Countdown To Love-Ch 3
When they pulled apart Penelope said, "w w what's happening"?, Derek touched her cheek and said, "I'm finally telling you how I feel, I'm taking a chance with my heart". She looked up into his eyes lovingly as he said, "I love you baby girl, I always have and I always will, you're it for me, you're the woman I want to spend the rest of my life with".
Her mouth flew open and she said, "are you asking me to marry you"?, he said, "noooooo", she said, "ohhhhh sorry I mis" and he said, "not until after we have our date at least". She said, "I don't understand Derek, why now, why tonight"?, he took a deep breath and said, "I'm tired of wanting to touch you, kiss you, make love to you and not being able to".
Penelope felt her heart racing as he leaned down and claimed her lips with his again, his hands quickly started roaming all over the body he'd been waiting years to explore. Penelope pulled away and said, "I love you Derek and I have for a long long time and I want you, I want to spend the rest of my life with you to" causing him to smile.
He said, "how about we have dinner and maybe do some dancing before we say goodbye to 2017"?, she nodded her head and said, "I'd like that, I'd like that a lot". Dinner went amazingly as he had arranged her favorite chicken alfredo, salad and a baked potato, he wanted their first date to be perfect.
They had enjoyed several dances over the past couple of hours with each dance enciting more touching, kissing and talking, everything seems different, not bad different, definitley not bad different. Derek had arranged for all of his baby girls favorite songs to play, he wanted to be able to dance with her to her favorite music.
While they were dancing the waitress came into the room and said, "we're at the 5 minute mark and counting sir, here is your champagne", Derek and Penelope grinned as they took their glasses. She smiled and said, "if you need anything else please just let me know", Derek said, "we will, thank you", she grinned and turned around and headed out of the room, leaving the happy couple alone.
Derek said, "I want it all for us baby girl, I want us to get married, have a family, a big family with lots and lots of kids, I want to spend the rest of my life loving you and being loved by you". She smiled as she caressed his cheek and said, "I want that to Derek, I want it all with you for the rest of my life" her lips then claimed his in a passionate kiss.
They pulled apart to the sound of people counting down from 10, he took her by the hand and led her over to the window as the counting continued. They looked lovingly into each others eyes as they heard, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 HAPPY NEW YEARRRRRRR", Derek and Penelope tapped their champagne glasses and said in unison, "I LOVE YOU".
After taking a sip of their champagne Derek took their glasses and set them down, he then pulled her into his arms and crashed his lips to hers, he had dreamed of being her man for years and now that he was he was going to take complete advantage of it. Hands were roaming all over each others bodies, the sound of lips smacking filled the air.
They pulled apart gasping for air and Derek said, "I love you and I want to start 2018 the right way", she said, "and what way is that"?, he gave her his famous smile and said, "falling asleep with you wrapped in my arms after we make mad passionate love until we collapse from exhaustion".
She felt her heart racing and said, "lead the way handsome, lead the way", they both laughed and intertwined fingers as they practically ran from the room.