We walked into the room. We were both dressed in the clothes we went to the party in. As I started to undo the bow tie, she looked at me before she undid her new necklace. She placed it on the nightstand, then proceeded to sit on the bed to unlatch her shoes. As she looked over at me, she smiled.
"Do you really want me to marry you, Leo?"
I looked at her cautiously before smiling.
"I never say things I don't mean, Beloved. I thought you knew that about me."
She smiled.
"A girl needs to be sure. Does this have to do with my present situation?"
She laid back on the bed, without her underwear before hiking her skirt up. I walked over and bent on one knee before starting to kiss up from her knee along her inner thigh before teasing her. I could hear her breathing get a bit more erratic as my tongue teased closer before I climbed up and kissed her deeply. She returned it before looking me in my eyes.
"I mean it though. Why ask now?"
I sighed before laying next to her. One arm went under her neck and rolled her to face me while the other went around her waist.
"Because I have been thinking about it for a while. The last few months really. At first, it was an idea. But with everything we have been through together, it became more and more of a thought. You gave me more to think about when you told me yes with the ring. It just felt like time. Tonight, when you slapped me across my face..."
"I'm sorry about that, Leo. I didn't mean to..."
I kissed her. When she calmed down again, I began speaking again.
"You were comfortable enough with me to do that. You knew me well enough to help me snap back to who I am. You have seen me at my worst. Yet you still stayed by my side the whole time. You have had every opportunity to run away, but you didn't. In my mind, I need you so much. I need you close to me as much as possible. I'm not worried about everything else. I don't need the company or anything else. I need you."
She pushed me so I was on my back before straddling me. I was still partially dressed, but not able to slide between her legs like what would have been expected. I could feel the heat of her privacy on me though. She pinned my hands to the bed, so they were on either side of my head before she leaned in and kissed me.
"I need you too. My God, Leo I never thought I would say that to anyone after Mitchell died. I need you so much. Do you know how wonderful it feels to wake up with someone who loves you completely? Of course, you do because Missy did. But it felt so much better after Mitchell died when you did. Oh my God the way you hold me first thing in the morning. Just having that feeling of protection around me, like no one could hurt me. And the fact you let down your guard around me. Even your coworkers notice when you are not your usual brooding self. A girl just has to know though. I'm sorry I doubted your words for that moment. Please forgive me."
I kissed her back before letting my hands slide behind her to unzip her dress. As it started to fall, I could see her smile brighten. She sat up so she was straddling my waist as she took the dress and threw it over the edge of the bed. There she sat in just her smile. She pulled the bobby pins from her hair and did the hair twirl thing to loosen things up. She looked at me with that sexy stalker look in her eyes.
"I'm going to make you forgive me, Leo. Or should I say Romeo?"
