"Ask me… now." Kahlan almost begged, trying to catch her breath.
"Mmmm." Richard replied as he kept kissing her neck. He was lying on top of her, their slick naked bodies pressed together. He was almost resting all of his weight on her but she did not care. She loved the feeling of his chest against hers, as they enjoyed this peaceful moment, just after being united and reaching heights of pure pleasure. The moment when they laid breathless and unable to move, just lazily kissing one another.
It was almost dawn, it was amazing how short a night could be when it was spent making love. It was beyond amazing, they spend time rediscovering each other's bodies and had reached ecstasy more times that Kahlan could count. Lost in the moment and the intimacy with the man she loved, her head was far away from counting how many times she had released her powers.
"Ask me now." She repeated, one of her hand running through his hair and the other grazing his side.
He finally looked up at her, not really understanding what she was talking about.
"I… Richard… I don't need a speech or a ring… Spirits I don't need you getting down on one knee… All I want is you, all I need is you… Forever… Ask me." She explained, almost begging him to say the words.
He smiled at her and slightly shook his head before kissing her passionately. This woman was incredible. He thought he couldn't love her more, yet, she always found something to do or to say to make him even crazier about her.
When they pulled apart to breath, she stared at him while he brushed a strand of hair out of her face. His fingers ran on her face as he concentrated on finding the right words. She smiled at him, seeing the inner struggle in his eyes.
"Will you forgive me for the mistakes I made and I will make? Will you let me love you until my last breath?" He asked and she nodded in answer.
"Kahlan Amnell, my love, will you do me the honor of becoming my wife?" He asked her as tears filled his eyes.
She smiled wildly and nodded her head.
"Spirits I hope that's a yes." He whispered.
"It's a yes Richard. I love you." She told him as tears escaped her eyes.
He bent down and pressed his lips against hers, teasing her lower lip with his tongue before she granted him access, they both moaned when their tongues collided. She wrapped her arms around his neck, pressing him against her and never wanting to let him go.
He pulled apart and rested his forehead against hers and she asked him: "And Lord Rahl, will you do the honor of becoming the Mother Confessor's husband?"
"Yes." He simply replied with a smile.
"Even if I'm kind of crazy?" She asked him, worry and anguish suddenly taking the best of her.
"You're not crazy, so my answer is still yes." He told her, giving her a quick kiss on the lips.
"Even if I cannot have more children?" She asked as fresh tears ran down her face. Only the tears of happiness were replaced by tears of sadness and regrets as a knot formed in her stomach and throat.
"Kahlan…" He sighed, knowing the pain she was causing herself while asking this question.
"Even if I cannot have more children?" She repeated with insistence.
"Denna." He told her.
"Denna?" She asked, not understanding where that was coming from. How could he refer to Denna in such a moment? Talking about another woman when he just proposed to her…
"That's when I knew that I wanted to spend the rest of my life with you, that I wanted to marry you. And back then, everyone kept telling me that we couldn't be together but I didn't care. I was willing to spend my life by your side even if that only meant being allowed to hold your hand." He explained calmly, looking into her eyes so she would see the truth of his words.
She opened her mouth to talk but he pressed a finger on her lips and continued: "I wanted to marry you even though we couldn't make love, which meant we couldn't have children. My point is, Kahlan, I love you. We have a daughter and that's far more than what I could have hoped for us."
He dried her tears and repeated her words: "All I want is you, all I need is you… Forever."
She nodded, closed her eyes and enjoyed the feeling of him above her. His warmth embracing her, creating a cocoon of love that she never wanted to leave.
"Now, my future wife, I'm going to make sweet and passionate love to you… again." He whispered in her ear, making her shiver from head to toes.
"Mamaaaaaaa!" They heard their daughter calling.
Richard kissed Kahlan passionately as his hands started to roam all over her body, making her moan with pleasure.
"Cassie…" She said, breathless from their kiss.
"She'll go back to sleep." He whispered, connecting their lips once again.
"Dadaaaaaaaa!" Cassie called again.
"Or she won't go back to sleep." Kahlan said, smiling against his lips.
He groaned and said: "I want you so much."
She laughed and he gave her a glare and she explained: "Being disturbed by our daughter while making love… It's more that I could wish for."
"Are you trying to get away from my poor love making skills?" He asked, a bit hurt.
She laughed again and said: "No, never. You are very, very, very skilled and talented at making me release my powers."
She bucked her hips to tease him. It had the required effect when he released another groan, and she added: "It's just that I'm always amazed that I have a soon to be husband who makes incredible love to me and that I have a beautiful daughter with him when I've been taught that I could never have that. It feels like a dream."
"Believe me it's not a dream. It is all real, you and I and our daughter. And I have the crazy amount of pleasure you gave me last night to prove it." He told her, lust fogging his eyes.
"Cawaaaaaaa!" Cassie called.
They both chuckled and Richard said: "Calling for a Mord'Sith is so last resort."
Kahlan laughed and said: "We better get to her before Cara hears her and bursts our door open."
Richard sighed and rolled on his back, Kahlan got up from the bed and he turned on his side to look at her, much to his regret, she grabbed her nightdress that had been carelessly thrown on the floor a few hours before and she put it on before walking to their daughter's room.
He reached for his nights pant and put it on before smiling from ear to ear when the two love of his life appeared in the room. Gently laying Cassie in the bed next to him, Kahlan joined them under the covers.
Her thumb stuck in her mouth, the little girl still had her eyes heavy with sleep. Richard bent down and kissed her on the top of the head. He looked at Kahlan who was smiling at him, she looked just as tired as her daughter.
"We should get some rest." He told them.
Kahlan nodded and he added: "How about we rest in bed all day?"
"I think it's a good idea." Kahlan said with a smile, she moved her head toward him and whispered: "Besides, my legs are sore, Lord Rahl. I don't think I'll be able to walk after I wake up."
He captured her lips with his as an untold promise for more to come when they would find some time alone.
"Dada!" Cassie exclaimed, wanting to draw the attention on her.
Breaking their kiss with smiles on their faces, Richard and Kahlan looked down at their daughter who was pulling on her father tooth pendant.
He tickled his daughter who burst out laughing before kissing her on the forehead.
Kahlan sighed and rolled on her back, crossing her arms over her chest.
"What's wrong?" Richard immediately inquired.
"You should put a shirt on because you're quite a tease, all handsome and smiling like that." She said, trying to suppress a smile.
"Oh really?" He asking, raising an eyebrow before leaning over her and tickling her.
Kahlan's laughter filled the room and Cassie joined the fun, tickling her mother as well.
"Stop… Richard… Stop!" Kahlan said between laughter and panted breathes.
"Why Mother Confessor… We can't have you pouting all morning." He said finally stopping his sweet torture.
"I love you." She told him with a smile that warmed his heart when their eyes met.
"I love you too." He replied, giving her a quick kiss.
Turning on her side to face him, Kahlan scooted closer to him, leaving their daughter between them, he opened his left arm to welcome her in his embrace. Kahlan adjusted the covers on them and Cassie's head came to rest close to theirs. Kahlan kissed the top of her daughter's head and wrapped an arm around her. Richard did the same, resting his hand and arm over Kahlan's.
"Do you ever miss Westland?" She asked after a moment of silence.
"Sometimes." He replied, not able to lie to her.
"When you defeated the Keeper, I waited for you to come back. People started to whisper, some saying you were dead saving the world of the living and others saying that you went back to Hartland." She explained.
"I miss my woods and Chase and his family. I wish I could show Cassie the place where her mother pressed a knife to my throat and where I fell in love with her." He said with a smile before he continued: "But my life is with you now and no matter the place, Westland, D'Hara or the Midlands, I want to be by your side."
"I want us to go back there one day, I want you to show me where you grew up and I want to show Cassie the place where her father dared to touch me and where I fell in love with him." Kahlan said, returning his bright smile.
He kissed her on the forehead, lingering for some time as he inhaled the sweet scent of her hair.
"We'll go there someday. We'll visit Chase and his family and spend some time to show you and Cassie around." He said with a smile.
"I'd like that." She told him as her eyes fluttered close.
"Don't fight sleep." He whispered to her.
"I… I want to stay awake… I'm not tired." She said.
"You are exhausted." He told her.
"Please… I want to stay awake in your arms and talk." She almost begged him.
"Alright, let's talk then." He said before kissing her head once again.
THE END.
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