Marreck smiled against her lips as he brought Emelaide closer to him, returning her kisses eagerly. "Are we ever going to get out of bed today, love?" Marreck asked. "Though, I must say. I have no objections." He smiled as his lips trailed to Emelaide's jaw and to her ear.

~~~

"I like them with cheese." Ariala shrugged. "My mother added cheese on them once and I've loved it ever since." She smiled, pleased that the two Winter Elves weren't completely apalled with her cooking.

Emelaide laughed softly as she caressed his cheek with her palm and whispered, "That depends on when you stop tempting me to stay here."

-

Dimitrius smiled, "It gives it an extra edge to the flavor, I like it."

"Me too!" chimed in Dimeria as she shoved another fork full into her mouth.

"I thought we already went over who the tempting one is." Marreck teased. "But didn't you want to tell Dimitrius and Cindalina about our engagement?" He asked, tilting his head to the side.

~~~

"Well I'm glad." Ariala smiled proudly as she finished her potatoes and took a few more bites of her eggs.

Placing a kiss on his lips, Emelaide sighed, "I do.. If you want to go now, I guess I could shower and go. But I like being next to you more than I like the idea of getting out of bed."

-

Finishing their breakfast, Dimitrius picked up the empty dishes after pouring Dimeria more apple juice, and took them to the sink to wash, "Ari, love, do you have any plans today?"

"You could always tell them tomorrow." Marreck smiled as he held Emelaide closer against him. "I like the idea of being next to you as well."

~~~

"No." Ariala said as she finished her breakfast and brought her dishes to Dimitrius. "But I have my lesson tomorrow." She said as she sat on the counter beside the sink. "Did you have anything planned?" She asked.

Her leg entwining with his, Emelaide's cool skin of her leg brushed against his as her toes brushed against his ankle. Arching her neck to place long, tender kisses upon his lips, Emelaide's lips then trailed across his jaw and down his neck and she whispered, "I like the idea of telling them tomorrow. And I like that you like the idea of staying in bed awhile longer. I love you."

-

"I was thinking of going and seeing Pulan about the construction of the house while Dimeria played in the meadow. I thought we could fetch him and talk of the plans and layout on the border. Does that sound alright with you?" asked Dimitrius as he continued washing the dishes and placed a light kiss upon her cheek.

Marreck shuddered lightly under Emelaide's kisses as their bodies pressed together. "I love you too, Em." He whispered softly before ducking his head and pressing kisses against the smooth skin at the base of her neck as one of his hands tangled into her hair.

~~~

"That sounds good." Ariala smiled at Dimitrius as she swung her feet lightly. "Do you want me to ask Erre if she wants to watch Dimeria in the meadow or would you rather I do it and you bring Pulan to us?" Ariala asked, looking over at the younger elf.

Leaning into his kisses, Emelaide whispered softly and arched her neck towards him to reveal more skin to him, "I guess this means we're not getting up until dinner?"

-

"Completely up to you and Erre. If she wishes to come, I surely don't oppose. I'm sure Ria would love another playmate, wouldn't you love?"

Ria nodded as she finished her apple juice. Hopping down from her chair, Ria picked up her glass and brought it to Dimitrius.

Taking the glass, Dimitrius placed a light kiss on her forehead, "Thank you, love."

"That's exactly what that means." Marreck smiled as he trailed kisses along her shoulder. "As long as you don't oppose." Marreck said before nibbling gently at her skin.

~~~

"I'm sure she'd love to come." Ariala said happily as she leaped down from the counter. "I'm going to get dressed." Ariala said, placing a kiss on Dimitrius's cheek. "Thank you for doing the dishes." Ariala smiled before hurrying into the bathroom to shower before making her way the bedroom and pulling out a knee-length pink skirt and a plain white t-shirt.

"Marreck, with you, I'll never oppose," Emelaide whispered before bringing his lips back to hers in a number of tender kisses, "I love you."

-

Finishing the dishes, Dimitrius wiped his hands and picked up Dimeria and brought her back to the bedroom. "Ari, love, will you give Ria a bath before going to Erre's? I'm going to quickly get dressed and head to Winterglade to get Pulan so you don't have to wait long at the border."

"I love you too." Marreck whispered softly as he brought Emelaide deeper under the sheet with him before he made love to his finace.

~~~

"Of course." Ariala said happily as she hooked a gold heart locker around her neck. Taking Dimeria into her arms, Ariala gave Dimitrius a small kiss before bringing Dimeria into the bathroom and running a bath before setting out a towel for Dimeria.

Quickly changing, Dimitrius grabbed his wallet and shoved it in his pants before grabbing his jacket. Pausing at the bathroom door, Dimitrius called softly, "Below the sink you'll find a bottle that's pink in color, pour a couple cap fulls into the tub and give Ria the small duck beside it and you won't have any trouble getting her clean. Between the bubbles and the duck, he'll be perfectly happy. I'll see you in a bit, Ari, I love you," he added before heading down the hall and out of the house, heading at a run to Pulan's house once he was down the rope ladder.

-

Ria grinned as she heard Dimitrius mention the pink stuff and the duckie. Looking up at Ariala, Ria smiled, "Bath time!"

Ariala laughed as she pulled out the bubbles and did as Dimitrius instructed before replacing it under the sink. "Bath time." Ariala smiled as she set the duck in the tub before undressing Dimeria and setting in her the warm water. Ariala ran a washcloth over Dimeria's arms, face, and stomach, Ariala leaned Dimeria back in the tub and ran water through the girl's hair.

"All clean." Ariala said happily as she pulled Dimeria out of the bath tub and wrapped her tightly in the pink towel before replacing the duck and draining the tub. "Now what would like to wear?" Ariala asked as she brought Dimeria into the guest room and hung three dresses in front of Dimeria. One dress that was pink with a white lace around the skirt, a sapphire blue dress with green around the neckline, and a white dress with a gold butterfly near the shoulder.

Running her finger on the skirt of the pink dress, Dimeria whispered, "Pretty.." Looking up at Ariala, she grinned as she pointed to the pink one, "This one please!"

"Good choice." Ariala smiled as she unwrapped the towel from Dimeria and pulled the dress over her head. Picking up Dimeria, Ariala set her gently on the changing table and brushed the younger elf's hair gently. "Very pretty." Ariala smiled. "Now let's go find Erre." She said as she picked Dimeria back up and brought her out of the house and towards Erreminette's house.

"Hey, Ari." Erreminette smiled as she saw the two elves outside her window.

"Want to come to the meadow with us?" Ariala asked as Erreminette climbed out her window dressed in a green dress.

"Come play come play!" said Dimeria excitedly as she smiled at Erreminette.

-

After talking awhile with Pulan, the two men, construction plans in hand, got the crew together and headed off to the border to wait for the girls.

"Alright, I'll come." Erreminette smiled as she led the other two towards the ladder. Walking faster then usual, the group reached the meadow where she saw the two men waiting for her.

"Want to play with Erre for a bit?" Ariala asked as she put Dimeria on the ground and Erreminette bent beside the small elf.

Ria nodded as she wrapped her arms around Erreminette's leg, "Play?"

Dimitrius smiled as he motioned Ariala over to meet Pulan.

Ariala gave Erreminette a warm smiled before walking over to Pulan and Dimitrius. "So where exactly are we planning on putting the house?" Ariala asked as she put one of her hands in Dimitrius's.

"Alright, Dimeria." Erreminette smiled. "What's your favourite game?" She asked the younger elf.

Dimitrius smiled as he linked their fingers together as Pulan began ushering them to the border where half of the lawn was lightly covered in snow, and the rest was covered in plush grass, with a small dirt path down the center, "Here. The front door and porch can line up with the dirt path, very convenient, and the house will have both of your favorite things in front of it - snow and flowers. What say the happy couple?"

"I like it." Ariala said happily as she envisioned the small house. "What do you think?" Ariala asked, looking up at Dimitrius with her eyes alit with happiness.

Bending down to place a long, tender kiss upon her lips, Dimitrius smiled, "I love it. On one side you can plant your flowers and trees, while on the other side we can still make snow angels and build snowmen with our children. Plus, it'll be cool weather all around, so they won't have to bundle up if they have Elimlee's temperature needs."

Pulan nodded, "Aye, and when we put in the fence and house, there's also enough room add an addition out back if you ever need to. Though I'm sure the two story house will be more than enough room for you and your family, as well as enough room to entertain should you ever wish to. Have you put any thought into the flooring, the fencing, the wood you wish on the outside, the roofing - anything?"

Ariala frowned slightly. "We don't have the details worked out. I just assumed we were going to use whatever wood the trees are out here so there's enough room and the wood doesn't go to waste." Ariala said.

"Aye, aye, but there are three kinds - Pine, Oak, and Maple. We can import Cherry from farther back, but what we have here is just Pine, Oak, and Maple," explained Pulan.

"I like Pine or Maple, though the light Oak is rather nice, what say you love?" asked Dimitrius as he wrapped an arm around her waist and placed a light kiss on her head.

"I like Maple." Ariala said as she leaned into Dimitrius, resting her head on his shoulder. "What if we did Maple for the fence and the house with Oak inside?" Ariala asked.