Warning #1: R-18 scenes
Warning #2: Possibly awkward R-18 scenes
Warning #3: Cheesy lines
That night, she let him do whatever he wanted with her body. She didn't limit him this time, and it could be said that Garan was too happy to take advantage.
Althea was very active as well and they made love until the next day, which was possible because of their high levels.
At midnight, Garan's eyes stared at his beautiful wife below him, her face flushed and eyes glazed in lust. She splayed bare and pinned, passively receiving his plunder.
"H…ahh… h-husband…" she whimpered as she clenched on to him, the sound of her moans resonating with the sound of his groans and grunts and the erotic sound of their slapping skin.
Her words—as always—sent renewed energy to Garan's seemingly unlimited libido, and they went on for several rounds before they calmed and just laid down, lovingly embracing each other.
Unexpectedly, after a while, Althea crawled above him and impaled herself in his already-upright shaft. His large palms were on her slender waist, and he watched in fascination as she moved up and down at increasing pace. She was using his body to chase her pleasure, and it was incredibly beautiful.
They were both drenched in sweat and barely catching their breath as they made love. Unexpectedly, just as they reached their peak, Althea stopped her movements.
Before Garan could do anything about it—his palms on her waist had already tightened—she held out a special ring from her space.
It was a specially crafted ring that functioned as a protection charm as well.
She sent him a teasing smile, leaning down to place a chaste kiss on his lips. "Marry me?"
Garan chuckled, his body vibrating, and his baritone sound echoed in the room. He suddenly sat up, making her squeal, and then proceeded to take out his own metal ring.
"Only if you marry me," he said, and they met each other's eyes, and they couldn't help but grin.
Speaking of proposals, Garan's proposal—the one he made in Terran—was also quite romantic.
And cheesy, if one would ask Winona (as if she didn't sniff a little while she was sneaking peeks).
It was after one of his missions, where he didn't tell her he was back at all to surprise her.
He had asked Winona to get her into a cruise of sorts, and the latter naturally agreed with open arms (provided she was the bridesmaid).
Althea didn't question the invite because Winona often took her out, with Althea often paying her back in some way by helping her out with school work.
This exchange was something Winona gladly took so Althea didn't feel like she was taking advantage.
The yacht was arranged with beautiful candlelights all over the hull, and the entire venue was surrounded by flowers. It was incredibly beautiful, but also puzzling.
Althea was a little confused until she saw a very very handsome Garan in a suit standing in the center.
Althea remembered crying a bit because she hadn't seen her boyfriend for nearly a month at that time.
She didn't think too much about the setup and just embraced the man as tightly as she could.
"Sorry for being away for so long," he said, leaning down and giving her a peck on the forehead. He then embraced her tightly and buried his head on her shoulder, feeling heartbroken at her tears.
"I wish I could do much more for you…"
Sobbing, Althea shook her head. "No… I know what you're doing is good," she told him, hugging his shoulders tight. "I'm proud of you."
This made Garan embrace her tighter.
In fact, he could afford a grand light show or something similarly grand, but he knew her personality and knew she'd like something more intimate and private for such a special occasion.
So, under that beautiful night sky in the middle of the sea, they had a candle light dinner with him taking out his guitar, playing her a song.
Garan didn't have very good tonality but he had a lovely deep voice. In Althea's ears, it would always be the most beautiful sound.
He knew she had always liked listening to his voice even as a child. Without an exception, she would always fall asleep when he told her bedtime stories. This happened only with him, and there was no one else who had the same effect on her.
He took pride in this, as if he was the one who could make her feel the most secure.
He wanted to be that person for her, for the rest of their lives.
She would also ask him to sing her to sleep, but he rarely humored her because he knew he couldn't sing well and was embarrassed to damage her ears.
But he practiced a lot for this one, and for someone stoic and as someone who didn't really do something so vulnerable, this was a huge step forward.
She was sniffling the whole time, leaning and resting her head on his shoulder as he played, wanting to be in physical contact no matter what.
He was both touched and sad at her reluctance to part with his body, and his voice cracked a bit—though Althea didn't mind at all. She just buried her head deeper in his shoulder.
When he finished singing, he turned to her and kneeled down. She blinked, pouting a bit at the loss of physical contact until Garan held her hand with a loving smile.
"My love… we had known each other from as far as I could remember. To be honest, whenever I think of the first moments of my life, you were there, like the light to the darkness, as if you were the reason for my existence.
"We went through so much together," he paused, remembering all they had experienced since their childhoods until now. "And I am so glad it all happened to me when I am with you at my side—
"No matter what happened, I was happy, because I knew I had you with me even if we were far away. " As he said so, his eyes were filled with sincerity and love.
"I want to be with you in the next phases of life and for the rest for the rest of time—
This must've been the longest time Garan spoke, she thought in awe.
However, she knew that the usually-stoic Garan had really pushed himself to do this and say these words out loud, just to make sure she knew and understood how he felt.
Of course, she agreed.
And now, in another world, they exchanged rings again, but this time she proposed as well, which made it even more meaningful than before.
Safe to say, the team would barely see the couple that day.