A/N: this is if Estella and Merry lived together before they were married,
and pre FOTR. Her reaction of his leaving, her time while he was gone, and
when he gets back, and their strong, loving relationship.
Disclaimer: I don't own LOTR but I wish I owned Merry...hee hee!
The sun's first rays hit Estella's closed eyes. She woke to find herself staring at the ceiling. She turned over onto her side. Merry was sleeping so peacefully. He was facing her and his body slightly curled. His thumb was in his mouth like a little infant.
"What a Brandybuck!" Estella thought to herself contentedly. She kissed his brow and slowly raised and walked to the bathroom. She took a warm shower and was then standing in front of a long mirror in a sweet dress trying to brush her unruly hair. She smiled broadly as she saw something stir from the corner of her eye. Meriadoc came up behind her and slipped his arms around her waist. He kissed her shoulder and rested his head on it as he and Estella stared at themselves in the mirror.
She smiled sweetly and leaned her head back against his unclothed chest. Merry only slept his pants. He gave her a squeeze and walked back into their bedroom. He went into the dresser and pulled out a plain shirt and a yellow vest. She followed him in and sat on the unmade bed.
"I have to go into the market today." Estella reminded Merry as he pulled the shirt on.
"You do?" he whined "But it's my day off, and I want to spend the day relaxing with you!"
She smiled "Day off? What work do you do? You're not the master of Buckland yet!"
"Well...Pippin's away. I don't have to keep watch over him today!" he playfully retorted.
"Well, I guess you do have a point"
"Of course I do!"
"- But I still have to go into the market."
Merry sat down next to Estella and gave her his puppy-dog-eyes look. She giggled.
"We can spend lots of time together" She replied "After I get back."
She smiled at him "Why don't you just come with me?" she playfully pushed him back down onto the bed. She leaned over him and gave him a long, lingering kiss. She sat back at looked at his surprised expression.
"You're lucky you have those beautiful blue-gray eyes, Merry dear, and that you're such a good kisser, I might not be able to handle you."
He smiled and leaned up to kiss her but she moved away and walked out the bedroom.
"What a tease she is!" he thought as he followed her out the bedroom, through the kitchen and out the front door and daintily to the market.
Disclaimer: I don't own LOTR but I wish I owned Merry...hee hee!
The sun's first rays hit Estella's closed eyes. She woke to find herself staring at the ceiling. She turned over onto her side. Merry was sleeping so peacefully. He was facing her and his body slightly curled. His thumb was in his mouth like a little infant.
"What a Brandybuck!" Estella thought to herself contentedly. She kissed his brow and slowly raised and walked to the bathroom. She took a warm shower and was then standing in front of a long mirror in a sweet dress trying to brush her unruly hair. She smiled broadly as she saw something stir from the corner of her eye. Meriadoc came up behind her and slipped his arms around her waist. He kissed her shoulder and rested his head on it as he and Estella stared at themselves in the mirror.
She smiled sweetly and leaned her head back against his unclothed chest. Merry only slept his pants. He gave her a squeeze and walked back into their bedroom. He went into the dresser and pulled out a plain shirt and a yellow vest. She followed him in and sat on the unmade bed.
"I have to go into the market today." Estella reminded Merry as he pulled the shirt on.
"You do?" he whined "But it's my day off, and I want to spend the day relaxing with you!"
She smiled "Day off? What work do you do? You're not the master of Buckland yet!"
"Well...Pippin's away. I don't have to keep watch over him today!" he playfully retorted.
"Well, I guess you do have a point"
"Of course I do!"
"- But I still have to go into the market."
Merry sat down next to Estella and gave her his puppy-dog-eyes look. She giggled.
"We can spend lots of time together" She replied "After I get back."
She smiled at him "Why don't you just come with me?" she playfully pushed him back down onto the bed. She leaned over him and gave him a long, lingering kiss. She sat back at looked at his surprised expression.
"You're lucky you have those beautiful blue-gray eyes, Merry dear, and that you're such a good kisser, I might not be able to handle you."
He smiled and leaned up to kiss her but she moved away and walked out the bedroom.
"What a tease she is!" he thought as he followed her out the bedroom, through the kitchen and out the front door and daintily to the market.