The rest of the concert went great. With every glance I gave AJ, the more I knew he wanted me. By the time we got back to the hotel that night, he practically ripped my clothes off.

“Grrrr...” He growled, pushing me back against the bed.

“AJ, what’s wrong with you?” I smiled.

“I’m in a very playful mood sweetheart, a very playful mood,” He repeated grabbing my hair and pulling my head back to kiss the front of my neck. He continued down my chest and stomach with his tongue. My whole body cringed with chills of excitement. He continued to go further and further down my body, stopping between my legs. A silent moan escaped my lips, as I grasped the bed sheets on each side of me. He continued his way back up, kissing me softly and licking my lips. I lifted his shirt up and pulled it over his head, slinging it onto the floor. I pushed him back, giving myself enough space to slide out from underneath him and get on top of him.

“Oh, you wanna be the leader?” AJ laughed.

“Shhh...” I pushed my fingers against his lips, telling him not to say a word. I let my lips softly linger down his chest and down to his belt. Removing it, I then slid his jeans and boxers off and tossed them aside. He smiled and pulled me down to him, kissing me with his deepest kisses. He rolled me over and positioned himself. I grabbed his face and kissed him. His skin was moist and warm. I embraced him tightly as he nibbled my ear and licked my neck gently with his tongue.

“ I want you inside me.” I whispered softly in his ear. I closed my eyes as I felt him enter me and press against me. With every thrust, I wanted to scream. Screams of pleasure and anxiety. Hours went by as we continued to make sweet love. Every second, my love for AJ became stronger. Finally, he rolled over onto his back breathing heavy. I kissed his lips and laid my head against his now sweaty body. I soon began to drift off. The last words I heard were AJ whispering,

“Jessica, I truly love you.”

When I opened my eyes, AJ was awake and staring at me. I smiled and kissed his nose. It was 9:30 a.m. when I got into the shower. I was so excited. Today Kevin was taking me to this big recording studio to work on my first song. Kevin was old friends with the manager of the place, so he said it would be no problem for me and him to stop by unannounced. I couldn’t wait.

“Jess, you and Kevin are coming to dinner with us tonight, aren’t you?” AJ hollered. “Yes, we should be back by then. We will probably be at the studio for about two hours after lunch, then Kev’s going to drop me off at the arena to practice. I’ll see you around five tonight.”

“Okay, hon,” He said as there was a knock on the door. “There’s Kev, Jess. Hurry up!” I ran out of the bathroom, after dressing and brushing my hair out.

“Love you,” I said, quickly kissing AJ and rushing out the door.

The bright morning light came pouring through the hotel suite. Nick’s eyes fluttered open and he turned towards Courtney. She was still sleeping peacefully. She’s so beautiful, he thought. Gently he moved his hand to her face, and caressed her eyelids, then her nose, and then her lips. Time seemed to stand still.

“I could lay like this with you forever,” He whispered in her ear.

~~Courtney
Suddenly my eyes slightly opened. As everything came into focus, I sighed. I love waking up to your face every morning, I thought to myself. His hand rested on my lips and I kissed his fingers.

“How long have you been up?” I asked.

“Since 8:45,” He said, glancing at the clock. It now read 10:02.

“You’ve been watching me sleep for that long?”

“Yea...” He whispered, bending down to kiss me tenderly. My stomach seemed to fill with butterflies as he put his arms around me and kissed me even more deeply. Finally he pulled away and sat up.

“So, what do you wanna do today?” He asked.

“I don’t know, what do you wanna do?” I asked sitting up.

“I say we go downtown and get you a formal dress for tonight,” He stood up and pulled on boxers and a pair of jeans.

“Tonight?” I was confused.

“Yes. I got us reservations at La’ Pierre’s,” He replied nonchalantly. La’ Pierre’s was the fanciest, most well-know restaurant in New York. “I figured we’d catch a show on Broadway afterwards.” He said with a straight face. He knew I’d been dying to go to a Broadway show! Now a smile played on his lips.

“Don’t try all that high and mighty I’m-not-excited bull shit on me,” I said jumping up, wrapping myself in a robe and walking over to him.

“Okay,” He said, letting out a huge grin. “I’m physced.”

“Me too!!” I replied giggling with excitement. “What show are we going to see?”

“Little Orphan Annie.”

“Ahhh!” I squealed. Annie was my all-time favorite.

We walked hand in hand down 34th street. There was two security guards with us, blending in perfectly. As usual, Nick had his hat and sunglasses on for a disguise. Nick had just bought me the most beautiful dress I had ever seen. It was like the red dress Julia Roberts had worn in Pretty Woman, except it’s sleeves were spaghetti straps with diamond hearts connecting the straps to the front of the dress. Suddenly Nick turned to me and wrapped his arms around me. He leaned down and kissed me.

“Nick, people are everywhere. What’s going on?” I asked, thoroughly confused.

“You looked so beautiful with the wind in your hair and the sun on your face. I had to touch you to make sure you’re real.,” He told me, pulling me closer to his chest.

“I’m very real...very real...” I whispered against his lips. He was kissing me frantically. I quickly pulled away. “Nick, people are starting to stare!! You’ll be on the cover of a tabloid tomorrow!!”

“I don’t care!! As long as I’m with you nothing else matters,” His voice was rising. “ I love you!” He yelled, “ and I want to shout it to the rooftops that you’re mine and if people are staring, it’s only because they’re jealous that they don’t have you.”

“I love you, you silly boy.” I murmured as we kissed once more before hopping into the waiting limo and speeding back to the hotel.

I was ready by five and the reservations were for 5:30. Dinner was wonderful, and I will never forget “The sun’ll come out tomorrow!” But the best part of the evening was laying in bed wrapped in Nick’s arms, knowing that he loved me and I loved him.