After saying goodbye to Helen and Richard and thanking them for the wonderful lunch, Fred climbed into the car, waving to his parents one last time.
"I did. Your parents are wonderful. I can't believe...I can't believe that they gave us a house." She shifted in her seat to look at him as they headed back out on the road to continue on to Bath. "That was just...really unexpected and amazingly generous and...did I mention unexpected?"
She chuckled a bit, having to admit that she was still surprised by it all. She was so glad that everything had gone so well after having worried what they would think about her and whether she was good enough for their son. She knew that they had moved so fast in their relationship, but it all felt right, and she knew that she'd never regret a moment of it.
"It was nice to see where you came from, too. Your mother--she's so proud of you. Everytime she talked about you, she just has this look in her eyes."
Giles chuckled at Fred’s ethusasim over his parents giving them a house. “They always said they would buy me a house, and pay for the wedding, if I ever settled down. Guess they weren’t teasing,” he said with a smile. “And my mother adores you too. I could tell it by the way she looked at you. Don’t be surprised if she starts sending you little presents by post
( ... )
The rest of the ride to Bath, Fred listened to the music that Rupert put on and looked out the window, watching the countryside go by. England was amazingly green, almost patchwork-like in a way. It was so different from America, where field often stretched on for quite a long ways and things could remain the same for such a long time. Here, it seemed that there were changes every several hundred feet
( ... )
"Surprise me," Giles murmured before he leaned forward and deeply kissed Fred. If he had his way, he would throw caution to the wind and shag her right there but they had to get things ready for their night out on the town. When he pulled away from the kiss, he took a few deep breaths before attempting to speak. "Our reservations is in three hours. I think that'll give me enough time for a short tour of the house
( ... )
Fred grinned and laughed when Rupert started dancing her around the room, feeling a bit like a princess about to go to the ball with her handsome prince. Resting her hand on his shoulder, she looked up into his eyes. "You look wonderful too," she told him. "I don't often get to dress up like this
( ... )
"It's a private club," Giles explained to Fred as he led her down the stairs. "It was established in the 1800's for the writers and artists to have a place to go. Jane Austen actually spent quite a bit of time there when she was here." When they got to the bottom of the stairs, Giles went to the front door and opened it for Fred
( ... )
Fred felt her excitement growing when Rupert told her where they were going while they drove into Bath. Of all the places she had thought they might be going, a place like that would never have crossed her mind. But she supposed she would have to get used to being surprised by such things. The Giles family and the Council obviously had connections that she had never dreamed of.
When he told her he sang, however, she found that she probably wouldn't get used to all the surprises she was sure were going to be in store for her as his wife.
"No, you didn't mention it," she said, grinning at him. The valet helped her out of the car, and once Rupert had come around the car to join her, she tucked her arm in his as they walked toward the entrace while the valet took the car to park it. Given that she loved just hearing him speak, she could just imagine how wonderful his singing voice had to be. "Will you sing for me sometime? I would love to hear you."
Giles took Fred to the front door and waited for the doorman to open it for them. "Of course I will," he said, stepping inside. Once inside, they were shown to their table, which was in the corner of the room, away from all the other tables. Giles had asked to be placed there so Fred and him could have some privacy.
The waiter came over and filled their glass tumblers before setting the menus on the table before walking off. "They have excellent pasta here," he said before taking a drink of water. He looked over at Fred and smiled. The candle that was sitting in the middle of the table seemed to be making her glow and Giles couldn't help but to stare at her beauty. "You're so beautiful."
He reached across the table and took her hand into his. "I'm so happy you agreed to be my wife," he said, interlinking his fingers with hers. "I promise to give you everything your heart desires, love. Anything at all."
Fred was glad that Rupert agreed with the guest list - it wasn't that many people, but then again, they didn't need that many people to be there. The wedding was for them, not anyone else. She was sure Helen would understand that, especially when she saw how small it would end up being
( ... )
Giles frowned a little when Fred mentioned Pylea. He knew she was safe now and would never end up there again but still the thought of her being there in the first place broke his heart. He looked down at his plate and moved the pasta around. It was a filling meal and he didn't think he could eat another bite. Giles sat his fork down and used his napkin to wipe off his face
( ... )
"That's good," Fred said when Rupert told her that the Council had connections to all the officials they would need for the wedding to take place. She was relieved because she would have hated to think that they weent through everything only to find out that they had missed something and the wedding wasn't legal. She knew there had been plenty of cases in the U.S. where someone claiming to be able to conduct legal ceremonies had been shown to be a fraud later on
( ... )
Giles chuckled a bit when Fred mentioned her appetite. "The Slayers have quite an appetite also. I've lived in a small house with many of them and mealtime was always interesting," he said with a smile. When she held out her hand and asked if he wanted to dance, Giles nodded and stood from his chair
( ... )
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"I did. Your parents are wonderful. I can't believe...I can't believe that they gave us a house." She shifted in her seat to look at him as they headed back out on the road to continue on to Bath. "That was just...really unexpected and amazingly generous and...did I mention unexpected?"
She chuckled a bit, having to admit that she was still surprised by it all. She was so glad that everything had gone so well after having worried what they would think about her and whether she was good enough for their son. She knew that they had moved so fast in their relationship, but it all felt right, and she knew that she'd never regret a moment of it.
"It was nice to see where you came from, too. Your mother--she's so proud of you. Everytime she talked about you, she just has this look in her eyes."
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When he told her he sang, however, she found that she probably wouldn't get used to all the surprises she was sure were going to be in store for her as his wife.
"No, you didn't mention it," she said, grinning at him. The valet helped her out of the car, and once Rupert had come around the car to join her, she tucked her arm in his as they walked toward the entrace while the valet took the car to park it. Given that she loved just hearing him speak, she could just imagine how wonderful his singing voice had to be. "Will you sing for me sometime? I would love to hear you."
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The waiter came over and filled their glass tumblers before setting the menus on the table before walking off. "They have excellent pasta here," he said before taking a drink of water. He looked over at Fred and smiled. The candle that was sitting in the middle of the table seemed to be making her glow and Giles couldn't help but to stare at her beauty. "You're so beautiful."
He reached across the table and took her hand into his. "I'm so happy you agreed to be my wife," he said, interlinking his fingers with hers. "I promise to give you everything your heart desires, love. Anything at all."
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