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While GW was doing his daily training, I was at his office playing with our daughter, Marine. When there were days when she couldn't join him for training, we would play games like dress-up, crafting and dolls. Today, we decided to play with her dolls. She loves playing with them whether it’s creating fairytales or making them fight each other. She picked up two of her dolls and made them dance like in the princess movies we like to watch together. She turned to me with a curious look on her face.
“Mommy, did daddy ever dance like this with you?” She said while holding her dolls.
It was then I had a flashback of the “glad we didn’t kill you” anniversary from a few years ago. GW felt like a prince charming straight out of a romance novel with his elegant outfit and his flawless dancing. That day, I felt like the happiest human in the world. I snapped out of my memories and responded to her.
“He did, your father can do anything, he said it himself.”
Marine’s eyes immediately lit up with excitement once I confirmed the news to her. She started to drown me with many questions such as what was he wearing? and did he drop you? I began to share with her some memories of the party; the music, the decor, the outfits, and so on. As I was about to go further into detail, we heard the door opening, it was GW who came back from his training. Marine immediately welcomed him with big arms ready to hug her dad. He crouched down to give her a big hug back. Both of them were sitting on the couch and talked for a few minutes about his training session. Marine brought up the conversation I had with her before he arrived.
“Mommy told me that one time you two danced at a party.” she told him.
He looked confused at first but quickly knew what she was referencing. “Did she?” He replied to her while looking at me with a smirk that made me blush.
“Yeah! She also told me you were a great dancer.”
GW paid close attention to his pup who told him everything she learned about the anniversary. I could see by the look on his face that he still remembered and cherished that day as much as I did. It was at this moment Marine had an idea. “Would you and mommy dance like that again for me please?”
GW raised an eyebrow and chuckled “right now?”
“Yes, right now!” Marine exclaimed with an amusing, but commanding tone. “With the dress, the suit, the music, everything.” she added.
I walked toward her to decline the request, not because I didn’t want to relive that magical moment with him again, but because I knew GW was probably exhausted from his day.
“Sweetie, that would be such a wonderful idea, but your father is tired; he needs to rest.”
GW paused and glared at me after I said that. He stood up and got dangerously close to my personal space.
“Are you saying that I’m too pathetic of a dad and too weak to fulfill my pup’s request after hours of work?”
“No, not at all!” I denied. As much as I wanted to tell him why a break is necessary for him, I would be lying to myself if I didn’t admit how touched I was by GW’s devotion to please our daughter no matter the circumstances.
“That’s what I thought.” He stepped away from me as he walked to his room. He turned to me and Marine.
“I’ll put my outfit on, you two will go to Ahkelios’ garden once ready. And don’t bother with the decoration, I got that covered.” He then smiled at his little princess who started to get excited that her wish was going to come true soon.
Before entering his room, GW walked back to me, gave me a kiss on my cheek and whispered to my ear, “Thanks for always being considerate, pet.” and finally took his leave.
Marine squealed with more joy and anticipation before turning to me with a smile on her face, “See? Daddy's never tired and weak!”
I chuckled to myself as I picked her up and went to my old room to get dressed for our little private ball.
Once we arrived at my room, I looked in the closet for a dress that would be perfect for the occasion. I picked out a few dresses for Marine to choose. After all, this ball was for her, so of course she deserved to pick up the dress.
“I think you should wear that one mommy, it’s pretty” she pointed at the white and purple robe with the flower embroidery on it. This dress was a present from Don as a maternity gift when I was carrying Marine at the time. I never had the occasion to wear it as much as I should. It felt like the perfect time to wear it. It was also fitting since we were going to the garden for our private ball. I picked up the dress and hid behind the screen to put it on. I stepped out of it to walk near the mirror. Once I looked at myself, tears of joy started to form in my eyes. I have never felt so wonderful like this. And the fact that my daughter was the one who picked it for me made it all better. Marine walked near me with bliss in her eyes as she looked at me.
“Wow, you look so beautiful mommy.” my daughter said while holding my hand.
“Thank you! You're right, Marine, it is pretty.” I replied
“Very pretty” she responded back
“I hope your dad will think the same way.” I said with a bit of a stressful yet hopeful tone. He never saw me wearing this dress before, which means it will be the first time he’ll see me like this.
“Of course, he will, especially since I chose it.” Marine said with confidence.
She wasn’t wrong! Since she was the one who chose it, GW wouldn’t dare to be against with his precious little pup.
“Now let’s do your makeup.” she added while dragging me near the vanity across the room. I was about to suggest that I should do my own makeup, but I didn’t want to break her heart. So, I let her do the makeup for my face and my nails, with a bit of help of course. After minutes of makeover and styling my hair, it was finally time to join GW at the garden.
“Come on Marine, let’s meet up with your father.”
“No, show more passion to it, like in the movies.” She pouted. Once again, she wasn’t wrong. I cleared up my throat and shouted, “Princess Marine, our ball awaits!” I played along while scooping her up and leaving the room ready for this moment together as a family.
As we arrived in the garden, everything felt nostalgic again. GW had put all the effort into decorating just like how it was. The path was covered in petals and led to the pavilion with all the beautiful lights exactly how it was. And then, underneath it, there he was. The man who stole my heart, the father of our little princess, wearing that dashing outfit. This moment alone was enough to remind me how gorgeous he was. I shouted at GW to let him know we arrived.
“And here I thought you hated that outfit when you wore it.” I added with a bit of teasing with a grin on my face.
“It made you happy, didn’t it? Besides, anything for my princess and my-“ As he turned around to face me and our daughter, he was speechless. Seeing me with our pup in my arms like this felt almost unreal to him. He composed himself and got out of the pavilion to walk towards us. I did the same while setting down Marine and holding her hand.
“Well, I never saw you like that before.” GW said, smirking at me and still looking up and down at my look.
“Do you like it?”
“Have to admit, you look beautiful, pet.” he replied with honesty and sincerity. I felt my cheeks getting more red and my smile growing bigger.
“Thank you, I’m glad you like it, Don gave it to me.” I added.
The simple mention of Don had made GW roll his eyes.
“Do you think she’ll get mad if I rip it off you later?” he whispered to my ear. The thought of him ripping the dress off me had left me flustered. I restrained myself and looked at him with a chuckle.
“Don’t even think about it.”
At this moment, I felt the urge to hit him in the head for thinking about tearing up my maternity gift even if it wasn’t for bad intentions. But at the same time, I wanted to hug him tight and give him all the love I have in my heart. It didn’t take long for Marine to interrupt my train of thoughts.
“I chose the dress!” she exclaimed directly to her dad.
GW knelt to her level and ruffled her hair. “Good job lil pup. Now, how do I look?” He asked, standing up in a charismatic way
“You look so awesome, just like a prince. I hope to see you beating up bad guys looking like this one day.” GW and I both chuckled at her response.
“Someday princess, for now, let’s fulfill your wish” GW exclaimed to Marine and turned on the magic music box to play the song. It took me a few seconds to realize it was the same song we sang to Marine as a lullaby. My heart melted knowing it. He walked to my direction, reaching out for my hand.
“May I have this dance, Pet?”
How can I ever say no to him, the shark of my dreams? I took his hand as he guided me under the pavilion to start the dance. One hand on my waist, the other on my hand as he took the lead. It started with a few steps and spins. His moves were perfect as he kept holding me so tight. The more we danced, the more the memories from the anniversary came back. I turned my head to look at Marine, who had a big smile on her face when she saw the two of us dancing like a real prince and princess. It was truly precious seeing our pup witnessing the both of us in love and dancing to the melody. GW took my chin for me to face him. “Let her enjoy this. For now, focus on us.” I smiled warmly at him after hearing what he said. Then, I heard Marine calling out to GW shouting “Daddy, do the lift!”. He was confused at first, but quickly understood the assignment and picked me up by the waist while spinning me around in the air. I gasped and giggled loudly. At this moment, it was no longer about making a pretend ball for Marine, it was about making this happy moment for all of us to remember. The song was about to end, GW pulled me closer to him and concluded the dance with a dip. our eyes met for a few seconds. After setting me back to my feet, his lips crashed into mine before I had the time to process everything that happened. I quickly kissed him back. The room faded as we shared this romantic embrace. This kiss was full of warmth and passion just like in the princess movies. After we pulled away, I pressed my forehead against his.
“I love you, GW.”
“I love you more, love.”
We pulled apart from each other when we heard Marine screaming of joy and clapping as she ran to us.
“That was incredible! I love you daddy; I love you mommy” she said while hugging our legs. We picked her up in our arms and hugged her back.
“We love you too, Marine.”
“You are the best thing that happened to us.” GW added and kissed her forehead.
We stayed like this for a few seconds before Marine shouted “Again!”. And so, we ended up continuing this magical experience as she started to dance along with the both of us. We stayed in the garden for around an hour.
Sadly, all good things must come to an end as the three of us returned to GW’s room exhausted but happy. GW and I tucked Marine to bed and distanced ourselves away from the room without waking her up. We fell on the couch exhausted. I leaned closer to him.
“GW, I love our family.” I confessed to him while pressing myself against his chest.
GW smiled back at me once I said that, but quickly changed his mood to a more mischievous one. “Well, since you love it as much as I do, how about we make it bigger? Giving a sibling for our little princess.” he said that last part with that hot voice of his to my ear.
I blushed so hard and giggled. At first, I was worried we wouldn’t be able to make it happen. It was then I realized, it was mating season. The perfect timing felt so hard to believe. I smirked at him while tracing on his chest with my finger. “How about two more?”
Without a warning, he picked me up bridal style and ran out of his office. I couldn't help but laughing and holding on tight to him as he was taking me to my old room where he shall now fulfill our wish to expand our beautiful family.
The End