Begin Again Season Two
Episode 3: I Wanna Know What Love Is
Rufus woke up before Lily, so he decided to make Lily breakfast. He kissed her cheek, then headed down stairs to the kitchen. The little black rat as Rufus thought of the cat, was sleeping curled up on his pillow on the floor, sleeping.
"That's the only time you're cute—when you're sleeping," Rufus said to the sleeping cat.
He headed behind the island and pulled out the waffle iron. He then went into the fridge and took out the ingredients to make the waffle mix.
He then brought everything to the island, and got to work.
He eyed the little black rat cat up from time to time. He supposed the way the cat had his little face tucked underneath his paw was kind of cute. However, he knew that once that little jerk woke up, he'd be a terror again.
As Rufus made the waffles, he was suddenly struck by genius. After the waffle mix was done in the iron, Rufus took out the waffle that he had made bigger than usual, and he cut it into a heart shape. Then, he put it on a plate, and pressed the ring deep into the waffle in a lying down position. He did it this way so that it wouldn't be obvious upon first sight. Then, he covered the ring with spray whipped cream, and left the syrup on the side. When Lily went to bit into it, she would find the ring.
"Now, let's just hope she doesn't break a diamond off, or worse, a tooth," he mumbled to himself. He knew the ring was too good of quality for the diamonds to just break off so easily, and he didn't think she would bite down so hard she'd break a tooth on it, but, with his luck, one never knew.
Rufus made his waffles the usual way, then he cooked them both up some bacon sausage, and scrambled eggs. To drink, he put out orange juice and grape juice.
He then went to get the cups, napkins, and silverware.
"Where are the napkins?" he asked out loud to himself. "I know we have some. I just bought a new package the other day. I thought I put them up here..." He looked through the upper cupboards, and when he didn't see them, he looked through the lower cupboards. "Ah! Here they are," he said, taking them out of the cupboard behind the island, then standing up with the pack. He set the napkins on the island, pulled out a small stack, then headed back to the table with them.
He stopped in his tracks when he saw the little black rat cat had licked off the whipped cream, and was now eating Lily's waffle.
"No!" he exclaimed.
He dropped the napkins on the table, then picked up the cat.
The cat hissed at him.
He hissed back at the cat, and plopped him back down on the floor. He then quickly examined Lily's waffle.
His face paled when he realized the ring was missing. "Oh no," he said. "Oh no, oh no, oh no!"
He whipped around to face the cat, and pointed an accusatory finger at him. "You! You ate the ring, didn't you?"
The cat responded with an innocent sounding meow.
Rufus clenched his fists. "I'm gonna kill you if you..." He trailed off as he looked all around the tabletop, and then all around the floor around the table. He searched and searched to no avail. The cat had eaten the ring. It was time to kill the cat.
~BA~
I took a couple deep breaths and slowly let them out. "I will not kill the cat. I will not kill the cat. I will not kill the cat," I repeated over and over.
"I want to kill the cat," I grumbled. However, seeing as I wouldn't really hurt an animal, and since it was against the law anyway, I settled for making Lily a fresh waffle. I once again made it a heart, only this time, no thanks to the rat cat, I had no ring to put in it. I also put fresh bacon, sausage, and scrambled eggs onto her plate just in case the cat had licked the old ones when I wasn't looking.
I set the table, this time keeping his eye on it. I wasn't about to let that little black rat cat ruin another breakfast!
I tossed Lily's old breakfast and sighed. I had two options. The first was to buy the ring again. That seemed too pricy and pointless. So, that meant I had to go with option number two, which ironically enough meant checking the rat cat's poop for the next few days until I found said ring.
I blanched as I rinsed off her old dish. Taking it from Rat Cat's poop meant I was going to have to wash that ring really well, and spray it with disinfectant. Ew. Why did these kind of things always happen to me?
I heard Lily start to come down the stairs, and I sighed. I placed her old dish in the dishwasher then shut the dishwasher door before heading over to greet my beautiful girlfriend that would no thanks to the cat have to wait a few more days until she could be my beautiful fiancé.
I couldn't tell her about the ring of course, but she was sure going to hear about her not so precious little rat cat eating her original waffle!
~BA~
"You made me breakfast!" Lily said with a smile as she got downstairs and saw the breakfast Rufus had all set up on the table.
Rufus walked over to her, and pulled her close. "Good morning, my Love!" He kissed her lovingly on the cheek. "Guess what I made?" he then asked with a grin.
Lily smiled the beautiful smile that always made Rufus' heart race. "Hm... Let me guess..." She tapped her lips with her right index finger as if pondering a tough question. She then grinned at him. "Waffles?"
"Ding, ding, ding! You got it right!" Rufus told her.
Lily grinned. "Just what I wanted!"
They headed over to the table, and Rufus pulled out Lily's chair for her.
"Still such a gentleman," Lily said with a happy sigh. "How did I get so lucky to have you?"
"I'm the lucky one," Rufus said, pushing her chair back in, then kissing her cheek.
He sat across from her. "That little black rat cat of yours ate your first waffle, you know. I had it all set up nicely, and I turned my back for just a minute! When I came back to the table, he had licked the whipped cream off your waffle, and was eating the center of your waffle."
Lily laughed. "Really? I didn't think cats liked waffles!"
"I didn't either!" Rufus grumbled. He shot the evil eye at the cat.
Lily looked over at her new kitty. "Did you eat Mommy's waffle?" she asked it.
The cat let out a pitiful sounding meow as if he were afraid he was going to get in trouble. He then slowly walked over to Lily.
"Aw! Don't worry, Sweetie. It's okay. Mommy's not angry. You were just hungry, huh? Mommy will get you some food after I'm done eating my breakfast." She picked the kitty up and kissed his little head.
Rufus rolled his eyes. "'Mommy'?" he asked.
Lily nodded. "That's right! I'm his mommy now, and you're his daddy."
"Hardly!" Rufus grumbled. If it weren't for Lily's love for the thing, it would be out of the apartment and with Jenny before you could say Hudson, which was where Jenny was currently living.
Lily pouted at him. "You should be nicer to your son, you know."
Rufus shook his head and pointed accusatorially at the cat. "That is not my son. Dan is my son. Scott is my son. Eric is a son to me. Heck, Chuck is more of a son to me than that little black rat cat is."
Lily looked down at her kitty. "Daddy didn't mean it. He's just feeling grumpy today since you ate mommy's waffle."
"No, I didn't like him before the waffle incident either," Rufus stated.
Lily shot Rufus a look. "Rufus, he really means a lot to me. Can you please just try to get along with him?"
"Tell him to try to get along with me! I swear he's out to get me. I mean, look at the way he's looking at me!" Rufus nodded toward the cat, who was giving him the stink eye. "He's giving me a look to kill!"
Lily rolled her eyes and smiled. "Don't be silly, Rufus! He's just a kitty." She looked at her cat and started talking in a baby voice. "Kitties don't hate anyone, do they, Baby? No."
Rufus was the one to roll his eyes this time. "Oh brother," he muttered.
"Here, Baby, do you want a piece?" Lily broke off a piece of her waffle, not even mentioning to Rufus that she loved that it was in the shape of a heart. She fed it to her tiny cat, who gobbled it right up.
Rufus made a face. He was beginning to think she loved the cat more than she did his cooking.
Lily laughed as the cat ate the waffle. She then looked at Rufus, a big proud grin on her face. "I suddenly thought of the perfect name for him!" she said; excited.
Rufus raised an eyebrow. "What?"
Lilly grinned. "Waffles!"
Rufus couldn't help but grin too. As much as he disliked the cat, he had to admit, it was a really cute name for a cat. After all, you could never go wrong with waffles!
"You like it?" Lily asked, still excited.
Rufus sighed. He hated to admit liking anything about the cat, but he supposed, since it was only his name, and since Lily picked it out, he could make an exception.
He took her free hand in his from across the table and gave it a gentle squeeze. "I love it!"
Lily smiled big, and it made his heart race. Yes, he thought. Even though something he didn't like one bit was going to be named after his favorite food ever, Waffles was the perfect name.
~Begin Again~
After breakfast, Rufus cleared the dishes. Lily had offered to help him, but he had insisted she go get ready for work. He said that when he made breakfast, that meant he took care of the dishes as well. He didn't want to make Lily have to do anything. It would defeat the purpose of having made her breakfast.
She knew how lucky she was to have Rufus. She couldn't believe she had been dumb enough to let him go as many times as she had. Well, she wouldn't be that dumb again! No. This time, she was his forever even if he never proposed to her.
She got ready for the day, wishing she could take a shower. She'd have to take one as soon as she got back from work, she figured. The hot water was supposed to be fixed today. She hoped it was still on schedule.
She finished getting ready, then headed down stairs to kiss Rufus goodbye.
Rufus pulled her close, and kissed her passionately. "Have a good day, My Love. I'll miss you. Maybe I can join you for lunch?"
Lily kissed him back just as passionately. "I'd like that," she said with a smile. She gently brushed some hair out of his face. His hair was getting longer again. She loved it when it got that way.
"Is noon all right?" he asked her.
She nodded. "It's perfect."
"You're perfect," he told her.
She kissed him again, wishing she could just stay back with him, and love him all day. She'd be back in his arms soon enough though. "Thanks again for breakfast. I loved the heart you made with the waffle. You're so good to me."
"Nothing but the best for my angel," he told her.
They kissed again.
"See you at noon!" Lily said with a wave and a smile.
Rufus blew her a kiss. "See you at noon."
She smiled as she pretended to catch the kiss. She then blew the kiss back and left.
She sighed with happiness as she headed down the elevator. She hoped Rufus eventually proposed, and she hoped he proposed soon at that! She didn't want to wait anymore. She was a hundred and ten percent sure that she wanted to spend the rest of her life and forever after with him. She had no doubt in her mind. And this time, she knew it would work. She'd see to it that it did.
~Begin Again~
Rufus arrived at the loft. He hadn't wanted to go to work without a shower, so he had called Dan, who had agreed to let him come over and shower there. Rufus hoped that when he came back tonight, the hot water would be back on. The boiler room of the apartment complex held the hot water heater, so at least he didn't have to worry about being home for the replacement water heater. The workers wouldn't have to enter his apartment at all.
Rufus showered at the loft, then for ready for work. Once he was ready, he headed back into the main room of the loft.
"So, how's the cat working out for you?" Dan asked.
"Don't ask!" Rufus grumbled.
Dan raised an eyebrow. "That bad, huh?"
Rufus nodded. "That thing hates me!"
Dan smirked, and nodded toward the scratch on Rufus' face. "I take it the cat is the one who did that to your face?"
Rufus nodded. "Lily held him out to kiss me, and instead he growled at me and scratched my cheek. He hissed at me today, and that's not even the worst of it!"
"Dare I ask?" Dan asked.
Rufus sighed. "Fine, I'll tell you. Don't tell Serena though. I know she'd keep it a secret, but I don't want to risk Lily finding out, so, just as an extra precaution, let's keep this between you and me, all right?"
Dan nodded. "Sure. What's up?"
Rufus went to sit down on the couch. Dan followed him, and sat beside him.
"Well, I've decided to propose to Lily again," Rufus began.
Dan smiled. "Really? That's great!"
Rufus nodded. "Yeah, it was until the cat ate the ring I was going to propose to her with."
Dan laughed. "Wait. What?"
Rufus then explained to whole about the morning from hell. When he was done, Dan burst out laughing.
Rufus crossed his arms over his chest. "I'm glad you find this so amusing," he said, not at all amused himself.
"I'm sorry, it's just..." Dan laughed. "Oh my gosh, so now you have to wait for him to poop, and then dig out the ring?"
Rufus nodded. "Unless you know of some other way."
"There's a new way to propose!" Dan said. He laughed. "You can have Lily scoop the littler box, and when she finds the ring, you can get down on one knee and propose. 'Lily, I promise you this time it won't be a crappy marriage!'" Dan burst out laughing at his own joke then, hitting his own thigh, and tears streaming down his face. He was laughing so hard, he didn't seem to be able to stop.
"Yeah, yeah, laugh it up!" Rufus snapped. "You wouldn't be laughing if you had to be the one to dig a ring out of cat crap."
Dan laughed a moment more while Rufus waited for him to finally stop. Then, once he had his laughter under control, he spoke. "I have just one thing to say about all of this."
Rufus raised an eyebrow. "And what would that be?"
Dan snorted. "Happy scooping!" He burst into laughter again.
"Shut up!" Rufus grumbled. He was so not amused, nor would he ever be. "Anyway, Lily knows he tried to eat her waffle. I just left out the part about the ring. She found it funny too. She even fed him part of her new waffle. She is amazed that even though he's a cat, he likes waffles."
Dan nodded. "That is pretty bizarre," he agreed.
"So, since he loves waffles so much, she has decided to name him Waffles," Rufus announced.
"All right, I'm not a big cat lover, but I have to admit, that is an adorable name for a cat," Dan stated.
"It kind of is," Rufus agreed with a slight nod. "Even so, the only 'waffles' I'll ever love is the breakfast food. That cat is nothing but trouble."
Dan smirked. "Oh, I don't know. Maybe he's just a diamond in the rough!" He burst out laughing again at his own joke.
Rufus rolled his eyes, and got up from the couch. "Goodbye, Dan. Thanks for letting me use your shower."
"Have a good day," Dan called out. "And tell Lily I like the name she picked out for her cat. It has a nice ring to it!"
Rufus slammed the loft door shut in response. If the joke hadn't been at his expense, he might have laughed with Dan at his puns. However, it was at his expense, so he didn't find it funny.
He headed down the elevator and out of the building. For Lily's sake, he would try not to get so annoyed with the cat—in the future! However, he needed at least the rest of today before he was ready to forgive and forget. Actually, he wouldn't be ready to forgive and forget until he had that ring back in his double rubber gloved hand.
~Begin Again~
The next day, Lily came home from work happy. Melinda had been able to get Chuck the info he needed. Franklin Industries had of course offered to build the mall for Mr. Gregory for less money, but Chuck had offered to match Mr. Franklin's deal, plus cut the price of materials in half. Needless to say, Mr. Gregory signed a contract with Bass Industries early that morning.
"We'll be taking a slight loss, but once companies start seeing that Bass Industries built the mall, we'll get more clients, and more clients mean more money," Chuck had explained to Lily.
Lily had nodded her understanding. "Just so long as he doesn't tell anyone he got us to cut the cost of materials in half. We can't afford to always be doing that."
Chuck had shook his head. "I put in his contract that he wouldn't bail on us at the last moment, nor would he tell anyone about our terms. If he breaks that contract, he could face jail time. Trust me, he's not going to tell anyone."
Lily had grinned at him, loving how her son was so smart. She supposed that is how he was able to take his father's business and make it his own.
Lily sat on the couch. Now that she was home, she kicked off her heels, let down her hair, and sighed with relief. It felt good to be home relaxing. Their hot water had been fixed the day before, thankfully, so now she could even enjoy a nice warm bath. She figured she'd wait until she and Rufus got back from dinner. Then maybe they could take one together. She licked her lips. Yes, that would be perfect.
Rufus came home then, as if on cue.
Lily smiled at him, then ran over to him and embraced him. She kissed him sweetly on the lips. "I missed you, My Love."
"Not half as much as I missed you," Rufus said to her, his eyes lowered. He pulled her even closer, and kissed her hungrily.
She continued to kiss him until she heard a little meow. She then remembered her kitty. She turned to the little black cat, bent down, and picked him up. "Did you miss Mommy? Mommy missed you too!" She kissed the cat on the cheek, and stroked his head for a moment while he purred. Then, she gently put him back down. She eyed the litter box. "It looks like it needs scooping!" she said, heading over to it.
Rufus quickly ran over to her and stepped in front of her. "No!" he said, holding his hands out in front of him.
"What?" Lily asked, wondering why on earth he had stopped her. "I have to change the littler box, Rufus. It stinks."
"Let me do it. I'm sure you worked harder than I did today," he said, quickly heading over to the box, and putting on rubber gloves.
"I don't know about that. I just sat at a desk all day while you walked around showing people paintings to buy. But if you insist on scooping it for me, then I am much obliged. Thank you." Lily headed back over to the couch, and sat down. She put her feet up on the couch, and relaxed. She was surprised that Rufus was willing to scoop the box for her. He usually didn't want anything to do with Waffles. She supposed he was doing it just to be nice to her even though he clearly hated the job. He was so good to her! Every time she thought her heart couldn't possibly hold anymore love for him, he went and did something like this, which filled her heart with even more with love for him. She was so lucky!
~BA~
"You're taking an awfully long time with that box," Lily said. "Not to complain when you're doing something nice for me. Still, how long does it take to scoop a box?" Actually, she had no idea. Come to think of it, she hadn't scooped it once since the cat had arrived. Rufus was always scooping it for her. She hadn't really paid much attention before because it was always scooped, and she never really had to think about scooping it because it was already done. However, now that Rufus had quickly run to scoop it for her today, it was making her a little curious.
"Sorry. I just like to be thorough. I'll be with you in a moment," Rufus said, sounding distracted.
"So, what's with the sudden interest in scooping the littler box?" Lily asked.
"I just want to show you that, for your sake, I can be just as dedicated to taking care of the cat as you are. You want me to love him, so I'm doing my best. I figured I can at least help you out with him even if it takes a little longer for him to grow on me," Rufus answered.
"Well, I appreciate you trying, Rufus. It's nice to know you take it serious when you make a promise to me. Even so, you don't have to scoop the litter box every time. I'm willing to do my share. After all, I'm the one who wanted the cat. In fact, you don't have to scoop it at all if you don't want to. I won't love you any less. Just try to be nicer to the cat, and give less mean comments," I said. I felt too guilty making him do all the scooping when, like I said, I was the one who wanted the cat.
"All right. If you insist on taking your turn, then you can have the next one!" Rufus grinned as he headed over to the kitchen sink, and turned the water on. "But, don't worry. I won't make you do all the scooping. If I'm near the box and see it is in need of scooping, I won't just leave it there for you to find when you get home."
I grinned. "Thank you. I appreciate that!" It then registered that he was taking a long time at the sink as well. "What are you doing over there?"
"I'm washing my hands," he said.
"With your gloves on?" I asked. "Anyway, if you have gloves on when you scoop, you really don't need to wash your hands after."
"I just want to make a hundred percent sure I don't have any nasty bacteria from the box on my hands," he said, ignoring my inquiry as to why he was washing his hands with gloves on. He had his hands underneath the water for a moment more, then he pulled the gloves off, and ditched them in the kitchen garbage. Then, he washed his hands sans the gloves before finally turning off the water. He dried his hands, then quickly stuffed them in the pockets of his jeans, and headed over to the couch.
He sat down next to me, then kissed my cheek. "So, how was your day?"
He was acting a little shady, but I decided to overlook it. So far, today had been a good day, and I didn't want that to end.
I cuddled in his arms and rested my head on his chest. Then, I looked up at him and smiled as I told him about my day, and about Chuck getting his client back.
"Really? That's great!" He leaned down and kissed me softly on the lips. "I'm so happy for you guys."
"Thank you," I said with a smile. I took his hand in mine and kissed it. "How about you? How was your day?"
Rufus shrugged. "Same old, same old. I did sell a couple pricey paintings today, so I made some good money. I'm happy about that!"
"It sounds like we both had a good day today," I said, taking his hand in mine again, and playing with his fingers. I ran my thumb over his left ring finger. Oh how I wished it held a wedding band.
I looked at my left ring finger. And oh how I wish my hand held an engagement ring and a matching wedding band to Rufus'.
I sighed. I guessed I was just going to have to keep on waiting. I just hoped he didn't keep me waiting for too much longer.
~BA~
"So, what should we do for dinner tonight?" Lily asked after a few minutes of talking and cuddling.
Rufus shrugged. "Wherever you'd like to go is fine with me. I'm starved!"
"Me too," Lily agreed. She thought about where she would like to go. "How about we go somewhere nearby, then bring dessert home and have it while watching a movie in bed?" she asked. "Or, when we get home, we could take a bath together, and then we can watch a movie and have our dessert?"
Rufus tightened his arms around her on the couch. "Or we could skip the movie, and go straight for a different kind of dessert," he murmured. He gently pushed some hair off her neck.
"Or, we could have the kind of dessert you have in mind in the bathtub, then we can have the kind of dessert I was talking about in bed with our movie," Lily said with a smile as Rufus kissed down the side of her neck.
"And then maybe we can have more of my kind of desert after the movie," he murmured as he continued to kiss her neck.
Lily closed her eyes. "Mm... The possibilities are endless."
"Let's just eat somewhere quick on Madison, then we can pick up some chocolate covered strawberries for our dessert," Rufus suggested.
Lily opened her eyes. "Sounds perfect!"
So, Rufus got up off the couch, extended his hand to her, and helped her up.
Then, they both got ready to go to dinner.
"You look so handsome today, by the way," Lily said, Rufus' face in her hands as they headed down the elevator. "Then again, you always do."
"And you're always the most beautiful woman I've ever seen. There's nothing you could do to ever change that," he told her, his eyes lowered.
Lily kissed him the rest of the way down the elevator. If he didn't propose soon, she was going to burst!
~Begin Again~
Rufus was relieved. He knew the little black rat cat had to pass the ring at any time. That is why he had run ahead of Lily to scoop the box. After all, he couldn't let her find the ring. How would he explain that?
It was a good thing he had gotten to the box first, for there, right smack dab in the middle of a particularly gross looking turd was the ring. It was one of the most disgusting things he had ever seen in his life. He had put on two layers of rubber gloves, and had used a scooper, yet he still felt dirty. He had scooped the rest of the poop and pee first, then he had scooped up the ring turd, pulled out the ring, then dumped the turd in the Litter Genie thing they had boughten to dump the cat waste into. Then, he had headed to the sink to rinse and wash the soiled ring. Thankfully, it looked unharmed. Even so, he'd have to remember to spray it with disinfectant spray later once Lily wasn't around. She had asked him so many questions it made him feel like a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs.
Once he had finished cleaning the ring, he had set it on the counter, tossed the gloves, washed his hands, then quickly put the ring in the left pocket of his jeans.
He was so worried Lily was going to suspect something or figure out what he had been doing, but she hadn't. Thank God.
Now, after a wonderful, romantic dinner and after a quick stop at the store to get the chocolate covered strawberries, they were back home. Lily was upstairs, running the bath for them, and getting things ready.
Rufus was downstairs getting the Champaign ready. Lily had already taken the strawberries upstairs with her.
Rufus got the Champaign ready, then grabbed a can of whipped cream to use with the strawberries...or on each other. He was fine with either one.
Then, he headed up the stairs. "Lil?" he asked when he didn't find Lily in the bedroom. "Are you ready?"
"I'm in the bathroom. Bring the Champaign in with you!" she called out.
Rufus did as told. He frowned when he saw she was already in the bathtub. "I was hoping I could be the one to undress you," he said. He set the Champaign glasses and the whipped cream can down on the rim of the tub, then quickly undressed himself.
"Sorry," Lily apologized. "Next time, you can, I promise." She smiled and winked at him. Then, once he was fully naked, she extended her arms out to him. "Now come in here with me."
Rufus didn't have to be told twice! He got into the bathtub with Lily.
They repositioned themselves to that he was where Lily had been, and Lily was now lying between his legs in his arms.
Rufus grabbed the Champaign glasses, and handed one to her, while taking the other one for himself. He then held out his glass to hers in a toast. "To our eternal love."
Lily smiled. "You can be so romantic when you want to be. To our eternal love."
They clinked glasses, then sipped their drinks.
Rufus gently stroked Lily's hair, feeling all his love for her welling up inside of him. "Being with you makes me want to be romantic. I just love you so much, Lil. I never want you to have to question my love for you."
Lily set her glass down, then took his glass and set it down next to hers. She then turned around and straddled him. She took his face between her hands, and kissed him passionately. "I never question my love for you. I hope you never question my love for you," she said, her forehead resting against Rufus' now.
Rufus' eyes lowered with love for her. She shook his head. "Never," he whispered. "I know you love me just as much as I love you," he assured her.
"I really, really do," she said to him, her own eyes lowered.
They kissed, slowly at first, and then more passionately. Then, they were making love, gently, yet so full of love and passion. They took it slow, neither of them wanting to rush their beautiful moment together. There was nothing lustful about it. It was just pure, simple, irrevocable love for each other.
"I love you," Lily murmured as she held him close, and rested her head against his chest once they had finished making love.
"And I love you, Lily, My Love," Rufus murmured, gently stroking her hair. His eyes were lowered with love for her. At that moment, his heart was so filled with love for Lily, it seemed it was filled to capacity. However, he knew there was more room in it. He knew because he loved Lily more and more with every second that was always room in his heart for Lily.
Now that he had the ring, tomorrow would be the night. He had decided to stick to his original plan. They would have a nice candlelit dinner on the roof of their apartment complex. He would clear it with the landlord. She was a sucker for romance, so he was sure it wouldn't be a problem. Then, as they stared at the stars together after dinner and dessert, just when Lily would start to think their date was soon over, he would get down on one knee and propose to her. It would be perfect, it would be magical, and most importantly, it would be romantic, just as Lily had wanted.
He kissed the top of Lily's head, then continued to gently stroke her hair. Tomorrow, he would propose to Lily. It was on.
~Begin Again~
Lily had brought the strawberries in the bathroom with her. She figured it might be nice to feed each other in the bathtub. So, here they were, feeding each other strawberries, laughing, and having a good time together.
Rufus sprayed the whipped cream on the strawberry he was holding, then fed it to Lily, but not before spreading the cream all over her lips like lipstick.
Lily laughed, and licked the cream off her lips before biting into the strawberry. "Mm," she said, licking her lips again once she had swallowed the delicious chocolate covered fruit, "That is so good!"
Rufus smiled. "You missed a spot."
Lily brought her hand up to her lips. "Where?"
"Right..." Rufus leaned in closer to her, then licked the little chocolate and cream spot on the corner of her mouth. "There."
"Oh. Well, thank you," Lily said. She then took a strawberry, sprayed it with whipped cream, and fed it to Rufus.
Rufus closed his eyes and moaned.
Lily smiled. "Good, right?"
"So good!" Rufus agreed, opening his eyes.
"Would you like another one?" Lily asked with a smile.
Rufus nodded vigorously. "Please!"
So, Lily got another strawberry ready. Only this time, she slowly ran it up his chest until it got to his mouth.
Rufus laughed, then bit into the strawberry, closing his eyes yet again as he savored it.
Lily then slowly licked up the trail of whipped cream that was on Rufus' chest.
Rufus moaned, and ran his fingers through Lily's hair.
Lily got to his neck, and then turned her licks into kisses, which soon followed up to his lips.
Rufus sighed into the kiss, and placed his hands over her back. They then made love again, and it was even better than the last time, only this time it was a little more lust and desire filled.
Lily kissed him when they finished making love, still in the mood for him. She could't get enough of him. "Feed me another one," she ordered.
Rufus did just that, making sure not to forget the whipped cream. Only this time, he fed her without smearing it all over her.
She finished the strawberry, then pulled him in for yet another passionate kiss. "I guess it's true what they say," she then purred into his ear. "Chocolate really is an aphrodisiac." She licked up the side of his neck. "Make love to me again, Rufus. Please?"
Rufus moaned. "All right, but it's getting a little hot in here. Let's take it to the bedroom, all right?"
Lily nodded.
So, Rufus picked her up, and carried her to the bedroom where they continued on the bed where they had left off.
As Rufus made love to Lily again, she decided something. She didn't want to wait any longer for Rufus to propose to her. It wasn't the old ages anymore. This was the twenty-first century! There was no reason the woman couldn't be the one to propose.
She knew it was soon for having just decided that, but she didn't care. She had already waited long enough. Tomorrow on lunch break she would buy him a nice ring, and then tomorrow night, she would propose to him. And then, she could finally be his fiance, and soon after that, his wife.
She smiled. It would be a night she would never forget. Rufus would become hers forever.