“Trust me, there’s nothing you could possibly do to cause trouble. Look at them.” Ma and dad were showing the kids all the family ornaments we’d collected over the years. Some of them were over a hundred years old. “We have a tradition in the family, every year the kids get their own ornament for the tree. We started a bit late this year, but definitely next year we’ll get on that.”
“Okay.” I could see she was getting nervous again but couldn’t figure why. And when the doorbell rang announcing her parents, she almost jumped out of her skin. We’d got her a new charger for her phone so I was sure she must’ve found time to call her mom by now.
I walked with her to the door behind Aggie as she answered it. The couple standing there were probably a few years younger than my parents. I could see the resemblance right off; she had her mother’s eyes and hair.
“Mom, dad you made it.” She hugged them and I shook hands under very intense stares before we walked them into the living room where my parents were waiting to meet them. Introductions were made and drinks passed around. I stuck close to her because she seemed overly nervous. “Where’s Melissa?”
“Oh, we decided that it was best if she met everyone another time.” Her body relaxed visibly at that and I wondered who this Melissa was and why she made my wife so tense.
The evening as far as I could tell was a success. No one was crass enough to come right out and mention how we’d met and how our kids had come to be, though I was sure she’d given her parents a watered down version same as I’d done with mine.
In the midst of all the revelry, while both sets of grandparents were focused on the kids, I pulled her aside. “What did you tell them about us?”
“They knew the story a long time ago when I showed up pregnant. I told them that we met and uh had a very short relationship and you were gone long before I knew I was pregnant.” Close enough to the one I’d told.
As the evening wore on, things got a lot more relaxed among the families. Her parents were a bit tense in the beginning but my ancestral home usually has that affect on first time visitors. But it wasn’t long before the warmth of the fireplace, the twinkling lights on the ten foot tree, and the soft strings of the Christmas carols in the background had everyone relaxed and at ease.
And of course the children were the center of attention, and they loved it. We hadn’t put their gifts under the tree yet, that was for later. But ma, the wonder woman had already hung stockings with their names and their grandma Clifton had brought some as well.
It was amazing to watch their innocence and the absolute joy they had in things I’d long taken for granted. When they were through exploring the tree and shaking the gifts while laughing, they just sat there and watched the lights twinkle on and off, talking to each other in their special language. It was perfect.
Ma was her usual friendly self and I could see she was going out of her way to impress my new in-laws. Though I did sense a little bit of friendly rivalry between the grandmothers. Whenever one of the kids ran to Ellen, Isabella’s mom, ma would get this look on her face. Not like she was displeased, but I could tell the fact that the other woman had a closer relationship with the kids was a little bit hard for her.
She’d missed so much, we all had. But I had no doubt we’d make up for it, starting now. “Hey kids how would you like to go play in the snow with daddy?”
“Luca, it’s almost their bedtime.” The kids were already squealing and running for the door while my wife griped at me. I wrapped an arm around her shoulder and pulled her along with me.
“All the better. This way they will be too tired to stay up and then daddy can take mommy to bed and celebrate their anniversary.” I looked at my watch. “Which should be in about three hours.” I whispered the words so only she could hear, but I’m sure her blush gave everyone else a good idea what I’d just said to her.
“Hold it.” I caught up with the kids at the door and grabbed their new snowsuits from the closet. Isabella joined me in putting their suits on and then the whole family got bundled up and headed outside so I could have my first snowball fight with my kids.
“Daddy-daddy, do me.” That’s my little princess. I was swinging her brother around by the arms making him giggle uproariously while she built a snowman with her mom and grandmothers. The men had gone off so dad could show Nigel, her dad, something in his little hobby shed.
“Okay princess come.” I kissed my boy and dropped one of his hands and took one of Luna’s so she could have some of the same. Somehow the three of us ended up rolling around in the snow. I felt a splash of cold hit me square in the back of the head and looked around to see my wife running away.
“Sneaky. Come on kids let’s get mommy.”
“No, Luca it’s too cold.” She ran laughing and tried to hide behind her mom and mine. I hefted the snowball in my hand and looked at the three of them. “You’d better not.” She was laughing too hard to talk straight.
I let fly with the snowball and all three of them got a piece of it. “This means war, come on ladies let’s get him.” That’s my ma. The kids and I had a battle on our hands and these women were vicious. I ended up on the ground more than anything since my kids were like snow bunnies.
“Daddy loves you both very much.” We’d been rolling around and they were both out of breath. I looked down at them with all the wonder of snow and Christmas lights, and ma’s million and one decorations hanging from every door and window and the love just hit me in the gut like a fastball.
“Love you too, daddy.”
“Me too daddy.” I got covered with the most precious kisses and hugs then. Ma brought out a tray of chocolate and cookies for everyone and the men were on their way back by then. They both had a good laugh at the rest of us with our snow covered hats and red cheeks.
It was the most magical Christmas Eve I’d had in four years. And I planned on making it even better. I patted my pocket where I’d put her ring earlier just to be sure it was still there. “I think that’s a wonderful idea.”
“What’s a wonderful idea ma?” She looked more alive than I’d seen her in a long time as I put my arm around her shoulders and kissed her hair.
“Your dad has invited the Ellen and Nigel to join us tomorrow. Isn’t that lovely? Come on kids let grandmas get you ready for bed. You two look wiped. Honey, why don’t you offer Nigel some of that nice cognac you have?”
“I did love but he declined, they’re driving back and the roads aren’t the best.”
“Of course what was I thinking? I wish I’d have thought to tell you to pack an overnight bag, that way you wouldn’t have to go out in that and then make the trek again tomorrow.”
“Oh, that’s perfectly alright. Our younger daughter will be home any minute and we promised we’d be there.”
“Oh well, why didn’t you bring her along? We would’ve been happy to have her.”
“She had…other plans.” I didn’t like the look that passed between her and my wife when she said that and I got the feeling I was missing something really important. I soon forgot all about it in the midst of squeals and giggles as they tried to take my kids up for their baths.
My siblings called, it seems ma had called them with the news and now they were upset that they weren’t here to meet my new family. The three of them and their families had taken a trip to Paris for the holiday and wouldn’t be back until after the New Year.
We made plans to meet up in New York and instead of the pitying condolences I always dreaded, I got congratulations. I had to promise Susie that I’d send her some of the pictures I’d snapped before she’d get off the phone.
14
Luca
By the time Isabella’s parents left, it was coming on to the magic hour. My body was already preparing, not that I haven’t been in a constant state of semi-arousal since yesterday.
After the kids were settled and the house was quiet, I hustled her off to bed. “I’ll light the fire and grab a quick shower.” I leaned ove
r her for a kiss as she sat in the chair removing her boots.
I took the shortest shower in history before drying off and rushing back to her. “Oh damn.” She’d changed into one of the silk negligees she’d fought so hard against me buying.
It was champagne colored with pale pink lace edging and barely reached above her knees. It wasn’t the color I was interested in though, but the way the soft silk contoured her body.
Her breasts were nicely rounded, her tummy concave and her hips and ass, wow. I dropped the towel as I walked over to her before the fire where she’d been warming herself. I’d put the ring in the nightstand when she wasn’t looking. I had a great of idea of how and when I wanted to give it to her.
Now I pulled her to me with a hand behind her head and covered her lips with mine. I wrapped an arm around her, pulling her silk clad body in close so that my cock slid into the vee between her thighs.
“Umm, you feel so good.” I slid my hand under the nightie and up between her thighs as I tongue fucked her mouth and drove my fingers inside her already wet pussy. “You’re ready for me, I like that.”
She moaned into my mouth and rode my fingers as I went after her clit with my thumb. “I was going to take you to bed and make love to you. Maybe later. I’m going to mount you here before the fire first.”
I took her down to the rug, just like I had in that other place, four years ago. Pushing the silk up above her navel, I took the time to admire her freshly shaved pussy before spreading her open for my tongue.
I lifted her ass like an offering in my hands and brought her to my mouth. Her smoothness brushed against my lips as I licked her folds before letting my tongue slip inside her for a taste.
My eyes closed as her taste rushed into me, and when her hands came down to hold my head in place between her widespread legs my heart rate sky-rocketed.
She moved against my mouth as I sunk my tongue deep into her, sucking her juices as I stroked my leaking cock to readiness. Images of all I would do to her played behind my closed lids and I was soon turning her onto her hands and knees.
I slapped her pussy with my cock and her ass jumped but I wasn’t ready to fuck. I wanted her mindless with need before I gave her what she wanted. What we both needed.
“Who’s my bad girl?” she looked over her shoulder in surprise and her face went up in flames but she answered.
“Me.”
“And what does my bad girl want?” I gave her my mouth making it hard for her to answer as I ate her from behind.
Holding her hips between my hands, I tongued her pussy until her juices filled my mouth. I teased her tight little rosebud with the tip of my thumb before easing it in and she spread wider for me.
“Fuck me Luca.” The magic words. I rose up behind her and slammed my cock into her pink gash and she screamed. Covering her mouth with my hand, I rode high and deep, forcing more of my cock into her than I ever had before.
She arched her back and I slipped in deeper. “That’s it, cock that ass for me baby. Look how good you’re taking me!” I felt tears hit the hand that I had over her mouth.
“Shh, the pain will ease soon I promise. I’m almost all the way inside you.” She nodded as I wrapped my free hand around her middle, using it to pull her back onto my cock.
Her pussy clenched and gushed juice all over my cock so I knew she was enjoying what I was doing to her. I moved my hand down to her clit and pressed and she opened up a little bit more.
“Oh yeah, that’s it.” I eased out nice and slow and slid back in, taking my time as I fucked into her at a steady pace, doing my best to open her up with my girth. Her pussy stretched over my cock like a thick layer of skin and the sight of it enticed me to madness. “Hang on!”
She bit into my hand hard when I started pile driving into her upturned pink hole. I was deeper in her than I’d ever been, my whole dick disappearing with each stroke. Her ass shook and she came, clamping down on my dick like a vise.
Her arms gave out and her body dropped to the floor but I wasn’t done. I held her hips in my hands keeping her ass in the air so could fuck as deep, as hard as I wanted. When I came this time, I put it in her womb and held still until I was dry.
When I could feel my legs again, I lifted her and took her to bed for more of the same. I gave her my mouth again tasting both our juices but I didn’t care. The night had turned into something wild and undisciplined.
Her body was perfect; she was perfect. The way she responded, the wild sounds she made went straight to my heart. And as I slid up her body after bringing her off with my mouth, and slipped into her sweet slippery heat, I let her into my heart.
We looked into each other’s eyes as I laid on top of her, my cock thumping along with my heartbeat. “You’re beautiful you know that.” She blushed and bit into her lip.
I moved a lock of hair back off her forehead and kissed her lightly there before reaching over to the nightstand. “Close your eyes sweetheart.” I waited until she obeyed before opening the box and retrieving the ring.
“Open.” I took her hand and slipped the ring on her finger. “This never comes off no matter what.” I kissed her finger before bringing both our hands to my heart.
Her eyes filled up with tears. “Shh it’s okay Isabella, everything’s going to be okay from now on I promise. I’m going to take very good care of you.” That only seemed to make her cry harder so I hugged her closer and turned us on our sides with my cock still buried inside her.
I spoke softly to her as I ran my hand up and down her back soothingly with her head on my chest. “There’s nothing for you to be afraid of anymore baby. This.” I picked up the hand with my ring on it.
“Means that you’re mine, you’re part of me. I will always watch over you. Haven’t you been happy these last two days? Don’t you like me even a little bit?”
“Of course I like you. I…” She stopped and buried her face in my chest and held on tight. “You what baby?” She took her time answering while I held her close to my heart.
“I’ve been in love with a memory for a long time. And now you’re here and I’m scared.”
“What are you afraid of?” She started to shake and I had to wrap my leg around her bringing her closer into me.
“It’s okay, you can tell me.”
“It’s so stupid. All these years I’d built up this dream in my head. I imagined us finding each other and falling in love. You were going to be searching for me because you just had to find me. You’d take one look at me and fall madly in love. But you only seem to want the kids, you’ve done all this for them and I feel like a horrible mother because that should be enough but somehow it isn’t, because I want you to want me too.”
I shouldn’t laugh. I knew if I did she’d take it the wrong way. I turned her onto her back and looked down at her. “Is that what’s bothering you? Do you really think that I only did all this for our kids? Do you know how many ways I could’ve done this that wouldn’t have had to involve us getting married? I snowed you sweetheart.”
She picked her head up and looked at me with her red swollen eyes. “What do you mean?”
“I mean, that I took one look at you in that mall and the memories started flooding in. I may not have remembered everything about you in the past few years, but those memories kept me going for a long time.”
“If I’d known anyway to find you, I would’ve and that’s before I knew about the kids. I want you as much as I want them. More than that, I want to have more children with you. Lots and lots of babies.” I started moving inside her again.
“Do you need me to say the words? Are you so blind that you can’t see?” She pulled my head down to hers and we both got lost in that kiss.
I didn’t know I was in love with her until she cried. Didn’t have the words to describe what I’d been feeling all this time. I chased those memories in my head for a long time. Each time I woke up from one of those dreams, every time I got a flash of that night, the feelings were there. But how wa
s I to know what they were?
I was so confused back then, so mixed up with grief. I’d just lost my family and ended up in bed with a stranger. A stranger whose scent had stayed with me even when I couldn’t remember who she was.
Seeing her last night had been a miracle. Even before I’d seen the twins hiding behind her, it was her that I’d been drawn to, her I’d walked towards as the memories started to unfold.
It’s not easy for me to show what’s in my heart. Not easy to say those words, but I know what I feel, know that I couldn’t imagine life without her in it the way she is now. For me that’s more than enough.
I spent the rest of the night showing her just how much until we both fell into a deep sleep wrapped in each other’s arms.
“They’re up.” I heard the kids the next morning as they rushed the door. I’d only just opened my eyes and nudged their mother for some early morning nookie when I heard their little feet and voices outside the door.
It was snowing again but the room was still warm from the fire that needed a good stoking. I reached down to the bottom of the bed and nabbed the robes we’d put on during the night when we went down to raid the kitchen and put their million and one gifts under the tree.
We barely had enough time to shove our arms into them before the door was pushed open and we were under attack. They both threw themselves onto the bed and I dodged little arms and legs and they snuck under the covers for a cuddle.
Isabella was looking a little down in the mouth since both babies were climbing all over me after giving her a good morning kiss. “Come on daddy.” My daughter tried to pull me out of bed with her brother’s help.
“We’re coming let daddy get his slippers.” I got out of bed and slipped my feet into my slippers before picking them up, one in each hand. “Take your time sweetheart. I’ll feed these two then come up and get dressed.”
She smiled and waved us off. “Okay you two you’ll have breakfast and then you get to open gifts.”
“Aww daddy.” My little princess turned my face to hers and stared me down. “We not hungry.” She passed that glare to her brother to get him to go along.
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