"Now please let's welcome our surprise onto the stage", we stared at each other as he held my hand tightly and we made our way up onto the stage.

"Hi, everyone", he brushed his hair back and the crowd cheered him on as they settled down he began telling a story.

"Everyone this is Natalie, and she is the love of my life. We recently got married it was very close-knit, just immediate family and friends. This woman has inspired me to do so much and I'm falling in love with her every single day. If you have any questions or would love to meet her, then I guess find us, thank you and have a great rest of your night", he said as he held my hands dearly and he brought them to his lips as he kissed them. He pulled me away as a man came and cleared something for us as he pulled me along and I followed.

"Nolan where are we going", I asked as he laughed and opened the doors to a secluded balcony, that was closed off and there was fruit and champagne.

"Natalie I love you, so much and I just froze up because at the end of the night I was planning on bringing you here and telling you that I love you, and you just surprised me", he had declared his utmost love for me and I ran to him as I melted in his strong hands holding me steady. His hands explored me as I kissed his neck, lost in the love that was between us.

He carried me to the table as he didn't set me down, but took a glass and ate the fruit with it and kissed me, my champagne kiss, it was splendid.

"I love you", he set me down on the table as he caressed my head and pushed back the wisps of hair that had blown for the wind.

"I love you", I said back as he kissed me and I shivered for the wind. I grabbed the champagne and fruit as I made my way inside as the door slammed shut behind us.

"I'll take those", the nice women said as I thanked her and she disappeared into the kitchen. We made our way back to the room as the crowds of people came up to us one by one asking about me and us and overall saying they were happy for us.

"What a good cause", Daniel put up his hands as I saw the look in his eye, he was up to no good and poor Nolan wanted to kiss up to him.

"Dad, you made it", I said as I stayed by Nolan's side, not wanting to be let go into his arms. His arms that have hurt me all these years.

"Yes, well it was strange seating the order, I thought I would be right next to my pumpkin, but instead I was a room away", he said as he looked into my eyes and all I felt was coldness.

"Must be the last names", I sighed avoiding his dark, demonic eyes and focusing on the real reason why I was here.

"Yes partly, Nolan do you remember Melissa", he shook her hand as she eyed me up and down and saw me shivering. It was her, she was the one who encouraged this attitude upon my dad.

"Darling, your eyebrows are messed up, I told you to stop going to the cheap places, that's why you married rich sweet girl, if your not getting money from all the tricks you do for him, we should have a mother daughter day except you'll be the one doing my nails.", she said in front of Nolan and he looked at me as I looked at my father who was supporting Melissa from falling.

"Melissa don't say that, I'm sorry she's just had too much to drink tonight", he lugged her away as I saw Nolan's concerned look that appeared when she said those cruel words. A tear spilt from my eyes as he wiped away and kissed my cheek, right where the tear had fallen.

He held my hand as he went to his mom and whispered to her, probably to say we were leaving and she nodded as she hugged me.

"Let me know if you want me to come over", she whispered as she hugged me tightly hoping to forget the ignorant attitudes of the people I had to call my parents.

Nolan pulled me through the crowd as he held me close to him, as everything felt like a blur. The car pulled up and we climbed inside as the camera shot clicks of us.

The driver stepped out of the car and we moved to the front as he sent Mr. Johnson home, along with security.

I went into the passenger seat as he went into the front seat and we began to drive away.

"She's nothing like my mother", I said as he stopped the car and held me as I hid my face in his chest.

"I know baby", he repeated trying to calm me down, he kissed my forehead repeatedly as I leaned into him and kissed him.

"I love you", I whispered to him as he returned it and kissed me goodnight as he covered me with his coat jacket and kept his hand on my thigh.

I woke up in our bedroom and he wasn't their, I looked around as I panicked and went downstairs with my special bat in hand.

I looked in the kitchen and found him working on his laptop, I made my way down the stairs as quiet as I could. I massaged his back as he leaned back and kissed my lips.

I leaned on his shoulder as I looked at spreadsheets of data. It was 12, and he would definitely be here all night.

"I'm sorry about earlier", I said as he stopped his work and he picked me up and set me on his knee as he kissed my worries away.

"Don't apologize, you can't control others actions", he said as I hugged him tightly.

"She called me a slut, and a gold-digger in front of you", I asked him as he comforted my shoulders and kissed my forehead.

"Your neither of those, besides I don't think gold-diggers use coupons, or save box tops and dedicate a whole drawer to coupons", he said as he made a good point, I just hadn't believed it yet that if she had kept talking my sisters life would flash in front of my eyes and I wouldn't be able to stop.

"Well when our kids go to school, they always collect box tops and we'll be able to send them with a bag full of them", I explained as his face froze in complete shock, he didn't want kids, did he.

"I'm guessing it's not the collecting box tops part that got you", I asked him as he snapped out of his moment and came back to reality.

"You don't want kids?", I asked him straightforward as he went back into his daze as I waiting for him to pop back in.

"I like kids, but imagine all the things we couldn't be able to do with them around, I just want to enjoy us for the moment", his reasoning made sense, we were young and just married. Kids were out of the question for us, they were in the far future just like had said.

I went upstairs to grab my laptop to help him with what looks like date sheets. I plopped down next to him and he sent me away.

"Get some sleep,", he begged as he kept working and I wouldn't tell him stop me.

"No, I'm waiting up with you, we're a team meaning we work together", I grabbed some sheets as I logged onto the data base and started working typing in numbers that made my fingers feel numb.

I got off the bar stool as Nolan kept working and I went into the kitchen as I made him some coffee. I put ice cubes in it and set it down next to him, but when I returned his eyes were slowly closing.

"Drink", I told him as he drank the coffee leaving the ice cubes in the glass as I got him more and I poured myself a glass.

After hours of endangering our both unstable sleep patterns, we had finished most of the work and what was left was just the report left.

"I'll do it, you sleep", I grabbed the paper as he took the paper back and shook his head as he took it back insisting he should do it.

"I'm doing it, I slept earlier you haven't slept at all", I grabbed it back as he kissed me and I lessened my grip on it as he slyly took the paper back.

"Okay well at least let me type it and you get sleep", I said as I reached for the paper, but this man was too tall for me even to reach it.

"What is that going to do for me", he asked as I started jumping as he ran around the room, so I couldn't get the paper. Damn tall men.

"I've slept with you before you sleep talk, I bet you can come up with a great paper while you sleep, now come on to the couch", I pulled him towards me and he smiled.

"I do not sleep talk", he argued as he had the goofy grin plastered on his face.

"Yes , you do, come on prove me wrong", I said as he picked me up and swung me to the couch as he set me down on the couch and brought me the laptop with the paper and he slept at the end of the couch as he snuggled in my lap.

"I'll only sleep to prove you wrong, not because I'm tired", he made it very clear as he tucked his head back into my lap and I brushed back his head as he quickly came back up and planted a soft kiss on my cheek.

"I love you, baby", he said as he hugged me and soon he was sound asleep, and I began typing up the report and every few seconds he would start talking.

He was sleep talking, but I wouldn't tell him just to save his manly ego. I finished up the paper and looked at the clock, which read '4:00 AM' and I shut the laptop and slept on the couch, as Nolan readjusted his head on my lap.

I woke up every fucking 15 minutes and I've just decided to not sleep, and as I get up I feel something, more like someone pull me back and there is Nolan his hands intwined with my body, I sat back on the couch and I finally fell asleep.

I woke up again, getting an hour of sleep, as the sun shined in, I knew I wouldn't be able to go back to sleep. I cleaned up our glasses from last night and arranged all the papers that were now scattered along the kitchen barstool area.

I switched out my sweaty clothes for a shirt, that was left on the bed and as I pulled it over my head, I knew by the scent that it was his.

My bruised arm was luckily covered by my hair and it was slowly fading into my skin, my back was a shade of purple, but he wouldn't see that.

I put a pair of shorts on and made my way downstairs, walking as slowly as I could to make sure I wouldn't wake Nolan. He looked so peaceful.

I whipped up some pancakes and turned on some soft music to play in the background as my hips swayed to the music. I made the batter and was stirring it as his hands graced my shoulders and I smiled as he kissed my neck.

"Hi, baby", he hugged me as his hands put down the batter and he grabbed me and put me on the counter as he kissed me intensely.

"You hungry?", I asked him as I fluffed how his hair and he stared down at my eyes and kissed my forehead lightly.

"I'm hungry for you", he said as he said it against my neck and I knew what he was starting.

I scooted off the sledge and he stopped me as I pushed my way through the holes.

"How sweet, thank you", I slipped off the ledge and kissed his bicep as that was as close as I could reach. He stood there leaned up against the island and smirking at me.

"Who's shirt are you wearing?", he asked me as he knew the answer, but he simply just wanted to hear it from my mouth and for his satisfaction of knowing I was all his and no one else's.

"Your's and whose food are you eating", as he licked the extra batter off the spoon and he laughed at me as I pulled a little twist on him as he watched me flip his pancakes.

"Your's ma'am", he said as I served him his pancakes and kissed his lips as he pulled me back for more. His lips tasted of butter and sweetness from the spoon he had licked as he put it back.

"I'm going to take a shower, I'll clean up later", I said as he looked at me with puppy eyes and I smiled at his eyes as I gave him a kiss and made my way up the stairs.

"Can I join", I was already half up the stairs as I heard his ridiculous question and I knew just how to rouse him up.

"Maybe", I walked to the bathroom as I heard running towards the stairs. I locked myself in just as he opened the bedroom door.

"Sorry, you weren't fast enough, maybe next time", I said as he grunted and went back downstairs. I knew it was mean of me to keep him out this long, but I knew I loved him. Everyone says there is a special time, but I didn't know what special meant.

I got in the shower as those thoughts crept up to me, I opened the door as I began brushing my teeth. A hand caught me as I went back to the sink and he caught my towel as it began to slip.

"Wouldn't want that to fall, now would we", he said as I readjusted myself and grabbed the towel and held onto it.

I left the room, star struck as what could've almost been. I changed into a black pencil skirt and a loose white dress shirt, I had grabbed from Nolan's closet.

I came out of the closet and there was Nolan dripping wet as he dried his body off and I just leaned into the doorway as he turned around and saw me lurking.

"Don't be shy, I'm all yours baby", he said as he made his way over to me and I knew I couldn't ever have that level of confidence he had in the bedroom.

He leaned down and kissed my star struck lips as he eased them with every kiss. He made his way to the closet and he closed half of the door, this door was like a barn, where half of the door could be open, and he just changed, never putting his eyes on anything else and as he put his pants on he threw me his shirt as I opened the door and put it on for him.

"You button my shirt the best", he kissed my forehead as I buttoned up his shirt. We grabbed our work bags, and I cleaned the dishes as he made both of us coffee.

"Mrs. Clementé", he held out my freshly poured coffee and I took it as I kissed his lips, that tasted of coffee beans.

We went to the garage as we took our own car, to the office and it had completely slipped my mind about Avery's gathering and since he seemed to be in a good mood.

He held open the door for me as climbed into the car as he got in the other side.

"You know I love you right?", I said as he pulled out of the garage and looked at me with a worried glance.

"I know you love me", He took my hand and kissed it leaving my hand feeling the most loved thing on the planet, he let his hand sit on my thigh.

"Well... this weekend we have a brunch to go too", I said nervously and he seemed to pick up on it as I played with my hair nervously.

"That's fine, but why are you nervous about telling me", he asked as I knew it would only ruin his day.

"Avery is having a brunch with Cole for the whole family, meaning your parents are going to be meeting Cole, and you need to be nice to him", he grunted as his grip on my thigh became stronger and he had become upset very fast.

"He's meeting my parents, god he's still with her", he sounded bothered by it and I knew I needed him to be on his best behavior.

"Please, I need you to be nice to him, I know it's your sister but she really likes him and he is very important to her", I tried to make him understand, how he had to be nice to her.

"She's happy with him", I argued as a simply "okay", came from his mouth, "you need to value your sisters happiness", and I had realized what he had said.

"Did you say okay", I asked him as he nodded his head as we pulled into the company garage. I smiled brightly as I leaned over and kissed his cheek.

"Thank you", I whispered on his cheek and he smiled back at me as we got out of the car and walked in like a power couple and the rumors started.

We went to the elevator as he put in his special card that made the elevator go straight up very slowly, as I jumped onto him and kissed him dearly as he smiled against my heated lips.

"I love you", I said as the elevator ringed and I jumped off and fixed my now messy hair. I smoothed it out as I heard a squeal come from Caroline.

We exchanged how we had been as Nolan skipped the greeting and simply went to his office, I excused myself and went to check on him.

"You okay", I knocked on his door as he held out his arms for a hug, he rested his face into my hair.