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Epilogue

Edward's POV

I wake up, slowly drifting out of sleep as I feel fingertips running over my chest, brushing my skin and tracing different shapes. I smile before I let my eyelids flutter open slowly.

"Morning." I mumble to Oswald who props himself up on his elbow to look down at me.

"Happy anniversary." He says cheerfully and I smile at the words.

"You beat me to it." I reply, making him laugh and poke my chest.

"It's not a competition." He tells me and I give him a crooked grin.

"Everything's a competition if you're ambitious enough." I state but he rolls his eyes at me while I reach over him to take my glasses from the nightstand, putting them on before I get a headache.

"You're ridiculous." He informs me which is no news since he keeps repeating it but no one else could make it sound as affectionate. "I know you would've remembered even if I didn't get to say it first, if I had doubted you I would've waited for you to say it."

"I didn't think you'd doubt if I remember." I reply honestly, reaching up to brush my fingers through his messy hair. "I just wanted to bring that smile to your face you just brought to mine."

I earn another roll of his eyes but then he leans down, pressing a kiss on my lips. "I married the most selfish man." He jokes which makes me chuckle.

"You chose me." I point out. "Faults and all."

He smiles, kissing my shoulder. "What faults?" He mumbles and I press a kiss on his head, burying my face in his hair.

"I love you so much, darling." I whisper to him and feel him smile against my shoulder.

"I love you too." He replies before looking up at me. "Above all else." He adds before leaning his head against my shoulder, his fingertips brushing lower down my chest until they go over the scar that's now just a painful memory. I can see he still looks at it with so much sadness so I quickly roll him on his back and grin before leaning down to kiss him. He laughs lightly but stops quickly to eagerly respond to the kiss, parting his lips and slipping his tongue past mine.

Once the kiss starts to heat up, I pull away. "Should we get up?"

"Why?" He asks, looking at me with so much love and longing as he softly brushes a hand through my hair.

"Why?" I repeat. "Well, as the king of the Underworld and the mayor I figured you might have something to do."

"I always have something to do." He agrees. "But don't worry about it now, I made sure no one would bother us today."

I frown. "What if it's important?" I ask even though I'm extremely touched by the gesture.

"It can wait." He assures me.

"What if it's extremely urgent?" I ask and he rolls his eyes.

"Ed, love, today is just for us." He says with a smile before pulling me back into a kiss and I'd be an idiot to argue any further so I'm not complaining, instead drowning into the kiss. Today is just for us.

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