Chapter 4

The following evening John and Rayne were back at work. She was happy to get back into the routine, but she had to admit she kinda liked it a little better when she had John all to herself. She had gone with him earlier this evening while he had met some Make A Wish kids.

Rayne had fallen even deeper in love with John after seeing that side of him. He was so amazing with those kids. It gave her hope that he might make an amazing Daddy one day...if it went that far between them.

They enjoyed their time together in between shows. John and Rayne had made it known to everyone that they were an item, and an exclusive one at that. They sat together on flights, they rode together on busses. They shared the same hotel rooms. John was a gentleman and always made sure that they had a room with two beds. He was very respectful of their agreement to wait until Rayne told him she was ready to go further than just kissing and cuddling.

They left on the European leg of their tour. They had stops in London, Belfast, Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Rome, Venice, and finally Paris. They would be spending a few days in Paris before heading back to the US.

The two shows in Paris were a huge success and John took Rayne out for dinner at a romantic little French Restaurant on the third night to celebrate. John was unable to keep his eyes off of Rayne. She looked so pretty, her long hair pulled back in a pretty French Braid, she was wearing a short, red, spaghetti strap dress made of a soft, satiny material. She wore matching shoes and carried a little red clutch purse with her.

The first place that they went together, was a very fancy restaurant for dinner. John had even arranged for them to be seated in the private dining room.

"I gotta say, you look absolutely beautiful tonight, baby." John said to her. "That dress looks pretty on you. The color suits you."

"Thank you John. You look handsome too." she replied with a grin.

John was dressed in a dark gray suit, with a crisp white button down shirt and a red tie that matched Rayne's dress perfectly. Rayne had picked out the tie and had it delivered to John with instructions to wear it that evening.

Dinner was delicious. Four courses of some of the best gourmet cuisine in Paris.

Rayne noticed that there was something up with John tonight. He was acting a little bit nervous. It was during their dessert, a delicious strawberry tart.; that she would finally figure out why he was acting so odd.

"Rayne, my love; I have something for you." he said.

"What is it baby?" she asked, curious.

"I bought it before we left Canada, I've had it with me all this time waiting for the perfect time to give it to you. And I couldn't imagine a better time than right here, right now, while we are in one of the most romantic cities in the world."

John reached into the pocket of his suit jacket then, and came out with a black velvet jeweller's box. He placed it on the table next to Rayne's water glass.

"Oh John..." she sighed. "You shouldn't have."

"I couldn't resist baby, I saw it and I thought of you right away. I knew I had to buy it for you."

Rayne picked up the box and opened it then. What she saw made tears come to her eyes.

Inside the box was a silver heart pendant on a silver chain with little tiny blue zirconia stones going all around the heart. It was absolutely gorgeous and Rayne felt the tears spill over as she looked at it.

"Do you like it?" John asked

"It's absolutely perfect." she replied, wiping away tears.

"I chose it because the blue stones remind me of your eyes." John told her. "Let me help you put it on."

They finished dinner and left the restaurant. There was one more place that John wanted to take her tonight. The Eiffel Tower. It was the perfect way to end their romantic evening. John had done some research and had found out that there was a Champagne bar on the second floor of the tower that they could go to and enjoy a glass of chilled Champagne. Also he knew that this would be more romantic to do at night, because the tower would be all lit up.

When they arrived, they decided to climb the stairs rather than use the elevator. The tower looked beautiful all lit up in golden yellow light. When they arrived at the Champagne Bar, John ordered two glasses, one for each of them.

"Here's to us!" John said, as they clinked the glasses in a toast to their relationship.

"We should get a picture of this moment." Rayne said, pulling out her smartphone. She snapped a selfie of the two of them. It was a beautiful picture. They both looked so happy.

They finished their champagne and decided to continue climbing up to the top. When they got there they stood, looking out over the city and enjoying the beautiful view.

"John." Rayne whispered into his ear as he held her.

"What is it baby?" he said to her.

"I've been thinking about our little agreement." she said to him.

"Ok, and?" he replied, with a small smile.

"I think I might be ready. Not tonight, but soon."

"I see." John said. "That's good to know."