It's been almost two weeks since my birthday and now Tessa and I are getting ready to celebrate our five month anniversary together. Since it's so close to Valentine's Day, we decided to celebrate both together. After surprising her with a trip to a bed and breakfast, I was able to convince Tessa to skip school today, so we could have a three day weekend celebration together.
We're both rushing to get ready so we can leave soon. I'm shaving, while she finishes packing.
As I'm shaving, Tessa bursts through the door. "Sorry to interrupt, but I need to grab a few things!"
I watch as she grabs her toothbrush, toothpaste and her favourite vanilla scented shampoo and body wash and I can't help but smile at how excited she is. I usually hate the idea of something like a bed and breakfast with all those froufrou, girly decorations, the nosy couple who runs the place and having to spend time with other guests, but I knew Tessa would absolutely love the idea, so I decided to take one for the team.
"Tess, come here for a minute?"
"I can't! I need to finish packing!" she says as she tries to rush out the door.
I reach for her and lift her on to the counter next to the sink as she laughs. "Up you go!"
"Hardin! I don't have time."
"Come on, baby, just sit here with me for a few minutes," I beg.
"Okay," she whispers.
"Are you excited?"
"Yes! Thank you so much for surprising me with this trip! Although... it seems so unlike you." She giggles.
"I know, but I knew I'd be rewarded handsomely," I say smugly.
"Anyway..." Tessa rolls her eyes. "I think this will be really fun! I bet the town has all those cute little shops I love, just like when we went to the cabin for our one month anniversary!"
"I'm sure it does, baby." I chuckle.
As Tessa smiles up at me with the most excited expression plastered on her face, I can't help but kiss her. I gently place my hand on her face, accidentally smearing some shaving cream on her cheek, before pressing my lips to hers.
"Hardin! You got shaving cream on me!" She giggles.
"Sorry, baby. Maybe this weekend the whipped cream will be next." I smirk.
"Yeah, you wish!" She laughs.
"I really, really do!" I grin.
"Stop!" Tessa begins to trace her fingers over my new tattoo— her tattoo. "I love this so much. I never in a million years thought I'd have a love like ours."
"Neither did I." I brush her hair behind her ear.
"I love you, Hardin."
"I love you, Tess. Now, how about a little weekend preview?" I ask as I slide my hand up her thigh.
"No way, mister!" Tessa slaps my hand away before hopping down off the counter. "I need to finish packing and you need to finish shaving!"
After Tessa leaves, I finish shaving and getting ready, before meeting her in the bedroom. As I walk in, I see her holding a couple dresses in front of her as she looks at herself in the mirror. "Fuck, you're sexy."
"Hardin!" she says as she whips around to look at me. "You scared me!"
"Sorry." I chuckle. "You still haven't finished packing?"
"No," she huffs. "I can't decide which dresses to pack."
"I'm totally okay with you being naked all weekend."
"Okay, I'll just go to dinner naked then!" She rolls her eyes.
"We just won't leave the room." I smirk.
"Gosh! You're like a horny teenager!"
"Can you blame me? Have you seen yourself?" I come up behind her and wrap my arms around her before nuzzling into her neck.
"Nice try!" She giggles and then wiggles free from my arms.
"You know... this would be the perfect weekend for us to make a baby."
"Not this again!"
While Tessa continues to stress over which dresses to pack, I sneakily reach into her bag and grab her birth control pills.
"Hardin! Give me those!" she says and snatches the pills from my hand. "Are you seriously trying to hide my birth control pills?"
"Maybe." I shrug.
"You're insane!" she shouts and puts them back in her bag.
"I want a baby. And bonus... if I knock you up, you'll have to marry me." I smile.
"Seriously, what man tries to trap a woman into marriage by getting her pregnant?! You're bonkers!"
"I wouldn't have to trap you if you would just hurry up and marry me already."
"I can't deal with you right now. And don't go through my bag again, or else you'll ruin your surprise."
"Hmm... what do you have in there?" I ask as I try to sneak a peek.
"Okay, I'm kicking you out!" Tessa shouts as she shoos me out of the bedroom and slams the door in my face.
"Come on, baby, don't be like that!"
Twenty minutes later, Tessa finally comes out of the bedroom with her bags packed. "Okay, I think I'm ready," she announces.
"Okay, let's get going. We have places to go... and babies to make..."
"Hardin!"
"You know, you shout at me a lot." I chuckle.
"You give me a lot of reasons to." She sticks her tongue out at me.
"The next time you scream my name this weekend better be when we're in bed."
"Come on, perv." Tessa rolls her eyes and drags me out the door with our bags.
When we get down to the car, I load our bags into the trunk and then we head off to our weekend getaway.
"Hardin, could you try not to be so... you this weekend?"
"What's wrong with being me?"
"Well, I'm sure it's a lovely older couple running the bed and breakfast. I wouldn't want you to give them a heart attack with all your cursing."
"Fine, Tessa. I'll be good."
"Thank—"
"If you give me a baby," I say and gently squeeze her thigh.
"So... hiding my pills didn't work, so now you try blackmail? You're sick, Mr. Hardin Allen Scott!" Tessa laughs.
After a little over an hour of driving, we reach the bed and breakfast. It's small and cozy looking. And as we pull up to the driveway, Tessa's eyes light up.
"Isn't it just perfect?!" Tessa beams.
"I don't think you've ever looked at me like that, Tess," I tease.
"Don't be jealous! I have some surprises planned for you this weekend that'll prove how much I love you," she says seductively.
"I can't wait, baby." Eager to start our Valentine's weekend together, I quickly get out of the car and grab our bags, then follow Tessa as she walks toward the front door.