Saw a post about Stratt and Grace getting married so he couldnāt testify against her in court and I believe the interaction goes something like as follows:
āGrace, I need your signature.ā
Grace looked up from his work in his closet of an office. Stratt closed the door behind her.
āAn autograph? Iām flattered.ā
She pushed the work off his already disheveled desk and set a single paper on top. It kind of looked like his degree, it kind of looked like-
āA marriage license? Well, now Iām really flattered.āļæ¼
āFor legal reasons. Just sign.ā Stratt muttered.
Of course she was serious. She only was serious. But she seemedā¦uncomfortable? The feeling looked strange on her. Eyes dart between the paper and him. Arms crossed over her chest as if hugging herself. It was definitely a new look. They were in new territory.
āIām not the marrying type.ā said Grace. āAnd I think I forgot to propose.ā
Stratt breathed in deeply. Steeling herself.
āGrace,ā Her hands were fidgeting with the cuff of her sleeve. āWhat Iām doing here is illegal. Iāve broken alot of rules to give the crew a chance to save us. But once the mission beginsā¦the world order will need to go back to how it was.ā
Grace listened intently trying to make eye contact with her glassy gaze. He hadnāt thought to much about the legality of it all. After all, that was her job.
āI will be put on trial. I will be found guilty. I will serve the rest of my life behind bars. That is my cost.ā Stratt continued, āYou, the team, will all be fine. But-ā
She pushed the license closer to Grace.
āSpouses donāt testify in court.ā
Finally she looked at him. She wasnāt telling him to sign. If that was the case she probably wouldāve just forged his signature. Hell, she probably has a whole team just for that purpose. She was asking him.
His choice. Just between the two of them.
āWe donāt have to sleep together, right?ā
Her eyes went big. āGod Grace! No! Just sign the damn paper!ā she huffed.
He smiled. And put his name under hers.
Well, more like āMost powerful person in the worldā and āSome guy she kept around.ā But still. Till death do they part.