Cincinnati Boy

Chapter 9

JON'S POV

Joe finally got out of my house. I called and checked up on him first to make sure he was alright, and he was. I texted Erica and told her to meet me by this road and she said alright. I made sure I showered good yesterday and this morning I slicked my hair back with some gel and put on a fancy button-up t-shirt, black jeans, my nicest pair of shoes I had, and a black tie. I was looking professional, I guess you could say. I looked in the mirror one last time to make sure I looked fine and then slid my phone in my pocket. Finally, I headed out of the house. I licked my lips and gulped nervously. About 5 minutes passed by and I saw Erica standing right where I told her to go. She was turned around so I went up behind her and wrapped my arms behind her waist. She laughed softly and turned around so we could get a full on hug. "Where we going?" She asked, looking around at the trees. It was empty here. But one thing that wasn't was the path she couldn't see yet. I smiled, "You'll see." I took her hand in mine and walked through a bunch of trees, we finally walked down the path. I covered her eyes a few steps before she could see what was set up, then revealed them once we got there.  I had changed what was a huge empty area into a perfect date. I had a picnic area set up, a tent placed down, there was a little pond also. But what she didn't know what I had in our lunch. I looked over at her; she was in tears. So I carefully wrapped her arms around my waist, pushing her head down into my shoulder, then wrapping my arms around her. "This is so sweet.." She stuttered. I let go of her and smiled. We walked over to the picnic area and started snacking out on lunch. She wasn't afraid to eat around me, in fact, she ate in front of me like Roman does; careless. I gave her a smile once she finished up the last bite of the chipotle I bought. "Desert time." I handed her a nice and pretty cupcake and she took the first bite. She made a strange face and slowly pulled out a chain from the cupcake. It had her name written in real gold on a heart. She opened the locket and inside was a picture of me. I looked at her as she read, I repeated at the same time, "Forever and always in your heart, -Jon." She brung her eyes to me. Our faces were super close to each other's. I leaned in and she turned away, grinning. "I wanna explore this beautiful place you have here." She stood up, then so did I. We both walked around the area. She was fascinated. I took her hand in mine and took her towards the tent. We both got in and sat. She still didn't put her necklace on, so I took it. My legs were laid straight out so she scooted back into my lap, crossing her legs once she got comfy. She moved her hair to the side, then I put the necklace around her neck. Quickly, I wrapped my legs around her waist so she couldn't go anywhere. I could hear her laughing quietly. I smiled as she laid back on me. I wrapped my arms around her. She looked up at me as I was already looking down at her. She scooted up a tad bit to kiss my chin but I stopped her by smashing my lips on hers. She turned her body so she could wrap an arm around my neck, deepening the kiss. I tilted my head to the right, pressuring our lips harder together. She was sitting in my lap now with her legs wrapped tightly around my waist. She took her lips off of mine then I immediately kissed all over her neck. She quietly moaned, leaning her head back. I took my lips off and looked at her. We both stopped what we were doing. We weren't quite ready for making love yet. She pushed her body closer against mine once she laid her head on my shoulder. I heared her quiet snore and I whispered, "I-I... Love you, Erica."