Alternate Universe - Modern Setting

On a holiday trip, Merlin ask a question which troubling him a lot in the past months. What will be Arthur's reply?

It was a beautiful Sunday morning in sunny Hawaii. Merlin, of course, was awake before Arthur. They were both lying in bed and Merlin couldn't help but watch Arthur sleep.

Merlin liked these little quiet moments to himself, where he could watch his lover sleep peacefully and think. Arthur looked like a god as the sun danced across his muscular chest, his deep breathing the only sound in the room.

"Your face will stay like that if you're not careful." A sleepy voice came from the supposedly sleeping Arthur.

"Why do you love me?"

"What?" asked a confused Arthur as he opened his eyes to stare at Merlin.

"Why do you love me?" Merlin asked again, feeling more uncertain.

"Why would you ask that babe?" Arthur sat up to look into Merlin's eyes and placed his hands on his lovers arms.

"Why wouldn't I ask that?" Merlin waved his arms up and down, "I mean look at you! You're like a Greek God with all the well-shaped muscles, you're gorgeous, you're a super sexy Detective and everyone knows it and wants you. You could have anyone you want and yet you want me, why?"

Arthur took Merlin's face into his hands and said, "because you're amazing," before kissing him on both cheeks and then on the lips when it looked like Merlin was going to object. "You are amazing, you are so caring and passionate about everything you do, you're one of the best Doctors I know, always putting people before you. All of this and more is why I love you."

Arthur leaned to Merlin's ear and whispered, "and you're so damn hot, which helps a lot." as he traced his hand down Merlin's chest, causing his lover to shiver.

"Really?"

"Really, I have to hold myself sometimes so I don't jump you." Gently pushing Merlin down on bed, Arthur straddled him and leaned down.

"Well you don't have to hold yourself now." Merlin suggested with a wiggle of his eyebrows and a smile.

And so the beautiful Sunday morning in bed turn into a beautiful all day Sunday in bed.