Open Up To Me

"I'm glad you had fun cause I had fun also hanging out with a girl every guy couldn't keep their eyes off."

She laughed and turned to unlock her door and then turned back to him "Tomorrow you'll come to my place and have breakfast with me."

"Yeah"

"Well okay, I'll see you tomorrow morning at 9 and like you always tell me 'Don't be late'."

"I won't"

She got into her car about to close the door but he stopped the door and kneeled down in front of her and he pulled her and he kissed her quickly and was about to stand and she pulled him back and they kissed each other for the first time and she couldn't have felt better she hadn't kissed a guy like that in a year and they slowly pulled apart and she laughed "You have lipstick on you know"

He laughed wiping it off his face and she helped him as he still spoke "I'll see you tomorrow"

"Yeah tomorrow, goodnight Kevin."

"Goodnight Steph"

He laughed as he stood up and closed her door. She waved and sped off and words could not explain how good they both felt.

*******

AJ had left because it was dark and he wanted to makeup with Claudia, Howie was laid on the couch, the baby on his stomach asleep when Debra walked in and she walked right pass him with her hands full of bags and he checked his watch which read 10:00 o'clock. When he heard the shower come on he got up trying not to wake his daughter and he put her in her bed and he checked the bags to see what she got and 15 minutes later she came out the bathroom in a short little blue transparent robe and she walked out the room to check up on their baby. She was looking over into the baby bed when he pulled her into his lap in the rocking chair and she asked "So how did you do?"

"I did good but it made me realize how much I need you."

"I love you and I want to marry you, Do you want to marry me still?"

"Yes but Debra I want it to be special."

"Being married to you is special enough baby."

"You mean that?"

"Yes I mean it"

He kissed her "Well if that's the case we'll get married as soon as possible."

"You want to or you want to because I want you too."

"It'll still be special, I promise for me and for you."

"Okay, I love you"

"I love you too, What are you going to say to me on our wedding day?"

He laughed "So forced me into this" She was about to get up and he pulled her back "I will say I do, right."

"Yep, say it again so I am sure you know what to again."

And he said it over and over again just to make his future bride happy.

***********

About a month later they did have had their wedding the wedding they both had always dreamed of. After the long wedding service they were all standing outside escaping the very exciting and chattering women and some men inside and AJ had to ask "How could you marry a stripper? You are going to have to explain to your son one day that your his mother was a stripper."

"Why do you let him talk about her like that" Kevin asked.

"Cause he just wants her."

"In bed"

Howie pretended that he didn't hear that last part and changed the subject "How are things with you and Claudia?"

"You didn't make it better by getting married now she expects that out of me and it's not happening no time soon."

Nick not wanting to talk about any of this relationship stuff asked "Let's talk about Kevin's new girlfriend Stephanie."

He glared at Nick and replied "Let's not"

The door opened and Debra came out holding the tail of her dress in her hand and AJ glared at her "Quiet down guys the stripper has entered."

"Love you too AJ, Why aren't you guys inside?"

"Still trying to figure out why my best friend married a stripper."

"Funny, very funny AJ" she shoved him and then grabbed Howie's hand "Well come inside, we are about to leave."

They all went inside a soon after Howie and Debra left and afterwards everyone eles mingled a while then left.

**********

Kevin was at Stephanie's place and they were playing pool and he came to find out all that time she had lied to him and said she couldn't play but she could and was winning and if she did she got her suitcase back in which she was and he was getting kind of upset cause she was gloating about it

"Why did you lie and say you couldn't play that day?"

"Cause I knew you liked those poor defenseless type chicks who acted as if they couldn't do anything for themselves so I you know."

"Well you were wrong."

"You're terrible"

"I have never got beat in this game before by a girl before."

"You mean woman and after this shot I do win, eight ball corner right pocket."

Before she could take the shot take the shot he picked her up into his arms "You are not going to win"

"You cheated I have already won."

He sat her up on the piano and he sat before it messing around with the piano keys he said "I finally got the words and guess who inspired me"

"Me" she happily.

"Yeah you"

"Can I hear it?"

"Yes and be honest with me if you don't like it or not."

"Trust me I will be."

He nodded his head proud cause he knew she was proud of him and he began to play and as he sang the beautifully put together words to her softly she just started to cry softly for the first time in a very long time she let emotions show and when he was done and saw her he knew she had to like it he came over and wiped he tears away "It's not the greatest but you know...I am still-"

"No yes it is, it's beautiful"

He helped her off the piano and they walked upstairs to to her room and over on the table she saw her suitcase and she turned as he said "You have to open it, go ahead."

She walked over and opened it and saw the dozen roses and all her papers still in place, she picked the roses up and smelled them and she turned and raced into his arms "Thank you so much, you're so sweet."

"I thought Howie was the sweet one."

She laughed and hugged him again "Thank You for everything"

"You're welcome"

They kissed each other and got into bed, they were sitting in bed playing cards, wrestling and joking and playing around when he got tired of playing she climbed on his back and began to massage his shoulders and back and she was just thinking and said "Debra had a beautiful wedding, I never thought she would...well I knew she would get married before me, it was every's girl dream wedding I mean the big church and beautiful long dress."

"Maybe you'll get that one day or even better."

"Maybe, just maybe" she laughed thinking about one day probably marrying him but she didn't want to rush things.