Through The Mirror Portal

Chapter 20: Time To Adjust

Rayla looked into Callum's eyes with fear, as Callum stood in the pool up to his waist. She pushed off from the side and swam towards Callum. He reached out and grabbed her. Her eyes looked relieved as he scooped her up into a hug. Callum was overjoyed,
"See I said you could do it and look at you, you'll be a better swimmer than me in no time and your fear of water will be nothing." Rayla looked sceptical at Callum,
"Don't get ahead of yourself yer daft human, am only doing this for you!" He looked at Rayla,
"Your right, I just wanted to stare at you in a swimming costume!" Rayla forgot all about the water as she kissed him.
"You are so soppy, mah cheesy prince. You're going to have to work on your pick up lines." Callum looked stung,
"Well they can't be that bad, you're here aren't you?" Rayla just shook her head and they swam back to the side of the lavish pool. Rayla looked over to Callum,
"Ah think that's enough swimming for today av almost drowned twice."
Callum spoke softly to Rayla as he wrapped her in a towel,
"That was really good swimming, your amazing you know that." Rayla replied, "Yeah except for the drowning, anyway ah wonder how ma mum and dad are doing, ah think all this is a big shock to them." Callum nodded,
"Yeah it's going to be difficult for them. I guess we've just got to give them some time, it won't help them being somewhere strange to them. After we've had the celebration for the sun-fire elves they should go back to Silvergrove to finish their recovery. You could go with them." Rayla agreed but a thought crossed her mind. 'Is this Callum telling me to go back without him, because I'm not ready to leave them. I want to get to spend some time with them.' Then Callum looked at Rayla's face,
"Oh I didn't mean it like that, I want them to stay as long as possible because they might feel out of place." Rayla looked away from Callum because in a large castle she felt out of place. Callum felt that everything he said dug him in deeper. So he thought well I might as well go and get a shovel, "Rayla. I want you all to stay, because I love you and I also want what's best for your parents as well. I....I."
Rayla turned round and shushed Callum before he ruined the moment. A smile appeared on her face.
"You said you love me," Callum realised then that he'd just blurted it out. Callum then decided what the heck I'll confess, "I think you know I do, I'm crazy about you. I want to marry you and everything. I've even got a ring on standby, just in case I go mad and propose to you." Rayla looked at Callum stunned as he pulled the ring out of his swim robe. Then Rayla replied,
"Go on then ask me!" Callum realised he was stood in front of his girlfriend with a ring in his hand. So he knelt down.
"Rayla Of Silvergrove, would you do me the honour of being my beautiful elf wife?" Rayla had actually started crying,
"Yes, of course mah soft Mage Prince." Rayla put the ring on and they pulled each other into a deep kiss. King Harrow coughed behind them, they broke off their kiss and spun round in shock. King Harrow was smiling broadly,
"So you guys, have you got something to tell me?"

To be continued in book 2