Chapter 6
Past, Present & Future
"What are you doing the rest of your life?
Summer, Winter, Spring and Fall of you life?
I have only one request of your life:
That you spend it all with me…"
Barbra Streisand, What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life?
"Happy first anniversary." Stella toasted them.
"Happy anniversary." They sat in silence and studied each other for a minute.
"Can you believe it's been one year?" He asked eventually with a sly grin on his face.
"I can't believe it hasn't been more." She laughed and leaned back against her chair.
"Well it kind of is if you count…everything." He shrugged.
"I guess so." She smiled and sipped her champagne. She looked around the restaurant that was the only fancy restaurant they ever went to together and turned a thoughtful glance on him.
"Do you think this'll be one of the things we always remember?"
"I hope so." He paused in thought "Stel, can we not have a ritual?"
"What do you mean by that?" She laughed and raised her eyebrow in a way that made him fall in love with her all over again.
"I think we should do something different each anniversary, that's all."
"That's very romantic of you Mr Taylor." She said affectionately.
"I have a good reason to be."
"Wanna dance?" Mac asked as Barbra Streisand began to sing 'What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life?'. Stella's face lit up as Mac pulled her out of her seat.
"I'm not sure I got this song until I met you." She said thoughtfully as they rotated slowly across the dance floor.
"I know how you feel." He kissed her hair softly.
"I'd love her to do a duet of this song with Celine Dion." Stella laughed and stared at him in amusement.
"Is that the kind of thing you think about?"
"No. I just like Celine Dion." He said innocently.
"Okay." She said quietly and rested her head back on his shoulder contently.
"That actually would be a good duet." She smiled against his neck and a victorious smile stretched across his lips.
"Mac?" She asked quietly after a minutes' silence.
"Hmm?"
"What are you doing the rest of your life?"
"I'm spending it with the woman I love."
"Good answer." She smiled and kissed him.
"Happy anniversary." She said.
"And many more to come." He smiled and she laughed gleefully as he dipped her to a song that didn't quite fit being dipped to on their first anniversary.