After spending the most amazing night at with Paul she was walking on clouds as she returned home but it didn't last long as he wasn't home for more than five minutes before her Mom ruined her mood. "So where were you yesterday?"

Rolling her eyes at her Mom she wanted so much to tell her to get stuffed and leave her alone as she had better places to be than around her but she had to play it cool. "I went to see a friend."

"And what did your friend want?"

"My friend wanted nothing; we just hung out and talked about going to New York for the weekend."

Linda was shocked about her daughter's brazen attitude. "And I suppose you think you're going to get to go to New York for the weekend as well."

Why couldn't she go to New York for the weekend? She did every stupid thing her parents asked her to do and it was mostly without complaint. "Why can't I? I came to your stupid business thing and didn't show you up didn't I?"

Although her daughter made a good point she didn't exactly feel like her daughter had earned a trip to New York for the weekend. "And what will you do to earn that trip for the weekend?"

Biting her tongue she had to try really hard not to have a go at her Mom for trying to prevent her having a life. "What didn't I do to earn it? I came to your stupid business thing, I wore what you wanted me to wear, I cancelled my plans with my friends to do what you wanted right then and there. I'm still trying to actually make friends you know, with all of the business shit it is really hard to actually be friends with someone as I keep having to cancel on them to suit you so they just think I'm a flake." It wasn't really true but hopefully a good guilt trip would get her Mom off her back and make her say yes to the one thing she was seriously excited for.

"Okay fine, as long as you're good this week you can go to New York for the weekend with your friend."

Keeping a level head Stephanie had to try so hard to prevent a massive grin erupting on her face. "Thank you Mom, I promise I'll be good." She really didn't want to stick around and get interrogated further because she was likely to get herself in trouble as she was annoyed by the way her Mom was acting. "I'm going to go and finish off my homework and call Kayleigh. Call me if you need me."

She ran up the stairs and closed her bedroom door behind her before she collapsed on to the bed, she was officially going to be spending the weekend in New York with her boyfriend and she was so excited, she just had to get through the school week and not piss her Mom off.


First thing Monday morning Stephanie had gym and she was excited, she could now tell her boyfriend that she could officially spend the weekend in New York with him.

For whatever reason Paul had been expecting a call from Stephanie after she got home from his on Sunday but sadly that didn't come. He wanted to believe that she was okay with their plans for the next weekend but there was a part of him that thought that maybe she wasn't and was just too afraid to tell him.

Watching all of the girls walk through the door all smiling and happy he couldn't help but be suspicious. "You don't all enjoy gym that much do you?"

"Don't be ridiculous. Jordan is having a party on the weekend and his parents are going to be out of town so it will be wild." When she felt her arm be smacked she turned to them looking shocked. "What?"

"You can't tell a teacher that, they'll report it or something and ruin all of the fun."

The last thing Paul cared about was a student party. "I'm not going to tell anybody, just be careful and take care of each other."

Stephanie rushed through the door as her mind was on another planet and she hadn't paid enough attention as she moved from homeroom to gym so that she was running late. "Sorry I'm late."

Paul couldn't stop himself from just looking at his girlfriend and trying to figure where her head was at because she really didn't seem like herself right now. "Everything okay Stephanie?"

"I'm fine, just not exactly thinking clearly right now."

"Ooh, thinking about how much fun the party this weekend is going to be?"

"What party?" Glancing at her boyfriend she almost laughed at the look on his face that was a mixture of bored and irritated.

Belle was horrified she knew nothing of the party so quickly grabbed her by the arm and pulled her towards the changing rooms. "Let me tell you all about it as we change before Mr Levesque has a coronary."

"I'm not going to have a coronary; I'll just put you all in weekend detention if you don't hurry up." He wouldn't actually do it but normally any mention of the word 'detention' and everyone has a fire lit up their ass and that was exactly what happened with some death glares thrown in as a bonus.

Although she knew that she wouldn't be going to the party Stephanie tried to act enthusiastic about it as she got changed before she slipped out of the changing room ahead of everybody else to talk to her boyfriend.

Spotting Paul with clipboard in hand she rushed over to him. "I just want you to know that I am free all weekend and I just can't wait. As far as my Mom is aware you are a friend, it's not my fault if she assumes you're female."

Ugh, his girlfriend was just adorable and he was so lucky. "I'm glad that you can definitely come, now to not get in to any trouble between now and then."

She wanted to kiss him so badly but she couldn't, not here, not now. "I'll have to come over after school to discuss the details, if you're not busy."

He liked the sound of discussing details and maybe he could convince her to do a little more than that too. Before he could say anything the girls started filing out of the changing room so he acted like he had been giving Stephanie instructions over something.


It had been a long week but after returning from school on Thursday the first thing Stephanie had done was start packing in secret for Friday. She made sure to pack the sexy dress she picked up a couple of months ago, her leather jacket to pair with it to keep her warm and some sexy boots, hopefully he would like this look for their date night along with a couple of regular outfits for the rest of the time. Before her parents got home from work she stashed the bag in her car so there was no chance of her Mom snooping through what she packed.

Before she went to sleep that night she made sure to set her alarm for half an hour earlier than normal so that she could make sure she was clean and beautiful for her weekend away with her boyfriend.


In school she could barely contain her excitement so when the bell rang at the end of the day she slipped out before anybody noticed as she wanted to quickly freshen up at Paul's before he got home. The plan was for them to drive in together so it was just one car but she was honestly terrified. What if somebody spotted her car?

Using her key she let herself in to Paul's house to use the bathroom and change quickly before she went downstairs to get herself a small drink before she sat on the stairs and waited for her boyfriend to get home.

Paul walked through the front door and immediately spotted his girlfriend sat on his stairs and it made him smile. "I could get used to this." Dropping his bag beside the stairs he pressed a kiss to the top of her head. "How was your day?"

"Is that all I get?"

Raising his eyebrow as he looked at his girlfriend he currently had many questions going through his head. "And what more would you like?"

"Hmm, why don't you take a guess?" Her eyes twinkled as she looked up at him.

He took hold of her hands and pulled her up from her seat on the stairs. "You know I think that I might have an idea."

"You do do you?" With a coy smile on her face she looped her arms around his neck. "And what is your idea?"

He didn't give her an answer; he just leaned closer and captured her lips in a passionate kiss.

After a couple of minutes of passionate kissing her he slowly pulled away. "Hmm, I am going to enjoy getting to do that whenever I like this weekend."

"I am going to enjoy you doing that whenever you like this weekend. What do you have to do before we head out?"

With his hands on her hips gently holding her in place he relished this moment with her. "I just need to shower, change and make sure I have everything I need. I shouldn't be more than fifteen minutes I would guess as I packed last night so I am mostly ready."

"Okay. I should let you do that as the sooner you're ready, the sooner we leave and get away from here." She just wanted to get away for the weekend and have some fun.

With a quick kiss to the top of her head he released her before he ran up the stairs; this weekend was going to be truly amazing.


True to his word in less than fifteen minutes he was back downstairs with his bag in hand. "Are you ready to head out? Do you want to take my car or yours?"

"I'm so ready to head out. Can we take your car please? I have never driven to New York before and don't want to attempt my first time in December during the Christmas crush."

"Of course we can gorgeous. Why don't you go and jump in the car and I will just lock up and be right with you."

"Thank you." Giving her boyfriend a kiss on the cheek she picked up her bag and made a quick exit to get in the car before anybody saw her or she got too cold.

After making sure that all of his windows and doors were locked Paul headed for the door to join his girlfriend for a weekend of fun just the two of them.


It felt weird sat in the passenger seat as her boyfriend drove, it felt weird just being together but as she looked to the side and he looked right back at her giving her the sexiest smile she just felt at home. "I love you."

If he wasn't driving he would be kissing his girlfriend but as he had to keep his eyes on the road he reached across and placed his hand on her thigh squeezing gently. "I love you too beautiful; this is going to be one amazing weekend."

She placed her hand over his and squeezed it gently. "Yes it will be."


Arriving in New York Paul parked in the car park closest to the hotel. "It's just a short walk from here to the hotel, are you sure?"

Not answering verbally she opened the car door and got out before she opened the back door to get her bag out. "Hurry up slow poke."

"I'll take that as a yes then." Getting out of the car he retrieved his bag also and then locked it securely and walked around it to join his girlfriend on the other side. "Ready?"

Sliding her arm around his waist she leaned in to him. "Definitely. I can't believe we are actually doing this."

"Believe it." He held her closely as he led her in the direction of the hotel; nothing had ever felt so right than this moment right now.

Upon reaching the front desk of the hotel he smiled politely at the woman sitting behind it. "Good afternoon, we have a room booked under Mr and Mrs Levesque."

"Alright, let's have a look here." After a second of finding nothing she looked back up from her screen. "Can you just spell out the surname please so I can make sure that I have it correct?"

"Sure. It's L-e-v-e-s-q-u-e."

Feeling stupid for not even having contemplated that it wasn't spelt like it sounded she looked back down and prayed that she found the reservation quickly so that she didn't have to own up to her error. "Okay got it. You are in room 316." Retrieving the key she handed it to him. "Elevators are just to your right at the end of the corridor. Enjoy your stay and if you need anything then don't hesitate to ask."

"Thanks." Taking the key he reached for Stephanie's hand excited to see if they got the room he wanted.

Once they were alone in the elevator she turned to look at her boyfriend. "Mr and Mrs Levesque huh?"

"Well yeah, it just didn't feel so weird to book it as both of us when booking it just under my name did. You don't mind do you?"

"Nah. I think it has a nice ring to it." Hopefully one day in her future she really would be Mrs Levesque because she really liked the sound of it.

When they reached their floor they walked hand in hand down the corridor searching for the room. Opening the door he pushed it wide open for her. "Welcome to your home for the next two nights."

Throwing her bag on the floor she wasn't sure where to explore first, the bathroom, the bed or the window. "This room looks incredible."

"I am glad that you like the room. I deliberately picked one with a view of Central Park so that we had the most romantic view possible."

She walked to the window and placed her hand on it as she looked over the snowy scenery in front of her. "It is so romantic. This weekend is going to be even better than I imagined."

Walking up behind her he placed one hand on her hip and the other over her hand on the window. "I hope so, you deserve it." He pressed a kiss to her cheek and just held her close.

After spending a little while just staring out of the window they moved to cuddle on the bed and enjoy the relaxation of knowing that there wasn't a time limit on their time together.

Eventually Paul's stomach made its presence known by rumbling loudly. "I'm so sorry, I haven't eaten since lunch."

With her arms on his chest she rested her chin on them and looked up at him. "Neither have I but you don't hear my stomach growling like a cat that hasn't been fed in a month."

"Is that so?" Laughing he quickly flipped them over and pinned her hands to the bed. "Are you saying that you don't want anything to eat? Or maybe you think that you are better than I am?"

"Oh I know that I am better than you."

"You are huh?"

Arching her back she pressed a teasing kiss to the corner of his mouth. "Oh yes, absolutely."

Quickly jumping off the bed Paul stood up and began pacing around the room. "Do you want to eat out or shall I just grab take out tonight?"

Why had he jumped away like she was on fire? "Everything okay?"

He could see the questioning on her face and he really didn't want to taint their weekend by doing something stupid. "Absolutely, I just knew that if we kissed I would have let my hands wander and then we would never get anything to eat."

"Promise?" Now sat up she crossed her legs and held on to her feet out of anxiety.

Staring at her bare legs as the short skirt she was wearing rode up higher making it even shorter he licked his lips. "Promise. You look incredible, you're gorgeous, my girlfriend and we are free and it just feels hard to restrain myself."

The way that he was staring at her made her face flush. "Stop staring at me like that."

"Like what?"

"Like I'm dinner."

"I can't help it." Before he actually got himself in to trouble he decided to just get it all out in the open. "You're gorgeous, right now you just look incredible and I feel so lucky."

Moving to the edge of the bed she felt so special. "You promise?"

"I promise that everything that I say is the truth." He moved to sit back down beside her and slipped his fingers through hers.

She placed her hand over his and rested her head on his shoulder. "Can we get take out and eat it in the room and maybe go for a walk through Central Park afterwards please? I just want to spend a quiet evening together because we have so many big plans for tomorrow."

"Of course. What do you want and I'll go and grab some."

Twenty minutes later and Paul returned with their dinner which they ate sat side by side on the couch that was near the window.


Once he had finished his dinner Paul screwed the rubbish in to a ball and tossed it towards the nearest trash can, he missed but it was close enough for now. "Do you still want to go for that walk? Once dinner goes down, but not too late anyway."

"Is the Pope Catholic?"

"Don't ask me, I teach gym and not philosophy or religion or anything like that."

Rolling her eyes she playfully smacked his arm. "Don't be a smart ass."

"My ass is fine though. Don't you agree?" Paul pulled his girlfriend close and pressed a kiss to the top of her head. "I should quit whilst I'm ahead right now."

"Definitely." A soft giggle left her lips as she listened to her boyfriend, God she felt so free it was intoxicating.

Once their dinner had settled slightly they got up and headed outside for a walk through the park. Despite the snow all around and the cold December night they were enjoying being outside as they were openly holding hands like a real couple.


They arrived back to their hotel room and Stephanie just collapsed on the bed. "Why does New York feel so much colder in the evening?"

"No idea but I can definitely help warm you up if you want." He kicked off his shoes after shrugging off his coat, the walk was nice but being back in the warm was nicer.

She opened her mouth to give a smart ass response but as she locked eyes with her boyfriend and saw the sparkle in his eyes she realised it wasn't a smart ass response at all so opened her arms. "I think that I would like that a lot, come here."

Not wanting to appear too eager he didn't run across the room and jump on top of her but he didn't waste any time either as he was soon crawling on to the bed beside her. "Are you sure?"

Rolling her eyes she shuffled closer closing the small gap between them. "Yes, absolutely. Can I get a kiss now?"

With a slight movement of his body he was soon barely hovering over her. "I love you." His hand slid up to cup her cheek; he captured the gasp of shock as his cold hand touched her face in his mouth as he kissed her.