This is a short but sweet chapter that I've had at the beginning of writing this story, hope you guys like it.

Ch. 14

A Night to remember

"I woke up a day later to find out that they all survived and each of them had made a request that I be awarded for my actions that saved their life." Josh said as he and Krystal kept dancing.

"That's quite a story." Krystal said and placed her hand over his left shoulder; she gently moved her fingers around and felt the scar where the bullet went through. "Why not take the medal? You are a hero…You risked your life to save your team." She said, Josh shrugged his shoulders.

"I just did what any Soldier would have done, I don't want recognition for something anyone could have done."

"Anyone could have done it yes…But you were the one that did it." She replied and looked into his eyes, she noticed him smiling at her.

"What is it?" She asked, "Is there something on my face?" Josh shook his head.

"No…Its just…Do you want to go home?" He asked.

"The apartment?"

"Yes."

"Why? Are you not having fun?" She asked. Josh smiled.

"Yes I'm having fun…However I would like to go home."

"Why?"

"Because I want to dance with you." He said, Krystal smiled.

"We are dancing."

"That's not what I meant." He said and suddenly pulled her closer to him so that their bodies were pressed against each other. Krystal looked into his dark brown eyes. "I meant, I want to dance…With Krystal." He said, Krystal suddenly felt all of her emotions for him fill her heart and she nodded.

"Okay." She said.

Josh had found Ryan and told him that he was heading home, Ryan said his goodbye and Josh could sworn he could have seen a bit of disappointment in the older man's face. They ended up calling a cab which picked them up and brought them back to the base so Josh could get his car, they then drove back to the apartment.

"Give me a second." Krystal said and walked into the bedroom; Josh watched her walk off and closed the bedroom door. He turned on a few lights to somewhat give the living room a dim glow. He then took his standard military over shirt off and laid it on the couch; he tugged on his grey under shirt so it untucked its self from his pants.

The bedroom door opened and Krystal walked out as herself, she was wearing a long white sleeping gown that he had bought for her, she approached him slowly as her tail gently swayed to the left and right. She was now standing a few feet away from him, all he could think about was how beautiful she was.

"Your beautiful." He said without fully realizing it, Krystal blushed and lowered her gaze from him and smiled. She brushed some hair out from her face and looked back at him.

"Thank you." She said, she loved it when he told her she was beautiful, she never found herself all that attractive, so it was nice when he said it to her. Suddenly he held his hand out for her to take. She placed her blue fur covered hand on his and he wrapped his fingers around it.

He brought her closer and moved both hands down to her waist as she placed her hands on his shoulders, they stared into each other's eyes and gently moved to the left and right, over and over. The whole time they never broke the eye contact. Then without realizing it, he was leaning his face down to hers and she was leaning her face up to his. With their eyes closed their lips touched and they kissed and held it for a while. Both of them felt their hearts skip a beat and butterflies flying in their stomachs.

When they finally broke the kiss they looked back into each other's eyes and smiled, Krystal laid her head on his chest to which he laid his jaw on top of her head and they kept moving to the left and right.

"I'm glad you're here Krystal." He gently said to her, she smiled and rubbed her head against his chest

"So am I."

They spent the next few minutes dancing while holding each other close; the moment would have gone on for a little bit longer if it hadn't been for Josh's stomach growling. Krystal pulled away and laughed.

"Are you hungry?" She asked with a cute smile, Josh removed one on his hands from her waist and rubbed his stomach.

"Yeah, didn't eat anything today." He said, Krystal pulled away from him and stood at arm's length.

"I'll make us something." She said and walked off into the kitchen. She made them a sandwich, nothing big or fancy. Josh leaned against the wall and watched her make the food and smiled. All the pain he had gone through these past two months were shitty and heartbreaking. Yet in the end, all of the pain brought him to this moment with Krystal, the girl he had fallen in love with. For that he was grateful.

He still thought of Amanda every once in a while, and the child that might have been his. It hurt to think about them, but all he had to do was think of Krystal and the pain would suddenly stop.

Krystal looked over her shoulder to find Josh watching her with a smile. She blushed and turned her gaze back to the food and finished making it, she had a smile the whole time, the type of smile that wouldn't go away. She finished making the sandwiches and brought one over to Josh.

He took it and thanked her for it; they made their way to the table and sat down to eat. As they ate, every once in a while when one wasn't looking; the other would steal a quick glance and smile at the person, when the other started to look their way they quickly looked down at their food. After they ate the food they started to clean up and got ready for bed. Josh got the couch ready to sleep on as Krystal sat on the bed; she looked at the opened door and saw Josh lying down on the couch. She began to fiddle with her fingers as she watched him, suddenly a deep desire to be with him filled her whole being and in the heat of the moment Krystal got off of the bed and walked into the living room and approached him.

He looked up at her and could tell she looked nervous; it was written all over her face and the way she fiddled with her gown with her fingers.

"Is something wrong?" He asked, she shook her head no and moved her right leg so it was on the couch and to the left of his waist; she then lowered her body so she was now on top of him, straddling him cowgirl style. He could feel his heart beating get faster.

She placed her hands on his cheeks and used her thumbs to gently rub them, Josh used his right hand and placed it over her left hand and held it tightly. She then leaned down and kissed him once again. Josh wrapped his arms around her back and pulled her down close to him. She wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled his face closer to hers. She opened her mouth a little to breath and then pushed her lips back against him.

Josh moved one on of his hands from her back to the back of her neck and held a firm grip; Krystal slightly moaned at the feel of his touch which prompted her to kiss him harder. After a few moments the two pulled away from their heated slobbery kiss. Krystal looked back into his eyes and smiled lovingly at him, she scooted her legs in-between his legs and leaned down laying her head on his chest. She placed her hands on his shoulders and closed her eyes.

"Hold me tight." She said, Josh replied by wrapping his arms around her. She let out a peaceful sigh, in this moment she felt so protected and soon was fast asleep with in his warm arms.

Josh stayed awake for a few more minutes staring up at the ceiling as he held Krystal; a toothy smile appeared on his face. He knew today was as good as it could get; he leaned his head forward and kissed Krystal on the top of her head. He then looked back at the ceiling and closed his eyes; this was truly a night to remember.

And there we go, I really hope you guys like the story so far, next two chapters will get into the main plot.

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