When they arrived at the spot, Kahlan was breathless. Candles and roses lined their path. Deep purple, blood red and white roses.
He picked one and gently put it in her hair. They kept walking for a minute or so until they came to a shelter. A blanket with candles all around.
Surrounded with trees, hardly any breeze that night. It was fairly warm and cold
The woods smelled fresh as if it had just rained, she looked up- a million stars staring down at her.
"Kili, this- I can't believe you did this for me!"
He smiled and held her hand. He had a bottle of sparkling fruit punch, finger sandwiches and crisps. He had put two champagne glasses beside the bottle of fruit punch.
"You haven't even seen the best part! Look in your bag."
They sat down and looked in her bag. There was one big blanket, which Kili took out, a swimsuit and extra set of clothes.
"Are we going swimming?"
He sweetly smiled and nodded his head.
They ate really lightly and drank lightly. She went behind huge bushes and changed into her bathing suit. Her bathing suit was cobalt blue.
When she was ready, she walked to where Kili was. He had the trouser shorts that he had worn at Beorn's. They stood in front of each other, the steady ripple of water with the reflection of the brightest moon.
Gently breeze going through. He took a step closer to her and cupped her left cheek.
"just like our first kiss," their hearts bursting their ribcages. Kili leaned in and kissed her.
"Shall we go and take a dip?" They walked hand in hand to where the sand met the water. The water felt warm against their skin.
"You look so beautiful in the moonlight, my love."
She smiled,
"You look even better."
"I'm really glad that you love this. I wanted to have one more special time with you before we get on the road again. I don't know when we will be able to be alone and I wanted to make the most out of tonight."
"Then kiss me," the water was up to their shoulders. He swan over to her, cupped her right cheek and gently, sweetly kissed her.
She put her arms around his waist.
"You see that tree right there, my love?"
He pointed to a big oak tree. It's branches were huge and beautiful and just full of beautiful and healthy green leaves.
"Yes it's so beautiful!"
He whispered lovingly in her ear,
"I'm glad… how would you like to climb it? Watch the stars?"
She turned to him with a big smile and said,
'Yes!"
They got to the picnic, Kili got the huge blanket and they climbed up the tree.
There was a sturdy, flat surface where they could sit and lean back against the branches and when they did that there was an opening in the branches and leaves in front of them. Big and wide where it was perfect for watching stars.
He wrapped the blanket around them snuggly and they leaned back. It was nice and quiet for a little, she was looking at the stars but his eyes were feasting on her.
Kili's pointer finger and thumb came up to her chin and he turned her face to him.
"Thank you for being out here with me tonight, my love."
She looked in his eyes, the fire from the candles that Kili set out of a couple branches played on his face and chest. Painted a golden glow on his body and made his hazel eyes stand out. It was like gold glitter littered his already beautiful eyes. Their noses were inches apart but she reached her arms out of the blanket, wrapped them around his neck as they were sitting together.
Her hands undid his man bun and she ran her fingers through his hair, he loved when she did that. He immediately kissed her. She loved his lips, she always loved feeling his facial hair against her skin.
His strong, full, warm lips. His facial hair had grown a bit more than stubble. She took her hands and went to his scalp and ran her fingers through.
She whispered on his lips,
"Thank you for doing all this for me. I love you Kili."
He crashed his lips into hers and wrapped his arms around her waist.
When she sighed against his lips, he just couldn't help himself and gently bit her bottom lip for a couple seconds.
"Kili." She whispered,
"Kiss me. I don't wanna go back yet."
He chuckled and she let her back be pushed up against the tree, he intertwined his fingers in hers and held both their hands between themselves , their lips wrestling until they were sore.
As Kahlan and Kili got ready to head back, Kahlan turned to Kili,
"I wish we didn't have to get back. Why can't we just stay and kiss for hours?"
He gave her a sexy smile and said,
"Well if that happened…I don't think we'd ever stop."
He winked and her heart caught fire.
Early the next day, they set off again expecting to get to Mirkwood. It didn't take long to get to Mirkwood, considering they were just an hour away.
Kili and Kahlan rode together, as did Fili and Erin.
"Did you enjoy last night? I did," Kili whispered to Kahlan. His breath sent chills down her back and arms.