"Wanda?" Ian said as he brushed my cheek gently. Trying to wake me.
I grunted I was in deep sleep tired from the chores we had done all day.
Jeb had us planting vegetables in the field all afternoon.
"Wanda, are you awake?" he repeated. This time he kissed my forehead.
"Yes?" I said obviously half asleep.
He stared at me for a while, not with disguist or worry. I couldn't really see
as well since I was still half asleep. But I could see he was looking at me with comforting eyes,
eyes that were filled wuth his love for me. My heart started to jump just a little. Eventhough I had
been with Ian almost 5 months now, he still made my heart jump, my hands sweaty, my body full with the slow
flowing lava. He was able to make me feel like I wasn't different from him. Like he was loving another human.
I guess, because that how he saw me, the same.

"Oh. Nevermind, you're still half asleep. It can wait 'til morning."
"Really now? Tell me." I said
"well..." he hesistated for a moment.
"...I love you." he then said then kissed my lips lightly.
"I love you, too." I said still my tone was still obviously half asleep.
"No, Wanda. I LOVE you. Like I want to spend every waking second with you, like if you
were lost-God forbid-I would not go on with my life" he said now with a more serious tone. But not with anger
it was like he was declaring something to me now.
"You-" he hesistated.
I was surely up now; no longer half asleep, fully aware. I wondered why he kept on hesistating, he was always so sure
expressing himself to me. I started to worry.
I turned fully facing him now, as we both lay on the matress we had always shared. I put my arms around his
neck then kissed him tenderly. I could feel the lava again -as always when we kissed- flow through me again. It felt wonderful.
"Whats this about Ian O'Shea?" my tone more comforting but truly worried. We looked at each other for about five seconds.
Then his eyes flinched up to the ceiling of our cave room.
I put my hand on his chin turning his face towards me.
"What is it Hun, you can tell me." I said looking at him now.
I think he could see the worry behind my comforting eyes, then, he finally spoke.
"You feel the same way right?" he said softly but with hesistation.
I was shocked. Did I not show him enough affection-love-to show him that I would die for him. Literally,
as I almost did three months ago when Doc removed me from Melanie's body. Right away I answered.
"Ofcourse!!" my tone was loud but not loud enough to wake the others.
He flinched I guess shocked by my tone. Then he started to smile -I loved his smile. Then I didn't have time to react
he kissed me so tenderly, it felt like I was flying, in a way, it reminding me of my past life as a Dolphin. The swimming
in the waters, it felt like flying; except with Ian it was a million times better.
He stopped both of us breathing heavily.
He moved a flow of hair on my cheek to the back of my ear. Then he started to stroke my cheek with his hand. It felt hot where
his hand touched my cheek.
"Will you marry me Wanderer? My Wanderer." he said withconfidence now, no hesistation in his voice.
I paused I did really understand the concept on marriage on this planet. Ian had noticed this, then he spoke.
"Be mine forever."
"I already am, Ian. You know that." I said and smiled at him.
"No-yes. But I would like us to celebrate it, declare it to our comm- family." he said
I paused, then thought. A bit of Melanie's left memories came still a bit blurry I remebered the time where
she had showed me a desire of hers to marry Jared, what it meant. Then I understood.
I would be Ian's forever and he would be mine.
We would be able to declare it to the whole community, our family. I looked at him with strong love again.
I could feel the tears coming-they did-then I spoke.
"ofcourse, I would love to marry you Ian O'shea. I am yours as you are mine."
He smiled and wiped my tears away.
After, he hugged me so tight it felt like he would never let me go. I love that-I loved him.