Babysitting The Bad Boy

The Resolutions

It is the night before New Year's Eve and Patrick and Kenna are one the phone talking about their plans for it.

"You want to come over to my house?" Kenna asked.

"Are you sure that's a good idea?"

"Why wouldn't it be?"

"Your parents probably hate me."

"My parents don't know that we...broke up...and besides, after you left after Thanksgiving dinner, my dad said he approved. So we're in the clear."

"Why didn't you tell them?"

"I didn't feel they needed to know. And I also was secretly hoping...we would get together again."

"Okay. So..umm..yeah..I will come over then."

"Sweet, see you then."

"See ya."

...

It is New Year's Eve, and Kenna is preparing for her night with Patrick.

She decides to put on black skinny jeans with a blue blouse. She then chooses to wear opened toe, platform heels to complete the ensemble.

She was able to convince her parents to go out with their friends for the New Year and leave her and Patrick by themselves.

If your wondering about her sister, Jane, she is having a New Year sleepover with her friends across the street.

So Kenna gets the whole 4,800 square foot house to herself with her boyfriend.

...

It is now 8:00pm and there is a knock at her door. When Kenna goes to answer it, she finds Patrick dressed in jeans and a button up shirt.

"Hey" Kenna greets while opening the door wider for him to enter.

"Hey" Patrick responds and then kisses Kenna on her forehead.

"My parents aren't home, and neither is my sister."

"Do they know I was coming?"

"Yes they do. I was able to convince them to go out with their friends."

"Oh really?" Patrick questions, smirking while doing so.

"Yes, they trust me to do the right thing."

"And what is the right thing?" Patrick asks before lifting Kenna off the floor and giving her a deep and passionate kiss from her lips to her neck while carrying her to the couch and lying her down.

"Not having sex without protection, if you want me to be honest."

"Well then we won't."

Patrick continued kissing Kenna lovingly anywhere she was bare skinned. But he stuck to his word, not having sex. Which proved to Kenna that he respected her and her word. And that made Kenna extremely happy.

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It was 9:00pm when they finally came up for air and decided to actually watch the New Year's Eve ball drop event in New York on TV.

Patrick and Kenna went to the kitchen. Patrick got all the food; popcorn, chocolate, strawberries, pretzels, etc, and Kenna got the champagne and jello shots.

They spent the next 2 hours and 40 minutes watching TV, eating, drinking and talking.

"What is your New Year's resolution?" Kenna questioned curiously.

Patrick looked long and hard into Kenna's eyes, but refused to speak a word. Kenna looked back and never spoke, but was wondering what he was thinking.

Patrick eventually speaks saying, "To never let you go again, to never hurt you again, to always be there for you. And maybe even one day...marry you."

With that Patrick got down on his knee and pulled out a ring box.

"Kenna, will you do me the honors and wear this ring as a promise that you and I will one day get married and start a family together?"

Kenna looked at the promise ring in the velvet box. It was a gorgeous Sterling silver band with a round 1 carot diamond.

They were so caught up in the moment, they didn't notice the ball dropping.

10...

"Yes.......yes yes yes!"

9...

Patrick got up and sat beside her.

8...

Patrick placed the ring on her finger, which of course was a perfect fit.

7...

Patrick looked up at Kenna.

6...

Kenna stared at the ring on her finger. Her ring. Her promise to marry him and have a family with him one day in the future.

5...

Kenna grinning like a fool looked up at Patrick who was staring at her.

4...

"I love you." Patrick said.

3...

"I love you too." Kenna responds.

2...

They lean into each other.

1...

And share another deep, passionate kiss. A kiss that sealed their promise to each other. I kiss that was different from all the others. A kiss that was more epic. A kiss that made them feel more love for each other. A kiss that sealed the beginning of their happily ever after together.