The Photographer (A Jake Roche fanfiction)

Chapter 30

Jake let go of me and opened up his car door. He pulled out a beautiful bouquet of red and white roses.
"These, my lady are for you." He smiled.
"Awe thank you Jake!" I put my nose up to them taking in their scent.
"So... Where would you like to go now?" Jake asked.
"Well, it is only..." I took a quick glance at my phone. "9:30 in the morning and I would like to get dressed before we do anything. So give me about an hour? Then we can go wherever you like." I continued.
"Okay sounds good to me." Jake put his hand on the small of my back and walked me inside the house.
I walked into my bedroom and grabbed some clothes. My process was interrupted when Jake burst through the door.
"Oh my gosh!! Don't scare me like that!!" I said, slightly punching his shoulder.
"Sorry, haha. I have the perfect idea! Sense it's still July how about we go to the beach? We can even pack a lunch and make a day out of it!" He was so happy.
"Sound like fun!"
"Great! I will start making some sandwiches and you can get dressed in that bikini I love so much." He winked at me.
"You're such a tease, Roche." I joked.
"Ya ya ya just hurry up and get dressed! We need to stop by my place before we go." He told me. Shortly after he left the room I got dressed into my purple bikini that Jake adored. I don't know why he loved it so much, it's the ugliest thing. I put some shorts on and a loose white tank top as well. I quickly threw my hair up in a bun and slipped on my matching purple sunglasses.
I walked out the door and saw Jake standing with a plate full of sandwiches.
"Ready to go?" Jake asked.
"Yep! I'm super excited!"
We walked out the door and hopped in his car. We still had to stop by his house so he could get some towels and his swim trunks.

• • • •

We arrived at the beach in minutes. Jake looked incredibly handsome in his swim suit. They were dark blue with white strips on the sides.
He put a huge towel on the soft sand and sat down.
"Hey babe wanna lay down with me?"
I smiled and walked over to him.
"Sure! Hand me a sandwich?" I asked.
"Here ya go." He handed me a sandwich and I took a bite. The taste of ham and turkey filled my mouth.
"These are delicious babe!" I said taking another bite.
"Thanks."
After I finished my meal I took Jake out to the ocean. We played a game of 'splash wars' and he ended up pushing my entire body into the water.
"Hey! Not fair!" I said getting up.
"That is too fair! You kept splashing me so I pushed you out of my way." He laughed.
"Alright payback time!"
"What is that suppose to mean?"
I ran towards him and pushed him down in the water. I kept his head under until he found the strength to over power me. He stood up and shook his head, getting water all over me. He stared at me for a moment then grabbed both of my hands and pulled me in for a kiss.
"I love you Madi." He smiled.
"I love you too." I leaned in and kissed him again.
Eventually we got tired of playing in the water so we made sand castles. We built a kingdom of our own, but Jake destroyed it. Then he wrote our names in the sand and drew a heart around it.
Before we knew it, it was 5:00 PM.
"Hey Jake we should probably head home it's getting late."
"Alright. You're staying at my place tonight right?" He asked as he folded up a towel.
"Sure. I miss sleeping beside you."
"I miss it too." He beamed.
"Okay everything is packed up! Lets make like Tom and Cruise!"
"Did you really just say that? That is the lamest joke ever!" I laughed.
"Yes I really just said that! And it's not lame it's funny!"
I scoffed.
"It's not funny trust me."
"You laughed didn't you?" He said giving me a smirk.
"I only laughed because it was stupid!" I replied.
"That doesn't make any sense."
"Meh.. Lets just go home okay?" I said wrapping my arm around his.
• • • •

We pulled up to his flat and walked inside. I took a long shower to get all the sand out of my hair. I borrowed a pair of Jake's sweats and sweatshirt. They smelled like Irish Springs, which was a fresh and lovely scent.
When I walked out of the bathroom I saw Jake holding a can of soda while standing next to the kitchen table. I noticed there was a plate of grilled cheese in the center of the table.
"Hey there's my beautiful girl!" Jake greeted me and pecked me on the cheek.
"What's all this?" I asked, tucking a piece of hair behind my ear.
"Well I figured you were hungry and I literally have nothing in my pantry except for bread and cheese so I made... GRILLED CHEESE!"
"Wow you sure know and to treat a lady! Bread and cheese? I'm impressed. I see you even have a lovely assortment of drinks. Dr Pepper and Coca Cola." I replied sarcastically.
"Alright I know this is like the worst attempt at being romantic, but it's all I've got! I need to go shopping. You usually did all the grocery shopping when you lived here so I'm not used to it." He laughed and pulled a chair out for me. I sat down and he ran around the table to sit down as well.
"So... To us being together again?" Jake held up his can of Dr Pepper.
"To us!" We clinked the cans together and took a sip.
"You know I've been thinking about this all day... Are we gonna.. Get married now?" He asked.
"Well, I don't know. It depends if you want to and if we can both promise each other to love one another..."
"Madi you know that I love you more than anything in the world. I would marry you in a heart beat. What I need to know is... Would you?" He asked.
I paused for moment or two and thought about it.
"Yes. I would marry you tomorrow if I could Jake! I love you so much and being away from you was awful."
"Are you saying what I think you're saying?"
"Let's get married Roche." I winked and reached across the table for his hand.
"I'm so glad to hear that." He smiled.
"I bet we could do it in 2 weeks even. Sense we already know everything we want we just need to call people up and make reservations."
"2 weeks huh?"
"2 weeks and you and I will be saying, I do." I smiled and took a sip of my drink.
"Perfect." He kissed me.
At the end of the night we lied in bed and watched How I Met Your Mother until about 1 AM. I loved cuddling with him. It made everything just a little bit better.