Hey guys, thank you for coming on this journey with me. I am just going to keep this short and brief. Much love RSD xoxoxoxoxoxox.

*Ben's POV*

"Well that was interesting wasn't it?" Jay chuckled as we walked into the changing rooms of Auradon Paintballing.

"Yeah" I sighed as I removed my paintballing helmet.

"Well thanks for covering me in paint guys" I whined as I looked down at my suit and noticed that I was covered in multi-coloured paint from head to toe. Jay, Carlos, Chad, Doug, Aziz, my father, Lumiere, Chip, Cogsworth, Daniel (security staff), Desmond (security staff) and Steve (my driver) had all decided to pull me into a false sense of security and when I walked into a clearing they all shot me senseless.

"You're welcome" they laughed in unison.

"You shouldn't have been such an easy target" my father chuckled as he settled his paintball gun down.

"Hmph!" I puffed as I threw my gun down.

"I'm going to be covered in bruises" I whined as I started to undo my suit and I looked down and noticed that bruises were starting to form.

"Why are you complaining for? I'm sure Mal will kiss them all better for you" Chad teased.

"CHAD!" I shouted as I pointed at him.

"Don't speak about my wife like that!" I snapped.

"Sorry!" he apologised in a sing-song voice as he put up both of his hands to defend himself.

"But come on!" he stated incredulously.

"You can't lie and say you are not looking forward to your 'second' wedding night" he chuckled.

"Well-" I started.

"No I can't lie" I admitted.

"Me and Mal are looking forward to it" I said with a grin as I started to think about Mal; out of the corner of my eye I noticed that both Jay and Carlos grimaced at me.

"Sorry Carlos" I apologised.

"Sorry Jay" I added.

"Yeah" they said together disapprovingly.

"Just remember Mal is like a sister to us so we don't really want to hear comments like that" Jay said as he crossed his arms over his chest.

"I wouldn't disclose that much" I said quickly as I shook my head.

"First of all Mal would kill me" I chuckled as I imagined Mal's annoyed face.

"Second of all I wouldn't disrespect her or our relationship in any way" I stated seriously.

"What happens between me and Mal stays between me and Mal" I finished.

"Spoil sport" I heard Chad mutter.

"Why would you want to hear about your King and Queen like that?" Doug asked incredulously.

"You creep!" Carlos snapped.

"Hey!" he said as he put both of his hands up to defend himself again. I noticed that my father's eyes widened at these comments; I did warn him about Chad but I didn't think he thought he would have to encounter it first-hand.

"We could have wound Ben up" Chad added.

"You still can" I pressed.

"I'm just not going to disclose anything" I stated as I shook my head.

"Even though Mal probably is" he added.

"I trust Mal" I said bluntly.

"She won't say too much" I added.

"Can we change the subject? I don't really want to keep talking about Ben and Mal like that" Jay said as he pulled a funny face.

"Thank you" I replied.

"Well there is actually something I wanted to say to you two" I said as I looked at Jay and Carlos.

"Us two?" Carlos asked as he pulled one brow up in confusion.

"Yeah" I confirmed as I stepped towards them both as the others started to get changed.

"I know it sounds mushy but I want to thank you both for being so accepting of mine and Mal's relationship. I know things have been accelerated somewhat" I advised.

"Tell me about it! But we know you love Mal and Edward and you won't have it any other way" Carlos said sincerely. I smiled at them; it meant a lot to me that Mal's family not only accepted our relationship but supported us. This would have meant a great deal even without Edward out of the equation but I just wanted them to know how much it actually meant to me.

"Nope!" I chuckled.

"I love my Queen and my Prince; yes Edward came a lot sooner than he should have done. But I wouldn't change things at all" I said lovingly as I started to think about my perfect wife and son.

"Have you talked about whether you want more children?" Carlos asked.

"We have discussed it yeah, we would like at least another little one" I advised.

"Mal already has her little boy that looks like me; I've joked with her and said I want a little girl that looks like her. In all honesty as long as they are happy and healthy I am happy" I explained.

"A little girl that looks like Mal?" Jay asked slowly.

"You want to be careful" he stated which made my face fall into confusion. Why would I need to be careful if me and Mal had a daughter that looked like Mal?

"All the boys will be after her" he advised slowly which made my eyes widen. How did I not think of this? If we have a daughter who looks like Mal I will have to go through everything that I currently go through with Mal with boys leering at her. I never had thought about this and now that Jay had pointed it out it worried me slightly.

"Yes well if me and Mal do have a daughter I have plenty of time to worry about boys!" I exclaimed.

"Yeah you do" Jay chuckled.

"What are you looking forward to the most tomorrow?" Carlos asked.

"Seeing Mal" I quickly answered as I let a smile spread across my face as I started to think about her.

"I know I haven't been away from her for very long but I miss her; she's not just my wife, she's my best friend and soul mate and I don't really like to be away from her" I advised as I started to wonder what Mal was up to right now.

"Awww" Doug teased as he walked up to us.

"Bennyboo is missing his wife" he teased further.

"Always" I said proudly.

"Because of Mal I am a better man; she makes me whole. She thanks me for making her a better person but it's also the other way around - we both make each other better" I stated lovingly.

"Cheesy much?" Carlos chuckled.

"Always" I repeated.

"Mal likes it" I advised.

"Whatever" Jay said sarcastically as he rolled his eyes. We all then turned and got changed into our normal clothes; I didn't know what was planned for this evening apart from getting really drunk. My mind wandered onto Mal again and I hoped that she was enjoying herself and knowing Evie she would have planned something amazing for her. I started to get lost in thinking about Mal again however I was broken out of my train of thought by a voice.

"Ben" I heard and I turned around and I looked up at a nervous looking Doug.

"Aha" I replied.

"Are we still on for tonight for you know what?" he asked.

"Yeah" I confirmed.

"The girls are not going to know what's hit them" I said as I let a devilish grin spread across my face.