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The door to Marigold's and Beau's personal hotel bathroom opened, and Marigold walked out of the bathroom clothed in the black high-waisted dress Beau bought for her. She looked at Beau, seeing he had changed into a navy blue blazer, white button-up shirt, black pants, and white tennis shoes. He looked at her, his heart racing, and thought, 'She's beautiful, that dress looks amazing on her.' She looked down, grabbing her upper arm, and saying, "You look nice, Beau." He felt himself jump in his skin, and he said, "I uh… T-Thank y-you. T-The dress looks nice on you." She walked over to her bed and sat down while asking, "Just the dress?" He turned around to face her, seeing her looking down, he thought, 'Come on Beau! Tell her the truth. Tell her she looks amazing, that she makes your heart race when you look at her, that her beauty is unmatched, say anything,' and he said, "Yes." She said, "Well, at least you like the dress… I like the dress too." He thought, 'Beau, you idiot you're making her self-conscious! She wants you to compliment her, and you're blowing it because you're nervous. Look at her face! You're literally blowing it with the woman who stole your heart. Say something to her! Compliment her, not the stupid dress." He sighed, covering his face with his hand, and she looked at him, asking, "Are you alright Beau? What's wrong?" He sighed once more, looked at her, and he answered her, saying, "You." She asked, "What about me? What's wrong with me?" He said, "No, no, there's nothing wrong with you. There's something wrong with me." She stood up, walked up to him, and asked, "There's something wrong with you? What's wrong with you?" He grabbed her by her upper arms, looked her in her eyes, and said, "You." She said, "Okay Beau, I'm not understanding you at all. Is there something wrong with me or something wrong with you? Because you're confusing me." He sighed and said, "You, you're what's wrong with me." She said, "Really? I did something to you? I'm sorry Beau, I didn't…" He interrupted her, taking a deep breath, saying, "No, you did nothing wrong with you. It's just… I just… You're beautiful, you're distracting, you look stunning. The dress doesn't have anything on you, if anything you make the dress look better. Your beauty is unmatched. It's uncomparable. It's throwing me completely off. I told you, I can't focus when I'm around you. You drive me crazy, insane. How beautiful you are. I have never seen anyone who compares to you. The rose is shamed by your beauty, and I don't know how to tell you that without my tongue getting tied, so I just say the dress is beautiful, but in reality, I think those things about you." She stared at him, her eyes widened, and he felt his face turn red as he thought, 'I poured my heart out to her. I don't know what just came over me… Why did I just blurt all of that out? She must think I'm crazy. I completely overwhelmed her with my thoughts.' She hugged him tightly, thinking, 'He really thinks all of that about me? He really likes me… I can't believe he just said all of that about me… About me… Of all the women he could've said that about, he says that to me… I feel like I'm floating, my heart is beating a million beats a minute. The fact he thinks so highly of me… He really thinks all those things about me…' She stopped hugging him, looking directly in his eyes, and said, "Beau, you're so sweet. I thought you didn't like me in the dress at all and that you didn't think I was pretty." He said, "How could you think that? I told you I thought you were stunning." She looked down, saying, "Sometimes a girl just wants to be reminded that the man that…. Sometimes, a girl just needs reminding. I know it might sound silly, especially because you have told me that I was beautiful before, but getting dressed up and hearing that you look beautiful from your husband is a confidence boost. Shows me that I have your attention." He grabbed her hands, kissing each one, saying, "It's not silly for you to want to hear that you're beautiful, it's not silly for you to want to be reminded that I think you're beautiful, and next time I promise I won't hold back. I'll remind you that you're beautiful no matter how tied my tongue gets," and he thought to himself, 'She paused before she finished her sentence… What did she mean by the man that… The man that what?' She looked at him, touched his face, and said, "Thank you, Beau." He asked, "For what," and she answered, "For not making fun of me. Normally, if I had shared my feelings about something that was bothering me, I would've been made fun of… So it's nice not to be made fun of when I share what's on my mind." He said, "My princess, you don't have to worry about sharing your feelings with me. I want to know what you're thinking, and I want to know what's bothering you if something is bothering you. I want you to be able to share with me anything you feel and know that I'll always listen to what you have to say." She said, "Being listened to feels like a luxury. I can't remember the last time I was listened to before I came to live with you." He thought, 'A luxury to have your basic feelings heard? I have to make sure she feels listened to and that she feels safe with me…' and he said, "Well, you'll be listened to, loud and clear here. Now my princess, are you ready to go?" She smiled and said, "I'm ready, but you haven't told me where we're going." He said, "I thought we could first go to the Louvre And Musee D'Orsay, then see the Eiffel Tower, and then finish our night out with a Seine River Cruise With Dinner." She smiled and said, "That's a lot of stuff." He said, "That's nothing compared to what we're doing tomorrow. Tomorrow I'm taking you on a luxury shopping spree, then we'll go to Luxembourg Gardens, as well as some other surprise places." She chuckled, asking him, "How do you have all these things planned? Aren't you in Paris on a business trip?" He smiled, answering, "You are my business. I needed to go on a spontaneous trip with you." Her eyes widened, and she said, "Spontaneous, but it seems like you have our whole week planned." He said, "That's because I know how to plan an adventure at the last minute. Now my princess, shall we go?" She grabbed his arm and said, "We shall."
From sunrise to sunset, the entire week Beau and Marigold spent going to different places, sightseeing, shopping, and going on dates. Beau felt his feelings for her grow each day, and Marigold felt her feelings for him grow as the days passed.
On the edge of her bed, feet touching the floor, Marigold sat, wearing new silk pj's Beau bought for her. She looked down, gripping her comforter, and thinking, 'Why do I feel so sad… I mean I had so much fun here with him but now I don't want to leave… It was nice getting away from it all.' Beau walked out of the bathroom, wearing striped green pj's, looked at her, and said, "Well everything's packed up. Are you ready to leave tomorrow? We have to be up early, and I know the jet lag hit you hard this week." She sighed and said, "Yeah, I'm all ready to go back." He said, "Awe, what's wrong?" She rolled her eyes, looked at him, and said, "Nothing." He chuckled, walked over to her, sat next to her, and said, "If it's nothing, then why do you look so sad?" She crossed her arms, looking away from him, and saying, "Because… Look, this may sound childish, but I don't want to leave. I've been having so much fun, and it's been so relaxing being here and having you to my…. I mean, just having you here with me… And I…." She looked at him, seeing a smile on his face, and she said, "What? I just like it here, okay?" He chuckled and said, "It sounds like you were going to say you liked having me to yourself." She scoffed, saying, "W-What w-why I would never say such a thing. I enjoyed your company, that's all. I don't care if I have you all to myself." He laughed, saying, "Don't deny it. You enjoyed having private time with me. Just admit it." She looked at him and said, "I don't know what you're talking about. I enjoyed your company but I could go on this trip again, alone and still not want to leave. It has nothing to do with you." He thought, 'She's lying right now and it's so cute… She's so cute… Maybe I'll play into her little bluff to see what she says,' and he said, "You know what, you're right the trips are much better when you go solo. So next month I was thinking about going to Rome." Her eyes lit up, she jumped to her feet, and she said while jumping around, "Rome, I've never been. Oooo I'm so excited." He said, "I'll make sure I send you to Rome first class and have a flight attendant check up on you so you feel comfortable by yourself." She stopped jumping, looked back at him, and asked, "What do you mean alone? Aren't you going to Rome too?" He said, "Oh I'm going to Rome. Just not with you… I wouldn't want to ruin your solo trip." She said, "But Beau, that's not fair! What am I supposed to do without you there with me? I would miss… It wouldn't be fun." He stood to his feet, grabbed her arms, and said, "Just admit it, you would miss me if you went by yourself. You want me to come with you." She said, "N-No I just," he grabbed her, interrupting her, pulling her close to him, and saying, "Well, I would miss you." She said, "Y-You would? Why would you miss me, Beau?" He looked her in her eyes and said, "Because you are my best friend and my wife. I love having you around me, and I love being around you. This whole trip I've spent with you, I've had so much fun. I felt free and like I was more than money. I've felt so happy these last couple of days, and I hope you felt free and happy too. I want to travel with you more… I want you to be by my side every day, Marigold." Her face began turning red as she thought, "He wants me with him… If he can admit that he likes me here with him then I can too,' and she said, "Well I like traveling with you too. I like the company and spending time with you. I have been happy traveling with you, and I definitely wouldn't want to go to Rome by myself. I wouldn't want to go to Rome with anyone else other than you, Beau Bax." He grabbed her hands and said, "And I feel the same way, Marigold Bax… Now we should get some rest. We have an early flight back home and I have a huge surprise for you, when we get back." She smiled and said, "Another surprise. You have me thinking I'm an actual princess Beau." He smiled and said, "That's because you are. You are my princess and deserve the best I can give you… Now my princess, let's get some sleep. Tomorrow is going to be a big day."