Love story

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"Spence stop stressing! The wedding isn't for months!" Toby laughed,
"Have you ever tried planning a wedding Toby?" I snapped,
"Nope," he grinned pulling the piece of paper and the pen from my hand. I tried to grab them but he lifted them above his head, he was taller than I was, and ran into the living room where Poppy was sat on the rug playing with her toys. He was a big kid at heart,
"Toby give it back!" I said but his smile was contagious and I couldn't help but laugh. I jumped towards him to snatch the paper but he moved it out of the way so I collapsed into his arms and we fell back on to the sofa.

The tip of my nose was almost touching his and his warm minty breath was mingling with mine. Our bodies were pressed close against each other.
"Ummm, mummy. What you doin' ?" Poppy stood up and wobbled over to us. We sat up quickly, and slightly awkwardly, and I pulled her onto my lap.
"Hey Pops," I smiled, playing with her wispy blonde hair, "Do you know what a bridesmaid is?" She nodded, she had Toby's crystal blue eyes.
"Well how would you like to be our bridesmaid!?" Toby grinned, tickling her stomach. She erupted with giggles and nodded her head.
"Do I get a pretty dress?" She asked,
"You can get any dress you want." I kissed her forehead and she jumped down from my lap to carry on playing with her toys.

I turned to Toby and then back to poppy. He laced his fingers in between mine. She was growing up so fast and watching her grow into such a beautiful little girl made my heart burst. I rested my head against Toby's shoulder. I turned to kiss his forearm but he moved his head quickly so that his lips collided with mine.
"Sorry," he winked, "I really wanted to do that,"