I squinted my eyes as I felt soft kisses being placed on my face.
Cracking my eyes open I smiled as the night before came back to me.
"Happy birthday ," Jesse whispered. I loved the fact that my birthday was the same day as our anniversary cause he was the best gift I had ever received.
"Thank you baby, Finally I'm legal, and I graduate in a week!" I said stretching slowly. My body ached slightly, but it was a good kind of ache, one I would always cherish.
"How are you ?" he asked serious for once.
"I'm good," I said smiling.
"Sit here, I'm going to go get your present," He said throwing on pants as he left. Smiling I
leaned back in the bed pulling the covers up, and wrapping them under my arms.
"Ok here it is," He said handing me a green bag with the word Osterman's on it.
"Jesse , you bought me Jewelry ?" I asked excitedly opening the bag. When I pulled out a black velvet box, my heart began to pound.
"Jesse?" I said as stroked the outside afraid of what I would find when I opened it.
"Just open it, " he said smiling as he searched my eyes for expression . Taking a deep breathe I gasped when I found a Diamond ring. It was a princess cut, that had to be at least one carat. My eyes wide I turned to look at him, and found him on his knees.
"Ladie Marie Rodriguez will you marry me?"
"Oh my God yes!" I said jumping out of the bed into his arms. HE laughed kissing me as he fell back onto the floor.
"Jesse, I can't when did you get this?"
"Mia helped me pick it out, we've been shopping for 6 months."
"I love you, I love you, I love you," I said raining kisses all over his face.
"I love you to, " he said looking into my eyes. I knew he was relieved. Jesse had a problem with putting himself out there for people. His Mother had treated him badly, pointing out all his flaws, and always putting him down. If I ever met the woman, it would be all bad.
"Get dresses Lad, were going on a trip."
"What should I bring?" I loved surprise's especially Jesse's cause he knew me better than anyone else.
"I'll pack for you, you just go get ready," He said smiling mysteriously. Grinning I ran to the shower, this was something he must have been planning for awhile.
Later That day
"Are you going to tell me where we're going yet ?" I asked as we drove on the highway.
"Nope, just sit back, and relax babe, " He said entwining our hands together as he drove.
"OK," I said leaning back, and letting my eyes drift over my lids. Relaxing I quickly drifted off to
sleep. I woke up to find the sun low in the sky. Glancing at the clock I saw that it was 5:00, we
had been on the road for 3 hours.
"Baby, where are we headed?"
"We're almost there," He said grinning as he glanced over. About half an hour later we pulled up
to a nice stucco hotel with beige walls, and cactus? Where had this boy taken me? I smiled as I
spotted the teams car's in the parking lot.
"Ok , here we are," He said getting out. Stepping out of the car I Stretched, and my mind started working over time. Where in the world were we?
"Lad, where was the one place you always wanted to go to ?" He asked as we walked towards the check in holding hands.
" You know I always wanted to go back to Baha, Mexico where I was born, remember?" " I said it was so pretty there when I was a kid, and I would love to get marr…." Freezing I turned to look at him.
"Welcome to Baha sweetheart," He said kissing me as we walked into the lobby.
"Only you could do this," I said to Jesse as we lounged by the pool in the sun .
"Lad?"
"Yea?"
"Why don't we just get married here?"
"Are you serious?"
"Yea! Right here, right now," He said hopping up causing the rest of the team to stare.
"Oh my God what is that rock on your hand?" Letty asked getting out as the ring caught the sunlight, and sparkled. . Dom, looked shocked, but I think Leon, and V had seen it coming. Mia smiled sweetly as she watched me blush.
"Jess, asked me to marry him."
"When's the date?" Leon asked.
"Ohhh around…today," I said turning back to face Jesse.
I smiled as I looked around, and saw all of my closest friends. I had two maids of honor, Letty,
and Mia. Leon was Jesse's best man, and the rest were grooms me. I Stood in front of the
Preacher in a white sundress I had purchase, and a bouquet of red roses. Jesse was wearing a
beautiful to me. It wasn't the way I had pictured my wedding but some how it was ….. right.
Starring into Jesse's eyes I cried as I said I Do and I was almost relieved to see tears in his eyes
too. In all of the years I had known Jesse I had only see him cry one time, and that was when is
Father got locked up. HE had been so afraid he would have no place to stay. Besides me, and
the team I think his Father was the only one to really show him affection.
"I can't believe you are fucking married girl!" Letty said later as we all hung sat in a bar as a sort
of reception.
"Believe it baby, that boy is my heart ," I said smiling as I watched him talking to V, who I was sure was telling him if he hurt me he'd kill him.
"There's only one thing bothering me Let."
"What?"
"I wonder where he got the money?"
"That by has been saving for years to get you that."
"OH my gosh I had no idea."
Stretching out my hand I let Jesse pull me out of my seat as we danced together all night long.
The next day
"So the team drove down here last night?"
"Yea, but first Dom had to take care of some business." Jesse said as we lay in bed the next day.
"What kind of business Jess?" I asked playing with the simple gold band I had bought him.
"Well he went over to see the Trans'."
"Oh God what did he do?"
"I don't know, he just said that the our merger was over, and we should make sure to stay out of
their way. Shivering, I moved closer to Jess. The team had talked about that with me the other
day before the wedding, and agreed to never bring the subject up again. Later on I found out that
Dom had gone over to see April. He'd gotten her all hot, and bothered, waited till Johnny came
home, and left her sitting there half naked. HE had never wanted her, he just wanted them to feel
the same way we did. Dom could be heartless like that sometimes. That was how the rumor
started that He slept with April, and he managed to keep Let. The truth was, if he had really done
that she would have left him so quick it would make his head spin.
One month later.
After I graduated I started working in the store full time with Mia. Everything was the same,
except Jesse was starting to buy me things, expensive things that I knew he shouldn't be able to
afford. WE had a new bed room set, an entertainment system, and he had taken me shopping
every weekend. I got the feeling there was something going on that everyone knew about except
me. I had noticed the glances exchanged over my head, and whispered conversations that
stopped when I walked into the room.
"Happy birthday ," Jesse whispered. I loved the fact that my birthday was the same day as our anniversary cause he was the best gift I had ever received.
"Thank you baby, Finally I'm legal, and I graduate in a week!" I said stretching slowly. My body ached slightly, but it was a good kind of ache, one I would always cherish.
"How are you ?" he asked serious for once.
"I'm good," I said smiling.
"Sit here, I'm going to go get your present," He said throwing on pants as he left. Smiling I
leaned back in the bed pulling the covers up, and wrapping them under my arms.
"Ok here it is," He said handing me a green bag with the word Osterman's on it.
"Jesse , you bought me Jewelry ?" I asked excitedly opening the bag. When I pulled out a black velvet box, my heart began to pound.
"Jesse?" I said as stroked the outside afraid of what I would find when I opened it.
"Just open it, " he said smiling as he searched my eyes for expression . Taking a deep breathe I gasped when I found a Diamond ring. It was a princess cut, that had to be at least one carat. My eyes wide I turned to look at him, and found him on his knees.
"Ladie Marie Rodriguez will you marry me?"
"Oh my God yes!" I said jumping out of the bed into his arms. HE laughed kissing me as he fell back onto the floor.
"Jesse, I can't when did you get this?"
"Mia helped me pick it out, we've been shopping for 6 months."
"I love you, I love you, I love you," I said raining kisses all over his face.
"I love you to, " he said looking into my eyes. I knew he was relieved. Jesse had a problem with putting himself out there for people. His Mother had treated him badly, pointing out all his flaws, and always putting him down. If I ever met the woman, it would be all bad.
"Get dresses Lad, were going on a trip."
"What should I bring?" I loved surprise's especially Jesse's cause he knew me better than anyone else.
"I'll pack for you, you just go get ready," He said smiling mysteriously. Grinning I ran to the shower, this was something he must have been planning for awhile.
Later That day
"Are you going to tell me where we're going yet ?" I asked as we drove on the highway.
"Nope, just sit back, and relax babe, " He said entwining our hands together as he drove.
"OK," I said leaning back, and letting my eyes drift over my lids. Relaxing I quickly drifted off to
sleep. I woke up to find the sun low in the sky. Glancing at the clock I saw that it was 5:00, we
had been on the road for 3 hours.
"Baby, where are we headed?"
"We're almost there," He said grinning as he glanced over. About half an hour later we pulled up
to a nice stucco hotel with beige walls, and cactus? Where had this boy taken me? I smiled as I
spotted the teams car's in the parking lot.
"Ok , here we are," He said getting out. Stepping out of the car I Stretched, and my mind started working over time. Where in the world were we?
"Lad, where was the one place you always wanted to go to ?" He asked as we walked towards the check in holding hands.
" You know I always wanted to go back to Baha, Mexico where I was born, remember?" " I said it was so pretty there when I was a kid, and I would love to get marr…." Freezing I turned to look at him.
"Welcome to Baha sweetheart," He said kissing me as we walked into the lobby.
"Only you could do this," I said to Jesse as we lounged by the pool in the sun .
"Lad?"
"Yea?"
"Why don't we just get married here?"
"Are you serious?"
"Yea! Right here, right now," He said hopping up causing the rest of the team to stare.
"Oh my God what is that rock on your hand?" Letty asked getting out as the ring caught the sunlight, and sparkled. . Dom, looked shocked, but I think Leon, and V had seen it coming. Mia smiled sweetly as she watched me blush.
"Jess, asked me to marry him."
"When's the date?" Leon asked.
"Ohhh around…today," I said turning back to face Jesse.
I smiled as I looked around, and saw all of my closest friends. I had two maids of honor, Letty,
and Mia. Leon was Jesse's best man, and the rest were grooms me. I Stood in front of the
Preacher in a white sundress I had purchase, and a bouquet of red roses. Jesse was wearing a
beautiful to me. It wasn't the way I had pictured my wedding but some how it was ….. right.
Starring into Jesse's eyes I cried as I said I Do and I was almost relieved to see tears in his eyes
too. In all of the years I had known Jesse I had only see him cry one time, and that was when is
Father got locked up. HE had been so afraid he would have no place to stay. Besides me, and
the team I think his Father was the only one to really show him affection.
"I can't believe you are fucking married girl!" Letty said later as we all hung sat in a bar as a sort
of reception.
"Believe it baby, that boy is my heart ," I said smiling as I watched him talking to V, who I was sure was telling him if he hurt me he'd kill him.
"There's only one thing bothering me Let."
"What?"
"I wonder where he got the money?"
"That by has been saving for years to get you that."
"OH my gosh I had no idea."
Stretching out my hand I let Jesse pull me out of my seat as we danced together all night long.
The next day
"So the team drove down here last night?"
"Yea, but first Dom had to take care of some business." Jesse said as we lay in bed the next day.
"What kind of business Jess?" I asked playing with the simple gold band I had bought him.
"Well he went over to see the Trans'."
"Oh God what did he do?"
"I don't know, he just said that the our merger was over, and we should make sure to stay out of
their way. Shivering, I moved closer to Jess. The team had talked about that with me the other
day before the wedding, and agreed to never bring the subject up again. Later on I found out that
Dom had gone over to see April. He'd gotten her all hot, and bothered, waited till Johnny came
home, and left her sitting there half naked. HE had never wanted her, he just wanted them to feel
the same way we did. Dom could be heartless like that sometimes. That was how the rumor
started that He slept with April, and he managed to keep Let. The truth was, if he had really done
that she would have left him so quick it would make his head spin.
One month later.
After I graduated I started working in the store full time with Mia. Everything was the same,
except Jesse was starting to buy me things, expensive things that I knew he shouldn't be able to
afford. WE had a new bed room set, an entertainment system, and he had taken me shopping
every weekend. I got the feeling there was something going on that everyone knew about except
me. I had noticed the glances exchanged over my head, and whispered conversations that
stopped when I walked into the room.