| "Tay.." I whispered, "we better go, baby. Or we WILL be staying here tonight.." I heard a throat clear behind Taylor. We turned to see Ike with a big goofy grin on his face. He was standing there in a bathrobe, holding two empty wine glasses. "Ha! Busted!" he grinned. I raised my eyebrows, "Oh? And which one of us is standing here in nothing but a bathrobe? Who's busted?" I demanded, hand on my hip. He looked at me with a blank expression and then at himself. It was then that I realized that he had drunk more than one glass of wine, I laughed as he realized what I was telling him, then said with a slur, "Hmm..guess you got me.." he grinned. Tay and I cracked up. Just then Lacey emerged in her bathrobe, "Hey! You guys are early..want some wine?" she giggled and almost tripped. I burst into a fit of giggles. "Are you sure you didn't drink it all, Lace?" I asked her, still laughing. "Nope! Not yet! But we're celebratin'!" she giggled and headed for the kitchen. Tay and I looked at each other in surprise and I followed her into the kitchen. "Whatcha celebratin', Lace?" I asked her. She looked around me to see Tay and Ike standing there in the doorway, both with big smiles on their faces. "Ok. Lacey, spill it! Taylor already knows whatever it is..look at him! So out with it 'cause I'd just torture him later until he told me anyway!" I scolded jokingly. She giggled again and reached for the wine bottle, poured herself a glass and looked at me, silent. "LACEY! SPILL IT!" I hollered with a grin. "Noooooo, don't tell her, Lace.." Taylor teased, "I want her to torture it out of me." He raised an eyebrow at me. "Oh you! get your damn hormones under control!" I grouched. "Lacey Stevenson, you better spill the beans this minute! I wanna know what the heck is going on right now!" I mock scolded with my hand on my hip. She gave me another goofy grin and I'd had it. I reache over and put her in a headlock. "NOW LACE!" I giggled as she squealed and the guys hollered, "Oooh girlfight..." "Okay, Jess, okay.." Lacey giggled as I let her out of the headlock. She straightened her robe as I looked at the guys, disgusted. "Girlfight..jeez!" I rolled my eyes. "Lacey.." I put my hand on my hip again. |
| "Okay, Okay.." she grinned. "Isaac and I have moved up our wedding date. It is in 3 months..." My eyes widened and I hugged her. "We wanted to do it before they have to go on tour.." she continued. "That's so great, Lacey. I'm really happy for you." I hugged her again. "Hey..what am I? Chopped liver?" Ike asked. I laughed and hugged him too. "Congratulations, you goofball.." I turned back to Lacey. "Anything I can do to help, just let me know, ok?" I offered. Ike and Lacey looked at each other and then at me. "Well, there is one thing..." she began, " Isaac and I would be honored if you would stand with Tay for us.." she said quietly. I looked at Taylor, shocked. He was smiling at me. "YOU KNEW!?" I asked. Then they all laughed at my shocked expression. "Yes, I did. But you didn't answer her.." he motioned to Lacey. "Well, Jessie?" she asked. "Of course I will!" I said and hugged her again. Isaac grabbed the wine bottle and two more glasses, "Here ya go kids! You gotta celebrate with us ya know.." he said in one of his goofy cartoon voices. Lacey and I both giggled. "Dude, I think you have celebrated enough..." Tay laughed. "Don't pass out on her, man." "WHO? ME? NEVAH!!" Ike joked and took a long drink of his wine. "That's the truth..." Lacey muttered to me with a grin. I giggled at the two of them. I hadn't seen either one of them so giddy before. It was cute and it was cracking me up. I took the wine that Ike had poured for me and drank it. Tay came over to stand next to me, leaning his butt against the counter and putting an arm around me. We talked a little about moving up dates of everything concerning the wedding, and finished off the bottle of wine plus one more. Even Taylor and I were a little tipsy. |
| "Well...kids..it's time for Lacey to go bedie-bye...look at her..." Ike said and guided his fiancee out of the kitchen and into the bedroom. "You guys stay here...you been drinkin'..." he slurred. "And we won't be back out for HOURS..." He grinned at his brother. "Nite, Jess.." Lacey slurred as Ike took her away. I giggled as I saw Ike pick her up and kiss her, then kick the door shut. "He's right, Jess. I really shouldn't drive..." Tay said. "I know, babe. But how could we walk out on such a celebration?" I laughed. "Yeah.." he said. "But now we have to stay here...and I wanted to keep you up all night.." He rested his forehead on mine and kissed my lps gently. "And I like it when you're NOISY.." he grinned and stroked my cheek with his fingertips. He let them trace my lips before kissing them, softly taking each one in his mouth before covering them with his and tracing them with his tongue. I wrapped myself around him and moaned softly. "Mmmm... Tay, we either have to go, or you need to pull that bed out right now..." I told him, devouring his neck and threading my hands through his hair. "Your wish is my command.." he grinned. "never mind that it's my wish, too." He disentangled himself from me and pulled out the bed, while I went for the blankets. |
| Taylor and I got the sheet on the bed and then struggled with the blankets. Mostly my fault, I should have just let him do it. I was too tipsy to be leaning over anything. After the second time I wound up tangled in the blanket on the bed giggling, Taylor gave up. "Jess, come on.." he laughed. "here I am trying to make sure you have a nice comfy place to sleep..." I sat up and looked at him, grinning wickedly. "I though you said I wasn't ALLOWED to sleep tonight?" I fell back on the bed giggling at the look on his face. Then he tossed the other blanket aside and threw the pillows off the bed. He muttered as if disgusted, "Aww fuck it! Who needs blankets anyway..." and pounced on me, running his hands through my hair as I laughed. "Feelin' a little frustrated are we?" I giggled. "I know just the thing.." I said and took his face in my hands. "You do?" he smiled, and I felt myself begin to tremble already. "Yup! Just the thing..." I murmured and kissed his lips softly, tracing them with my tongue, just as he had done to mine. My fingers found their way into his hair, and I pulled his mouth down on mine, exploring with my tongue, savoring his sweet taste. He broke away from me and looked into my eyes. "I love you, Jessie. I'm so glad you're here.." he said, brushing hair back off my face. I reached up and laid my hand on his cheek. "I love you, too, Taylor. So much..." I said, my voice barely a whisper. |