At Joshua's house.

More than an hour had passed since they had reached home and Joshua had shooed Ivy away from the ground floor. She was asked, more like ordered which later turned to a plead seeing her give him a death glare, to not to leave her room until the man himself came to call her. Although at first, Ivy had agreed with his conditions, she could not stop herself any longer as time ticked by. The curious cat in her wanted to just leave the room and go sneaking around, trying to see what the man was up to.

Unable to stay still, Ivy opened the door only to see Joshua standing right outside the room, with his eyes closed. It seemed as if he was trying to make a decision with the way he was running his hands in the air. Ivy could only smile at the comic sight before her as she waited to see when the man would actually realize her presence.

She folded her hands and leaned against the door while she continued to watch the humorous sight. The frustration and anger she had for him vanished seeing his adorable behavior. It was as though she was seeing a completely different man than the one she knew from before.

A few minutes passed and Joshua took a deep breath. "You can do it, Jo. You can do it. The girl inside is your sweetheart, not a monster. She will not criticize you if things go wrong. You can do it." He muttered to himself, but it was loud enough that even Ivy could hear it.

Joshua opened his eyes to see the girl he was thinking and talking about standing right in front of him with her eyebrows raised. "When did you come here?"

"I think you have forgotten. This was my room, remember? Before we became a couple." Ivy answered, not bringing up the fact that they had slept in separate rooms the previous night after Joshua had banged the door on her face. She did not want to bring up those painful memories when the man was trying to repent his bad behavior.

"Yeah, right. Sorry, I forgot about it."

"What were you talking about right now?"

"When?" Joshua asked trying to feign ignorance. He did not want to admit the things he had done outside her door as he trying to make a decision.

"Just now, when you were giving a monologue with your eyes closed. What were you talking about and what is it that you can do? Also, why will I criticize you?" Ivy asked with a playful smile on her face, even though there was anticipation in her eyes. She pushed herself away from the door and stood straight.

Joshua let out a small sigh and ran his fingers through his hair. "As I told you earlier, I prepared a surprise for you and I hope you will like it. However, if things go wrong somewhere, I hope you will understand. This is the first time I am doing something like this."

"What have you prepared for me?" Ivy asked skeptically, running her eyes behind him only to see nothing.

"It is not here. You will have to come with me for it."

"Okay, let's go then." Ivy took a step forward only to be blocked by Joshua. She banged her head right into his chest. "Ouch." She mumbled rubbing her forehead. "Joshua, what are you doing?"

"Not like this."

"Then?"

Joshua held to a blindfold and Ivy raised her eyebrows once again. "Please." He begged and the girl agreed after rolling his eyes at him.

"Fine. I hope you are not playing any prank here. I better not find myself in a weird place like Antarctica or the Sahara Desert once I take them off." Ivy allowed the man to put the blindfold on her as she held his hand in anticipation.

"You have a weird sense of humor." The man sassed and after making sure that her eyes were covered, he clasped his fingers with her. He led her slowly down the stairs to the living room and finally they reached the dining hall. During the entire journey that barely lasted a few minutes, Ivy had not stopped speaking, asking him questions continuously about his surprise.

"Ivy, if you ask one more question, I'll have to cover your mouth too and this time it will be my mouth doing the job." The man warned and that was all it took for Ivy to shut up completely.

Seeing her sudden obedient behavior, Joshua chuckled lightly. "I now know how to shut your mouth. I'll use this technique in the future."

"You better not." Ivy threatened and the couple stopped walking.

"Have we reached?" Ivy asked, forgetting about Joshua's warning completely and the next second the realization hit her. "Oh no."

"Ivy, I think it's time to shut your mouth." With that, he pulled the blindfolded girl closer to him and locked her lips with his. The sudden kiss took Ivy completely off guard and she tried to resist him at first. However, she later gave in when she smelled his familiar cologne. With equal vigor, she too kissed him back.

Unable to see a thing, she could only rely on her senses, and even if her eyes were not blindfolded, she was sure that they would have closed automatically by themselves. Joshua held her by her waist and pressed her closer as he deepened the kiss. 'Gosh, how I missed this!!' He thought as he nipped at her lower lips.

The sudden bite made Ivy let out a gasp and that was all it took for the man to delve his tongue inside her sweet mouth. Ivy too did not hold back and tried to dominate the kiss while her hands circled his neck.

Joshua wanted to see how his girl looked in this situation. So, he took a peek at her and what he saw made him lose his mind completely. Ivy, in a blindfold, while she kissed him back, was such a turn on for him. She looked sexier than before and he wondered if it was because of the black clothing that covered her eyes. His jeans constricted and it started to become torturous for him as they continued to kiss.

Seeing how beautiful and alluring his girl looked with the blindfold, he decided to use it someday while they were entangled on the bed. Right now, he had other things to concentrate on. So, he reluctantly pulled back with Ivy trying to catch up with his movements.

The kiss had made Ivy's lip swollen and she was gasping heavily as she leaned on Joshua. Her legs had gone jelly by the fantastic kiss they had shared just now and she was sure that, if the man was not supporting her, she would have been kissing the ground.

'It is time.' Joshua thought to himself and removed the blindfold. Ivy had to blink a few times to adjust to the light and what she saw made her gasp. Her eyes widened and she covered her mouth in surprise. The entire dining hall was lit up using only candles and there was a sea of rose petals around her.

The scene looked too amazing to be true and Ivy had no idea how to react. Her mind had shut itself down the moment she had opened her eyes and it was only her heart speaking to her. And right now, her heart was somersaulting in joy.

"Do you like it?" Joshua asked, observing her change in expressions closely. He had seen her surprised look which immediately had turned to joy. Still, he wanted to confirm how she was feeling right now. Ivy had become tongue-tied. So, she only nodded at him.

"Ivy," Joshua made the girl to face him. "I am sorry for what I did to you yesterday. I should not have hurt you and said those mean things. I am sorry, I really am. Will you please forgive me?"

"Yes, Joshua I forgive you." That was all she said before she plunged at him to hug the man she had come to fall in love with deeply.

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