Reid
The day I proposed to Kara will be one I’ll always remember. I’d gone to pick up the ring a couple of days previously and it felt like it was burning a hole in my pocket. I wanted to ask her so many times, but I also wanted the timing to be right. I’d taken her to the Olive Grove but I didn’t want to do the cliché thing of putting it in the bottom of a glass of champagne or in her dessert.
My mouth was dry, my heart was racing, and I couldn’t stop fidgeting. But her agreeing to be my wife erased all trace of nerves or doubt. I didn’t doubt my love for her, my only niggling little doubt said it might be a bit too soon for Kara after all we’d been through. However, I knew in my heart it wasn’t too fast, that actually, we had been in love with each other for a long time and had been too afraid to admit it. It’s just the natural next step to take with a woman I love. Yes, I’ve been engaged before, but it wasn’t the same. Zoey and I only did that because of the baby. I had asked Kara to be my wife out of love, not duty.
Everything is good in my life right now. My brother is engaged to the guy he loves. Zoey and Brock are about to marry. Molly’s shit has been exposed, and getting rid of that has been like getting the monkey off my back. Kara has agreed to be my wife. Then there’s the fact that Jason and I are in the midst of setting up our own construction company—I finally gave in to his begging to go into business together. Kara’s bookstore is doing great. What more could I want or need?
I’m getting ready at home, making sure I look smart in my black three-piece suit. I’ve got a tie that matches Kara’s dress and a crisp white shirt. She made sure to set everything out for me before she left to be with Zoey last night. We’d finally moved in together—or should I say I moved into her house when she asked me to a few weeks ago—and she’s always doing the considerate things that not only make my life easier, but make me smile.
As I’m tying my tie, my phone chirps with an incoming text. I pick it up and see that it’s from Kara.
Kara: Morning, baby, I just wanted to say that I can’t wait until this is us.
I smile to myself as I type my reply.
Reid: I can’t wait either. One day soon, this will be us and it will be the best day of my life.
I finish getting ready and grab my phone and keys before heading for the door. I jump into my new Audi TTS Roadster. I couldn’t resist the gorgeous car when Kara suggested it was about time I upgraded. The fact that it was a deep red like Kara’s favourite lipstick was one of the selling points. Perhaps that makes me sound weird, but I like the look of it on her lips, and every time I see my car, it makes me smile because I think of her.
Traffic holds me up a little bit and I get a text from Kara.
Kara: Reid, where are you? We’re all ready and you need to be here.
Reid: Sorry, baby, traffic is worse than I thought. Hopefully I’m only about 10 minutes away. Don’t stress, I’ll be there.
I smile to myself. She’s stressing, but only because she wants everything to be absolutely perfect for her best friend. I don’t blame her, but I can’t be held responsible for the traffic this morning.
Pulling up outside the church, I see the family beginning to enter through the large double doors. I hop out of the car and join my brother and Liam as I spot them approaching.
***
Kara looks beautiful in her aubergine-coloured dress. It’s a colour that really compliments her. She has had a smile on her face all day, and I can’t wait until this is us because I know that smile will be even brighter. She’s the best thing that’s ever happened to me and I can’t wait to make her my wife.
She did her duty as maid of honour, she made sure everything ran smoothly for Zoey all day. The only minor hiccup was when their dog, who was meant to be the ring bearer—which is literally one of the weirdest things I’ve ever heard of—decided it was more fun to play with the cushion the rings were tied to and nearly ended up swallowing the rings. But I managed to stop that from happening by catching Bracken and taking the cushion from her, rings still intact.
Liam, Jason, and I were sat at a table with Kara and Zoey’s other bridesmaids. I’d heard Brock give his speech and seen them have their first dance. I felt happy for Zoey that she’d found the right man for her. She deserves happiness as much as anyone. Just because we aren’t together anymore doesn’t mean I don’t want her to be happy. She and Brock seem like a good fit for each other and their daughter Thea is so precious. She has her mother’s eyes and her father’s smile, with an added little dimple that makes her all the more adorable. She’s busy running rings around Bracken at the moment and it tugs at something in my heart. I realise that this is what I want. Not just to be married to the love of my life, but to be a dad too. It would make my life complete.
***
“You look so beautiful,” I whisper in a husky voice as Kara stands before me.
She blushes and looks so breathtakingly gorgeous. I reach out to take hold of her hips, holding her in place.
Kara places her hands on my shoulders as I sit at the foot of the bed in front of where she stands. I pull her closer and part my legs so she can stand between them.
“You look so handsome in this suit. I suddenly know what it is that makes a woman go weak at the knees when she sees a man in a sharp suit.”
I slip my arms around her and pull her to sit on my lap. Nuzzling into the crook of her neck, I inhale the scent of her shampoo and fragrance.
My heart feels like it skips a beat when she leans in to kiss me. Her soft, full lips claim mine in a sweet kiss that’s both breath-taking and a little dizzying. My cock begins to stir to life and I have an almost animalistic urge to throw her down on the bed and claim her. Instead, I deepen our kiss and feel around blindly to undo the zip at the back of her dress. Once I have that undone, I slip it slowly down her arms without breaking our kiss. She lets it pool at her waist and begins to unbutton my shirt. I quickly loosen my tie and pull away momentarily to pull it off over my head and discard it on the floor.
Kara stands and her dress drops to the floor. I look at the gorgeous lacy underwear she has on underneath and lick my lips slowly.
Slipping my shirt off, I throw it in the same direction my tie went. The look in Kara’s eyes must reflect the hunger in mine. Slowly, she kneels at my feet.
I unbuckle my belt as Kara undoes the button and zip of my trousers. I stand to allow her to pull them down and she doesn’t hesitate to pull my boxer shorts down with them. My cock springs free and the twinkle in Kara’s eye suggests mischief.
Pushing me down on the bed, she takes the base of my erection in her hand, slowly licks her lips and throws a smirk my way. Then she reaches her tongue out to lick the pre-cum from me before tracing circles with her tongue around the tip of my cock. She takes the tip into her mouth and I harden at the feel of her silky tongue gliding over me. Using her hand and mouth to create the perfect rhythm, Kara couldn’t look more beautiful. I want to lie back and close my eyes, to lose myself in the sensations she’s creating in me; instead I lift myself up onto my elbows so I can watch her movements.
I’m moments from shooting my load and I try my hardest to hold out for just a little longer. But all too quickly, I’m coming down the back of her throat. She slowly stops what she was doing and licks the tip of me clean again before standing up. She begins to remove her underwear, but I shake my head and she stops.
I stand on slightly shaky legs so I can lie her down on the bed to worship her the way she did to me.
She lies down on the bed and I take a moment to appreciate the exquisiteness before me. I’m a hell of a lucky guy to have a woman that radiates this much beauty inside and out. Getting down on my knees, I nudge her legs a little wider apart. I place tender kisses along the inside of her thighs, taking my time getting to that sweet spot. As I get closer to her core, Kara’s legs tremble slightly. I know she loves it when I take my time with her. Unable to wait any longer, I move her panties to one side and lick her wet folds. She’s hot and wet for me already, and her breathing hitches as I toy with her clit. Reaching for her, I slowly push one finger inside her. She gasps and her walls clench around me. I love the silky feeling of her walls around me and can’t wait to bury my cock inside her. Pushing another finger inside her, I tease her G-spot and have her writhing on the bed. My cock hardens and it takes all my restraint not to claim her. Instead, I tease her closer to the edge of her first orgasm. I lick and nip as her legs quiver. She rides my hand, matching the rhythm I set, and it isn’t long before she’s coming and screaming my name into the night.
***
As I lie here looking at my sleeping fiancé, I’m overcome with emotion. Men might not be the best at showing our feelings, but Kara has brought out that side of me more and more over time. I want to show her how much I love her every single day for the rest of our lives. I never want her to doubt the way I feel about her. I will put my all into every day with her.
I’m so glad that stuff with Molly is in the past. Kara told me the only person my anger is hurting is me, not Molly, so I’m trying to just let the past lie. Sometimes I wish I didn’t have a heart, because then I wouldn’t have felt the sting of what she did. I could be as cold as stone and not feel a thing. But then I wouldn’t have what I have with Kara, and that’s what’s most important to me right now and forever.
I snuggle closer to Kara’s warm body and drift asleep, content in the knowledge we have the rest of our lives together.