Ch 5:
A few moments later found Josh and Melissa standing in front of the door to her room. Melissa was rummagingthrough her purse for the key card. Josh couldn’t help but smile at her growing agitation at not finding herkey. "Problems dear?" he asked with an evil grin. She looked up and shot him her own sarcastic smile. "No… I’ll find it…" After digging a few more seconds, she finally located the key. "See… told you," she said as she slid the key into the door. She opened the doorand started to walk in… but the sight before her stopped her dead in her tracks. It was the mostbeautiful thing she’d ever seen. The room was lit by dozens of candles, roses and rose petals were strewnabout the room. There was even soft music playing in the background. "Oh honey… it’s beautiful. How did you do this?" Josh walked up behind her and slid his arms around her waist. He lowered his head until his chin wasresting in the crook of her shoulder, and kissed her lightly on the cheek. "I was hoping you’d like it." She turned around and threw her arms around his neck. "Like it? I LOVE it!" She pulled back to look at him. "I would still like to know how you pulled this offmister." He laughed. "Nope. Not going to share the tricks of the trade. There has to be something about me thatremains mysterious." "Oh… really?" she paused, "Well… ok. I’ll let you off the hook, for now." "Come here. I want to show you something." Josh took Melissa’s hand and started walking toward thebathroom. He opened the door and smiled to himself when he heard her gasp. The lights were dimmed, andcandles lined the jacuzzi tub; which was filled with bubbles and rose petals. The room smelled faintly ofroses and lavender. "I figured you’d be exhausted… and tense if I know you… so I thought this would help youto relax." Melissa took his face into her hands and kissed him sweetly. "What in the world did I ever do to deserve someone as wonderful as you? Huh?" He kissed her on the forehead. "You didn’t have to do anything sweetheart. I love you, that’s all." Melissa felt her heart melt. "That’s everything. Don’t you know that by now?" He smiled. "I have to go get something. Get in the tub, I’ll be right back." He squeezed her hand very briefly, then walked out, closing the door behind him.
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