by Diane Marie
“I wonder if your friends are still here.” Joey said, after glancing at the time, and reporting to Gabriella it was five thirty in the morning, and then reminding her the club would be closing at seven.
“Wow we talked the night away.”
“Let’s not even look for your friends, lets just go the two of us.” “All right. I’d like that.”
Joey rushed Gabriella down the top floor of the club, through the second floor of the club, down the stairs to the first floor, and then out the entrance. The last thing he wanted was to run into her friends, and have them ruin his plan to end the night with the perfect vision he had.
Joey and Gabriella walked to a diner just a few blocks away from the club. They shared a couple cups of coffee while waiting at the dinner for the tattoo shop to open up. They sat their telling funny stories of things they had experienced in life, until Joey happily announced it was time to go.
On the walk to the tattoo shop, Joey informed Gabriella, he would be drawing out their tattoo’s. ‘He was an artist after all’ he told her in reference to his blueprints. When they arrived at the tattoo shop, Joey was relieved they were open early on a Sunday. Joey walked in, sat Gabriella down on one of the chair’s in front, and then went in the back of the shop with the tattoo artist to draw up their tattoo's.
Gabriella waited, sitting in the front of the tattoo parlor going though their samples of tattoos while contemplating why she hadn’t branded herself with one sooner. Twenty minutes later, Joey came out of the back, and cleared his throat, causing Gabriella to turn around as she was standing up looking through one of the tattoo books. Gabriella turned around to face Joey, he got down on one knee, showed her the tattoo he had gotten, and then asked Gabriella,
“will you marry me?” in a dead serious tone.
Joey had a ring tattoo around his left ring finger. Gabriella got a warm feeling so strong, she no idea what had overcame her. “You can’t be serious.” Gabriella said.
Joey didn’t respond in words, instead he looked at his tattoo to show her how serious he was. Gabriella finally got up the courage to speak.
“Of course I’ll marry you Joey. I love you.” She said, low and sweet.
“I love you too.” Joey said, almost in tears at this point of fear she wasn't going to accept his proposal, but the tears that had fallen were of pure joy, as he then stood up and kissed Gabriella.
Gabriella took a look at the tattoo on Joey’s finger that was soon to be on hers. Joey had designed a green outlined ban with vines in the middle. Gabriella loved the tattoo he had drawn up. Joey led Gabriella into the back, and held her hand as the tattoo artist printed in permanence, a band of matrimony.
Chapter Nine
“What are your parents going to say?” Joey asked Gabriella, on the train ride back to his car.
“I hadn’t yet thought of that. I hope my mom would want to plan a wedding with me, and I hope my dad will approve.”
“A wedding?” Joey asked, questionably. He had figured they would just go to the justice of peace and make it official come Monday morning. Joey grew fond of the idea of a wedding. Joey didn’t want to deprive his dream girl of her dream wedding, if she indeed had one.
“Yeah. My parents would want me to marry in a church. Are you confirmed Joey?”
“Yeah, my mom made me.”
“Your mom? Do I get to meet her?”
“Gabriella. I haven’t talked to my mom since I was fifteen.” “Oh, right” Gabriella said, not wanting to push. It was almost eleven in the morning, and neither of them had slept yet.
“Well you are cute, I guess I can talk more about it.” Joey said, not wanting to leave Gabriella in the dark about his family. Joey ten reminded Gabriella about his brother, and how the two of them stayed close over the years. He continued on by telling her about his asshole step father, and how he ended up in junvenile detention. Gabriella already knew he was just defending himself physically, from the strike of his step father, but Joey carried the story further on, letting her in. Joey went on to speak about his mother, how she had no interest in him after his father left, and how she didn’t care much of what he did. Joey then went on to conclude his story to Gabriella, by telling her his mother took his step father’s side in her statement to the cops.
“Oh Joey. Baby, I’m sorry.” Gabriella said, fussing over Joey by rustling her fingers through his hair trying to comfort him. “It’s not your fault babe.”
“Well I know.” Gabriella said, and then paused for a moment. She placed her pointer finger on Joey’s cheek, and brushed the side of his face for a few moments with love. Her gentle touch got Joey to turn his head as he looked into Gabriella’ eyes. “Forever, baby?” Gabriella asked Joey, showing him that everything was all right, she was now all the family he ever needed.
Joey was lost in Gabriella’s eyes, and he swore he could see down to her soul. He saw a light-blue crystal color, then he figured he was becoming delusional from lack of sleep.
“Forever, baby.” He replied.
Gabriella kissed Joey on the lips as their tongues momentarily touched, and then their lips met each other both ending the kiss with a wet peck. Gabriella then got comfortable in Joey’s arms as he warped his arm around her shoulder, and let her get comfortable in his chest. Gabriella pulled her feet up, and bended her legs to the side of the seat she was in. She inched closer to Joey, and found the perfect spot to nestle the side of her face into his chest. She then closed her eyes to take a nap till the train ride ended.
Joey stayed awake holding Gabriella as she slept on him for the first time since they had met. He didn’t want them to miss their train stop, and vowed to himself that he would love her for eternity, as he looked at the tattoo on his ring finger. Gabriella was the first person to bring joy to Joey’s life. 'True joy', Joey thought to himself as he realized how unselfish he had become in her presence.
Joey woke Gabriella up at the stop before there’s. “Sleep peacefully my darling?” Joey asked ,while kissing her forehead gently while gently nudging to wake her up.
“Oh Joey I had the best dream.” Gabriella said, stretching out her arms and yawing. Her yawn was contiguous, and Joey too yawned.
“Really baby? What was it about?”
“Well you and I were on a deserted island with pure white sand, and crystal clear water.” Gabriella said, looking away from the stare she had with Joey’s eyes. “And well, we were making love on the sand.”
“That’s all?”
“Yeah. That’s what I remember.”
“I can make love to you on a beach.”
“Then my dream shall come true.”
“I’ll see to it that it does.”
“Thank you my, my . . .”
“Your husband?”
“Not yet.”
“Oh. Why not?” .
“We haven’t taken vows yet.”
“We haven’t? Then I guess we can’t make love.”
“I guess our hearts have taken a vow.”
“And our souls.”
“Do you believe in soul mate’s Joey?”
“Yeah. I do Gabriella.” Joey said, then kissing Gabriella gently on the lips.
“Me too.”
“Up this is our stop, soul mate.”
After they walked off the train, Gabriella wanted to finish up their conversation.
“Joey do you really believe in soul mates? Cause it sounded like you were making fun of me in our last conversation.”
“With all my heart.” Joey said, stopping their walk.
Joey turned to Gabriella and kissed her. “See my soul was just mating with yours.” He said, after the kiss. Gabriella had a light airy moment.
“You know you give me this feeling, I can’t really. . .” “Describe it?” Joey asked, raising one eyebrow. “I get the feeling too.” Joey said, then kissing Gabriella for a few sweet moments. “I love you Gab.”
Smitten by how sweetly a kiss Joey had just given her Gabriella replied restl
ess,
“I love you too.”
Once in the car, Gabriella wanted to take Joey to her house to sleep the day away, cuddled in his arms. Joey didn’t want to go to her parent’s house because he didn’t see it as the right time to show her parents their new tattoos. He wanted to be well rested for that talk as his mind mentally prepared him for the worst case scenario. Gabriella agreed to go back to Joey’s apartment instead. She then protested to Joey, when he said, they could go talk to her parents tomorrow evening while she packed her things to move into his apartment.
“Maybe we should live with my parents for a while, to save money?” Gabriella said.
“I’ll have to think about that.” Joey said, knowing the thought would be a long hard decision for him. He hadn’t lived under the supervision of parents since he was fifteen, and didn’t want to regress in life.
“Well maybe we should just wait till were officially married until we live together.” Joey was cranky and her comment had upset him. He wanted to be with her every night for the rest of his life, starting tonight. Joey ignored Gabriella’s suggestion of waiting to live together. He would get what he wanted, and Gabriella was going to be happy with the decision he made, that they were indeed going to live together from tonight on.
“What’s your idea of a dream wedding?” Joey asked, hiding his anger.
Joey and Gabriella had just arrived in Joey’s driveway. “I don’t have one. I’m not one of those girls who dreamed of a dream wedding, just a dream husband.” Gabriella said, fussing over Joey again, playing with his hair.”
Her words had managed to calm Joey down.
“Oh really now?” Joey asked. He then started to be playful, tickling Gabriella’s tummy. Gabriella was laughing and giggling.
“Joey stop that, I have to pee.” Joey listened to his girls request, and quickly got out of the car, not wanting to make her wait longer to use the bathroom. Gabriella followed behind him while they walked inside. “We’re home.” Joey said, wanting to carry Gabriella to his bedroom, like a husband would be his wife on the night of their honeymoon. Considering they weren’t officially married, and becasue Gabriella had to use the bathroom, he decided he’d save his thought of the romantic gesture for the right night.
“I guess we are.” Gabriella said, not wanting to deny Joey, she would be living with him. He was too excited when he said ‘where home,’ for her to refuse his request.
Gabriella used the bathroom, and then she and Joey went straight to sleep. Joey undressed Gabriella out of her dress she had been in for more than twelve hours.
“You must be so uncomfortable in that dress by now.” Joey said, tenderly as he undid the front lace.
“I’m fine Joey.” Gabriella said, while Joey undressed her till she was in nothing but her panties.
“You have a beautiful body Gabriella.” Joey complimented, handing her one of his clean work shirts to wear to bed. “Thank you.”
Joey got himself undressed, leaving only his boxers on. He then turned down the covers, and asked Gabriella to hop into bed. Unsure what side to venture to, Gabriella, laid smack middle in the bed. Joey wanted to make love to her badly, expressing everything inside of him that had grown much deeper since the last time they made love. Joey was too tired for that now though. He got in on the left side of the bed, and said to Gabriella,
“let’s not have sides in bed, in our marriage.”
Gabriella cuddled up to Joey on the side of the bed he had taken. She found her cheek nestled in his chest again, in that perfect spot where she felt peace earlier on the train.
“Let’s promise to hold each other each and every night all through the night, and toss and turn together.” Gabriella announced. “Mmm I’d love that.” Joey said, then kissing Gabriella on the forehead. “Good night my princess, sweet dreams.”
“Good night my prince charming. Sweet dreams of me.”
Gabriella fell fast asleep in Joey’s arms. Joey fell asleep just seconds later. Joey and Gabriella slept the day away, waking up to make love, laying in bed cuddling, making love again. Gabriella made a box of macaroni and cheese for them when they woke up in the evening, being, Joey didn’t keep much food in the house. Joey had insisted on going out and bringing home take out for dinner, but Gabriella herself, had insisted he stay right where he was.
When they were through eating dinner, Joey and Gabriella watched a movie, and then made more love. They both were exhausted from getting home as late as they had, and having made as much love as they did. The loving couple were both back to sleep early at nine at night.
Chapter Ten
Joey and Gabriella woke up to the sound of Joey’s alarm at five in the morning. He had the time on the alarm clock set early. He wanted to make sure he had enough time to drop Gabriella off at her parent’s house in Mandala, make it back to Candlewood, so he could go to work on his blueprint on Lake Romantica.
Both Joey and Gabriella woke up feeling refreshed. Joey got out of bed after giving Gabriella a morning kiss on the forehead. Gabriella stretched out across the bed thinking, ‘I could get use to that.’ She then watched Joey pick out his clothes for work. Gabriella took a good look around the room.
“Joey where are all my clothes going to go?”
“I don’t really know. Would your parents allow you to take your furniture with you? I can get rid of that old chair over there, and you can put your vanity there. Your long short dresser would go perfect on that empty wall.” Joey said, pointing to the wall on the right. “And we can put your tall dresser where mine is, I’ll get rid of that one. We have enough room for your night tables on both sides of my bed.” Joey said, remodeling his room with her furniture. “Oh and we have room in the living for your computer desk.”
“Oh.”
“Well would they let you take your furniture?”
“I don’t see why not. It is my furniture.” Gabriella said, Joey laughed.
“Well if they have a problem, we can just pile all your clothes on the empty wall.”
“Why my clothes?”
“I’m only kidding my dear, I promise that you come first around here.” Joey said, picking Gabriella up out of the bed. “Hey where are we going silly?”
“To shower my dear.” Joey said, as he placed her down in the bathroom. “Neither of us has showered since Saturday.” Joey reminded Gabriella while he started to run the water so it would be warm when they got in. “And I for one definitely need a shower before work if I’m coming straight over after.” Joey said, lifting off his work shirt off of Gabriella.
Gabriella could tell that Joey was hard through his boxers. Joey took off his boxers, exposing his desire for her. He then stepped into the bathtub shower, and held out his hand for Gabriella to do the same. When Gabriella got into the shower, Joey was under the showerhead getting his body wet. Gabriella noticed Joey’s sexy six pack. She took one look at Joey’s hard on, and became aroused. 'Joey’s body looks so hot wet', Gabriella thought to herself as she pushed him out of the water so she too could get wet. Joey pretended to be mad at Gabriella as she dipped her head back to wet her hair.
“Hey! That’s my water.” Joey said.
“Our water.” Gabriella replied.
Joey kissed Gabriella hard, it was no secret to either of them, he was in the mood. Gabriella was still turned on by Joey’s wet body. She saw no need for foreplay as she jumped into Joey’s arms, quickly placed him inside of her, and began to ride him standing up. Joey was hesitant to make love in the shower to Gabriella, for he didn’t have a condom on and he now had a sense of worship for Gabriella’s body. Joey took notice the first time they had slept together, she cared for her body and worked out. Joey didn’t want to take advantage of his sort of wife. “Gabriella are you sure?” Joey asked Gabriella.
Gabriella realized quickly what he was talking about. Gabriella was caught up in the moment. Joey’s arms were holding her bottom side, his private placed in her, as she rode him with intimacy.
“Just
pull out Joey.”
“Say if I can’t?” Joey said. He then groaned to the pleasure Gabriella was giving him
“Say if you can?” Gabriella said.
Gabriella stopped riding Joey. She was looking down into Joey’s eyes while water dropped from her face onto his. Feeling seduced by how sexily Gabriella had said her words, Joey pushed her against the title, holding her up with one hand, pressing the other on the title for support. Joey penetrated her hard until he felt the begging of his climax. Joey than dropped Gabriella to her feet as he grabbed himself, finishing off his climax. Gabriella laughed and giggled as his timing had been perfect. While Joey was hitting her spot hard, he had given her an orgasm just moments before he pulled out. Joey was aware of Gabriella’s climax as that had been what had set him off.
Both wet, they took turns sharing the shower head. Gabriella lathered hers and Joey’s hair with Shampoo. As Joey was rinsing the shampoo from his hair, he washed Gabriella’s body, tending to her breasts with a soft touch, using the same touch as he washed her private area. Gabriella felt sexual pleasure as he ran his finger over her clit.
“You like that?” Joey teased, giving Gabriella a sexy kiss. Gabriella stayed silent.
Joey went on to wash Gabriella’s back side, leaving no room for un comfort between them Joey washed the inside of Gabriella’s butt cheeks with his hand as if it were his own. Gabriella felt comfortable with Joey to allow him to do that, but realized she wasn’t ready yet to return the act of intimacy. Joey than moved out of the water, allowing Gabriella time with the shower head to rinse off her hair and body. Joey washed his own body as Gabriella’s hands were busy pushing the shampoo out of her hair. As Gabriella was done rinsing the shampoo out of her hair, she stepped out of the water, and put conditioner in. “Do you want some?” Gabriella asked, offering Joey the conditioner. Joey placed out his palm and Gabriella squeezed a small amount of conditioner from the bottle into Joey’s hand. Gabriella gave Joey the water as he faced forward to rinse the front of his body. Gabriella picked up the soap, and lathered it into her hands, then rubbing Joey’s back with the soap, and then washing his muscular back, giving Joey the chills as she did so. Joey grabbed Gabriella’s arm from behind him, and pushed her close to him. Gabriella hugged from behind with tender love, as she kissed the back of both sides of his shoulders. Joey finished rinsing himself and than got out of the shower, giving the water back to Gabriella so she could rinse herself off. When Gabriella was done, she turned off the water. Joey was waiting outside of the shower with a towel in hand on the bath mat, wrapped in a towel himself. Gabriella stepped out of the shower and Joey dried her off with the towel. Gabriella was speechless, Joey was being so attentive to her. Gabriella felt the need to speak up for their shower was long, intimate and only a few words had been spoken.
