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"Have I mentioned that your surprises take a lot of effort?" I groan as I trail behind Fang through the maze of tunnels.

"It will be worth it." he assures, stopping once again for me to catch my breath.

We've been walking for over two hours and still have yet to reach out destination.

"How do you even find this stuff? I mean honestly what would possess you to go wandering through a cave for hours on end? And how on earth did you get back out?" I lean against the cold rock and shiver. I should've brought that extra jacket Fang offered.

He drapes an arm over my shoulders and pulls me into his side to warm me up a bit.

I don't mind in the least and snuggle into him, my hands sneaking under his shirt to press against his lower back.

He gasps and jerks away, "You're freezing."

I scowl, "Aw but I thought I was so toasty." I mutter dryly.

He rolls his eyes and takes my icicle fingers into his hands. When they've warmed up slightly he kisses each tip and releases them. "Not much further, I promise."

"I'm ninety percent sure you said those exact words half an hour ago." I mutter dubiously.

He flashes a smile in response and tucked me into his side so that I can get between him and his jacket.

Mercifully Fang's right this time, it's only another ten minutes before he tells me to shut my eyes.

I raise an eyebrow at him, "And why would I do that? As much as I love you, you spent time with my prankster friends so I'm not in an altogether trustworthy mood right now. Especially since you've half frozen me to death."

Before I can blink I'm scooped into his arms and he's marching forward. I laugh and concede to his wishes, closing my eyes. the sound of water trickling down rocks reaches my ears about Fang's breathing and I crack open an eye to investigate.
"Max." He warns, giving me a squeeze.

I huff, "You're no fun."

He chuckles, "I'm no fun? You're the one that wants to ruin the surprise."

"Yeah well you're the one giving the surprise in the first place which you know I hate so you're really the one at fault here." I lecture, pressing my icicle nose to his neck. He flinches from the contact but doesn't object, allowing me to tunnel my hands under his shirt where his skin is deliciously hot. "Mm, you're warm."

"Not for much longer at this rate." He grumbles earning a poke in the ribs from me.

"Are we there yet?" I whine impatiently. As much as I love being held by Fang I'm really getting annoyed with the lack of details I'd managed to get from him on the long walk here.

"Wait…" he hushes.

"Ugh." I groan, "I'm gonna make you pay for this. Big time, buddy."

His chest rumbles with his laugh but he doesn't say anything.

"Ok, seriously, if my eyes are closed any longer I'm going to fall asleep again." I inform him. A cold me, warm Fang and closed eyes really only ever result in one thing: me passing out.

Suddenly he comes to a stop and I realise that the water is louder now, actually it sounds like a full on cascade.

"Open." he whispers, placing me on my feet in front of him. His hands grasp my shoulders firmly to make sure I don't fall and when I open my eyes I almost do. I gasp and lean heavily against him, my eyes as wide as saucers and my mouth agape as I take in the scene around me. An oval break in the rock above allows the full moon to pour in, casting everything in a soft silver glow, long black shadows stretching across the dips and curves across the floor and a waterfall roars as it cascades over the dark rock. The water collects in a large crystal clear lake about five feet from where we're standing before it flows off through the tangle of tunnels that twist through the cave. I catch a glimpse of a few trees swaying in the wind outside, a handful of leaves drifting down to dance across the rippling lake before following the current further into the depths of the caves. But that's not all, no, to add to the stunning scenery delicate white flowers form a thick curtain as their green vines dangle from the swallow hole, the thick petals brushing the lake with their length. It's magical. That's the only way to adequately describe it all. "Oh my god." I breathe, tipping my head up to look at Fang. "How on earth did you find this?"

He presses a kiss to my forehead. "Family secret. My mother grew up not too far from here. It's not over yet, come on." He tugged me towards the water despite my struggles.

"Fang, I'm an ice cube already, no way in hell am I getting in there." I protest, finally breaking his hold.

He shrugs, "Suite yourself." With that he pulls off his jacket and shirt and dives right in. "Fang!" I yell, storming over to the waters edge and waiting for him to surface again. It's not hard to spot him in the transparent water, despite the lack of light. He comes up about halfway out, his hair plastered to his face and his midnight eyes twinkling with humour. "Get out before you get sick!" I insist, dreading the thought of having to nurse a sick Fang back to health.

"I'm not going to get sick." He says simply, letting the current pull him along for a while.

"Oh really? What, do you have some amazing super power that I don't know about? Cause unless you do you are going to get sick as a dog and I am not going to spend the next two weeks hanging around an even more grouchy and moody Fang."

His laugh echoes across the expansive cavern, "Touch the water, Max."

I scowl angrily at him but crouch down to dip my hand into the water. I whip it out instantly to minimise the numbness in my fingers only to pause. "It's not cold. Why isn't it cold?"

Fang's biting back another laugh at my perplexed look and I stick my tongue out at him, "Shut up. So sorry I was concerned about your wellbeing." I grumble, crossing my arms over my chest.

He cocks his head to the side, "Are you coming?"

I take a few steps away, "No. You don't deserve to have a swimming partner."

He snorts and swims closer. "You're the one that's going to get sick if you don't."

I shake my head, "No, I'm being sensible. How, prey tell, are you planning on getting dry afterwards?" I gesture to his soaked pants and smile smugly.

The playful grin his back which makes me nervous. "Well, I was thinking you could keep me warm."

I roll my eyes, "Boys, they're all the same, everything is about the sex. Fine." I pull off my dress and take a step into the pool. In a second Fang's got my hand and his yanking me down with a big splash. I gasp on the way down, partly from surprise, partly from how amazing the warm water feels against my cold limbs.

Fang cradles me close as we float for a few minutes, just relishing in the moment. When we pass one of the numerous white covered vines he wraps it around his wrist to keep us in place. The current's soothingly gentle so that we can relax without having to worry about disappearing into the caves. I reach up and snap one of the waxy flowers from the vine he's holding onto, twisting it between my fingers thoughtfully. "Have I ever told you how pretty damn amazing you are?" I ask, lightly brushing the flower across his chest.

"Have I ever told you how perfect you are?" he hums in reply, locking eyes with me. The complete unflinching love and devotion that I see there makes my eyes grow damp and in an effort to drive off the impending tears I look up at the sky. "I love you." I whisper, my hand reaching out in search of his. When I find it I curl my fingers through his and squeeze. "I wish this never had to end." My throat's starting to sting and I wonder why I brought this up now, of all times. These five days were meant to be Dylan-free, just for Fang and I. The truth was that I couldn't keep pushing my husband to the back of my mine because, well, he presented a rather massive problem.

Fang brushes my damp hair from my face tenderly, "We will figure something out." he assures. Quite the role reversal we have here, Fang telling me that everything will be fine. If only he were right.

Lol, in case you haven't noticed I love water. haha! I'll try and drift away from the water-orientatedness of the last few chapters next time, I swear. Other than that, what do you think? I think it's pretty darn cute. More fluff but I did tell you guys that it would be pure fluff for the next couple of chappies. Love you all for the reviews! Please continue!

Oh, favour to ask! Would you guys mind heading over to my other story Fall For Me (NOT Fallen For You) and checking it out? The reviews on that have been quite bad and I really love it and since you love reviewing for this story I figured you could give me some love on that one too. Lol!

If you go and check out Fallen For Me and specify that you went and looked it up for me then I'll give you each a piece of the drama to come – since I know you're all dying for more drama. So there you go! Bribery of the ultimate kind! Haha!

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