more than i can hold in my heart.

sa susunod na habang buhay

a/n: heyy i've turned the "ours" oneshot pieces into a legit story, and ive uploaded a third part so check that out!

this was based on a filipino song called "sa susunod na habang buhay" by the band 'ben & ben' which means "in the next forever" or in other translations, "in the next lifetime"

i hope you like this!!

-jyka💕

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Miranda Bailey stared up at Benjamin Warren as he pulled them to their hideout.

She was in tears as he held her on his chest. "I can't believe this. How could they do this?"

Benjamin sighed as he wiped her tears. "They have always planned to wed us early on, you know that."

"They can't take you away from me." She scoffed, her nails digging into his biceps. "That Elizabeth McKee does not deserve you."

Despite all the heartbreak in his chest, he couldn't help but chuckle. Miranda's fire was the one who drew him in.

He was a Warren, and he can't even be seen this close to a Bailey. Their families have been at war for centuries, and just his luck that he happens to fall for the only daughter of the Bailey household.

Now, he doesn't know what actually was the prime reason of their century-old disdain against each other, but it had been drilled into his head since he was a kid that they were the enemy.

But as Benjamin leaned down to kiss Miranda Bailey's plump lips, he knew all the Warrens must've gotten it wrong. All he felt was paradise.

He pulled away and leaned his forehead against hers. "I'm yours, Miranda Bailey."

She poked her shaking bottom lip out. "They'll disown us if we come out of the shadows."

Benjamin nodded solemnly. "Definitely."

They'd been planning to tell everyone of their relationship and their love for each other, but they knew it was a doomed plan. But as of this morning, when Robert Warren declared that he will be marrying the youngest daughter of the McKee family, he'd rushed out and met Miranda in a hidden clearing they'd discovered early in their relationship.

"But I can't live without you, Benjamin." She cried, holding her face into his chest. Her heavy petticoat disturbed their connection, but it didn't matter. He put his arms around her and pressed his face into her hair.

As always, she smelled like lavender. He often told her how much he loved her hair. The softness of it, its bouncy volume, the way it stuck to the sides of her face with sweat when they made love. It was gorgeous.

Benjamin took her face in his hands. "If they disown us, we'll be together anyway. And we could do it, we could get by."

Miranda smiled, touching his hand on her face. She nodded. "As long as we're together."

"As long as we're together," he echoed.

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Elena Bailey watched as Miranda sneaked into their mansion, with her hair in disarray. The woman smiled. She must've been with Tucker Jones.

The oldest boy of the Jones family was a bright young man who took great interest in Miranda. She turned him down a lot, and Elena always encouraged her to. But now it seems like Mandy has come to her senses.

"Miranda Denise Bailey, where have you been?" She raised her voice as she tried to stealthily climb the stairs. "Come down here."

The young girl stiffened. "Y-yes, mother."