“Uh, no. I’ve told you, love, I don’t date—never have.” He wrapped his arm around my shoulder. “Now shag? Yes. We did that.” He finished laughing.
I made a face. “Did she squeal when you flattened her hair?”
He laughed loud enough it echoed off the walls and rang in my ears. “Something like that, yes. But why don’t we stop talking about sex with other people and start warming up your lady part.”
“It’s already there, impatient actually.”
That caused him to sprint us down the rest of the hallway and basically flay my clothes from my body.
I felt the sun warm on my face and opened my eyes. It was my wedding day and I was happy. I looked over and Cailen was still asleep. The sheets were tangled around his legs and his arms were spread above his head. His muscles fanned out across his abdomen and showed his wide shoulders and narrow waist. He had the best body of just about anyone I’d ever taken to bed.
I could see the tent in the sheet around his cock. Jesus, he is a machine. I gently pulled the sheet away from his body and crawled between his legs. Trying not to wake him I gently palmed his length and slid it into my mouth letting it hit hard against my throat. I heard him gasp and felt when his hands tangled in my hair and he began to moan with every stroke. I twisted my tongue flicking it as I reached the tip making him call out my name. I gripped the bottom and made fast small strokes while my mouth sucked and teased the rest.
His upper body came off the bed and he groaned loudly while he tangled my hair and almost pulled. For some reason that made me hotter and I began stroking faster and twisting my tongue harder up his shaft and puckering the tip. When I felt his legs stiffen underneath me I dove deep with my mouth forcing my gag down and felt him release as he yelled my name digging his fingers into my scalp.
I took one last swipe on the tip and watched him jerk then wiped my mouth and rested on his stomach.
“Good morning.” I said my voice hoarse and husky.
“My God.” He said roughly raking his hands through his hair. “That was fucking criminal, Em.” He pulled me up to his face. “I can’t wait to marry you and wake you up like that every damn day for the rest of your life.”
“Promise?” I said mimicking his statement from the previous night.
He grinned, wide. “I’ll add it to my vows, love.”
I giggled. “Should I too then?”
“God yes. Please?” He begged.
I just laid my head on his stomach and shook with laughter. He absolutely completed me. I never knew what I was missing until I met him. It’s really true what they say. When you meet you just know. You just know they are the one.
A chipper Lila bouncing on our bed greeted us. Cailen looked at me and raised his eyebrow I just shook my head and rolled my eyes. That was just Lila. No one has privacy around her.
“How are your feet today?” She asked looking between the both of us.
Cailen smiled. “Covered by a foul mouthed ‘Pretty Bitch’ at the moment.”
I laughed throwing my head back on the pillow.
Lila stuck out her tongue. “Don’t you have some bachelor things to be doing?” She sneered at Cailen.
His grin got wider. “Actually I was getting ready to fuck the shit out of my beautiful fiancée when you interrupted.”
I smiled and she scowled. “You’ll have plenty of time for that later.” She snapped.
He looked at me and smiled. “Love, are you opposed to having an audience?”
I slapped his stomach. “Just go. She’ll never let up.”
Lila sneered at him with humor and he narrowed his eyes at her then grabbed my mouth and tongued the hell out of me.
He swung his legs from the bed and I grabbed her face pulling her eyes away.
He closed the bathroom door and I let her go. “It’s not like I’ve never seen one before.” She huffed.
“Yea, well if it’s all the same I prefer you don’t see that one.”
She rolled her eyes and bounced to her knees. “We have a few hours, why don’t we hop on that fancy boat out there and take a spin?”
I pursed my lips thinking. That wasn’t a bad idea but I had no idea how to drive a freaking boat. Cailen appeared from the bathroom clad in a pair of low-slung cotton pants and no shirt.
I momentarily forgot to breath.
I shook my head. “Hey, bagpipe, what do you say about a quick boat ride?” I asked scanning his perfect form.
A ridiculous show of teeth appeared on his face. “Let’s go.”
Lila looked at me grinning and bouncing on her knees. “Excellent.” She said unable to contain her excitement.
I nudged her off the bed. “Well, get out and let me get dressed.”
She huffed through her teeth. “Now I have seen that before.”
“Lila!” I warned.
She shrugged and stuck her chin in the air and floated out the door.
I just shook my head after her. She is a lot to take on a good day much less my Wedding day. Damn.
Cailen stalked over as I was reaching for my shirt and pinned me back to the bed. “Now, where was I?” He asked trailing his tongue down my stomach making me clench. “Ah, yes, I believe I was about right here…” He slid his tongue over my lady part and I buried myself in the bed taking everything he had.
Ten minutes later, a supper orgasm and a quickie for him we were baked and so was our hair. We looked like two windblown tourists at Hoover Dam.
I walked to the bathroom with a huge smile on my face. I brushed my teeth slathered on some sunscreen and grabbed a pair of shorts. I hated being limited on wardrobe. I would be bringing back everything I own on my next trip.
I skipped from the room almost whistling and headed to the kitchen. A thoroughly hung-over Rory met me. He was rubbing his hands through his hair and groaning with each step. Yep. Been there—when every heartbeat feels like a vice to the skull.
I patted his shoulder. “Aww, puke yet?”
“Twice.”
I shook my head. “Coffee.” I stated and he groaned louder. “Whisky?” I asked, guessing.
He placed his hand over his mouth preventing the bile from escaping and turned back to his room.
Poor guy. I continued to the kitchen and found Cailen and Alick in a deep discussion. I bounced to his side and noticed him stiffen then try to put on a smile.
I placed my hand on his neck. “Everything ok?”
He nodded. It’s fine, Gemma. No worries, love.” He patted my hand. “Ready for a boat ride?”
I smiled and looked at Alick who was eyeing Cailen intently. I tried to play it off. “You bet. Let’s go captain.”
Cailen gripped my hand and pulled me from the room. I stared at his face and could tell there was definitely something going on. I thought on it as we walked down the stone path leading to the dock.
I squeezed his hand and he looked over. “Want to talk about it?”
His smile didn’t come close to his eyes, as he answered, “It’s nothing, love.”
I sighed and let it drop. I know I hate it when people push me so I would respect his wish. I glanced around looking for Lila and caught her bouncing frame crossing the lawn with Kincaid in tow.
I giggled, what a pair. Cailen untied the ropes and lifted me on board. I walked around. The cabin was at the back and I dodged lines on my way and pulled the door open. It was huge.
A sofa lined the entire wall with a huge dining table and kitchen with a wet bar on the adjacent wall. I ran my fingers over the granite counter as I walked down a narrow hallway.
I swung the door on the first room and saw that is was a nice sized bedroom clad in dark earth tones. The next three rooms were the same. When I got to the last one I opened the door and smiled wide. There was a massive bed centered in the middle of the room with two conversation areas on either side of the windows. I walked inside and plopped on the bed bouncing up and down. The thought came to me about how much fun we could have on this bed and I felt the temperature rise.<
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I stood and walked to the joining room, which I assumed was the bathroom. I turned on the light and realized it was the size of a suite. A gigantic Jacuzzi tub sat under the full-length window and two separate showers flanked either side.
I stood there and stared at the simplistic decoration. He had good taste.
I turned off the light and walked back into the bedroom. Cailen popped his head around the corner. “There you are.” He said smiling. “I was wondering if you fell in. I couldn’t find you.”
“I was just soaking up your bachelor digs. Pretty snazzy.” I teased.
“This is a dingy. You should see my other boat.”
I laughed. “Don’t you mean my boat?”
“Absolutely, love.”
I wound my hands around his neck and looked into those artic blue eyes. “Are you ready?”
“To marry you?”
“Obviously.”
“I’ve never been more ready for anything in my life.”
I smiled and kissed his lips. “Good because that dress is non-refundable and Lila would go to prison for killing you.”
“I have no doubt.”
He kissed my cheek and grabbed my hand pulling me from the room. Lila and Kincaid were popping the top on a bottle of champagne when we pulled the door on the cabin. Cailen took his glass and climbed up the ladder to the captain’s chair. I grabbed mine and followed after him.
The wind was calm and the sun was out. It was a beautiful day and in a few short hours I was going to be Mrs. Emberly Carmichael. That sent a thrill up my spine. I didn’t realize I had a permanent smile on my face until Cailen looked over.
“That’s looks so good on you, Gemma.”
“What?”
“That beautiful smile.”
I tilted my head. “Well get used to it because you put it there, baby.”
He reached for my face and pulled me close to kiss me. “I’ll work on it everyday, love.”
I winked at him and lay my head against the seat soaking in the sun. He started the engines and within minutes we were coasting away.
When we were on the water for about thirty minutes when I looked over. “Why do you have such a huge boat on such a small lake?”
The question had been bugging me since we boarded. It seemed like such a waste.
He grinned. “It may be a small lake but it’s connected to a huge waterway. I can be on the ocean in an hour.”
“Ahh, ok, now that makes more sense.”
He threw me a crooked smile and gunned the engine. The wind whipped through his chestnut hair and the sun bounced beautiful shades of auburn and caramel. He really was just yummy.
I leaned over and watched Lila and Kincaid on the main deck. It looked like he was giving her a root canal with his tongue. I snorted. Things were looking promising for him, I would say. I haven’t seen a guy keep her attention this long in years. Maybe never.
I looked back over at Cailen and noticed his face was tense and his eyes were tight. There was definitely something bothering him but I wasn’t going to pry. Hopefully he would talk to me when he was ready.
I sighed and settled back into my chair.
“I’m going to head back. It’s getting pretty close Miss Landon.” He teased but I could hear the strain in his tone.
It made me sad.
I smiled. “Better hurry.”
His grin widened and he gunned the engine. Thirty minutes later we were gliding into the slip next to the dock. He tied down the boat and caught up with me on the dock.
We were smiling walking behind Kincaid when I felt Cailen stiffen next to me and stop in his tracks. He and Kincaid exchanged glances and I looked between their faces trying to figure out the problem.
My eyes followed Cailen’s gaze and landed on a group of dangerous looking men. They were glancing around the property seeming to be in search of something. The tall man in the middle wore an expensive looking suit and was flanked by several sketchy looking men.
Cailen pulled my face to his. “Emberly, take Lila and follow the steps straight inside as fast as you can. Ok?” His eyes were dark and I had a terror feeling rush up my spine.
“Why?” It came out almost as a whisper.
He cupped my face. “Just please, go. I’ll be in shortly.” He placed his hand on my back and gave me a push.
I just stared at him shocked but started walking pulling Lila to my side. As I reached the top of the hill the tall man in the suit caught my frame and turned to smile sinisterly while he crossed his arms against his chest. I couldn’t tear my eyes away as we quickened our pace. Something about him terrified me. Suddenly I had a feeling of utter panic coursing through me, as though there was something terrible getting ready to happen.
He pulled his hands from his chest and began walking in out direction. I yanked the door open as soon as we reached the house and shoved Lila in.
I turned back to lock the deadbolt and peered through the window. He was still coming our way but Cailen and Kincaid intercepted him. He stared in our direction for several moments before he turned his attention to Cailen.
I watched as they had a heated exchange and Kincaid shifted into a fighting stance. Suddenly Alick burst through the side door followed by Mac and Rory.
The man sized up the scene and they exchanged several more sentences before Cailen rushed to his face and the look in his eyes was murderous. The tension from the scene was intense; I could feel it in the house.
Finally, with one last exchange they turned for the drive and began walking. The tall man in the middle turned and glared at the door we had entered and smiled before he disappeared around the corner.
Chills ran up my spine.
“What the fuck was that?” Lila shrieked.
“I don’t know.” My voice trembled.
Cailen stood in the yard, his chest heaving and his fists clenched at his sides. His friends huddled around him and gave him reassuring pats to his back.
He never smoothed the look on his face and his rigid posture was visible.
“I need to see what is going on. Wait here.” I said.
I unlocked the door and pulled the handle. Just as I stepped onto the stone path Cailen shouted, “Emberly go back inside!”
I stood frozen. Everything had turned upside down in a matter of hours. Something catastrophic had happened since earlier in the morning when Cailen was deep in conversation with Alick. He was keeping something from me and that just broke my heart.
My hand was frozen on the door that was still open under my grip. He must have seen my expression because he began running in my direction with a panicked look.
When he finally reached me I was still in the same position, staring. He gripped my arms and crashed me into his chest.
“Fuck. I’m so fucking sorry, Emberly. I didn’t mean to yell at you. Please forgive me. Please.” He begged, out of breath.
Words were stuck in my throat and all I could do was nod.
He pulled back and gripped my face in his hands. The look in his eyes was pure terror. “I’m so sorry. I’m so sorry you had to see that. That is something I never wanted you to see. God, love I am so sorry.” His eyes were pleading. “Please don’t leave, just please don’t leave. He begged.
I blinked several times and the words just burst from my mouth. “Who were those men and what the fuck do they want from you, Cailen?”
His face paled as he dropped his head to the ground and started running his hands roughly through his hair.
Lila stepped behind me and placed her hand on my arm.
Cailen looked up and glanced at her before he looked back to me. “I need to talk to you privately, please.”
“Whatever you need to say you can say it in front of Lila. She’s been through hell with me before and she’s not afraid to go there with me again.” My tone was cold.
His eyes tightened. “Please, Emberly.” His lips pressed into a tight line and I could see the anger bubbling under his skin.
“Look. I don’t know what kind of fucked up shit you’ve gotten yourself into but you are not taking Emberly down with you.” Lila hissed.
Cailen narrowed his eyes at her. “This is between Emberly and me, Lila. I would appreciate it if you would give us some privacy so we can discuss this.”
I felt her hand tighten around my arm. I took a minute to stare into his eyes before I patted her hand. “It’s ok, Lil. Go back inside and open a bottle of wine. I’ll be in in a minute. I have a feeling we’re going to be getting drunk today and that’s about it.”
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