Fade to Black (sequel to riptide)

Part 12

Lauren's pov
I woke up with a really bad headache. I looked to the table on the side and there was Advil and water which I know was Jackson. He's so sweet. I went to the bathroom and took a cold shower and then brushed my teeth and made sure that awful alcohol smell was gone. I went back out and changed my clothes and realized Jackson was wide awake staring at me.
"Why are you staring?"
"You're just so beautiful." I blushed. He still makes me blush. I finished getting dressed then crawled over the bed and over him and kissed him right on the lips.
"Thank you. You amazingly beautiful man. For treating me so right and for loving me so completely. You do so much and I only wish I could do the equivalent for you but I never can."
"Just by staying mine, you repay me just enough." He pecks my lips then again a me he begins to peck my lips over and over faster and until we get a longer liplock going. I crawled closer to him and placed a hand on his neck kissing him in short kisses that were only a little longer than pecks.
"Babe we have to go to our separate rehearsals and then you have to take me to physical therapy."
"Of course." Suddenly Jax runs into the room and jumps on the bed between Jackson and I.
"Hey baby." I say as I hold Jax and pet his head. I let him go and he crawls next to Jackson.
"I will have to see you later." I place a finger under his chin and kiss him quickly then jump off of him and got out of there. I put on some shoes and left out to get to the girls. I arrived at rehearsals and worked hard then as I was waiting for Jackson to pick me up we decided to have girl talk. Ashy
"So Lauren where do you see yourself in ten years?" Ally asks.
"Married with kids and living in a big house."
"Do you think you'll marry Jackson?"
"Absolutely. I love him so much. The only step up we have is marriage and I'd don't think I'll go down before we go up so yeah I definitely see him as my future husband."
"Let's say he proposed tomorrow would you say yes?"
"Probably. As long as he did it right." I say sassily my accent only slightly showing through.
"And what is right?" Camila's asks.
"A ring. A nice ring not fucking huge but not tiny either. He would have to plan a proper proposal that would make me feel good but not cause the whole world to freak out."
"What's your dream proposal?"
"Just us and he had to get down on one knee and it would have to be really special. I swear if he does it wrong I'll make him do it again."
"Yes Lauren slay!" Normani yells.
"Honey that trend died before you even got whiff of it." Dinah says and we all laugh.
"I respect how long you've waited though. No matter how much love you have for him you want to be ready and that's respectable."
Jackson walked in. "Hey babe you ready to go?"
"Yup!" We leave and go to physical therapy. After that we head home to his home which is basically my home at this point.
"Hey babe!" He calls as I walk up the stairs.
"What?"
"I love you."
"I love you too." I smile at him.
"you want to play video games and eat pretzels?"
"Uhm yes!" I say in a duh tone. He grabs a bag of pretzels then walked up to his room and we turned on the console. We played until we got tired then turned on the tv and watched some shoes cuddled in each other's arms. I ran my fingers through his hair.
"I don't know how I feel about your hair being jet black."
"I'll take a shower and wash it out."
"Mind if I join said shower." I walk my fingers up his chest.
"Let's do it." We stripped and went to the shower and surprisingly without touching at all and washed our selves including the dye right out of his hair.
"How did I not touch you or kiss you is a mystery to me." He says staring at me as I put on clothes.
"How I controlled myself makes perfect sense because I have sufficient self control." I teased sticking out my tongue but he rolled his eyes. I got changed and laid in bed next him. His blonde hair almost completely returned. Almost.
"Babe where is your sister and Toby? I haven't seen them in weeks."
"Oh they're probably somewhere. They're in and out, Sydneys got her job at the advertising agency and Toby is in school then therapy and stuff so they're in and out of here and occasionally i have to watch Toby. It's a brand new life for them."
"That's good. I want a relationship with my kid like they do."
"You will."
"If I can even have a kid."
"Lauren stop that! I told you that you will. We aren't even married yet haven't even had sex without a condom plus you're on the pill. You won't know for a long time."
"You're right." He holds me closer to his chest and runs fingers through my hair. He rubs his finger against my jawline like a weirdo.
"Babe what are you doing?"
"I don't know I just wanted to touch you."
"That's an odd way to touch me."
"You have an amazing jawline."
"Thanks I guess."
"I don't know just every definition of your body is perfect. I was admiring your jawline. Is that so wrong?"
"No it's just odd."
"Well one day you're gonna be my wife so I can pretty much touch and part of your body."
"Do I have to give you the feminism talk right now?"
"No.." He laughs. "But I do think that every inch of your body is a masterpiece and since you're guaranteed the future title of Queen Danielson then I have to appreciate every part of your body including that amazing jawline so I felt up yo jaw girl." I laughed and grabbed his hand off my face.
"Acne babe, trying to keep dirt off my face."
"Did you call my hands dirty?"
"Maybe."
"Oh no you didn't." He pulls me into a big bear hug holding me captive before tickling my sides.
"No babe stop!"
"Never you called my hands dirty!"
"Your lack of ability to take jokes is dirty as well!"
"That made no sense."
"Neither does your face."
"Oh my gosh your such a dork."
"So are you more so than me." I smiled as I said it.
"I'm not dorky at all."
"You literally not more than 1 minute ago said 'I felt up yo jawline girl!'" I reply the exact same way he said it, mocking him.
"Fine I'm a dork and you're a dork were dorks together."
"Am I really a dork though?"
"Yeah you really are." He leans down and kisses me. He leans back up and hovers over me.
"Babe.." I start and then begin rubbing the outside of his arms. "This is a stupid question and a little odd but do you think you'll ever get tired or bored of kissing me."
"Never."
"No like I mean say like if we were vampires that lived forever and 200 years from now we were still together then would you get tired."
"You know you're so annoying though and like I get so tired of you all the time. The way you're so hot and stuff just like annoying like you make me look bad the way you're soooooooooo perfect." I giggle.
"Babe seriously answer the question."
"No I won't ever get bored because you do something new everytime and you are something new everytime. The minute our lips disconnect then that begins my want to feel them together again and when they connect again it's like our kiss is being reborn. Like its our first kiss all over again except that one wasn't as good as this one." Then he leans right down and kisses me passionately. Our lips move together once again and it's amazing as it always is. He bit my lip pulling on it then growled like an animal and kept pulling. I giggled but pushed him away.
"What?" He asked playing coy yet keeping a smirk on his face.
"You know exactly what I am talking about you annoying piece of shit."
"I thought you liked to be bit." I slightly blush.
"Not like that, that wasn't a bite that was like a dog dragging a rag across the floor with its teeth."
"I get it. So you want a sexy bite like pleasurable bite."
"Exactly."
"Like this?" He lightly bites my neck making me close my eyes then he bites harder growling.
"Stop!" I whine laughing causing him to laugh too.
"So you want to go hiking tomorrow."
"NO I have tour rehearsals then Im going to be tired then we have a radio interview and then some meetings with our management, I'm really busy for the next few weeks."
"Me too but like don't you have any time?"
"No, not really, sorry babe its just my job. We leave in a month you leave in a few weeks. This could very well be the last night we have together till like the night before you leave."
"ugh I hate leaving you."
"I hate leaving you too. It sucks but this is our dream and we're living it, we're lucky. Just remember that."
"I got it. Its just that I have to go back to Australia after tour straight from New York. The only reason Im allowed that long is because my tour spends 2 weeks in Canada and 2 days in Mexico. My manager also is going to set up like a few performances. Aren't you going to be back for thanksgiving and Christmas?"
"Thats what I was meant to tell you, Im at jingle ball leading up to Christmas and I have this award show I've been dying to go to on Christmas eve and I won't be able to get back in time for Christmas Im so sorry." My smile and confused face disappeared and then i push him off of me and get off of his bed grabbing my phone.
"Can you change that event I really want to see you on Christmas, id like to see you christmas eve too but can you at least be there for Christmas?" I ask with a hand on my hip.
"No Ive been trying to get this for a few months."
"Wait so you knew you weren't going to be with me for Christmas and you just didn't tell me."
"Well sort of I guess yeah. I was sort of dreading the whole idea of telling you and stuff."
"Unbelievable." I walk out of his room. "Babe! Babe come back!" He yells after me.
"I'm going home."
"Please stay!"
"How could you not tell me! That is my favorite holiday and you know that. You know that I wanted to spend it with you."
"I know that and I feel really bad about it. I'm so sorry."
"Jackson you can't just get out of something as big as this."
"Hm then can I make it up to you?"
"Depends on how you'd do that." I raise an eyebrow curious as to what he'd come up with.
"I'll make Mac and cheese and we can watch that stupid documentary you wanted to watch."
"It's not stupid she's an artist."
"Ok sure whatever I'll make it and then we can watch it and I won't criticize it or fall asleep."
"Really?"
"Of course."
"Kraft Mac and cheese?"
"Yes!"
"Ok I'll stay." He hugs me then runs off to the kitchen. I walk in with him then sit on the counter as he makes the food. As he does it I take a picture of him with his ponytail up. I posted it without a caption. He finished the mac and cheese then handed me some in a bowl and we ate it in complete silence savoring the boxed goodness. We went into the living room to watch the documentary. It was over and I looked over but Jackson was asleep. I smiled lightly watching him breath his head against the side of my stomach the way we were laying on the couch. I kissed his head not even minding that he broke his promise. I'm just glad to be with him.