"Ed, you've been acting kinda strange. You okay?" asked Tamara, walking up to me. "Yeah, why wouldn't I be?". She sighed, taking my hand. "Something's off, you've been distant". "I'm fine". "Ed, if something is-". "I'm fine!" I snapped. She flinched, stepping back. "I'm sorry" I sighed, going to hug her. She took a step away from me instinctively. My heart broke instantly, hurt and nostalgia flashing in her eyes. "Tamara, I haven't been this serious with a girl since...Look, I'm sorry. We just happened so fast and it scares me. Why? Because when you're not around, I don't feel complete. I don't feel whole. What I have with you, what I feel for you, it's something I've never experienced before. You're like a breath of fresh air. I feel like you were made for me, and it scares me how much I love you. I'm scared of the fact that you might not feel as strongly as I do". "Of course I feel as strongly as you do Ed! Don't you think I'm scared too? My last boyfriend beat me against the wall when he was drunk, he suffocated me and threatened me. I haven't trusted anyone since. You've healed me, and to know that you can break me with a couple of words scares me. Relationships are scary. They make you vulnerable, and sometimes it's a bad end result" said Tamara. "I know, I know. I'm just afraid that it'll happen again". "Well it won't, not with me". She took a deep breath and whimpered, jumping and wrapping her arms around me. I held her with my arms around her and she put her legs around my waist. "I love you" she whispered. "I love you too baby. I love you too" I muttered, stroking her hair lightly. I set her down and kissed her quickly "Marry me, Tamara" I said, a smile on my face. "What?" she asked, eyes wide. "Will you marry me?". She smiled and nodded, kissing me. "Yes, yes. A thousand times yes!" she exclaimed. I wrapped my arms around her and sighed. This was it, we would be together forever. Tamara was the one for me, I knew it to be true. She was my world, my everything. I loved her and she loved me.
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"And that's the story of how our beautiful couple here got to where they are now. From the minute I saw them together I knew they had something special. The love is strong, it's real. You can see it in their eyes. So to a brother and a sister I want to wish you both a beautiful life together" said Mike, smiling and raising his glass. "To Ed and Tamara!". After the toast, we finished our dinner. "I love you baby" said Tamara, wrapping her arms around my neck and kissing me lightly. "I love you more". I held her as we slowly swayed to the music. "Damn, we're gonna get old together" she said, making me laugh. "That's the plan". Our honeymoon was in a small cottage for a week. We would be surrounded in beautiful trees, a lake, and quiet. It was an ideal getaway for us both. Mike had been my best man and Jess had been Tee's maid of honor. "So I guess our wedding song is an acoustic version of Heroes, very creative" said Tamara, laughing. "And we can be heroes, just for one day" I sang along quietly, pressing my lips to her forehead. "I can't believe we got this far. We're married". "I know baby, it's insane. You know, a few months into our relationship I knew you were the one". "You did?". I nodded in response.
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We lay in the cottage, laughing and talking for hours. We were so unbelievably happy. Our kitty Imogen was with us as well, curled up on Tee's stomach. "She's so cute" she whispered, petting her head lightly. "You're cute" I said, kissing her cheek. Imogen purred and got up, scurrying out of the room. "Smart cat" I said, turning Tamara's chin to face me and pressing my lips to hers. Tamara kissed back, shifting onto my lap and running her hands through my hair. She tugged at the ends like she always did. She reached to take off my belt and succeeded. "I love you" I muttered, kissing her neck. She removed her shirt and leaned down to kiss my jaw. I sat up to take off my shirt, Tamara still on my lap. "I love you too" she said, kissing me again.
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And that's it! Epilogue will be posted when I get motivated, so comment and you'll get it soon. I hope you liked it! Im still debating the Mike and Jess story, what do you think?
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Risen (Ed Sheeran)
FanfictionWhen new artist Ed Sheeran begins his first U.S. tour, he starts off small. He plays at the Orlando House of Blues location, which is where he will begin his tour. He sits at the bar before the gig and ends up meeting a girl that will turn his life...
