Otherwordly Beauty [River & Penn]

"Don't be sorry." He told her warmly. "I think anyone who wasn't at least a little overwhelmed by this whole thing would need to seriously have their brain examined."

He wrapped his arms around her as she hugged him and he kissed the top of her head, swaying her gently. "I'm here. I've got you." He told her softly as his hands moved up and down her back.

"What would you like to do, my Love? Do you want to explore a bit, check out our room, take a nap. Tell me what you need, darling." He asked her.

Penn chuckled softly at her response. "We'll definitely do everything. We'll be sure to pace ourselves though." He said with a grin. His hand moved over her hair as she buried her face into his chest.

"Ya, that book gets pretty intense. I don't think that will help with your overwhelm at all." he told her. "I slept on the plane too." He scrunched up his face in thought. "Let's....go to the room and get settled a bit while we decide?"

Penn grinned and took her hand as they started to figure out where to go. He wasn't paying any attention to the room numbers, he was just smiling softly as he looked down at her and the cute way she was reading the numbers. How was even possible for everything she did to be so cute, even little things like this?

"Hmmm?" He asked, having not been paying enough attention to fully hear the question. He registered the words and nodded. "Oh, right. Ya." He pulled out the key card and unlocked the door, opening it for River and stepping out of the way so she could go in first. "Welcome to paradise, River Hughes."

Penn entered the room behind her and looked around with raised brows. This place was unreal! Production must have spent a fortune to get them all rooms here. The pool was gorgeous, the view was breathtaking, and the woman standing by the glass door was radiant.

Her words definitely peaked his interest. "I'm excited to see your swimsuit." He said with a smile. "What else did you bring?" He asked curiously, stepping up beside her.

Penn smiled softly and took another step closer to her. His hand moved to tuck a piece of hair behind her ear before gliding down her neck and his fingers traced over the chain of her necklace down to where the pendant hung near her sternum.

"That word still sounds so surreal. 'Marriage'. We're going to get married, we aren't just dating. You're my fiancee and our wedding is coming up. This is so real and intense and it honestly just blows my mind in all the best ways." He whispered his thoughts to her.

"I love that you were so prepared, it doesn't surprise me at all that you thought through every step. It reminds me how much you must have thought through us before you agreed to say yes when I asked to marry you." He placed his forehead against hers tenderly, his other hand ran up and down her arm from shoulder to elbow and back again.

Now that they were here alone in this room, talking about lingerie and birth control, he could feel his desire for her growing again.

"I want to take you on a proper date." he told her, moving back a little and smiling down at her. "I want to share a meal with you at the very least. Would you go on a date with me, River? We could even order food to the room if you don't want to go out."

Penn felt almost giddy with excitement. He swooped in for a quick peck on her lips before he stepped back, his mind clearly reeling with a variety of ideas. "Okay! Okay, let's see. Okay." He said as he started to pace back and forth in thought. After a minute he stopped in front of her, both of his hands palm out as he started to talk with his hands.

"Okay, this is what we'll do." He started excitedly. "I'll order some food and we'll get something set up in here, but we'll get all freshened up and change into something nice as if we're going out." He said. After all, he had literally proposed in a comic-con costume and she still hadn't seen what he looked like when he put in real effort to look nice. "Yes?" He asked to make sure he approved before he started to put his plan into action.

Her kiss made him stop in his tracks and he hummed happily into it, his hand finding the small of her back. But too soon she was gone again and he grinned as she agreed. "It's all yours, my Lady." He said with a dramatic gesture of his hand towards the bathroom door. "But don't come out until I tell you!" he ordered playfully.

As soon as she was in the bathroom he started to put his plan into motion. First things first was to make a call to plan for the meal. With that taken care of he moved to his own suitcase and started to unpack a little into the drawers before getting dressed.

He put on a navy colored suit with a matching tie and a soft pinkish-purple shirt underneath. He fixed his hair a bit, though his hair style was always on the casual side. He sprayed on some cologne, Acqua Di Gio. It was bright and citrus-y with a wood base. He usually smelled mostly of clean laundry, but he did like to switch things up for special occasions and tonight was definitely special. He also made sure to brush his teeth, cause airplane breath equals gross.

Soon the food had arrived and when Penn gave River permission to come out she'd find a small table set up in the room with candles and white flowers and a meal of some sort of roasted chicken with a fresh salad that was light and fruity with a tangy vinaigrette. He had ordered some sparking waters in a few different flavors as well and they sat in fancy bottles, ready to pour.

As she stepped out he pressed play on a remote and soft romantic music started to play in the background of the room. "My lady," He said with a little bow and held out his arm for her to take. "Your meal awaits." He didn't care that it was a lunch date instead of dinner, he simply wanted to date his fiancee.

Penn couldn't help but look her up and down when she came out and he let out a low whistle. "You look incredible." He told her. That dress was stunning on her and looked so soft that he couldn't help but reach out to touch her sleeve to feel the fabric.

As they reached the table he moved to pull back her chair for her with a smile. "Well the hotel staff was very accommodating." He explained. All he had done was made a quick call, it was nothing really, all the credit when to the hotel staff.

Once she was seated he moved to the other side of the table and sat down. "What would you like to drink? Looks like we have still water and a variety of sparkling water flavors; original, pear, coconut, and lime."

"Do you? That's good to know. I agree. I think pear sounds nice." He said as he poured them both the sparkling pear water. "Peach is my go-to flavor for things like this, but when it comes to actual fruit, I love mangoes and apples." he said with a smile.

He raised his glass then towards her and made a toast. "To a lifetime of dates, in and out of our home, and making a million wonderful memories together."