Fade to Black (sequel to riptide)

Part 23

Laurens pov
It's Valentine's Day. I have the day off to spend with Jackson. He won't tell me what he's planned. It's frustrating me so much. I just want to know. He told me that I'd find out when it was time. I don't know how he planned anything since I've been with him 24/7 for the last week or so. We officially moved in together 2 days before that week started. It's been great living together. We don't get bored of each other or annoyed because we have work. I'm at the studio most of the time and Jackson is always on set. He's actually likeing this acting thing. He's going to be a triple threat. Hot, singer, actor. You thought the third was dancing. Only dancing he can do is when I force him to dance with me. That's it. I woke up and didn't feel him next to me in the bed. I wanted to cuddle.
"Babe where are you I want to cuddle." I whine.
"Oh good your awake princess. Now my love let's start Valentines day." I feel his hand on my cheek so I smile and open my eyes. I see him leaning over me, sadly with a shirt on and pants. He was wearing pajama pants though. I took his hand as he helped me out of bed. I was wearing underwear and a partially buttoned flannel with a t shirt underneath. I like flannels. He wrapped a bandana over my eyes. He starts leading me down the stairs.
"I'm not sure if this is lowkey serial killer or lowkey bdsm, but I'm not cool with either just so you know." He chuckles.
"Will you calm down I'm not going to be torturing you with anything but love."
"That can be torture too. Don't smother me love." I joke.
"Shutup babe."
"Seriously where are we going the house is not that big we have got to be outside by now."
"Ok Jesus were here." He pulled the blindfold off and there was a table filled with cute Valentine's Day foods. Heart shaped pancakes, bacon because that's the food of the heart, strawberries, pink eggs. God I hope he put food coloring in those not something else to make it that color. There was orange juice. Then there were roses on the table as well. And this is all outside in the backyard overlooking Los Angeles. It was amazing.
"Aww babe this is so cute."
"Well let's eat." We sit down at the table with him on the end and me next to him on the side. We looked over his pool at the cityscape in the background. It was beautiful especially this morning. The food looked so cute I almost didn't want to eat it then I saw the strawberry maple syrup and I changed my mind. I took one bite and literally melted.
"Oh my god babe this is amazing."
"Glad you like it."
"Everything you make is delicious."
"Aww thanks babe." We talked and ate and fed each other and we're all Romantic and cheesy. If I had to watch us I'd barf.
"So my love I have you till 7:00 then we have to go to the girls Valentine's Day party then we have to go to Pias party then Simons party and then we have the night."
"Aww I wanna spend all day with you."
"You spend everyday with me."
"True but still."
"Don't worry we're going to make the most of our time together. I have plans love. I have many plans."
"Well I'm excited for these plans of yours."
"Then let's get started shall we you should go put on some clothes. Athletic clothes and boots."
"Ok then I'll be back." I went upstairs and changed into some athletic shorts and a tshirt then some hiking boots. I put on a baseball cap that I got from some granola bar endorsement, me and the girls did. I went back downstairs and saw Jackson standing there in jeans and boots with a quarter zip. I grabbed my Patagonia jacket. They're very warm. I love that company. Jackson had a small backpack on and another in his hand. He handed me one then we headed to the car. We began the hike and he was vlogging it for his YouTube channel. I think it's really amazing that he continues to make YouTube videos. It's great.
"Babe where are we going?"
"The top."
"Ugh walking!" I whine. We walk up the hills over pathways continuing our path to the top. We reached the top and it was beautiful. He wraps an arm around my shoulder and I wrap mine around his waist.
"Babe this is amazing. It's so beautiful."
"I was thinking we could take our engagement photos here." He says nervously.
"Definetly." I wrap my arms all the way around his torso and he wraps his arms around my shoulder and we stand there like that.
"But we're getting married at the beach." I say matter if factly.
"No we're getting married on a farm."
"Hell no animals are nasty when they poop and shit why would I want to get married in cow shit."
"Why would you want to get married in fish shit."
"Nobody said that we have to go in the ocean babe."
"How about a bluff farm like cliff overlooking the ocean."
"If you can find that and a way to fit all of my big ass family on there then definitely if not beach."
"What about those who can't walk on the sand like your grandpa."
"Fine maybe not on the beach but by the beach."
"Cliff."
"Fine that actually sounds like a solid idea."
"Question."
"Go for it."
"When do you want kids?"
"Not till after the ceremony if that's where you're going with this."
"I know that Lau but when do we stop with the protection?"
"How about since I'm on the pill, if my pills decide to be the one in one million to fuck up we just go with it. Bother protection."
"I like that."
"Plus there's a high chance that I'm not fertile."
"Lauren are you still believing that?"
"Yes."
"Well stop Gods got it. If it's meant to be it's meant to be. If not adoption, surrogate, there's so many options."
"I want to produce at least one healthy child that I didn't fuck up with my own bad choices."
"You didn't ask for anything you got in life. You didn't ask to be abused. You didn't ask to be depressed. You didn't ask for any of it so stop blaming yourself."
"I can't Jackson. I know you want a kid of your own blood and I don't want to disappoint you."
"You couldn't possibly do that u less you want to raise our kids atheist or agnostic that would disappoint me."
"Of course not. Ally'd kill me. Of course Christian kid all the way unless one of us discovers were somehow Jewish."
"Yeah ally would probably murder us and the child."
"Don't joke about my baby dying."
"The baby isn't even conceived yet."
"Doesn't matter."
"Ok I won't joke about that anymore."
"Babe do you remember that time you brought Toby to see me on tour?"
"Yeah."
"You remember what you said about your family if the kid had any issues."
"Yeah."
"Well what if the kid does have issues?"
"If my family turns them away because of it, that's their problem they would be missing out on some pretty amazing kids."
"Plural?"
"Of course plural. As many kids as you want."
"That's so amazing to hear."
"We better get going back down. There's more plans before the party."
"Ok let's go then." He took my hand again and we went back down the hill. We got back into the car and drove back home. We go inside and I take off my shoes and my jacket.
"Now my love let's go to the next event I have lined up." He leads me up the stairs to our room and then to the bathroom.
"It's so pretty." There was rose petals all around and wine and glasses. There was a plate covered strawberries. It was so beautiful.
"It's going to get better." He grabs a pick orb and throws it into the water and once it hit the surface I realized that it was a bath bomb. It was so pretty the water was pink and it was amazing.
We stripped and got into the tub. My back leaning against his front as he leaned against the tub. We drank and talked and relaxed then finally washed all of the dirt from outside off then it was time for the parties. I went and picked out a red dress to wear. I put on some red heels and my red lipstick. Overkill? Maybe. I walked out of the closet and I saw my handsome fiancé looking good as ever. He had on black jeans a white shirt with a pink striped bow tie and a pink blazer.
"Aww baby you look so cute."
"Thanks." He says looking up and his jaw dropped.
"Holy shit."
"Is it ok?"
"Goddamn." I giggled.
"I'll take that as a yes."
"I'm a genius!" I furrow my eyebrows in confusion.
"I'm honestly the smartest guy in the world."
"What do you mean?"
"I'm a genius." He says again walking towards me.
"Babe what're you talking about?"
"I managed to come up with the most genius idea to propose to the most breathtaking girl in the entire world."
He places a hand on my waist and pulls me closer.
"Aww baby you're so sweet."
"God you're sexy and I managed to lock you down."
"I'm not locked down yet. So you can't treat me like shit yet."
"Baby, baby I'd never think of that. You'll always be my princess until we're married then you'll be my queen."
"I love you Jackjack."
"I love you Lolo."
"Now let's go go to the partaytay."
"God you're a dork."
"A hot dork obviously."
"Obviously. Now let's get to that party so I can show you off in that dress."
"Let's go my charming little salmon."
"It's not salmon it's pink."
"Really? No man would ever take pride in that."
"No man is as secure in his masculinity as me either."
"Ok then let's just go to the party." We leave the house and get in the car headed to the aphouse I once called home. The 5H mansion. We got there and there was music blaring and we walked inside to see pink lights and cute cuspids all over the place. I remembered that the rest of the girls were pretty much single except Dinah who had a guy that she was seeing asked to be her valentine. He seemed like a nice enough guy. So we girls let it slide without meeting him. We looked around and it seemed as if half the people here we're strangers. We eventually found a drunk Camila with a buzzed Dinah being escorted by sober Ally and Normani.
"Make her puke it up. She's going to die otherwise guys." I instruct.
"Happy Valentine's Day to you too love." Normani says sassily before dragging the Latina and helping the Polynesian girl up the stairs. After we went around a little more, mingled and such we decided to leave. We headed to Pia's Aphrodite and Cupid themed party. It was being held at some club or something. We ran into Pia and she was ecstatic.
"Jesus Lauren you like hot! Like woah! If you were gayer if fuck you."
"What do you mean gayer?" I laugh.
"If you weren't dating a guy. And maybe a few more piercings."
"Wait you'd fuck me if I was dating a girl."
"Yeah."
"Your logic is flawed."
"I know but damn..."
"Ok let's stop talking about how much you want to fuck my fiancé." Jackson interjects.
"Ok mr. Touchy looking all handsome in your salmon blazer."
"it's not salmon it's pink."
"Why are you so aggressive and proud of that?"
"I just. That's what the label said so that's what it is."
"I think he doesn't like fish." Pia whispers so that only I could hear and I simply nodded my head.
"Alright Pia it's been great but we have to go."
"Aww so soon? I'll see you guys later then." She hugs Jackson.
"Bye babe." I say as I hug her and kiss her cheek.
We leave yet another party and head to guess where another damn party. We got to Simons party and there were literally maybe 100 people occupying his entire mansion. We talked with some people and talked with Simon for a while. We split up and joined separate conversations then I spotted him starting at me in the corner of my eye. My cheeks heated up and I paid no attention to the person talking to me.
"Lauren are you ok?" I turn back to the person realizing it was Nick Jonas.
"Sorry love continue." I pat his arm as he continues and I know Jacksons still staring at me.
Nick places a hand on the fabric of my dress.
"This is nice really nice. I like the fabric and the shade it makes your eyes pop ironic since your eyes are green."
"Well thank you Nick that was sweet."
"Of course anytime." He walks off to go find Demi. I swear to god their friendship is unhealthy.
I saw Jackson was staring at me licking his lips. Not looking at my face if you catch my drift. He then decided to approach me.
"Hey there beautiful I'm Jackson." Okay I'll play along
"Hi."
"How about I take you home and we have a proper Valentine's Day party."
"I don't know if I know what you mean."
"How about we go back to my place and I make you feel love in places no one can see right now."
"Well mr. Jackson don't think I'm that easy to bed."
"My apologies love. What happens to be your name?"
"Lauren."
"Alright Lauren let's see. You come to my house and we talk."
"That sounds a little suspicious." He was getting frustrated, it was amusing.
"So do you want to just go for a drive."
"Highkey date rape."
"Let's get a drink then."
"Sure."
"The only wine I drink is at my house sorry."
"Then never mind."
"Oh my god! Lauren just get in the car so we can go home and have sex." I laugh at how fast he broke.
"Sorry I snapped."
"Let's go babe. I was teasing you. That was funny."
"I hate you."
"Come on let's go get you relieved of your sexual burdens."
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