1 Chapter 5: Present

Matt and I had gotten to our car, put our things in the trunk and got settled in the car.

"Sunshine, you ready for a weekend of fun?" Matt asked while turning on the engine

"Yeah, I am!" I smiled, "Can we go somewhere and get something to eat first? I'm starving!!" "Yeah, me too!"

We stopped by the first fast food place that we saw, which was McDonald's. We went in and ordered our food. It was a late Wednesday morning and we were very tired. After we got our food, we sat, talked and ate. After we finished our meal, we headed to the beach house. It was an hour and a half away. Once, we got in the car, we talked a bit before I went to sleep. Matt was admiring the fact that we had been together for so long and he loved the way I slept. He told me that I looked like an angel while I was sleeping. We slept together before but never had sex together because I told him that I wanted to wait until our wedding night. He totally respected that and that's one of the reasons why I fell in love with him. Little did I know, that weekend Matt had planned something really special for me.

~I love her so much!!! She is the one that I want to marry. I hope she didn't see the ring that I bought her. This plan has to work out! But how do I do that? I need to ask her tonight. I can't wait any longer. After dinner, then we'll go for a moonlight walk on the beach, and then I'll ask her. ~ Matt thought to himself.

When we got to the beach house, Matt had woken me up by giving me small kisses on my neck. I was facing the window. I let out a small moan because that was my secret spot.

"You sleep ok?" Matt whispered

"Yeah, I did. Thanks for waking me up, sweetie." I smiled at him

We got our things from the trunk. I looked around and was amazed with the sight.

"It's gorgeous, Matt!" I exclaimed

"Yeah, but it's not as beautiful as you!" Matt looked at me lovingly.

"Awwww! You're so sweet!!! I love you so much!!" as I gave him a small kiss on the lips.

"I love you, too!"

Matt had led me to the door and into the house. We went upstairs to the master bedroom to put our things away. We immediately started to unpack, so that we didn't have to worry about it later. Then we went down and made a small late lunch. I noticed that Matt was silent throughout the whole time since we got into the house. As we finished our lunch, I started cleaning up the dishes, "Matt, Is there anything wrong?" I asked

"No, why do you ask?"

"It's just that you've been quiet since we got into the house."

"Oh, I was just thinking about the plans for the weekend, that's all."

I just nodded as I put the last dish in the dishwasher.

"What do you want to do now?" I asked Matt while I got out of the kitchen

"I don't know! What do you want to do?"

"I don't know! That's why I asked you!" I said sarcastically

"Oh, is that how you're going to be now, huh?" Matt grinned at me evilly

"Matthew Hardy! Don't you dare try to wrestle with me!" I said firmly, trying not to laugh at his behavior.

Matt started chase after me throughout the whole house. He finally caught me after 15 minutes of chasing and laughing. He pinned me on the bed of our bedroom, and grinned, "Finally, got ya!!" He held me firmly because I was trying to wiggle myself free. I couldn't because I was laughing too hard and I felt weak. Before I knew it, Matt leaned in and kissed me tenderly on the lips. It was soft, yet intense and passionate. He was ready to back away, but I didn't want to stop there. So I put my hands around his neck and brought him closer to me. His hands went down to my waist and started to play with my shirt. His hands started to roam my body, which I let a moan come out. He moved down from my lips to my neck, as I played with his hair.

"Matt, we shouldn't," I said in between kisses

"No words, just kisses," Matt whispered into my ear

We continued to make out on the bed. When he wanted to take my shirt off, I stopped him and looked at him and shook my head. Matt just lay there; he put his head in my shoulder, and whined like a child whining for some candy from his mother.

"You promised me that we wouldn't do that," I told him

"I know I did. I'm sorry," Matt whispered, but it was loud enough for me to hear.

We just stayed there, holding each other. It felt so good, just to be in his arms and cuddling. I woke up about an hour and a half later, without realizing that we fell asleep. I felt someone holding me tightly; I looked and saw the most beautiful sight. Matt was just lying there, sleeping. I didn't have the courage to wake him up. I started lightly to trace the features of his face. I just admired everything about him. I just stared at him. The sunset had hit him in an angle, which made him look like an angel guarding me. He opened his eyes, and he smiled at me. "Mmmmmm. How long have you been up?" As he made his grip tighter, He nuzzled his face into my neck.

"5 minutes, I didn't have the courage to wake you up!" I said, holding him tighter

"I love waking up like this!" Matt replied, as he loosened his grip a little

"Like what?" I grinned mischievously; I already knew the answer. Being the romantic girl that I am, I wanted to hear it from him.

"I love waking up with you in my arms, feeling safe and loved!" as Matt responded. He knew how big of a romantic girl I was. I looked at the clock; it read 6:00 p.m. "You hungry?"

"Yeah, but let's stay here a little bit longer, please?" He whined

"Ok, we'll stay here for a little bit longer." I said as I played with his hair.

We stayed in bed, just talking about nothing. Just laughing about things and plans for the next day. You see, we had 4 days off before heading to WWF New York for Sunday Night Heat.

"If it is ok with you, that I use the car tomorrow? I only need to use it for a couple of hours." I asked

"Yeah, sure, it will give me time to get things ready for tomorrow night's dinner."

"Great!! I needed some time because I have something planned for you! It's something to say Thank you for doing this: the beach house and stuff," I replied. "So, make sure that after dinner tomorrow, that we stay home." "Yes, ma'am!" he replied, "Care to tell me what you plan to do tomorrow night?"

"No! You'll find out tomorrow. Just keep the end of your deal, and I'll tell you tomorrow, ok?" I replied

"Alright!" then I got off the bed to get dinner ready, but Matt wouldn't let me. He told me to stay in the living room and wait patiently until he was finished with dinner. About an hour later, Matt came into the living room, and he just stood there, admiring the fact that I had fallen asleep again. Matt came over and kissed my secret spot as I moaned. I pulled him in and kissed him passionately. Matt moaned because the kiss was different. He broke the kiss and said, "Let's have dinner before the food gets cold."

I whined, "Do we have to?"

"Yes, then after dinner, we can do whatever you want to do, ok?" He looked at me, grinning

"Alright!" We went to have our dinner together. We were both very quiet and didn't eat much dinner. We didn't eat much because we were both deep in thought. Well, for one, it was because I was trying to plan out on how I can make love to him, but still love him the way that I do.

~ I should do it tonight, but what about tomorrow? What am I to do? Maybe I should make love to him tonight. I love him so much!!! I want to express it to him. Am I ready for that? ~ I thought. So many thoughts and questions were running around in my head. I didn't realize that Matt was staring at me, smiling. ~ Why is Matt looking at me like that? Is there something stuck between my teeth? I wonder why he is acting so weird lately. Did I do something wrong? ~ So many more thoughts came into my head.

"Sunshine, why don't we go outside and take a walk," he asked me

"Yeah, sure. We could use some fresh air," I replied

We put the dishes away and dressed a little warm, since it was cold outside at night. We walked hand in hand and just talked about our lives and our careers.

"Sunshine, there is something that I need to ask you," Matt replied as he stopped in front of me "What is it, sweetie?" I asked

"Well, it's really hard for me to ask you," Matt said as he searched for words, "I was going to ask you tomorrow night, but I can't wait."

"Angel, you're name says everything that means so much to me. I prayed to mom, every since she passed away that she sends an angel to me. I didn't realize that you were that angel. You are the love of my life, my best friend. We went through everything together: The loss of a parent, training with the Omega, and getting started with WWF. There are so many things that we went through together. I love you so much!!! What I am trying to

say is…" he got on one knee, "…Will you marry me?" Then he pulled out a simple, but yet beautiful ring. He knew that I wasn't into jewelry.

"Yes, I will marry you!!" I whispered, and then I pulled him into a huge hug and kissed him passionately. Right there and then, I decided to give him the most precious gift I had.

We went back into the house, still kissing each other. Once we got into the house, I started pulling off my jacket, and then I pulled of his jacket. Matt worked his way down to my neck and I moaned.

Slightly out of breathe, I said, "Matt, there's something I need to tell you before we do anything more." I moaned even more because he started caressing my back.

"What is it?" He replied in between kisses

"Remember what you asked me during the plane ride?"

"Yeah, I asked if you had sex or not. Did you?" He asked as he pulled away