I Choose You : A New Chapter

Another Hit

He would never tire of this. He can't. It's impossible. 

Kissing her will never fail to take his breath away, never fail to make him float. Her lips, no matter how soft or wet or even dry, have never felt more like home. And as he's kissing her on this rock by the ocean, the sea breeze making her short hair tickle his face, he has never...ever...felt more in love.

His fiancée. 

He didn't want to pull away, didn't want to stop, but his lack of oxygen was telling him he had to. So, he pulled away, took a small breath, then kissed her again. He cradled her head with one hand and squeezed her hip with the other. 

As she gently glided her fingers over his cheek, he could feel the ring on her hand go across his skin and it made him smile so wide that he unintentionally broke the kiss. "What?" Cassie asked with a laugh. 

Ben shook his head and brought her back in for another kiss, as he took the hand that was resting on his face and ran his fingers over the ring. After a moment, he pulled away, then asked, "Do you like it?" 

Cassie took her hand and looked down at the ring. "It's so beautiful, Ben," she told him. "I love it, I really do." He smiled and ran his thumb over it. "I must have spent hours looking for this," he said. "As soon as I saw it, I knew it was the one."

He watched as she laced their fingers together. "It's perfect," she told him. "I just can't believe we're getting married." They both lightly laughed and he pressed his forehead against hers. "Bloody hell, I know," he said. "I can't wait. Can't wait to call you my wife, for you to be mine forever. To...start a family."

He carefully examined her when he said that and only found that her smile grew wider. "Well, perhaps we wait for that," she said. "After all, we are only twenty-four." He nodded and told her, "I know, you're right. Definitely not ready to be parents quite yet, especially with no real jobs and me going back to school."

Cassie could see the slight disappointment in his eyes and hear it in his voice. She knows how badly he wants kids. He tries not to talk about it too much, as to not freak her out, but she sees it in his eyes every time. 

"Hey," she said, as she ran her hand down his cheek, "we'll get there. Let's just get ourselves sorted and we'll talk about having lot of little Cumberbabies once we do." He let out a bellowing laugh and asked, "Cumberbabies? Where in the hell did you come up with that?"

She giggled, as she shrugged and told him, "Just came into my head. I can say a lot of things in reference to your name like that. Like...stop being a little, whiney Cumberbitch." Ben has never laughed so hard. He nearly fell off the edge of the rock and into the water. 

"Bloody hell, baby, I love you," he laughed. "A lifetime of this and can't wait to get started with you." He started to lean in to kiss her, but as soon as their lips grazed, she murmured, "My aunt is taking pictures of us."

He stopped his movements and froze. "Please tell me you're lying," he murmured back. She shook her head, so Ben slightly turned his head and looked over to where Aunt Jo was taking pictures with her new digital camera. 

"Oh God," Ben sighed, as he gave a fake smile and small wave to her. Cassie did the same. She excitedly waved back. "Maybe we should go inside," Ben told Cassie. "I'm sure there's plenty more champagne waiting for us." 

He started to turn towards the house, but she wrapped her arms around his and pulled him back to her, as she said, "Wait." He put his arms around her waist and held her close. "What?" He asked, pressing his forehead to hers. 

"Let's just...stay a little longer," she said. He smiled and nodded. "Of course," he told her. 

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