Wanting You - Mandy Gonzalez X Chris Jackson - COMPLETED

17 - Elephant?

Chris took my hand locking our fingers together. We walk down to a little restaurant and make our way in. "Hello I have a reservation for two under the name Jackson."

"Ah yes, right this way sir." I smile at Chris as the two of us make our way to our little table. It's right at the back and is rather secluded, which I like. It means we can be more romantic with one another. Chris holds out a seat for me, I sit down and thank him. He then sits on the opposite side. The table layout is really weird. All restaurants Chris has taken me to before, we sat on the two short sides, resulting in us being quite far away from each other. But this place we sat on the long sides of the two person table. We were much closer and I knew he could easily kiss me from where he was sat. We were both given our menus and we ordered two sprites to drink. He took my hands in his as we smiled at each other.

"I'm a very lucky man." Chris said as he took both my hands in his. He rubbed my knuckles and squeezed my hands a little.

"Why's that?" I questioned as I smiled across at him, a sparkle in my eyes.

"Because I'm with you. I have the most beautiful girlfriend alive."

I smiled shyly. "I guess that makes me a very lucky woman. And I know that I'm the luckiest woman alive. I have the most handsome boyfriend in the world. And I couldn't be happier." I leaned closer towards him across the table.

"I love you so much Mandy." He rested his forehead on mine, as we looked into each others eyes.

"I love you so much as well boo. Hey, I just came up with a cute nickname for you."

"I love it princesa." I giggled as he tilted his head and kissed me from across the table. Although it wasn't the most comfortable kiss because of our positions, it was one of the most loving, gentle and romantic kisses I had shared with him all week. It was a perfect scene, the two of us, holding hand across a table, kissing. After a few kisses we pulled back and sat in our seats normally. I squeezed his hands and smiled. I realised I smiled differently at him than I did at anyone else. The smiles I gave Chris were loving, soft and sweet. The smiles to my family were caring. And the ones to my friends and other cast mates were usually because I was laughing. I didn't really smile at many people except for Chris.

We both ordered pizza and at one point we're both feeding each other a slice of our own, as we both wanted a little of the other. It gave us both the giggles, but laughing with him felt amazing. After we finished we when home and cuddled up together on the couch kissing while having the TV on I the background. Neither of us were paying attention to it anymore, because we were only focusing on one another.

After an hour of cute kisses, passionate kisses and a little bit of making out Chris and I headed out to go get Douglas. I was so excited to see him again and I'd genuinely missed him so much. All I was going to do that evening was focus on the kid and have fun with him.

Chris and I walked into the preschool, hand in hand. "Douglas. Daddy is here." His teacher called across the room. She didn't acknowledge me but I wasn't his mom, so I figured that was why. I also rarely picked him up because I was working.

Doug didn't hear as he was too engrossed in the toy in his arms. I saw Doug playing with his stuffed elephant that I brought him the week before, for being such a good boy at our rehearsals. "I usually don't let him bring his own things in, because I don't want them getting broken, damaged or taken from him. But he insisted on letting him have it to remind him of you, because he didn't see you much last night and didn't see you this morning."

"God I missed that kid so much." I said looking up at Chris, before back at his son.

"Douglas Jackson. You're dad's here." She called again. "He's not let go of that elephant all day." The lady said to us.

"It's because it has a special meaning to him, that's why." I said quietly. Doug turned around this time and jumped up and ran. He didn't acknowledge his father at all, he ran straight towards me.

"Mandy. Mandy. I missed you." He called. I pulled him up into my arms as he came near me.

"I missed you too monster." He threw his arms around my neck and hugged me tightly in his own special way. "I love you Dougy." I said as I hugged him.

"I love you too Mandy." He lifted his head from my shoulder and kissed my cheek. I smiled and kissed his back.

"I see you brought your elephant in today." I said stroking the fluffy stuffed animal.

"Yeah, I wanted something to remember you by. And to remind myself you would be here for me after preschool. I missed your breakfast. Daddy's rubbish at making breakfast." I giggled and smiled at him.

"I know." I whispered in his ear, not going to tell him what Chris asked me that morning. "Anyway shall we head home monster? We can then do whatever you want, I just want to spend time with you today."

"Can we play zoos with all my animals?"

"Of course we can." We thanked his teacher. Chris grabbed all this things and put them in his backpack and then we walked out with Doug still on my hip. Since I couldn't hold Chris's hand from supporting Doug, he wrapped an arm around me.

"I love my beautiful family." He said looking at the two of us.

"I love my gorgeous family too. More than anything." I kissed him on the cheek and then gave Dougy one as well.