Kinkade, Lea - Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not? [The Chisholms of Texas 1] (Siren Publishing Classic)

by Lea Kinkade

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  Xander pulled out a chair at the kitchen table, and Jordan sat down numbly. He though she still looked a little shell-shocked. Hell, so was he. He didn’t want there to be any threat to her health or the baby’s. Xander knew she needed to be as stress-free as she could right now. He knew he couldn’t tell her about the day she went into the hospital now. He’d have to wait. He should probably talk to the doctor about it and get his advice. For right now, he had to make these next few weeks as easy and stress-free as possible for her sake as well as the baby’s.

  “Do you want to go upstairs and rest?” He laid the blood pressure monitor on the table as he watched her face carefully.

  “Not really.” She wasn't trying to be difficult, she was just being honest. “But I will. I plan to do everything the doctor told me to do. I don’t want you to worry. I’m going to keep our baby safe. Just remember what he told us, though. I’m not on full bed rest, and you can’t withhold sex from me in my delicate condition. I’ve been reading up on high blood pressure during pregnancy. If I follow the doctor’s orders, everything should be fine.

  “We already decided I would stop working, so I don’t have to make any changes there. I can do my pottery sitting down, and most of the time I find it soothing anyway. I’ll let you take care of moving the rest of my things over here and handling everything else to do with my house. I’ll call the wedding consultant, your mother, and Jessie and tell them what I need done for the wedding. I’m going to delegate, delegate, delegate. I’m going to let go of my worries and just gestate our baby.” She saw Xander eyeing her skeptically. “I am,” she vowed. “Just watch me.” Over the next two weeks, Jordan did just that.

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  Jordan let Jessie, Taylor, and Cassie take her to Corpus Christi the day after she had seen the doctor. She’d picked out two stores that had websites where she had seen the type of dress she wanted. They visited both, and ended up returning to the first to get the dress Jordan had liked so much.

  Jordan knew the dress from the first store was perfect the minute she tried it on. Given her practical nature, though, she couldn't pass up the opportunity to see what the other store had to offer. She had asked the manager of the first store to hold the dress for her until the end of the day. Although she tried on several pretty dresses at the second store, Jordan just couldn’t forget the dress at the other shop. It had looked perfect on her. Both Jessie and Cassie had agreed, so after paying for Jessie’s maid-of-honor dress, they had headed back to the first store to reclaim Jordan’s wedding dress.

  The dress Jessie found at the second shop was deep red in a color, matching the embossed rose on the wedding invitations. It had spaghetti straps, or could be worn strapless. Its tight bodice flowed into a full satin skirt that ended at Jessie’s calves. The store was able to dye a pair of white satin pumps to match the dress and was willing to ship them to Jessie in time for the wedding.

  Jordan wasn't surprised when the manager of the first store saw her come back in and grinned. She stepped into the back and brought out the dress and matching veil to Jordan. Jordan would have a seamstress that Cassie knew in Deseo make the few alterations that would be needed to the dress. Jordan paid for the dress and veil. The total had been a little bit over the budget she had set for herself, but she knew the extra money had been well spent on this dress. It was going to knock Xander’s socks off!

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  Xander was spending the day pretending to move all of Jordan’s worldly goods into his house—their house. Since everything had actually been moved almost two weeks before, he had simply invited his brothers over for lunch of smoked brisket and all the fixings. While they were occupied in the backyard pool, he sat on the deck and browsed online for possible honeymoon spots a little closer to home. He had planned on taking Jordan to Hawaii for their honeymoon, but that might not be possible now. He knew she had never been to Hawaii and dreamed of going someday. He wanted to make all of her dreams come true. The doctor had said he would make a decision closer to the date of the wedding, so Xander was looking into back-up ideas for a romantic getaway a little closer to home.

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  Jordan had picked out the tuxes the men would wear from an online site. Jessie had gone to the rental place in town and picked out a tux very similar in style to it. She took a picture of the selected tux and e-mailed it to Jordan on her cell phone while she was still at the store. Jordan had immediately texted back that her pick was perfect. She knew Xander would take her breath away and couldn’t wait to see his powerful body in the dashing tuxedo.

  Besides Xander and Levi, who was acting as best man, the rest of the brothers, as well as Alex Chisholm, would be outfitted in the same tuxedo. The brothers were all helping to seat the guests and Alex was walking her down the aisle. Jordan knew it was unusual for the groom’s father to give away the bride, but he was the closest thing to a father figure Jordan had ever had. He had been speechless when Jordan had asked him, but quickly assured her he would be honored to give her away to his son.

  Jordan and Xander made love nearly every night. Their loving was slow, gentle, and sweet. Jordan had no problem with making love like that with Xander, and he made sure that she had mind-numbing orgasms—yeah, plural—every time. However, she did miss just being taken by Xander and waited impatiently for him to tire of the somewhat vanilla sex and stop handling her with kid gloves. She was about to take matters into her own hands.

  It was now less than one week before the wedding. At the last checkup a couple of days ago, the doctor had given them permission to go wherever they wanted on their honeymoon. Xander still hadn't told Jordan where they were going. All she knew was that Xander had talked to the doctor privately to discuss the honeymoon. The doctor had been very pleased with how Jordan’s blood pressure had seemed to settle down. At the last three appointments, her blood pressure had been normal even without laying down. Jordan also told the doctor that the readings she had taken at home over the last few weeks had all been normal, too. Although he still wanted her to rest more often and wouldn’t allow her to return to working as a bartender, he lifted the majority of the restrictions he had placed on her. She was only seeing him every two weeks now and had an appointment scheduled with him for the day after they returned from their honeymoon.

  Although Jordan had tried to get some hints by complaining she needed to know what to pack, Xander had informed her that Jessie was getting everything she would need for the trip and would pack her suitcases. No amount of wheedling had gotten her any clues. He'd made Jessie promise to keep it a secret as well.

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  The morning of the day before the wedding dawned bright and clear. As Jordan lay in Xander’s arms, she thought nothing but happy thoughts. By tomorrow night, she would be Jordan Chisholm. Mrs. Xander Chisholm. That had a nice ring to it. Jordan was so happy, she had to pinch herself to make sure it was all real. Smoothing her hand over her tummy, she smiled to herself. She had a slight baby bump now. She was marrying the man of her dreams and was pregnant with their first child. Although they’d had a scare with her health earlier, things seemed to be settling down, and she felt terrific.

  Jordan was spending the night before the wedding at the big house along with Jessie and Jennifer. Jennifer was Jessie’s younger sister and would be back in town today, taking a weekend break from attending law school in Austin. The girls and Cassie Chisholm were hosting a small bridal shower for Jordan in lieu of a bachelorette party. Several of Jordan’s friends from Chaps & Spurs were going to be there as well as most of the remaining Chisholm relatives, including grandmothers, aunts, and cousins. Jessie had told Jordan it would be a full house.

  The men were all going out to Chaps & Spurs for a bachelor party. Although Ryan and Ryder had wanted to close down the bar and hire a couple of strippers, Xander had put his foot down. He had told Jordan the only woman he wanted to see naked was her.

  Laying quietly in his arms, she felt them tighten around her body
as a hard, calloused hand drifted to her naked breasts. Snuggling further into his warm embrace, she felt his cock spring to life against her ass. His hand began to gently massage her breasts, kneading the nipples into sharp points. His breathing changed as he shifted the arm under her head to pull her mouth to his in a devastating kiss. His lips and tongue plundered hers as his cock jerked against her ass. Jordan felt a hum begin in her body, centered in her pussy.

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  Coming fully awake, Xander could feel the pebble of one hard nipple in the palm of his hand and the throbbing of his engorged shaft where it lay between her ass and his abdomen. Pulling her mouth to his with the arm she had been resting her head on, he took her mouth in another ravenous kiss as his other hand continued to tug roughly on her hardened nipples. Gasping for breath, Xander tried to slow things down and touched her forehead with his, breaking the kiss. For weeks now he had made love to Jordan slowly and gently. Although he enjoyed it when they made love like that, he missed the mind-numbing fucking they had enjoyed before they had found out she was pregnant.

  Jordan reached one of her hands behind his head and pulled his mouth back down to hers in a hot kiss, slipping her tongue between his lips. After so many weeks of touching her with kid gloves, Xander’s control snapped. Quickly rolling her onto her stomach, Xander lifted her knees to the bed as he kneeled behind her. Grabbing several pillows, he placed them under her hips and bent her head and shoulders down to the bed. Steadying her with hard hands at her hips, he checked her pussy for readiness. It was slick, hot, and waiting for him. Crying out, “Hurry up and fuck me already,” Jordan egged him on. Xander’s hands returned to her hips, and he brought the tip of his cockhead to the throbbing lips of her pussy. With one strong thrust he was in her to the hilt, his balls clapping against her slit in this position. As he began to piston in and out of her heat, Xander felt her pussy clench around his engorged cock every time he began to pull out. He thrust into her repeatedly, and she pushed her ass back at him, trying to take his cock deeper into her hot pussy. Sliding his hard hands up the length of her back, he slid his hands underneath her body to fondle her breasts roughly.

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  Jordan felt his cock slam into her hot pussy from behind and she moaned in delight. This. This is what she had been longing for. His cock thrusting deeply into her wet cunt. His balls were stimulating her clit with a steady rhythm. The tip of his cock knocked repeatedly on her cervix deep within her. Already her pussy was clenching in ecstasy as her orgasm rushed over her entire body. She screamed out her release. He continued to tunnel into her body, and she could feel another orgasm rising inside her. Her pussy now dripping with her juices, Jordan could feel the tension in her pussy spinning down tighter and tighter. As Xander pulled her closer to his pistoning hips, he continued to thrust into her body, and Jordan reached a second climax, screaming out his name. But for his hands at her hips, she would have collapsed onto the bed. Her ass still raised in the air by the pillows under her hips, Jordan was a boneless mass of flesh. One, two, three more thrusts and Xander’s hands clenched hard on her hips as he shouted out his own release, shooting his seed deep inside her body over and over again. Xander leaned heavily on her back for a moment before shifting to her side and pulling her body over with him. Their bodies touched from shoulders to knees as Xander spooned her from behind. They lay in each other’s arms, fighting for breath as their bodies continued to shudder with their releases.

  “That was incredible,” Jordan mumbled almost incoherently.

  Arms tightening around her body, Xander worried, “I didn’t hurt you, did I? I was too rough.”

  “No, studly. You were just rough enough. Don’t worry. You could never hurt me. You gave it to me just like I asked. That was incredible,” she repeated as she squeezed him back. They lay there in utter contentment until Jordan’s phone began to vibrate where it sat on the bedside table. Reluctantly disentangling herself from his arms, she reached for the phone. The ringtone indicated it was Jessie on the line.

  “Oh, man,” she said before she connected the call, “I’m in trouble. I was supposed to call her as soon as I got up this morning. We’re supposed to go out to breakfast—just the two of us—before all the wedding craziness starts.” She connected the call and greeted Jessie with a quick hello.

  Telling Jessie she would be ready in an hour, she disconnected the call. Jordan palmed the phone and leaned over to kiss him soundly. Grabbing his hands with her free one, she pulled him off the bed. Tossing the phone on the bed, she led him toward the bathroom with a sultry smile gracing her lips. “I think we have time for another quickie,” she drawled throatily.

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  Xander smiled absently at his brothers and cousins as they hoisted their beers in another salute to him around the pool tables at Chaps & Spurs. It was past midnight, but nobody was falling down drunk—yet. Several designated drivers watched on with laughter as those who were drinking got tipsier and tipsier. The older generation had left the club around 10:00 p.m., admonishing the younger ones to be safe.

  Xander figured that Jordan was asleep by now, but he still wished he could hear her voice. Levi strolled over to him and slapped him on the back. “Good thing you’re lucky in love, bro, ’cause your pool game sucks tonight. What’s on your mind? Cold feet?” he teased.

  “Fuck you,” replied Xander with a smile. “You’re going home to your woman tonight. I have to sleep alone in a cold bed for the sake of tradition.”

  “Yeah,” Levi commiserated with him. “I know exactly how you feel. Taylor pulled the same thing on me the night before our wedding. Sucks, don’t it?”

  “Huh,” Xander scoffed. “According to Jordan, this was all our mother’s doing. Jordan intended to stay at our house tonight, in our bed, until Mom came up with this idea.”

  “Well, you’ll be together tomorrow night and every night after that, so stop complaining,” Levi said bracingly. “Let’s see if you can win back some of the money you’ve lost tonight. Not that I don’t enjoy winning back some of the money you’ve won from me over the years, but it just doesn’t seem right to take all your money at your own bachelor party.”

  “Rack ’em up, asshole,” retorted Xander. “We’ll see who goes home broke tonight.”

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  Jordan had a wonderful time at the shower. Jessie had turned it into a lingerie shower, and everyone had a good time. Jordan had found herself blushing several times as she opened some of the more risqué items in front of her future in-laws, especially the older ones. They all took it in the spirit it was intended, and everything was wrapped up by 10:00 p.m.Jordan would have loved to call Xander and hear his voice, but she knew he was with his brothers and other male relatives at Chaps & Spurs. Jordan fell asleep quickly in his childhood bedroom, not waking up until nearly 9:00 in the morning on her wedding day.

  Her wedding day. Letting her senses come awake slowly, Jordan burrowed into the covers as she slowly opened her eyes. She was getting married today. She took a deep breath and let the joy she felt wash over her. Her cell phone vibrated on the bedside table, and she smiled as she reached over to pick it up. That was Xander’s ringtone. She pushed the connect button and sighed happily, “Good morning, husband-to-be.”

  “Good morning to you, wife-to-be. I missed you in my bed last night,” he responded in a rough, throaty voice.

  “I missed you, too. Did you have a good time with the menfolk last night?”

  “Not as good a time as I would have had with you, angel.” His voice sounded sulky.

  “Well, I should hope not. What are you doing right now?”

  “Getting ready to go pick up the tuxes with Levi. They’re supposed to be ready to go by 10:00 a.m. Then we have to deliver all of them. However, I’ve been told I can’t step foot in the big house until after 4:00 p.m. to make sure I don’t see you until you come down the aisle. Once we get the tuxes delivered, I’m having lunch in town with a bunch of the guys. Then I need to come home, get ready
, and finish packing for the honeymoon.”

  “Jessie said I don’t need a going-away outfit for tonight and that you want me to stay in my wedding gown when we leave the reception. What are you up to, studly?”

  “We’re staying somewhere nearby tonight and aren’t getting on a plane until tomorrow. I want to be the one helping you undress tonight. I’m anxious to see you in your wedding gown, angel, but I can’t wait to see what you have on underneath it.” His sexy chuckle made her nipples pucker.

  “Okay.” She giggled. “I’ll let you unwrap me. I did get some special pieces to wear underneath my dress. I can’t wait for you to see them.”

  “I can’t wait either. Angel, Levi’s here, so I gotta go. See you at the altar.”

  “Bye, studly. See you at the altar.”

  As she disconnected the call with a soft giggle, there was a soft knock at the bedroom door. Calling out a greeting, she wasn't surprised to see Jessie at the door, bearing a cup of coffee made just the way she liked it. “I heard voices in here. You were talking to Xander, weren’t you?” Jessie accused her BFF with a smile. Jordan nodded guiltily, but Jessie just smiled knowingly and told her she needed to get a move on as they were already a half an hour behind the schedule she had set for the day. Groaning, Jordan took another sip of her coffee, taking it with her into the bathroom.

  Chapter 17

  Xander had been feeling guiltier and guiltier as the date got closer to the wedding. He knew he had to tell Jordan about what had happened between them the day she had been taken by ambulance to the hospital. He also needed to tell her the full story about Sophie. Jordan deserved to know. He had thought he could wait until after they were married to tell her, but he couldn’t do that to her. He knew how much her independence meant to her, and holding this back seemed like he was taking away her decisions from her. He couldn’t lie to her anymore. He knew once he’d told her the truth, he’d do whatever it took to get back in her good graces, but she had to know before they got married. They couldn’t start their life together with this lie between them. Making up his mind, Xander got into his Escalade and headed to the big house.