Disclaimer - this is the last chapter, if you haven't found me and sued me by now you're not going to so I'll be brave if not stupid and say this story is MINE.
Robert woke slowly, becoming more and more aware of soft warm skin against his own, a comfortable and intimate weight against the side of his body. Fearing he was dreaming he slowly opened his eyes and unintentionally moaned. Her hair tickled his chin as she looked up at him. Her head rested against his chest and she smiled, running one hand up his chest to his face. She pulled herself up a bit and kissed him softly.
"Good morning." She grinned and kissed him again.
Robert smiled. No words. She was so beautiful, radiant even. She lay back down beside him and wrapped one arm around his chest, pulling herself closer. Robert kissed her hair and breathed in the pleasant scent of her conditioner. "I love you."
She squeezed him closer, content to be beside him, not needing to say or do anything.
Several hours later Elizabeth stood over scrambled eggs in a bath robe, while Robert, beside her, waited for the toast to pop up.
"You do realise that I'm never going to let you leave here ever again." He looked into the toaster absentmindedly impatient.
"You just try and explain to Kerry…" Elizabeth took the eggs off the element.
"Weaver can cope without you, I have for years. It's her turn." He said like a spoilt child.
"Oh, poor baby." Elizabeth cupped his cheek with one hand and kissed him tentatively.
Robert laughed and put the toast on two plates. Elizabeth spooned the eggs on top.
"I'm serious." He said, no longer jesting.
"I know." She smiled at him. "And I'm glad. Cause I have no intention of leaving. Except I have a shift in three hours."
"Phone in sick, tell them you're in bed and not leaving it until tomorrow, at least."
"Well, I wouldn't have to lie." She hoisted herself onto the bench top and picked up her plate, taking a hungry mouthful. Robert leaned against the opposite bench and ate his.
"Nice eggs." He said innocently, finishing his plateful.
Elizabeth laughed, "Your motives are above board as usual." She teased, lifting her feet so her toes rested on Robert's hips. Her robe slipped, leaving one leg invitingly bare. Robert took the invitation and moved closer letting her wrap her legs around him.
"Will you stay?"
"Today? No, I have to go."
"But will you stay?" he ignored his disappointment.
She nodded.
"For good?"
She nodded again. "Forever, if you'll let me."
"Do you mean you'd move in?" he asked nervously.
She nodded, smiling slightly.
Robert took a deep breath, "Do you mean you'd marry me?"
Elizabeth looked into his eyes, searching. At first he steeled over fearfully, but her look pleaded him to let her see the depths of him. And when she did she nodded. "I will."
He looked at her, his shock evident. "Yeah?"
"Yes." She kissed him hard on the mouth. He took a moment to respond but when he did they didn't step away, there was no good bye. In fact the only words were an hour later when Elizabeth called in sick. She then called Chris to make sure she could take Ella for the rest of the day. She then returned to bed.
End theme: Dream a little dream of me:
Stars shinin' bright above you
Night breezes seem to whisper "I love you"
Bird singin' in the sycamore tree
Dream a little dream of me
Say "nightie night" and kiss me
Just hold me tight and tell me you'll miss me
While I'm alone and blue as can be
Dream a little dream of me
Stars fading but I linger on, dear
Still craving your kiss
I'm longin' to linger 'til dawn, dear
Just sayin' this...
Sweet dreams 'til sunbeams find you
Sweet dreams that leave all worries behind you
But in your dreams whatever they be
Dream a little dream of me
Ta da! All done. All over. Aw… que the violins…
Hope you all liked it. Hope it left you wanting more. That doesn't mean you'll get more but it does mean I get lots of reviews… please…
Anyway, I'll go through the lot and fix all the errors and titles and all that jazz at some stage… maybe I'll do a proper epilogue then. If I get enough demands for it. Yup, there's the ultimatum.
Robert woke slowly, becoming more and more aware of soft warm skin against his own, a comfortable and intimate weight against the side of his body. Fearing he was dreaming he slowly opened his eyes and unintentionally moaned. Her hair tickled his chin as she looked up at him. Her head rested against his chest and she smiled, running one hand up his chest to his face. She pulled herself up a bit and kissed him softly.
"Good morning." She grinned and kissed him again.
Robert smiled. No words. She was so beautiful, radiant even. She lay back down beside him and wrapped one arm around his chest, pulling herself closer. Robert kissed her hair and breathed in the pleasant scent of her conditioner. "I love you."
She squeezed him closer, content to be beside him, not needing to say or do anything.
Several hours later Elizabeth stood over scrambled eggs in a bath robe, while Robert, beside her, waited for the toast to pop up.
"You do realise that I'm never going to let you leave here ever again." He looked into the toaster absentmindedly impatient.
"You just try and explain to Kerry…" Elizabeth took the eggs off the element.
"Weaver can cope without you, I have for years. It's her turn." He said like a spoilt child.
"Oh, poor baby." Elizabeth cupped his cheek with one hand and kissed him tentatively.
Robert laughed and put the toast on two plates. Elizabeth spooned the eggs on top.
"I'm serious." He said, no longer jesting.
"I know." She smiled at him. "And I'm glad. Cause I have no intention of leaving. Except I have a shift in three hours."
"Phone in sick, tell them you're in bed and not leaving it until tomorrow, at least."
"Well, I wouldn't have to lie." She hoisted herself onto the bench top and picked up her plate, taking a hungry mouthful. Robert leaned against the opposite bench and ate his.
"Nice eggs." He said innocently, finishing his plateful.
Elizabeth laughed, "Your motives are above board as usual." She teased, lifting her feet so her toes rested on Robert's hips. Her robe slipped, leaving one leg invitingly bare. Robert took the invitation and moved closer letting her wrap her legs around him.
"Will you stay?"
"Today? No, I have to go."
"But will you stay?" he ignored his disappointment.
She nodded.
"For good?"
She nodded again. "Forever, if you'll let me."
"Do you mean you'd move in?" he asked nervously.
She nodded, smiling slightly.
Robert took a deep breath, "Do you mean you'd marry me?"
Elizabeth looked into his eyes, searching. At first he steeled over fearfully, but her look pleaded him to let her see the depths of him. And when she did she nodded. "I will."
He looked at her, his shock evident. "Yeah?"
"Yes." She kissed him hard on the mouth. He took a moment to respond but when he did they didn't step away, there was no good bye. In fact the only words were an hour later when Elizabeth called in sick. She then called Chris to make sure she could take Ella for the rest of the day. She then returned to bed.
End theme: Dream a little dream of me:
Stars shinin' bright above you
Night breezes seem to whisper "I love you"
Bird singin' in the sycamore tree
Dream a little dream of me
Say "nightie night" and kiss me
Just hold me tight and tell me you'll miss me
While I'm alone and blue as can be
Dream a little dream of me
Stars fading but I linger on, dear
Still craving your kiss
I'm longin' to linger 'til dawn, dear
Just sayin' this...
Sweet dreams 'til sunbeams find you
Sweet dreams that leave all worries behind you
But in your dreams whatever they be
Dream a little dream of me
Ta da! All done. All over. Aw… que the violins…
Hope you all liked it. Hope it left you wanting more. That doesn't mean you'll get more but it does mean I get lots of reviews… please…
Anyway, I'll go through the lot and fix all the errors and titles and all that jazz at some stage… maybe I'll do a proper epilogue then. If I get enough demands for it. Yup, there's the ultimatum.