So I wanna thank LIV3xLAUGHxL0V3 for the whole "engagement sex" prompt that led to this one-shot, and it's title (which is OVER 11,000 words!) I really hope you guys like it. Kendall is just the fucking best here, in everyway of the word. And don't worry , there is definitely smut ;D Please tell me what you think, I worked very hard on this!
ENGAGEMENT SEX
"Why are you so nervous, babe? It's not like you haven't met my parents before."
"Uh—I just, I-I don't know, it's just different spending the weekend with them, rather than an hour or two."
Kendall looked at Jo nervously, their hands tightly enclosed in one another as they moved down the airport terminal escalator and he flashed her winning smile, his dimples out to play. In Kendall's right hand, he held he and Jo's duffels, making sure not to take his eye off his the entire flight. He was nervous as could be, biting his lower lip from the anxiety. His green eyes looked a bit dull due to the lack of sleep he had gotten the night before, and especially since he and Jo's flight had been at six this morning. Seeing as how the flight from California to North Carolina took four and a half hours, and that Kendall was losing three hours of sleep and time all together, they arrived there around 1:30, with more than enough time for the usual Friday 7:00 dinner that the Taylor's had on their ranch in North Carolina.
Jo's parents were beyond fabulously wealthy. Only Jo's father had come out to California with her, with her mother running a business in the small town of Calabash, and taking care of the ranch while her daughter lived her dreams of fame and fortune. After Jo turned eighteen, Mr. Taylor left her in California, with her successful spot on New Town High promised for at least three more seasons, as well a huge bonus check which she had worked hard for since arriving on the show as the main character. Not only was Jo taken care of in the money department, but also in the emotional department. Now 22, Jo had been with Kendall for six years, and truthfully, he took his heart and soul to care for his beautiful girlfriend, and Mr. Taylor knew it. Kendall just hoped and prayed that he knew it as well as he said he did.
This visit was important. Kendall truthfully had never seen where Jo had grown up, and was curious to its whereabouts. He had seen pictures of Jo and her horses, and her and her family around the ranch, but had never seen the whole entire piece of land in full. He had met her parents many times before, seeing as they came out to California almost every month to check up on their daughter, and spend some time with her beyond her busy career. Mr. Taylor had always been very fond of Kendall, giving him a firm handshake and a smile every time the two came in contact. Mr. Taylor was also a fan of the Carolina Hurricanes, and very into hockey, allowing he and Kendall to truthfully bond over something quite easily.
This visit was important. Aside from the relatively good relationship Kendall had with Jo's parents, the nerves were bubbling up inside him like a bottle of champagne shaken, and then thrown down a cliff. He was going to have to ask them the most important question that they would probably ever have to answer.
"Can I marry your daughter? Can I have your daughter's hand in marriage? Can I have Jo's hand in marriage?" Kendall thought in his head, his throat getting dry, trying to figure out the best way to word the question he had been dying to ask for over a year now. They reached the first level of the terminal, people bustling and running everywhere, a whole bunch of people waiting near the front seats by the large windows. Jo arched her head around the crowds and sighed impatiently, with a bright, excited smile on her face.
"Kendall, do you see my parents?" she asked, holding onto his big arm with all her might. Kendall shook his head of his thoughts and looked down at Jo with a confused smile.
"W-what'd you say, love?" he asked her, not hearing her the first time. Jo looked at him, and her face softened a bit. She saw his green eyes filled with worry, and while she thought it was the most adorable thing ever, she couldn't help but feel horrible for him.
"Babe, don't be so nervous. My parents love you, and you know that," Jo said with a smile, leaning up on her tippy toes and planting a chaste kiss on Kendall's soft lips. She parted from him and smiled as his face relaxed, knowing it was true. The Taylor's did like him, but did they like him enough to let Jo marry him? A million things went through his mind unto why they could say no. Like the fact that Jo had a career, that she was only 22, that marriage inevitably lead to babies a year later—
"Josephine!" the couple heard a woman scream from the right of them. Kendall's thoughts were interrupted as they turned to the right and saw Jo's short, petite mother running over to them with an overjoyed smile on her middle-aged face, as well as her father, who followed close behind his hands in his pockets and a smile on his face.
"Mom!" Jo called out gleefully, her face instantly turning into a smile as she departed from Kendall's arm, and immediately threw her arms around her equally tall mother in glee and excitement.
"Oooh my baby, look at how gorgeous you are," Jo's mother said hugging her tightly and kissing her hair. Jo hadn't seen her parents in about three months, seeing as things had been busy back here on the ranch, as well as happenings with New Town High and Jo's career. Kendall watched awkwardly as Jo's father, who was the same height as him gave the blonde boy a smile.
"How ya doin' kid?" Mr. John Taylor asked Kendall with a wide smile, sticking out his hand to be shaken. Kendall swallowed hard and took the man's hand, shaking it firmly and confidently, shifting his fears aside for now.
"Very good, sir, and how are you?" Kendall asked him with a polite demeanor, strong voice and soothing smile. Kendall had always liked John, even if he was Jo's father. John had a full head of black hair, an aged face, even though he was reaching his late fifties. He stood with broad, tall shoulders, a tucked in plaid shirt with jeans, and a stately, southern grin, going along with his southern accent.
"Just fine and dandy," John replied with a smile, as Jo was released from her mother and the tables were turned. Jo looked at her father and smiled, as John looked up and down her with a smile.
"You get even more gorgeous every time I see you, JoJo," John said with a chuckle, Jo nestling into her father's arms as he planted a kiss upon her blonde locks. Mrs. Jaclyn Taylor looked up at Kendall with big brown eyes and a warm, southern smile, however didn't showcase any accent, much like her daughter.
"Kendall, sweetheart, how are you?" she asked warmly, leaning up on her tippy toes to give him a kiss on the cheek to which he smiled cordially, giving her a chuckle.
"I'm very good, Mrs. Taylor, thank you for asking. How is your business going?" he asked her immediately, knowing the unique and eco-friendly t-shirt business she ran in town was the woman's pride and joy, aside from her ranch and her daughter.
"It's going very well, why thank you," she said looking up at him with admiring eyes. "And I told you sweetheart, you can call me Jaclyn, don't be so silly Kendall, we're practically family," she said with a smile. Kendall chuckled nervously at her comment and nodded, knowing that he had called Mrs. Taylor by her first name previously, but during this trip, he felt it good to keep everything appropriate and as polite as it could get, seeing as he needed both of Jo's parents to be swooning over him in the matter of hours.
Jo returned back to Kendall's side with a big gleam on her face, holding his arm tightly as he fastened the duffels in his hand.
"Well, the car's right outside, let's all pile in so we can get home and relax before Jackie gets dinner started," John said with a smile, turning on one heel as Jo looked up at Kendall with a smile.
"I told you they loved you," she whispered confidently. Kendall nodded nervously, as the two began their descent towards where John and Jackie lead the way.
After the family and Kendall piled into the car, John had told them it would take at least twenty minutes to get to the ranch from the airport. Kendall and Jo sat in the backseat, her hand atop his, stroking it tenderly and comfortingly as Kendall looked out the window, extremely jumpy and awkward.
"So kids, how was your flight?" Jaclyn asked from the front seat, turning around in the huge SUV with a smile painted on her face. Jaclyn Taylor looked just like Jo, but older. The same nose, dark eyebrows, light hair and brown eyes. That was the only way to explain her. She had a pale pink lipstick on her lips, and light brown eyeshadow covering her lids, hell, she even did her make-up like her daughter.
"It was good, a little tiring, but good," Jo answered with a smile, looking over at Kendall whose eyes were glued to the window, his knee shaking nervously. Jo looked at him a bit concerned, seeing as she had rarely ever seen Kendall nervous for as long as she had known him. Jaclyn could see Kendall's nerves radiating through his skin and she felt bad, seeing as her and John had loved the boy since the first moment Jo had spoke a word about him.
"Kendall, sweetheart, how is the band? And Carlos, James and Logan?" she asked him, quite familiar with Kendall's friendly band mates who she had met once or twice. Kendall immediately turned to Jaclyn with a smile and a nod, trying to shake off the question, and just act in the moment.
"The band is doing great. We're working on a fourth album now. The guys are good too. Logan and Camille are still together, James is getting some more auditions since his role in that cop movie, and Carlos is learning to produce," Kendall said with a smile as Jaclyn nodded.
"It's nice to see that they're all doing good," she said nodding as Kendall nodded back, his gaze instantly going to the window again. He bit his lower lip as Jaclyn started up a conversation with John and Jo hit Kendall's thigh gently with their held hands. He turned to her and she looked upset and concerned.
"Babe, what's wrong?" she asked him in a whisper. Kendall licked his lips and looked at her with a smile, trying to pretend that he was totally fine.
"Nothing, everything is fine," he joked out with a smile, hoping that Jo wouldn't see right through it. He needed to keep this a surprise. Kendall had bought the beautiful 7K engagement ring about a month ago, and brought Katie along to come help him pick it out. He had decided to propose the second he would be able to ask her father's permission. Seeing as the past three months had been so busy, he hadn't gotten the chance when they had usually come to visit, but when Jo brought up this trip, he knew it would be perfect to ask her right where she grew up, giving her parents and the ranch another memory.
"Just relax," Jo whispered to him with a smile as she looked out her window and motioned for Kendall to join her.
The pair sat in silence for the next ten minutes, only making small comments towards each other and squeezing each other's hands occasionally telling each other soft jokes, and interjecting in conversation between John and Jaclyn.
"We're here," Jo said smugly with a smile as Kendall looked out her window with confusion and surprise. His eyes got wide and his mouth nearly dropped as he looked at the huge mansion, and the large ten acres of property Jo's father owned privately. The car slowed down as it veered onto the dirt road leading up to the large white barn that matched the beautiful, colonial and southern house, complete with wraparound porch, light blue shutters, porch swing and screen door. Kendall chuckled in awe, looking at the horses that ran around the pasture, a few farmhands on the property tending to the animals delicately. It looked like something straight out of a civil-war movie, everything absolutely beautiful and pristine, complete with a beautiful wood fence surrounding the entire property.
John stopped the truck in front of the barn causing a few horses in it to neigh and whinny, as Kendall and Jo unbuckled themselves and got out. John shut off the truck and popped the trunk as Kendall went around back and grabbed their bags from it, John shutting it gently as Jo looked up at the house like she had never seen it before.
"I miss it here so much," Jo whispered out with a smile to Kendall, who slipped an arm around her waist as they marveled up at the beauty of where Jo had grown up.
"Welcome home, JoJo," John said with a smile, putting his arm around his wife as they stood in front of their humble abode. Kendall breathed in the warm, North Carolina air, smiling at just the sight of Jo's enlightened face. This is where she belonged, this was her true home.
"Mr. and Mrs. Taylor, your home is…absolutely incredible," Kendall said with a chuckle, looking at Jo's parents, as Jo hugged him closer to her, nuzzling in her shirt.
"Why thank you, Kendall," Jaclyn said with a pleased smiled, overjoyed with his approval. Jo didn't take her eyes off the house, tears almost coming to them as the memories started to rush back to her.
"I just—I can't believe I'm here again," she said, as her and Kendall began their descent towards to wood gate that her parents stood in front of with smiles. "It's been forever."
"Well, why don't we give Kendall a tour of the house, show you where your rooms are, and then we'll let you two freshen up before we start cooking," Jaclyn said with excitement in her eyes, holding back her overjoyed smile. Jo looked up at Kendall who looked down at her and nodded, and then looked at her parents and nodded.
"Sounds wonderful," he said.
Twenty minutes later, after a tour of the three bathrooms, den, living room, great room, kitchen, basement lounge, and bathrooms, Jo sat on the bed of the yellow and white guestroom, picking at the beautiful white comforter, and the brown, yellow and green pillows the decorated the bed. Kendall's open duffel lay next to her as he shipped some things to and fro his own personal connecting bathroom, such as his shaving gel, some mouthwash and other toiletries.
"Sorry this guestroom is so girly babe, my mom decorated everything," she said with a chuckle from the bed, as Kendall placed his things in the medicine cabinets inside with a laugh. He closed the cabinet, and retreated back outside with a smile, going over to his duffel to start placing his clothes in the side dresser near the bed.
"It's alright, this room is beautiful, this whole house is beautiful," he said with a smile, leaning down to peck his girlfriend's lips gently. Jo chuckled in the kiss, grabbing Kendall's chin with her hand, pulling him back as he tried to part. He nibbled her lower lip affectionately as she released him with a sad, pathetic, puppy dog face, knowing exactly what it meant. Kendall looked at her and let out a loud chuckle, shaking his head no.
"Nope! No way is any sort of thing like that happening under this roof while I'm a guest at your parents. They put us in different rooms for a reason, love," Kendall joked out, grabbing his sweatshirts in his hand and bringing them across the room to the drawers. Jo sighed and bounced on the bed a bit with a whiny, adorable voice.
"Oh, come on. We've been together for six years, Kendall, if my father still thinks I'm a virgin, than he's just stupid, especially since they know we live together," Jo laughed out as Kendall closed the full drawer shut and turned back to her.
"I'm not taking any chances, I'm sorry. You can wait seventy-two hours without sex, just like you waited sixteen years without it," Kendall shot back at her with a goofy grin on his face as Jo rolled her eyes and pouted.
"Seventeen," she corrected him slyly, as he looked at her with a cocked eyebrow and she groaned. "Okay, fine. But I'm not responsible for what happens on the flight back," Jo said putting her hands up with an innocent smirk on her face. Kendall chuckled as he took the last bit of his clothes from his duffel , making sure his pair of dark wash blue jeans was on the bottom, a bulky sweatshirt on top of it. Kendall watched carefully as he walked the jeans over to the dresser, making sure to squeeze them tight between the sweatshirt and his hand. Jo's engagement ring and black velvet box were in the front left pocket of his jeans, safely tucked in there since he had packed two nights ago. Kendall quickly stuffed them in the drawer and closed it, Jo thankfully not noticing the extra care Kendall had put in. He sighed deeply, feeling a bit more relieved.
"Knock, knock," a voice said sweetly from the hallway, knocking lightly at the door, as both Kendall and Jo turned to see who it was. Jaclyn stood there with a smile as she entered the room cautiously looking to and fro her daughter and Kendall, holding a green dishrag in her hands.
"I hope this room is alright, Kendall," Jaclyn said with quite a nervous smile. "You're the first one to stay in it since it's been re-decorated," she said proudly looking around the bright, beautiful, homey room she had spent weeks re-doing a few months back.
"It's a beautiful room, Mrs. Taylor. Your entire home is beautiful," Kendall said a bit nervously, looking down at Jo with a smile, "just like your daughter." Jo smiled up at Kendall widely, as she stood up and nuzzled into him with a chuckle, Jaclyn looking on at the two with absolutely nothing but pure happiness. She saw absolutely everything that she had seen between her and John thirty some odd years ago. The way Kendall looked at her daughter showed just how much he cared about her, and just how much he truly loved her. She couldn't have been happier that Jo had found someone like Kendall Knight, and it truthfully made her heart burst like she was sixteen again.
"Well, I'm just about to get dinner started. Josephine, why don't you go show Kendall around the pastures, and visit the barn," Jaclyn said with a smile. Jo looked at her mom confused and chuckled.
"Who is gonna help you with dinner though?" she asked but Jaclyn just chuckled.
"Oh shush, go show your boyfriend around, sweetheart. Just be back by 6:45 to wash up, dinner is served at seven," she said with a smile. Jo hung onto Kendall with a smile, her hand rubbing his back soothingly.
"Thank you," Kendall spoke stately to her with a head nod, and adorable dimples. She smiled cordially back at the pair before leaving down the hallway with a bright smile on her face, going into the kitchen to start dinner. The outside of the house was definitely a foolery to the inside, well at least the kitchen. All of the other rooms had a very homey, comfortable feel, except the kitchen with its modern decorating style. Kendal had imagined from seeing the exterior or the house that the interior would have a large, old school oven, a small refrigerator, a small round kitchen table with stools, but he couldn't be more wrong. The kitchen that the Taylor's had was more modern than any he had ever seen, with silver appliances, a large stove, microwaves, granite countertops and a circular glass table in the center with yes, four stools.
Jaclyn sighed deeply and happily, going over to the pot pantry alongside the stove, and opening it up, taking out the flatware she needed to roast a whole chicken in lemon. John sat at the kitchen table reading the paper putting it down out of respect when his wife walked in the room. Not being able to contain her smile, Jaclyn turned to John and raised her shoulders, sighing with a small yelp as the man gave his wife a confused look.
"What's got you so happy darling?" he asked her with a chuckle, standing up and walking over to her. Jaclyn leaned against the counter and looked up at John with a smile. He gently eased his hands around her waist with a smile, as the two stood close to each other, John leaning and placing a light kiss on the tip of his wife's nose as Jaclyn bit her lip, holding back her contagious smile.
"He's the one, John. I'm sure of it."
"And this is the barn," Jo said non-chalantly with a chuckle, her hand tightly interlocked with Kendall's, much as it had been the past six years. The two walked into the shady barn, the sun beginning to set a bit behind the mountains of North Carolina.
"Hm, had no idea," Kendall said sarcastically, as Jo pushed him a bit, the boy stumbling over his sneakers and the hay that was on the ground.
"Hey, play nice you, I'm a guest," Kendall said tauntingly, standing straight up as he squeezed Jo's hand tighter. The barn was absolutely gorgeous, and just like Kendall had pictured it. Straight ahead was an aisle, full of stables on both sides with brown, white and gray horses sticking their heads over the gates, whinnying at the newfound company found in the couple. Above their heads was the loft, in which there were a few beds where the farmhands slept when they stayed the night out here, as well as a large abundance of hay and some other supplies for the horses.
"This is awesome," Kendall spoke out, relinquishing Jo's hand and twirling around the barn, looking up at all the beautiful woodwork, taking in the smell of the fresh hay and the warm hair. Minnesota was nothing like this, and neither was California. Kendall felt like he was in an entirely different world.
"Yeah, I spent many a night out here when I was little. I never wanted to leave Sugarcube," Jo chuckled out, walking towards Kendall again, the hay crunching beneath her feet. Kendall looked back at Jo, trying not to burst out laughing, as she rolled her eyes and sighed, crossing her arms. "Okay, laugh at the fact I named my horse Sugarcube, please, I was five, you are lucky I didn't name it Horse," Jo chuckled out, as Kendall slipped his arms around her waist and laughed, pressing his lips to hers lightly.
"Well, at least we found you a new nickname, Sugarcube," Kendall joked out, tapping her nose lightly as Jo shrugged him off and hit him playfully, turning around to walk towards the stables with a play attitude. "Ok, okay, I am sorry, love. Is that better?" he asked walking back towards her, referencing the nickname he had been accustomed to calling her since sixteen. Jo turned to him with a pout, as she extended her hands to a beautiful white horses' snout, in which she looked at Kendall smugly.
"Why don't you ask Sugarcube herself?" Jo said with a raised eyebrow and a chuckle. Kendall smiled and looked at the horse with a chuckle, sticking his hands in his pockets with a sigh.
"In the flesh," he joked out, "or rather…the fur," he added on, extending his hand out to touch the soft white mane of the horse in front of him. Jo smiled as Sugarcube felt into Kendall's touch naturally, as if he was Jo herself. She smiled at how Kendall's green eyes seemed so alive, so different from anything she had ever seen in California.
"She likes you, babe. You should be honored," Jo joked out, as the horse's tongue darted out to lick its teeth, Kendall bringing his hand back in surprise with an entertained, yet confused face on.
"What the hell, how does her tongue reach that far?" he asked in awe, his breaths heavy from the stumble back and how he had almost tripped over the mounds of hay on the floor. Jo chuckled at him and moved closer to him, taking him by the waist and playfully pulling him to lie against her body, so no space lied between them.
"She learned from me," Jo said slyly, pressing her lips against Kendall's forcefully, as she instantly licked the seam of his lips, Kendall opening his mouth and allowing Jo to dominate the kiss. His hands rested further down on her backside, as he gave her a tiny squeeze, Jo grinding her body into his a bit to which his eyes went wide. Kendall instantly pulled away with a chuckle, not wanting it to get too far and licked his lips, getting the last taste of Jo's cherry lip gloss with his tongue.
"You are an animal, Sugarcube," he said between laughs, as Jo laughed and rolled her eyes and Kendall walked over to her, immediately putting his arm around her waist. The two bid good-bye to Sugarcube with a soft pet, and began walking down the aisle, to the other side of the barn, into where the pasture was.
Seeing as there were a few horses out running around within the fence, Kendall and Jo decided to watch them for a bit, as well as the sunset before they had to be back for dinner. Being the gentlemen he was, he helped Jo up onto the fence, her legs dangling against it as Kendall climbed his way up, plopping down next to her. With a deep sigh, he slung his arm around her shoulders and cuddled her into him, kissing her free falling blonde hair gently, their other hands interlocked and resting on Kendall's right thigh.
"This is all so beautiful, Jo. It's great to be able to see where you grew up," Kendall said, their eyes locked on the pasture and the sunset. Jo took a deep sigh in as Kendall kissed her forehead again, and she smiled.
"It's just; it's so different from California, Kendall. Being here…it's, it's just amazing. I mean, I know I could never move back here, because of my career and all, but I really do need to visit more," she said, staring out at the horses running freely, the orange hue of the sky making her face seem even more beautiful. "I miss it," she said sadly, with a small smile on her face. There was silence between them, and Kendall looked at her, and just knew by the way her eyes fixed on the horses, that she was thinking of something, her grip on his hand tightening.
"Whatcha thinking of, love?" he asked her softly, bringing his hand around her shoulders to the right side of her chin, tracing it gently with a smile. Jo looked down and shook her head a bit embarrassed and Kendall laughed, shrugging her playfully. "Come on, tell me," he said anxiously. Jo looked up at him and sighed with a big smile across her face.
"I just—I can just picture us, sitting here, years from now, married, with little kids running around, watching them ride horses in the pasture so perfectly after a long dinner," Jo said ducking her head down from embarrassment. "I don't know, I guess, I always imagined raising kids here, raising them like I was raised," she chuckled out with a smile. "You know the big dinner," she said looking at Kendall with a smile, "having the whole family over, playing with cousins and aunts and uncles," she spoke out confidently with a smile on her face. She sighed deeply and looked at Kendall with a smile. "It just gets me thinking, you know?" Kendall watched the entire story formulate in her head, and was totally overjoyed by the fact that she had seen it. Truthfully, Kendall had been thinking it the entire time they sat there, his arm around her tightly. If he had the ring on him, and Jo's parents blessing, he would've proposed to her right there and then, but instead he took a deep breath and talked.
"Why don't we take more trips down here, when we have the time, instead of Mexico, or Aruba, or anywhere like that?" he told her. "This can be our new vacation spot," he said with a smile. Jo parted from him and looked at him with a bright grin, her eyes lighting up with excitement that he had even thought of that, as if he was reading her mind.
"Really?" she asked. Kendall nodded and Jo nodded agreeing with him as well, her eyes going out to the pasture again. A bright smile was shone across her face as she took a deep breath into the air and sighed, her entire body at peace with itself. Kendall smiled and brought his lips to her hair once more, before looking at her, touching her hand gently.
"Shall we go to dinner?" he asked her. Jo smiled and leaned in, pressing her lips against his gently, and touching his jaw line affectionately, their noses touching intimately.
"We shall."
Thank God Jo took long showers.
Kendall stood in the hallway that led to the living room, where Mr. and Mrs. Taylor were sitting, watching some old black and white movie on television. As much as he didn't want to disturb them, he knew that this was the only chance he was going to get when Jo wasn't around. Kendall looked at the art deco mirror in the hallway, making sure his teeth looked white and clean, his bangs didn't hang lazily in his eyes, and that his plaid shirt was straight on, and up kept. He licked his fingers, and gently ran them back into his bangs, giving them a bit of a gelled look without being too fancy, or like he was trying too hard. The ring was in the pocket of his favorite jeans, as he sighed deeply, rubbing his clammy hands together. This was the moment he had been waiting for. The first step to making Jo his wife.
He turned left, and began his descent into the living room, his heart pumping wildly in his chest, his fingers laced within one another, as he entered the room, his sneakers squeaking a bit on the hard wood floor. John and Jaclyn looked up at Kendall with small smiles, Jaclyn immediately sitting up in her seat with a wide smile on her face, John looking at how the boy had seemingly cleaned up a bit for whatever was about to happen.
"Oh hi, Kendall! Did you want to join us? John and I were just watching some Old Western," Jaclyn said animatedly as Kendall swallowed hard, his voice weak, and his heart thumping. He fiddled with his fingers nervously, and laughed out awkwardly, looking at the TV and back at her parents.
"No, no thank you, but I was uh…actually wondering if I could…talk to you two for a moment?" Kendall asked with a spitfire smile, his eyes shining. Jaclyn nodded eagerly, and patted the seat on the couch next to her, as she took the remote and turned off the television completely, Kendall sitting down next to her. She sat up more alert, as did John who sighed comfortably and smiled, allowing his hands to hang in front of him, forearms resting on his thighs.
"What's on ya mind, Kendall?" he asked him with a soft, raspy voice, his accent thick in his speech. Kendall sighed deeply and chuckled, looking down at the ring in his pocket, trying his best to conceal it so John and Jaclyn wouldn't have any suspicions about the conversation. He swallowed hard once more and looked at his hopeful future in-laws.
"Mr. and Mrs. Taylor….your…," he started off, his face instantly coming to a smile when he thought of her, "your daughter is…the love of my life," he said with a small chuckle of happiness. Jaclyn smiled and looked back at John, whose face didn't change a smidgen. Kendall chuckled nervously and looked down, biting his lip and twisting his hands nervously. "I-I've been with her for six years, and even then, when I wake up next to her in the morning, it's like," he paused and smiled, "like I'm looking at her for the first time," he finished. Jaclyn smiled even wider, and touched Kendall's knee affectionately, her heart pounding at what she knew what was coming. "I get those butterflies, and that feeling that I've only felt with her," he stated softly. Kendall looked up at them again and let out another nervous laugh. "I mean, I love everything about her, including everything and everyone here, and how she grew up, even though it's a recent discovery," he said looking around the house with a smile, and then back at John and Jaclyn who chuckled lightly. Kendall shifted on the couch more towards them, sighing deeply, knowing it was time to just come out and say it. "I-I guess what I'm trying to say is that, I," he said, swallowing hard, running his fingers through his hair nervously and licking his lips, "I can't ever imagine my life, without your daughter front and center," he said smiling widely, Jaclyn, biting her lower lip, squeezing Kendall's knee a bit more, waiting for the question to come out of his mouth. Kendall shakily reached into his pocket, and fumbly took out the black velvet box in which he had been keeping secret for a month. Jaclyn let out a soft cry of joy, tears beginning to form in her eyes as John tried not to let his face change, but was having trouble in succeeding as Kendall opened the ring box, revealing a beautiful princess cut diamond, set in a silver platinum band, directing the open box to John. "Mr. Taylor," Kendall said softly, locking his eyes on the man he had been so nervous about asking this whole trip. Forgoing all the possible ways to ask in his head, Kendall took a deep sigh, his smile wide as ever. "Please," he started off, "may I have your daughter's hand in marriage?" Kendall asked with a goofy, nervous and adorable smile. Tears streamed down Jaclyn's face, as a painful silence hung in the air, John smiling widely.
"I wouldn't have it any other way, Kendall," John said with a smile. Kendall's heart flew up into his chest as he nodded excitedly, closing the ring box and immediately standing up as Jaclyn began to cry softly, popping up with joy as well.
"Kendall, I'm so happy, sweetheart!" she said immediately pulling him into a hug, and smothering his face with kisses. Kendall chuckled as John sighed at the site of his crying wife attacking her future son-in-law.
"Oh come on now, Jackie, let the boy breathe," he said, as Jaclyn relinquished Kendall out of a tight embrace, tears running down her face with apology. Kendall immediately stood up straight, his face beaming as he nodded at John, and stuck his hand out for a nervous handshake.
"Thank you, thank you so much, sir, thank you," Kendall repeated again fumbly as John looked at his hand and then back up at him with a smile.
"Put it away kid," he said to Kendall with a smile, Kendall looking down at his hand confused, "you're family now," John finished, as he opened his arms up, and gave Kendall a bear hug, Jaclyn looking on with shaking hands, wiping the mascara dripping from her eyes. The two men parted, Kendall's smile permanent, and his heart thumping against his ribcage as Jaclyn tugged on Kendall's arm anxiously.
"Can I see the ring again, Kendall? Please?" she asked softly, breathing heavily. Kendall nodded and popped open the ring box again, as Jaclyn more clearly set her sights on it, gasping at the beautiful cut and size, her hand going to her mouth in bliss. Small diamonds trailed up the side of the large diamond in the middle, and Jaclyn had to say that it was the most beautiful ring she had ever seen.
"Oh my Lord, look at it, John," she reveled in joy, blinking the last few tears from her eyes, her smile permanently on her face. John peered over his wife's shoulder and smiled, looking up at Kendall with a chuckle and nodding.
"Very fine choice, son," John said approvingly, Kendall smiling at the new nickname John had used for him, feeling the nervousness melt away a bit, and the calm and excitement settle in. Soon, it would be official.
"I hope she'll like it," Kendall said nervously, smiling widely down at the beautiful diamond that he had picked out with James a month ago. Jaclyn looked up at him anxiously nodding her head, still in awe by all that was happening.
"She's gonna love it, Kendall, I promise," she said happily. She sighed deeply, and looked from the ring to her future son-in-law, to her husband and then back in that same order. Her eyes suddenly lit up and she looked up at Kendall like she had just seen an explosion. "How are you gonna ask her?" she asked him anxiously as Kendall breathed deeply, feeling the anxiousness set over him again. He closed his eyes for a bit, and thought of how Jo had acted the past few hours since she had been home, and her special connection to the horses, and the beautiful land. There had to be some way that he could make this something she'd never forget.
"I-I don't know yet, but it'll be special, I promise you it will be."
It was nearly 12:45 when Kendall was awoken with a soft, passionate kiss on the lips. He instantly shot his eyes open and pulled away a bit surprised, his heart jumping when he saw Jo leaning over his bedside, in a flimsy white tank top with her hair tied back, and a big smile on her face.
"Jo…what…what time is it?" Kendall asked groggily, wiping the drowse from his eyes as he looked over the big, red, blaring 12:45 staring at him. He sighed and sat up more in bed as she tugged at his hand excitedly with a large grin on her face.
"Come on, babe, we gotta go," she giggled out softly, as Kendall looked at her like she was crazy. With his left hand, he continued rubbing his eyes, trying to clear them of sleep, and sighed deeply, very confused.
"Go where?" he asked her. Jo sighed loudly and rolled her eyes, pulling Kendall even more so from the bed, the poor boy only dressed in a t-shit and boxer briefs since it was so damn humid.
"Just get up and be quiet, silly," Jo said chuckling, leaning down to Kendall's lips and pressing hers against them feebly, touching the base of his chin tenderly. Jo parted from him and giggled as Kendall sighed, and ran a hand through his mussed hair, swinging his legs out from the bed and sighing loudly, sleep still clogging his mind. He stood up from the bed as Jo looked on entertained, as he went to his drawer, opened it and pulled out the first pair of pants he saw. He half-asleep pulled them on over his boxer briefs, and fastened the button lazily and slowly, looking at Jo quite entertained, who smiled up at him gladly.
"Come on, let's get moving quickly," Jo giggled out, taking Kendall's hand towards the door, the boy slipping on his sneakers quickly. Jo turned to him as they got to the outside hallway and put her finger to her lips as they passed her parents room, and slowly walked down the stairs to where the living room was. The two quietly made their way to the front door, where Jo unlocked it skillfully and looked back at Kendall with a smile, holding his hand tightly.
"You've had a lot of practice sneaking out," Kendall whispered groggily with a smile, Jo rolling her eyes at her boyfriend's comment. The couple slowly made it onto the porch, Jo gently closing the main and screen door lightly as she turned to Kendall with a large smile on her face, the boy still confused.
"Now…why are you taking me out here?" he asked with a chuckle, slipping his hands around Jo's waist with a smile. He leaned down to peck her lips, not fully appreciating the kiss they had shared before, as their lips move gently in sync together, Kendall's hands resting on Jo's lower back. Jo smiled at him toothily and took his hand, beginning to drag him down the front path in the direction of the barn.
"I'm gonna show you," she said giddily, Kendall looking at how determined she was to drag him into the barn. Jo carefully unlocked the door with the key that was under the manure bag outside, and opened the large door slightly, letting the bit of light outside from the moon and stars illuminate the inside. Jo carefully pulled Kendall inside, and closed the door behind them as the boy chuckled in awe about his girlfriends stealthy escape plans.
"Jeez, you're like another James Bond," Kendall joked out to himself, Jo's hand still connected to his as she picked up the nearby lantern and switched it to on, letting streams of light out into the quiet and restful barn.
"Look, and listen," Jo spoke out softly, squeezing Kendall's hand tightly. The boy's eyes went wide as he saw the entire barn being lit up from the inside, every single horse in the barn resting peacefully, the soft sounds of the horse's snores filling the air. The moonlight from the sky fell through the cracks in the ceiling, and from what Kendall could see just a few feet ahead, the entire sky was littered with stars. He stood there in awe at the absolute peace and quiet, yet beauty that surrounded him, and he smiled. He was surprised just at how exactly and perfectly beautiful he thought this whole scene was really was, but wasn't surprised at all that Jo knew he would love it. Kendall turned to Jo and smiled at her softly, as she held the lantern at her side, as if the entire barn was under her control.
"This is…beautiful," Kendall spoke out with a smile at the peaceful setting, coming closer to her. Jo smiled and nodded closing her eyes and smiling.
"I know. I used to come out here all the time at this age, it's just…it's such a sight to see everything so calm, especially in the summer with the bright moon and all the stars," she said turning up to Kendall and smiling. "I hope it was worth waking you up for, it's just—it's so different from California, Kendall," Jo said, with a hint of sadness in her voice, her eyes starting to get a bit glassy. She swallowed hard and Kendall could see as her eyes cast up and down the stables and took in every single aspect of the barn, that she was getting upset. "I love California, and I love my career, but—but sometimes…I just wanna be back here," Jo squeaked out with a weary voice, trying her hardest not to burst into tears. Kendall immediately came over to her and wrapped his hands around her waist, pulling her close to him and giving her a tight squeeze.
"I know, and I'm glad that you woke me up to see this calm, love. It's absolutely beautiful," he spoke out to her ear, and retreated with a smile on his face, "and so are you." Jo smiled with thinned lips and looked up at Kendall giving him a soft, tender kiss on the lips. As the two lovers parted slowly, Kendall's hand touched Jo's face gently, and pulled her slowly back in for another kiss. The two lover's lips smacked gently in the silence of the barn, as Kendall licked the seam of Jo's lips, asking for entrance. Jo gladly opened her mouth as Kendall began to scope out her mouth with his tongue, his hands going to her hips and slowly pushing her up against the wood beam that began the stables.
Kendall's hands daringly went to the hem of Jo's tank top, sticking them under to feel the soft skin of her firm abdomen. Jo giggled and pulled back a bit from the kiss, resting her forehead against Kendall's with a sly grin.
"I thought you said you'd never do this," Jo giggled softly, as Kendall leaned into her lips again, softly licking them to his girlfriends liking.
"We're not under your parents' roof, are we?" he got out quickly before crashing his lips to Jo's again, bringing her body closer to his in the heat of the night. Jo chuckled into Kendall's lips forcefully, as their bodies lay flush against each other, Kendall's hands moving more and more up Jo's tank top. His fingers brushed against her bare breast, making Kendall smile into the kiss at the fact that she wasn't wearing a bra.
"Did you know this was going to happen?" he asked her between soft, sweet kisses, his hand cupping her bare breast, thumb softly circling the center as she chuckled.
"No, honest," Jo softly whispered, her hands around Kendall's neck, as he went for her neck.
He slowly licked, and slightly nipped at her pulse point, not wanting to create a bruise that would be a tell-tale sign to her parents about what had happened, especially as seeing that Kendall was on amazing terms with them. His hand moved all up and down the side of Jo's ribcage, as far of an extreme as to slowly brushing against her breast, or as low as her hipbone. Jo had on a tiny pair of pajama shorts that Kendall was just waiting to get off, as he peppered her soft neck with tiny kisses, his moist lips dampening the soft skin. Jo moaned slightly into Kendall's touch as her hands went to the hem of his own white t-shirt and she pulled on it, signaling she wanted it off. Kendall parted from her, and quickly took it off, shaking his hair as it dropped to the floor, his hands immediately coming back to Jo's lifted tank top. He gently tugged on it, signaling that he wanted her shirt off, as she complied, quickly stripping it off, leaving her completely topless. Kendall smiled warmly at the site of his beautiful girlfriend's body, and he immediately leaned in to her lips, their bodies crushed up against another. Kendall's hand immediately found her breast, where he squeezed lightly, Jo yet again moaning into the kiss as he kneaded the warm skin to her delight.
Jo gently grabbed Kendall's wrist from her breast and slowly moved it down her toned, tan abdomen to the waist band of her pajama shorts. Jo looked up at Kendall devilishly, arching an eyebrow as she leaned into his lips to give him a soft kiss, her hand on top of his pushing it down into the confines of not just her shorts, but her underwear as well. Kendall smiled into the kiss feeling the warmth and heat radiating from his girlfriend's center, as she gently maneuvered his hand over the smooth skin. Jo slowly began to guide Kendall's hand in a rubbing motion, as Jo's hips moved along with it, each pass of her center eliciting a small whimper from her lips. Kendall's tongue scoped out her mouth even more passionately as Jo forced his hand to go faster, feeling the growing bulge in her boyfriend's jeans go larger and larger as she writhed beneath him. Kendall suddenly retreated his hand much to Jo's surprise and he looked into her eyes, breathing heavily, his hands touching her bare curves, forehead resting on hers a bit awkwardly. Maybe it was something about her parents, or about the night, but Kendall wanted something more traditional to happen between them.
"I wanna make love, Jo. Nothing else," Kendall spoke out softly, with a small smile on his face. Jo looked up at her romantic boyfriend and smiled innocently, wanting to fulfill Kendall's request. They hadn't really made love in a long time, seeing as Kendall and Jo had always tried new things in the bedroom, especially after being together so long. What Kendall called making love was something Jo really did enjoy, him being absolutely gentle and tender with her, as if it was their first time all over again.
Being the gentlemen he was, Kendall scooped Jo up bridal style, giving her a soft kiss on the lips and brought her over to the pile of hay that sat in the corner. He let her down onto the floor, and anxiously grabbed the blanket that laid nearby it, spreading it out on the pile so Jo wouldn't get stuck by anything. With a smile she gently laid back on it with a wide smile as Kendall stood up in front of her. As he went to take his pants off, his felt Jo's engagement ring in his pocket, and his eyes got wide. He quickly stripped of his jeans, and carefully bundled them to conceal the ring, cursing himself for bringing those out here in his half-awake daze. He then proudly and naturally stripped himself of his boxer briefs, standing in the barn totally naked as Jo chuckled, taking off her shorts and underwear, looking up and down at him with pride. Kendall lowered himself down to be parallel to Jo, allowing his big arms to hold him up as he gently pecked her lips.
Jo giggled softly at Kendall's care, as he started moving down her body lovingly. He placed a kiss on her chin, between her collarbone, down her breast plate, taking a soft moment to tenderly kiss the nipple of each breast, before moving back down to her stomach, kissing over her navel, each hip bone and then finally planting a light kiss just above her center, Kendall's hands at the fold between her thighs and torso. Jo's hands were tightly threaded through Kendall's hair as she sighed deeply at the pleasure of Kendall's lips as he kissed his way back up again, the same exact path. He finally got to her lips again and kissed them softly, smiling into the kiss as his hands massaged her inner thighs gently, Jo sighing at the tiny bursts of pleasure she was feeling.
"I love you," Kendall spoke out into Jo's lips, his hands moving to her face and cupping it, as he took her lips again in a sweet kiss. Jo's hands held Kendall's body to close to her as she smiled widely, nodding with a gleam in her eye. Kendall softly brought his hands down between Jo's legs and spread them out, giving him more access to push in. Jo leaned down and captured his hard length in her hands, giving him a long, steady stroke on the underside of his pulsing member, causing Kendall to hang his head and grunt in a bit of pleasure. Jo went to the tip and smeared the leaky fluid down his shaft gently, Kendall's heart beating faster and his mouth smiling at the sweet gesture as he experimentally thrust into her fist. Kendall looked up at Jo and smiled as she took her hands from his erection and brought them back up into his hair, staring at him with a smile.
Knowing they were both ready, Kendall took the initiative to lean in and kiss Jo's lips tenderly as he forcefully thrust his hips into her, feeling an instant release in Jo's body, as she let out a soft moan, nibbling on Kendall's bottom lip. Setting the pace, he began to slowly thrust his hips into her, pulling all the way out of her so his head would gently pass her swollen center, making his girlfriend writhe beneath him. Kendall steadied his rhythm as Jo moaned out softly, Kendall's lips busy gently suckling at the skin on her neck, but not enough to leave anything but a small red irritation. Jo's hands went to Kendall's back as she gently massaged right above his tailbone, causing his thrusts to be spot on to where she wanted them to be.
Kendall's hands moved to Jo's outer thighs, stroking them gently as he pushed them closer to his body, so Jo was straddling him even tighter. Kendall's breathing got heavy as he went to Jo's ear, and kissed it gently, taking his hand up from her thigh and pushing the hair back from her ear, kissing it and sucking on the shell.
"I love this," he whispered into it, making Jo immediately smile and nod, her eyes beginning to glaze over with pleasure. "I love you, everything about you," he whispered out to her with a smile, his hips moving freely. As Kendall and Jo continued making love for the next few minutes, each peppering the other with small kisses on the eyebrows, corners of the mouth and such, there came a point where Kendall was near exhausted from his position, as well as near close to release.
"Nhg, Kendall, a little bit harder," Jo whispered out helplessly into his ear, as her boyfriend followed her request, thrusting in a bit harder than he already did, the feeling of her warm, wet core around him making Kendall's eyes flutter. Jo began to tighten up around his arms and legs, her inner body beginning to constrict around his rigid member.
"Are you close?" he asked her softly, hoping that the answer would be yes, seeing as he wasn't going to last much longer in this awkward position. Jo nodded and closed her eyes tightly, as Kendall kept his rhythm steady, but moving a bit faster. Her legs began to spread further away from his body, as she let out a straining moan, signaling she was about to finish. Kendall did his best to work Jo as hard as he could, his body fearing exhaustion, sweat dripping from his neck and brow, Jo's hands at his face, holding it tightly as she let out small moans of appreciation and pleasure.
Without any words, or any signals, Jo kissed Kendall tightly, her hand wrapped up in his hair when her orgasm hit her. She broke the kiss and let out a soft sucking in of air, her mouth open as she let out the smallest whimper, fisting Kendall's hair in her hand, their noses touching. Her back arched off the blanket and her legs shook as she let out a soft cry into his ear, her hips involuntarily bucking back towards her boyfriend. Kendall came only seconds after her, letting a long, soft growl, his hands clenching Jo's hips tightly as he sweetly released into her, his abdomen shaking with each wave of pleasure. He rode the rest of it out, Jo's thighs clenching at the sensitivity she felt in her lower half.
Kendall's movements ceased in time as he collapsed to the side of Jo on the blanket, his breathing heavily as he pulled out of her, his member now limp and soft as could be. Jo breathed heavily and looked to the side of her, smiling at how Kendall's sweaty chest rose and fell with each heavy breath he took. She smiled as she took his face, and pulled it towards hers, sealing the action with a tender, small kiss of affection, pressing her sweaty forehead against his.
"You were great," Jo chuckled out softly, nuzzling into Kendall's sweaty chest and throwing a blanket over their bare lower halves. Kendall chuckled and hugged Jo's naked body towards him, kissing her blonde locks gently.
"So were you, Ms. Barn sex," he joked softly, running his fingers through the beautiful sea of golden hair he loved so much. Jo chuckled and cuddled up into Kendall, planting a kiss right over his throat, her fingers tracing the outline of sweaty collarbone, feeling totally content with her position right now. Kendall looked up at the ceiling of the barn, the small light from the moon and stars coming out and hitting the walls inside the barn as he smiled. This was perfect.
Perfect.
It was then that Kendall's foot moved and he felt it brush against his pants. His pants. The ring was still in his pants. Kendall swallowed nervously, a whole set of anxiousness spilling into his body. Was this the perfect moment, the creative way he had been looking for? He took a deep breath and closed his eyes, and looked at Jo next to him, with the widest smile on her face, like she could not have been happier. It was if this moment had been created for them so he could propose to her here, in her favorite place in the world, right after making love to her.
"This is perfect," Jo sighed out loud contently snuggling into him more.
That sealed the deal.
Kendall kissed her forehead again, and chuckled as Jo looked up at him.
"Close your eyes for a second?" he asked her with a smile. Jo looked at him curiously with a smirk.
"Why?" she asked softly, biting her lower lip confused. Kendall rolled his eyes and pouted at her, raising an eyebrow.
"Just do it, alright?" he said. Jo sighed and smiled, closing her eyes as Kendall sat up and eyed his pants, and then Jo again.
"No peeking!" he warned her sternly as he leaned his body over the blanket, and grabbed his jeans. He shakily dipped his hands into the pocket, looking back at Jo whose eyes were shut tightly, and grabbed the beautiful velvet box. He threw his jeans aside and came back to where he was laying, his hand behind his back, holding the box in it as he lay down.
"Okay, you can open," Kendall spoke softly. Jo looked at Kendall oddly when she opened her eyes, noticing the goofy smile on his face, and how his green eyes looked nervous again. She gave him a questioning look, and then took a quick look around the barn, making sure that nothing had changed.
"W-what is all this about?" she asked him chuckling, pulling the blanket closer to them, as Kendall leaned down to her lips, giving her the most tender, loving kiss the two had shared in a while, pressing his lips to hers once more before talking.
"Remember what you said out on the fence today, love? About how you could see us sitting there, married, with kids running around?" he asked her. Jo smiled a bit embarrassed about the fantasy, but nodded anyway, wondering where Kendall was going with this. He smiled and looked at her brightly, licking his lips nervously. "Well, I was thinking the same thing," he said, looking down nervously, and then back up at Jo. Kendall smiled widely as Jo looked at him confused, bringing his hand from behind his back underneath the covers so Jo couldn't really see it. She went to grab his hand. Her eyes went a bit wide as she felt around for Kendall's hand, but felt a hard, square object in her hands. She looked up at Kendall confused, as with a smile, he unwittingly slid the box into her hands, as she took it and brought it up under the covers. Jo stared at the box with wide eyes as she sat up looking at Kendall with fearful, yet excited eyes. His smiled gave it all away as she fixed the blanket so it covered her chest, and slowly opened the box, revealing the gorgeous, beautiful engagement ring he had bought. Jo's entire face softened, her eyes going wide, and her eyes getting glassy as Kendall leaned into her, his hand stroking her bare thigh, the other holding her face to his as he smiled.
"I'm hoping you were serious, cause God knows I was," Kendall whispered to her lips with a smile. He gently leaned in and pressed his lips against hers with a smile. "Marry me, Josephine?" he asked her with a shaky voice as Jo began to cry from joy.
"Yes! Yes of course I will!" she cried out in sobs, immediately throwing herself into Kendall, her entire body shaking. Kendall's fears ceased, and his excitement kicked in as he laughed, and Jo cried out in joy, her body still shaking from the all the excitement. The two parted and Kendall took the box from her hands, taking the ring out of its slit and held it up to the light a bit as Jo admired it. He then took her shaking left hand, and slowly slid the beautiful ring onto her finger, her tears falling between them, Jo breathing heavily and excitedly. Kendall and Jo looked at each other, Jo squeezing Kendall's hand tightly, showcasing the beautiful engagement ring as she looked in his eyes.
"It's beautiful, babe, I love it, and I love you," she said smiling widely, leaning in to kiss her fiancé's lips lightly. Kendall smiled at her, leaning his forehead against hers as their hands remained cemented to each other, the beautiful ring glistening between them.
"Are you ready?" he asked his new fiancée, holding her hand tightly as they stood in the hallway right outside the kitchen. Jo looked up at Kendall and leaned to him, kissing his lips gently with a smile and excited nod, as Kendall played with the beautiful ring on her finger. Jo had no idea that Kendall had asked for her hand the night before.
"Definitely," she said excitedly. Kendall and Jo walked into the Taylor's kitchen with ease, Jaclyn already serving over easy eggs onto each of their plates along with home fries and bacon, John getting orange juice and skim milk from the fridge.
"Good morning," Kendall said politely to Jaclyn and John with a cordial smile, his dimples peeking through his cheeks indefinitely. Jaclyn smiled widely at Kendall and Jo who were holding hands, her excitement radiating out her ears. She had been waiting for the moment when Kendall was going to tell her he had finally popped the question, and she had a feeling it would be today rather than tomorrow.
"Good morning. Did you two sleep alright?" she asked them, Jo's face feeling a little hot from their rendezvous in the barn just hours ago.
"Yes fine, thank you," Kendall said, squeezing Jo's hand tightly as Jaclyn looked at their faces, seeing their smiles poke through. She looked at Jo's left hand, trying to see if she saw the ring on her finger, but couldn't see anything due to Kendall's own hand. She looked up at both of them nervously, and sighed deeply.
"Well I made breakfast for all of us, so take a seat and dig in," Jaclyn said excitedly, watching as Kendall and Jo kept their hands locked tightly as they sat down to eat. The second Kendall let go of Jo's hand to pull her chair out for her, was the second that Jaclyn saw the ring on her daughter's finger, and her heart swelled up with joy. Jo's hand were outstretched on the table with a smug, sly smile on her face, waiting for her parents to notice.
"A ring!" she hollered out ecstatically, dropping her spatula in the sink and rushing over to where her daughter was seated, Jo's hands stretched out in front of her triumphantly. John nearly spit out his coffee from the outburst, as he looked down at the beautiful ring his daughter showcased with a smile, his heart beating fast from excitement.
"Mom, I'm getting married!" Jo exclaimed near tears holding her hand out excitedly, as Jaclyn immediately threw her arms around her daughter, and hugged her tight, starting to cry.
"Oooh, my baby girl is gonna have a wedding," Jaclyn cried happily into Jo's shoulder with shaking hands, kissing her blonde locks repeatedly. She parted from Jo and both girls wiped their eyes , as Jaclyn made her way over to Kendall, and leaned down to hug him, kissing his cheek affectionately with a smile so bright, almost like Jo's when he had asked her.
"When did this happen?" Jaclyn asked curiously, taking a seat across from Kendall, her hand on John's back as he stared into the eyes of his daughter, Kendall's arm around the back of her chair. Jo and Kendall looked at each other with the knowledge that only they shared of how their engagement went down, and how they would never be able to truly tell their children in the future.
"Uh, Kendall took me out to the barn last night really late, and proposed under…the stars," Jo lied through her teeth, as Kendall held her closer, kissing her temple affectionately. Jaclyn smiled and sighed deeply as John nodded, approving of the proposal very much so.
"I just can't believe you are engaged already, Kendall only asked us last night," Jaclyn said with a smile. Jo looked at her mother confused, and then back up at Kendall who had a smug grin on his face.
"You—you asked for my hand?" she asked delighted, smiling so wide her cheeks hurt. Kendall touched her face affectionately, and kissed her forehead nodding at the beautiful girl he was going to get to make his life, make a family with, make his dreams come true with. Kendall traced his thumb over her bottom lip sweetly and chuckled, looking straight into her beautiful, brown eyes.
"Why did you think I was nervous?"
Omg cute, right?