"Almost." Natsu tossed the empty - missing the garbage pail and bouncing onto the carpet. He sighed.

"Are my bad habits rubbing off on you?"

"Always." Moving the pillow to better support his back, Natsu sat up in bed.

Lucy copied, scootching close - holding Natsu's hand and squeezing. "It's what I do."

"I like the sound of that."

"Huh?" Lucy was amused. "You want more of my bad habits?"

"The other thing you said."

"It's what I do?"

"Don't worry about it, I'm a bit tired. A certain naughty person tuckered me out." Natsu grinned as Lucy playfully leaned into him. "Now, what do you want to do tomorrow?"

"We'll figure that out later." Lucy pointed to the bottle of wine. "We've more pressing concerns."

"I like the sound of that, too." Natsu grinned. "Which one of us is fetching the wine?"

"Rock, paper, scissors?"

Natsu watched Lucy sleep; curled up on her side facing him, gently snoring, and her hair - tangled from another passionate love-making session. He rolled out of bed, needing to relieve the pressure on his bladder. Coming back from the bathroom, Natsu almost tripped on his discarded pants. He recalled exactly what he'd left in a pocket. Lucy was snoring a bit louder - this was the perfect time to look at it and steady his nerves. His special breakfast room service order was going to be spectacular.

Lucy rolled, and when she didn't feel Natsu or his body heat, she cracked an eye open. "Get back in bed, it's too early to be up."

"It's nine, and nine is exactly the time we should be awake." Natsu grinned. Lucy would notice the aroma of coffee soon. "Get up and join me."

"I was gonna make you the same offer." Lucy yawned and stretched, rubbing sleep grit from her eyes. She sniffed and made appreciative noises. "I don't remember putting out a request for room service last night."

"Then, aren't you lucky you've got me?" Natsu pointed to the empty chair. "Come on over, our food's getting cold."

Lucy sat down and took the hot cup of coffee that Natsu had poured. Holding it to her nose she breathed in and blew air over the steaming surface, wincing a little at the heat. "Thank you."

Humour in his voice, Natsu asked, "Are you talking to me or the coffee?"

"Yes," Lucy grinned. It was a rare opportunity when she could use one of Natsu's typical responses against him.

He waved his left hand at the tray, all the dishes still covered with silver domes. "I ordered us a feast." Gesturing with the pizzazz of a stage magician, Natsu removed the lids. "Pancakes, eggs, bacon, sausage, toast, orange juice and jam."

"You're spoiling me too much. Taking the day off work, you took me to the theatre and shopping - and bought me books and a necklace. No more gifts today."

"You might want the next thing I have planned." Natsu picked up a glass in his left hand and poured Lucy some juice - handing it to her with a strange flourish.

"Well, I probably do, but I feel selfish when you keep doing nice things for me." Lucy shrugged, sipping and setting down her juice. "This is a very nice breakfast." She reached for a plate.

Natsu grabbed her hand in his left. "Lucy…"

"…" Lucy smiled in confusion.

Natsu pulled Lucy's hand so that it rested in his right - and he patted it with his left. "Lucy, you're the most special person in my life. I love you, and I love our life." A beam of sunlight angled into the room and hit the stone of the ring that Natsu was wearing on his pinkie. "Lucy, will you marry me?"