#ref: owen x catia

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As Owen opened the door, it was almost like all of Catia's worries disappeared. All of those emotions and feelings rushed back at the sight of him. It was impossible to hold any sort of grudge, or even to think of the unhappiness she might have felt over the distance that had started to settle between them. In that instant, as Owen pulled her into a hug, she couldn't help but forget about all of it. This didn't feel as though they had been becoming distant. In fact, the moment she was in his arms again, it felt like everything was exactly as it had been the day that she left. Things felt right once again.

Catia took a slow, deep breath, closing her eyes as she wrapped her arms around him and inhaled his familiar scent. "I really have missed you, you know." She made no move to pull away, wanting to draw just a little more warmth from him before they inevitably had to separate. "As much as I loved what I was doing, I'm glad to be back home." She meant that wholeheartedly. There was a certain sense of calm that settled over her now that she was back here, and back with him. She wondered what she was going to do if they did end up breaking up. Pushing that thought aside she pulled back enough to look up into his face with a smile.

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With another loving smile up at him, Catia touched her hand to his face allowing herself just a moment longer to look over Owen's features. She truly had missed him, more than she could even begin to convey in words. She would have to prove that in actions later, but for now, she knew they had to get to dinner. "Yes, we should get to the food before it starts getting cold." She moved with him towards the kitchen, but refusing to completely let go of him just yet as she held on to his hand, she looked over at him and asked, "Do you need help with anything at all? I can set the table, or grab things. Anything you need me to do, I'll help. I don't want you to feel like you have to do everything." She wondered what Owen had made, and what he had in mind for their dinner. The smell of food filled the air, causing her stomach to rumble with hunger, but she pushed that thought aside knowing that she would be eating before she knew it.

"I am happy to hear that, but even if it does I think you are worth it." Owen said as he would wait for her as long as he had to. While he hated being away from her he hated the idea of her not getting everything she wanted in life. Owen was determined to never stand in her way and to prove to her that he would support her however he could. The man just hoped that he'd done everything in his power to make sure that tonight was perfect. Catia coming home was all his mind had been able to focus on for days. He suspected it was because he found her all consuming. There was nobody or nothing that he found more important to him. It was one of the many reasons that he wanted to make Catia his wife.

"Yes, dinner." Owen agreed as he had spent the last couple of hours trying to make sure to prepare the perfect meal. He had looked up recipes, but had also called his mother for advice. Owen had made sure that everything was timed out to be ready when it was time for Catia to get here, and not things were warming in the oven. Owen returned her kiss with urgency. It was hard for him to not just want to abandon dinner and drag her down the hall to his room. However, Owen was hoping there would be plenty of time for that later. As long as things went as he had planned for them to. When Catia pulled away, he sent her another smile. "Yes, that was important too. I am never one to pass up a kiss with you. We should probably get to the food though before it starts to get cold."

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With a happy nod, and a lean into him, Catia gave him a quick peck before turning around and grabbing what was needed in order to set the table. It surprised her that she still remembered everything from the last time she had been here. Once everything was set on the table, she kissed his cheek. "You always think of it all," smiling at him she then added, "I'll get some ice in the cups and then the table will be good to go." She grabbed the glasses and made her way to the freezer and filled each one with some ice so that they would be ready for their drinks. "Alright, now we're all set. Anything else you need? Or is it time to eat?"

Owen wanted to enjoy every moment with Catia that he could. The reality was that the night was young and he planned to be up well into the night enjoying her presence. The way he saw it, they had lost time to make up for. "If you could set the table that would be a big help." He said as while Owen had planned to get the table ready, he'd run out of time. The recipe he'd picked out had taken longer than he had planned it to. Not that it was a huge deal by any means because the food was still just about done. Owen had prepared a three-course meal of all of her favorite things. He really did hope that tonight went off without a hitch because he wanted for things to be perfect. "I put some fresh ice in the freezer as well, so there is plenty for our drinks." Owen added as he really had tried to think of everything before Catia had gotten here.

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Once again, Catia couldn't help but smile. It was a relief to know that he was glad that she was there. Surely, that meant that they wouldn't be breaking up. If he had wanted to end things with her, he wouldn't be happy to have her with him. At least, that was what she told herself as that was what made the most sense to her. "Don't worry, hopefully my dreams won't be taking me far away from you for any extended periods of time again. This was kind of a unique situation." In most cases, whenever Catia had to travel, it was for short periods of time, and then she was right back home a week or two later. An entire year was something that she had never had to do before and after having done it, she was certain she wouldn't do that again. She was proud of what she had accomplished, of course, but the time away from the people she cared about and the place she considered home was all too much.

"Well," Catia began after he'd asked her what she would like to do first. "I did come here for dinner, and I am kind of starving, so we could always start there?" She suggested gently. "But before we do... there's just one more thing..." She reached up, taking his face in her hands gently and then she brought her lips to his, kissing him softly. Even though she wanted to kiss him in a way that would leave him with no doubt of how much she had missed him, she kept control. Despite that control, it wasn't a chaste kiss, it still conveyed that love she felt for him, it was simply a gentle kiss, one of longing. When she pulled away, her eyes found his face and she smiled up at him. "I felt like that was important too..."

Owen was thankful that Catia was here. After all the months that they had been apart sometimes he felt like this moment was never going to happen. While he was supportive of her career that didn't mean that he liked having to spend so much time apart. Owen wished there was a way that they could have it all, and he was willing to do whatever he could to make it work. Owen was ready to spend the rest of his life with her. If Ela felt the same way then Owen knew that they would figure out a way to make everything work between the two of them. It was just a matter of knowing for certain she felt the same.

Owen enjoyed her familiar scent. It was something that he had missed during their time apart because no matter how much they talked on the phone there were certain things that he couldn't experience when they were so far apart. "As much as I love that you are following your dreams, I am also glad that you are here." Owen admitted as he wasn't going to deny that fact. He wanted Catia in his life as much as he could have her. It was why he was convinced that proposing to her was the right thing for them. "What would you like to do first?" Owen asked her as he wanted to see where Catia was at.