Chapter 53

Kevin and I laid there staring at the ceiling.

"Did you hear that?" Kevin asked.

"No, hear what?" I asked.

"I'm not sure. It sounded like it was coming from the basement," Kevin said.

"Oh!" I said as I remembered Candy. "We'll go explore. But first let's go to the laundry room and grab some clothes."

"All right," he said as we sat up.

He wrapped the blanket around both of us. Then we got up and went to the laundry room. He grabbed a pair of boxers while I got my silk green night gown. Once we were dressed I took Kevin's hand and led him downstairs.

"Okay, close your eyes," I said.

"What?" he asked.

"Just close your eyes," I said as I kissed him.

"If you insist," he said as he closed his eyes.

"Okay, just follow me," I said as I placed his hands on my hips.

I led him to the couch and stopped.

"Sit down and keep your eyes closed," I said as he sat on the couch. "Are they shut?" I asked as I began to walk away.

"Yep," he said.

"Okay, good," I said as I walked over to Candy.

I picked her up out of the little cage I had set up. She began licking me on the face. I held her tightly as I sat next to Kevin.

"Keep them closed," I said.

"They are," he said.

"Okay," I said.

Then I placed Candy in his arms.

He immediately opened his eyes as he felt Candy.

"Surprise!" I said.

He smiled and picked up Candy.

"A golden retriever," he said as he rubbed Candy's head.

"Yeah," I said.

"She looks like Samson," he said.

"That's why I got her," I said. "I named her Candy. You can change it if you want."

"No, Candy's a good name," he said as he held her. "Thank you babe," he said as he kissed me.

"You're welcome," I said.

"Let's go outside. I bet someone has to go potty," Kevin said as he held Candy.

We walked up stairs and to the backyard. He set Candy on the grass and let her play around. Then we walked over to the Christmas tree.

"Time for you to open a present," Kevin said.

I smiled at him and then we sat down. Kevin turned on the radio to a station that only played Christmas music. Then he got the camcorder and set it up.

"You have to record us opening presents?" I questioned.

"Yeah. I can't take pictures," he said.

"But look at me," I said.

"You look beautiful," he said as he sat down and gave me a kiss.

"Thank you," I said.

Then we began to open our presents. By the time we were through Kevin and I were surrounded by wrapping paper and ribbon. All of our things were in a pile on the couch. There were clothes, CD's, movies, shoes, tools, and perfume.

"Thank you Kevin," I said as I leaned forward and kissed him.

"You're welcome. But there's one more gift," he said.

"One more?" I questioned.

"Yes," he said. "Now sit on the chair while I get it. And close your eyes."

"All right Mr. Richardson," I said as I closed my eyes.

Kevin went over to the tree and lifted a little house from the Christmas village. Underneath was the engagement ring. He picked it up and walked back over to Janel. He got down on one knee and held the ring in front of her.

"Okay," Kevin said.

I slowly opened my eyes to Kevin holding a ring in front of me.

"Kevin," I gasped.

He held my hand as he began to speak.

"Janel. Ever since you were born we've been together. You took care of me whenever I needed you. You were always there for me. And when you left I realized that I'm nothing without you. But now that you've come back into my life, I'm whole again. I promise to love you with all of my heart. Always and forever," he said as he kissed my hand.

I wiped my cheek as the tears continued to flow.

"Janel Elizabeth Evans, will you make my life complete by marrying me?" he asked.

I smiled at him. "Yes," I cried as I hugged him.

He kissed me and then placed the ring on my finger. I looked at it and then hugged him again. Then we stood up and he held me. He quietly began to sing Back To Your Heart as we slowly danced.

Nothing in the world could have made me more happier than I was right at that moment.

Kevin kissed me and then started to pull away from me.

"Kevin, can you just hold me?" I asked.

"Yes," he said.

He took my hand and we walked upstairs. We laid in our bed. He wrapped his arms around me tightly.

I just wanted to feel his strong arms around me loving me.

I closed my eyes and listened to his heart beat.

"Kevin, you don't know how much I love you," I said.

"Yes, I do," Kevin said as he kissed my head.

We laid there a while longer until the phone began to ring.

"Should we get it this time?" Kevin asked.

"Yeah," I said.

He reached over and grabbed it.

"Hello," he answered.

"Hi my baby," Ann said.

"Hi Mom. Merry Christmas," he said.

He sat up and continued to talk to his mom. Then I took his hand and we walked downstairs to the kitchen. He sat at the table and talked to his mom while I made breakfast.

It was already noon, but I still made breakfast. Once I was through I began setting the table. Then Kevin hung up with his mom.

"So what's your mom doing?" I asked as I put the food on the table.

"Tim and Jerald and their families are going over there for dinner," he said.

"That's good," I said. "Did she like your present?"

"Yeah, she said it was beautiful," he said.

"I knew she would like it," I said as I sat down. "When are we going to tell her about our engagement?"

"We'll call her later so we can tell Tim and Jerald," he said happily as he touched my hand.

"I can't wait," I said as I smiled at him.

"Neither can I," he said.

We ate our breakfast and then we went upstairs. Kevin and I grabbed a pair of break away pants and a couple of T-shirts. Then we went downstairs and threw everything off the couch. I put in a movie and then snuggled up to Kevin. We vegetated the entire day on the couch. After a while we got tired of watching movies so we shut the t.v. off.

"What do you want to do now?" I asked.

"Want to play pool?" he asked.

"Sure," I said.

He grabbed my hand and we raced downstairs to the basement.

"I haven't played in forever," I said a I picked up the cue stick.

"Really? Neither have I," Kevin said.

"Can I break?" I asked.

"Sure, go ahead," Kevin said as he lifted the rack.

I leaned forward and hit the cue ball causing all of the balls to move, but only slightly.

"Wahoo!" I exclaimed.

Kevin just laughed. "Not bad," he said.

Our first game lasted us forever. Both of us were trying to remember how to play. But eventually Kevin won.

"Play you again?" I questioned.

"Sure," Kevin said. "But let's make things interesting."

"What do you have in mind Mr. Richardson?" I asked while smiling at him.

He grinned at me.

"For every ball that I hit in a pocket, you remove a piece of clothing and same goes for me," he said. "First one to lose all their clothes, loses the game."

I smiled at him. "This should be a fun game," I said. "But it might take a while to lose some clothes the way we're playing."

"It might," he said with a devilish grin. "I break, since I won last time."

"All right, go ahead," I said.

Soon after Kevin broke, it was my turn. I hit the ball and watched it roll towards the pocket.

"Just a little further," I said.

"No, no, don't fall," Kevin said as he watched the ball.

It got to the edge and slowly stopped. Then it fell in.

"Oh!" Kevin yelled.

"Yes!" I yelled. "Looks like you won't be needing that shirt any more," I said as I walked over to Kevin.

I kissed him and then took his shirt off. I placed my hands on his strong chest. He wrapped his arms around me and gave me a kiss.

Then we continued to play pool. I had scratched, so now it was Kevin's turn.

He hit every ball into it's pocket. Before I knew it I was standing there wearing only my green bra and underwear.

I put my hands on my hips and said, "You little devil! You knew how to play, you just wanted to pretend that you couldn't."

Kevin laughed. "Sorry, I just wanted to see my beautiful fiancee."

"Well you've still got to hit those two balls into their pocket," I said.

"With pleasure," he said.

I stood next to him while he bent down. Just as he was about to hit the cue ball, I grabbed his ass.

"Hey!" Kevin exclaimed.

I laughed. "I'm sorry, I just couldn't resist."

He smiled. "You just go stand over there," he said.

"Oh, all right," I said as I slowly walked away. "Okay. Go ahead and give it a shot."

He smiled at me. Then he hit the cue ball. We watched the two balls fall into their pockets.

"Looks like I won," Kevin said.

"You haven't removed all of my clothes yet," I said as I walked over to him.

"Must play by the rules," Kevin said as he pulled me close to his body.

"Yep," I said as he slowly undid my bra.

He slowly slid it off letting it fall to the ground. He bent down and kissed my stomach. Then he took my underwear off. He kissed my stomach making his way up to my breasts. As he lightly sucked on my breasts I moaned.

We eventually made it to the couch and laid down. As I laid there he continued to caress my body. Then he slowly entered me as we began to make love through out the night.