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"So how did I get signed up for this job?" asks Dean as he comes into the family room with popcorn and juice as well as some snacks for our family movie night that we promised Zoey we would have when he came back from New York. "Do we really need to watch Beauty and The Beast?" he asks as he lays everything down on the coffee table.
"Yes," says Zoey, "Beauty and The Beast."
"It's not nearly as bad as the animated one," I say.
"I would understand that if I watched the animated one," he says making me smile. "I have never watched a Disney movie in my life to be quite honest until Zoey came then we went Disney crazy."
"It's really not bad," I say. "I promise. There's a lot of action."
"Okay," he says. "I would like some action later," he says.
"Dean!"
"She doesn't know what I'm talking about," he says as he puts popcorn in a bowl for Zoey as she sits on the leather couch in her Belle costume next to him.
"I know but still," I say with a smile as I feel my cheeks heat.
"I am serious, I missed you Journey. I need to make up for the days I was away."
"Okay after she's in bed," I smile at him. He's so cute as he pours her some juice into her Little Mermaid cup before placing the lid onto it.
"Thank-you, Daddy," she says with a smile as she looks up at him and it melts my heart that not only does she call him daddy but he wants her to call him daddy. He is better than what she has for a father. If I have my way Cody will never see Zoey again and I am sure that Dean will never allow it.
"You're welcome, Princess," he says with a smile before he hands me some popcorn as Zoey sits between us. I start the movie and I feel Dean's hand on my shoulder as he has his arm stretched across the back of the couch. He rubs my shoulder with his hand throughout the movie as Zoey fixes her attention on the scenes in front of her even burying her head on Dean's chest during the wolf scene. We laugh and sing along to Gaston's song but I feel tears in my eyes as we reach the end of the movie. It is just such a beautiful ending to such a beautiful story with a beautiful ending. It teaches one that you don't fall in love with the beauty on the outside of a person but the beauty that lies within them.
"Well, that wasn't what I was expecting," says Dean as Zoey is asleep between us.
"What exactly were you expecting?" I ask.
"I don't know not that though I actually enjoyed that movie, I thought it was just going to be about some girl that fell in love with a beast but there was so much more to the story. She truly saw him for what he was beneath the mask he wore. Some people don't have that gift," he says, "some people miss out on some of the greatest people because they go by their beauty on the outside rather than their beauty on the inside. Beauty is only skin deep."
"I have never seen you with a woman that wasn't beautiful," I say.
"She wasn't just beautiful on the outside she was more beautiful on the inside than out. You fall in love with the soul not the face just like when you fall in love with a book you don't fall in love with cover of the book you fall in love with the inside, the words inside the book and the characters," he smiles. "Journey, you're beautiful inside and out."
"Thank-you," I smile softly. "So how was New York? Did you enjoy your trip?"
"I went strictly on business you should have seen everyone's face when I told them I wanted to start a doll line. They started laughing at me like I was kidding around but I wasn't. Once they realized I was serious they started to take me seriously. It's a little out of the ordinary that we do. I was also thinking about creating a kid friendly tablet for children around Zoey's age. I might be a little behind in the market for a child tablet but I think it would be good money. NO parent really wants to let their 3 year old play on their $300 tablet with the risk of it falling into the toilet or something else but if there was a kid friendly tablet that would be a lot helpful. I would just need to focus on the specs and features to make it sell."
"That sounds like a good idea," I say with a smile. "And I can only imagine a few businessmen gathered around a table talking about dolls and a doll line. You're going to create fashion for the dolls too right?"
"I thought I was just going to make the doll and each doll have a favorite hobby like science, art, music and some sports. I didn't think of creating a fashion line for dolls."
"Little girls like to play dress up with their dolls, they like to change their outfits, put them in new dresses. It's better to sell some accessories with them.
"I see," he says, "I never even thought of that. I will have to hold a conference call on skype so they are aware of the changes."
"I could help with the creation of fashion if you'd like me to. I am really into fashion. I know you can't tell it through my ripped jeans and ripped clothes but I am definitely about fashion. I can help you out with that aspect of the doll."
"Of course," he says with a smile. "I want us to be a team, I want us to work together because you know one day everything that is mine will be yours too."
"Only if you marry me," I say with a smile.
"It's inevitable. I never invited anyone into my home to live nor have I ever felt this way about anyone the way I feel about you," he says, "it's all inevitable it's all of a matter of when it will happen."
"Okay," I smile. "Sounds like a plan. I might need to be divorced first."
"Why aren't you divorced yet?" he asks.
"Because Cody won't sign the papers. I have tried trust me but he won't sign the papers. I don't know what else I can do to get him to sign the papers as long as he refuses to sign the papers they can't grant me my divorce."
"I'm sure there's a way," he says, "I'll talk to my attorney and see what I can do."
"Thanks," I say. "I really want out of that marriage and want to move on with my life with you," I say.
"I know I would like to marry you someday but as long as you're married I can never make you my legal wife BUT," he says as if a lightbulb went off in his head. "We changed your entire identity making it as if Alexis never existed. Journey exists so we may still be able to get married even if you aren't divorced."
"I never even thought of that," I say with a smile. "I forgot my legal name is Journey now after you changed it."
"I have to talk to my lawyer though still to see if a marriage is possible still without the divorce papers."
"Of course," I smile. "By the way I liked what you said earlier."
"What did I say earlier?" he asks as he runs his fingers through Zoey's blonde hair.
"That you want to be daddy, I thought that was sweet."
"I do, Journey. I want to be daddy. That's another thing I was trying to tie up in New York. I want to adopt Zoey and make her my child legally."
"Are you serious?" I ask.
"Very. I want us to be a family. I want to make Zoey my daughter legally. I love Zoey. She has really grown on me. I never thought I would want to be a father but she makes me want to be. I love her, Journey and I would do anything for her. I want to make her my child legally that way she has health insurance and she's heir to everything."
"Okay," I say. "You know you need to get Cody to give up his rights in order to adopt her."
"I know and that's what I am hoping to get done but it depends on how difficult Cody wants to be."
"He's not going to give up his rights he has been looking for her this long," I say. "He wants her. He's not going to give up. He wants his daughter."
"Then how come when she went into the system he wasn't contacted and he had no idea where she was?" he asks.
"Because he was in jail at the time, that's why she went into the system otherwise he would have gotten her as long as he could have provided a stable environment for her."
"There has to be some type of records of all the abuse he has done to you to not only throw out your marriage but also to get his rights terminated. I need to look into this."
"Dean, stay away from Cody. You don't know what you're getting into with him. He's nothing but trouble. I know some of the stuff he's into. Don't get mixed up with that. Just stay away from him."
"I need his rights to be terminated," he says.
"No, Dean please stay away from him. He will kill you and I don't want to lose you. Please, Dean stay away from him," I beg with tears in my eyes with the thoughts of what could happen if he gets mixed up with Cody. I know Dean had a rough life in the past but Cody had a rougher life and he is still living the rough life. "Let the police or your attorney handle it. Please, Baby don't get mixed up with Cody."
"You're not going to lose me," he promises. "I'm just doing what I need to in order to have the right to adopt Zoey. I know there has to be a way to terminate his parental rights to her."
"I'm sure there is and your attorney will figure it out just stay away from him. Is that why you bought Zoey one of the most protective dogs in the world?" I ask as I look down at Apollo.
"I want our family to be safe and Apollo is the little extra security that we need. I'm going to need to take more trips to New York leaving you two behind and I want to know that Apollo is going to kick someone's ass if they try to trespass."
"He looks like he's really going to kick someone's ass," I say with a smile as he yelps in his sleep. "He's little."
"He won't be for long and speaking of security I am going to increase our security and your security. Zoey will be secured for pre-school when she goes next year."
"I thought you didn't want her in preschool because it was too risky?" I ask.
"About that," he says. "It will be good for her to socialize and make some friends. I think it would be good for her. She will have a security guard present at the school. There are really good preschools here in Connecticut and with me being Dean Ambrose she will have no problem getting in. She's smart and she's fun. Any school will be lucky to have her."
"I agree," I smile. "I love you. You know that right?"
"I love you too," he says with a smile. "We'll figure this all out," he says, "but we need to start working on your clothing line to get that out there too. I will have you introduce it to the marketing team at Ambrose Inc." He smiles. "What do you think?"
"I don't know I am not good at speaking in front of others that's why I will never be a good business woman."
"I think you have a lot of potential Journey. We're going to make you ready. We'll focus on some ideas while I am home on another day but today you and me are going to spend the night together. How is your birth control?" he asks. "Have you been taking it?"
"Of course," I say with a smile. "I'm always taking it. I don't want any surprise babies. In fact my next child won't be until I am married."
"As much as I want to have a baby with you I am glad you're on birth control because we are not ready yet besides I like spoiling Zoey and giving her most of my attention."
"She really loves you, Dean," I say with a smile. "You're good with her."
"Thanks," he says, "I'm pretty fond of her too."
"I know," I smile before I lean over and kiss his lips. "How about I take her upstairs, put her in bed and meet you in the bedroom. I mean after all you wanted some action right?"
"Sounds like a plan to me," he says with a smile. "I'll clean up first, you get her into bed and I'll meet you in the bedroom."
"It's a date," I wink before I carefully pick up a sleeping Zoey to take her upstairs to her bed while Dean starts to clean up downstairs since our housekeeper is off duty. Dean would never let a mess sit overnight.
Once I get Zoey into bed and tuck her in I make my way to mine and Dean's bedroom and smile as I see him waiting for me. "Hey, Beautiful," he says with a soft smile as he lays on the bed in just his briefs.
"Hey," I smile back at him.
"Come here," he motions for me to join him in our bed. I walk over to the bed stripping out of my t-shirt and sweatpants joining him in bed in just my black lace bra and matching black lace panties. "I missed you," he says with a smile as I cuddle up next to him. "You have no idea," he says before he leans down and kisses my lips softly. I reach up and rub the stubble of a beard forming on his face as he kisses me with a burning passion, his soft hand softly rubbing my back as he kisses me deeply. I take my other hand and take it over his perfect washboard abs as I enjoy the soft kiss.
"I missed you too," I breathe between our kiss. "Let me show you," I say with a smile.
"I thought I was going to…" he starts to say before I silence him with a soft kiss on the lips. I take my soft lips and place them on his neck, kissing it softly before I nibble and suck on it softly. "Mm, Journey," he says with pleasure in his voice as he plays with my hair. "I don't know how my employees will look at me with a hickey on my neck."
"You're mine," I say with a smile before I go back to sucking and nibbling on his neck softly as he lets out another moan. I make my way down to his collarbone, kissing it softly before nibbling it gently before making my way down his soft chest, kissing around his pecks and all over his washboard abs. He is built perfectly. I love every inch of his body, every inch of him and he's mine. I take my hand to the outside of his briefs stroking his cock softly and he moans out in pleasure. I kiss around his belly button before sliding my hands into his briefs, taking his cock into my hand stroking it gently as he hardens in my hand, deep breaths escape from his mouth. I pull his briefs away freeing his full erection. I smile as I take my tongue over the length of his cock and he groans in pleasure.
"Journey," he says softly as I wrap my mouth around the crown of his cock, sucking it softly. Taking more of him in my mouth he gasps as my mouth wraps tightly around his cock, taking more and more of him before I make love to him with my mouth. My tongue strokes the length of his cock as I suck him off. "Fuck, Journey, yes," he moans as I suck him harder and faster, taking more and more of him in my mouth. "YES!" he cries out before I feel him explode in my mouth, his hot seed hitting the back of my throat as he releases his pleasure. I swallow all of his seed before removing my mouth from around his cock. I wipe my mouth softly and stroke him gently, hardening him again. "Journey, that was good," he breathes deeply and out of breath.
"That's nothing," I say with a smile as I straddle him after stripping out of my panties and my bra. I take his cock and stroke it softly against my clit and rub it against my sex teasing him, teasing myself before I lower myself onto his cock taking him inch by inch. I moan with him as he fills me. I place my hands on his firm chest as he finds my ass with his as I begin to ride him as he guides me, taking him has mine, making love to him rough and hard. He moans and groans from pleasure as I continue to ride him. I moan with him as he continues to fill me. Halfway through he flips over so he's towering over me and begins to make love to me, making sure he's in control as he thrusts deeply into me. I move with him, pick up on his pace, I wrap my arms around his neck as his lips find mine, we're tangled in the sheets, the passion tearing through the room, ripping through our bodies. Cries of our pleasure fill the room. I can't hold back anymore and scream out as I hit my climax, he picks up his pace, making his thrusts harder and with one last deep thrust he slams into me, filling me with is seed so powerful I can feel it between my legs. My nails in his back as he continues to move bringing me to another climax and soon he cums again with a grunt as he collapses his body on mine. "I love you," I say as I play with his hair.
"I love you too," he says as he looks at me with his deep blue eyes filled with passion. He kisses my lips softly. "God, I missed you," he says softly.
"I missed you too," I smile as he reluctantly removes himself from inside of me and lays down next to me, taking me in his arms. "I'm glad you're home."
"I'm glad to be home, I never thought I could feel like this with anyone but Journey you make my life worth living and make it much more special. I felt empty before," he says as I trace his chest with my finger tip. "But now," he says, "I feel so full, loved and I'm happy. You make me happy. This has been the best few months of my life."
"I know. I felt empty too, I felt lost and then I met you and you gave me this life. You have made my life so much better and when I see you with Zoey," I say, "it melts my heart. You make me happy and you make my life worth living. I love you, Dean."
"I love you too," he says with a smile before he kisses my lips softly. "I want forever with you, Journey." He makes me smile. "I mean it."
"I know you do. I want forever with you too," I say with a smile, "a beautiful wedding, a couple of kids with you I want it all with you."
"I want it all with you too," he smiles, "Come here," he says with a smile as he takes me in his arms, holding me tightly before I drift off to sleep in his arms. I could be in his arms forever, sometimes home isn't just a place but two arms holding you. I found my home in Dean.
*A/N: What do you think of Dean's and Journey's relationship? What about Journey's warning to Dean to stay away from Cody? Should he listen to her advice? What do you think about them wanting forever with one another? Not too much to ask on this chapter. I just wanted something sweet before some more eventful chapters. Please review and thank-you for reading.