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Ian
As he finished signing the letter – he realized that he didn’t have any photos of the two of them to send to his parents… and the only photos he had of her were from her real estate website. He had no photos of her true self slipping past that cool, demure mask.
“I want to see her smile so much,” he breathed openly, closing his eyes.
My sweet bride,
We need to take photos next time I am there – I miss your smile terribly.
Love,
Ian
* * *
Severaldays later,Peña threw a small box onto Ian’s bunk… and he scrambled to catch it, looking surprised. June had mentioned she was going to mail him something, but this had to have been sent over a week ago for it to get here that fast. Could she have mailed him something a few days after he’d left?
Not hesitating, he gave the little box a shake – and frowned.
It was awfully lightweight and quiet, whatever it was. Maybe she packed some cotton candy, or there was a bunch of peanuts in the box?
Carefully, he flipped open his knife and sliced the tape as he heard the other guys teasing Keyes about the box he’d received. Glancing up, he saw the bewildered look on Keyes’ face… and the grim, jealous expression on Peña’s.
Shaking his head, chuckling, Ian thanked his lucky stars that his relationship with June went so smoothly, and wondered idly how Talbot was doing on his trip. Both he and Morrison had returned married… and if Talbot did the same? It would be three-for-three…
As he sliced through the tape, he folded his knife absently and shoved it back in his pocket. Reaching into the box, he expected to feel tissue paper or packing peanuts… but not this.
… Never this.
Stunned and bewildered, Ian withdrew a pair of pale pink satin panties.
“What the…” he gasped openly, his mouth working several times in shock as he stared in shock – before checking the return address again in disbelief.
Sure enough, the package was from June.
The tiny scrap of fabric had a delicate bow on the front and a tiny, enchanting ruffle along the elastic of the hip, that made his mouth water in awareness. His beautiful new bride had mailed him…her panties?
“WOOOOWEEE!” one of the guys yelled out, laughing. “Look at ol’ Selkirk?! Our boy is doing something right!”
“My wife…” Ian rasped in shock, looking up at the smiling faces laughing at his obviously stunned expression. June was going to bring him to tears or unman him by doing things like this to shock him – because it worked. His hands were trembling as he stared at the panties, and then he looked up at the other guys again.
“Is there a letter?” Peña asked bluntly, still frowning… which wasn’t like the guy in the slightest.
Ian didn’t dare set down the gift. He was afraid that he’d have to maim someone if they touched his sweet girl’s panties, and felt a wildly possessive streak wash through him. He looped the satin over his wrist and bunched them in his palm, before peeking inside… and sure enough, there was a piece of paper.
Withdrawing it, he swallowed and read.
Thought I would give you something to
look forward to and fight for… be safe.
~ June
He drew in a shaky breath and closed his eyes, hearing laughter all around him as he brought the small piece of paper with delicate handwriting to his lips, pressing a kiss to it, and wishing it was his wife instead.
She was incredible.
Feeling overwhelmed, unsure what to say or do – or even how to respond, he was pretty positive he couldn’t put together a coherent sentence right now as he imagined those panties on her. He’d practically begged her to be wild, a freak, when they finally consummated their marriage… but was this her way of sharing that she indeed had a wild streak hidden deep down inside?
