More than a feeling

by

Anja

Chapter 26

Jenn: "You have met whom?"

Ben: "Derek and Maria."

Jenn: "Oh my God, has something happened?"

Ben: "We have finally made it to talk with each other."

Jenn: "Really?"

Ben: "Yes really, but without Meg I wouldn't have made it. I have got my brother back thanks to Meg."

Meg: "Ben I think, sooner or later, you would have made this also without me."

Ben: "I'm not so sure there. If you hadn't been there, I certainly would have run of without talking to Derek."

Jenn: "And how is Derek?"

Ben: "He and Maria are fine. Derek has taken a job at a small computer company in Birmingham last year."

Jenn: "Then they live here in Birmingham now?"

Ben: "Yes and he has bought our parental home back from the Millers."

Jenn: "Really?"

Ben: "Yes, I still could show it to Meg so anyway. And ...."

Jenn: "What?"

Ben: "I'm a uncle!"

Jenn: "They have a child?"

Ben: "Yes, a son. He called Simon Benjamin."

Jenn: "This is great and do you want to meet Derek once again before you go back?"

Ben: "Maybe tomorrow afternoon."

Jenn: "Why don't you invite Derek and Maria to the dinner tomorrow evening?"

Ben: "And what is with the dinner party, that you wanted to give?"

Jenn: "This was anyway before I knew, that both you are a couple. I still haven't invited anyone yet. However, I would be pleased to see Derek again."

Ben: "Really? Then I want to call Derek at once."

Ben left the room to make a telephone call.

Jenn: "He looks so happy."

Meg: "Yes. I think the quarrel with his brother has charged him more than he wanted to admit."

Jenn: "Yes. Well, you then had a great day?"

Meg: "Ben has shown me very much and I'm really tired."

Jenn laughed.

Jenn: "The dinner is soon ready."

Meg: "Well, I think after this I'll go to sleep soon."

Ben entered the room again.

Ben: "Derek and Maria will come tomorrow evening and they already look forward to meet you again."

Jenn: "Good, however I want to get the dinner for today ready now."

She left the room and went into the kitchen. The dinner was ready half an hour later. After the meal Ben and Meg retired at once on their room. They happily fell asleep in the arms of each other. The next day Ben still shows Meg some places, which were important to him in his childhood. The hours flew only in such a way there. Derek and Maria arrived at five o'clock in the afternoon. Derek hold a carton under his arm when they entered the house.

Jenn: "Hi Derek and Maria, it is nice to see you. And this? Is this Simon Benjamin?"

Derek: "Hi Jenn, yes this is Simon Benjamin."

Jenn: "Come into the living room, we still have time till the dinner is ready."

She led Derek and Maria into the living room. There they were welcomed by Ben and Meg.

Ben: "Great to see you Derek, hello Maria."

Derek: "Hello brother, I have brought you something."

Ben: "So? What?"

Derek: "When we renovated the house last year, I have found something on the attic."

Ben: "Don't make it so thrilling, show us already what do you have there."

Derek laughed.

Derek: "Only patience dear brother. Meg come here and sit down next to me, certainly you'll be pleased about what I have here."

Ben: "Derek!"

Derek: "Don't worry Ben, I really only would like to show Meg something and I think you also will like it. Simply sit with us and you would be surprised about what I have here."

Ben sat down besides Meg and put his arm around her shoulder.

Ben: "So and now show to us what you have there."

Derek: "Okay. When we have renovated the house last year, I have found this on the attic here. Exactly I have found two cartons. On the one was Ben's name written and on the other my name. Mother has saved something of us from our childhood and I think that you would like to have your things."

Ben: "Really? Of course I would like to have these things, please give me the carton, so that I can look what is into it."

He extended his hand but Derek consulted the carton thick to himself.

Derek: "Not so fast, I think that everyone would like to see what is into this."

He took the carton on his lap and opened him.

Derek: "Let us see what we have here. Mmmm, we begin with a couple of old photos. Meg look at this one."

Grinning he handed Meg a photo and when Meg saw it, she also had to smile.

Meg: "Sweet!"

Ben: "Hey you both, now I also would like to see, what is so amusing for you."

Meg handed him the photo. On the photo was to see a baby who nakedly lay on a bear fur.

Meg: "You were a sweet small bundle of joy."

Ben: " Oh my God!"

Derek: "Don't worry, from me exists just the same photo and Maria was also completely delighted by this."

Ben: "Do you have still more photos in the carton?"

Derek: "Yes, moment. He still fetched a couple of pictures from the carton. It all was photos from Ben's childhood. A few from Ben alone and a few with Derek together.

Meg: "It's seems, that you had a happy childhood."

Ben: "Yes, we indeed had. After the our parents' accident, I couldn't live here any more and moved to Sunset Beach."

Meg: " Derek and what have you done?"

Derek: "Well, I have travelled by Europe first a couple of years and took a lot of different jobs. Later then, I followed Ben to Sunset Beach. Ben had married Maria in the meantime. At the first time, I saw her, I have immediately fallen in love with her. I have tried to fight against this feeling first but I didn't manage. Unfortunately, Ben has often got to feel my frustration. As Maria and me noticed, that we feelt the same, we couldn't go back and the end of the story you know."

Meg: "Yes."

Ben: "I think we should forget this part of our past. What have you have still in the carton, then?"

Derek: "Let me see. There would be still your first soccer shoes."

Ben: "Wow, mother really has saved this one?"

Derek: "Yes and still something more. For a example a couple of your toys cars."

Ben: "And I thought mother would have thrown all these things away."

Derek: "No. Do you can still remember to Mr. Bear?"

Ben: "Don't say in this carton is also Mr. Bear?"

Derek grinned.

Meg: "Who or what is Mr. Bear?"

Derek: "Ben doesn't have told you from Mr. Bear?"

Meg shook the head and Derek gripped in the carton.

Derek: "Meg may I introduce Mr. Bear to you?"

He pulled a brown shaggy teddy bear from the carton. The fur from the teddy bear was unkemptly and at some places the teddy bear was bald. An ear had torn and as it looked, the teddy bear had already often been mended. Meg smiled when she saw the teddy bear.

Meg: "It looks, that way as if Mr. Bear got very dear."

Derek grinned and Ben blushed.

Derek: "I think till Ben was five years old, Mr. Bear must be everywhere with him and without him Ben couldn't sleep."

Playfully Ben hit Derek on the arm.

Ben: " I hope you don't have still more surprises in the carton?"

Derek: "No, it is only your yearbooks in this from the High School and of the college. I thought you would like to get these things."

Ben: "Of course Derek. Thanks that you have brought this to me."

Jenn: "So the dinner is ready yet."

Everyone went into the dining-room. During the dinner Jenn still told stories from Ben's and Derek's childhood. They all laughed very much.

Maria: "Derek, I'm sorry that I must say this, but I think we must slowly drive home, becomes it's time for Simon."

Derek: "You are right darling, he is really tired."

Jenn: "I hope that you'll visit me more often now."

Derek: "We will make this certainly. Thanks for the great evening."

Jenn: "I have been pleased to have you here."

Ben: " I hope you come to pay a visit to us in Sunset Beach soon."

Derek: "You can count on this."

A moment the two brothers still contrasted opposite, then Ben stepped toward and hugged Derek.

Ben: "Take care of yourself and your family."

Derek: "I’ll do it and you take care of yourself and Meg."

Ben: "Don't worry, this angel I won't let go any more."

Derek: "Meg, I've been pleased to become acquainted with you and take care further that my brother remains so happy."

Meg: "I’ll do my best."

Short time later Ben and Meg watched behind the car from Derek and Maria.

Meg: "Ben?"

Ben: "Yes my angel?"

Meg: "Are you glad to have met your brother again?"

Ben: "Yes, however I wouldn't have made it without you."

He pulled Meg to himself and kissed her.

Ben: "I think we should slowly go to bed, we must get up very early tomorrow to get our flight."

Meg sighed.

Meg: „You’re right."

They slowly returned into the house.

Chapter 27

Early next morning Ben was woken from his alarm clock. He switched it fast off, because Meg still slept tightly in his arm. Softly he kissed her on the cheek. He smiled at her as she slowly opened the eyes.

Ben: "Good morning my angel. Have you slept well?"

Meg: "Yes, very well."

She smiled at Ben. Ben bent forward and kissed Meg.

Ben: " We must get up, if we don't want to miss our airplane."

Meg sighed.

Meg: "Yes, you are right."

They got up and took a shower. A short time later they sat together with Jenn at the breakfast table. After the breakfast Ben loaded the baggage into the car.

Jenn: "What a pitty, that you must leave me again."

Ben: "Yes, however someday we'll certainly come again."

Jenn: "I hope so."

Jenn hugged Ben to farewell.

Jenn: "It was nice to see you again, boy. And I'm pleased, that you have
reconciled with your brother again."

Ben: "I am glad that we have visited you."

Jenn also hugged Meg.

Jenn: "It was nice to become acquainted with you."

Meg: "It was nice to become acquainted with you too and to see where Ben grew up."

Jenn: "And take care of my boy."

Meg: "I'll do this, promised."

Jenn hugged Ben once again.

Jenn: "And you take care of Meg."

Ben: "I'll take care of my angel very well."

Ben and Meg climbed into the car and drove away slowly. Jenn waved to them.

Ben: "And have you liked it?"

Meg: "Yes. I have been pleased that I have got to know Jenn. And I'm glad that we have we met your brother and his family."

Ben: "Good."

After a two hours journey they reached London and a short time later they were at the airport.

Ben: "The best would be, that you wait here with the baggage while I bring the car back."

Meg: "It's all right Ben, however, hurry we are already late."

Ben: "Yes, I know."

Ben stopped the car briefly in front of the entrance of the airport and
unloaded the baggage. He gave Meg a kiss on the cheek.

Ben: "I'll be right back."

Meg: "Good."

Ben climbed into the car again and drove to the car rental.Meg waited
impatiently for Ben's return.She nervously heard how their flight was
called.Relieved she saw, that Ben had returned.

Meg: "Ben! Hurry up, our flight was already called."

Ben: "Yes I know it."

Ben took the baggage and both went into the departure lounge. A voice sounded from the loudspeakers again.

Voice: "The last call for the passengers flight 424 British Airways to Los
Angeles! Please take gate C!"

Meg: "Ben, did you hear this? We really must hurry!"

Ben: "Slowly Meg, we don't need to hurry."

Meg: "Why? Anyway this was our flight wich just was called."

Ben: "No!"

Meg: "Ben, I have booked the flight by myself!"

Ben: "Nevertheless it isn't our flight."

Meg: "What do you mean?"

Ben grinned.

Ben: "You must still be patient a little bit longer and then you'll learn it."

Meg: "Ben Evans, what do you plan now again?"

Ben: "Only a little surprise for you."

Meg: "Ben please, what have you planed?"

Ben: "You will it learn very soon."

Once more a voice sounded over the loudspeakers.

Voice: "The passengers for the flight 241 Al Italia to Venice please take
gate A!"

Ben: "This is our flight, my angel."

Meg: " You mean?......... We'll really fly to Venice?"

Ben: "Yes, I thought, if we are in Europe, we also can visit Venice. We have only two days time, then we must return to Sunet Beach again."

Meg embraced Ben and kissed him.

Meg: "Thank you Ben, I don't know what I shall say at all. Two days Venice with you, this is like a dream."

Ben: "This isn't a dream, but we should climb into the airplane now,
otherwise we don't arrive to Venice today."

Meg: "You are right Ben. I'm so excited."

They landed in Venedig 3.5 hours later. With a gondola they went to the
hotel, where Ben had reserved a room for them. Meg was breathless when they entered the hotel room. It was established very romantically. A big four-poster bed was at the left wall. On the opposite led a big glass door out to the balcony, of where they had a terrific view of Venice.

Meg: "Oh Ben, this is indescribably, thank you that you have taken me here."

Ben: "I couldn't imagine to be here with somebody else, my angel."

Meg: "I love you Ben Evans."

Ben: "I love you too Meg Cummings."

They kissed each other.

Ben: "What do you think of this, that we look around a little bit in Venice?"

Meg: "That would be great!"

They left the hotel and went hand in hand through the narrow lanes of Venice. Ben stopped in front of a little boutique. A long, strapless dress made of dark blue silk lay in the shopwindow.

Ben: "Look at this Meg, this would be great on you."

Meg: "Ben this is to expensive for me!"

Ben: "No, for you is nothing to expensive for me."

He pulled Meg with himself into the shop. For Ben Meg tried the dress on. When she came from the changing cubicle Ben was breathless.

Ben: "Meg you’re so beautiful."

Meg: "Thank you Ben."

Meg was a little bit embarrassed. In her whole life she never had a so
expensive dress on.

Ben: "We will buy this."

Meg: "Ben, anyway this is to expensive."

Ben: "No it isn't. I would like that you'll wear it tonight for the dinner."

Meg hugged Ben.

Meg: "Thank you Ben."

They bought the dress and left the boutique again. Ben saw at his watch.

Ben: "We should slowly go back to the hotel and get changed, I have reserved a table for us for 7.00 pm."

They returned to the hotel. After an hour they were ready and left the hotel once more. Ben had a gondola order in advance, which waited for them in front of the hotel. She was decorated with white roses.

Meg: "Oh Ben, is this enchantingly!"

Ben: "You're enchantingly."

He kissed Meg tenderly on the cheek and then he helped her when she was getting in into the gondola. They sat down and Ben put his arm around Meg.

Meg: "Ben, it is all like a dream for me."


Ben: "Well, because I hope that I can still make more of your dreams to come true."

They kissed each other.

Meg: "I don't know how I can thank you for this at all."

Ben: "You have already given me so much."

Meg: "Really?"

Ben: " Your love is enough thank for me."

They kissed each other again. The gondola stopped in front of a little
romantic restaurant few moments later. Ben helped Meg with getting out.

Ben: "There is the best pasta of all of Italy."

Meg: "Have you been here before?"

Ben: "Yes."

Meg: "With Maria?"

Ben: "No, I never was in Venice with Maria. I was during a business trip
here."

They entered the restaurant. A waiter led them to the reserved table. The
table was in a niche and was decorated with white roses and candles.

Meg: "Ben, when did you have this all arranged?"

Ben grinned.

Ben: "I have my ways and means."

Ben ordered the meal and the wine for them. Together they enjoyed the pasta and the wine which Ben had selected. After the meal they strolled hand in hand back to the hotel. When they entered their hotel room again Meg was once more breathless. The room and also the balcony were all over decorated with white roses and candles.

Ben: "Do you like it?"

Meg: "I don't know, what I shall say at all. You are unbelievably Ben Evans."

Ben: "I love you."

Meg: "I love you too."

They kissed each other passionately. When they break the kiss breathlessly, Ben took Meg's hand and led her out to the balcony. The view was breathtaking. It was full moon and the moon dipped Venedig in a silverly light


Meg: "Wow Ben! Am I really awake or am I dreaming?"

Ben: "I hope you aren't dreaming. I have something here, which I would like to give you."

Meg: "Still something? Today, you have already given me so much. I really don't know how I shall say thank-you for this ever."

Ben smiled at Meg.

Ben: "You only quite simply answer me one question now."

Chapter 28

Meg: "What kind of question shall I answer you?"

Ben: "You know I have got a couple of things from Derek from my childhood. But Jenn also gave me something. Something that have belonged to my mother once and I would like now, that you get it."

Ben grasped into his coat pocket and took a small velvet box out. He opened it and Meg saw a ring.

Meg: "Ben....."

Ben put his forefinger on Meg's mouth.

Ben: "Shsh, please let me finish first, before you say something."

Ben took deep breath once again.

Ben: "As you has opened the door in Ludlow at that time and I have looked into your lovely blue eyes, I immediately knew that we were meant for each other. I have immediately felt a connection between us like I haven't felt to anyone before."

Ben knelt down in front of Meg.

Ben: "Meg, you are the love of my life. Together with you I would like to get older. You are the woman, which I want as a mother for my children. I would like to together with you see our children grow up and later our grandchildren. Meg, you have given my life a meaning again. Without you I was nothing, I woke up to life only through you again. You have given me so much since I got to know you and I can't imagine my life without you any more, it would be empty without you. Meg Cummings would you do me the honor and become my wife?"

Meg looked at Ben. Tears ran down her cheeks and she could hardly say a word.

Meg: "Yes Ben, yes I want to become your wife."

Ben smiled and put the ring on her finger. Then he got up and kissed Meg passionately.

Ben: "I love you Meg Cummings, soon to be Meg Evans."

Meg: "I love you too Ben Evans."

They kissed each other again.

Meg: "Ben we are getting married!"

Ben: "Yes Meg, we're getting married. We should celebrate this."

He fetched a bottle of champagne and two glasses.

He poured the champagne and handed Meg a glass. Ben lifted his glass up.

Ben: "To us. To you and me and to our love."

Both took a gulp of the champagne.

Meg: "Oh Ben, this evening was so perfect. First the journey with the gondola, then the meal in that romantic restaurant and for the end your application here, at full moon on the balcony with the view over Venedig. For what do I deserve a man like you?"

Ben took the glass from Meg and put it to the table. Then he pulled Meg to himself and kissed her once more. Without breaking the kiss off, he lifted Meg up and carried her back into the room and laid her at the bed.

Ben: "I love you so much Meg."

Meg: "I love you too Ben."

They looked each other deep into the eyes. Ben kissed Meg again. First on the mouth, then of the neck down to her shoulders. A shower passed through Meg with every touch. Ben sat Meg up and opened carfully the zipper in her dress. Slowly he got her out of the dress. Meg started now to unbutton Ben's shirt. At every button, which she opened, she kissed his chest. Ben moaned at everytime. When she have opened all buttons, she let the shirt slowly glide over his shoulders. Ben laid back and pulled Meg on the top. He kissed her again and the kisses became more and more passionate. Then turned Ben around and now Meg laid on her back with Ben on the top.

Ben: "You are so beautiful."

They took off each other the remaining clothes and soon they made passionate love. After this, they laid exhausted in each other arms.

Meg: "I don't know why, but every time we make love is better than before. I hope it remains that way."

Ben: "It will remain that way as long we love each other and I will love you for ever."

Meg: "I love you Ben Evans and I can hardly wait to become your wife."

Soon both were fallen a sleep. When Meg woke up the next morning, she still laid in Ben's arms and he was still sleeping. She smiled at the memory of last night and looked at the ring on her finger. It was a small gold ring with a sapphire.

Ben: " I hope you aren't disappointed, because it isn't a new ring."

Meg haven't noticed, that Ben had woken up. She smiled at Ben.

Meg: "No, I'm feel honored to wear your mother's ring."

Ben: "My mother would have loved you and it would have been her honor, to pass the ring along to you."

Meg: "What have I done, to deserve a man as unbelievable as you."

Ben smiled.

Ben: "No, the question here is, what I have done to deserve a so beautiful and unbelievable woman. I love you Meg Cummings, who soon will be Meg Evans."

He bent forward and kissed Meg passionately.

Meg: "I love you too Ben Evans and I can hardly wait to become your wife."

Ben: "Then we should think about a date for the wedding. I would like to marry you as soon as possible."

Meg smiled at him.

Meg: "And what do you mean by as soon as possible?"

Ben: "Well, you don't know how one can arrange everything within in 24 hours."

Meg: " Ben," she looked at him seriously "I would like to marry you as fast as possible too, but I would nevertheless like to celebrate the wedding with our families and friends. I would like a wedding with church and everything to this."

Ben took Meg’s hand and kissed it.

Ben: "You shall get everything you like, my angel. How long do you think, you will need for the preparations? A couple of weeks or months?"

Meg: "Well, now we have end of August and the wedding of Vanessa and Michael will be in two weeks. I can start with the preparations for our wedding after this."

Ben: "What would it be then with Thanksgiving or Christmas?"

Meg shook her head.

Meg: "No Ben, I wouldn't like this. It shall be a quite special day only for us."

Ben: "As you like my angel. Do you think we can still make it this year or not till the next year?"

Meg: "My wedding at that time with Tim was planned for January, therefore I wouldn't like to choose January either. I think we should put the appointment between Thanksgiving and Christmas. This is also the best time for my parents to leave the farm for a couple of days."

Ben hugged Meg.

Ben: "This sounds good for me. Wait, I'll just get a calendar."

He got up, went over to his briefcase and from this got his calendar. With this he returned to Meg.

Ben: "Let me see. A Saturday would be the best. We would have four Saturdays between Thanksgiving and Christmas there. However, the 1st December and the 22nd December we can leave aside, can't we?"

Meg: "Yes, this is too close to Thanksgiving and Christmas."

Ben: "Well, then we have still 8th and 15th December. I would suggest the 8th, then we can still include in our plans two weeks honeymoon before Christmas."

Meg smiled.

Meg: "Yes, the December 8th sounds good. But can you still can take free for the honeymoon a so short time before Christmas?"

Ben: "Don't worry my angel. Mark get by good with the Deep and Java Web alone. And no worries about the Liberty Corporation. Gregory can do it without us for two weeks too."

He kissed Meg again.

Ben: "In addition, I don't intend to get married once again, therefore shall everything be perfect."

Meg smiled at Ben and nodded.

Meg: " Good, then that is the December 8th."

Ben put the calendar aside and pulled Meg to himself.

Ben: "I think, so that also everything gets quite perfect, we still should practice a little for the wedding night."

Meg: "So? We should?"She smiled at Ben "Sure we should do this."

They kissed each other and it lasted not long before they made passionate love. After this they got up and after they have took a shower and had breakfast, they spent a great a day in Venice.

Chapter 29

The next day Ben and Meg flew back to Sunset Beach. Nobody was really surprised about that Ben and Meg were engaged. Meg’s parents were very happy too, because in Ben, they have found the son, which they never had.

Meg was engaged in the preparation for Vanessa and Michael's wedding within the next two weeks. Of course she started with the preperation for her and Ben’s wedding, too. Vanessa and Michael’s wedding was lovely and during the whole ceremony Ben and Meg looked into each other eyes and both knew, that the next wedding, would be theirs.

Meg’s parents came in September for their first visit to Sunset Beach. They were very much impressed, how Ben and Meg lived their life. The Cummings returned to Sunset Beach for Thanksgiving and stayed then untill the wedding.

Today it was Ben and Meg’s wedding day. A lot of friends were in the little mission church from Sunset Beach. When Ben and Meg spoke their vows, it was so quiet in the church as that one would have been able to hear a pin falling. When they left the church as husband and wife, they were welcomed by their cheering friends. Everyone wanted to hug and congratulate the two newlywed. The wedding reception took place in the Grenadine hotel. Many speech were held, they danced a lot and the dinner was great. Ben and Meg left the recepiton around 9 pm, after Meg have threw her bouquet. They were taken by a big white limousine to the Hilton's hotel in L. A.. From there they wanted to fly to Hawaii for their honemoon the next day. For the wedding night Ben had booked a suite in the Hilton. A page had taken them to the suite on the 8th floor. After he had put down the baggage there, Ben gave him a generous tip and he disappeared. Ben turned around to Meg, took her into the arms and lifted her up.

Meg: "Ben, I can walk alone."

Ben: "But it is tradition, that the groom carries the bride over the threshold.”

Meg smiled.

Meg: "Yes you are right. I must get used to be married.”

Ben entered the suite with Meg on his arm and closed the door with an easy kick behind herself.

Ben: "I love you, Meg Evans."

Meg: "I love you too, Ben Evans."

Carefully Ben dropped Meg down and kissed her. Then he looked around the room and discovered the ordered champagne. He went over, opened the bottle and poured Meg and himself a glass. He handed Meg a glass.

Ben: "On us and on the rest of our life."

Both drank a gulp of champagne, then Ben put down his glass and  went over to CD Player. He put a CD in and turned around to Meg.

Ben: "May I ask for this dance, Mrs Evans?"

Meg: "With pleasure, Mr. Evans."

Ben pulled Meg to himself.

Ben: "I have chosen this one as a special song for us, it says exactly what I want to tell you."

The music started and Ben and Meg danced slowly.

It hard for me to say the things

I want to say sometimes

There‘s no one here, but you and me

And that broken old street light

Look the doors

We'll leave the world outside

All I've got to give to you

Are these five words when I

Thank you for loving me

For begin my eyes

When I couldn't of see

For parting my lips

When I couldn't breathe

Thank you for loving me

I never knew I had a dream

Until that dream was you

When I look into your eyes

The sky’s a different blue

Cross my heart

I wear no disguise

If I tried, you’d make believe

That you believed my lies

Thank you for loving me

For begin my eyes

When I couldn't see

For parting my lips

When I couldn't breathe

Thank you for loving me

You pick me up when I fall down

You ring the bell before they count me out

If I was drowning you would part the sea

And risk your own life to rescue me

Look the doors

We'll leave The world outside

All I've got to give to you

Are these five words when I

Thank you for loving me

For begin my eyes

When I couldn't see

For parting my lips

When I couldn't breath

Thank you for loving me

 Ben: "Thank you for loving me, Meg Evans."

Ben bent forward and kissed Meg.

***Epilogue***

Since this day it now has passed 25 years. To celebrate this day, Ben and Meg had invited their family and their friends. Ben and Meg were very proud of their family. Their 24-year-old son Phillip with his young wife Taylor, their 22-year-old daughter Susan and their youngest, the 16-year-old Isabel. Meg took Ben’s hand and smiled.

Meg: "Thank for the last 25 wonderful  years."

Phillip, he was the image of his father, got up and cleared his throat.

Phillip: "May I ask for your attention?"

He waited for a moment and when it got quiet, he continued.

Phillip: "As all of you know, our parents have been married now for 25 years. And I know it was for them 25 happy years. We children and I speak for my sisters too, had a very luck childhood. They have showed us, that if one handles other person lovingly, that one gets very much of this love back. We three have grown up in this family happily and Taylor and me,"

He made a short break and took the hand from his wife

Phillip: "we both are glad that our child will be born in this family with so much love few months."

For a moment it was  quiet in the room, then Meg hugged her son and her daughter-in-law.

Meg: "Congratulations your two."

She turned around to Ben and smiled at him.

Meg: " Have you heard this Ben, they’ll get a baby."

"Yes” Ben laughed " grandmother I have heard it."

Everyone joined into this laughs. Then Isabel got up and went over to the CD Player.

Isabell: "There is a quite special song for my parents. My mother told me once, that she and my father danced to this in their wedding night."

She switched the  CD Player on.

Isabel: "Mom, dad this dance is for you.”

Ben got up and took Meg’s hand.

Ben: "May I ask for this dance, Mrs Evans"?

Meg: "It’s my pleasure Mr. Evans."

Ben pulled Meg to himself and they started slowly to dance.

“Thank you for loving me, Meg.” Ben whispered into Meg’s ear.

*****End*****

In this chapter I have added the song “Thank you for loving me” from Bon Jovi - Anja