Steve woke up and Catherine was looking at him.

He looked at her and smiled.

"What?" He asked.

"I was just thinking.I missed you so much and in many moments I lost hope of having your love back." Catherine replied, touching his face.

I'm not going to lie, Catherine. I tried to forget you. I really tried, but I couldn't. You have the key to my heart, you always open the door and come in, and I can't help it. You know all my weaknesses, don't you? And you know my biggest weakness is you.

"Serious? Am I your weak spot? Then I'll take advantage of that." Catherine said, pulling him toward her.

"I just feel complete when you're near me. To have you, to see you, to hear you, to feel you, to hold you, to kiss you, to love you is the best thing in the world." Steve said, stroking her back.

Catherine kissed him passionately.

"I wonder what the last day I woke up without thinking about you. I don't remember." Steve told her.

I remember the last day I woke up without thinking of you: it was the day I met you. Catherine told him.

Steve smiled and kissed her intensely.

"And you know when I discovered it was love? When the word "much" was little to define how much I liked you." Catherine said, looking into his eyes.

Oh, Cath! Come here! Steve said pulling her so close that the two became one body.

Two hours later, Steve opened the window and the sun shone in the waters of the sea.

"Let's enjoy the beach?" He asked.

"Come on, the day is wonderful." Catherine replied.

They went to the beach and while Catherine went into the water, Steve collected some shells.

Catherine swam a little and went back to the sand and sat down next to him.

"Look, Catherine, look what I have here." Steve said, showing her an oyster.

"It's an oyster." Catherine said.

"Yes, the sea is part of our history. When the sea was rough, I always remembered that you were my safe harbor." Steve said that and put the shell in her hand.

The two halves of the shell parted and Catherine saw the ring.

Oh, Steve! Catherine said thrilled.

"When I think of our history and everything that has brought us here, I can only be sure that we were destined to be. That is why, Cath, today I want to ask you: do you want to marry me?"

"Yes, yes, yes. My life, my love, it was always you. What I want most in this life is to be by your side." Catherine said looking into his eyes.

Steve smiled and put the ring on her finger.

"I love you!" Steve said, kissing her, having the sun and the sea as witnesses to this love...

End.

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