Skylar woke up to Alex wrapping his arms around her and pulling her closer to him, nuzzling his face into the back of her neck. She smiled to herself as she felt his breath on the back of her neck, than his lips. Looking out the window she noticed it was snowing, strongly too, it made her wonder if the weather would postpone or cancel out what Alex had planned.

"Moi sladkiy, it's snowing out."

She could feel the bed move as he sat up slightly, looking over her. He groaned and laid back down, pulling her closer. "It better stop in a few hours or I'm not going to be happy."

She laughed and turned around to face him, cupping the side of his face with her hand, caressing the stubble on his jaw. "If it doesn't, it's fine moi sladkiy, I'm sure what you had planned we can do in the snow."

His face softened upon her gaze and he leaned into the gesture. He loved how nothing seemed to bother her when things changed on a whim, how she quickly accepted it and went on with her life. And, he's usually the same, but with her he wants everything to go as planned, not have anything or anyone mess it up.

"We can kotyonok, I just wish it wasn't snowing, I want it to be perfect."

She smiled and shook her head leaning forward until their lips met. She could feel the tension in his body leave him as his body relaxed into the kiss. A moment later she pulled back with a smile on her face.

"Alex it still will be perfect, a little snow isn't gonna stop us or me from having a good time." She glanced down at his chest, licking her lips than looked back up to meet his gaze. "Just think, you can help warm me up when we get back home."

He chuckled, wrapping his arms around her and pulling her closer to him. He inhaled a breath, taking in the scent of fruit mix with the slight stench of sex from the night before that still lingered in the room. "I suppose it'll be fine, I can always get you back for the snowball you threw at me at the holiday party. And I'll always keep the kotyonok nice and warm."

Skylar wrapped her arms around him, nuzzling her face into his warm chest and hummed. "You know if you throw a snowball at me than I'm gonna throw one at you and start a snowball fight. Yes you do keep me warm, both in your arms and...other ways."

"Other ways?" He pulled away to look down at her with a raised brow and a smirk across his face. "What other ways are you talking about kotyonok?"

"It's nothing much, just something we do that's more physical."

He slowly nodded his head, making her chuckle. "There's a lot of things we do that's physical, can you elaborate more please?"

She fixed her pillow and laid down with a long sigh. "I don't think I can, I think you can figure it out on your own moi sladkiy."

Alex let out one of his booming laughs and laid down beside her, gazing into her hazel eyes. "You always brighten my mood kotyonok!"

She mirrored his smile and kissed his nose. "I'm happy I can. And you always brighten my mood moi sladkiy!"

He let out a content sigh, pulling her closer to him. "You are one of the only people who can kotyonok."

Skylar gave him a quick kiss and snuggled into his chest, letting out a content hum. "Who's the other people?"

"Huh?"

"The other people that can brighten your mood?"

"Oh." He chuckled. "Just some people I work with."

She moved away from him to get a better look at his face, narrowing her eyes at him. "And who are they moi sladkiy?"

"Why does the kotyonok want to know so badly?" He propped himself up on his elbows, arching his brow in a taunting manner.

She propped herself up on her elbows as well and shrugged her shoulders. "I'm just curious that's all."

Alex slowly nodded his head. "Is someone jealous?" he asked tauntingly with a smirk on his face.

"No!" She said with a laugh. "I bet it's Kapkan, Glaz and Fuze."

"Maybe." He sat up, fixing the sheets around his groin. "They may help ease my mood from time to time, but there is one more person that will always make me very happy." Skylar sat up with an amused look on her face and secured the sheets around her naked frame. "She has long chestnut brown hair, beautiful hazel colored eyes. Is funny, very loving, recently joined Rainbow. I don't think I could spend a day without her."

The smile that spread across her face made his heart skip a beat. Then he found himself in a tight hug and his lips crushed with hers. He easily picked her up, letting her straddle him. A moment later she pulled away, inhaling a breath and met his gaze.

"I love you and I know I couldn't spend a day with you!"

He wrapped his arms around her waist, pulling her closer to him and kissed her forehead. "I love you too kotyonok! From now until the day I leave this Earth."

"Hopefully that day will be in the very far future."

"It will be, nothing is gonna take me away from you anytime soon."

"Good!" She leaned forward, giving him a chaste kiss. "Because that would make me very sad."

Alex face softened under her gaze and he moved a strand of hair behind her ear, cupping the side of her face with his hand. "Well we can't have the kotyonok sad now can we?"

"No we can't." She tried keeping a neutral face, only to fail as she laughed at the smirk on his face. "I think me being sad would be a very bad thing. All I would do is cry and binge eat in bed, I don't think you would want to deal with that?"

He let out another booming laugh and kissed her forehead. "If you were sad and wanted nothing more than to cry and binge eat in bed, that's okay. I can keep you company!"

Skylar cupped his face with both of her hands and gave him a chaste kiss. "Have I ever told you you're the best boyfriend in the world and that I love you?"

Alex grabbed her hands, moving them away from his face but kept them in his. His blue eyes softened as he looked upon her and smirk started to spread across his face. "I think you might have said something like that a while ago."

She rolled her eyes and chuckled. "Oh shush."

"I know you have and have I ever told you that you're the best girlfriend in the world and that I love you?"

"No, I think this is the first time you've told me."

He shot her an unamused look and shook his head, but Skylar could see the smile he was trying to hide. "Why don't we get dressed and I'll make us some breakfast?"

She gave him a quick kiss before getting off his lap. "Yes please, I'm starving. What are you going to make moi sladkiy?"

Skylar went for her bag, tossing it on the bed to rummage through. She took out a fresh pair of underwear, a pair of sweats and a loose fitting tee shirt for right now. She just wanted to be comfortable.

Grabbing her underwear she easily slid them on, then grabbed her pants, glancing over to see Alex already in a pair of sweats that clung nicely to his hips and were form fitting enough to show a little bit of the outline of his groin.

"I'm not sure yet." He turned to her, seeing her only in her underwear with her pants still in her hands and staring at his bottom half. "Kotyonok, you're staring."

She snapped out of it and shook her head in embarrassment, feeling her cheeks burn red. "Sorry."

He laughed and walked over to her side of the bed and sat down on the edge. "It's nothing to be sorry for. I know I look good."

Skylar snorted and pulled on her pants. "I wouldn't go that far, you look alright in those sweats."

His mouth fell open as he watched her pull on her shirt, then grabbed her hand and pulled her onto his lap. "That's not what your face was saying kotyonok."

"And what was my face saying moi sladkiy?" She turned her head and arched a brow in a taunting manner.

"You were drooling and your eyes were staring at my groin." He arched his brow back in a taunting manner and smirked. "I think that speaks for itself kotyonok."

She could feel her cheeks start to tint red and she looked away from him, rubbing the back of her neck.

"I wasn't drooling." She mumbled, then turned her head back to him. "And you can't blame me for staring when your wear form fitting sweats in an area I very much like. So this is your fault."

The smirk on his face turned into a smile and he picked her up bridal style and started to walk into the kitchen and living room area. "You like that part of me huh, kotyonok? I wonder why."

He sat her down in one of the chairs and went into the kitchen. She watched him for a moment as he looked in the fridge, hearing him let out a long sigh. A moment later she got up, walking over to him and wrapped her arms around his waist and kissed his spine.

"I like every part of you moi sladkiy, that specific part just brings me a lot of pleasure."

She felt his back reverberate when he chuckled and he stood up straighter. "Every part of you brings me pleasure kotyonok!"

"How sweet." She chuckled as she let him go. "So what's for breakfast?"

"Syrniki." He grabbed the tvorog from the fridge and the jam and shut the refrigerator door.

He walked over to the counter to set the ingredients down before grabbing the rest of them. Skylar sat down at the counter to watch him cook, or well ogle at him while he cooks. She couldn't help it, he was shirtless and in form fitting sweats. She could see his back muscles move when he did something, like crack an egg or mix the ingredients in a bowl.

She propped her head up on her elbow as he bent down to grab a frying pan from one of the cabinets below, taking in the sight of his nicely toned ass. She let out a not so quiet hum of approval as he stood back up making her eyes go wide and for him to turn around with a smirk on his face.

"What was that hum of approval for kotyonok?"

"That sweet ass of yours!"

Alex's mouth fell agape and he dropped the frying pan on the floor onto his foot, forcing a string of swears in Russian from his mouth. After a moment he recomposed himself and picked up the frying pan off the floor and placed it on the stove.

Skylar snorted and got off from her seat and walked over to him,cupping his face between her hands and gave him a few kisses on his face. "I'm sorry moi sladkiy."

He laughed and gently grabbed her hands, pulling them from his face. "It's okay kotyonok, I just wasn't expecting you to be so forthcoming." He leaned down and gave her a more passionate kiss. "Now why don't I start breakfast?"

She laughed and smiled up at him. "Yes please."

As he went back to the ingredients she went back to her seat at the counter to watch him.

It wasn't long before the room smelled of what he was cooking making Skylar's stomach growl. As she waited, she continued to watch him cook, loving the domesticity of their vacation and couldn't wait for this to be a part of their everyday life.

He looked over his shoulder, grabbing her attention. "It's almost ready."

"Oh thank god." She slouched back into her seat. "I'm starving."

Alex chuckled and got two plates from the cupboard and set them aside the stove. While he made their plates Skylar went and got them both some water and sat back down, just in time for him to be putting the plates down on the counter where they're gonna be sitting.

She grabbed her fork and cut off a piece of her syrniki and took a bite, humming in satisfaction. "This is good."

Alex looked over at her with a grin across his face and chuckled. "You're cute when you eat."

She finished the bite in her mouth, feeling her cheeks tint a bit red. "No I'm not."

"Yes you are! It's cute when you hum in satisfaction every time you take your first bite."

"I can't help it." She chuckled. "I like food."

He let out one of his booming laughs and pulled her closer to him so he could kiss her temple. "Like I said you're cute kotyonok!"

She gave him a small smile then leaned over and gave him a firm kiss. "I love you!"

"I love you too!"

The rest of breakfast was taken in complete, content silence, just enjoying each others company while they ate. So far Skylar has loved Saint Petersburg and wish they could stay longer than the week they have. She didn't want to go back to Hereford, to work, she just wanted this vacation to never end. The only plus side she could see was, she was thankful her and Alex worked together.

After breakfast she helped him with the dishes and were now waiting to see if the snow would subside. So far it hasn't.

Skylar was sitting by the window watching the snowfall down to the ground, covering it in a blanket of white. While Alex was sitting next to her working on polishing one of his neglected Degtyaryov he owns.

Moments later she felt his body lean on hers and his chin on one of her shoulders and he sighed. "It hasn't stopped yet."

She chuckled and moved to look at him. "It's only been a few hours moi sladkiy, just have some patience."

He looked at her and hung his head in defeat. "Yes kotyonok."

She moved over to him, linking their arms together and she laid her head on his shoulder. "Everything will be fine Alex, I won't mind doing whatever it is that you have planned for us in the snow. And we can still get lucky and the snow can stop between now and then."

He looked down at her with a small smile on his face and kissed the top of her head. "If you think it will be, then I believe you."

She looked up at him with a gleaming smile that melted his heart and he couldn't help but mirror that smile. "Good. If you want we could always go outside and have a rematch from the holiday party."

Alex scoffed in response and then laughed. "We both lost that match remember?"

"Perhaps."

"Perhaps?"

"I don't remember falling on my ass in the snow and you falling on top of me. What are you talking about?" She tried to conceal her laugh as she looked at him, but failed. "I would've won though."

"Whatever you say kotyonok!" He raised a brow when she narrowed her eyes at him. "What?"

"Whatever you say kotyonok?" She let go of his arm and stood up. "Okay hot shot, lets see if you're right."

Skylar began to walk away, heading for the bedroom where her boots were. Alex grabbed her hand and pulled her into his lap and kissed her all over her face making her giggle and squirm in his arms.

"No, I think we should stay inside where it's warm. We don't need a rematch."

"Is it because you know you'll lose?" She quirked a brow and smirked.

He rolled his eyes and scoffed in response. "Me? Lose? That's ridiculous, I just don't want to go out in the snow."

"Hmm." She scrutinized him further, watching his face stay neutral and then sighed. "So it's because you know you'll lose. Okay then."

He let out one of his booming laughs and kissed her temple before letting her go. "Da, kotyonok, it's because I know I'll lose."

"I knew it!" She gave him a quick kiss and got off his lap. "I. Knew it."

Alex chuckled and watched her walk over to his gun collection. She placed her hands on her hips and looked at them all with awe and wonder. In a way it was a little overwhelming with all the old soviet weaponry in front of her and she didn't know which one she wanted to get a better look at.

He leaned back against the couch, watching her for a moment before he got up and walked behind her, wrapping his arms around her waist. "Having trouble?"

"Maybe." She chuckled. "There's so many, it's hard to choose."

"Take your time kotyonok!"

She snorted and then looked to her left, seeing what looked like a few pictures of him with a few other men in a wrestling uniform. Wiggling out of his arms she walked over and picked one up to look at. "I didn't know you were a wrestler. Should've known though, you have the perfect physique for it."

He walked over to her, looking down at the picture in her hand with a small smile on his face. Skylar could tell he was reliving old memories. "That was during my Red Army days, before I was transferred over to the Spetsnaz. Being on the wrestling league earned me accolades because of my formidable frame and match strategy."

"Good, you deserve them." She leaned up to kiss his cheek then put the picture back on the shelf. As she looked at the other few pictures of him in his wrestling attire and a few decades younger she couldn't help but wonder about all the memories he must have from his years in the Red Army. "You must have some good memories from your wrestling days?"

"Well, thank you kotyonok!" He picked up the next picture, looking down at it. "I do have a lot of memories from my wrestling days, mostly matches. I won quite a few back in my day."

"You're welcome moi sladkiy!" She wrapped her arms around his waist and looked down at the picture in his hand. "I would be shocked if you didn't."

He snorted and placed the picture back in it's spot and wrapped an arm around her. As he glanced around at his Degtyaryov and Mosin-Nagnant collection, he couldn't help but feel a little uncertain. These guns used to mean the most to him, he treated them with the utmost care and spent hundreds if not thousands of dollars to acquire and bring them back to their former glory. Now as he looks at them, that wasn't the case anymore.

Skylar looked up at him, seeing the content look on his face but also something else, something she couldn't put her finger on. "Are you okay?"

When he heard her voice he looked down at her, seeing the slight worry on her face. "I'm fine. These guns used to mean the most to me. I spent hundreds, if not thousands on these weapons to put them back to their former glory. Now as I stand here, looking at them, that's not the case anymore. You mean the most to me!"

Her face softened upon his gaze and she leaned up, placing a passionate kiss upon his lips. "I love you!"

"I love you too!"

She let go of him to grab his hand and pulled him back to the couch where they snuggled up next to each other.

Alex went back to the gun he was cleaning while Skylar went on her phone to pass the time since there wasn't much to do while it snowed. That's when she saw she had an unread message from Lion.

"Did you hear about the rumors going around about you and Tachanka?"

"What about me and Tachanka?" She set the phone aside to wait until he messaged back and looked out the window at the snow.

She wasn't sure if Lion was still on base or went back home to France to spend some time with his son for the holidays. She knew Olivier had a rocky relationship with his son, couldn't blame him for it either. He was young, shit happens but he's trying his best and that's what counts.

It wasn't long before her phone 'dinged' to notify her of the new message.

"That you're together, oui?"

She snorted and typed back a simple "yes" before setting her phone down again.

Skylar looked over at Alex to see him looking at her with a raised brow. "Who are you talking to kotyonok?"

"Lion. He asked if I heard about the rumors going around about us. I said yes, now just waiting for him to message back."

"Ah, I forgot you're friends with him."

She could hear the jealousy in his voice and it forced a little laugh from her lips. She moved closer to him, linking their arms together and kissed his cheek. "Are you gonna get jealous of every guy I talk to that's younger than you moi sladkiy?"

"...No."

She chuckled and let go of his arm and got up. She moved in front of him then straddled him, wrapping her arms around his neck. "How many times do I need to tell you that I don't want anyone that is younger than you? I love you, I only want you, no one else!"

"I'm not jealous over every guy you talk to that is younger than me kotyonok." He wrapped his arms around her waist and kissed her forehead. "Why would I be jealous?"

Skylar chuckled and shook her head. "Because you think I'll leave you for someone younger. Which is ridiculous, I don't want anyone other than you!"

His face softened and he leaned forward until their lips met in a passionate kiss and he pulled her closer to him. "That thought has entered my mind a few times. I do believe you kotyonok."

"It probably doesn't help that you're one of the older operators in Rainbow and you're surrounded by younger men that could potentially woo me. Again, will never happen."

She exhaled a breath and locked eyes with him, giving him a small smile that he mirrored. Only to have her attention change over to her phone when it went off. Without moving from her spot on his lap she reached over to grab her phone.

"Huh, I thought you would end up with Glaz. You two seemed close and you guys have a lot in common. Either way I hope it works out!"

Skylar snorted as she read the message, glancing over to see Alex raised his brow. "Lion said he thought I would end up with Glaz since we seemed close and have a lot in common. He also said he hopes it works out."

She messaged him back a simple "thank you and it's a long story, tell you back at base" then set her phone down next to her to give him her undivided attention. That's when she saw the small case of fear in his eyes that tugged at her heart.

"Alex, what Olivier said doesn't matter. Yeah Glaz and I are close, we're both snipers and train together and we have an artistic background. But he's just a friend, you're my boyfriend, someone I love with my whole heart. You've given me something I never thought I would have again. Hope!"

He let out a small sigh, then pulled her into a hug, rubbing up and down her back. She smiled to herself and closed her eyes, relishing in the feel of his hand moving up and down her back.

"I love you too Skylar, more than you will ever know!" His grip around her tightened into a firmer hug and he let out a breath. "You've given me nothing but love and happiness and pure joy in the last five months!"

He closed his eyes and inhaled a deep breath, taking in her scent. He was trying to ignore the voice in his head that was telling him to just propose to her, what could possibly go wrong? She would say yes they've already talked about marriage and kids, just ask her you coward. But he couldn't, because deep down he wonders if getting engaged so soon would make her run or make her more uncertain of their future together and he couldn't have that. So he'll wait, just a bit longer until he pops the question.

"You've made me feel happy, loved more than anything and filled with joy too. I'll always be grateful that we met!" She pulled away from him with a big grin on her face. "And fell in love!"

Alex couldn't help but mirror her smile and lean forward to kiss her forehead. "Yeah, that might be the best part!"

"I think it is too!" She got off his lap and sat down next to him, snuggling up to him with her back against the side of his body where he wrapped an arm around her chest.

They sat in silence for a while, only hearing each others breathing and the music they had been playing in the background. Skylar watched the snow for a moment and let out a content sigh. Last year she was in a different place, emotionally and physically, now she was happy, truly happy and in a place she never thought she'd be, with a person she never thought she'd be with. The universe has a way of bringing people and happiness into your life when you least expect it. She never thought it would be joining a counter-terrorism group and meeting a Spetsnaz operator named Alexsandr "Tachanka" Senaviev for her to feel this happy again.

"You're offly quiet kotyonok, are you okay?"

"Yeah I'm fine, just thinking that's all." She turned to look at him, sitting cross legged on the couch beside him. "I was thinking about how different my life was a year ago and how much it has changed."

"For the better, I hope." He gave her a small smirk, then grabbed her hand and pulled her against him. Where she snuggled up against his chest with another content sigh. "I know my life has changed for the better since you came to Rainbow."

"Of course for the better! Joining Rainbow, meeting you was the best thing to ever happen to me. It's the one thing in life I'll always be grateful for."

"Me too kotyonok, me too!" He kissed the top of her head and let out a content sigh. "The one thing I will be forever grateful for, is you giving me a chance. You didn't have to nor need to, yet you did and it has made me the happiest man in the world."

She moved her head off his chest to look up at him, meeting his gaze. "I wanted too! All you did was be yourself and that was enough to make me fall head over heels in love with you. And you've helped me heal and become a better, happier version of myself! If I didn't take this leap of faith, I would have regretted it."

"I love you!"

"I love you too!"

xXx

The snow finally stopped a few hours later and they were now getting ready to head out to Yelagin Island for the surprise Alex had in store for her. She was beyond excited, like a kid in a candy store to see what it was and to finally have the impatience leave her.

As she went through her clothes to pick out what to wear Alex was already dressed and patiently waiting for her on the bed, then again she did take a shower beforehand.

She glanced over at him, giving him a small smile. "You know you didn't need to get dressed yet. Now you're stuck waiting for me."

"I don't mind kotyonok, you know that. Take all the time you need."

She chuckled and grabbed a long sleeve shirt from her bag and set it aside. "I think you just like to watch."

Alex set his phone down on the bed, moving his arms behind his head and had a smirk on his face. "Perhaps. Is it a bad thing I like to watch my krasavitsa lyubimaya devushka?"

"No." She walked over to his side of the bed, sitting down next to him and placed her hand on his thigh. "I don't think it's a bad thing at all. I can tell you thoroughly enjoy it ...considering you already have a bulge in your pants."

She smirked at him as her hand slid up his thigh towards the front of his pants, feeling his semi-hard cock beneath the fabric of his jeans.

He grabbed her hand, placing more pressure on his cock and softly moaned as she palmed his growing erection. She leaned forward, placing a passionate kiss upon his lips and moved over to straddle him. A moment later she broke the kiss and unbuttoned his pants, freeing his restrained cock.

She began to stroke him to full hardness, gazing into his eyes. "How long do we have?"

He glanced over at the clock and back to her. "An hour, enough time to have my kotyonok ride me if she so pleases."

Skylar let go of his cock and moved her panties to the side and slid down onto his shaft. She moaned as she bottomed out and stilled herself for a moment to get used to his size. Even after all this time, she still needed a little time to adjust. Nonetheless she was very thankful he was gifted in that department.

"It pleases me very much moi sladkiy!" She rolled her hips, hearing a low grunt from the back of his throat. "I like having you deep inside me as much as possible."

His eyes turned black with lust and quickly flipped their positions so she was now on her back. He pulled his pants lower as to not have the zipper graze her skin and began a rough, yet sensual pace.

It was another gift he has, how he can be rough, yet very sensual at the same time. And Skylar loved every second of it.

He looked down at her, gazing into her hazel eyes, seeing the happiness, pleasure and love in them that made his heart melt like butter on a fresh out of the oven roll. He never knew what true, unconditional love felt like until Skylar, his kotyonok, much like how she must have felt before him. And now they have each other, now until his last days on this Earth.

Her hand came up to cup his cheek and he leaned into the gesture, making her smile up at up. She leaned up, giving him a few quick kisses and began to meet his thrusts.

It was long before she was a moaning mess underneath him and her walls started to clench around his cock. And with another snap of his hips, his own orgasm hit him and he moaned out her name as his face hid in the crook of her neck.

Skylar kissed the top of her head as her body slowly stopped trembling. "I'm very happy I wasn't fully dressed."

He propped himself up on arms as his cock still pulsed inside of her and gave her a cheeky grin. "Why is that?"

"Because I would have to change again because your semen would be on my clothing."

"No kotyonok, my semen is inside you."

She went straight face and licked her bottom lip, trying to figure out something witty to say back. "Well it's not gonna stay in there, you know that."

He kissed her nose and pulled out, collapsing onto the bed beside her with a content sigh. "Does the kotyonok want me to go back to using condoms?"

With a blind hand she reached for the tissues on the nightstand to clean herself up with. After tossing the used tissue in the trash she fixed her panties and sat up. "No. But we probably should when we get back to work and we're living on base for the time being."

"Why?" He placed himself back in his pants and sat up. "It's no ones business what we do in the privacy of our own room."

"I know it's just...I don't know."

His face softened and he moved closer to her, placing a hand on the small of her back. "Skylar, you can tell me."

She sighed and brought her knees up to her chest and hugged them. "I like having sex without condoms, but at the same time I'm afraid of having a repeat of what happened before."

"You mean the miscarriage? You're on birth control and even if you did get pregnant, it wouldn't be like it was before." He leaned over and kissed her temple. "You were stuck with an abuser who wanted nothing more than to break you down and use you for his own selfish reasons. Now you're with someone who truly loves you and will always look out for you and our children."

"When I found out about the pregnancy after the ambush, it was a lot to take in. Deep down I wanted that child, but I was terrified of Henry finding out. I didn't want to be stuck with him for the rest of my life. Sometimes I wonder if my fear is what caused it or maybe there is a God and he heard my prayers." She let go of her legs and picked at the blanket below. "Now that I'm with you, someone who I can't wait to have kids with. Miscarrying our child would kill me. Even though I know I couldn't do anything about it."

Alex wrapped his arms around her and kissed the top of her head. "You shouldn't worry about that now, you're not even pregnant. Yes it would be saddening if we lost our child, but we can always try again until you're holding the first of many little Senaviev's."

"Many?" She chuckled and looked up at him. "What's your take on many?"

He shrugged his shoulders. "I don't know, four?"

"Four? I'd say that's a pretty normal size family." She chuckled. "At least for Americans."

"What's your take on 'many' kotyonok?"

"Anything more than six."

He went quiet for a brief moment, moving his arms from around her and sat up more, contemplating what she said. "That is many. Do you think we'll have six kids someday?"

Skylar shrugged her shoulders and looked up at him. "I don't know. Do you want six kids someday moi sladkiy? It's okay if you do."

He laughed and shook his head. "I'm not sure it'll on depend on if you want six kids or not. I'm not the one who's going to be carrying our children someday."

She got off the bed and went back over to her bag. "I guess we'll just have to wait and see."

She pulled out a fresh pair of underwear, along with a pair of jeans and began to get dressed. While she Alex got up from the bed and went into the kitchen. He opened one of the drawers and grabbed the small black box hidden in the back and opened it, looking down at the ring inside.

"Just ask her, she's going to say yes. Stop being so afraid."

"Afraid of what?"

His eyes widened once he heard her behind him, he shut the box and turned around, keeping it behind his back. "Kotyonok, you got dressed fast."

She raised a brow and tried to look behind him. "What have you got there?"

"Oh it's nothing."

She took a step forward, giving him an unamused look. "If it's nothing, then why are you hiding it behind your back?"

"I...it's." He rubbed the back of his neck trying to figure out an excuse that believable. "A surprise."

He cursed himself under his breath as her face started to light up. "A surprise you say? Another one? So when can I see it?"

"Umm I'm not sure yet."

"You're not sure yet?" She raised a brow and crossed her arms. "How are you not sure?"

"What? Can't a man be unsure of when to give his girlfriend a surprise? I want the timing to be perfect."

He could tell she didn't believe him by the look he was getting. All she did was uncross her arms and sigh. "I'll let it go for now."

She turned around and walked away back to their room. He let out a relieved breath and put the box back in the drawer, and headed back into the bedroom.

He walked into her putting on her boots and giving him a shake of the head. He couldn't help but chuckle and sit down next to her. "You'll find out soon enough kotyonok."

"Not really." She let out a small laugh and tied up her boot. "At least I find out one of the surprises soon."

"Da, you do. And I hope you like it."

She pulled on her other boot and tied it, then turned to him. "I'm a hundred percent sure I will love it moi sladkiy!"

He leaned over and gave her a quick kiss on the lips. "Come on, let's get going."

She grabbed his hand as they headed out of the bedroom to grab their coats by the door. "So can you give me a little hint?"

Alex handed her her coat and laughed. "Sorry kotyonok."

She pouted her bottom lip as she put her coat on and zipped it up. "Please?"

"No, you'll find out very soon."

"Ugh fine."

He let out a booming laugh and they headed out the door.

xXx

They were at Yelagin Island now and as night drew closer and closer Skylar's heart raced with excitement since they only had an hour to kill. She tried to guess what it was, but Alex wouldn't give her any clues and that bugged her, luckily she didn't have to wait long.

To pass the time they were sitting on a bench watching the people pass by and enjoying the evening air.

She linked their arms together and rested her head on his arm. "Thank you moi sladkiy for such an amazing vacation!"

"You deserved it kotyonok!" He gave her a kiss on the top of her head, his lips lingered for a moment. "This was a much needed vacation for myself as well. I just need to meet the right person to go on it with."

Skylar chuckled and let out a content sigh. "I'm glad I was the right person to go with."

"You will always be the right person to go with kotyonok. From this vacation to all the other ones we take."

Alex rested his hand on one of her thighs, giving it a light squeeze.

"You are too moi sladkiy. I wonder what our other vacations will be like?"

"Hopefully just as good as this one or better."

"I'm sure they will be just as good as this one, or even better. As long as we're together anything we do will be good."

Skylar's face softened and she moved her head off his arm, leaning over to place a few kisses upon his lips. "I love you!"

"I love you too kotyonok!" He wrapped his arms around her, pulling her into his chest and kissed her forehead. "And I think after the surprise we should head back home and I can warm you up."

She laughed and shook her head. "I think cuddling up in bed afterwards is a good way to end the night."

"I I was thinking of something a tad more physical."

"Yoga?" She arched her brow and smirked. "I never knew you would like to do yoga?"

"Yoga?" His face lit up and he laughed. "That was all you could come up with kotyonok?"

"What?" She laughed and shrugged her shoulders. "You said something a bit more physical, yoga is physical. Unless you were talking about a nice, long hot shower?"

She watched a big smile spread across his face and his blue eyes twinkled under the night sky. It made her heart flutter.

"Da, I was talking about a nice, long hot shower afterwards."

"I knew it." She chuckled and leaned up to give him a quick kiss. "Depending on how great this surprise is, you might get exactly what you hope for."

"Only if you really want to. I'll be just as happy cuddling in bed with you afterwards."

"I guess we'll just have to wait and see."

xXx

As they headed towards the surprise hand-in-hand, Skylar was giddy like a little kid. It made him laugh, and still feel a sense of happiness that she was so excited. Hopefully she'll enjoy it.

In the distance he could see the horse and carriage, making his heart beat a little faster. When got about ten feet away, he stopped, which made her stop and look over at him with a raised brow.

"I hope you like the surprise kotyonok!"

Her eyes lit up and she looked around. "It's here? Where?"

Alex chuckled and he pointed at the horse and carriage. "Right there."

He watched her face softened and eyes slightly glistening under the night sky. She looked over at him in complete awe and it made his heart skip a beat.

"Seriously?"

"Da. I thought it would make for a romantic night!"

"A horse drawn carriage ride at night with the love of my life? Yeah I'd say that's pretty damn romantic!" She grabbed his hand and pulled him towards it. "Come on."

She let go of his hand as they got closer, fiddling with hers as he talked to the man. Her excitement was through the roof and she couldn't wait to get under that blanket and snuggle with Alex for the whole ride. No other boyfriend of hers ever did something like this, maybe they never thought of it or maybe they thought she wouldn't like it. Either way he went out of his way to make a reservation for one and it might be one of the best dates she's been on.

A moment later he motioned for her to get on, but stopped her as she raised her leg for the step. Without saying a word he put up his hand for her grab it, so she had some extra help to get on. And to be chivalrous.

She chuckled and took his hand. "Thank you moi sladkiy!"

"You're welcome kotyonok!"

He grabbed the blanket in the seat and sat down next to her and covered them up. Skylar linked their arms together and intertwined their fingers, letting out a content sigh as she laid her head on his shoulder. A few seconds later, they were off.

It was quiet between them, the only thing he could hear was her breathing and the occasional "ooo" as they past something. All in all, he was just happy that she liked the little surprise. The surprise he nearly didn't get and was very thrilled when he found out someone canceled their reservation for it.

She moved her head off his arm and looked up at him, as he gazed into her eyes all he could see was contentment and love. Then he found himself in a very passionate kiss that made his body melt into her.

A moment later she pulled away and had a beaming smile across her face. "Thank you for such an amazing night! And I think it's safe to say you're gonna get what you wanted afterwards."

"You deserve it Skylar and I mean it! You deserve the world and more!"

"I don't want the world and more, I only want you and your love! That's all I'll ever want!"

"You have that!" He leaned down to place another passionate kiss upon her lips, his hand coming up to cup the side of her face. "You always will!"

He wrapped his arm around her shoulders and she snuggled against him, letting out a content sigh. "I love you!"

"I love you too!"

The rest of the ride was met in silence and when it finally came to an end he heard a whine of disapproval from her and that made him laugh.

After they said their thanks and walked a little ways away Skylar stopped and looked up at him, crushing their lips together not a second later. Alex laughed into it and pulled away, taking her hands into his.

"Kotyonok, you don't need to thank me for what I did. I wanted to do this for you because...well I love you!"

"What? I can't kiss my boyfriend for such an amazing night?" She chuckled and shook her head, then sighed. "You've always been there for me Alex, since the very beginning. But now, you treat me like a Goddess. Something I never knew I would have, until you!"

"No Lord should be without one!" He leaned down and gave her a quick kiss. "Let's go home!"

xXx

It was the middle of the night, Skylar could hear Alex's soft snoring beside her. She slowly moved the covers off of her and quietly got out of bed. She headed for the kitchen, wondering if the surprise he had earlier was still in the drawer. He never went back into the kitchen once they came back, so it very well could be.

Her bare feet pitter pattered on the tiled floor as she came to the drawer she suspected it to be in. Inhaling a breath she opened the drawer, not seeing much besides random junk he kept in it. She fumbled through it until she felt something suede hit her hand.

"Huh."

She grabbed the small suede box and held it in her hand. Her heart began to race when she realized what it was and covered her mouth to stop herself from speaking too loudly. Once she was composed enough she opened it.

Her mouth fell open and eyes started to glisten. Staring back at her was a decent sized diamond ring, not just any diamond ring but an engagement one.

Talking about marriage and kids was one thing, but to know he already has an engagement ring is another. Now a million questions were running through her mind. How long has he had it? When did he have the time to get one? And when did he plan on asking her? All questions she could easily as him, and won't. She'll wait until he's ready. If he hasn't popped the question yet, it's because he doesn't think it's the right time. Either way she knows her answer and it's yes.

She closed it and put it back in the drawer and slowly closed it, then turned on her heels to head back into the bedroom. Only to take a step before stopping in her tracks when she saw Alex standing in the entryway.