Now and Forever

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"Swear it to me. Right here, right now." He looks me straight in the eyes, all serious and not an ounce of the usual playfulness and arrogance I usually see.

"Swear that I'll be yours and yours alone."

I gasp, the enormity of what he's asking finally catching up to me.

"Unless you don't really want me. I wouldn't blame you if you didn't. I mean, who could ever love, let alone want, a poor shepherd's son? Especially one that would only bring you down with him?" Bitterness drenches his voice.

"Of course I'll swear it, Tom. I love you. You're the only one for me. Now and forever. I don't care if you're poor or rich, I just want to spend my life loving you and living with you."

I mean every word. I really have fallen in love with him. And I've been in love with him for so long that I couldn't even tell you the exact moment I realized it. But he's the one thing I'm sure of in my life. And I won't doubt him now.

He smiles at me as I tell him this, and when I'm done he adds, "And I love you, y/n/n. I couldn't imagine living my life with anyone else and I promise you're the only one for me too. For the rest of our lives and even beyond that. You're mine and I'm yours. The way it was always meant to be."

We grin at each other stupidly and all I want is to kiss him, right then and there, but before I can, he shocks me by getting down on one knee.

"Y/n, I imagined doing this a thousand different ways to a thousand faceless girls, but I took one look at you and suddenly I knew. I could picture us having a future together and when I imagined getting down on one knee, instead of some random, faceless girl, it was you. And I honestly couldn't be happier.

LI fell in love with all of you and every morning I wake up and think to myself: Wow. I can't believe I have this wonderful, brave, smart, and caring woman all to myself. And I'm so thankful for you. I don't think I'll be able to ever properly show you but I will spend my life trying to show you anyways. I'm thankful for your smile, your laugh, your amazing taste in music, the way you work hard at anything and everything, the way you love me, and so much more. I love you. Beyond words. Beyond actions. And it's because of that, and the fact that the thought of spending our lives together fills me with such an incredible joy that I ask you, Y/F/N  Y/L/N, If you will do me the honor of marrying me?"

I take in his face, radiant with hope, and I know my answer.

"Yes! A million times yes!"

Everything he said applied to me when I thought about him. I fell in love with his kindness and optimism and I love him with every fiber of my being. And when I picture the future, it always has him in it. And that makes me so happy and I'm glad he feels the same.

He slides the stunning ring on my finger and when he stands, he lifts me up in his arms and twirls me around, before setting me down and kissing me. The kiss is filled with hope, love, happiness, and pretty much any other happy feeling you can name.

It's amazing as usual, but what's different is for the first time, I feel like I'm home. Tom's arms wrapped around me, fill me with such a sense of peace and protection. He's my home now. And that's never felt as right as it does right now.

We break the kiss after a minute and simply stare into each other's eyes, thrilled and in love. I can't even tear my eyes away to look at the sun setting over the hills or any other part of the beautiful scenery.

"I love you," Tom whispers to me.

"And I love you," I whisper back from the safety of his arms.

"Forever?" he asks me, with pure tenderness in his gaze.

"Forever."

And we finally break away and notice the most stunning sunset either of us have ever seen, the sky awash with brilliant pinks and purples, and I can't help but think this is a sign. A sign that means we're meant to be together and that we're going to have a happy and loving marriage.

Maybe it's not, but some of Tom's optimism seems to have rubbed off on me, because that's what I'm choosing to believe. I'm choosing to believe this is our happy ending and that now we finally get to live happily ever after.

He tucks me closer into his side and we simply watch the sun set, ready to begin the next phase of our lives. Together.

A/N: Happy Star Wars day and May the fourth be with you! What better way than to celebrate with a new one shot right? Anyways, enjoy the day and new blurb.
~K

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