Chapter 33:

It was almost eleven and I think I was starting to fall asleep in my chair.

I opened my eyes and looked at Corey who was still playing with the straw from his fifth smoothie.

"Can I at least go to the bathroom?" He asked.

"Nope," I replied.

"Ah, I gotta take a piss."

"Well if you tell me you can go."

He sighed. "This is so unfair. At least when I did it you didn't have to pee!"

"Maybe I did. It wouldn't have mattered."

"I would have let you get out of the car and go to the bathroom...in the parking lot."

I shook my head at him.

He started shaking his knee impatiently.

"Fuck this, I'll go to the bathroom right here." He stood up and his hands went to his belt.

"No! You are not doing that." I exclaimed.

"Watch me." He stated.

He unbuckled his belt and I got out of my chair and went over to him, grabbing his hands.

"Seriously, we're in public. There's like 6 other people here. Not to mention I think it's illegal." I said.

"Well then let me go to the freaking bathroom."

"If you tell me what it is that you do?"

"No."

"Well then you can't go."

He started to walk away but I grabbed him by the shirt and pulled him back.

He twisted around to get out of my grip but I just grabbed him again.

"Stop it!" He said, trying to get away.

"No." I replied, struggling to keep him back.

We collided into the table and knocked it over.

"Shit," I muttered, letting go of him subconsciously.

"Nice going, darling." Corey said.

He looked at me for a moment then took off towards the bathrooms.

"Dammit!" I cursed and ran after him.

I caught up to him and once again grabbed him by his shirt.

It was the easiest thing to get a hold of.

"You're gonna rip it!" He whined.

I laughed at his tone of voice.

We continued to struggle in the middle of the café.

We were both laughing as we fought with each other.

He got me off of him and started towards the bathroom again but I grabbed his waist and began pulling him backwards.

"I'm gonna piss my pants." He said.

I laughed. "Just tell me what it is."

"It is very personal; I would not like to share it at this time."

"What in god's name could be so personal that you don't want to tell me- your fiancée?"

He stopped trying to get away and I let go of him, he leaned against the wall.

I ran my hands through my hair; we were both out of breath.

I was ignoring everyone's stares; I was use to it.

There was dead silence, we looked at each other and busted out laughing.

We laughed for a solid five minutes before we were finally done.

Corey sighed. "Have I told you how much I love you?"

"Many times but I never get tired of it." I replied.

He smiled at me and I wished I knew what he was thinking at that moment.

"Can I please go to the bathroom? I promise I will tell you on the way home." He said.

I nodded. "Go ahead."

"Yes!"

He ran into the bathroom and I laughed.

He came back out a few moments later. "Okay, let's go."

We walked out to the car, people staring at us.

"Okay, tell me." I commanded once we got in the car and I started driving.

He sighed. "I don't really want to say it."

"Well just do it anyways. Seriously you know you can tell me anything."

"I know and I do-just not this."

He sighed again. "I'll give you a hint. It's something that I do alone...I think of you when I do it."

"Uh, I'm not sure I know what you're talking about."

"Don't make me say it."

"I'm sorry; I really don't know what you mean."

"Uh, I get...pleasure from it."

"Still nothing,"

"It starts with an m..."

It was then that all the pieces came together.

"Oh...Oh," I said.

"You get it now?"

"Yeah, I thought you said you didn't do that?"

"I lied. But I didn't use to do it. I only started when I...met you."

"Oh,"

"See I told you it would be awkward." He said.

I laughed. "It's not awkward. Just relax; it's not that big of a deal. It's actually kind of funny."

"You would think that's funny. You sicko."

I laughed. "Oh my god. At least I'm not a pedophile."

"Hey, you came onto me!" He exclaimed.

"Sure, let's see if that holds up in court."

"Eh,"

It was silent for about ten seconds before he asked; "Hey babe, can I drive?"

I rolled my eyes. "Sure,"

"Thank you!"

I pulled over and we switched places.

Once we reached the house I collapsed onto my bed.

"Asleep that quick?" Corey asked.

"I wish; too much caffeine. It's going to take me awhile."

"Hmm, maybe if you did something relaxing it would help make you tired."

"Probably," I agreed.

After a few moments I heard running water, I sat up.

Is he taking a shower this late?

I lay back on the bed and closed my eyes, trying to fall asleep but to no avail.

After a few minutes I heard the water shut off and the bathroom door opened. "Darling, could you come here?"

"Sure," I mumbled.

I bounced off the bed and walked over to where he was, standing half in the bathroom, half in the doorway.

"Yes?" I asked.

He gestured for me to come in and I did so.

The bathroom was dark except for the candles glowing around the bathtub that was filled to the brim with bubbles.

He smiled at me, his hands behind his back and I bit my lip.

"Why are you so sweet?" I asked.

"I'm not. Only to you." He kissed my cheek. "I love you, darling. Don't ever forget that."

"You make it pretty hard too."

"I'll-uh, leave you to...bathe." He smiled at me once more before walking out of the bathroom.

I sighed once the door closed.

I had the urge to scream but I didn't.

I'll just gush over how amazing he is inside my head.

No need to wake up the whole house.

I put my hair up then stripped off all my clothes and got into the bathtub.

I sighed and closed my eyes as I relaxed and thought about Corey.

It really took my breath away to think about him; he's so utterly...indescribably magnificent.

"I get to spend the rest of my life with him..." I whispered to myself.

I put my hands up to my mouth to stop myself from screaming.

I think I'm delirious.

Is this really happening?

Am I really going to marry him?

This has to be a dream.

Life can't be this good.

I need to calm down, I'm way too overjoyed.

I re-closed my eyes and sank down further into the bubbles.

I heard a light knock on the door. "Uh, Darling can I come in?"

"Yeah," I responded, opening my eyes.

He came in and closed the door.

He smiled at me. "I-uh, I think I broke the computer."

I laughed. "I doubt that."

"I hate technology, mind if I stay in here with you?"

"Not at all."

He leaned against the counter and crossed his arms.

I noticed he had taken off the vest and unbuttoned his shirt almost halfway.

"So are you relaxed?" He questioned.

"For the most part, yes."

"What do you mean for the most part?"

"I mean I'm elated so much so that I'm finding it hard to relax."

"May I ask why you're so elated?"

"Well I just realized that I'm going to spend the rest of my life with you."

"Oh...I feel sorry for you."

"Why?"

"Because you're spending the rest of your life with me."

I rolled my eyes. "Oh don't start this. You are the single most wonderful person on this earth."

"Hardly," He scoffed. "You are...but I'm not. I really don't deserve you."

"I hate it when you say those things."

"Why they're true."

"No they're not."

"Yes they are."

I sighed and put my hands to my head.

When I re-opened my eyes Corey wasn't standing by the counter anymore, he was sitting in the bathtub across from me.

"Jesus, you are fast." I said.

He chuckled. "Yeah, I know."

He moved so he was lying beside me.

"What are you doing?" I asked.

"Well I realized I wasn't helping you relax so I decided to shut up."

I felt his arms wrap around my bare body.

I lightly caressed his face with my hand and ran my finger down the bridge of his nose.

He inhaled deeply. "You are so beautiful."

"I've learned just to agree with you on that so thank you."

He breathed a laugh and kissed my cheek.

"You're not going to try anything are you?" I ventured.

He gave me a wide-eyed innocent look. "What...no."

I laughed quietly. "I'm sure it's killing you to have to control yourself."

"Ah, yes it is! It's horrible. I'm really testing my will power right now."

"Ha-ha you must have amazing self control."

"Well I don't want to brag..." A mischievous smile crossed his face.

He leaned back and put his hands behind his head, closing his eyes.

My gaze trailed down the line of his chest, the water on his skin gleaming in the candlelight, stopping at his hips where bubbles covered the rest.

I bit my lip at how alluring he looked.

I put my hand up to my neck and looked away from his appealing body, exhaling slowly.

A moment later I felt his hand on my thigh, his fingers lightly caressing along my hips.

I felt my heart rate pick up and I glanced over at him; his eyes were slightly open, looking at me with a very slight smile at the edge of his lips.

I moved away from him and pulled my knees up to my chest, wrapping my arms around them.

I heard him sigh very lightly, almost inaudible.

He started to get up, using the edges of the tub to push himself up.

I watched the muscles in his arms flex as they glistened.

"I'm taking a cold shower." He muttered.

I nodded slightly.

He got out, the bubbles sliding down his body as he walked to the shower.

Once he was out of sight I heard the shower turn on and the door to it open and close.

I let out a pitiful sigh and pulled the plug from the drain.

I got out of the tub, grabbed a towel from the sink and wrapped it around myself.

I strolled out of the bathroom and went to my closet.

I quickly dried myself off and pulled on my white lace panties; not wanting to fool with a bra and then put on a short silky black nightgown that had somewhat see through lace on the top that swirled down to my hips.

I walked to the full length mirror in my closet and glanced at my reflection.

My skin was deathly pale but my cheeks were a light pink, matching my full lips. My hair was slightly messy with curly strands falling in my face.

My eyes looked more hazel than they usually did. You could actually see the green in them.

I put on my favorite perfume and lip balm then walked out of the closet.

Corey was still in the shower which was surprising because he usually didn't take long showers.

I sat on the bed and turned on my iPod which was hooked into the speakers on my computer desk.

"TNT" by AC/DC started playing softly.

I got up and grabbed a comic book, leaning against the wall by my nightstand as I scanned through the pages.

I yawned softly and tossed the comic on my nightstand; I heard the bathroom door open and I glanced up.

Corey walked out, wearing green and black plaid boxers.

He looked at me, his eyes scanning over my body.

"Did you do that on purpose?" He asked.

I gave him a confused glance. "Do what?"

He shook his head. "Never mind," He muttered.

I looked down, biting my nails.

When I looked back up Corey was staring at me; he quickly looked away, awkwardly scratching his neck.

I breathed a laugh and he looked back at me.

He ruffled his hair with his hand and walked over towards me.

He placed a hand on the wall beside me and immediately pressed his lips to mine.

I was surprised at first but then kissed him back, bringing myself closer to him.

The kiss was full of raw...desire, so strong I could feel it coursing through my body.

He suddenly pulled away; breathing heavily, his arms wrapped around me.

I had my arms wrapped round his neck; I laid my head against his chest and his arms tightened around me.

He leaned down and kissed my neck and shoulder lightly.

I sighed, thinking I could stay like this forever.