The match was just as Nessa had predicted: Easy target, easy match. It was over within a matter of minutes and Joe was back in the locker room sitting beside her to watch the rest of the show. "I told you it was going to be an easy one baby." Nessa laughed.
"I know you did. So what are we doing tonight?"
"How about we go rent a movie and go back to my place?"
"Sounds good to me. I noticed you don't have a t.v. in your bedroom, we'll have to change that." Joe said.
"I can't afford one."
"That's all right...I'm staying there every night now so I'll buy it."
"No. I don't want you to feel like you have to buy me stuff just to keep staying at my place, you're there because I want you to be." Nessa stated.
"I know that babe and I don't feel like I have to do this...I want to do this. It'll benefit the both of us, that way we can lay in bed together and watch a movie. The bed is much more comfortable then the couch anyway."
"We can just take my t.v. from the living room upstairs then." She suggested.
"And how are we going to do that? I know I'm strong and I know you are too but there's no way that the two of us can get that thing up all those stairs. Babe...please just let me do this for us."
"All right Joe but don't make it a really expensive one, I'll find some way to pay you back."
"No you won't because I won't take your money. I'm doing this as a gift for my girlfriend, not because I expect to get paid back for it." Joe explained.
"Fine...you win this time. Are you done for the night?"
"Yeah we can go get the t.v. now then we'll grab a few movies while we're at it. You already have a DVD player that we can take upstairs so we don't need that. Let me get a shower really quick and get changed then we'll go." He grabbed his bag and went into the bathroom. Nessa took her cell phone out of her purse and dialed Allen's number.
"Hello?"
"Allen, it's Nessa. I'm just calling to let you know that Joe and I are going to be leaving as soon as he gets done with his shower. He's taking me to go buy a t.v. for my bedroom and he's paying for it."
"You mean you're actually letting him do that?" Allen asked, shocked.
"I tried to tell him no but he wouldn't listen so I said I would find a way to pay him back for it. He said he wouldn't take my money, that he was getting this t.v. as a gift for his girlfriend and not because he expected to be paid back for it."
"Then let him."
"I really have no choice. He said since he's staying there every night it'll benefit us both." She stated.
"That's true. I think it's really cool that he wants to do that and it's really good that you finally found someone. I know you were starting to get lonely and I hated to see that, I just hope that Joe's not going to screw up and that he'll treat you right."
"He treats me like a queen Allen, he's the sweetest guy I've ever been with and we have so much fun together. I really like him."
"I know you do. Hey! How about the two of you join Chris and me at the bar tonight?" Allen questioned.
"I don't know...we were planning just to go to my place and watch movies. Let me ask him, hang on." Nessa laid the phone down and opened the bathroom door a little. "Joe?"
"Yeah babe?"
"Allen wants to know if we want to join him and Chris at the bar tonight. I told him we had planned to go home and watch movies but that I would ask you."
"Tell him to meet us at your place in about an hour. We'll go shopping really quick then get back there to meet them, sound good?" He asked.
"That's fine with me."
"Dammit! Babe could you grab me a towel? I forgot to put one in here."
"Yeah hang on, let me tell Allen what's going on real fast and I'll get it." Nessa said.
"Okay." She ran back over and grabbed her phone.
"Allen?"
"Yeah?"
"He said to meet us at my place in about an hour. We're going to go shopping when he gets done then drop the stuff off." Nessa explained.
"All right. See you then."
"Bye." Nessa hung the phone up and grabbed a towel. She opened the bathroom door and stuck her arm in. "Here you go baby."
"Scared to see me naked?" He laughed, grabbing the towel but she tightened her grip on it. "Uhm Ness, babe you have to let go." Nessa opened the door the rest of the way and stood there smiling at him.
"Now what were you saying about me being scared?" She asked, letting go of the towel.
"Nothing, nothing at all." Joe replied, innocently as he started drying off.
"Uh huh that's what I thought. Looking good baby."
"Aww thank you babe." He gave her a quick kiss and got dressed. "Ready?"
"Yep. Just let me grab my purse then we're out of here." Nessa grabbed her purse off the couch and they walked out of the arena.
