"You sure you want to get in the ring with me?" Happy smirked at his girlfriend as she sat on his legs, letting him wrap her hands as they prepared to climb into the ring and spar. "I won't go easy on you babe." He kissed her knuckles once the wraps were secure on her hands. "You better give it your best… What's with these prissy ass gloves though?"
Aries chuckled and shrugged as Happy helped her slip her hands into the glittery baby blue boxing gloves she had picked up. "I don't know but I'm sure I want to climb into the ring with you and spar a little bit. It's been way too long since we've been in the ring together."
"Next time I'm out, I'm picking you up some real gloves. You're out here looking like a little prissy princess with these things." He finished pulling on his gloves before standing up, keeping a strong arm wrapped around her slender waist as he moved towards the boxing ring. "Most of the clubs have rings set up. Charming's is nicer than ours though."
"Oh yeah? You gonna let me tag along the next time you visit Charming?" She rolled into the ring before standing up. "I'm all about this boxing though. I was thinking that next time I can try the whole ground and pound."
"We do the ground and pound all the time." Happy moved behind her and pulled her lower half tightly against him. "I'll teach you everything you wanna learn though babe. You'll knock out Sami next time… Don't be a little girl, no shoving. Just throw a mean right hook and knock her ass out. You hear me?"
She nodded. "Yeah, yeah. I hear ya." She turned around and smiled at him before punching him in the side. "Now, let's fight Happy. I got some energy to get out."
He rolled his eyes as he tapped her head with his gloved hand. "You're gonna have to put more power into the hit next time. That felt like a butterfly landed on my side." He chuckled as he continued to hit her. "You're not even trying right now Aries."
Aries nodded as she started to move around the ring, dodging her boyfriend's punches as she tried her best to land some of her own. "I'm trying my best right now Happy." She smiled at him as she landed a few combinations to his abdomen. "You're just solid as fuck babe."
"Use your legs, you get more power from your legs than your arms." Happy tapped on her head again with his gloves before pulling her into a headlock. "You want to grapple? Take it to the ground Ari?"
"Yes." She pushed away from him only to feel him grab her legs behind her knees and knock her to the mat. "Oh." She mumbled as she looked up at him as he sat down on her stomach and pretended to land punches to her face and upper body. "I let my guard down, fuck. My head just isn't in it anymore. I'm sorry babe."
He nodded as he moved off of her to lay next to her. "What's on your mind? You still need me to go to your job and handle those idiots?"
"I miss my sister." Aries used her teeth to pull her gloves off. "Like, this is the longest I've gone without seeing her. Even in college I still managed to see her every other week. I talked to her this morning and she told me she's pregnant. Not like she needs another kid right now but whatever. I think I need to go visit her."
"You got a house out here, invite her to visit." Happy started unwrapping the brunette's hands and smiled. "It could do her some good to maybe get out of Queens and in a new environment. She can see that you build yourself a life out here and are doing well."
She nodded as she turned her head to look at her boyfriend. "That's a good idea. I'm gonna invite her over when shit settles down. If my sister sees me in a beef with Sami, she'd just jump the fuck in and it'd be insane. She's my ride or die." She smiled. "I'm excited for Juice's upcoming party though. I'm proud of him for making it a full year as a prospect. This is good for him. You also better be planning on spending some time with him up until the big night."
"Yeah, I'm gonna stick with the idiot." He chuckled. "I wouldn't ditch him anyway. He's an asset when he actually pulls his head out of his ass and thinks before he acts. Which is more than I can say for Jimmy or Kozik." He sat up and smiled down at the beauty. "Come on, let's clean up and get out of here. I'm thinking we should grab dinner at the diner."
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Happy looked at himself in the mirror, he was never one who gave a damn about appearance but tonight he needed to look his best. He traded his hoodie and kutte for a polo, his favorite everyday jeans for a pair of new ones he bought two hours prior and his beat up riding boots for a pair that weren't in too bad of shape. He just wanted to make tonight's date feel different from the one's he had with Aries in the past. He wanted to dress up for her like she always did for him. Happy wanted to drive her as crazy as she did him when they went out. "Aries, you ready?"
"Yeah-" She stopped short as she walked into the room and stopped, her brown eyes on the handsome man in front of her. "Fuck, you look good as hell Happy. Is that a polo?" She moved further into the room and trailed her hands over the collar of his shirt and grinned widely. "It's amazing. You look amazing babe. Fuck, let's get out of this room before I push you onto the bed and bang your brains out."
He smirked at her as a feeling of accomplishment coursed through him. "We can have some fun after dinner. I promise Aries."
"Mmm." She nodded as she felt his large hands on her waist. "So, are you even gonna tell me where we're going. I know it's not the diner."
"No, it's a surprise but we're taking your car." Happy walked them out of the room, his hands never leaving the brunette's body. "You can deal with it right?"
"Yes, I can deal with a surprise." Aries smiled as she felt herself being lifted up as they walked out of the house and towards her car. "I'm super excited to be going on a date with my lovely boyfriend."
"Good." He opened the passenger side door and helped the brunette inside. "Buckle up."
She nodded as she fastened her seatbelt, watching Happy walk around the car and get in. "I'm gonna fuck you so damn good after dinner." She leaned over and bit his neck roughly. "I swear to God."
He chuckled as he reached over and squeezed her thigh. "Keep your panties on babe. We gotta get through dinner. I can't have you cumming all over the chair." He smirked at her before pulling out of the driveway.
"I'm gonna keep them on." Aries smacked Happy's chest playfully. "I'm starving though. I need a steak if the restaurant serves them."
"It has steak." Happy nodded. "I think you will love it at this place."
"I have a question." She looked at Happy as she laced her fingers through his hand that was on her thigh. "A serious question."
He glanced at her and nodded slowly. "What's the question?"
"So, how does it work? Like us, do we have full disclosure or what when it comes down to club stuff?" Aries trailed her free hand through her hair and smiled. "I wanna know everything if that's ok with you."
"Yeah, that's good with me. Just so you know that there's no going back on this, I'm going to tell you everything." Happy leaned over and kissed the brunette as he pulled up to a red light. "Full disclosure. It goes both way too. I'm gonna wanna know everything that goes on in your life. All the office gossip and drama."
"That's fair." She smiled and nodded. "I'm all about a two way street." She looked out the window as she watched Happy pull into a parking lot. "We're going here?"
"Yeah, you heard of it?" He smirked as he watched her nod slowly. "I figured, nothing would be more appropriate than taking a siren to a restaurant that has mermaids as the main entertainment."
Aries shook her head. "No, I've never heard of it. I just got so excited though that I feel like I'm gonna pee my panties." She laughed. "Come on, let's go, let's go."
He laughed as he parked the car and got out. "Let's go." He pulled open her door and grabbed her hand. "Don't need you having an accident in the car though because I'm not gonna clean up after you."
"Whatever." She laughed. "I'm just taken aback that you put so much thought into this. It's pretty fucking perfect." She smiled at him as he followed her into the restaurant. "Hap, seriously? They're so perfect." She stopped in front of the tanks and grinned. "If I was a pretty white girl, I'd be in that tank for a living."
He shook his head. "You're a mess." He lead her to the hostess. "Reservation under Lowman."
"Alright, your table is ready, so just follow after me." The blonde smiled at the couple. "Special occasion? Or just because?"
"Just because." Happy smiled. "I wanna treat my lady to a nice dinner and she has an affinity for mermaids and sirens." He helped Aries take her seat before seating himself. "We'll have a bottle of your best red wine."
"I'll have that sent right out." She nodded. "Enjoy your evening together, if you need anything just come and find me."
Aries watched the blonde walk off. "She has a nice ass…"
He turned and looked at the blonde before looking back at Aries and nodding slowly. "It's not better than yours."
"I know." She smirked. "Look at us, we're the couple who checks out chicks together babe!" She laughed and shook her head before picking up the menu. "I think I'm gonna stick with my steak and red potatoes that I wanted earlier, maybe some pasta too though. Everything looks so good, I'm even tempted to order a seafood dish but I feel like the mermaids would be pissed because I decided to eat their friends for dinner."
"Look at you, being all considerate about some fish." He shook his head. "I'm getting steak and lobster. I don't give a fuck of Ariel gets mad because I'm eating Sebastian."
The brunette dropped her menu as she stared wide eyed at Happy. "So, you were paying attention when I made you cuddle up and watch The Little Mermaid with me. Aww, Happy. Aww, babe. Just aww." She smiled at him. "You're absolutely perfect right now, I cannot even get over it."
He rolled his eyes. "Yeah, I paid attention to the movie when you fell asleep. Didn't wanna wake you up to grab the remote and turn it to something else." He shrugged. "Don't look at me like that. It's not gonna be a habit. I'm not gonna pay attention to every Disney movie you force me to sit through when you're on your girly." He stuck his tongue out at her.
"I don't care what you say." Aries shook her head. "You're so into the Disney movies…"
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"I'm so stuffed." Happy groaned as he wrapped his arms around Aries as they stood in front of one of the mermaid tanks to get their picture taken. "I don't think I should've finished what you left on your plate."
Aries rubbed Happy's stomach and smirked. "I told you not to push it. I told you to just take it home in a togo box but nooo." She smiled up at him as a series of flashes went off. "I think that's a good picture."
He nodded as he leaned down and pressed a kiss to the brunette's lips. "I think that picture is a better one though."
"You're just full of surprises." She mumbled as they moved away from the tanks to wait for their pictures to be printed. "Mermaid restaurant, cute pictures." She grabbed his hands and laced their fingers together. "Love you."
"Love you too." He smiled at her as he accepted the pictures. "Put them somewhere safe. Let's go. I got something else to handle before the night is done and we pass out until the morning." He led her out of the restaurant and to the black Benz. "We're gonna make one last stop for the night."
"Oh, one last stop?" She smiled. "I can't wait to see where we're going." She got into the car and pulled her seatbelt on before kicking off her heels. "I can't wear those things anymore. They're terrible, I remember them being comfortable when I tried them on."
"You gotta break 'em in, you didn't even walk around enough, your feet probably swelled from the sodium." Happy shrugged. "My Ma used to complain about how her feet used to swell when she had too much salt."
"I'm gonna keep that in mind." Aries nodded. "No more salt while wearing my cute heels."
He laughed as he pulled into the next parking lot and stopped the car. "You won't need heels anyway, we're here." He opened his door and looked at her. "Come on, you're all about adventure so let's go."
"The beach?" She smiled as she climbed over the center console and followed after Happy. "This is awesome." She watched him open the back door and pull out a backpack. "You little sneak, I didn't even see that back there."
"That was the point." He draped an arm over her shoulder. "It's a do over for the clusterfuck of a camping trip we went on with Everly and Gage." He kissed her forehead. "Just you and me, an empty beach, a tent and a sleeping bag. Are you up for it?"
Aries nodded as she watched him set up their makeshift campsite. "Yeah. I'm up for it. You're being beyond romantic tonight. I don't know what I did to deserve all of this but I'm so fucking happy about it all." She smiled as she let him pull her down and into the tent. "It's just absolutely perfect."
"We'll sleep with it open, listen to the waves break against the shore." Happy wrapped his arms tightly around the brunette and settled onto the plush sleeping bag. "I'm doing this because you do deserve it and I love you. So, I'm putting in an effort here Aries."
She smiled. "I appreciate it so so much." She pressed a kiss to his cheek. "I love you too. I can't wait to see what our next date will be."
He nodded. "Yeah, me too." He chuckled as he rested his chin on her head and looked out at the water. "At least this is a memorable moment." He rubbed her arms and smiled, feeling himself relax even more. "This is perfect…"
Ah yes, I finally updated this story. Sorry about the delay but I've been in the process of revamping a story and my blog to go with all my stories that you can check out at fairytellerxo on tumblr. :) It's a helpful resource that'll let you see what all the characters look like and even ask questions and see what i'm working on next.