Please, Remember The Bench (BY: Book 3)

The Sexiest Thing You Ever Done

Lena's POV

I think I might explode. I thought the surprise was going to come during dinner, and now we're at the dessert and still nothing. I'm not usually that impatient, but the look of worries into Stef's eyes is kind of stressing me out, she's looking at her watch more and more often and I don't know what the hell she's waiting for, what we are waiting for, and the buildup is killing me.

However, I'm having a good time with her as always. She makes me laugh so hard that sometime people are looking at us, our conversation are full of hopes, of projects, and of love and I'm glad for each bit of it.

"Alright, finish up, we gotta go." Stef says suddenly as she mentions to the waiter to come over our table.

"Already? I'm not finished with my crème brulé." I say as she looks at me, like I'm driving her a bit crazy.

"Do you want your surprise or not?" she says, as that is enough to make me take the damn crème brulé, shove it into my mouth in less than three spoons.

"We can go." I say, very, very eager to get to the surprise part.

"That was the sexiest thing you've ever done." She oddly said as we look into each other's eyes, wondering how that could be sexy, but apparently for her it was and then the waiter was finally there.

After that, Stef paid and then I just took her hand to drag her outside since apparently the surprise wasn't there.

Then, once outside the restaurant, in the parking lot, I was trying to remember where we put the car, and that's when I heard it.

"MAMA!" I heard several voices calling as I look on my left and see each one of my children a bit far from us and since it was dark, I couldn't see clearly, but with them was Eliza and my little Stefania holding Kamaya's hand.

"Oh my God! What are they doing here?" I say turning to Stef now, very surprised for I didn't expect that at all as she just smiles as me.

"Well, they have a little something to say, from me, to you my love... Look." Stef says so softly, and she was... at that moment, she sounds vulnerable for some reason and so I just turn around, seeing all my babies, much closer now, and then, two by two, they hold up a big sign:

WOULD

YOU

MARRY

ME

"Mom! The question mark is running away!" Kamaya yelled as she chased after Stefania who escaped her when she saw us as the other kids are laughing.

Stef then lean in to pick up our granddaughter with a big question mark on her shirt.

"My little runner..." Stef says, kissing her little cheek as I was there completely speechless...

"Sorry mom..." Brandon come running toward Stef to take his daughter as now Stef turns to me, almost scared of my answer...

"Lena... my love..." she says, taking my hand before putting a knee on the ground for the first time ever as I can't talk at all because I would sob if I do...

"I know we're already married, but I don't remember... I just know that it was very wise of me to marry you in the first place." She says, making me chuckles a little which made my tears escaped my eyes.

"I wish I could remember, but since I can't... I figured I would just create that memory for myself and... also for you... I love you, Lena. I love you more than anything, and so... I would be honored if you'd... if you'd marry me again..." she says softly, her voice trembling as she takes a little box out of her pocket.

She opened it, and where I was expecting a ring, I was surprised to see a necklace, but not any necklace, it was hers, the one with her ring attached on it.

"I'm gonna get up now because my knee hurt." She says making me giggle again, as I help her up and we are now lost into each other's eyes. My heart is beating so fast that I can barely take it, and the love in her eyes right now, is stronger than it ever was...

"Lena... can you answer, please?" she says with such a sensitive voice after my very long silence and I can tell she's becoming insecure, she's scared I would say no... she doesn't take me for granted, she's actually scared to lose me, and I... I used to be stupid before her accident, but not anymore, not ever again...

"Yes, yes, of course I will marry you Stef, you're... you're the love of my life..." I say, my own voice trembling, making her all body relaxed as she smiles and sighs her relieve... and that's when her tears fell from her beautiful hazel eyes.

So I try to wipe them away softly, loving having her soft skin under my hands as she takes the necklace out the box, her hands shaking.

"I... this is my wedding ring... and I want to give it to you until the big day, and then I want you to put it back on my finger where it belongs... I want it to be the same because it symbolizes our love, all those years, that indeed I don't remember, but those years with you gave me all my beautiful children here... I woke up and you were there... you haven't left my side once... I... I want it on my finger when I will call you: my wife." She says sounding so vulnerable, and I could tell it was hard for her to say all of that, that it was somehow painful, but the hope and the love in her eyes though...

And with that I find myself taking off my wedding ring for the first ever since I put it on during our first wedding day.

"Here... I want you, the Stef of today, to put my wedding ring back on as well... and I am so, so proud that I'm going to be your wife again." I say, my own tears falling more and more as I now can't resist but kiss her. Kiss her with all the love and passion that I feel for her...

"I love you so much." I whisper as I put my forehead against hers while she puts her hands on my hips to pull me even closer.

"I love you more." She whispers before kissing me again, that one being even deeper until we heard all the kids cleaning their throat at the same time, just to make us aware that they are still here and that made me and Stef smile so wide.

"Come on here, you guys!" Stef says as they all almost run to us, just like when they were little, Mariana, throwing herself into my arms first.

"Did you say yes?" she asks me, and when I thought she was going to be all exclamative, and cheering about it, she was surprisingly emotional...

"Of course I said yes, baby." I says smiling at her, as her eyes filled with tears, and I know why... I know Stef and I had always been a model for them, our love is their hope for themselves, our love and the life we built together is the prove that true love exist for those kids, and I know it broke their heart to see me and Stef drifting apart.

So she hold me even tighter as I look at Stef, hugging Kamaya and Jude, and my heart was full at that moment, and though at that moment I wish my father was still here, I know that he's watching over me now, over all of us.

"Group hug! Come on babies!" I say, for I wanted them all in my arms... it was impossible for there is so many of them, but we will always try to fit them all in.

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