Bradshaw and Tina made their way to the room they were going to share. Bradshaw made sure to ask for a two bed room so that Tina did not feel like she was obligated to go to the next step in their relationship so quickly. He did prefer to have her in his bed but since they were in a new relationship, he didn't want her to get the wrong impression of what he expected of her right away. When they opened the door and walked in, his mouth dropped in horror. There was only one bed in the room. He turned slowly to her expecting for a horrible reaction from her but her face was expressionless. He ran fingers through his hair,
"Tina…I'm sorry, I asked for two beds…" She turned to look at him,
"I know you did. I changed it." A smile slowly spread across her face as she turned a bright pink as she saw the expression on his face. She couldn't hold the gaze so she turned her back on him. She had grown up in a family where expressing emotions were difficult and were often not mentioned even if the other understood what they were trying to convey. She surprised herself by being the first one out of the two of them to make the first move. She would never have confessed her feelings or kissed him, but John had pulled something out of her,
"I…"She felt the words die in her throat, but he came over and took her hands in his,
"I know baby. You don't have to say it." He looked deep into her eyes. She smiled, but on the inside she was kicking herself for not being able to tell him what she wanted to say. He leaned in and kissed her as she wrapped her arms around him and accepted the kiss. He pulled away and grabbed her hand, "Come on, We're meeting Dave and Felicity for a double date. It should be fun." She smiled,
"Oh? What are the plans?" she looked at him suspiciously for going behind her back and making plans with their friends. He grinned,
"Dinner and a movie." She lightly clapped her hands excitedly. Her first official date with Bradshaw! She knew he planned a double date as to put her more at ease. She never knew that the big, gruff Texan could be so sweet and considerate in a romantic relationship. She frowned,
"But I'm not dressed for a date." He chuckled as he shook his head,
"Baby, you'd look good in a cardboard box. This is a low key date. Next time we'll have something a little more official." She smirked,
"Oh ok, well then at least let me freshen up!" She ran to her suitcase, grabbed a few things that she needed and then made a beeline to the restroom. After a few minutes she reappeared and they headed out to meet their friends. When they reached the hotel's lobby, Felicity and Dave were already there to greet them. They all gathered in one car and headed off to the restaurant. Dave looked over at Tina who looked back at him quizzically,
"I haven't seen you smile this much in the time I've known you." Tina blushed but laughed,
"I'll take that as a compliment Dave; I do have a lot to smile about. " She looked over at Bradshaw who smiled back at her. Dave smirked,
"Well it's about time you two got together. The way this guy was pining over you was obnoxious. He sounded like a little kid crying for a cookie." Bradshaw went read in the face and glared at him,
"Dave! That's not funny." Dave chuckled,
"Relax, John I'm really happy that you two finally got together. Plus, you guys look adorable together. " Tina rolled her eyes,
"Thank you Dave, I'm glad you think so." The rest of the evening went quickly as they enjoyed each other's company and the movie. Tina didn't much care for the movie, but she was happy that she got to be close to Bradshaw. After the movie it was late and they had to get ready for the show the next night so they decided to drive back to the hotel. Once they were there, Felicity pulled her friend aside and motioned for the guys to continue. They went over to the van and Felicity pulled out bags with Victoria's Secret and gave them to her. Tina looked at her friend and she smiled,
"I asked Dave to drive us to the local mall and I went to do some shopping. While there I found a Victoria's Secret and I thought I would get you some Pajamas and lingerie sets so that Bradshaw can enjoy the view." Tina blushed but hugged her friend,
" Felicity, what would I do without you?" She shrugged,
"Not much probably, but I really want you to be happy, you deserve it Tina. Well, let's go back in before the men send the search parties out." The two of them walked arm in arm to the hotel. When they went in they walked up the stairs to the floor their rooms were on. They said good night to each other and went to their rooms. She found Bradshaw in the room shirtless, folding his shirt. He looked up and smiled. He noticed the pink bags,
"Are the pink bags for?" Tina smiled, seductively which stroked Bradshaw's arousal,
"Felicity got me a few presents to enjoy." She held up the bags so that he could read the name. When he saw that they were from Victoria's Secret he smirked walking up to her and putting his arms around her waist,
"Am I going to enjoy them too? Tina shrugged,
"Maybe…from a distance." He kissed her lips,
"Oh, well, I don't mind then because if it were up to me, these would be on the floor anyway." He kissed her again this time he held the kiss longer and ran his hands up and down her body. She wrapped her arms around his neck twisting her fingers in his hair as she accepted the kiss. The kiss intensified as their tongues dueled. Suddenly Bradshaw pulled away,
"Krystina, if you're not ready, then this is as far as we can go. I don't think I can handle myself if we go any further. So if you're not ready, let's stop right now." She looked up at his eyes noticing that there was a mixture of want, need and desire. A soft smile crossed her lips as her heart became full of love for the guy she had known for many years,
"Baby, make me yours." In a moan he claimed her lips as they made their way to the bed.
