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ROMAN's POINT OF VIEW:
I'm standing at the bottom of the stairs waiting for my wife to spend our 12th wedding anniversary together. I can't believe that it has been 12 years since we were married and I still love her the same if not more. She is the love of my life and we've been through so many things together that normally could tear a marriage apart but not Team Reigns; it only made us stronger. They always say the things that don't kill us only make us stronger. Nothing can or will ever break us not a person, not a sickness and not a tragedy we are who we are because of everything we went through. I am grateful that she is my wife because had it been anyone else I'm not sure we would have made it. We're starting a brand new chapter of our lives; I prefer to call it the cancer free era of our lives or the post cancer era. There are so many good things left for us, there is so much more to our love story. Every love story is beautiful but mine and Tayla's is my favorite. I adjust my light blue tie and I have to catch my breath before I smile as I see the most beautiful woman in the world walking down the stairs of our home. Tayla can still take my breath away as if it was the day I met her. My blue-grey eyes meet her dark brown eyes and she smiles at me as she makes her way down the stairs in a beautiful light blue halter dress that falls to her knees exposing her beautiful long legs with matching light blue pumps. I cannot take my eyes off of her. She literally makes my heart skip a beat as she reaches the bottom of the stairs. I take her by the hand with a smile and pull her over to me as I wrap my arms around her small body. "You're beautiful," I say with a smile as I softly kiss her cheek.
"Thank-you," she says with a smile. "You look quite handsome tonight," she says with a smile before she kisses my cheek. "Happy Anniversary, Baby."
"Happy Anniversary," I say with a smile before we head out the door to my car so we can enjoy the evening together. My parents have volunteered to take the kids for us so that we can celebrate this special evening together. Kid free evenings are one of my favorites even though I love my kids sometimes being kid free is one of my favorite nights especially with Tayla.
Tayla is so beautiful. I hold her hand as I drive us to the restaurant we're eating at. Her hand is perfect in mine; like she's perfect in my heart, I keep taking small glances of her and taking in her beauty. She's doing a lot better and she's slowly becoming herself again. I love it. She smiles at me softly with her brown eyes sparkling each time I glance at her. I smile as I turn on some music. She squeezes my hand as Overjoyed by Matchbox Twenty starts to play; the first song we danced to after we were married. I start to sing it to her as she smiles and starts to sing with me. Memories of me holding her in my arms on our wedding night holding her close to my body as our feet danced in the sand of Hawaii, the smell of Jasmine in her hair and her tiny arms wrapped around my neck; the moment was perfect. It was the moment Roman and Tayla began for an eternity. "It's amazing," she says with a smile as the song comes to an end. "That after being together for 18 years you still know all my secrets and I still know yours and they're still our secrets. And yet after 18 years you still understand me when no one else does."
"I know, Baby Girl," I say with a smile as I kiss her hand softly. "Your secrets will always be safe with me and I will always understand you when no one else does just like I know you know everything there is to know about me; my fears, my dreams, what makes me sad, what makes me laugh, you know how to make me happy and you know more about me than anyone in this world. Just like I know more about you than anyone in the world; Tay, we're perfect for each other."
"Beyond perfect," she says with a smile. "Love isn't about finding the perfect person to love but about finding the imperfect person and loving them perfectly. Your perfect imperfections make me love you more."
"Same goes for you," I say with a soft smile as I pull into the restaurant parking lot. "I love you, Tay," I say as I turn the car off.
"I love you too," she says with a smile before I get out of the car before making my way over to her door to help her out of the car. I take her hand and we walk inside together. I give them our names and they direct us to our private table in the back of the restaurant. I pull her chair out for her before she takes a seat and make my way around to the other side of the table to sit across from her.
I have already placed our order for a meal and ordered the most expensive bottle of wine for us. The waiter comes over with our bottle of wine and two wine glasses shortly before he brings us our meal of filet mignon, herbed potatoes and steamed asparagus. "Looks good, Baby," she says with a smile.
"I was hoping you would like it. I was going to get us lobster but I feel like we eat lobster all the time."
"It's good," she says with a soft smile as she cuts into her steak. "I like a little bit of change and spontaneity."
"Me too," I say with a smile. "I could have done sushi too."
"Ro, it's fine," she says flashing me a smile. "This is perfect. I'm all right. It doesn't' matter what we eat as long as I am with you."
"Can you believe it, Tay, 12 years of marriage?"
"12 years is a long time," she says, "but I love you more every day. 12 years with the best husband in the world and the best father in the world. I am a pretty lucky girl."
"I think I'm the lucky one, Tay," I say with a smile. "I couldn't have asked for a better wife or a better mother for my children. It took us a while to get here but we did. I would never trade or give up a day with you. We've gone through some really tough times but they've only made us stronger. Life's unexpected events cannot break us. Nothing will ever break us. I think we've grown up so much over the last 12 years. We started out with nothing and now we have everything."
"WE always did have everything. It was never about the luxurious houses, the expensive cars, the nice jewelry or the materialistic things. Having your heart and having your love was everything to me. You made a plan for your life and it included me that was everything to me. I don't' care about the materialistic life; I care about having your mind, your body, heart and soul, Roman. Everything else doesn't matter. The best gifts you have given me in 12 years are our three beautiful children. You made your life about me and us. You gave me a good life but you also gave me your whole heart and all your love; and to me that was everything I could have ever asked for."
I smile at her and take her hand into mine as I softly stroke her soft hand with my thumb. "My goal was to always spoil you but in all honesty my biggest and most important goal was giving all of me to you. I never minded giving you my mind, my body, my heart and my soul. You have and will have my whole heart for your whole life. I want you to be happy and I always will. Everything to me was having you by my side when I needed you most and supporting me when times were tough and loving me through our bad times. Tay, you have no idea how much it meant to me when you gave all of you to me; mind, heart body and soul. Tay, think we can make it another 12 years?"
"No," she says with a soft smile making my heart nearly stop. "I think we can make it an eternity," she says with a smile. "Forever and always, Roman," she says with a smile.
"Forever and always," I say smiling back at her. "We're living in our own real life fairytale."
"Yes we are," she says with a smile, "but I don't think Cinderella, Belle, Anna, Elsa or any of the princesses have anything on us. Our fairytale is one of a kind."
"I would say so," I say with a smile as I continue to stroke her soft hand. "What is your most favorite memory of us in the last 18 years?"
"My most favorite memory," she says. "It's nothing spectacular and nothing exciting. It's actually pretty low key for everything we've done. Don't think I'm not grateful for all the luxurious and extravagant things you've done for me but my favorite memory with you is pretty simple. My favorite memory with you is when we were younger eating Chinese food, watching movies together and just talking about our life all night long in our pajamas. Those are my favorite times with you. Some of the best memories are the simplest joys in life," she says with a smile. "I loved those nights so much. They meant everything to me."
My heart melts at her words and I smile at her. "That's beautiful, Tay," I say with a smile. "Absolutely beautiful; I have to agree the simplest things are those that bring the most joy."
"What's your favorite memory of us?" she asks.
"This is hard," I say as I think about all the good times we've had together. I can't just pick one because they were all my favorite moments just because I was with her. "It's hard to pick just one."
"I picked one. It's your turn to pick one," she says as she rests her chin on her hand as she looks at me.
"Every moment with you has been my favorite memory but my most favorite would have to be the moment I met you because that's where it all began. The moment I hit your car and you got out looking all pissed off. I didn't' know that when I would come face to face with you how beautiful you truly were. I was taken aback and my breath was taken away. The moment you were standing in front of me to exchange insurance information my heart skipped a beat. I never knew what love at first sight felt like but that day I knew it was love and here we are 18 years later, three beautiful kids and three more babies on the way. Who would have ever thought that little car accident would have led to all of this," I say with a smile. "I'd crash into you a million times if it meant that I could be with you forever. That was the best day of my life and yet still my most favorite memory of us because that was where Roman and Tayla got started Even if it wasn't official till that night on Pensacola beach; that intersection is what changed our lives for the rest of our lives."
She smiles at me and says, "you know what I was thinking that day?"
"What?"
"I was so upset when I got out of my car because I had just gotten it as a graduation gift. Then I saw you get out of the car and my knees went weak, I couldn't think clearly and I fell in love with you the first moment I saw you. The funny thing is Isabelle wanted me to call you but I wouldn't. Then I saw you at that party and it was just meant to be."
"It's so funny you say that because Lucas kept pushing me to call you and then you showed up at the party. It was definitely meant to be. Fate is pretty amazing."
"Our fate is pretty amazing," she says with a smile. "I still love you and I will always love you, Baby. And just so you know I love when you call me Thumbelina and when you call me Baby Girl. It just does things to me. It gives me butterflies even till this day in your sexy deep voice when you call me Baby Girl it's like I have thousands of butterflies fluttering in my stomach. I love that you can still do that to me and sometimes when you look at me I get the same feeling. I love that you can still give me butterflies."
"I have to admit, Tay, you still take my breath away and still make my heart skip a beat. I love the affect you have on me and it's impressive that you still give me that feeling when I see you after all these years. I thought you hated when I called you Thumbelina?"
"I only told you that but the truth is I really do like it."
"All right, Thumbelina," I say with a smile. "I've got you something for our anniversary."
"You didn't need to," she says with a soft smile.
"Yes I did," I say as I let go of her hand to get her present. "You deserve it after everything you just went through. You deserve this."
I hand her a small necklace box. She smiles at me as she begins to open it. "I have a present for you too but it's at home."
"It's okay," I say as I watch her face as she opens her gift.
"Pearls?" she asks with a smile. "You got me pearls."
"All women need at least one strand of pearls in their life," I say with a smile. "I figure you have enough diamonds that it's time for your strand of pearls."
"I love it, Baby. Thank-you so much."
"You're welcome," I say with a smile. I love to see her smile and I love to make her happy.
After our meal we arrive back at our house where we have it to ourselves since Tayla's parents have moved out and the kids are with my parents. I open the door for her and allow her to enter before me. I shut the door behind us and lock it as she waits for me in the foyer. As soon as I turn around her arms are wrapped around my neck and I instantly wrap my big arms around her small body holding her tightly in my arms. I feel her soft lips on mine as I allow her entrance into my mouth as she kisses me passionately and urgently. "I have a present for you upstairs," she whispers against my lips in the sexiest voice.
"All right," I say with a smile before I kiss her lips softly before she leads me upstairs. She tells me to strip down to my briefs and to get comfortable while she gets ready. I watch her as she walks into the bathroom and closes the door behind her. I pull the covers back on the bed, fluff the pillows before I strip out of my clothes until I am in nothing but my black briefs like she asked. I jump into bed and rest my arms behind my head as I wait for her. I smile as the bathroom door opens. My smile grows even bigger when I see her come out of the bathroom in a white silk night gown that leaves nothing to the imagination. She is probably the sexiest woman in the world right now as she stands in the doorway smiling at me with her long tanned legs exposed. "Look at you," I say with a smile.
"Do you like it?" she asks with a smile.
"I love it," I say with a smile as I remove my arms from behind my head. "Why don't you bring your sexy ass over here so I can see it a little better."
"All right," she says with a smile as she makes her way over to me with a smile on her face. She's starting to gain self-confidence again and I love it. I want her to feel good about herself and see the beauty that I see in her. She climbs into bed and crawls over to me before I wrap my arms around her before I brush my lips against her forehead before I lift her chin so that my lips can find hers and I kiss her passionately with my tongue possessing hers. I take my hand over her back and rub it softly as we continue to kiss each other with urgency and passion. My large hand finds her butt and rests there as I continue to kiss her as I feel her smile against my lips as her hand rubs my chest softly. "Just so you know," she whispers when the kiss breaks, "you're still a sexy beast to me," she says with a soft smile before I feel her soft lips against mine. Her soft hand rubs my chest softly and makes its way down the front of my body. I take my hand to the small of her back and pull her closer to me as I let out a deep breath as I feel her small hand reach the top of my briefs. She pulls them down slowly as she smiles against my lips. I inhale as I feel her take my semi hard erection into her hand. I moan against her lips as I feel her softly stroke me as I continue to kiss her passionately but with more urgency. My need and want for her grows stronger in my kiss as her soft hand strokes me to my full erection.
"Now," I whisper into her ear, "let me take that off of you," I say before I softly nibble at her ear before I lower the straps of her nightgown. I allow her straps to fall lower before her chest is exposed. I softly take my hand over her chest and take my time where her breasts used to be. I take my hand over the scar before I place my lips onto her chest and softly lay kisses on it. She moans out in pleasure as she feels my lips where she is most sensitive. I smile at her before I trail my kisses lower down her body. I kiss around her belly button and nibble at her hipbones before I take my finger over the top of her white lace underwear. I take my teeth and remove them from her body with my teeth as I hear her inhale deeply. I smile as I slide them off the rest of the way before I move my body up hers. I rest my erection between her long legs and smile down at her as I see her smiling up at me. I take in her beauty before I lean down and kiss her lips softly. "I'm going to remind me why you're mine," I say in a whisper in her ear. I feel her shiver beneath me as I smile.
"Show me, Baby," she says with a smile.
"My pleasure," I say with a smile before I spread her legs gently. I watch her face as I slide my full erection into her. I slide myself deep inside of her so that she's taking all of me. She moans out in pleasure as she feels me inside of her. I lay my body on top of hers as I begin to move myself in and out of her. We moan together as I make my movements slow and pleasurable allowing her to feel every inch of me as I make love to her. She wraps her long legs around my waist as she wraps her arms around my neck. I pick up my pace as I start to rock my erection in and out of her harder and faster. I groan with each movement I make and the deeper I go the more pleasurable it feels. I feel her nails in my back as I pick up my pace once again. She allows me to go as deep as I can go inside of her before I pull myself back out and slam into her again. She cries out in pleasure as I make love to her roughly but passionately. I feel her toes curl, her body shiver and her nails dig deeper into my back. "Are you going to cum?" I ask against her lips. "Cum, Tayla," I whisper as I push myself inside of her once again as she cries out in pleasure.
"ROMAN!" she cries out as I feel her release myself around my erection. I smile against her lips as I continue to kiss her. I continue to make love to her. I push myself into her deeply one last time as I feel myself ready to explode inside of her. My body quakes as my release fires deep inside of her.
"TAYLA, I LOVE YOU," I say as my body collapses on hers as I continue to release my seed into her. I allow her to hold me in her arms long after I finish my release.
"I love you, Baby," she whispers in my ear softly. "Forever and always."
"Forever and always, Baby Girl," I say with a smile as I whisper into her ear. "I love you, Tay." I lay in her arms for a few minutes more before I reluctantly remove my body from hers. I lay my body down next to hers and pull her into my arms so that her head is resting against my chest, her hand on my stomach and her leg wrapped around me. I kiss the top of her soft head. "So are you ready for me to tell you where we're going on our family vacation?"
"I've been ready," she says as I feel her hand rub my stomach. "Have I ever told you how much I love your thickness."
"You didn't like my abs?" I ask with a smile.
"They were hot but this, Roman, is the man that made love to me the first time. I love it when you're thick."
"I'm glad you like it, Baby Girl," I say with a smile before I kiss the top of her head. "So do you want to know where we're going or not?"
"I do, Baby, sorry your hotness distracted me."
"I'm sure," I say with a smile.
"So where are we going?"
"Australia," I say with a smile.
"Are you serious? I have never been to Australia and I have always wanted to go."
"That's good to know because we're heading there in a couple weeks," I say with a smile. "It's going to be so much fun. I can't wait."
"Me either," she says with a smile. "I love you."
"I love you too," I say with smile.
*A/N: 12 years of marriage? CAn you believe it? And they still love each other the same maybe more. What did you think of their anniversary? Did Roman do a good job as always? Did TAyla give Roman a great gift? Are they living a real life fairytale? Would you label them unbreakable? What do you think of Roman taking them to Australia for their family vacation? Please review and thank-you for reading.