"Hm....what if you just let you win when it isn't rainning?" he whispered into her ear before he got the bright idea to nip at it lightly, he laid his head back down and watched the rain for a bit, then he sneezed. "Man, sorry, Salem. I have to get cleaned up and dry before i get pneumonia again." he said to her as he sat up, pulling her into his lap as he did so. He was right, he had a stronge chance of getting it again, he also knew that she didn't know that he had it before. He kissed her on the lips before he stood up, holdding her bridal style, he walked into the house and set her down on one the floors in the bathroom.

Salem flinched slightly at Matt nipping at her ear, the phrase Give nothing away kept repeating itself through her head. She didn't like giving things away, she never did, even before being famous she could remember making people guess about her. When he sneezed, she jumped and then looked at him when he said that he had to go inside. That was probably for the best though, it would be bad if they got sick.

She was going to stand up off of him, but then Matt moved her, kissing her and then walking into the house. He carried her into the bathroom and set her on the floor. Salem stuck her tongue out at that. Once he let her go she got up and moved herself into the tub. Laying down in it, she closed her eyes, just relaxing in the empty bowl.

"Would you like me to join you or go to my own bathroom?" Mat said playfully to her, he watched her, when she stuck her tongue out at him he stuck his tongue out back at her. He stripped his shirt off an tossing it into a clothes basket near by, he had a few scars from his child hood with Salem others he had gotten since she left. They weren't really bad or horrible scars, just normal scars that you would get working on a ranch and playing around, doing stupid things. He ran his hand through his black hair, revealing a strip of blonde in it, Salem had put that dyed strip in his hair and he had kept it there since then, no one ever saw it except for Night and Zack.

"Well I'm not moving if that's what your asking," Salem said as opened an eye and looked at Matt. There was a blonde streak, she could see that now. She smiled at it, laughing slightly. "Aww you wook wike a wittle skunk," she said as she crinckled her nose slightly. She then lay her head back in thought.

"You know, I remember seeing a skunk before, a wild one," she said aloud. "It was a baby skunk if I remember correctly. I found him in the woods, near the pond behind my house. I think I named him Sir William Hamilton III." She then laughed as she turned and looked at Matt. "And he bit you! You tried to hold him and he bit you!"

"Yea i remember...i still have the scar from the little thing. I also remember that he was gone and you were upset by it. I took Lyna's blonde hair dye and handed it to you. I told you: 'here, give me a blonde streak and i will be your pet skunk.' Of course you laughed at me and did it anyways.....i kept it ever since." He said as he looked in the mirror and picked up the blonde streak, it was the only thing that was off about his looks but he didn't care it was....special. He turnned back to Salem and climbed into the bath tub with her, he pulled the curtains closed and turnned on the water, her pajamas were soaking wet and his shorts had the same look as he clothes. He was laughing at the look on her face, she was just so cute and funny.

((Haha well at least I wasn't the only one that noticed she was still in her jammies XD))

Salem laughed saying, "Yeah, Lyna was always good for that sort of thing." She moved over when Matt was climbing in the tub. When he was in and the water started running she lay back on his chest facing him. Her arms were partly folded under her, one hand trailing up his face before running through his hair. "Yeah, I remember that," she said quietly as she watched his clashing hair colors. "That really meant a lot to me, even if it was silly."

She then rested her chin on his chest, a small smile on her face. The hot water that was rising in the tub was almost a relief compared to how cold her body had become from the rain. She sighed at the feeling as well as over the fact that, "You know, I'm really glad that we came back. I just wish I could stay here with you like this forever."

"I know it meant alot to you. That is why i kept the streak even though everyone told me to get rid of it. You know...we might get to stay like this forever.......if you still want to that is.....i mean i am getting a place to live at....consedering that this is my last year of high school and everything. Um...you could live with me....." he started to have trouble with telling her what was on his mind, he started to rub at the back of his head again. It was a habit that he did when ever he was having problems when talking to people, his other arm was wrapped around Salem. He avoided looking at her because he knew if he did that he would lose his curage of asking her again. "Well um....what i am trying to ask is if you....would......live with me for the......rest of ours lives?" he finally got it out, his face was bright red, he asked her this before but it was more of a promise then anything else the first time, this time it was real and he always knew that she was the one.

A sad smile came to Salem's face with the last question. "I would love to, you know I would Matt," she said, a sad sigh escaping her lips. "But what about when we have to start tour again? We're on the road all the time." She then lay her head, almost defeatedly, on his chest. She didn't like thinking about going back on tour, not now. She just didn't like the thought of not being with Matt again. "I would love to live with you though and if time may ever allow, for the rest of our lives." She looked back up at him as he spoke, a small, yet sincere smile on her face.

"Really?" he said happily with a grin on his face, he went and kissed her on the lips, this one kiss held everything he felt for her and everything he wantted to do to her. He reached his hand down, pulling something out his pocket, he was still kissing her as he slipped it on her ring finger. He pulled away from her, grinning at her, he had dreamed this over so many times but he just never pictured it being in a shower with her while she was wearing her pjs and him in just shorts. He let her hand go so she could look at it while he held her. "Don't worry about you going on tour.....did i tell you about me new job?" he asked her, he still had a stupid giddy look on his face while he looked into her eyes, he had gotten a new job and he couldn't wait to tell her.

A large smile was plastered to Salem's face, it was one of happiness, shock, excitement, well, just any positive emotion really. She looked at the ring when Matt let her hand go. It wa gorgeous, something that would always remind her of Matt, and even, in an odd way, her past. The kiss he had given her as he put the ring on her finger just sent her even further in the high she was experiencing. But wait, he said not to worry about the tour? "What job?" She asked as her body started calming down. She wasn't sure if this was a good thing or a bad thing, the job that is.

"I got recruitted to be..........." he didn't finishe his sentence, he wantted to know how bad she wantted to know. A huge grin was across his face, he couldn't wait to tell her and she was going to love it also, after all with his natrual muscles and him working them out ever day because of the ranch well.....he can do the job with no problem. "Oh, that is a horseshoe nail from Star Frie....i got it coatted in silver and fitted for you then i had them place the stone in it and everything.......just thought i would tell you" he told her as her remembered that he was going to tell her about after a few more minutes, he turnned the shower off, opening the curtain and grabbed two towels.

"Hey, hey, hey, no changing the topic," Salem said as she pushed her body off of Matt's chest. She sat herself so she was looking at him now, her body fully awake with the expectancy of the news. Their little announcment seemed gone at this point as a thousand and one possibilites flew through her mind. Recuitted, oh god he's in the army, was among those thoughts. She didn't want to jump to any conclusions though. The ring though, it held more sentimental reasons now. It showed her how much Matt really knew about her and their past, but she couldn't talk about that now, Matt was being a butt and not telling her what his new job was.

"What are you talking about?" Matt said as he got out the tub and fiunished stripping and wrapped the towel around his waist. He looked over at Salem, his grin got even wider if that is possible, he walked back over to her and took her out the tub. He wrapped the other towel around her before he began to stripe her, he was being nice and covering her up so he wouldn't see anything and he only took her pajama bottoms and top off and tossed them into the basket. He wrapped his arms around her, and kissed her on the lips, this time not even backing away or letting her go or stopping the kiss.

Salem's eyes widdened as Matt just got out of the tub. Her face went red as he took his clothes off and she shoved her face into the water to keep herself from staring. He then pulled her out, she refused to open her eyes, let alone get out of her ball position for a moment. Once she did, she felt dry ground and looking she saw Matt was covered.

He wrapped her up and took off her jammies before he kissed her. Rather than kissing him back she tried to break it, push him away, anything but noooo, he wasn't having it. "What, job?" She asked though the kiss seemed to muffle his words.

"Well it requires me to wear a suit, sunglasses and be in great shape, i might even have to get rid of my skunk stripe if my boss wants me too. And if i am thinking correctly i might get to work with Zack and Night also." he told her as he broke the kiss and just stood there holding her, he was looking more at the wall then he was her. He wasn't going to tell her right away, this was something he didn't mind doing and he was only doing it because of her.

"What? Why would you have to get rid of your skunk stripe?!" Salem asked as she tried to get his attention again. She stood on tip toe so she could look him in the eye, her face was serious and almost frantic. But then a smirk crossed her face as the rest of what he said triggere. "A suit? Goodness, what sort of job would you actually agree to if you had to wear a suit?" For the life of her Salem could not remember Matt wearing a suit, at least one that didn't get torn up and tattered throughout the day. It was quite odd that he would agree to a job that involved one.

"Well...i might have to get rid of it because i have to be serious and look good, the suit is so my boss has to have some way to tell me apart from all those crazied fans of hers." He said to her as he met her gaze and a grin spread across his face even more, it looked like it hurt, and the grin did hurt him but he didn't care. He was going to be Salem's bodygaurd and husband, no one can change that fact for him, he picked her up until she could wrapp her legs around his waist, and he kissed her on the lips again. He was happy and everything was turnniong out just like he thought it should, him and Salem together...that was all that mattered.

"Oh my gosh," Salem said finally getting it as the pieces fell into place. "You're replacing Gunther's gang!" She shrieked almost a little too excited. Gunther and his buddies were 'Shooting Star's' current bodyguards, well, they were leaving, must have been driven crazy by the girls. There had been a call out for new guards and they must have gotten the job, at leasts that's all she could think of.

She wrapped her legs around him and kissed him back excitedly. "What are we going to tell the others?" She asked as she pulled back enough to rest her forehead on his.

"What do you mean what are we going to tell them? Night and Zack already know this...we talked about before you guys came back.....they also already know i had plans on marrying you.....so now we can just continue on with our lives together. So boss lady do i have to get rid of my Skunk stripe?" He asked her as he held her close to him, his grin was still on his face, this was the most excitting thing that could have happened to him. He walked out of the bathroom and back towards her room, he shut the door behind him before he fell back on the bed. He was happy that she was happy, Lyna's mom was the one that hired him, it was something about him being able to handle Salem better then most guys. He chuckled to him self, That lady sure does know how to plan things and surprise people., he thought to him self as he looked up at Salem, he knew she could tell that well....his thoughts were going towards something more sexual. He quickly set her on the bed next to him before she could notice anything, and he sat up and looked down at her, his grin still plastered to his face.

Salem laughed, they always ended up in situations like this, at least recently they did, and it always stopped for one reason or another. She then took a breath, just smiling at the male as he smiled at her. "What about Lyna and Tenshi though? What about them?" She asked as she folded her arms under her head, not breaking her eye contact with the male. She was curious, like did they already know? Did they know about the bathtub proposal before her? They probably didn't, if they did that would mean that they had been in better contact with the boys then they were letting on.

"If you want to tell them you can.....i don't think they know about it yet unless the guys told them." He said to her, he broke the eye contact with her when he noitced her towel slipped when she moved her arms. He even looked away with a blush on his face, they might have be engaged and soon to be married but he wasn't going to look at her unless she wantted to and he wasn't going to sleep with her unless she wantted to, he stood up. He clutched the towel around him so it wouldn't fall off, and he walked over to the door. "So....um.....i am going to get dress and i guess i will see you in the living room to watch a movie?" He asked her as he opened the door and stood in the doorway long enough to get her answer before he moved to go and get dressed.

"Um, ok," Salem said a little confused about what caused him to leave so suddenly. Looking down at herself she could see why. Her face lit up as she noticed her entire front was exposed since the towel had fallen free. "Oh god," she said to herself as she rolled onto her back. Yeah she was embarrassed but she was going to have to get used to it eventually. She rewrapped her towel before walking over to her bag, rummaging through seeing what else she had to wear. Matt would probably beat her to the living room, but that was both ok and expected.

((all I have to say is I totally was going to have Night be Tenshi's body guard! That was like freaking mind reading! Holy crap! But then again can't do anythig cuz aoi went MIA again.))

((Wow O.o i am a mind reader))

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Mat quickly got dressed and went to the living room, tuenning on a movie and got some popcorn and soda out for them while the watched it.

((that is all that came to mind))

((Haha nice Ameika XP))

After rooting around her bag for a few more minutes Salem finally found herself something to wear. Discarding her towel and wet undergarmets she quickly slipped on a dress but left the stockings in the bag. Pulling out her brush, she ran in through her hair a few times before tossing that back in as well.

Checking herself in the mirror above the dresser, she nodded in approval before practically skipping out of the room. Salem had become somewhat girly since moving out. She liked dressing up more, but still goofed around. It was like she was still her and not all at the same time. She shut the door behind her as she trotted into the living room. She plopped herself on to the couch and partly on Matt. "So what are we watching?" She asked as she looked at the tv.