I watched as he exited out the makeshift door of our fort, and collapsed back onto the pillows, enjoying the peacefulness. It was nice to have that sometimes. I felt like I was going nonstop, and it was good just to take a minute and breathe. I heard Justin moving around in the kitchen and soon he was ducking back under the blankets, wearing a pair of low-slung pajama pants and nothing else. He had something in his hands but I really didn’t notice because my eyes were occupied on the vision in front of me. I think I actually felt a little bit of drool hit my chin.
Justin came over, reaching down to close my mouth that was hanging open and threw a shirt down to me. “I figured you’d want something more comfortable. Did you pick something out?” He pointed to the stack of movies and I chose one, popping it into the DVD player after changing out of my clothes and pulling his shirt over my head. He went back and forth a few times to the kitchen before finally sitting down.
“’kay, we got popcorn, candy, and the best part….” He turned on a small single burner hot plate, setting a pot on top that was filled with something. “Chocolate fondue.”
“You are spoiling me so bad.” I grinned, watching as he opened up little bowls that contained strawberries, bananas, marshmallows, and tiny brownie squares. “How am I ever going to compete with all of these dates? I feel guilty that you’re always doing amazing things for me. When’s it my turn?”
“Never. I don’t like surprises, but I love giving them.”
“Mmhmm,” I murmured right before he placed a chocolate-covered strawberry in my mouth. He swiped a finger across my lips to wipe off some leftover chocolate and stuck it in his mouth. I couldn’t think of any place I’d rather be than right here.
I was seriously going to have to come up with something good in order to pay him back for all of these special dates he kept coming up with. He was really proving how invested he was in our relationship and it couldn’t have made me any happier.
We started up the movie, and ended up watching about three more after that, curled up in each other’s arms underneath all of the blankets and eating all of the junk food Justin had gotten. I yawned loudly after the last one was over, stretching my arms above my head, Justin’s head resting on my chest. “Do you want to watch another one?” I ran my fingers through his hair, loving that he was growing it out again.
“No.” He sat up, and pulled me with him so he could place me on his lap. I wrapped my legs tightly around his waist and he groaned when my body shifted even closer against his. “I need to ask you something.” His tone was serious, and I swear he was actually nervous, too. That didn’t happen very often with Justin Parker. He had one of the biggest egos around, and it was one of the things I loved most about him.
“Okay,” I dragged out, my mind racing with all of the different things that he could be asking me, some good, some bad, some I wasn’t so sure about, some I definitely wasn’t certain about.
He licked his lips, blowing out a breath and then finally asked, “Will you come to my mom’s house for Thanksgiving with me?”
A bubble of laughter escaped my lips, and after that, I couldn’t stop it. I flopped backward, giving him the opportunity to cover my body with his, and continued laughing. I couldn’t believe he was actually nervous to ask me something like that. I thought that maybe he might ask me to move in with him, or something like that. I couldn’t really even comprehend the other scenario that had popped into my head. Popped being the key word.
“Are you done now?” His face was just inches from mine and I took a big deep breath in, nodding my head. “I think so. I’m sorry. I just thought…never mind. Of course, I’ll go with you. I was actually a little worried that you hadn’t asked me; it wasn’t as if I were going to invite myself, or something. I thought maybe you didn’t want me there.”
“Didn’t want you there?” he repeated. “Are you insane?” He pressed a kiss to my lips before pulling away. “I love you.” My heart started beating wildly at those three words that came out of his mouth so easily, so naturally. It was the first time either one of us had said it since we got back together. I could feel it between us; the words just hadn’t been spoken. He placed another kiss to my neck, and then moved down to my shoulder. “I want you with me all the time, wherever I go.”