Cherek3

It had been 3 years since we had escaped the Edison group, and the cabals. After we had convinced the St. Clouds that we weren't dangerous, they had finally let us go. I was 18 now, a legal adult, and had been living with Tori and my Aunt lauren for about a year and a half. Today was my birthday, and Derek promised me something special, so I was getting ready, assuming we would be going out somewhere. I glance at myself in the mirror. I had changed a lot since I was fifteen, and although still petite, I had grown at least 4 inches, bringing me up to a pretty normal five foot four inches. My dyed black hair had reverted to its original light blonde, but the dye seemed to make it go curly. My hips has widened a bit, and my chest had definately grown. I smiled at myself. I was finally who I had always wanted to be.

about an hour later, i hear a knock at the door. I rush to answer it, and look up into the face of the most gorgeous man on earth. And this is not and exaggeration, I wasn't the only one who had changed. Now that he had gotten over the puberty smack down, he was acne free and all sharp, sexy angles. As I gave him a hug, I felt his biceps flex, and enjoyed the sensation of his muscled body against mine. I looked up and kissed him, slowly parting my lips. As I did, he pulled away, smiling a smile only I could get from him.

"Come on, lets go." He says, his deep grumbled tones sounding very attractive tonight. I smile and take his hand, as he leads me to his car. As soon I step into the car, I notice the distinct fragrance of fruit. Once i'm actually in the car, i notice some of the other scents mingled in like garlic and hamburgers. I glance at the back seat and grin at the sight of the picnic basket. So, Derek and I will be having a picnic will we?

"So where are we headed? The park? That seems like a nice place to enjoy our picnic" I say, still grinning.

"Well, we could go to the park, but I was thinking something a little more...romantic" He smiles a mischevious grin at me, then winks. I'm pretty well shaking with excitement by this point. Where on earth would we be going? "I'm sorry, but I'm going to have to put a blind fold on you." I groan, and he just chuckles.

Derek adjusts the blind fold to that I can't see anything, no matter what direction I look. I sit in the car, bumping my knees together in anticipation until Derek stills them with his hand. after about a half hour of driving, the car slowly rolls to a stop. I can't stop grinning, even though I can't even see what I'm looking at. I hear the door open to my right, and suddenly Derek's hands are around me, slinging me up so I'm slung over his shoulder like a sack of potatoes. I laugh and shriek and pound his back. I hear him laughing at me, with his low chortle. Finally, I relax and just enjoy the ride. I soon hear the sound of waves, lapping up against the shore, and smell the scent of lilies.

I hear the hollow sound of footsteps on wood, then I'm flung into a rocking piece of wood. A boat, I realize belatedly. I feel a rocking and hear Derek hop in, steadying the boat more than rocking it. I laugh as the boat starts to move. We start debating what was better, having one friend who really cares, or having a bunch who don't. we finally both agree that having that one person who truly cares is ultimately better.

"Can you get this blind fold off of me now?" I ask for about the millionth time.

"Ok fine." He finally caves. he reaches over and unties the tight intricately woven knots. The blind fold falls into my lap, and I'm Instantly thrown into confusion. Why was it so dark? I then remember that I had had that blind fold on for at least an hour, so of course the sun would have started to go down. After my initial confusion dissipates, a feeling of awe passes through me. We were in a small boat on an even smaller lake (more like a pond really) covered in lilies and lily pads. the sun was just above the horizon, casting an orange and pink glow upon the lake. It's completely surrounded by trees, making it feel as if you were in some magical secret place. there were small pieces of land that just stood out of the water, and on those were the most beautiful weeping willows I had ever seen. The vines hung down, white leaves brushing the glass lake. The leaves looked pink because of the setting sun, making it seem all the more beautiful. I look at Derek, eyes nearly popping out of my skull. He points to something behind me.

"Check it out." He says, still smiling. I turn around and try to find what he was looking at. there didn't seem to be anything out of the ordinary. I looked at the sky. there was a cloud that seemed to be shaped like a flower, but I doubt that was what he was talking about.

"I don't really see anything accept for this cloud that kind of looks like-" I turn around, and glance down. In Derek's hand is a small black box filled with velvet. Places neatly in the velvet was a gold ring with a large sparkling dimond, surrounded by smaller ones. in the fading light, they seemed to have a luminescent glow to them. Suddenly, it clicks. I put a hand over my mouth, not bothering to stop the tears that had started to stream down my face. I kept repeating "Oh my god" to myself, not actually believing what was happening. I look at Derek and see his face fall, thinking my hesitation meant something else. But it wasn't hesitation at all. I was completely wonderstruck, to the point of speechlessness.

"So I guess thats a no" He whispers, barely audible. I shake my head, and jump into Derek's strong arms, knowing he would catch me.

"Yes, yes, a million times yes." I say inbetween kisses. I'm crying so much, someone would had thought I'd just found out I was dying. I finally relax as Derek rocks me in his arms. He takes my hand and gently slides the ring onto my ring finger. When I'm not staring at the ring, I'm looking at Derek. We go back to his house and I immediately go to have a shower. I was only in there for about 2 minutes when I felt someone slide in behind me. I turn around and wrap my arms around Dereks naked body, and let the warm water wash over us, cleaning away all the tears and emotion from that day.

I lift my head up and kiss Derek, working my way up to a passionate kiss. Suddenly, Derek pins me against the wall, kissing my face, neck arms, everywhere. I clutch the back of his neck as his hands move across my body. I turn off the water, and we tumble out of the shower, heading towards the bed. were almost there, when I trip over myself, and end up dragging Derek down with me. I attempt to get back up again, and onto the bed, but Derek pins me down, and with a growl, slips inside me.