When Love Arrives In The Perfect Place

Chapter 37

"Mmmm that was the best dinner we have had in a long time," Mark said as placed his hand on Sienna's leg as both sat at the kitchen island.

Sienna placed her feet one at a time into her heels as she slid off the stool. " I just had the urge to cook something from scratch."

"Any chance of dessert?" Mark asked

"Not from me anyway I provided the main course you provide the dessert. I should make that a kitchen rule." She said as she reached for Mark's plate

"Ah no you cooked I'll clean up and you can have that bath you've wanted all day."

"Well I'll not stop you" she laughed as she let her grip go on the plate.

She walked straight into the bedroom kicked off her heels placed them on the shoe rack grabbed a bath towel out of the clean laundry pile that was still sitting in the chair waiting to be put away.

In the bathroom she flicked the radio on while she rummaged through the draws for the matches "Mark did you move the matches?" She called out as she was now looking for the candles in the cabinet below.

"Not me but you," Mark said as he shook the matchbox in his hand as he stood in the doorway with a towel over his shoulder.

"Thank you." Sienna pouted as she got off the floor.

Ten minutes later her bath was ready and she submerged herself into the bubbly bliss. Nothing cures her aching body more than a hot bath.

"You feel like some company," Mark said as he stood shirtless in the doorway.

"You know I'd never turn down a request like that." She winked as she pushed a clip back into her hair.

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Sienna was sitting on her side of the bed wearing a satin vest top with matching shorts while moisturising her legs.

Mark grabbed her towel off the bed and then threw both towels into the hamper in the corner.

"What do you want?" Mark asked.

"What?" Sienna asked as she rubbed the leftover cream into her hands

"What. do. you. want?"

"Mark you saying it slower doesn't make me understand the question any better." she laughed

"What do you want? What is your biggest dream?" Mark asked as he sat down on the bed turning to face her.

She smiled "This may sound so stupid but I just want to be happy. The first thirty years of my life haven't been the happiest. A lot of childhood trauma thanks to you know who." Sienna sighed.

"I just want to be happy I want to look back in thirty years and say there were some hard times but for a majority of the time I was happy. I plan to keep surrounding myself with people that make me happy." She smiled.

Mark took her hand in his and said "I am going to do everything I can to make sure you are happy and safe I promise you that."

Sienna squeezed his hands "I'm such a lucky woman to have you, I love you so much."

Mark kissed her hand

"and what do you want?" Sienna questioned

Mark smiled, "It's something I didn't realise I wanted until about two years ago. I want a family. I never had that growing up. My mom and dad weren't a lover of kids, to say the least. I never had brothers or sisters. Derek and his family became like my adopted family." Mark softly smiled