This one's short, y'all. Sorry it's been a while. I'm experiencing a bit of writer's block. Reviews always help alleviate writer's block, so please review. :)

Anywho, here's a nice fluffy chapter for you.

K~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I hadn't laughed so hard in years. That I was the joke made it even funnier. When I saw Judy's slightly worried look, I realized my little fit was making her feel insecure. Then it dawned on me. She just told me earlier that she's never seen me laugh. That sobered me.

"I'm sorry, I can't help it. It's just too funny that we've both been in love with each-other all this time, but my dad still had to play matchmaker. It's almost like an arranged marriage, but I don't care. Let the old man think he got his way in this."

"Arranged marriage? Oh, hold it, buster." She tried to wriggle away from me. "We just said 'I love you.' There's no wedding attached to it."

"My dear, sweet Judy, I haven't proposed yet. Don't get ahead of yourself." The look of utter surprise and shock on her pretty, little face sent me into another round of hilarity. Again, she tried to get away from me, but I held firmly to her until she finally relented and laughed along with me.

When the joviality began to pass, I calmed down and kissed her nose. Judy stopped chuckling immediately. I've never seen that look on her face before. She looked completely vulnerable. Not uncomfortable, just openhearted.

"It's time to lay our plans." I held her with one arm as I reached for my tablet again, but I thought better of it and pulled my black notebook from my pocket.

"I suppose you're going to classify this too sensitive for digitizing," she asked sarcastically.

"Yes, I am. I refuse to have our future hijacked because of my own negligence."

"What to do you keep in that book anyway, Kyoya?" She attempted a peak. She's not the first. In all the years I'd kept a notebook, I'd always known people were after it. Whether they wanted it for political or monetary gain or for extortion didn't matter, they'd never get a chance to guess what was inside. But, now that I was quite possibly facing forever with this woman, I decided to be as open with her as she was with me now.

"Would you care to take a look?" Her eyes widened as she gently tilted my hand holding the book and leaned into me for a better view. As she perused my personal thoughts on just about everything, I leaned my head atop her's and tried to memorize this moment.

"Thank you, Kyoya." She took the book, put it on her lap, and clasped my hand in both of hers.

"You're welcome." I kissed the top of her head, and she snuggled into me and closed her eyes.

J~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I tilted his hand for a better look at his ledger. His arm around my waist tightened, and I felt him rest his head on mine. I smiled at that. It's so strange to know this man loves me and stranger still that everything has changed.

My eyes perused the pages, and I was a little shocked at what was written. Sure, there were numbers, calculations, and business plans; but what surprised me the most was all the diary-like passages.

The first I found about me started, "I met the American woman today at the University. I'm very glad I got her hired as she should be quite useful in the future, though I'm not sure how I'll deal with her superiority complex." I most certainly was a brat those first few meetings, but he shouldn't be talking about a 'superiority complex.' Hypocrite.

Another mentioned me as "a highly confusing entity." I smirked at that. Then a later passage went into further detail. "This woman completely throws my equilibrium. When I'm around her all I want to do is hold her, but I also want to shake some sense into her. She's so afraid that she won't even ask for help. I'd like to rip that Jackson guy's heart out and feed it to my police dogs." Well, that's frightening.

I skipped to one of the last entries. "I can't believe I did that to her! Stupid, stupid! A man made her his punching bag and toy, and I decide that the best way to gain her confidence is to mimic his exact actions? She'll never trust me again. What have I done?! There's got to be a logical answer, a logical way to get her back? A new dress? Dumb. That wouldn't work. What do women want? What does Judy want? Why can't I figure this out?" Wow. He was just as confused as I was. That makes me feel better.

The last passage said, "I don't know what possessed me, but I threw myself at her mercy and groveled like a peon. I'd sworn to bow to no one, but seeing Hani holding the woman I love opened my eyes. I made a big mistake, one that nothing I do will be able to erase. If I hadn't begged, I would have lost her. I've never loved anyone before; and if this is love, it is agony." He didn't know until last night? Well, I didn't know until today, so I guess that evens things out. How we both went for so long in denial is beyond me. I used to think I knew my own heart and mind, but I guess not.

I closed the book and placed it on my lap. Taking Kyoya's free hand in both of mine, I said, "Thank you, Kyoya."

"You're welcome." I curled myself into his side and closed my eyes. His soft kiss on my hair made me smile as I fell into a comfortable sleep.