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[Bunny_grl07]

Yeah, but I'm excited, because then I'll be in another show

Mikey beamed up at her, getting to his feet and kissing her delicately, completely appreciating everything she said to him. It made him so happy, to know that she really did enjoy being with him, and their time together. "Angie... you're the most wonderful woman in the whole world, and I'm honored and thrilled that you chose me to be your husband."

Sadie grinned at him and said, "I'd really like to see that, if you can find anything. Plus, I want Cosette to know at least a little of your background, the more serious stuff when she gets older, of course. I wish my parents had told me more about their childhoods, but... mom wasn't the kind to dwell on the past. But I think cherishing memories isn't a bad thing, just as long as they don't consume you completely."

"You know, before you, I didn't think I could fall in love again. I mean, I never really even cared about it. But you... you changed my mind." Then she laughed, before continuing, "Maybe I should ask Angie if we're soul mates. I... I actually wouldn't be surprised if we were."

 

[KERFUFFLE]

Ah, is this the Sound of Music?

"You don't have to be, Mikey. I'm just as happy to be your wife as you are to be my husband. I'm just a girl, really. Even if I am pretty, that's just because I was born that way," Angie told him quietly, kissing him again gently. "And now you and I can have an amazing life together. I don't care where we are in the world, what we do with our time, so long as I can be with you."

"I'll tell her things, of course. They'll make great bedtime stories," Brandon chuckled. "Things like meeting the Beatles, things I used to amuse myself with.. I don't know. Is there anything you'd like to know about me?"

"If you ask Angie whether we're soulmates, then we'd just expect to fall in love.. I don't know, I mean, she usually refuses to tell people unless they do love each other anyway. But you could, if you wanted," Evander said. He pulled her into his arms. "So you really might believe in that crap after all, then?" he smiled, almost amused, though he was happy, at the same time, that he was the reason for it.

 

[Bunny_grl07]

Yeah.

Even though I'm only a nun, at least I'll get to perform.

Mikey picked her up in his arms and spun around joyously, laughing with delight. He was probably the luckiest man alive, and he just wanted to shout it to the world. Of course, he would do it outdoors, and at a more appropriate time, but he knew it was going to happen.

Sadie thought for a while, then asked, "What was your family like? That's what I want to know the most." She sincerely hoped his home life had been better than hers. She couldn't bear the thought of him being in pain, even if it was in the past.

Prudence said, "I wouldn't call it... crap, per say, but... well, I never really had a strong belief in it before. I just think it would be interesting to have another opinion on our relationship But.. I think i'll wait until we're very much in love, before asking her. Which might not be too far in the future, actually."

 

[KERFUFFLE]

That's cool. That's how I always like to see my roles in musicals so far

Angie giggled, wrapping her arms around his neck just out of habit. She knew he wouldn't drop her or anything. After all, vampires were much stronger, but weighed no more than a human being would. She thought about Mikey as a person. What was going on right now only strengthened her idea that he was such a free spirited guy. Others she had been out with had been so up tight, thinking that was what a serious relationship was all about.

"I had a very large family. There were seven children People who didn't have much money always thought the best thing to do was to have lots of children so that they could go to work and so more money was made. But at the same time, of course, more food and more clothes were needed, so it didn't really matter. Like I said, we didn't have much, but we were close. I lost two brothers to tuberculosis and a sister to an infection that spread; I suppose still having four surviving siblings was quite lucky, really. Obviously things weren't clean like they are now so we often got ill. Dad then died and, with mum being the housewife we were living of pretty much everything we could find. I was the oldest left, so she went out to work and instead of going to school I looked after my brothers and sisters. I suppose the only way I got an education is when I met Emmeline because she could afford it. She taught me to read and she was the one who bought me a violin so I learned to play music."

"Ah, so you weren't that strongly against it, then," Evander replied with a smile. He nodded, "You're right. I don't think it will be all that long at all. I'm really beginning to feel like I do, already."

 

[Bunny_grl07]

=D

I feel so yucky right now Dx

Mikey kissed her lovingly, then set her down carefully, holding her close to his chest. "Oh Angie, you're the best thing that's ever happened to me! And I plan on treating you as such. So, for our honeymoon, I'm going to have to take you somewhere completely romantic and beautiful."

Sadie listened intently, her eyes wide with interest, while managing to bounce Cosette gently. "What was your mother like, Brandon?" She moved closer to him, cuddling closer to him, still looking very interested.

Prudence laughed and kissed him briefly, before saying, "Well, look, you never know what's real and what's not. Most people don't think vampires are real, but we-- surprisingly-- are!"

 

[KERFUFFLE]

Aww. I hope you feel better soon.

Angie smiled, wrapping her arms around his waist, hugging him tightly, burying her face in his chest. She looked up at him when he spoke, and seemed somewhat surprised, showing in her expression, too, "I had no idea that you had any intention of going somewhere.. You don't have to feel obliged to, Mikey, if you thought that I believe I have to have a honeymoon, that's totally not true."

"I suppose she was the best mother anyone could ever ask for. She loved us, held onto us through thick and thin. When she told us everything would be okay when we were going through a rough patch, we knew it would be. She would have died for us, her children," Brandon said, smiling fondly at the memory of his mother. "Life was really hard but she made it livable.. She would have loved to have met you.."

"Well, yes, that's true. And, if it helps, I'm actually very glad you think it could be real now, because I know I do believe it," Evander smiled at her. "And I hope you are the one this time. Really, I do."

 

[Bunny_grl07]

Thank you! =D

Mikey said, "Why wouldn't I take you anywhere, baby? You definitely deserve it! You've had to wait so long to find me, and now I want to spend as much time with you as I can."

Sadie smiled, glad that his mother had been so good to him. After having poor relations with her own mother, she would easily admit that she wished she'd had a mother who really cared about her and supported her. She rested her head on him, and told him, "I'm so glad that you had such a wonderful woman in your life."

Prudence beamed up at him, then pulled his face down and kissed him passionately, but tenderly. "I... I... Evander, I want you to be the one, so badly." And then she burst into tears.

 

[KERFUFFLE]

You're welcome

Angie said to him, "Well, you might not because you don't have to take me anywhere," just to clarify. "But, as long as you're sure about that, then I would love to go somewhere with you." She tilted her heaf up to give him a quick kiss on the lips.

"I know. I was very fortunate to have such a great Mum. A lot of mothers around us were so up tight about getting enough money that they forgot what really mattered at the end of the day. And yeah, so maybe we had less food or less clean clothes than children with mothers like that. But we could have lived in a cardboard box, wearing sacks and we would have been happy. Emmeline's father never approved of me, really, because of those values I had-- he never understood what really mattered," Brandon said. "And while I have lived without a wonderful woman such as my mother, or my sister, too, for a very, very long time. I have met you now, and you are as wonderful as any I have ever known."

Evander pulled Prudence close to his chest, and wiped away her tears for her while she cried. He smiled down at her reassuringly, and also because he was happy at what she'd told him. "I want to be the one for you, too, so badly. But please don't cry."

 

[Bunny_grl07]

This week is going to be madness at school! I have graduation practice and everything! I'm very excited!

Mikey laughed and said, "Well, I want to take you somewhere, because you're my wife, and I only want to make you happy. So let's see... somewhere romantic and nice... well... I'd say somewhere in Europe, seeing as going to a place like Hawaii, with all the sunshine and beaches... not good for vampires trying to keep a low profile."

Sadie smiled up at him, rubbing her hand on his knee. "You don't know how honored I am to hear you say that, Brandon," she told him quietly. "Even being half as wonderful as your mother would make me happy. And I plan on raising our daughter like your mother did-- with compassion, and love. I'd give my soul for our baby..."

Prudence calmed herself down quickly. Emotional outbursts had never really been her thing. It was just... well, she hadn't thought she would want to fall in love again, or even that she could. She'd become a completely free spirit, doing what she wanted, and she had been happy on her own. But Evander was changing everything for her now, making her want to leave a single lady's life behind.

 

[KERFUFFLE]

Wow. Graduation practice. We don't even have graduation at our school, the sixth formers have already had their last day, really. They only come in for exams now.

"Well, the beach thing is fine, I think, if I'm being honest, but Europe sounds more fun anyway. And if you're thinking somewhere romantic and nice in Europe.. I think, well, to be that says, Paris or Venice or.. I don't know. What did you have in mind?" Angie said.

"I know you would. You already are a wonderful mother to Cosette, darling," Brandon smiled at her, giving her a quick, gentle kiss. "I know you can be as good a mother to our children as my mother was to me and my siblings. And she was a good wife to my father, too. And that you will be, too."

Evander pressed her forehead and rubbed her back gently to help calm her down. Not a word was really needed for this moment. He had not expected that he should want to fall in love again so soon, either, after he'd been hurt so badly during his marriage. But, he had to trust that Prudence wouldn't do that to him. He had to learn to trust and love again, because he didn't want to be alone, either.

 

[Bunny_grl07]

gotta go! I'll be back later

 

[KERFUFFLE]

Mmmkay

 

[Bunny_grl07]

Wow. Graduation practice. We don't even have graduation at our school, the sixth formers have already had their last day, really. They only come in for exams now.
"Well, the beach thing is fine, I think, if I'm being honest, but Europe sounds more fun anyway. And if you're thinking somewhere romantic and nice in Europe.. I think, well, to be that says, Paris or Venice or.. I don't know. What did you have in mind?" Angie said.

"I know you would. You already are a wonderful mother to Cosette, darling," Brandon smiled at her, giving her a quick, gentle kiss. "I know you can be as good a mother to our children as my mother was to me and my siblings. And she was a good wife to my father, too. And that you will be, too."

Evander pressed her forehead and rubbed her back gently to help calm her down. Not a word was really needed for this moment. He had not expected that he should want to fall in love again so soon, either, after he'd been hurt so badly during his marriage. But, he had to trust that Prudence wouldn't do that to him. He had to learn to trust and love again, because he didn't want to be alone, either.

I still have this week and then three days next week.

Mikey said, "I know! We can go to Paris, and then go to Venice! It'll be amazing, and romantic, and we'll have so much fun! And I want some good... alone time with my new wife..." He smirked at her seductively, brushing his lips against her jawline.

"Oh Brandon... I really hope so! I want to be wonderful for you and Cosette. I want to give my everything to keeping you two happy and safe, forever. And I mean that quite literally." She gave him a brief kiss in return, beaming up at him.

Prudence looked up at him and whispered, "I'm falling so hard for you. I'm scared. I don't want to get hurt, and I don't want to hurt you-- ever. I know, we might disagree, but I never want our relationship to be like the one you had before."

 

[KERFUFFLE]

Nice I think I've added my time left of school to be around three weeks, plus a week off now.

"It would be amazing to spend some time with you in a really romantic place like that.." Angie said, sounding almost like she was daydreaming, sighing contently. "And both? Are you sure?" she asked.

Brandon said, "You don't have to work as hard as you think. I can fend for myself; cook, clean, look after Cosette. And she'll be no trouble, so long as we bring her up well, children are never any trouble. Besides, you are juat great at what you do without even realising it."

"Well, I can promise you this much, Prudence," Evander told her, taking her face in his hand, "I will never do anything to hurt you. I trust that you won't hurt me, and if I can go without hurting someone who almost destroyed me, I can do the same for you so easily."

 

[Bunny_grl07]

Sweet! I really only have about three days of real school left, because most other days will have graduation practices, field day, stuff like that.

Mikey laughed and said, "Of course I'm sure, silly! It would be a real adventure, and we have all the time in the world for our honeymoon. Therefore, I say we take advantage of that, and make sure we spend as much time traveling and having a good time as possible."

Sadie said, "But I do have to protect your heart, and Cosette's. I have to protect your dreams and hopes and wishes, too. I want to protect them, you know?" She looked up at him and smiled, then down at Cosette. "And I always want to be here for the both of you, whenever you may need me."

Prudence nodded slightly, gazing solemnly into his eyes. "I... I..." Her voice became a whisper as she told him, "I love you, Evander. I've wanted to be near you for so long... to be with you this way... and I didn't think about putting love in the equation... but I know what love is, and I feel it."

 

[KERFUFFLE]

Nice =D Enjoy it all, anway.

"Okay, so Paris and Venice.. That sounds so wonderful, Mikey! Thank you," Angie beamed up at him and gave him a quick kiss. "If you've got anywhere else in mind, then we should just head there, too. I mean, you're right, we do have plenty of time to go anywhere we want."

Brandon told her, "And you will do that. I know you will, very easily, just because I know you'll be the best mother and girlfriend-- and one day, wife, too-- ever, as you have been already. And as for protecting my wishes, well, my biggest wish is just for you and our baby to be eternally happy, and to have your own dreams kept alive. If you are, then not much else really matters to me, not the methods to make you happy and not what anyone else says about us."

Evander searched Prudence's face for any sign of doubt, regret or uncertainty about what she had just said to him, not wanting to tell her how he really felt if she wasn't sure she meant it. But there was none, she did love him. "Prudence.. I know we both know what it feels like to love someone.. And to be hurt by losing love in one form or another. And I am afraid of what comes with love.. I have been for a long time.. But I'm willing to take a chance and jump into it, because I can't deny how I feel about you any more.." he told her softly, "I love you, too." He kissed her passionately, and for the first time it could be described as lovingly, too. It had been wonderful, amazing and exhilarating to tell someone that he loved them.

 

[Bunny_grl07]

I'm definitely enjoying it!

Mikey thought for a few minutes, then his face lit up. "I know what we should do! We should backpack across Europe! See everything we can! We could stay at local inns and experience life in all parts of Europe! And, it would be an awesome way to get closer to each other."

Sadie beamed up at him, planting a gentle, loving kiss upon his lips. "Brandon... you're the most wonderful person I've ever met, in my whole life. I love you, so so much. And I want to spend eternity with you and our little girl, and to help her grow up, and to take care of you." She giggled at the last part, kissing his nose. "You're a handful as it is!"

Prudence kissed him in return, gently cradling his face in her hands, drawing him closer to herself. She felt like she was going to catch on fire, and at the same time, she felt like she was going to freeze. He made her feel amazing, physically and mentally. When she drew back, she whispered, "I'm never going to hurt you, or leave you."

 

[KERFUFFLE]

Yay =D

And thank you again for the wonderful note. It was the perfect end to a perfect day.

Angie didn't even have to consider Mikey's idea, she thought it was brilliant. "Mikey, that sounds like a perfect idea. We could start in Portugal and then go across from there.. Oh wow, that sounds incredible," she said to him.

"Thank you," Brandon replied, smiling at her gently. At her second comment, he chuckled and said, "I know, I know. I try and make it as easy for you as I can, but, well, it's just the way I am."

Evander gazed down at her, caressing her cheek, taking in her beauty. He smiled softly and nodded as he said, "I know you wouldn't do anything to hurt me, Prudence. I'm ready to love you because I know you'll never do anything like that to me. And I can assure you, I won't do anything to hurt you either."

 

[Bunny_grl07]

You're very very welcome. =)

I just thought I should let you know how much you mean to me.

Mikey grinned and said, "Well, I'll definitely have to brush up on my Spanish for when we get to Spain. And let's hope the Portuguese don't mind if I speak English!" He laughed, picking her up, sitting down at the table, holding her on his lap.

Sadie laughed, then looked down as Cosette started giggling hysterically, smiling up at her parents. Sadie faked a laugh, causing Cosette to go into hysterics again. "Oh honey, you're just the cutest thing!" She kissed her tiny nose, smiling delightedly.

Prudence took his hand, leading him back to the beach, and their clothes. She sat down on the sand, and patted the spot next to her. "I've always thought the ocean was magical-- and now I know it's completely true." She smiled at him, cuddling very close to him. "This is where I found love again."

 

[KERFUFFLE]

Well, it meant an awful lot to me. I mean, I still think back to when I was with my other group of friends and only one of them, who is the only one I'm still close to, ever told me that I mean something to them. And yet you and I have never even met and I know we're great friends.

And you were definitely the first to support my music aspirations.

Truly, to have a friend like you is amazing.

"Well, that's okay, I'll be there to help with the Spanish," Angie smiled at him. "I got this dress from a Spanish man, you know. During the twenties I was a model and I went to Spain, to Barcelona, you see, to model at a fashion week. I'd learned to speak fluent Spanish when I was young-- my father was Spanish" (this, of course, suggested the slightly darker complexion, even for a vampire, and the black hair) "So while I was there I got to try it out. One of the designers was very taken by me. He made this dress for me-- spent the whole night on it, he told me, and gave it to me along with his address just before I got onto the plane to go home." She looked down at herself, and said, "It really is beautiful, but I wasn't interested. This is the first time I've ever worn it."

"Oh, and she knows it, too, doesn't she?" Brandon chuckled, leaning down after Sadie had done to plant a couple of kisses all over the baby's face, causing her to giggle uncontrollably.

Evander seated himself next to her, wrapping both arms around her torso and kissing her damp hair a few times. He smiled and said, "It is a beautiful thing.. Astounding in the way it works and how it just has another world that doesn't belong to us living on the land.. And, yes, it means so much more to look at it now and know that this is where, against everything I'd thought would happen, I fell in love with you.

Back in a bit, Dinner