Through The Multiverse [Dr. Strange]

Seal the Deal

Warning: Should be final bit of spoilers from DSMOM but obviously I'll put warnings if there continue to be some. Also, smut in this one. Woohoo, spicy! Also, sorry about the delay in updating! My 4th of July weekend was basically one of relaxation and being sick with two freaking migraines. I hope you all had an amazing weekend and are enjoying your days, nights, or afternoons wherever you may be! 

I've still got so much love hidden beneath this skin
So darling
Put a little love on me
When the lights come up and there's no shadows dancing
I look around as my heart is collapsing
'Cause you're the only one I need
To put a little love on me

"America, straighten your arms and your palms. Relax into it don't be stiff." Trying not to go and help her myself was difficult. As a master and now a teacher, I have to keep things professional and not show favorites. But all I wanted to do was help her with forming her shields. She wasn't very far away from forming one but I could see she was starting to give up. I could also tell she hated how heavy the robes were.

"Master Reynolds." My attention was pulled away from my contemplation to see Stephen and Wong walking between the sessions taking place. It wasn't rare for them to walk through even though some of the students still got tongue tied or nervous about their progress. "May, I speak to you for a moment?"

"Sure thing, Master Strange." It was odd calling him 'Master Strange' after all this time. It had to have been six or seven years at this point since the last time I needed to refer to him as such. And even after mastering the mystic arts, I wasn't used to Master Reynolds. Especially from Stephen. "Continue working on the positioning of your fingers and the elevation of your palm." I spoke to my students but looked at America in particular. She gave me a smile before I walked up the stairs to see Stephen and Wong. Stephen bowed and I smiled seeing him finally take the tradition into consideration. "Wow, this journey must have changed you a lot then."

"It definitely taught me some things." As professional as we needed to be in front of the students, I could tell in Stephen's eyes and the way his posture would stiffen and falter every few moments that he just wanted to wrap me up and hold me against him. "Christine and I had a very eye-opening conversation in the incursion realm."

"Oh this oughta be good." I teased with a laugh.

I could tell he was nervous and there was a hint of anxiety in his smile. "She told me to face my fears."

My brows furrowed and my mouth opened into a confused smile. "And this has to do with me how?"

With a sigh, he took my hands into his and looked down at me lovingly. "There has always been a part of me that's been afraid to let someone love me and get close to someone who means the world to me. Because one day it would all fall apart and I'm worried it would be at my own hands. And as nervous as I am, Jodie, I want you to marry me."

His hands were squeezing mine lightly and I could tell he truly meant it. Those blue-green eyes were filled with so much hope, love, and a hint of lust. Part of me thought I could hear his heart pumping out of his chest at the way it rose and fell in front of me. There seemed to have been an excitement in me knowing that he wanted to spend the rest of his life with me rather than someone else. It feels like finally getting that closure from Christine, even if she was from a different universe, was everything that he needed to be able to let me in. "Not exactly the most romantic story to tell but yes."

"Wait, really?"

"Of course I'll marry you. Let's tell everyone you proposed in Greece though."

"Don't worry, I'll get you to Greece. And you can tell people what you want, either way it's you and I." Stephen planted his lips against my head but pulled back quickly. "I can't believe I almost forgot." His two fingers were shaky as he lifted them to reveal a small diamond ring between the small grasp. "Can't have an engagement without a ring right? Or at least that's what America and Wong said."

"Wait, they knew?"

"Well I couldn't exactly ask your parents for their blessing since neither of us know who the other is. So I asked the two people I know meant most to you." My heart was full along with a strong blush to my cheeks. Knowing that Stephen cared enough to ask for a blessing before asking my two closest confidants was incredibly romantic and just showed how much he cared for me. I noticed the ring wouldn't fit on my large knuckle, the one that it was suppose to be on. Stephen saw the struggle in my eyes and opened the band clasp and put it around my finger. I couldn't help the small tear that fell down my cheek. "And that was a big part that Wong actually helped me with."