Just Us

"Did you do it?" Eames asked Arthur, as they sat at their favorite bar in the city.

"Eames!" Cobb groaned

"What? I'm just asking a friend if he finally got lucky."

"I would use the term 'friend' lightly Eames." Arthur sarcastically said as he took another drink of his shot glass.

"Come on, did you get lucky?"

"And this is your concern because?"

"Because you're not uptight anymore." Eames grinned knowing he finally made Arthur irritated with his immaturity.

"I'm going to kick your ass." Arthur stood up getting ready to make a scene.

"Will both of you just shut up and enjoy your drinks?" Cobb said. "In all seriousness, you do seem relaxed and you look better. You and Ariadne have been dating for a while."

Arthur nodded. "Yes we have. I'm actually thinking about proposing."

"Proposing? Mate, that's a huge step to take."

Cobb nearly spit out his drink. "I agree with Eames. Arthur are you sure you know what you're doing? I mean it took me years to propose to Mal."

"I know what I'm doing. Look we all know I don't have much time left. I care about Ariadne, and this is probably the happiest I've ever been in a relationship. Each relationship moves at a different pace."

"You need to know that this is marriage we're talking about Arthur. If it doesn't work out you have to get a divorce…"

Arthur looked at his phone and stood up to leave the bar. "It won't end up in divorce, because I know what I'm doing, we live together already. I'm going home, I'm getting really tired, and I'll see you guys on the television for the Fischer case." He left, smiling. He knew what he wanted to, and he had the perfect place to propose.

Ariadne impatiently waited for Arthur to come back from his night out. She was infuriated with her two friends, a night in her new house with her group of friends ended in an argument. Their words stung her badly; she couldn't believe what her own friends were saying to her.

"Ariadne have you finished unpacking everything from your apartment?" Christine asked.

"No, I still have a few boxes to empty out."

"Is it in case this whole thing doesn't work out?" April mockingly said.

Ariadne looked at her two giggling friends in disbelief. "It is going to work out. This relationship is a lot different from any other one I have. I just can't explain to either of you how I feel when I'm with him. You'll understand when you fall in love."

"I'm going to be honest right now. You're moving way to quick with this relationship. You should have never gotten involved with a terminally ill man."

"I agree with April. Don't take it the wrong way, but what's the point of taking your relationship this far when he's going to pass away in a couple of months? It will only break your heart."

She was taken aback from what she just heard. Her so called best friends were trying to convince her to leave Arthur; she wouldn't stand back and let them mock her. "I know what I'm doing. You two are supposed to be my friends and be here for me, I'm not just going to abandon him just because he's sick. I want to think about what's going on right now and not worry about what will happen in the future."

April and Christine looked at Ariadne, they were both stunned to see a defensive side of their normally sweet friend. "You know what, just get out, and leave, some friends I have."

"Ariadne! We haven't seen you since you moved in with Arthur, are you really doing this right now?!"

"Yes I am. Get out of my house." Her two friends stood up and slowly walked out the door, slamming it shut.

"Some friends I have." Ariadne muttered to herself as she sat on the couch, trying to calm herself down. She heard the door open and she ran towards Arthur hugging him.

"How was your night?" she said to him.

"It was great, but…"

"But what?"

"I sometimes feel like certain people doubt our relationship."

She kissed him. "Why is that?"

"Cobb and Eames think we're moving too fast with this relationship. Do you feel like this whole relationship has been rushed? I want you to give me an honest answer."

"I got into an argument with my friends tonight, that's why they aren't here. They said the exact same thing. I don't think we are moving too fast. They also tried to convince me to leave you because you won't be here for much longer…" Ariadne paused and bit her lip. "We have been dating for nearly a year, and ever since we started dating I've been having a great time, this relationship is different. I see the world so differently when I'm with you, everything is vibrant and colorful and beautiful, before you, my life was dull I felt meaningless." She was crying, she felt great to get all of her emotions about him out. "I'm not worried about your illness, Arthur, you know that. If it's going to be just the two of us, I don't mind."

Arthur leaned in and kissed her, his heart pounding. His mind was racing with so many thoughts. He was certain that he would propose to her within the next couple of days, he knew right then and there that he was in love.

"I love you Ariadne." He whispered to her.

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