“You’re always so wet for me, Heather.”
“Yes…” she whispered as she pulled my face to hers.
We began kissing, and then I pulled away just long enough to take her panties off before I crawled on top of her and teased her with my tip.
“Ugh! Josh…please. Please don’t tease me.”
I slowly pushed myself into her warm, wet body. I let out a long moan as I buried myself as deep in her as I could. I took her hands in mine and laced our fingers as I pushed them over her head. As I moved in and out of her, I kissed her gently on the lips over and over again and whispered how much I loved her.
I could feel when she was about to come because it felt like she was squeezing my dick.
“Oh…Josh…yes…I’m going to come,” Heather whispered in my ear.
I moved a little faster, and when she began to softly call out my name, I gently kissed her lips. There was nothing else on this Earth that I loved more than coming at the same time with Heather. Feeling our bodies react to each other was one of the most amazing things I’d ever experienced. I rolled over, pulled her to me, and listened to her breathing. Her body fit so perfectly with mine.
I thought back to the first time I’d ever seen her. She’d walked into Jeff and Gunner’s house, and I’d never had that feeling before—the feeling of all the air being taken from my body, my knees going weak, and that sensation in my stomach that I still got when she would unexpectedly touch my body.
“Heather,” I whispered.
“Mmm…”
“I just want you to know how much I love you,” I said, my voice cracking.
She turned over and looked into my eyes. “I do know. I love you so much, too,” she said with a smile that melted my heart.
“You know I’d do anything for you and the kids, right?”
She nodded her head. “Josh, is everything okay?”
I pushed her hair back and grinned. “Everything is perfect. It just scares me sometimes. I don’t ever want to lose you, Will, and Libby. I’ll do whatever it takes to make the three of you happy. Everything I do…it’s all for you.”
I watched as a single tear rolled down her face.
“Oh, Josh…you make me so happy every single second of the day. I’d be completely lost without you. I’ll love you forever.”
I laughed. “That’s a long time.”
She nodded her head and winked. “Yes, it is, but I think I’m up for the challenge.”
“You better be because I intend on making love to you as much as possible for the rest of our lives.”
She pushed me onto my back and crawled on top of me. As she slowly sat down on me, she smiled. “I’m going to hold you to that, Mr. Hayes. You’re my everything, Josh, and I love you so much.”
I pulled her body closer to me and placed my hands on the sides of her face as I looked into her beautiful blue eyes. I will love this girl forever with everything in my heart and soul.
“I love you more times infinity. I’ll forever be faithful to our love, princess.”
The Wedding—October Thirty-First
I stood there like an idiot, just watching everyone run around as they set up things for the wedding. I turned around and looked at our bedroom window. I smiled, imagining her getting ready. What will her dress look like? Is she going to wear her hair up or down? I took in a cleansing deep breath and blew it out as I felt someone slap my back. I turned to see Lark there.
“So, I believe it’s the best man’s responsibility to make sure the groom is at the wedding on time. I’ve got that covered. I also need to make sure he is dressed and ready to go.” He looked me up and down and smiled. “That’s covered. Now, I see what my real hurdle is going to be.”
I chuckled. “What’s your hurdle?”
“Keeping you away from the bride before the wedding,” he said with a wink.
I threw my head back and laughed. “That is going to be a hurdle because all I want to do is see her.”
“Tough shit. Come on, let’s go get a beer. I know a place where we can get away from all this wedding bullshit.”
He started to head down toward the barn. I looked at the tables that were being set up. Jessie was going to be so happy when she could see how everything was coming together. I glanced over and saw my mom talking to Jenny. The two of them planning this wedding was just what they both had needed. They worked amazingly well together, and Jenny had asked my mother if she’d ever thought of going into wedding planning. As of three weeks ago, they had become business partners, and this wedding was their first as partners.
I looked to my left and saw my father ordering around the guys who were setting up the bar and putting out the kegs. I chuckled and shook my head. Leave it to him to be in charge of the booze.
I turned the corner and walked into the barn. Jeff, Gunner, Josh, and Brad were all kicked back and sitting around a small table. Everyone, except Brad, had a beer in his hands.
“So, this is where my groomsmen have been, huh?” I walked around and grabbed a beer out of a—
Pumpkin?
“What in the fuck is this?” I asked as I sat down.
They all laughed.
Brad said, “This was Amanda’s job—carve out pumpkins for little mini ice chests.”
They all looked at me, but no one said a word.
“What?” I asked.
“You nervous?” Jeff took a drink of his beer.
“Pft, no. I’m not nervous at all,” I said, trying to keep my hands from shaking. They’d been shaking ever since I’d woken up this morning.
Gunner and Josh both laughed.
Brad smiled at me. “Dude, we’ve all been in your shoes—well, everyone but Lark here.”
“The only one with brains, I guess,” Lark said before downing his beer.
Brad laughed and rolled his eyes. “We’ve all been in your shoes. We know you’re nervous.”
I dropped my head and shook it. “I don’t understand what’s wrong with me. I mean, I want to marry her more than anything. I’m not having doubts at all, but my stomach is in fucking knots. I feel sick, my hands won’t stop shaking, and…and I’m…I’m…”
“You’re afraid she is going to change her mind? Wonder why in the hell she is marrying you? Does that sound about right?” Josh asked.
“Yes! That is exactly it. I have this fear that she’s going to decide at the last minute that she doesn’t want to get married.”
“Trust me, she’s just as nervous, if not more, than you are, Scott. Don’t worry, dude. That girl has been in love with you since we were kids,” Gunner said.
Lark held up his hand. “So, let me ask y’all something. Every single one of you is happy. No desire to be with another woman? You’re…content?”
We all let out a laugh.
“Fuck, you couldn’t pay me to be back in the dating world. Ari literally saved my ass. If it wasn’t for her, Luke, and Grace…” Jeff slowly shook his head and looked at Lark. “I wouldn’t want to live without Ari in my life.”
Josh leaned forward and nodded his head. “I feel the same way. Heather is the air I breathe. She’s my life, and then you add in Will and Libby…” He smiled bigger. “I wouldn’t trade my life for anything. One day, you’ll find the one girl who will make you lose your train of thought just by her smile. When she walks by you, her smell will about drop you to your knees. Her kiss will cause your body to go insane with desire, and the sound of her voice will make you feel all fucking giddy inside. Yeah…once you find that, you won’t ever want anything else but that.”
“Amen, brother,” Brad and Gunner both said.
Gunner lifted his beer bottle to Josh. They clicked bottles together and then did some hand gesture that they always did. It was something from college, and I’d never understood it or cared to.
“I should take all your damn man cards away,” Lark said with a smile.
“Are you hiding in here?” Drake asked.