"I think I'm too stressed out for something that's still a month and a half away," Ricardo groans into his pillow, barely shifting when Alicia hops onto the bed next to him. "There's so much left to do..."
Alicia hums and begins massaging his back. "Like what? You have the building rented, you have the talent signed. The food and drink situation is handled, so unless I'm forgetting something significant..."
"I know," he groans. "I do. Just..." He sighs. "I'm anxious. It's a big show. I need everything to go well."
"You have no reason to believe that it won't," Alicia points out, leaning in to kiss his shoulder. "I believe it'll go perfectly. You'll be in awe of how easily everything plays out in August. You'll just have to sit back and watch in amazement as everything takes care of itself."
He laughs softly. "It almost sounds like you're trying to jinx me," he teases, turning his head to look at her.
She gasps and presses her hand to her chest, shaking her head. "I can't believe you would think such a thing of me. I only ever want the best for you, you should know that by now."
He chuckles, rolling over onto his back and tugging her over to straddle him. "Yeah, I do," he says, brushing the hair out of her eyes. "I know." He draws her in for a kiss and she hums, melting into him. "Maybe you can help me find a distraction though..."
"One that'll hold until August?" she teases, rubbing her hand up and down his side.
"Exactly," he says, breathing in deeply as she continues to tease him.
"I'll do the best I can." She giggles and kisses him, drawing her fingers teasingly up into his hair, tugging lightly. "We'll spend tonight doing this, and then tomorrow you and I can go through everything and see if there's any blind spots in your plans. Alright?"
He hums, sighing as she ducks her head and nuzzles into his cheek, pressing kisses to his jaw. "Yeah," he sighs. "That sounds like a good plan."
She pulls back and smiles at him. "Then that's what we'll do." She winks at him. "But first..."
He sighs as she kisses him, lips parting and body arching up as she strokes down his chest with a hum, smiling as he groans against her.