For You
Chapter 4
After the way Kay stared at him Fox decided to stay clear of her for a few hours and give her some time to calm down. He did not dare to glance her way in fear that she might give him the evil eye. Noah sensed something was wrong between Fox and Kay determined to know what it was he approached Fox. "What's up why haven't you and Kay been near each other all day?" After explaining the situation to Noah, Fox explained how angry his sister looked when the woman forced herself onto him. "But Fox surely you can understand that my sister is one tough cookie, she marks her territory and takes pride in things that belong to her" Fox nodded understanding what he meant. "I know if I tell her the truth she won't believe me, I wanted nothing from that woman all I did was help her because she asked" Noah looked to him sensing his honesty from the way he spoke of the situation. "Just go tell her that, I'm sure she'll listen" Fox nodded walking towards the opposite side of the yacht "I hope so, I hope so"
Kay sensed his presence. Laying across her stomach on her beach towel she looked up at him. "How may I help you?" she asked in an agitated tone. Fox chuckled at his wife's spunkiness. Bending down next to her and taking her hand in his he started to apologize. "I'm sorry for the misunderstanding" Kay started to speak but he silenced her by placing a finger to her lips. "I need to explain myself" He clarified everything that happened. Kay lied there unresponsive. Boy did she feel like a fool. "I'm sorry Fox, I should've never jumped to conclusions it's just that I didn't like seeing another woman that close to you" Fox smiled "You're the only woman I'll ever let occupy my breathing space" Kay blushed "Very wise words Mr. Crane" Fox kissed her cheek. "I only speak the truth"
Back at the resort Kay sat on the terrace staring out at the beach. Hawaii was truly a place of magnificence. She was pleased that Fox decided to bring here on their honeymoon but what made the trip all the more memorable was that she got to share the experience not only with him but her brother and her soon to be sister in law. Fox had done a lot just to make her feel comfortable and at ease. Sometimes she wondered why he chose her. He was a charming not to mention a wealthy man and he settled for her. Kay Bennett. The woman who tested his patience time and time again , the woman who put him through a great deal just to be in her life and he preferred her over all of those perfect women. Those model types that were faultless and flawless. She couldn't figure it out but for some reason she was curious as to why hr even put up with her even when she was at her worse. Why he had bothered to love her when in the beginning all she did was push him away instead of allowing him to get closer to her. To her heart. Her thoughts took her back to the day. The day he asked her to be his everything, to be the woman he spent his life with. Just thinking of that day made her smile.
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The sound of yelling brought her out of her unperturbed state. She opened her eyes reluctantly wanting to get out of bed. Today was Saturday a day for her to relax. It was the start of the weekend and here she was already cranky. Yawning she got up out of bed. Pulling on her robe she slowly made her way out of her room and down the stairs of the Bennett home. She followed the sounds of yelling that were coming from the living room. Slowly she peeked in to see Fox, her father and Miguel on the sofa watching the football game & shouting at each other. Stepping into the room she cleared her throat . Fox was the first to turn around. "Good Morning" Kay frowned. "Nothing about this morning is good, you boys woke me up" Fox walked over to her and started to rub her back. "Yea sorry about that, you know how we act once you get us three together" Sam turned around "Sorry" Kay looked to Miguel. " Do you have anything to add?" Miguel smiled at her "You've bugged me all my life I've never complained" Kay laughed throwing a cushion at him. She walked into the kitchen with Fox hot on her trail. Striding over to the cabinet she reached for the cereal, Fox right behind her his arms around her waist. She trembled under his touch.
Grabbing the cereal from the cabinet she started to pour it into a bowl her hands quivering as she did so.
"Fox?" He pulled her closer to him. "Yes?"" Pass the milk" Opening the refrigerator door he pulled out the milk handing it to her. Fox tightened his grip on Kay's waist as she poured the milk into her bowl. "Kay?" She looked back to him. "Yes Fox?" Fox smiled warmly at her. "Be my wife" Kay stood there taken aback. She wanted to make sure she heard him correctly. Turning around in his grasp she looked into his eyes. "What?" Fox stared at her attentively. He loosened his clutch on her waist and bended down taking her left hand into his. Reaching into his pocket he pulled out a diamond ring. "I wanted to wait until later to ask you when there were roses, violins the whole nine yards because you deserve no less but I refuse to contain myself any longer. So now on bended knee I ask you to be my wife, my partner in life but most importantly my treasure that I can share with the world" Kay was tearing up. "Okay but I'm not sure if I'll live up to your expectations." Fox slipped the ring onto her finger. "Of course you will, I believe in you" Kay hugged him tightly promising never to let go.
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She smiled as the memory came to a close. She couldn't believe that she was married. She couldn't believe she was actually married to him. They were so much alike. At first she thought that they wouldn't go anywhere. That she couldn't possibly ever love him as much as she thought she loved Miguel but then one day she finally realized she deserved better. She saw the way Miguel loved Charity. She saw the way their love was unconditional and how it could never be faltered. She wanted that. She wanted to be as smitten and love struck as Charity was. When she gave Fox a chance and left their destiny up to fortune she begin to develop those feelings. She begin to feel what it felt like to be loved by someone despite of imperfection. She'd taken that risk and played the gamble and now she was all the more fortunate that she did.
Chapter 4
After the way Kay stared at him Fox decided to stay clear of her for a few hours and give her some time to calm down. He did not dare to glance her way in fear that she might give him the evil eye. Noah sensed something was wrong between Fox and Kay determined to know what it was he approached Fox. "What's up why haven't you and Kay been near each other all day?" After explaining the situation to Noah, Fox explained how angry his sister looked when the woman forced herself onto him. "But Fox surely you can understand that my sister is one tough cookie, she marks her territory and takes pride in things that belong to her" Fox nodded understanding what he meant. "I know if I tell her the truth she won't believe me, I wanted nothing from that woman all I did was help her because she asked" Noah looked to him sensing his honesty from the way he spoke of the situation. "Just go tell her that, I'm sure she'll listen" Fox nodded walking towards the opposite side of the yacht "I hope so, I hope so"
Kay sensed his presence. Laying across her stomach on her beach towel she looked up at him. "How may I help you?" she asked in an agitated tone. Fox chuckled at his wife's spunkiness. Bending down next to her and taking her hand in his he started to apologize. "I'm sorry for the misunderstanding" Kay started to speak but he silenced her by placing a finger to her lips. "I need to explain myself" He clarified everything that happened. Kay lied there unresponsive. Boy did she feel like a fool. "I'm sorry Fox, I should've never jumped to conclusions it's just that I didn't like seeing another woman that close to you" Fox smiled "You're the only woman I'll ever let occupy my breathing space" Kay blushed "Very wise words Mr. Crane" Fox kissed her cheek. "I only speak the truth"
Back at the resort Kay sat on the terrace staring out at the beach. Hawaii was truly a place of magnificence. She was pleased that Fox decided to bring here on their honeymoon but what made the trip all the more memorable was that she got to share the experience not only with him but her brother and her soon to be sister in law. Fox had done a lot just to make her feel comfortable and at ease. Sometimes she wondered why he chose her. He was a charming not to mention a wealthy man and he settled for her. Kay Bennett. The woman who tested his patience time and time again , the woman who put him through a great deal just to be in her life and he preferred her over all of those perfect women. Those model types that were faultless and flawless. She couldn't figure it out but for some reason she was curious as to why hr even put up with her even when she was at her worse. Why he had bothered to love her when in the beginning all she did was push him away instead of allowing him to get closer to her. To her heart. Her thoughts took her back to the day. The day he asked her to be his everything, to be the woman he spent his life with. Just thinking of that day made her smile.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *****~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Flash back~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*****~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The sound of yelling brought her out of her unperturbed state. She opened her eyes reluctantly wanting to get out of bed. Today was Saturday a day for her to relax. It was the start of the weekend and here she was already cranky. Yawning she got up out of bed. Pulling on her robe she slowly made her way out of her room and down the stairs of the Bennett home. She followed the sounds of yelling that were coming from the living room. Slowly she peeked in to see Fox, her father and Miguel on the sofa watching the football game & shouting at each other. Stepping into the room she cleared her throat . Fox was the first to turn around. "Good Morning" Kay frowned. "Nothing about this morning is good, you boys woke me up" Fox walked over to her and started to rub her back. "Yea sorry about that, you know how we act once you get us three together" Sam turned around "Sorry" Kay looked to Miguel. " Do you have anything to add?" Miguel smiled at her "You've bugged me all my life I've never complained" Kay laughed throwing a cushion at him. She walked into the kitchen with Fox hot on her trail. Striding over to the cabinet she reached for the cereal, Fox right behind her his arms around her waist. She trembled under his touch.
Grabbing the cereal from the cabinet she started to pour it into a bowl her hands quivering as she did so.
"Fox?" He pulled her closer to him. "Yes?"" Pass the milk" Opening the refrigerator door he pulled out the milk handing it to her. Fox tightened his grip on Kay's waist as she poured the milk into her bowl. "Kay?" She looked back to him. "Yes Fox?" Fox smiled warmly at her. "Be my wife" Kay stood there taken aback. She wanted to make sure she heard him correctly. Turning around in his grasp she looked into his eyes. "What?" Fox stared at her attentively. He loosened his clutch on her waist and bended down taking her left hand into his. Reaching into his pocket he pulled out a diamond ring. "I wanted to wait until later to ask you when there were roses, violins the whole nine yards because you deserve no less but I refuse to contain myself any longer. So now on bended knee I ask you to be my wife, my partner in life but most importantly my treasure that I can share with the world" Kay was tearing up. "Okay but I'm not sure if I'll live up to your expectations." Fox slipped the ring onto her finger. "Of course you will, I believe in you" Kay hugged him tightly promising never to let go.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~******End of Flashback~*******~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
She smiled as the memory came to a close. She couldn't believe that she was married. She couldn't believe she was actually married to him. They were so much alike. At first she thought that they wouldn't go anywhere. That she couldn't possibly ever love him as much as she thought she loved Miguel but then one day she finally realized she deserved better. She saw the way Miguel loved Charity. She saw the way their love was unconditional and how it could never be faltered. She wanted that. She wanted to be as smitten and love struck as Charity was. When she gave Fox a chance and left their destiny up to fortune she begin to develop those feelings. She begin to feel what it felt like to be loved by someone despite of imperfection. She'd taken that risk and played the gamble and now she was all the more fortunate that she did.