standard disclaimers apply.
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nuola: You know, you would think that Théoden would have ties with Minas Tirith, but i daresay that I didn't think of that when I began writing this. So in this fic they won't. Sorry. : (
Kaisa: Hey, you do what you gotta do to encourage the review statistics. Besides, you are one of the nice reviewers. I like you. So you get your fluffy wish. : )
Dwendilwen: Thanks for the understanding. As I told nuola, no, in this fic, Théoden does not have any ties with Minas Tirith. That detail got overlooked.
ObsessedGigglingElf: I'm glad you like it! Yes, I would be restless, but for some reason my muse thinks that Talen/Boromir is going to be calm through msot of this. Most.
Nevdoiel: I think I really owe you a lot of credit and thanks for everything you've done with the reviews. So thanks. And whenever you need beta-ing, I'm here for ya!!
Rabid Wolf: *blushes* That makes me happy to know. I'm glad you like it.
Emme: No need to die! You gotta be alive to read the next few chapters!
Okay, so I'd like to say that the end of this chapter is why I raised the rating of the story. It gets a bit raunchy, but it's their edding night, so what can I say. I hope you just don't kill me for where I stopped.
And yes, you guys have suceeded the fifty review count, so you get fluffy goodness. I've already begun to write it. You'd better review this chapter too or the spider monkeys will come after you.
Tally Ho!!
~~--~~*~~--~~ Chapter Five: To Happiness ~~--~~*~~--~~
"Are you sure you want to go through with this?" Sesile asked Adele as they sat in her bedroom preparing her for the wedding. "It is a big change from things, and so very sudden."
"I know that he and I have only known each other for a short time, I still love him. I have every intention of going through with this marriage," Adele said, her temper rising somewhat.
Ever since they had been told that there would be a wedding, Sesile and Amiens had been reluctant to show their joy. Adele had noticed this, and she was sure that Talen had as well, but there had been no change in the plans. Her cousins would not get in the way.
"Have you decided which dress you will wear?" Sesile asked as she looked to the three dresses laid across the bed.
Adele stood and walked over, picking up the green one. She knew that green was Talen's favorite color, and she couldn't help but notice how the dress flattered her.
"I will wear the green one," she announced.
"Very well," Sesile said with a smile as she watched Adele hold the dress to her body in front of the mirror. "How will you wear your hair?"
"Up, but loosely. I would like flowers in my hair if that is all right with you."
"Yes, I can do that. While you dress, I will go cut some from the garden."
Adele nodded as Sesile left the room. Sighing happily, Adele touched the material of the dress, feeling its softness. It was a simple dress, but beautiful all the same. Long and flowing, it reached all the way down to her ankles. She would go without shoes for this reason. The front had a moderately low neckline, nothing too revealing, but nothing too conservative. It was a green color that reminded her of the fields in the summer when she used to go riding as a child. This was what had most drawn her to the dress.
Almost forgetting that it would not take long for Sesile to cut some flowers, she pulled the dress over her head. There was a knock at the door soon after before Sesile came in with a handful of tiny white flowers.
"Baby's Breath will go perfectly with your hair and dress," she said.
Adele sat down in a chair, ready for Sesile to work with her hair.
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Looking out the window at the bright day, Talen smiled to himself and turned around to see Aidan standing in the doorway. He motioned for the man to come in, with his brother following after.
"Not much longer and you will be bound to our cousin for the rest of your life," Airsyn said.
"I look forward to it," Talen replied.
"Amiens thinks that you are jumping in too quickly. You and Adele barely know each other."
Talen shrugged his shoulders and turned to glance back out the window. He saw the soldiers outside in deep conversation and wondered if at one time he was a soldier like them. He was built for it, this he knew, but his curious mind still strayed from time to time.
"What have you decided to wear for the ceremony?" Aidan asked.
Talen turned and motioned to a white shirt that had been laid out across the bed.
"I will wear these pants," he said.
"I spoke to Amiens and Sesile earlier this morning and we have decided to take leave of the house for the night to leave you and Adele some privacy," Airsyn said with a smirk. "We'll be staying not far from the house, but just out of earshot."
Talen smiled in an embarassed way.
"I thank you for thinking of Adele and I, although I cannot say I am sorry to see the four of you go."
"Well of course you won't be. Then again you'll be quite preoccupied with other things," Aidan spoke.
"Keep speaking and you'll give me reason to hurt you," Talen threatened.
"You would surely not hurt a cousin, Cousin?"
"Try me."
Airsyn stood between his brother and Talen, holding a small pair of shears in his hand. He pointed them at Talen with a gleam in his eyes.
"What are you going to do with those?" Talen asked curiously.
"Give you a haircut, of course," he replied as he pointed at a chair in front of the mirror. "Now go sit down."
"I don't think I trust you to cut my hair."
"Worry not, Talen. He cuts my hair all the time," Aidan encouraged. "It will look fine."
Sighing, Talen went and sat in the chair with his back to Airsyn, who was grrinning like a madman as he advanced on Talen.
"Bear in mind that if this looks bad when you are finished, I am much larger and heavier than you. And I can be without regret as well," Talen threatened.
Smirking, Airsyn set to work.
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The warm breeze outside blew carelessly across the plain and gently shifted Adele's hair out of her face. She smiled as she made her way out of the house and to the garden where the small ceremony was to take place.
Théoden stood near the rose bushes, Talen just in front of him, and the rest of the family and soldiers standing about. Nervously, she walked forward and stood next to Talen in front of her father.
Smiling, Talen reached over and took her hands in his own, turning to face her.
'I love you,' Talen mouthed as Théoden began reciting the traditional words of the ceremony. Adele smiled back at him, running her thumb over the back of his hand.
Lost in the gaze of his soon-to-be wife, Talen did not hear Théoden address him until a hand was brought down upon his shoulder. There was soft chuckling around and he had the grace to look embarassed.
"Do you swear upon your life to love and protect Adele?" Théoden asked with a gleam in his eye that told Talen to answer yes or he would die a slow, painful death.
"Always," he replied.
"Adele, will you love and honor this man as your husband until the end of your days?"
"Forever."
Smiling, Théoden bound their hands in a white ribbon, tying them together physically and spiritually. Completing the ceremony with a few words of encouragement and pride at giving his daughter away, Théoden stepped back, allowing the two lovers to seal the pact with a kiss.
The twins clapped loudly and whistled at the two as they stood, still kissing, much to the amusement of everyone gathered in the garden. Théoden crossed his arms in front of his chest and waited on them to part, eventually giving up and leaving with everyone else as they went back in the house for lunch.
"I think we ran everyone off," Talen remarked as he pressed his forehead against that of his wife's.
"Maybe they just wanted to give us some privacy."
"Privacy we will have later."
"Is that a promise?"
Chuckling, he nodded and leaned in for another kiss.
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That afternoon, just after dinner had been eaten, Théoden rose from the table and proclaimed that he needed to leave, that he was needed back in Edoras. Much protest came from this announcement, but he stood his ground.
Adele followed her father outside, carrying his small bag of provisions for him. She stood near him with tears in her eyes as his horse was brought to him by one of the twins. Turning, he saw Adele's tears and pulled her into a tight embrace.
"I wish you much happiness and love, my dear Adele," he said while kissing her forehead. "I know I cannot be here for you all the time, but know that I am always with you."
"Always in my heart," she said as a tear fell from her eye.
"Forever and always."
Talen came up to Théoden and shook his hand firmly.
"And as for you," he said while mounting his horse. "Keep my daughter happy."
"I have every intention of doing just that."
Talen put a hand on Adele's should and guided her away from her father with one last smile as Amiens walked up, wanting the last word with his cousin.
"When can we expect to see you again?"
Théoden glanced up at Adele as she and Talen walked back to the house. The smile that had adorned his face turned into sadness. He looked to Amiens.
"Something tells me that this is the last time I will see any of you," he said.
"What do you mean?"
"Evil will not overcome this land, not if by my own blood I have to stop it. Keep her safe. Keep them both safe."
With that, Théoden kicked his horse and rode off at the head of the group of soldiers.
Walking back into the house, he found his sons and wife sitting in the main room with their bags packed.
"We had better be off if we're to find our way. Don't want to be lost in the dark," he said and turned, walking back out the door.
Talen came in the main room and watched as three of the remaining four occupants of the house stood up. The twins walked out the front door, and Sesile came over to speak with him.
"We'll be back in a few days," she said. "It is your job to make sure the house does not burn down. Take care of the animals, and we'll see you when we get back. Enjoy yourself."
Talen nodded and smiled, walking Sesile to the door and holding it open for her as she left to join the others waiting on her. He waved them off and then shut the door with a sigh and a smile.
"What are you so happy about?" Adele demanded to know.
"Nothing," Talen said as he walked to his wife, enveloping her in a hug and kissing the top of her head. "Your cousins are gone for the rest of the week at least, and I have you all to myself."
Adele laughed and looked up at him with a mischievious glint in her eyes.
"What are you trying to say, my love?"
Talen chuckled and leaned down to take his wife's lips for his own. She reached up and entwined her hands in his hair, willing him closer, deeper. He wrapped an arm around her waist, pulling her body against his. She moaned into his mouth and felt her knees go weak.
"I could get used to you kissing me like this," she said breathlessly when they parted.
"There are many great things that we shall both get used to," he replied.
Adele reached up and played with a lock of his hair.
"Who cut your hair?"
"Airsyn. He and Aidan insisted that my hair was getting too long for anyone's liking."
"You let Airsyn near you with a pair of shears? Did you have a death wish, or were you you lost in your own mind?"
"I rather like my hair," he said.
"As do I."
Adele tugged on the strand and reached up to him, willing another kiss. He complied enthusiastically, enhancing the kiss by lifting her off of her feet and swinging her around in his arms.
"I do not think I could be any happier than I am at this moment, right here with you," Adele said, smiling.
Talen nodded and set her back on the floor, leaving her embrace to go to the kitchen. He pulled out of the cubbard a bottle of wine and two glasses that Sesile said they had been saving for a special occasion such as this.
"Then let us drink to happiness," Talen said, bringing Adele a glass.
"To happiness," Adele said as she knocked the edge of her glass against Talen's.
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That evening the two left the house to sit under the stars in the garden. It was Adele's wish to do this, as she loved the night sky. Talen was more than happy to comply with anything his wife wanted, for he did not have the heart to turn her down. Resting in his arms, Adele gave a contented sigh.
"What do you think your mother would say about me if she were here?" Talen asked.
"She would love you, just as I do. I am sure of it."
Hugging Adele closer, Talen whispered in her ear.
"Do you wish to stay out here a bit longer, or would you like to turn in for the night?"
Adele turned and looked into the depths of his eyes, the stars reflected there. Smiling, she nodded and stood, pulling Talen up with her. Their hands clasped together, they went back in the house in silence.
Opening the door to her room, Adele noticed that Talen's things were already in her room. She walked to her desk and saw his favorite pipe, and in her open closet door were some of his shirts hanging amongst her dresses. She smiled.
"This is for real," she said as Talen came to her, pulling her close.
"Yes, it is."
"Tell me, do you love me?"
"I will until the end of my days, and then for all of the days thereafter."
Adele nodded and reached up, kissing his cheek and then his neck. Her hand travelled down to his shirt and began unbuttoning it slowly, much to Talen's approval. She looked up at him and smiled nervously as his gaze fell to her lips.
"I will never ask more of you than you are ready to give," he said meaningfully.
Smiling, Adele nodded and kissed the patch of skin just above his heart. She pushed the shirt off of his shoulders and let it fall to the floor. Once again, they began kissing, this time with more need and vigor. Adele could feel Talen's hand at her back, tugging on the strings that held the dress together.
She could feel the garment loosen as the last string was undone, her husband's hand moving up to pull the troublesome dress from her shoulders. She could feel the blush rising to her cheeks and then to the rest of her body.
"You are truly beautiful," Talen said as he ran a finger down the curves of his wife's body. "Perfect."
"Such things you say."
"Such things I will do."
Laughing, Adele tilted her head back as Talen began kissing his way down her jaw and to the junction of her neck and shoulder. He moaned as Adele's caresses began to reach lower and lower.
"You are distressed," she said playfully. "Is there anything I can do to aid you?"
"Many, many things."
Adele laughed again and pressed herself closer to Talen as he nibbled at a sensitive spot. She smiled mischievously at the reaction from Talen's body. One that she had expected, but was still surprised to find.
"Husband?" she asked.
Smiling at the use of the term, Talen made a throaty noise to answer her.
"How is it that you still fit into your trousers? They seem a bit tight," she said, reaching down to grope him in emphasis.
His breathing hitched as she grabbed him, and he almost bit her neck in response. Looking up at her through lust-filled eyes, he nodded, answering her silent question. She smiled in response and unlaced his pants, pushing them down his hips. He kicked them to the floor and out of the way, the last of the garments to be discarded.
"Know now that I love you," Talen said as he kissed her forehead. "For you are my soul and I will do everything in this life to make you happy."
"If you are serious in your vow, then prove it to me."
"As you wish."
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If you are what you eat, then I'd be fast, cheap, and easy.
That has nothing to do with anything, but if it encourages you to review, then it's good enough for me.
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nuola: You know, you would think that Théoden would have ties with Minas Tirith, but i daresay that I didn't think of that when I began writing this. So in this fic they won't. Sorry. : (
Kaisa: Hey, you do what you gotta do to encourage the review statistics. Besides, you are one of the nice reviewers. I like you. So you get your fluffy wish. : )
Dwendilwen: Thanks for the understanding. As I told nuola, no, in this fic, Théoden does not have any ties with Minas Tirith. That detail got overlooked.
ObsessedGigglingElf: I'm glad you like it! Yes, I would be restless, but for some reason my muse thinks that Talen/Boromir is going to be calm through msot of this. Most.
Nevdoiel: I think I really owe you a lot of credit and thanks for everything you've done with the reviews. So thanks. And whenever you need beta-ing, I'm here for ya!!
Rabid Wolf: *blushes* That makes me happy to know. I'm glad you like it.
Emme: No need to die! You gotta be alive to read the next few chapters!
Okay, so I'd like to say that the end of this chapter is why I raised the rating of the story. It gets a bit raunchy, but it's their edding night, so what can I say. I hope you just don't kill me for where I stopped.
And yes, you guys have suceeded the fifty review count, so you get fluffy goodness. I've already begun to write it. You'd better review this chapter too or the spider monkeys will come after you.
Tally Ho!!
~~--~~*~~--~~ Chapter Five: To Happiness ~~--~~*~~--~~
"Are you sure you want to go through with this?" Sesile asked Adele as they sat in her bedroom preparing her for the wedding. "It is a big change from things, and so very sudden."
"I know that he and I have only known each other for a short time, I still love him. I have every intention of going through with this marriage," Adele said, her temper rising somewhat.
Ever since they had been told that there would be a wedding, Sesile and Amiens had been reluctant to show their joy. Adele had noticed this, and she was sure that Talen had as well, but there had been no change in the plans. Her cousins would not get in the way.
"Have you decided which dress you will wear?" Sesile asked as she looked to the three dresses laid across the bed.
Adele stood and walked over, picking up the green one. She knew that green was Talen's favorite color, and she couldn't help but notice how the dress flattered her.
"I will wear the green one," she announced.
"Very well," Sesile said with a smile as she watched Adele hold the dress to her body in front of the mirror. "How will you wear your hair?"
"Up, but loosely. I would like flowers in my hair if that is all right with you."
"Yes, I can do that. While you dress, I will go cut some from the garden."
Adele nodded as Sesile left the room. Sighing happily, Adele touched the material of the dress, feeling its softness. It was a simple dress, but beautiful all the same. Long and flowing, it reached all the way down to her ankles. She would go without shoes for this reason. The front had a moderately low neckline, nothing too revealing, but nothing too conservative. It was a green color that reminded her of the fields in the summer when she used to go riding as a child. This was what had most drawn her to the dress.
Almost forgetting that it would not take long for Sesile to cut some flowers, she pulled the dress over her head. There was a knock at the door soon after before Sesile came in with a handful of tiny white flowers.
"Baby's Breath will go perfectly with your hair and dress," she said.
Adele sat down in a chair, ready for Sesile to work with her hair.
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Looking out the window at the bright day, Talen smiled to himself and turned around to see Aidan standing in the doorway. He motioned for the man to come in, with his brother following after.
"Not much longer and you will be bound to our cousin for the rest of your life," Airsyn said.
"I look forward to it," Talen replied.
"Amiens thinks that you are jumping in too quickly. You and Adele barely know each other."
Talen shrugged his shoulders and turned to glance back out the window. He saw the soldiers outside in deep conversation and wondered if at one time he was a soldier like them. He was built for it, this he knew, but his curious mind still strayed from time to time.
"What have you decided to wear for the ceremony?" Aidan asked.
Talen turned and motioned to a white shirt that had been laid out across the bed.
"I will wear these pants," he said.
"I spoke to Amiens and Sesile earlier this morning and we have decided to take leave of the house for the night to leave you and Adele some privacy," Airsyn said with a smirk. "We'll be staying not far from the house, but just out of earshot."
Talen smiled in an embarassed way.
"I thank you for thinking of Adele and I, although I cannot say I am sorry to see the four of you go."
"Well of course you won't be. Then again you'll be quite preoccupied with other things," Aidan spoke.
"Keep speaking and you'll give me reason to hurt you," Talen threatened.
"You would surely not hurt a cousin, Cousin?"
"Try me."
Airsyn stood between his brother and Talen, holding a small pair of shears in his hand. He pointed them at Talen with a gleam in his eyes.
"What are you going to do with those?" Talen asked curiously.
"Give you a haircut, of course," he replied as he pointed at a chair in front of the mirror. "Now go sit down."
"I don't think I trust you to cut my hair."
"Worry not, Talen. He cuts my hair all the time," Aidan encouraged. "It will look fine."
Sighing, Talen went and sat in the chair with his back to Airsyn, who was grrinning like a madman as he advanced on Talen.
"Bear in mind that if this looks bad when you are finished, I am much larger and heavier than you. And I can be without regret as well," Talen threatened.
Smirking, Airsyn set to work.
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The warm breeze outside blew carelessly across the plain and gently shifted Adele's hair out of her face. She smiled as she made her way out of the house and to the garden where the small ceremony was to take place.
Théoden stood near the rose bushes, Talen just in front of him, and the rest of the family and soldiers standing about. Nervously, she walked forward and stood next to Talen in front of her father.
Smiling, Talen reached over and took her hands in his own, turning to face her.
'I love you,' Talen mouthed as Théoden began reciting the traditional words of the ceremony. Adele smiled back at him, running her thumb over the back of his hand.
Lost in the gaze of his soon-to-be wife, Talen did not hear Théoden address him until a hand was brought down upon his shoulder. There was soft chuckling around and he had the grace to look embarassed.
"Do you swear upon your life to love and protect Adele?" Théoden asked with a gleam in his eye that told Talen to answer yes or he would die a slow, painful death.
"Always," he replied.
"Adele, will you love and honor this man as your husband until the end of your days?"
"Forever."
Smiling, Théoden bound their hands in a white ribbon, tying them together physically and spiritually. Completing the ceremony with a few words of encouragement and pride at giving his daughter away, Théoden stepped back, allowing the two lovers to seal the pact with a kiss.
The twins clapped loudly and whistled at the two as they stood, still kissing, much to the amusement of everyone gathered in the garden. Théoden crossed his arms in front of his chest and waited on them to part, eventually giving up and leaving with everyone else as they went back in the house for lunch.
"I think we ran everyone off," Talen remarked as he pressed his forehead against that of his wife's.
"Maybe they just wanted to give us some privacy."
"Privacy we will have later."
"Is that a promise?"
Chuckling, he nodded and leaned in for another kiss.
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That afternoon, just after dinner had been eaten, Théoden rose from the table and proclaimed that he needed to leave, that he was needed back in Edoras. Much protest came from this announcement, but he stood his ground.
Adele followed her father outside, carrying his small bag of provisions for him. She stood near him with tears in her eyes as his horse was brought to him by one of the twins. Turning, he saw Adele's tears and pulled her into a tight embrace.
"I wish you much happiness and love, my dear Adele," he said while kissing her forehead. "I know I cannot be here for you all the time, but know that I am always with you."
"Always in my heart," she said as a tear fell from her eye.
"Forever and always."
Talen came up to Théoden and shook his hand firmly.
"And as for you," he said while mounting his horse. "Keep my daughter happy."
"I have every intention of doing just that."
Talen put a hand on Adele's should and guided her away from her father with one last smile as Amiens walked up, wanting the last word with his cousin.
"When can we expect to see you again?"
Théoden glanced up at Adele as she and Talen walked back to the house. The smile that had adorned his face turned into sadness. He looked to Amiens.
"Something tells me that this is the last time I will see any of you," he said.
"What do you mean?"
"Evil will not overcome this land, not if by my own blood I have to stop it. Keep her safe. Keep them both safe."
With that, Théoden kicked his horse and rode off at the head of the group of soldiers.
Walking back into the house, he found his sons and wife sitting in the main room with their bags packed.
"We had better be off if we're to find our way. Don't want to be lost in the dark," he said and turned, walking back out the door.
Talen came in the main room and watched as three of the remaining four occupants of the house stood up. The twins walked out the front door, and Sesile came over to speak with him.
"We'll be back in a few days," she said. "It is your job to make sure the house does not burn down. Take care of the animals, and we'll see you when we get back. Enjoy yourself."
Talen nodded and smiled, walking Sesile to the door and holding it open for her as she left to join the others waiting on her. He waved them off and then shut the door with a sigh and a smile.
"What are you so happy about?" Adele demanded to know.
"Nothing," Talen said as he walked to his wife, enveloping her in a hug and kissing the top of her head. "Your cousins are gone for the rest of the week at least, and I have you all to myself."
Adele laughed and looked up at him with a mischievious glint in her eyes.
"What are you trying to say, my love?"
Talen chuckled and leaned down to take his wife's lips for his own. She reached up and entwined her hands in his hair, willing him closer, deeper. He wrapped an arm around her waist, pulling her body against his. She moaned into his mouth and felt her knees go weak.
"I could get used to you kissing me like this," she said breathlessly when they parted.
"There are many great things that we shall both get used to," he replied.
Adele reached up and played with a lock of his hair.
"Who cut your hair?"
"Airsyn. He and Aidan insisted that my hair was getting too long for anyone's liking."
"You let Airsyn near you with a pair of shears? Did you have a death wish, or were you you lost in your own mind?"
"I rather like my hair," he said.
"As do I."
Adele tugged on the strand and reached up to him, willing another kiss. He complied enthusiastically, enhancing the kiss by lifting her off of her feet and swinging her around in his arms.
"I do not think I could be any happier than I am at this moment, right here with you," Adele said, smiling.
Talen nodded and set her back on the floor, leaving her embrace to go to the kitchen. He pulled out of the cubbard a bottle of wine and two glasses that Sesile said they had been saving for a special occasion such as this.
"Then let us drink to happiness," Talen said, bringing Adele a glass.
"To happiness," Adele said as she knocked the edge of her glass against Talen's.
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That evening the two left the house to sit under the stars in the garden. It was Adele's wish to do this, as she loved the night sky. Talen was more than happy to comply with anything his wife wanted, for he did not have the heart to turn her down. Resting in his arms, Adele gave a contented sigh.
"What do you think your mother would say about me if she were here?" Talen asked.
"She would love you, just as I do. I am sure of it."
Hugging Adele closer, Talen whispered in her ear.
"Do you wish to stay out here a bit longer, or would you like to turn in for the night?"
Adele turned and looked into the depths of his eyes, the stars reflected there. Smiling, she nodded and stood, pulling Talen up with her. Their hands clasped together, they went back in the house in silence.
Opening the door to her room, Adele noticed that Talen's things were already in her room. She walked to her desk and saw his favorite pipe, and in her open closet door were some of his shirts hanging amongst her dresses. She smiled.
"This is for real," she said as Talen came to her, pulling her close.
"Yes, it is."
"Tell me, do you love me?"
"I will until the end of my days, and then for all of the days thereafter."
Adele nodded and reached up, kissing his cheek and then his neck. Her hand travelled down to his shirt and began unbuttoning it slowly, much to Talen's approval. She looked up at him and smiled nervously as his gaze fell to her lips.
"I will never ask more of you than you are ready to give," he said meaningfully.
Smiling, Adele nodded and kissed the patch of skin just above his heart. She pushed the shirt off of his shoulders and let it fall to the floor. Once again, they began kissing, this time with more need and vigor. Adele could feel Talen's hand at her back, tugging on the strings that held the dress together.
She could feel the garment loosen as the last string was undone, her husband's hand moving up to pull the troublesome dress from her shoulders. She could feel the blush rising to her cheeks and then to the rest of her body.
"You are truly beautiful," Talen said as he ran a finger down the curves of his wife's body. "Perfect."
"Such things you say."
"Such things I will do."
Laughing, Adele tilted her head back as Talen began kissing his way down her jaw and to the junction of her neck and shoulder. He moaned as Adele's caresses began to reach lower and lower.
"You are distressed," she said playfully. "Is there anything I can do to aid you?"
"Many, many things."
Adele laughed again and pressed herself closer to Talen as he nibbled at a sensitive spot. She smiled mischievously at the reaction from Talen's body. One that she had expected, but was still surprised to find.
"Husband?" she asked.
Smiling at the use of the term, Talen made a throaty noise to answer her.
"How is it that you still fit into your trousers? They seem a bit tight," she said, reaching down to grope him in emphasis.
His breathing hitched as she grabbed him, and he almost bit her neck in response. Looking up at her through lust-filled eyes, he nodded, answering her silent question. She smiled in response and unlaced his pants, pushing them down his hips. He kicked them to the floor and out of the way, the last of the garments to be discarded.
"Know now that I love you," Talen said as he kissed her forehead. "For you are my soul and I will do everything in this life to make you happy."
"If you are serious in your vow, then prove it to me."
"As you wish."
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If you are what you eat, then I'd be fast, cheap, and easy.
That has nothing to do with anything, but if it encourages you to review, then it's good enough for me.