by Diane Marie
“And what exactly is a girly shot?”
“A shot with juice in it.”
“I don’t know any girly shot’s Gabriella, your just going to have to decide for us” Joey said, giving off an innocent stare. Gabriella decided to order them a shot of Swedish fish. Joey laughed while Gabriella ordered asking what a Swedish fish was. Gabriella informed him it was just like the candy. After they took their girly shot Joey remarked, “wow it tasted just like a red Swedish fish.” “You see! Come on, come on the dance floor with me.” Gabriella said, shaking her hips. Gabriella looked so sexy, Joey was scared to refuse her.
“I don’t really dance.”
“You danced with me in my room earlier.”
“That was different.”
“Oh come on, just come out on the floor with me and watch me dance! All you have to do is hold my hips.”
“You love to dance?” Joey asked, raising one eyebrow. “One of my favorite things to do.”
“All right then, let’s go dance.”
Joey held Gabriella’s hand, and walked her over to the dance floor. When they reached the dance floor, they were unable to spot Tie, Sara and Josephine.
“I wonder how Tie’s holding up with your friends.” Joey said, after Gabriella put one of his arms around her hips, while they both held their beer bottles.
“I’m sure he’s having fun.” Gabriella replied, and then she started to dance sexy for Joey. She stepped away from him, drooping low to the floor, and shooting right back up. Joey noticed the move was something girls did in hip hop video’s, and was stunned by her dancing.
“Don’t be doing too much of that tonight.” Joey said, noticing a group of guys watching her while she danced.
“I’m all yours tonight.”
“Then why is everyone staring at you?”
“I can’t help what other people do.”
“No, you can’t.” Joey said, pulling her close and kissing her so her audience would see.
Gabriella and Joey danced for around a half an hour, both polishing off their drinks within that time. Gabriella was sweating, Joey not so much considering he hadn’t moved much while Gabriella was dancing. Joey couldn’t help but notice how hot Gabriella looked all hot and sweaty, he was bothered. His thoughts ran to sex again, and how much the two of them had left to explore together. He wished they were at his apartment, being wild together instead out at the club. Joey took one look at Gabriella’s smile, saw that she was enjoying herself, and decided he better keep his thoughts in his pants.
Joey was familiar with club Temptation. He had been there several times over the years since he turned twenty. Club Temptation was in fact one of the few places south of Candlewood, he had taken home of one of the few girls he slept with after Diana. Gabriella, already aware that Joey was familiar with club Temptation, asked him what floor he wanted to go to. Joey said, he liked the music on the second floor best, but his favorite floor was the top floor. Besides having a dance floor, the top floor also had a lounge. Joey admitted he liked to relax while he was at the club, and basically just look around. Gabriella was unsure what floor to venture to.
“Well lets try and find Tie and make sure he’s having a good time.” Gabriella said, taking Joey’s hand to start walking toward the stairs.
“Wait let’s get a drink first. The bar down here is the least crowded in the club.” Joey suggested. Gabriella nodded at Joey’s suggestion.
Joey went over and ordered two Bud Lights, and paid the bartender.
“Hey I’m suppose to be paying tonight.”
“Gabriella it’s just money.” Joey said, plainly.
Gabriella thought back to what Jemma had said about Joey only dating girls with money. Gabriella didn’t know if that was the case or not, but if it were, then she realized she must be different to him. With their Bud Lights in hand, Joey and Gabriella walked up the stairs to the second floor. The floor was packed with club goers of all types. Joey spotted Tie first, and began laughing. Tie had both Sara and Josephine dancing upon him. “Well looks like he’s having a good time.”
“Sure does.”
“Come on lets go before they spot us.” Joey said, wanting to get Gabriella alone upstairs.
“Oh that would be rude.”
“Do you want to go over there and dance with them?” . “No, I’m not much of a techno dancer.” Gabriella admitted. “I can’t really move along to the beat, in fact it boggles me that people are able to dance to it.” Gabriella said, cutely.
Joey laughed, noting that Gabriella made him laugh often. Joey adored that, and was inwardly looked forward to being familiarized with the laughter she caused him.
“So what do you want to do then sweetie?”
“I don’t know. We can find Jemma and Bruce. I’m sure there on the top floor, that’s Jemma’s favorite spot.” Gabriella said to Joey, as though he cared where Jemma was or where her favorite spot was.
“Whatever pleases you.” Joey said, finding he was content with whatever it was that he was doing, as long as Gabriella was around him.
Gabriella, with Joey following walked over to Sara, Josephine and Tie. She informed them that she and Joey would be going to the top floor. They said they’d meet them up there in a little while. “You having fun Tie?” Joey asked Tie, before they went upstairs.
“A blast.”
“Good.”
Joey then followed Gabriella up the stairs, and once on the top floor, Gabriella noticed Jemma and Bruce sitting down on a couch in the lounge area. Gabriella took Joey’s hand and walked them over.
“Hey guys. How’s your night going?” Gabriella asked. “Pretty good.” Jemma said. “We’re just taken a break from dancing.”
“I’m beat. I had to work today.” Bruce confessed, glad to be sitting down for a moment.
“Oh sweetie your fine, it’s still early in the night.” Jemma said selfishly.
Joey took it in his heart to get to know Bruce better. If he and Gabriella were going to make things last, he figured he ought to at least get to know one of her best friend’s boyfriends. “What do you do for a living?” Joey asked Bruce.
“Good someone to keep him occupied, come on Gab let’s go dance.” Jemma said, grabbing Gabriella’s hand and forcing her onto the dance floor.
Joey sat and talked to Bruce for a while. Keeping an eye on Gabriella while she danced with Jemma. Joey noticed a few guys try to dance with the girls, but they both politely pushed away. Joey began to wonder what Gabriella was like dancing when he wasn’t around. He hated the idea of her letting guy’s dance upon her. Joey had enough of Gabriella dancing, and leaving him alone with Bruce. Joey was polite, and excused himself from the conversation. Joey then walked over to Gabriella, and slid his arm around her waist, pushing her close to him from behind.
“Guess who?”
“It better be you or I’d have a hot boy friend over her in a second to plummet your ass.”
“Do you always push the boys away when your dancing? Or are you just doing that because I’m here?” Joey asked, while grinding to Gabriella's backside along with the music.
“I always do. I hate dancing with random guys, there always trying to cop a feel and stuff. I hate that.”
“Oh and do you dance with your guy friends?”
“Eh only sometimes. I feel bad at times not to.”
“Well you have me now so you won’t have to worry about that now will you Gabriella?” Joey asked.
Gabriella turned around to his words.
“Thankfully.” Gabriella said, smiling as her eyes lit up. “I love you Joey.”
“I was just thinking the same thing. I love you too.”
“Yuck.” Jemma said, She had stopped dancing the moment Gabriella turned around. “Keep it in your pant’s Joey.” Jemma remarked, and then she went back to the couch to sit with her boyfriend.
“Ugh” Joey said to Gabriella, after Jemma walked away, and was out of view. “What’s her problem?”
“T
hat’s just Jemma. She’s like that with everyone.”
“Well she better watch her mouth or I’ m going to have some words with her.”
“Or I’d have to have some words with her?”
“That too.”
“Come on, let’s go sit down and relax.”
“You go sit down. I’ll go get us more to drink.” Joey said, giving Gabriella a kiss and leaving her behind on the dance floor.
Gabriella walked back to where Bruce and Jemma were on the couch, realizing quickly, they weren't there. She patiently waited for Joey to come back to her. When Joey came back, he handed Gabriella another shot. She gave him a sweet kiss on the check to thank him, but that wasn’t enough for Joey, he kissed Gabriella slowly and with full tongue. The kiss was so sweet, Gabriella felt he wanted to kiss her, and only her for, forever Gabriella felt scared for a moment, then pulling out from the kiss. Joey wasn’t all that sure what had happened.
“I was really enjoying kissing you.” Joey said, sweetly to Gabriella.
“I bet you were. You know you’re so hot and rugged you brought my sexual guard right down the moment I saw you.”
“Really?”
“Have I not told you that you’re the most hottest, sexiest, most gorgeous, handsome man I have ever seen?”
“Gorgeous?”
“Yes. It’s your eye’s Joey, their stare, you’re gorgeous.” “And the rest of me?”
“Ruggedly handsome.”
“I really, really want to kiss.”
“What do you want to kiss me for?”
“Because you’re so beautiful, and I feel strong for you, and I want to express them to you.” Joey said, bringing himself closer to Gabriella.
“I feel strong for you too.”
“Does that scare you?”
“A little, I’ve waited a long time to meet you.”
“And I’ve waited a long time to meet you. You are my dream girl, you know?”
“Really? That’s silly, because you’re my dream guy.” “I hope I prove to be day after day.”
“Well, how many days do you want?”
“Every single one, for as long as I live.”
“You mean that?”
“I’m certain of it.”
“Well, I want you every day for as long as I live too.” “I was hoping so.”
“You remember what you told me when we first got here?” “Yes my dear.”
“I’m going to go get a drink, I’ll be right back.”
“Okay. Well just be back at my side soon. I’ll be waiting.” Joey said.
Gabriella held out her cheek for a kiss, and Joey gave her a big wet smack, and then stood up to smack her ass as she walked away. Gabriella giggled walking away, he had smacked her gently and she was more than aware, his gesture meant he was turned on by her.
“Ouch.” Gabriella joked, on her way over to the bar where Josephine was sitting by herself.
“What happened? Why are you by yourself?” Gabriella asked, sitting down next to Josephine.
“Well you and Joey looked all lovely dovey, and Sara stole Tie from me.”
“Where did they go?”
“I think to a hotel.”
“No, you’re kidding me.” Gabriella asked, while awaiting the bartenders attention.
“Pretty sure. You know I really like Joey.” Josephine admitted to Gabriella.
“Back off he’s mine.”
“Not like that silly. I mean as a friend, and for my friend.” “He makes me happy. I really think he’s the one.”
“Who?” Josephine asked, completely loosing track of the discussion.
Gabriella then spotted Vinny walking over, ‘Oh god’ she thought in her head, ‘why him, why now? Vinny took no hesitation in walking over and saying hello.
“Hey.” Vinny said to Gabriella.
“You’re talking to me?” Gabriella asked, in a vague manner. “You never talk to me”
“No, you never talk to me.”
“Whatever” was all Gabriella said, that was all she wanted to say. She knew Vinny just wanted to get laid, and with whom didn't matter.
Ignorning Vinny, Gabriella ordered she and Joey a drink, and saw no need to announce she was leaving. She left Josephine and Vinny alone, who were already engaged in a flirting conversation
“Who was that?” Joey asked, when Gabriella came back and handed him his a bottle of beer.
“Some slime ball I hate.”
“Why?”
“It doesn’t matter. I’m just annoyed with all my friends. First Sara leaves to go to some hotel with some guy she just met without even saying goodbye. Josephine is swooning over some playboy that just wants to get laid, and I don’t like the way Jemma treats you. It’s like she’s out to get you.”
“Playboy? Who was that guy Gabriella?”
Gabriella sighed loudly. She didn’t feel it were the right time but she wanted to be open with Joey. Gabriella went on to tell Joey about Vinny. She told him how he was the first guy she slept with after Mark, how she felt he had taken advantage of her because he just used her. Gabriella then continued on to tell Joey how Jemma had slept with him the next night. Not wanting to hold anything back, she continued to tell him how she had secret feelings for him for awhile, and how he would just stare at her expecting her to be the one to come and talk to him. By the time Gabriella was, finished Joey was glad that he had approached her the way he did, with the Quick Draw slip. He was happy that they were nothing short of a one night stand.
“So he was the one to get you pregnant?”
“Well, No. I don’t know.”
“Oh.”
“I used protection with all of them, I don’t know who.” “Well, how did you know you were pregnant after just six nights?” “Well. I went on vacation down to the Jersey shore to my aunt’s vacation house with Jemma, Josephine and Sara, the next week. It was also the same week I was expected to get my period. We went out to the bars, but I found no sexual interest in any of the boys, and actually spent the whole week regretting sleeping around. And well, I guess it wasn’t getting pregnant that led to my vow of not sleeping around. I just didn’t want to take home a random guy. Vinny was my hot neighbor growing up, and he was every girl’s dream, so he was able to take down my guard. I was very select with who I took home after.”
“I see what you were talking about when you said you couldn’t handle another ex girlfriend story.” Joey said, stern as his own sexual past came to mind.
Joey was strict with his wording so Gabriella would understand the importantce of him spilling out the rest of his sexual past. He spent the next few minutes finishing up his sexual history, the history Gabriella had requested not to know right away while they were back in his room. When he was done, he wanted to express to her how different she was to him. “Gabriella? Did you know that when I drew up my blueprints I had a dream wife in mind? And did you also know that when I first saw you, I felt love at first sight, and that you were my exact vision to the girl I had sketched my prints for?”
Gabriella was taken back by Joey’s words, she let one tear of happiness come streaming down her face.
“I already told you, you’re my dream man, and I too had envisioned you.”
“You’re not just saying that?”
“Nope, I swear.” Gabriella said, picking up there kissing were it had last left off, when Gabriella shly pushed away.
The kissing got to be so deep, Gabriella pushed away again. “What is it?” Joey asked.
“I’m scared.”
“Of what? I trust you and you said you trusted me. I promise never to hurt you.”
“But you can’t guarantee that you won’t.”
“I know what I feel in my heart.”
“I love you, and I want you.” Gabriella said to Joey, running her fingers through his hair.
“That feels way too good.”
“I just love you so much. I don’t know what to do about it. Truly, I love you Joey.”
&nbs
p; “Do you really love me? Or are you just drunk?”
“Nope I really love you, forever, and the eternity that follows.” “I love you too. Hey, how serious are you about me?” Joey asked, with an idea in mind.
“I’m hoping this will last forever.”
“Would you get a tattoo with me?” Joey asked, intimately knowing Gabriella didn’t have any tattoos anywhere on her body. Joey himself had one tattoo, a dragon on his left leg.
“Joey I don’t really like tattoos.” Gabriella said to Joey, not wanting to say yes even though her heart screamed for her to. “It’ll be a small one, I promise.”
“Okay.”
“You promise?”
“I promise.”
“I get to pick where and what?”
“If you wish.” Gabriella said, thinking back to the way Joey had grabbed her nipple the night at the party, and now, still considering her body his.
“All right. Today, this morning, when the shops open up?” “I guess so. But first tell me more about you.“
“I’ve already told you my whole sexual history.“
“Tell me something else.“
“Okay, well . . . ” Joey began, and then took the time to tell Gabriella all about his time in juvenile detention, and the spent time in county jail, while adding in his regretting sleeping around. “. . . And I’ve basically just been waiting for my dream girl ever since.” he said, to sum it all up.
“Well you found your dream girl didn’t you?” Gabriella said, tenderly, then kissing him on the cheek.
“Sure have. But have you found your dream man?”
“I sure have.”
“For eternity?” Joey questioned, still having his thought for a tattoo in mind.
“For eternity, and the eternity that follows that.” Gabriella said.
Joey then stole a small kiss to seal their vow of eternity. “So you’re turn, tell me more about you.”
“Well, okay.” Gabriella said, and then she went on to tell Joey all about her and Mark’s relationship.
It was then that they realized that Joey’s ex girlfriend, Samantha, the one who wanted to see what sex with someone else would be life, had cheated on him with Mark while Gabriella was in a relationship with him. It was an epiphany for the both to feel even closer then they did before. They shared a somber kiss, letting go of all the heartbreak past loves had caused, quickly moving the conversation, to their childhoods, and their families, until Joey looked at the clock.