by Lynn, Sandi
“I know and I’ve been talking to Joel almost every day either on the phone or skype.”
I looked at her strangely. “Really?”
“Yeah. He’s a great and interesting guy. We have a lot in common.” She smiled.
“Really?” I asked again.
“Why do you look so shocked?”
“I don’t know. He is a great guy and his wife passed away a couple of years ago.”
“We’ve talked about her and my husband.”
I got the feeling that her and Joel may have started something or will start something when she gets to California.
The next afternoon, I picked Amelia up from her classes and we headed to the airport to say goodbye to Diana and Jacob. I’d been dreading this day since she agreed to move to California. My mom and Dad were already there and so were Julia and Jake. I walked up to Jacob and knelt down in front of him as I placed my hands on his shoulders.
“Hey, buddy. I want you listen to me. Okay?”
“Yeah, sure, Collin. What’s up?”
“I want you to have the best life in California. Really take in that ocean air. I’ll be coming out to visit you quite a bit and to check up on you. This is a new start for you and your mom and you’re going to need to be there to help her out. Mason will be around a lot and I just know you’re going to do great,” I said as my eyes instantly filled with tears.
“I’m going to miss you, Collin.”
I pulled him into an embrace. “I’m going to miss you too. We’ll keep in touch almost every day through phone calls and text, and whenever you want we can skype.”
“Okay,” he said as a tear fell from his eye.
I gave him one last squeeze and then patted him on the head. “Go on. Get out of here and go meet some hot California girls.” I smiled.
He smiled and held up his fist. I bumped mine against his and stood up and said goodbye to Diana with a hug and a kiss.
“Stay in touch and enjoy California. Amelia and I will be out soon to visit.”
“Thank you, Collin. I will never forget what you’ve done for us. This isn’t goodbye. I’ll see you later.” She smiled.
They walked to the plane and before Jacob got on, he stopped and waved at me. Amelia put her arm around my waist and laid her head on my shoulder as we both waved goodbye.
Chapter 37
Two Months Later
“Baby, are you ready? The plane is waiting for us.”
“I’m coming. I’m sorry. I had trouble deciding what to bring,” she said.
I had to go to Vegas for a business meeting and we decided to make a long weekend of it. Amelia had never been to Vegas and she was really excited to go.
“Have you ever gambled?” I asked her as we sat on the plane.
“No. But I can’t wait to.” She smiled.
“If you have any addictions, gambling could become a problem. So you better be careful.
“Hmm. I do have one addiction: you.” She growled as she kissed me.
She had me hard and we were going to be landing in about ten minutes. “You’re a very bad girl, Miss Grey, and as soon as we get to the hotel, I’m afraid I’ll have to punish you.”
“Only if you promise to punish me hard.” She smiled.
“Jesus, Amelia. You’re killing me,” I said as I kissed the side of her head and buckled my seat belt.
She giggled.
We arrived at The Bellagio hotel, and I had to get ready for my business meeting. As I was in the bathroom, Amelia threw herself on the king-sized bed.
“I thought you were going to punish me?”
“I am. After my meeting. I promise you I won’t be gone long. The meeting should only take an hour. I’ve booked a massage and facial for you down at the spa.”
“That was sweet. Thank you,” she said as she walked up behind me.
“You’re welcome, baby. My meeting is here in the hotel. If you get done with your spa appointment before my meeting is over, come back up to the room and when I get back, we’ll go and do some gambling.”
“Sounds good, babe,” she said as she kissed my back.
I put on my suit coat and I walked Amelia down to the spa.
“This is where we part ways. I’ll see you soon. Enjoy the spa, baby.”
“I will. Enjoy your meeting.”
“That, I won’t.” I smiled as I kissed her and headed to the conference room.
My meeting ran a little longer than I planned but I signed the deal for the company and my dad was going to be extremely happy. I walked over to the spa to see if Amelia was done and saw her walking out the door.
“Perfect timing. How was your massage?” I asked as I gave her a kiss.
“Exhilarating, relaxing, amazing.” She smiled.
I chuckled. “Maybe before we leave Vegas, we can get a couple’s massage.”
“I’d like that,” she said as she laid her head on my shoulder and looped her arm around mine.
We spent our first night at the Blackjack table and I taught Amelia how to play. She was either very lucky or she was bullshitting me about not knowing how to play. She cleaned up and she cleaned up well. I was more in love with her than ever and playing against her and watching how excited she got when she won was an amazing feeling. I reached over and stroked her blonde hair and asked her if she was ready to go back to the room.
“Are you ready, baby? I think we have some celebrating to do.” I winked.
“Yeah, I’m ready.” She smiled.
I took her hand and we entered the elevator. Once we hit the tenth floor, I pushed the stop button.
“What are you doing?”
I turned to her and placed my hands on her thighs. My fingers slid their way up to the edge of her panties and pushed them to the side. I slipped my fingers inside her, feeling how excited she already was.
“I’m giving you a little something before we go to the room. Judging by how wet you are, I think you want it.”
I pushed her against the elevator wall, and she brought her knee up. “Collin, you’re so bad.”
“Tell me how much you want me to make you come right now,” I whispered as my tongue stroked her neck.
“I want you to,” she said breathlessly.
“You want me to what?”
“I want you to make me come now and then multiple times in the room.”
I took down the strap of her dress, exposing her bare breast as my fingers moved in and out of her at a rapid pace. She tried to contain her moans but let loose once my mouth surrounded her breast. My thumb rested on her clit as she swelled against my fingers. I knew that a few short strokes on her clit would have her coming in no time.
“Come, baby. Show me how good I make you feel.”
“Don’t stop. Please don’t stop,” she begged.
I moved my fingers in circles and hit her g-spot. She let out a howl and her body tightened against me.
“Oh my God!” she said with bated breath as her orgasm came to full force.
I smiled as I looked at her and pulled the strap to her dress up. I then kissed her on the lips and pushed the button to go up to our room. The elevator door opened and there was a group of people standing in front of it.
“Are you two okay?” A gentleman asked. “The elevator was stuck.”
“Yeah. We’re great.” I smiled as I took Amelia’s hand and we went to our room.
Needless to say we were up all night and barely slept.
* * *
I rolled over and opened my eyes when I heard my phone buzz. I picked it up from the nightstand and it was a text message from my dad.
“Morning, son. Congratulations on closing the deal. We’ll celebrate when you get back to New York. I hope you and Amelia are having a great time.”
“Thanks, Dad. We’re having a blast. Amelia loves Vegas and she cleaned up last night at the Blackjack table. See you in a couple of days.”
I rolled over and looked at how peaceful Amelia was sleeping. I climbed out of bed,
put on some clothes and went downstairs to the reception desk. When I came back to the room, Amelia rolled over and looked at me as I stood in the doorway with red roses.
“Morning, baby.” I smiled.
“Where did you go?”
“Down to the flower shop to get you these,” I said as I handed her the roses.
She brought them up to her nose and smelled them. “They’re beautiful. Thank you,” she said as she reached up and kissed me.
“You’re welcome. Our breakfast will be here soon. I ordered you your favorite.”
“Chocolate Chip pancakes?” She smiled.
“Yep. Chocolate Chip pancakes,” I said as I kissed her nose.
While she was in the shower, room service was delivered and set up at the table for us.
“Amelia, breakfast is here,” I said as I walked in the bathroom.
“I’ll be there in a sec. Don’t start without me.”
I sat down at the table and waited for Amelia to join me. A few moments later, she came out in her silk robe and sat down across from me.
“I’m starving,” she said.
“Me too.”
She lifted the silver lid from her plate and stared at her pancakes. She put her hand over her mouth and looked up at me with tears in her eyes.
I got up from my seat and took the five-carat diamond ring that sat on the stack of pancakes. I got down on one knee and took her hand.
“Amelia, I want to spend the rest of my life with you. You have given me the best gift in life; true love. I fell in love with you from the moment I saw you walking past the beach house that morning after you saved me. My world was crumbling down before I met you and then you came along and changed my life. There is nothing that I wouldn’t do for you or give you. I want to build a future with you. I want you to be the mother of my children and I want to do nothing but grow old with you. I love you so much that sometimes it hurts. I can’t stand to be away from you and when I see you at the end of the day, my whole world lights up again.”
I placed my finger on her promise ring. “I gave you this ring as a promise of my love and a promise to marry you. Now, I’m fulfilling that promise by giving you this ring and asking you to be my wife forever and always. Let’s get married, baby. Let’s do it here in Vegas. I don’t want to wait a year to plan the perfect wedding. I want you now as my wife, Mrs. Amelia Black. What do you say, baby? Will you marry me today?”
The tears fell from her eyes as she stared into mine. “Of course I’ll marry you. Yes. Yes, I will marry you today!” she said with excitement.
I removed her promise ring from her left hand and placed in on her right. I slid the diamond ring on her finger and kissed it. We both stood up and I swung her around, holding her tight and kissing her nonstop.
“You have made me the happiest man alive!” I said.
“And you’ve made me the happiest girl in the world. I love you so much, Collin Black, and I can’t wait to marry you.”
“I love you too, Amelia. I have everything all arranged already.”
She looked at me when I put her down and smiled. “What if I would have said no?”
“Well, that’s the chance I took. But somehow, I knew you’d say yes.”
“What am I going to wear? I need a ring for you? Flowers? My hair, makeup! Oh my God, I’m starting to panic.”
I laughed. “Amelia. Calm down. I’ve arranged all that. There’s a jewelry shop in the lobby, we can go pick out my ring. I have two women catering to you today. They will be helping you pick a dress and they’ll be doing your hair and makeup.”
She took in a deep breath. “Okay. You’re truly amazing. Did you know that?”
“I’ve been told a few times.” I smiled.
We sat down at the table and at our breakfast. “Collin, I’m scared.”
“Why are you scared?”
“Your parents are going to be so upset. Not to mention Julia.”
“When we get back to New York, I’ll let my mom plan a reception for all of our family and friends. She’ll love it. Listen, Amelia, I don’t want to wait. Once we get back to New York, you have your classes, your clinicals and you’ll be graduating in a few months. There won’t be any time to plan a wedding.”
“You’re right and I don’t want to wait either,” she said as she got up, sat down on my lap and wrapped her arms around my neck. “I can’t wait to be your wife, Mr. Black,” she said as her lips brushed against mine.
* * *
Amelia and I were married at the Chapel of the Flowers. It was a beautiful ceremony and I paid top dollar to make sure everything was perfect. I wore a black tuxedo and she wore a white, tea length dress with beads that glistened when she walked down the aisle. She wore her beautiful blonde hair up in cascading curls and carried a bouquet of pink and white roses. She was the most beautiful bride in the world, and I was captivated by her every single day. The ceremony was perfect, and a few tears were shed by both of us. I vowed to love her, cherish her and devote my life to her forever. We shared our first kiss as husband and wife and walked up the aisle hand in hand. We exited the chapel and stood in front of the long white limo that was waiting for us.
“I love you so much, Mrs. Black.”
“I love you, Mr. Black.”
We kissed one more time and climbed into the limo. We celebrated with a beautiful dinner, dancing, and a lot of love making as husband and wife. She was my eternity and my savior. There was no place or no one else I wanted to be with. She took my breath away every single minute of the day and she made me happy. My life was now complete with her by my side as my wife and I was going to build an incredible family and future with her.
We lay wrapped up in each other’s arms after a fulfilled night of sex and champagne. My eyes flew open as the sun shined brightly through the crack in the curtains. We were flying back to New York today and panic started to settle in as one thought came to my mind. SHIT. How was I going to tell my parents that we got married in Vegas?”
A Forever Family
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Sandi Lynn
A Forever Family
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Chapter 1
Collin
Panic. Disappointment. Yelling. Crying. I could hear my mom’s voice in my head, not to mention my dad’s. Family was everything to them. Not to say that it wasn’t to me because my life was my family, and now, my life was Amelia. They would have to understand. Would they understand? My dad, maybe because he knew. He got it. The connection. The love. The need to be with the one you were meant to be with. My mom, on the other hand, not so understanding.
Shit. I looked over at Amelia as she lay asleep. She looked so beautiful and she was my wife. My parents would have to understand. They’d get over it, eventually. This was my life, not theirs. Maybe I didn’t have to tell them we were married. We could come back from Vegas and tell them we were engaged, and they’d never have to know. Except we’d spend the rest of our lives celebrating two anniversaries. One in private and one with the family.
“Good morning.” Amelia smiled as she ran her finger along my chest.
I kissed the top of her head. “Good
morning, baby. Did you sleep well?”
“Of course I did. Someone wore me out last night.”
I smiled as I flipped her on her back and hovered over her. “Is that so?” My lips brushed against hers in a passionate kiss. “I do believe that my wife took control and wore herself out.”
She shrugged. “That’s what my sexy husband does to me.”
My phone rang and I sighed. I climbed off of Amelia and took it from the nightstand. It was my dad. My stomach twisted in knots.
“Hey, Dad.”
“Good morning, son. What time will you be coming back today? Your mom wants the family together for dinner tonight.”
Shit. Shit. Shit. I rubbed my forehead. “Tell Mom not tonight. The plane isn’t even picking us up until noon and by time we get back to New York, with the time difference, it’ll be close to eight o’clock. We’ll be jet lagged and I have to be at the office in the morning and Amelia has an early class before her clinical’s start.”
“I understand, son, and I’ll let your mom know.” I heard him sigh. “She won’t be happy, but she’ll have to understand.”
“Thanks, Dad. Ask her if we can do it tomorrow night.”
“I will. Have a safe flight home and I’ll see you at the office tomorrow.”
I hung up and set the phone down on the nightstand. I climbed on top of Amelia and softly kissed her lips. “Now, where were we?” I smiled.
* * *
We walked into the apartment and set our bags down. It felt good to be home.
“Welcome home, Mrs. Black.”
“Thank you, Mr. Black.” She kissed me.
There was a knock at the door and Amelia and I looked at each other. I shrugged and opened it.