Is this destiny?

Sarah giggled at the sight of Aiden\'s expectant expression. She never saw him this excited to hear the story how he won her heart.

"At first it was your scent. And I noticed your eyes."

Aiden blinked few times. "What about my eyes?"

Sarah moved closer and gazed into his eyes dreamily. "It was like the whole world is right there, and if I don\'t look anywhere else, I will not miss a thing. And now I know that my whole world is right here…" Sarah kissed each of his eyelids before continuing: "I remember that shortly after we met, I went home and we chatted and no matter what the topic was about or how long the chat was, I would smile. I enjoyed the fact that we can talk about the school, projects or the weather and it would never be boring."

"You forgot that I helped you carry the suitcase." 

Sarah laughed. "You were a true gentleman. I remember that I was startled to see you in front of my dorm and for a brief moment I thought that you are a stalker."

Aiden cleared his throat awkwardly. He never admitted that he was in front of her dorm, staring at the window of her room and thinking about her. Does that make him a stalker?

Aiden pulled Sarah to lean on him and urged her to continue…

"Tell me more…"

Sarah was not sure if she enjoyed more the hot tub on a chilly evening, or that her back is leaning on Aiden\'s chest or that their fingers are intertwined… probably it was all of it together. 

She dug deep into her memories about their first few weeks together and told him how his confidence put her off at first, but then she saw that no matter how cheeky (and sometimes cocky) he acts, he would smile and look at her with warmth which told her that he has no bad intentions, and that he is really interested in her. And she was touched when he protected her from Philip and when he waited for her after class, and she was surprised when he took her to Paris, and how good of a skier he is, and that she was impressed with his code reviews and that he is a great cook and that she was clueless that he is THE Omega... all the little things she could remember.

"So… when did you fall for me?", Aiden asked when Sarah paused.

"At that time I didn\'t know it, but later I realized that you are the first guy to make me blush."

Aiden smiled and nodded in agreement. "I\'ve had you at your first blush. We were in the classroom and I followed you. Vivian wanted to sit next to Gabriel, and I… wanted to sit next to you."

Sarah was not surprised that he immediately remembered the details. He is amazing like that. In her mind, she could see the four of them siting at the back of the classroom. Gabriel and Vivian are just shadows, and Aiden\'s image is vivid by her side with his long hair and devilish smile. "Artificial Intelligence… We barely knew each other then. Are you sure you made me blush then?"

Aiden laughed. "Mrs. White… My memory does not fail, not when it\'s related to you. I remember every single detail, including the one that you smelled me, and I caught you, and you were so embarrassed that if I gave you a shovel, you would dig a hole to hide in it. But what you didn\'t notice was that I enjoyed your scent as well… and I stared at your profile while wondering how your lip gloss tastes… and how you taste."

Sarah turned toward him and smiled. "If I knew that, I would be even more embarrassed. And? How do I taste?"

"You are addictive to the point of making me marry you so that I can taste you every day for the rest of my life." 

Sarah\'s smile widened until her cheeks hurt while looking at her handsome sweet talker. And it\'s not only his words, everything he does is beyond amazing. He planned this day for who knows how long, and it required coordination of so many people and he pulled it off flawlessly without her noticing a thing. She didn\'t see it coming. 

Sarah was convinced that the party at the Cliffside villa was for her birthday, and that they are coming to France to meet with the Sigma army and that they are heading for a three day road trip to celebrate her birthday (just the two of them) and… it turned out that everyone was in on the secret that the two of them are getting married.

If she has one wish that will be that the two of them always stay together.

"Promise me…"

"Anything.", Aiden said immediately.

"That we will stay together forever.", Sarah voiced her thoughts.

Aiden nodded confidently. "I promise, I will never leave your side. That promise will be easy to keep. Even if you get bored of me and shoo me away, you will see that it\'s not going to happen."

Sarah remembered their talk while eating the cake. "What if I get fat?"

Aiden shook his head. "I didn\'t fall in love in your body, or at the sight of your enchanting eyes, or your dazzling smile, or your sharp mind, or your kind heart. I fell in love in your soul. So, no matter how old we get, or how our outer appearance changes, and even if we end up grumpy and bickering most of the time, I will love you."

Sarah listened while holding her breath, and his every word melted her heart until it became an emotional mush. Completely. 

Aiden saw that Sarah\'s chin is trembling and her eyes are swelling with tears. He pulled her into a hug. 

Sarah buried her face in his neck and hugged him tightly.

Aiden felt that her shoulders shivered. For a moment, he hoped that she is feeling cold, but he knows that is not true. "Sarah, my love… Why are you crying?"

"I am happy.", she responded in a shaky whisper.

Aiden sighed. He will never understand women. Do all of them cry when they are happy? 

He thought that all this will be romantic and set the mood for a steamy night ahead of them, but now Sarah is crying, and he is not sure what to do other than to hold her and rub her back gently. OK, she is not really crying, but she is clinging onto him and sighing, and he knows that this is the romantic-holding time and not the handsy-grabby one.

Aiden wracked his brain, how can he fix this? He checked the time on his Eve-lens and saw that it\'s close to midnight. They are right on schedule. 

He smiled, \'This will fix the mood…\'

"Do you want to eat?"

Sarah paused before asking: "Are you hungry?"

"Yes.", he lied. "Will you join me?" 

Aiden nuzzled the side of her head with his nose, indicating that he wants to see her face. His goal is to get his cute wife to the kitchen and in a better mood. 

He looked at her with puppy-eyes and smiled brightly when he heard her say: "Sure…"

Aiden gave himself a thumbs up. Sarah is not suspecting anything.

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