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Extra #2: The End-Slade's POV

January 2016

Slade Kolosov's POV

"So what do you want to do today?" Mel asks as her head rested on my chest while I played with her curls.

"Stay indoors." I grunted out and Mel traces the tattoos on my arm with her finger. "Alright. It's freezing anyway."

We laid there in comfortable silence and I took the moment to file this memory along with the others we shared together. She slowly sat up and ran her fingers through her messy curls and smiled at me.

Right there and then, I swore that my heart seemed to beat even faster from her smile. "I'm going to have a bath before making brunch. You can join me if you want." She hinted and gave me a suggestive grin and sauntered seductively into the bathroom.

I watched her retreating figure hungrily, enjoying the way my shirt enveloped her small frame yet highlighting the curve of her ass. I grinned wolfishly to myself. I had my hands on that perfect round ass just last night.

I got out of bed and was about to make good of her suggestion when my leg hit the bedside drawer and immediately, what lay inside made me change my mind.

Glancing to see that the door leading to the bathroom was closed, I opened the drawer and took out the small square velvet covered box and opened it, revealing the engagement ring I was going to give to Mel.

Even though, I had slept around with quite a few women, I was a little old fashioned. I believed that before marrying anyone, there was to be an engagement. Perhaps I had gotten some of these beliefs from my mother before she passed.

I studied the ring, ensuring that it was in perfect condition. I knew Mel had a thing for sapphires. When we walked down the street and pass by jewellery boutiques, her eyes would linger on those that had sapphires on them.

It was the perfect opportunity to propose to her, especially now when she would be all wet and slippery from her bath. I was about to make my way to join her when a thought occurred to me.

What if she rejected me? She wouldn't. Or would she? The thought of not knowing her answer made my palms sweat and I scowled at myself, I am not a fucking weakling. I am Slade Kolosov and I wasn't scared of anything.

I made another step and this time, the image of Mel hesitating while I waited for her answer made me stop. What if that actually happened?

I clenched my jaw and contemplated. I know Mel wouldn't say no. But if I proposed to her in public, it would minimise the chances of her even saying no.

Right, I decided I would do it outdoors even though I didn't want to be out in the freezing weather. I shifted my jaw and grabbed my jeans and a button down shirt before making my way down to the living room to grab my coat.

I shoved the ring into my pocket and contemplated how I should propose. Should I do it the traditional way? One knee down on the ground? No, that was for fucking pansies.

Do I do it in a subtle way? Like placing it around a flower? Fuck no. Screw it, I'll just wing it.

"Where are you going? I thought you said we're going to stay indoors?" Mel questioned curiously as she took in my attire while drying her hair with a towel.

"I'm taking you out for lunch. Get dressed." I ordered and Mel raised her eyebrows and complied. Suddenly, it just dawned on me that I was going to ask Mel to marry me.

The reality of that made my heart speed and my hands became sweaty. I didn't have doubts about Mel. I had doubts if I should even propose today. Thoughts about her rejecting me came back and I almost felt sick.

No. I had to. If I continued prolonging it, I'll lose my nerves. "Let's go." Mel called out as she grabbed her coat. I eyed her outfit appreciatively. Watching the way her jeans emphasised on her legs and cupped her ass. The knitted top she wore hid her curves but showed off her shoulders.

Speechless, I nodded and gestured for her to go first. She shrugged on her coat and walked out and I followed after her, my eyes glued to her ass.

A man had to have his pastimes. Even though it was watching his girlfriend's body.

***

"Honestly, I didn't know you wanted to go out today. Where was the Slade that said he wanted to stay at home all day?" Mel teased as she watched me while sipping on her hot chocolate.

I grunted out, "I changed my mind."

Mel raised an eyebrow and asked coyly, "Oh really?" I rolled my eyes at her and suddenly wondered if she knew what I was planning to do.

Could she have found the ring when I was away? No, it was hidden under boxes of condoms. Then why was she so inquisitive?

Should I ask her now? I looked at her as she stared thoughtfully out of the window while sipping on her hot beverage. But how would I phrase it? I was not going to blab about soulmates and whatnot, that was for fools.

My heart started beating even faster and I could feel sweat beading on my forehead even though it was cold as hell.

I took a gulp from my beer and swore inwardly. Fuck it. It was the thought that counts wasn't it? "Give me your hand." I spoke out loud and Mel turned to me curiously before frowning.

"Why?"

Why were women so inquisitive about everything? Why couldn't Mel just do as I said? I ignored her question and she turned to look out of the window and slipped her small but slim hand into mine.

I took the ring out of my pocket and slipped it onto her finger, noticing that my hand was trembling slightly as I did so. I also noticed that the ring was a perfect fit on her finger and it looked as if it belonged there.

Mel gasped as she spotted the ring on her finger and she glanced up at me in shock. I quickly grabbed my beer and feigned disinterest as she squeaked out. "W-what is this? Is this an engagement ring?"

I shrugged and pretended to act bored as I replied her when I was fucking sure that my heart was beating so loudly and quickly and my stomach felt sick. "Yeah. You're engaged to me now." With that, I turned to my phone and sorted my mail waiting for Mel's response.

I could feel Mel's appalled stare as she burst out, "But you didn't even ask me. And how are you so confident that I'll say yes?"

Fuck fuck fuck. Is she fucking going to say no? My palms started to sweat and I shot her an arrogant stare, "Because that's the only answer isn't it?"

Seeing the expression on Mel's face, I knew I screwed up. Again. Fucking hell. "Well what if I said no?" She demanded and it took all the effort in my body to glance at her coolly with a smirk on my mouth before replying, "Would you say no?"

Mel pursed her lips and shot me a pointed look, "Well, I would have said yes if you asked."

Was she hinting for me to ask her when she was obviously going to say yes? What. Women. I groaned inwardly and took another sip of beer. "Why would I bother asking a question that I already know the answer to?"

Okay, fuck, shouldn't have said that. I cursed inwardly seeing Mel scowl at me. She narrowed her eyes at me and growled, "You are so full of yourself!"

Honestly I couldn't take her seriously when she was all pissed off. She looked like an angry kitten and I certainly wasn't going to tell her that. But when she slipped the ring off her finger and placed it onto the table, I became serious.

"What are you doing?" I asked warningly when inside, I was having a full blown panic attack. She wasn't agreeing to marry me! What the hell?

She shot me a saccharinely sweet smile, "I'm not agreeing to marry you unless you ask nicely."

What. Okay, she wasn't fully rejecting me but I had to ask? "What the fuck? Put the bloody ring back on." I ordered as I glared at her.

"No. Ask and I will." She bargained with a sly grin on her face. Fucking hell, were all woman like this? And did every man have to actually ask? Bloody hell.

I was actually contemplating if I should just drag her home, tie her to the bed and teased her until she agreed to marry me. But I guessed she wouldn't appreciate that.

But I had to ask? Why the hell wasn't there a guide for men to follow when they were about to propose? "Mel." I growled out warningly and she looked out of the window with a smug grin on her face.

"Don't be stubborn." I continued warningly and she ignored me and sipped casually from her drink. Oh she was going to pay when we get home. "Fine. Marry me." I rushed out and instead of her giving in like I expected.

She turned to me and scoffed. "That wasn't even a question! It was an order!"

Why. Was. She. So. Fucking. Difficult. "Marry me?" I gritted out and Mel sighed before smirking at me, "Yes. I will." And slipped the ring back onto her finger.

Thank fucking hell. The tightness in my chest faded and I started to feign disinterest even though relief was still coursing through my veins. "Can we go back and have sex now?"

Mel gasped and her cheeks turned pink as she hissed at me and looked around quickly. "What?! Not so loud!"

I couldn't help but smirk at her as she glanced down to look at the ring on her finger. My stomach twisted at the sight of the ring on her finger. "It's beautiful." She murmured softly and my chest started filling up with male pride.

I reached over for her left hand and rubbed her ring finger affectionately as if I couldn't believe she actually agreed to marry a fucking asshole like me.

Looking at her face, a twinge of guilt hit me. Mel deserved a better proposal than the shitty one I gave her. Ah fuck it. "Mel, I know I won't be the perfect husband and I know I'll fuck up a lot but I hope that you'll love me enough to stick with me through everything because I can't let you leave me. So I'm asking because I know you want me to be romantic and shit so will you marry me?" I asked unsurely and sincerely.

Mel's face lit up and tears started rolling down her cheeks. Did I fucking make her cry? Oh hell. I panicked slightly before noticing that she had a brilliant gorgeous smile on her face as she nodded her head before leaning in to kiss me.

My lips moved against hers and I still couldn't believe she actually agreed to marry me. Because what the hell did she even see in me? My fingers cradled her cheeks and her fingers ran through my hair.

It seemed that I could never get enough of her. And I was okay with that. Mel pulled away and I groaned softly in protest. Her cheeks turned bright pink as she glanced around nervously and I gave her a grin.

"Oh my god." She murmured and shot me a bright smile, "I love it." I knew she was referring to the ring but since I was an asshole, I teased. "Only the ring?"

She rolled her eyes at me and a smile played on her lips, "Funny. I love you more." She leaned forward and pressed her lips against mine once more and pulled away. She was such a tease. I scowled, what I really wanted now was her in my bed and we definitely would not be sleeping.

I grumbled, "Can we go back now so I can fuck you?"

Mel glared at me before understanding entered her eyes, "Wait, you brought me all the way here so you could propose didn't you? Because you were scared that I might say no when we're in private. But now that we're out in public, I would have no choice but to say yes."

What the fucking hell? Did women have some sort of intuition about these sort of things? How the hell did she know? Was I obvious? No, she certainly couldn't know me that well could she?

Immediately I scowled at her and answered, "No. I'm not scared of anything."

And it seemed that the universe hated me because Mark banged on the window and I jumped from the suddenness of it. He mouthed something through the window and Mel laughed. I shot him a menacing glare and he shrugged and left.

I turned back to Mel who had a knowing grin on her face and I scowled at her. "I'm not scared of anything!" Mel smiled patronisingly at me, "Yes of course you're not."

I gave her another scowl and sipped from my beer and she laughed at me and I ignored her until she stopped. Looking at her, Mel glanced at the ring on her finger and smiled to herself. I reached out for her hand and gave her a small smile, "I love you Mel."

She smiled back at me happily, " I love you too Slade." My heart bloomed in my chest from those words coming from her and I leaned over to claim her lips.

***

February 2016

"Shut the fuck up." I growled at the two idiots standing in front of me. "Did you knock her up? Is that why you're getting hitched one month after you proposed?"

I shot them a smirk, "No, of course not, I've been a very good boy who kept his dick in his pants and didn't do any baking."

Drake barked out a laugh and Damien scoffed, "Really?"

"No." I answered shortly and Drake and I burst into laughter.

"Damn, I lost the bet." Damien muttered under his breath and Drake smirked, "Join the club, I lost it way longer than you. Why is your wife always right?"

I scowled at both of them, "What bet?" Both of them froze and exchanged glances. "We made a bet on you and Mel." Drake announced with a grin on his face. Ah hell. "What? Who? And what is it about?" I demanded.

Damien shrugged causally, "Adrianna and I, him and Olivia." At that, I scowled even more. "We were just saying on how long she'll give into you. I said in a week, Damien said she'll resist you for six months. And his wife seemed like some all knowing goddess because she predicted that you and Mel would get married by this year. And she is right. Yay." Drake announced and shot a pointed look at Damien.

I rolled my eyes, "What Mel and I do is none of your fucking business. But the good thing is, I didn't knock her up like the both of you. And maybe I know I'll get a reward." I smirked at them and we all burst into laughter.

"Where's the family?" I asked curiously once we all settled down. "I don't know. But Adri knows where I am." Damien said and Drake agreed.

"Your wives rule the both of you don't they?" I smirked at them and they rolled their eyes, "Shut up Kolosov." Damien ordered. "Weak pussies." I say lowly and they both glared at me.

"Slade." I stiffened and turned to greet Adrianna who smiled at me and passed one of the twins over to Damien. "The ceremony is starting, you have to get into position." She smiled and together they left and I was left alone at the altar.

I glanced down at my ring finger and smirked, Mel was in for a big surprise when we were going to exchange rings.

***

I kissed the side of Mel's head as we were about to enter the reception area. She was mine. Officially. And there wasn't anything that could take her away from me. My hand was around her waist and I stroked her waist unconsciously. I was now a married man and I didn't mind.

I looked down at Mel who was beaming at me and I inhaled sharply as I took in her appearance again. She was a vision in white. That was all I could say. When I first saw her step into the chapel, it felt like all the air in my lungs was knocked out. And I wasn't ashamed to say that I was beyond speechless.

When we were about to exchange the wedding bands, Mel had inhaled sharply when she caught sight of the inked writing on the base of my finger. I had gotten that tattoo about three weeks before the wedding. I wanted to show her that I was serious about her-about us. And that I was fully committed to her for the rest of my life.

"You look beautiful." I murmured as I gazed softly down at Mel. She smiled at my compliment and replied, "You look really good too."

I smirked, I couldn't resist it. I couldn't. "I can't wait until tonight when I'm going to strip you. First I'm going to make slow love to you and then I'm going to fuck you senseless until you can't walk."

I murmured seductively in her ear and I was once again rewarded with the sight of her cheeks turning bright pink. "Shhhh! Not so loud!" Mel squeaked out and glanced around to see if anyone heard.

I laughed lowly at her reaction and kissed the side of her head affectionately. "You know its true isn't it? The good girl always falls for the bad guy." I mocked playfully and Mel snorted.

"I told you before didn't I? Who said I was a good girl?" Mel teased and I laughed at her response before intertwining our fingers. "Yeah. Who knew you could fall for me?"

Mel grinned at me and she tightened her grip on my hand. "Exactly. Who knew I could love a criminal?" I snorted and laughed before exchanging an amused expression with her before they turned into loving and tender ones instead.

***

A/N: Hello! I hope you enjoyed a peek into Slade's mind during his proposal and stuff. Vote and comment please ahahaha. On another note, the first two chapter of TMS will be posted tomorrow.

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