Voilà, le prochain chapitre.

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That night, Marius sat on a chaise-longue near the fire, with Eponine curled up on top of him. He gently rubbed her back as she drifted in and out of sleep. She looked so peaceful and happy, which she always seemed to look now-a-days. Marius was happy for that. She used to look so sad, so lonely. But now, gone were the days of sorrow and despair. They were sure to, more or less, live happily ever after. Sure, their lives wouldn't be entirely worry free, but as long as they had eachother, all would be well. Her hair was still slightly damp from their trip to the beach. It looked so dark that it was nearly black in colour. Her long, dark eyes lashes quivered against her cheek as she slowly breathed in and out.

Marius kissed his wife's forehead lightly, smiling when he saw a small smile appear on her lips. Ah, so she's awake again.

"I love you, Marius." she murmured, stifling a yawn. She opened her eyes and looked at him.

"I love you too, mon amour." he replied. He wrapped his arms around her, holding her close to him. He could still feel a lot of her bones. She was still very skinny, though not quite as much as she had been. Marius knew it would take a while for her to attain a healthy weight, but at least now it was possible, now she would get enough to eat every day. "It's hard to believe we're married." he said, "Don't get me wrong, I love being married to you and I love you with all my heart and soul, it's just... wow, we're married..." he had a huge smile on his face that Eponine would describe as adorably handsome.

"I know what you mean," Eponine said, "and we'll get used to it."

"I look forward to it."

"Me too." she kissed him softly. Marius smiled and continued to hold her. She kept her head resting against his chest and listened to his steady heartbeat. She started to worry when she heard it slow, but then she looked up and saw that he had fallen asleep and her worry vanished. She smiled slightly and watched him sleep. He was so handsome, with his curly, light brown hair and his freckles. His eyes, she knew, when opened, were the colour of emeralds and were normally filled with such love for her. Everytime she looked at him, she fell in love with him all over again, her love growing deeper and deeper each time. Ah, what a thing it is to love! To look at another and feel such a bond, such a connection with them. It is even greater to be loved in return! To know that that one person will always be there for you, will always love you, always cherish you. It is a miraculous thing! Those who love are the closest to God on earth.

"I'm Madame Pontmercy." she murmured to herself, smiling a bit. "Eponine Pontmercy..." she smiled wider. She liked the sound of it, really and truly. "Eponine and Marius Pontmercy. Madame and Monsieur. The Pontmercys..." It sounded right, like it was meant to be. She closed her eyes and wrapped her arms around Marius. Marius subconsciously held her closer. She kissed his chest lightly before drifting off into an easy sleep.

They ended up sleeping there the entire night, in the chaise-longue by the fire. It was Marius who woke first. He was careful not to move too much so as not to wake Eponine. He smiled as he watched her sleep. God, she was beautiful! Her hair had dried and was back to its normal dark brown colour, with the slightest tint of redness to it. It was curlier than normal, as it tended to be when it had gotten wet. Her olive-toned skin seemed almost to shine. She radiated happiness. She was in the arms of the man she loved, why wouldn't she be happy? Marius kissed her temple lightly and continued to hold her, waiting for the moment she would wake. But then, in a split second, her content expression transformed into one of terror and Marius recognised, immediately, the signs of a nightmare. Eponine had turned white and she had started to shake. Marius gently nudged her.

"'Ponine, wake up." he whispered in her ear. She continued to twitch. He shook her lightly, "It's only a dream, 'Ponine. I'm here." She awoke with a gasp, tears rolling down her cheeks. Her breaths were uneven and shaky. "It's okay, love, it was only a dream." Eponine buried her face in his chest. "Shh, it's okay, I'm here, it's okay." he gently stroked her hair and held her close to him. "It was only a dream, 'Ponine. You're safe, I'm here." She was hyperventilating, "Breathe, 'Ponine. In through your nose for four, hold for two, out through your mouth for six. Come, in-two-three-four, hold-two, out-two-three-four-five-six." Eponine listened to him and soon found herself calming down, her breathing returning to normal. Her forehead was beated with an icy sweat and she was still rather pale, but she was, more or less, calm. Marius kissed her forehead softly. "How do you feel?" he asked her.

"Better now, thanks." Eponine replied, her voice shaky. Both were silent for a moment.

"Do you want to talk about it?" Marius asked, after a moment.

"It was nothing, really..." she said quietly.

"Eponine, we both know that's not true."

"No, not really." she conceded. She was quiet for a moment. Marius waited patiently for her to speak. "I... I dreamed that I was back in that cell... only, this time, no one came for me. You and Cosette got married while I watched from the window of my cell. I was left all alone there... alone... no one else... just alone... with the darkness..." she was shaking again. Marius kissed the top of her head.

"You'll never be alone again, 'Ponine." he promised her. "I'm here and I love you and we're married. Cosette will never bother us again, neither will your parents. I won't leave you until you send me away. I'm yours, 'Ponine. I promise you."

"Truly?" she asked, sounding much like a child that needed reassurance that there were no monsters hiding under her bed.

"Truly." he replied.

Once Marius and Eponine had eaten breakfast, they decided to take a walk and see what Mantes-la-Jolie was like. It was a nice town, though it was rather crowded and very busy. Marius held Eponine's hand so they wouldn't get separated in the crowd. But then someone bumped into Eponine rather hard and sent her stumbling into the path of an oncoming carriage.

"Eponine!" Marius exclaimed, shoving past people to try to get to her. Eponine was paralysed with fear. The carriage was coming straight for her with no intentions of stopping. Eponine found the ability to move again just in time and jumped out of the way, landing on the ground. Marius ran over to her. "'Ponine! Are you okay?" Marius asked her as he helped her up.

"I'm fine." she replied, though a little shakily, as she stood with his help.

"Are you sure?" he was now searching for any cut or bruises that she may have obtained.

"Really, I'm fine." she assured him. Marius hugged her tightly. Eponine could feel him shaking. "Marius, I'm okay, really." she said, wrapping her arms around him and gently stroking his hair. "I'm fine, love, I'm fine." He held her closer.

"I... I know. It's just... I lost you once, I can't lose you again." Eponine pulled back to look at him and she could see the fear in his brilliant green eyes. She kissed his cheek and then hugged him again.

"You won't." she said quietly, "I won't leave you, you won't lose me."

"Truly?" he asked her.

"Truly."

I hope y'all liked it! I'm not the best at fluff, but I tried. Please review!