"Forgive me?" Ariala asked softly between kisses before resting her forehead against Dimitrius's, her fingers trailing back and forth the length of his jaw.

"Perhaps," Dimitrius teased as he hovered his lips over hers, a grin playing upon his lips. "But only if you kiss me," he added with a wink as his nose tenderly brushed against hers.

Ariala's lit up with a large grin before giving Dimitrius a long kiss, her body pressing tightly against his. "I love you." Ariala murmured as she pulled Dimitrius towards the bed by the waist of his pants.

A smile played upon Dimitrius's lips as he followed Ariala. Holding her by her waist, he lifted her from the floor and laid her upon the bed. Slipping in beside her, Dimitrius pulled the blankets up to their waists before tenderly caressing her cheek and resuming kissing her. "I love you too, Ari. With all of my heart," Dimitrius promised softly between kisses.

Ariala felt her toes curl under Dimitrius's kisses,continually amazed by the flip of stomach whenever Dimitrius kissed her. Ariala wrapped one of her legs around Dimitrius's legs as her kisses became more passionate.

Slipping his hand under Ariala's nightgown, Dimitrius played with the hem of her undergarments as he pressed her back into the pillows and eagerly returning her kisses, their lips only breaking to remove his shirt and her nightgown.

Ariala shivered beneath the sheets as her hands explored the bare skin of Dimitrius's chest, lingering gently over the contours of his muscles. "I love you." Ariala smiled as she wrapped her hands around to Dimitrius's back and pressed him closer against her.

"I love you too," Dimitrius whispered against her lips before removing the rest of their clothing and bringing them further into the sheets to make love as the moon moved through the sky, the stars glistening bright.

-

"Marreck," Emelaide whispered thickly, her throat and tongue dry from her Hathom's magic raising the temperatures around her to compensate for her decreasing temperatures, "Can you get me some cranberry apple juice with a few blackberries and raspberries mixed in?"

"Sure thing, love." Marreck said, rubbing the sleep from his eyes as he laid Emelaide on the bed and made his way to the kitchen. Taking a glass out of the cupboard, Marreck filled it with ice along with juice before finally mixing in fresh berries. Marreck returned to the bedroom and slipped into the bed beside Emelaide. "Here you are." He said softly as he brought the glass to her lips.

Placing her hands over his, Emelaide did her best to raise the glass higher as she gulped it down. Licking her lips, Emelaide smiled sleepily up at Marreck as she whispered, "Thank you. Could you make some more? Perhaps in a bigger glass? It was delicious!"

"Of course." Marreck laughed as he gave her lips a quick kiss before going back to the kitchen to get more juice. Marreck got a large glass of juice, larger then before, before returning to Emelaide. "Here you go, love." He said as he tilted the glass at Emelaide's lips.

Emelaide smiled as she finished the glass and licked her lips. "Thank you. It's really hot in here," Emelaide whispered as she rested her head upon Marreck's chest, wrapping her arms around his waist as she kicked off the blankets from her body, "Are you hot?"

"Not really, love." Marreck said. "But I'm used to the weather here." He said as he pulled the blankets from the bed to the floor. "Do you want me to get Hathom to lower the temperatures for you?" He asked as he wrapped his arms around Emelaide and stroked her hair gently.

Emelaide shook her head softly as she snuggled closer to him, "Now, that's alright. Do not wake him up just for that. I will be fine, I promise," she added softly as she yawned before falling asleep within his arms once more, her dreams filled with their happy future.

-

Yawning, Dimeria woke up and slipped from her bed, carrying her teddy bears as she made to way to Ariala and Dimitrius's room. Knocking on the door, Dimeria called softly, "Trius? Ari? I'm hungry.."

Ariala rubbed the sleep from her eyes as she looked over at the door, barely registering Dimeria's words. Ariala climbed quietly out of their bed, slipping quickly into a night gown, before leaving the bedroom to find Dimeria. "What would you like to eat?" She asked with sleepy smile as she took Dimeria's hand and led her to the kitchen.

Dimeria yawned as she followed Ariala, "May I have toast with lots of jelly?"

Dimitrius, sighed as he felt empty space where Ariala should be within the bed. Hearing Dimeria's question, Dimitrius chuckled as he laid on his back and waited for Ariala to return to bed.

"Of course." Ariala assured her as she dropped Dimeria's hand and put two pieces of bread onto her small metal rack on top of the stove to toast. "What kind of jelly?" Ariala asked as she bent over the icebox to grab two jars of jelly. "Apple or raspberry?" She asked, holding both jars up for Dimeria.

"Raspberry," Dimeria said sleepily as she rubbed her eyes and climbed into a nearby chair, setting her teddy bears upon the table beside her.

"Raspberry it is." Ariala smiled as she put the apple back in the icebox and carefully put the toast onto a plate. After spreading plenty of raspberry jam on each piece of toast, Ariala set the plate in front of Dimeria before cleaning up the part of the counter where she had made the toast.

Smiling, Dimeria hungrily shoved the toast into her mouth, forgetting about her manners and royal decorum for a bit. Finishing the one piece of toast, Dimeria licked her lips and fingers with a giggle before eating the other slice more delicately like she should.

Ariala laughed quietly as she wet a washcloth to wash Dimeria with before she went back to bed. Slumping into a nearby chair with washcloth in hand, Ariala set her elbows on the table and looked over at Dimeria. "Good?" She asked with a warm smile.

Nodding, Dimeria said through a mouth full of jelly, "Yes'm! It's yummy!"

Finishing the second piece, Dimeria hopped down from her chair, knowing what the wet cloth was for, and walked over to Ariala with her hands held out before her. "Thank you!"

"No problem." Ariala smiled as she wiped Dimeria's hand and mouth. "When I have Lily I hope she's as well behaved as you." Ariala pondered as she finished washing away the jelly. "Promise to help me keep her under control if she's not?" Ariala asked with a warm smile as she took Dimeria's plate and brought it to the sink.

Dimeria nodded happily as she skipped over to Ariala, "I promise! What will Lilly be to me? You're my sister, and Trius is my brother, would that make Lily my niece? That's funny to think I am an Auntie like Auntie Lina," Dimeria added through giggles as she stood on her toes and placed her hands upon the counter to watch Ariala wash the dishes as best she could given her small height.

"Yes, you're going to have a little niece." Ariala smiled as she finished washing the plate and set it to dry in the dish rack. "Are you going to help me take care of her?" Ariala asked as she crouched down in front of Dimeria. "Can I make you change all the stinky diapers?" She teased as she poked Dimeria's stomach lightly.