After she left my office, I put my head in my hands, closed my eyes and took a deep breath to try and help me focus on the work I needed to do. But it was so hard to focus. Now that I was alone, all I could think about was my husband cheating on me. I was happy that the tears had stopped and I realized that I was more confused than sad at that moment. I didn’t understand how this could have happened. Did he really cheat on me? I thought about our first real date and the way that Joshua pursued me while we were dating. I reminisced for a long while about our relationship and then I thought about the day we got married.
CHAPTER 2
I was a nervous wreck that day but I was excited beyond words. Lauren was my maid of honor and three of my girlfriends from college were my bridesmaids. She and Jake had gotten married the year before, and in that time she had really become like a sister to me. We had so much fun together and we had gotten into the habit of going out to dinner once a week, just the two of us. Joshua and I would often go out to dinner with Lauren and Jake and we always had a great time together. I was getting ready in the hotel room, and Lauren was helping me with my gown when she caught my eye in the mirror.
“You look beautiful. Are you ready for this?”
I smiled as I answered her. “You know what? I am nervous, but I have never been more ready for something in my entire life.”
“Sarah, you make a beautiful bride and Joshua is so lucky to have you. I wish you guys nothing but a lifetime of happiness together.”
I gave her a big hug and thanked her for all of her help. “Thank you so much for being here for me, it means so much to me. We better get going, it’s time for me to go get married!”
My brothers Mark and Jason flew in for my wedding and they both walked me down the aisle. They could see how nervous I was and they did their best to try and help me relax by making me laugh.
“Are you sure you want to do this? You can change your mind and we’ll make an excuse for you and get you out of here as fast as possible, if that’s what you want.” Mark whispered this to me as we were standing at the back of the chapel waiting for the doors to open so we could walk down the aisle.
“Yeah, I’ll cause a distraction and then you and Mark can make a run for it!” Jason made a silly face which made me giggle and got my mind off of things for a minute.
“You guys are so silly, but I’m sure about this. I’ve never been more sure about something in my life.”
I peeked through the window of the chapel door and saw Joshua standing there waiting for me. He looked so gorgeous in his tuxedo. I pinched myself to make sure this was real and that I was actually getting ready to marry this incredible man. My belly flipped as I thought he saw me looking at him through the window. I backed away quickly because I did not want him to see me, at least not yet. Just then I heard the music and I knew that it was time.
My breathing came fast and my heart was thumping in my chest as I wrapped my arms through Mark and Jason’s arms and the doors to the chapel opened. We had invited 300 people, most were Joshua’s friends, family and connections, around 50 were mine, and everyone stood as I stood in the doorway. We began to walk down the aisle and I was so grateful to have my brothers on either side of me because they literally helped me to keep standing. My knees felt so weak that I thought they would buckle beneath me.
“I’m so nervous.” I whispered so that only they could hear me.
“Our offer still stands.”
I turned slightly to look at Mark and he winked at me, and that made me smile.
“No, I’m okay, this is where I want to be. But thanks for the offer!” I whispered this to both of them and gave them both a quick wink and a smile. My eyes then landed upon Joshua and he literally took my breath away. He looked positively dashing as he stood waiting for me. Not a hair of that beautiful, thick, wavy hair was out of place. His dark eyes held my gaze as I walked toward him and a beautiful smile spread across his face. Butterflies fluttered in my belly and I couldn’t help but smile back at him. He held my gaze until my brothers handed me over to him.
When we got to our vows, I was not nervous at all to tell him how I felt about him.
“Joshua, I never thought I would meet someone as perfect for me as you. You are my best friend and I can’t wait to build a home and a family with you. You are my perfect match and I still pinch myself every now and then to make sure that this is real, that what we have is real. You make me happier than I ever thought possible and I do not want to go through life without you. I vow to love you in sickness and in health, for richer or poorer and I promise to honor you, obey you, be faithful to you and love you with all my heart.”
“Beautiful Sarah, you are the love of my life and I thank God that I found you. You have changed my life and I never want to know what it would be like without you. I promise to be faithful to you, honor you and love you forever. I look forward to building a home and a family with you. I vow to love you in sickness and in health, for richer or poorer, to care for you and protect you, comfort and encourage you for the rest of our lives. You are my everything and my best friend. I love you.”
When he kissed me after the pastor told us he could kiss the bride, I swear I saw fireworks. Something in that moment changed things between us and it was something I could not explain at the time, but now that I was thinking about it, that kiss connected us for life.
After dinner, we had so much fun at the reception. Joshua busted out some dance moves that I never knew he had in him. It was so cool to see him so relaxed and happy. He didn’t care who was watching him, he just had a great time dancing with me and spending time with his friends and family.
Bunny pulled me aside at the wedding and we had a really nice moment where she told me how happy she was that Joshua had found someone like me. “I have to admit dear, that I was worried for a while that he would never marry because his heart has been closed for so long. I am so happy that he found such a wonderful person like you and I have never seen him happier in my life.” She reached out and gave me a big hug. “I wish you two nothing but a lifetime of happiness together.”
The reception wrapped up around 1:00 AM and then Joshua and I were off to our wonderful honeymoon suite. As soon as the door closed behind us, I saw the familiar smoldering look in his eyes and he did not take his gaze off of me. He leaned with his back against the door and he just looked at me, his eyes slowly perusing my body from head to toe. I was ready to get out of my wedding gown and take off my shoes. I reached for my buttons and Joshua stopped me.
“Not yet Sarah, let me look at you for a minute longer.” His eyes were filled with love as he held my gaze. “You look so incredibly beautiful. I am so happy that you are now my wife. Come here honey.”
I knew that look and I knew what he wanted. I was so ready to be with him as his wife and I was ready to do anything he asked of me. I walked over to him and he reached out for my hand and pulled me close to him. He wrapped both arms around me and pressed my body against his as he stared into my eyes. “Mrs. Hunter, I love you do you know that?”
I smiled at him. “Yes, I know. I love you too.”
“I will never intentionally hurt you, ever. I promise. You are the most important person in my life and I am so thankful for you.”
“Ditto, Mr. Hunter.”
He gently caressed my cheek with his finger and leaned down to kiss me. His lips felt so soft as they gently touched mine and I felt myself melting into his arms. He cupped my face in his hands as his tongue slid over mine; probing and tasting. His hands then slid around to the back of my wedding dress and deftly unbuttoned the tiny buttons that ran along my back and unzipped me. I stepped out of my gown that had fallen to the floor and took a step back, standing there so that he could see me in my pretty, sexy, white thong and strapless bra. Joshua’s eyes glazed over with lust as he drank me in. He reached out and ran his hand along my hip and licked his lips as he looked at me. “Mmmm, come here.”
His strong hands ran through my hair, gentl
y pulling my head back so that I had to look up at him. His eyes went to my mouth and his lips came crashing down on mine as he pulled me close to him, my body pressed against his. I could feel his hardness through his pants and as he kissed me and ran his hand down along my backside, my core was aching to be filled. I could feel the throbbing and wetness between my legs and I wanted him to take me right there.
Joshua seemed to want to take his time and explore every inch of me. He spun me around and pressed me up against the wall and I felt his hands glide over my backside, kneading the rounded flesh. “You have such a perfect ass.” His gravelly whisper touched my ear as he focused on rubbing that back area. He trailed tiny kisses along the back of my neck and then I felt his kisses trailing down my back. Every now and then his tongue would lick my skin as he kissed his way down to my backside and I felt goosebumps all over as the throbbing between my legs increased. I felt Joshua kneel behind me and felt his tongue lick my globes as his hands slowly caressed up my legs and brushed over my panties between my legs and I let out a soft moan. He then slowly took a step away from me and stood up and quickly turned me around to face him, pinning my hands above my head with one of his hands.
His dark eyes smoldered as his gaze held mine, and his free hand lightly wrapped around my throat and pushed my head to the side exposing my neck’s tender flesh. He leaned in and his tongue roamed up my neck to lightly flick my earlobe. I wanted to wrap my arms around him but he held my hands tight. His hand left my throat and skimmed down over my breasts before sliding around to my back and unhooking my bra. He glanced down at my exposed breasts and let out a soft groan as his hand cupped my breast and he dipped his head down to take one in his mouth. I felt his warm lips close over my breast, his tongue lightly flicking my nipple as he kneaded the soft flesh. I threw my head back in ecstasy as the sensual sensations coursed through my body. His hand left my breast and traveled down my stomach between my legs and his fingers lightly grazed over the outside of my panties before slipping inside, while his mouth nipped at my neck. I squirmed against his hand which still had a tight grip on my wrists above my head, and I started to pant when I felt his fingers lightly stroke me inside my panties.
“Do you like that?” His voice was deep and sexy as he ground out the words.
“Yes.” I could barely get the word out.
His fingers delved in between my wet, sensitive folds.
“Do you like that?” Again his voice was soft and sexy in my ear.
My breaths were coming in faster pants now and it was getting harder to speak. “Yes.”
He stroked me softly and then applied a little bit more pressure before slipping a finger inside my tender opening. He let go of my wrists and I grabbed his shoulders to steady myself as he slipped a second finger inside and manipulated my aching core. I let out a soft moan as my body experienced incredible pleasure and my hands combed through his hair as I held him close.
He stopped what he was doing and gave me a smoldering look. “Lie on the bed for me Sarah.” The words almost caught in his throat as he told me what to do.
I went over to the bed and lay down on my back and Joshua leaned down and pulled my panties off of me.
“Put your knees up.”
I did as I was told.
“Now close your eyes.”
Again, I did as I was told. I heard him open his bag to get something and then I felt the bed give under his weight. He wrapped a blindfold around my eyes and he handcuffed my hands to the headboard. “Are you okay with this?” His voice was soft as he whispered in my ear.
“Yes.” That was all I could manage to get out because I was so aroused I could barely think straight. My other senses were heightened because my sense of sight and touch were temporarily blocked.
“Put your knees up.”
I did as I was told and I felt Joshua slide his hands underneath my buttocks and lift my hips into the air a bit.
“Open you legs for me.”
I let my knees fall to the sides and then I felt his tongue lick inside my thigh toward my sensitive opening. His tongue made its way up my inner thigh and I could feel how wet I was from his touches and kisses. I began to moan and writhe around on the bed, my hands twisting against the handcuffs, as I felt his tongue lightly explore my tender folds, and then he flicked my sensitive bud. His tongue slid over it back and forth, applying more pressure each time as his hands kneaded my ass. His tongue was stiff as it moved back and forth over my clit and I could not stay still as I began to moan and writhe around uncontrollably. He made his tongue into a point and darted in and out of my sensitive opening, and then flattened his tongue and rubbed it back and forth over my hardened nub. My orgasm was teetering on the edge and that was what pushed me over as it shot to the surface. My body tensed up as I let out a loud cry and rode the waves pleasure and shuddered uncontrollably as I writhed around and finally collapsed onto the bed. I was breathing heavily as I tried to catch my breath and Joshua removed the blindfold and I saw my beautiful husband standing over me, lust and hunger in his eyes, as he removed his clothes himself.
I was still handcuffed to the bed and it seemed that Joshua wanted it that way. He knelt above my face and I instinctively opened my mouth to take in all of his thick, hard member. Since I couldn’t use my hands, I had to rely on my lips and tongue to do all the work. I wrapped my lips around his hardness and my tongue teased the sensitive ridge where the tip met the shaft. I heard his breath catch in his throat and it felt good knowing that it was me causing him to react in that way. He dipped a little further into my mouth, showing me that he controlled how much of him I would take in. I sucked in as he would pull out, my mouth creating a vacuum of pleasure for him. He started to move in and out of my mouth faster and faster and I bobbed my head around sucking and licking his hard cock. I felt his dick get harder and his body started to tense up, so he quickly pulled out and sank into my waiting, throbbing core.
He grabbed onto my hips, lifting me slightly off the bed and I put my legs over his shoulders so he could pound into me deeper. He grabbed onto my legs as he hammered me into the mattress.
“Tell me you are mine Sarah!” His voice was throaty and breathless.
“I am yours Joshua!” The pounding felt so good as my juices allowed him to easily slide in and out of me.
“No one else will ever have you!”
“No one else will ever have me!” I could barely get the words out as my mind clouded over with pleasure.
“We will be together always and forever, say it!”
“We will be together always and forever!” My inner walls gripped him as I lifted my hips up to take him in even deeper.
Joshua grimaced, I felt his body tense up and he let out a loud grunt as his body shuddered and he came deep inside me. He collapsed next to me onto the bed and took a minute to catch his breath before unlocking the handcuffs.
We both lay there, breathing heavily, basking in the afterglow of our wedding night lovemaking. Joshua turned on his side and looked at me and then smoothed my hair out of my eyes and ran his finger along my cheek. He always did that and his touch was always so gentle as he brushed my hair away. His dark, gorgeous eyes smoldered as they caught and then stayed with mine. He lightly traced my lips with his finger and gave me a soft smile.
“Mrs. Hunter. I like the sound of that.”
“So do I Mr. Hunter, I like being your wife. There is no other place I would ever want to be.” I smiled at him and his face turned serious.
“I meant what I said earlier, Sarah. We will be together always and forever, I never want to know what life is like without you. I love you more than you’ll ever know.”
“I love you too, sweetheart.”
He knew just how to say the perfect things to me. His was in this for the long haul and so was I.
CHAPTER 3
I snapped out of my walk down memory lane and looked around my office. Is all of this going to be over for me? I started to feel sad again but then I rememb
ered what he said to me on our wedding night in that hotel suite. Always and forever. We were going to be together always and forever. All of a sudden something in me clicked and I wasn’t ready to give up on our marriage. I wanted to talk things out with Joshua so that we could work it out. I wasn’t going to let that witch come between us.
I got up and was ready to march down the hall to his office when I remembered that he was out of the office most of the day, so I sent him a text message letting him know that I wanted to talk to him when we got home. His reply was very cold.
‘I want to talk to you also. I have made a decision.’
Suddenly, I felt sick to my stomach. Joshua was never this cold with me. That work day was completely unproductive for me and I don’t think that I was able to get one thing done. It was the first time in my life that I was not able to bury myself in work to avoid what was really going on in my life. Joshua didn’t stop by my office at all when he returned that afternoon so I did not see him until I got home.
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