Connor lay in the bed in the early hours of the morning, he watched as Imogen slept peacefully beside him.

It was these moments he was left with his own thoughts, thinking over the future and about the past. He knew that the rest of his life lay with the woman asleep next to him, his love for her grew with every day that passed.

His phone buzzed on the bedside table, signalling that his alarm was due to go off. He gently pushed himself to sit up, being careful not to wake Imogen, and he reached for the phone as the alarm started to go off. Quickly he switched it off and checked his phone for messages. There were several from his mother, all nonsensical, and if he still doubted her, he would guess that she was drunk. But he trusted her, and anyway she tended to be nasty when she was drunk.

He looked at the time, seeing that it was only half 6, he sighed softly. He got up slowly, being careful not to jostle the mattress too much and he moved quietly around the room to get a change of clothes before silently leaving the room to go to the bathroom for a shower.

He came back into the room fully dressed and dried half an hour later and he sat on the edge of the bed, leaning over Imogen who was still sleeping. He gently kissed her forehead and ran a hand through her hair. He shifted his position as she stirred and started to wake. "Morning beautiful." He spoke, knowing she wouldn't hear him but she would know what he said.

Imogen looked up at him with a half tired smile. She had definitely missed this. She placed her hand on his neck and she kissed him.

He gave a little laugh and kissed her back.

She smiled and she looked up at him again as he leaned up. "I've missed this." She smiled. "I love you."

Connor smiled and held her close. "I love you too." He told her, and kissed her again. "And tonight you'll find out exactly how much I've missed you, if you'll let me." He smiled.

She looked confused while she tried to make sense of what he'd just said, and watched as he shook his head.

Connor smiled and leaned up again. He resorted to signing for her. "I'll surprise you later."

At that she smiled and sat up, putting her hearing aids into her ears. "Sorry..." she smiled.

"Shut up." He smiled. "Never apologise for who you are and what you think is wrong with you, cause to me, you are perfect."

Imogen looked to him, her heart melting and she found herself falling more in love with him.

"And it's time you started believing it." He told her. "Because I know you don't. I love everything about you and nothing is going to change that. A million other girls could be outside that door and there's only you I'd see." He finished and kissed her briefly, looking at her again, wiping the tear that had started to make its way down her pale, flawless cheek.

She hadn't realised she was crying until he did that, and she gave him a small smile. "Connor?" She spoke softly.

"Yeah?"

"I love you." She smiled.

"I love you too." He smiled and stood up. "As much as I would love to stay in bed all day with my beautiful wife, we have things to do remember?"

Imogen nodded and got out of the bed. "Yeah you're right." She smiled and looked in her bag for a change of clothes, toiletries and make up bag, and took them into the bathroom with her. She emerged ten minutes later dressed and freshened up, and she walked into the bedroom for her hairbrush, running it through her hair and she dropped it back in the bag, picking up her phone and walked into the living room, smiling as she saw Connor and her grandfather talking.

Connor looked up when he saw her enter the room and he gave her a smile.

Imogen smiled and she walked over, sitting on the arm of the chair. "What are you two talking about?"

"Ah that's between us two, lass." Aidan gave her a grin.

Marie just rolled her eyes at the response.

Imogen smirked. "And he knows I've got ways of getting him to talk." She spoke and squirmed and laughed when Connor prodded her in the side.

"Shut up." Connor laughed. "We'll be going out soon."

"Good. Maybe you could show me what the place is like." Imogen smiled.

"Alright." He nodded, grinning.