Authors: Anna Kristell
“You needn’t worry about that. I don’t take commitment lightly and I told you I agreed to your terms. We
’ll be married forever, Chase.”
When they arrived at the house, he
walked around to her side of the car and helped her out. They walked silently up the stairs. When they reached her bedroom door, he hesitated for just a moment. Pulling her into his arms, he kissed her passionately, no holds barred. He’d held himself in check until tonight, only giving her light kisses, occasionally.
Sunny responded to the kiss, unleashing her own
passion, which she had kept hidden from him in the months she’d known him. As he pulled her closer, it was obvious to her that he was aroused.
When the kiss ended he said, “I guess we have our answer,
baby.”
“Yes, I guess we do. Goodnight, Chase. I’ll see you at the altar.” She blew him a kiss and went into her room, closing the door quietly.
She walked into the bathroom and quickly prepared for bed. As she lay alone in her bed, she thought about the conversation they’d just had and the kiss they’d shared.
The next morning, she was up early. Chase had been given strict orders to stay out of sight. “It’s bad luck for the groom to see the bride on her wedding day,” his mother had told him as Alma, Alice, and Sunny’s mother agreed.
George and John were in charge of the groom and ring bearer. They whisked the two of them to John and Alice’s quarters early that morning. After they were out of sight, Alice knocked on Sunny’s door.
When Sunny opened it to let her in, the woman carried a breakfast tray into the room. “I brought your breakfast in to you. Marty and Alma are breakfasting with little Ali downstairs but we thought you might want some time to yourself, before we have to start bustling around here.”
“How thoughtful, Alice. How would I have gotten this all done so quickly
, without all of you?”
“We
’re glad to be a part of your special day, honey. The men are gone and your mother should be arriving any minute now. So eat up, we’ll get everything together and get you to the church to get ready soon. We want you to be beautiful for your groom.”
Sunny’s
eyes were shining as she hugged her housekeeper and friend. “Thank you, Alice.”
She picked at her breakfast of bacon, eggs, and toast and drank two cups of coffee, too nervous to do the delicious meal justice.
When she’d finished, she carried the tray downstairs. Her mother was there and soon it was a mad rush to get everything loaded into the car and to the church. They arrived in plenty of time. Sunny began to get ready with the help of her mother.
She’d chosen a simple white sheath style dress. It was backless and had a lace shawl which matched her short veil. Her mother had loaned her a pair of pearl earrings for her something borrowed, her garter was blue, and Marty had given her a set of pearls that had been a gift from Chase’s father for her something old. Now all she needed was somethin
g new. That was supplied by Ali who, along with Brice, had bought her a pearl bracelet.
“Oh, sweetie, I love it. I’ll cherish it always.”
“Grandma Marty helped us pick it out,” the little girl told her proudly.
“Well, thank you, Grandma Marty.” She hugged her future mother
-in-law.
Her own mother had tears in her eyes as she hugged her. “You look ravishing, darling. Your dad would have been proud to have walked you down the aisle.”
“I know he would have, Mom,” she replied with tears in her own eyes.
“Okay, you two, dry up the waterworks. We don’t want to have to re-do the bride’s make-up.” Alma laughed as she teased the two Drake women.
All too soon, it was time for the ceremony to begin.
Alice walked up the aisle first, then little Ali followed her, dropping rose petals from a tiny basket as she made her way up the aisle to take her place beside Alice.
Brice followed, proudly carrying the two wedding bands on a pillow.
The time had come. Dr Rose took her arm. “Are you ready, dear?”
“As ready as I’ll ever be.” She smiled at him and as the music began to play, he escorted her down the aisle to meet her groom.
Sunny
smiled at Chase, as he stood at the altar with John, Reverend Key and Brice. He watched as she approached and when she took her place next to him, they turned to face the minister. Chase winked at her, flashing a smile much like the one she’d been so taken with the night they’d met in Dr. Rose’s office. Sunny’s heart melted all over again and her tummy was doing strange somersaults. I’m actually doing this, she thought as Chase took her hand in his.
The ceremony was brief
, but beautiful, and when they had been pronounced man and wife, her groom took her in his arms and kissed her. Sunny thought she would melt on the spot as heat spread throughout her body at his touch. When he released her, he smiled knowingly.
The reception was in the
church basement where Alma had prepared a scrumptious feast for all of them. After the meal had been eaten and the cake had been cut, there was much well-wishing, along with hugs and kisses. They told the children to behave for Grandma Marty, who was staying to help Alice with them while Sunny and Chase were away.
Finally,
the newlyweds were on their way home to change and pick up their luggage.
“I think it went well,” Chase said as they pulled out of the church parking lot.
“It did, the kids looked so sweet.”
“So did their new mama.”
“Their mama, that has a nice ring to it.”
“Here we are
. You’re packed, right?” he asked as they pulled into the driveway.
“Well, your mother packed for me
, since I didn’t know where we’re going.” She laughed as she looked up at him.
“You’ll find out soon enough, sweet thing.”
He walked into her bedroom with her. “Do you need help with a zipper or anything?” He attempted to unzip her dress for her.
“That would be great. I had help dressing. I wondered how I would get out of this thing.”
“Oh, getting out of it will be no problem, believe me.” He expertly unzipped the dress and turned her around to face him. “Mrs. Dupont, I believe all you have to do is step out of it now.” He kissed her then, a kiss as passionate as his kiss had been the night before. Her heart was beating so hard, she thought it might pop out of her chest. She put her arms around his neck and gave in to the sensations he stirred inside her. He slid her wedding gown down and gently caressed her bare back. Forcing himself to pull away from her, he said in a low, husky voice, “Sunny, we need to get out of here. We have hotel reservations. But, we’ll continue this, once we get to where we’re going.”
“You still haven’t told me where we’re going.”
“For tonight, Miami, you’ll find out the rest in due time. Now get changed, baby, we have a long drive. We can pick up where we left off later.” He grinned seductively before kissing her again.
“If you don’t stop doing that, we aren’t going to get out of here anytime soon, husband dear.”
“Okay, okay, I’m going to get changed. The sooner we get out of here, the sooner we can begin the honeymoon.”
Within a half hour’s time, they had changed, loaded the car
, and were on their way to Miami to spend their first night together as husband and wife. Sunny looked over at her husband and smiled.
“Happy?”
he asked as he reached for her hand.
“
I am. Are you?”
“Yes, Sunny,
I’m happy, for the first time in a long time. I think we’ve made the right decision, even if it did start out as a business arrangement. I have the feeling we’re going to fall into married life quite nicely.”
She yawned. “I’m sorry. I guess the day was tiring.”
“Why don’t you take a nap? I’m not tired. I’ll be all right driving.”
“You don’t mind?”
“No, sweetheart, I don’t mind.”
He called me sweetheart and no one is listening
.
Sunny
woke up when Chase stopped for a coffee break. Looking around groggily, she asked, “Where are we?”
“Fort Lauderdale, we’ll be there soon,
baby, but I needed a break.”
“Let me get awake and I’ll come inside with you.”
He waited patiently as she put herself together. Together, they strolled hand-in-hand, into a small café. After they’d ordered coffee he asked, “Well, Mrs. Dupont, tell me, how does it feel to be sitting in a café with your
husband
?”
“It feels pretty good,” she replied shyly.
“Not half as good as you’re going to be feeling later tonight,” he told her with a wink.
“Chase Dupont, have I created a monster by telling you
I’m ready to be your wife in every sense of the word?” she whispered.
“Maybe…ah…here’s our coffee.”
He thanked the waitress and as he took a sip of the steaming liquid, he smiled across the table at her, “Have a nice nap?”
“Yes, I did, I guess I didn’t realize how tired I was. It was such a relief to have the wedding over with. I mean it was nice, but such a lot of work getting it all together so quickly.”
“No regrets?”
“No…do you have any regrets, Chase?”
“Not on your life. I couldn’t be happier.”
“Then I think we
’re on the right track. Let’s finish our coffee and get to the hotel.”
He raised his eyebrows
and teased, “Get to the hotel, you say? Did I by chance, just get married to a nymphomaniac?”
“Oh, you big tease…”
Sunny giggled as she took a sip of coffee. A feeling of warmth spread over her body and she was sure it had nothing to do with the coffee.
Arriving
shortly after dark, they checked in at the desk. Sunny looked around at the beautiful lobby. Chase had certainly chosen a nice place for their first night as a married couple. Chase carried their luggage to the room. Setting it down in the hallway, he inserted the card key and opened the door, surprising her by scooping her up in his arms and carrying her across the threshold. He set her down, picked up the luggage and kicked the door shut.
“What was that?”
“You wanted a traditional honeymoon, didn’t you?” He grinned seductively. “Welcome to the honeymoon suite.”
“Oh, Chase, who knew you were such a romantic?” She leaned up for a kiss, but he stopped her.
“First things first, oh wife of mine,” he told her as he opened the door, put the ‘Do Not Disturb’ sign on the doorknob then locked it.
“Now, come here, you.” He kissed her
finally, a kiss that told her there was more to come. She allowed herself to become lost in it. It wasn’t hard to do…she was lost…lost to every sensation taking over her body at that moment.
“Sunny…”
“Chase, slow down. I want to freshen up after the car ride. Give me a few minutes, okay?”
“Whatever you want,
baby. Tonight is your night.”
“Tonight is
our
night, Chase, yours and mine, the first night of the rest of our lives.” Grabbing her bag, she went into the bathroom, took a quick bath and put on the sheer black nightie she’d purchased for her wedding night. She’d bought it last week, hoping something might happen during the honeymoon. She was glad now she had the foresight to go ahead and buy it. She’d debated, finally talking herself into going ahead with the bold purchase.
When she walked back into the bedroom, Chase was sitting on the bed. He looked up. He was speechless for just a moment
. When he found his voice, he said, “My God, Sunny…you are a vision.”
She walked to the bed and leaning over him, kissed him. He pulled her onto the bed and kissed her again, thoroughly. His hands began to caress her silky skin. She moaned as tingly sensations delighted her senses. He whispered in her ear, “Baby…I want you so much.”
He kissed her again, moving to her neck. Removing the nightie, he threw it on the floor. “It’s nice, baby, but it’s getting in my way.”
She giggled and began caressing his back, as he moved his lips to her breasts. “Sunny…I can’t believe I was willing to
be married to you and go without…there’s no way. I see that now.”
“Chase…”
“Yes, baby?”
“Don’t stop…”
“I have no intention of stopping.”
Proving he meant
exactly what he said, his lips trailed further and further down her body, leaving a trail of sweet kisses every place they touched. His lips scorched her skin, igniting a fire within. When he had kissed every inch of her body from her head to her toes, he began a trail back up until he reached her thigh. Pushing her legs apart, he found a new place to explore. She moaned as his lips touched her again, igniting a fresh fire that she had no control of…it scorched and burned until she thought she would explode.
“Chase…oh…”