*~The Dream Of A Lifetime~*

“Come on, Nick,” Valondra said two hours later after everyone was gone and the girls were in bed. “I’ll help ya to the bedroom.”

“I can manage,” Nickolas said slowly getting up. “I can make it upstairs.”

“Who said anything about upstairs?” He looked at her and smiled. “No arguing, please.”

“Fine.” He smiled again putting his arm around her. “Are you going to keep me company?”

“I have my own bed.”

“You’re going to make me sleep down here by myself? What if I get scared?”

“You’re a big boy, Nick. I’ll be right above ya.” They walked into the spare bedroom.

“Will you stay the night? Please?” She shook her head while getting Nickolas on the bed. “Just tonight. It’s not like I can put the moves on ya anyway. I can hardly move.” She smiled. “You think that’s funny?”

A little, but I’ll nurse you back to health.” She kissed him.

“I like that idea.”

“For the next week you are mine.” “How about the next month?” She looked at him. “I want you to come on tour with me for this last month.”

“I don’t know, Baby. I got work.”

“Princess, it’ll be fun…better than that stuffy old job and smelly boss.” She laughed. “You hate it there anyway.”

“Nick, I…”

“You can practice your lines.” She smiled. “And I can help.”

“Can I think about it?”

“You have until Friday.”

“Alright.”

“Good; now lay beside me.”

“This ain’t going to work.”

“What?”

“You know what.” She settled herself in his arms and he kissed the top of her head.

“I just want to know what it feels like to wake up with you in my arms.”

“You do know.”

“That was how long ago? I’m starting to forget already.”

“You’re terrible.”

“No…I’m in love.”

“So am I.” They kissed. “Are you in any pain?”

“Not anymore. You’re kissing my pain away.” He smiled. “I love you.”

“I love you.” They kissed again and she rested her head on his chest.

“Remember that night I took ya to the island and we fell asleep?”

“Yeah. Nobody had any idea where we were. They were so worried, but it was so funny.”

“I want to do that again.”

“You do?”

“Yeah. After I’m better of course. We, like, don’t get any privacy anymore and it sucks. I just want to be alone with you and hold you in my arms all night again.”

“That was nice, wasn’t it?”

“Mmmhmm.”

“Very romantic lying on the beach under the starry sky. It was wonderful being there with you. I think I fell a million times in love with you all over again.”

“I fall in love with you a million times over every day.”

“I’m flattered.”

“I’m glad.”

“My mission in life is to keep you flattered and happy and fulfill your life with romance every day of the week. If I stop doing any of the above for any reason you have my permission to beat the crap out of me and be with another man.”

“I can live with beating the crap out of you, but I ain’t going to go be with another man. I love you too much to do that.”

“But you don’t love me enough to stop yourself from beating the crap out of me.”

“Mmm…no.”

“I see how ya are, woman.”

“But I still love you.” She looked at him and smiled. “You filled my life with romance the moment we met. And you still do to this day.”

“I’m glad you’re happy.”

“I am happy, Baby. I’m happy because I met you and we fell in love. I’m happy because you’re in my life and you’re ok and you’re happy. Just knowing you’re going to be there in the morning waiting for me makes me happy.”

“That makes me happy.” She smiled and kissed him. “And your kisses make me happy.”

“Oh yeah.”

“Yeah.” She kissed him again. “Very happy.”

“And if I kiss you here.” She kissed his neck.

“Very, very happy.”

She straddled him careful not to hurt him and smiled. “And here?” She kissed the other side of his neck. “And here?” She continued kissing his neck as he put his hands on her sides. “I feel they make you extremely happy.”

“You have no idea.”

“I think I do.” She grinded her hips against his groin.

“Loni…” She smiled and unbuttoned his shirt. “Are you going to molest the handicap now?”

“Maybe.”

“Ya do know that’s a federal offense, ya know.”

She shrugged. “I think it’s my turn to start molesting you. You’ve done it to me the past three years, four months, and twenty-six days. Since you’re injured I got the advantage, because you can’t move.”

She snickered. “So you lay back and I’ll do my thing to you.”

“So ya know, ya can’t rape the willing.”

“I can always try.”

“Uh huh.”

“And you’ll love every minute of it.” She leaned down and kissed his chest.

“Mmm.”

“I’m going to make you feel all better. No doctor is going to cure your ill.”

“Especially the sickness I got.” She smiled and kissed him. “Your love is like bad medicine…bad medicine is what I need…shake it up, just like bad medicine…let’s play doctor, baby…cure my disease.”

“I love when you sing to me. It turns me on. Especially when you sing Bon Jovi.”

“Is that the only thing that turns you on?” She started kissing his chest again.

“Why don’t we just save those other things for later on?”

“Don’t tease me, Princess.”

“Why would I do such a thing?” She took her tongue over his nipple and he shifted under her. “There is no reason for me to tease you.”

“But that’s what you’re doing now. And that’s what you did this morning.”

“How so?”

“Coming into the bathroom sans clothes and all sexy.”

“I had just gotten up and didn’t know you were in there.”

“Uh huh. I might believe that one. You were finally giving me a peek at what I’ve wanted to see the past three years or so.”

“Whatever.” She sat up straight and looked at him. “Just remember that’s the first and last peek you’ll be getting until our wedding night.”

“You got to be shitting me, girl.” She shook her head. “You’re evil.”

“But I know it makes you want me more knowing you can’t get into these pants.”

“Yeah.”

“I have to make you keep wanting me.”

“I’ll want you no matter what. If I see you naked every day of the week I’ll still want you around. You’re very sexy naked.”

“I’m glad you approve.”

“I’m glad you approve too.” She smiled. “I still can’t believe you spy on me in the shower.”

“I told you it’s not the shower. I wait until you get out.”

“Same thing. I still can’t believe you.”

“Well if you’re going to leave the doors open then I’m going to peek in at my sexy fiancé.” She kissed him. “And if that’s a problem for you then close the doors.”

“Perhaps I do it purposely so you can see what you’re missing.”

“Mmm…don’t tease, Carter.”

“Or what?”

“I don’t know.” She chuckled.

“You know you can have me anytime you want, ya know. I am waiting for you to give the ok for me to take all your clothes off one piece at a time while I make love to you.”

“I just ain’t ready, Nick.”

“I know that. And I’m going to wait for as long as it takes.” She just looked at him and didn’t say anything. “I love you, Loni D, and nothing is going to change that.” He touched her face with his hand. “If I have to wait until our wedding night then so be it. I’ll wait patiently for you.”

“You’re not frustrated or mad that I ain’t ready?”

“No. If I thought sex was such a big deal I would’ve went and gotten it somewhere else. God knows there are plenty of willing girls out there.” She grinned. “I love the way our relationship is going and I wouldn’t want to change it for the world. I love the way you tease me and that is why there is cold water…so I can take cold showers when I think about you.” He smiled.

“Gees, Nick.” She made a disgusted face as he pulled her to him and kissed her. “You’re disgusting.”

“Aren’t you happy that you turn me on?”

“Yes I’m glad, but I didn’t really want to know that you jerk off to the thought of me.”

“What can I say, Princess? You turn me on.”

“That’s great.”

He kissed her again. “Come here.” She laid down beside him and he wrapped his arms around her. “If you’re afraid of me leaving you because you’re not giving me anything don’t be afraid because it ain’t going to happen. I’m sticking around for awhile.”

“I ain’t afraid. I know you love me and I love you just as much.”

“Then what’s the problem?”

She sighed. “Nothing.”

He sighed himself and kissed the top of her head. “You have nothing to worry about, Princess. Everything’s going to be fine.”

“I know, Baby.” But a part of her didn’t believe him and she held him tighter.