Mark stood next to the table he had reserved, once more looking down at his watch. Any second now, his sweet Brandy would be arriving at the restaurant, and he was growing increasingly impatient. As he looked over at the entrance, his heart began to pound. He didn't know why, but for some odd reason he was nervous as hell about tonight. He hadn't been nervous when the time came to ask his ex-wife, though. Why was it suddenly so different with her?

Just then, he saw a man escort Brandy into the room, and his breath immediately caught in his throat. Never before had he seen anything so beautiful as her, and the way she looked at that moment. Her hair fell around her face, and down to her waist in a mass of curls. The make-up on her face only enhanced her beauty, the dark eye shadow bringing out her bright eyes and the seductive color of lipstick bringing out her full lips. His gaze fell on the snug lacy dress she had on, and he could feel his lust for her spark. It fit her perfectly, accentuating every delicious curve on her thick figure.

He saw the man point in his direction, and Brandy look over at him. Her eyes immediately grew wide, and he grinned when he saw the shocked look cover her face. She made her way around the other people in the room, and immediately wrapped her arms tightly around him as soon as she reached him. "Oh my God, Mark, I didn't realize it was you!" she exclaimed as she squeezed him.

"Surprise darlin'," he replied, hugging her back just as intensely. It felt good to have her in his arms again. When he went to pull away, he felt her still holding tightly to him, and asked, "Are you okay?"

She nodded. "I just really missed you," she replied quietly, and he once more hugged her to him, feeling just as grateful to be once more with her.

Once she pulled away, she went to say something but stopped. "You…"

"What?"

Reaching up, she touched his upper lip. Where there had once been hair, was now smooth skin, leaving just his goatee. "You shaved." Mark nodded. "Why?"

He smirked, and gave a shrug. "I got bored. Why, do you not like it?"

"No, it looks great honey. You look as handsome as ever," she replied, making him grin once more, and asked, "What are you doing here?"

He raised an eyebrow. "Were you expecting someone else?"

She giggled. "No, I didn't mean it that way. It's just that you weren't supposed to get back here for another two weeks."

Mark pulled out her chair for her, and once she was seated, he sat down in his own chair and said, "Well, I told Vince I wanted to head back early, and he was fine with it. Other than a few signings I have to do in the area, I'm all yours for the next three weeks."

"That is so wonderful," Brandy said with a smile. "I'm so glad you're finally back home. I really did miss you."

"I missed you too, darlin'. I hate being away from you for so long." He hesitated, before adding, "I've actually been considering retiring."

"What? Why?" Brandy asked, a look of surprise on her face.

Taking her hand in his, he replied, "Because it's hard as hell being away from you. I know you want to make a career for yourself, and I could never keep you from doing that. I've had a good run with this company, so maybe it's time to toss in the towel."

Brandy squeezed his hand. "Mark, I know how much your career means to you, and I can see how much you mean to all those people who follow you. I could never be the reason you leave."

Mark remained silent, before quietly commenting, "You're worth it, though."

Touched by this, Brandy brought his hand up to kiss it. "Well…what if I join you?" she asked quietly.

It was Mark's turn to be taken by surprise. "You…want to go on the road with me?"

"I've thought about it. Unless…you don't want me to?"

"No, of course I would. It's just…what about work? You've made it very clear from the beginning you wanted your own career."

"Well, I've been thinking about it, and…what if I got a job with your company? I am sure I could find something which would involve my writing skills."

"That…is actually a great idea, sweetheart," he said with a smile.

She smiled back. "I don't know for sure if I would want to go that route, but I have thought about it. I'm glad you seem to like the idea as well."

"I like anything that means getting to have you with me more," he replied, and they shared another smile. Just then, their waitress came up and took their order.

"So how was this tour?" she asked him once the waitress had left.

"Just as rough as the last one. I am so glad Vince gave me the okay to take the extra time off, because I have been really needing it," Mark replied.

"I agree, you work so hard. It especially worries me when I know you are hurting like you are. You need to give yourself some rest so you can actually heal."

"Well if I'm home with you, I don't think much resting will be going on," he commented, chuckling when she flushed a lovely pink. He suddenly couldn't wait for part two of his plan to go into effect.

"Mark, take this damn thing off of me!" Brandy protested, reaching up to pull off the scarf he had put over her eyes.

"No, you keep it on, or else you'll ruin my surprise," he replied, and she reluctantly kept it on. "You know, you look so adorable when you're angry," he commented, playfully pinching her cheek. He grinned when he saw her crack slightly.

"Stop it," she replied, crossing her arms in from of her chest as she pouted. Chuckling, he pulled her into his arms and kissed her, resting her head against his chest and simply taking in her presence. She snuggled against him and slipped her hand beneath his jacket to wrap her arm around his waist.

"I hope you like my surprise," he murmured, and felt her shudder.

"I'm sure I will, Mark," she replied. He knew that she would at least love one part of it, but the other part…he wasn't so sure on. It was this which made him nervous. About five minutes later, they finally pulled up to the spot. Mark got out first, and then helped Brandy out as well. "Can I take this off yet?" she asked once more, reaching up for the blindfold.

"Hold on, darlin'. Not quite yet," he replied, and led her away from the limousine. She tightly squeezed his hands, clearly uptight over the fact that she could not see where she was going. Once he had her in the right place, he walked around to where he was standing behind her, and whispered in her ear, "You ready to see the surprise now?"

"Yes," she replied, and he removed the blindfold.

She blinked a couple of times, and then gasped. They were overlooking the city, the lights from the buildings twinkling brightly, and off in the distance you could see the river glistening in the moonlight. "God, Mark, this is so beautiful!" she breathed.

"I knew you'd like it," he replied, snaking his arms around her waist.

"Thank you for bringing me here, honey, and for this whole night. This has been amazing," she said, covering his arms with hers. The two of them stood there, remaining silent as they took in the gorgeous scene. Mark's anticipation was at an all-time high. If he didn't ask her soon, he felt like he would burst.

"There's one last thing I have for you'," he suddenly said, gently turning her around to where she faced him.

"What's that?" she asked curiously.

Taking her hands in his, he looked down at her and said, "Brandy, you know I love you, right?"

"Yes."

"And you know that I would never do anything to hurt you, right?"

Brandy frowned. "Of course I do, Mark. Why are you asking me all of this?"

Letting a strand of her hair sift through his fingers, Mark hesitated before saying, "This past year and a half has been amazing. You make me happier than I can remember ever being, and I am forever thankful for you stumbling into my life. I'm sorry it happened the way it did, but at the same time it did bring you to me, so in a way I'm also not sorry it happened. I've been thinking hard for a while now about how I could show you just how much you mean to me, and I think I finally figured it out." Never taking his eyes off of hers, he slowly got down onto one knee. As he did this, he saw her eyes grow wide. Reaching into his pocket, he got out the small box, and opened it. "Brandy Michelle Daniels, will you marry me?" On the verge of crying, she bit her lip as she looked back and forth between him and the ring, her delay in response making him worry. Finally, with a wide smile Brandy nodded, and tightly wrapped her arms around his neck. He lifted her up into his arms as he stood up and squeezed her, his heart soaring with joy as he held his future wife. "Baby, you've made me the happiest man alive," he murmured in her ear as he held her close. Now that she was officially his, he didn't plan on ever letting her go. Finally, he forced himself to set her down, and took her face in his hands. "I love you," he said, wiping away the stray tears which had escaped.

"I love you too, Mark," she replied, and he grinned, leaning down and giving her a soft kiss. Pulling the ring out of the box, he grabbed her hand and slid the ring on.

"Do you like it?" he asked.

"I love it, Mark. It's so beautiful," she replied, holding it out to admire it.

He grabbed her chin, making her look up at him, and said, "Yeah, but it isn't nearly as beautiful as you." She smiled sheepishly, and he grinned, giving her another tender kiss. Once they pulled away, he added, "We should get going.

"Yeah, you're right," she replied with a sigh, and he took her hand in his as he led her to the limousine. He let her get in first, and then got in after her.

"Edward, drive around for about half an hour before dropping us off," Mark said to the driver.

"Yes sir," the driver replied, giving a small chuckle before starting up the limousine, and Mark rolled up the privacy window.

"Why did you do that?" Brandy asked curiously.

Mark suddenly pulled her onto his lap to where she was straddling him and growled, "Because I can't wait until we get to the house to fuck you." Not in the mood for being gentle, he hiked her dress up, and ripped her panties in half, making Brandy cry out. He shoved his fingers inside her and started stroking her clit, making her whimper and squirm. "Mm, baby, you're already wet for me," he replied huskily as he slowly thrusted his fingers in and out of her. She started moving her hips along with the motions of his fingers, to where she was riding his hand.

"Mark, I need you in me," she whimpered as she fumbled at his belt buckle. It wasn't until now that she realized how badly she missed him making love to her.

"But I am in you, baby," he replied innocently, purposely pressing his thumb harder into her now-swollen clit.

She gasped when he did this, and started unzipping his pants. "Don't tease me, Mark," she pleaded, her hands grasping the waist of his pants. Giving into both of their wants, he raised his hips up, allowing her to pull his pants down to his ankles. As soon as they were down, she slithered onto the floorboard of the limousine and between his knees, stroking his thigh with one hand as she grasped his semi-hard cock with the other. Slipping out of his jack, he closed his eyes as he leaned his head back, ready to enjoy every second of what she was about to do to him. "Oh, how I've missed my little friend," she commented as she affectionately stroked his length to its full hardness.

"He missed you too," Mark replied, making her giggle.

"I can tell," she stated, and started running her tongue along his shaft. Mark gazed down at her as she took in his entire length and began deep-throating him. His breathing turned to pants as he watched her pleasure him, his hands running through her hair as he admired her talents. God, did she know how to turn him on.

"I can't take any more," Mark panted when he felt that coil beginning to form, and gently pulled her back up onto his lap. "Oh God, baby, don't do that," he pleaded when she continued to stroke him.

"You can tease me, but I can't tease you?" she replied, stroking harder.

"If you keep that up, I won't last very long," he warned her, his voice wavering slightly. Having pity on him, she raised herself up, and with Mark's help, was able to lower onto his rock-hard erection. Both of them moaned once he was completely inside her, and she started rocking her hips back and forth. Reaching around the back of her to unzip her dress, Mark pulled the top of her dress down to her waist, revealing those beautiful breasts to his hungry gaze. He immediately covered them with his hands, making her sigh and arch her back. "You know I missed these," he murmured as he gently massaged them, making her move faster on him. Needing to taste her, he leaned forward and took one of her rosy nipples into his mouth, making her gasp and move faster yet. Once he had given both of them equal treatment, she grabbed a handful of his hair, and forced his head back as she hungrily kissed him. Mark was brought back at how dominating she was being, but at the same time loved it, and returned the kiss with just as much intensity. Once Brandy pulled away, she started bouncing on him, her nails digging into his shoulders as she quickly started picking up her pace. Grasping her hips, Mark started bucking upward, meeting every one of her thrusts as they moved as one. Mark could hear her whimpers growing louder, and knew the end would be coming soon for her. Leaning forward, he whispered in her ear as his fingers found her clit, "Take us there, baby." She bounced even harder onto him, making the sound of flesh smacking flesh fill the back of the limousine.

"Holy…shit…I'm…gonna…MARK!" she cried out as she came, grinding hard into him as she tried to make the pleasure last as long as possible.

"Oh fuck…Brandy!" he moaned, continuing to thrust himself up into her soft core as he came long and hard in her. Once it passed, Mark collapsed back against the seat, and Brandy collapsed onto him. "Damn, I missed you," he panted, wrapping his arms tightly around her.

She laughed. "I missed you too, baby," she replied, snuggling closer to him as she idly ran her hand along his chest. The say there in silence, listening to the silent hum of the car as it drove down the street as they regained control of themselves. Finally, Mark gently pulled out of her, and sat her down next to him in the seat as they reorganized themselves. Once they were both properly dressed, Mark once more pulled her back onto his lap, and throughout the rest of the ride they nuzzled and petted each other, touching and kissing as they made up for lost time.

After what felt like forever, the limousine finally slowed to a stop, and was followed shortly by Edward opening the door for them. The two of them got out of the vehicle, and Mark tipped their driver before taking Brandy's hand in his and leading her up to the house. When he unlocked the door, the two of them went inside, and Brandy was brought back when the site of lit candles softly glowing everywhere greeted them.

"Did you…I…how?" she asked, taken by surprise.

Mark chuckled. "I have my ways," he murmured, and leaning down pressed a kiss to her neck before leading her up the stairs to their bedroom. Once there, more lit candles greeted them, along with rose petals scattered over the floor and bed.

"All this for me?" Brandy asked as she looked around, touched by the effort he had put into the entire night.

"Mmhmm," he murmured simply, and pressed a kiss to the crown of her head. Walking over to the dresser, Mark slid out of the suit jacket he had on, and draped it across the piece of furniture before picking up the bottle of wine sitting there and pouring them both a glass. He took a drink of his, before carrying hers over to her. Handing her the glass, he kissed her softly before walking around to the back of her, and once more unzipped her dress, this time letting it fall off of her shoulders to pool at her feet. Lightly, his hands ran along her arms and shoulders as his lips found their way back to her neck. "You deserve the world, and I would gladly give you it if I could," he quietly added in her ear, his words making a shiver run up her spine. Turning her back around, he lifted her with ease as his lips once more found hers and carried her over to the bed. As he placed her on the plush comforter, his hands quickly went to work on her undergarments, until she was left completely bared to his hungry gaze. Pulling back, he had her take another drink of the wine before taking the glass from her and placing it on her nightstand. Softly pushing her down onto her back, he simply admired the view of her sprawled out before him. From her full breasts to her thick thighs, she was absolutely magnificent. Grasping her thighs, he gently but firmly pulled them apart, and immediately lowered himself to cover her still aching mound with his mouth.

"Mark," she whimpered, biting her lip as she watched him make love to her with his mouth. Draping her legs over his shoulders, he reached up to cup and knead her breasts as he thoroughly explored her, savoring the sweet taste of her he had missed so much. When he felt her hands grab at his hair, and her hips beginning to move against him, she knew she was getting close, and when he lightly sucked her clit into his mouth this was her undoing. He continued to explore her until he felt her body relax, and pulling back he made his way up her.

"I missed the taste of you," he murmured before kissing her deeply, sharing with her the sweetness of her essence.

"You still have too many clothes on," she complained with a small pout once he pulled back to look down at her, her comment making him chuckle.

"Do I?"

"Well obviously," she replied, working on the buttons of his shirt and making him once more chuckle.

"What would you like for me to do, darlin'?"

"I want you out of these damn clothes so I can see that sexy ass of yours," she stated, still pulling on his clothes, and giving into her wishes he laughed as he stood up. She watched him intently as he slowly removed each article of clothing, until he was finally just as gloriously naked as she was. She allowed her gaze to glide over his form, admiring his strong form, and when their gazes once more met she held her arms out to him, beckoning him to come back. Unable to deny her, Mark crawled back up the bed to her, covering her body with his as he settled between her thighs. Looking down at her, he pushed her hair back from her face, admiring her beauty. "I love you," she whispered, looking up into his eyes lovingly, and leaned up to kiss him when he suddenly eased into her slowly, making her moan as she fell back into the pillows.

Covering her mouth with his, he kissed her deeply as he filled her completely, a groan rumbling in his chest at how tightly she surrounded him. "I love you too," he whispered against her lips once his pelvis was flush against hers, and pulling back he watched her as he began to move slowly. Softly, he thrusted into her, treating her as if she were the world's finest China. Lacing his hands with hers, he pulled them up over her head, and could feel her tugging against him but kept a firm hold on her. Winding her legs tightly around his waist, she arched her hips up into him in a silent plead for him to move faster, but he simply kept up his leisure pace, wanting to ensure he loved her thoroughly. Twice, he brought her over the edge, before finally joining her, the two of them crying out for each other as they came together. Mark laid there for a moment with his face pressed to her shoulder as he came down from his high, and when he pulled back he smirked when he found she was already sound asleep. Gently, he got her beneath the covers, and getting out of bed he went through the house to extinguish all the candles. Once he was finally cast in darkness he rejoined her in bed, and holding her close followed his future bride in slumber.