isaac and I went drinking last night, and one thing led to another\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd now you\u2019re married to some girl the next day, okay, I get it,\u201d says Stiles. \u201cWhere\u2019s Isaac, by the way? Is he accidentally married to some girl, too?\u201d<\/p>\n

Scott coughs. \u201cUm. Actually.\u201d<\/p>\n

He glances precariously at Isaac snoring softly next to him. There\u2019s a bottle of open champagne on the dresser, and Isaac looks really rested and cozy on his half of the bed. He hopes that if Stiles ends up yelling at him even louder, he doesn\u2019t end up waking Isaac up.<\/p>\n

\u201cScott?\u201d says Stiles, because apparently he can\u2019t pick up hints from Scott\u2019s silence.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ll, uh,\u201d says Scott. \u201cSend you a picture.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cEw! No, I don\u2019t want pictures of a half-naked stranger girl. That shit\u2019s illegal.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not,\u201d says Scott, and then sighs and takes a quick picture of Isaac and sends it to Stiles.<\/p>\n

A minute later, Stiles asks, \u201cWhy do you have a picture of Isaac sleeping on your phone?\u201d<\/p>\n

And then, \u201cWait, oh.\u201d<\/p>\n

*<\/p>\n

Scott\u2019s watching television and his phone is off (to save battery) when Isaac finally wakes up, blinking and bleary eyed. \u201cWhere are we?\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

\u201cUh, hotel room.\u201d Scott sort of fidgets.<\/p>\n

\u201cOh,\u201d says Isaac. He sits up. \u201cWell that\u2019s sort of new.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAh, yeah,\u201d says Scott. \u201cAlso we\u2019re married. I guess.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat,\u201d says Isaac. \u201cAre we?\u201d<\/p>\n

Scott says, \u201cWell, I mean.\u201d He holds up his left hand, and then points at Isaac\u2019s, too. They both have very cheap twenty-dollar rings on their fourth finger.<\/p>\n

\u201cOh,\u201d Isaac says again. \u201cHow\u2019d that happen?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were probably both really drunk last night, I guess,\u201d says Scott. \u201cVegas baby?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah,\u201d says Isaac, and then chuckles. \u201cI thought being a werewolf and getting inebriated would lead to worse things than just accidental marriages.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not sure if alcohol and werewolfism have any effect on each other,\u201d says Scott, but he\u2019s smiling too.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019d think they might,\u201d says Isaac. \u201cMaybe.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cReally?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAt least we already live with each other,\u201d says Isaac. \u201cSo it\u2019s not\u00a0that<\/em>\u00a0weird.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah,\u201d says Scott. His head feels clearer than it\u2019d been, although he\u2019s not sure if it\u2019s the quick werewolf healing abilities, or that Isaac not freaking out about this coming as a relief.<\/p>\n

\u201cUh, we should get back to Beacon Hills, though,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

*<\/p>\n

The whole motorbike ride back isn\u2019t as weird as Scott would\u2019ve anticipated, but mostly because Isaac holds onto Scott like he did before and Scott doesn\u2019t feel very different, aside from the faint outline of Isaac\u2019s ring against his waist. He\u2019s not sure why neither he nor Isaac has taken them off, especially since they aren\u2019t very nice rings.<\/p>\n

When they get back to California, it\u2019s the afternoon and Scott turns on his phone to get bombarded by a bunch of Stiles\u2019s text messages and three missed calls.<\/p>\n

what are you going to do about this marriage thing<\/em><\/p>\n

how did Isaac react to it<\/em><\/p>\n

is this even legal in utah???<\/em><\/p>\n

wait no. I meant nevada.<\/em><\/p>\n

scott where are you<\/em><\/p>\n

sCOTT ANSWER YOUR PHONE<\/em><\/p>\n

MCCALL YOU BETTER ANSWER YOUR PHONE<\/em><\/p>\n

I\u2019M GOING TO MCCALL YOUR MCCALL ASS RIGHT NOW<\/em><\/p>\n

GODDAMMIT WHERE ARE YOU<\/em><\/p>\n

Scott rolls his eyes.<\/p>\n

i was driving back and turned off my phone i wouldn\u2019t have had reception anyways. i\u2019ll come over or something.<\/em><\/p>\n

Stiles texts back a second later.<\/p>\n

NO I\u2019M GOING OVER TO KICK YOUR ASS.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cWhat\u2019s going on?\u201d Isaac asks, leaning over Scott\u2019s shoulder.<\/p>\n

Scott shows him Stiles\u2019s most recent text. \u201cStiles is going to come over to kick my ass,\u201d he says. \u201cAnd maybe yours. Apparently.\u201d<\/p>\n

Isaac scoffs. \u201cI could probably kick his ass.\u201d<\/p>\n

Scott laughs. \u201cDown, boy. You have to listen to me now that we\u2019re married.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI had to listen to you before,\u201d says Isaac. \u201cConsidering you\u2019re still. My alpha and all.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOh man,\u201d says Scott. \u201cIs this legal in the werewolf world? Alpha\/beta relationships? Are you my co-alpha now?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI dunno,\u201d says Isaac, but they\u2019re both grinning. \u201cYou tell me.\u201d<\/p>\n

He meets Scott\u2019s eyes. His flash golden, as usual, and Scott\u2019s stomach does a little leapy thing. Isaac\u2019s turned on Scott\u2019s command, and he\u2019s seen Isaac with golden eyes plenty of times, sure. And his stomach is pretty used to doing that leapy thing.<\/p>\n

He rolls his left ring finger against his jeans, self-consciously.<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah,\u201d he says, and then clears his throat. \u201cYou\u2019re, uh. Still a beta and all.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cDamn.\u201d Isaac smirks.<\/p>\n

*<\/p>\n

Stiles comes over about ten minutes later, actually, barging into Scott\u2019s room with his laptop and tossing it onto the bed.<\/p>\n

\u201cOkay, so here\u2019s what I\u2019ve found out,\u201d he says. \u201cTo get a marriage annulment, you have to fill out the divorce forms\u2014I didn\u2019t have time to print them out, sorry\u2014and then get a lawyer to review them\u2014my dad can probably get someone, I dunno\u2014and then send it to the court, which. I\u2019m not entirely sure what that means, but we can figure it\u2014\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWho says we\u2019re getting a divorce?\u201d says Isaac, from Scott\u2019s desk.<\/p>\n

Stiles stares at him. \u201cYou\u2019re not serious. Are you serious? Scott,\u201d he looks at Scott, who\u2019s watching crosslegged from his bed, \u201cis Isaac serious?\u201d<\/p>\n

Scott shrugs. \u201cI mean,\u201d he says. \u201cBeing married hasn\u2019t made us, you know. Any different.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah, aside from the implications that you\u2019re in a sexual and romantic relationship with,\u201d Stiles gestures at Isaac wildly.<\/p>\n

\u201cWho cares, man?\u201d says Scott. \u201cNo one knows.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI<\/em>\u00a0know.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd that\u2019s because you\u2019re my best friend,\u201d says Scott.<\/p>\n

Stiles stops and nods bashfully. \u201cThat\u2019s true,\u201d he agrees. \u201cWait, don\u2019t distract me. You guys need to get divorced.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI will if I find someone more convenient to marry,\u201d says Scott. \u201cI mean, Isaac, do you mind?\u201d<\/p>\n

Isaac shakes his head. \u201cNot at all.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is\u2014\u201d<\/p>\n

Stiles sighs exasperatedly.<\/p>\n

\u201cIsaac,\u201d he says. \u201cCan you leave me and Scott alone? For a few minutes?\u201d<\/p>\n

Isaac eyes Stiles suspiciously, but says, \u201cSure.\u201d He gets up from Scott\u2019s desk and closes the door.<\/p>\n

Stiles eyes it for a moment. \u201cAnd no werewolf superhearing or whatever!\u201d he calls.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou know he\u2019s still probably going to anyways,\u201d says Scott and Stiles says, \u201cYeah, yeah, I can pretend.\u201d<\/p>\n

Then, \u201cAre you sure about this? I mean I know you trust Isaac but\u2026 this much? Where you can now call him your life partner or whatever?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cFifty percent of marriages end up not working,\u201d says Scott. Under his breath, \u201cWhich is good.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah, your dad\u2019s an asshole, alright,\u201d Stiles says. \u201cBut you and Isaac\u2026 I mean,\u00a0you\u2019re<\/em>\u00a0not an asshole,\u201d he says, which earns an, \u201cI thought you knew I was listening!\u201d from outside the door.<\/p>\n

\u201cShut up!\u201d Stiles says.<\/p>\n

Scott raises an eyebrow at him.<\/p>\n

Stiles says, \u201cI just want you to know that marriage is a very legal and emotional thing, Scott.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYes, Stiles,\u201d Scott says patiently. \u201cI\u00a0know<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n

*<\/p>\n

He tells his mother a few nights later while Isaac is over at Deaton\u2019s, covering a double shift. Scott\u2019s helping his mom do laundry, and Isaac\u2019s cheap ring falls out of one of his jeans.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat\u2019s this?\u201d his mom asks, and Scott says without thinking, \u201cOh, he took it off.\u201d<\/p>\n

He doesn\u2019t know why he hasn\u2019t noticed, although he supposes he’s never looked for it on Isaac’s finger. And he\u2019s more used to Isaac\u2019s ringless hand, he guesses, though he\u2019s kept his own on.<\/p>\n

\u201cHm?\u201d his mom says. She spots Scott playing with his own. \u201cOh, you have one too?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah, uh.\u201d Scott hesitates. \u201cWe, uh. Got married.\u201d<\/p>\n

His mom blinks at him.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat<\/em>?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOver the weekend,\u201d says Scott. \u201cWhile we were in Vegas\u2014\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhy the hell were you in Vegas?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWerewolf stuff?\u201d Scott shrugs sheepishly. \u201cUh.\u201d<\/p>\n

His mother deadpans, \u201cGive me your fake IDs right now.\u201d<\/p>\n

Scott slumps and goes up to his bedroom and grabs them from his dresser drawer. When he\u2019s back down and handed them to his mother, she says, \u201cNow how did you two get married?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWell one thing led to another and then we. Sort of.\u201d<\/p>\n

Scott holds up his hand.<\/p>\n

\u201cVegas,\u201d his mother mutters. \u201cWell, that means you\u2019re getting a divorce or something, right?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhy does everyone keep thinking that?\u201d Scott wonders aloud. When his mother shoots him a look, he adds, \u201cBy everyone I just mean you and Stiles. And I don\u2019t want to get a divorce, Mom.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou live in my house,\u201d she says. \u201cYou\u2019re not even cohabiting.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSo?\u201d says Scott. \u201cWe\u2019re just a bunch of married high schoolers. In your house.\u201d<\/p>\n

His mother puts a hand to her forehead and sighs.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is weirder than the werewolf thing.\u201d<\/p>\n

*<\/p>\n

\u201cSomething\u2019s been bothering me,\u201d Isaac says a few nights later, when they\u2019ve come home from dinner at the local taco shop.<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah?\u201d Scott puts his backpack on the floor. \u201cShoot.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSo like, we,\u201d says Isaac. \u201cAre married? And woke up in the same bed?\u201d<\/p>\n

Scott nods and pulls his homework out of his backpack.<\/p>\n

Isaac fidgets. \u201cSo. Did we sleep together? Or something.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOh,\u201d says Scott, and then, \u201coh<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n

He thinks about the stomach jumps at Isaac\u2019s gold eyes, the occasional self-consciousness when they see each other at school, the times when he sees Isaac blush at\u2014whatever (it\u2019s easy to make Isaac blush) and Scott can\u2019t help blushing too.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo,\u201d he says, \u201cunless you like. Feel weird.\u201d And then, because he\u2019s concerned, \u201cDoes your butt feel weird?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOh my god, no!\u201d<\/p>\n

Isaac blushes and Scott turns his head so Isaac doesn\u2019t see him, either. \u201cWhy do you think there’d be something up with\u00a0my<\/em>\u00a0butt,\u201d Isaac says sort of defensively.<\/p>\n

Scott shrugs. \u201cI dunno. Mine doesn\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWell I mean we could\u2019ve done things that doesn\u2019t involve our butts,\u201d says Isaac.<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah, but that probably wouldn\u2019t be as fun.\u201d<\/p>\n

Scott\u2019s trying to tease him, lighten up the mood\u2014he\u2019s\u00a0grinning<\/em>, really, but Isaac goes bright red and Scott hastily looks down. \u201cI guess things with just our dicks would\u2019ve been fun too,\u201d he goes on, in case it might make Isaac feel better, \u201cbut I think if it was really fun, at least one of us would\u2019ve remembered.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOh my god,\u201d says Isaac. \u201cI can\u2019t believe we\u2019re talking about this right now.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think it\u2019s anything to worry about, okay?\u201d says Scott. \u201cI mean. We\u2019re married. Unless you don\u2019t want to be. Then you know that Stiles has the resou\u2014\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t mind!\u201d Isaac says quickly. \u201cI\u2019m just. I\u2019m going to go outside and clear my head.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOkay,\u201d says Scott.<\/p>\n

*<\/p>\n

He and Stiles are making plans to go bowling with Allison and Lydia on Friday and Stiles mentions, \u201cYeah, and you can bring your husband, too.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cShut up,\u201d says Scott, and nudges him.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat husband?\u201d Lydia glances between the two of them. \u201cWho\u2019re you talking about?\u201d<\/p>\n

Scott decides to humor them. \u201cGuess.\u201d<\/p>\n

Allison narrows her eyes. \u201cIsaac, right?\u201d she says after a moment, and Scott nods.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut not he\u2019s not, like,\u201d says Lydia, \u201cyour real husband, right?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cDing ding ding, we have a winner,\u201d says Stiles. \u201cMeet the one and only Scott McCall-Lahey. McLahey.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lydia stares. \u201cBut you\u2019re. Not actually married to Isaac. Are you.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cCheap rings and all.\u201d Scott holds up his hand and waves his ring finger.<\/p>\n

\u201cOh god, that\u2019s a real wedding ring.\u201d Allison\u2019s eyes go wide. \u201cI thought you were just trying to make a obscure fashion statement.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not. Also,\u201d Scott turns to Stiles, \u201cI\u2019m not bringing Isaac because I\u2019m pretty sure he\u2019s working for Deaton tonight. And this can be like the four of us going on a double date?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah, except,\u201d says Stiles, \u201cNone of us are dating each other.\u201d<\/p>\n

Isaac appears and says, \u201cScott and I are, sort of.\u201d He plops his lunch tray down. \u201cWhat are we talking about?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cUh,\u201d says Scott, \u201cwe\u2019re going bowling, and\u2014\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou and Scott are\u00a0married<\/em>?\u201d Allison asks, incredulously.<\/p>\n

\u201cLegally, yes,\u201d says Stiles.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2014you\u2019re working for Deaton tonight, right?\u201d continues Scott.<\/p>\n

Isaac shrugs. \u201cYeah, I am.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOh, no, you should come along actually,\u201d says Lydia. \u201cConsidering you two are now in a legally binding relationship and I\u2019m pretty sure you haven\u2019t gone on an actual date.\u201d<\/p>\n

Scott and Isaac glance at each other. \u201cI dunno man,\u201d says Scott, grinning. \u201cOur taco dinners have been pretty romantic.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cDon\u2019t forget our gas station sandwich takeouts,\u201d says Isaac. \u201cAnd I\u2019m not sure if Deaton will let me skip, anyway.\u201d<\/p>\n

*<\/p>\n

\u201cWell if you two are together and you haven\u2019t gone on a date yet, sure,\u201d says Deaton.<\/p>\n

Scott and Isaac stare at him.<\/p>\n

\u201cBowling was my first date with Allison,\u201d says Scott, as if it might actually mean something.<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah, and look how that turned out,\u201d says Isaac. \u201cMaybe we\u2019ll end the same way.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cExcept Allison and I were never actually married,\u201d says Scott. \u201cAnd hey, who says we\u2019re going to end?\u201d<\/p>\n

He teasingly hip-checks Isaac but Isaac\u2019s gone to doing that blushing thing again. Scott looks away.<\/p>\n

Deaton eyes the two of them like he knows something. \u201cI\u2019ll be fine alone tonight, Isaac,\u201d he says. \u201cGo on your date.\u201d<\/p>\n

Isaac says, \u201cIt\u2019s not a date,\u201d a little too quickly. \u201cWe were just joking. Obviously.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah,\u201d says Deaton, raising his eyebrows like he means otherwise. \u201cObviously.\u201d<\/p>\n

*<\/p>\n

The bowling teams are, predictably, Stiles and Lydia versus Allison, Isaac, and Scott. But even though Allison gets over a hundred points and Stiles is kind of awful, he and Lydia end up winning anyways.<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah! Teammate!\u201d he says enthusiastically, going in to high-five Lydia. (She\u2019s busy reapplying her nail polish.) \u201cWe should get jerseys, Lydia.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThat sounds like a terrible idea,\u201d she says, not looking up from her nails.<\/p>\n

\u201cHow did we lose?\u201d Isaac asks Scott. \u201cWe\u2019re\u00a0werewolves<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah, well.\u201d Scott glances at Lydia. \u201cAnd Lydia\u2019s Lydia.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou know it,\u201d Stiles whoops.<\/p>\n

They say goodbye and part at the parking lot. As Scott drives them home, Isaac asks from behind him, \u201cSo, like. That was a date?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cUh,\u201d says Scott. \u201cIf you want it to be.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOkay,\u201d says Isaac. After a moment, \u201cCool.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cJust a couple going on a date,\u201d says Scott, and he doesn\u2019t know if he\u2019s joking or not because there\u2019s nothing really untrue about that. \u201cIs my first time with everyone going to be bowling?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you end up getting accidentally married to someone else, we\u2019ll see,\u201d says Isaac.<\/p>\n

He adjusts his grip around Scott and Scott says, \u201cOh, you put it back on. Your ring, I mean.\u201d It\u2019s pressing into his abdomen.<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMom and I were doing laundry and we found it. She, uh, knows by the way. About us.\u201d Scott wonders if Isaac is blushing.<\/p>\n

Isaac is quiet for a moment. Then, \u201cShe doesn\u2019t think there\u2019s anything weird about it?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWell of course she thinks there\u2019s something weird about it. Everyone thinks it\u2019s weird that we\u2019re married.\u201d Scott pauses. \u201cThat we\u2019re still married.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNothing\u2019s really changed, though,\u201d says Isaac.<\/p>\n

Scott hums and his stomach flips. \u201cI guess.\u201d<\/p>\n

*<\/p>\n

Later, Scott\u2019s staring at the ceiling when Isaac\u2019s voice breaks the silence.<\/p>\n

\u201cIs there a reason why you don\u2019t want us to get a divorce?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhy?\u201d says Scott. Maybe he\u2019s deflecting. \u201cWhat about you?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI just asked you the question,\u201d says Isaac. \u201cDon\u2019t steal it from me.\u201d<\/p>\n

He sounds teasing so Scott hits him with his pillow. \u201cUh,\u201d says Scott. \u201cI just never saw myself as a divorced man. Especially since my parents, like. I just figured there\u2019d have to be a legitimate reason for us to get divorced.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAside from the fact that we\u2019re both high school seniors?\u201d says Isaac.<\/p>\n

\u201cPlenty of kids get married in high school.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI think you\u2019re thinking of teenage pregnancy, Scott.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd marriage. Maybe.\u201d Scott thinks for a moment. \u201cNot probably by accident, though.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBut we weren\u2019t even in a relationship in the first place,\u201d says Isaac. \u201cOr anything. So no wonder it\u2019s weird to everyone?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIs it weird to you?\u201d<\/p>\n

Isaac says, \u201cYeah, but not in a bad way. Dunno if anyone else thinks in a bad way, though. Maybe just a weird way.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou haven\u2019t complained, though,\u201d says Scott. \u201cIs there a reason\u2014I mean, you asked me, so I figured you might have a reason too.\u201d<\/p>\n

Isaac\u2019s quiet. \u201cI do,\u201d he says, but doesn\u2019t expand on that.<\/p>\n

*<\/p>\n

Scott and Stiles are walking to physics when Stiles says, \u201cYou and Isaac should go to a gay bar sometime.\u201d<\/p>\n

Scott almost trips over his feet. He sputters, \u201cWhat\u2014why<\/em>?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2018Cause, you know. You and Isaac haven\u2019t really.\u201d Stiles makes vague hand gestures that Scott can\u2019t make anything out of. \u201cDone anything gay.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWho says that we have to go to a gay bar to do anything gay?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not saying you\u00a0have<\/em>\u00a0to, but it might speed up the process,\u201d says Stiles.<\/p>\n

\u201cWho says we have to do anything gay?\u201d says Scott.<\/p>\n

Stiles stares at him.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019re married to the guy, Scott.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah? And?\u201d Scott tightens his fingers around his backpack straps. He doesn\u2019t even know how Isaac feels about him, although he\u2019s pretty sure they\u2019re mostly friend or beta related. Besides, being married to him feels more like fake-dating him, where they\u2019re making jokes about their relationship but not actually acting like they\u2019re in a relationship.<\/p>\n

Like, it\u2019s kind of tantalizing but nice.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlso you\u2019ve been on only one date,\u201d says Stiles. \u201cLike I said, speed up the process. You two got married while you were drunk, anyway.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd a terrible idea that was,\u201d says Scott. \u201cI blame you.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI had nothing to do with it.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI asked you for pack bonding advice and you said a night out in Vegas,\u201d says Scott.<\/p>\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t think you were going to take me\u00a0seriously<\/em>!\u201d says Stiles indignantly. \u201cAnd besides, don\u2019t Allison and Lydia and I count as part of your pack?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah, except for the part where you\u2019re not werewolves.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou and Isaac didn\u2019t even do werewolf things,\u201d says Stiles. \u201cAnd if you\u2019d mentioned it to me I would\u2019ve gone with you too.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cImagine being accidentally married to the both of you.\u201d Scott shudders.<\/p>\n

Stiles says, \u201cWhat the hell are you doing that for? I\u2019d be married to two supernatural canines.\u201d<\/p>\n

*<\/p>\n

But Scott takes Stiles\u2019s advice anyways, because Stiles is right about most things, though he\u2019s not sure yet what this marriage has accomplished. He says to Isaac a few nights later, though, \u201cWanna go out?\u201d<\/p>\n

Isaac lights up. \u201cDinner?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cEh, sorta,\u201d says Scott. \u201cThere\u2019s a place. Er. Gay bar. That I know.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cCool?\u201d says Isaac. \u201cWhy a gay bar? We\u2019re already together.\u201d<\/p>\n

Scott really can\u2019t read if Isaac\u2019s tone is serious or not (which he supposes he should honestly know better at this point) so he says, \u201cSo we fit in?\u201d and Isaac says, \u201cThat\u2019s a good point.\u201d<\/p>\n

They get to the place and Isaac says, smirking, \u201cYou\u2019ve been here before?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOnce,\u201d Scott answers quickly. \u201cIt was an accident. I mean, I was still here, but\u2014not because it\u2019s a gay bar.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOkay.\u201d Isaac looks amused. \u201cLet\u2019s go inside, then.\u201d<\/p>\n

He actually takes Scott\u2019s hand, and Scott thinks he should be more surprised about it except Isaac\u2019s ring slides against his palm and it makes a lot of sense. He lets Isaac lead him inside and park them at the bar.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe don\u2019t have,\u201d Scott starts.<\/p>\n

Isaac whips out their fake IDs from his pocket. \u201cThese? I stole them from your mom\u2019s bedroom.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat were you doing in my mom\u2019s bedroom?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cLooking for them, duh.\u201d Isaac gives his to Scott. \u201cAfter you told me she knew. I figured she probably took them away.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019re amazing,\u201d says Scott, and he means it.<\/p>\n

Isaac gives him a funny look. \u201cI just got us back our fake drinking privileges.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd you\u2019re amazing. I\u2019ll get us both drinks,\u201d says Scott.<\/p>\n

He turns away from Isaac\u2019s faintly pink face so Isaac doesn\u2019t detect Scott\u2019s cheeks heating up, too.<\/p>\n

*<\/p>\n

The night goes less chaotic than the last time they got drunk, but mostly because they aren\u2019t in Vegas and end up out back, staring at the sky instead of dancing.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think,\u201d says Isaac, \u201cthat if my dad were alive, he\u2019d hate me for being married to a guy.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat? No. Isaac.\u201d Scott sits up suddenly. \u201cDon\u2019t say that.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNo, like, really,\u201d says Isaac. \u201cMy dad was an asshole. I\u2019m sorta glad that he\u2014\u201d<\/p>\n

He stops.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy dad\u2019s an asshole too,\u201d says Scott. \u201cActually I don\u2019t think he\u2019d care, though. Shit,\u201d he mutters. \u201cI\u2019d want to piss him off.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019d probably get pissed off for you being irresponsible about this anyway,\u201d laughs Isaac.<\/p>\n

Scott nudges his shoulder. \u201cDon\u2019t talk to me about being irresponsible.\u201d<\/p>\n

Isaac hiccups.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019re a really good alpha,\u201d he says. \u201cAnd a good husband. Like, a real husband. I wish I was your real husband.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou are my real husband,\u201d says Scott.<\/p>\n

Isaac leans on Scott\u2019s shoulder. \u201cI am,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

*<\/p>\n

\u201cScott,\u201d says Stiles. \u201cIt\u2019s been three weeks and you haven\u2019t taken that goddamn ring off.\u201d<\/p>\n

Scott looks up from his book\u2014Stiles is just staring at him from his desk, not even doing his homework.<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah?\u201d he says. \u201cWhy?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cScott, I\u2019m going to ask you a question, and I want you to answer it like the lacrosse captain, giant mega alpha werewolf you are,\u201d says Stiles.<\/p>\n

Scott says, \u201cWay to put a lot of pressure on a guy.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cDo you like,\u201d says Stiles, \u201clike<\/em>\u00a0being married to Isaac? Like, do you\u00a0like<\/em>\u00a0him?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou said like a lot,\u201d says Scott, which apparently is the only answer Stiles needs.<\/p>\n

\u201cOh my god, you\u2019re deflecting,\u201d he says. \u201cScott, you\u2019re deflecting. That\u2019s a yes. Oh my god.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019re saying oh my god a lot too.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou actually\u00a0like<\/em>\u00a0your husband,\u201d says Stiles. \u201cThat\u2019s why you want to stay married to him. This is weird. He\u2019s in your werewolf pack, too? This explains so much.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah,\u201d says Scott. \u201cIt explains why I\u2019m married to the guy.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cDoes he like you too? Have you guys had sex yet? Why am I\u00a0thinking<\/em>\u00a0about this,\u201d says Stiles. \u201cWait, answer my second question.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cUh.\u201d Scott thinks for a moment. \u201cNo? The most intimate thing we\u2019ve done was just sleep in that bed together, which neither of us can remember anyway.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHas he taken his ring off? Are you guys gonna stay married forever? Is this a big deal in the werewolf world?\u201d says Stiles. \u201cShould I tell Derek? I should tell Derek.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cDon\u2019t tell Derek,\u201d Scott says quickly. \u201cHe’s his ex-alpha.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat? You think Derek might get a little defensive?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI think I might,\u201d Scott mumbles.<\/p>\n

*<\/p>\n

When he leaves, he thinks,\u00a0well if Stiles knows now<\/em>, and then,\u00a0but Stiles usually knows everything<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\u201cIsaac\u2019s your husband though,\u201d Scott actually says out loud, so werewolf instincts won\u2019t interfere with what he\u2019s sure is purely human emotion.<\/p>\n

His mom\u2019s on a late shift tonight and Scott comes home from Stiles\u2019s and a local Tex Mex place with dinner for himself and Isaac. \u201cHoney, I\u2019m home!\u201d he calls out jokingly, discarding his shoes in the garage.<\/p>\n

Isaac descends the staircase and says fake seductively, \u201cI\u2019ve been waiting for you.\u201d And then, \u201coh my god, dinner.\u201d<\/p>\n

Scott can smell some leftover from last night on Isaac, though. \u201cDid you eat already?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah, but I\u2019m still starving.\u201d Isaac takes one of the boxes from Scott\u2019s bag. \u201cThanks.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat if they\u2019re both for me?\u201d Scott says.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut they\u2019re not.\u201d Isaac starts on his food.<\/p>\n

Scott grins. \u201cYeah, you got me.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHell yeah I did,\u201d says Isaac.<\/p>\n

They eat near the front door because Scott\u2019s hungry too, but he\u2019s also watching Isaac at the same time, who\u2019s literally wolfing his food down. Scott presses his smile back with his enchilada.<\/p>\n

When they\u2019re both done after what\u2019s probably been five minutes, Scott asks, \u201cDo you want to go, uh, run?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cLike exercise?\u201d Isaac crinkles his nose.<\/p>\n

\u201cI mean as wolves.\u201d Scott laughs. \u201cWhat do you have against exercise?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI have a lot against human exercise.\u201d Isaac puts his empty box down and stretches. \u201cAs for werewolf exercise, I have absolutely no problem with that.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cGood, because we\u2019re going now.\u201d<\/p>\n

Scott grabs both their trash and heads towards the kitchen to throw it out. When he comes back, Isaac is examining his hand carefully.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe should probably take off our rings before we turn,\u201d he says. \u201cI mean. Since we\u2019ve kept them for so long, anyway. Wouldn’t want to break them.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah, um. Right,\u201d Scott agrees. \u201cPut them on the kitchen counter?\u201d<\/p>\n

They do, and then they\u2019re outside and Scott\u2019s stretching, his alpha part finally feeling free from being repressed for so long.<\/p>\n

Isaac says, \u201cGod, I love being a werewolf,\u201d and Scott says, \u201cIt certainly has its perks.\u201d<\/p>\n

It takes two minutes for Scott to fully turn into an actual wolf, and his clothes tear off. Isaac says, \u201cWhoa,\u201d even though he\u2019s probably seen it tons of times.<\/p>\n

Scott shakes himself and grins.<\/p>\n

\u201cLet\u2019s race,\u201d he says. His words come out as a growl but he knows that Isaac can understand him. He takes off into the woods and Isaac follows, sprinting as fast as he can that he actually almost keeps up with Scott for a bit.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is barely fair!\u201d Isaac barks. \u201cAre you trying to train me or what?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m trying to beat you!\u201d Scott laughs.<\/p>\n

They swerve through trees and branches and then Scott can hear Isaac\u2019s running getting fainter and fainter. He bucks and starts, \u201cGiving up\u2014\u201d and then Isaac lunges forward, attaching himself to Scott\u2019s back.<\/p>\n

Scott stops and turns around and then Isaac\u2019s half werewolf self is on his dark hairy torso.<\/p>\n

A second later it\u2019s just Isaac on top of his naked body.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a compromising position,\u201d says Scott.<\/p>\n

Isaac says, \u201cProbably not that compromising.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah. I don\u2019t think anyone\u2019ll be walking around the woods to find us,\u201d says Scott. \u201cWell. Maybe Mr. Argent, I guess.\u201d<\/p>\n

Isaac\u2019s laugh sounds half-hearted. \u201cNo, I mean. Considering the husband thing and all.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cRight, but.\u201d Scott furrows his eyebrows. \u201cMr. Argent doesn\u2019t know about it.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAh.\u201d<\/p>\n

Isaac is still on top of Scott\u2019s naked body.<\/p>\n

He clears his throat.<\/p>\n

\u201cI like you, Scott,\u201d he says. \u201cI mean, being married to you. But also. You.\u201d<\/p>\n

Scott kind of freezes. Other parts of his body don\u2019t. A few seconds later, Isaac\u2019s chuckling.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think you\u2019ve realized that I like you too,\u201d Scott says.<\/p>\n

Isaac ducks his head down and he\u2019s probably blushing, although the moonlight doesn\u2019t make it very obvious. \u201cYeah, I have,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe should probably go home and do something about it,\u201d says Scott. \u201cConsidering this isn\u2019t the optimal honeymoon vacation spot.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOh, so are we on our honeymoon now?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYes, baby.\u201d Scott cups Isaac\u2019s face and Isaac laughs. \u201cCarry me home.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cCarry yourself home.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSpeaking as your alpha, I\u2019m ordering you to carry me home,\u201d says Scott. \u201cAlso speaking as your husband.\u201d<\/p>\n

Isaac says, \u201cYou\u2019re faster.\u201d<\/p>\n

Scott says, \u201cI\u2019m naked and you\u2019re taller.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThat doesn\u2019t mean anything,\u201d says Isaac, but he turns and carries Scott on his back.<\/p>\n

Halfway there, he complains, \u201cStop rubbing your boner against me.\u201d<\/p>\n

*<\/p>\n

Scott kisses him as soon as they get home and they go up to Scott\u2019s bedroom. It doesn’t take long before he’s not the only naked one.<\/p>\n

An hour later his mother comes back from work and knocks on his door.<\/p>\n

Isaac throws the blanket over himself. Scott calls, \u201cCome in!\u201d<\/p>\n

She opens the door. \u201cOh,\u201d she says. \u201cI saw the rings in the kitchen and something might\u2019ve happened.\u201d She eyes them. \u201cApparently not. Well, it does look like something happened, just. Not anything bad.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cDo you have the rings with you?\u201d Scott asks.<\/p>\n

His mom tosses them and he catches them perfectly. \u201cThanks,\u201d he says, and slips one on his finger, and then the other on Isaac\u2019s.<\/p>\n

\u201cCute,\u201d his mother says. \u201cBut these are mine again.\u201d<\/p>\n

She grabs the fake IDs from Scott\u2019s dresser and then leaves.<\/p>\n

\u201cPretty sure we got the better end of the deal,\u201d says Isaac, admiring his ring.<\/p>\n

Scott gazes at Isaac, who’s more golden than his werewolf eyes.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m definitely sure I did,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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