by S. J. Smith
“Blake! What are you doing?” Another voice from the crowd yelled out.
Gina saw herself about to crash into the stone when a pair of strong arms caught her. She looked up and saw that Rafe saved her. She was too stunned to react as Rafe straightened her and held her close.
Gina winced as she saw Blake in a tight black dress and a scowl on her face. Beneath her heel was the torn hem of Gina’s dress. She had a finger pointed accusingly towards her.
“You don’t deserve to be with him! There’s no place for you at his side,” she cried out as the ushers tried to escort her off the premises.
As they took hold of her she lashed out at them. Her hands began to transform into claws as she struck out at the two men and she tore their jackets.
“Get out her out of here,” Rafe said, his voice an unsettling growl that almost sounded calm in his anger.
Blake shrieked as she was pulled away from the crowd. Her echoing threats filled the air as she was taken around the side of the house away from the ceremony. Everything fell into silence as her yelling ended.
Gina returned to herself and realized that the entirety of the wedding party had stepped up to surround her protectively. Leila’s hand was gripping her forearm tightly.
After a moment, it was Leila who broke the silence. “Well, now that we’ve gotten that out of the way, let’s get this show on the road.”
This seemed to jolt everyone out of their shock of the scene that had unfolded before them. Guests returned to their seats and Rafe escorted her the rest of the way down the aisle.
Gina looked up at him in awe at his composure. Rafe looked back at her and his eyes melted back into liquid caramel and a small smirk crawled across his lips.
Leaning towards her he whispered, “By the way, you look amazing.”
*****
The rest of the wedding ceremony went smoothly, although that could have partially been attributed to people’s remaining surprise from earlier. Either way, when Rafe and Gina were pronounced man and wife, everyone stood and cheered.
When she kissed her new husband, Gina quite forgot about the threats that Blake had made earlier. The violent young wolf was far from her mind when Rafe took her face in his hands and kissed her with the same passion he’d had since their very first date. Her head was swimming as the chorus of whooping cheers, whistles, and applause assaulted her ears.
Their lips still attached, he picked up Gina and spun her around. She giggled and clung to him as her veil slipped off and clattered to the ground along with her shoes. Rafe kissed her again as he carried her back up the stone pathway to the porch as they were showered with rice by the guests. After climbing the steps, he set Gina down on her bare feet and she was glad to have her sense of balance back as she felt the smooth polished wood beneath her.
Rafe held up his arms to gather everyone’s attention before announcing, “Dinner is ready, if everyone could make their way to the banquet room and take their seats while I find my wife a new pair of shoes…”
The crowd tittered with laughter as Rafe picked Gina up again and carried her inside. They heard the rumblings and rustlings of the crowd preparing to come in from outside as he took her upstairs to where his own dressing room had been. Gina kissed his neck as he brought her into the large bedroom and threw her down on the bed, the both of them giggling like drunken teenagers.
Rafe climbed on top of Gina and she pulled him close as their lips met. They kissed for a long minute before breaking away for air.
“Well, my wife,” Rafe said and the words sent an electrifying spark of glee through Gina, “we have a few minutes while we wait for everyone to get settled downstairs.”
Gina giggled while his hand pulled and searched for the hem of her dress. “I don’t want to have to put this dress on twice.”
Rafe found the bottom of the skirt and lifted it up above her knees. “Well then, maybe I’ll just have to eat my dessert first.”
“Well I can’t have you spoiling your appetite,” she laughed and then sighed as his fingers found their way under the skirts and up her legs.
“No?” He laughed playfully. He pulled her skirt up to reveal the white lace panties she had bought for the occasion. Pulling at the edges of the lace he commented, “Looks like you wrapped my present up for me.”
“Yup,” she said teasingly, “and you have to wait to open it until after you’ve had your supper and opened up the rest of your presents.”
“Oh, yes, ma’am.” He pressed his nose to the lace and inhaled, “but you’re making it so hard for me to be a good boy.”
Gina vibrated with her excitement. As much as she wanted to forget about the reception and skip straight to the honeymoon, there were roughly three hundred people waiting downstairs for them to come and begin the dinner. Besides that, the dress was complicated enough to get on once. She didn’t want to have to try to do it again with only Rafe to help her.
She had no doubt in his ability to get it off, but on…that was a whole different story. Sitting up, Gina met Rafe’s lips for a kiss as three of his fingers found their way around the edges of her panties and inside of her.
“Can’t I have a little appetizer?”
Gina moaned softly. “Behave yourself.”
Chuckling, Rafe removed his fingers and licked them one by one, starting with his ring finger, while letting out a small moan of his own. “Mmmm…you taste so good.”
Gina reached out and grabbed his hand before he could lick the last finger and stuck it in her own mouth, tasting the sweetness of herself on his skin. Rafe’s eyes lit up with a new excitement as he raised his eyebrows.
“You sure you don’t want to just sneak out the back and start the honeymoon now?”
Laughing, Gina kissed him deeply before responding. “No, I’m not going to let Leila have all of that wedding cake to herself.”
“Good point,” he laughed as he stood and pulled his new wife to her feet. “We need to find you some shoes then don’t we.”
Just then, they heard the clattering of heels ascending the stairs and a moment later Leila appeared with Gina’s flats as if she had been summoned by her brother’s words.
As she entered the doorway she let out an exaggerated sigh of relief. “Good, you’re both still dressed. Everyone is ready for you to come and start dinner.”
*****
The reception was dull in comparison to the wedding. There were no outbursts besides a few crying children as the evening wore on and they became tired. After dinner Gina and Rafe had their obligatory cutting of the cake followed by their first dance.
As they spun around the room to Open Arms by Journey, Gina rested her head on his shoulder. Rafe kissed her cheek and whispered how happy he was to have her there in his arms.
Gina smiled and looked up into his face. He looked absolutely boyish with a grin spread across his lips and a slight twinkling in his eye.
“I love you,” he said as they spun around the room, pretending no one else existed.
“I love you, too.”
They kissed and the room swirled around them. Gina’s dress softly swished across the floor along to the rhythm of the song. She was glad they had taken those dance classes weeks ago and she didn’t have to fret about stepping on his toes, or him stepping on hers.
In her peripheral vision, she could see other couples joining them out on the dance floor. Soon enough, there were swirling colors moving in time all around them and Gina felt like they were finally beyond being the center of attention for a moment.
However as soon as the song ended, glasses were being tapped and the chanting of “kiss, kiss” started up. Gina laughed as Rafe pretended he didn’t understand the request. He motioned to himself and Gina in mock incredulity as the chanting intensified.
Finally someone shouted, “Oh just kiss her already!”
Rafe obliged and without warning, he dipped Gina down. Her new husband kissing her deeply silenced her shocked squeal of surprise, while the crowded hal
l erupted into cheers around them.
Afterwards, it was time for Gina to toss the bouquet. Her bridesmaids along with all of the other single girls and women all crowded in the middle of the dance floor as they vied for a spot up front to catch the symbolic bunch of flowers.
Gina stood at the far end of the hall and turned her back to the clamoring group of women. She waited a moment while someone started up a drumroll. All of the onlookers joined in, beating on tables or their laps. The noise increased until it suddenly all fell silent and Gina threw her arms back with all her might and sent the bouquet flying through the air.
For a split second there was only silence before the flowers reached the girls and all hell broke loose as they squealed and grappled with each other to retrieve the flowers. Gina turned around to watch the chaos that ensued. It was highly entertaining.
The height of the excitement was when a younger cousin of her’s, who was about 10 years old walked out of the bathroom to see the madness that was going on. She nonchalantly approached the horde of struggling women and swiped the bouquet neatly up off of the floor.
The entire hall erupted into hysterical laughter as the little girl walked off before any of the other girls in the tussle even noticed what happened. Gina was doubled over in a fit of giggles.
Then they brought out a chair for the next tradition that was to take place. Gina blushed because she had completely forgotten about this part. The groomsmen walked her over to the chair, which sat in the middle of the hall for all to watch.
Gina sat down, partially nervous, but mostly embarrassed. All around her the crowd tittered and let out a low “ooh” as they got ready for the next part of the night’s entertainment.
Rafe made a show of encouraging the crowd as he walked up to where his new wife sat in the chair. He got down on his knee and raised his hands in the air to quiet the crowd.
Trying to restrain her laughter, Gina sat as still as she could while Rafe fingered the hem of her dress. The groomsmen began to chant and soon the crowd joined in.
Rafe teased them by slipping his hands up under her dress. Gina was giddy as his hands lightly grasped her ankles and slowly pushed up to her knees. His touch was so soft and she blushed deeper as she felt herself getting excited and the crowd’s chanting increased.
Flashing his devilish smile, Rafe ducked his head underneath her skirts. Gina took a quick breath as the room erupted into whoops and hollers and she felt Rafe’s hot breath between her knees. Her face was crimson with embarrassment as she felt his breath tickle her panties. She felt the gentle warmth of his tongue press against the fabric and she wanted to let out the most indignant noise, but managed to keep her mouth shut.
Next, she felt his teeth graze her thigh as he took hold of her garter and began to pull it off. He worked it down her leg and finally reemerged from underneath her dress, the treasure clutched between his teeth. As he stood, the onlookers cheered and Rafe threw his hands up in the air in victory.
Taking the garter from his mouth, Rafe reached out and pulled Gina up from the chair and kissed her. This caused another cheer to erupt from the crowd. Laughing, Gina stayed by his side as the single men formed a mob behind them.
They jostled each other, awaiting their prize and the drumroll began again. The tension built much in the same way as Rafe pulled the garter back on his fingers like a slingshot. The drumroll increased until the room was thundering and then the moment of silence followed as the small scrap of fabric was released up into the air.
All at once the guys pounced as the garter floated down. They tackled one another and were on the verge of violence when one of the groomsmen held up his trophy and proclaimed his victory. Another groomsman took it and stretched it around the victor’s head like a headband, causing everyone to crack up in a roar of laughter.
Amidst the laughter, Rafe pulled Gina close and kissed her. Then he whispered in her ear, “I love you, darling, but when can we get out of here?”
Still laughing, she whispered back, “Let’s sneak upstairs after this dance.”
*****
Gina couldn’t get enough of Rafe as he pressed her up against the wall of the hallway upstairs. He lifted her up and she wrapped her legs around his waist so he could carry her the rest of the way down the hall to his room without having to unlock his lips from hers.
He fumbled for a second to close and lock the door behind them, but once the latch was in place his hand immediately reached for the back of Gina’s dress. Swiftly, he made his way through the pearl buttons and his warm hands were upon the bare flesh of her back. Simultaneously, Gina had loosened and untied his bowtie and begun to unbutton his shirt, revealing the broad chest underneath covered in a fine coat of dark hair.
Gina kneaded her fingers in his chest hair, wildly turned on. The two could not press their bodies close enough, and they were wearing far too much clothing. With only their gasping breaths to communicate, they unlatched themselves from one another to strip off the heavy fabrics that encased them.
As she shimmied out of the heavy skirts of her dress, Rafe pulled her hips back against him. She could feel his hardened member throbbing for her through the fabric of his pants.
Straightening, she leaned back against her new husband and felt the bare skin of his torso against her back. Rafe kissed and nibbled her neck as his hands ran up and down the length of her arms, pulling one hand behind her to feel his wedding present for her as it throbbed with longing.
Gina sighed as her body began to tremble with her own longing. She pressed herself against him, teasing and begging for him to take her already. Turning around, she reached behind herself and undid the clasps of her bra.
It fell to the floor as Rafe lifted her up again, holding her high so that his mouth could caress and suckle her exposed breasts. Her head fell back as she sighed out a delighted moan.
He gripped her butt firmly as he carried her over to the bed and laid her down on top of the sheets. Gina watched in anticipation as her new husband stood over her and his muscles flexed and rippled as he worked to undo the belt and pants that were keeping his excitement constrained.
She bit her lip as she watched, she could feel herself dripping wet and soaking through her panties. Somehow being newlyweds and there being a party of a few hundred just downstairs celebrating for them made this all the more exciting. The bass of the dance music pulsed through the floor but offered nothing but a beat for their bodies to begin synchronizing to.
“I hope you didn’t want to save these,” Rafe said as he took off his pants and reached for her panties. He leaned over her and kissed her hip sensually before ripping the white lace off of her.
Gina gasped with delight as the fabric disappeared and was immediately replaced by his probing tongue swimming through her wetness. His arms held her legs firmly in the air on either side of his head and her whole body pulsed with each flick of his tongue over her clitoris until she was whimpering and trembling with all of the sensation.
Gently biting the inside of her thigh, Rafe pulled back from her and stood. Gina’s eyes opened wide with the reprieve and she reached out for him, begging without words.
Climbing on top of her Rafe stared back into her eyes, both of them were breathing heavily. Gina wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled him close to her, the warmth of his body pressed against her as their lips met.
The taste of herself on his lips drove her wild and she pressed for deeper kisses. Rafe obliged, taking hold of her, his fingers knotting in her hair as he pulled her into himself. She sighed into his kiss, melting beneath his touch.
Then she felt him inside of her. A new excitement built as he thrust deep inside of her, and Gina felt her ecstasy climb as his mouth moved from hers, to her earlobe, and down her neck. His teeth grazed against her soft exposed flesh as she trembled beneath him.
His heavy breath turned to grunting as the rhythm of their thrusting hips increased beyond the rhythm of the bass through the floor until their bodies rocked in
double time. Their breathing became ragged and Gina’s fluttering moans reached a trembling pitch that signaled her coming orgasm.
Rafe thrust hard and deep inside of her, the force tipping her over the edge and sending her body into convulsive quakes as he reached his own peak. Letting out a moan that verged on a roar, he met his release inside of her and collapsed over her trembling body.
They lay there for a few minutes, not saying a word as their muscles quaked and their uneven breathing settled back into normal patterns. Gina held his head where he laid in the crook of her neck. She ran her fingers through his hair absentmindedly as she tried to control the shaking in her legs.
She could feel the wet stain of their sweat and cum pooling beneath her as she dripped onto the sheets. Rafe began to nuzzle her neck with light kisses and she moaned softly.
“How do you like married sex?”
“So much better,” she laughed. “It’s almost like you know what you’re doing now.”
*****
The sound of the ocean waves crashing against the sandy beach had become familiar to Gina in the last few weeks. The honeymoon was nearly over, but the couple still woke up each morning with the same hot passion for each other that they had had on their wedding night.
The light touch of Rafe’s hands running over her bare skin in the grey hours of dawn woke Gina from her dreamless sleep. His hands were the single most relaxing thing she had ever felt, and they drifted over her body every morning as if they were exploring it again for the first time. They never tired of their travels, roaming over the soft curves as they crested on the hills of her shoulders and hips and descended into the valleys of her elbows, waist, and knees.
After a while, his hands were joined by his soft kisses. His breath was hot on her neck as he nibbled her earlobe and whispered, “Good morning, my love.”
“Mmmm,” she moaned as she rolled over to look into the liquid gold of his eyes. “Just another day in paradise.”
“For another week at least.”
“Do we have to go back?”
They both laughed, knowing they had abandoned their normal lives for far too long already. Gina needed to get back to work at the library, and Rafe had plenty of work backed up for him. More than a few individuals had been miffed that he had gone on an extended honeymoon in the first place when he was such an important individual in the community.