After the game, Jeb dismissed us.
"Come on everyone, that's enough. Back to work." Jeb announced as everyone moaned. "I'm breathless."
Ian and I stayed behind watching everyone depart for work before we left ourselves. We watched Melanie and Jared walk out arm in arm, laughing and inspirable. After them, we were the last ones in the room and we finally walked back to our room hand in hand.
"I still can't believe that we're engaged," I smiled. "I love you baby." I said, stopping in the middle of the hallway and reaching up on my tiptoes to kiss him. He picked me up and slammed me against the wall, putting me down when I let out a small gasp. I ignored the small throbbing in my back and started kissing him again, but with more force this time and he slowly gave into my wishes. He carried on walking to our room, still carrying me.
When we had got down the hall and pulled aside the red door to our own little cave and set me down on our small little mattress. He pulled the door back into place and came and lay down next to me. "I love you honey."He said and kissed all of my fingers, starting with my engagement ring.
"Me too, Fiancé," that word sent shivers down my spine, he noticed and I grinned.
"I can't believe that I will be spending the rest of my life with you sweetheart, my one and only, my soul mate." He said, grinning at the pun. Ian pulled me closer into his chest and I lay there listening to the sound of his heartbeat.
Soon, I heard the footsteps come and stop outside our door, after a couple of minutes; they uncertainly knocked on the door. "Come in," I called and Melanie, with Jared and Jamie, slowly pulled aside the door and walked in. Mel came and sat on the edge of the mattress where Ian and I were still curled up, and the guys sat on the floor.
"So, have you guys set a date yet?" Mel questioned us.
"Um... well we've not really thought about it." He said giving me a slight squeeze.
"Ok then, what plans have you made? Outfits, decorations? Bridesmaids, Maid of honour?" Mel asked, looking at me -with a pleading look in her eyes- at the last part, but I just smiled and nodded. She let out a high pitched squealing noise and the others looked at her questioningly.
Melanie pulled me from Ian's arms and dragged me towards her room, while Ian yelled and cursed at her. I gave him a reproaching smile and gave in to Melanie's wishes.
We must have been there ages because soon the guys came looking for us with humour in their eyes.
"What have you done to her Melanie Howe, she looks exhausted?" Jared asked her, chuckling under his breath.
"Well, as my wedding is over," She complained. "I get to plan Wanda's wedding, all of it." Mel suddenly gasped, and I stared at her blankly. "We must go on a raid soon. We have so much to get and oh yes, the dress. But of course you lot can't help us with that." She muttered to herself and the guys.
"So, when shall we go?" I asked eager to leave the caves, even if only to be subjected to Melanie's wedding plans. "Who shall we take? Jared, Jamie?" They nodded. I sighed Jamie reluctantly because I knew that he was a part of this and so he had a right to go. Of course I knew that Ian and Melanie were coming, and as Melanie would go, then so would Jared.
"Kyle and Sunny (of course). And how about Lily you will need some more girl's advice for the dress, and I think she needs to get away from here for a while?" Jamie stated, making me jump as he had been so quiet.
"Come on, let's go find the others and see if they won't mind going tomorrow, if that's ok with you two?" Jared asked. Ian and I just nodded; I guessed that he was desperate to leave the caves too. The others departed and we wandered round the caves for a while, not really sure what to do with ourselves. We were both lost in thought, I was occupied with thoughts about the Wedding: soon I would be Wanda O'Shea; I could hardly contain the excitement. He really would be mine forever, and I his.
I found myself walking towards the almost empty kitchen, I grabbed two rolls from the cupboard and handed one to Ian. I ripped into it with my teeth.
"We really need to get better food tomorrow as well," I stated to Ian.
"Definitely," he agreed, grimacing as he took a bite then put it down. He took the roll from my hands and put it on the counter. He scooped me up into his arms and carried me back towards our cave for the third time today. I must have fallen asleep before getting back to our cave, because the last think I remembered was that I yawned and my eyes started to close.
"It's been a long day," Ian agreed. He pulled me closer into his chest and I soon fell asleep listening to the sound of his breathing.