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i love these slow nights here in michigan with jacks family.

i love being on the boat as the sun was setting and watching the boys wake surf.

i have on a bikini with one of jacks hoodies over it.

i sat with my back against jacks chest, in between his legs on the cushioned seating.

jack was showing me his favorite tiktoks and weve be laughing for 10 minutes now.

he has one of those laughs that makes you fall in love with life again.

soon we'll be heading to maddie & johns weddings in new jersey before we go to massachusetts.

"jack do you want to go again?" jim asked.

"nah, im good." he said, remaining with me.

i looked at him and questioned him.

"im comfortable." he said.

i silently nodded and looked back at his phone.

"we should post a tiktok together, everyone would go crazy."

"alright." he chuckled.

i smiled.

my heart is happy.

my heart is full.

the fact that we'll be planning our wedding soon is like a dream.

about an hour later jim docked the boat and we headed inside.

i went straight to the shower and turned it on.

i started taking my clothes off as the bathroom door opened and jack walked in.

smiling, he wrapped his arms around me and kissed my cheek.

my back was to his chest and i looked at him through the mirror.

his hand ran across my stomach.

"hey baby." he said with a raspy voice.

"hey jazzy."

he placed his hands on my hips and gently rubbed my skin as his thumbs hooked around my bikini bottoms.

"jack, i need to shower babe." i laughed as he kissed my neck down to my shoulder.

"and i need you."

he pulled me back to him, pressing himself against me.

"can we finish this another time? preferably when were not in your parents house."

"yeah." he said but continued kissing me.

he untied my top and pulled it off.

"care if join?"

"i figured you would." i said.

i stepped away from him and he had his down lip out, like he was pouting.

"what?"

"im just sad that i cant call you my wife yet."

i did a little excited dance.

"that makes me so happy!" i rejoiced, wrapping my arms around his neck.

he squeezed my hips while kissing my cheek.

we showed before getting in bed together.

"livlyn avery hughes." my name rolls off his tongue so well. "august 1st we'll get married and you'll officially be mrs hughes."

i raised my eye brows at him and his thought out plan.

"august 1st?"

"august 1st." he nodded.

"tell me more?"

he pulled me on top of him so i was straddling his waist.

"i want to get married in a garden or maybe a greenhouse. somewhere with lots of flowers and plants, because you love flowers." he said.

"are there any greenhouses for weddings in jersey or michigan or massachusetts?" i asked.

"oh babe, we can get married wherever that pretty little heart of yours desires."

my eyes went wide. "that sounds like a lot of money."

"dont worry about money, i just want to see you on your dream day, in your dream dress, at your dream location."

i smiled and leaned down to hug him, "i love you!"

"i love you more."

he placed soft kisses on my shoulder while rubbing my back, making me grow more tired.

"this is why i fell in love with you." i whispered.

"i want you with me forever."

"what was your plan for proposing if you guys lost the stanley cup?"

"a greenhouse tour." he answered.

"aw, you know me so well." i blushed.

"when we move in together, im getting you a green house in the backyard."

i gasped while i was still laying on him.

"itd be a dream!"

"and i want light blue as accents in the house."

"what else?" i asked.

"a pool & hottub."

i rolled my eyes. "yeah?"

"doesn't that sound nice?" he asked.

"if only youd let me relax in hottub but i know youll have other intentions for it."

he chuckled, "just an idea."

"what about luke?" i asked.

"he'll get the apartment and im sure he'll have a teammate move in, like a rookie."

"will you miss him?"

"yeah but ill be with you so it will be much better. and we'll live together forever and ever. and youll never have to worry about anything ever again!"

i closed my eyes and listened to his heartbeat as my head was laying on his chest.

he kept kissing my cheek & shoulder.

i rolled off of him, "shh, sleep babe."

"i just want to love you."

"love me while you sleep." i whispered.

"i want to make love to you."

i placed a hand over his mouth, "no." i laughed. "sleep."