An Unconditional Love
Chapter 1.
"I'm pregnant Tony." Those words had been haunting his dreams for the last couple of months or so; or rather his dreams when he was able to get some sleep that is. Those were the last words he'd heard out of Tia's, his beautiful wife's mouth; before she'd collapsed the next day. He'd come home that night to the house that they now lived in, to a gorgeous smell from her cooking and her having made the dining room so very romantic. She'd then delivered those magic words to him before they'd eaten the special meal she'd done. They'd then gone to bed and made slow passionate love to celebrate the very happy news. But now she was in hospital fighting for her life, as well as fighting to keep their unborn child alive.
They had had a real whirlwind romance, even if they had to start off with completely ignored their feelings of love at first sight that they'd had the moment their eyes met in the reception area of the hotel they were staying in during their Italian vacation. Because to start off with they were a bit suspicious that they were being set up by their fathers, because both of them were in business together. In the end though they discovered that the both of them had booked the vacations separately and hadn't known where they were going too. So the vacation had nothing at all to do with the business they were doing.
In the end the two of them had got together about a week into the vacation, after the both of them having tricked their fathers into telling them that they didn't want them to get together because of their business interests. Despite this each time their fathers got together they always seemed to end up talking just about the business. So that particular night after enduring dinner with them just talking business and not being able to get a word in edgewise to talk too each other even. In the end they'd managed to sneak away while they were having a coffee. As soon as they got out of the dining room he took her hand and then ordered them coffee on room service for his room; before they got into the elevator and went to his room. As they drunk their coffee together on the balcony sitting on the sun loungers, they finally admitted to each other how they felt about each other. As she finally said "I love you Tony." He got up from his sun lounger and went over to sit astride her on hers, as he stroked the side of her face as he pushed her hair out of the way, he replied "I love you too Tia." He then gave her a light kiss on the lips, before she put her hand into his hair on the back of his head so that the kiss got deeper and a lot more passionate. As their hands start to wander, which at times got a bit awkward because of being on the lounger, he eventually whispered in her ear "Let's get more comfortable." As he got up, he took her hand and pulled her up and once back inside the bedroom they made love for the first time.
The first moment he realized that his original feelings for her were true was the next morning when he woke up to her lying on his chest, looking so very happy and contented, although he is also amazed at how much he was in love with her all along. He then somehow managed to get himself disengaged from her; so that he could then order them breakfast from room service. After its arrival she was woken up by the smell of it, as he was just getting it ready to take it over to her he noticed her watching him with a smile on her face. Before picking up the tray to take it over he smiled back & said "Morning beautiful." She then replied "Morning gorgeous." He then picked the tray up and took it over to her and as he put it down he said "Breakfast is served madam." Then as he joined her back in bed again they then kissed before tucking into breakfast. When they'd finished it, he took the tray away and put it out of the way, then she said "So what are we going too do today?" He then gave her a kiss and replied "I can think of one way I'd like to spend the day." As they kissed once again & he pulled her in closer too him she replied "Even though I couldn't think of a better way to spend the day, I don't really think we can stay here all that time." He then said mischievously "We'll have to see if I can change your mind about that." & as they started to kiss once again, it then led to them making love.
By the time they got to the end of the first week together he knew that he was very much in love with her, not only that he also knew that he wanted to spend the rest of his life with her; & to marry her. Even though he fully expected there too be some opposition too it he went to ask her fathers permission to marry her, but he was to be in for a bit of a surprise; because her father gave his permission and also admitted that he knew very much about how Tony was feeling, because he had felt exactly the same way about Tia's mother. When Tony asked him if he thought that things might be moving a bit too fast, because if they could do it he'd like them too be married before they went home again. Her father Michael told him that he didn't think they were seeing as he & her mother Annetta had themselves been married within a week. Not only that they found out that she was expecting Tia just a couple of months later. He also tells him that if he needs any help with ID documents and things, he would get them sneaked out too him.
In the next few days he managed to sneak around organizing all the paperwork and getting things sorted out for the marriage license, but while he was doing it; & while they were out and about as they went past jewelry stores he got her to drop hints on the rings she liked. Then one day as they were returning back to the hotel again, they saw a couple coming out of a building following them getting married, & he got her to talk about where she'd like to get married. On that same trip he also managed to find out the dress she'd really like without looking at it, & he'd then called the store later on to put it by for her father to collect later on.
Finally by the end of the week everything was in place and ready for them to get married on the Saturday. So he decided that the Friday was going too be the day of the proposal, & the admitting too her that they were going to be getting married the next day.
When they woke up together on that Friday morning he found that he was feeling really nervous, but also very happy and excited about doing it & proposing to the woman that he loved very much. After having breakfast in bed, & of course starting their morning in their usual perfect way, he then took her to a health spa for a morning of pampering. Then after having a light lunch together he then took her shopping and told her that it was his special treat, as he wanted her to look special that night when they went out for their meal. Although in the end she did slightly get her own back on him, because when she tried the dress she liked on it fitted perfectly, so she wouldn't show him it & said he'd have to wait until that night to see it. So as he paid for it she made sure that it was kept hidden away from him.
Once they got back to the hotel once again they had a cup of coffee, then they left each other at her bedroom door with a kiss while they got ready for the very special night to come. As she was getting herself ready she was feeling really happy that she was doing all of it for Tony, but she was also starting to wonder if he could be heading towards a proposal; & she knew that because she loved him so very much, she would be saying 'Yes' too him.
When he went back to get her after getting himself and his room ready for later on, as she answered his knock on the door and opened it, they stood there looking at each other absolutely dumbstruck thinking how stunning they both looked. In the end he managed to get out "You look stunning. They then kissed before he took her hand and went back to his room once again.
After opening the door to his room, he then turned too her and told her to close her eyes, he also covered them over with his hands just to make sure; also on the promise that as he guided her around he wouldn't let her walk into anything or fall over anything. After guiding her to what she thinks is possibly the middle of the room, he then lets her go saying that she has to keep her eyes closed and he then goes round lighting all the candles he'd got prepared before going to get her. As he then comes back to her and takes her hands & tells her to open them; as she does so not only is she stunned and amazed, she also finds that she's feeling really emotional and has to keep thinking too herself 'Get a grip, you can't let yourself go before anything else happens.' But she doesn't have to wait long, because he then turns round and picks up a yellow rose, which are her favorite colour of rose. As he gives it too her he gets down on one knee, produces a ring box from out of his pocket, then as he opens the box he utters the magic words "Will you marry me?" As soon as she sees that the ring is exactly the same one as she fell in love with when he asked her what she might like; it makes her go completely & she starts to cry happy tears as she says "Yes I will." He then slips the ring on her finger and gets up to give her a hug. Once she begins to settle he lets go of her but leaves one arm round her waist and then says
"The other question is, will you marry me tomorrow?" She looks at him with amazement and says "What?"
He answers "I would like to marry you tomorrow, I love you & want to spend the rest of my life with you as soon as possible."
She says "So would I, but how?"
"I did it all properly and asked for your father's permission, & don't be mad at him, but he's been conspiring with me to get everything organized for tomorrow morning." She throws her arms around him and says
"I'm not mad at either of you, this is the best surprise in the world; I love you both so much. What about my dress?"
"You'll find out as it's a surprise. I do promise you though that I have not seen it. I just wanted this too be for us, but if you do want too do something else for family and friends, we can perhaps do a vow renewal or something back at home."
"Let's just wait and see about that because I'd much rather do this for just us for now."
"Well that is also the purpose of tonight, because I didn't want to have too go through having to have a stag do; so this is our celebration. Even if we can't spend tonight together." She gives him a kiss and replies "Well we can perhaps make up for it tomorrow night, when we're celebrating being husband and wife. Who knows? Perhaps we might even be lucky in more ways than one."
He then asks "Does that mean you're thinking that we should start a family straight away?"
She answers "I would like too, as long as you want a family of course?"
"I would love to have a family with you, as long as you're sure about it? As I don't want you to end up giving up the career you love, if you decide on doing that of course."
"If I do decide to give up I will do, I'm a teacher and I can always do the job from home; so I can always keep my hand in if I do give it up and then return. I know that from being bought up by my Nonna's, it was drummed into me about having too be a stay at home mom, but I will make that choice when the time comes."
"As long as you're sure?"
"I'm very sure." They then kiss and he says "Come on lets have some food and celebrate before our time runs out."
They then have a really great night of celebrating, which of course does end up with them going too bed together and making slow passionate love, & them both falling into a happy but exhausted sleep. Although when he does wake her up a little while later to tell her that she has to go she doesn't really want too leave his side. As they walk back to her room hand in hand, they leave each other at the door because he says that if he goes in with her then temptation might get the better of them once again. After they kiss for a final time he then gets another wrapped up box from his pocket and tells her that she shouldn't open it until the morning because it's her wedding present. When she says that she hasn't got him anything because of not knowing about things. He gives her a gentle kiss on the lips and says that having her as his wife is the best present he could ever have.
That night is the first night that they've had apart since they got together as a couple, they both end up finding it difficult to sleep; so they then end up texting each other instead. Although when they start getting a bit flirtatious, he does say that they'd better stop doing it; because otherwise he'll end up coming down to get her.
The wedding day itself ends up being a very special and emotional day, but still a very perfect day. When she gets up she's feeling very nervous as well as very happy. Because of the nerves getting too her she starts feeling really sick and that she doesn't want to eat any breakfast, but she does make sure that she does manage to eat some. Just as she's finishing her breakfast there's a knock on the door. When she opens it, it's her father with another woman. Her father has also got her dress and she also finds that the woman with him is there too do her hair and makeup. While they're getting everything ready and prepared to help her with getting ready, she goes into the bathroom and opens Tony's present, inside of it is a locket with a picture of them together which he'd taken. When she then sees the loving inscription that he's put on the back of it, she gets really emotional. She then puts it on & goes out to join them, & her dad then tells her to open the dress bag he's put on the door. When she does so & finds that it's the dress that she really wanted, the emotions do finally get too her and she bursts into tears. Her father then hugs her and says "He loves you very much."
Once she & her father are both ready her flowers then come for her. As they wait to leave he says
"I'm very proud of you, & you look really stunning. I also know that you're mother would've been very proud of you as well; if she was here."
"I know she would've been, & I wish she was here." He then gets something out of his pocket as he says
"So do I, but I know she would've wanted you to have this." As she opens the ring box that he hands her and inside it is the eternity ring of her mother's that she used to really love, he then says
"I gave it too her when she had you, & I know that she would've wanted you to have it when you got married." She then kisses him and as she puts it on she says "Thanks dad."
The ceremony itself is just short and sweet, plus once again it's in a venue which she had chosen. What she really loves though is not only how gorgeous Tony looks in his suit, but that he is also looking just as nervous as she's feeling. Not only that they both manage to get really emotional as they say their vows to each other. The very best moment of course is at the end of the ceremony when they're declared husband and wife, as well as when they get to kiss.
For their reception they go & eat at the restaurant which during their time there has become their favourite, & which they have the meal to celebrate with their fathers. To their surprise between them their fathers have also organized tickets for them to go over to Venice so that they can have a little bit of a honeymoon. So after doing little speeches between them, she & Tony head back to the hotel again and get packing and leave for Venice.
A/N: That's it for this first chapter, & I hope that you enjoy this story! I know that it's something a bit different from me. Even though I know that I'm only a new writer and I am sort of experimenting with this, but it was a story I had stuck in my head & thought that this will be the best way to tell it! For most of the way through it will start in the present time and whether it's being told by Tony's memories or Tia's should be reasonably clear, but if at anytime a chapter end comes back again to the present I will make it clear! So please enjoy it! Xxx. :-)
