Stefan
I need to help her. She's so upset. "Sussie my love? Eat something please" I said, nudging a piece of toast and some bacon and eggs to her face. She looked up at me with teary eyes, her father's death casting a shadow over everything. "Leave me be, please Stefan?" She asked me. "Yes my love. I'll be in the living room, come down if you need me" I said. I then put down the flowers, chocolate,soup and sushi on her dresser. I'll take care of everything. "Hey ma'am! Are you alright?" I asked Sussie's mother. "Oh, Stefan, thank you for being here for Sussie," Sussie's mother said, tears in her eyes. "It's quite alright, she's the love of my life; it's an honor to help her and you" I said, patting her shoulder soothingly. I'll make sure she's okay," I assured her before heading back to the living room. "I need to go back to her ma'am, are you going to be okay till my papa comes?" She nodded her head yes, and with that I walked up the stairs of her house to sussies room. I found Sussie lying on her bed, still curled up and weeping. "Oh my love. I'm so sorry this happened to you" I said, kneeling to be on her level. "Can you snuggle with me baby?" She asked me sniffling. "Of course my love" I said, curling up with her, her head on my chest while I started playing with her hair. I'm so lucky to be hers. She ended up sleeping on my chest, and I kissed her head. She looked so peaceful, nestled against me. I drifted off to sleep listening to her deep breathing. The next morning, Sussie woke up, her eyes filled with gratitude as she gazed at me. "Hey beautiful girl, how are you feeling?" I asked her, putting her hair behind her ear. "A little better baby. But still sad." She said, sniffling. "What do you want to do today Schatzi? There isn't any school today." "Schatzi?" I inquired, using the nickname I've had for her since we were first dating. "Can we go get ice cream? Then watch a movie and maybe go eat something out" she said, sitting up and rubbing her bloodshot eyes. "Of course, my love," I replied, caressing her cheek. She went to her bathroom to put eye drops in and I grabbed my shoes, her purse, inhaler for both of us, a fidget and her headphones. "Thank you my love" she said with a smile. I smiled back, feeling grateful for every moment we shared together. When we went to the movie, I noticed in line she seemed like she was acting funny.
Sussie
Am I okay? No! Fuck no I'm not okay, my dad died! "Oh my love, I'm so sorry this happened to you" which made me cry harder. He was kneeling and I didn't want his knees to hurt so I asked if he could snuggle with me. He obliged me, yay! I felt sleepy while he played with my hair. When I woke up, I looked up at him and he asked "hey beautiful girl how are you feeling?" To which I told him that I'm a little better but it wasn't enough. He asked me what I wanted to do today and I told him, "maybe ice cream, dinner and a movie??" He said yes, so I got up to get ready. When I came out of the bathroom—-I was putting eye drops in—- he had everything I needed, my purse, our inhalers, a fidget for me and my headphones . I was touched by his thoughtfulness and knew that no matter what, we would always take care of each other. We drove to the movie theater and i started getting nervous. I held his hand tightly, feeling the weight of my grief and anxiety lighten as he squeezed back reassuringly. But it didn't come back, cause I wasn't just anxious. It was too loud and I was getting overstimulated. "Hey baby, your stimming but in the "I want to go home now" way, are you okay?" He asked me. I shook my head, feeling guilty for ruining our plans. "Baby it's okay. Here let's go outside till our movie; it doesn't happen till 8:30. You can go with me or not if you want" he said, leading me outside and offering me my headphones. I took a deep breath and followed him outside, feeling grateful for his understanding. I grabbed my headphones from him and played my playlist. "My stimmy girl" he said with a smile. I gave him a grateful smile in return and nodded as we walked together, the music helping to soothe my overstimulated senses. Half an hour later; "I feel better my love, can we go back to the theater?" I asked. "Of course my love" he said. I kept my headphones on this time until I was in the theater room itself. Inside the theater room, I found my seat next to him and took off my headphones, ready to enjoy the movie. As the lights dimmed and the movie began, I snuggled closer to him, feeling comforted by his presence. I'm so tired though, nestled close to him, I couldn't be happier. "I love you baby" I said happily. He wrapped his arm around me and replied, "I love you too, forever and always" then when we were done with the movie, we went to dinner at a Indian restaurant. I got butter chicken and rice with naan and he got spicy curry with rice too and garlic butter naan. We both savored the delicious aroma of our meals, enjoying each other's company and the tantalizing flavors of the food. "I love you baby" I said with a smile. He smiled back, his eyes full of warmth and said, "And I love you more than anything in this world. We're a team; ya know that Schatzi?" And with a smile and blush I said "yes; and you are the most wonderful lover in this entire multiverse" holy crap he's kneeling, did he drop something? "Schatzi I want to spend the rest of my life with you. You are the love of my life, the one who I adore with my soul. Will you marry me?" I couldn't believe what I was hearing, my heart racing as I looked into his eyes, filled with hope and love. "Yes, I will marry you amor" I said with tears of joy in my eyes. He slipped the ring onto my finger, and we held each other in an embrace that felt like forever. I love him so much. We whispered promises of forever, knowing that we had found our home in each other's hearts.
2 months later
"I promise to love and respect you. I promise to keep you safe and healthy until the end of my days. You are the love of my life, you make my soul complete" I said with happy tears going down the front of my beaded wedding dress. As I spoke, the words carried the weight of my commitment to him. "I promise to keep you safe, to ensure you are healthy and happy and that you always know how loved you are" he said, happy tears in his eyes too. As we clasped hands and exchanged vows, the world seemed to fade away, leaving just the two of us surrounded by love and hope. "You may kiss the bride" said the officiant. As we leaned in for our first kiss as a married couple, time seemed to stand still. "I love you Stefan" I said with a smile "I love you too, sussie," Stefan whispered, gently brushing a stray hair from my face before embracing me in the sweet promise of forever. I am so happy!!! Our reception wasn't that eventful, just drunken toasts and crying for some people. We danced the night away, lost in each other's arms, feeling the warmth of our love enveloping us in a sweet, timeless embrace. "You alright, Mrs Heron?" He asked me with a smirk. "I've never been better, Mr heron" I said throwing my head back and laughing.
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A story of forever
Mystery / ThrillerSussie and Stefan are common teenage lovers; complete with a bully for both of them. Except for when they aren't. Will their family kill the Kil'awars or will their family become extinct??