Josh and I both laughed as the doors shut. Before I could even say anything, he pressed the stop button on the elevator and then pushed me back against the wall.
“I love you so damn much. ” He captured my lips with his.
I wasn’t sure how long we stood there, kissing, before the phone in the elevator started ringing. Josh pulled away from my lips and pushed the stop button back in and started the elevator again.
When the doors opened up on our floor, he reached down, picked me up, and carried me to our suite. He was kissing me as he tried to put the card into the reader. He finally got it open and took me inside.
“I’m so damn glad no one else is on this floor,” he said with a wink.
“Why?”
He gave me that crooked smile of his and winked again. “’Cause, baby…you’re going to be calling out my name all night!”
After he slowly put me down, I turned and let out a gasp. The room was filled with lit candles and bouquets of roses. A bottle of grape juice on ice and chocolate-covered strawberries were sitting on the small table. The bed was covered in rose petals, and it smelled like heaven.
Josh took me by the hand and led me into the bathroom. Beautiful white and light blue candles surrounded the oversized Jacuzzi tub.
“Oh my gosh…everything is so beautiful. Did Jenny do all of this?”
Josh smiled and shook his head. “Nope. I came up here while you were talking to my mom, Emma, Grace, and Sue. ”
“I tried to get that over-romantic, bastard best friend of mine to help me, but Garrett couldn’t find him anywhere. ”
I smiled because I knew exactly where Gunner had been. Ellie had filled us in on their little sneak-away. “Ellie and Gunner had a little, um…alone time earlier,” I said with a smile.
Josh let out a small laugh and pulled me to him. “Have I told you how beautiful you look?”
“I think maybe once or twice. ”
His eyes turned from love to passion in a matter of seconds. “I love you, princess. ”
My heart started beating faster in my chest. “Make love to me, Josh. ”
He laughed and shook his head. “Your wish is my command. ” He took my hand and led me out of the bathroom.
He reached over to his iPod sitting in the iHome, and Brad Paisley’s “New Favorite Memory” started to play. I smiled as he placed his hands on my face. He brought his lips right up to mine and barely touched them together.
“I can’t wait to make new memories with you, baby. ”
I closed my eyes as I felt my stomach twisting and turning. Oh. My. God. I opened my eyes and gazed into his beautiful green eyes. “You have no idea how special you’ve made me feel today. I just…I feel…”
As I felt a tear roll down my face, he wiped it away.
“How do I make you feel?”
“Like a princess. Like you love me more than life itself. I’ll never forget this day and how you made me feel, Josh. ”
He leaned in and kissed me so softly that I let out a whimper. Then, our kiss turned more passionate. I needed him so badly. I started to unbutton his shirt, but our lips never lost contact with each other. After I pushed it off his shoulders, I placed my hands on his massive chest that was still covered by a white tank top. I slowly pulled away from his lips and lifted it up and over his head. When I pulled back to look at him, I noticed the tattoo on the left side of his chest. I just stared at it. It was my name in cursive, and under my name was a heart with the number two on it.
I shook my head and looked up at him. “When did you…”
He gave me that smile that just about dropped me to my knees. Snow Patrol’s “Chasing Cars” started to play.
Josh laughed and shook his head. “What perfect timing for a song!”
I looked at him, confused.
“I made arrangements to have the tattoo done last night. Jeff, Gunner, and Brad were with me. ”