Divine Grace (63 page)

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Jack stood beside Adam and watched in admiration as Ethan danced with Grace. Her head was on his shoulder, her face tilted toward his neck.

Anyone else watching would have thought they were sharing a quiet dance as Ethan whispered pretty sweet nothings in her ear. It was a good thing they couldn’t hear what he was saying to her. Jack had a pretty good idea, though, and he knew Adam did, too. Knowing her body the way he did, all the telltale signs were there. He could see the almost imperceptible tightening in her torso and the way her hands held on to him, but she never missed a step. They watched his hand stroke down her back, ready if she

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needed the support. Jack was thankful for the tuxedo jacket that hid his enormous erection from public view as he knowingly watched Ethan’s hand indiscernibly catch her around her waist.

“Damn, how does he do that?” Adam muttered in awe.

“Part of their connection, I guess.” Jack grinned as he noticed the faint blush above the neckline of her gown.

Her head had fallen momentarily against Ethan’s shoulder, her face hidden in his long hair. His face was a picture of male satisfaction. He glanced up and made eye contact with Jack and Adam, and they saluted him.

He grinned cockily, realizing they knew what he’d been up to on the dance floor.

“She sure does love to dance,” Erin stated happily as she came to stand next to them. “The cake is set up with a clean knife if y’all still want to take cake pictures. Good luck getting her off the dance floor.” She walked away to find a dance partner herself.

When their song ended, Ethan smoothly escorted Grace to the ladies’

room down the hall. Jack and Adam danced with their moms and the other ladies still in attendance, cutting in on each other just for the fun of it. When Grace returned with Ethan, he passed her hand to Jack and went in search of refreshment for her, coming back with ice water. She told him she hadn’t had much to drink all day, too caught up in the wedding buzz. She drained the whole glass when he gave it to her.

After taking the cake-cutting pictures in the dining room, they returned and visited with some of the guests, including Wesley, Evan, and Rosemary.

She danced with Ethan again, cutting loose to “Hot Mama” by Trace Adkins, which was fast becoming one of Jack’s favorite songs, just for getting to watch her dance with such complete abandon. The dress didn’t slow her down at all. “It Did” by Brad Paisley was the next song up, and Ethan brought her back to Jack so she could dance with him to that song. It mirrored what he’d told her about thinking things couldn’t get better, then they did.

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“My Best Friend” by Tim McGraw played as Grace danced with Adam, holding him tightly, letting him lead. He palmed her cheek and she looked up at him. “My wife.”

Her eyes slid closed, and she shuddered slightly. “Those are the most beautiful words I’ve ever heard,” she murmured. “I love you, my husband. I can’t wait for you to make love to me.” He bent down to kiss her thoroughly. “I want you, Adam. I want you all.”

He held her to him. After the song ended Charity brought the bag that had her regular clothing and shoes. Grace gave her bouquet to Charity to deal with and then pulled her aside.

“I need to thank you for everything you did, Charity. Thank you for encouraging me to take a chance with these men and for orchestrating those boudoir portraits. Honey, you’re my best friend, and I love you so much.”

She started to tear up. Charity waved her hands in her face.

“Oh! Stop crying, you’re messing up your mascara, sweetie!” Charity wiped her fingers gently under Graces eyes. “Come on, raccoon eyes are not sexy, except on raccoons. You should be smiling. You’re going to get laid!”

She giggled risquely. That worked because Grace smiled and laughed.

Rachel Lopez gave Grace a big hug and said, “You looked so gorgeous today, Grace. Congratulations, honey.”

“Thank you, Rachel. What are y’all gonna do now? You look too good to go home this early.”

“Well, since The Pony is shut down for the wedding, Wes and Evan are going to take Rosemary to a club in Morehead. I’m going to go with them, and I think Hank, Eli, and Rogelio are going to go, too.”

Grace smiled appreciatively as Eli strode toward them across the room.

“Mmm, Eli is looking particularly delicious tonight, Rachel. You should see the way he is looking at you right now while your back is turned. Are you sure you’re not interested in dating him? He is really into you.”

Rachel rolled her eyes. “Please, don’t go there, honey. I am way more trouble than that poor guy needs right now. He is so sweet, but I’d probably only make him miserable.” She turned to look his way, based on the direction of Grace’s gaze, growled softly, and turned back to Grace.

“
See
? There is a very good reason why I tell him no,” she muttered as Grace watched not one, but two very pretty wedding guests approach Eli and begin flirting with him.

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“No, I
don’t
, honey, because it’s still you he’s watching right now,”

Grace murmured, hugging Rachel.

“I can’t compete with that, Grace. I’m a realist. I like being his friend,”

she muttered unconvincingly.

“Just wait and see. Maybe things will work out. You never know. I just hate to see you miss an opportunity like that. I have a feeling you may regret not taking that chance. Jack’s mom always said to live life with no regrets.

Have fun tonight,” Grace said, giving her another hug.

She blew Eli a kiss, and he waved back at her, still watching Rachel’s back as she turned and walked away. Grace had a good feeling about those two, despite the way Rachel struggled against the attraction she felt for Eli.

Angel and Teresa came and hugged them, as did Wesley, Evan, and Rosemary. Grace thanked Wesley and Evan again for the beautiful workmanship on her new furniture and turned to Rosemary. “Rosemary, we didn’t have much of a chance to talk tonight, but I know that Wesley and Evan have wanted us all to get together sometime. After we get home from our honeymoon, I’ll call you and we’ll plan on doing that. Maybe you and I could have lunch sometime.”

“I would really like that, Grace.”

Everything was loaded up in the SUV, and the remaining guests prepared to give them their traditional send off. This time the four of them ran out to the SUV together amidst the flying handfuls of birdseed. They would leave in the morning to drive to the airport in San Antonio. They were honeymooning on Grand Cayman Island in the Caribbean. Grace had her heart set on snorkeling and playing with dolphins.

Tonight, they were spending at the ranch house in their own bed, making love until they couldn’t move anymore. The SUV had been decorated by well meaning pranksters, but the interior was safe and sound.

They lost the last of the tin cans about three miles down the road from the mansion. Back at the ranch, they helped her down from the back seat of the SUV and led her up onto the porch. At the door, Jack swept her into his arms, carrying her over the threshold, then up the stairs, followed by Ethan and Adam, not placing her back on her feet until she was at the door to her bedroom. She opened the door and was greeted by the sweet odor of scented candles, lit and burning in votives all over the room. The fireplace was on also.

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“Katie came back and lit everything for us,” Jack explained. The air was warm and fragrant, the light softly dancing in at least a hundred flames.

“It’s like a fairy tale, y’all,” she whispered.

“A naughty one, maybe,” Ethan replied, placing the bags on the floor by the door.

“I’d like to take a quick shower, if y’all don’t mind, but I’m going to need help with this wedding gown first. If y’all want, you can join me.”

Jack came up behind her and began to unfasten the buttons. They helped her out of the dress and then hung it in the closet. She turned slowly so they could see her lingerie, loving the admiring, lustful looks in their eyes lit by the dancing flames.

“Darlin’, are those pearls?” Jack asked as he smoothed his hand over the cleft of her ass.

“They sure are. Help me get this corset unlaced and I’ll show it to you.”

She turned her back to Ethan, and his long fingers made quick work of the laces at her back. Soon, she was out of the white satin corset, and the garters were unsnapped from her sheer white stockings. She stood before them in only the stockings, her high-heeled sandals, the white pearl G-string, and her bridal jewelry. She had never felt more beautiful or desirable.

“Well, that is a pretty little pearl G-string you have on, isn’t it, baby?”

Adam’s voice was husky with desire. His warm hands slid over the satin covered, elastic strings at her hips, pressing her against his big erection.

“My goodness, Adam. You’re so hard and big. Gracious, you
all
are.”

She reached out to stroke them through their clothes. “Do you think you can wait while I clean up a bit, or should you take me right now?”

“Let’s all shower together, and then we can get dirty and shower again later,” Ethan said, offering a compromise, sort of. They all won, either way.

“For right now, I think we need to help Grace out of all this clothing.”

Jack kissed her and backing her up against the bed.

She held out a dainty foot, and Ethan removed the high-heeled sandal and then slowly slid the stocking down with great care, kissing her inner thigh as he did. Adam paid her the same loving care and attention on the other foot and leg. Jack continued to kiss her, pressing her up against the side of the bed. She arched her back. His splayed fingers slid down her abdomen, finally finding the waist band to the G-string. She stopped him when he started to push it down and said, “Take a closer look. Pearls aren’t

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the only special thing about this G-string.” Her voice was soft and shaky with emotion and desire. She didn’t think she’d ever been happier than she was in this moment.

Jack knelt in front of her and gently stroked the white satin over her mound. What looked like a single piece of satin were actually two halves, trimmed in pearls and held together by little satin bows. He looked up at her, hunger and expectation in his eyes, and she smiled and nodded. He pulled gently on the first bow, then the second, as they listened to her quick breathing. He slid one finger inside the panty and then parted it with another.

He grinned and said, “Grace is playing peek-a-boo with us.”

He leaned forward and slid his warm, wet tongue into her slit as she cried out in pleasure. With her elbows propped behind her, she watched him as he slid two fingers slowly into her pussy while pressing his thumb against her sensitive clit. He began stroking her sweet spot.

“I love this little G-string, darlin’. It’s very naughty, but very convenient, too. Can you see Adam, Ethan? I love this sweet little pink pussy. I could feast on it all night, darlin’.” He kissed her abdomen, continuing the slow, torturous strokes, gradually increasing the speed and the intensity. Adam and Ethan helped her up onto the bed as Jack continued to stroke her. They whispered loving words of encouragement to her as her orgasm loomed close. They whispered naughty words to her, too, like only her dirty-talking cowboys could, making her even hotter and wetter.

“Mmm, Grace is sweet as sugar, but she loves it when we talk dirty to her, don’t you, Gracie?” Ethan asked.

“You know I do, Ethan. You make me come every time you do, like on the dance floor tonight.” The memory of what he’d said to her earlier set off that involuntary tightening in her pelvic floor, signaling a fast approaching, deep orgasm.

“What did Ethan talk about doing to you to make you come, baby?”

Adam asked as he leaned down and took her nipple in his hot mouth and suckled while he stroked her belly. She whimpered her need, knowing why Ethan brought it to mind as they played with her. It would set her off like a rocket again.

“He told me all about how—Oh! He’ll bend me over the chaise lounge and fuck my pussy from behind. Oh! Then he’ll slide into my ass and fuck
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my ass as well. He said he might even tie me to it first, if I’ve been bad.”

She giggled and then gasped as Jack flicked her clit with his tongue.

“Are you planning on being bad, darlin’?” Jack asked, glancing at Ethan, who was currently teasing her other nipple into quivering submission.

“If being fucked from behind while I’m tied up is my punishment, I may have to be very bad, so bad I might even need to be
spanked
, isn’t that right, Ethan, honey?” She reached out for him, his lips parting over hers in a deep kiss while he stroked her breast.

“I’d be just as likely to do it if she was good or bad. As long as Gracie is happy and satisfied, who cares?” Ethan said softly. “Let go for Jack, Grace, give him your sweet cream.” Ethan’s soft voice in her ear as he nuzzled her, combined with Adam’s suckling and the deft strokes Jack delivered to her sweet spot, created an intense storm inside her.

Ethan whispered, “Give it to him, Grace. Come for Jack,” and her eyes flew open, and the tension snapped like a rubber band stretched too tight.

She screamed as a raging fire exploded through her body, and her orgasm gushed from her over his hand. She rode each pulse in their arms, shuddering and shaky. Jack slowly withdrew his fingers and licked the sweet cream from them, then gently licked her pussy, sending aftershocks though her body when he touched her clit with his tongue. A sigh of pure, unadulterated delight slipped from her tingling lips.

“Feeling good, baby?” Adam asked, kissing her.

“I’ve never been this happy,” she murmured, nuzzling Adam’s cheek.

Jack looked up at her, a haze of desire and male satisfaction written in his eyes and on his face. “The evening’s not over yet, darlin’. Now how about that shower?” He held out his hand to her. Adam and Ethan growled in agreement. She smiled, thinking it just couldn’t get better than this, being with her men. Then it did.

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