5 years later..........

I fell back onto the bed. I'm actually married! The day was perfect. Alice and I standing in front of both our families, getting married. I finished school. I became an English teacher, after a lot of thought and encouragment from a certain pixie. We've been through a lot in the last few years, but we're still together. I watched Alice, thinking.

"Baby?"

Alice laughing caught my attention. I smiled, as she sat on the bed. We just got back from our honeymoon, I smiled, thinking about it.

"What is it, pixie?"

She shook her head, moving closer.

"You were doing it again."

I blushed, she caught me doing that a lot.

"D...... Doing what?"

"You know what. You were watching me again. What was it this time?"

I shook my head, watching her. Does she really expect an answer to that?

"Do I really need to list everything I love about you? Because that will take a very long time, pixie."

I kissed her, pulling her closer. I was being honest. I really do love her.

"Not as long as it would take me, baby."

I shook my head. Silly pixie.

"I find that hard to believe."

She moved closer, kissing me. I love when we're like this, just us. It's perfect. We can be ourselves, and don't have to worry about anything or anyone. I wrapped my arms around her, smiling.

"I love everything about you, pixie. You're kind, caring, gorgeous. You listen to me rant, and complain. You put up with me being an idiot, and yet for some reason, that I still haven't figured out you love me."

Alice looked at me, annoyed. I really annoyed her now, I could see that.

"Bella Brandon."

I took her name. It meant a lot to me, so when it came up, I told her straight away that I would take hers.

"You are not an idiot. You aren't the only one that rants. You've listened to me countless times. I love you. You're kind, caring ......... You're the gorgeous one. When I started working at your school, I didn't think I'd find someone like you. But, you accepted that it would take time for me to open up. When I told you, yes you freaked out, but you still want to be with me. You'll never know how much that means to me, Bella."

She'd said this before, and I always said the same thing.

"Alice, I freaked out because I was trying to figure out how someone could do that to someone as amazing as you. I love you, Alice."

I kissed her, tryiny to show her just how much I really did care. She smiled, leaning her forehead against mine.

I moved, and she cuddled into my side, leaning back against me. I kissed the back of her head, wrapping my arms around her.

The door was open and Captain Cuddles walked in, followed by Cody. They jumped up on the bed, and Cody sat next to me, while Captain Cuddles settled on Alice's lap.

Alice laughed, playing with him. Cody just fell asleep. Cody wasn't really all that active. He just ate and slept. Captain Cuddles was the opposite. They were only 6.

Alice yawned, strecthing.

"Tired pixie?"

She nodded, and sighed.

"Yeah, are you?"

I was a little tired, and nodded.

"Yeah, I am. It's pretty late."

I'm glad she took the chance to be with me all those years ago. I really love her. We've been through a lot, but it's only brought us closer. I waited for her to open up to me, I didn't try to make her tell me. I think that's why she was able to open up to me the way she did. I waited for her to tell me, not demanding to know, because ........ Well, I wasn't the one who bad to relive that as I told someone, was I? I would never knowingly do that to someone. Ever.

I love Alice, and for some reason, she loves me to.

"I love you, baby."

"I love you, pixie."