Maybe We Were Meant to Be (Tay Jardine and Jenna Mcdougall)

With You

Jenna:

Something was clearly wrong with Tay yesterday, but I didn't push the subject. I didn't want to ruin the vacation by starting on such a touchy subject. I knew she had been taking her medicine, I had seen it with my own eyes. Whatever had happened yesterday was something different. Today was a new day which meant a new start for Tay. If I noticed anything off I would talk to her, but otherwise it could be left in the past.

We tried another little diner for breakfast. Tay got me to eat scrambled eggs with maple syrup. It may have been the best breakfast I had, had in a while. The sweet and salty taste complemented well. On the side I had a buttered biscuit. We laughed and smiled through the whole meal. I could tell she was definitely feeling much better.

I loved that smile so much. It spread from cheek to cheek to reveal her brilliant white teeth. In that moment I was caught up in the powerful feelings that I had for Tay. I couldn't imagine being with anyone else. I knew she was the one. She was my everything, my other half, my soul mate. I wanted to tell her, but I felt that no words could express that feeling well enough. I reached across the table and grabbed her hand, which had been resting by her now empty dish, and smiled back at her.

I tried to convince Tay to go back on the hike we were on yesterday, but she said she needed another day's rest. Instead, we went back to the cabin and curled up on the couch to watch a movie. Tay started a fire below the brick chimney, even though it wasn't really cold inside, while I went to go look through the DVDs.

While I was digging through the luggage to find the case we had stored them in I found a small ring box. It seemed odd that Tay would have brought jewelry with her on this rugged vacation. I opened the box, inside was a diamond or cubic zirconia ring, like an engagement ring. I held my breath so I wouldn't scream. Had she brought me here to propose? My heart was now pounding, I didn't know if I was going to be able to keep me finding the ring a secret. The suspense of waiting for her to pop the question was going to be killing me.

After a little more digging I found the movies, but I didn't really feel like watching any of them anymore. I brought them into the living room anyway. Tay was already sitting on the couch. I looked at her with a wicked smile. "Are you sure you want to watch a movie?" I bit my lip and lowered myself down above her on the couch. Her eyes lit up as she understood what I was getting at.

"I definitely didn't have my heart set on it." she said as she hungrily pressed her lips against mine. She wrapped her arms around me pulling me closer to her. My body tingled under her touch.

As our mouths met I felt that special spark that reminded me of the strong connection I had with her, it was different from how it had been with anyone else. It was the same thing that made me realize the difference between making love and having sex. It was something I think you could only feel for someone who knew you well, better than anyone else, even yourself. Feeling that spark made the anticipation for her to propose all the more hard to wait for.

Tay and I fell asleep laying closely together on the couch. Our nap lasted until about 4 in the afternoon. We didn't mean to dose off, but it was so relaxing being snuggled up together. With groggy eyes we got up and ate a late lunch, some peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. I figured we would stay in for the afternoon and maybe watch one of the movies we had failed get in the DVD player before, but Tay seemed determined to go back out on the hike from yesterday. Before we left I saw her digging around in the suitcase. "Is she getting the ring?!?" I exclaimed in my head.