(Poppy smiled as they broke from their kiss. She kept staring at branch's lips not fully satisfied. She grabbed him for another kiss, this one was more passionate and Branch quite enjoyed it but he didn't want to go too far so he pulled away)
Branch: (whispers) later...we gotta get moving it'll be dark soon
Poppy: I feel bad...I wasted most of the day
Branch: don't feel bad...like I said I'm not quite ready for this adventure to end yet...
Poppy: (smiles)
Branch: and to answer your question...they were together for 5 years
Poppy: oh please don't tell me you're not gonna make me wait 5 years
Branch: (smirks) I don't know...I'm full of surprises...you just never know
Poppy: (gets up and clutches her leg) ow
Branch: are you ok?!
Poppy: yeah...i remember I scraped my leg on that rock..
Branch: yeah...I bandaged it but it might hurt for a few days...should we go back?
Poppy: no way! We've come too far now
Branch: but how will you walk?
Poppy: (looks at him with hopeful eyes)
Branch: oh poppy no! I can't possibly carry you!
Poppy: oh come on I don't weigh that much!
Branch: (hesitates for a second) ok fine...but you need to hold my stuff for me
Poppy: (smile as she holds her arms out)
Branch: (picks her up surprised she was actually light...it was hard to walk a little with the extra weight but he was actually enjoying this a lot as was poppy...and soon enough poppy fell asleep...Branch continued to walk a little more before stopping in a dry area and he put her down and gently woke her) wake up princess...
Poppy: huh? What? Are we there?
Branch: (laughs) no we're stopping for the night
Poppy: (blushes) oh...I was asleep?
Branch: yup..don't blush I thought it was adorable (winks)
Poppy: oh shush it Branch!
Branch: what was that? Is the princess getting embarrassed?
Poppy: (pouts)
Branch: oh babe don't be like that you know you love me
Poppy: of course I- wait did you just call me babe?
Branch: well...yes...you are my girl aren't you?
Poppy: but you never-
Branch: because if I called you that all the time it wouldn't be special would it?
Poppy: (she becomes so speechless, how did she ever get so lucky to have him?)
Branch: now you hang tight...I'm gonna prepare something to eat (walks off)
Poppy: (smiles like crazy...and she starts to fantasize...everything with branch...dating...him proposing...oh how badly she wanted that...she jumped as she heard Branch come back)
Branch: jumpy tonight are we?
Poppy: I was lost in thought
Branch: were you now? (Smirks) I can only imagine what you were thinking poppy
Poppy: how? You can't read my mind
Branch: (smirks) no but I know you well enough to know and again...that's not gonna happen for awhile...now eat your fish
(They eat in silence for a while and branch sets up the tent and makes a fire and when they get ready to sleep poppy stops him)
Poppy: you know what I'm waiting for
Branch: yes I know...(smiles and kisses her cheek) there you go goodnight
Poppy: branch!
Branch: I'm kidding I'm kidding! (Strokes her face and gives her a tender kiss on the lips which makes her heart melt) now goodnight...babe
Poppy: (smiles so big she can barley sleep)
(It was maybe the middle of the night and poppy started hearing noises and got a little frightened)
Poppy: (shakes him) branch?
Branch: (still asleep) mmm..
Poppy: branch? (Shakes him a little harder)
Branch: (half asleep) ugh...poppy what is it? I'm trying to sleep
Poppy: I thought I heard noises...
Branch: it's just nature...go back to sleep...
Poppy: (moves over to where branch is and lays next to him)
Branch: poppy what'd you-
Poppy: I wanna be next to you
Branch: poppy were not-
Poppy: please branch
Branch: ugh fine...(pulls her to his chest) will you go to sleep now?
Poppy: yes goodnight Branch (enjoys the warm feeling of being close to branch)
Branch: (softly smiles and thinks to himself "Branch my man you are one lucky troll")