(Damien's POV)
"The shrimp alfredo is not bad at all." I said as I was eating from my plate, "These new cooks of yours are doing better."
"Hmph." Emma said smugly, "Of course. Only the best can cook for my restaurants. Not whatever I had back then."
We were in one of Emma's restaurants, having a dinner date. Just last night, we had a picnic over at one of Saturn's moons. To say that it was quite romantic was an understatement; Emma was in love with the moment and I haven't seen her smile that sweetly in ages.
Now, she sat in front of me, wearing a beautiful white dress, eating from her plate. She had ordered the salad, saying she wanted to watch her figure. I had ordered a steak, along with some shrimp alfredo, which was quite an odd combination.
But I was just hungry.
She looked at me as I was taking a sip of my wine, "My love." She said, "I've been enjoying these rest days of ours. We should extend them for a bit longer, don't you think?"
I nodded, "It's nice." I said, "But Hela has been bombing my phone, asking for more."
"Hm." She said, "Allow me to deal with her."
"Yea, don't cause some trouble. I enjoyed her." She said
"Of course you did." She said with a chuckle, "I have been doing so much thinking, Damien. Our relationship is quite....unorthodox, but I feel like it works well."
"It does." I said, "I don't mind, I already said that."
"I was thinking..." She said, "Of expanding. If that is possible."
I looked at her, a bit stunned by what she said, "Expanding?" I asked, "A-Are you sure?"
She nodded, "It's not something I am 100% sure of." She said, "But it would be nice, don't you think?"
"Well." I said with a gulp, "That is a big step."
"It is." She said, a beautiful smile forming on her face, "I wouldn't do anything that will make you uncomfortable, you know. So it is a suggestion."
"Hm." I said as I leaned back, "If you feel like we're ready, we can take that step."
"I am concerned, though." She said, tilting her head, "What if my other desires overtake me? What then? I cannot have my two desires conflicting, can I?"
"We can figure something out." I said, "It's not something that we should allow to interfere with it."
She reached for my hand, "I enjoy what we have, Damien." She said, grabbing it firmly, "I love what we have, the bonds we created. I don't know how that would be affected should we take that step."
I nodded, "I understand." I said, "But like I said, we can figure something out. I know that deep down, you would want to continue what we have."
She sighed, "It's just something that has been on my mind." She said, "That is all. We don't have to change anything, Damien."
"Emma." I said, grabbing her hand with both of mine, "You'd make a great mother."
She blushed, "Damien....."
"I know that you are worried that you won't be." I said with a smile, "But I know you will be. So don't let what we have now dissuade you from wanting to be that, okay?"
She nodded slowly, "Right...."
"Whatever you want, I'll be here to support you." I said, "We can have both, Emma, don't worry about a thing."
"Thank you." She said softly, "I'll keep that in mind."
"Let's go home after eating." I said with a chuckle, "Let's not worry about anything else tonight. We go home, get to bed."
"And have some nice cuddling time."
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[Later That Night]
I stirred awake in the middle of the night, feeling how Emma's hair was on my face. I was lying down on my back as she was on top of me, latched onto me.
"Hm...." I said as I blinked slowly, gently embracing her, "What time is it?"
I turned to the side, seeing the digital clock on the nightstand saying "1:03 AM".
"Damn." I said as I shifted slightly, gently rubbing Emma's back, "1, huh?"
I felt as Emma stirred awake, "Damien....?"
"Shhh, it's okay, love." I said, kissing her head, "Go back to sleep."
She nuzzled my chest, "Hmmm..." She said drowsily, "What time is it?"
"1, let's go back to sleep." I said with a chuckle
She hugged me tightly, "Hug me."
"I am." I said, tapping her butt gently, "I'm hugging you."
"Okay..." She said, "Don't let me go."
"I won't." I said, hugging her, "I won't let you go."
"You're the best thing that ever happened to me." She whispered
"As are you, my love." I kissed her head again, "I'm glad that I met you."
A few seconds of silence later, I realized she had drifted off to sleep again. I peeked at her face, seeing how beautiful she looked.
I gently caressed her cheek, "My Goddess...." I said, "My everything....."
I remember the day I confessed to Emma, having met with her after a tense battle with outer-dimensional beasts. It was so long that I had these feelings dwelled up within me, being attracted to this woman. Not only did I feel sexual feelings for her, but I had fallen in love with her. Not just because she could handle my sexual libido, but because she was one of the few people who didn't see me as a weapon of power.
That meant a lot to me and I was eternally grateful to her for not treating me like that. She was kind to me, which was a rare sight at the time.
I would never let her go, this woman. I don't care how big the age gap is, I am hers and she is mine.
We will be together forever.
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[The Next Morning]
"Morning, love." I said as I hugged Emma from behind, kissing her cheek, "Do you want another moon picnic today?"
She was pouring coffee in her mug, wearing her white silk nightgown, "Hmm..." She said, "That sounds lovely, Damien."
"Ah, yes?" I said, leaning down and kissing her shoulder, "Where to, now?"
"Hm...perhaps Europa?" She asked
"Oh, careful." I said, "I hear some dangers lurk there, haha."
"Oh, please." She chuckled, "It shouldn't be much of an issue with you by my side."
"Hmmm...." I said as I kissed her cheek again, "When should we go? Later tonight or right now?"
"Perhaps after our meeting with Susan Storm." She said with a chuckle, "She messaged me, saying she wanted to discuss some things."
"I thought she was doing philanthropy." I said, pulling away and standing next to her, "What does she need from you?"
She leaned against me, "Oh, you know." She said, "Mutant activism and all."
"Hm." I said, "Interesting."
"You don't want to go?" She asked me, raising an eyebrow
"I would love to see Susan." I said, "But I'm just curious what she needs, that's all."
"Good." She said, "We already booked a meeting with her."