It was almost a week before Twyla came back to him. Hunk grabbed her aournd the waist ans swung her around.

"Well?" he asked.

"My tour of duty is over. I'm free to do as I please now."

"What have you decided?"

"I'm going to marry you, remember?" Her smile suddenly faded, "Unless you have changed your mind."

"No, I haven't but I thought you had."

"You silly guy." She hugged him tightly and kissed him lightly on the cheek.

"I love you."

"I love you too."

They went back to Hunk's room to talk.

"So, where do you want to go from here?' Twyla asked.

"Well, what about us getting married? When do you want to do it and how is it going to work? Do you want something simple or something fancy? I can't leave Arus, so what do you want to do? Live at the Castle or get a small place in the village?

"I stay here in case something happens that we need to pull the team together again but I don't want to hold you down. You can come and go as you please."

"Aw, that's sweet of you, Hunk. I can understand your postition and I would like to take active duty again. I can live here with you when I'm not on duty, we can have a house in the village. I would like that very much."

Hunk hugged her again. She hugged him back and kissed him deeply.

"So," She whispered in his ear, running a finger down his neck. "Do you want to be traditional and wait until our wedding night?"

Hunk looked uncomfortable for only a second. He brought her close and started to kiss her. She responded quickly.

"This will be our special night."

Hunk moved her to the bed and let her sit down as he got out of his clothes. Twyla watched only for a second before getting out of her own.

As soon as Hunk had gotten in bed with her, she reached over and turned out the light. She didn't want Hunk to see that she was scared when she had caught a glimpse of him.

But she wasn't about to change her mind. Now was the best time to get the pain overwith that she knew would come with having sex for the first time. That way she could enjoy herself completely on their wedding night.

She didn't want anything to wreck that night and with the bad case of nerves she would have that night she didn't want any screw ups. She had a lot of time to think about this when she went on duty and knew in her heart that this was right.

She felt him wrap his big arms around her and pull her close.

"You scared?"

"Yes, but that's beside the point." If he could see her face, it suddenly had a startled expression on it. He was so relaxed, it made her feel comfortable enough to admit that eventhough she hadn't planned on saying a thing.

He moved over her and she wrapped her arms around his neck. He kissed her deeply and she responded. She buried her face in his neck and hugged him tightly.

She gasped slightly when she could feel him start to penetrate. She moaned and felt the tears start to streak her face. He was so huge. She didn't think she would be able to handle this.

"Just relax" Hunk whispered, "The pain will go away soon."

"I know." Her voice was shaky. She prayed it would be soon.

When she could feel him completely inside her, she bit her bottom lip and dug her nails into his shoulders. Hunk winced but understood.

It was only after he had gotten settled into a good rythum, the pain had eased considerable that she dared herself to speak.

"I can't believe I just gave myself to you."

"And I to you. I'm just sorry that I had to hurt you so badly."

"I didn't think you'd be able to do it, I mean, go all the way."

hunk kissed her deeply. He knew the pain had been intense for her all the way. He could tell she was a small girl and for someone such as her being a virgin was definately a disadvantage.

He moved quicker and his breathing got heavier.

"Oh Hunk, I love you."

"I love you too." He hugged her tightly, the time was getting close. He knew he was going to get off.

Twyla gripped him but he was surprised that he wasn't hurting her. He was startled when she giggled as he got off.

"Oh my love, what wonders our bodies can create when we are together."

"Yeah, talk about majic." Hunk lay down beside her.

"Oh you," She playfully slapped him.

;"Look, I hope I really dind't hurt you. You're not in pain or anything."

"You big softy. I'll admit that I am a little sore and I do feel differently inside but that's to be expected. That's normal. Next time we make love it might still hurt a little but then again it might not, the more we do it the better it'll be. Pretty soon we might even get rauchy in the sack, you never know."

"I can't wait for that."

Twyla cuddled herslef close to him.

"I feel so tired."

"I bet you're gonna be sore tin the morning too."

"Most likely but it'll be worth it."

"It will be becuase we love each other and that's all that matters. No regrets. At least, I hope there won't be, right?"

But Twyla never heard him becuase she had fallen asleep.