#dspara

Deanna heard Josh's truck pull up outside of Gamma Psi and was quick to stand and grab onto her suitcase, which was packed tight and zipped with much difficulty. With a huff, Deanna lugged the thing out of the door before he even got to the porch, releasing a sigh when she saw him. "Ugh. What's with the flannel?"

Josh knew that Deanna wasn't a fan of being surprised but he was doing his best to keep his plans a secret from her, which meant he had to deal with constant complaining. So, it was no surprise that the moment she stepped out the door and laid eyes on him, she was complaining about something. "It's warm," he answered as he reached her on the porch. "You ready to go?" He asked, taking hold of her suitcase to carry for her.

Deanna made a face when he came up closer, still eyeing over the look he was sporting. "See, when I wear flannels that means I have little lingerie underneath... when you do, that means you're going in lumberjack mode." She commented, letting him take her stuff. "Yes, I'm ready."

Josh "You generally have little lingerie on underneath," he pointed out to her, smirking a bit. "And some girls dig the lumberjack thing so don't knock it or one of those women might snatch me up," he teased, leaning in to steal a quick kiss. "Good because we've got a little drive ahead of us and I don't want to get there too late," he said, as he used his free hand to take hers and lead her toward his truck.

Deanna cocked her head to the side and stuck her tongue out. "Not possible. Every woman on this campus knows that you're mine." Deanna said, as confident as ever. Returning the kiss, Deanna sighed dramatically when he walked toward his truck, following. "Do I get to know where we're going yet?"

Josh smiled over at her as she got a little possessive of him. He actually liked when she said things like that since being with her made him extremely happy. "Yes," he answered her, putting her suitcase in the back of his truck and then opening the passenger side door for her. "We're going on a little vacation," he added, a sly smile appearing on his lips.

Deanna followed him until she was right in front of the passenger side door, pouting at him. "Babe, that's so not what I meant." Deanna said. "That doesn't count."

Josh knew that wasn't what she wanted to hear but he really wasn't going to give into her. "Oh well," he answered as he motioned for her to get into the truck. "C'mon, the sooner we're on the road, the sooner we'll get there and the sooner you'll know."

Deanna stubbornly crossed her arms over her chest and continued pouting at her husband, even if she knew it was hopeless. She would just make it a long car ride then. "You suck, Joshua Williams." Deanna said, turning around to climb into the truck with a huff.

Josh "And you're dramatic, Deanna Williams," he teased. As soon as she was inside the truck, he closed the door and quickly made his way to the driver's side. He got in, turned his truck on and pulled away from Gamma Psi, really wanting to get there as quickly as possible. "Are you at least a little excited about our vacation?"

Deanna "Wow. I am the least dramatic person ever." Deanna replied and pulled the seatbelt over her chest and lap. "But yes, I'm excited. Vacations are always fun."

Josh couldn't help the laugh that escaped him at that very false statement. "Yea, ok...and I haven't already pre-ordered Rogue One: A Star Wars Story," he said sarcastically. "Good. Because I am not doing a mean surprise that you hate. I promised not to do that anymore. This is a nice surprise and you're going to love it but you'll have to be a little patient, ok?"

Deanna settled back into the chair before her eyes narrowed at him. "Hey. One, that's sad. Two, I am not dramatic!" She replied and dramatically dropped her head back. "Okay, weirdo, how is this any different? Hm?"

Josh "I don't see how that is sad at all but whatever you say. And yes, you are. But that's alright because it's adorable and I kind of love that about you," he defended. "Because I'm not pretending to forget about something important or make you think that I don't have plans. And you know, if you would take time to remember, I took you away last year for Valentine's Day as a surprise and you liked that so..."

Deanna "It is so sad. It's a DVD you can watch online if you really wanted to. And you can say that but... I am not dramatic." Deanna replied, pulling her shoes off so she just had her socks on, pressing her feet into the dashboard to keep her legs up. "Well.... last year is technically when we first got together so... of course I did."

Josh "Well, it would be dumb if I had the other DVDs but not this one," he argued. "Deanna, it's time you accept fact. You're dramatic," he insisted. He glanced over at her as she got more comfortable, laughing lightly to himself. "Yes, good point. But this is the first year we're celebrating the holiday as a married couple. So, it should still be exciting for you."

Deanna looked at him for a longer moment before she eventually shrugged it off. Her husband was a nerd, she accepted that. "I won't accept it because I'm not dramatic!" Deanna whined. "Well... of course it's excited. Still doesn't mean that I don't hate surprises." She said, reaching over for his hand.

Josh "You know how you're throwing your head back and whining?" He pointed out to her. "That's called being dramatic. But again, it's ok that you're dramatic. I don't think it's a bad thing." He knew eventually he was going to have to let it go but if she was focused on arguing about her personality traits, it was better than her complaining about the drive. "Well, you're going to have to learn to like them a little because I love surprises," he said, moving his hand closer to her when he saw her reaching out for him. "You packed some warm clothes, right?"

Deanna looked over toward him when he continued to correct her and prove a point, which made her fake the pout. "Baby, you're supposed to agree with me." Deanna said and slid her fingers between his once more. "I'm never, ever going to like them." She added. "... why?"

Josh sighed dramatically when she started to pout. "Fine. You're the least dramatic person I've ever met," he finally agreed to appease her. "Not even a little? For me?" He asked, giving her his own pout this time. "Because it's supposed to be a little chilly this weekend and I don't want you freezing?"

Deanna pulled the seatbelt away from her so she could lean over and kiss his cheek, immediately moving back so she wouldn't get scolded. "I guess just a little," Deanna gave in for him and squeezed his hand. "Are we going to be outside a lot?" Deanna asked, her brows creasing together as she did so.

Josh perked up as she kissed his cheek, looking over at her. "Thank you," he whispered when she gave in a little. He shrugged his shoulders in response to her question. He really didn't think they'd spend any time outside of the bed, knowing how they got with one another at time. But he didn't want to completely say no to the possibility of them being outside a little.

Deanna "You're welcome," Deanna grinned when he peeked up, liking that something little got that response from him. Squeezing his hand, Deanna blew out from her nose and looked out the window. "Yes, I did... and you better not be taking me to Antarctica."

Josh laughed as she was starting to get dramatic again. "Well, obviously I'm not taking you to Antarctica. That's way too far of a drive and we're not even going in the right direction," he joked, lamely. "And since I am being so secretive, I'll let you choose what we do once we get to our destination. Granted, some of your choices might not be possibly but...you can still say what you want to do. So, start a list, babe."

Deanna "How am I supposed to know where north and south is?" Deanna questioned him again, moving her eyes over what she saw out the window, trying to figure out where they might be able headed to. "I have to start a list? Obviously get you naked."

Josh "From the sun's position in the sky," he joked, knowing that was something she'd never do. He nodded his head lightly when she questioned him, only to laugh at the first thing she said. "Is that really the first order of business? To get me naked?" He questioned. "Not that I'm complaining! Get me naked all you want..."

Deanna "That's really what it is? ... really?" Deanna trailed off a bit confused, keeping her tone to herself this time. Deanna wasn't above the fact that she really was getting him naked being the first on her list. "Why is that so surprising?" Deanna laughed. "Of course it is. I love you naked."

Josh looked over her with an amused expression at her confusion. "You're so cute," he breathed out, squeezing her hand lightly before turning his attention back onto the road. "No, it's not. It's just funny. But alright, you love me naked," he repeated. "And clothed, right? Especially in this flannel?" He asked, teasingly. "What else is on the to do list?"

Deanna scratched the side of her neck. "Wow, see. I had no idea that was actually a thing. Without a compass, I'd be lost." She said, moving her other hand to toy with his fingers. "Yeah... maybe. You remind me of the lumberjack on syrup." She added, glancing at the time. It was already going slow. "I don't know... it's hard when I... you know... don't know where I'm going."

Josh "Don't worry, baby. I'll always be here to keep you from getting lost," he promised. "Really? A lumberjack on syrup? You know you're into this look. Just close your eyes, imagine me all in the woods, starting a campfire and chopping wood. You'd be into it," he insisted. "Alright, that's fair. But you can have some general ideas of what you want to do and I can try to make them happen for you no matter where we go."

Deanna "Well thank you, hubby, for doing so smart in the wilderness." Deanna muttered in a teasing tone, rolling her head to the head rest, wiggling in her spot. "That's not a really fair trade, Josh. I'm into you mowing the damn lawn." She said, drumming her fingers against her knees as they curled up to her chest. "Food, sex, booze, more food, lots of napping and then bubble baths."

Josh "Joke now but when Red Dawn happens and we gotta hide out in the woods, you'll be seriously thanking me later," he said, being completely serious. "So you are into the lumberjack look," he stated with confidence. He nodded his head lightly as she made her list, which was a predictable list for her. "And more sex, right?"

Deanna gave him a little look as if he was crazy, reaching over to tickle the underside of his jaw. "I'm sure I will in between my chattering teeth and complaining of bug bites." Deanna replied, with a firm nod. She and the idea did not mix well, not whatsoever. "Maybe... sure, you could say that. Just don't go full on beard or else I might change my mind." Her lips turned up into a grin now. "Of course. That's definitely number one."

Josh "Even in Red Dawn you're gonna complain? Really? I mean, if you complained about our nation being invaded, sure, I'd understand but c'mon!" He questioned, being dramatic for effect. "Why are you hating on my facial hair this year? First it's too much so I shave and then it's too little. You're very picky."

Deanna "I will never not complain when I'm stuck in the wilderness. I once had to go camping with a boyfriend of mine and I came back with a million and one bug bites. I'm down for the idea but... the horror that tags along sucks." She chuckled when he turned dramatic this time. "I like what I like. Can you blame me?" she asked, ticking her eyebrow. "Are we there yet?"

Josh stayed quiet for a moment when she mentioned camping with a boyfriend. "Well, maybe he should have been more prepared like your awesome husband," he said, leaning forward to push open the glove box to his truck. "I always keep bug spray just in case," he explained, pointing to the green spray can. "No bug bites for my wife," he added, winking at her. "Picky, that's what you are," he teased. "Nope. Be patient."

Deanna "There are still so many bugs though, and then you have to remember to actually apply the bug spray so it actually works and... ugh. The worst." The brunette whined even after she saw the green spray can. "I'm not picky... I just have preference." Deanna pressed. "Oh my God. Seriously? How long is this? Can I get some snacks?"

Josh shook his head as she continued to complain even after he showed her the bug spray. "Do I need to spray you down with this every day so you'll stop complaining?" He asked, being kind of serious. "Picky," he accused, smirking over at her. "Snacks? What is this? The fourth grade field trip to the local aquarium?" He teased as he reached down to grab the small cooler he packed snacks and drink in, setting it down on the space between them.

Deanna "Probably, but that's just because you said something." Deanna shrugged her shoulders, looking back out the window. "Again, not picky." She responded to his smirk. "Yes, I'm a growing woman who needs snacks. Who does roadtrips without snacks?" She said, pulling open the lid when he placed it up on the seat. "See? You even thought of it."

Josh shook his head at her, though was entirely amused by it. He just hoped she didn't complain about bug bites this weekend. "Growing woman?" He questioned. "You pregnant?" He teased, knowing that would probably get him into trouble but not being able to resist it. "Always be prepared."

Deanna immediately shot him a look when he questioned her about being pregnant. "Do I look pregnant? No, I just like my sweets and overall carbs." Deanna replied and dug through the cooler, searching for something she actually would know would satisfy her. "This is why I love you."

Josh "You could be in the beginning stages where you're not showing yet," he joked, keeping his eyes on the road to avoid seeing the daggers that were probably in her eyes. "This is why you love me? Because I pack snacks? Wow, here I thought I was a little more special."

Deanna felt her jaw slightly drop at his words, reaching over to smack his bicep. "Wow, no! You gotta stop spreading those rumors like that!" Deanna said, still leaning across the seat until she found a package of Nutter Butters and chips. "Nah, I just need you to remember things for me."

Josh pretended to be hurt when she hit him though it didn't last long before he started to laugh. "It's not a rumor if it's just between you and me," he pointed out. "But also, I can't wait until the day it's not just a rumor," he said, looking over at her with a big smile on his face. "That's it? That's what you married me for? To remember things for you?"

Deanna "So you get to tease me about being pregnant? That's rude of you." Deanna said with a little pout, though soon caved to laugh instead. "You are, huh?" She said after a moment, softening up a bit at the thought herself. It was a definite goal of hers. "Yes." Deanna stated simply.

Josh thought it over her a moment before smiling and nodding his head. "Yep. You tease me about a lot of things so this is what I get," he said. He nodded his head again, still smiling over the idea of them starting their family one day. "Wow. I am hurt. So don't feel bad for keeping secrets from you anymore either."

Deanna "This is cruel. You could be not so secretly be hinting at weight gain or something!" Deanna muttered, making a face. "You always say that and you're always bluffing, babe. But... I still don't feel bad." Deanna replied just about the time she caught a glimpse of what exit they took. "...Are you taking me camping? Josh, I swear..."

Josh "Uh, no? I wouldn't do that to you because that's mean," he pointed out. "Maybe this time I'm not bluffing and I'm close to crying," he said, giving her a serious look to really sell it. When she started to question him, he quickly reached into his pocket to pull out a small, jewelry box, knowing it was time for a new distraction. "I got you this for Valentine's day," he announced, handing the box over to her.

Deanna narrowed her eyes at him. "I don't know, you can be mean when you want to." Deanna teased him and popped a peanut butter cookie in her mouth. "I don't believe you. You're bluffing." She added, though when he changed the subject Deanna whimpered. She knew it wasn't a good sign and he better not have taken her camping. "What is it?" Deanna reached out and took the box, pulling it open.

Josh "Oh, you're one to talk," he teased back. "I'm holding back the tears now because I'm trying to focus on getting to our destination to give my wife, who likes to hurt me, a great weekend away," he said, keeping the serious look on his face, even making himself look a little sadder as he spoke. "It's a present," he answered, purposely being vague.

Deanna "You see, I don't think I'm ever mean. You're just bias and like to make me look bad." Deanna poked her tongue out at her husband, deciding to be playful and less serious about the whole thing. She really doubted that he would ever actually cry, but it was something she definitely would like to call bluff on. "Aw, baby. Don't be so sad." Deanna said and peeled herself away from the seatbelt, not caring if he scolded her again, moving to get more comfortable and stretch out on the seat then. "I thought my surprise was my present?" Deanna laughed before she pulled out the jewelry, grinning. "It's so pretty. I love presents! Thank you."

Josh "Oh, yea. So true. My goal in life is to make my wife seem like a really bad person," he joked back. He looked over at her when she started to pull off her seatbelt, shaking his head at her since she knows he prefers her to be buckled up nice and safe. "You get more than one present because you're spoiled," he teased. He smiled over at her as she pulled the charm from the box. "Yea? You really like it? Because your mom didn't help me this time so I kept going back and forth..."

Deanna "I'm glad you can admit it freely," Deanna joked and poked her tongue out at him to tease him further. With her seatbelt now just around her lap Deanna was able to cross her legs up on the seat and get comfortable. "I never asked to be spoiled! But... husbands are supposed to spoil their wives anyway." She laughed, holding the charm in her palm once she removed it from the box. "Well, you did a good job, Williams. It's gorgeous."

Josh laughed as she continued to tease him, shaking his head lightly. He knew they were getting closer and that charm was only going to distract her for so long before he had to pull out the next present. "I know you never asked. I spoil you because you deserve it," he said, being serious. "Thank you. And of course. I had to get a gorgeous charm for my gorgeous wife." He looked over at her, flashing a quick smile.

Deanna ran her finger over the little charm to get the feel and texture for it, before a smile was cast over in his direction once again. "You're still doing really well on the whole hubby thing. Keep it up." Deanna joked, leaning over to peck his cheekbone before settling back in her spot so she wouldn't get yelled at for sitting wrong while driving. "You did good."

Josh smiled as she complimented him and again when he got the kiss on his cheek. "Yea, well, I gotta be a good hubby. You're keeping up your end with being a good, trophy wife," he joked back. He reached out to her with one hand, setting it on her knee and giving it a small squeeze. "In all seriousness, you really do deserve the best and I plan on giving it to you."

Deanna closed the box that held the charm so she wouldn't lose it in the cab of his truck, reaching down to tuck it into her bag. "Damn straight I'm doing really well. I look amazingly hot at least twice a day. That's more than I can say for a lot of people on campus..." Deanna trailed off, head cocked to the side and a immediate grin spreading across her face. "You're amazing, you know that? Even when you don't tell me we're you're kidnapping me to..."

Josh "You look hot all day," he corrected her, though loving her level of cockiness. On some people, it was an annoying trait. But Deanna made it cute and endearing and he loved it. He loved seeing her all confident in herself, whether it was in her cooking skills, her intelligence level, humor or looks. "Aw, shh...you don't need to butter me up, babe. Cause it ain't gonna work. I'm not telling you anything."

Deanna let her lips form into a little smirk at the little compliment he sent her way. Luckily enough for her, Josh didn't try to quiet her or tone her down. She was always a loud, overly cocky person and a lot of people shied away from that. Josh didn't, which was impressive all on its own. "You're so getting lucky later," Deanna said, around the time a pout quickly formed on her lips. "Babe! Come on. Where are we going?!"

Josh smirked over at her when she mentioned him getting lucky. It was a given, really. The two of them rarely were able to keep their hands off one another but he wasn't going to point that out to her. Especially since she was starting to get fussy again. "Do you know what a surprise is?"

Deanna wiggled in her spot in impatience before letting out a bigger sigh. "Ugh, I know what a surprise is and I really, really hate them. Why can't I just know?"

Josh was too amused by her behavior. Even now, with her attitude and her huffiness, he thought she was cute. "Because...it's...a...surprise," he teased, looking straight ahead now to focus on the road and not her. Mostly just to get even more of a rise out of her.

Deanna huffed under her breath and dramatically flopped herself against the seat, bouncing her knees that resembled like a tantrum. "You suck so hard," Deanna said, whining.

Josh couldn't help the loud laughter that escaped him as she began to throw a fit and whine. "Deanna," he breathed out, still laughing. "You are gonna have to get used to a surprise here and there or else this whole marriage thing we're doing is gonna have a lot of bumps in the road."

Deanna looked over at him with a pout forming on her face. "I vote no. No. Like... let's just say the best surprise was proposal. Everything else is great but... tell me!"

Josh shook his head at her unwillingness to participate in his plans. "Hm, let's see...I vote no," he mocked her when she asked to be told again. He glanced at one of the signs they were coming up to, knowing it was almost time. "Can you do me a favor, babe?"

Deanna scrunched her nose up when he didn't give her what she wanted. "Babe, you suck. Again. So hard." Deanna whined out, twisting around to look out the window at the now what seemed to be trees. "Ugh, nature? Really?" She said, pushing her lips together. "What?"

Josh "You'll be singing a different tune when we get there." He shook his head at her new complaint, glancing over at her. Thankfully, they hadn't come up to any signs that would actually tell her where they were going just yet. He knew what he was going to ask her to do was going to be a bit of a struggle given how stubborn she was being. "In that red bag on the floor, can you take the stuff out?"

Deanna "I don't think so, babe." Deanna said with a little face and crossed her arms over her chest. Sure, she was being stubborn, but again... that's how she always was. When he suggested getting into the bag, Deanna sighed and tugged it into her lap. "What is in here?" She asked, tugging on the zipper to open.

Josh only winked back at her, not even going to try to actually argue with her. He knew he was right and he'd get to mess with her about it later. "More presents," he answered, waiting for her to pull out a second jewelry box, this one containing a necklace and also the blindfold he was needing her to put on for the rest of the ride.

Deanna pushed her lips together to hold in another huff, for once trying to be less dramatic. "A present better be a hint of where we're going because we've been driving for hours." Deanna said, pulling out the jewelry box. It was then a smile spread over her face and she quickly opened it. "Aw, baby."

Josh refrained from rolling his eyes, as she was still being a drama queen. Maybe not as much as before but it was still there. "It has not been hours," he defended, though it probably had been a couple at this point. He perked up a bit when her attitude seemed to change at the new present. "There's two things in there for you..."

Deanna "It's been a crazy amount of hours. Like, soooo long." Deanna said and scrunched her nose up, pouting at him. "What's the second?" She asked, pulling the necklace out to examine it.

Josh shook his head lightly at her as she pouted. "You're cute when you pout," he pointed out to you. "Uh, why don't you pull it out of the bag and see?" He suggested, slowing down a bit as he waited for her to do so, not wanting to get too close until she put the blind fold on.

Deanna "I'm always cute, correction." Deanna replied before she closed the container with the necklace and reach in to pull the blindfold out, her brow arching. "Are we getting kinky?"

Josh "Yes, you are. I never said you weren't. But you're very cute when you pout so I don't think it works how you want it to work," he countered. He let out a laugh at her question, not too surprised by it. "Maybe later. But for now...you gotta wear it...for the rest of the way..."

Deanna sighed through her nose, this time being dramatic purposely. "I'm going to have to be blindfolded and still not know where we're going?!" She said, making a face before setting the bag down. "I so dislike you right now. Especially because we're near trees.".

Josh expected her to have a slight problem with his plan. "First of all, yes, you do. I don't want you guessing anything. So, put it on," he instructed. "Second, you don't dislike me ever. You love me. And third, why are you hating on trees so much? We need them to survive!"

Deanna dramatically tossed her head back and let out a groan before she ultimately pulled the cloth around her eyes and head, tying it in the back. "I dislike you right now," she lied in the joke, making a pouty face. "Because trees equals camping."

Josh "You love me," he said again, smiling to himself as she put the blind fold on over her eyes. Once it was secured in place, he reached out to wave his hand in front of her face, making sure she couldn't actually see. When he mentioned camping, he decided not to deny it and instead clear his throat. They weren't camping, but he'll let her think that just for the hell of it. "You say that like camping is a bad thing."

Deanna "I love you a lot but I still very much dislike you right now." Deanna added on and dropped back, almost slumping in the seat with her arms crossed. He didn't deny the fact they were camping which made her pout even more. "Every camping experience I had was terrible. My boyfriend at the time forgot the tent. The second time I was eaten alive with bugs."

Josh "I love you too," he told her, even though she was trying to be difficult at the moment. "Well, that's because those guys were idiots," he countered. "I am great at camping. I used to go all the time and I have never forgotten anything that I needed, never gotten bit up by bugs or sun burnt, or sick or anything else. I'm the King of Camping. And as my wife, I would make sure every need you have is fulfilled."

Deanna closed her eyes behind the blindfold since she couldn't really see anything anyway, pursing her lips. "Okay maybe, but I need shade, grass, and occasional sun to be happy. Maybe even clean water. I'm scarred from every single experience I've had and I don't like those repellant smells."

Josh shook his head when she continued to complain, despite the fact that she couldn't see him. "The trees provide shade, there is plenty of grass around, sun isn't too hard to find and I pack water when I go camping since you can't always rely on finding a fresh water source. As for the smell of the repellent, I can't really control that."

Deanna "Okay, Mr. Perfect and Prepared. It's not my fault I've had terrible experiences. Clearly they were dumb, and figured they knew everything." She said, laughing a little. "The sex in the woods wasn't even good enough to convince me otherwise..."

Josh "I know it's not your fault. You're a camping novice. It's your ex boyfriend's fault for not being prepared." Even though she couldn't see him, he gave her a little glare when she mentioned the sex with someone else. "That's because you weren't having sex in the woods with me," he pointed out, being a bit cocky. After so long of being on the interstate, Josh finally veered off onto an exit, smiling to himself as they got closer to their destination.

Deanna licked her lips and adjusted the blindfold on her eyes, getting antsy at that point with it wrapped around her head for so long. "Exactly," Deanna said and laughed soon when he teased her about the sec thing. "That's true, because you're the best ever. Maybe you should change that."

Josh felt himself blushing when she referred to him as the best. He didn't say anything though, knowing it would only get her going with the compliments. "Maybe I will," he breathed out as he pulled up to the cabin he had rented for them. He put his truck in park and then shut it off, unbuckling himself. "Wait here," he said, opening the door up. "And don't take the blind fold off yet..."

Deanna "So we are going camping?!" Deanna concluded with what he said before she sighed, leaning her head back against the window. Once he announced they were there Deanna immediately peeked up, searching for the seatbelt release. "Ugh. Hurry up."

Josh still didn't answer her on the camping front, knowing it was driving her crazy. He laughed at her impatience and quickly got out, going toward the cabin and grabbing the key from where he was told it would be hiding. He wanted to make sure the inside was as nice as the pictures before bringing her in. He quickly looked around before rushing back to the truck, opening the passenger side door. "Alright, you can take the blind fold off..."

Deanna eventually tugged the seatbelt off her body about the time he had tugged open the door. She was beyond impatient at that point and just wanted that thing off her face at that point. "Thank God," She said as she twisted around in her seat, reaching up around to untie the knot behind her back to drop, immediately looking around him.

Josh began to grin as she took the blindfold off, keeping his eyes on her face to gauge her reaction to the cabin. "So...what do you think?" He asked, hoping she didn't completely hate the surprise. He knew it might not really be her thing but he wanted a weekend with just them, away from everyone and the drama of Greek Row.

Deanna moved to toss the blindfold behind her before she slid herself off the seat of the truck. Moving her eyes over the scene, Deanna smiled a bit to herself. "Gotta admit, it's super pretty." Deanna said, moving around him to see it better.

Josh stepped back as she got out of the truck and giving her some room to walk around. "Happy we're not camping?" He teased, moving up behind her and wrapping his arms around her body to pull her in closer to him.

Deanna "Yes, because sleeping on the ground isn't too fun." Deanna said with a small laugh and rubbed his arms when he came up around her. "But this is good. You did good, babe."

Josh smiled even more when she said he did good. "Good. I'm glad you think so," he said, leaning in to press a kiss against the side of her neck. "Inside is really nice too," he mentioned, lightly nudging her closer to the cabin. "Wanna go see?"

Deanna moved to step forward when he nudged her until she was up on the small porch of the cabin, peeking in the windows in the process. "Yes," Deanna laughed before she turned and slipped inside of the cabin, immediately grinning. "Aw, it's so homey."

Josh following her into the cabin, figuring he could get their stuff out of the truck later. "Yes, it is," he agreed, really looking around again. He was happy that it actually looked just like the pictures he saw online. "You know what the best part is?"

Deanna moved into the living area of the cabin and felt around for the place. She had to admit, he actually did good. Even if it wasn't her normal taste, she was finding she liked it more and more. "What's that?" She asked, laughing as she moved back to him and move her arms around him.

Josh shut the door behind them as she moved further into the cabin, watching her closely just to make sure she wasn't pretending to like it. As she came back to him, he smirked. "Absolutely zero interruptions," he whispered, moving his hands to her lower back, pulling her body against his, his lips capturing hers.

Deanna laughed immediately at the remark and pressed into him, leaning up so she could kiss him back. "I definitely like the idea of that..." Deanna mumbled into his lips, nuzzling her nose against his before kissing him again.

Josh smiled against her lips at her mumbling. As she kissed him again, he moved his hands down her body, pulling her up against him and lifting her up. "What do you want to do first?" He asked, pulling his lips away from hers slightly.

Deanna moved her arms around his neck a little tighter when he lifted her up, laughing softly. "Mm, well, Mr. Prepared." She said, leaning down to steal another kiss when he pulled back. "What's on the agenda?"

Josh tightened his arms around her, keeping her as close to him as possible. "Mm, I have a few ideas but...this is my gift to you. So, everything we do, that's for you to decide."

Deanna moved her hand up through his hair before leaning in to steal another kiss, then nuzzling her face into his neck. "Okay, okay... I can go for that." She murmured, kissing his shoulder. "What's here to do?"

Josh smiled as she continued to steal kisses and just overall be affectionate. "Mm, let's see...there's each other, walking through the woods, relaxing in the bath together, sex, I could build us a camp fire, there's a little lake not too far from here that I was told is great for swimming."

Deanna leaned her head back when he began to list of ideas, smirking at the general idea about them. "Hm. How about we save the campfire for tonight, yeah?" She said, moving to tap his nose with her finger before stealing another kiss. "I'm down for freezing swimming though."

Josh nodded his head lightly as she made her decision. "Swimming it is," he said, stealing a kiss of his own before setting her down. "I'll get the bags of of truck and then we can change into something we can swim into, alright?"

Deanna smiled at the kiss before she was back on her feet, this time dropping her arms from around him to her sides. "Yeah, alright, if ya really wanna do that."

Josh quirked up an eyebrow at her response. "Well, you can't really swim in jeans," he pointed out, laughing a little. "Are you that impatient to get to the lake?"

Deanna cocked her head to the side and watched him for a moment, before a chuckle fell from her lips and she simply nodded. "No no, you're right. Can't swim in jeans." She said, pulling her coat off.

Josh nodded his head lightly before letting out his own laugh. "Exactly. I'll go get the bags," he said again, leaning in to steal another kiss before heading back outside to the truck.

Deanna pecked his lips once more before she turned around and moved into the kitchen, laying the coat over the chair in the kitchen table. "Hurry up," She called out, before moving to explore the bedroom to see what it had to offer.

Josh "Yes, ma'am," he called back to her. He did as she asked, quickly getting to his truck and grabbing their bags and bringing them back in. He headed into the bedroom with the bags, dropping them down onto the bed. "Fast enough for you?" He asked, teasing a little as he unzipped his bag to start looking for his swim trunks.

Deanna moved into the bedroom and checked the pillows to see how happy she would be with them, knowing she stashed away her own just in case. Though soon enough she was up on the large bed and untying her boots. "Faster than the Flash, baby." She joked and moved to pull her luggage over, unzipping it quickly.

Josh "I'm way better than the Flash though," he joked back as he started to unbutton his shirt. "You know, I gotta say...I'm a little surprised that the first thing you want to do is go swimming," he told her as he undressed.

Deanna watched him for a moment before she moved up on her knees to dig through her already messy suitcase, pulling out her black swimsuit. "Why is that?" She asked, tilting her head to the side. "Sleep was second..." she added, a grin on her face as she peeled the shirt off and went to undo the bra.

Josh "Obviously because you usually find it super hard to request my body," he joked, though only a little. "Really? So, after swimming, you want to sleep?" He asked, not believing that for a single second. "Did all the complaining on the way here wipe you out?"

Deanna pulled the neck strap of her swimsuit around her to lay over her chest so she could undo the back of the bra, trading out the two. "I give into temptation easily, sue me." Deanna said, shaking her head as she tossed the bra aside then scoot off the bed to change her bottoms. "No, I was just joking. I got plenty of sleep before I came here." Deanna laughed, hunching down to wiggle out of her jeans then reach for the bottoms. "You can't sleep on me either."

Josh made a little face at how she was changing into her bikini. Usually when there was changing involved, he got a little bit of a show. "Don't worry. I love when you give into temptation," he assured her, kicking out of his shoes as he undid his jeans. He smirked over at her for a moment before pushing his jeans and boxers down. "Oh, I definitely don't plan on sleeping anytime soon, babe."

Deanna laughed a little. "Oh I'm sure because half the time it's beneficial for you," Deanna joked as she stayed standing to slip her bottoms on, tying the sides at her hips. Once she was done, she pulled her longer hair up into a messy pony and detangled the strands from her earrings. "Oh? Are you for real?"

Josh "You say that like it's not beneficial for you too," he said with a slight pout, pretending to be hurt by her joke. "Oh, I am for real," he promised, grinning over at her. He finished getting ready himself and grabbed them some towels. "You got everything you need?" He asked, ready to get going.

Deanna "It is. I can't deny that." Deanna said and eyed him over for a moment when he finished getting dressed, reaching behind her to fiddle with the straps. "Just about ready if you tighten this for me," She laughed, turning around for him after stealing the towels.

Josh let out a soft, breathy laugh when she didn't deny it. "Alright," he said, moving closer to her, grabbing the straps in his hands. "Loosen, right?" He joked, undoing the straps completely, leaning in to press a kiss against the nape of her neck. "I'm kidding," he laughed, actually fixing the straps how she wanted them. "Is that good?"

Deanna chuckled under her breath at his joke. "You would wish," Deanna said, shaking her head some when she felt the bikini loosen. Reaching up to hold the cups down on her chest, she laughed again, leaning her head to the side. "You're a dork, babe. But yes, it's good."

Josh laughed along with her and moved his arms loosely around her waist. "You like it though," he whispered, kissing against the side of her neck and then her shoulder. "Alright, you're good, I'm good...let's go before we lose all the sunlight," he said, kissing her neck one last time before stepping away from her.

Deanna rubbed her palms over his arms that were wrapped around her body. "Maybe a little," Deanna joked and turned around, moving the towels over her arms so she could easily follow him. "Lead the way, handsome."

Josh looked back at her, smiling to himself as he began to lead the way out of the room. "Yes, ma'am," he called back, opening the front door for her once they got back into the living room. "I think you're really gonna like the view too, by the way. I only saw pictures but it's amazing."

Deanna followed behind him and let a smirk spread across her face. "Oh baby, I'm totally enjoying the view." Deanna said, immediately moving behind him again once they were in the living room.

Josh groaned at her teasing, letting his head fall back. "Oh my god," he whined. "I totally walked right into that one. I should have seen it coming," he complained, jokingly. "Get your sweet ass in front and refrain yourself, Mrs. Williams."

Deanna moved up to press her body into his backside, pressing some kisses to his shoulder blade. "Yeah, you totally did." She said, hands drifting to his hips before sliding up. "I don't know where I'm going. You gotta lead me." She said, swiveling around him to exit out the back.

Josh huffed a little as she kissed his shoulder blade. "The worst," he teased, pulling her hands away from him, knowing too well that they were both easily distracted by one another. "Don't worry. I'll direct you," he said, shutting the door behind them before coming up closer to her, an arm moving around her shoulders. "Think the kids will be ok without us?" He asked, kind of jokingly.

Deanna rolled her eyes some at the little dig before she allowed him to direct her from the side. "I hope so, even if they're kind of dumb sometimes." She laughed, moving her arms around his waist as they walked. "They probably won't even talk."

Josh laughed a little at her answer, though he completely agreed. He loved them both but sometimes he wanted to just shake some sense into the two of them. "Well, they need to talk," he commented, hoping that they would. "Well, if they fix it or wreck it more, doesn't matter because they're not gonna be able to get into contact with us all weekend."

Deanna "They do, but will they really talk? They're both way too stubborn. Look how long it took them to get this far." Deanna commented, laughing. Her fingers reached up to hold onto the hand that was draped over her shoulder, nearing the trail she assume would be the lead for them. "True... but we'll come home to a catastrophe."

Josh "Fools," he laughed. "They're fools. But she's definitely more stubborn," he said, slightly defending Ian. "Maybe. But I think if that happens, we just disappear together. They need to figure this one out on their own," he suggested, pulling her into the direction they needed to go.

Deanna cocked her head to the side when he defended Ian, laughing a little. "Oh she's for sure more stubborn. I've never met someone more stubborn than myself until I came across Natalia." She joked, ducking down to avoid some branches before they eventually came out to where they needed to go. "No more surprises."

Josh "Surprising that you two are able to not murder each other," he joked, knowing they would never actually not be friends with another. He couldn't imagine Deanna without Natalia, like he couldn't imagine himself without Ian. "Why no more surprises?" he asked, acting completely innocent.

Deanna "You aren't the first one to say that... but again, you know when you meet a soulmate? Gotta hold her forever." Deanna laughed and pulled the towels from her arm to drape somewhere at least somewhat neat. "Because surprises suck!"

Josh smirked a little and nodded his head. "Mhm, I know exactly what you mean," he said, pulling her in closer to her and stealing a quick kiss. He let her go so she could put the towels somewhere, watching her for a moment before laughing. "I don't know. I think you always end up liking mine."

Deanna shook her some a little when he kissed her, immediately leaning forward to steal a second one before he could pull away. "Only sometimes," she said, moving to fix her hair tied up. "But the leading up to it sucks."

Josh smiled against her lips as she kissed him again, not being able to stop himself. Though it fell at her comment. "Only sometimes?" He asked, completely offended. "Name three times when one of my surprises didn't end up making you happy."

Deanna "...Okay, maybe you're right. I meant like the surprise but the lead up sucked! You know how much I hate not being in the know," She said, tightening the hip straps before moving to the water. "Come on!"

Josh "Alright, fine. I'll accept that. But I am not doing mean tricks to lead to the surprise anymore. So, you should like them a little more," he countered. He watched her for a moment, smiling to himself a little. "Yea, I'm coming. Just wanted to get a nice view myself," he teased before following after her.

Deanna "A little more but not a whole lot..." Deanna countered and shook her head again to try and prove her point. With her brow ticked upward at his remark, she smirked some. "I know, I know, I'm hot... now come on before I chicken out." She laughed, reaching out to him.

Josh "I'll take it," he joked, sending her a wink. "Oh? You're gonna chicken out?" He questioned, picking her up from behind quickly and heading into the water. He pretended to start to lose his grip on her, acting like he would drop her into the water before letting out a small laugh. "It's kind of cold..."

Deanna laughed at his little wink and turned around to eye the water, and soon enough she felt arms fasten around her waist and shoot toward the water. Her eyes grew wide and she let out a squeal, toes curling and hands gripping down onto his forearms. "Josh!" She hollered, letting out a laugh as soon as she realized he wouldn't drop her. "I know. It's gonna be invigorating for like... two minutes."

Josh loudly laughed at her squeal, not able to help himself. It was adorable. How she made it adorable was amazing to him. "You ready for those two minutes?" He asked, walking a little further in the water, wanting to make sure they were in a good place.

Deanna squirmed a bit in his arms though kept the practical death grip on him, not wanting to be dropped into the water by any means. "No, not really..." The brunette admitted, laugher falling from her lips in time with hi. "But let's just go before I change my mind."

Josh kept his grip on her as she squirmed, not wanting to actually drop her. He nodded his head lightly as she answered him. "Alright. Just know...I love you," he said, stealing a quick kiss before pulling back and then throwing her into the water.

Deanna wasn't entirely expecting to be tossed into the water but knew that would be the only way to get her in there, resurfacing to the top and pushing her hair back off her face. "You were supposed to come in with me!" Deanna called with a chuckle, rubbing the water drops off her face. "Come on!"

Josh laughed as she came back up. "What? I didn't know that," he continued to laugh before lowering himself further into the water. "You're kind of sexy all wet like this," he told her, reaching out underwater to grab her and pull her closer to him.

Deanna rolled her eyes and tilted her head back so the longer hair could dip into the water. "Of course you were, duh." She smiled, letting her body drift toward him when he pulled her. "Please, I'm always sexy." She smirked, moving her arms around his neck. "But you think?"

Josh could make fun of her for being cocky but she wasn't wrong. "You're right," he agreed, leaning forward to press a kiss against her jawline. "Yes, I do. Sexiest woman I've ever seen," he said, stroking her ego. "Why do you think I married you?" he joked.

Deanna tilted her head back for him when he began kissing on her skin, feeling her cheekbones getting warm. "At least you're truthful," Deanna murmured, smirking as her eyes closed. "I know... trophy wife."

Josh moved his lips down her neck as her head tilted back, sucking against the skin for a moment. "The best trophy wife," he joked, his lips trailing down over her chest before pulling back. "The best wife, period," he added, maybe being a little mushy.

Deanna moved her head to wherever he moved, letting her fingertips to brush on over the bare skin on his back. "Shh," Deanna whispered after a moment, looking down at him. "You're too sweet."

Josh shook his head lightly at her when she called him too sweet. "No, I'm not. You are the best wife," he stated again, so she'd take him seriously. "You're my soulmate and I'm never going to let you go."

Deanna moved her hands down over the sides of his neck before she leaned forward to kiss him again. "Ditto," She joked, nuzzling her nose on his as she pressed into him closer.

Josh wrapped his arms around her as she pressed closer into him, chuckling lightly at her teasing. "Ditto?" He breathed out, letting his head laugh back. "Breaking my heart."

Deanna "Yes, ditto." Deanna kissed him again before she kissed his forehead. "But for real...you're cheesy, and kind of my soulmate too. Who knew I could find one at a frat party?"

Josh closed his eyes as she kissed his forehead, keeping them closed for a moment before opening them back up to grin at her. "You like that I'm cheesy though," he pointed out to her. "Whoa, whoa...are you hating on frat bros now?"

Deanna brushed her lips down to his nose, kissing the tip this time. "I know I know, I'm so in love with you and your cheesy self." Deanna said, curling her fingers into the back of his head in the hair. "No no, never. I love me some frat boys."

Josh scrunched his nose slightly as she kissed it, letting out a soft, breathy laugh. "That's more like it," he whispered, smiling lightly at her. "Yea? And I'm your favorite frat boy, right?"

Deanna dipped further down into the water, since it was much warmer than just being out in the air. "Dork," She teased, leaning up to kiss on his chin then chest. "Favorite..." she murmured, leaning up to kiss his Adam's apple this time. "Favorite by a long shot."

Josh loosened his grip on her slightly so she could dip back into the water with a little more ease. "You like it," he pointed out to her. She could tease him all she wanted but she knew it was true. He leaned his head back slightly, smirking as she kissed him. "I better be or else..."

Deanna moved her hands to his hips under the water, before trailing back to the lower part of his back. "Maybe I do, sue me." She murmured, kissing down his chest this time. "Or else what, babe?"

Josh "Suing my wife would be awfully strange," he joked, though pretending to be totally serious. "Or else I'd...have to dunk you in the water. Or maybe I'll start splashing you," he answered, trying to think of good 'or elses' but failing.

Deanna "I think you wouldn't get anywhere if you sued me," Deanna said before she playfully pushed him away, moving back on the water, keeping it at shoulders height. "Wow! You would do that to me?"

Josh "I think you're right about that. Plus, I'd probably get a lot less kisses and I don't want that," he continued to joke around with her. He pouted as she moved away from him. "Maybe. Only if you deserved it though."

Deanna "I know I'm right about that, I'm usually right." Deanna shrugged her shoulders at him and moved around in the water so the waves could go up over her neck. "I never deserve it."

Josh scoffed when she said she was usually right. "Only because you're stubborn and people give up arguing with you," he pointed out. "I don't know. I think sometimes you deserve it a little bit."

Deanna "Hardly, it's because they figure out how wrong they are and stop before they get buried in their wrongness." Deanna said, running some cool water over her face. "What times then?"

Josh scrunched his nose up and quickly shook his head in disagreement with her. "You want me to list off all the times I think you could deserve getting dunked into some water?" He questioned, giving her a look as if he would actually start listing.

Deanna "Yes because I'm sure that list is nonexistent or if it's there is completely inaccurate," Deanna countered with a nod. "You know I'm right."

Josh laughed at her and shook his head again. "You're so damn stubborn," he teased as he quickly reached out to grab her, pulling her back into him. "You're lucky I love it so much."

Deanna had been tugged by him before she really has any chance to get away, laughing along during the process. "I may be stubborn but I'm right, which is why you can't list anything." She grinned, moving her cold hands to his neck. "I am lucky though."

Josh "Oh, I have a list," he informed her, trying not to squirm or show discomfort by her cold hands, knowing she was most likely doing that on purpose. "You deserve to be dunked for how damn whiny you were the whole way here," he began. "And for all the times you forgot about me because you were too busy eating all of Lambda's food..."

Deanna scoffed. "I do not, that's not a reasonable one. You know I hate surprises, so you damn straight better know I'm going to whine the entire way here!" Deanna argued, hands dropping back into the water so she could wiggle around him. She was getting way too cold at that moment. "And okay, maybe a little on that second one... but that's usually after a night out and I get hungry!"

Josh "And you know I love surprising you so maybe you should just go with the flow a little," he countered. He shook his head at her. "No, no. I always tell you, baby...you should eat something. Let's order some appetizers and you never listen."

Deanna "But why do I have to go with the flow?!" She asked, almost whining in that very moment. "I already practically do because I'm forced! You can't have it all, Joshua." Deanna added on, making a quick exit by using the muscles of her legs to lift her out of the water and quickly wrap a towel around her, giving out a shiver. "Okay but if I eat appetizers, I won't eat the actual entree and then I take it home and forget about it. And Lambda's snacks are always so good!"

Josh watched as she got out of the water, laughing loudly at how dramatic she was being. "Aw, baby!" He called out to her. "Come back to the water. I'll drop it and promise not to dunk you."

Deanna tightened the towel around her shoulders by gripping the corners in her fists, giving him a little look. "I think I should teach you a lesson and leave your ass out there."

Josh stayed in the water but kept his eyes on her. "You really gonna leave me out here all by myself?" He questioned. "What are you gonna do? Sit up there and watch me enjoy this nice, fresh water?"

Deanna licked over her lips as if she was in thought, moving the towel to wind around her torso instead. "I mean... maybe." She said, cocking her head to the side so her hands could grip the thick hair and ring out the water. "Careful, don't be out there too long. My favorite part might shrivel up."

Josh smirked a little to himself as he stood up in the water, slowly heading out of it. "Wow, is that all I am to you?" He questioned, pretending to be hurt by her words. "Here I thought you liked me more my brains or jokes..."

Deanna watched him rise up from the water and tossed her hair behind her, stepping backwards so she could make a break for the trail if he tried anything with her. "I mean... your jokes are sometimes really bad, so definitely not those. The brains are there, but it's mainly the glasses. So yeah, pretty much."

Josh scoffed at her when she insulted his jokes. "Hey! I have great jokes and...that better not be you teasing me for wearing glasses. Sorry I don't have perfect eye sight like some people."

Deanna "Your jokes are funny to your people in Florida, not the rest of the real world, baby. And I mean... no... it's not? Even if you're super dorky and make them look sexy. I know we can't all be perfect and pristine like me." She teased, poking her tongue out at him.

Josh moved out of the water and grabbed a towel for himself. "Wow. You know, maybe I should just spend my free time with my people in Florida then. At least they're nice to me," he said, still acting offended. "I don't think you deserve your favorite part," he added, turning to lightly tap his finger against her nose.

Deanna watched him momentarily, not even bothering to cover up the fact that she most definitely was checking him out. Especially the bicep part of his body. "Mm?" she murmured when he mentioned something about Florida and them being nice. "I always deserve my favorite part."

Josh eyed her suspiciously when she didn't really respond to his comment about spending time with others. "Were you even paying attention to what I was just saying?" He questioned her, wrapping the towel around his shoulders. "I don't know about that."

Deanna looked up at him immediately when he questioned her, actually clearing her throat. "Of course I was paying attention!" Deanna replied, tucking the towel underneath her arms. "You know about that because you deserve it, too."

Josh narrowed his eyes playfully at her, not believing a word she was saying. "Prove it. What did I say?" He challenged. He would be honestly surprised if she was able to answer him accurately. "Oh, I know I deserve mine but I don't think you deserve yours. But lucky for you, the only way I get some is if you get some too. So, you're never going to be deprived by me."

Deanna tightened the towel around her slender torso a bit more and made a face, attempting to remember what he said. She was totally bluffing and wasn't planning on him calling her on it, which obviously was backfiring on her. "How how and sexy I am? And how much you plan on showing me later?" Deanna suggested, a sly smile spreading across her lips. "Oh, how did I get soo lucky?"

Josh pursed his lips slightly at her when she clearly couldn't figure out what he was saying and tried to turn it around. "You are lucky," he teased, reaching out to grab her hips, pulling her against him. "And I am too," he whispered before leaning down to press his lips against hers.

Deanna pressed her lips together to hide her smile when he pulled her in closer until their hips met and he was dipping down, soon letting a laugh pass her lips. "I can't argue with that," The brunette murmured against his lips, nuzzling her nose against his for a moment. "Come on," she whispered again, pulling back this time. "I'm cold and it's time for that shared bath now."

Josh was perfectly content with kissing her there by the lake. But she pulled back too soon, causing him to pout a little. "So, from one water activity to the next," he teased, reaching out to grab her hand. "But alright, let's go. Bath water will be warmer than the lake."

Deanna slipped her fingers through his. "Are you complaining? I didn't think so. You're a Florida kid, don't you like water?" She joked, moving to tug on his arm so she could pull him back toward the cabin they were originally staying.

Josh "I'm definitely not complaining," he assured her. "Just pointing it out, Golden Dolphin," he teased, following her back through the woods toward the cabin. "Though I do think, if your goal was to get all wet and naked, we could have skipped the lake part of the adventure..."

Deanna let out a laugh at the nickname, surprised he even remembered that. "You remember that? I'm impressed," Deanna said, squeezing his hand as she walked. "Hey, we aren't naked yet. We also have to get ourselves out of the cabin before we lock ourselves in. It's a process."

Josh "Of course I remember that," he said, a little surprised that she thought he'd forget. "I remember that whole night perfectly," he bragged a little. He really did though. It was one of his favorite memories with her. "Alright, fine. You've got a point. But once we're back inside, I vote we just stay naked for the rest of the night."

Deanna turned her head to look back at him, a small smile pulling at her lips. "I remember it, too." She murmured, a bit softer this time as she slowed her tracks and wound her arms around his bicep. Pressing a kiss to his shoulder, she looked up at him. "I will never, ever, object to you being naked for an entire night so... yes."

Josh "God," he breathed out, thinking back to that night. "I was an idiot that night," he laughed, shaking his head lightly. He glanced over at her as she kissed his shoulder, grinning at her. "You better remember that in thirty years," he teased. Once they got back tot he cabin, he opened the door up for her to go through first.

Deanna "Yeah," Deanna started out, laughing some. "You really were. That, and some other nights..." She joked and shook her head, leaning against him for a moment. "Don't worry, even when you're old and wrinkly and body is less tight, I'll still want you naked." she added, moving in the door and loosening the towel.

Josh scoffed a little at her, though she was right. "Ok, well, you don't even know why I'm saying that but fine. I'll take it. Call me an idiot," he said, pretending to be a little hurt. "You say that now but I feel like I'm going to be that fifty year old guy still going to the gym to keep my wife happy," he teased, walking in behind her and immediately closing the door.

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Deanna "Okay, okay, why were you an idiot?" Deanna asked and cocked her head to the side, smiling some. Once she wasn't dropping wet she tossed the towel aside and playfully slowly undid the straps of her swimsuit. "I'll keep you excerising then in better ways."

Josh smirked a little when she asked for the explanation, moving in closer to her. "Because I stopped myself," he whispered before quickly pulling her into a kiss. Josh tossed his towel to the side along with hers, smiling at her response to him. "I can't wait," he laughed, reaching down to undo the knots on her bikini bottoms.

Deanna immediately chuckled at the answer she got. "Babe, you stopped yourself plenty. Not just that night." She murmured into his lips before kissing on him fully, grinning when he replaced her hand. "Can't wait to get me naked, huh?"

Josh "I know. But that was the first time I really, really wanted to kiss you. No...wait...that's not true. I really, really wanted to kiss you the night I picked you and Natalia up from the campus drunk tank. If Nat wasn't there, I think I might have actually done something," he told her, letting her in on that little secret. He shook his head quickly at her question. "Nope. You've been in clothes too long already."

Deanna pulled he head back a bit so she could look at him, feeling her brow slowly arch. "You would've, huh? Here I assumed you were mad at me the entire time." She commented, squeezing his bicep. "I don't think a swimsuit counts as clothes."

Josh "I mean, I was a little grumpy," he laughed. "But seeing you kind of softened it a little. And then carrying you to your room...seeing you moving onto your bed. I might have forgotten for a moment what I was doing. But then your little friend literally got in between us and pushed me out of the room," he remembered, laughing a little about it. "They're covering up some of my favorite parts so I'm counting them as clothes."

Deanna "You were definitely more than a little grumpy," Deanna added. "That's cute though. She was under the impression you wanted to stay and talk my ear off." With a shake of her head, Deanna smirked and reached back to untie the back of her bikini. "Good point."

Josh scrunched his nose up and shook his head. "Just a little grumpy," he insisted, though she was right. "No, nope. I wanted to stay but not talk at all," he laughed, actually blushing a little since this was the first time he mentioned this. He smirked back at her before pulling back slightly. "I have those here and there," he joked. "I'm going to get the tub going," he said, backing away from her slowly toward the bathroom.

Deanna watched him and his little blush, grinning. "What? Did you forget Natalia was in the room?" She joked, stepping back when he moved away from her. "I'll meet you there," She said, undoing a knot and pulling a towel around her again.

Josh "Shh! A little, ok?" he laughed, covering his face up for a moment out of embarrassment. He clapped his hands together and let a big grin make its way to his face, watching her a moment longer before completely turning and going into the bathroom. He turned the knobs of the tub on, fooling around with them a little until the water got warm.

Deanna "Wow, you're cute. That also would've been very embarrassing for you." Deanna teased, knowing how her best friend would have never let him live that down. Once he turned and moved into the bathroom, Deanna rubbed the towel against her now goosebumps risen skin, moving on over to the door eventually. "It's already so much warmer in here," She laughed, holding the towel to her chest while pulling the loose bikini off and putting it in the sink.

Josh "Yea? You would've turned me down if I tried to kiss you back then?" He questioned, genuinely curious. He put the plug into the tub, letting it fill up a bit as he waited for her, smirking when she finally came into the bathroom. "You're supposed to say, 'it's hot in here.' And then I'd say, 'sorry, I'll leave,'" he joked, standing up from the edge of the tub. "I can't tell if you're covered up because you're cold or because you're being modest."

Deanna "Well, no. I wouldn't have, but we definitely would have been interrupted." Deanna admitted with a smirk on her lips, having reached the bathroom and leaned against the door by then. "Sorry, sorry, lemme start over. Wow, it's really hot in here..." Deanna said, looking up at the ceiling before back at him. "When have I ever been modest? No no, just cold."

Josh laughed a little. He knew that was true too. Natalia definitely would have kicked him out even faster if he tried kissing Deanna that night. "Thank you," he laughed when she started over and went along with his bit. "And I think it's because you're here," he said, changing the end of the joke, winking over at her. "Well, let's get in the tub then, where it's nice and warm," he suggested, giving her a quick kiss before taking off his swim trunks, setting them in the sink along with her swim suit.

Deanna rolled her eyes when he changed the punchline and moved through the bathroom to head for the tub, pulling the towel off to drape over the small rack. "You're such a dork, babe." Deanna said in time before the kiss and pinched his side lightly, moving him toward the tub. "Get in first, you're bigger than me."

Josh "You're into it though," he pointed out, moving backwards as she directed him to the tub. "Yes, ma'am," he laughed before doing as she wanted, getting into the tub. He sat down and leaned against the back and looked up at her, opening his arms up for her to get in.

Deanna "Again, weirdly I am." She admitted with a shrug of her shoulders. She didn't know why or how it managed to happen, maybe it was a Josh thing. Once he was inside the tub, Deanna carefully stepped in so she wouldn't slip before dipping down into the water, immediately basking in the warmth and reclining against his chest. "So much better."

Josh kept his arms out and hands up, ready to catch her if she did slip. Though he had complete faith in her gracefulness as she lowered herself into the tub. "Could say that again," he whispered, his arms moving around her once she was fully in, kissing against the back of her neck.

Deanna settled down into the warm water and her husband's arms and immediately let out a heavy breath, feeling her muscles relax as she wound down. "I love you," Deanna whispered softly, lifting her arms to rest over his and rubbing the damp skin there. "And I love all the things you do for me. Things like this."

Josh smiled softly as she spoke. "I love you too," he whispered back to her, pressing a kiss against her temple. "I'm your husband. It's my job to do things like this," he pointed out. "Plus, it's a gift for myself too. I selfishly get you to myself all weekend long."

Deanna closed her eyes for the short moment the little kiss caused, brushing up some of the warm water over her chest. "I know, I know, but not all husbands live up to their duties!" She pointed out, tilting her head back to both look at him and get her hair wet. "I always knew you were selfish."

Josh laughed at her, though she had a point. Some husbands did fall short. "Well, I promise you, no matter what, I will always live up to mine and do everything in my power to make you happy," he promised, sending her a quick smile as she tilted her head back. "Now you know the real me. Do you still love me?" He teased.

Deanna let her brown eyes stay locked on his for the few moments that passed before her nose scrunched up, placing her lips to his jawline. "I don't know, maybe you got knocked down like... two points."

Josh actually let out an offended scoff when she answered him. "What? You better be joking," he said, moving his hands down her sides, tickling her as some sort of revenge.

Deanna quit kissing on him and instead let her hands fly down to his arms to grasp. "Babe! No, you can't tickle me in the bath tub. You're literally asking to get water everywhere!"

Josh laughed at her reaction but didn't stop tickling her. "Am I down two points?" He asked in a teasing tone, pulling his arms out of her grip and going right back in to tickle her.

Deanna let her face scrunch up again and let loose what could be considered a whine. "Baaaabe, don't." Deanna breathed out and wiggled involuntarily, attempting to grasp his arms though just sloshing the water around instead. "Like one and a half!"

Josh stopped as she wiggled and glanced out to the bathroom floor, seeing the puddle they would have to clean up after their bath. But that didn't stop him from going back to tickling her once she answered him. "Not the answer I was looking for!"

Deanna giggled almost girlishly as the slick damp skin let her slide down further in the water, her breathing growing deeper. "Well, too bad." She laughed, struggling to hold his arm. "That's the answer you're gonna get."

Josh couldn't help but laugh as she did, watching her move around in front of him and struggle to stop him. "You're in for it now," he threatened, gripping her sides and pulling her back up, closer to him. "You're going to get tickled for the rest of the night," he assured her.

Deanna finally caught her breath when he tugged her up tight against him, that small break from the tickling was taken advantage of. "You can't get laid if you're sitting there tickling me the entire time." She murmured.

Josh should have seen that one coming. She was always quick to bring up whether or not he would get laid or something else from her. "Yea, well...you can't get laid if I'm down one and a half points."

Deanna "I mean yeah but... if I really need to, I can take care of myself." Deanna smirked, twisting around slightly so her arm could reach around him and grip the back of the bath tub. "Your hand hardly beats me, so."

Josh pursed his lips slightly at her little threat, watching as she twisted around. "True," he agreed with her. Nothing beats her, in all honesty. "But...I can say the same. You really think you're going to be just as satisfied with just yourself?"

Deanna "Well... no, but again, that's also if I really really need to." Deanna said, cocking her head to the side. "Are you going to make me need to?"

Josh smirked lightly at her before shrugging his shoulders. He didn't answer her, figuring she could just find out herself when the time came. Instead, he let his head lull back and his hands begin to move up and down her sides slowly. "We should get out before we turn to prunes."

Deanna moved her eyes up and over his face to try and read his expression, noticing the little smirk. She could tell he was either in the mood to mess with her or he was holding a complete bluff. "Fine, be that way." She laughed some, pulling herself from his grip. Her skin had already slowly wrinkled up from both the lake and the tub so she pulled herself forward to stand, wrapping a towel around her torso. Once situationed she stepped on out and rung out her hair so it wasn't all completely slicked back, instead damp and messy.

Josh kept himself from laughing along with her, deciding to hold his cards close to himself rather than lay it all out like he usually did in situations like this. he watched her get out, taking the moment to blatantly check her out, even letting out a low whistle to tease her a little. "Is the towel necessary?" He asked, leaning forward to pull the plug before getting out himself.

Deanna tucked the towel within itself and reached up to wipe some water from her face soon after, cleaning up the fallen flakes of watered down mascara and smeared chopstick. "I don't wanna drench the place so yes, at least for a bit." She joked. "God, you're so desperate to get me naked."

Josh grabbed himself a towel and began drying off, shaking his head at her teasing. "You know what, just for that...you can wear ten layers of clothes," he said, wrapping his towel around his waist, pressing a quick kiss against the back of her shoulder and then heading out the bathroom door. "Don't forget to clean up all that water you splashed onto the floor," he called back as he left her.

Deanna rolled her brown eyes and turned toward the counter to check herself in the mirror, making sure she looked reasonably decent. "It's a very good thing I hardly ever listen when being told to do something," She commented, grasping another towel to lazily toss down on the floor to soak up the water. "Which was totally your fault, but whatever!" She called to him when he left, moving out to the bedroom to quickly pull on some undergarments.

Josh glanced back at her as she spoke. She was right, he was lucky. If she did end up putting on a lot of clothes, he'd just end up pouting. "Don't know what you're talking about," he called back, playing the innocent card. He moved to grab his laptop out of his bag, opening it up and sat down on the couch as he waited for Deanna to do whatever she was doing.

Deanna pulled the underwear up over her hips and immediately moved to his suitcase instead, choosing to opt out of what she brought and instead pull on one of his flannels. "I'm sure you don't," She hollered in reply, adjusting the strap on her shoulder before soothing down the plaid material. She then simply moved out down the hallway and padded into the kitchen with a hum, going to open herself one of the snacks she hadn't eaten in the car, smiling at him. "Isn't it a little late in the day to nerd out on that thing?"

Josh knew it probably wasn't the time but she was being sassy so he'd let her get it out of her system. In the meantime, he was pulling up his email to check on whether or not there was anything sent out from his teachers, coach or one of the recruiters he had been talking to lately. "First of all, I'm not nerding out," he began, looking at his computer screen. "Secondly," he continued, looking up at her and then immediately losing his train of thought.

Deanna munched on the snack and licked the crumbs away from her lips after, moving herself around to sit down on one of the stools. "Sure you aren't," She accused, brow arched as she stayed put and perked on the chair, pulling apart the little packed cake. "Secondly what?"

Josh kept his eyes on her, following her as she moved to sit on a stool, licking over his lips. "I'm really enjoying this look," he complimented, still not remember what he was actually going to say. He also completely lost interest in the emails he had, closing the laptop up. "You look amazing in flannel..."

Deanna crossed her legs to sit comfortably and smiled a little herself, tilting her head back to drop a bite into her mouth. "I look amazing in everything," She corrected, crumbling up the wrapper to throw away later. "Now what were you going to say?"

Josh shook his head at her cockiness. But again, she was right. She did look good in everything. But still, the image of her now, lingerie and flannel only, her hair damp and messy, it was a very good look. One he was going to have to save forever. "I don't remember. Too distracted by my goddess wife."

Deanna hopped off the seat to make her way over to him, eventually leaning down to take away his laptop once she got close enough. "Really? You don't remember?" She asked, setting it aside once she got it closed. "Nerd."

Josh began to grin like a fool as she moved closer to him, instinctively reaching out toward her. "Can you really blame me?" He asked, setting his hands on her hips and tugging her down into his lap. "Whatever it was, it's not important as you."

Deanna "No, I can't." Deanna mused and swung her leg around so she could straddle him once he tugged her down, moving both hands to rest on his bare shoulders. "Damn straight it isn't. Especially right now..."

Josh continued to grin as she straddled him, his grip on her hips tightening slightly. "Right now and always," corrected. His eyes moved away from hers, looking down her body to get a good view now that she was up close.

Deanna glanced down at the grip his fingers seemed to have locked onto before she moved her hand down over his arms, feeling the skin. "Now..." she trailed off, head cocking to the side so her messy hair could follow. "Are you going to tickle me all night or be nice to your wife?"

Josh already knew his answer to this question. While he was very tempted to mess with her, he was way too under her spell to actually follow through. But it didn't mean he as going to give in to her immediately. "Hm," he breathed out, his fingers lightly tickling her side. "Is my wife going to be nice back?"

Deanna rolled her hips once before her hand flew up to still his hand at her side, brow arched and eyes back on him. "You know how nice I can be when I get what I want..." Deanna started, moving her fingers between his to get him to stop.

Josh bit down on his bottom lip as she rolled her hips. Unlike her, the only thing cover him was a towel and he knew she knew that and was trying to tease him. "Well, what do you want?"

Deanna used that opportunity to easily press down again into his lap and lean forward to act as if she was going to kiss him, her hand still holding his to keep it still. "For my insanely generous, sexy husband to be nice to his wife."

Josh kept his eyes on hers and a smile on his face right up until she started up with the complimenting. He dropped his head down and leaned forward, pushing his face against her chest, honestly just to hide it. "Don't start that," he grumbled.

Deanna chuckled at the dramatics and moved to curl her fingers into his hair, kissing the top of his head. "I have no idea what you could be talking about."

Josh lightly peppered kisses against her chest before pulling back, giving her an incredulous look at her unconvincing, innocence act. "Mhm, I'm sure you don't."

Deanna buried her nose against the top of his head for a moment before he was glancing up at her. "I'm serious!" She said, laughing before she ultimately caved. "Okay, maybe not. I just need to get in as much embarrassing you as possible while I can."

Josh shook his head at her, letting it fall back slowly. "You're so mean to me. And here I was, going to actually give you whatever you wanted. But now you've gone and ruined it."

Deanna gave him a little look. "Again, let me compliment you while I can." Deanna said before she immediately leaned in and kissed him before he could try and pull away and protest, her hand down on his chest.

Josh playfully pouted at her before smiling into the kiss. He kissed her back, moving his hands around to the small of her back as he did so. Lightly pressing her down, closer against him. "I love you," he told her, pulling away from her lips slightly.

Deanna moved her arms to lazily drape around his neck when he pulled away and let a smile cross her lips, watching him. "I love you too."

Josh "You better," he said in a serious tone before flashing her a smile. "Seriously though, you can't keep looking this good all the time or I'm never going to be able to actually do anything other than stare at you..."

Deanna pulled herself back from him to kiss him again, nuzzling her nose on his temple. "Sorry babe, no can do. I look good as hell literally always."

Josh kissed her back, chasing her lips as she pulled away before pouting. "Guess I'll just have to deal then," he joked, moving his hands up to push the shirt open and leaning in to press kisses against her chest.

Deanna tilted her head to the side and arched her back to give a little more room to go over the skin of he'd like, a smirk pulling on her lips. "Something tells me you'll survive..." she joked, reaching in for his towel.

Josh smiled to himself at her comment. "Maybe," he breathed out, nipping lightly at her collar bone before sucking against the exposed skin. He reached down to stop her, pulling her hands away from him.

Deanna lifted her brow when she was stopped though a little puff of heavy breath passed her lips at the feeling alone. "What?" She murmured. "I can't touch?"

Josh shook his head lightly at her question before teasingly leaning in to nip at her bottom lip. "I'm down one and a half points, remember?"

Deanna "I remember how many points you're at," Deanna laughed softly and leaned back playfully from him at that point. "Fully aware actually."

Josh "Oh yea? You keep a list or something?" He asked, leaning back against the couch a little, his hands moving down to her hips.

Deanna "A very extensive, long and organized list... yes." Deanna nodded her head and playfully rolled her hips at that moment.

Josh bit down on his bottom lip in an attempt to not react too much to her rolling her hips, not wanting her to feel like she had the upper hand. Though it probably didn't work out too well considering how fast his grip tightened on her hips. "Yet I'm down points?"

Deanna held back a smirk at the reaction, not wanting to give herself off as too cocky right away. "Yeah, you haven't earned any more points yet." Deanna murmured, moving her hands back up his shoulders before rolling her hips down into his again.

Josh was once again gripping her hips tightly. She knew exactly what she was doing and it wasn't fair how easy this was for her. "How do I earn more points?" He asked, trying to stay focus on not completely giving into her just yet.

Deanna lifted an eyebrow with what little she got and exhaled deeply through her nose, before she reached down and peeled his hands off her hips, dramatically moving to the other side of the couch. "Nothing now."

Josh had to keep himself laughing at how dramatic she got. "Aw, don't be grumpy," he teased, turning to face her and leaning in to press a kiss against her shoulder.

Deanna made a face. "Too late, I'm grumpy." She said, then moved to lean her shoulder down into the couch, curling up. She was being dramatic, she knew, but she couldn't help it.

Josh adjusted himself slightly on the couch, leaning more into her as she curled up, kissing her once more. "That's too bad. I was this close to giving into you and doing whatever your heart desired."

Deanna tucked her hands underneath her cheek for the dramatic effect as she laid into the arm rest of the couch. "Uh, yeah. It is too bad." She said, "This is what happens when I have a mean husband. Really, look at me. Lemme go find a new one down the street."

Josh gave her a slight pout as she continued being dramatic before scooting down on the couch a little. "Alright. I guess if this is how the night is gonna go," he sighed, reaching out to tug her legs over his lap. "Should i go get dressed?"

Deanna looked back at him over her shoulder though didn't reject him when he pulled over her legs. "I mean, probably. You're damp and pretty much naked and probably will get cold when you sleep."

Josh lightly began to run his fingers over her legs, smirking to himself. "I don't know about that. I mean, I feel pretty dry now. And I'd only get cold if you don't plan on cuddling with me tonight. Is cuddling off the table too?"

Deanna twisted her torso around so her back was laying on the cushions instead. "I don't know. All this made me tired and I might curl up with a pillow instead."

Josh glanced up at her as she twisted around, shaking his head lightly. "Nah, I don't think that'll happen," he stated, smirking at her as his hand moved further up her leg.

Deanna faked a yawn and waved her hand in front of her mouth for the effect as she leaned up into a sitting position. "I think so. I'm getting tired already."

Josh licked over his lips, completely amused by Deanna's antics. "Wow, didn't know I married a grandma," he teased, his hands moving to push away the fabric of her shirt. "Are we an old, boring, married couple now? Go on a vacation just to sleep?"

Deanna pursed her lips together as the fabric pulled away from her body, shrugging her shoulders some. "It looks like it," She said. "That didn't take long. Unlike some people..

Josh sighed a little when she kept being stubborn. He was wondering how long she was going to play the game. "Well, I think I might have to get a mistress then," he joked, leaning down to press a kiss against her now exposed stomach. "Because I'm a man and my wife doesn't want to sleep with me anymore..."

Deanna lifted her brow the slightest bit at the little kiss, tucking her chin to her chest to look down at him. "See, I did..." she started, "but my husband is a man that took forward and resisted me when I look like this. Also, good luck. Mistresses are usually dirty and sleazy and desperate."

Josh "Whoa, whoa, whoa...I didn't reject you," he defended. "I just wanted to know what I had to do to get more points. I was literally going to do anything you wanted," he clarified. "Thank you. I'm sure the search will be hard since no one will beat my beautiful wife but I'm gonna have to try if I ever want any."

Deanna "Reject, take forever, same difference." Deanna said and lifted one hand over the other as if she was weighing out the two options. "You might want to get started now... or else blue balls might happen."

Josh sucked in his bottom lip to keep from grinning too much, moving around on the couch so he was partially hovering over her. "Get started on what? Finding a mistress or..." He trailed off as he leaned down, pressing a kiss against her chest like he had before.

Deanna shrugged her shoulders as her back laid flat into the cushions, smiling a little at the feeling of the kiss. "Probably a mistress. You know, because you're a man." She joked.

Josh moved his lips further down her body, adjusting himself on the couch as he did so. "I'll start looking when we get back to campus," he played along, kissing her stomach and then moving down to her hips. "For now, I prefer this."

Deanna closed her eyes and felt herself begin to loosen up and give in before her jaw dropped. "Hey!" She said, moving down to smack his shoulder. "Not even!"

Josh let out a soft laugh as she smacked his shoulders, looking up at her. "So, no on the mistress?" He questioned, as if he really needed an answer. As he waited for his answer, he dipped his head between her legs, pushing them apart further before kissing against her inner thigh.

Deanna propped herself up at his laugh and couldn't help but let out one of her own. "No, no on the mistress," Deanna chuckled and watched him, though inhaled a sharp breath at where he traveled to.

Josh "You are very confusing, Mrs. Williams," he mumbled against her inner thigh. "Just a moment ago, you said yes and now no," he reminded her, glancing up at her. "Tell me, what does my wife want me to do?" He asked, pressing another kiss against her though, lingering there to suck against her skin to leave a mark.

Deanna "I'm allowed to change my mind... Plus you said back to campus, and we all know what overly horny sluts we have there that would be really quick to jump at the opportunity to be your mistress," Deanna replied with a voice that grew a little higher pitched at the feeling alone, fingertips curling into the material of the couch. "I want you to be nice to me and give me nice things and love me and... possibly make me feel good."

Josh scrunched his nose up slightly at her. He wasn't sure who she could be referring to on campus but he wasn't going to question her or her logic. He pulled away slightly, glancing back up at her. "Am I not being nice now?" He asked, his hand moving up the outside of her thigh, fingers dipping under the fabric of her underwear, tugging on them lightly. He might have been purposely taking his sweet time as a small revenge.

Deanna While she wasn't exactly referring to anyone when she bitterly made the comment, she could easily smack the label on someone if she wanted. "A little nice, I suppose," Deanna breathed out, almost pathetically sounding, as she rose to be propped up on her elbows. She had done plenty of teasing to him in the past, so it was his sick twisted way of getting her back. "I promise I'll be nice to you back..."

Josh pursed his lips at her answer, as if trying to decide if that was good enough for him or not. He let out a breathy laugh though at her next comment. "That's a given," he teased, pulling her underwear down further, dipping his head to press his lips against her hip. "But I think maybe I deserve that one and a half point back. And maybe a couple more..."

Deanna sucked in a sharp breath to refrain from squeaking when she spoke, gnawing down on her bottom lip. "Jesus, how many points do you think you're getting here?" She joked.

Josh "I guess that'll depend on how well I do," he laughed, kissing her hip again before sitting up to take the underwear completely off of her, tossing them to the side before moving back down between her legs.

Deanna shifted her body around in the flannel she still wore and smirked at him, easily moving her legs back to either side of him. "It's a good thing I'm a really awesome, fair judge."

Josh "Oh so fair," he replied in a sarcastic tone, pressing a kiss against her stomach, moving his lips down slowly. He dipped his head down between her legs after a moment, teasingly running his tongue against her.

Deanna "Hey! Are you excusing me of not—" Deanna breathed out before she practically squeaked out her words, letting out a shaky moan. "Mm."

Ian had spent the better part of the last hour up and down a ladder with twinkle lights stapled up to the edge of the house, and the red decorations Rebecca had bought for him to hang. Sure, he might have been doing it for the attention and praise but he also grow up in a house with a ton of decorations. It would've been weird to go without. Stepping off the bottom of the ladder, Ian spotted Josh come down the drive toward one of the cars, assuming he was grabbing something from the trunk, which he used to grasp some of the icer snow to toss in his direction. "Missing Florida get?"

Josh was happy to be back in Boston with Deanna and happy that Ian was there too. He was not happy with the obvious flirting between Ian and Rachel or the current weather situation. Which was why he was bundled up in a thick jacket as he came outside to check on Ian. "Uh, yea," he answered, stopping as the snow was tossed at him. "I don't know why people wish for this White Christmas bs. It's awful," he added, slowly moving to Ian again. "You done decorating and flirting with my mother in law?"

Ian playfully rolled his eyes at him and swiped the extra snow off his jeans, chuckling. "It's pretty, as they would say." He said before he turned and pulled the ladder down to its lowest lock. "Hey, there wasn't any flirting." He joked. "Plus what's Christmas without Christmas lights? The dad is too busy at work so... I'll gladly help."

Josh shook his head quickly, completely disagreeing with the snow being pretty comment. He'd prefer his warm winters over this any day. "Mhm, sure there wasn't," he said, side eyeing his friend slightly. "Alright, I'll give you that. Does make the house look very nice. Back home, we mostly kept it simple. We'd get lights up on the palms and that was about it. The rest of the decorations were saved for the inside."

Ian warmed his hands together as he faced his friend and smirked a little. "She's hot, can you blame me? At least I'm ignoring the seventeen year old's advances." He said and shrugged, cracking the joke again. "Well... you ain't doing Christmas right then. You've gotta go big and go home. Once I build the dream house back in Texas, you'll see."

Josh "Well, she's married so maybe pull back a little. And yea, continue ignoring those advances. Eighteen and up only." He wrapped his arms around himself, trying to stay as warm as possible as they stood outside. "Yea, I'll see. Maybe even steal some of your fancy lights to put up on Deanna's dream home one day," he teased.

Ian rolled his eyes and laughed. "It's all in good fun. I got my share of sleeping with moms in high school." He said, moving to set the ladder down by the garage so it was out of the way. "You sure you're gonna be able to bear the cold to put them up?" He teased.

Josh shook his head in disapproval at Ian's comment. He knew he was going through a rough patch with Natalia but he really hoped he didn't spiral or do anything too crazy. "I'll be that person that puts them up super early. Like...around Halloween time."

Ian moved back up to Josh's side and nodded toward the door, though he leaned down to scoop the snow up as if he was gonna toss it again. "Dude...no. Only if you're old and out of your mind."

Josh narrowed his eyes at Ian as he scooped to grab more snow. "Well, Deanna does say I'm a grumpy grandpa so," he pointed out jokingly. "Nah, I'll brave the cold if Deanna wants our future house all lit up for the holidays. You know I let her boss me around and nothing is gonna change that."

Ian tossed it in Josh's direction even if the eyes were narrowed in his direction, his lips pulling at a smirk. "She's got weird kinks then," He laughed, jogging around Josh to the door so he couldn't retaliate. "Aw. How romantic. I think my heart is melting." Ian said, pulling his hand over his chest.

Josh huffed dramatically as Ian tossed the snow at him. He was moving toward the snow to get him back but Ian was already running over to the door and knew he wasn't going to get a clean shot at him without making someone else mad. "Shut up. Don't be jealous," he teased.

Ian stuck his tongue over in his direction though rubbed his chest again. "Seriously, so much cheese. How could I ever be jealous?"

Josh gave him a little look but decided not to comment, not wanting to upset Ian or anything like that. "Who wouldn't be jealous? I have the hottest wife that's ever existed," he covered, grinning over at Ian. "And she is a great cook. Like...I've never subscribed to that idea that a woman needs to cook and be in the kitchen but damn...Deanna can cook. I love her food."

Ian pulled a face and creased his brows together. "...Am i allowed to agree with that without getting hit? Because if so, yep. Your wife is hot as hell. If not, I didn't say any of that." He said with a shrug of his shoulders and he turned to head inside. "Can I get some of that?"

Josh considered the options for a moment before shrugging. "I'm gonna let you slide and agree she's hot. Just as long as you don't check her out and make a lot of comments about her looks," he answered, moving back toward the house and heading inside. "Get your own wife that likes to cook and is good at it."

Ian "Don't worry, I got that outta the way her freshmen year." He grinned with the joke before he knocked his boots together to clean the extra snow off. "Yeah... last chick I liked that cooks went for some guy I can't stand and the other doesn't cook at all, so."

Josh glared at Ian when he made his joke about Deanna but refrained for saying anything in response, knowing he was just messing with him. "Well, that you gotta get over, man. And the other...she can afford to buy a cook. But ya'll aren't really speaking right now so you gotta fix that first..."

Ian "Trust me, I'm over that. Got my ignoring outta the way and realized she ditched the idea a long time ago, so. Definitely over it. Kaleb is just annoying as hell." He said as he pulled the jacket off. "We're not speaking but that ain't my fault. It's hers."

Josh "Good. I'm happy you're over all of that. Hated seeing you all upset about it," he said, closing the door behind them and taking his jacket off. Though he left the thick sweater he had underneath on for the time being. "Yea, ok but...she's never going to admit fault and will be a brat until you make it up to her. You should know that already."

Ian laughed. "Yeah, me too. Not worth my time especially if I'm finishing out college." He said as he hung up the jacket so he didn't make a mess, ruffling up his hair. "I didn't even do anything though! Like... if she's pissed I took someone else on a date... she didn't even bid on me!"

Josh "Plus...I never really saw it," he commented, hanging his coat up and then moving to sit down on the couch in the living room. "At least not from her. No one wants a one sided relationship," he added. "I think she was mad about something else. I mean, that's why she didn't bid, right? You need to corner Deanna during her after midnight snack and see if she'll give you some answers on her friend."

Ian "Then why didn't you say anything?" He questioned with his brow arched and he looked over at his friend. "Yeah... and we all know she kicked me to the side once Kaleb came in the picture. Wherever the hell he came from." He said, moving to fling himself down as well. "... uh, maybe? I have no idea what it could be though. She doesn't share those things but I'm pretty sure she's just waiting out until our expiration date." He signed, running his hand over his face. "I just might have to."

Josh shrugged his shoulders lightly. "I figured I didn't know her well enough to really be all that sure. Plus, I can't tell you what to feel so if I told you, bro...drop that crush, I don't think you would have listened right away." Josh gave him a look as if he was dumb when he commented on Natalia. "Dude...obviously that's it. She thinks you have an expiration date so she's being distant and moody."

Ian "You see... this is why we have the Bro test. I knew it was a useful thing from the get go." He said and laughed a little, a little amused with it now. "Okay but... that's her. I don't want one."

Josh "Maybe I should actually start making your lady friends take them," he laughed. He shook his head at Ian. "Yea ok but...think about it. Ya'll aren't a couple, right? And ya'll don't really go on dates or anything and I don't know if I've ever known of her actually being someone's girlfriend in all the time I've known her. Maybe she's worried it's gonna happen to matter what so she's pushing you away?"

Ian "Yeah and this way you'll quit dissing on them," He said and shook his head as he leaned into the couch. "Yeah, because of her. I wa sunder the impression we were so that was news to me." He said, before glancing toward the stairs. "Where's your wife when you need her?"

Josh "Maybe," he joked. "I've never, ever heard you refer to Nat as your girlfriend," he pointed out to him. "You two are awful at talking about stuff. You need to get that done and maybe find a good place instead of passive aggressively ignoring each other," he added, pointing his finger at Ian and giving him a serious look. "I have no clue. Probably finding new ways to be mean," he answered, glancing around as he spoke to make sure she wasn't lurking around.

Ian made a face when Josh began making sense and once he pointed a finger at him, he grabbed the nearest throw pillow to chuck in his direction. "Sounds like work," He breathed, shaking his head before smirking. "Is there even any new ways?"

Josh "Relationships take work," he defended, grabbing the pillow and chucking it back at him. "I'm sure if there are, she'll find them and use about half of them on my this week," he joked. "She's like a sorceress too, by the way. She does something mean and then I end up apologize for it every time."

Ian ducked, or rather did his best to, to dodge the pillow being thrown back at him before he perked back up. "I guess so," He said, shrugging it off for the time being. He then shook his head and looked back at Josh with an amused look. "That's because you're just a softie for her."

Josh "No, no guess so, man. I know and you should know too. Plus, Nat can be a real piece of work sometimes. You've got a lot of high maintenance ahead of you if you wanna make that work," he pointed out. He laughed and shrugged his shoulders. "Yea, well...she's cute. I can't help it."

Ian reclined into the seat to get comfortable, shaking his head some. "Yeah... I nean, I guess I picked the most high maintaince girl there could possibly be, huh?" He said, before he heard some clicking of shoes and Deanna came down the stairs holding a few large presents. "Who's cute?" Deanna asked with a grin.

Josh nodded his head to answer Ian before cracking a smile. Josh liked Natalia but she really was high maintenance, there was no doubt about it. He heard toward Deanna as she entered the room, smirking a little over at her. "What do you got there?" He asked instead of answering her question.

Deanna eyed the two of them and gave a little look before she was leaning down to tuck each package she had near the tree in the corner. "Presents, obviously." She said, glancing over toward him. "You didn't answer."

Josh "Fair answer. You seem to be putting out a lot of presents. How spoiled is everyone this year?" He asked, still not answering her question. He knew she wasn't going to let it go and while he could easily tell her, it was more fun this way.

Deanna looked over toward Ian when Josh didn't give her an answer, and he simply chuckled and held his hands up in defense, not getting into it. "Super spoiled. I had extra money this year." She said as she moved around the back of the couch he was sitting on and moved her hands to his shoulders. "But someone isn't getting spoiled in more ways than just presents if he doesn't tell me..."

Josh glanced over at Ian to give him a look of warning in case he tried to tell Deanna and ruin the game too soon. He laughed as she walked around, leaning his head back to get a look at her. "Tell you want?" He asked, playing dumb.

Deanna looked at Ian as well, who was just laughing. "I ain't getting in the middle, nope." Ian said, and Deanna whined, leaning down at him. "Who's cute?" She repeated, leaning down like she was going to kiss him.

Josh couldn't help but laugh along with Ian, especially after Deanna began to whine. He shrugged his shoulders in response to her question. "Just some girl," he answered vaguely. "Why do you want to know so bad?"

Deanna made another face before she pulled up. "Fine, be like that." She said before she turned and sat down on the arm of the couch Ian was on instead. "Ian, are you hungry? Let me make you something. Grits? I can do that, since I learned." She said, grinning proudly.

Josh kept a smile on his face as she moved away from him and sat next to Ian, his head shaking lightly. "You're not gonna offer me any grits?" He asked, completely amused by her little attitude. "What kind of wife are you? Where's Nana? I'm gonna tell on you..."

Deanna "Nope, only sweet, innocent Ian." She said and reached up to tap Ian's head, glancing back st josh. "Rule number five on Papa's list of keeping a wife happy. You always tell her what she wants."

Josh "Ian's been flirting with your mom all day. Is he really sweet or innocent?" He pointed out to her. "Well, your Papa hasn't given me the handbook yet so how am I supposed to know these rules? And why should I tell you when you're being mean to me now?"

Deanna "Well welcome to the world of being Aiden, my friend. I'm surprised he hasn't tried to bone her too." She said toward Ian and shook her head. "You're supposed to know, and how am I being mean? I'm being nice to our friend..."

Josh laughed at Ian as Deanna teased him. "Ian is way better than him though," he defended. "To our friend being the key phrase, babe. Offering him grits and not me because you know I'd want some too. And you wonder why we don't tell you when we call you cute behind your back."

Deanna smirked a little and shook her head. "I guess he is," She laughed before she stood up and winked at him. "There you go. Was that so hard?"

Josh nodded his head lightly. "So hard," he answered. "One of the hardest things I've ever done," he joked. "Now come here..."

Deanna rolled her eyes at him and laughed before she moved toward his couch. "If that's hard you need to work on things, baby." She said, leaning down to kiss him.

Josh stayed completely still, waiting for her to get closer to him. He scrunched his nose up lightly at her comment and pulled back a little as she leaned in to kiss him. "I need to work on things?"

Deanna "I was just teasing," She said and leaned down to hold his chin to kiss him again. "You really want grits though? Because I did learn it..."

Josh smiled as she kissed him again, kissing her back this time. "Mm, not now. I love that you learned though," he answered, reaching out to pull her into his lap. "Best wife in the world."

Deanna sat back down on his lap when he pulled her and she leaned over to kiss his cheek, a smile on her face. "And don't you forget it." She said, looping her arm around his neck. "I hope you know how heavy your presents were."

Josh "As if you'd let me," he teased, smiling up at her. "Why didn't you tell me you needed help carrying heavy presents, you dork?" He laughed. "Are you going overboard with gifts?"

Deanna settled in on his lap and toyed with the hair on the back of his head. "Because I'm a strong woman and handled it well," She said and scrunched her nose up. "Uh no?"

Josh "You are a very strong woman who can handle anything but if something is heavy, you can ask for help and it won't make you any less strong," he pointed out to her. He reached up to playfully tap her nose as it scrunched up. "Liar," he accused.

Deanna leaned into his chest and laughed. "Alright, fair enough. I do have like eight packages still upstairs you can carry for me." She said and nipped at his finger. "I am not."

Josh "Alright. You got everything all wrapped though, right? I don't want to walk in and see something I'm not supposed to see," he said, making sure before he even started to get up. He smirked a little as she nipped at his finger, pulling her closer to him. "Then why don't I believe you?"

Deanna laughed and leaned up to ruffle his hair when he pulled her close. "Trust me, it's all wrapped and pretty for you." She said and winked at him. "Because you never do!"

Josh "Yea? Good, good...I'll definitely help you bring them down then." He might have forgotten all about Ian being in the room as he kept his eyes on Deanna, smiling a little too much at her. "That's not true. I believe you on some things."

Deanna "Aw, thank you, handsome." Deanna said and leaned up to kiss his temple, scrunching her nose. She then glanced between both her husband and his best friend "Keyword is some. Aka you never do! Ian, does he do this to you too?"

Ian released a low laugh from the back of his throat at the two of them, fumbling with his phone in the mean time. He knew Josh pretty much forgot about him, but if he had a pretty girl in his own lap, he probably would have done the same. "Hm?" He breathed out before chuckling. "Hell yeah he does. He's the worst husband ever."

Josh pretended to get offended by the both of them gaining up on him, pulling back the slightest bit from Deanna. "You both are insane. I am the best husband ever. I do nothing but love and support the two of you all the time. Sure, sometimes I question your moral compasses but...for good reason."

Deanna watched as he pulled back with an amused look on her face, glad Ian was able to catch on and play along with her. "You see, you should never, ever question your significant other's moral compass... and how is it ever for good reason?"

Josh "I disagree. If you don't question it, that's how you end up on those murder show that I'm sure all of Tri Pi studies for the future," he joked. "And...it's a good reason because if I don't question the moral compass, how would I determine that despite the trouble my wife gets into, she's still a good person at heart?"

Deanna "You should trust that your partner already has good morals and isn't a complete psycho killer. If they were being suspicious, maybe. If you caught signs, go for it. But us? Being perfectly innocent and sweet?" Deanna said, motioning in between her and Ian. "So do not deserve this kind of treatment. Also, I wouldn't call it trouble... maybe just a small fuss..."

Josh couldn't help the laugh that came out of him when Deanna called herself and Ian innocent and sweet. He had to wrap his arms around her a little tighter to keep from accidentally knocking her out of his lap at how hard he laughed. "Good one," he managed to breathe out between laughs. "A small fuss doesn't land a person in jail...how many times?"

Deanna could feel the laughter rumbling through Josh just by sitting on his knees and laughed herself when he held onto, reaching down to grip his arms. "I'm being serious!" She said, though failed to stop herself from laughing at that point. "Are we really counting?"

Josh kept on laughing when she insisted she was being serious. "Innocent and sweet?" He repeated, still laughing. "I'll give you sweet, babe. But you ain't innocent in the least." He nodded his head lightly at her, leaning in a little to kiss her shoulder. "Gotta be factual when we tell these stories to our children," he whispered to her.

Deanna sucked in a breath to quit laughing before she playfully brought her finger up to his neck to press again, which was cold from being outside in the garage. "You know I'm the sweetest in more ways than one," She offered, sending a wink in his direction. "Really? We're gonna tell our future children that mama got thrown in the slammer for put putting after hours and borrowing vintage booze?"

Josh flinched a little when she set her cold finger against his neck, knowing she did that on purchase. "I might need a reminder in some of those ways." He nodded his head lightly, smiling up at her. "Mhm, definitely. It's these stories we'll tell our kids to convince them to be good. We'll need to rely on your stories though since, you know, I'm a saint and I do no wrong."

Deanna saw the flinch and perked up at it, playfully walking her fingers around his neck so that it could dip into the back of the collar of the shirt. "You need a reminder, huh?" She teased, smiling as innocent as she could be now. "That's okay, I'm cool with that. I'll look like the mega fun parent that had a time of her life while your biggest scandal was banging a Tri Pi."

Josh groaned a little as she dipped her hand down into the back of his shirt, narrowing his eyes slightly. "Yes, I do need a reminder since at the current moment you're proving just how sweet you're not!" He shook his head at her and pulled back a little again. "Is that my biggest scandal though?"

Deanna grinned in victory at the groan and retracted her hand. "Sorry, my hand was cold. Needed a quick warm up." She defended which earned a light chuckle from Ian across the living room, who was comfortable on the couch corner on his phone. "Uh, yes?"

Josh shook his head at her and then got Ian a look as if to remind him that he was supposed to be on his side. "Such a jerk," he mumbled under his breath. "I think I might abandon you two and go somewhere warm," he threatened. He licked over his lips and gave Deanna a little smirk once she answered him. "Ok," he said simply.

Deanna "I think you and I both know I'm not a jerk and this is the warmest place you can be." She said, ruffling his hair up before leaning in to kiss his forehead. "Oh no. See, now that we're married, I get to know everything. So you don't get to do the mysterious thing where you say ok when really you're implying it's something else."

Josh "I don't know. It's been in the 70's back home," he argued. "Definitely warmer than this." He shook his head at her, giving her an amused look. "You know, sometimes I think you seem to think that I'm some innocent guy that you've corrupted or something."

Deanna "Yeah but that doesn't have an insanely sexy wife on your lap who has revealing Christmas presents for you and my amazing mama and cute baby sister, does it?" She asked with her head cocked to the side, a smirk toying on her lips. "Corrupted? Nah, you're too sweet to have been corrupted by me. That's a freshmen thing."

Josh "No, but...that has beaches...where girls are wearing bikinis because it's not super cold. Which is amazing since here, I gotta deal with layers of clothing on my insanely sexy wife," he countered. "I'm not too sweet," he defended. "I can be bad too."

Deanna "Girls in bikinis you can't touch so where's the fun in that?" She asked and grinned even more at that point. "You know layers are always easily removed, right?" Her nose nuzzled into his temple before pulling back to look down at him. "Gimme an example."

Josh "Good point. But maybe when I abandon the two of you, I'll actually just bring you both along and then I'll get to see you in a bikini," he suggested, shrugging slightly. "Ian's here," he reminded her in a whisper. "No. You don't get everything you want."

Deanna "You've already seen that plenty, dork. Like the one time you semi broke the rules and used the unlocked door to get into the school's pool?" She chuckled under her breath and tilted her head some to kiss his ear. "I know who's here," She murmured. "Please?"

Josh "Hey! Don't down play that amazing night," he said, completely serious. It was a good night and he would cherish that memory forever. He closed his eyes and let out a dramatic sigh as she kissed his ear, knowing she was only getting started. "No," he breathed out.

Deanna "I'm not down playing anything! It was a great night, you know that. Just reminding you that's when you got a glimpse of the goods." She grinned up at him and leaned back some to whisper into his ear again. "Please tell me, hubby?"

Josh "Good. Because that was kind of like a first date. I mean, not exactly a first date. But...you know...it was a really, really good night." He groaned lightly as she continued trying to get her way, shaking his head lightly. "What do I get if I say yes?"

Deanna "And to think I was annoyed with you before this basically first date or just a really, really good night." She laughed some, though quieter since she was close to his ear. "The best prize ever. Me."

Josh "Aha! So you weren't just tired!" He said, as if that was a huge mystery solved. "I knew you were making that up," he laughed. Josh licked over his lips, thinking it over for a moment. "But I already get that."

Deanna immediately rolled her eyes though it was more in an amused way than annoyed at that point. "Annoyed, tired, same thing. Being annoyed at you was exhausting." She clarified, ruffling his hair up as she did so. "Fine, you decided." She said, moving to swing her leg around so she could crawl off his lap into the other side of the couch.

Josh scoffed at her comment. "As if the constant mood swings coming from you weren't equally exhausting," he pointed out to her. "Ian could tell you how many bro talks were centered around 'I don't know why Deanna is mad at me' topic," he added. He began to pout when she moved off his lap, now liking that response from her.

Deanna "I mean... It wasn't that hard to figure out. Especially since half the time they were kicked off after you were visiting a sister of mine before my birthday or it was talks about you dating someone else." She shrugged, winking at him as she twisted around and rested her back into the couch this time, smirking at his pout.

Josh huffed at her comment. "You really gotta let that sister of yours thing go," he sighed, though he knew she would be taking that one to the grave. "You're such a mean wife. Here I am, just a man who is so in love with you and there you are, being mean."

Deanna stretched out on the couch and used the bottoms of her feet to push on his leg to shift him down to the other end playfully. "Never, ever. Who does that a day before Deanna Day?!" She asked, using her hands to help emphasize her statement before she grinned. "I'm a nice wife who just wants answers."

Josh "A technically single and weak willed guy," he answered, though mostly talking to himself. He reached out to grab her gently by her calves, massaging them gently as he kept his eyes on her, smirking a little. "I don't even remember what we were talking about. You distracted me too much."

Deanna was livid and she figured she had every right to be considering he pretty much completely ignored the fact it was her birthday for the entire day. She knew he couldn't actually forget, he was her husband anyway. So that was what she was hardly laying any attention to him when he claimed there was an issue with a tire and had to pull over at a random spot to fix it. "Don't get kid napped," She murmured to him when he stepped outside of the truck, crossing her arms over her chest tightly.

Josh knew she was pissed, which was to be expected. He was told time and time again not to play this game with her but he was so he couldn't get upset or shocked that she was mad at him. He just hoped she liked the surprise in the end. It was freezing out, of course. But he was somewhat prepared for the cold weather. As he made his way around his truck, he made sure she wasn't paying attention to what he was doing before he started to pull all of the stuff he had packed away before out. "You doing ok, baby?" He called out to her as he started to set everything up.

Deanna pulled her phone out to mess with for the time being and heard him calling out to her, which made her roll her eyes. "Yep. Just fine." She said, reclining into her seat.

Josh "Yea, you are," he called back, keeping his eyes on her for a moment through his back windows, making sure she didn't look back or start getting out of the truck. After a moment, he went back to setting up the blankets, the portable campfire and then the picnic basket he packed. Once he got everything out, he made his way back around the truck, this time over to the passenger side door. "Hey," he began, opening the door up. "You think you can come out here and help me?" He asked, reaching out for her hand.

Deanna didn't respond to him since she pretty much wasn't even listening to him at that point. It wasn't until she felt the cool air coming into the cab from him opening the door that she noticed he was taking to her, turning her head to eye his hand. "What even am I going to do to help you with?"

Josh gave her a little pout when she questioned him. "It's getting dark out. I need you to hold a flashlight for me," he answered, reaching pass her to open up the glove box to pull out a little flashlight. "The sooner you do this, the sooner we can get to your birthday surprise," he pointed out to her.

Deanna "Birthday? Someone had a birthday recently?" She piped off with her brow arched upward before she grabbed the flashlight from him, slipping down off the seat to move around him.

Josh sucked in his bottom lip, trying not to laugh too much at her crankiness. He backed up a little for her to get out of the truck before taking her hand. "Are you going to be grumpy all night?" He asked, leading her to where he had everything set up. "Turn the flashlight on..."

Deanna loosely let him take her hand and didn't squeeze it like she normally did or even move on up into his side, glancing up at him. "Yep." She said, and when he said to turn the light into him instead.

Josh "Well, that's going to put a damper on things then," he breathed out. He reached out to her hand with the flashlight and directed over toward where everything was, shining a light onto his set up. He kept his eyes on her, hoping he'd get some sort of positive reaction from her.

Deanna arched her eyebrows when he turned the flashlight over to something, turning to follow that direction. "What's this?" She asked as she eyed the set up which included the blankets, small makeshift camp fire, etc.

Josh smiled a little as she questioned him, pulling her gently closer to the blankets. "Part of your birthday surprise," he answered, letting her hand go to move over toward the campfire to get the fire actually going so she didn't need to hold the flashlight or freeze. "It's a little cheesy, I know. But I thought you, me, beautiful night sky, campfire..." He said, glancing back up at her. "Also, speaking of cheesy. I packed some food. Like, fancy cheese and wine and chocolate covered strawberries..."

Deanna kept the grip on the flashlight to move on over the small site he made before she looked up at him, her facial expression switching from hard and annoyed to a little softer. "You didn't forget?" She asked, tilting her head to the side.

Josh actually laughed a little at her question, his head shaking. "Babe, c'mon. I'd be like...the worst husband in the world if I actually forgot," he laughed, heading back over toward her. "I'd never forget your birthday. It's the most amazing day to ever happen. Because...if it wasn't for this day, the love of my life wouldn't have been born."

Deanna watched him come a little closer to her and she sighed through her nose, moving to close the distance herself. She then reached up with her free hand to sock him in the bicep. "Don't do that again!"

Josh pretended to stumble back a little as she hit him before laughing again. "I'm sorry. I promise, never again," he said, moving back to her to quickly steal a kiss. "By the way, this isn't it. I got you a few presents," he informed her, moving back toward his truck to get the little bag. "You can't laugh though..."

Deanna made a face. "Seriously, babe. It sucked! Never, ever again." She murmured with a shake of her head but couldn't help a smile to move over her lips when she eyed the set up a bit more. "I won't laugh, promise. Gimme." She said, pulling her jacket tighter around her torso.

Josh "I know, I know. People tried talking me out of this plan, saying you'll murder me. But...you're kind of cute when you get all grumpy." He caught the little smile on her lips and couldn't help the grin that spread over his lips. He was happy she wasn't too upset with him. With a small, breathy laugh, he handed the bag over to her, knowing that the best present was currently in his pockets.

Deanna "Wooow, and we wonder why you tease me for loving when you get all grumpy?" She turned it around with a shake of her head before she turned her body to face him, clapping her hands together when he gave her the bag. She was quick to dig into it and was quick to start laughing. "Oh my God..."

Josh "That is not the same thing. You're cute and grumpy. I'm just grumpy," he began to insist. Josh beamed as she tore into the gift bag, laughing along with her. "You know you like them," he said, looking down at the very cheesy gifts he got her. "And hey, easiest way to casually tell people you're married!"

Deanna "I beg to differ, baby." Deanna said with a small grin growing on her face and she leaned up to peck his lips, draping the shirt over her arm and cradling the mug. "Oh yeah. Totally. Just walk downstairs with the morning coffee to announce to the girls I'm married."

Josh smiled as she gave him a peck on the lips. "Mm, yep. That sounds like a great plan. But...I think you'll need one more thing to let them know..." He trailed off and lowered himself until he was down on one knee. He dug his hand into his pocket, pulling out the ring box and flipping it open so she could see the ring.

Deanna was turning back to admire the mug before she noticed him shifting down to a knee, which caused her eyes to go wide and her voice get a little squeaky. "...Are you for real?"

Josh nodded his head lightly at her, a small, breathy laugh escaping. "Yes. I told you I'd get you a ring," he answered, keeping his eyes up on her. "...Do...do you like it?" He asked, a little nervously, really hoping he did a good job at the whole ring thing.

Deanna turned to look down at the ring and eyed it for a few moments, and with little control over it she could feel her eyes begin to sting with a few tears. "I love it," She breathed out after a moment and moved to cover her mouth. "It's gorgeous."

Josh perked up when she said she loved it. "You're gorgeous," he responded, taking the ring out of the box and reaching up to take her hand. "Deanna Marie Williams, I love you and you deserve the very best and I hope to give you the very best. And I hope that you will proudly wear this ring and let everyone know that I am lucky enough to call you my wife."

Deanna probably looked like a complete sap but at that very moment she couldn't exactly care, considering a ring was actually being put on her finger and he was using her now legal name, which she had officially gotten changed a few weeks ago. "Of course I will," She murmured after a moment with a little laugh and blinked a couple of times so the tears could fall off her lashes, pulling him up to her once he actually put the ring on.

Josh stood up as she pulled at him, smiling way too much in the moment. They were already married, they shouldn't be this sappy about it. Yet, here they were. It was probably a good thing he did this away from campus so no one could look at them like they were crazy. "Good answer," he breathed out, teasing her a little as his arms moved around her and he leaned down to press his lips against hers.

Deanna wiped her cheeks as he was standing up before she was able to crane her head back to look up at him, though not too much since they were close to the same height. Her arms immediately moved around his neck when he did the same with his own, kissing him back a little eagerly. "I love you," she whispered after a few seconds of kissing passed, pressing her forehead against his. "Thank you."

Josh smiled against her lips as she kissed him back, pulling her a little closer to him. "Don't gotta thank me, babe. I should of had a ring for you when I proposed. If anything, I should be thanking you for being so patient," he said, pulling back a little. "C'mon, lets sit down here, watch the stars and you know...make out a little," he joked a little.

Deanna pulled herself back to watch him with a little amusement flickering across her face. "Your proposal and our engagement lasted just over an hour," She joked, moving her hands down his arm before she moved around him, kneeling down to get onto the blankets. "You're so high school." She laughed, folding her legs underneath her as she pulled her hand up, admiring the ring.

Josh "Alright, fair point. Still should of had a ring." He moved down onto the blanket along with her, wrapping his arm loosely around her once he was comfortable. "Ha. You're funny," he said in a sarcastic tone. "If I were so high school, I would have given you my Letterman jacket and class ring."

Deanna "Well I've got it now. Now, it'll but you turn." She commented as she dropped her hand back down to her lap and she stretched out her longer legs, crossing her ankles over the other in her boots. "Maybe, but that sounds like some sixties movie or something." She said and scrunched her nose up. "Who even gets class rings anymore?"

Josh "Yes...but...we won't invite your mom for that. She is scary at jewelry stores," he said, sighing lightly. He watched her as she got comfortable, smiling to himself before looking up toward the night sky. "Mm, maybe. And don't tease. I've got one."

Deanna leaned back on her palm, lifting an eyebrow. "You took my mama? How was she scary?" The brunette questioned, before she was scooting a little closer to him for both warmth and some support, lowering her head to his shoulder. "You would. Why am I not surprised?"

Josh "Uh...because she kept getting kind of snippy. Telling me to hurry up, stop questioning everything and to just pick a damn ring," he explained, recalling the day he stole her away for hours to go ring shopping. "Hey! Don't make fun of me. I went to a small high school, everyone was super buddy buddy and to not get a class ring was considered weird."

Deanna chuckled some under her breath. "You should have been expecting that. You telling me you weren't?" It didn't come as a surprise to her to hear this from him but she was also raised by the woman who shaped her up into her own mini Rebecca, anyway. "Ok, ok. That makes sense. I guess I never stayed in a high school for that long aside from my last one. Maybe Willa has our class ring or something."

Josh shook his head lightly at her question. "No. I thought she would be nice! She's always nice to me. Plus she said she loved ring shopping so I didn't think she'd start to rush me," he answered. "But I will admit...I was being a pain. I just wanted to make sure you got something really good." He tightened his hold on Deanna slightly when she didn't continue to tease him for the ring. "If she does, I hope it's not one of those lame ones that don't even look like a class ring. All the girls were getting that. They're so boring."

Deanna "She's impatient so if you were being a pain, her very little patience was probably burnt up." Deanna laughed again, tilting her head to press her lips against the underside of his jaw, the only thing she could reach. "But you did good, it's perfect," she added. "Uh... No promises? Those "classic" looking class rings are bulky and hideous and I'm sure Willa and her sense of style opted out of that."

Josh "Clearly," he scoffed. "Now I know where you get it from," he teased. He scrunched his nose up as she defended the boring rings. "No, no. The classic rings are classic for a reason, babe. You get a nice ring, a stone with one of your school's main colors, get your mascot on one side and then something meaningful on the other. Which is why mine has a red stone, a lion on one side and baseball on the other. Not hideous at all."

Deanna "I'm surprised you haven't learned by now that half of what I do is because of my mama," Deanna countered with a shake of her head, figuring he would have gotten that by now at least. "Yeah, see... Clearly we can see who was the one that was all for school spirit in high school in this relationship."

Josh "You're right. I should know this by now. I won't be surprised in the future." He beamed at her and quickly nodded his head in agreement. "Hell yea! School pride is very important, babe. Especially at my school. It was no joke. You're actually lucky when we were at the wedding that it didn't turn into a whole thing about checking out the current teams and going to see old teachers and stuff..."

Deanna "That's my guy," She said and reached up to tap his nose then tightened her jacket around her slender torso, lowering herself back down to rest her body into his side. "Oh, God. Why would you ever want to even do that?"

Josh winked at her as she tapped his nose. As she tightened her jacket, he pulled her closer and started to rub her arms, trying to keep her warm. "You don't seem to understand the mindset of a Southerner. We never stop having school pride. Half of the stand at games were people without children in our school just there to cheer on their old team."

Deanna "I don't think I'm ever going to understand." She laughed and looked up at him. "I mean... I've heard of that, but I don't get it. I only went to the high school sports games because that was the only thing to do and we got to have parties afterwards."

Josh smiled softly at her, amused by how different their high school experiences were. "It's ok. You don't have to understand or get it," he breathed out, leaning in to kiss her temple. "And I promise you I won't drag you to alumni games at my high school."

Deanna "Oh thank God. If you did that... you might have a pretty little me pretending to be really sick." She joked, turning her head up to look over at him, poking her tongue out.

Josh 's eyes widened slightly as if he were in shock at her response before he let out a laugh. "Yea, no...I figured that. That or a very, very grumpy wife who whined the whole time. But don't worry. I don't plan on spending a whole bunch of time in Florida."

Deanna grinned a bit now. "You might not know my mom but you sure do know me well," she said, reaching up to gently cover his face with her cold hand. "Why don't you?" She asked after a moment, tilting her head. "You love it there."

Josh scrunched his nose up a little as her hands touched his face and pulled back a little. "You trying to freeze me to death?" He asked before reaching up to cover her hands with his, rubbing them lightly to warm them up. "Of course I love it. It's where I grew up. But that was a lifetime ago. Maybe if I was still the same guy I was when I first left I'd go back but I'm not and I don't want to be. So, I don't want to go back. I want to go forward...with you."

Deanna grinned a little wider when he joked with her. "What? No. I would never." She laughed and shook her head, her gaze softening. "Wow. You're amazing." She laughed. "Seriously, how did I score you?"

Josh "I don't believe you," he accused, pretending to be completely serious. "I don't know. I guess after so many times of you trying to get into my pants you just...finally wore me down," he teased.

Deanna "Nooo, never." She said and drug out her words before pulling her hands away, sliding her hands on underneath his shirt to touch his stomach. "Ha, funny. But for the record... I like the guy you are."

Josh pursed his lips and flinched away a little as she pressed her cold hands against his stomach. "That's evil," he informed her, pulling her hands away from him. "You do? That's good to hear...since it would be weird if you didn't," he laughed.

Deanna giggled under her breath as he pulled her away again. "What? You don't want me touching you? I can make that stop," She joked with a wink before she leaned in and kissed his cheek. "I didn't know much of the guy you were before but..." she said, smiling. "I wouldn't trade you for anything else."

Josh "Not when your hands are like ice cubes," he answered, being serious. He was not a fan of the cold and was only ok with being outside now because he had the little fire going not to far from them. "I was pretty amazing," he joked. "Definitely would have instantly fallen in love with me," he added, pulling her into his lap.

Deanna rolled her eyes and laughed some. "I'll remember that." She said and looped an arm around his neck when he pulled her into his lap. "Oh is that so? You knew my type then?"

Josh "Me, obviously," he continued to tease, pressing his lips against her neck. "I'm kidding. I'm pretty sure I've already said this and I definitely stand by it...if we went to the same high school, you would never have noticed me. So, if I were that same guy, I don't think we'd be here right now."

Deanna tilted her head to the side when he kissed on her neck, her arm moving up around his shoulders as she got comfortable on his lap. "I should probably disagree with you to be difficult but... you're probably right."

Josh continued kissing her neck as her head tilted to the side, giving him more access. At her comment, he quickly bit down against her neck playfully before slowly pulling back. "Very quick to agree with that, jerk."

Deanna squealed when he bit on her neck and tilted her head away from him. "Wow, feisty!" She called out and poking his side. "I didn't do anything!@

Josh laughed at her squeal, almost falling back at how much he was laughing. "You don't like feisty?" he questioned, slipping his hands up the back of her shirt, pressing his cold hands into her as payback.

Deanna was in mid laughter though it was quickly cut off by a loud gasp, reaching down to grip his wrists. "Hey! Not cool!" She laughed, squirming in his lap.

Josh "Oh? Is that not cool?" He questioned, moving his hands up further, fighting her grip. "Because I remember a certain someone doing this same thing to me not too long ago."

Deanna continued to squirm in his lap as he used his strength to fight her. "Babe, so not cool." She laughed and shook her head again. "Really? Your memory is whack."

Josh pulled his hands away after a few more seconds of her squirming, not wanting to torture her too much with his cold hands. "Mhm, I'm sure that's it. My memory...not yours."

Deanna looked down at him when he stopped and let out a breath to catch her breath. "Yep. Just yours." She said after a moment. "Mine is pristine, yours is a goldfish."

Josh shakes his head at her as she continued to accuse him of having a bad memory. "I'm going to just let this slide only because it's your birthday," he said, leaning in to kiss her once again before quickly pulling back and reaching over to grab the picnic basket. "Wine?"

Deanna "Nah, it's because you're still in the golden guppy stage." She said and slid her hand up his arm, nodding quickly. "Mm, yes. Wine is delicious."

Josh "What? When and how can I move up?!" He questioned, giving her a look of disbelief and frustration. He could have sworn he moved up a level. He nodded his head lightly and pulled out the bottle of wine and the cups he brought, pouring her a glass and handing it over.

Deanna moved so her legs were laying over his lap instead so he had room to move around, taking the cup away from him when he poured it. "Mm. I'm sure we could come up with something." She said, sipping from the cup and winking st him.

Josh smirked over at her, taking a moment to look her over as she sipped on her wine. "Oh yea? And what did you have in mine, my troublemaker of a wife?" He questioned, reaching up to push some of her hair behind her ear.

Deanna stretched her legs over his lap as she got comfortable before she shrugged. "Stealing me lingerie, or food... or alcohol."

Josh narrowed his eyes at her slightly when she listed off what he could do to move up. "You want me to shoplift these things? Because...that's illegal, babe. I can just buy you those things!"

Deanna "Babe," She started before shaking her head slowly, leaning up to move her hand through his hair to mess and tease him. "It's called troublemaking. You can't just move up being soft and good and lawful. Besides it's me...lingerie... and tipsy. Aka win win for you."

Josh bit down on his bottom lip as she began, knowing where this was going as soon as she spoke. "Ok but...I can buy you lingerie and I get the same things whether you're stone cold sober or tipsy so it's already a win/win for me. I don't need to break laws for that."

Deanna "Not without your paycheck going down the drain and it's a waste when you rip it, if you think about it. Because we both know you have a habit of that sometimes. " She said and shook her head, laughing. "Fine, fine, but you're so lame."

Josh was going to deny the fact that he rips her lingerie but he really couldn't. He was definitely guilty of that. But in his defense, she looked too good to not get carried away. "Alright but...if and when I get a contract for a team and like, in an actual career and not part time...I'd like to say I have a clean record and won't need to worry about the money going down the drain whenever i rip your lingerie off."

Deanna watched him for a moment and definitely could see his wheels turning in his head, knowing that he was probably going to defend himself. "And this is why you'll just need to accept that you'll always be the good one and never move up," she said, leaning forward to kiss on his cheek before she sipped from her cup.

Josh gave her a little pout as she spoke. "Fine. I'll accept that I'm the good one but...I think I can move up in different ways," he insisted. "Being a troublemaker isn't all about breaking the law. I can be trouble in other ways."

Deanna reached up and tapped her colder finger against his lips to tease him for his pout. "Mm, is that so?" She inquired, her pink lips turning up into one of her sweeter, innocent smiles. "I'm not so sure if I believe you."

Josh smirked as she tapped her finger against his lips. "Mhm, it is so. So...maybe you should start believing it," he responded before leaning down to press a kiss against the underside of her jaw, slowly moving down her neck.

Deanna was actually curious to know what he was actually thinking before he kind of insinuated it, which caused her own smirk to flicker over her lips. "Your lips are cold," she eventually breathed out with a quiet giggle ringing from her lips, tilting her head down to pinch against her shoulder.

Josh laughed a little and pulled back slightly. "So now I can't kiss you?" He questioned, pressing his lips against her shoulder, which really wasn't even kissing her at all since there were at least two layers of clothing between his lips and her.

Deanna continued to giggle as her hand moved up to his cheek and she swiped her thumb over his jawline. "No, I didn't say that," she said as she watched him kiss on her shoulder, or jacket really, before leaning in closer. "I just like to tease you and... well... that kinda tickled."

Josh "Mm, good. And trust me, I know. Teasing me is...probably top five favorite thing to do. Which is why messing with you on your birthday is my payback," he said, quickly leaning in to steal a kiss before she could say anything back.

Deanna lifted both her eyebrows at his remark and immediately shook her head instead of continuing the kiss. "But that's like... five more levels of evilness though!" She said and leaned forward, scooting back into his lap so she was straddling him instead. "You're my husband!"

Josh "I disagree. If I only do this once a year, it levels out with all the evil little things you do," he countered. As she moved around and began to straddle him, he couldn't help but smirk a little and move his hands down to grab her ass. "And you're my wife."

Deanna "Um, no. I may be evil sometimes but... Deanna Day is like the equivalence to Christmas! Do you forget Christmas? I don't think so. No one does." Deanna debated with a stern shake of her head and when she could feel the squeeze of his hands, her own moved around to the back of his neck. "And you're supposed to shower me with love and kindness. It's the husband's job."

Josh "Deanna Day is only the equivalence to Christmas for you," he pointed out to her. "Also, plenty of people don't celebrate or even care about Christmas so you're not really proving a point with that," he added. He laughed slightly when she told him about his job. "Oh? I was trying to shower you with some kisses but you complained that my lips were cold," he reminded her.

Deanna "It is not. It's actually a big deal back at home, or with my mother." She defended and shook her head. "Okay, maybe, but do they forget it exists? No." Her fingers moved up into his hair to toy with his hair, leaning in to kiss his nose. "Well... they are cold."

Josh tried to fight back the amused look on his face when she tried to defend Deanna Day. "Does this mean I get a Josh Day and it'll be super special?" He questioned. He scrunched his nose up slightly as she leaned in to kiss it. "Maybe if you kiss them they'll warm up?"

Deanna "As long as you're with my I'll make sure you've got the best Josh Day, baby." She said with a grin and a nod of her head before she moved both her arms around his neck, leaning forward to hover her lips over his. "You think that'll work?"

Josh "I believe. With you, I have the best every day," he whispered, moving his hands up her back slowly. He should have expected her to be a little bit of a tease and not actually kiss him like he wanted. "I think it might. Wouldn't hurt to try, right?"

Deanna felt her smile growing by the seconds when he spoke, her fingers gently curling into the locks of his hair. "At least you know," She said and leaned in a bit closer, nodding her head so her lips sort of bumped into his. "You've got a point," She murmured, tilting her chin to kiss him slowly.

Josh almost began to pout when she only bumped her lips against his at first, thinking she was going to continue being difficult about giving him a kiss. Though when she actually began to kiss him, he couldn't help the little smile he had as he kissed her back, his hand moving up into her hair.

Deanna knew she could probably get away with teasing him a bit more but then again, it was her birthday and she would rather spend it being spoiled a bit more from him. Whether that was kissing him or not. Moving her hand down to his warmer neck, Deanna kissed him a bit deeper when she felt his hands in her hair, playfully pulling her lips back. "Is it working?"

Josh was very thankful she wasn't going to continue to tease him. He could only go so long before getting pouty and whining about her being mean to him. "I definitely think so," he answered quickly, pulling her back into to continue the kiss.

Deanna almost laughed at how quick he was to answer her though the kissing definitely interrupted that, moving her hands around to rest on his shoulders instead. "You know what's funny?" She breathed out, pulling back to mess with him again. "This time last year, we were making out in a theater..."

Josh huffed a little as she pulled back. He was pretty sure she was just trying to be a jackass now. "I really, really wanted to have sex with you that night," he informed her. "Like...I'm a little surprised we didn't because it was kind of all I thought about for the rest of the night."

Deanna looked down at him with an amused expression and let her hands move down both his arms. "You did, huh?" She said, laughing some. "I wouldn't have known. I mean, you did get my shirt off within seconds..."

Josh shook his head at her when she laughed at him. "Yea, well...again, surprised that was all. I was actually pretty ready to take a lot more off. But I was trying to be good. Slightly good," he explained a little. "But not anymore. I'm very ok with being bad for you."

Deanna moved her hands back up over his toned arms through his jacket and smiled back at him. "Wow, Josh. Here or... then i was just thinking you were trying to be celibate or something. Definitely didn't know you were thinking dirty." She snickered and leaned back forward to kiss him slowly, mumbling. "How romantic."

Josh laughed a little at her, shaking his head. It really was crazy for far they have come in a year. Last year he was keeping himself from going too far with her because he didn't want to do anything until he knew how he felt and now he was married to her. "Hey...if it wasn't so cold out, this would be super romantic setting for some married couple love making."

Deanna laughed with him and scrunched up her nose, slowly shaking her had as she did so. "Well, let's remember this spot for the spring time?" She suggested, leaning down to press her lips onto his again, before she spoke some more. "Just know that I'm very happy with how we turned out a year later."

Josh "Sounds like a good idea, babe," he said, kissing her back quickly. He nodded his head in agreement, pulling back a little and giving her a big smile. "Just wait until next year. I bet we're going to be ten thousand times happier. And then the year after that, twenty thousand times happier," he predicted. "And every year we'll just keep getting happier and happier."

Deanna laughed as he leaned away from her and she lifted her eyebrow upward. "Oh? Is there a reason that we're suddenly happier every year?"

Josh shrugged his shoulders lightly at her question. "I don't know...why wouldn't we? I mean, as the years go on, we'll be graduated, living in a nice home together, in a good place in our careers, have some awesome dogs and then our kids. How could we do anything but get happier?"

Deanna nodded her head slowly as she listened to him, her fingers toying with the hair on the back of his neck. "I guess you've got a point," She chuckled, nodding some. "Except for the fact we get older and... Wrinkly."

Josh thought about it for a moment before he began to shake his head. "Not for a long, long time. Your mom has aged really well and hell...my grandparents easily passed for people who could have a teenage son so I think I got some ok genes," he countered. "Plus, I'll still love you even when you're older and wrinkly."

Deanna scooted up a bit more in his lap and her arms wound around his neck tighter so she could get closer. "How romantic of you." She said and leaned forward to kiss his forehead. "I'll just start doing workouts or something."

Josh wrapped his arms around her body, smiling as she moved up on his lap. He couldn't help but laugh out when she mentioned working out. Just the idea of her actually going to the gym and exercising was hilarious to him. "Ah, good one, babe."

Deanna pressed into his front for both a little warmth and a bit teasing on her end, and laughed some. "Funny huh? I mean... I can try? I can bench press maybe... the bar."

Josh continued laughing, not able to stop at this point. "You would die after a day in the gym. I love you but...you would die. What would you even do? Other than lift the bar, which...is sad, by the way."

Deanna pulled back when he continued laughing and playfully gasped, poking his chest. "Hey! I would not. I could survive one day. I might never go back but... you're forgetting I used to do gymnastics and pageants!"

Josh "Ok, you used to do those things. It's probably been a long time since you've done anything like that," he pointed out. "But hey, if you wanna prove me wrong. Come work out with me one day."

Deanna "I bet you I can still do a back handspring or something," She said with a laugh and shook her head again. "Maybe I will."

Josh shook his head quickly at her. "Do not, for the love of God...do not try to do one. I don't want to take you to the ER on your birthday."

Deanna dropped her jaw as she looked back at him, a little offended. "You don't think I could do it? I was like... a master at those! I'm extremely flexible."

Josh tightened his hold on her to be sure she wouldn't get up and start trying to prove him wrong. "I believe you were a master but again, it's been a while. You're out of practice. And...trust me, I know how flexible you are."

Deanna laughed a little at his tightening grip on her body. "Well, maybe I won't do it now but I'll definitely prove you wrong later." She grinned, licking her lips. "Damn straight you do."

Josh slowly loosened his grip. "Ok, you prove me wrong at a way later date," he agreed. He grinned back at her before leaning in to sneak a quick kiss. "But that's just for me to enjoy now so don't show off to anyone else."

Deanna leaned forward to kiss him again after he stole one, before sliding her hand down his back. "Someone's a little possessive."

Josh shrugged his shoulders lightly at her comment. "Maybe a little," he agreed, kissing her once more. "Is that ok?"

Deanna nodded her head with a smirk on her face and she leaned forward to return the kiss, bumping her nose on his. "It's definitely okay with me," She murmured, nipping at his bottom lip.

Josh "Mm, good," he mumbled a little, pulling back slowly from her. "Your little nose is freezing cold though," he informed her, reaching up to tap it lightly. "Wanna pack up and head to a nice, warm place?"

Deanna exhaled a deep breath when he pulled back, scrunching her nose up when he tapped it. "It's because it's freezing out," She laughed and moved to stand up. "Warmth sounds amazing."

Josh "Is it? Hadn't noticed," he said in a sarcastic tone. He got up after her and started to gather everything up, tossing them into the bed of his truck. "Probably should have warned you we were going to be hanging outside, huh?"

Deanna smoothed down her jacket before she nodded. "Yeah... because then I wouldn't have just brought this thin jacket and brought my winter puffy coat!"

Josh tried not to laugh but failed. "I'm so sorry, babe," he said in a teasing tone, moving in to give her a kiss on the cheek before going to put out the fire. "Next time, definitely wear the puffy coat. It's super sexy."

Deanna "No no, definitely not sexy." She laughed and shook her head slowly. "I look like a huge Buddha baby."

Josh finished packing everything back up into his truck before moving over toward her, smirking lightly as he did so. "You look sexy in anything," he argued, reaching out to grab her hand.

Deanna moved forward when he reached for her and grabbed his cooler hand, smirking back st him as well. "Again, you're bias, baby."

Josh "Yea, well, I'm allowed to be," he reminded her, pulling her into him to press a kiss against her lips. "Now lets get going before we freeze out here!"

Deanna "I guess so, it that means I'm allowed to compliment you too." She said with a laugh and a shake of her head before she turned to pull open his truck, quickly tugging herself inside.

Josh scrunched his nose up at her and quickly shook his head. "No. That's not that this means. I'm allowed to be biased because you're my beautiful wife. The end," he explained. He let her hand go as she opened the door up and waited for her to get in before closing it behind her and then making his way around to the driver's side.

Deanna "Nope, I get to compliment you forever." She countered with a shake of her head and she immediately pulled her longer legs up to fold underneath her, smiling at him when he came in the cab.

Josh "Guess I'll just have to find ways to get you to stop talking during the compliment fest," he breathed out, slightly defeated. As soon as he was in the truck, he started it up, wanting to get the warm air pumping through as quickly as possible. "Did you like your birthday?" He asked as he pulled back onto the road.

Deanna "I doubt it," she said and shook her head some before she moved to pull off her jacket, since it would get way too stuffy too quick. "I loved it," She said and scooted closer to him.

Josh stuck his tongue out at her when she doubted him. He glanced over at her as she moved closer, smiling to himself for a moment. "Good, I'm glad. Hey...quick question for you...are you not wearing your seatbelt right now?"

Deanna laid her coat over her lap to warm up that part before leaning her arm down on his shoulder. "Uh... no?" She said, laughing. "We aren't driving yet."

Josh kept his eyes on her for a moment longer. "Ok, fair...but I'm about to start driving. Truck is all started up and ready to go but the precious cargo isn't..."

Deanna rolled her eyes at his comment before she playfully stuck her tongue out at him. "You're such a dork," She said and reached over to pull the lap seatbelt over her hips.

Josh rolled his eyes back at her, just to tease her a bit. "You gotta click it or ticket, babe," he informed her. Once she had the seatbelt on, he shifted the truck into drive and started to head back toward campus.

Deanna laughed. "Are you reverting back to your cop self from last year? Where's the handcuffs?" She questioned, arching her brow.

Josh actually rolled his eyes this time as she questioned him. "Ha, ha. No. That's a real thing. And listen...if you want me to handcuff you so badly, just ask, ok?"

Deanna "I know I was just messing with you, babe." She said with a laugh and rubbed on his shoulder. "Well where's the fun in that?" She asked and tilted her head to the side.

Josh "Yea, yea...that's your favorite thing to do," he huffed dramatically. He glanced over at her, smirking a little as he did so. "There is plenty of fun in that."

Deanna moved her hand down his arm and leaned into him. "I can't help it. You make it so easy to do and your reactions are just... priceless." The brunette grinned, lowering a kiss down to his shoulder. "Then cuff me up."

Josh "You only say that because you're a jerk and have a sick sense of humor," he accused. He moved one of his hands from his wheel down to her knee, squeezing it lightly. "Oh, I'm going to now."

Deanna "I do not. I'm allowed to have fun with it even if it's torturous for you. Though half the time it really isn't, if you actually think about it." Deanna murmured after a moment before her lips curled up immediately into a wicked grin, sliding up to him a bit closer when she felt his hand on her knee. "Don't mess with me," She said, tilting her head to kiss at his neck.

Josh "Oh really? Half the time you're just a sweet, innocent angel that has done nothing wrong ever?" He questioned, an amused smile on his face as he looked over at her. He sighed lightly as she moved closer to him and kissed his neck. He should have known she'd start that as soon as the hand cuff talk came out. "I'd never."

Deanna "Mhm, exactly." She responded with a quick nod of her head though when she heard the sigh, she made a little face, pulling back. "Well, that reaction sucked."

Josh couldn't help but laugh as she pulled back. "I'm sorry! I'm driving here and you're being very distracting," he defended. "Trust me, I love it. I've always loved it. I just don't want to get worked up and then accidentally crash."

Deanna immediately shook her head and held her hands up in defense, scooting over to provide some space in between the two of them. "Fine, fine. Let me sit over here so I can keep my hands to myself."

Josh sighed dramatically as she scooted away from him. "Babe, don't be like that," he breathed out, looking over at her as he got to a red light. "I'm sorry. I should appreciate the fact that I ahve a beautiful, loving wife that is willing to distract me while I'm driving."

Deanna "Be like what? I'm just over here trying to remain hands free and respectful like a nice young, good girlfriend would do." She said, folding her hands down in her lap.

Josh "Hey! You're not a young, good girlfriend," he reminded her, reaching out for her hand, pulling it away from her lap. "I like it when you're not being respectful and good."

Deanna "Okay... let me fix that. Young, good wife." She responded with a shake of her head, pushing her lips together. "Uh huh, I'm sure."

Josh "Thank you," he laughed, gently tugging on her arm, trying to get her to move back over to him. "No, I do. I've always admired how confident you are and how you're not afraid to be so free and wild. And how you can be bad but not a bad person..."

Deanna shook her head some at the correction and let a small smile spread across her lips, despite her stance she was trying to put up. "Do you really?" She asked with a quirk of an eyebrow, moving up to his side when he kept tugging. "I mean... you should. I'm amazing."

Josh noticed the little smile and knew he was getting her out of her little defensive mood. "I really do," he promised, smiling to himself as she moved closer to him again. "You're so much more than amazing. You're every positive adjective in the dictionary, babe."

Deanna "Good answer," She said as she settled back down into his side, crossing her legs over the other. "And don't think it actually worked, I'm just a little cold."

Josh tried not to smile at her as his hand slid down her arm and then moved to her legs. "You're cold?" He asked, playing along. "Well, we'll be back on Greek Row in no time and I might know a nice way to warm you up."

Deanna "Yep, you made me into a popsicle out there." Deanna responded with a nod of her head and a smaller smile on her lips, unable to truly help it at that point. "Like a nice warm cup of coffee and blankets? Or?"

Josh "Not my fault your birthday falls on a cold night," he defended. "Mm, maybe...or a nice, warm shower followed by us getting under some nice, warm blankets and finding an activity to do under them..."

Deanna "Blame my mama. She always reminds me how I put a damper on her cheerleading career that night on a football game." Deanna said with a laugh and scrunched up her nose, shaking her head some at herself. "You make a real good bargain there, mister."

Josh shook his head lightly at her comment about her mom. "Why am I not surprised your mom was the hot cheerleader?" He said, mostly to himself. "I do? Well, does that mean you want to go along with my plan?"

Deanna "She was the cheerleader who was determined to keep going even if she was insanely pregnant. Also, hot? Wow." She responded as her head shook and her lips pursed together, choosing to mess with him yet again. "I'm thinking yes..."

Josh "That actually doesn't surprise me. I could totally see her being like...seven months pregnant and trying to cheerlead," he laughed. "What? It's no secret your mother is good looking, ok? She likes to flaunt it too. And you will too once we get older," he added. "You're only thinking yes or are you going to say yes?"

Deanna "Yeah, and we've got pictures to prove it. She would be damned if she knew that anyone took her place." Deanna laughed a little at her own joke before she tucked her hands underneath her thighs. "I like to flaunt it now, thank you very much." Smiling, Deanna winked back at him, before she pulled herself on up the closer they got to being home. "I'm always going to say yes."

Josh laughed a little more at the mention of pictures. "You and your mom...ya'll love to keep embarrassing pictures, huh?" He teased, knowing she hated the fact that he got to see her childhood photos. Smirked to himself as he approached the Lambda house, pulling up to the curb and shutting his truck off. "Happy birthday," he said as he turned to her, leaning in to press a kiss against the top of her head.

Deanna "She actually looked cute, cliche pregnant cheerleader and all." Deanna responded with a laugh rumbling from the back of her throat, watching him as he parked and pulled the key from the ignition. A smile turned a bit brighter on her lips when he wished her a happy birthday, closing her eyes momentarily. "Thank you, husband." She murmured, leaning up to kiss him.

Josh "Not too surprising," he said, imagining her mom younger, pregnant and in a cheerleading uniform which then just turned into him thinking about Deanna in a cheerleading uniform. "You're welcome, wife," he murmured back against her lips, pulling her closer to him. "Are you ready for everyone to know?"

Deanna "You have a bias love for us Suttons," She whispered into his lips as she continued to kiss on him, before she pulled her mouth away, only to be pressed on into him. "I'm more than ready," She responded, moving a hand up to his chest to rest on. "We've kept it a secret for long enough."

Josh "You're not wrong about that," he laughed. He beamed when she said she was more than ready, happy she felt the same since he was over keeping it from everyone himself. "Good. Because I told Ian. He was getting mad that we were keeping secrets from him. I also told one of your pledges. I didn't know she was a pledge though until Family Week."

Deanna was having a long summer for the most part. With a couple weddings taking up a lot of her time and a few other events, Deanna was left exhausted, and sooner or later, she was a week away from her mom's own wedding and was stuck piecing together party favors in the back yard while her mother was inside making drinks. She was pretty sure she was on the millionth one, and her fingers were already aching.

Aiden had been busy for part of the summer in the California office, working on contract negotiations and even producing a song that was a pretty big hit on not only satellite radio but it's climbing the charts on regular radio. He also spent a lot of his time with Milania as well since they went on a few trips. Now was the time for Rebecca's wedding, which was a week away. Since Milania decided against going, he left a week early to spend some time with Deanna and her mother. In usual Aiden fashion, he didn't let them know beforehand and just showed up. When her mother answered the door he just flashed her a smile and offered her a bouquet of flowers, telling her to keep quiet about his presence so he could surprise Deanna, heading out to the back yard when she told him where she was. "You look like you could use a drink."

Deanna was surprised to hear the familiar voice, turning her head from her spot on the lawn chair. "Hey, you!" She said with a growing smile on her face and she perked up, laughing a little. "What are you doing here? And yes, a drink and a stiff one."

Aiden laughed at her reaction, moving forward to hug her and kiss the top of her head. "Came to visit you and your mom of course. Figured it wouldn't hurt to get some Deanna time in before your mom's wedding since we didn't get to chill a whole lot during Willa's wedding since you were in it." He smiled as he sat down beside her. "Well last I checked, your mom was making drinks."

Deanna wrapped the arm she wasn't using to mess with the favors around his torso when he leaned down and hugged her before she pulled away, smiling up at him. "Oh, did your life calm down some from those fancy trips and family business?" She teased, poking her tongue out at him before she turned and sat down the homemade favor, rubbing her fingers with her other hand. "Thank God, I so need it."

Aiden shook his head a bit, poking his tongue out at her in return. "Only went on a few trips, one was Willa's wedding and the other was the usual trip to the Monaco beach house." He reached over to grab one of the favors, looking it over. "Need help?" He offered, chuckling when she went on about needing a drink. "Well I'm here to help so the sooner we get this done the sooner we can drink."

Deanna "Okay but that's still fancy trips that still count, so don't even try to pull that one on me." She said as she lifted her finger and shook her head before she straightened her back so she could tuck her leg underneath her, getting a little more comfortable in a different position so her joints wouldn't get so stiff. "You sure you can handle this? It's super complicated..."

Aiden let out a soft laugh. "Well if you wanted to go with us you could have just asked, there's several bedrooms in that house." He poked his tongue out as he settled down next to her. "Oh yes, I can most definitely handle this complex party favor." His tone was playful as he nudged her, helping her piece them together. "How has your summer been, dear?"

Deanna tilted her head to the side and have him a little look. "Who's us? Because... you're crazy." She said with a shake of her head before she sat aside the favor she just finished tying up, grabbing the next. "Amazing so far," She said with a laugh, smiling to herself for a moment. "And crazy busy."

Aiden chuckled as he tilted his head towards her. "My sister, Milania, and my housekeeper, I always take her on vacations since she's like family." He put aside the favor he finished and started on the next one. "Glad to hear it." He replied with a smile. "Sucks that you're crazy busy but it's almost over."

Deanna "So, the sister that hates me and your girlfriend?" She said after a moment, almost as if it was obvious before she tucked her legs underneath her, adjusting her shorter jean shorts she wore as she leaned up. "Yeah, from Willa's wedding to my mom's it's been pretty full but it's all for love and stuff." She said, shaking her head.

Aiden shook his head. "She doesn't hate you. And yeah but also my housekeeper and my security guy, oh and whoever my sister brings. We also have friends there that visit when we're in the city." He put another favor aside as he finished it, grabbing another. "Summer of love." He chuckled softly.

Deanna tilted her head to the side and gave him a little look. "She so does hate me, Aiden. You're blind if you don't see it. Okay, maybe though it would be a little weird and you know it would be. Like, Milania would be okay with it?" She said and glanced up when her mother arrived and handed her a beverage, kissing her forehead, before moving back inside to tend to her baby sister. "Well, I love love so I'm okay with that." She smiled to herself, curling her fingers into the skin of her palm.

Aiden tilted his head a moment as he thought about it. "Probably not a hundred percent okay with it but she wouldn't say anything to you about not being a hundred percent okay with it." He added with a laugh, smiling at her mother as she came out. "Well only the most cynical hate love and you are not the most cynical so I would certainly hope that you do love love otherwise, something is seriously wrong."

Deanna "And I would both know it and sense it so... We just got to accept that the days of our little trips are coming to an end." Deanna nodded, grasping the glass in her hand before she sipped from the rim, setting it back down. "True. But it's extra this summer. It's all in the air or... whatever. Something cheesy like that."

Aiden laughed as he stole her drink to take a sip from. "Can't get nothing past you, huh?" His tone was playful as he handed the drink back to her. "We can still take trips, just gotta actually plan something and not leave randomly with no plans." He nodded his head as he worked on another favor for her. "Oh yeah, super cheesy with the love is in the air, dear." He teased.

Deanna kept her lips turned up in a smile, though with no teeth, as she shook her head playfully this time. "Nope, nothing at all." She said, almost proudly. "Yeah but planning sucks and the spontaneous ones are the ones worth remembering." She said as she took her glass back, not even thinking twice about him taking it or sharing it with him since that was kind of secondhand nature whenever the two were together. Biting her lip, she watched him for a moment. "Just blame it on the wedding that's making me cheesy, ok?"

Aiden smiled a bit when she said that nothing gets past her. "Almost nothing." He just had to tease her, nudging her playfully again. "True, but I'm sure we'll think of something. Spontaneous trip to an amusement park maybe. Those are always fun and it's been a while since I've actually rode a roller coaster." He finished yet another favor and picked up another one. "I'm on a roll here and you're lagging behind." He laughed softly, licking over his lips. "I think you've always been cheesy but that's okay, I'm cheesy too. Hell, I call my girlfriend my khaleesi." He added with a laugh.

Deanna "Hey," She said softly and narrowed her eyes at him, shaking her head in obvious disapproval before he continued. "I mean, those are fun and you should always go on roller coasters. But those aren't places like Vegas or hotel room suites." She joked, watching as he finished another favor before her lips naturally puckered into her pout. "I'm not lagging, my fingers ache from it all." She said, holding her hand out for emphasis before releasing a small chuckle at his next remark. "Cute." She said.

Aiden smirked a bit when she narrowed her eyes at him, his gaze shifting towards her. "True. I'm sure we can take a random trip to Vegas. Gambling is always fun." When she held out her hand he let out a soft laugh, putting another favor aside before taking her hand. "You poor baby." His tone was playful as he pat her hand gently before letting go of it. "Yeah well you know how much I love Dany in Game of Thrones. Do the whole 'moon of my life' and 'my sun and stars' thing." He chuckled.

Deanna dropped her eyes down to look over his smirk before she spoke up. "Gambling is awesome and I'm way too good at it," It was truly, really. Though she mainly just did it with poker at a round at home. When he patted her hand, she quickly twisted her wrist to swat at his hand before dropping herself back down into the patio chair, moving her longer hair to one side of her neck. "I'm not a baby." She said with a huff, her eyebrows creasing together. "Yeah... I don't get that. But I'm sure it's cute."

Aiden nodded his head in agreement. "Yes but I'm better at it." He poked his tongue out playfully, flashing her a grin only to let out a laugh as she swatted at his hand. "You know I'm messing with you." He licked over his lips as he went back to working on another favor. "Because you're lame and don't keep up with Game of Thrones. Dany said that to her husband, they were each other's world before he got killed."

Deanna "Are not," She quickly shot back and gently moved her leg out so she could nudge his knee with her foot, before she dropped it to the ground. "You're too cocky for your own good." She said, sighing when he messed with her all over again. "That's lame, and sucks. Don't let your girl become your world or else you're crushed. Also, it's not scandalous enough for me."

Aiden smirked a bit as he looked at her. "I blow you away in blackjack and yeah but that's never deterred you in the past." He pointed out with a smile. His brows furrowed a bit. "It is not lame. It was amazing and they were amazing til that shit happened. And is that some advice or..? Wasn't I always the one giving advice?" He poked his tongue out again with a soft chuckle. "I don't know, that show can be pretty scandalous."

Deanna narrowed her eyes at his smirk. "Hardly, and no, not entirely but I'm just pointing out the obvious now." She said, lifting her shoulders to roll in a shrug before leaning forward. "It's lame that he died? Not them, anyway. I don't know how they were. Maybe it is? I don't know, I suck at advice and never gave it out because I obviously suck at a lot of things sometimes but being crushed over things like that doesn't sound fun." She said, reaching out to grab the chocolates and little bags they were using to start another one. "Okay, other than a lot of nudity and awesome sex scenes... Is it like my soap operas? I always try to get Josh to watch them to prove a point, but he just sits there and pokes wholes at their storylines..." She trials off, pouting.

Aiden nodded his head. "It is lame that he died because he was awesome. It's all in the first season, it was rocky at first but it turned into a pretty deep love because she just won his ass over." A soft laugh fell from his lips. "Well thank you for the advice even though you're not sure it is? I should probably say the same to you if you're giving me the advice." Though an eyebrow rose when she asked if it was like her soap operas. "Well he and I have that in common." A small grin started to play on his lips. "But no it's not like your soap operas. Unless your soap operas have brutal murders, an incestuous relationship, and dragons in it."

Deanna made a face as she listened to him, it honestly all going over her head because she didn't even watch the show. She just knew it was sex, murder, and dragons really. "You're welcome. Was it advice? Sure. It's good advice. Maybe I should be a therapist or something..." She joked, laughing it off before he said he and Josh had that in common, making a face. "That's so not cool to do while someone is trying to watch it! Also, no thank you. I'll stick to my love affair in the gym private shower while the wife is on the other side of the door having not a clue."

Aiden shook his head a bit. "As good of a therapist I'm sure you would be, that's a lot of schooling I don't think you wanna do, dear." He laughed with her, his head shaking again. "They're so unrealistic! And it's like the same thing. My grandmother use to watch the young and the restless and all that, I swear the plots were recycled."

Deanna slumped on her chair a bit. "Yeah... You're right. Four years of school is definitely enough for me." She said, though quickly was pouting when he said the wrong thing. "Hey, they are not! Plus, why would you wanna watch boring life anyway? And every show recycles things. How many people can die that's not overused and how many things can you do with dragons? Leave my soaps alone."

Aiden nodded his head. "Yeah, I think therapists gotta do normal four years then graduate school then doctorate shit. Way too much school." His head shook a bit when she started to defend her soaps. "You leave my dragons and Dany alone and I'll leave your soaps alone." He poked his tongue out at her.

Deanna felt her eyes widen and she immediately was shaking her head. "Good God, no thank you. That just throws a total whack in my plan anyway." She said before she smooshed her lips together, having to refrain from pouting since she was sure it was wearing thin on the effect on him anymore. "Fine. Deal."

Aiden grinned when she said deal, giving her nose a gentle, playful poke. "Good, it's a deal then." He added as he stole her drink again to take a sip. "So what do you guys have to do after we finish working on the favors?"

Deanna scrunched up her nose and smiled back at him when he poked her. "Deal," She said, shaking her head when he stole her drink but making no move to take it back. "Uh, nothing I don't think. Now it's just fittings and rehearsals."

Aiden smiled a bit when she agreed, putting her drink back down. "Sounds like a lot of fun. I'm glad to help wherever you guys need it." He offered in his usual polite tone. "I'll be here til the wedding."

Deanna nodded her head some and leaned forward into the table to rest her arms down against, before propping her chin up the slightest bit. "A whole week, huh? Don't offer, she'll overwork you." She said, mainly joking with him as a soft laugh fell from her lips. "I'm assuming Milania still is saying no to coming so count out your plus one?"

Aiden let out a soft laugh when she said her mother would overwork him. "I'm sure she's not that bad." He added, flashing her a smile before leaning back some in the chair. When she asked about Milania he nodded his head a bit. "Yeah, she still thinks it's best that she not come so I'm flying solo to the wedding."

Deanna shook her head immediately. "You can't keep giving her the benefit of the doubt, she's horrible! Like, bridezilla times ten especially with the wedding a week away." It was true. She honestly had never seen her mom so strung out and stressed in her life, and that was saying something considering the two of them had been through a lot. Sooner or later Deanna simply scrunched her nose and shrugged her shoulders. "Little Angie or my cousin Daniella can be your fill in date or something. I'll be too busy making sure the bride doesn't have a melt done." She chuckled.

Aiden shook his head. "It's her wedding, she's bound to be stressed out real bad. Don't even worry about it, with the extra help I'm sure she'll be okay." His shoulders shrugged upwards when she talked about her cousin. "I don't really need a date but okay. You gonna save a dance for me?" He asked as he poked his tongue out, smiling when he finished with his batch of favors.

Deanna "Okay but like... What is there to even stress about? We pretty much have taken care of everything so she's stressing on having nothing to stress about." Reaching forward, Deanna took a gulp of her drink before dampening her lips afterwards. "You always need a date for a wedding, that's a given." She said, giving him a little look with her head cocked to the side. "But okay, and yes. Of course I will."

Aiden laughed softly, shaking his head. "Deanna, it's her wedding. She's probably being paranoid that something bad could happen. Everyone overly worries and stresses out over it because they want it perfect. I am absolutely certain that you'll be the same way." He added with a chuckle, taking her drink afterward to take a sip. "You better."

Deanna "You would defend her," She said, slowly shaking her head in amusement. "Such a suck up." She added, flushing a little at the mention of her own before she moved down into her seat when he stole her drink again, refraining from laughing since she should have known she would be sharing. "What if I don't?" She said, sticking her tongue out.

Aiden "What?" He asked with a laugh. "I'm just showing empathy, dear." His eyes narrowed at her some as he put his drink down and leaned back some in the chair. "I will not give you your gift."

Deanna "No way, you're sucking up." She said with a laugh and shook her head before she ran her tongue over her lips, reaching up to push her hair back. "Why do you always use a gift against me?!" She whined, leaning her head back.

Aiden smirked a bit as she whined, shrugging his shoulders as he tilted his head towards her. "Because I know how much you love my gifts." He moved his arm around her, pulling her into his side for a hug. "I'm not sucking up though."

Deanna watched him and shook her head quickly, not wanting to give in but also knowing he had a point. "You seriously are too good, you know that?" She said after a moment and let him pull her for a hug, leaning into him. "You are too. What is the gift though?"

Aiden laughed a bit as she went on, shaking his head. "Oh you know I'm not gonna tell you so don't even try. You'll just have to be surprised, dear." He added as he poked his tongue out.

Deanna dramatically huffed when she didn't get her way and shook her head, leaning her head down onto his shoulder. "You suck, you know I hate surprises so you might as well just tell me now."

Aiden shook his head again as she kept telling him that he should just tell her. "You know I won't, when do I ever?" He countered with an amused expression. "Only thing I can tell ya is that I think you'll like it."

Deanna sighed through her nose because he actually had a point, leaning her head up only to lean forward and bent her knees toward her chest. "That's like... the worst hint ever, I hope you know." She said, turning her head to give him a little look. "Also, why am I getting a present?"

Aiden smirked a bit when she said that it was the worst hint. "Well I never meant it to be a hint, really." His head tilted towards her when she asked him why she was getting a present. "Don't I always bring you presents, dear?"

Deanna made a face and shook her head, before she turned to face him. "You're so mean to me, I swear." She said as she leaned up and stood off her chair to grab the favors to place on the finished table. "Well... Yeah. Good point."

Aiden let out a soft laugh as he helped her take the finished favors to the table. "So do you think your mother would kill me if I got her a big wedding gift?" He asked curiously, tilting his head towards her.

Deanna looked up at him as he spoke, using the grip she had on the lower part of her shirt to tug it down around her hips. "Uh, well, define big." She said, giving him a little look since she knew her definition of big was much different than his.

Aiden shrugged his shoulders a bit. "It's not that big, just a little surprise I am working on. I don't want to spoil it because my luck you'll let it slip." His tone was playful as he gave her nose a little poke.

Deanna turned her head to look at him before her body followed, her hand naturally moving down toward her hip. "I would not." She said, scrunching her nose up a bit. "Tell me. Your definition of big is so different than ours."

Aiden smiled a bit at her insistence, his head shaking a bit. "Just a little surprise. Let me have this, Deanna." He added with a laugh, turning to face her. "I'll let you know at the last possible minute."

Deanna huffed under her breath since he clearly wasn't going to tell her. "You never tell me anything anymore," she muttered to herself and waved him off, turning to go and clean up the scraps from the favors.

Aiden shook his head and moved to grab her, pulling her back. "I tell you stuff, just not surprises." He chuckled, moving her hair out of her face. "Quit being all huffy. I don't give up surprises, you know that."

Deanna turned slightly when he grabbed her and didn't exactly fight back, but didn't wipe the look off her face. "So... everything." She countered, nodding her head as if that were to prove her point. "And I'll be huffy if I want to."

Aiden gave her a little playful glare. "Not everything, come on. What do I not tell you other than surprises?" He poked her sides playfully. "Nuh-huh. I'm here to visit and catch up, you shouldn't be huffy."

Deanna "Well, I wouldn't know because I don't know those things..." She said, using it as a way to come back at him and wiggled her body when he was poking at her. "Fine, maybe I'll stop if you stop keeping secrets from me."

Aiden looked at her with an amused expression. "I haven't kept secrets from you since my last secret was pushed out of me, dear. Only secret I have is that of gifts. Ain't getting those out of me no matter how hard ya try. You'll know one, just before it shows up."

Deanna watched his expression shift to amused and maybe that made her a little more annoyed, because she already hated not being in the loop with things. Even if she didn't necessarily keep everyone in the loop of her own. "Fine," She groaned out after a moment, turning to face him a bit more as her lower back, the part that was exposed from her tank top and her shorts, pressed into the patio table. "I'll stop."

Aiden smiled a bit when she finally gave in and said that she would stop. "Thank you." He said before giving her a hug, pulling out a CD case from his inner pocket of the jacket he had on the back of the chair and handing it to her. "Song I worked on, thought you might like an autographed copy from one of the people that performed on it."

Deanna pulled her arms over her chest and curled her fingers into her palms, eventually loosening up so she could lean into his hug, glancing down at the CD he pulled out. "Is this the gift?" She asked as she pulled it from his hands, eyeing the autograph with a smile. "Thank you."

Aiden watched her reaction to the CD for a moment before reaching over to finish the last of her drink. "Well it's one part of it but not the entire gift, no." A small smirk started to play at his lips. "You'll get the gift soon."

Deanna didn't say anything when he took her drink because she was too busy looking over the autographed cd, a smile growing over her face a little wider as she looked at it more. "Okay, okay, fair enough." She said, looking up at him. "You don't have to get me anything else."

Aiden watched her as he put the empty glass down, smiling a bit since he knew she was really happy about it. "Well you know my gifts come in multiples so, I may not have to but I want to."

Deanna ran her fingers over the plastic case of the cd before she turned to set it down on the table, twisting her body slightly around so she could lean up to press a kiss to his cheek. "Well, just know that spending time with you works just as much as a gift does." She murmured, watching his face carefully as she pulled back.

Aiden tilted his head towards her when she had twisted a bit, leaning up to kiss his cheek, a smile playing on his lips as he met her gaze. "Glad to hear that." He breathed out, moving an arm around her in a hug and kissing her forehead. "So other than favors, what's next?"

Deanna rolled her e yes some though she made sure he knew it was in a playful manner, tilting her head down into his shoulder after the kiss on the forehead. "Honestly nothing, we don't have much left to do for this thing. Which, thank God."

Aiden smiled when she said that there wasn't much left to do. "Great!" He offered with a grin. "Then we can hangout and just relax for the rest of the day, catch up more, maybe play some cards against humanity with your mom and soon to be step dad. See how terrible we all really are." He added with a laugh.

Deanna pulled herself away from him since too much body heat mixed with the high humidity just made her that much warmer than necessary. "Oh you're in for it. My mom is horrible." She said, chuckling. "Wanna order some take out?"

Deanna knew that it was insane for her to be going on two weeks without even speaking to her boyfriend, and she knew whenever she tried to explain why they weren't to someone else, they thought she was crazy too. They both were avoiding each other for different reasons but after awhile and after she was done pretending, being alone got her stuck in her thoughts. Which was why she figured enough was enough and she slid into her smaller car to head over to Lambda Sig, parking discreetly on the street before moving on toward the house to head up to his bedroom.

Josh was having a difficult couple of weeks. The stress of finals was weighing on him, arranging a place for him to stay throughout the summer so he wasn't homeless, the fact that his best friend was upset and nothing he was doing was working and then all the stuff with Deanna. All he wanted was to see her but he was nervous that the moment he was alone with her, she'd break up with him. He was pretty sure that was the only way whatever was going on between them would end. He was alone in his room, trying to sleep since that usually made him feel better. But he couldn't. All he could think about was all the disasters going on around him, causing him more stress.

Deanna managed to get up the stairs once she found that he wasn't down stairs in the den, kitchen, or dining area, so she moved down the hallway to find the familiar door and made the biggest effort to twist the handle discreetly and slip inside, though as soon as she managed to do so, the door sort of slammed and her elbow jammed against the dresser beside the door, causing a slight whine to fall from her lips.

Josh almost jumped him he heard the door slamming shut, especially since he hadn't heard it open in the first place. He opened his eyes to see Deanna struggling at the door. And while he wanted to make sure she was ok and help her with walking into his room, he decided not to. This might be it. This might be the moment she finally decided to end things. And he was in no rush for that to happen. So, before she could notice that he was looking at her, he laid back down and closed his eyes, pretending to be sound asleep.

Deanna bit into her lip immediately to quiet her noises once she figured Josh was actually asleep, and though she should probably talk it out with him, she might have been a little relieved she could wait on that part. Rubbing her elbow to relieve the small stinging, she attempted to weave throughout the rest of the room slowly and in the dark, stepping over what she assumed were clothes, dropping her purse which made a louder clunk than expected, and nudged his desk chair forward so she could get past to make it to the other side of his bed.

Josh continued to lay as still as he waited for Deanna to make her move. But he did his best to not lay too still, not wanting to make it obvious that he was trying not to move. As he listened to her loudly move toward the bed, it was difficult not to laugh at her. She really wasn't good at sneaking around. That or she was purposely doing it in hopes of waking him up. He kind of hoped for the latter because if not, he's really not shocked at all that she never successfully broke into a place with Natalia.

Deanna managed to get her jacket off and the heeled shoes she wore since that would've been crazy uncomfortable in said bed, before she was able to make it up to the edge, lowering herself down to a small area he wasn't occupying. "Hey," She breathed out, still a bit quiet since she figured he was still sleeping. "Wake up."

Josh was really hoping that his fake sleeping would deter her from waking him up. But apparently that wasn't going to be happening. He stayed still for a moment before letting out a soft sigh. "I'm not asleep," he whispered, keeping his eyes shut as he shifted over a little so she could have more room on the bed beside him.

Deanna looked down at him when he admitted he wasn't sleeping and she almost commented on it, but then she figured it would be a bit hypocritical of her since she pretty much did the same thing to him. "Are you trying to? Because I can leave you alone..." She said after a moment, adjusting herself after she got more room and moving her hand up the inside of his forearm.

Josh shook his head lightly at her question. He was trying before but that plan changed the moment she stepped through his bedroom door. "No," he answered slowly, opening his eyes up to look at her through the darkness of his bedroom. "You've left me alone long enough."

Deanna was kind of hoping for that answer since she came all the way over here for that reason in the first place, but she also tilted her head to give him a little look. "You've left me alone long enough, too."

Josh "You told me I was wrong about my feelings, Deanna. That I only thought it but I'd just change my mind," he reminded her. "Then everything with Ian happened and you didn't ever come over or call or text. Kind of assumed you didn't want me around."

Deanna "I was being honest with you about how I felt about it. Thinking that is a habit." Deanna murmured after awhile and curled her fingers to brush against his skin, before pulling it back into her lap. "It wasn't that at all. I was giving you space."

Josh sat up as she spoke, giving her his full attention. He couldn't be too mad at her about feeling what she felt and really, he wasn't. He was more upset over the fact that she was conditioned to think that way. "Space from you is the last thing I'd ever want."

Deanna moved so her leg was tucked underneath her and she was facing him some more, pushing her hair behind her ear to get a better look at him. "Guess we're both really bad at this thing, huh?" She murmured after a moment, trying to lighten the mood.

Josh almost smiled at her comment but he was resisting the urge, still feeling a little uneasy about how things were going. Just because she was here now and more or less saying she didn't want him to avoid her like she avoided him didn't mean things were ok between them, didn't mean she couldn't end it. "And what thing is that exactly?"

Deanna shrugged a shoulder in response, though she knew he was looking for more than that. "Communication?" She said, dampening her lips. "Or... something along those lines. I don't know."

Josh nodded his head slowly as she answered him. "Alright," he breathed out, turning away from her for a moment to switch on the bedside lamp. "Let's communicate now then," he said, obviously dreading what might come of this. He wasn't even going to try to hide it. What was the point? He took a deep breath as he turned back to her. "I love you," he quickly stated. "Its ok if you don't love me."

Deanna knew this was coming since that's exactly what she even came over there fore, though that didn't mean she wasn't nervous about it. "It's not that I don't not love you, or that at all." She replied, scrunching her nose up. "Don't think that."

Josh narrowed his eyes a little at her, trying to decide whether or not that should count as her saying she loves him too or not. It wasn't really a declaration of love but it wasn't a denial either. "Then what is it?"

Deanna "It's scary," Deanna breathed out after a moment, knowing it was pretty much the most cliche response or reasoning she could ever give. "People leave."

Josh shook his head lightly at her. "Is that really what you're worried about?" He questioned. "That I'm going to leave? Because I'm not, ok? There's nowhere I'd rather be than with you," he promised, reaching out to her.

Deanna moved toward him a bit when he reached out for her and she watched him carefully. "You sure?" She said. "Because that's what my dad said to my mom when I was born. Also her boyfriend number three and eight. Also the guy I dated in Georgia." Deanna said after a moment, pushing her hair back.

Josh frowned lightly at the mention of her father and the other ex boyfriends of her mom. Plus the guy she used to date. He could see why she was scared that he was saying these things just like them. "I'm not those guys. I'd never say these things unless I truly meant them. You don't have to be scared that I'm going to change my mind. Because I'm not. I promise."

Deanna was still a bit skeptical but that was a given for her. She knew it would take her time to even adjust, but it was more welcomed this time around. "Promise?" She breathed out after a moment, not exactly realizing she was holding her breath, as she moved her hand up his arm.

Josh gave her a gentle nod as he wrapped his arms loosely around her waist, pulling her closer to him. "Yes, I promised," he whispered, leaning into to press a soft kiss against her cheek. "I might not be the smartest man but I ain't stupid enough to leave the best person behind."

Deanna moved forward toward him more once he made the move to do the same, easing herself to rest into his front when he kissed her cheek. "Good," She said after a moment, before flashing him a tiny smile. "Because I love you, too."

Josh let out a soft, breathy laugh when she finally said it, his head dropping down to rest in the crook of her neck for a moment before pulling back. He couldn't help the smile that had taken over his face as he looked on at her, pushing her hair back. "What was that?"

Deanna moved her hands to rest on the bed on either sides of his hips, leaning forward toward him some more when he leaned back. "What?" She murmured after a moment, before smiling back at him. "I love you."

Josh could feel his smile growing as she said it a second time. He was never going to get sick of hearing those words coming from her. He could listen to them for the rest of his life. "I love you too," he breathed out before leaning in to capture her lips with his.

Deanna watched the smile on his face grow and she couldn't help but fail with holding back her own, keeping herself close to him the entire time, especially since she was expecting the kiss. She leaned her head up and easily returned the kiss, one hand moving to his hip and the other to his neck, deepening it slightly. "I really did miss you," She mumbled into the kiss, though didn't exactly pull away.

Josh 's smile remained as they kissed and as she deepened the kiss. He missed her and this more than he could ever explain. "Let's never do that again," he mumbled back, pulling her closer to him. "Because I couldn't take another day like that."

Deanna playfully pulled his lower lip within the kiss before she pulled away before she got too carried away. "I don't plan on it," She said, moving the hand she had from his neck down to the dip of his side, twisting her fingers into his short to just touch him. "It was torture."

Josh gave her a quick pout as she pulled away. It was probably for the better though. It had been two weeks since they saw each other, no doubt the kissing would lead to something else quickly. "Summer's gonna be a real bitch for us, huh?"

Deanna made a face before she dramatically dropped herself down onto her side into the bed, making a face into his pillow. "Don't talk about summer. I hate summer."

Josh couldn't help but laugh at how dramatic she immediately got. "Aw, really? I thought you'd be excited for summer. You'll get to be with your mom and sister. And you've got a couple of weddings to look forward to."

Deanna rolled herself over onto her back and pushed her hair out of her eyes, pouting back at him. "Well, yeah. But everyone is literally across the country try from me! A have you seen the dress she's planning on putting me in? It's so not flattering."

Josh moved to lay down next to her, returning the pout back to her. "I'm sure you'll still see your friends plenty. I doubt Natalia would go all summer without coming to visit. And you're going to see a lot at Willa and Landon's wedding," he said, trying to comfort her. "Oh, I doubt that. You look amazing in everything."

Deanna "She better or her ass is in trouble." Deanna propped herself up and moved around so she could lay on her stomach, wrapping her arm around his torso to get closer. "What about you?" She murmured after a moment, before making a face at his next comment. "... No. You know it's bad when I can't even pull it off."

Josh shrugged his shoulders lightly at her question. "I really want to say I'll come visit you," he begins to answer, his arms wrapping around her as she got closer. "But it really depends on how my bank account is looking and if my truck still loves me," he finished. Josh shakes his head at her, not really believing her. "Yea, I'm not going to be able to believe that until I see you in the dress."

Deanna felt a little more relaxed when she was able to be closer to him but still made a face. She knew it wasn't realistic for them to be able to spend an entire summer together, even if it was ideal. "I really hope it loves you or else this summer is seriously going to suck." She breathed our, leaning down to rest her chin on his chest to look up at him given her position. "Find, but once you see it, you'll agree just how ugly it is."

Josh gave her a little pout before pressing a soft kiss against her forehead. "We can talk on the phone and Skype whenever you want. And I'm sure the summer will just fly by and then we'll be together again and everything will be awesome, right?" He knew the summer was going to be tough without seeing her but he believed in them. "Well, think of it this way...if the dress is actually really bad...I can rip it off and it'll be worth it in the end, right?"

Deanna closed her eyes for a moment after the little kiss before she dipped down and pressed her own against his chest. "Promise me though? Because everyone says they will but sometimes it doesn't happen." She said, before a smirk slowly spread across her face. "Making it potentially dirty... You know me too well."

Josh moved his hands up and down her back gently, smiling lightly at her. "Of course I promise. And I'm very serious. I don't want to go too long without seeing your face or hearing your voice. So I'm definitely going to be pestering you all summer long." He let out a small laugh at her, nodding his head. "Gotta make the girl I love happy and to do that, I gotta know what my girl likes."

Deanna shifted closer to him, if that was even possible at that point. "Pester me all you want because that has to be more entertaining that being stuck at a movie theater," She teased, shaking her head before she moved up and kept herself propped up enough to see him. "As long as you remember everything, we'll be good."

Josh groaned at the idea of being at the movie theater all summer long. "Don't talk about that. I'm going to be working like...probably every day so I can save up for the school year. Summer time at the movies is the worst. So many middle schoolers...all making huge messes." He really couldn't wait until he could quit that job. "I do my best, babe. Even though I know I don't know everything yet. I still got a long list of questions to ask."

Deanna laughed a little at his groaning, finding it a little amusing. "Sounds horrible. Why haven't you gone and found a new one yet?" She asked, cocking her head to the side. "Well, you know I'm always prepared so you can ask away."

Josh sighed a little, his head shaking. "My manager is like...weirdly into the fact that I play baseball. So he's pretty chill when I gotta call out of work for practice and stuff. Just as long as I make up the days during my summer vacation," he explained. "Right now I just want to know how you've been these last two weeks."

Deanna "Like me, how I'm so into you playing baseball." Deanna laughed. "But sounds like mine. I love my little old couple bosses." She said and slid her hand up and down his side, eventually making a face afterwards. "Well, uh, sad?"

Josh scrunched his nose up a little at her. "You're weirdly into it too?" He teased. "Yea, your bosses sound pretty cool. And I like when they let this one really beautiful waitress make food because...it's amazing." Josh frowned a little at her answer. "I'm sorry. I didn't want to make you sad."

Deanna "Way too into it. It's extremely attractive to watch." The brunette moved her hand up his chest to gently tap his scrunched nose, before she allowed her pointer finger to move along his jaw. "They are, they're amazing. They're pretty much a second pair of parents. It's where I've learned everything... and good, because if I made disgusting food, that would be embarrassing." Shaking her head, Deanna made a small face. "It wasn't just you."

Josh kept his eyes on her, not fully believing her. "Really? You actually like watching me play baseball?" He questioned. He bit down on his bottom lip, fighting off a small smirk as her finger moved over his jaw. "Mm, nope. You're an amazing cook. I could eat your food forever," he assured her. "What happened? I'll fight them. Unless it's a girl...in which case, you can fight them because I know you'd kick ass and then I'll be your alibi so you don't get in trouble again with Ollie."

Deanna "Yeah. Like, I might not watch sports on my spare time but I'm also not super uninterested. I like seeing you do what you love. Plus, the view I get kind of helps." She replied and eyes his little smirk, knowing it was way too evil for anyone's own good. "Well you're stuck with me forever so I'm glad you like my cooking." She said, pecking his lips afterwards though the mood soon shifted for her and she knew it was inevitable. It was the main reason she came over to see him in the first place. "Thanks, but we don't need to fight anyone." She said, flashing a tired light smile. "It's uh... my dad. He sent me a CD full of his "comeback" music."

Josh "Well, good to know you aren't hating every second of the game while you're there to see me." He gave her kind of an amused look at her next comment, finding it a little funny given how messy things had been between them lately. "Well, I'm glad that I'm stuck with your forever," he whispered. Josh listened as she explained what was making her sad, his eyebrows furrowing together. "He knows where you live and instead of coming to see you, he sent you a CD with his shitty music?" He questioned, getting mad for her. "Are you sure you don't want me to fight him? I don't need his fatherly approval..."

Deanna laughed. "Not even close, I actually like going to see you." She said with a shrug before she easily pulled him in closer, lowering her head down to his chest. "Good answer." She murmured, though after a moment she made a face. "He sent it with Aiden, and said he could arrange a meeting with us if I wanted. Which, I don't." She said, before peeking up at him. "You don't need to fight him."

Josh "Because you're sitting in the stands thinking dirty thoughts," he teased. He wrapped his arms a little tighter around her as she pulled closer, smiling lightly. He really did miss having her in his arms way too much and didn't want to let her go anytime soon. He rolled his eyes at the mention of Aiden. The guy seemed to always somehow be intertwined her in life. "Well, I'm here for you, ok? Whether you see him or not. I'm here any time you need to vent or just sit in silence or do whatever you want to make you not sad about it anymore."

Deanna "I mean... Yeah. Okay, I am. But can you blame me? You look really good in your uniform." Deanna shrugged her shoulders again and laughed before she pressed her face into the crook of his neck. "I know you are. Which is partially why I came here tonight and why you're again, too good for me."

Josh groaned a little as she went on. "Stop it. You're gonna make me get all bashful whenever I'm trying to play." He tilted his head a little to press a kiss against the top of her head, as his fingertips moved lightly against her back. "Am not. But I'm happy you know I'm here and you're already coming to me."

Deanna grinned, happy she was able to actually get it reverse for once. "Not my fault you're seriously super sexy when you play," She breathed out into his neck and grinned, easily relaxing at his touch. "You are but yeah, you're kinda easy to talk to about this."

Josh shook his head at her. "You're a jerk," he breathed out. With her complimenting and her breath against his skin, it was a little more than what he wanted to handle at the moment. Plus it had been two weeks since they were together and there were things he kind of missed. "Am not and thank you. I hope I'm easy to talk to about everything."

Deanna "I may be a jerk, but I'm truthful." Deanna responded with a grin on her face before she leaned forward to press her lips against his skin, knowing that he was going to get squirmish here soon if she continued. Moving her hand up his chest, she slid her fingers around his hand and rested it there for the time being. "You are. It's easy to talk to you and it kinda blows my mind."

Josh huffed when she kissed him. "You're a super jerk," he informed her. "And being really uncool right now. It's been two weeks and you're very tempting and you need to not do that anymore tonight, ok?" Usually when she was being like this, he'd tease back. But he really didn't trust himself at the moment. His smile only grew as she spoke, feeling his cheesier side beginning to come out. "Keep talking to me then."

Deanna made a face though it was really because she was just trying to contain her laughter, instead slowly sliding her fingers through his and lowering her head to kiss behind his ear. "Why? I missed you..." She murmured after a moment, though pulled away when he spoke. Her smile was bigger compared to earlier and she slowly leaned in to actually kiss his lips this time. "I'm so in love with you."

Josh really should have expected her to just run with the teasing. She generally does. "I missed you too but you're being a tease and I do not miss that," he murmured, sighing slightly as she continued kissing him. He was so weak when it came to her, it really wasn't fair. At her words though, he forgave all the teasing she was doing because hearing that from her made him happier than he could ever explain. "Good. Because I am so, so in love with you."

Deanna "Please. You know you love my teasing." Shaking her head, Deanna flashed him a tiny smirk before she leaned in to kiss him again, brushing her thumb over his jawline again. "So cheesy. If anyone ever heard us right now they would be making gagging noises."

Josh "Well, I do love everything about you so I guess that's true," he breathed. Josh returned the smirk, keeping his eyes focused on her. "Mm, but they'd be super jealous over what we've got while all they got is bitterness."

Deanna "See? So, even the bad parts you could easily love. Including teasing." Deanna replied as a grin spread across her lips and she easily leaned back in to kiss him again, moving her hand up to push through the hair above his forehead. "Yeah, the bitter outsiders. All just super jealous."

Josh "I could and I do," he laughed. "Including the teasing." He smiled against her lips, wrapping his arms around her body and kissed her back. "So jealous," he mumbled against her lips. "But I don't care about them right now. Just you. Only you."

Deanna knew, for the most part, that she was distracting him around the conversation at hand but they already knew the truth. Most people would call them cheesy but they actually were just bitter and jealous, even if they didn't admit it. "More like care about them... ever." She said, nipping at his bottom lip before she pulled back and rolled herself onto the bed.

Josh sighed as she pulled back. He stayed still for a moment before rolling onto his side so he was facing her. "I really want to stay in our happy, little bubble where everything feels really great and amazing," he began, reaching out to push some of her hair back. "But are you doing ok after what happened?

Deanna "You and me both," Deanna breathed out after a moment when he moved over toward her and she looked up at him, smooshing her lips together. "After what? My Dad or the whole two weeks thing?"

Josh shrugged up a shoulder lightly at her question. "I guess both. I mean...if I had known about the dad thing, I would have sucked it up and come talk to you like forever ago. And I'm really sorry that I didn't just do that in the first place. But...yea...I just want to make sure you're ok and not sad anymore. Or at least not as sad."

Deanna "You couldn't have known, I didn't really tell anybody. If I had a say, Aiden wouldn't even know but apparently the universe sticks him in his damn company." Deanna said before she reached up and slid her hand underneath the crown of her head so she could be propped up. "I'm not as sad, don't worry. I don't think about him much and this doesn't change that."

Josh "Doesn't really matter if I could have known or not. I'm supposed to be there to make sure you're happy and doing alright no matter what. But I was being a jackass and just moping around instead." He kept his eyes on her when she assured him that she wasn't sad. "Ok. I mean, I'm still going to worry but ok. How are you feeling though?"

Deanna "We were both avoiding so you aren't the only jackass here." She replied, flashing him a half smile though it was lighter than her normal ones. "I'm just kind of confused by it."

Josh "But you're an adorable jackass so it's ok," he joked lightly. Josh listened to her and nodded his head lightly. "Why are you confused?" He asked. "Because he's decided to reach out by using your friend or because he's trying to reach out at all?"

Deanna scrunched her nose up. "I don't think that's actually a thing, but ok." If she still was considered adorable when she was being a jackass by him, she'd take it and not even argue. "Uh, well... He's waited like, nineteen years to do this? He left when on my second birthday." She said, shrugging some as she got a little quieter. "I just don't know what he wants with sending me his music that I've already heard through someone I'm close with."

Josh narrowed his eyes playfully at her. "It's totally a thing. And it's you so..." He softened his features a little and let out a soft sigh. "Well, you know I don't really fall into the category of perfect parents. And I'm so not trying to defend him because he's an idiot for leaving you and your mom...clearly. But maybe he thinks it's the best way for him to go about reconnecting with you?"

Deanna "Don't think so," She reached up and poked his nose before lowering her head back down onto her hand, blowing a deep breath through her nose. "I guess. But he's an idiot. He knows where I live and he knows where my mom is so if he really wanted to contact me, why wait until he sees one of my friends? It's just weird timing."

Josh licked over his lips, thinking for a moment. "Well...did he contact your friend or did your friend notice the name and knew the connection and decided to find yet another way to be entangled in your life?" He questioned, doing his best not to sound too annoyed while talking about Aiden. "Because my question is...how would your dad know who you're friends with unless said friend reached out first."

Deanna made a small face. "He noticed the name. Or, that's what he said. I've known who my dad is from the beginning. He's Marcus Cole, a failed rock musician with a band that didn't make it past his second album. So, I guess his family's company was one that signed him and is attempting to bring him back." Shrugging her shoulders, she brought her gaze back toward him.

Josh rolled his eyes when she pretty much confirmed what he assumed. "So, basically...saw his name and decided to bury himself deeper into your life," he said, not hiding it anymore. "If it were me...and mind you, I can be a vengeful asshole at times...I'd drop his ass from the company with no explanation. I wouldn't even let him know I knew you. Because now he thinks he has a foot in the door and he doesn't deserve that."

Deanna "I wouldn't say that... I don't know what the conversation exactly was but... all I know is that he met him and he let me know about it." Pursing her lips together, Deanna looked over his face for a moment. "Well, he doesn't. I don't have any part of me that wants to even know him. Plus, that would kill my mom."

Josh shrugged his shoulders. He should probably give Aiden the benefit of the doubt but he just didn't. He was still a little bitter about what happened before her and Deanna were officially together and he didn't think it would go away anytime soon. "My offer to fight your dad is still on the table."

Deanna moved on in a little closer and nudged his side, still letting him know that she was okay even if the whole dad thing was bothering her. "How about we just burn the stupid CD instead?"

Josh smiled lightly at her as she nudged him, reaching out toward her to run his hand up and down her arm lightly. "I really like that idea. But I think we should kick it up a notch. Maybe ask some KT's for their totally illegal fireworks and blow it up instead."

Deanna enjoyed his touch way too much and would be lying if she were to say she didn't get closer to him to get more of it, especially since it seemed to automatically relax her. "Go big or go home, right? Maybe you'll level up then."

Josh moved his hand to her back as she scooted closer to him, letting his fingers lightly brush over her. "I hope I level up. It's starting to get really sad how long I've been sitting on this low level."

Deanna eventually dropped her arm down from being propped up and laid herself back down beside him, getting tucked into his side since the warmth from him being in the bed for so long was calling her. "You will, you just haven't had that many opportunities yet. Illegal fireworks are the perfect chance, as long as you don't blow your face off."

Josh pulled her in closer as she laid back down beside him, smiling lightly at her. "Babe, please. I've been playing with illegal fireworks since I was in sixth grade. Haven't blown my face off yet. Have a little faith in me."

Deanna tilted her head back since she was now lowered and hunched down a bit. "Well, you never know. You can't predict the future. I'm just saying you've got a nice face and I'd like to look at it a bit longer if I can."

Josh laughed at her and shook his head. "Alright. That's fair. I'll make sure the fireworks have a really, really long fuse and then I'll run far away from it once I get it lit, ok?"

Deanna reached up and tapped his cheek playfully, before she gently grabbed his chin to pull it to the side, as if she was looking over his face. "Yeah, it's a really good face." She said with a grin and scrunched her nose up. "But sounds good to me. And if that plan doesn't work... throw it at Ryan or something."

Josh scrunched his nose up as she pulled at his face. "You're a dork," he laughed. At her next comment, he shoots her a confused expression. "Whoa. Why at Ryan?" He questioned. "Am I supposed to be mad at him or something? Because if you want me to dislike people with you, I need reasons."

Deanna dropped her hand after he teased her and pouted at him. "At least I'm not a nerd," She said, prodding into his side. She then shrugged it off and laughed a little. "No reason. It could be Ian for all that I care, just thought Ryan was a little less sensitive for you."

Josh "Yea? Well, you're super in love with this nerd," he reminded her, giving her a cocky grin. "Oh, ok. Just making sure. But alright...if I can throw it at anyone, it'll probably be Thomas. I love Ian too much and wouldn't want to hurt him. And Ryan's the president so that might be awkward. But Thomas...he's Lambda's ghost so it'll just go right through him..."

Deanna "I really am," She said after a moment and had to shake herself out of it before she got too cheesy with him, moving her fingers down his neck to simply just touch him. "Thomas... who? Clearly I need to study your composite because I have no idea who that is."

Josh felt a wide grin breaking out over his face at her confirmation. He really was never going to get tired of hearing it. "Babe. He's a ghost. He haunts the house. Sometimes late at night...you see him in the kitchen eating cereal. But that's very rare."

Deanna brushed her hand down his side then moved back up the shirt he was wearing, circling her finger around the skin available to her then, grinning herself. "Then I for sure have to see him! Considering I usually am in your kitchen, eating your cereal, in the middle of the night."

Josh "You trying to feel me up?" he teased when her fingers move up his shirt. He shakes his head quickly at her. "No. No. You won't see him coming, babe. Matter of fact, you guys have probably eaten cereal together already and you just didn't know he was sitting there."

Deanna "Maybe..." she shrugged once more as her hand moved from around his side to his back, curling her fingers so they tickled across the lower part of his back. "Well, that's not reassuring at all. You're essentially saying I dine with a ghost and I don't even know it."

Josh squirmed a little as she started to tickle him. "Stop that or I'll tickle you back," he warned. He laughed a little and nodded. "Yep. That's exactly what I'm saying. He's spooky like that. There are times when I'm watching tv completely alone and then I hear him laughing at the funny part and look over and he's sitting next to me. Scares me every time."

Deanna grinned though she turned and pressed her face into his neck, using her leverage to continue ghosting her fingers over his back as she did so. "I don't know what you're talking about? Tickling? Whoever does such a thing?" She murmured, before she chuckled into his skin. "That's horrifying."

Josh huffed as she continued to tickle him, moving his own hands to her side. "I'm warning you, Deanna," he said in a low, serious tone. "I'm going to get you back..." He shook his head lightly at her. "It is. But he throws a damn good party so I guess it's ok."

Deanna "Warn me all you want but I'm not doing anything..." Deanna replied as her fingers slowly drug up the middle of his back, then down to the lower part all over again. "Mm. He does. I love them. Especially when he has tequila."

Josh "Alright, I tried to be nice," he sighed before rolling over and pushing her back onto the bed. He moved so he was hovering over her somewhat and immediately began tickling her sides as his payback.

Deanna felt her eyes widen immediately though she probably should have been expecting this, since Josh usually stuck to his word. "Oh my God, no!" She squealed out after a moment and immediately thrusted her hips up to get away from him, grabbing at his hands. "Quit it!"

Josh laughed as she squealed. He was too amused by her over reaction to being tickled to stop. Plus he wasn't going to give into her just yet, not after she kept doing it to him. "Quit what?" He asked in a teasing tone, still tickling her sides.

Deanna was already feeling her stomach tighten and was growing out of breath. If anything, she would pretty much getting an ab work out from this. "Quit tickling me! Josh!" She giggled through deep pants and she struggled to grasp onto his hands, rolling over so she could try to get out from underneath him.

Josh continued to ignore her until she started to roll away from him, quickly stopping what he was doing to wrap his arms around her and pull her up against him. "Don't roll off the bed," he laughed breathlessly before pressing a kiss against her temple. "I'll stop now...I promise..."

Deanna was beginning to breathe a bit harder as the kissing continued before she was tugged back into him, blowing her hair from her eyes. "I'm literally out of breath, jeeze." She laughed and pushed her hair back, looking over at him. "That was so mean!"

Josh couldn't help but laugh at her and her very dramatic statement. "Hey, I warned you," he reminded her before leaning down to press a soft kiss against her lips. "But I said I'll stop so you can be happy now, ok?" He said, moving his lips down to her neck, kissing her pulse point, which was racing at the moment.

Deanna twisted slightly in his grip so she could look up at him more clearly and puckered her lips up just in time to meet his kiss, though it was soon pulled away. "You're supposed to give up though," She breathed out, licking her lips as her head moved for him. "Ok, ok, I'm happy."

Josh furrowed his eyebrows together at her when she said he was supposed to give up. "Wait. Why do I gotta give up?" He questioned. "Do we take turns giving up or am I always supposed to give up?" He smirked a little when she said she was happy, nipping at her skin lightly. "Is it because I stopped tickling you or is there another reason?"

Deanna "You weren't supposed to tickle me!" she breathed out and shook her head, before she was actually looking up at him. "But... always." She said, reaching up to brush her fingers over the shell of his ear before fluttering her eyes shut. "Maybe another reason....."

Josh shook his head quickly at her. "That's so not fair. I can't tickle you and I also have to always give up? Why?" He was so not about to just let her get her way with everything. Not yet, at least. "What's the other reason?" He asked, pressing another kiss to the side of her neck.

Deanna licked over her lips easily as he continued kissing at her skin, getting a little distracted to the point where she didn't even process what he was asking or talking about at all. ".... Hm?"

Josh let out a soft laugh against the crook of her neck when she didn't answer any of his questions. "I asked," he began, kissing down her neck slowly. "Why do I always have to give up?" He finished, kissing her again, a little lower this time. "And what..." Another kiss. "Was..." And another. "The other reason?" He finished, biting her neck this time.

Deanna crinkled her eyebrows together. Was she seriously supposed to be answering something? Or why was he even still talking? Because half of what he was saying didn't even go up to her brain. "Uh... yes... no... and zero?" she murmured as her answers, licking her lips as she moved to slid her hand down the back of his neck.

Josh pulled away a little when she gave the most random answers ever. "Yes, no, and zero?" He asked, giving her a little look. "Fine. I'll take that for now but...we'll circle back later," he said before dipping his head back down, kissing and biting over her neck again. His hands moved down her body and then back up her body, lifting her shirt up.

Deanna blinked her eyes a couple of times when he continued talking before she was propping herself up, looking down toward him. "Wait, what?" She breathed out in confusion after a moment, cheeks a little red, before she waved it off. "You know what? Nevermind. Not important." She said, immediately lifting herself up so she could wiggle her shirt up.

Josh almost groaned when she propped herself up and started questioning him. He thought they were going to hold off on the talking part at the moment. Thankfully she wasn't going to cause them both torture and decided it wasn't important, which only made him grin as they got her shirt off, tossing it to the side. Immediately his lips began to move down her chest and his hand moving around her back to get her bra off just as quickly as he got her shirt off.

Deanna was actually a little surprised when he resorted to the no talking thing, even if she wasn't complaining, it was usually her that was tearing at his shirt to get it off. Reversed was definitely okay with her though. Lifting her arms up, Deanna easily moved out of her shirt and tossed it down to the floor, giggling when he moved for her bra. "You're in a hurry."

Josh pulled back when he heard her giggling, looking up at her with a coy smile on his face. "I can slow down if you want," he offered, unhooking her bra and then slowly moving his hands to her shoulders, pulling the straps away even slower just to be a jerk. "Is that what you want?"

Deanna tilted her chin down to her collarbone when he looked at her with that little smile and she almost wanted to cover it up, since he knew it was messing with her. "What? No, I was just teasing." She said, breathing out a laugh before she wiggled her shoulders out to hurry him up, acting as if she was going to flip them. "No."

Josh did his best to keep his straight face up until she started to move her shoulders around. He let out a breathy laugh and finished getting her bra off before she could start to whine, tossing it off to the side. "I love you," he whispered before leaning in to capture her lips, pushing her gently back down onto the bed.

Deanna was way too relieved when the damn thing came off and her arms looped around his neck loosely, allowing him to dip down and kiss her like he was going for. "I love you, too." She breathed out softly, and as she was lowered to the bed again, she slipped her hand underneath is shirt.

Josh smiled against her lips, kissing her once more before pulling back again, letting his lips trail back down her neck once more. He sucked against her skin, leaving a small mark before moving down to her breasts. He focused his attention onto the newly exposed skin as his hands moved down her sides slowly, tickling her lightly as they made their way to the button of her jeans.

Deanna bit into her bottom lip a little harder than before as each part of the exposed skin was touched by him, easily allowing her hips to roll up and flex when her jeans became the better part of the focus. "You know, if I didn't know any better, I'd say you really, really missed every part of me." She murmured after a moment, slowly leaning forward so her hand could move up toward his torso and the other could bunch his shirt up his ribcage.

Josh nodded his head lightly as he sucked against breast, leaving another mark. "I really, really, really missed every part of you," he finally said, looking up at her. He placed a light kiss against her stomach before sitting up to pull his shirt off for her, tossing it to the side with her clothes. He let his eyes move over her for a moment, licking over his lips. "Still so beautiful," he let out in a breath of air, his hands going back to undo her pants and start pulling them down, along with her underwear.

Deanna felt a grin spread over her lips when he agreed and she watched him move up to remove his shirt. Gently reaching up to bite her thumbnail, she grinned back at him. "That's what I thought." Deanna replied, feeling a blush spread over her cheekbones immediately. "Stop it," She breathed out and lifted her hips again slowly, keeping her eyes on him.

Josh quickly finished getting her undressed but kept himself from doing anything after he heard her breathe out for him to stop. He moved back down to her, giving her a little confused expression. "What do you want me to stop?" He asked in a soft voice, kissing the underside of her jaw lightly.

Deanna released a deep breath through her nose when he came back down before she rolled onto her side and gripped at his belt loops. "Stop feeding my ego," She breathed, laughing a little.

Josh let out a small laugh and shook his head. "No can do, Gorgeous. You already gave me permission to tell you how beautiful you are every day for the rest of our lives," he reminded her. "Now stop distracting me from your body," he whispered, pushing her back once again and pulling her hands away from him, pinning them above her head as he started back kissing down her body.

Deanna dampened her lips and again fought back a smile, brushing some of her hair back. "Ok, ok. I'll shut up now." She breathed out though her brows immediately arched upward when she was pinned back. "What are you up to?"

Josh had just gotten back down to her belly button when she started to question him, causing him to laugh a little at her. "Thought you were gonna shut up?" He teased, shifting himself further down onto the bed."If you'd rather talk...I can stop," he offered, glancing up at her as he pushed her legs apart and moved himself between them. "Up to you, babe."

Deanna watched him move down her body and she felt her breathing grow a little deeper, brushing back some of her hair off her forehead. "I... Okay. Good point." She whispered, licking her lips. "Don't stop."

Josh kept his eyes on her for a moment, letting a smirk make its way to his lips. "I won't," he promised, his hands gripping her one of her legs, pulling it over his shoulder as he lowered his head between her legs. He tilted his head to the side, kissing her inner thigh just to tease her with waiting a little longer.

Deanna knew what he was doing and she knew he was getting a kick out of teasing her. Which is why she didn't say much, knowing he would just stall. "You better not," Deanna breathed out, feeling goosebumps slowly rising on her skin the slower he moved.

Josh really couldn't help himself sometimes when he got into the teasing mood with her. He nipped at her skin a few times as he moved his hands to her hips. He licked over his lips, glancing up at her for a moment. He kissed her inner thigh once more before moving his lips up and running his tongue over her center.

Deanna was pretty much fighting the urge to do anything at that point that would make him want to stop and tease her all over again, which she knew was probably an easy thing to do. Eventually, however, she quit refraining and a louder, needy moan rolled off the tip of her tongue, her toes immediately curling. "Josh," She whined out, arching her hips forward.

Josh knew he has been teasing a little too much and knew that she was an impatient person and hearing the neediness in her moan just confirmed it. He was done teasing though and hearing his name rolling off her tongue only encouraged him to continue. He let the taste of her take over his senses as he licked and sucked against her clit, letting out his own light moan.

Deanna attempted to keep even quieter than what she normally would have been given the fact that his brothers were probably starting to file inside the house, and the last thing she wanted was to make the walk of shame seriously more embarrassing. Immediately reaching down to slide her fingers through his hair, she loosely gripped onto the ends, since the vibration of his noise made her hips wiggle forward.

Josh flicked his tongue against her clit, speeding up his movements as he continued going down on her. He still wanted to take his time with her tonight but he wasn't going to torture her with a night of slow, teasing movements. Her gripping onto his hair only caused another moan to escape him, liking the feeling of that a little too much.

Deanna was wiggling all around by that point, having the sensations practically shooting down her spine and feeling like her skin was on fire. It was an obvious real effect he had and given her body's natural response to every little thing he did, he was probably learning it. Sucking her bottom lip in between her teeth, Deanna's head rolled backwards into the fluffed up pillow and she easily let out a louder whimper upon reaching her peak. "Oh my God..."

Josh 's confidence continued to grow with every move she made and every sound that she managed to get from her. He never doubted his abilities but Deanna made him feel almost cocky about it. When he felt her reaching her peak, he smirked against her center and didn't stop until she rode out her high. Slowly, he pulled back, licking over his lips as he looked up at her.

Deanna rolled her hips a few times after to lessen some friction, cheekbones flushed crimson for obvious reasons. "Wow, you missed me." She breathed out with her eyes still closed, pulling some hair away from her neck, peeking down at him. "I love you."

Josh laughed a little at her, shaking his head since he was pretty sure she was teasing him now. He pressed a little kiss against her hip as he moved up closer to her again, wanting to be more eye level. He felt himself grinning when she said she loved him. "I love you so much," he breathed out, lying down beside her. "I'm never going to stop loving you, Deanna."

Deanna dropped her hand from where it had been holding his head in place before he was back and up near her, and she propped up on an elbow, stealing the kiss. "I'm holding you to that," She mumbled into his lips, rolling so she could roll on top of him.

Josh felt his grin growing as she kissed him. "Hold me to it all you want. I'm completely serious when I say it," he assured her. As she rolled on top of him, he laid back and moved his hands down to her waist. "What are you doing now?"

Deanna dipped into the blankets that had been pulled back for him earlier and immediately smiled a little wider at him. "Nerd," She whispered after a moment, kissing on his lower part of his jawline. "I'm loving on you."

Josh scrunched his nose up when she called him a nerd. "How am I a nerd now?" He asked, not understanding it this time. "Alright, I definitely have no problem with you loving on me. So, love away, Beautiful."

Deanna "It's just who you are, it's a natural thing." She whispered and a grin slowly spread across her face, pulling his comforter up over her own body before she pressed up closer to him, leaving little pecks against his skin of his neck. "I plan on it."

Josh "Oh, ok. So I'm just going to get called a nerd regardless of what I'm doing or saying?" He questioned. "Well, just remember you love this nerd." He wrapped his arms around her as she pressed closer to him, tilting his head to the side to allow her more access to his neck.

Deanna "I do, so in love with him." She repeated for the whatever amount of time that night, though really she wasn't anywhere near tired of it. "But yeah, pretty much." She breathed out, grinning as she took her kisses down below his chin to his pulse point.

Josh felt himself grinning again as she said it again. He was seriously never going to get tired of hearing those words from her. He could just hear it on repeat and nothing else and I'd be the happiest man alive. As she kissed him, he moved his fingers up and down her back slowly.

Deanna could tell he was grinning just by the way his neck strained, and she used that opportunity to nip at his neck with her lips and allow her teeth to graze over the tanner skin from his practices and games. Smirking to herself, she wiggled herself down some and slid her arm around the lower part of his stomach.

Josh bite down on his bottom lip quickly as she nipped against his neck. She was always attacking him when he least expected it, which almost caused him to laugh. "Don't tease me all night," he pleaded in a soft breath, having a feeling that's what she was planning on doing.

Deanna lifted her head up playfully when he spoke, knowing what she was doing and was also trying to get a little payback. "What? I'm not doing anything?" She said, walking her fingers across his stomach instead.

Josh shook his head lightly at her. He knew she was trying to mess with him for taking his sweet time kissing on her. But she really couldn't be mad about that. It had been too long since he was able to do that. "Don't try to play innocent. It doesn't work for you."

Deanna "I'm not trying to play anything. Also, everything works for me." Deanna said as her pointer finger wiggled around and she undid his button on his jeans, grinning at him the entire time. "You're crazy."

Josh "Uh-huh. Sure, you can totally pull off being innocent," he teased. He licked over his lips when he felt her unbutton his jeans, trying to keep a smirk off of his face. "Mhm...crazy in love with you," he responded even though he knew she was gonna call him cheesy for it.

Deanna used the leverage she had to pop open his jeans and she easily slid his zipper down, lowering her head to press a few kisses to the corner of her mouth. "See? Agreeing with me is easier than you think it is." She replied, shimming the waistband of his jeans the slightest bit down before she ghosted her fingers over the front of his boxers. "Dork." She grinned

Josh pursed his lips a little, trying not to laugh at her at the moment. He was pretty sure laughing at her might make her turn mean and be even more of a tease. He let out a soft sigh as her fingers moved over him, trying to keep himself from getting impatient. "You like it."

Deanna shifted her body so it was seated up a bit more though kept the blankets she had bunched up around herself in place, using the hand she wasn't using to steady herself to slip just underneath the elastic of his boxers, biting her lip as she did so. "I mean, maybe..." She murmured, shimming them down slowly. "Maybe I always had a thing for the dorks."

Josh narrowed his eyes at her a bit, trying to figure out what she was planning because he really wasn't sure at this point. Either he was about to have amazing sex with his girlfriend or she was just going to get him turned on and then do nothing about it. "I believe it," he said, raising himself up to make getting his boxers off easier for her.

Deanna rolled over and easily slid herself down, getting tangled in the blankets during the process. "You say that because you're one of them," She breathed out with a grin, pulling down his boxers and jeans off his thighs while she pressed a few kisses along the middle of his stomach.

Josh couldn't help the small laugh that escaped him as he watched her get tangled up in his blankets. He reached down to push some of them away, not wanting to lose sight of her. "But I'm the one you love so definitely a win for me," he joked lightly, smiling as she kissed his stomach.

Deanna felt a grin spread across her lips a little wider as she grabbed his pants and boxers, tossing them down near the pile of her own. "Yeah, go ahead and brag some more about it." She laughed, pulling her leg over his hips so she could dip down and kiss his lips.

Josh laughed a little more as she spoke. "Shh. Just let me be happy that my beautiful and amazing girlfriend loves me." As she began kissing him against his lips, he wrapped his arms loosely around her, smiling gently against her lips and kissed her back. "Are we going to have sex now?" He mumbled against her lips.

Deanna moved her hand down onto his jaw and let her thumb brush over his skin. "Okay, okay. I'll let you be happy with it." She mumbled into his mouth, parting her lips as the kiss continued before she chuckled into his mouth. "Yes."

Josh "Thank you," he breathed out, a smile still on his lips. He honestly was just so happy that they were at this point together that nothing could bring him down. He laughed as she answer her, kissing her a little longer before pulling away so he could reach over toward his night stand, pulling the drawer open and feeling around a condom.

Deanna deepened the kiss even more though pulled back when he was digging through the drawer, kissing along his jaw. "Hurry up."

Josh "Oh, now you're in a hurry," he teased her. Once he found a condom, he quickly shut the drawer and ripped the package open, knowing she was going to continue to rush him. He took the condom out and rolled it onto himself before moving his hands down to her hips, pulling her more on top of him.

Deanna "Yes. You teased me enough and now I want all of you." She breathed out with a laugh before she lowered her kisses down his neck, easing her hips from him to allow him some room. Once he was finished, she rolled over and straddled his hips, grinding down into him.

Josh pretended to be offended when she claimed he teased her. "You're one to talk," he threw back at her. As she straddled him, he shifted under her slightly. His grasp tightened against her hips as she ground down against him, letting out a low groan. He looked up at her as he moved his hand down to position himself outside her entrance, licking over his lips.

Deanna "You're worse than I am," She breathed out and reached up to push her hair out of her face, the other gripping onto the side of his body. Hearing his groan only enticited her further and she pulled the blankets down to just cover his legs, playfully pressing down against him. "Come on..."

Josh shook his head, not willing to agree to her accusation. Even though it might be a little true at times. He almost laughed when she spoke again. "So impatient," he teased before guiding himself into her, he slowly moved both of his hands back to her hips, pulling her down onto him further, groaning lightly as he felt her around him.

Deanna pushed the hair falling back into her face away again. "Sue me," She replied, breathing a little heavier once her hips were able to swivel down to press against his at ease this time, holding back her own groan of pleasure. Licking over her lips, Deanna dipped her head down and quickly captured his lips with her own, rolling her lower half a few times to test around for a rhythm.

Josh loosened his grip on Deanna's hips as she dipped down and kissed him again. Kissing her back, he began to roll his hips up against her, matching the her rhythm as he did so. As he moved his hips against hers, he deepened the kissing, moving one of his hands up to rest against the back of her neck.

Deanna easily was able to get into a rhythm with him in no time, and she would be the cheesy one to blame it on their insane chemistry. He seemed to know what buttons she liked pushed and when she wanted them, and she was learning his quickly. It was what made this experience probably so addicting for her. Releasing a low moan into his mouth, Deanna lightly bit down on his bottom lip and slid her hand gently up into his hair, picking up the pace eventually.

Josh moaned as she quickened the pace, his hands moving over her body, not sure where exactly they wanted to be at anymore. He pulled his lips away from hers, resting back into the pillows and he used one hand to push the hair out of her face, wanting to get the perfect view of her as he snapped his hips hard into her.

Deanna loosely gripped onto the locks tangled between her fingers before her hand pulled away from his scalp and pressed down into the pillow close to his head, pulling back the slightest bit for air around the time he did as well. Which she was thankful for, because her lungs were burning for the lack of air at that moment. A grin broke out over her face though her eyes remained closed while she felt his hands, moving her own to gently slid down his arm, before sitting up a bit more so she could lean back and easily let her hips roll at a quicker pace with his harder movements, attempting to get him to the brink of where she wanted him.

Josh could feel the pressure building up in his stomach as he got closer and closer to the edge. He was determined though to hold off until after Deanna was sent over the edge. But with her being on top of him, she seemed to have more power than usual to drive him so close, so fast. He snapped his hips up into her once again, trying to push her closer to the brink.

Deanna tilted her head back so her longer hair was able to fall off her shoulders and reach the lower part of her back at that length. At the leverage she had, she could tell that she was able to bring him closer to where she wanted him much faster than he could, which was why she enjoyed being on top. Though at the last couple snaps of his hips, her breath hitched in her throat, which caused her to drop back down so she was hovering above him. "I love you," She breathed out in a whine, licking her lips.

Josh 's eyes scanned over Deanna's body as she tilted her head back, smirking a little to himself. He still wasn't sure how he managed to land someone as amazing as Deanna, let along get her to fall in love with him. As she dropped back down, he wrapped his arms around her, holding her closer to his body as he rolled his hips faster against her, wanting to send her over, knowing she was getting close. He felt a grin taking over his face when he heard what she had said, tilting his head to press a kiss against her jawline. "I love you," he breathed out in response. "I love you so damn much."

Deanna The smirk on his face didn't go unnoticed, and if she was being honest, she had to double check that the increasing heart rate going on in her chest couldn't be heard or else she might have gotten real embarrassed. So, instead of saying anything about it, she reached down and gently grasped his wrist to pull over her chest like she had multiple times before to let him know. "I know," She whined out after awhile, feeling her lower part of her stomach begin to tighten and her thighs beginning to flutter. Having his arms now around her so that her body was flush into his, her arm moved around his neck and she turned to kiss him so she wouldn't moan too loudly while she approached her peak. "Josh," She managed to let slip from her lips into his mouth, her hips now bucking at an uneven rate as she rode through her high.

Josh 's smirk quickly turned into a big, dopey smile the moment his hands were moved over her heart, letting him feel how fast it was beating. He took one of her hands into his and pulled it down over his chest so she could feel his. He was close and so was she, he could feel it in the way she moved against him. He felt her tightening around him and begin to ride out her high, pulling him over the edge with her.

Deanna poked her tongue out over her upper lip the moment her hand slid down and was hovering over his beating chest, which caused her own grin to spread across her lips. Her hips rocked against his a couple more moments before she was able to calm herself down, riding through his high with him before she was able to roll over onto her side. "Jesus."

Josh let her name fall from his lips as they rode out their highs together. He let go of her hips as she rolled over, letting out a deep breath. "Close, it's Joshua," he teased a little, turning his head to the side so he could see her face. "But I think I've read somewhere that both names have the same meaning so it works."

Deanna wanted to roll her eyes at him but he caused laugh to fall from her lips instead, rolling herself back over to lean in and press a few kisses his beating chest. "So if I call out oh God, it means the same thing?"

Josh was expecting an eye roll or even for her to cover his mouth with her hands. He was happy she laughed instead, which made him laugh a little. "Hey...I'm not saying I'm a God but...if you want to call me that, I'm not going to complain," he continued.

Deanna parted her lips and instead pressed demure, opened mouth kisses against the skin of his chest again. "You so are saying that but it's ok. You're comparable."

Josh licked over his lips as she continued kissing his chest and went along with his joking. "Alright, alright. You're going to give me an ego if you don't stop that now."

Deanna "You should have an ego, babe. It would be there for a reason." She breathed out against his skin before she leaned up and kissed over his collarbone, then behind his ear. "Got stuff to back it up."

Josh sighed as she continued talking him up, making him feel all bashful. He was pretty sure she was doing this on purpose. "Shhh, stop," he whined, reaching up to cover his face with his hands. "You're a jerk."

Deanna turned her head to kiss the side of his neck before she leaned up to look at him, pulling at his hands. "Oh please, considering what we just did, I should be the complete opposite of a jerk." She teased, sliding her leg up and between his.

Josh gave her a pout as she pulled his hands away. "Yea well...you would have been but now you're being overly complimentary and you know what that does so..." He trailed off, moving to wrap his arms around her loosely. "But considering what we just did, I'll forgive you."

Deanna dipped down and kissed his pout before she lowered herself down to rest against his body, pulling the blankets up to cover their lower half. ""I know what it does but I enjoy doing it too much to give it up." She said, sliding her arm around his bare torso as she laid on him. "You better. Because I was amazing."

Josh shook his head lightly at her. He should have expected an answer like that from her. "You are amazing at everything you do," he agreed, pressing a soft kiss against her forehead. "I'm going to get some water. You want anything?" He asks, moving his arms from around her and trying to figure out where his clothed ended up landing. "I know you like to fake sleep and eat at night. I can get bring you food now instead of you having to do that later..."

Deanna grinned back at him before she rolled onto the other side of his bed and pulled some of the covers toward her chest. "Good answer, babe." Deanna responded before she reached up and fixed her hair, taking her earrings out now to get comfortable. "Mm.... Water... And a lot of food. I'm starving and I may have the wearing off munchies going on from earlier..." She said before shrugging her shoulders. "Bring me all Lambda's sweets. I know Ryan has them."

Josh laughed at her answer to his offer of bringing her up some food. "Alright. But if anyone asks, I did not bring you any of the top secret, Lambda cookie stash," he says, giving her a serious look before getting out of bed. He disposed of his condom before going to find his pants and pulling them on. "Can I trust you in the room alone?" He asked, teasing her a little. "You're not going to snoop through all of our stuff, right?"

Deanna rolled her eyes playfully. "I won't tell a soul, I promise." She said, playfully giving him a salute. She figured he would have left afterwards though she gave him a small smile. "Yes, I am. Better hide the important things now."

Josh moved toward the door, a smile on his face thanks to Deanna and her adorable ways. "Well, at least you're honest," he laughed. "But I can't hide anything since you're the most important thing to me," he added, flashing her a quick smile before stepping out of his room to get the waters and the food.

Deanna "As always, cutie." She said and she pushed herself up before she waited until he was out of the room to get out of the bed so she could go over toward her drawer she had, getting some underwear before she dug in for one of his shirts.

Josh moved pretty quickly once he was downstairs, grabbing a few bottles of waters to bring back up and whatever sweet things they had in the pantry that he thought she'd like to snack on. He also grabbed some chips in case she decided she had enough sweet and wanted something else. Once he had everything, he went back up into the room, smiling as he saw her. "Find anything good?" He joked.

Deanna had pulled his shirt down his torso before she moved back into the bed, folding her legs up so she could rest into the pillows. "Mm, nothing good." She sighed. "I'll try Ian's later."

Josh "Must not have looked in the right drawers then," he continued joking. He set the food down on bed and handed her one of the bottle of waters and setting the others onto the night stand. Seeing as she was dressed again, he changed out of his pants into something he could sleep in before getting back int bed with her, smiling as his eyes moved over her body. "You make my shirts look really, really sexy..."

Deanna "Oh don't you worry, I'll find it eventually." She said with a laugh before she pulled the blankets up over her legs, twisting to face him more while leaning back into the headboard. "Well your shirts are already sexy, dork, but thank you."

Josh shook his head. "No. I don't think you will. Probably a good thing too since that's where I hide your presents," he teased. Josh scrunched his nose up at her response. "No. They're alright. But then you put them on and...well...like I said. Really, really sexy."

Deanna "Lame. I wanna know these things." She said with a laugh before she rose from the bed and got on her knees, grinning. "Oh? Where's your Star Wars one in that case?"

Josh "Too bad. You'll just have to be surprised all the time." He quickly shook his head at her. "No, no..." He began, moving his hands to pull her back down. "You're not allowed to wear anything Star Wars related. My brain would melt from how hot that is."

Deanna "I'll find your tricks eventually, don't worry." Deanna said and laughed when he tugged her down. She used that chance to take a drink of her water and a chip before she quickly hopped up and moved toward the dresser again. "Where is it?!"

Josh "You won't but ok," he mumbled, looking away from her for a moment. Josh should have known not to let her go so soon after telling her not to do something because almost immediately she was up and doing what he said not to. "I'm not telling you."

Deanna pulled the shirt she already wore down over her hips and her backside before she moved to pull out the drawers. "Well, babe, if you don't tell me you're about to have a super messy room."

Josh let out a little huff at her and got up from the bed. He moved over toward her, wrapping his arms around her body and pulling her away from the drawers. "Why do you want to wear it so bad? You don't even like the movies."

Deanna made a face and gripped the dresser when he tugged her backwards. "Maybe I wanna make your brain melt."

Josh "Why you wanna do that?" he asked, dipping his head down to the crook of her neck, nipping lightly at her exposed skin. "If the answer is good enough, I'll get you the shirt."

Deanna "Because your reaction is priceless, babe." Deanna said and eventually let go of the dresser, leaning her head to the side so he had access. "Was that good enough? He was honest."

Josh chuckled into her neck as she gave her answer. He pressed a few kisses down the side of her neck as she tilted her head, pulling her closer against him. "Mhm, I guess it'll have to do," he mumbled before letting her go. He moved around her to the small closet and pulled the shirt out. "You think I'd fold this beauty and shove it in a drawer?" He asked, taking it off the hanger and turning back toward her.

Deanna grinned a bit to herself when he moved toward the closet. "Wow. You're such a dork." She said and reached down to peel the shirt she already wore off her body. "So clean and wrinkle free." She said, before she pulling it on.

Josh playfully rolled his eyes at her teased and then let his eyes scan over her as she took the other shirt off. He was half tempted to talk her into just staying like that. "It was. But now it's going to be all wrinkled up from you sleeping in it," he said, pretending to be upset.

Deanna rolled her eyes again playfully when he spoke before turning around to face him, pulling it up on her hips. "How does it look?"

Josh bit down on his bottom lip to keep from grinning too much. "Hotter than the flames on Mustafar," he answered, moving closer and setting his hands on her hips.

Deanna reached down to slide his hands up her hips before stepping forward and keeping closer to him, touching his shoulders. "Is that truthful?" She teased.

Josh quickly nodded his head. "Of course it's truthful," he answered, pulling her in closer to him. "Why would I ever lie to you about how good you look?"

Deanna licked her lips and grinned in response to him. "I'm just double checking. It could be awful and you lie to me to make me feel better." Sliding her hand down his arm, she moved and crawled back into the bed, dropping down underneath the sheets. "How's your brain?"

Josh shook his head at her. "There is nothing you could ever look awful in," he assured her, even though he was pretty sure she'd bring up the bridesmaid dress again. Josh let her go as she moved back into the bed, staying in his spot for a moment before getting in with her. "Feeling a little melty," he joked.

Deanna pushed her hair back, grinning. "Aw, babe. You really do love me." She said with a laugh before she leaned up to press her hands down into the mattress, using it to keep her up and steady. "I'm glad I've got that effect on you," She said, leaning back in to peck his lips. "Stay strong though."

Josh "Is the fact that I think you look good in everything the thing that's officially convinced you that I'm telling the truth?" He teased before kissing her back. "I'll try...for you. But...tomorrow we're going to be doing it the moment we wake up. Unless Ian's in here. Then we'll kick him out and then do it."

Deanna stretched her longer legs out over the bed and grinned back at him. "Yeah. Maybe. Also because I do look good in everything beside from that damn bridesmaid dress." Licking her lips, Deanna laughed immediately. "Well, wake me up."

Josh couldn't help the laugh that escaped him when she brought the dress up. He knew that was coming. "I'm not going to believe it until I see it," he insisted. He laid back against the pillows and grabbed one of the water bottles, untwisting the cap and taking a sip. "Don't worry, babe. I will."

Deanna "You're going to see it and you're going to agree with me, ok? It's God awful." She said and slid her arm underneath a pillow, scooting on closer to to him. "I'll be expecting it."

Josh "Ok, I don't believe it because why would anyone choose a bad dress for you to wear?" He questioned. As she moved closer to him, he wrapped his arms around her. "Are you already done eating? Because I brought all this food for you..."

Deanna "My mom would! Because she needs to look hotter than me." She said, shaking her head and laughing when his arms came in around her. "Nope. I just forgot about it."

Josh "See, I just...I don't believe that. Your mom wouldn't do that to you. She's so nice," he insisted. He shook his head at her and leaned in to kiss her cheek. "Alright, good. Don't let it go to waste. I brought you the good stuff."

Deanna "My mom is related to me and she's super mean, okay." She said, laughing a little. "Mm, okay. What did you bring me?" She asked, taking another sip of her water before leaning up.

Josh shook his head in disbelief. "Your mom is sweet and she would not purposely make her daughter look bad." Josh sat up as she asked what he brought, grabbing the snacks from their spot on the bed and bringing them closer to her. "I've got chocolate chip cookies, I've got a few Little Debbie snack cakes, tortilla chips, mini muffins and chocolate kisses...which were definitely not mine to take..."

Deanna "You gotta get to know the ins and outs of my mama then, because she's more evil than I am." She said before she felt her eyes widen and she grabbed the muffins. "Look at you, babe. My thief."

Josh "Well, I'll just have to figure all of that out when I'm at the wedding then," he said, still not convinced. He was pretty sure she was just being dramatic. "Well, you know...gotta impress my criminal lover by stealing someone else's candy..."

Deanna "Why won't you just believe me?" She said with a pout and she tore the packaging open, crumbling the plastic up in her palm. "I'm so so proud babe. Who's was it?"

Josh "Because I honestly cannot imagine you looking back in anything. And I kind of can't believe your mom would do that," he answered, leaning in to kiss her pout. "They belong to the ghost. If he finds out, he'll haunt me."

Deanna huffed and rolled on her back, being overly dramatic with her arms crossing over her chest. "Fine. Maybe you should be my mom's boyfriend then." He said, popping a piece of the muffin into her mouth. "It's ok. Me and the ghost are buddies."

Josh laughed at how dramatic she was being. "That would be super awkward. Like...sure, your mom is pretty but I think she'd get mad if I kept sleeping with her daughter," he joked. "Also, she just had a baby. Will I be her dad? Or, step dad. Does that mean I'm her step-dad and her future brother-in-law?" He questioned, scrunching his nose up. "Since when?"

Deanna kept her distance and arms crossed as she munched on her muffin, pulling for another cookie. "Ew. Ok. You're not my sisters dad. That's weird. No."

Josh laughed once again, this time at her reaction to his question about him dating her mom. "I'm just trying to know what role I'll be playing in your sister's life if I do what you say and start dating your mom."

Deanna took a large bite out of the cookie and chewed on it, wiping the crumbs away from her mouth by the back of her hand. "Yeah you'd be the guy dating the mom, banging the hot sister and being a baby daddy to Angie." She said, shaking her head as she did so. "Don't listen to me."

Josh bit down on his bottom lip, holding back his laughter. "Alright. Well...in that case...can I just be the guy that's in love and dating the hot sister?" He asked, moving closer to her on the bed and wrapping his arms loosely around her. "Because I'd really like to be that guy," he whispered as he pressed a kiss against her shoulder.

Deanna allowed him to come in closer even if she was supposed to be messing with him. "I mean, maybe..." She said and watched as he kissed her shoulder, biting her lip. "But he's supposed to agree the dress is horrible on the hot sister because the hot sister said so."

Josh groaned at her rule about him having to agree with her. "Alright. Fine, I'll say I agree now. But listen...when I do see this dress on you and its amazing and beautiful and I want to just look at you forever in it...I'm not going to hold back, ok?"

Deanna swallowed the dessert and used her tongue to trace her lips once more, getting the crumbs she wanted. "Okay, fine, but you're gonna see this God awful red colored dress and agree with me eventually." Tossing her wrappers onto the side table, she reached for another one.

Josh scrunched his nose up slightly when she mentioned the color of the dress. "Red? Really?" He let out a sigh. "You're really not saying anything to convince me that it's gonna look bad. You look really sexy in red. It's an amazing color on you.”

Deanna peeled the wrapper open and shook her head, an amused smile on her lips. "Not after I eat my weight in these snacks I won't," She said and rolled over to lean up and peck his lips. "But thank you either way."

Josh shook his head at her and how much she was insisting she was going to look bad. "Alright. Whatever you say, Beautiful," he breathed out, leaning in to press a kiss against her temple before laying back in the bed.

Deanna munched on the next sweet before she put her half eaten dessert up. "Want some?"

Josh had closed his eyes and reached up to gently run his fingers through her hair. When he heard the question, he opened his eyes back up and shook his head. "No. I'm good. Thanks though."

Deanna rolled her eyes when she watched him get relaxed and she let out a little laugh, shaking her head. "Go to sleep, you're tired and you'll be waking me up early anyway."

Josh shook his head lightly when she told him to go to sleep. "Shh, I'm fine," he lied. "I'm just trying to lay here while my beautiful girlfriend eats her late night snacks."

Deanna looked down at him and swallowed the rest of the sweet she offered him, shaking her head some afterwards. "Uh huh. Sure. Just lemme finish another one and I'll call it good..."

Josh moved his hand down her back, letting his fingers brush over her lightly. "No, you're ok. If you're hungry, eat. I'm not going to make you stop eating and go to sleep."

Deanna rolled her eyes playfully again and leaned forward to kiss the corner of his mouth. "You're way too good to me, babe."

Josh perked up a bit as she kissed him. "You deserve it," he stated, moving his hand back to her hair, playing with the ends a bit. "You deserve everything good in the world."

Deanna sunk down into the bed and turned to the chocolate kisses this time. "Yeah? Gonna give them to me, right?" She said, tilting her head when he played with her longer locks.

Josh nodded her head lightly, letting his eyes close once again. "Mhm. Going to give you everything," he promised.

Deanna looked down at him with an amused look, feeling more relaxed now that his hands were in her thick hair. "Everything and then some?" She said, sliding her hand down his back.

Josh peaked open his eyes a little as she spoke. "Mmm...yes. Everything and then some for the most amazing and beautiful woman in the world."

Deanna "You're so cute," She said and dipped her head to kiss the corner of his mouth, popping two more chocolates in her mouth before tugging the blankets up to her chest, curling up.

Josh laughed as she complimented him. He'd fight that but he was actually getting sleepy so he let it slide that time. "And you taste like chocolate," he mumbled, wrapping his arms around her as she curled up under the covers.

Deanna giggled quietly when she pulled away. "That's a good thing, babe. Makes me even more irresistible." Sliding further down into his bed, she reached around him and switched off the light, laying her head back in his neck."

Josh "Yea? Well...you being more irresistible is the last thing I need," he joked, though he was kind of serious. There was already so much about her that made it hard for him to resist, she didn't need anything else to use to her advantage. "Are we going to sleep now?"

Deanna "Well, that's too bad. Can't control it." She said after a moment and got even cozier underneath the blankets, which were much thicker than her own. "Yeah. You're getting lazy on me."

Josh "I think you can control it but you choose not to because you like to torture me," he accused. Josh opened up his eyes once more when she said he was getting lazy. "I am not! I'm wide awake, see!"

Deanna "I actually can't control it. It just happens, babe. Sue me." She said and shrugged her shoulders underneath the covers. "Uh huh. Sure you are."

Josh "I would sue you but I can't afford a good lawyer so you'll probably win," he joked. "No. I am. I'm totally awake. I'll do whatever you want me to do to prove it."

Deanna "I don't have much money so you wouldn't win a lot anyway," Deanna said with a laugh and shook her head, before she perked up. "Do 30 sit ups."

Josh "I wouldn't sue you for money. I would sue you for...no more compliments. You'd never be allowed to say things that'll make me get bashful again." He sighed at what she was asking him to do. "Really? Sit ups?"

Deanna immediately rolled her eyes and she looked up at him. "Okay, that's seriously unreasonable. And I might break that ruling real quick..." She said, shrugging his shoulders as she looked over toward him. "Yep. Don't make me double it."

Josh "Well, then...you'd get into big trouble," he teased. He groaned when she threatened to double it. "Fine. But you've got to count," he said, getting out of the bed. He moved onto the ground for flat surface and laid back. "I feel like you just want to watch me work out..." He added before he actually started to do the sit ups as requested.

Deanna "Only if you're the cop taking me in," She said and a grin spread across her lips when she watched him get out and lay down on the floor, rising up herself to rest on her stomach so she could easily watch. "What? No. Never." She said, winking. "One, two, three.... one."

Josh "You just want me to cuff you," he accused in a teasing tone. He was actually doing the sit ups like she wanted him to until he heard how she was counting and started to laugh, laying back on the floor. "Why are you trying to make me work out more than I need to?"

Deanna "Maybe. It would be hot." She said as a chuckle fell from her lips before she lifted herself and scooted from the bed. "What are you talking about?! I'm just counting!" She said, laughing as she got down and playfully moved to sit on his feet, winding her arms around his legs. "You can't just quit!"

Josh "I'll keep that in mind for tomorrow then." He huffed when she insisted she was counting. "You were doing an awful job at it," he informed her. "Fine. I'll keep going. But you better count the right way." He started doing the sit ups again since he was pretty sure she wasn't going to let him get up until he did what she wanted and since he's whipped, he was going to do it.

Deanna "Why? You have handcuffs?" She teased as her arms tightened around him, letting out a small laugh. "Well, now that you stopped, you gotta do double. But to make it nice every five sit ups you can have a kiss from me."

Josh "Of course I've got handcuffs," he stated, matter-of-factly. He sighed when she raised the number he had to do. "Fine. But they better be amazing kisses," he breathed out. He really didn't know why he was letting her boss him around like this.

Deanna arched her eyebrow, not exactly expecting that answer. "So you're always kinky? Good to know." She said with a laugh before she leaned down and kissed his knee, before leaning forward to pucker her lips. "Get to give and kiss me."

Josh "It's not that kinky," he argued. "Just a little. Don't judge." Josh continued doing the sit ups as she requested, smiling once he hit five. He sat up and leaned in to press a soft peck against her lips before going back down to do another five.

Deanna "Not that kinky? Then what is it?" She asked after a moment and waited until he reached five, leaning in to give him the promise kiss before she watched him resume, looking over his body in the process.

Josh didn't answer right away, trying to think of a good answer before settling. "It's fun?" Whenever he got a kiss from Deanna, it was like a boost of energy that encouraged him to keep going. Though he wasn't sure why he was letting her boss him around like this. He was tired and this was using up whatever energy he had stored away from tomorrow.

Deanna "So, do you like being hand cuffed or is it the other way around?" She questioned, lifting her eyebrows in question. Her hands stayed around his legs and she easily began to rub his calf in encouragement. "You're almost there, babe."

Josh flashed her a little smile when she asked about who gets cuffed, deciding not to answer that. His breathing began to grow heavier as he continued doing the sit ups. He was ready to be done and really hopes that she was actually counting and wasn't going to make him start over again.

Deanna huffed when she didn't get an answer and looked at him a bit more seriously. "Okay, a smile isn't an answer." She said and shook her head, though she had her tongue poke out to dampen her lips. "We might need to have round two already...."

Josh wasn't at all surprised that she didn't like that he didn't answer her. "Why you wanna know so bad?" He questioned. He let out a laugh at her comment, coming back up and stopping. And in one fluid motion, he grabbed a hold of her and twisted them around so that she was laying back on the floor and he was hover over her. "Getting turned on watching me work out?"

Deanna "Because you're stuck with me and have to give me all the answers!" She practically whined and made a face, though the last thing she was expecting was for her to end up flat down on her back and him above her already. Though she wasn't complaining. "I mean... Maybe."

Josh "Fine," he huffed, being dramatic on purpose. "Maybe I'm ok with both," he whispered, leaning in to press a soft, teasing kiss against her jawline. "Maybe?" He breathed out against her neck, moving his hand down between her legs, lightly pressing his fingers against the outside of her panties. "Just maybe?"

Deanna was way too amused at his huffing since he was pulling a serious her move, anyway. "That's hot." She breathed out after a moment before her legs immediately pressed together and she gripped his wrist, watching him carefully for a moment. "Just maybe."

Josh let out a low chuckle at her response. "What would you prefer?" He asked, pulling back a little so look her in the face. "Being hand cuffed or the other way around?" He added, bumping his nose gently against hers. He smirked as she gripped his wrist, slowly moving his fingers against her to tease. "Can I change it into a yes?"

Deanna "I can easily say both but I like having it the other way around sometimes. That way I can do what I want and they won't be expecting it." She said though she had to suck in a deep breath, keeping her fingers wrapped around him. "You probably can if you tried." She breathed.

Josh scrunched his nose up slightly at her answer. "If I let you cuff me, you gotta promise not to leave me like that." He really wouldn't put it pass her if she was in a mood. He smiled lightly at her answer, moving his lips back down to her neck, sucking lightly against her pulse point. He pushed the fabric of her underwear out of the way, running his fingers gently against her center.

Deanna turned her head the slightest bit and caught his nose scrunch, almost laughing at it. "I can't promise that. But, you should know, if you're ever in that position with me, I'll definitely make you feel like you're in another planet." She countered after a moment though was a bit distracted soon after, allowing her grip from his wrist to fall and instead move her hand up to his bicep, slowly parting her legs for him.

Josh "Now I'm going to need to you prove that to me one day," he whispered. He peppered light kisses up the column of her neck and nipped lightly at her. As her legs parted, it gave him more access to press his fingers against her clit, rubbing against it in a teasing manner. "For someone who is only maybe turned on, you feel pretty wet," he whispered against her ear.

Deanna "You got it," She breathed out after a moment and her fingers tightened around his bicep as the dynamic changed, and he seemed to gain the upper hand here. "Yeah... Well... It is possible the maybe is changing into really, really maybe." She murmured, arching her hips off the floor slightly.

Josh shook his head lightly at her response. "No," he breathed out, teasing her a little more wit his fingers. "You're not going to get anything from me if you're going to lie," he whispered, pulling his hand back. "If you want to get off, tell the truth."

Deanna groaned probably way too loud at the loss of contact and her had dropped dramatically down against the floor, already refraining from pressing her thighs together. "You're so horrible."

Josh almost laughed at how dramatic she was being, which was expected. She was used to getting her way with him. Hell, he just did a bunch of sit ups because she told him to. "You're the only one keeping you from feeling good," he informed her.

Deanna inhaled a sharp breath through her nose and turned to look up at him this time, attempting to hide her now flushed cheekbones. "I'm really, really turned on right now and it's all because of you. Is that better?"

Josh "I could do without the sass," he teased. "But yes...that's better." He leaned into her, pressing his lips against hers as he moved his hand back under her underwear, pushing two of his fingers gently inside of her.

Deanna "Would I be me if I didn't have sass?" She quickly added before her lips were pressed up against his and she was eagerly kissing him back, her fingers now digging into his shoulders and using his lips to muffle her own moans.

Josh curled his fingers up inside of her as he heard her muffle moans, smirking against her lips. As he moved his fingers in and out of her, he used his thumb to circle around her clit, wanting to be sure he was hitting all the right spots on her.

Deanna should have known that he wasn't going to stop until he pretty much got her where he wanted her, which was yer again another reason why she shouldn't even remotely doubt him. Parting her lips, Deanna had to gently bite down on his bottom lip to hold back a steady whisper as she moved her leg up to wind around his waist, using it to keep herself in place. "Jesus," She breathed as she broke free, rolling her head back.

Josh would be lying if he said he didn't love getting her worked up like this. She was always the one with the upper hand but sometimes, like right now, she was the one that was quivering at his touch. "No," he breathed out, pushing his fingers into her as deeply as they could go. "Say my name," he said in a low, commanding tone of voice before biting against her neck.

Deanna normally would be doing her best to do the complete opposite of what he asked, enjoying being difficult like that. But it was proven rather difficult, because what he was wanting was on the tip of her tongue anyway. A low whimper escaped her lips and she immediately arched up off the floor at the love bite. "Josh," She eventually moaned out, her nails biting into his skin now.

Josh felt himself smiling when she moaned out his name, enjoying the way it sounded way more than he probably should. He let out his own, low moan as her nails pressed into him. "I love you," he breathed out, pressing a third finger inside of her, determined to get her off.

Deanna felt a lazy smile begin to spread over her lips as a familiar bliss slowly began to take over her body, already knowing she wouldn't be able to last much longer at the rate he was at. "I love you too," She breathed out in quick, short pants as she attempted to balance herself on her elbows, rolling her hips up with his until she was able to actually come apart and undone for him.

Josh bit down on his bottom lip to keep from smiling too much or turning this moment gushy, which he was tempted to do. He moved his fingers in and out of her at a faster pace than before, finding a rhythm with her hips. "C'mon baby, let go," he whispered against her ear, his thumb rubbing against her clit again.

Deanna mentally had to pause to process it all at that very moment before she as able to send herself over the edge, with the help of his coaching. Her small fingers held onto his arm and she turned her head the slightest bit when her hips began to buck at a staggered, uneven rate while the bliss came apart around her, calling out his name probably a little too loud. "Josh!"

Josh curled his fingers up inside of her as she let go, feeling her tightening around them and letting out another low moan like before. He began pressing soft, open mouthed kisses against her throat as she rode out her high, slowly pulling his fingers out of her. "Feeling good?" He whispered against her skin.

Deanna felt her jaw remain a little slacked and was certain she couldn't even regain the energy to deal with it, instead breathing a little heavier. "More than good," She panted and leaned her head to the side for him, her grip on his skin letting up a bit. "More like in heaven."

Josh let out a soft laugh at her answer before pressing a kiss against her forehead. "Does this mean you're ready for bed now?" He asked. He had been tired for a bit now but he knew Deanna took a little more time to get all her energy out to actually fall asleep. He hoped after their long night she was ready to sleep.

Deanna took a moment and reached up to push her hair off her forehead, before she wiggled out from underneath him and nodded. "More than ready," She said, before reaching out to pull herself up back into the bed, immediately getting snuggled into the middle.

Josh watched her as she got out from under him and then up onto his bed. He waited a moment before getting up and getting into the bed beside her. Quickly, he wrapped his arms around her, pulling her close to him. "Goodnight, Beautiful."

Deanna pulled the blankets back up around her and shifted her body toward him when they got into bed together, turning her head to kiss his cheek. "Goodnight," She whispered, before turning to his ear. "I love you."

Deanna was already kind of in a slump, which was what she blamed about the week going by so slow. Maybe it was because she hadn't been doing anything but avoiding her boyfriend since the weekend prior or the stress of midterms, but either way, it was all dragging on and on. Which also put a slump in her studying and duties in her position at Gamma Psi. So, once the dinner rush died down and it was left with just a few people in the restaurant to use it as a place to socialize after their desserts, Deanna pulled a stool around the counter so she could lay her books out, so she could get a little work done and keep an eye on the select two customers she had in the entire building.

Aiden had been busy with his schooling and stuff having been done around the frat house as well as doing all the last paperwork signings and storing away his parent's things. It hasn't given him much time to catch up with Deanna but he had been working on a surprise for her, well probably not a good surprise but something he figured she could eventually warm up to the idea of whenever she was ready. Coming into the restaurant, he saw her at the counter, smiling a bit as he came up behind her and put her hands over her eyes. "Guess who." He said, making his voice much deeper than usual. Of course she would figure out it's him either by his voice or definitely his cologne.

Deanna wasn't expecting anyone to be putting their hands over her eyes or even come up close to her, especially since it had been forever since Aiden or anyone came and visited her during her later shifts. Though when she heard his voice and took a moment to actually figure out who it was, she scoffed and reached up to gently grab his wrists, lowering his hands. "You know, you were this close to getting hit in the gut..."

Aiden laughed as he dropped his hands, smiling as he moved to sit on the stool beside her. "You'd never hurt me like that!" His tone was playful as he leaned his arm against the counter, looking at her and looking over the books she had spread out, taking a look at her studying materials. "How's work going?" He asked as he finally looked back at her again.

Deanna rolled her eyes at him and laughed. "Yeah, unless you were some random guy trying to cop a feel." She said and shrugged her shoulders, turning back to face the counter while chewing on the cap of her own. "It's going," She answered, crossing her legs before turning to him more. "What are you doing here?"

Aiden smirked as he listened to her. "Oh yeah, random guy trying to cop a feel for your eyes because that totally gets me going." He joked with another laugh, licking over his lips. "Came here to see you, why else would I be here?"

Deanna "The hell if I know. You could either have a seriously weird fetish or be trying to think blind folding me with your hands is a turn on." Deanna said and shrugged her shoulders, since it seemed pretty legit to her. "Well, yeah... But you haven't came in lately."

Aiden raised an eyebrow. "I can assure you, I don't have weird fetishes like that and it may have only happened for a night but I'm pretty sure a blindfold with my hands wouldn't turn you on." A soft laugh fell from his lips. "I've been busy with a lot of things, school, parent's estate things since we're finally finishing up on everything. Coachella and the party were the first things I've done in a while remotely fun and sociable."

Deanna "I mean, to each their own if you do. I've come across a lot of kinky stuff so I'm not one to judge." She said, laughing. "And that's because I like to see everything." She added after a moment, pulling the pen she had been chewing the cap of out of habit back down to the counter, flashing a smile. "Sounds like you've b en going nonstop."

Aiden tilted his head at her a bit when she said she's come across kinky stuff. "I don't know if I want to know..." He breathed out with a soft chuckle. "This is also true, that I noticed." His head nodded gently at her next comment. "It has been but thankfully it's slowing down. Now all I need to really do is focus on finals and then we're all done with school for the summer."

Deanna laughed. "You should wanna know, they're super funny." She said, grinning. Mainly because she knew of them all in her head and that just amused her. She then smiled a little to herself and shook her head at him with his noticing, since she knew that well, too. "You're almost there," She said as she shut her books for the time being, twirling her pen around. "Which I'm sure is filled with a ton of plans so you'll be going nonstop all over again."

Aiden scrunched his nose. "Are they really funny or just really weird and you for some reason find it funny?" He questioned with an amused smile. "Almost and yeah, I'll have to check in with the company and everything but I'll probably take a few trips this summer. Of course I'll come see you, your mom, and the baby." He added with a smile.

Deanna "Isn't weird and funny in the same category?" Deanna asked after a moment and cocked her head to the side, before she used her foot resting against the counter to swivel herself back and forth with the twist of the stool. "Good. My mom would probably kill you if you missed her wedding."

Aiden paused a moment as he thought it over. "Eh, yeah I suppose it is." He agreed after a moment, watching her. "Oh I don't doubt it. Tell her she doesn't have to worry. I'll be at her wedding, dressed sharp and expecting a dance with a bride at one point." A soft laugh fell from his lips.

Deanna "Uh, it is. For sure." Deanna said with a laugh sounding from the back of her throat and she glanced behind her to make sure most of the customers were okay, which were only a few people socializing after they were finished and were slowly filing out. "I'm sure she'll love that, I'll be sure to let her know." Deanna turned toward him more, flashing him a smile. "With all the Italian women there, you'll love it."

Aiden smiled a bit when she said she would be letting her mother know. "And of course I'll be expecting a dance with you." His little half grin was playing on his face that he usually got with her. "Oh it sounds like I will love it. I do love Italian women."

Deanna rolled her eyes slightly and let out a little laugh. "Don't worry, I'll save you a dance." Deanna breathed out after a moment before she straightened up her posture, watching his smile for a moment. "You gotta steer away from them now, though."

Aiden poked his tongue out at her playfully. "You better." He warned in a teasing tone. When she said that he had to steer clear of the ladies he nodded his head. "Yeah, probably a good idea, I think." He let out with a soft chuckle.

Deanna "Don't worry, I keep my promises." Deanna said with a nod of her head and she turned toward him a little more, pushing the hair that fell from her braid out of her face. "You think?"

Aiden nodded his head. "I know you do." He smiled as he leaned his arm against the bar a bit. "Yeah, don't want them trying to follow me home, could be ugly." His tone was playful as he flashed her a smile. "So, I got something to tell you, love."

Deanna laughed and shook her head slowly as she stepped off the stool. "Want something to drink?" She asked, since she was going around to get something for herself. "I don't know about ugly... Have you met my cousins?" She said, smiling before turning toward him. "What is it?"

Aiden smiled as he watched her. "Yeah, coffee will be alright." His head shook with an amused laugh when she spoke about her cousins. "Well I'm sure no one in your family is ugly but I meant a girl following me home could get ugly." As she finally asked him what it is he needed to tell her he let out a breath, his expression becoming serious. "You know how I kept having to go back home after my parent's death to deal with their estate then everything in the company? Well, while I was dealing with things in the company I discovered someone while there..." He paused a moment, licking over his lips. "Your father. I didn't know that he was an artist in my company until I saw him and his name."

Deanna nodded her head when he answered and pulled down her shirt over her hips, grabbing a clean mug for the two of them to drink. "Alright, that's true. But if it's ugly in that case, I also stand by my ground that my girls can hold their own." Deanna chuckled as she poured the warm coffee into the two cups. She than paused for a moment when he spoke, having to make sure she even heard him right and he wasn't messing with her. "Oh." Deanna breathed our, stirring his cup before pushing it across so she could return to her seat. "Nice."

Aiden nodded his head a bit as he watched her reaction for a few moments, taking a sip of the coffee before adding a little more creamer to it. "Yeah, I was quite surprised when I discovered him in the studio." A soft chuckle came to his lips. "I might have called him a dumbass a few times, just slipped out of my mouth after being introduced."

Deanna stepped up onto the stool and sat down her own cup, before she sat down and adjusted herself to get comfortable. She tried not to make too many faces, instead remaining kind of blank. "Well, he is a dumbass." She said. "Good for him though."

Aiden laughed softly, nodding his head in agreement. "Yeah and he even admitted it too." He breathed out, taking another sip from his coffee. "But I felt like I should tell you, ya know? It would have been wrong for me to keep that from you with him being in my company."

Deanna sipped from her coffee before she pulled the mug away from her lips, licking it away soon afterwards. "So you're working with him now?" Deanna said and creased her eyebrows together. "For how long?"

Aiden shook his head. "I was, for about a week, I was helping him produce a song while I was there. But I've known for a few weeks. Been trying to find a good time to tell you but for a while I didn't know what I was going to say. Hey, your dad is in my company, didn't seem like a good way to start it." He passed the CD towards her. "You can listen to it if you want or toss it. I told him I wasn't gonna promise him anything since he was a dick who left but, I figured, if you ever want to confront him yourself or smack him around. I could set it up to where you can."

Deanna listened carefully to him and eventually knitted her eyebrows together when he passed a CD toward her, which she automatically tensed up at. "I don't want that," Deanna breathed out after a moment and pushed the CD back onto the counter. "You also don't need to do that."

Aiden watched her carefully as she pushed the CD back towards him, not even making a move to touch it since he fully planned on leaving it there. "I know, but you're my best friend and I wanted you to know."

Deanna pulled her arms around her stomach after she set aside the coffee and made a face, shaking her head as she did so. "I don't want to kno. Thanks, but no thanks."

Aiden nodded his head. "I just had to tell you, okay? I didn't want to keep it from you because I felt it wouldn't be right. You can do whatever you want with the information."

Deanna eyed the cd on the counter before looking back at him, shaking her head again. "Well, ok, again thanks but I'm good. I don't need to hear anything from him. Hopefully he doesn't make your business flop."

Aiden let out a soft laugh, shaking his head. "No, he's never made it flop. We have too many artists that are so much bigger than him that we don't really lose much of anything when he does record shit."

Deanna "Don't under estimate the power of him being the most irresponsible dick on the planet." Deanna muttered after a moment and drank a big gulp of her coffee, blinking a few times.

Aiden nodded his head in agreement before finishing off his coffee. "I won't." He put money down on the counter since he didn't want her to get in trouble for giving away free coffee before moving to stand from the stool, leaning in to kiss her forehead. "You gonna be okay?"

Deanna sighed through her nose when he laid down money since he really didn't need to come close to paying, slipping off the stool once she was able to distance herself from him. "I'll be fine. I'm always fine."

Aiden watched her as she moved away from him, listening as she spoke. "We both know I don't believe that, dear. But I'm here if you need me, you know that." He breathed out, taking his keys out of his jacket. "I'll see you later, okay?"

Deanna didn’t exactly know why she was so nervous, maybe because so far into this trip she was surrounded with a new place that was so familiar to Josh. His friends, family, and familiar surroundings were around here and that was all new to Deanna. She just wanted to make sure to impress them all, given how invested she was in the relationship. Adjusting the strap on her shoulder of one of Willa’s dresses, Deanna scrunched her nose and glanced around as she remained seated in the hot sun, hoping Josh returned quickly so she wasn’t left alone for more than five minutes. Because seriously, she had no idea what his friends were talking about half the time.

Josh was honestly probably having the best Spring Break he’s ever had. He didn’t realize how much he missed Florida and his friends until he was here and catching up with everyone. Of course there is a slight down side to being back home but he wasn’t going to let them ruin his mood. Not at one of his oldest friend’s wedding and not while he had the most amazing girl as his date. Even if said girl didn’t seem like she was having too much fun. As soon as Josh was able to get his hands on a couple of drinks, he made his way back to their table. It took about two seconds for him to realize leaving Deanna behind with his friends was a huge mistake. One of his high school buddies was going on and on about how he was the best at cooking gator and how she needed to try it. “Dude, you gotta stop with that,” Josh says as he slides back into his chair, handing one of the cups over to Deanna, flashing her a smile. “His gator tail is disgusting. Don’t let him pressure you into eating any.”

Deanna felt her brows immediately crease together as soon as she was bombarded with one of his friend’s stories and sick recipe, and she had to refrain from making a face. “How the hell do you even get the thing?” She questioned his friend after a moment before she heard Josh’s voice behind her, glancing up with a smile before she took the cup and laughed a little. “I don’t think I can eat a tail of anything.”

Josh ​"Kind of like regular fishin’, just with a bigger hook,​" he answered, causing Josh to laugh. “You’re stupid,” he joked. “Gator hunting is nothing like fishing. It’s awful. Never again, man. Never again.” Josh made a little face thinking about it before slipping an arm around Deanna’s shoulders. “It’s not that bad. Lots of places fry it up pretty nice too. Get some dipping sauce. Honestly, if it’s done right, you’d think you were eating fried chicken.”

Deanna smooshed her lips together and pulled a small face as he explained, unable to actually picture it. Considering she came from an Italian family, it was hardly near anything she was around at the moment. “Then what’s it like?” She asked and glanced between both Josh an his friend, before she turned her head and lowered her voice. “I was actually eating chicken earlier, right?”

Josh saw his friend beginning to answer and knew he was going to sugar coat it. He did it when he convinced Josh to go with him and it was no fun. So, before he could say anything, Josh cut in. “First you gotta reel the sucker close to your boat, use a hook to pull it up, take it’s mouth up so it can’t bite you. And then…you flip it over and…kill it…which can take a while since…the heads can be tough…” He trailed off a little, afraid maybe that was too much information. “And then you gotta pull the whole thing up onto your boat. Which can be hard since there are a lot of gators that are way bigger than a man out there.” He had to resist laughing at her question. “Yea, that was chicken. Don’t worry, I wouldn’t trick you like that.”

Deanna listened to the both of them trying to explain before she eventually gave up giving his friend a chance, instead listening to Josh while her hand moved down onto his knee. “You have the muscle for that?” She teased him, though the entire thing sounded horrendous and brutal and probably terrifying. “That sounds horrible though and I hope you all get eaten one day.” She said, shaking her head before glancing back at his friend. “Good.” She mumbled.

Josh scoffed at her teasing as the table of his so called friends started to laugh at him. “Wow, you’re a jerk,” he said with a slight pout. Josh pursed his lips at her next comment. “I’m gonna remember you saying that the next time I go noodling. Gonna be in the water thinking, my girlfriend hopes I get eaten. Let’s make her wish come true,” he joked.

Deanna grinned a little as she gained a laugh before she gently squeezed his knee, and winked at him. “I’m kidding, you know I think otherwise.” She said and reached up to press her finger over his lips when he pouted, and she laughed a little. “Noodling?” She made a face. “I don’t want to know what that is and please don’t actually make that wish come true.”

Josh smiled against her finger before letting out his own laugh. He turned away from him when he heard someone groaning from across the table. “​Girl doesn’t even know what noodlin’ is,​” she said, in a discreet but not really all that discreet way. Which caused Josh to roll his eyes before looking back at Deanna. “It’s just fishing, babe. With bare hands. More of a southern thing…not that many people do it. But don’t worry. I haven’t done that in years,” he promised. “It’s also illegal in Ohio so…” He added as an after thought.

Deanna smiled toward him when she received one back, before she heard the more feminine annoyed voice practically complain in the background. Narrowing her eyes some, she lifted an eyebrow. “Yeah, it’s called being from the city. Not unheard of.” She muttered before she looked back up at Josh, moving a little closer to him. “It’s not like laws really matter there anyway…”

Josh tried to hide his smirk when Deanna said something back. He really liked it whenever she got feisty. “Ok,” he laughed. “But one of us has to be the law abiding citizen. Because if I break laws, who are you gonna call when you need to get picked up from jail?” He teased.

Deanna tilted her head some and moved her gaze over to him instead, flashing him another one of her smiles. “You’ll be in there with me, why do we need to call anyone?”

Josh shook his head lightly at her. “You’re a bad influence,” he joked, leaning in and pressing his lips against hers. He could hear a couple of the guys groaning and making a comment about how they were being too mushy. “All ya’ll are just jealous,” he accused as he pulled back.

Deanna “I know,” She mumbled under her breath for a moment before she easily pressed a few kisses back to his lips, laughing once he pulled away. “Clearly,” She teased and winked at one of the closer guy friends she assumed, since he had been hanging around all day, leaning forward to wind her arms around Josh’s bicep. “It’s okay though, I would be too.”

Josh grinned at Deanna as she teased with his friends. She seemed to be getting along with them and was comfortable enough to mess around. He liked that she was fitting in here. Despite not being home in so long, these people were important to him. And so was Deanna. Seeing his two worlds together was a good feeling. “C'mon, let’s go make other people jealous,” he joked as he started to rise from his seat. “But not too jealous or the bride will cut us…trust me. She’s small but she is vicious.”

Deanna moved back in her seat once he began to stand up, smoothing the skirt of her sundress down so it wouldn’t ride up when she stood. “Yeah, let’s not get to anymore cutting.” She said and slid her hand up his forearm, politely excusing herself from his friends before she turned to him. “Who is she, exactly?”

Josh gave her a funny look at her question. “The woman dressed in all white and was saying her vows earlier in the chapel,” he answered. “Obviously. Unless…do you mean who is she to me?” He questions, leading her further away from the guest seating and into the reception hall. “Or are you asking about our super chipper friend back there who totally loves girls from the city?”

Deanna rolled her eyes some as she stepped forward with him, keeping her small hand curled around his wrist. “Obviously. I did mean who she was to you, though.” She said before making a face at the mention of the girl from the table, letting her hand drop as she moved in further in front of him. “Please tell me that one isn’t important.”

Josh “She’s just an old friend. Lived down the street from me. So, we’ve been friends since…basically forever. And then me and the groom played baseball together in little league. I was definitely their third wheel from pretty much third grade on,” he explained, laughing a little. “Uh, define important…?”

Deanna nodded her head some as he spoke and she looked over the hall, a smile twitching up on her lips. “That’s cute. I can see it.” She teased, twisting around to face him and step closer. “Who is she to you?”

Josh felt like he was about to get into trouble over this. “We were friends in high school. Went out on a few dates. But that’s it. Nothing serious ever happened,” he answered. “She’s just always like that. Which is why our dates never led anywhere. Please don’t make a big deal about this.”

Deanna pursed her lips together and narrowed her eyes some before she moved around him to explore the hall more. “Why would I make a big deal?” She said. “I’m not that much of a jealous freak.”

Josh watched her carefully, not fully believing what she was saying. “I don’t know…she was being rude to you, you might have thought it was some unresolved feelings or something. But it’s not,” he answered, following her. “I don’t think you’re a jealous freak.”

Deanna pursed her lips some. “She was rude but I’m not going to make a scene at your friend’s wedding,” Deanna said, glancing at him for a moment. “You sure?”

Josh almost laughed but resisted. “Thank you.” He moved closer to her, nodding his head. “I’m sure,” he answers, reaching out to grab her hand and pull her closer to him. “You wanna dance?”

Deanna had to actually refrain from questioning about that girl any further, not exactly watching to look like said jealous freak. “What did you think I was gonna do?” She teased a little before she stepped forward, moving a hand around his neck before glancing toward the crowded floor. “Sure.”

Josh “To her? Maybe rough her up,” he joked. “You could totally take her. She’s all bark, no bite,” he laughed. He grins at her as she agrees to dance, leaning in to give her a quick kiss before leading her toward the dance floor. He set a hand on her lower back as he starts to move to the music, smiling lightly at her. “I’m happy you came with me this week.”

Deanna “No promises after the wedding, though.” She shrugged her shoulders and laughed before she turned and stepped forward, moving on with him before his hand was down on her hip and her own moved around his shoulder slowly. “Did I make a good replacement Ian?” She grinned.

Josh shook his head lightly at her. “I don’t have a first aid kit with me this time.” Josh let out a quick laugh at her comment. “Oh, you’re doing alright. Though…I can’t say for certain until after this music changes and everyone starts to line dance. Gotta see if you can keep up once that happens. Also, gotta see if you can handle some shine.”

Deanna “I won’t need it,” She shrugged her shoulders as her eyes immediately widened. “I’ll have to line dance? I.. Don’t know how to do that.” She murmured and made a face. “I can too.”

Josh “If Ian were here…” he began in a teasing tone. “I’m kidding. You don’t have to line dance. It’s gonna happen, but you don’t gotta do it. And…I don’t know about that one, babe. Moonshine is…well…it’s the worst. Especially the homemade kind which is the kind they’re gonna be serving up.”

Deanna “If Ian were here you’d also just be cuddling in your hotel room…” She tilted her head to the side before biting her lip, realizing that was probably inappropriate. “Good, because you’ll probably laugh. And are you doubting me?”

Josh “If Ian were here, I’d be getting cuddles and my full nine hours of sleep.” He could play this game. Even though really, inviting Ian never crossed his mind. He loved the dude but he wouldn’t take him away from Spring Break. Plus if there was someone in his life that he wanted everyone he grew up with to know is important to him, it was Deanna. “I would definitely laugh. Yes, I am.”

Deanna “Full nine hours that could be spent doing much more fun things.” Deanna shrugged her shoulders and smiled a little, taking a quick glance around the place before looking back up at him. “Exactly why I’m not going it. Also, rude.”

Josh “Well, I don’t want to be doing those fun things with Ian…” He kept his eyes on her, watching her glance around, wondering what she was thinking about being here with him, meeting his friends. He hoped she was happy and not upset she was missing out on Spring Break with her sisters. “Would you rather I lie to you?”

Deanna “I’d think you’d rather be doing those with me, anyway.” Deanna said with a smile and brushed her fingers over the middle of his neck, swaying a little as the song continued. Looking around, it still kind of surprised her how different everything was compared to what she was used to. “Kind of.”

Josh smirked at her, pulling her body closer to his. “Keep talking about those things and you’re gonna make me want to leave this party early so we can get a jump start on them,” he whispered. “Alright…I can do that. You, my beautiful, goddess of a girlfriend would be the Queen of drinking moonshine.”

Deanna couldn’t help but laugh a little and framed her hand over his cheek, leaning forward to press a few kisses on his lips. “We can’t have that, now can we? You might get cut.” She teased as she pulled back a little, looping her arms around his neck. “That’s better. Plus, I kinda wanna experience it.”

Josh smiled against her lips, kissing her back. Though the smile turned into a pout when she teased him. “Then you’re going to need to do something super unsexy because…you’re too tempting.” He laughed at her, his head shaking. “Yea…you’re going to. Jay…one of the groomsmen was telling me they’re doing some toast and we’re all gonna have to drink a shot of moonshine at the end.”

Deanna laughed a little. “Well, call me big headed but I don’t really know how to do that.” She scrunched her nose some immediately. She was a drinker, but she didn’t exactly know what to expect. She may just have to switch it out with water or something. “I just wanna know everything about you, so I’ll try it. Even if I should be trying it alone…. In a room… Where you can’t laugh.”

Josh chuckled at her response. “Wow. Someone has an ego,” he teased. “You need to find something though or else…” Josh couldn’t help the dopey smile on his face when she said she wanted to know everything about him. He was really falling for this girl and every little thing she says or does just makes him fall faster and that definitely got him closer to the ground.

Deanna kept her arms lazily draped around his shoulders before she reached up to push some of his hair off his forehead, pecking his lips again. “I guess you’ll just have to continue to be tempted until we’re able to leave,” She laughed some before she pulled back and tilted her head so she could look at him, biting her lip some. It wasn’t anywhere near a lie. She wanted to know everything there was to know about Josh, the ins and ours, his quirks and interests, all of it. She just hoped he continued to feel the same about her.

Josh frowned a little as she kept up teasing him, though he was pretty sure she could tell the frown was a total fake one since he was trying not to laugh. “You’re so mean,” he joked. Suddenly he felt lost in her eyes as she looked up at him and he couldn’t help but just smile at her. No one has ever made him grin and much as she has before. He’s dated plenty and had strong feelings for girls in the past but never like this. Deanna was something different, something so much better than everything else. “Either this wedding has got you really into the romantic mood or you’re super into me,” he joked, trying to keep from getting too deep into their own little world.

Deanna easily rolled her eyes when she noticed the frown was fake. “I’m no where near mean and you know that,” She said after a moment before she leaned forward, gently resting her forehead on his before stealing another kiss. He had a point, maybe it was the atmosphere she was in or maybe she was just that into him. Probably the both of them. “Am I allowed to say both?” She murmured as she pulled back, about the time the music began to change into something more up beat.

Josh “I don’t know about that. You tease me a lot,” he continued to joke. “And you keep doing that! That is the opposite of being unsexy,” he added after the kiss, which he really did not mind at all. Matter of fact, he would like more kissing at the moment. But he also knew himself enough to know that more kissing might not be the best idea since he might actually get carried away. “You can definitely say both if you promise it’s the truth.”

Deanna “I’m not mean,” Deanna rolled her eyes and laughed softly before she stepped backward, swaying slowly before the music changed. Arching her eyebrow, she shook her head and laughed softly under her breath. “What? Kissing you is opposite of being unsexy?” She teased, and tickling the underside of his jaw.

Josh watched her sway with the music, smirking slightly. “Yep. And you know it,” he answered, taking a step back from her so that she was out of reach. “You keep your hands to yourself, woman,” he joked. “Stop trying to tempt me into sinning.”

Deanna watched him step back from her and she immediately lifted one of her brows, smiling as she continued to move. “What can I say? You make it hard.” She shrugged before smirking at him. “I think I’m succeeding.”

Josh cleared his throat a little as she continued dancing and he continued to watch her. She had too much power here. He wasn’t sure how that happened since he was supposed to have the home court advantage but as usual, she was winning. “Nope. I’m over here, being good. You’re over there…doing that…so…”

Deanna smirked at him as she continued to move and she arched an eyebrow. “Doing what? Dancing? I’m innocently dancing like you asked.”

Josh shook his head at her. “Is that what you’re doing?” He questions, quirking up an eyebrow at her. “Seems a little less than innocent,” he accuses. Though really, it wasn’t. And he knew if she wanted to, she could definitely start dancing in the way he is acting like she was.

Deanna smirked once again and she shook her head slowly, reaching out to take his hands when he just stood there. “Come dance with me, sexy. I’ll be less tempting. I promise.”

Josh “I don’t think that’s possible,” he sighed and moved closer to her. He leaned in and gave her a quick kiss against her lips before he went back to dancing with her life before.

Deanna laughed and draped her arms around his neck, beginning to sway back forth as she moved with him. “Thank you for bringing me.”

Josh “Thank you for coming with me,” he replied as he spun her out and then pulled her back into him. “Not sure if I would have survived with week without you.”

Deanna giggled softly under her breath before she was pulled back into him. They both were being extremely cheesy at the moment, once again, but she didn’t care. “Like you could even survive a day.”

Josh “Oh, no. You’re so right. I probably would have died just on the drive down by myself. I’d call you way too much for anyone to ever call anyone,” he said, agreeing with her. “You’re my rock, babe.”

Deanna paused for a moment as they moved and she couldn’t help but grin at him, moving so her hand was on his neck. “You’re so cheesy, you know that?” She breathed out, shaking her head slowly. “Don’t ever let anyone ever hear you.”

Josh scrunched his nose up as she made fun of him for being cheesy. “You know you like it,” he laughed. “It’s totally what got you to want to sleep with me. You know it, I know it. So there is no reason in denying it,” he insisted. “Why can’t other’s hear how much I’m into you?”

Deanna brushed her fingers over his skin and smiled. “Uh, no. To be fair I wanted to sleep with you when I first met you. So, it’s your looks.” She said and shook her head. “They’ll call you a mushy guy.”

Josh pursed his lips and shook his head. “Wow. That’s…wow. So, the very first time we met, you wanted to sleep with me? Seriously?” He laughed. “You say that like I would care whether or not they call me mushy.”

Deanna lifted her eyebrow slightly and tilted her head back. “Do you not remember? I literally hit on you and you said no, you were trying to get with someone else.” Deanna laughed. “Does being with me make your mom so foggy?”

Josh “No…you see…I totally thought you were joking that day. And even after you said you weren’t, I still kind of thought that you were joking,” he explained. “Also, kind of funny how we have two different moments of knowing each other. Granted I wasn’t actually introduced to you the first time I saw you…but…yea…”

Deanna scrunched her nose a little. “Joking? Really? Because I was dead serious. I would have drug you to the nearest room and showed you the time of your life if you gave me the go.” She laughed before she leaned forward a little, placing his hands down on her hips as she moved. “What, freshmen year? Or well, mine.”

Josh “And yet here we are and you’re not offering the same thing,” he joked. “Also, how was I supposed to know that you really meant that? I mean…well…I probably should have realized you meant that but I can be kind of dumb sometimes.” He licked over his lips and nodded his head. “Mhm. Not too long before school was about to end. Kind of like the beginning of a cheesy romcom. I saw you from across a crowded bar…and then asked Ian if he planned on trying to sleep with you too…”

Deanna “Who said I wasn’t? You might be forgetting what we’re at your friends wedding though. Totally inappropriate, Josh. We’ll just have to wait until you go and catch those gators and go noodling with your super sugary buddy.” She shrugged her shoulders and laughed a little, before her brow was arched. “Because? I don’t necessarily joke a lot with things like that. I mean… okay, I do, but half the time those things get followed through with me…. or did.” She scrunched her nose some and laughed as he mentioned the year prior, shaking her head. She had seen him long before that, mainly with Ian and around the Lambda house, but she never actually met him. “Really? It was then? Because I’ve been in your house way more than just this year. Not that it… matters now. But… you know. And he probably was, he had a dream of my and Natalia since we first got there.”

Josh “You’re never going to let the gator or noodling thing go, are you?” He questioned. “Well…I’m happy we didn’t do anything that night,” he said after a moment. “Because…if we had, where would we be now, huh? We might have only had a one night stand. And that would have really sucked if that’s how our story began and ended.” Josh shook his head a little. “Uh…yea…last year I wasn’t really paying all too much attention to Gamma Psi,” he admitted. “I did also mention I’m dumb sometimes, right? Because I could have seen you in passing but not paid enough attention. Honestly, the first time I remember actually checking you out was with Ian,” he added. “Oh, that dream better be dead now though.”

Deanna “No, not ever.” She chuckled once again and let her eyes wander around them, which was now filled with people just dancing and socializing, so they weren’t just standing off doing their own thing. “That makes sense, and you’re right. I’m glad you said no to me. Had to give you enough time to figure it out and fall for me instead.” She said and flashed him one of her smaller smiles, moving her fingers gently over the underside of his jaw. “I know, I remember. I was kinda also dating someone else at the time.” She shrugged her shoulder before she nodded. “You’re really dumb sometimes, but that’s ok, I can be too. You checked me out? Scandalous, Josh. Your Tri Pi at the time allowed that?” She was teasing, of course, and instead shook her head. “Maybe? I mean, that is a lot of people’s ultimate dream around here… or… back at home.”

Josh expected that from her. He was just going to have to get into contact with her mom for some details that he could tease Deanna with as payback. When she made her comment about having time to figure it out and fall for her, he just smiled. He wasn’t going to deny or joke about something that was entirely true. “Yea and it would be super awkward if I stole you away from him,” he joked a little. “Oh, hush. My Tri Pi’s didn’t have enough power over me to keep me from checking other girls out,” he teased back. “Well, I’m going to line all those people up and tell them that their dream is dead because you are mine and no one else’s.”

Deanna slowed her movements down even if the pace of the music was still more upbeat, focusing on Josh’s smile a bit more. Call her cheesy, but the fact that she was the core reason for it kind of made her all jittery inside. She had that effect on plenty of people, she knew it well, but this was sort of different this time around. “To be fair, I was kinda really into him at that time so I don’t think it would have worked. I probably would have ignored you…” She shrugged, because it was true. Her relationship with Tyler was one of her better ones, even if it still ended. “Well, good, because I’m sure it was nice for you. I was as hot then as I am not.” She leaned forward, biting her lip. “Aw, you’re going to break the freshmen class heart?”

Josh scrunched up his nose and shook his head. “Nah,” he began. “I think…even if you were…I could have distracted you a little,” he insisted. “I’m a southern man, darlin’. And we can be charmin’ when we wanna be,” he whispered, letting his southern drawl that he usually keeps hidden come out. “I’m kidding,” he added after a moment. “I’d never do something like that. It would be way too much bad karma.” Josh shook his head at her when she continued being cocky. “You’re just so modest, huh?”

Deanna tilted her head some and arched an eyebrow. Josh had always been nothing but polite, so it was kind of fun to see him get like this. “Oh really? You think? I don’t know, I mean… he seems to be my type. Kinda like you, but maybe I’m falling for the Southern part.” She said and gently tapped his chin. “I like how we are here, anyway.” She said, kissing his nose. “Always, babe.”

Josh shook his head at her. “Oh yea? You’re into the Southern accent and all of that?” He asked, continuing to use it. Honestly, it had been a while since he let the drawl come out this much. He kind of hid it away after he moved to Ohio, not wanting to sound like a hick. He scrunched his nose slightly as she kissed it. “You’re cheesy,” he teased, mocking her from before.

Deanna nodded her head some and kept her lips smooshed together, even if the tiny smile was starting to show through, moving her hand over the top of his head to start of run through his hair. “Mhm. Or, maybe it’s just a you thing.” She said after a moment of listening to the accent and refrained from laughing. She had dated a lot of different guys before, but nothing was ever compared to Josh. He was on a whole other level than what she was even used to. “I am not,” Deanna protested and shook her head, before she covered his mouth with her hand. “Stop spreading lies.”

Josh winked at her when she suggested it was just him. He didn’t know what it was but very rarely did he ever feel like things were too heavy or too serious with her. He was always having a good time with Deanna and he really loved that about her. Even when they ran into his parents earlier in the week, she still managed to make him smile and not go to any dark places. He laughed as she covered his mouth and then kissed her hand before pulling it away. “You’re so cheesy. Just…embrace it, babe.”

Deanna narrowed her eyes in some before her hand was moved and she let it happen, simply shaking her head. “Just as long as it doesn’t get out that I’m some mush ball, ok? Can’t have my reputation being drug down by something super lovey.” She was teasing, of course, and she made sure he knew that by flashing him one of her bigger, brighter grins. She then turned slightly and leaned into his chest once a clicking noise sounded from the stage of the floor, knowing she should probably be polite and listen to the speeches instead of distracting him.

Josh “I promise I won’t let anyone know that you’re a super mush ball that is really, really into me and just can’t help that when you look at me, you melt,” he teased back. When he heard the clicking and the music stop, he knew it was the time for the speeches. Which was probably going to be insane. He’s known the best man since high school and he knew the dude loved embarrassing people in front of large crowds. He wrapped his arms around Deanna’s waist, kissing against her shoulders as the first person was passed a microphone and started in on how happy they were to be there today to see their good friends getting married.

Deanna “And this is why you’re such a good boyfriend, Joshua Williams.” She gently tapped his lips and shook her head some before she was able to turn around fully and face the head of the crowd, listening in on what was being said. Honestly, a lot of it surprised her and it definitely proved how out of her own area she was. This definitely wasn’t Boston, or Ohio for that matter, which made her feel a little awkward in a sense. Making a face, Deanna glanced up at Josh, who seemed to be enjoying it all, squeezing his hand some.

Josh “Thank you, Deanna Sutton,” he laughed. Josh really felt at home as the speeches went on and everyone was laughing about the good ol’ days. He almost forgot that this wasn’t his home anymore. That his home was a frat house in Ohio. And honestly, that made him a little sad. He missed this. He missed the familiarity that these people brought with them. He missed spending his weekends on a boat, missed having a crazy friend that convinced him hunting gators would be fun. But then he felt Deanna squeezing his hand and looking up at him and he couldn’t imagine a life without her in it. “You doing ok?” He whispers. He was sure this was a little much for her. She was totally out of her element and he knew it.

Deanna was still kind of weirded out, but that was beside the point. Most of what she was used to was way more wild than this. Throughout all the weddings that she had been to, most were with louder music from her mom’s generation and much more crowded, indoors, and completely opposite from this. Which also spoke for her lifestyle, considering she could tell by Josh’s face, this was more his scene that he preferred. Her’s, on the other hand? Was definitely back in Ohio in that cramped sorority room with Natalia, or on top of Dobler’s bar. “Yeah, I’m fine.” She whispered back, making sure she wasn’t too disruptive and swallowed thickly, continuing to scan the crowd.

Josh couldn’t tell that the wheels were spinning in Deanna’s head and there was definitely something she wasn’t telling him. He hugged her a little tighter and pressed a kiss against her cheek. “C'mon,” he whispered against her ear, dropping his arms from around her. “Let’s get something to drink and a little air,” he suggested, taking a step back. He had a feeling this might be too overwhelming for her.

Deanna turned slightly when she heard him and creased her eyebrows a little, taking the step forward to follow him. “Are you sure? They’re not even finished with your speeches.”

Josh nodded his head lightly. “Yea, I’m sure. I’ve heard most of the stories anyway,” he assured her, grabbing her hand gently as he led her away from where they had been standing.

Deanna followed him though she was still a little uncertain if he was actually okay with leaving, not exactly wanting him to leave just because of her. Nonetheless, her fingers laced through his, and she moved to catch up with him at his side while squeezing his hand. “You can just fill me in on those stories, anyway.”

Josh nodded his head at her. “I can fill you in on those stories and then some,” he answered. He stopped by where the drinks were, grabbing a couple of father bottles before leading her the rest of the way outside, handing one of the bottles to her. “Are you sure you’re ok?” He asked once they were outside.

Deanna “Good, because like I said, I need to know everything.” Deanna laughed and shook her head, rubbing the side of her neck once they made it outside. She would be lying if the fresh air wasn’t nice, even if she wouldn’t exactly outright say that. “Yeah,” She said, nodding her head some. She probably wasn’t hiding the workings in her head as much as she thought she was. “Why wouldn’t I be?”

Josh “I’ll tell you anything you want to know. Just ask,” he promised. Josh uncapped his bottle of water, taking a quick sip as he watched her. “The faces you were making,” he answered as his explanation as to why she wouldn’t be ok. “If this is all too much, too soon…you can tell me. I’m not gonna get mad or upset.”

Deanna nodded her head some, glad to know he was willing to share. He typically was the one always asking the questions, anyway. Her eyes widened slightly when he mentioned her faces, which she hadn’t really realized she wasn’t hiding that well. “Oh, it’s just the… heat.” She nodded her head quickly before she pulled some water from the bottle, licking her lips afterwards. “It’s not, really.”

Josh pursed his lips when she tried to blame the heat. “Deanna,” he sighed. “Every woman in the state of Florida tries to blame the heat for just about anything they have ever done that caused someone to question them. Just tell me what’s wrong…”

Deanna exhaled a deep breath and lowered her eyes some, twisting the plastic cap back onto the bottle of his water. “Well, I’m from Boston, I have an excuse.” She stated, though from the look on Josh’s face, she knew that wasn’t cutting it. “It’s just… a lot. Not a bad a lot, but.. a lot.”

Josh laugh when she tried to use the Boston excuse. He was happy when she finally admitted it though, even if he didn’t totally understand what she meant by that. “How is it not bad?” He asked, confused.

Deanna wanted to groan out loud but instead settled on groaning internally, reaching up to push some of her hair off her shoulder and neck. “Because I want to be here with you,” She murmured after a moment. “I just never have gotten to this point with any one of my boyfriends before.”

Josh “Oh,” he breathed out, understanding now. “I just want you to be comfortable. So, even if you do want to be here with me or know everything about me like you’ve said. If at anytime you feel like something is too much or too fast, tell me. We’ll…step outside for some fresh air and slow it down, ok?”

Deanna reached up and pushed her hair back off her forehead, so that it was mixed in with the other strands this time. “Okay,” She breathed out, leaning her back against the warmer brick of the building for a moment before looking over at him again. “You don’t have to stay with me though, you know that right? I might need a breather but I know you missed all of them. I’ll be okay.”

Josh kept his eyes on her for a long moment before shaking his head. “I’d start missing you if I went in there and then I’d just come right back out here so…I might as well stay,” he said, moving to lean against the wall beside her. “I can stay quiet though if you want to just sit and think in peace.”

Deanna glanced down momentarily and felt a small smile twitching up on her lips, slowly shaking her head. “No, that’s okay. Then it would just be weird.” She said before she turned her head to look over at him. “Hey, can you promise me something?”

Josh laughed gently at her, nodding his head some. “Alright, no quiet then. Just remember that when I start rambling though,” he joked. Josh looked back at her and nodded his head. “Yea, sure…what is it?”

Deanna “I know you ramble, mainly about the stuff that doesn’t really matter.” She said, teasing him, before she slowly shook her head and glanced back over at the reception hall. “When we get back to the hotel, can we get drunk and go to the beach?”

Josh pretended to be offended at that comment. “What? Everything I ramble about totally matters,” he insisted. “See. This is why I say you’re mean.” He couldn’t help but laugh at the thing she wanted him to promise. “I promise we can get drunk and go to the beach.”

Deanna gave him a tiny look and shook her head. “It’s either Star Wars or baseball, there’s no in between. Baseball is slightly better, though, depending on what team you’re talking about.” She said with a tiny smile and moved to push herself off the wall and instead stood in front of him, boxing him in. “Personal Spring Break, you promised me a shirtless you, anyway.”

Josh shook his head at her. “You…you just haven’t seen Star Wars yet, ok? When you do, you’ll understand why I ramble about it. And you’ll also see why it’s the greatest movies of all time. Assuming we don’t give too deep into Episodes one through three. Those weren’t that great. But the classic trilogy, now those were amazing. And totally groundbreaking for their time,” he went on, definitely getting into ramble mode. He quirked up an eyebrow as she boxed him in, his hands reaching out to grab hold of her hips. “I did, didn’t I? Well, gotta make good on that promise too. The second we’re out of here, I’ll take this off and won’t put it back on until you say so.”

Deanna lifted her eyebrow as he went on to talk some more which was kind of going on to prove her point even further. It was almost cute how into the entire thing he was, even if most of what he said was already flying over her head. “Right. That just proved my point.” She chuckled and leaned forward, pressing her lips against the corner of his mouth momentarily before mumbling. “I vote now.” She mumbled, toying with the collar of his shirt.

Josh gave her a quick pout as she laughed at him. But that didn’t last long. Neither did his unhappiness over the fact that Deanna was so anti-Star Wars even though he was so pro-Star Wars. It was hard to pout when she had her lips on him and suggesting something like what she was suggesting. “Deanna Sutton…are you trying to take advantage of me at a wedding?” He questioned, teasingly. “Because…we can definitely go sneak back to my truck for a little bit…no one will know we’re gone.”

Deanna watched his pout disappear and a immediate grin slipped over her lips, trailing her finger from his collar to just beneath, so she was touching his warm skin. “Don’t tempt me more than I already am, Williams.” She murmured and bit her lip to keep her grin under control.

Josh groaned a little when she wasn’t immediately all for his plan. “C'mon…you can’t keep doing this to me. Getting me all turned on and then shooting me down. It’s really unfair.”

Deanna bit back the growing smirk and brushed her pointer finger down from his collarbone to the top button of his shirt, toying with it. “I didn’t say no, did I?”

Josh narrowed his eyes at her. He really didn’t believe her right now. He was about ninety-eight percent sure that this was some sort of trap. “Not yet,” he answered, squeezing her hips lightly.

Deanna licked over her upper lip and smirked a bit to herself, easily letting herself move a little closer to him. “I’m down if you’re down.”

Josh still didn’t trust her word on this. It seemed too easy. But he was also a dude and he was ok with easy. “I’m going to get real pouty if you’re messing with me,” he said before pushing away from the wall and moving to pick her up.

Deanna reached up and gently brushed her fingertip over his bottom lip, lifting her eyebrow up a bit when he spoke. “I’m not messing with you, I swear.” she laughed, though she leaned away from him slightly so he could make the move if he was actually serious.

Josh “Mhm, sure you’re not,” he breathes out as he bends down slightly to lift her up over his shoulder. He made sure he had a good hold on her before he started walking away from the reception area. “Listen, if you’re joking…tell me before we get all the way to the parking lot…”

Deanna felt her eyes widen when he actually picked her up and she immediately reached back to make sure her dress didn’t expose anything, laughing a little. “What? Do you think I’m that big of a tease?”

Josh noticed her reaching back at her dress and laughed. “You’re not hanging out,” he assured her as he reached up with his free hand and slapped her ass playfully. “Yes, I do. Also super evil.”

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Deanna arched her eyebrow immediately, always taking a liking to when Josh got a little more feisty than normal. “Just double checking,” She teased before she relaxes her body, laughing afterwards. “And we know both does it for you, so.”

Josh “Clearly. Why else would I be so into you?” He questioned, teasingly. If she wasn’t messing with him right now, he really hoped what he said about no one noticing them gone would be true. He also hoped that if someone did notice, they didn’t try to look for them.

Deanna rolled her eyes some and laughed before she herself patted his backside. “I don’t know. My looks.”

Josh laughed at her answer. “Damn…you figured it out,” he teased. Once he got to his truck, he put her down and pulled his keys from his pocket.

Deanna twisted around a little and stretched herself out when she was back on her feet, and she immediately came up behind him, setting her hands down on his hips. “Have I mentioned how good you look today?”

Josh felt his smile growing a little at her compliment. “I think I’m supposed to be saying that to you,” he said in a soft tone as he leaned in to press a kiss against her lips.

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Deanna “Well yeah,” She mumbled into his mouth and grinned to herself. “But seriously… How do you do it?” She breathed out as she pulled herself back and leaned against the warm side of his truck, gripping the front of his shirt. “So good.”

Josh felt himself getting bashful as she continued to compliment him, trying to laugh it off. “Stop it,” he groaned, shaking his head. “You’re going to make me get super cheesy and then neither of us are going to do anything involving naked bodies in this truck…”

Deanna felt the grin tugging at her lips when he began to grow shy and she pulled him closer as she playfully undid a button on his shirt. “Stop what? Saying how good you look? Because seriously… It should be a crime just how sexy you look right now. You dress up too good.”

Josh scrunched his nose up slightly at her when she didn’t stop. Though he was having a bit of mixed emotions since on one side, he wasn’t taking the compliments too well but also, she was undressing him and he did not mind that at all. “You would know about crime,” he joked, though probably not the best moment for that. “Get in the truck,” he quickly added, opening the door up for her.

Deanna watched him for a moment and smiled a little. “I know all about it so I should know just how good you look,” She murmured, before she turned and quickly pulled herself up into the truck, scooting over.

Josh shook his head at her before getting into the truck. It was hot, obviously…they were in Florida. So, he stuck the key into his ignition and started the truck up to get some cool air circulating around them. “I was serious before…about me complimenting you…you are the most beautiful girl here,” he said, turning toward her. “I can barely keep my eyes off of you.”

Deanna scooted over so he had room to get inside but not too far over to where there was a gap separating them, lifting her hair off the back of her neck to let some air go over her warmer skin. “You think so?” She was teasing, of course, but she was doing her best to refrain from growing bashful herself. “Because I can easily say you were the only guy in there I could even see.” Grinning, Deanna let her hair back down and slid a little closer, sliding her hand up his arm.

Josh “You’re the worst,” he laughed when she started turning the compliments back around on him. “But at the same time…good answer. Would kind of be sucky if I took my girlfriend to a friend’s wedding and the only guy she could be was not me…”

Deanna shook her head and reached up to push her pointer finger against his lips to quiet him. “You’re the only guy I see even at home. Don’t question it.”

Josh was definitely feeling bashful. It was more than a compliment and hearing it made him feel way too good. So good that he was couldn’t help but pray to never feel another way. “And that makes me the luckiest guy on this planet.”

Deanna dropped her hand after a moment so it brushed down the front of his neck and on toward the exposed area of his chest, brushing her thumb over his warm skin. “Yeah?” Deanna breathed out after a moment before she leaned in and brushed her lips over his cheek, kissing the cheekbone. “How fast is your heart beating right now?” She asked, knowing that from what she felt, it was definitely moving faster than it was the first time she asked in Lambda Sig awhile ago.

Josh felt a smile growing on his lips at her question about his heart. He reached up to place his hand over hers, keeping it on his chest. “Faster than ever,” he answered. “And it’s all because of you,” he added in a whisper, leaning in to press his lips to hers.

Deanna continued to circle her thumb over his skin as she felt his hand cover her’s. She knew that if anyone were to have actually heard them, they would be bound to be made fun of, but getting into this cheesy rut was sort of easy with Josh. Her relationship with him was already rapidly forming into something way different than her previous ones, and it was because of that that she was fairly certain it was going to be good for her. He would be good for her. “Good,” Deanna simply breathed out in reply before wiggling her hand free from his, moving her hands to frame either side of his neck so she could lean up and quickly repriocate the kiss.

Josh moved his hands to the small of her back once hers were at his neck. He pulled her body closer to his as he slowly deepened the kiss. Though at the moment, his mind was completely off of his earlier plans once they were in the truck. He wasn’t sure how that happened, how they managed to go from sneaking off to have sex in his truck to him just being completely enamored with her and just wanting to kiss her for hours.

Deanna curled her fingers around his neck and did her best with getting too carried away, which was weird for her. She typically always showed her emotions better through physical contact, though with just how fast her heart was beating, she was certain he could tell by just how he was acting. Her cheekbones were growing a little red from the mix of heat outside radiating around the truck and a simple blush, just around the time that a large fist was knocking at the window and two of Josh’s old buddies was making kissy faces at the two of them.

Josh almost jumped when he heard the knocking against his window. He was happy they got distracted and didn’t get too carried away or else that would have been really embarrassing. With a slight groan though, he completely pulled away from Deanna and shut the truck off, rolling his window down a little. “Wasn’t cool in high school, not cool now,” he informed his so called friends. “​You always were the expert in things not cool,​” one of them joked, getting an eye roll and a sarcastic laugh from Josh. “​They’re about to do the bouquet toss and garter thing. We were told to find you guys for it.”

Deanna ’s cheeks were still flushed a shade of pink as she pulled back and watched Josh interact with them, a little confused on what they even meant by that. Though, she shrugged it off, moving her hand toward Josh’s thigh. “Come on, we can get more of that later. You don’t wanna miss this.” She said, pecking his lips before she winked at a friend of his, ushering Josh out of his truck.

Josh raised an eyebrow at her when she said he didn’t want to miss this. He wasn’t sure if she meant because this was a special moment or if she was about to body slam some people for those flowers. Either way, she was right. He told his friends to step back as he opened the door up, getting out of the truck, holding his hand toward her to help her out.

Deanna watched him for a moment before he got out and she followed soon after, her smaller hand grasping onto his as a way to keep her balance, shutting the door behind her. “Was that always a thing?” She asked, gesturing between him and his friends.

Josh kept his hand wrapped around hers as they walked, glancing between her and his friends that were walking ahead of them. “Uh…them being anti-wingmans?” He questioned. “Yea. Honestly, it’s a miracle I ever lost my virginity with those two around.”

Deanna rubbed her thumb over the back of his hand and chuckled a little, glancing over at him. “Making kissy faces at your window during your first time? Super awkward.”

Josh laughed a little and nodded his head. “Yea…I know all first times can be awkward but pretty sure I win an award for it. Took about five attempts before it actually happened thanks to interruptions from other people. Pretty sure I was almost dumped because how long it was taking…”

Deanna grimaced a bit and shook her head, pressing her teeth together. “Seriously? That bad?” She wanted to laugh a little but probably shouldn’t at that point. “You poor guy.”

Josh gave her a little pout before laughing. “It’s alright. It’s not like it never happened. But you already know that,” he teased a little. He gave her a quick peck on the cheek once they got back inside the reception hall and let her hand go. “Now go fight for some flowers, babe.”

Deanna leaned up and pecked his pout. “True. Lucky girl.” Deanna responded and once he kissed her cheek, Deanna grinned at him, quickly moving forward in the crowd. “Just you watch!” She laughed.

Josh smirked as he watched Deanna move through the crowd. “My girl is so gonna win,” he said to no one in particular and then added, as an after thought, “This place has first aid kits, right?”

Deanna weaved through the crowd of woman ranging from little girl’s to older woman gathering toward the middle of the make shift dance floor, making sure to keep her own place. Her natural personality was to be the aggressive one and actually go for the bouquet, but this was also a different atmosphere and she was sort of out of place. Plus, she wasn’t about to steal the flowers from some innocent little girl trying to get her own. It wasn’t until she noticed that once the bouquet was tossed that she was standing next to the girl that practically was throwing digs at her earlier during the reception, and it was easy enough to make the quick shuffle on over to snatch the flowers being tossed straight in her direction out from right in front of her. “Oh, oops? Maybe next time.” She murmured after a moment and simply smiled at Josh’s old friend, while the rest of the crowd clapped for her, before she moved on around to return to Josh with a smirk. “That’s Boston style, by the way.” She said, grinning at Josh.

Josh didn’t have a single doubt in his mind that Deanna was going to go after and get the bouquet. She was the type of girl that didn’t rest until she got what she wanted and honestly, he loved that about her. He was competitive as hell and seeing her the same way was pretty hot. He couldn’t help but laugh when he saw her snatch it in the air, applauding along with the others. He grinned back at her as she came to him, his arm quickly moving around her waist, pulling her into him and pressing a quick kiss against her lips. “You’re the sexiest woman alive,” he laughed before looking down at the flowers. “Now I’m really going to have to catch that garter…”

Deanna was happy he seemed to be as into it as she was, especially since she pretty much stole it right out from under the other girl who she already didn’t like. “If that makes me sexy, I can’t imagine what else does.” She teased before she slowly pulled back, holding the flowers between them. “You gotta, babe. Put those skills to the test.”

Josh “Everything,” he answered, smiling at her. “Don’t worry, babe. I don’t want any of these guys around here to have an excuse to touch up on your legs so I’m definitely going to get it,” he promised, giving her one last kiss before pulling away to join the other guys that were standing around, getting ready for the garter toss.

Deanna smirked a little to herself and held the flowers up to her chest, shaking her head slightly. “I believe in you, let that power of jealousy get it for you.” She teased, winking at him as she stepped back so she could get a better look.

Josh laughed at her teasing, shaking his head lightly. He got his position in the crowd and watched as the garter was taken off of the bride and then tossed behind the groom’s back. Luckily, Josh was taller than a lot of his friends and the people that were trying to catch the garter so he was able to reach out and grab it a lot better than the rest. As soon as he got it safely in his hand, he turned to where Deanna had been standing and twirled it around his finger, winking over at her with a proud smile on his face.

Deanna watched the happiness on the newly wed’s couple and almost admired it for a moment, though she was quickly distracted by how amusing the scene was. Josh was having an advantage considering his head stuck out much more than the other’s due to his height, though she knew he wouldn’t come back without it, given she won herself. “Is it weird to be turned on by that?” She teased, grinning at him as he got up closer to her.

Josh laughed at her questioned, letting a cocky grin take over. “Not at all, beautiful,” he assured her. “You ready to have this put on?” He asked, holding the garter out in front of her, his free hand reaching down to grab onto her hip and then moving down the side of her thigh, still wearing the cocky grin. “When we get back to our room…I’ll take it off the proper way,” he whispered, leaning into her a little.

Deanna grinned back at him once that cocky grin took over his lips, something she found she was quickly growing weak for. “I guess I am,” She said, watching him move down further toward the ground, her thin eyebrow arched upward. “Shh, you can’t say things to me like that.” She teased, though her cheekbones were actually a little red.

Josh ’s cocky expression definitely wasn’t going anywhere, especially since he somehow managed to get Deanna Sutton to actually blush. He really never thought he’d see that from her, except when he was being extra cheesy. He wrapped his hand around the back of calf as he got down on one knee. “Or what?” He questioned, leaning forward to place a kiss against her inside of her knee, lifting her leg up slightly to slip the garter on.

Deanna pursed her lips some to settle herself down and watched him carefully, allowing her leg to loosen up so he could move it around a bit easier, biting her lip at the kiss. “You don’t want to know what,” She teased him, attempting to get the upper hand this time around as her knee bent.

Josh shook his head lightly at her answer. He was pretty sure he knew what she was trying to do and it wasn’t going to work. She was too vulnerable in this position and he had no plans of relinquishing the power he held at the moment. “Oh, but I do,” he answers, his lips brushing up the inside of her leg as he pulled the garter up slowly.

Deanna felt her eyes widen slightly though she made sure to try and keep her cool, glancing around for a quick moment to let everyone else around her know she was completely cool. Even if that was a total joke and he definitely was holding the upper hand here. “You know exactly what you’re doing, don’t you?”

Josh bit down on his bottom lip, holding back his laughter. Honestly, this was almost too easy. He cleared his throat after a moment and looked up at her, pretending to be completely innocent. “Putting a garter on someone’s leg isn’t that hard,” he answered as if that was what she was referring to. Once he got it up to her thigh, he let it go and stood back up, smirking at her.

Deanna watched him carefully for the moment and as soon as he was standing back up, she straightened out her dress and pushed some hair behind her ear. “Oh yeah, looks like you’re a pro at it.” She said, almost playfully glaring at him. “But that’s not what I meant.”

Josh “Oh yea? Well, maybe if the whole baseball thing doesn’t happen, I can add that into my male stripper bit,” he joked. He gave her a confused look, still pretending he had no clue what she could be talking about. “What did you mean then?”

Deanna lifted her eyebrow and she turned to set down the flowers on a near by table, before turning to ste closer to him. “Oh? As long as you bring me home all those dollar bills.” She said with a grin on her face and slid her arms around his neck. “Doing that in the middle of the wedding.”

Josh “Oh…I don’t know about that. I think Skylar called dibs on being my lady pimp or whatever,” he joked. His arms moved around her waist as he let out a small laugh. “I’m sorry…I couldn’t help myself,” he whispers, leaning in to rest his forehead lightly against hers. “I don’t think you actually mind all that much though…”

Deanna made a face. “She’s supposed to be on the other Lambda, not mine. So unfair for her to get both.” Deanna’s hand moved down to his arms when he moved them around her, chuckling underneath her breath for the moment. “I didn’t mind, actually. But also super rude of you.”

Josh “You’re gonna have to take that up with her, babe.” Josh perked up a little when she proved him right. He’s really not that surprised though since she wasn’t one to really shy away from that sort of thing. “Aw…how can I make it up to you?”

Deanna “Well, that’s not fair. Totally selfish, too. Must be a ZBZ thing…. Kidding!” She said and cocked her head to the side, before laughing a bit more than before. “We get out of here as soon as possible,” She said, grinning a bit more. Not only did she want to get out of there for the more sexy reasons, but maybe a bit selfish reasons, too.

Josh couldn’t help but laugh. Honestly, Josh wasn’t a fan of ZBZ. And it wasn’t really a secret. There were only a few that he liked to talk to and mostly those few were because of Ian. If Ian wasn’t into them, he’d keep his distance. “You know…I think we can actually get out of here soon. All the important wedding things have happened. Dances danced, cake cute, bouquet tossed…and it looks like they’re walking around saying their goodbyes,” he pointed out, nodding toward the newlyweds.

Deanna knew he was laughing at her comment, even if it was half true. A ton of her friends were in ZBZ, Willa and Neri included, so she couldn’t really talk much about them without being half honest. “Really?” She said before she glanced behind her, noticing the couple moving around the hall. “They wanna go get their honeymoon on, anyway.” she grinned.

Josh nodded his head in agreement. “I don’t doubt it. This was a long wedding and they were being adorable and romantic all day…” He kept his eyes on his two friends as he spoke. “I think, if and when I get married, I’d want something…less than this. I mean, it was a nice ceremony and the reception has been pretty awesome but given my family…I’d just want something small and simple.”

Deanna “And a hot wedding, too. How do you all stand this heat?” Deanna breathed out with a laugh and glanced around the reception hall at all the guests and the couple moving in between them, before she turned and smiled at him. “Yeah? You seem like the simple type. I know my family would kill me if I didn’t do something.”

Josh gave her a little look when she commented on the heat. “I hate to break it to you, but this weather is actually considered cool,” he laughs. “Oh yea? Does this mean you’re going to have a huge wedding with one of those crazy big, princess looking wedding dresses?”

Deanna “Seriously? I’d like to see you in the low 20s, then.” She said and scrunched her nose up. “If my mom and grandmother have it their way. We’re Italian, so I’m pretty sure they’re set on going all out.”

Josh made a face at her. “I wouldn’t leave my bed,” he informed her. “Cold and snow…not a fan of those things. Don’t know what I was thinking when I moved to Ohio.” Josh gave her a nod as she answered him. “Is that something you would want though?”

Deanna “You don’t leave your bed as it is, dork.” She laughed, teasing him. “You did pick the wrong place though, but that’s just how Boston is too. Cold winters. How are you going to survive Christmas with me?” Her hand slowly moved around his wrist to tickle the inside of it. “Maybe. I mean, I love seeing them happy and I love my family, but, there would be a lot of gaps in said wedding with the whole having no dad thing… even if I would look super hot in that dress…”

Josh “Hey! That is…not true. I leave it to pick you up from various security and/or police stations. Also, for work and class…and…baseball practice. The fact that I immediately get back into bed doesn’t matter here.” Josh gave her an amused look when she talked about Christmas with her. “Already planning to bring me home for Christmas next year?” Josh frowned a little at her no dad comment. “I’m sure, even if you had a dad with you, no one would notice him there since everyone would be too busy focusing on how amazing you look. Also, maybe…if you were to marry a guy who also doesn’t have a dad…or a mom he spoke to…or grandparents…then people definitely wouldn’t notice…”

Deanna “Yeah, that’s true. You do. But, I also find it amusing because that’s so not the way a frat boy lives his life. You’re breaking the barrier, babe, I’m impressed.” Deanna chuckled before she leaned into his side, shrugging. “Yeah, I mean, I don’t plan on breaking up with you any time soon so… I assume you wanna come back with me and my weird family, if Ian doesn’t snag you up first.” At his frown, Deanna smiled a little, shaking her head. “I’m sure my mom will make the big scene enough for the both of us if you happen to be the groom. Don’t worry.”

Josh “You know, you judge me whenever I’m in bed until I’m in bed with you. So…maybe don’t hate on something that brings you so much joy,” he joked. “You might have to fight Ian for Christmas but…if you win, I’ll be happy to spend the holiday with you and your family.” Josh smiled as she did, happy she wasn’t upset about the no dad thing. He didn’t want her to be sad about it or anything else ever. “Your mom is pretty awesome so I believe it…”

Deanna “Yeah, but that’s when you’re in bed sleeping. When I’m in bed with you, a little less sleeping is preferred.” Deanna smirked a little and shrugged one of her shoulders, laughing soon afterwards. “I figured as much but I also can withhold Natalia from him… and I’m a dirty fighter, so.” Deanna watched him smile and she was glad he didn’t question much about her dad comment. Even if she was super carefree about it, it still wasn’t something she wanted to talk much about. Plus, he didn’t freak out about the mention of him being a groom, which was a good sign he could joke about those kinds of things. “Yeah, she is, isn’t she?” It was true, and she wasn’t hesitant to brag about her mother. “She already loves you, though.”

Josh pursed his lips slightly because she had a point there. A good point at that. “So, that’s how it’ll be then? You and Ian use me and Natalia against each other in all your fights?” He laughed. The idea of that was actually pretty amusing and he had a feeling it was going to happen sooner or later. He’s actually surprised it hadn’t happened yet. His smile only grew when she mentioned her mom loving him. “Does she really? Don’t tell me she does unless she really does, ok?”

Deanna nodded her head some. “Yeah. I mean, it’s a pretty good tactic if I do say so myself.” She chuckled and gently squeezed his hand, leaning into him. “Yeah, she does actually. I mean… It’s no secret I’ve talked about you and you can see how happy you make me, so.”

Josh shook his head at her but still laughed. “I’d try it out with Natalia but something tells me holding Ian hostage from her wouldn’t work as well…” He started to feel bashful again as she went on. “Well…I’m happy you’re mom approves of me. And I’m happy that I make you happy…because…you being happy makes me happy,” he says, scrunching up his nose a little at himself. “Am I saying happy too much?”

Deanna made a face some. “It might just work for me more than you,” She said, thinking it over for a moment. He made a pretty good point after all. Sliding her hand up and down his arm, she smiled at him. “No, because happy is the good word for us. It works.”

Josh “I think you’re right which is not fair. I need something to hold over Natalia to steal you away whenever she’s being greedy.” He let out a small laugh as he leaned into her, lightly bumping his nose against hers before pressing a kiss against her lips. “Good because I’ve never been happier than I am when I’m with you.”

Deanna scrunched her nose up at just how cheesy they were being again, but that wasn’t something new for the two of them. “I’m sure you can find something if you really wanted,” She said, sliding her thumb over his jawline. Pecking his lips again, Deanna grinned at him. “Remember that, ok? Because you can’t go back on your word now.”

Josh “Or I can just kidnap you from her,” he suggested. He wasn’t sure if that would really work but it could be a future attempt. He pulled back a little and made a little face at her. “Why would I ever go back on that?”

Deanna “Kidnap? Going full on criminal now, huh?” She teased and slid her hand down around his back, brushing over the material of his shirt. “I mean, I don’t know.” She pulled a face again. “It’s possible.”

Josh nodded his head at her teasing. “Gonna have to if I wanna keep up with you,” he teased back. He shook his head at her, pressing his hands against the small of her back and pulling her closer to him. “I don’t think so,” he whispered. He went in for a kiss but stopped short when he heard someone clearing their throat beside them. Looking away from Deanna, he saw his newlywed friends standing beside them.

Deanna was pretty much lost in the moment before she heard the cough and she quickly glanced over at the couple, shooting them a smile.. “Thank you for having me,” She mentioned after a moment.

Josh couldn’t help but laugh a little at Deanna being the first to say anything. “Ditto,” he joked, gaining an eye roll from the bride. “​Well, I’m just happy you’ve graced us with you presence,​” she joked, reaching out to give him a hug, which he happily returned. After they broke away, Josh and the groom went in for their own hug. “​Ditto,​” he teased. And then they both turned to Deanna, the bride reaching out to hug her and telling her how she was so happy to meet her.

Deanna wasn’t expecting much let alone a hug, so when the bride was moving her arms around her, Deanna was a bit stunned and it was as obvious as ever. That didn’t mean it wasn’t happily accepted, though. “It was great meeting you, too.” She murmured with her usual wide smile on her face, before she did the same for the groom.

Josh smiled, watching Deanna with his two friends. Even though this seemed a bit overwhelming for her earlier, he kind of loved seeing her mingle with the people of his past. “​Good. Maybe you can convince your boyfriend here to come visit us more often.”

Deanna “I mean, maybe. If I can ever get him up and out of bed.” She said as a grin approached her lips, glancing back for Josh’s reaction. “… Kidding!”

Josh pursed his lips at her joke, shaking his head. “​Oh my goodness. Does he still sleep like the dead? I swear, it was impossible planning anything with him before noon on the weekends when we were kids. When are you gonna out grow that?​” Josh huffed at the two girls. “Welp, regretting letting you two meet right about now.”

Deanna laughed once she immediately knew what Deanna was referring to, figuring it had always been a Josh thing. “Oh, come on. We just know how much you love your sleep.” Deanna wiggled her fingers into his side before grinning back at the bride.

Josh narrowed his eyes as they both laughed. “​Oh, you know we’re just teasing. But I am serious about you two coming to visit us. If you make us go this long again without you coming down, I will kick your ass, Joshua. Mark my words.​” He had to hold back a laugh at her threat and pretended to be scared, even though he seriously doesn’t doubt her words. “Yes, ma'am. I promise we’ll visit ya’ll a lot sooner this time round,” he assured her. She gave him a firm nod and another hug before saying their goodbyes and moving onto other guests.

Deanna nodded her head along with the bride’s words, since she pretty much explained it all. It still felt a little weird for her to refer to the two of them to be coming down to visit, rather than Josh himself. It wasn’t expected and she was sure it was just the polite thing to do since she was standing right there, but nonetheless, it felt pretty good. Deanna laughed a little and turned her body so she could move her arm around to loop around Josh’s forearm, her hand sliding into his while her fingers interlocked between his. “Ready?” Deanna breathed out, after she flashed the newlyweds once last smile before she turned to him a bit more.

Josh turned a little turned her as she did the same, letting out a breathy laugh. “God…you just can’t wait to get me naked,” he teased before squeezing her hand lightly. “Yea, I’m ready,” he answered, seriously this time. He took a step away from her before turning toward the door, leading the both of them out of the reception hall and back toward his truck once again.

Deanna puckered her lips out in a pout at his teasing and she shook her head. “What? No. Gotta beat the traffic.” Deanna was teasing herself, of course, because he was honestly right. Then again, she could actually never wait to get him naked. “Maybe this time we’ll make it past first base with your truck, though.” She grinned.

Josh “Oh…right…gonna be so much traffic,” he responded sarcastically. He shook his head at her. “How do you expect me to get to any of the bases when I’m going to be driving?” He questioned, pulling his car keys out of his pocket.

Deanna “How would I know? I don’t live in Florida. That’s one of the places my mom and I never made it to.” Deanna laughed softly under her breath and her thumb slowly brushed over his knuckles, shrugging her shoulders. “We can get plenty creative.”

Josh “And where all have you been exactly?” He asked, curiously. Slowly but surely, Josh was going to know every single thing about Deanna and he will run out of questions but he was far from that day. “You’re gonna make me crash, aren’t you?”

Deanna waited until he unlocked the truck before she pulled it open herself. “Uh, well. Multiple places in California, New Mexico, Texas, Maine, South Carolina, Virginia, though Boston was where I was born and eventually came back to.” Deanna murmured before she turned and pulled herself into the cab of the truck. “Yeah, because I’m so hot.” She grinned.

Josh “Is Boston your favorite? Hometown pride and all of that,” he asked. “Why did you guys move so much?” Josh chuckled at her and nodded in agreement. “Yea, you are,” he agreed, watching her get in before following suit. He started his truck up, wanting to get the air going for her since he knows she isn’t liking the heat too much.

Deanna “Yeah, all of that. Plus my grandparents are there and the larger part of my mom’s family, so it was a little less lonely than new places every two months. LA wasn’t so bad, though.” Deanna shrugged her shoulders and scooted over to the middle of the seat. “My mom was kind of a serial dater and once they got real serious real fast then broke up, she wanted a fresh start so we’d play this game where we pick anyplace on the map we wanna go, then go.” She said, moving to push her hair off her shoulders. “At least you know the truth.”

Josh “That makes sense. We don’t have any family here in Florida. They’re all up in Mississippi…my parents and my sister used to go up for visits. Always talking about how nice it is to be with family. I never really got it. I never met any of them. But coming back here this week, seeing all my old friends. It’s a good feeling.” He pursed his lips slightly at her explanation as to why they moved a lot. “I’m sure that was tough. But probably cool too, right? I mean…you’ve probably experienced more things in your childhood than some people ever will in their entire lives.”

Deanna scrunched her nose as he talked about his family. From what she gathered from just that week, they were all sorts of insane. That didn’t mean it didn’t effect Josh. “You’ve never got to met them? Never?” Deanna murmured after a moment, frowning. “Kinda, yeah. But I also never saw a functional relationship other than my grandparents in my life, and that’s hardly cutting it.”

Josh shook his head lightly. “They uh…they didn’t want to have to answer questions about…where I came from,” he somewhat explained. Honestly, of all the things his family lied about to him, that was probably the worse of it. He reached out to grab hold of her hand, giving her a light smile. “Being functional is super overrated. Also, anyone who has the happy, normal, totally figured out relationship vibe…they’re so hiding something.”

Deanna made a small face and she naturally scooted a little to him, lacing their fingers together when he grabbed her own hand. “Well, at least you turned out sane?” She said, attempting to turn up a better smile on his face. “Also true.”

Josh “Yea, I guess I do have that going for me,” he joked, smiling over at her. “See? Who needs positive role models and normalcy in their lives?” He continued to joke, making light of both of their situations. “I definitely don’t. Not when I’ve managed to land someone as amazing as you.”

Deanna turned her lips up into a small smile before leaning forward to kiss the middle of his cheekbone. “All I really need is you, anyway.” She murmured before she pulled back, winking. “Plus I’m a catch.”

Josh “Good answer,” he laughed. Josh smirked over at her and shook his head. “You’re so modest. One of my favorite qualities about you,” he teased. “That and the fact that you’re just a good person that has never, ever done anything bad in her life. So kind and so pure.”

Deanna “It’s an honest answer,” She said with a laugh and shook her head, moving her hand up and down his arm. “Not my fault I know what I have to offer,” She teased and bit her lip. “Like an angel?”

Josh licked over his bottom lip as he glanced over at her, trying to hide the smirk on his face. “Nah,” he answered with a small head shake. “You’re not an angel. You’re a Goddess.”

Deanna glanced out the window for a moment before glancing back at him. “A Goddess?” She said, smirking back at him. “That’s the best compliment ever.”

Josh “Yea, yea…just don’t let it go to your head,” he teased, leaning over to press a quick kiss against her cheek. “What are we doing first, by the way? Beach, getting drunk or…”

Deanna “Oh, babe, you know it’s already to my head.” She laughed and scrunched her nose at the little kiss, before perking up. “Drunk on the beach, obviously.”

Josh sighed, pretending to be disappointed. “I know. I was just hoping maybe you’d contain yourself just once.” He really wasn’t all that surprised by her answer, especially since she made it a point to ask for that to happen. “Alright. What do you want to get drunk on?”

Deanna shook her head some and immediately smirked at him. “You should be expecting that by now, because that’s never gonna happen.” Deanna laughed. “Uh, well. What do you like? I haven’t paid attention to that yet.”

Josh “I can still hold on to a little hope though, right?” Josh gave her a little look when she asked what he liked. He was pretty sure she wasn’t going to go for it. “I’m just a beer man, babe. Just a nice, normal beer. None of that stupid chocolate crap they’re trying to make a thing now.”

Deanna “I wouldn’t count on it,” She laughed and watched his face change, chuckling under her breath. “You’re so simple,” She said, before she licked her lips. “No tequila? Strawberry margaritas, lemon drops?”

Josh scrunched his nose up when she started to list off drinks. “No, too sugary for my taste. Tequila…never been my friend. I’ll take a shot of whiskey if someone starts calling out for everyone to take and but other than that, I’m there for the beer.”

Deanna “Really? Tequila is my favorite. Like… Ugh, I love tequila. So much.” She said, licking her lips at the thought. “So simple.”

Josh “Well, I’ll get you some tequila then,” he said, amusing by her reaction to the alcohol. “Yea. But you know you like the fact that I’m a simple man.”

Deanna “I don’t know if that’s a good idea though… Everytime I drink tequila, I’m in handcuffs.” Deanna said, scrunching her nose up slightly. “I think I do, actually. What is happening to me?”

Josh “Well, maybe these handcuffs will end up being the fun kind,” he suggested, winking at her. “Hey. Don’t treat that like an insult or I’m going to get all kinds of offended and just…grumpy…”

Deanna “Don’t tease me, Josh. That’s super rude.” She said with a laugh and leaned into his side, rubbing her hand up his arm. “No, I’m kidding. I love how you are.”

Josh “Why do you think I’m teasing?” He questioned, his hand moving to rest onto her leg. “Mhm, that’s what I thought.”

Deanna “Because you can be the biggest tease ever. Like, a bigger tease than me. Which is super rude, by the way.” She said, licking her lips. “Look who’s modest now.”

Josh let his jaw dropped and acted offended at her accusation. “I…what? That is insane. How am I a tease? I sleep with you almost always. Nine times out of ten, when you tell me to get naked, I do,” he defended. “Hey…these are two entirely different things.”

Deanna “Insane but also accurate. I’m not the one teasing you in the middle of a wedding or a public setting.” Deanna said and lifted her eyebrow as she leaned up a bit straighter, facing him more. “How?”

Josh opened his mouth up to deny that but he did have a point, he was teasing her not too long ago. “Ok…that was one time,” he said. “And I couldn’t help myself. I had all these plans of what I was going to do to you while we were in the tuck and they were interrupted,” he explained. “Uh…because…I say so…?”

Deanna “One time that was super rude and crazy, like, who does that?” She was teasing, of course, because she honestly did love it when he got that way. She still was going to mess with him for a bit. “Oh? Yeah? Like what?” She said, keeping her eyes on him for a moment. “Doesn’t work like that, babe.”

Josh gave her a pout when she called what he did rude and crazy. “A man who can’t resist his beautiful girlfriend?” He tried to reason. “No. I can’t tell you now. Not after you’ve called me a tease.” Josh shook his head at her. “Yes, it does.”

Deanna couldn’t help but let a smile spread over her face again. “That’s fair.” Deanna breathed out and slowly shook her head, leaning back in her seat. “But we’re both teases so you should definitely tell me.” She said, cocking her head to the side. “Does not.”

Josh shook his head when she kept wanting him to tell her his plans. “No. I think I’ll just keep them to myself. Maybe, if you’re lucky, I’ll plan on using my plans at another time.” Josh nodded his head, trying to stand strong on his reason. “It does. And unless you can tell me why it doesn’t then…it does.”

Deanna made a face before she then scooted back into the seat that was meant for her, crossing her legs as she playfully created distance in between them. “Uh, well. That’s fine. I see how it is.”

Josh was actually surprised she was moving away from him. “Oh, is that how it’s gonna be? You gonna keep your distance?” He asked, pulling his truck off of the main road and throwing it into park. “Not gonna be fun if you play that card.”

Deanna wanted to laugh when he pulled over though refrained, making sure to keep her act up. “Maybe, if I have to. My own boyfriend won’t tell me what I want.”

Josh narrowed his eyes playfully at her when she kept it up. “You are about five seconds away from not getting to go to the beach or getting drunk,” he informed her. “I’ll take us right to the hotel and we can just stay locked in that room for the rest of the trip.”

Deanna tilted her head to the side as she looked at him, almost challenging him. “All you have to do is tell me what I want to hear and we’ll be more than okay.”

Josh shook his head at her, sliding over toward her. “No,” he whispered, reaching out to pull her the rest of the way. “You can’t always get everything you want.”

Deanna watched him move closer to her and let him tug her closer even if she was attempting to hold up her own playing field. “But that’s what I want,” Deanna murmured and bit into her bottom lip, moving her hand up his chest, circling her finger over his chest.

Josh smiled softly at her. She was honestly the only person he knew who could be adorable and sexy at the same time and it drove him insane trying to figure out how that was even possible. “And I want you,” he said in a soft voice.

Deanna pouted immediately though that was also something she wanted to hear, moving her hand so it was brushing down the side of his neck. “Then tell me what I want.”

Deanna pouted immediately though that was also something she wanted to hear, moving her hand so it was brushing down the side of his neck. “Then tell me what I want.”

Josh knew she wasn’t going to give up until she actually got him to tell her exactly what she wanted to hear. But he wasn’t going to give up either. “How about I just show you?”

Deanna playfully let out a deep breath as if she was huffing before she tilted her head to the side. “… Fine, I guess that’s a small exception.”

Josh laughed as she pretended to huff, wrapping his arms around her. “You’re so sweet for compromising,” he teased as he leaned in to kiss her.

Deanna shifted around and moved her hands up his arm, before leaning into him a bit more. “I know, I know I’m the sweetest. Though you should totally show me, seriously.” Her grin spread across her lips a bit more and she leaned forward to press her lips onto his before he was in all the way, moving her hand to the side of his neck.

Josh “Oh, I’m going to show you,” he mumbled against her lips, his hands moving to her waist. He nipped at her bottom lip before he pulled back, letting his eyes trail over her body. “How important is it that this dress doesn’t end up…ripped?”

Deanna shifted around when his hands gripped her waist and Deanna released a deep breath, opening her eyes up again to look at him. “Well, it’s Willa’s. So I’d say pretty important.” She chuckled.

Josh scrunched his nose up a little when she answered him. “And I don’t want to make an enemy of her since I’m pretty sure Landon would fuck with me in my sleep if she told him to,” he said, thinking for a moment. “Alright…you need to get out of that dress now then so that I don’t get impatient and start trying to tear it off.”

Deanna laughed a little and shook her head slowly before she scooted back. “Landon will do anything Willa says, so smart move.” She breathed out, smirking soon afterwards. “But, you gotta help me.” She said, twisting around so he could undo the back.

Josh nodded his head because he definitely already knew that. He was pretty sure Landon would kill anyone of his brothers if Willa wanted him to. So, he did his best to not get on the ZBZ’s bad side. “I can definitely do that,” he breathed, reaching up to the zipper and pulling it down. He was careful as he did so, actually not wanting to ruin the dress. Once it was all the way down, he slid back so she’d have the room she needed to get it off the rest of the way.

Deanna smiled a little to herself. Honestly, Willa probably wouldn’t care much. She had a hundred dresses and counting but it was also kind of cute that Josh was being considerate of it. Lifting her hair out of the way, Deanna wiggled her arms out of the thin straps of the dress and glanced around, figuring their location was okay before she turned toward him, removing the dress.

Josh bit down on his bottom lip, watching as she removed the dress. “Have I told you that you’re the most beautiful woman I’ve ever seen?” He asked, moving back toward her once she was out of her dress, one hand moving to her waist while the other trailed his fingers up her leg slowly.

Deanna licked her upper lip and tucked one leg underneath her as she moved in a little closer, a hand moving down to his hip. “You have before, I believe.” Deanna breathed out, leaning in to kiss him slowly. “But you can definitely tell me again.”

Josh smiled lightly into the kiss, his hand moving to the small of her back to pull her closer. “I’ll tell you every day for the rest of our lives,” he whispered to her, kissing her back. After a moment, he carefully pulls Deanna into his lap and deepens the kiss.

Deanna moved her leg around when he pulled her in closer and deepened the kiss, fingers gripping onto his shoulders while her smile only grew even more. “You’re gonna put up with me for that long?” Deanna grinned, before she dipped down and kissed his neck while unbuttoning his shirt.

Josh “Only if you promise to put up with me for just as long.” He let out a soft groan when her kisses moved to his neck, letting his head fall back for her. His hands moved up and down her back slowly, his fingers tickling against her skin lightly.

Deanna felt goosebumps begin to rise on her skin as he touched her bare skin, and she had to refrain from getting a little cocky at the groan she earned from him. “Promise,” Deanna whispered and pushed open the front of his shirt, tilting her head to kiss along the front of his throat.

Josh started to shrug the shirt off of his shoulders as Deanna pushes it open, not wanting the fabric adding more heat to what Deanna was causing as she kissed him. He closed his eyes and tried to keep his breathing even, knowing that she was either going to comment on that or the fact that his heart was already racing because of her.

Deanna reached down and gripped onto the shirt she removed to push it to the side of the seat so it didn’t interfere with anything, using that as leverage to dip down and kiss lower down his neck, along his collarbone. A smirk spread over her face at the obvious rapid heartbeat hammering in his chest, which she chose to refrain from mentioning, instead rolling her hips into his instead.

Josh quickly grabbed onto her hips as she rolled them against his. Somehow him showing her what he wanted to do to her ended up with her being in complete power here. It wasn’t such a surprise though since that’s usually how it went but it felt really unfair. “Don’t be a tease,” he groaned.

Deanna trailed her tongue over her upper lip as she pulled back the slightest bit, and rolled her hips on into his once more. “I’m not teasing when I plan to follow through with it,” Deanna whispered and brushed her fingers over his jaw, smirking.

Josh “You better follow through,” he breathed, his hand trailing up her back toward her bra. He wasn’t going to let her be the only one in control, not today. He quickly unfastened the clasp on her bra and moved his hands up to pull the fabric away from her, tossing it off to the side and leaning forward, pressing his lips against her chest.

Deanna licked over her lips and grinned as she looked down at him. “You know I will,” She said, pulling back the slightest bit so the bra could be removed, releasing a deep breath at the placement of his lips. Exhaling a deep breath, she reached down and rolled her hips back into his once again.

Josh groaned against her as she continued rolling her hips against him. He was already more than enough worked up by her and every time she did that, it just made him want to get her worked up just as much. So, as his lips moved over her breast, nipping and sucking at certain spots, his hand moved down her stomach, playing at the waist band of her underwear.

Deanna released yet another moan from the back of her throat, arching her back a bit when he touched her some more. Her own fingers moved to unzip his pants and she rolled her hips again.

Josh dipped his fingers beneath the waist band as Deanna’s hips rolled against his. The movement her only encouraged him to go further with his plans to get her worked up and he immediately started to move his fingers against her clit.

Deanna moaned out loud again and had to still her movements when he took the initiative, which she was kind of taunting him to do, but still. Details. Licking her lips, Deanna rolled her hips once more though this time to gain more friction, undoing his pants to push down.

Josh continued moving his fingers against her, wanting to elicit more moans from her, loving the sound of them. However, as she started to push his pants down, he pulled his hand back to help her. He was craving the feeling of being inside her too much to waste anymore time.

Deanna knew what he was doing and he was doing a good job of it, because low moans and heavy pants were already escaping her parted lips. But as soon as he pulled back, she was quick to grasp a hold of both waistbands around his hips to scoot down, lifting herself up let him kick them off.

Josh knew she was growing just as impatient as he was with how fast she was pulling at the two waistbands. He quickly kicked the garments off and grabbed hold of her once again. “Your turn,” he mumbled, leaning up to kiss her as he pulled her underwear down.

Deanna licked her lips over once more when he did his part, him recognizing just how impatient she was getting already. Lifting her hips up, Deanna wiggled her wider hips out of the lace before kicking them off her ankles somewhere, looping both her arms around his neck to suck on his bottom lip.

Josh smirked lightly as she sucked on his bottom lip, pulling her back on top of him. He pulled back from her, slowing down the pace for a moment so he could just get a good look at her, committing every curve to memory for probably the thousandth time since they started dating. His hands moved to the small of her back as he leaned forward, capturing her lips once more.

Deanna settled down back into his lap and smiled a bit to herself when his hands moved to her back, his touch immediately causing goosebumps to rise on her skin. It was always a natural reaction with Josh that she was finding so far, and he probably knew it well. Biting back another smile, Deanna leaned forward and kissed him back, though slowed the kiss down to make it a bit deeper and more passionate than before.

Josh knew he was in deep with Deanna, there was no denying it, not when she was kissing him like this, making his heart race ten times faster than what it already was before. Slowly, carefully, not wanting to do anything to stop this kiss, Josh reached for the pants he has pushed off and began fishing around in the pockets for a condom.

Deanna could tell the effect she had on him by the hammering in his chest, which wasn’t news to Deanna. It was the exact same thing she went through with him on a daily basis, or at least she felt that way. Keeping her lips on his, Deanna parted her lips some so she drug her tongue over his bottom lip, and playfully ground her hips into his to tease him in the mean time.

Josh groaned when she decided to go back to teasing him, pulling back from the kiss. “You’re a jerk,” he let out, breathlessly. He pulled his hand out of his pocket when he found the condom, quickly tearing the package open and rolling it on. “No more teasing…”

Deanna pulled back the slightest bit and pushed her hair behind her shoulders, dampening her lips again. “You love me,” She teased with a tiny wink and slid her hands down his sides, an amused look on her face. “You keep a condom in your dress pants? Were you expecting to get laid?” She teased, verbally this time though she moved in and kissed his neck in the process.

Josh wasn’t even going to deny it since it was pretty much true. He laughed as she teased him, nodding his head lightly. “Figured I should be prepared in case you couldn’t keep your hands off of me,” he teased back, tilting his head to the side for her.

Deanna watched him for a moment and couldn’t help but laugh at the situation, since it was kind of funny. “You know me so well,” Deanna breathed out against his neck, her lips brushing over his warm skin while she used his distraction as a sneak attack to grind down next to him.

Josh gripped her hips as she continued being a total jerk. “You’re going to be the death of me,” he sighed. He lifted her off of his lap, quickly laying her back onto the seat, moving over her. Having a truck with such a large cab came in handy when he had to drive more than two people and apparently this. He pulled her legs up around his waist, positioning himself between her legs before slowly thrusting into her.

Deanna couldn’t help but let a smirk overtake her lips since the response she got was exactly what she was after. It was important to have this sort of chemistry in a relationship, to Deanna anyway, or else it would turn real boring real quick. And boring was something she never wanted to get with Josh. Once she was moved to her back, Deanna grinned a bit and reached up to grip onto the top of the seat while her legs quickly hooked around his hips, immediately releasing a moan at the thrust of his hips. “Josh,” she breathed out, straining her neck backwards.

Josh stilled his movements for a moment, wanting her to have a chance to adjust to him. He smirked hearing his name already and took advantage of her exposed neck, going in for his own sneak attack. As he kissed against the side of her neck, he started his movements again, thrusting in slowly and as deep as he could.

Deanna was currently being sent into overdrive as Josh overloaded her senses, fingers gripping onto the material of the seat and her other hand moving to his lower back, using that as leverage to press him against her when she wanted him to. Which was a mistake, almost, because the mix of his lips on her neck and his slow pace was already driving her crazy, and definitely was going to need more. Releasing a gentle groan from the back of her throat, Deanna turned her head just in time to catch his lips, immediately nipping at his bottom one as she began to roll her hips in time with his.

Josh smiled as she captured his lips, impressed with her timing on that. He wasn’t too surprised though, she always seemed to be moving in sync with him. He moaned into the kiss as her hips moved against his, causing him to snap his hips harder into her. He started to speed up the pace of his thrust, pushing her legs up a little higher so he could thrust deeper into her.

Deanna moved the hand that wasn’t on Josh down to his neck as the kiss developed, needing to be in full contact with him. Whether or not it was because she craved his touch or just had to make sure it was still real, she needed her hands on him at all times possible. Luckily her longer legs were a bit flexible and she was able to comfortably slid them up his hips further to allow a whole new angle for him to take advantage of, which only resulted in a couple of very loud moans falling from her lips. “God, Josh…” Deanna whined out as her swollen lips broke away from his for much needed air, her cheeks twinged red, though she could easily blame them on the heat circling the cab since it had been shut off. Cursing under her breath, Deanna curled her fingers into his lower back and picked up the pace, needing a bit more for her craving since they went to that damn wedding.

Josh was only encouraged to continue thrusting harder into her when he heard his name, wanting to hear it again as she fell apart around him. But at the same time, he wanted to savor the moment. He wanted to savor this moment and every moment he’s ever had and ever will have with Deanna. She was hands down the best part of his life and in moments like this, hearing her jagged breathing and his name falling from her lips, it was so clear to him. “Deanna,” he breathed out, his pace slowing back down, drawing the moment out a little longer, his lips moving to kiss against her hairline.

Deanna The mix of the faster pace being slowed down to a tortorious movement was enough to actually make her moan out loud, leaning her head to the side for him. She was sure there was a thin layer of moisture on her forehead by then from all of their activities, not that she really cared much. She could tell what he was doing and she was actually kind of glad, because committing things like this to memory was important to do. Even if it was just something college students did, sleeping together in a truck. Still, it was different with Josh. Everything was different with Josh. Moving her hips to roll into his to increase the building pressure that she was certain she couldn’t handle for much longer, Deanna lowered her head and drug her lips down his pulse point, leaving a tiny little mark for later on.

Josh gripped her hips as he rolled them against his, knowing she was probably close to the edge and wasn’t going to last much longer. And knowing that, he snapped his hips against hers, wanting to get her there. He kept the pace slow though, like he had before and would thrust hard and fast every now and then, changing up the pace for a moment before going back to the slow and steady pace again, teasing her like she always teased him.

Deanna peeked her eyes open and gave him a tiny look, not a mean one but one for him to let him know she knew what he was doing. “You’re driving me crazy,” She whimpered out, blowing some hair from her eyes before she strained her neck forward and gripped both her hands on the side of his neck, tugging him down to kiss him hard while her hips snapped up as an immediate response.

Josh almost laughed at the look she was giving him. It was cute and also expected given the fact that he was doing everything in his power to tease her and he knew she’d catch onto that. “You always drive me crazy,” he teased, stilling his movements for a couple of seconds, just to mess with her a little more. He groaned against her lips as she kissed him and snapped her hips back, feeling the pressure begin to build up in the pit of his stomach.

Deanna was glad about the fact they could mess around like this when they were in a situation that was supposed to be strictly sexy to most people. Sex could either be fun or serious, and she was glad she could experience both with Josh. “I’m glad we’re on the same page then,” Deanna breathed out before focusing back in on kissing him some more, growing silent aside from her pants and moans from her throat before she was feeling herself toppling over the edge. “Josh…” She whined, feeling her toes curl.

Josh sped his pace up the closer he got. The feeling of her tightening around him as he toppled over the edge was enough to pull him over along with her. Her name fell from his lips, as he continued thrusting his hips into her, riding out both of their highs together, slowly reducing the pace before coming to a complete stop. His head fell into the crook of her neck and he began leaving soft, lazy kisses as he breathing began to even out.

Deanna parted her lips and groaned softly under her breath, mixing her high with his definitely added more icing to the cake. “Good God,” Deanna breathed out after a moment of heavy panting and her chest rose up and down, before she immediately let out a laugh. “We just had sex on the side of the road, Josh.”

Josh let out a soft, breathy laugh at her as he pulled out of her and sat up, not wanting to overheat her anymore than she probably already was. “Check that off the list of places to have sex,” he joked as he pulled the condom off, tying the end of it. He took a deep breath and started to look her over, licking his lips. “God, you look way too beautiful right now…”

Deanna laughed a bit to herself and brushed her hair off her warm forehead, watching as he moved to sit up. “Do we have a list? Or do we make one?” Deanna breathed out with a laugh before she propped herself up on her elbows, glancing around the cab of his truck at their clothes thrown everyone before back at him, blushing. “Shh.”

Josh shrugged his shoulders lightly. “We could totally have a list. Like a bucket list but…for sex,” he laughed. He probably shouldn’t be giving her this kind of idea, she might take advantage of it. “You shh,” he says, reaching out to grab her, pulling her closer to him. “I’m allowed to tell my girlfriend how beautiful she is,” he whispered as he leaned in to kiss her.

Deanna perked up immediately and lifted her eyebrow upward. “That sounds like an awesome idea. Let’s do it.” Deanna said and cocked her head to the side, though she giggled when she was pulled in. “Okay, that’s fair. Tell me all you want. If you must.” She playfully sighed.

Josh really wasn’t surprised that she was going for that idea and shook his head lightly at her. “Alright, we can come up with a list. But let’s not get too crazy, alright? Nothing that could be considered illegal.” He smiled when she gave in and said he could tell her. “Good, because if you remember…I was already given permission to tell you every day for the rest of our lives.”

Deanna licked her lips and arched an eyebrow up at him, leaning so she was on her hands for support. “Okay, so basically, super boring old people places?” She said, tilting her head to the side before chuckling. “Alright, that’s fair. I like hearing it anyway.”

Josh “No…but like…churches…and places where there would be a lot of children present,” he explained. He wrapped his arms around her loosely, a grin making its way to his face. “Good. Because I like telling you.”

Deanna made a face. “Can’t sin in front of the lord, obviously. And can’t be super public. I’m not that trashy.” Deanna said with a laugh and leaned forward to kiss the corner of his mouth. “So cheesy.”

Josh made a face back at her. “You’re not trashy at all,” he said in a serious tone. He wasn’t sure if she was joking or not but he really hoped she didn’t actually think she was trashy. “You love it,” he laughed, kissing her back. “C'mon…let’s get dressed and actually get back onto your beach plan…”

Deanna laughed at his face and poked his nose before smiling. “Others would say otherwise, but I know. I’m teasing.” Deanna said with a laugh before she leaned down and wiggled away from him, grabbing her underwear. “Yes, mister.”

Josh narrowed his eyes at her a little. “Mhm, you better be teasing. Because if someone seriously says that to you, then I’m gonna have to correct them.” He was starting to go a little into protective boyfriend mode. He watched her for a moment, shaking his head lightly before he followed in suit, grabbing his clothes and going to pull them back on.

Deanna wanted to roll her eyes but it was actually endearing. She’s had multiple boyfriends but never one moving this quickly, or something like this. “Aren’t you so sweet.” Deanna teased, quickly lifting her hips to pull her underwear up before pulling her bra on.

Josh stuck his tongue out at her when she teased him. “I’m being serious. No one better say things like that to you.” He wondered if this was something that was still lingering from the fight she had gotten in with the other sorority girl. He kind of wanted to ask but he didn’t want to push too much on that.

Deanna looked over at him and pushed her lips together. She couldn’t tell if he was just trying to be sweet or serious but either way, she’d take it. “I know.” She said, pulling the dress up before leaning over to kiss his cheek.

Josh gave her a firm nod, hoping she actually did know and that she wasn’t just saying it to move on from the subject. He focused on pulling his boxers and pants back on, zipping and buttoning them back up and then pulling the shirt on but leaving it unbuttoned, not caring to full with them just now. “You ready?”

Deanna adjusted the straps of her dress but pulled her hair into a hair tie, since her curls were all sorts of messed up at that point. “Yeah. Got make memories and all that.” She laughed.

Deanna wasn’t entirely expecting the night to go like it had. It first was supposed to be just a night out with a few coworkers and classmates to Dobler’s, which resulted in a few drinks. What she wasn’t expecting was some girl from another house on the row to start drunkenly talking down to her, about her life and her sisters and Natalia more than anything. It all came full circle to talking down about her and her best friend, which only made Deanna grow angrier. It was a natural reaction from her, since she typically was never one to hold much in. Words were tossed around, and eventually a drink was thrown around, and a fight ensued which landed both girls out on the crib of the bar. It wasn’t like she was arrested this time, but being a bit drunk, driving home wasn’t a good idea so calling Josh was the next option, even if she was certain he would blow a gasket for the third time this year. Pushing her now half damp, extremely tangled hair behind her shoulder, Deanna watched one of her classmates call her own boyfriend before she dialed Josh’s number, holding the phone up to her ear.

Josh was currently being the lamest frat guy on Greek Row. Because instead of going out drinking with his brothers or finding a party to hit up, he was trying to get a good night’s sleep. Baseball season was starting back up so he was juggling that, classes and work and it was kind of draining. And since he didn’t have to do anything for once on a Saturday, he just wanted to sleep and be prepared for whatever tomorrow throws at him. But apparently the universe had different plans for him since the moment he began to nod off, his phone rang. He groaned as he rolled over to grab his cell phone off the night stand and slid the answer button over onto the screen, not even looking to see who it was that was interrupting his sleeping plans. “Hello?” He breathed out, falling back onto the bed. Whatever this call was, it better be damn important.

Deanna made a face and touched the lower part of her head since from all the hair pulling the other girl decided to do, a headache was quickly forming. “Josh?” She murmured as soon as he answered and dropped down to the bench outside of the bar. “Did I wake you? I’m sorry.”

Josh ’s annoyance of being woken up dwindled a bit when he heard Deanna’s voice. He’ll let his sleep be interrupted if it meant seeing his girlfriend, which he was assuming was about to happen. He kind of doubted she was calling in the middle of the night to chit chat. “A little. It’s alright though. Unless you’re calling from jail,” he joked.

Deanna tucked her leg underneath herself before she pushed her hair out of her eyes. “Well, not exactly.” She murmured into the phone. “Are you too tired to come pick me up?”

Josh let out a groan at her response to his joke, his annoyance coming back to him. He was really not a fan of having to pick up people from jail and/or campus security offices. But he also wasn’t going to leave Deanna wherever she was, that would be mean. Even though she probably would learn her lesson if he did just leave her somewhere for a night. But no, still too mean for him to do to her. “No. I’m up. Where are you?”

Deanna released a deep breath when he agreed to come get her. “Uh, Dobler’s. I just don’t have any cash for a cab and no one I’m with is okay to drive.” She tried back peddling, sensing his annoyance for a moment and figuring calling him for the third time wasn’t a good idea. “I can walk if you’re too tired.”

Josh was already switching on the lamp next to his bed and getting up so he could get dressed to get her. “No. It’s too cold for you to walk back. And I’m already up. Just sit tight and I’ll be there in a little bit,” he said as he grabbed a pair of pants out of his dresser drawer. “I’ll see you soon,” he adds before hanging up. He gets dress as quickly as he can, not wanting her to have to wait around too long and then heads out the door.

Deanna slumped back down into her seat as she folded over her legs. “Thank you. I’ll make it up to you, I promise.” She said, before she eventually hung up the phone.

Josh almost laughed at her promise. Not so much because of the promise it’s self but because he was actually going to hold her to it. Part of him was tempted to take his sweet time getting to her but he had a feeling that if he didn’t get there quick enough, she would be crazy enough to start walking home. And he really didn’t want her to do that, especially since it was cold, late and she was probably less than sober at the moment. He pulled up to the bar, seeing Deanna sitting outside on a bench, his eyebrows furrowed in confusing. Putting his truck into park, he got out and began to move toward her. “Why are you sitting outside?”

Deanna tucked her phone back into her pocket of the zip up sweatshirt as she waited for him, curling up slightly. Sooner or later she saw his truck pull up and she nodded goodbye to a classmate waiting with her until he arrived, and she looked up at Josh, flashing him a tiny smile. “I got kicked out.”

Josh didn’t really notice anything wrong with Deanna until he got closer to her. It was then did he notice that her hair and clothes were damp and that her cheek was busted. “What the hell happened?” He asked, quickly going into angry mode, ready to fight whoever was responsible for all of this. He pulled off his jacket as he waited for an answer and put it around her shoulders, wanting to make sure she was nice and warm since she had been sitting out in the cold for God knows how long.

Deanna watched him come closer and smiled a little when he gave her his jacket, a little thankful since she’s was borderline shivering by that point but doing a great job of hiding it. “Girls like to talk about things that don’t involve them,” She said before shrugging her shoulders slightly, leaning up while her hands moved up his forearms. “Thank you for coming.”

Josh shook his head lightly at her answer. “That doesn’t really explain much,” he points out. Josh leaned down to her slowly, a small smile on his lips. “I’ll always come for you,” he whispers before pressing a small kiss to her forehead. “C'mon, let’s go before you freeze,” he says, standing back up and pulling her to her feet and then leading her toward his truck.

Deanna gently rubbed her thumb over his forearm before she made a face. “I’ll explain it in the car,” She murmured and closed her eyes momentarily when he kissed her forehead, before moving to her feet and sliding her fingers in between his. “You’re too good for me, you know?” She breathed out before moving around and climbing up into the truck quickly once she got there. She was sticky from the drink and really all she wanted was a shower and a change of clothes.

Josh made a little face when she said he was too good for her. “I don’t know about that,” he answered, walking back to the truck with her. Once she was in, he made his way over to the driver side, getting in and making sure the air was running warm enough for her. “Where do you want to go? Gamma or Lambda?” He asked as he pulled away from the bar, driving back toward Greek Row.

Deanna pulled herself into her seat and waited for Josh to get situated, before she rested her head down on his shoulder. “Yeah, you are.” She said and rubbed his arm. “Can I shower at Lambda?”

Josh “I think we’re going to have to agree to disagree, babe,” he breathed out with a soft laugh. “Yea. You’re just not going to get to wash up with any soap that smells flowery or fruity though. You gonna be ok with smelling like a man?” He teased. He wanted to make the conversation light and easy before he brought up what happened again.

Deanna laughed a little under her breath though shifted in her spot. “I guess we can settle with that,” She murmured after a moment before she leaned up. “It’ll only last like, an hour and I need this vodka out of my hair.” She laughed again.

Josh “Alright, if you’re good with that then you can definitely shower at Lambda. You can wear something of mine to sleep in tonight and we can throw your clothes in the wash so they’re not soaked in booze anymore,” he says, planning it all out. “So…uh…how exactly did the vodka get into your hair in the first place?”

Deanna shifted around in her seat again before she looked up at Josh, making a face. “I was out with some girls from class and work and… I’m pretty sure it was another girl in a different house, I don’t know, but she was the table next to us and she immediately started talking about me. Me and we’ll, Natalia, which isn’t an uncommon thing and I know it’s stupid so… I let it go for awhile. But then she constantly was talking down about me and got on this rampage about Natalia which got to be too much. So, I said something, she threw a drink at me, then I hit her.”

Josh listened as she explained what happened and it made sense. He was pretty sure that if he or Ian were out and they overheard someone talking badly about one or both of them, they’d react the same way. “What was she saying about you two?” He asked, glancing over at her.

Deanna scrunched her nose a little. “Something along the lines of idiotic sluts who were no more than boyfriend stealers, drunks, and no good for Greek row.” She breathed out and gently squeezed his arm.

Josh definitely shouldn’t have asked for the specifics since now he was angry and wanted to hit someone. And obviously he couldn’t hit a girl, especially one that Deanna already hit. “Well, obviously she’s just jealous of the two of you. When someone is jealous, they make up bad things to say about someone. And neither of you are any of those things. You’re both amazing, beautiful and fun. Things she’ll never be.”

Deanna smooshed her lips together as she watched him and she turned her head so she was facing him a bit better, slowly due to the fact because of the headache forming. “Right? I mean. I’m awesome.”

Josh smiled brightly at her when she agreed with him. He was happy she wasn’t letting what that girl said get to her. “You’re more than awesome. You’re…well, I don’t want to say perfect but you’re pretty damn close.”

Deanna watched him for a moment and simply smiled, attempting to hide it momentarily by smoothing her lips together. “Even with my hair in a rats nest and smelling like a drunk after slapping on another girl?”

Josh let out a breathy laugh at her question, nodding his head. “Especially like this,” he joked as he pulled up to the frat house. He put the truck into park before leaning over and pressing his lips against hers.

Deanna pulled herself loose from the seatbelt once the truck was pulled into park and she flashed him another smile, returning the small kiss immediately once he leaned forward. “Another example of why you’re too good for me,” Deanna breathed out against his lips and she pulled back slightly, bumping her nose on his. “Come on, it’s cold out here and I’m way too sticky.”

Josh sighed when she went back to him being too good for her. “That is not an example and I am not,” he insisted, laughing a little. “We can take a poll on campus and I’m sure everyone will say that I super lucked out on you.” He pulled back slowly from her, holding his hands up in defense. “Alright, alright. Let’s go,” he says, getting out of the truck.

Deanna tilted her head. “Well, not according to some girls…” She was teasing, of course, but it was no secret that her and her best friend were talked about. Tonight wasn’t the first time. Smiling a little, she gently swatted his hands down and hopped out of the truck after him, moving toward the house like she had begun getting used to before. “And some Advil. Add that to the list.”

Josh “Some girls aren’t too smart,” he shrugged. Josh quickly moved toward her once they were both out of the truck, wrapping his arm around her shoulders as they made their way up the sidewalk. “Advil, got it. Anything else you’re going to need?” He asks, pulling the house keys out of his pocket.

Deanna laughed at his response since it was true, they weren’t smart even if they were the ones calling others idiots. “Yeah, you’re right about that one.” She breathed out and moved her hand up to his when his arm was around her shoulders, and she glanced up at him. “You.”

Josh “So, then we’re in agreement. I got lucky and everyone with half a brain knows it.” Josh smiled a bit more at her, his head shaking lightly. “You’ve always got me. And you don’t ever have to ask.” He resisted her urge to kiss her, not wanting to keep her from the warmth of the house or the shower she was waiting on any longer. He unlocked the front door and held it open for her. “C'mon, let’s get you cleaned up before the vodka soaks into your skin permanently.”

Deanna “I guess that’s fair.” Deanna murmured after awhile and watched him, probably for a few moments longer than necessary before she turned and moved inside the house once the door was open, basking in the immediate warmth from the large frat house. She laughed a little at his next comment, shaking her head. “Hey, a new way to get drunk?” She teased before she gently peeled off his jacket, which was now also damp, and moved up the stairs while removing her earrings. “How many of your brothers are here?”

Josh laughed at her joke and shook his head. “Not a way I’d recommend. Seems too messy,” he jokes back as he follows her up the stairs. “Uh…when I left, there were probably…three. Most of them are out drinking still or spending the night with their girlfriends. Why?”

Deanna gripped her hoops in one hand while she tried to comb through her tangled hair, shaking her head. “Oh, it is messy and so not fun.” She said as she reached the top of the stairs, moving to his room so she could put her stuff down first. “Just wondering how many of your brothers could potentially walk in on me showering.” She teased.

Josh “Not a single one of my brothers will be walking in on you while you’re showering because I’m going to be standing guard and stopping anyone that tries to get into the bathroom,” he informs her, still following behind her. “Grab whatever you want to wear tonight. I’m going to get you a clean towel.”

Deanna shook her head and laughed, figuring that was a reaction she would be getting from him. “Or you could just lock the door and join me,” She shrugged her shoulders, teasing before she made her way over to his known dresser and began digging for something she wanted. “Okay.”

Josh licked over his lips at her suggestion. “That is definitely an option. And option I am more than happy to choose. Though I’m not sure how much cleaning would take place if there is the option we go with…”

Deanna turned toward him and laughed, holding a t-shirt of his in one hand she had chosen. “We’d be getting clean no matter what, we’re in the shower. I just can’t say much about Lambda’s water bill.”

Josh moved toward her, laughing a little. “Guess that’ll just be something Ryan will have to deal with,” he says, setting his hands on her hips. “This doesn’t count as the whole you making it up to me though…I still expect like a full day of nothing but sleeping.”

Deanna leaned her head back a little and laughed, shaking her head. “Oh? Wow, you’re such a grandpa.”

Josh “Yea? Well…maybe but you’re clearly into it,” he teases, pulling her closer to him. “And you know the idea of spending a day in bed with me is tempting.”

Deanna smirked a bit and shook her head, reaching up to push his hair gently off his forehead. “Yeah, I mean… Maybe. But I also get bored while you sleep.”

Josh smirked back at her, thinking up a solution for her problem. “I wouldn’t mind taking a break from sleeping here and there to entertain you.”

Deanna tilted her head to the side and pushed her tongue into her cheek, gently tapping his chest. “I think I just found my hiding place from Ollie.”

Josh shook his head lightly. “Now I feel used,” he joked, taking a step back. “Also, awful hiding place. This is the first place she’d look for you,” he continued to joke as he grabbed a couple of towels. “Why do you eve need to hide from her?”

Deanna “Used in a good way, though. Plus you can lock the door.” She said and shook her head again. “Because she’s going to kill me.” She said, moving around him so she could step into the hallway for the bathroom.

Josh followed her out into the hallway, shutting the bedroom door behind them. “I don’t think she’s going to kill you,” he said, leading her toward the bathroom. “She’ll understand what happened. And it’s not like this was your fault. You were trying to have a nice night out. That other girl started it when she threw her drink at you.”

Deanna “Oh no. She’s definitely going to kill me. She already covered for Natalia and I twice from Panhellenic so I’m pretty sure this, she’s going to have a meltdown.” Deanna shrugged her shoulders and stepped inside the bathroom, not even making sure it was clear before stripping her top off.

Josh shook his head at Deanna. “Nah. Ollie is nice, right? Plus you weren’t just drunkenly fighting to fight. You were defending your fellow sister. If she gets mad about that then…she’s insane,” he insisted. He really couldn’t imagine Ollie getting too upset with Deanna. Josh stepped into the bathroom after her, quickly closing the door since she didn’t seem to care to wait. “So eager to get undressed,” he teased, setting the towels aside.

Deanna made a tiny face and shrugged. Ollie was nice, but she also knew Ollie would only allow herself to be spread thin. She would be surprised if she didn’t get an extreme lecture. “She’s nice but you never know,” She shrugged her shoulders and gently pushed some of her hair off her shoulder, laughing a little as she sat her shirt aside, moving to unzip the boots she wore. “Like you aren’t.”

Josh made a face back at her before laughing lightly. He honestly didn’t think Deanna would get into too much trouble. Maybe a little talk about not fighting someone but other than that, he didn’t see it. But he wasn’t going to push on it anymore. Ollie and her reactions were the last thing on his mind. “You know me so well,” he joked, pulling his shirt off as he moved closer to her.

Deanna almost pushed it further but because Josh didn’t, she didn’t either. It wasn’t something she wanted to deal with at that moment, anyway, sine it would be coming quicker than she probably knew. “I’d like to think I’m learning you pretty quick,” Deanna murmured as she turned around and kicked her shoes aside, before she quickly unbuttoned and wiggled down her jeans.

Josh “Really? No, that’s not good. I’m trying to remain like super mysterious. Stop learning stuff about me now.” Josh stopped undressing for a moment to take in the image of Deanna wiggling out of her jeans, a little smirk on his lips.

Deanna scoffed playfully under her breath and shook her head, pulling her legs out of her jeans before she grabbed the waist to fold them quickly. “What?” She breathed out after a moment, glancing at him with an amused look on her face.

Josh shook his head lightly. “Nothing. I’m just appreciating a masterpiece,” he answered, going back to getting undressed before she could tease him too much. “We need to get your cheek cleaned up. And remind me to get out the first aid kit after we’re done showering.”

Deanna paused for a moment as she watched him before shaking her head, a little smile forming on her face. “Got it, doctor.” She teased and reached up to gently touch her cheek, which would be swollen give her take an hour or so. Biting her lip, Deanna quickly finished getting undressed and moved into the closest shower open, immediately twisting on the hot water.

Josh pursed his lips slightly at her teasing. He watched her for a moment, taking the last of his clothes off and then stepping into the shower behind her. He wrapped his arms around her waist loosely and pressed a soft his against her shoulder. “You’re ok, right? What that girl said…you don’t actually believe any of it…right?”

Deanna stepped underneath the spray of the warm water and immediately sighed, the longer hair behind her shoulder absorbing the water which would make it easier to detangle later on. “Yeah, I’m okay.” Deanna murmured after a moment when she felt Josh’s arms move around her, reaching down to rub his forearm. It wasn’t like any of what the girl had said was even true, she was also fairly drunk and around this campus, a habit of talking about people and other people’s business was quickly formed. Living on Greek row, she knew that well. That still didn’t mean they didn’t sting, thus causing her reaction, but she wouldn’t let Josh know that for now. “She’s just stupid, remember?” She said, glancing back at him with a smile.

Josh watched her for a moment, not sure if he should totally believe her. She seemed to be putting on a brave face for him and part of him wanted to push her into admitting how she really felt about it. But he didn’t want to upset her at the moment, not after the night she’s had and the fact that she’s worried about how Ollie will react. “She’s very stupid,” he agreed, tightening his arms a little. “You know…kind of wish I was there to see you kick some ass. Probably would have been really hot…”

Deanna reached up and gently moved her thick hair around one shoulder so her fingers could begin pushing through it, detangling the vodka soaked ends as the water moved through it. “You should have. Like, you should have seen the other girl. You think I look bad? Just wait.” She was teasing, of course, but if she was being honest she came out on the better end rather than the other girl.

Josh “Oh, I believe it,” he laughed, tilting his head to the side to nip at the exposed skin of her neck. “My girl is a trouble maker and no one can fight as good as someone that causes trouble just for fun,” he teased.

Deanna fought off the smile forming on her lips but ultimately failed, leaning her head to the side when his head moved toward her neck. “Exactly, see? You’re learning well yourself.” She murmured before she turned slightly and gestured to the shelves with the soaps. “Which one can I use?”

Josh smirked at her. “Oh? Do I get something special for my learning? Maybe a gold star or…something a little better than a gold star…?” Josh turned toward the shelf after her, looking over the options. “Uh…let’s see…” He mumbles, grabbing a random bottle and feeling the weight. “Almost empty…don’t want to use that up,” he says as he puts it back, grabbing another. “This one’s pretty full…” He passes the bottle to her.

Deanna shook her head some. “You always want something special, don’t you?” She said before she reached out and grabbed the bottle he said was okay, nodding slowly. “Good, because do you see how much hair I have? It would take that bottle and then some.”

Josh laughed a little and nodded his head. “Yes, I do. But lucky for you, I’ll take just about anything from you and consider it special.” Josh took a small step back, looking at her hair and how long it fell. “You do have a lot of hair. It looks like it’s even more now that it’s all wet.”

Deanna “Well, good, because I might run out of creative ideas and I can’t have you thinking anything I do is boring.” Deanna said with a tiny laugh and shook her head as she gently squirted a medium amount of the shampoo into her palm. “That’s because it’s straight, if I were to do it that way, it’d be all over.” She teased and turned around slightly, starting to rub some shampoo into her ends.

Josh “Deanna Sutton? Boring? Doesn’t sound possible.” He listened to her explain, nodding his head lightly. “Makes sense,” he breathes, leaning back against the tiled wall a bit, keeping his eyes on her. He was trying to be good and let her actually clean up before getting carried away.

Deanna “Right? I can’t let it happen either way.” Deanna said with a laugh and shook her head before she lathered her hair up, giving him a small look. “I should probably cut it soon, anyway.” She said, moving to bring her hair up to run through the water before turning to him, moving her hand over to rest against the wall.

Josh reached out to lightly grab a small section of her hair, twirling it a little bit. “How short are you thinking about cutting it?” He questions. This was probably the strangest conversation he’s ever had with a woman while naked. Generally when he’s in this situation with a woman, there is very little talking at all.

Deanna moved on toward Josh a little closer and immediately pressed into him, smirking slightly. “I don’t know. What do you think?”

Josh dropped the hair he was holding and moved his hands to her waist. “You’re asking me for hair styling tips?” He laughed, holding her tightly to him.

Deanna moved forward and playfully kissed his cheek, then the corner of his mouth. “No, but you are my boyfriend and I don’t want you to think I look ugly.”

Josh smiled a bit more as she kissed his cheek and then the corner of his mouth. “You could shave all your hair off and I still wouldn’t think you look ugly,” he says before pressing his lips fully against hers.

Deanna arched her eyebrow and laughed against his lips before kissing him again. “Now that’s just a lie,” She said and pulled him back underneath the shower head to finish rinsing her hair.

Josh shook his head at her. “No, it’s not. You would be the hottest, bald girl on campus. Look…it worked for Natalie Portman…it could totally work for you. And be way better too because it’s you.”

Deanna rolled her eyes and laughed, pulling back a little. “Well, now you’re just sucking up. Don’t worry though, I like my hair too much to cut it too short.”

Josh scoffed at her accusation of him sucking up. “I’m not. But you think whatever you want to think. Long, short, whatever you do to your hair, I guarantee I’ll love it,” he insists. “You know, unless you go blonde,” he joked, reaching out toward her and pulling her back to him. “I’m kidding,” he laughed.

Deanna rolled her eyes again and leaned her head backward so her hair was still being rinsed, rigging it out before coming closer to him. “Please, if I went blonde you would still love it.”

Josh scrunched his nose up slightly and shrugged his shoulders. “Maybe,” he teased. “Maybe I could make an exception but…it’s a big maybe…”

Deanna “Why? What’s wrong with blondes?” She teased before she began to lather her shoulder and torso.

Josh “Nothing,” he laughed. “I have nothing against blondes but people seem to think I do since I usually go for brunettes.”

Deanna made a face and leaned back up, moving both her arms around his neck as she pulled him in closer. “Don’t talk about other brunettes you go for.”

Josh laughed at the face she was making. “What other brunettes?” He questioned, moving his face closer to hers, bumping his nose against hers. “You’re the only girl I want, you should know that.”

Deanna tightened her arms around his neck and smiled a bit. “I don’t know, the others one’s you’re going for. For, did go for.” She teased before she kissed him. “I’ll make you forget them anyway.”

Josh smiled against her lips, kissing her back. “I’d say mission accomplished on that already,” he mumbled against her lips as he pushed her against the shower wall. “Because I have no clue who you could even be referring to.”

Deanna grinned and slowly pulled back so she could brush her lips over his instead of kissing him just to be a tease. “Maybe I can just make that mission accomplished twice.”

Josh begins to pout as Deanna teases him. Though curiosity gets the better of him. “And how exactly do you plan on doing that?” He questions, pulling away slightly to get a good look at her.

Deanna grinned and slid her fingers up into his hair before she tilted head to the side, beginning to go and kiss down his neck. “I mean, just you see.”

Josh let out a soft, breathy laugh as she started to kiss against his neck. “You better not being teasing me or I’m going to get really grumpy.”

Deanna licked her lips and grinned before she kissed the underside of his jaw, then slid her hand down his side. “Don’t worry, I will.”

Josh closed his eyes as he took in a deep breath, focusing on both the feeling of her lips against his skin and her hands moving down his body. “Mhm, I’m holding you to it…”

Deanna “I know you are, and I don’t typically disappoint…” Deanna grinned and licked over her lips again before she kissed underneath his jaw, before she playfully pulled away and resumed lathering up the body wash.

Josh groaned as she pulled away, slowly opening his eyes up to look at her. “You’re a jerk,” he said, pointing at her with narrowed eyes. “Hurry up and get done cleaning up because I am growing very impatient.”

Deanna grinned sheepishly to herself at his obvious frustration before she turned and began to wash up her skin, glancing back at him over her shoulder. “I can see that, babe.” She teased before she turned, adjusting the shower head so she could rinse the soap off her body.

Josh narrowed his eyes at her teasing, his head shaking lightly. "You're such a jerk," he groaned, leaning his head back. "Always being a meanie to me," he joked, though he was pretending to be serious. "Why am I dating you?"

Deanna "A meanie?" Deanna couldn't help but laugh under her breath as she stayed underneath the spray of the shower head, rubbing her fingers through the ends of her hair so that it was all detangled and she was certain it was clean even if it wasn't her usual shampoo, before she rinsed herself off and switched the handle over to shut the water off. "Because, if that's the case, I can easily answer your question." Deanna breathed out as she turned around and looped her arms around his neck, tilting his chin forward so it was facing her a bit more.

Josh nodded his head when she repeated the term he used to describe her. "Yep, meanie. Going back to the old school insults here," he teased. Josh licked over his lips as she turned to him, trying to keep the smirk off of his face. "I'd love an answer. Please...give it to me because I'm not understanding right now."

Deanna paused for a moment and narrowed her eyes in before she gently smooshed her lips together, brushing her thumb over his cheekbone. "I think I could do that..." Leaning in, Deanna pressed a few kisses down on the side of his neck before moving to behind his ear, before she twisted her body around and stepped out of the shower. "First, the first aide kit though. Can't be sexy with this stupid cut on my cheek."

Josh was expecting an answer from her in a more verbal way. Not in a teasing way that just proves she's a meanie. He let out a small groan when she stepped out of the shower, staying behind for a moment. He took a deep breath, holding it in for a moment and then letting it go. "Right...first aid kit," he says, stepping out of the shower and grabbing his towel. He wraps it around his waist before moving to the cabinet, grabbing the box.

Deanna grinned a bit to herself as she stepped out of the shower, knowing the effect she clearly had on him. She made sure to take her sweet time on grabbing her own towel before she dried off her shoulders and wrapped it around her torso, coming up real close behind him while ringing out her hair. "You're the best," She murmured with a smirk, kissing his shoulder.

Josh lost the battle and started to smile as he felt her kissing his shoulder. "You're just saying that because you want my body," he jokes as turns back around to face her. "Are you going to stay still while I'm doing this?" He asks, sitting the kit down on the counter and opening it up. He pulls out a few things from the box, checking out her cut as he did so.

Deanna moved one arm around his waist and gently ran her fingers over his lower stomach, before he was turning around and looking down at her. "I always want your body, doesn't mean I don't want the personality that comes along with it too." She said and reached up to tap his nose, before she stepped back and nodded. "Do you know what you're doing?"

Josh "I do have a pretty winning personality, huh?" He joked, laughing a little. "You're being very complimentary tonight," he points out. Josh gave her a little look before answering her. "No. I've never cleaned out a cut before in my whole entire life." He leaned in to press a quick kiss to her lips before popping the lid off of an antiseptic tube, squeezing a little out onto a cotton swab.

Deanna "The best of the best," Deanna murmured and made a little face when he began to touch around the area of the cut, it stinging a bit more now that it was cleaned up from the shower. "Should I switch to insults?" She murmured and smiled a little after the kiss, nodding. "Just checking."

Josh "Nah, I'm good with the compliments. Though I'm curious as to why you're so open to sharing them tonight..." Josh continued to carefully apply the cream to her cheek, making sure it was covering it completely before he put the q-tip down. "Bandage or let it air out?" He asks, holding up one of the big, square bandages that would cover up pretty much her whole cheek.

Deanna lifted an eyebrow as she tried to remain as still as possible. "Because I did kind of wake you up in the middle of the night. Also, it's Saturday, why are you here sleeping?" She questioned before she glanced down at the bandage, making a face. "Air out."

Josh "You've woken me up a million times before and I've never gotten such special treatment," he reminds her. "Because I'm sleepy? Don't judge me," he answers with a slight laugh. He could have guessed her answer, knowing she wouldn't want to have a huge thing stuck to her face. "If you say so," he breathes out and drops it back into the kit. "You know, even with that cut on your face...you're still the most breathtakingly beautiful woman I've ever seen."

Deanna "Yeah but, those times were kinda different and we weren't in the place we are now." She shrugged her shoulders and smiled a little, moving her hand to the side of his body to rest on. "I'm so judging since I didn't know I was dating a Grandpa." She teased and scrunched her nose a little at his compliment, dipping her head, loosely holding onto his wrist instead. "Stop it," She said, before she began to tug him toward their clothes to gather and head back to his room.

Josh quirked up an eyebrow at her, shaking his head. "Because that's stopped you from saying what's on your mind before," he teased. Josh playfully rolled his eyes at her. "I am not a grandpa. I just enjoy my sleep, ok? And you know, sometimes I get tired after a long week of classes, baseball practice, work, dealing with pledges..." Josh full on smiles when he gets a bashful Deanna, shaking his head. "Why do I gotta stop?" He asks, following along with her.

Deanna "Well, yeah, but to an extent." Deanna shook her head some and laughed before she balled up the clothes she wore over under her arm. "Yet I do the same things! Minus the baseball practice, because I'm the most un responsible person for a sport ever. Excuses, excuses." Biting her lip some, Deanna paused and leaned into him before moving into his room. "Because."

Josh "To an extent? Are you telling me that you were holding back?" He asked, a little surprised. He knew that obviously she didn't always speak her mind when it came to him or them since that was what caused quite a few little fights between them. But she was pretty open about other things. "Hey, no. Not excuses. Until you play a sport, like...a legit sport that takes hours of your day, then you can accuse me of using it as an excuse. Until then, nope." He wrapped his arm around her as she leaned into him. "Because isn't an answer I'm going to accept."

Deanna "I mean, yeah. Half the things I thought weren't exactly appropriate for me to say. That, and some seriously dirty things that I probably shouldn't be saying unless you gave me the go, and you didn't, so yes I held back." Shaking her head, Deanna laughed softly under her breath, nibbling on her bottom lip. "Okay, fine, so that means that practice started back up? Do I get to go and watch my man play his games?" She said, before she pulled his arm around her waist when they were in the room, before moving on over to his bed. "Because is my answer and you gotta stop that. My head is big but can't get that big." She said, smiling a little as she dropped the towel and pulled his t-shirt over her head, followed by his sweats.

Josh was a little surprised, even though it made sense. But now he was just curious as hell. "I kind of want to know some of these things..." He admitted. Josh nodded his head at her question. "Yep. If you want...and if you promise to behave. Can't have you distracting me during practice or the games," he says. "Do you actually want to come and watch though? Because you know you don't have to. I get that sports aren't for everyone so I really wouldn't get mad if you didn't come," he assured her. Josh watched her as she got dressed, making a little face. "What are you doing?"

Deanna shook her head some and scrunched her nose. "Really? You do?" She said, licking her lips some before she moved to sit on the edge of his bed as she combed her hair. "Believe it or not, I like certain sports. I just don't play them. Plus, how would I even distract you? That would be you who's distracting." She said and grinned, before she reached out to grip his hips, tugging him toward her. "What?"

Josh nodded his head. "Yea, a little. I'm curious as to what you thought was too inappropriate to say." Josh perked up a bit when she didn't immediately take his out. As much as he meant what he said about not being mad if she didn't go, he was happy she did want to. "I don't know...but I wouldn't put it pass you to find a way," he teased. "What do you mean, what?" He laughed, moving closer as she tugged him. "You got dressed...so either you're ready for bed or you just want me to work a little extra tonight."

Deanna pulled another face as he pushed for more and tilted her head back. "I was actually into you half way through trying to get you to pay attention to me so I would have said some seriously cheesy stuff, ok? Like... Never, ever going to leave my brain. Ever." Shaking her head stubbornly, Deanna moved up on the bed so she was rested on her knees instead and slid her finger over the top of his towel, grinning. "I probably could if I wanted to," She said, before she leaned in. "I wasn't actually going to make you work for it but... now that sounds like a better deal."

Josh gave her a little pout when she wouldn't tell him some of these thoughts she had. "You know...if I had known that you were actually interested in me sooner...I think a lot of the bull shit that we went through to get to here wouldn't have happened," he comments. He sucks in his bottom lip, his head shaking lightly. "You're just evil, aren't you?"

Deanna scrunched her nose a little at his pout before she kissed his bottom lip to get rid of it, then up to kiss him again properly. "It's okay, took you some time to figure it out." She murmured before she leaned back down and pulled him onto the bed with her as she moved onto her back. "Evil Goddess, I think yes."

Josh smiled against her lips, kissing her back. "Yea...but now it's all figured out, right? And that's the most important thing because it means we're together and no one is going to come between us," he assured her, not really sure why he felt like it needed to be said. Josh felt a little smirk pulling at his lips as he moved over her, dipping his head down to kiss along the side of her neck. "Evil Goddess that's all mine," he mumbles against her.

Deanna turned the corners of her lips up into a smile before her nose gently brushed over his, immediately nodding. "Exactly," She breathed out, her fingertips gently holding onto his biceps before they moved over his back, tilting her head slightly. "Gonna make sure everyone knows it?"

Josh lifted his head up to look her in the eyes, grinning at her. "Mm, definitely. I don't want anyone on campus to ever wonder whether or not they have a chance with you. Because for as long as you'll allow it, you're my girl."

Deanna gently brushed her fingertips over his bareback and grinned up at him in return, craning her head up so she could continue to be close with him. "I think you'll be surprised with how long I'm going to allow it."

Josh let out a breathy laugh at her comment. "I think you'll be surprised by just how ok I am with how long you're going to allow it," he teased before leaning into her, pressing his lips against hers.

Deanna gently reached up and pressed her pointer finger against his lips once he laughed and basically repeated the same thing to her. The amount of cheese going on in that room right now was kind of on an overload, but it was also something Deanna had been wanting as soon as she even met this guy. "Okay," She breathed out after a moment, before she leaned up slightly and wiggled out of the t-shirt, then reached down to playfully grab at his towel. "Less talking, more kissing me."