Thirty eight
After that night of ultimate fun for both parties, Cloud and Tifa found themselves running to each other on their way back to their home. Cloud grinned as his keys hovered on the keyhole while Tifa made her way towards him.
"I see you had the time of your life." She said with a smirk, studying his unruly appearance. They informed each other in the middle of their parties about what they were up to.
"I could say the same for you." Cloud said as he gave Tifa a kiss then he opened the door. Tifa followed him inside while he switched on the lights.
"Gods, can you believe theey threw a surprise bachelorette party for me? And Aerith was part of it." Tifa said as she plopped down the couch. Cloud did that same then grabbed her hand to intertwine their fingers.
"I know, Zack did the same." Cloud said. Tifa remembered how her conversation went with Aerith.
"Hey." Tifa said as she approached the green eyed model.
"Hey." Aerith responded before she took a sip of her cocktail.
"Thanks for doing this."
"Yeah well, I only took pity of you." Aerith said with that signature snooty look before she offered at toast to the brunette. Tifa lifted her drink.
"So... Are we friends now?" Tifa asked with an eyebrow raised.
"No." Aerith answered back without missing a beat. Tifa chuckled with an amused look before they clinked their glasses together.
"Crazy." Tifa commented on Cloud.
"How was your beefcake party?"
"Oh, lovely. I've got man junk all over my face the whole night." She said. Cloud pursed his lips in jealousy "Well? You've got boobs all over your face. And I was kidding. I got only one junk." She said. It was true though.
"Well, you've got that right."
"What?"
"The boob thing." Cloud said lazily, Tifa smacked his arm playfully.
"Well, I hope you enjoyed that." Tifa said then she suddenly straddled him taking him by surprise. He wrapped his arms around her waist while he stared up at her longingly. "Because, from tonight on." She kissed his forehead. "And tomorrow," She kissed his nose. "And the next days," She kissed his left cheek. "And the next years," She kissed his right cheek. "You're all mine. I'll be your personal lapdancer until the day we die." She said in a sultry voice then she crashed her lips into his making him moan. They pulled away after a while.
"I love you..." He whispered while he leaned his forehead to hers. "I'm sorry for everything I did that was stupid."
"I know... I forgive you... And." Tifa gave him a peck on his lips. "I love you more than anything. Thank you for coming to my life." Tifa whispered. Cloud gave her a lazy smile.
"That's my line." The blond said huskily then he leaned forward to kiss her fiercely. Tifa moaned before Cloud supported her back so he can push her down the couch.
They never made it to the bedroom after that.
"So have you thought of what theme you'd like for the wedding?" Claudia asked from the other line while Tifa kept her phone intact between her ear and shoulder while she did the dishes.
"I was thinking, maybe a fantasy, fairy forest kind of theme? With lots of flowers and the colors would be blue green, violet, maybe some gold to add that forest, tree branch touch?"
"Oh, how nice sweetie! That's lovely."
"And about my dress, it would be a ball gown with flowers and vines as the detail. Maybe off white? The bridesmaids would wear a flower wreath on their heads and their gowns would be violet with a flowy skirt."
"I've got this perfect garden as the venue in mind, I'll let you know if there's an opening as soon as possible."
"I hope there is. But I doubt that."
"Nonsense, be positive darling."
"Thanks for all the help Claudia."
"Why are still calling me by my name? Call me mother!" Claudia said with a laugh. Tifa chuckled.
"Alright then, mother..." Tifa took a pause. "Man that felt good."
"What felt good?"
"Using that term to call someone, I don't remember the last time I've used that word for someone..." Tifa felt herself tearing up as she remembered her mother's face. Then she started remembering her late father as well. She couldn't help but cover her eyes from the sudden tears that escaped her eyes. Claudia heard a faint sob coming from the brunette.
"Tifa darling? Are you alright."
"Sorry, it's just that, I wish my parents were here to see me get married to love of my life... And all the other achievements I've had..." She said in a stuffy voice. Cloud walked in just in time to see her crying while talking over the phone. He immediately rushed towards her to hold her shoulders.
"Baby?"
"Cloud's here..." Tifa said while she sniffed.
"Sweetheart, I'm sorry they couldn't be here... But I am, you know that I love you right?"
"I know..." Tifa whispered.
"Who's that?" Cloud asked with a scowl.
"Your mother..." Tifa said and Cloud immmediately grabbed the phone from her.
"Mom? What are you doing making my Tifa cry?!" He yelled but Claudia just laughed it off.
"You hot headed son of mine, I wasn't making her cry! She misses her parents and is sad that they won't be here to witness her wedding, I mean your wedding." Cloud glanced at his fiancee with a sad look while she wiped her eyes.
"We'll call you back mom. Love you."
"Okay then, love you too honey." Then Cloud flipped the phone shut.
"Baby... Hey..." Cloud said lovingly while he lifted her chin with his thumb and forefinger. "I know you're sad... But... I'm here for you. We'll have our own big family with a bunch of blue eyed, black haired babies running around so you won't ever feel lonely again. Okay?" Tifa laughed but cried harder after that. Cloud gave her a tight hug while he rubbed her arm.
"That sounds really nice." Tifa said with her facee buried on his chest.
"Did I ever tell you that you have a weird crying face?" Cloud told her and that's when she laughed out loud, he laughed along with her while he still hugged her.
"You are an insensitive prick you know that? You see me crying and yet you tell me how ugly I look when I cry."
"I never said you look ugly." He said with a grin while he wiped her face.
"Oh no, may I remind you that you called me that way when I started working as your assistant?"
"I know, but that Cloud is long gone now. Because of you." Cloud watched Tifa as she sniffed some mucus back up, but he just grinned it off, not even disgusted at his fiancee's antics, because that was what he liked about her.
He liked the way she snored with her mouth wide open when she slept, he liked the way she carelessly wiped her nose sideways, he liked the way she cried with that weird face when she gets carried away with the drama that she was watching, he liked the way that she's was not trying hard to impress him with her appearance by acting cute all the time like everyone else around him though she was extremely beautiful without even trying, he loved her by the way she was, hell, he even started liking her when she was still her disastrous looking self. And he couldn't imagine anyone better for him to marry than her.
"Are you sure you want to be Mrs. Strife?" He asked. Tifa gave him a beautiful smile and he couldn't help but blush at the sight like a school boy having a crush for the first time.
"Yes, I can't wait..."
"And the babies?"
"Yes. And we'll name the three of them after their grandparents, if it was two boys and one girl though."
"Three? Is that enough?" Cloud asked with a scowl. Tifa's face fell slowly.
"Are you kidding? You're not the one who's going to get pregnant and will have a painful delivery!"
"I never said that I could! And besides, I wouldn't want to feel such pain-"
"See?! See?! And yet you want to have more children?!"
"Because I want to have a big family!"
"How about we trade sexual organs every other birth so you get to experience it for yourself!" Tifa yelled while Cloud gave her a look of absolute disgust.
"That's the most disturbing thing I've ever heard. Can you imagine me with your vagin-" He didn't get to finish when Tifa started laughing out loud. He could't help but do the same after a while.
"You and your weird mood swings." He said.
"We have the same problem, that's why we're perfect for each other." Tifa said while she squished his face with her hand. He wrapped his arms around her waist in return.
"I love you. Really. But..." Cloud said with his pouted lips while he stared down at her, fsce still squished. "You have some mucus on your left nostril."