Pour Some Sugar on Me

Hey! The name's Rydel, I'm 22 years old and the Keyboard Player/Singer of the band R5. You might know me from that, or you might know me as Rydel Sterling, Jaxon Sterling's wife. I have two wonderful daughters, Tatum and Sophie who I just gave birth...

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Birthday Surprises || Jaxel

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Jax couldn’t get rid of the ridiculously big smile on his face, not that he even wanted to. He had never been this happy before. The love of his life had just agreed to marry him and he didn’t think any moment could ever beat this one. He was going to get this beautiful woman with him for the rest of his life and he didn’t think there were words strong enough to describe what he was feeling in this exact moment. Jax laughed slightly when she asked him to put the ring on, he had been so caught up in the moment that he hadn’t even realized he still hadn’t put it on her finger.  He slipped it onto her hand, smiling even more at the sight of it. Seeing it there on her ring finger made all of this just so much more real to him and he hoped she was as happy as he was right now. “Do you like it? Because if you don’t we can always pick you out something different. I want you to be happy with it.” He said, looking up from the ring to look at her. When he had went looking at rings it had taken him forever to pick something out, worried that he would get her something she would hate. The ring he had ended up getting her had been one of the last ones he had looked at and the second he saw it he knew that was the one he wanted to get her, but if she didn’t love it he wouldn’t hesitate to get her something she wanted. Jax returned her smile, shaking his head. “I’m still not convinced that he likes me but he’s obviously willing to tolerate me.” He told her with a grin. “I’m so glad to be able to be able to have you with me for the rest of my life.” He said, pulling her closer to him.

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She could still hear her heart pounding in her ears at this moment. She felt like she should pinch herself just to make sure that it was real. That he was real, that this was real. She was getting married. She was getting married to Jaxon Sterling, and she could not be happier and looking into his eyes she knew that he was the right person for her. She was making the right decision, and she couldn’t help but wonder if anyone could even describe the kind of happiness she was feeling right now. Her gaze was distracted though as she felt Jaxon taking her hand and slipping the ring onto her finger, her smile widening even more as she looked at it. It was seriously so perfect. She hadn’t ever really pictured what kind of ring that she had ever wanted before. Every girl dreamed about the huge diamond that practically weighed her ring down, but not Rydel, and what Jaxon had gotten her was perfect, and she was glad that she was going to be showing it off for the next few weeks because you could believe she was. “No, no, I love it. It’s absolutely perfect, and I’m never going to take it off my finger.” Rydel said, smiling as she looked down at the ring, and then back up at him. She took his hand in her own, admiring the way that their hands looked together with the ring shining. “Yes, he’s willing to tolerate you, and that’s better than nothing.” Rydel said with a laugh even though she knew that her dad actually did like Jaxon even if he wouldn’t admit it. She smiled and wrapped her arms back around his neck, kissing his cheek softly before whispering in his ear. “I love you.” She whispered.

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Jaxon knew they always had this conversation but he liked teasing her about it too much. When it came down too it he usually agreed with whatever Rydel thought because for the most part they agreed on most thing. But it didn’t stop him from wanting to argue that he was always the one who was right. “We’re just never going to agree on this, because you are clearly wrong.” He said, grinning at her before pouting as she poked his chest, rubbing the spot as if she had hurt him. Jaxon was almost in disbelief that she had actually just agreed to be his wife. He was going to get to spend the rest of his life with this woman that he loved more than anything. Everything had gone just as he had hoped and they had been able to go through the city without being noticed. It really was a miracle and he just couldn’t believe how perfect everything had turned out. He had known she would want this to be private. It was what he had wanted too but he never thought that it would have ended up being this private, with only the gondola driver to see and he was acting politely distracted, not paying them any mind. Jax had to stop himself from kissing her which was really hard with as happy he was right now. He kept his arms tightly around her, a small laugh leaving his lips at her question. “Let me tell you that was probably one of the scariest moments of my life.” He told with a grin. “I really thought he was going to tell me no but I told him how much I loved you and how I promised to always take care of you.”

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She still couldn’t believe it. Her heart was pounding in her chest, and she could hear it in her ears. He had actually proposed to her. She was actually going to be Mrs. Jaxon Sterling. She was actually going to be married to Jaxon for the rest of her life. They were really going to be together for forever. Her head was still spinning with this new information, and now just thinking about this trip just made her feel even better. She and her boyfriend – fiancé, she corrected herself, trying to fight back a squeal, were going to be spending a few days alone together, able to celebrate their engagement in private away from everyone else’s prying eyes. Of course she knew that eventually some paparazzi would catch sight of the ring on her finger that she was never going to take off her finger . . . once he put it on. She realized that she hadn’t even let Jaxon put the ring on her finger yet. “Oh my God, I’m sorry, put the ring on.” Rydel said, pulling back slightly and holding out her left hand for him to slip the ring on her third finger. She couldn't wait until it was there because she was never going to take it off once it was. Not to mention she knew that it would feel all too real once it was there. She was really going to be Mrs. Jaxon Sterling. Rydel let out a laugh, shaking her head slightly. “I can’t say I’m surprised, but see? At least now you know he does like you.” She smiled at him softly, reaching up to cup his cheek in her hand. “So, I guess you really are going to be stuck with me now.” Rydel teased him.

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Jax had to force himself away from her neck. He knew that he could get himself too caught up in that and not get to what he had actually planned this whole day for. The taste of her skin though made him eager to get back to their hotel so that he could taste even more of her. “I’m not the difficult one. Things would be so much less difficult though if you just agreed with me more because we all know that I am always right.” He teased her, sticking his tongue out at her in return before pressing a quick kiss to her lips. The more Jax thought about their little get away he got more excited. They never got to have a lone time, not when he always seemed to have fans screaming for his attention. Time alone away from everything is exactly what they needed and exactly what she deserved. As he got down on one knee he watched her face, trying to gage her reaction and praying that he wasn’t messing this up because. He was so nervous and excited and just couldn’t wait to hear her response. Jax had felt in his heart that Rydel wasn’t going to say no to him even though that hadn’t stopped him from worrying she would. When he heard her agree to his proposal though he felt himself let out a breath he hadn’t realized he had been holding and his arms immediately wrapped around her as she came towards him,  laughing with her as she kissed on his face.  “I love you so much, Rydel. God, I love you so much.” He said, bringing his lips to hers so he could kiss her properly.

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Rydel had to fight back the urge to roll her eyes. She and Jaxon got in this argument all the time. She knew neither of them were actually serious though. She also knew how boring it would be if they agreed on absolutely everything. They agreed on most things, and that was the important part. “You are not always right, I’m the right one, remember?” She told him, poking him in the chest and frowning, but it quickly turned to a smile as she felt his lips against hers even for the short amount of time that they were. She still had a hard time believing that this was happening, and it was so perfect. Her heart had almost seemed like it was going to come up out of her chest at his words. She still was just in so much shock and happiness that he had asked her, and he had managed to ask her away from all those prying eyes that were always around, and she couldn’t be happier, because as selfish as that might be, she didn’t want anyone else in this moment other than her and Jaxon. Rydel couldn’t stop the smile from her face. She couldn’t believe they were getting married. She and Jaxon were getting married, for real. She finally stopped kissing his face and hugged him tightly. “I can’t wait to be Mrs. Sterling.” Rydel said, tightening her arms around him, leaning back to accept his kiss happily, tangling her hands in his hair but finally pulling away, keeping her forehead pressed against his. “Okay, I just have one question.” Rydel let out another little laugh. “How on earth did you get my dad to agree to this?” She asked.

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“You’ve got amazing instincts.” He agreed with her, places a soft kiss to her neck, getting slightly distracted by the conversation of sex but quickly bringing himself to the matter at hand.  “Why do you have to be so difficult? I think it would just be so much easier if you just agreed with me. I swear we’ll never be able to agree on anything.” He teased her, grinning at her as he squeezed her hand. “I can’t wait either, baby. It sounds amazing and I can’t wait to lay on the beach with you.” He said, nibbling at his bottom lip. Jax could feel his heart start to race even more as she talked but even though his heart was beating out of control he suddenly found that it was from excitement, not nerves.  She was the best thing that had ever happened to him and he knew that. He knew that she was meant to be his forever and hoped that she thought the same about him. “I’m glad I could do all that for you too.” He said, smiling softly at her. “I know that I cannot live this life without you and I don’t want to. I want you always by myself and I always want to be by yours. You are my rock and without you I know I would not be anything close to the man I am today. I want you to mine forever, Rydel.” He told her as he removed something from his pocket, slowly moving to take a knee in front of her. “Will you marry me?” He asked, smiling up at her.

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Her eyes fluttered closed at the feeling of his lips against her neck. God they always felt so great. His lips were delicious against her skin and just making her even more eager to get back to their room so that she could feel more of him against her skin. She managed to pull her focus away from the sex thoughts though as he spoke. “I don’t know, why do you have to be so difficult and argue with me all the time? We would agree on stuff if you would just agree with me more.” She played along, sticking her tongue out at him playfully. Rydel smiled, glad that he was pleased with her little last minute trip that she had managed to plan or the two of them. She really couldn’t wait to just get out there on the beach with Jaxon without any screaming people around them, and getting a little while to just relax. She didn’t know what it was, but this conversation had her nervous. He was being so serious, and this just felt like such a romantic and important moment, and she didn’t know why. Well, until he got down on one knee, then she kind of got the picture. She nibbled on her bottom lip as she tried not to cry. She knew they had talked about getting engaged once she turned eighteen, but never imagined it on her actual eighteenth birthday, but she couldn’t be happier that it was this soon either. It took her a moment before she remembered that Jaxon was waiting on an answer from her, and she quickly brushed her tears away with a shaking hand, a little laugh escaping her lips from how emotional she was being. “Yes, yes, of course I’ll marry you!” She replied, not wasting any more time before leaping towards him, sliding her arms around his neck and kissing all over his face, letting out little laughs of excitement as she did, never wanting to let go of him.

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“I know you do. You always know what I like.” He told her as he returned her smirk. It was only of things Jax had enjoyed so much, especially when they had first started sleeping together. Even though he hadn’t had very much experience she seemed to be able to find just what he liked so quickly a lot of times without him even having to tell her. Jax laughed slightly and kissed the side of her head.”Or you could just start agree with me and then we’d have the same outcome.” He said, grinning at her. “It sounds perfect and three days is just fine.” He told her honestly. Even though he wished they could spend a little more time he didn’t want to spend a lot of time away from his daughter. As Rydel took his hand he brought them to his lips and kissed them briefly. “I wouldn’t be here without you, Delly. I would have lost myself, my family would have lost me a long time ago. I wouldn’t have my daughter, I wouldn’t have this amazing career, or just this amazing life I have now if it wasn’t for you. When we met you literally gave me my life back and you have no idea how grateful I am for that.”

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“What can I say? I’ve got good instincts.” She teased him, shrugging her shoulders, but she couldn’t deny a smug grin from making its way to her lips. Rydel had been so nervous when they had first started having sex and doing things related to sex. She had been a virgin before Jaxon, and had practically no experience with anything. Rydel couldn’t help but be happy that even with a lack of experience she had been able to please him. Rydel was shaking her head before she could finish her sentence. “Or you could just start agreeing with me. Personally I think that would just be much easier.” She said, grinning at him, but knowing that neither one of them would ever agree to that. “Okay, because I can’t wait to just have three days alone with you.” She said, a huge smile on her face at the thought. The smile softened slightly as he kissed her hands, and tears began to build up slightly in her eyes at his speech. “Jax . . . you did all that for me too, you know?” She told him, squeezing his hands tightly. “I was on a dark path, but you saved me too. I know it’s hard sometimes, but . . . I’m grateful for you as well.” She replied, smiling softly at him.

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Jax shook his head and smiled at his girlfriend, pressing a kiss to her forehead. “I do really like you on top. That’s no secret.” He told her with a smirk. “We will. That list is getting really long but you just can’t ever agree with me. Maybe you should start working on how I’m always right and then the list will stop getting longer.” He teased her, pressing a quick kiss to her list. “That sounds really amazing, Ry. Like so, so amazing.” Just hearing about how they were going to get this time alone made his stomach tighten in anticipation. They hardly ever got time for things like that and he couldn’t wait to spend the much needed time alone with her. At her next works Jax felt his stomach tighten even more. He was so nervous for what was about to come, but he was ready to get it started. Jaxon didn’t think he could wait any longer anyways and he knew she would start getting impatient on him if he made he wait any longer. “You know I love you right? Like more than anything.” He said, turning himself more to face her.

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“Oh, I definitely know that.” Rydel said with a little smirk. She had been dating Jaxon for quite a while now, and she liked to think that even though she hadn’t had much experience before Jaxon, she knew what he liked now. Rydel had to fight back an eye roll at his next words. “Or, you know, maybe you should start agreeing with me more often, and then maybe the list wouldn’t be that long anymore.” Rydel said, shrugging her shoulders, but smiling as he kissed her. “Well, I’m glad you think so. It’s only for like . . . three days because I knew you wouldn’t want to be away from Tate that long, and I wanted to pay for it myself, so I figured three days would be a good little break.” And Rydel just really wanted to spend a couple of days with him alone after all the touring and never having any real alone time. Rydel couldn’t help but be a little confused at his next words though. “Well, I hope so because that’s how much I love you,” she said, reaching for his hands and squeezing them slightly. 

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Jax tightened his arm around Rydel and kissed the top of her head, hoping that the rest of their day would stay this peaceful. They had been lucky so far to have no been notice, or as far as he could tell they hadn’t been. He knew though that if they had they would definitely know it. There would be people all around the canals now if they knew and he was so thankful that he was getting this time with her. She deserved his undivided attention without being interrupted by well meaning but way too intrusive fans. Their lack of an audience made him a lot less nervous for what he had planned for her. He knew he wouldn’t mess up his proposal if it was just them and he knew that she would definitely prefer it be just them for something so personal. At the thought of proposing to her he felt his stomach tighten up out of excitement and worry. Even though he was fairly sure she wasn’t going to tell him no, he still couldn’t help but be anxious.  Jax smiled at her words and shook his head. “I’m definitely used to it and I’d rather have you on top of me than on the other side of the bed.” He told her truthfully, always feeling safer with her so close. “I think I’m the one who got lucky in the attractive girlfriend department. We’re just going to have to agree to disagree on this.” He said, grinning at her as he returned her kiss. “You know I’d always love a weekend away with you, baby.” He said, the thought exciting him. He’d love to have a weekend away with just her and not having the band as a distraction. “Yes, really.” He told her with a smile, pressing another kiss to her lips. And he didn’t plan on making her wait much longer, eager to ask her the question he had wanted to ask her for a long time now.

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Rydel almost felt as if she could go to sleep right now wrapped up tight in her boyfriend’s arms with the gentle rocking of the boat. The only thing missing would be a blanket and him singing to her and she would be dozed off in an instant. This was very quickly turning out to be one of her best birthdays ever. Well considering the few birthdays they had together, it was kind of easy for this one to be the best one since the last one she had been worried that he was going to be on tour soon and would forget about her. She couldn’t believe how far they had come since then though. “Well, I know you generally like having me on top of you anyway, so that makes sense.” Rydel said with a little smirk in his direction, turning her head to press a kiss against his neck briefly. “We’ll have to add that to our list of things to agree to disagree on. That list is getting pretty long by the way.” She said jokingly even though they did agree to disagree on a lot of things. “Well, I’ve got one for us, it’s the weekend after we get back so we can have a few days to settle first if you’re up for it. It’s a nice little beach in Florida, and it won’t be so crowded since a lot of people are still in school, and I got us our own little house to rent and everything. It’ll be great and just us two.” Rydel said, hoping he would be okay with it. She really wanted some more alone time with him. Nerves started building up in her stomach at the mention of the surprise being close. She really was anxious about knowing what it was. “Good because I was going to start trying to torture you out of it.” She teased him. 

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Jax couldn’t help the smile that spread across his face at her words. It made him happier than he could describe that he was the one that made her happy. She had told him this before of course but sometimes he worried that he didn’t make her as happy as he could. He wanted more than anything to make her as happy as she made and he knew that wouldn’t be an easy task because she made him beyond happy. But just hearing her say that he was the one that made her happy put his mind at ease a little. Though he still couldn’t help but worry that he wasn’t making her as happy as he could. The life they lived wasn’t easy. They hardly had any alone time together and when they finally did it always seemed to be interrupted. He was doing it best though to make sure they got some uninterrupted alone time together and he thought he was succeeding pretty well with that today. “You do but I like it best that way. I feel better when you’re that close to me.” He told her and having her practically on top of him all night was exactly what he liked. It made him feel safe and secure knowing that she was there. Jax pretended to look offended at her statement. “I am not a liar. You are much better to look at than I am.” He told her, kissing the top of her head. “I guess that does make me feel a little bit better. I still want to know what it is though.” He said. “Don’t worry. You won’t have to wait to much longer to find out.” He reassured her.

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Rydel really loved it when he smiled. When he smiled it seemed to light up his whole face, and it just made her smile in return. She couldn’t believe how relaxed she felt right now. This was in fact probably the most relaxed that she had been in weeks, maybe months. As much as she loved being around Jaxon all the time, and really she did, tour life was extremely stressful on both of them, obviously more so Jaxon than her, but she couldn’t deny with all the fans and paparazzi at every turn, she was having a rough time. Especially since they were so close to the end of it, and that meant that everyone was just getting crazier. She would never tell Jaxon that though. She never wanted to make him feel like she was unhappy because she wasn’t, she just wished she could occasionally turn the fame off. She quickly moved those thoughts from her mind though as Jaxon spoke to her. “Well, that’s good to know because if we’re going to be living together, you’re going to have to get used to it. Even if we’ve got one of those huge beds, I bet I’ll always be practically on top of you.” She told him with a little laugh, closing her eyes for a moment as she relaxed in his arms. “Hmm, I’ll have to disagree with you there babe, I got super lucky in the attractive boyfriend department.” She said with a little smirk, leaning up to kiss his lips briefly before pulling away. “Well, how would you feel about a little weekend away?” She asked, raising her eyebrows. “Really?” She said, excited. “I can’t wait,” she said happily, and really she couldn’t. She wanted to know what his surprise was right now. 

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“I’m glad that it makes you happy.” He told her sincerely, just hearing her say that she was happy made him feel better and he trusted her enough to think that she would tell him if she wasn’t happy about their situation. After what they had gone through last time he didn’t think she would keep quite about how she was feeling this time and he knew he wouldn’t either. They would get everything out in the open this time if they were having a problem so they could work it out. They wouldn’t make that mistake again, and she meant way to much to him to let them get to the point that they had last time he was on tour. “We’re going to get an amazing mattress. And maybe one of those adjustable beds you know? One of those would be really nice.” He said smiling at the thought of being able to sleep in a nice comfortable bed. When they stayed at hotels they had nice beds but he was already getting extremely tired of their bed on the bus. Jax shook his head at her. “Me even more so? I don’t think so. Are you crazy? We all know that you are the attractive one in this relationship. I look like a pile of dirt next to you.” He told her seriously, pulling her closer to him. “Alright, but it’s your birthday you’re not supposed to have any surprises for me.” He said, shaking his head. “You’ll find out soon enough.”

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“It doesn’t make me happy, Jax, you do,” she told him, smiling softly at him. He did. He made her so ridiculously happy she didn’t feel like she was herself when he wasn’t around. She felt like something was missing, and she didn’t like or want to feel that feeling ever again no matter how crazy it might make her seem. She wasn’t going to lose him again, she wasn’t going to let herself lose him again. He was her world, and she never wanted that to change, so no matter if that mean leaving home for long periods of time or not getting to sleep on a real bed, she would do it. As long as she could stay with him. “Ooh, that would be nice, though most nights I end up on top of you anyways.” Rydel said, shaking her head and thinking about how she had woken up this morning with her head tucked into Jaxon’s shoulder and one of her legs hiked up across his body with her arms resting on his chest. Rydel shook her head and happily curled tighter into him as he pulled her closer. “You are such a liar. You’re my eye candy remember?” Rydel teased him, pressing some more kisses against his neck. “Well, its kind of a surprise for both of us if that makes you feel better?” She asked. “But baby you know how impatient I am,” she said with a pout.

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Jaxon leaned into her hand slightly when her fingers skimmed his face and he smiled softly down at her. “I don’t think I could be any happier either, babe. I’m doing what I love and I get to have you and Tate along with me. You have no idea how happy that makes me.” He told her, his smile widening as she kissed his cheek. And he really was beyond happy with where his life was at the moment. He was doing what he loved and had the people he loved with him. He ddin’t think that it could get any better than that. And just knowing that he and Rydel were in a much better place just made the whole thing that much more. “We will definitely go furniture shopping when we get back. I thin that will be a lot of fun.” He said, smiling at her. “We are both super attractive when we’re tan. Well we’re both extremely attractive all the time but it is enhanced while we’re tan.” He joked before raising his eyebrows slightly. “A surprises for me? You’re not supposed to have surprises for me. It’s your birthday.” He said to her, shaking his head. “I guess you’ll just have to see.”

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Rydel smiled as she felt Jaxon leaning into her hand, moving her hand up to run through his hair. “Oh, I think I have some idea of how happy it makes you because it makes me just as happy to.” Rydel said with a little smile, and she really was so happy. She couldn’t recall being this happy since her and Jaxon were back in Westerville. It was like after all the drama and hurt that had happened when they had broken up, fate had finally decided that they needed a break. Rydel had passed her GED test, Jaxon had gotten another tour, and now here they were, together again, and happier than she had ever felt. “Oh, yes, furniture shopping is going to be so much fun. I’m really looking forward to finding a good bed. I want one of those really nice mattresses.” Rydel closed her eyes with a little sigh. She couldn’t wait to be able to sleep on a proper mattress again. It sounded heavenly right now. Rydel couldn’t help but laugh as he spoke. “Yes, we are both attractive tan. You even more so though. Or just you in general is crazy attractive honestly.” Ry told him, her lips kissing his jawline. “But I do have a surprise for you, and you’re gonna take it with a smile.” She told him, tapping his lips with a grin that quickly turned into a pout. “But, I wanna knowwwww . . .”

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“But I want you to be happy too. You will tell me if things start getting too tough for you right? Because we will figure something out if that’s happening.” He told her seriously. Jax would do anything for Rydel and his daughter and if they were struggling there wasn’t anything he wouldn’t do to help fix it. He wasn’t about to lose either of them. His career may be important to him but they meant even more to him. The last time he had lost her had been too much for him and then when he had almost lost her in the accident he knew there wasn’t anything he wouldn’t do for her. If it came down to his career and Rydel he knew he would chose her every time. “I can’t wait for that either, babe. I’ve been looking forward to living with you for a long time.” He said, smiling at her. And he really couldn’t wait to have her with him full time. They spent most of their time together anyways but having her officially living with him excited him a lot. “I do tan pretty well. I’m just very lucky I guess. Oh, believe me I don’t want anything to ruin what I’ve got planned either.” He said smiling back at her.

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His concern about how she was feeling just made her love him even more. She knew that he was concerned about losing her again, but she knew that was never going to happen. Leaving him had probably been the worst decision she had ever made, and she had absolutely no desire to ever make that mistake again. She knew that Jaxon was the one that she was meant to be with, and no matter what struggles they had to face, she knew they would be worth it. “I’m with you, Jaxon,” she told him, brushing her fingers along the side of his face. “I don’t think that I could be any happier, even with how busy you are.” She told him, patting his face with a grin before leaning close to kiss his cheek. “Speaking of though, when we get back we need to go shopping for furniture and stuff.” Rydel said. “You really are lucky. I’m glad both of us tan pretty easily. We both look so attractive when we come back from the beach. Oh, and speaking of the beach, I have a surprise for you.” She said, biting her lip. “So there are more surprises after this?” 

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“Yeah, I know she does. I just feel bad sometimes that I’m not there for you guys as much as I should be.” He said, shaking his head slightly. He always worried that he wasn’t doing enough for them and he worried that he was putting too much on Rydels shoulders by her watching Tate when he was too busy to. The last thing he wanted was for his daughter to feel like he wasn’t there for her enough and he certainly didn’t want Rydel to feel that way either. Jax had lost her once to that and didn’t plan on having that happen to him again. Even though he had been really busy lately he thought he had been doing a pretty good job at making time for his two girls. “I can’t wait for us to be back home for a while. I look forward to being able to be bored.” He said, smiling at her. Jaxon’s smile grew at her words. “Good, I thought you would like it.” He told her, kissing her forehead. “My Britishness makes me pale? I think I tan pretty nicely thank you very much. But no I’m not going to get seasick. At least I hope not.”

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“Don’t feel bad about it baby. You’re doing what you love and what makes you happy. That’s all either of us want. For you to be happy.” Rydel told him. She knew that this was hard on him, and that he really didn’t like being away from them, and that was why she was okay with it. The first time around, she hadn’t been sure, and that was what caused her to break it off with him. She didn’t know he wasn’t getting tired of her. She didn’t know that he wasn’t slowly getting sick of having to call or Skype with her. She knew that he missed her, and she knew that he wanted to be with them, and that made it okay with her. “I can’t wait for us to be home either. Especially since I’ll get to be living with you full time.” Rydel said, smiling at the thought. She really couldn’t wait to live full time with her boyfriend. She smiled as he kissed her forehead, snuggling deeper into him. “You do tan surprisingly well for a British guy. I hope not too, because that would seriously ruin the mood, and I don’t want anything to ruin this awesome night you have planned.” she said with a smile.

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"I think she would appreciate a little bit of our time. I think she’s been mad that she hasn’t gotten to spend as much time with me recently." Jax smiled at her choice of words. Even though she had said it before it still didn’t seem to become any less amazing to him. He loved hearing her refer to Tate as theirs, loved that she embraced his daughter as her own. "It’s been really hard not getting to be around her as much since tour started, not being able to see both of you as much. I mean I know I get the nights and the days off." He said, a small frown on his lips. Jax hated to complain because he loved his job but he did hate not being able to spend as much time with the people he loved. It had been a lot easier though with having them on tour with him. Jaxon wrapped his arm around her as she moved into him, kissing the side of her head. "I love you too, baby." He told her, smiling at her. "I thought we could have lunch on here as we go through the city."

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"Oh, she has been, but she loves watching you play, so it's kind of balanced," Rydel told him, shrugging her shoulders. She had almost gotten used to life on the road at this point. It was a little strange at first, seeing all the fans and the craziness that the boys seemed to bring wherever they went. Still strange was getting used to being a constant babysitter and not just for Tate. The boys needed looked after themselves a lot too, and Rydel really did love doing that. Most people it might drive a little crazy, but it felt natural to her, and it meant she got to spend more time with Jaxon which just made her even happier. "I know, but it makes those times we have together even more special, right?" Rydel questioned, moving her head to kiss his shoulder softly. "Pretty soon though we'll be back home for a bit, and you can be bored out of your mind." She promised him. Even though she had been hearing the words for years now, she always got a fit of butterflies in her stomach whenever she heard them. "That sounds amazing," She said happily. "You better not get seasick on me, you're already looking a little pale," she teased, patting his face gently. "Of course, that could also just be your Britishness." 

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Granted everything went as planned tonight he knew they would want to have tomorrow just to themselves. Or at least as much to themselves as they could manage. “Well we might have to spend a little time with Tate. I don’t think she’s going to want to go two days without seeing us.” He said, shaking his head as he smiled slightly. His sister had take her out today to give Jax and Rydel a break from her for Ry’s birthday and she planned on doing the same for them tomorrow but he knew they’d have to spend some time with his daughter. Jax kissed the top of her head when she leaned into him, squeezing her hand. “Yeah, this is for us.” He confirmed, looking over at her with a smile of his own. “Come on.” He said, stepping into it as he took her hand to help her in.

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"I suppose I can share a little bit of my time with you with our little girl." Rydel said. The words like that slipped out easily now because it was almost as if Tate was her little girl. It had been a lot of responsibility at first, but she had quickly gotten used to it and now she would do anything for the cute little blonde. "To be honest I don't really want to go that long without seeing her any way." Rydel agreed, smiling as she thought of her. Even though she loved Tate, she was definitely glad to have a few hours alone with Jaxon. She couldn't help but grin widely at his words. She couldn't believe that he had done all of this for her for her birthday. She took his hand and clenched to it tightly so that she didn't fall as she climbed into the boat. Rydel waited until he got settled in the boat before settling down against him, wrapping his arms around her and nuzzling into him. "Have I mentioned I love you today?" She asked him.

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Jaxon grinned at her, shaking his head slightly. “I think it sounds like a really great day too. And I’ll make sure that it happens. We’ll stay in bed all day tomorrow, no interruptions.” He said, smirking at her. Jax had already planned to have the day off tomorrow, wanting to be able to spend the day with Rydel. He knew that they would want an extra day to themselves after today. So he had made sure he got all his studio time done early so he wouldn’t need to be there. “I don’t know.” He shrugged, wishing he hadn’t said anything. “You’ll see soon. It won’t take us too long to get there.” He said, smiling over at her. Jax lead them to one of the back canals, where the gondola ride he had set up would be a lot quieter and they wouldn’t have to worry about as many people.

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Spending the whole day with Jaxon in bed sounded just about like the best day ever. She couldn't wait to actually get that started almost as much as she couldn't wait to see what they were doing tonight. Not to mention hearing the words 'no interruptions' coming out of his mouth sounded amazing. Rydel shot him a curious look, knowing that there had to be a reason that Jaxon was nervous, but not wanting to push anything and make him uncomfortable, so she leaned her head against his shoulder, trying to relax him. "Okay," She said, smiling reassuringly at him as she followed him around the back of a canal where she start to got the idea of where they may be going. "Jaxon, are we going on a gondola?" She asked, a grin on her face.

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Jaxon laughed as she hit him, putting his hands up to block her. “Hey I’m not complaining about it. I like that you’re loud. I can be kinda loud myself sometimes. Though not as much as you.” He teased, still chuckling. Jax shook his head at her as she laughed at him. “Mhmm, yes tomorrow I will keep you in bed all day.” He told her though as he said it the thought of her saying no to his big question crossed through his mind as he spoke. He didn’t know what he would do if she said no. “I am too. I’m excited, nervous but excited.” He confessed, not being able to keep himself from telling her. Rydel was the person he talked to about pretty much everything and not being able to talk to her about this was hard, though he knew it was necessary. “Yes, let’s go love.” He said as they walked out of the building and started walking her down the side walk away from the hotel.

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Rydel smiled a little as Jaxon blocked her hands, taking his hands and twisting her fingers though them, loving the way that his hands felt in hers. "You can," she said with a little smirk, remembering a few times when Jaxon could be loud enough to definitely let her know that she was doing something right. She grinned at his words. "That definitely sounds like the best day ever." Rydel told him, squeezing his hands, definitely looking forward to tomorrow if that was their plan. She wasn't surprised when he said he was nervous, already able to read it on him from the moment they woke up that morning. "Why are you nervous, babe?" She asked, looking up at him curiously as they walked outside. "So . . . still not going to tell me where we're going?" 

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"Well I’m very glad that I’m not disappointing you in the bedroom." He told her with a grin. "Though you give me a pretty good encouragement that I’m doing my job right." He said, pressing another quick kiss to her lips.  A small groan left his left at her offer. "You have to get it out now when we get back. Because now I really just want to take you back up to that room right now." He said, shaking his head. Jax smirked at her, running his hand up her side, thinking about her in that cheer uniform, just the thought of it making his heart race. "I think you;re just trying to get me all flustered and take you back upstairs." He jokingly accused her. "But I think you’ll like what I have planned." He told her, a slight nervousness returning to him at being brought back to his plans. "I’m really glad that I get to spend your whole birthday with you too." He said seriously, brushing his hand against her cheek and kissing her softly. They didn’t get to spend a lot of time like this together and he always liked to make the most out of it. "Mhmm, sure you can’t. But I guess I can deal with it." He said, smirking at her.

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Heat rushed to her face at his words, and she slapped his chest playfully. "Listen, I can't help it if I'm loud sometimes, all right? It's beyond my control." She told him before accepting his kiss. Rydel couldn't help but chuckle at the reaction he had to her mentioning the uniform. She really did love wearing that uniform for him even though it was a bit of a hassle to put on. "And I wish you could do that to, so maybe I could just have an extra birthday tomorrow, and you can just keep me in bed all day. "Well, I'm definitely looking forward to seeing what you have planned," and she was. Jaxon had never disappointed her when it came to something for her birthday, and she knew he wasn't going to start now. She smiled as he kissed her softly, letting out a little sigh of contentment. "Good, now let's get going." Rydel said, tugging him out the door.