“That’s not your line today, honey!”The officiant, whose name I couldn’t remember called back to her.I giggled and Rick joined in as he took hold of my hand and turned me to face him.“Ah, good, Jimmy’s here.He can be your second witness.”We both swiveled our heads and noticed a man standing at the back of the church.He was very clearly the janitorial portion of the staff since he was leaning on a vacuum, but whatever.
Mr.Officiant took us through a standard set of wedding vows were we both agreed to love, honor, obey, in sickness and in health, and all that jazz.We both said our “I do” portion and then Rick surprised me by producing the rings we needed to seal the deal.They were both simple, black silicone bands.He handed me the larger of the two to place on his finger while he slipped the daintier version one on mine.
“Best I could do on short notice, but also the most practical choice for me.”
“For me too,” I admitted as I stared down at the ring that I would have chosen to wear on a daily basis anyway.“I work with metals and welding.Better to wear a ring that can easily be cut off in case of an emergency.”
Rick nodded but I could see the surprise in his eyes.We had skipped the whole ‘what do you do for a living’ portion of our getting to know you session the night before.He knew I was an artist but probably assumed I painted or something, like everyone else did when they first heard.
“I now pronounce you husband and wife.You may kiss…”
Rick’s mouth landed on mine before the man could finish his proclamation.His hand came up to cradle the back of my neck while the other held firmly to my hip as if he was afraid I might slip away without being anchored in the moment.The heat of his hands on me was almost like extra kisses that sent little zips of energy careening through my body.Gooseflesh exploded across my skin as he deepened the kiss and I melted for him.I was twenty-four years old, far from being a blushing virgin, and nothing in my experience prepared me for the way that kiss knocked me off my axis and made me want more.
“Did that just happen?”I whispered as we pulled away slowly.
“Thought you two were going to burn the place down,” the officiant teased with a wide grin plastered to his face.
Carly nodded.“They’ll go the distance.I can always tell by the first kiss.You two have that cosmic spark.”When I lifted my brows in question she added, “You know, soulmates.”
That was a stretch since we barely knew one another but I wouldn’t correct Carly.She meant well and was super sweet.Oddly enough, she didn’t seem jaded at all about love even though she had to know the majority of the people they married at the chapel would end up divorced in less than a year.
We tookour time after leaving the chapel and went to dinner at a steakhouse where we were also treated to a magic show.It was nice to feel like I was out on a date with a man who was interested in me.We had a great time and it took away some of the pressure of what was to come for us as newlyweds.Not that I didn’t want to jump the man and get naked with him, but for some reason the nerves were high because I worried it would be the thing that finally disappointed him.
“I would totally give you a second date,” I joked as we left the restaurant.Rick chuckled and spun me around so I stood in front of him instead of to his side.
“That’s good considering we’re married and I plan to take you on many more.”He leaned in close and brushed his fingers against my jaw and then closer to my lip.“I didn’t hurt you earlier, did I?”he asked as his thumb brushed near the still-healing split.
“Forgot all about that when you kissed me.”It was the truth and his responding grin was all ego.
“Can I do it again?”
“I hope so.”My answer was damn near breathless.I’d give anything for a repeat of our first kiss.Rick leaned in and slid his lips against mine in a whisper of a kiss.Then, to my disappointment, he pulled back almost immediately.
“I want a repeat, too, but not until I can get you somewhere private.If I truly get my mouth on you like that again, I’m not going to stop until I’ve tasted every last inch of your body, Nell.”
“I think my panties just caught fire,” I sputtered aloud without thinking about who might hear me.
“Honey!Mind did, too!”A man in drag, dressed as Tina Turner, called out to me as he passed by.“You better get that man behind closed doors before someone tries to steal him away.”
I giggled as Rick took my hand in his and we walked down the strip headed toward the hotel.“We never talked about how real this marriage would be.If you’re not down for more, or not ready, just-” Rick started to say before I cut him off.
“I have no problem getting naked with you.Besides, don’t you have to seal the deal after saying, “I do,” for it to be a true, legal marriage anyway?”
“Yeah, we should definitely seal the deal,” Rick agreed with an absolutely devilish grin on his face.
We wastedno time getting back to the hotel room.There was a moment, when we first fell through the door kissing one another, that I worried about what we were about to do.Not because I didn’t want it but because self-doubt is a bitch.It made me wonder what my new husband would do if we simply didn’t have chemistry in bed.It happened to people.I knew that because a past boyfriend was one of the men I thought I could go the distance with, only when we tried to have sex, it was an absolute bust.
Rick nipped at my shoulder and and then leaned in to catch my lower lip between his teeth.As he did, our eyes met and I was lost in the dark depths that stared back at me.“That’s better,” his voice rumbled as he rubbed his nose against my jawline until his lips were at the shell of my ear.“Don’t get lost in that pretty head of yours, sweetheart.I want you here with me all the way or we won’t do this.”He leaned back to look me in the eye again.“You with me?”
“I’m with you,” I whimpered as he pulled my dress up and over my head.
“Fuck, that’s goddamn mouth-watering, sweetheart!”He hummed the words when he saw the matching blue lace bra and panty set that I’d been wearing beneath my country-girl wedding dress.My undergarments left little to the imagination.“That dress was like the gift wrap on the perfect present.”
My pussy dripped as he praised every inch of me that was revealed.It wasn’t just the words, but the heat in his eyes and the absolute worship in the tone of his voice, that did it for me.I leaned down and yanked one boot off my foot and then quickly pulled the other off as well.As I did that, Rick took a step back and undressed without taking his eyes off me.It was one of the hottest things I’d ever experienced.I didn’t know why.I was twenty-four, obviously, I’d seen men get naked before but there was something about the possessive glint in his eyes as he refused to look away that held me captive and left me wanting.
The very second that we were both naked, Rick slipped a condom over his very hard cock and yanked me up into his arms.In fact, he pulled me up so that my legs were draped over his elbows and then he moved so that my back was to the wall.
“How wet are you, sweetheart?”
