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Trouble Brewing

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by Selena Kitt


  “Katie?” My father poked his head in. and the look on his face was priceless. “Oh my God, Katie. You look…”

  “Like a princess?” I laughed.

  “Beautiful,” he breathed. I saw tears brimming in his eyes.

  “Don’t you cry!” I warned, fanning my own eyes when I saw his. “Don’t you dare! My mascara is waterproof, but still…”

  We could both hear Tyler singing.

  * * *

  When you sleep, and I keep

  My vigilant gaze into the night

  Where the light can’t penetrate

  * * *

  In the cold, in the dark

  You are the star fire burning bright

  To where I navigate

  * * *

  Then the morning rise

  And I feel it

  In your waking eyes

  And I see it

  My eyes claiming yours

  And you feel it

  * * *

  My father smiled, offering me his arm. I took a deep breath, my bouquet in my other hand, and took a step forward to take it.

  * * *

  There are stars, that never part

  Split halves that are fused into one whole heart

  That spin into infinity

  * * *

  How it burns, generates

  A force unmatched among the stars

  It’s a love like gravity

  * * *

  My heart swelled as we walked out of the room into the alcove of the church. It was a beautiful, old Catholic church, although neither of us were Catholic. We’d gotten some sort of exception, because we weren’t members, but Celeste had been married in it, and I’d fallen in love with all the stained glass.

  “Are you happy?” My father leaned in to ask as we stood at the back of the church.

  “Beyond,” I whispered back, seeing everyone I loved standing or sitting up there at the front of the church.

  My mother was in the front row, along with my brother, Aaron, and his wife. My bridesmaids were standing in a row, Emma waving wildly to me, making me smile. On the other side, Rob was beside Tyler—his best man—along with the rest of Trouble acting as groomsmen.

  And there was Tyler, singing my song, and waiting for me to be his bride. Slowly, my father walked me down the aisle to meet him.

  * * *

  Then the morning rise

  And I feel it

  In your waking eyes

  And I see it

  My eyes claiming yours

  And you feel it

  * * *

  Put your hand, in my hand

  Our hearts surrendered to love’s demands

  The only bonds that make us free

  * * *

  Claire had timed this moment perfectly. I saw her out of the corner of my eye, our wedding planner, checking her watch. This was the moment my father would hand me over to Tyler.

  My hand slipped from my father’s into my soon-to-be husband’s. My father’s hand closed over both of ours for a moment, squeezing, before he took a step back and gave me over completely.

  Tyler, still holding a mic, looking down at me as the music shifted and changed, bringing around the last verse. Tyler sang it to me, his eyes shining, and goddamnit, I wasn’t going to get through the first five minutes of my own wedding without crying.

  * * *

  In the dark, in the night

  What we are ignites a forever light

  Where we will always be

  * * *

  Say you’ll marry me

  Will you feel it?

  Say you’ll marry me

  Will you see it?

  Say you’ll marry me…

  * * *

  Tyler’s voice trailed off, and he handed the mic over to the minister, like Claire had planned. It was all perfectly choreographed and orchestrated.

  Then Emma’s voice rose above everything, clear as day, “You have to say yes!”

  I looked at her and laughed. Then everyone laughed.

  “Yes!” I cried, throwing my arms around Ty and kissing him, much to everyone’s surprise, long before the official ceremony was begun, let alone over. Tyler wrapped his arms around me and kissed me back as I whispered the words that really sealed the deal against his lips, “So much yes!”

  The End

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  Selena Kitt is a NEW YORK TIMES bestselling and award-winning author of erotic and romance fiction. She is one of the highest selling erotic writers in the business with over two million sexy books sold!

  Her writing embodies everything from the spicy to the scandalous but watch out-this kitty also has sharp claws and her stories often include intriguing edges and twists that take readers to new, thought-provoking depths.

  When she’s not pawing away at her keyboard, Selena runs an innovative publishing company (excessica.com) and bookstore (excitica.com), as well as two erotica and erotic romance promotion companies (excitesteam.com and excitespice.com) and she also now runs the Erotica Readers and Writers Association (erotica-readers.com).

  Her books EcoErotica (2009), The Real Mother Goose (2010) and Heidi and the Kaiser (2011) were all Epic Award Finalists. Her only gay male romance, Second Chance, won the Epic Award in Erotica in 2011. Her story, Connections, was one of the runners-up for the 2006 Rauxa Prize, given annually to an erotic short story of “exceptional literary quality.”

  Her books, Babysitting the Baumgartners, Adventures with the Baumgartners, Heidi and the Kaiser and Unfolding are now adult films by Adam & Eve, directed by Kay Brandt.

  She can be reached on her website at www.selenakitt.com

  Selena Kitt’s Other Works

  MOVIES

  Adventures with the Baumgartners

  Babysitting the Baumgartners

  Heidi and the Kaiser

  Unfolding

  * * *

  NOVELS

  BAUMGARTNER SERIES NOVELS

  A Baumgartner Reunion

  Adventures with the Baumgartners

  Babysitting the Baumgartners

  Baumgartner Generations: Henry

  Baumgartner Generations: Janie

  Baumgartners Empty Nest

  Crazy About the Baumgartners

  Letters to the Baumgartners

  The Baumgartners Plus One

  * * *

  DIVINE VAMPIRES SERIES

  The Blood of Angels

  The Kiss of Angels

  * * *

  HIGHLAND WOLF PACT TRILOGY

  Highland Wolf Pact

  Highland Wolf Pact: Compromising Positions

  Highland Wolf Pact: Blood Reign

  * * *

  PARANORMAL/FANTASY NOVELS

  Bear Necessities

  Blind Date

  Hooked (Blood Courtesans)

  The Real Mother Goose

  The Song of Orpheus

  The Surrender of Persephone

  * * *

  TABOO/FORBIDDEN NOVELS

  Heidi and the Kaiser

  Hussy

  Forbidden Fruit

  Naughty Bits (Revised)

  Step Beast

  Yank

  * * *

  THREESOME/MENAGE NOVELS

  Bluebeard’s Wife

  Taken

  The Sybian Club

  Under Mr. Nolan’s Bed

  Unfolding

  * * *

  UNDER MR. NOLAN’S BED TRILOGY

  Temptation

  Confession

  Grace

  * * *

  SELENA KITT BOX SETS

  The Baumgartner Box Set 1

  The Baumgartner Box Set 2

  Girls Only Complete Boxed Set

  Highland Wolf P
act Boxed Set

  Modern Wicked Fairy Tales: Complete #1

  Myths Behaving Badly Box Set

  Nolan Trilogy Boxed Set

  Power Play: The Complete Collection

  Tempting His Best Friend—Forbidden Love A-Z—BABY SERIES—Volume 1

  Tempting His Best Friend—Forbidden Love A-Z—THE GIRLS—Volume 1

  Tempting His Best Friend—Forbidden Love A-Z—THE GIRLS—Volume 2

  Tempting His Best Friend—Forbidden Love A-Z—THE GIRLS—Volume 3

  Tempting His Best Friend—Forbidden Love A-Z—THE GIRLS—Volume 4

  Tempting His Best Friend—Forbidden Love A-Z—THE GIRLS—Volume 5

  Tempting His Best Friend—Forbidden Love A-Z—THE GUYS—Volume 1

  Tempting His Best Friend—Forbidden Love A-Z—THE GUYS—Volume 2

  Tempting His Best Friend—Forbidden Love A-Z—THE GUYS—Volume 3

  Tempting His Best Friend—Forbidden Love A-Z—THE GUYS—Volume 4

  Tempting His Best Friend—Forbidden Love A-Z—THE GUYS—Volume 5

  * * *

  ANTHOLOGIES

  Back to the Garden (Revised)

  Baumgartner Hot Shorts

  Confessions

  EcoErotica

  Quickies

  Tickled Pink

  * * *

  STORIES

  * * *

  BAUMGARTNER SERIES STORIES

  A Baumgartner Anniversary

  A Baumgartner Christmas

  A Baumgartner Valentine

  Baumgartners Dirty Show

  Meet the Baumgartners

  * * *

  EROTICA

  A Different Angle

  A Twisted Bard’s Tale

  Connections

  Hannah’s Choice

  I’ll Be Your Superman

  On Cherry Hill

  Sacred Spots

  Second Chance

  Shorn

  Starving Artist

  The Flintstone Experiment

  * * *

  ROMANCE

  Christmas Stalking

  Unbreakable Bonds

  * * *

  GIRLS ONLY

  Girls Only: College Days

  Girls Only: First Time

  Girls Only: Girl Scout Trip

  Girls Only: Moms’ Night Out

  Girls Only: New Year’s Resolution

  Girls Only: Pajama Party

  Girls Only: Pool Party

  Girls Only: Stay

  Girls Only: Sybian Sorority

  Girls Only: The Hairdresser

  * * *

  MODERN WICKED FAIRY TALES

  A Modern Wicked Fairy Tale: Alice

  A Modern Wicked Fairy Tale: Beauty

  A Modern Wicked Fairy Tale: Bluebeard

  A Modern Wicked Fairy Tale: Briar Rose

  A Modern Wicked Fairy Tale: Frog Prince

  A Modern Wicked Fairy Tale: Goldilocks

  A Modern Wicked Fairy Tale: Gretel

  A Modern Wicked Fairy Tale: Peter and the Wolf

  A Modern Wicked Fairy Tale: Pinocchio

  A Modern Wicked Fairy Tale: Rapunzel

  A Modern Wicked Fairy Tale: Red

  A Modern Wicked Fairy Tale: The Frog Prince

  A Modern Wicked Fairy Tale: Wendy

  * * *

  POWER PLAY

  Power Play: Bailey and the Professor

  Power Play: Donnie and the Maid

  Power Play: Emily and the Priest

  Power Play: Ivy and the Cop

  Power Play: Jodie and the Billionaire

  Power Play: Katie and the Dom

  Power Play: Kelsey and the Executive

  * * *

  TEMPTING HIS BEST FRIEND

  Aaron

  Brian

  Cameron

  Daren

  Dustin

  Evan

  Finn

  Gavin

  Hayden

  Ian

  Jason

  Kevin

  Logan

  Mason

  Nathan

  Owen

  Preston

  Quinn

  Ryan

  Sean

  Tristan

  Upton

  Vaughn

  Warren

  Xavian

  Yaron

  Zayn

  Anna

  Becca

  Christa

  Clara

  Darla

  Eva

  Fiona

  Georgia

  Hanna

  India

  Jenna

  Kayla

  Leila

  Maya

  Nina

  Olivia

  Paula

  Qesa

  Raina

  Sara

  Tina

  Ursula

  Viola

  Willa

  Xema

  Yasmina

  Zinnia

  Baby Kisses

  Baby Love

  Baby’s Big Night

  This Time, Baby

  Welcome Home, Baby

  * * *

  AUDIO

  Audio Series – The Baumgartners

  A Baumgartner Reunion

  Adventures with the Baumgartners

  Babysitting the Baumgartners

  Baumgartner Generations: Henry

  Baumgartner Generations: Janie

  Baumgartner Shorts

  Crazy About the Baumgartners

  The Baumgartners Plus One

  Baumgartners Empty Nest

  Letters to the Baumgartners

  * * *

  Audio - Paranormal

  Bear Necessities

  Blind Date

  The Song of Orpheus

  The Surrender of Persephone

  * * *

  Audio Series – Divine Vampires

  The Blood of Angels

  The Kiss of Angels

  * * *

  Audio Series – Highland Wolf Pact

  Highland Wolf Pact

  Compromising Positions

  Blood Reign

  * * *

  Audio – New Adult Romance

  Forbidden Fruit

  Hussy

  Yank

  * * *

  Audio – Menage

  Bluebeard’s Wife

  Taken

  The Sybian Club

  Unfolding

  * * *

  Audio – BDSM

  Heidi and the Kaiser

  The Real Mother Goose

  The Surrender of Persephone

  Unfolding

  * * *

  Audio – Taboo

  Back to the Garden (Revised)

  Naughty Bits (Revised)

  Step Beast

  Under Mr. Nolan’s Bed (Revised)

  * * *

  Audio Series – Girls Only

  Girls Only: College Days

  Girls Only: First Time

  Girls Only: Girl Scout Trip

  Girls Only: Moms’ Night Out

  Girls Only: New Year’s Resolution

  Girls Only: Pajama Party

  Girls Only: Pool Party

  Girls Only: Stay

  Girls Only: Sybian Sorority

  Girls Only: The Hairdresser

  * * *

  Audio – Stories

  A Different Angle

  Garden of Eden

  Hunting Season (with Blake Crouch)

  Lost Souls

  Second Chance

  Starving Artist

  The Flintstone Experiment

  * * *

  Audio Series – Little Brats

  Little Brats: Anna

  Little Brats: Becca

  Little Brats: Christa

  Little Brats: Clara

  Little Brats: Darla

  Little Brats: Eva

  Little Brats: Fiona

  Little Brats: Georgia

  Little Brats: Hanna

  Little Brats: India

  Little Brats: Jenna

  Little B
rats: Kayla

  Little Brats: Leila

  Little Brats: Maya

  Little Brats: Nina

  Little Brats: Olivia

  Little Brats: Paula

  Little Brats: Qesa

  Little Brats: Raina

  Little Brats: Sara

  Little Brats: Tina

  Little Brats: Ursula

  Little Brats: Viola

  Little Brats: Willa

  Little Brats: Xema

  Little Brats: Yasmina

  Little Brats: Zinnia

  * * *

  Audio Series – Modern Wicked Fairy Tales

  Modern Wicked Fairy Tales: Alice

  Modern Wicked Fairy Tales: Beauty

  Modern Wicked Fairy Tales: Bluebeard

  Modern Wicked Fairy Tales: Briar Rose

  Modern Wicked Fairy Tales: Gretel

  Modern Wicked Fairy Tales: Goldilocks

  Modern Wicked Fairy Tales: Pinocchio

  Modern Wicked Fairy Tales: Rapunzel

  Modern Wicked Fairy Tales: Red

  Modern Wicked Fairy Tales: Wendy

  * * *

  Audio Series – Power Play

  Power Play: Bailey and the Professor

  Power Play: Donnie and the Maid

  Power Play: Emily and the Priest

 

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