Luke is waiting for her at the airport. He is standing nervously off to the side from where all the other people are waiting for the passengers to come off the plane. He is holding a small sign that reads "Waiting for my soul mate."
Beth sees him the minute she steps through the doors into the waiting area. She stands there for a moment watching him, her Luke standing not 10 feet in front of her, looking so handsome and nervous, holding the little sign. Tears spring forth as she looks at him. Love for him making her feel dizzy. He sees her at the same moment, their eyes lock onto one another as the two walk slowly forward until they stand right in front of each other. Beth speaks very softly, "Hi baby, your soul mate is home."
His eyes close, the sign falls to the floor at their feet and in an instant she is enclosed in his arms being held so tight that she can feel his heart pounding. "Oh my sweet love you're here, your really here!"
"Yes honey I'm really here." Beth lifts her hand and touches his face convincing her self that she is here and he is holding her. Then their lips find one another's and right there in the crowded airport with all the noise and hustle and bustle the two melt into each other, their lips speaking the love that is bursting within them. Time stops as their mouths explore each other. Their tongues meeting for the first time so sweet, their lips joining together in the age old symbol of love.
A sound of a man clearing his throat right next to them brings them back to reality. Laughing softly Luke pulls slightly away saying, "This is the driver that will take us home my love."
"Then we better get my luggage and go home darling" Beth whispers and kisses him again quickly before pulling away from Luke but not letting him go fully. They get her bags and head to the car which speeds down the winding roads as the couple in the back seat are oblivious to everything but each other. They kiss, touch each other softly, hold hands and speak words of love. Talking and laughing as time flies by until the sudden stopping of the car brings them back down to earth.
While the driver takes out her bags, putting them inside the house and Luke thanks him, Beth continues to hold onto Luke's arm looking about her at the house and surrounding area. The weather is now quite cold and Beth huddles closer to his side for warmth; she is not used to being somewhere that has such low temperatures. Luke pulls Beth closer to him kissing her lips lightly and saying, "Let's hurry and get you inside before you freeze out here." They enter the house together and Beth gasps out loud. Everything is so beautiful; Luke has filled the inside of the house with pink roses and candles. "Oh honey, everything is so lovely" She spins looking at him and smiling at his grin on his face.
"I wanted everything to be perfect for you. I know how much you love pink roses so I got as many as I could find. "Beth please, come here my darling" holding out his arms for her. She smiles and walks into his open arms, feeling them enfold around her, holding her so tight yet as gently as if she was a piece of delicate china. His lips move down to meet hers and the two lovers kiss long and passionately until Luke pulls his lips from hers and looks deeply into her eyes, "I love you Beth." She smiles at him her eyes glistening with tears as she replies, "Oh, how I love you Luke."
Luke pours champagne in beautiful crystal, fluted glasses to toast her homecoming and their love; he then takes her on a tour of the house. Beth loves the place so much and knows she is going to be very happy living here with the love of her life.
They end the tour in the downstairs bedroom which Luke says would be theirs if that is ok with her. "Yes sweetie it is just perfect with me." He ask if she is hungry and she said yes but not for food. He laughs and says, "Good neither am I, but I do know what I want, what I must have. You my darling, I have waited so long for this moment to arrive."
Luke sits down his champagne glass and takes the one out of Beth's hand and sits it down on the dresser and then he switches on the CD player. The room fills with soft music as Luke takes both of her hands and pulls her to him. He looks deeply into her eyes and then takes one of his hands and lightly strokes her cheek moving his finger down to trace her lips. Beth kisses his finger, he smiles, "You are so beautiful my love," he then takes his hands and splaying his fingers goes under her long red hair and pulls her face to his and kisses her with all the love and longing that has been in him since he first knew he loved this woman. They had talked so many times about what their first time would be like and both realizing that the time had finally arrived wanted to savor every moment of it.