Chapter 10
Amanda and Declan are parking their car as they get ready to go into their apartment building. Declan takes out a jewelry case. Amanda wonders what's the jewelry case for. Amanda gets ready to get out of the car with the Chinese food.
"Amanda, before we go inside, I have a little something for you." Declan says.
"Hmm. I wonder what it could be." Amanda replies.
Declan gives Amanda the jewelry case and she unwraps the box. She sees a necklace that has diamonds and it has the letter A on it. She likes the necklace and Declan puts it on her. Amanda smiles as she touches her new necklace.
"It looks good on you." Declan says.
"It's a beautiful necklace. Thank you." Amanda responds.
Amanda leans in to kiss Declan. He's glad that Amanda likes the necklace that he gave her. They decide to take the food into their apartment building so that they can eat. Declan and Amanda get out of the car and they take the food with them. A few minutes later, they get to their apartment and they open the door. Amanda and Declan turn the TV on and they take the food out of the bag to eat.
"The food looks delicious." Amanda says.
"Let's eat before it gets cold." Declan says.
Declan gets the drinks, silverware and plates while Amanda sets the food down to take. He puts the drinks, silverware and plates down and he gives them both food to eat. As they eat, they're watching 'The Notebook'.
"Where's Jesse and Frannie?" Amanda asks.
"My mom offered to take them for the night so that we can have some time together." Declan replies.
"That was really nice of your mom to do that." Amanda responds.
Amanda says that her mother is different than his mother. Declan says that he's going to make Amanda happy. A few minutes later, Amanda and Declan are finished with the food and they continue watching 'The Notebook'. As they're watching TV, Amanda lays her head on his chest.
"Do you want champagne for the reception?" Amanda asks.
"No, it might be too hot for champagne. I was thinking that maybe my dad could make our wedding drink." Declan replies.
"I was thinking that your dad could make this sparkling punch but instead of cranberry juice cocktail, I want watermelon juice and maybe a hint of basil." Amanda responds.
"Whatever you want." Declan says.
A few hours later, 'The Notebook' is finished. The dinner dishes are in the dishwasher and the food is all gone. Amanda and Declan go into their bedroom so that they can read the wedding planning books and magazines that they have. She also brings her wedding scrapbook. They sit in bed and Amanda reads the book and she flips the pages.
"Should we have a big wedding or a small wedding?" Amanda asks.
"We should have a wedding with at least 150 guests." Declan replies.
Declan moves closer to Amanda and he pulls back her hair and he kisses her neck. He unbuttons the first two buttons from her white blouse. Amanda loves how Declan shows her love. She loves how he will take care of her.
"I want to get married here with our friends and families. We can have Italian food for the reception. My dad's going to talk to the chef." Amanda says as Declan unbuttons her blouse.
"Shh." Declan says.
Declan leans in to kiss Amanda and she begins to lie down on the bed. Amanda moves her books out of the way so that she and Declan can have their make out session. She wraps her arms around him and he kisses her neck.
"I love you. We're going to be so happy." Amanda says.
Amanda and Declan put their lips together and they share a kiss. Suddenly, the doorbell rings and they hear it. Amanda gets up from bed and buttons her blouse. She puts on a sweater and she goes to the door. Amanda answers the door and it's her sister, Kim.
"Kim. What are you doing here?" Amanda asks.
"I need to talk to you. Can I come in?" Kim asks.
"Sure. Jesse and Frannie are spending the night with Declan's mom." Amanda replies.
Kim comes inside and she sits down on the couch. Amanda brings her a glass on water and hands it to her. Kim takes the glass of water and she drinks it. Amanda sits down in a chair and she wonders what her sister needs to talk to her about.
"Did you and Lorenzo break up?" Amanda asks.
"No, we're still together. A few weeks ago, Lorenzo took me to his place after leaving your house and we had sex. We started making out in bed and then we started taking our clothes off." Kim says.
"Did he use a condom?" Amanda asks.
"Yeah, but it broke so we stopped. What if I'm pregnant?" Kim asks.
"Then you need to take a pregnancy test, honey." Amanda replies.
Amanda tells Kim that she took two pregnancy tests before when she found out that she was pregnant with Jesse. It was her first time taking a pregnancy test. Kim decides that she'll take the pregnancy test to see if she's pregnant or not.