Chapter 16

ALEXANDRIA

After two weeks of being on the road, we finally get to go home. The good thing about it is that Paul is coming with me. Now, of course I am going to let him stay with me in my apartment. I'm not letting him go to a hotel and spending all that money. He's staying with me. And of course, he doesn't have a problem with that. He came home with me because of the double date that him and Randy had agreed on. We just have to pick a specific date this week to have the date. I hope everything goes well. I hope that Randy is able to see that Paul really is a great guy and that he's great with me.

Paul dropped himself down on my bed and laid next to me as I thought all these things. I looked at him and smiled as he grabbed my hand. I looked into his eyes and nearly got lost in them.

"Dinner's ready." he told me.

"You cooked?" I asked without realizing that he did.

"Well, I don't think that you'd call it cooking. But we have dinner."

I looked at him curiously and wanted to laugh. I got up and went to the kitchen to see. When I did, I saw our plates with warm food and then I saw the plates that the food came in, in the trash. I couldn't help but laugh then.

"I know this isn't home cooked. But it's something."

I gave him a light kiss. "Thank you, Baby." I told him.

"You ready for the double date?" he asked.

"Yeah. I just want it to go good though."

"I think it will." he replied. "I'll show him that I really am a good person."

"Well, I think that it could go well. Let's not worry about it." I told him.

"Yeah. We should just worry about later tonight."

"Why?" I asked. "What's happening later?"

"We're going to be busy." He replied.

I decided to just let him show me instead, what he meant later on when we get there.

The Next Day

Randy called this morning to say that we were going to set the date for tomorrow. So this means, an extra night by myself with Paul. Until then, I had to figure out what I was going to wear tomorrow for our date. I was in the kitchen making some breakfast and didn't even know that Paul came in until I felt him wrap me in his arms.

"Morning."

"Morning." he replied as I felt his lips against my shoulder."What's on the agenda today?"

"I don't know. What would you like to do today?" I asked him.

"Keep you in bed all day." he replied huskily.

I smiled. "Really?"

"Yes. But whatever you want. I don't mind."

"We'll see what we can work out for today." I told him.

He helped me out with breakfast and when we ate, I told him about that Randy and Sam decided on tomorrow for the double date.

"Gives me enough time to think about what to wear." I told him.

"Baby, you look beautiful no matter what you wear." he replied. I smiled and felt my face grow warm.

"You're just saying that for a reward." I told him.

"I'm saying that because it's the truth. I can't help it if my girlfriend is beautiful."

"You suck badly at trying to not laugh."

"I know. But I meant what I said. I really think you're beautiful." he replied.

After we finished eating breakfast, I saw Paul come out of his room with nothing on but his sweats. Does he always have to look this good?

Alexandria, relax. Breathe.

"What?" he asked.

"Nothing. Just feeling like I forgot something."

"I can go out and get it for you if you want." he replied.

"No. It's okay."

I started to walk to my room when I felt a huge pair of arms slide around my waist and pick me up.

"Paul! Wait, put me down!"

I heard him use his feet to close to the door and he dropped me on my bed. He smiled as he got on top of me. I put my arms around him and pulled me close to me to give him a kiss.

"You shouldn't have done that." He whispered huskily in my ear.

"And why is that?"

"I can show you better than I can tell you." He replied. I fixed myself on my bed so he can get more comfortable. He got back on top of me and kissed me. He placed soft kisses on my neck as I let my hands travel up and down his back. I felt his hands go up my shirt until they reached my ribs. He took my shirt off and placed kisses from my neck to my stomach. He flipped me over to where I straddled him.

"You still have to many clothes on." I heard him say as I licked and nipped at his ear.

PAUL

I groaned in pleasure as I felt her hands go up my sides to my chest and felt her lick and nip at my ear.

"Do something about it." she whispered.

I slid my fingers under her bra strap, took it off and threw it on the floor when I did. My hands slid down her back until I got to her waist and felt her pants. I firmly planted my hands on her ass and kept it there as we kissed. I knew I would keep her in bed for almost the entire day.

When we were done, we decided to go out to get some groceries. We held hands the entire time as we drove to the supermarket. Occasionally I would stroke the back of her hand with my thumb and give a gentle squeeze. When we were at the supermarket, they were playing a song that Alexandria absolutely loved. She started dancing around, not caring about who stared at her. The way she moved her hips, turned me on and I quickly tried to stare at something before all the blood rushed down to a place where I didn't want it to. Not in public anyways. She giggled as she stopped and walked up beside me. I like seeing her like this. Happy and smiling and having a good time.

The Next Day

Today was the day that Alexandria and I were going to go on that double date with Randy and his wife. I was actually pretty calm about it. I wasn't nervous or freaking out about it. I felt hands on my waist and a kiss on my cheek, when I was in the kitchen.

"Morning, Baby."

"Morning, Babe." I replied giving her a peck on the lips.

"Ready for tonight?" she asked.

"Yeah. You?"

"Yup. I think it's going to go fine. I don't think that we have anything to worry about."

I looked at her and she looked pretty tired. I smiled knowing that I was the reason for why she was tired. I was pretty tired too, I had to admit that. We were busy last night after dinner. I don't ming getting her tired. I smirked at the thought.

"What is it?" she asked when she caught me smirking.

"Nothing. Just thinking about something."

"About what, how you got me tired?" she asked.

"Maybe."

"Perv."

"And yet you like it when I am. Right?"

She just laughed. "There may be some truth to that."

"Maybe?"

"I'm just joking." she replied as she put her arms around my neck. I immediately put my arms around her and didn't want to let go.

"I love you." I told her.

"I love you, too." she replied giving me a kiss.

Later That Night

I was waiting in the living room for Alexandria to come out and I still don't feel nervous or freaked out about this whole double date thing. Yes, I thinking about what could happen and the possible scenarios, but I'm pretty calm about it.

"Babe, you're ready to go?" I heard her ask. I looked up and saw her dressed in what she would call a simple, grey dress that reached to mid thigh and fit her every curve, perfectly. She had her hair in curls and twists on the side of her hair, keeping it away from her face. She had on some eye shadow which caused her eyes to pop out and become more intensified. The dimple on her chin, was more noticeable.

"You look beautiful." I told her.

"Thank you." she replied as I saw a new tint of color on her cheeks and it wasn't makeup. I chuckled knowing that I could make her blush. "You look handsome."

"Thanks."

I let her walk in front of me as I placed my hand on the small of her back to guide her. When we got to the car, I held her hand throughout the entire ride like I always do when we're in the car. Occasionally I would stroke the back of her hand with my thumb. When we got to the restaurant, I held her hand and when we saw Randy and his wife already there sitting at a table. Alexandria held my hand until we got to the table and Randy got up to greet us as did his wife.

"Paul. this is my wife, Samantha. Sam, this is Paul. He's the COO of the company now."

When we sat down, I felt Alexandria intertwine her fingers with mine underneath the table. Why is it that it always puts me at ease when we hold hands? The waiter came to take our order and I waited patiently for Randy to ask me something or to bring something up for conversation. But then, I didn't want any awkwardness in wait for someone to say something.

"So Paul, tell me. Why did you decide to date my sister?" asked Randy

"I decided to date her because, she's everything that I ever wanted in a woman. She's beautiful, she's smart, she's talented, she has a beautiful personality. I know that you said that in the past, guys have wanted her because of how she looks. Guess what? I looked past all of that and looked at her differently. Yes, she's extremely beautiful. I'm not going to lie about that. But I wanted to know if there was anything past that. I wanted to see what she was really about. As I got to know her, I see that I can hold a conversation with her about anything. She's one of the very few women that I know that I can hold a conversation with and that can put up with me and someone that can challenge me."

"If you had to decide, let's say right now, if you want to marry her and spend the rest of your life with her, what would you decide?"

"Of course I'd pick yes." I said without hesitation. "I'd pick yes because, I think that she really is the one for me."

"You think?" he asked.

"I know that I would ask her to marry me. I met her, and I never looked at any other woman that I came across the way that I look at her. I knew that I would never feel for another woman what I feel for her and when I'm with her. She makes me want to improve and better myself. I remember you saying one day that she deserves the best. I agree with you on that. She definitely deserves the best that she can get without a doubt. I try my best every single day, to show her that I love her, and to give her anything that she wants. I want her to have the best. You're not the only one who wants that for her. I respect her and everything that she wants and everything that she values. I love Alexandria more than anything. That's not going to change."

The waiter bought our food and I could tell I was really hungry by the way that my mouth watered at my food.

"I know that she always said that she would like to have a family of her own when she's ready for it. If you two were to get married, are you willing to start a family with her?" asked Randy.

"Randy." said Alex.

"No, it's okay. It's okay. I don't mind having a family with her. I always wanted to have a family of my own, and I would rather have a family with her than anyone else. So yes. If she wants a family, and she wants to have it with me, then when she's ready I'll give her the family that she wants."

He looked pleased with my answer. But I could tell that I still have to prove to him how much I mean what I'm saying.

"What can I do to show you that I really mean what I'm saying to you?" I asked him.

"If you really mean what you say, then you'll find out how to prove it. I know that you mean everything that you just said. But I also want some physical evidence about the fact that you really want to marry her and have a family with her. There's guys that want marriage and a family, but when it comes down to it, they back out for some reason. Show me that you're not one of those guys. Listen, she's my only sister. Weather she was older than me or younger than me, I'd still be the same way when it comes to her. I still want her to be with a guy that will give her the best. A guy that will love her with everything he has. A guy that will put her first and is not afraid to say 'Hey, this is my girlfriend, or my wife. I'm madly in love with her.' You know things like that. I know that I try to do that with my wife. I'm madly in love with her with I'm going to spend the rest of my life with her. I'm the happiest that I've ever been, and it's with her. I want my sister to have something similar to that."

"And I'll give her that. I have no problem with that. I understand where you're coming from." I replied. "Just let me prove that to you, if that's what you want me to do."

"Okay, you two. Let's focus on something else right now." said Randy's wife. "Like...what do you think about the food?" she asked.

ALEXANDRIA

I was glad that Sam got them to think about something else for a while. Did I just hear Paul say that he would marry me and that he wouldn't mind having a family with me? I mean, I've always wanted that. But I didn't know that he was thinking about it or that he would. I smiled just thinking about it.

"You okay there, Alex?" I heard someone say.

"Huh? Oh yeah. I'm fine. Just thinking about something." I replied. I looked up at Paul and saw his eyes on me wondering if I was okay. "I'm okay." I told him reassuringly.

"Alex, I like this guy." said Sam. "Think he could really be it for you?" she asked.

"I hope so. I want him to be." I replied to her.

"You think she's sexy?" I heard Randy ask Paul.

"Randy! Really?" I exclaimed.

"What?" he asked. "I'm just asking him."

"A guy should know that he's lucky when he sees her in lingerie and think that she's sexy, and when she's wearing sweatpants and a t-shirt and still think she's beautiful." Added Sam.

"Then I consider myself lucky then." replied Randy as he looked at Sam.

"Me too." whispered Paul into my ear. I looked at him and smiled sweetly. I gave him a kiss on the cheek and felt him give my hand a gentle squeeze. After dinner, we all went to go for some ice cream. I stayed close by to Paul. Ever since I heard him say that he wanted to marry me and that he wants a family, I feel like a little girl inside, thinking about how I might be close to my dream of getting married and having a family of my own. Who thought that it would've been with the COO of the company that I work for.

I felt Paul put his arms around my waist and pull me close to him as we stood outside our car, waiting for Sam and Randy. I laid my head against his chest, as I enjoyed being in his arms like I always do. I looked up at him when I felt him place a kiss on my head. I touched the tip of his nose with my finger and made him smile that smile that causes the little crinkles by his eyes.

"What's taking them so long? I want my ice cream." I said pouting. I heard Paul let out a low chuckle as he tightened his grip a little bit. I wasn't complaining. I wanted to ask him if he really meant what he said about marrying me and starting a family with me, but I didn't out of nervousness. When they finally came, we got in the car and drove to the ice cream parlor that they have a couple of minutes from the restaurant. We got to the parlor and Sam and I found a seat as the guys went to go get ice cream.

"Sam, do you really think that Paul meant what he said about the whole marriage thing and the whole starting a family thing?" I asked her.

"I think so. I could tell that he did. I could also tell that he really loves you."

I smiled. "I love him, too."

Paul and Randy came with our ice creams a couple of minutes later and Paul gave me a light kiss as he sat down next to me.

"Alex, when are you coming over to dinner with Mom and Dad?" he asked.

"Before I go back on the road. Just tell me when and I'll go." I replied.

"You should bring Paul. I think Dad would like to see him again."

"I will. You're coming. No excuses." I told Paul.

"Yes, Ma'am."

I couldn't help but giggle.