Chapter 528 - Perfect date - day 5 (1) (1/2)

Sarah woke up at the sight of the sun peeking through the treetops above. Based on her limited ability to move, she knew that she is in Aiden's embrace.

She moved her head slightly and it took her a moment to realize that they are on a deck, suspended within lush tropical foliage. There is a cover on top of them, Sarah can only guess that she slept off first, and Aiden covered them up.

Aiden was still sleeping. She shifted slowly and observed his perfect face.

Sarah knows that this is their last day in paradise, before they go back to reality. 'Reality' is also very good, because they get to be together.

Sarah thought how last four days were amazing. Aiden did a lot of planning, it was very romantic, they got engaged… but they also clarified a lot of things. Going forward, their relationship will definitely be different; next, upgraded version. She will make sure to give and not only to take from him. She needs to step up, show him that she believes in him.

Sarah can't deny that this place is amazing, and he planned this date very well… everything he plans is very detailed, and he always makes sure to put her needs first. She reminded herself that she needs to let him be in charge more often.

He stirred up and opened his eyes slightly before squinting, probably due to sunlight.

”Good morning, my love…”, Sarah greeted him with a smile.

Aiden was wide awake, staring at Sarah.

She giggled, ”Yes, I called you 'my love', because that is what you are. And I know that long time ago you gave me a nickname, but I didn't… I will fix that. And you are not only my love… you are my everything… so there will be a lot of nicknames, I don't think I can settle on one…”

Aiden's kiss blocked her lips.

They kissed and held each other, enjoying in the treetops of the tropical jungle until it was time for breakfast.

Sarah was curious how are they going down, but before she could voice her question, Aiden stood up and called her to come to him.

She took a deep breath, understanding how this will work when he saw him pull a strap which was wedged between branches and wrap it around his wrist few times before gripping it. Sarah told herself that she will not scream this time. She was wrong.

Now it was daytime, so she could clearly see how fast they are going down that zipline, how high they are, and how close those branches are swishing around them. She screamed while gripping him around the neck. And she screamed until her feet were back on the ground.

”You don't like ziplines?”, he teased while she tried to steady her shaky knees.

”I like them, when I'm the one holding onto it, and when I know where I'm going.”, she explained.

They landed close to villa, and on the way to the villa, Sarah exclaimed: ”Birds!” She forgot about the scary zipline experience.

Aiden shook his head helplessly and followed her. ”I thought you are hungry.”

”Just a minute… I have a good feeling about this.”, Sarah approached one red and green parrot.

Aiden held her hand. ”Here, try with this…”, he placed few seeds in her hand.

Sarah gave him a why-didn't-you-give-me-this-right-away look and turned to the bird. With a temptation of a snack, bird swiftly switched from branch to Sarah's arm. And Sarah was happy. She was grinning and petting the bird's head and chest feathers and didn't notice that Aiden got his phone and took her picture.

While Sarah was busy with the bird, he went to Sarah's social media pages, liked, retweeted, and shared her ”Engaged!” photo of their hands showcasing the engagement ring, and made that picture his profile photo. At this time, Aiden was confident that Sarah won't mind him doing that. He even changed his relationship status into 'Engaged'.

When he was done, Sarah was still busy with the bird.

”Are you done? We should eat…”, he reminded her.

”I would like to, but how do I get it to go back on the branch?”, Sarah looked at him helplessly.

He laughed and shooed the bird away without showing much compassion for the feathery creature. ”You are too gentle.”