Once Upon A Dream-Ch 11
Penelope smiled as she listened to Derek, she loved the sound of his voice, she loved everything about him, she had to admit that the scenery was beautiful, all of the trees, the wild flowers and the sound of the birds just made everything perfect. When they buggy stopped in front of his house he jumped down and held up his hands to help her out of the wagon.
She smiled and said, "thank you", he said, "you are very welcome beautiful", she blushed as he intertwined their fingers and headed up onto the porch, they stopped at the door and he said, "I hope you like it". When the door opened and they stepped inside she said, "ohhhh Derek it's beautiful", he said, "thank you, I did most of this work myself".
She turned to look at him and said, "you did this"?, he said, "sure did, me and my friends", she nodded her head and said, "you took such great care in everything didn't you"?, he said, "I sure did, I wanted everything to be perfect". Penelope said, "the fireplace is so amazing", he walked over and said, "it took us a few weeks to get it just right".
Penelope said, "you did a great job", he took her by the hand as he led her through the rest of the house, as they went room to room each one was more beautiful than the one before. The last room he took her to was his bedroom, when she stepped inside she saw a huge bed and it was the most beautiful thing she had ever seen, she walked over and touched the poles that held up the canopy and said, "this detailing is unilike anything I've ever seen before".
Derek said, "I'm so glad that you like it", she looked at him and said, "you are, why"?, he said, "I hope that one day this will be your home", she smiled and said, "I would like that but". Derek put his finger over her lips and said, "I know that Sam and Kevin will be arriving tomorrow to start the suitor ritual", she nodded her head yes.
Derek looked lovingly into her eyes and said, "you are the most beautiful woman I have ever seen, you are so sweet, so kind, so loving and I don't think it's right that we can't be together". Penelope said, "my father arranged for them to come several months ago, he wants me married and the sooner the better", Derek felt his heart racing as thoughts of them getting married filled his mind.
He rested his forehead against hers and said, "we better get downstairs, I have a wonderful meal planned for us", she grinned as he intertwined their hands and led her from the bedroom. When they walked into the dining room he pulled out her chair and said, "there you go baby girl", she giggled as she sat down, she then watched Derek was he carried out their food and placed it on the table.
When he sat down across from her he said, "I hope you like it", he then raised the cover and she said, "it looks delicious", Derek said, "thank you", he then sat there watching as she took a bite. She closed her eyes and licked her lips as the savory taste filled her mouth, she opened her eyes and said, "this is wonderful, who prepared this for you"?, he laughed and said, "I prepared it myself".
She smiled at him and said, "I didn't know that you could cook", he said, "I learned how to cook growing up, where I'm from if you don't cook it yourself you don't eat". She put her hand on his arm and said, "I'm so sorry Derek", he winked at her and said, "thank you", she took a deep breath and smiled as they then continued to eat their food.
As they ate their meal he couldn't stop looking at her, she was so beautiful and in the candle light she was practically glowing, she looked up and said, "are you alright"?, he nodded his head and said, "more than alright, I'm looking at the woman I love", she swallowed hard and said, "y y you love me"?, he said, "I do, I fell in love with you the minute I saw you on the street".
She took him by the hand and said, "I love you to but", he stood up and held out his hand and said, "let me show you how much I love you", she put her hand in his and smiled as he led her down the stairs and his bedroom.