[ The Masquerade PPV went off without a hitch. My life is Platium...that's right...I said it, and I'll say it again. My life is Platium, my favorite metal. How much more perfect can things get? I wondered as I stood in my kitchen, getting dinner ready for myself and Rick. I love these off days that we get. Though they are so few and far between. It is definately a well deserved day off, after all Rick and I saved the PPV once again. Sure the "masked" man added some mystery, but really...I think we all who it is. Or atleast I do, can't say for the rest of you dence people. Sorry I just know you're not as bright as I am, but I digress. I had an easy nights work, dropping my the title I hated and didn't want. It's in my nature to win things and give to the less fortunate. Hell I'm a mother fucking modern day Robin Hood in that respect. Still, nothing can top how relaxed I feel in my favorite faded daisy duke jeans, and tiny pink tube top, especially since I just refreshed my tan, by sun bathing this morning.

Living in Miami give you those sort of advantages. Still warm enough to do just lay out in the morning in october. How can you not love a place like that? Rick was outside side in the hot tub relaxing after his match with mike. While I did the dometic thing in my kitchen. The silence was just about kiling me, so I turned on the radio. I scanned the dial a bit, but nothing caught my ear. I walked into the living room, then looked through my alphabetized cd collection. I saw the perfect thing...just what I was in the mood for. I took it from the rack and put it on then turned up the volume. As I stood there making sauce. A bit boring? Maybe but moments like this are definately taken for granted when you travel as much as we do. I started singing along to the music, not realizing how emotional it made me. It wasn't long before I was leaned up against the counter with my eyes filled with tears. ]

Brandi James:" I want to rock your gypsy soul...Just like way back in the days of old...And together we will float into the mystic"

[ Rick came in from the hot tub still a little wet, but not dripping. He walked up behind me and looked at me for a second... ]

Rick Young: "Why you crying baby?"

[ He then wrapped his arms around me and held me close. I wasn't really sure how to answer him. I actually felt really silly. I didn't exspect him to come in right then. I just coughed and wiped my eyes a bit. ]

Brandi James:"I don't know...This song always gets to me.."

[ I didn't know what else to say as I looked up at him with my head rested on his bare semi wet chest. ]

Brandi James: "No one sings a love song like Van Morrison can."

[ I know it sounded silly, but what else could I say? It's how I felt about the song, and the man's powerful voice that sings it. Rick just looked at me for a minute and then kissed my cheek lighty. ]

Rick Young: "I think everyone is born to where they have a song like that at some point in their life...I even have a song like that."

[ I sorta laughed a bit. It seemed some what funny to me. ]

Brandi James:"I'm almost afraid to ask."

Rick Young: "There is nothing to be afraid...it's just Everything I do by Bryan Adams."

[ Rick said casually and then smiled at me. I just rolled my eyes. And walked away from him to put the sauce on a simmer, and stir it again. I turned my back to him, and add some water to a pan on the stove for the pasta. ]

Brandi James: "Well, that's nice...but this song doesn't relate to any thing or more importantly anyone in my life. It's just a song that I've always loved."

[I said a bit coldly now. ]

Brandi James:"Just a song that seems to move me because of how it's sung...that's all..end of story."

Rick Young: "Hey now I didn't say I felt that way about the song, because of someone. I have felt that way since I first time I heard during Robin Hood."

Brandi James:" Well, I am the modern day Robin Hood you know...wining titles and giving them to souls that don't stand a chance...but Whatever...forget about ok? Just drop it.."

[ I walked to the cabinets, then stood on my tip toes looking at the pasta on the higher shelf.]

Brandi James: "So what do you want..Ziti, rotini, rigatoni, penne..spaghetti...What do you want?"

Rick Young: "Spaghetti is fine."

[ He said before he got in to the fridge to get a can of Pepsi out it. He then closes it and then opens it up and takes a sip from the can. ]

Brandi James:"Spagehetti it is..."

[ I tried to reach it, but couldn't. So I climbed up on the counter and took the box down, then jumped down. Rick looked at me as I jumped down and smirk. He took another sip of his Pepsi. ]

Rick Young: "So what did you think of your surprise I gave you at the pay per view?"

[ I wasn't really sure what to say. I just noticed the water started to boil. So I began to break the spaghetti up. And just shrugged. ]

Brandi James:"Well, if that's what you really want."

Rick Young: "It's what I really want."

Brandi James: " A divorce...after all...I'm sure it must have been tough for you to do what you did."

[ I just shrugged, and replayed the song as it ended. Then went the black granite Island I had been making home made bread on. I took the dough, and put it in the pan, then walked over to the oven, and put the bread in. ]

Rick Young: "Not really after I have been with Teresa for so long and then being with you it was a no brainer really."

Brandi James: "oh..."

Rick Young: "And well I might have had a little help in deciding from my grand parents."

[ I turned and wiped my hands on a mint green dish towel near the sink. Then glared at Rick, and raised my eyebrow. ]

Brandi James:"How so?"

[ Rick looked at me for a little bit, but then turned his head down to look at the floor. ]

Rick Young: "Well my grand parent willed me something and told me to give it to the person I want to spend the rest of my life with and well for the five years I have been married to Teresa...I could never bring myself to give it to her."

[ He definately had me curious,but I wasn't going to push it. I walked by him, and opened up the fridge, then looked over at Rick, as I was bent down half way in the fridge. ]

Brandi James:"So...um...do you want salad? I can make an antipasto."

Rick Young: "Yes please...and sweet heart I know your curious I can see it in your face so if you want to know ask, but I am not going to tell unless you ask."

[ He said with a devious smirk on his face as he took another sip of the Pepsi. ]

Brandi James:"I guess..I'll never know then."  

Brandi James:"Rick, ti amo, sono sicuro che mi direte quando il tempo è di destra."  

[ I winked at him, then started to prepare the antipasto. Rick looked at me with a puzzled look on his face as he put his drink down on to the counter. ]

Rick Young: "Come again?"

[ I put down my knife I was cutting the peppers with, and placed my hands on my hips. Then softly said. ]

Brandi James:"Rick, ti amo, sono sicuro che mi direte quando il tempo è di destra"

[ I batted my eyes at him, then took his pepsi from his hand, and sipped it. ]

Brandi James:"What?"

[ Rick looked at me for a minute and then started to shake his head at me. ]

Rick Young: "The things that you do to me."

Rick Young: "But one of these days your going to have to tell what you said."

[He said as he started to smirk again. I laughed, and set his pepsi down next to him. I put my arms around his neck, and softly kissed his neck up to his ear, and whispered to him. ]

Brandi James:"Desidero fare l'amore voi, ora."

[ Rick wrapped his arms around me and started to laugh., because he doesn't know what I am saying. ]

Rick Young: Wollen Sie lustig, Huh sein? Your not the only one that knows a different langauge baby."

Brandi James:"Differnce is, I don't care what you said."

Rick Young: "Oh really, but what if I said something very important...or spoke in German for a week non stop no english? I mean something important like...Werden Sie mich heiraten?"

[ He said with a devious smirk on his face again. I smiled, rub his nose. ]

Brandi James: "Actually, I do want to be happy today...that is what you said? My german is a bit rusty...I know it's something about being merry..."

[I heard the buzzor to the oven go off, so I walked over to take out the bread. As I set the bread on the counter, I looked up at Rick. ]

Brandi James: "And baby, if you want to ask me to marry like that, I'd appriciate you getting down one knee."

Rick Young: "But baby you know I have bad knee...and as much as I would have love to just ask you to marry me...it was a sort of a what if I asked that, because truthfully I rather ask you to marry me speaking how I am meant to...like this."

[ I shook my head, completely amused with myself. As I took the pan off the stove to drain the water. ]

Brandi James:"Did you miss the point..I know German? And trust me, I don't think you'd ask me to marry you. I just said if you did, I'd like you to get on your knee...even if it is bad."

Rick Young: "I get the point you that you know German and if one knee what you want...if I ever truly asked you to marry me me...I will remember that."

[ He said before he picked up his drink and took another sip from it. ]

Brandi James;"not impressed."

[I said as I finished rising the pasta, and snapped my fingers.]

Brandi James:"l'OH bene, ho pensato che li impressionasse."

[ I stopped, and licked my lips. ]

Brandi James:"Which that by the way is Italian. Which, I'm fluent in."

[ I walked towards him, and put my arms around his waste. ]

Brandi James: "And I said...oh well, I thought it would impress you."

Rick Young: "It does impress me and it always makes even clearer to me that you are one of the most smartest and gifted woman I have even known or been with."

[ Well, needless to say flattery will get a man every and anywhere. I kissed Rick on his lips, and looked into his eyes. ]

Brandi James:"Rick, ti amo ed io sono sicuri che mi direte quando il tempo è di destra...which what I first said, in refernece to your grandparents means. Rick I love you, and I'm sure you'll tell me when the time is right."

Rick Young: "I love you too and your probably right."

[ He said as he looked back in to my eyes and then kissed me on the lips again. ]

Brandi James:"Do you want to know the other thing I said?"

[ I asked, as I twirled my fingers around the back of his hair.]

Rick Young: "Yes I would, but if you don't want to tell me than you don't have to."

[ I looked up at into his dark eyes, and smiled. Then softly bit my bottom lip. ]

Brandi James:"Desidero fare l'amore voi, ora.....It means, I want to make love to you, right now."

Rick Young: "Well there is no complaints on this end."

[ He said with a smile on his face as he lifted me up off my feet and deeper in to his strong arms. ]

Brandi James: "But what about dinner?"

Rick Young: "Well...either reheat or we can eat first...it's up to you baby."

Brandi James:"you decide..."

[ Rick grabbed the spoon that was in the sauce and took a taste test. He looked back at me as he put the spoon back. ]

Rick Young: "I think we can eat first and then have some fun...because I think if we did it the other way we might not eat till tomorrow morning."

[ Rick said with a huge smirk on his face. ]

Brandi James: "Alright, if you'd rather eat first..."

[ I said a bit disappointed, but took the dishes out from the cabinet, and put them on the table. Then balance the pasta, sauce and antipasto, and took them to the table. ]

Brandi James:"So how does the sauce taste?"

Rick Young: "It tastes great baby..."

[ Rick said with a smile on his face as he looked at me. ]

Rick Young: "...and if wasn't for the fact it so hot...I could think of something else I would love to eat it off of..."

Brandi James:"Hey, don't start..that..come on..Dinner is ready."

[ He said still smiling as he walked past me to sit down he spanked my ass playfully.]

Brandi James: " I hope you like it. It's been a while really since I've actually had someone to cook for."

[ I said as I pulled out my chair and sat down. ]

Rick Young: "I am sure I will baby, because it looks and smells like a professional cook made it."

[ He said as he sat down at the table and started to get some of the noodles before adding the sauce to it. ]

Brandi James: "Well, I don't know about that, but I did summer in Italy when I was 19..hence the Italian....so...mangi, goda... That means...eat, enjoy."

[ Rick smiled as he took a fork and placed it in the plate of noodles and sauce and twirled it around wrapping the noodles around the fork. He lifted it up and then placed it in to mouth. He closed his lips and then pulled the fork from his mouth before he started to chew on the noodles and sauce left in his mouth by the fork. He chewed it for a while before finishing it. He looked at me and smiled... ]

Rick Young: "This is great sweet heart."

Brandi James:"I'm glad you like it...and Rick. I do want you to know that what you did, by signing the divorce papers does mean alot more to me then I let on. It's...just."

[ I paused, then looked at him. ]

Brandi James:"It means alot to me, that's all."

Rick Young: "I know...sometimes the things that aren't said are the most obvious."

[ He said with almost like a all knowing smile as he repeated the twirling of the fork with the pasta.]

Brandi James:"I'm just glad you realize that...So What do you think about the masked man?"

[ I said casually to him. I loved the fact that I could be so relaxed with Rick. We had a wonderful meal, and talked about work. It's such and advantage to have your boyfriend in the same business your in. You understand what the other is going through. The soreness they feel after taking a brutual bump the next day. The need to just lay in bed in the morning because your so sore. When you're in a relationship with someone "outside" the business it makes it hard. Most are ignorant and view what we do as fake. It's just nice to be with a man that can appreciate what I have to offer. At first my relationship with Rick seemed to be about sex. Now don't get me wrong, a good part is. Rick is amazing in bed, too bad tiffany never appreciated it. But it's become so much more. We really understand each other, and balance the other in the best ways possible. He pushes me to do more, and want more. I feel I do the same with him. One thing I do know, is that I plan to hold on to Rick as tight as I can. I feel this isn't just something good but great with us. And I sure as hell don't plan on let it go. ]