Arabella was walking through the sand by herself. It was a misty but warm day and she was wearing jean shorts with a long, white cardigan. The wind was blowing a little hard and Arabella had to hold back her hair. She let out a little sigh and turned her head to look out to the ocean and the big waves that were washing in. Arabella chewed on her lip, wondering why she was alone. Why was no one with her? Arabella looked around, feeling a nervous tug in her stomach. She didn't like being alone, not like this.
"Mommy!"
Arabella turned towards the sound of a little girls voice and she saw a small child, maybe only 5 years old, was stummbling through the sand towards Arabella, blonde curls bouncing around her shoulders. Arabella caught her in her arms and she looked up to see Hunter walking towards her with a smile and a baby boy in his arms. When Arabella woke up, she was still in the tent and her body was closely and comfortably tangled up with Hunter. She let out a little moan before she slowly opened her eyes a little bit. "What time is it?" She said softly.
"Good morning to you, too." Hunter said with a little laugh as he reached over her, fumbling with her pants a moment and finding her pocket. He pressed the button on her phone and the screen lit up. "9:47 AM." Hunter said, putting her phone back and turning back to her. "Is that too early? You can go back to sleep, if you want. We have all day." Hunter said, leaving a small kiss on her lips.
Arabella wiggled her nose a little before hiding her face in his neck. "It's always too early" She said softly with a little giggle and she snuggled in closer to him. It was comfortable and warm in that bed with him and she didn't really feel like leaving it. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath, slowly waking up. "Did you sleep well?"
Hunter nodded softly and held her closer, keeping his arms around her. "I slept perfectly. How'd you sleep? Any interesting dreams?" Hunter asked quietly, a look of slight concern in his eyes. Hunter knew that the demigod dreams would never stop. He's had them and she's had them and he knows how awful they are. He just didn't want them to make her feel scared. He had her no matter what.
"Yeah..I had a rather interesting dream" Arabella said softly and she looked up at him. She smiled a little bit and she moved a little so that she could place a hand on his cheek. He looked concerned and it was something that she really loved about him. He was always going to be there for her and he understood what it meant when she had a demigod dream. Most men that she knew would never understand, but Hunter did. Not only did he understand but Arabella knew that he was going to be there for her. "It's was a really good dream, actually"
Hunter took a little breath and smiled, placing a hand on top of hers on his cheek. He kissed the palm of her hand gently and smiled. "I'm really glad to hear that." Hunter said with a smile, his worry melting away. He put his hand on her side and pulled her closer, placing a small kiss on her cheek. "When do you want to leave?" Hunter asked, dancing his fingers up and down her side. "I'm fine with staying around for a while if you want." He kissed her on the lips and smiled against her skin. "It's up to you, honey bunch."
"I am going to need coffee very soon" Arabella said in a tired voice and she put her head down on his chest, closing her eyes. "Lots and lots of coffee with lots and lots of caffeine.." She added in a soft voice and she yawned a little bit. Arabella traced circles on his arm with her fingers and she let out a happy sigh. "We should stop at Starbucks on the way home so that we can get coffee and get our breakfast at the same time"
Hunter kissed her head and took a deep breath. "Well, whenever you're ready." Hunter said with a smile as he closed his eyes, savoring the feeling of holding her in his arms. "Ellie, I still can't thank you enough for all of this." He said with a small smile before he ran his hands lower and placed tender kisses on her neck. "I really don't know how to ever make up for this."
"You don't have to do anything, Hunter. Really." Arabella said and she smiled a little bit. "I wanted to do this for you and there is nothing that you can do about it" She said and she turned her head a little bit so that she could place a kiss against his cheek. "Mmm..okay. I'm going to get dressed" She said and with a little groan, she sat up, taking the blanket with her and keeping it wrapped tightly around herself.
Hunter immediately shivered a little when the blanket and Arabella vanished from his arms. Hunter laughed and tugged on the blanket a little bit, teasing her.He quickly stood up and grabbed a pair of jeans. He started putting them on when he realized something was wrong. "Here you go." Hunter said, pulling his leg out and handing them to her. "Those are yours." She took them from him and kissed him lightly on the cheek. Hunter looked around a little more and then sighed. "You don't have my pants, do you?" He asked, picking up his sweater and slipping it on over his undershirt and boxers.
Arabella smiled up at him for a moment before looking around the ground for his pants. She finally saw them near the end of the bed and she grinned to herself. "Maybe" Arabella said, grabbing his pants off of the floor and hiding them underneath the blanket. She turned to look up at Hunter with a wide, super fake, innocent smile.
Hunter raised an eyebrow. "You want to know something?" Hunter said, stepping over to her and putting his hands on her hips. "Whenever you're teasing me or lying to me, you hold your hand behind your back." Hunter smiled and watched as Arabella thought about it then put both hands at her her side. Hunter pulled her in closer and placed his lips on hers, leaving teasing little kisses along her cheek and to her shoulder.
Arabella giggled and she moved around a little bit, trying not to laugh. As she moved around, she carefully slipped ontop of his pants and she wrapped her arms around his neck. Arabella pulled him closer to her and she kissed his lips tightly with a big, goffy grin on her face. She loved being able to joke around with him like this, especially after all that they had gone through together. Arabella didn't want to become a boring old couple that didn't even touch or laugh.
Hunter laughed a little and wrapped his arms around her, kissing her lips again. "Ellie, we're not going anywhere ar this rate." Hunter said with a laugh before leaning into her and kissing her tightly on the lips. He pulled away a little and then lifted her up, moving his hands down a little to better support her. "I guess, I'm not complaining." Hunter placed kisses along her jaw and down her neck. "Just commenting."
Arabella smiled and she held herself closer to him, closing her eyes. She shrugged a little at his comment and she turned her head, making it easier to place a kiss on his lips. Arabella had forgotten about the jeans that she had been sitting on when Hunter kissed her and she slipped her arms around him. "Well, we've got all day, right?" She said softly with a little giggle.
Hunter grinned and placed his lips on her cheek. "All day." Hunter nodded and brushed his lips along her skin, finding her shoulder where he placed his lips, nibbling on her skin. He stepped forward and felt the jeans under his feet. He looked down and smiled a little bit before looking up at Arabella and rolling his eyes. "How rude." Hunter said with a laugh as he moved his hand down her back and placed his hands on her butt, holding her up as she wrapped her legs around him.
Arabella smiled a little bit and she leaned into him, kissing him lightly before she pulled away a little bit so she could look at him. "Well, maybe we should save some energy for home. I'm really looking forward to trying out those bath oils and things with you" She said and gave him a wink.
Hunter grinned and set her on the table. "You're the one who took my pants." Hunter said with a smile. He walked over and set her down on the table. "I wanted to leave and you took my pants." He said before kissing her tightly on the lips, squeezing her thighs and pulling himself closer. Hunter pulled away and kissed her forehead.
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Arabella was leaning against her red car, pulling her long hair up into bun as she watched Hunter finish packing up what was left of the tent. Part of Arabella wanted to leave it up and keep it for them to go there whenever they needed to, but she knew that it would have been really stupid to do that. Hunter grabbed the rolled up tent and started walking back to the car. Arabella smiled at him and pushed herself away from the car. "You didn't have to do that, you know. I could have helped."
Hunter loaded the tent into the car. "No, no. You set this up. I take it down." Hunter grinned and placed a kiss on her head. "It's only fair." He held the door open for her and she kissed his cheek before sliding into the car. Hunter ran around to the other side and got in the driver's seat. He turned on the car and lifted his arm up, laughing a little when she slid next to him into his arms.
Arabella snuggled into his side and she closed her eyes. She let out a little yawn and she stayed by Hunter's side for a small moment, taking it all in. She could hear her phone beep though and she quickly pulled away from Hunter to grab it from her purse. Arabella leaned back against Hunter and she looked at the text message. "Tyler says hi and he's really bored because Dad is having a work meeting so Tyler has to be really quiet if he's going to stay in the house" Arabella said and started typing out a message to him.
"Well," Hunter started. He kissed her head lightly. "He can hang out with us if he wants. We can just take a bath tonight." Hunter said with a big grin on his face. He let it fall before rubbing Arabella's arm. "He an I can work on some archery stuff or play video games or something." Hunter nodded and turned onto the road back toward their house.
"That sounds really good" Arabella said softly with a little smile. She sent a quick message to Tyler then tossed her phone down on the seat beside her. Right away, she snuggled into Hunter's side again and she traced a little heart on his leg. "I must say, I am really looking forward to tonight" She said with a little giggle.
Hunter smiled. "You don't even know." He winked at her and then wrapped his arm around her, holding her tight. "Ellie, do you know how much you mean to me?" Hunter said with a small smile. He wasn't really expecting some kind of deep answer. He just wanted her to know how much he really really loved. Hunter knew that if she ever left him that he wouldn't be the same. He would be completely different and not in a good way.
"Hmm...you just want me for my hot bod" Arabella said in a serious voice. She burst out laughing after a few seconds though and she turned her head to look up at Hunter with big eyes. Arabella reached up a little bit so that she could place a kiss against his cheek. "You're the best thing that's ever happened to me, Hunter" She said softly.
Hunter ran his fingers down her arm and placed a small kiss on her lips. "I don't know what I'd do without you." Hunter smiled and pulled forward, stopping at a stoplight. He paused for a second and then tackled Arabella into the seat, kissing her tightly on the lips. She giggled and placed her hands on his cheeks, placing kisses all around his mouth. There was a loud horn behind them and Hunter ignored it, trailing kisses down Arabella's jaw.
Arabella giggled a little bit and she lifted her leg up as best she could in the car, so Hunter to move closer to her. She turned to face him and with a devious grin, she kissed him tightly. Arabella was trying really hard to ignore the sounds of the car horns behind them and people yelling out of their car windows but it wasn't easy. "Maybe we should go before someone does actually does something" she said with a giggle.
Hunter smiled and pressed his lips to hers one more time before sitting back up and pulling through the light. He grabbed Arabella and pulled her up next to him, holding her almost on his lap. People zoomed past him, flipping him off or yelling at him as they passed. He smiled and waved back as he leaned into Arabella, leaving small kisses on her cheek. "That was totally worth it." Hunter said with a laugh as he held her closer.
Arabella laughed a little bit and she brushed her lips along his jaw lightly. "So worth it" She agreed in a soft voice and she placed a kiss on his cheek. "Everybody was just jealous because they weren't making out with someone as sexy as you" She said with a little laughed and she brushed her lips down to his neck.
Hunter scoffed and turned right, switching lanes. "I'm pretty sure they got one look at you and wanted to snatch you up. I know I would if I saw someone as beautiful as you." Hunter said with a wink before kissing her lightly on the cheek. He turned left onto their street and just drove with her down the road. It was nice and he liked to think that they were headed to their house. The house that they would raise a family in. "What did Tyler say?"
Arabella picked up her phone and she looked at the message that Tyler sent. "He said that he would be at our house soon" She said with a little smile and she put her phone back down. She looked out the window and let out a happy sigh, glad that they were going to their home. Hunter pulled into the drveway and Arabella leaned back in her seat. "Our home is so awesome"
Hunter shut off the car and scooted over to her. "Very awesome." Hunter said with a smile before leaning over her and placing his lips on hers. He leaned into her and he slipped an arm behind her, pulling her closer to him. "You're such a beautiful fiance." Hunter said with a smile as he wrapped his other arm around her. He pushed her back and kissed her tightly on the lips.
Arabella blushed a little bit and she smiled against his lips. She leaned into him and she kissed him tightly. "You are a very handsome fiance" She told him and she kissed him back, forgetting everything else and just letting herself get wrapped up in the moment. Arabella didn't know how long she kissed him or how long they stayed like that but after a little while, she heard a tapping sound on the window and she looked up to see Tyler glancing in, looking rather grossed out.
Hunter looked up and smiled at Tyler. Hunter went to roll down his window, but the car was off. "Oh, right." Hunter laughed and opened the car door. "Hey, Tyler. How's it going?" Hunter asked, shutting the car door once Arabella had stepped out. He put an arm around her and smiled, finally looking at Tyler. He looked uneasy. Hunter didn't know why, but he hoped it wasn't something big. "I'm uh...I'm going to feed the animals." Hunter said, kissing Arabella on the cheek and then heading into the house.
Arabella turned to Tyler and she smiled. It was good to see her little brother, even if he did walk in on her and Hunter. She ran her fingers through her hair and she looked at him with a raised eyebrow. As Hunter walked away, Tyler seemed to relax a little bit more and Arabella let out a little sigh. "What up, Tyler?"
"Hmm? Oh..nothing. Thanks for letting me come over. Dad's place was getting really, really boring" Tyler said with a small roll of his eyes and he shoved his hands in his pockets.
"Mmhmm.." Arabella huffed and she grabbed her purse from the car. "Let's go inside" She said and she started walking towards the house.
Hunter filled the dogs' bowls and grabbed them from the couch, setting them by their food. Hunter grabbed Piggy and set him on the counter where he oinked around for a little bit before discovering his full bowl of food. He let out a happy grunt and then started eating. Hunter scratched his neck a little and then tossed some dog treats into their crates before heading up the stairs. He slipped off his sweater and grabbed a t-shirt and headed back downstairs just as Arabella and Tyler walked in. He hoped that Arabella had gotten the reason why Tyler seemed so nervous, but it didn't look like it. "What was it that your dad was doing?" Hunter asked as Tyler crouched down by the dogs and pet them.
"He uh-he was just having a bunch of business meetings and things like that" Tyler said with a little shrug, not looking at Hunter.
"He has an office in our home and he has a lot of meetings there, but he tells us that we have to be really quiet. It gets mega-boring" Arabella explained and she looked at Tyler. He looked back at her and she raised an eyebrow at him. Tyler just looked back at the pig. Arabella smacked his arm and walked over to the fridge. "Tyler..you and Hunter should like...play some video games or something" She said, trying to get Tyler to get over whatever was bugging him about Hunter.
Hunter grinned and clapped Tyler on the back. "Yeah. Come on. I'm almost positive I have that Wii archery thing down." Tyler gave a small smile.
"Umm...I don't know. I'm not really in the mood." Tyler said, studying the ground. Hunter furrowed his brow. What was going on?
"Well, I've got the target set up in the back. We can take some practice shots." Hunter pointed toward the backyard. "What do you think?"
"Tyler..go do something with Hunter" Arabella huffed and she got a bottle of water out of the fridge. She looked over at Tyler and he gave her a very annoyed look. "Don't bitch about it. Just do it" She hissed at him, rather annoyed with how he was acting. Arabella sighed and looked at Hunter. "I'm going to go for a shower" She said and she kissed Hunter's cheek before walking up the stairs towards the bathroom.
Hunter raised an eyebrow at Arabella as she walked away. "Wow...That was blunt." Hunter said, a little surprised. Tyler let out a little laugh and Hunter turned to him. "You don't have to do something with me, if you don't want. Don't listen to her. She didn't sleep much last night." Hunter said, brandishing a small smile.
"No, it's fine." Tyler said, finally glancing up at Hunter a little. "I just don't know what I want to do." He said hesitantly.
"Well, like I said. We've got the Wii. I set up the target outside." Hunter looked around. "Or you can help me cook dinner." He laughed and shook his head.
"I don't think that will benefit anyone." Hunter patted him on the shoulder and then headed toward the back of the house. He grabbed two cases and handed them to Tyler.
"Pick which one you want to use. I'll be right back." Hunter said before hurrying back and running up the stairs to try and catch Arabella before she went into the bathroom.
As soon as Arabella got up to their bedroom, she stepped into her closet and slipped out of her clothes. She placed all of her dirty clothes into the hamper and slipped into a short silk robe. With a little huff, she picked out a pair of yoga pants and a shirt to put on when she got out of the shower. She pulled her hair out of the bun and grabbed a few towels as she walked to the bathroom. Just as she opened the door and was about to step in, she heard footsteps in the bedroom. With a squeak, she quickly turned around, really hoping that it wasn't Tyler. However, when she turned around she came face to face with Hunter. "Hi.." She breathed
Hunter smiled and kissed her lightly on the forehead. "Don't mind me. I was just grabbing something." She giggled a little and then kissed his chin before walking into the bathroom. Hunter started counting down from three and as soon as he hit one, Arabella screamed from inside the bathroom. Hunter laughed and heard scrambling from inside the bathroom. A moment later the door swung open and Arabella burst out, hugging him tightly with so much force it almost knocked Hunter down. "Happy Valentine's Day, Ellie." Hunter said, wrapping his arm around her.
Arabella couldn't believe it. She just couldn't get her head wrapped around it. She hugged him tightly for a minute and finally pulled away to look up at him with a huge grin. "Hunter...you didn't have to do that" She said softly and she placed a kiss against his lips. Arabella giggled a little and she rushed back into the bathroom, looking down at the sunken whirlpool tub that Hunter had somehow gotten installed while they were gone. she knelt down and ran her fingers over the edge. "Oh, Hunter..." She breathed.
Hunter walked up behind her and wrapped his arms around her waist. "I wanted to." He placed a kiss on her head and then pulled away. "Well, feel free to try it out. I had Thad let the installation guys in yesterday while we were gone." Hunter placed a hand on her cheek when she turned around. "We'll try it out tonight." He winked at her and then kissed her tightly on the lips before walking out and heading downstairs.
Arabella watched him walk away and she smiled a little bit before she walked into the bathroom and closed the door behind her. She slipped off her robe and she turned on the shower. As the water heated, she looked down at the tub, smiling from ear to ear. Hunter was too good to her.
"Why was she screaming?" Tyler asked Hunter when he saw him walking back down the stairs. He had gotten a glass of juice out of the fridge and he was now leaning against the counter, scratching behind Piggy's ears. Piggy was leaning into his hand with his eyes closed, grunting happily.
"She saw what I got her for Valentine's Day." Hunter said with a laugh as he poured himself a little juice and drank it quickly.
"What did you get her? Another animal or something?" Tyler asked, looking at Piggy. Hunter smiled and scratched Piggy under the chin.
"No. A hot tub." Tyler's eyes widened a little and Hunter laughed. "So, what did you get Gwen? Probably not a hot tub, right?" Tyler blushed and his his eyes. Hunter could tell something was bothering him and talking about Gwen made it worse. Hunter cleared his throat awkwardly and nodded. "So! Shall we?" He said, pointing outside.
Tyler let out a little sigh and he nodded. He pushed himself away from the counter and he walked outside, trying not to look at Hunter for too long. He walked so that he was in front of Hunter and he stopped when he ot to the spot where Hunter had the targets set up. As soon as he got there, his phone buzzed and he looked at the text message. It was a joke that Gwen had sent. Tyler blushed a little when he saw it.
Arabella quickly showered and she jumped out of the shower. She dried her hair in the bathroom, enjoying the heat left over from the shower before she pulled on her clothes and headed downstairs. When she got to the kitchen, she picked Jolie up and hugged her close to her chest.
"Here. Like this." Hunter said, using his bow and arranging Tyler's posture. "Don't feel too bad. My posture sucks even worse than yours."
"How? You've been doing this for like...ever." Hunter laughed a little.
"Well, I learned in a combat situation. I'm not doing a somersault and firing or firing at a moving target here. Back at camp I was really kind of ignoring posture." Hunter thought for a second. "You want to learn something I won't teach in class?"
"Like what?" Hunter wondered if this might help Tyler feel better. Hunter backed up and drew his bow from his pendant. He took a deep breath and then ran and did a shoulder roll then fired an arrow into the target, hitting the bullseye. Tyler stood in shock. "I can't learn that! I can't even think about how you did that."
"Come on. I'll show you."
Arabella walked into the living room with Jolie still in her arms. She sat down on the couch and placed Jolie in her lap where she curled up and closed her eyes. With a small smile, Arabella gently scratched behind Jolie's ears and she turned on the TV. She wasn't really paying attention to what was on the screen though and soon enough, she was putting Jolie on the couch and she started to clean up aroun the living room. Arabella hummed to herself as she cleaned and organized. She always enjoyed cleaning. After what felt like only a few minutes, Arabella looked at the clock and realized that she had been cleaning for almost 45 minutes. She brushed her hands off on her pants and she walked outsie, wondering what Tyler and Hunter were doing.
"You've almost got it! One more time." Hunter said as he noticed Arabella walking out. Hunter quickly stood in front of her and watched as Tyler successfully rolled and managed to fire and his arrow, flew a little clumsily and finally hit the far edge of the target. "YES! There you go!" Hunter said, clapping and he walked over, clapping him on the back. Tyler stood up and rubbed his neck, his cheeks red.
"Wow. My neck hurts now." He said quietly. Hunter laughed a little and patted him on the back.
"Sorry. It was terrible for me too. A lot of ice."
"You are going to seriously hurt him one of these days, Hunter" Arabella said with a little giggle and she held her sweater around herself tighter. She walked over to them and she hooked her arm with Hunter's, placing her chin on his shoulder."You okay, Tyler?"
"Oh yeah, peachy"
"Good" Arabella said with a grin then turned to Hunter. "How is everything going?" she asked softly and she placed a kiss on his cheek.
Hunter smiled and put a hand on the small of her back. "I think going really well." Hunter smiled at Tyler who smiled back, but his smile faded and he turned his eyes to the ground. "Do you want to join us for dinner? I'm making pizza." Hunter said with a grin. Hunter took a deep breath. "I'm going to get started on that actually." He kissed Arabella on the forehead and then slipped inside to get started on dinner.
Arabella watched him walk away with a smile on her face then she turned to Tyler. ''Is everything okay, Tyler?" She asked him in a slightly cautious voice. She folded her arms across her chest and looked over at him.
"Arabella, I am fine" Tyler said, looking back at her. Arabella was annoyed with the fact that he wasn't telling her the truth but she didn't want to fight with him.
"Okay. Whatever" Arabella huffed and she turned towards the house with him, looking forward to pizza.
Hunter got out all the ingredients and started to get things in order. Arabella walked into the kitchen and started to snoop which she always did when he was cooking. He wrapped an arm around her and kissed her on the temple. "So, what do you want to do and no, you don't have a choice." Hunter said, rubbing her arm a little.
"I uh..I gotta go, guys. Dad just sent me a message. He said that he needed my help with something'' Tyler said in a slightly awkward voice, holding out his phone. Arabella turned to him and furrowed her brow before nodding.
"Yeah, okay. See you later" She said and she gave him a small smile and a wave. Tyler said goodbye to Hunter and he quickly walked out of the house. Arabella sighed a little bit an turned to Hunter. "How was everything with him while you two were outside?" She asked, biting her lip.
Hunter sighed a little and leaned his head on hers. "Once we got into it, he seemed okay, but he seemed really uncomfortable." Hunter leaned up against the counter and pulled her into his arms. "Did he tell you anything? I think he trusts you more than me." She shook her head and sighed a little. Hunter pulled her closer and pressed his lips to hers. "I hope he's okay."
"He's never kept anything from me like this before. He's always so honest and open with me" Arabella said with a little sigh. She slipped her arms around his middle and she put her forhead against his chest. "I'm worried about him, Hunter. If he can't tell me about it then it must be something bad, right?" She said and she turned her head to look up at him with wide eyes.
Hunter wrapped his arms around her and kissed her head. He was nervous what it could be about, but he didn't want it to ruin anything. He didn't want it to ruin their night and he didn't want Arabella to worry. He wanted the rest of their night to be perfect. He lifted her chin and kissed her lightly on the lips. "Ellie, it's probably nothing. Maybe he and Gwen are finally an item and he doesn't want us to tell him because of how much we'll tease him." Hunter laughed a little and kissed her on the nose. "I wouldn't worry."
Arabella let out a little sigh and she nodded softly, trying really hard to believe in Hunter and what he was saying 100%. She didn't want to have to think about her brother or what could possibly be wrong. She just wanted to focus on the night that he was going to have with Hunter and enjoy the pizza that he was making for them. "Okay..okay. I won't worry about it until tomorrow morning, at least" She teased with a small laugh and she stood on her toes, kissing his lips lightly. "Thanks"
Hunter moved into the fridge and grabbed a bottle of sparkling grape juice. He had purchased it partially because it had a cork and he was hoping he could pass it off as champagne. He grabbed the knife and smiled a little before quickly sliding the knife up the neck of the bottle, popping the cork off and a stream of foam pouring into the glass that he quickly grabbed. He poured one for her and then poured one for himself. "Let's make tonight really special." Hunter said with a smile as he took a sip then hooked his arm around her waist, pulling her body into his. Hunter kissed her on the lips and smiled before setting down his glass and turning back to the pizza. He finished and slipped it into the oven then leaned against the counter. "What shall we do now?" He asked with a smile.
Arabella took a sip of her drink before she put her glass down on the counter. She looked over at him with a devious smile and she stepped closer to him, placing a tender kiss against his jaw. "Mmm..there a a few things that we could do while we wait" She said softly with a little laugh. She wanted the night to be really special and really amazing. Hunter was already off to a good start to making it perfect, like he always did. Arabella looked up at him with a blissful smile on her face. "You're pretty awesome, you know that?"
Hunter thought for a second and spread his legs, pulling her toward him and then trapping her with his legs. "Well, I think you tell me enough, so...Yeah." Hunter said with a laugh as he put his hands on her hips and pulled her closer, kissing her tenderly on the lips. "Well, my honey bunch gets anything she wants." Hunter said with a grin as he ran his hands up and down her sides.
"Anything I want?" Arabella said with a giggle and she placed her hands on his chest. "Everything seems pretty perfect so far" She teased and she ran her hands up to his neck, pulling him closer to her. She bit her bottom lip for a moment with a smile on her face then she kissed his lips tightly, pulling herself as close to him as she possibly could.
Hunter smiled against her lips and wrapped his arms around her and kissed her, leaning into her as she moved closer to him. "Anything you want forever, sweetheart.." Hunter finished speaking and moved his hands to her butt and gave it a little squeeze before kissing her again.
Arabella grinned against his lips and she kissed him once before brushing her lips across his jaw. She grazed her fingertips down his chest, down his stomach and she hooked her thumbs into the belt loops on his pants. Arabella looked up at him and smiled. She was about to kiss him when she heard a timer go off and she jumped a little out of shock, letting out a little squeak. "I uh, I think the pizza is done"
Hunter smiled and placed both his hands on her butt, pulling her in close for a tight kiss on the lips. He nibbled gently on her bottom lip then pulled away. "I'm going to miss you, lips." Hunter breathed with a smile against her skin before kissing her bottom lip one more time and then turning around, opening the oven, and quickly taking out the pizza. He cut pieces and quickly divvied them onto two plates, handing one to Arabella. "This might sound weird, but do you want to eat in the bathtub?"
"That sounds like one of the best ideas I have heard all day" Arabella said with a grin and she kissed him before excitedly picking up her drink. She looked up at him with a big smile on her face then she turned and started walking up the stairs with her drink in one hand and her pizza in the other. Ever since she had found out about the new tub, she had been itching to try it out. Arabella giggled a little when she felt Hunter move behind her and place a kiss on her shoulder as they walked. Almost running at this point, Arabella rushed into the bedroom and then into the bathroom, putting down her supper so she could get everything ready.
Hunter watched her, his plate in one hand, his cup in the other, the bottle under his arm. He watched her kind of fidget with the knobs and dials and finally got it down. Hunter kicked his shoes into the bedroom and then set his food down next to the sink. He pulled off his shirt then knelt down next to her, handing her the basket he got for her yesterday. "It looks like you got it." Hunter said, sticking his hand in the water.
Arabella looked over at him and she smiled softly, placing a kiss against his cheek. "Be right back" She said and gave him a wink before walking into their bedroom. Arabella slipped out of her clothes and she pulled on her silk robe before she padded into the hall, towards the hall closet. She grabbed a handful of candles and a box of matches then walked back towards the bathroom with a little smile on her face.
Hunter smiled and took a couple of the candles from her. "This is beautiful." Hunter said, lighting them and arranging them around the bathroom. He looked over and put an arm around her waist, placing a kiss on her cheek. "You're beautiful." Hunter said with a smile as he shut off the water. He fiddled with some of the settings and soon they had a very cozy looking jacuzzi in front of them. Hunter stood and finally noticed the robe she was wearing. "Very beautiful." Hunter said, noting how the robe sat on her body.
Arabella giggled and she blushed a little. She tugged on the edge of her robe and she walked towards him. "Well, you are looking so sexy" Arabella said, placing a hand on her chest. She grinned up at him and kissed him tightly, then tugged on the tie on her robe, letting it come undone and fall to the floor. Without pausing, she slipped her arms around his neck and she kissed him. Arabella gave him a little wink then turned and slid into the jacuzzi, letting out a happy sigh when she hit the hot water.
Hunter stood there for a moment, frozen in place for a long moment before he let his eyes open a little. He saw her in the tub, giggling up at him. He cleared his throat and undid his pants, quickly stripping them. "You forgot something." Hunter said, grabbing her plate of pizza and her glass of grape juice, handing it to her. He grabbed his own then slipped off his boxers and slipped into the tub next to her. He picked up a slice of pizza and let her have the first bite before taking a big bite and putting an arm around her.
Arabella closed her eyes for a moment and she leaned into him, letting her body relax and all of her worries and stress melt away in the water. Her and Hunter were in their home, in their new tub together and everything was perfect. Arabella wasn't going to let her worries or her fear get in the way of making this a special night. She took a sip of her juice and let out a happy sigh. "Hunter...this is really amazing. All of this. Everything you do for me. I just...I can't thank you enough"
Hunter grinned and placed his head on her head. "This starts to make up for the tent yesterday." Hunter said with a smile as he kissed her head. "We're even now. Let's get married." He took another bite of pizza and poured himself more grape juice. He closed his eyes and leaned back as he let his body relax. "You know, I think we should get married here. They can sit in the hall and we can sit in our jacuzzi. And Piggy can be the minister. Ajax is my best man. Jolie is your maid of honor." Hunter nodded and yawned a little. "It makes sense."
Arabella laughed and she nodded. "Makes total sense to me." She giggled. "Jolie can wear a pretty dress and Ajax can wear a suit. It'll be amazing" She turned her head toward him and she smiled a little before placing a kiss against his jaw. Arabella pulled away ever so slightly so that she could pick up her pizza and she could take a couple bites of it. "The future kids are never, ever getting into this jacuzzi, by the way" She told Hunter with a little grin.
"I think I might just put a door here." Hunter said, directing the area in front of the jacuzzi. "Or a wall. Or a wall-looking door." Hunter took a sip of juice and put his head down on Arabella's shoulder. "Speaking of our kids," Hunter said, finishing a piece of pizza. "I'm very excited for them to get here." Hunter said, wrapping his arms around her middle and pulling her closer. He placed small kisses on her neck and breathed in her smell a moment before going back to eating. "The process of getting them here also excites me." Hunter said, flashing her a small smile.
Arabella smiled and she nodded softly in agreement. She looked down at her stomach for a second before looking up at Hunter. Arabella could imagine herself with a big tummy, laying in bed with Hunter and talking about names and things with him. “You know, I never thought of myself as a mom” Arabella confessed and she placed her hand on Hunter’s thigh, tracing a small circle with her finger. “But now, I can’t wait”
Hunter smiled and moved his face near hers, rubbing his nose against hers for a moment. He placed a kiss on her lips then placed his hand on her stomach, getting comfortable with the position. He wanted to do it all the time while she was pregnant. "I can't wait either." Hunter said, turning her head and placing a kiss on her lips. Hunter thought for a second and she put her head down on his shoulder. He placed a kiss on her hair and then put his head on hers, taking her hand and running his thumb across the back. "Why aren't we married yet?"
Arabella smiled a little bit "Because, apparently, it takes time to plan a wedding" She said with a little giggle and she closed her eyes. She thought about their life together and in all honesty, she really couldn't wait. She wanted it all and she wanted it now. Arabella could feel in her heart that being a mother was what she wanted most. She wanted to be Hunter's wife and the mother of his children. "Why are we waiting for kids, again?"
Hunter took a deep breath, a little surprised at her question. "Uhh....Well," He started, burying his face in her hair then placing a kiss behind her ear. "We're waiting until marriage before we have kids. I thought that's what we decided." Hunter nodded and turned his head a little to look at her. He thought about and tried to remember when it was that they officially decided that. "It was...We decided that on um..." He came up dry. "When did we decide that?"
"Well, marriage is getting pretty close, right?" Arabella said softly. She was feeling an urge that she couldn't really explain. Arabella wanted it so badly at that point. She looked up at him, her eyes locking with his. "And besides, there are so many people that try for years and years to get pregnant. What if it doesn't happen on the first shot for us? What if we end up waiting and waiting and waiting?" She said in a low voice and she leaned into him, kissing him lightly.
Hunter put a hand on her leg and leaned into her at first, but then shook himself a little. "Wait. What if it happens the first thing?" Hunter said, trying to pull away a little. He finally grabbed her by her shoulders and pulled her away. "Ellie, I don't know." Hunter said quietly. "You're not going to fit into your wedding dress if you're pregnant." Hunter said, squeezing her leg a little.
Arabella bit her bottom lip and she looked up at Hunter through her eyelashes. "It's only a month away.." She said in the same quiet voice. She didn't want Hunter to feel like she was pushing him into anything, she wanted it to be something that they decided together. Arabella looked down at his hand on her leg through the water and she gingerly put her hand on his. "I don't know, Hunter...I just have a bad feeling that it's not going to happen the first time"
Hunter took a deep breath and put his forehead on hers. "If it's what you really want, sweetheart." Hunter sighed a little. "I just don't want you to be upset if something goes wrong. I just want everything to be perfect." Hunter kissed her cheek and then cradled her face in his hand. "Think about this. Really think about it. I'm not against it. I just don't want you to regret this." Hunter sighed and studied the water.
"How could it go wrong?" Arabella said softly and she pressed her lips against his forhead in a gentle kiss so that he would look up at her. "If I don't get pregnant, that's fine, we'll just try again later. If I do, that's fantastic. That's what we want, right?" She said softly and she placed her hands on his lightly.
Hunter thought for a second and took a deep breath. What could it hurt really? "That is what we want. Are you sure?" She nodded and smiled warmly at him and placed a hand on his cheek. Hunter put his forehead against hers. "Let's do it, Ellie." Hunter said with a smile. He kissed her lips then pulled away a little to look at her. "I love you." Hunter said, kissing her again, leaning into her again and pulling her closer.
Arabella smiled softly against his lips and she kissed him tightly, leaning into him. "I love you too, Hunter" She breathed and she pulled away a little so that she could look in his eyes. Arabella was excited for this. It was an excitment that she hadn't felt before because she knew that once they had gotten pregnant, their life would be forever changed and she knew that it would be for the better. Arabella slid her arms around his neck and she kissed him tightly, trying to put all of her emotions and everything she was feeling into that kiss.
Hunter moved a little and then wrapped his arms around her. With a little shift, he pulled her on top of him and she straddled him, still kissing him on the lips. Hunter ran his hands up and down her body then left them on her butt. He brushed his lips against hers a moment, grazing her nose with his, then pressed his lips to her cheek then down her neck and to her shoulder. He bit down on her skin then kissed it gently. "Are you ready, Ellie?" Hunter asked quietly, pulling away and looking into her eyes.
Arabella looked into eyes, a smile spreading across her lips. She paused for a moment, taking in everything. She nodded then, trying really hard not to get too emotional. "Yes. I'm ready. Are you?" She asked him in the same quiet tone, almost like she was breathing the words. She was ready. She was ready for her life with Hunter to begin.
Hunter took a deep breath and nodded. "I'm ready." Hunter said with a smile. She giggled and then pressed herself into him, holding herself closer and kissing him tightly on the lips. Hunter smiled against her lips kept his hands on her butt and squeezed it gently as he pulled her closer. Hunter kissed down her mouth and her chin then her neck and kissed her chest, lightly brushing his lips against her skin. He was happy and he was excited. He was still a little nervous, but the feeling of her body so close to his was making him forget all of it. He felt great and he loved her more than anything.
Hunter smiled and moved his face near hers, rubbing his nose against hers for a moment. He placed a kiss on her lips then placed his hand on her stomach, getting comfortable with the position. He wanted to do it all the time while she was pregnant. "I can't wait either." Hunter said, turning her head and placing a kiss on her lips. Hunter thought for a second and she put her head down on his shoulder. He placed a kiss on her hair and then put his head on hers, taking her hand and running his thumb across the back. "Why aren't we married yet?"
Arabella smiled a little bit "Because, apparently, it takes time to plan a wedding" She said with a little giggle and she closed her eyes. She thought about their life together and in all honesty, she really couldn't wait. She wanted it all and she wanted it now. Arabella could feel in her heart that being a mother was what she wanted most. She wanted to be Hunter's wife and the mother of his children. "Why are we waiting for kids, again?"
Hunter took a deep breath, a little surprised at her question. "Uhh....Well," He started, burying his face in her hair then placing a kiss behind her ear. "We're waiting until marriage before we have kids. I thought that's what we decided." Hunter nodded and turned his head a little to look at her. He thought about and tried to remember when it was that they officially decided that. "It was...We decided that on um..." He came up dry. "When did we decide that?"
"Well, marriage is getting pretty close, right?" Arabella said softly. She was feeling an urge that she couldn't really explain. Arabella wanted it so badly at that point. She looked up at him, her eyes locking with his. "And besides, there are so many people that try for years and years to get pregnant. What if it doesn't happen on the first shot for us? What if we end up waiting and waiting and waiting?" She said in a low voice and she leaned into him, kissing him lightly.
Hunter put a hand on her leg and leaned into her at first, but then shook himself a little. "Wait. What if it happens the first thing?" Hunter said, trying to pull away a little. He finally grabbed her by her shoulders and pulled her away. "Ellie, I don't know." Hunter said quietly. "You're not going to fit into your wedding dress if you're pregnant." Hunter said, squeezing her leg a little.
Arabella bit her bottom lip and she looked up at Hunter through her eyelashes. "It's only a month away.." She said in the same quiet voice. She didn't want Hunter to feel like she was pushing him into anything, she wanted it to be something that they decided together. Arabella looked down at his hand on her leg through the water and she gingerly put her hand on his. "I don't know, Hunter...I just have a bad feeling that it's not going to happen the first time"
Hunter took a deep breath and put his forehead on hers. "If it's what you really want, sweetheart." Hunter sighed a little. "I just don't want you to be upset if something goes wrong. I just want everything to be perfect." Hunter kissed her cheek and then cradled her face in his hand. "Think about this. Really think about it. I'm not against it. I just don't want you to regret this." Hunter sighed and studied the water.
"How could it go wrong?" Arabella said softly and she pressed her lips against his forhead in a gentle kiss so that he would look up at her. "If I don't get pregnant, that's fine, we'll just try again later. If I do, that's fantastic. That's what we want, right?" She said softly and she placed her hands on his lightly.
Hunter thought for a second and took a deep breath. What could it hurt really? "That is what we want. Are you sure?" She nodded and smiled warmly at him and placed a hand on his cheek. Hunter put his forehead against hers. "Let's do it, Ellie." Hunter said with a smile. He kissed her lips then pulled away a little to look at her. "I love you." Hunter said, kissing her again, leaning into her again and pulling her closer.
Arabella smiled softly against his lips and she kissed him tightly, leaning into him. "I love you too, Hunter" She breathed and she pulled away a little so that she could look in his eyes. Arabella was excited for this. It was an excitment that she hadn't felt before because she knew that once they had gotten pregnant, their life would be forever changed and she knew that it would be for the better. Arabella slid her arms around his neck and she kissed him tightly, trying to put all of her emotions and everything she was feeling into that kiss.
Hunter moved a little and then wrapped his arms around her. With a little shift, he pulled her on top of him and she straddled him, still kissing him on the lips. Hunter ran his hands up and down her body then left them on her butt. He brushed his lips against hers a moment, grazing her nose with his, then pressed his lips to her cheek then down her neck and to her shoulder. He bit down on her skin then kissed it gently. "Are you ready, Ellie?" Hunter asked quietly, pulling away and looking into her eyes.
Arabella looked into eyes, a smile spreading across her lips. She paused for a moment, taking in everything. She nodded then, trying really hard not to get too emotional. "Yes. I'm ready. Are you?" She asked him in the same quiet tone, almost like she was breathing the words. She was ready. She was ready for her life with Hunter to begin.
Hunter took a deep breath and nodded. "I'm ready." Hunter said with a smile. She giggled and then pressed herself into him, holding herself closer and kissing him tightly on the lips. Hunter smiled against her lips kept his hands on her butt and squeezed it gently as he pulled her closer. Hunter kissed down her mouth and her chin then her neck and kissed her chest, lightly brushing his lips against her skin. He was happy and he was excited. He was still a little nervous, but the feeling of her body so close to his was making him forget all of it. He felt great and he loved her more than anything.