Bitten by Cupid(93)

They stood naked, bathed in the colored lights. She wanted to look at his beautiful body, but she couldn’t take her eyes from his. He took her hand and stepped down into the pool, drawing her with him. The water was so soft she could hardly feel it, other than its warmth. It swirled around her as she sank into its depths. Beneath her feet, the floor was smooth stone.

He pulled her into his arms and kissed her, slowly spinning them around. He got no more visions of her death. They’d tested it many, many times.

She wrapped her arms around his neck. “You’re right. It is magical.”

“It’s not just this place. It’s you.”

“It’s us.” She placed her hands on either side of his face, so handsome, even with the bruise and healing cut. “Marry me.”

“You must have been reading my mind.”

“I was reading your heart, I think. You know, we’ve had this mysterious connection between us right from the beginning. Do you think it’s because of our abilities?”

“They brought us together and created sparks between us, but I think it goes deeper than that.” He lifted his hand out of the water and pulled a ring off his pinky finger. The diamond glittered in the lights.

She laughed. “You were going to ask me to marry you here?”

He nodded, smiling. He slid the ring on her finger and kissed the palm of her hand. “You beat me to the punch. But that’s okay. Because I have a feeling nothing’s going to go as planned with you. And that’s fine by me.”