Quality Time
Amber awoke and looked around. AJ was in the bathroom already washing up so Amber went back to sleep.
Amber woke up again fifteen minutes later. When she woke up AJ was standing in front of the mirror.
"Morning," Amber said half burying her face in the pillow.
"Morning beautiful," he said picking up his jeans.
"So what exactly were you admiring in that mirror?" Amber asked.
"What?" AJ asked.
Amber looked down to his midsection and then back up.
AJ looked down and then smiled.
"At least you know I'm a male," he said walking into the bathroom.
"And what a male you are," she said rolling over.
"Are you planning on waking up some time today?" AJ asked.
"I'm awake, just daydreaming," Amber said smiling at him.
"Go wash up," AJ said kissing her.
"I would but I have no clothes," she said wrapping her arms around her neck and pulling him down on the bed.
"You didn't seem to mind last night," he said kissing her again.
"Hold me," Amber whispered into his ear.
AJ slipped his arms under and around her and held her tightly. Amber wrapped her arms around his midsection and held him. For a while they laid in the bed together. AJ held her as close as he could and he just breathed her in.
"We should just lay like this forever," Amber said.
"I agree," AJ said pushing himself up. "But alas we have somewhere we have to be by three so get your little ass out of my bed and hop into the shower."
"I still have no clothes," Amber reminded him.
"Fine, I'll go get them," he said leaving the bathroom.
He came back a couple minutes later and handed them to her. She quickly got dressed under the covers and then hopped out of the bed.
"Can you just drive me over to my place so I get showered and changed there?" She asked.
"I'll tell you what I told the last girl, I took the cameras out of the shower," he said as he hugged her.
"Oh that's not the problem, I just didn't like the all the people staring through the bathroom window," she said resting her head on his shoulder.
"Yes, I'll drive you to your place," he said. "Want something to eat?"
"That'd be nice," she said as they walked down the stairs together.
"What do we have…" he said opening the fridge. He swiftly closed it, looked at her and smiled. "How about you get showered and everything and then we'll go for lunch?"
"That sounds great too," Amber said looking around and then out into the back yard. "Question…where's your dog?"
"My dog?" AJ asked confused.
"Yeah, Jake," she said.
"Oh Jake," AJ said laughing nervously. "About that…"
"Did he die?" Amber asked concerned.
"Well, no. Not exactly," he said running his fingers through his hair. "You see…Jake isn't exactly mine. He's more of well…umm…my neighbor's dog."
Amber burst out laughing.
"You're so cute," she said shaking her head.
"That will never be revealed to anyone to whom I work with," AJ said opening the front door.
"I'll try to keep that in mind but if it slips, it slips," Amber said getting into the car.
"Why can't you just tell me where we're going?" Amber asked as AJ pulled down yet another back street.
"If I told you where we're going then it wouldn't be a surprise," AJ said sticking his tongue out at her.
AJ stopped the car and got out. Amber followed.
"You have successfully found the back of the building," she said. "Perhaps we should try looking for the front now."
"I know where we are," AJ said unlocking the back door and holding it open for her.
"Thank you," Amber said walking into the building. "Too bad I don't."
"Just follow me," he said turning on lights as they walked.
"Are we even supposed to be here?" She asked looking around.
"Stop worrying," he said putting his arm around her shoulders. "I'm here, everything's going to be fine. Try breathing once and a while, I hear it helps."
"Don't tease me," Amber said.
"Okay, I'm sorry, but just try to relax, enjoy yourself," he said kissing her forehead.
Then they both got drenched in water.
"This cannot be happening again," Amber said.
"Oh it is," AJ said turning on the last light.
Ambers eyes fell onto the pool where a dolphin swam around.
"Oh my God!" Amber yelled and hugged AJ. "Did you do this for me?"
AJ smiled as Amber ran to the pool and knelt down. She ran her fingers in the water.
"This is the first time that I've ever seen a dolphin," Amber said smiling.
"Why don't you swim with him for a while, he's friendly," AJ said kneeling down beside her.
"I don't have anything for swimming," Amber said disappointed.
"I think there's something over there for ya," AJ said looking at a changing area.
"You didn't," Amber said running over to the stand. "Oh my God! You did!"
AJ waited for her to finish changing.
"Aren't you going to join me?" Amber asked.
"Do you want me to?" AJ asked her.
"Yeah, I'm kinda scared now," Amber said looking into the pool.
"Okay," AJ said changing.
He jumped into the pool and then held his arms up for her. She took his hands and hopped into the pool. For a while she was fascinated with the dolphin but eventually she turned her attention back to AJ.
"This is one of the best days ever," she said putting her arms around his neck and kissing him.
"I can make it ten times better if you want me to," he said kissing her arm.
"Please do," she said kissing him.
AJ took a deep breath, looked deep into her eyes and said, "I love you Amber."
Amber looked up and him and smiled.
"I love you too AJ," Amber said as AJ kissed her.
"You can't eat seafood at SeaWorld," Amber said.
"Why? What's so wrong with it?" AJ asked as they were leaving.
"It's like eating the slow learner," Amber replied.
"Now why didn't I think of that?"
Amber laughed as he put his arm around her.
"What are you doing in two weekends?" He asked.
"Well I have classes on Fridays and I work Fridays and Saturday nights," Amber answered. "But I'm not working tomorrow tonight."
"Well then you're coming over tonight for a while and you're going to come to the show tomorrow," he said kissing her. "But can you miss work next weekend?"
"No AJ, I can't," Amber said. "I have to make my rent."
"So raise Krystal's rent," AJ said.
"I can't just stop my life for you," Amber said. "I would love to, but I can't."
"I'll pay your rent this month," AJ said taking her hands in his.
"I can't let you do that," Amber said trying to balance on a flower box with the help of AJ's hand.
"Why not?" AJ asked as she hopped down.
"Because it completely takes away my independence," Amber said trying to think of a reason.
"So pay me back when you can," he said pulling her into an embrace.
"I don't know," she said thinking.
"Just say yes," he said kissing her.
"Fine," Amber said giving into him. "Where are we going?"
"I'm not telling you," AJ said laughing.
"Definitely the most amazing day in my life," Amber said as they walked into the house.
"I agree," AJ said. "So what do you want to do to complete the most amazing day?"
"I want you and me to go upstairs and stay there until eight-thirty," she said taking his hand.
"Well I would love to argue with you but I know that it's probably the best idea," he said.
"You should hurry up then," she said running into the bedroom.
"It doesn't matter, you'll fall under my charm," he said catching her by the bed. "Come little lover."
He dragged her onto the bed and began kissing her all over. She threw her head back in pleasure and let AJ do whatever he pleased. He finally went back up to her lips and kissed her passionately.
He left her for only a minute to quickly take his shirt off and then he continued kissing her. Amber brought her hands up to his back and dug her fingernails into his back which made him kiss her stronger and more urgently.
"Oh God!" Amber moaned enjoying AJ.
Janessa walked up to the front door. She saw AJ's car in the drive so she knew he was home but instead of knocking at the door she used her key to get in. It only took her a few seconds to hear her brother and a woman upstairs.
"Sounds like their enjoying themselves," Janessa said laughing.
Then she stopped and thought. She had been asking AJ constantly about who he was with and he refused to tell her. Now she had the perfect opportunity to find out who the mystery woman was.
She crept up the stairs and down the hall. She waited for a few seconds to see if he would say her name but that was probably one of the only things he didn't say. So instead she looked in the room. At first Janessa just saw a girl with long brunette hair, but then she turned her head.
Janessa froze. How could her brother betray her like that?
She shook her head and then left the house.