"You shouldn't tease me so." Ariala smiled as she kissed Dimitrius's jaw lightly, making her way to his ear. "I love you." She said softly as she wrapped her arms around Dimitrius and led him towards the meadow where Erreminette and Dimeria were playing. "We can't just leave them here while we sneak off. Can we?" She asked, her voice holding little hope.

Dimitrius chuckled, "We could always have Erre teach Ria how to swim and surprise us when we return. Make up an excuse to plan furniture for the house," he added with a devilish smile as he placed a long, tender kiss upon her lips. "But if you wish, we can go to the waterfall ourselves with Ria and you can teach her to swim if you'd like. She knows a bit of how to swim, but she's not quite a swimmer yet."

Ariala smiled as she wrapped her arms around Dimitrius's neck. "I'd like a little alone time with my husband." Ariala whispered against his lips. "Its been a while since we've been alone." She added as her fingers twisted into his hair.

Dimitrius smiled as he pulled her in for a long, soft kiss. "I love you," he whispered against her lips before wrapping one arm around his waist and leading her towards Erreminette and Dimeria, who were playing a game of tag in the meadow.

Ariala smiled as she wrapped an arm around Dimitrius's waist and rested her head against his shoulder. "Erre?" Ariala called, causing Erreminette to stop running and look up at the couple. "Would you like to teach Dimeria to swim? Dimitrius and I were thinking of heading back to the village for a moment or two." Ariala said, blushing at Erreminette's smile when she realized just why the couple were sneaking off.

"Of course not." Erreminette laughed at Ariala's blush. "How about it, Dimeria? Want to swim some?" She asked the younger elf.

Dimeria became a tad frightened at the mention of swimming. The last time she had tried, water went up her nose and she felt as if she were drowning. Running to Dimitrius, she clutched the hem of his shirt as she looked up at him, "S-s-safe? Are you sure it's safe Trius?"

Dimitrius smiled as he bent down and wrapped his arms around her in a comforting hug, "Don't worry, love, everything will be just fine. Erre will watch over you and make sure no water comes near your face, alright?"

Dimeria nodded, her mood brightening, "Okay! When do we go?" she asked as she turned to Erre and ran to her, taking her hand in hers.

"We can go right now if you'd like." Erreminette smiled. "There's a water fall right through those trees." She said, gesturing towards the trees.

"Thanks, Erre." Ariala smiled. "I owe you."

"Oh, you're blushing is enough for me." Erreminette teased, causing a deeper blush to reach her cheeks.

Ariala ducked closer to Dimitrius, trying to hide her blush from the laughing Erreminette who was leading Dimeria towards the water. "Home then?" She asked, looking up at Dimitrius.

Placing a long tender kiss upon her lips before picking her up and cradling her, Dimitrius chuckled with a smile. "As you wish," he whispered against her lips before placing another tender kiss upon them and darting off in the direction of their home in Elimlee to make love while Erreminette taught Dimeria how to swim.

Ariala smiled dreamily as she curled against Dimitrius's chest. "I love you." She said softly, her fingers grasping at the smooth skin of his chest as her cheek rested just under his heart so she could hear his heartbeat which, she realized happily, was in sync with her own.

Caressing her to him, Dimitrius smiled as he placed a tender kiss upon her head before lightly running his fingertips up and down her bare back, "I love you too, Ariala, with all of my body and soul. You don't know how happy it makes me to know that we'll always be able to have moments like this, for all of our lives."

"Though maybe we shouldn't wait so long next time." Ariala teased. "You don't want me going insane while I'm carrying our child after all." She laughed as she rested a hand over her flat stomach. "I hope I don't blow up too much." She smiled lazily as she rested against Dimitrius's chest.

Dimitrius laughed as he held her close and tilted her chin to place a long, tender kiss upon her lips, "You simply need to say the word, dearest, and I'll be yours for however long you wish, no matter what. As for you blowing up, love, even if you do, you'll still look absolutely breathtaking."

"Even if I'm waddling?" Ariala teased, shifting upwards to lay her face beside Dimitrius's. "I love you." She said again, kissing his cheek softly. "We should go to the waterfall soon." She smiled though she made no effort to move and in fact wrapped her arms tighter around Dimitrius.

"Even if you start waddling," Dimitrius teased with a tender kiss upon his lips. Smiling he added softly as his lips trailed across her jaw, down her neck, across her shoulder, and back again, "Perhaps. They might miss us if we stay for too long. But I have to admit, I'd rather stay here with you for awhile longer."

"I'd rather stay here too." Ariala admitted as she rested her head in the crook of Dimitrius's neck. "When do you think we'll be able to go to the cottage again? I mean, I don't mind going pregnant, it might be peaceful to get away from the village for a while. And I miss it there." Ariala said, blushing from the memories at the cottage.

"Well, that depends love, we've got Ria to think about now. We'll have to bring her, but she'll be in bed early, leaving plenty of time for us to just be together," Dimitrius said softly, "But if you don't mind Ria coming, we can leave the first three days in a row you have off from lessons. I'm not having you miss them again and force yourself to overwork yourself again," he added with a frown, "I don't like seeing you that way.."

"I'm sorry." Ariala blushed, her cheeks hot. "I didn't mean to scare you." She said quietly as she watched her fingers trace designs on Dimitrius's skin. "I love you." She whispered shyly against the skin of Dimitrius's neck before giving it a soft kiss. "And I don't mind bringing Dimeria." Ariala said softly, resuming tracing designs against Dimitrius's skin. "I think she'd like the cottage. Plus there's alot of area for her to play on." She added.

Placing a tender kiss upon her head, Dimitrius smiled, "Ari, love, you needn't feel so guilty. It's alright that you scared me, I forgive you. I only ask that you don't work as hard in the future. I know it'll be tough not to work your fullest, but just think if you were farther along. Falling to the ground in exhaustion could hurt the baby severely.." he added softly as he held her close. "But on to happier things, Dimeria would love the cottage. She'd love watching the sunset and going to the hot springs, not to mention exploring the woods and fields of snow. And there's always the tire-swing and swing set hooked to the tree out back she can play on while we're home if she doesn't want to play inside."

Ariala smiled as she snuggled closer to Dimitrius. "I can't wait." Ariala smiled as she arched her neck to give Dimitrius a tender kiss. "I love you." She smiled, twisting her body slightly to face Dimitrius better as she gave him another kiss.

Wrapping his arms around her as he pulled her close, Dimitrius smiled against her lips as he returned her kisses, "Neither can I love. I look forward to showing you the hot springs when we return," he added with a devilish grin as he placed a tender kiss upon her forehead.

"I've never seen hot springs before." Ariala smiled as she gave Dimitrius a soft kiss before reluctantly slipping out of his embrace. "We should go back soon." Ariala smiled shyly as she picked up her clothes that were strewn across the floor before getting dressed. "Should we bring snacks for Erreminette and Dimeria since they've been out playing all day?" Ariala asked as she ran her fingers through her long hair to tame it.

Sitting up and sliding to he edge of the bed, barely covered by the blankets, Dimitrius wrapped his arms around Ariala's waist and pulled her in for a long, tender kiss, "Sounds good, love. We can all have a picnic down in the meadow before coming home," he added as he slipped out of bed and got dressed.

Ariala gave Dimitrius's cheek a last kiss before moving to the kitchen and preparing peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for the four of them along with a mix of berries and a few cookies for a dessert. Searching through the cupboards, Ariala found a picnic basket to place all of the food in before moving to the icebox to bring some juice with them.

Fixing his hair, Dimitrius grabbed their jackets and waited for Ariala in the living room, "Would you like to check on the house before we go home?"

"Yes." Ariala smiled as she bounced into the living room and set the basket on the floor to slip into her jacket. "Ready?" She asked as she picked the basket up again and waited for Dimitrius.