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I just stared at her.
Oh shit, I’m not going to make it past two
minutes.

I slowly parted her legs as I moved closer to
her. She closed her eyes when she felt me against her opening.
Putting my hands on the sides of her face, I leaned down to whisper
in her ear.

“Baby, keep your eyes open. I want to watch
you.”

Her beautiful green eyes opened and captured
mine. “Okay,” she whispered.

I gently started to move inside her. I felt
her tense up, and I stopped.

“Are you okay, baby? Does it hurt?”

“S’Okay Jeff. Please don’t stop. Please just
don’t stop!”

I pushed myself in a little
more, and she winced.
Shit! Do I go fast?
Do I go slow?
I just didn’t want to hurt
her, so I inched into her only a little at a time.

“Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, Jeff, how much
more?”

I had to laugh.
Ari and her damn mouth.

With just one slight push, I
would be all the way in.
Holy shit, she
feels like fucking heaven.
I almost wanted
to pinch myself to make sure I wasn’t dreaming.

“I’m in, baby all the way. Are you okay,
Ari?”

Ari smiled and wrapped her legs around me.
“I’m more than okay. I think I’m dreaming!”

I slowly started to move. I could tell at
first it was not pleasant for her, but after a minute or two, her
facial expression softened and she smiled.

“Oh god Jeff. That feels so damn good.”

“You feel like heaven, baby.” I could hardly
catch my breath. I was trying so hard not to come before she
did.

“Can you go faster?” she asked, pushing her
hips into me.

Fuck yeah!
I moved faster, and I could tell her climax was
building. She arched her body into mine and closed her eyes for a
second before she opened them again and looked into my
eyes.

“Oh my god, Jeff….oh god.”

Motherfucker
.
Ari, please hurry
! I wasn’t sure how
much longer I could take it.
Jesus, I
can’t believe I’m willing her to come fast. What the fuck is wrong
with me?

Ari started to move her hips with mine and as
she called out my name. I couldn’t pull my eyes away from hers.

“Oh my god! Jeff! Yes! Oh. My. God!”

I called out Ari’s name as I had one of the
most intense orgasms of my life. It felt like I was coming forever.
I couldn’t believe we came together. It was so perfect.

Propping myself up on my elbows, I ran my
hands down the sides of her face. We were both having a hard time
catching out breath. After about a minute, she gave me that
beautiful smile of hers. My breath caught in my throat.

“Jesus, I thought you worked out every damn
day. Why the fuck can’t you catch your breath?”

I just looked at her. She busted out
laughing, and then she kissed the shit out of me.

“I love you, Jeff. Thank you so much for
making all my dreams come true.”

“God, Ari…I love you so much, baby. I hope
that I’ve only just started making your dreams come true.”

***

We made love three more times that night.

It was the best night of my life.

CHAPTER THREE

ARI

Jeff stood there and just stared at me like
he was seeing me for the first time. His eyes traveled up and down
my body.

I couldn’t believe that I was going to be his
wife. And she was going to have his baby.

“Jeff?” I asked, trying to get his
attention.

He looked like he was lost
in space.
What is he thinking
about?
I shook my head to wipe away the
thoughts of Rebecca.
I won’t let that
bitch ruin my night anymore!

“Um, Jeff? Hello? Earth to Jeff.”

Jeff slowly picked up my left hand and kissed
the engagement ring. His beautiful green eyes caught mine. My heart
was racing a mile a minute, and my knees felt weak just from that
simple kiss.

“You’re so beautiful, baby. I love you so
damn much. The sight of you just takes my breath away. I want to
make love you, Ari.”

Oh.My.God.
Can he be any more perfect? Damn him!
He was going to make me cry. Dickwad.

I stepped forward and placed my hands on his
chest. He had already taken off his jacket and tie so I started to
unbutton his vest. He looked so damn handsome in those black
Wranglers and boots. I’d never get used to seeing him in
Wranglers.

“I’d like nothing more than for you to make
love to me, Jeff.”

I slowly started to open his shirt revealing
his massive chest. I leaned into him and kissed his chest softly as
Jeff sucked in a deep breath. I loved how my touch still affected
him so much.

I took off his shirt and threw it to the
side. I lowered myself to my knees and started undoing his pants.
As I took off his belt, I looked up at him and let out a small
gasp. I was frozen in place from his stare. The way Jeff was
looking at me made want to push his ass on the bed to have my
wicked way with him. He hadn’t looked at me like that since the
first time we made love.

Jeff reached down and grabbed my shoulders
and pulled me up to him. He gripped his hand behind my neck and
crushed my lips to his. He kissed me with so much passion that I
could feel it running through my veins.

“Take off your boots, Ari.”

“Okay.”

I’d never taken off a pair of damn cowboy
boots so fucking fast in my life. Something in Jeff’s voice had me
panting with need.

He turned me around and started to undo my
bra.

“I can practically hear your heart beating,
Ari.”

“Yes,” I whispered.

He slipped off the bra and started to kiss
all the way down my back. My body was shaking in response to his
touch.

“You’re so beautiful, baby.”

He turned me around and lightly kissed me on
the lips. Then, he dropped to his knees and started to kiss my
stomach. He reached up and began taking my panties off.

Oh, holy hell. I think I could have an
orgasm right now.

Next thing I knew, I felt his breath… down
there.

“Jeff…”

“Ari, lie down on the bed.”

Why does this feel like our
first time all over again
? I could hardly
move I was so nervous. It wasn’t like we hadn’t had plenty of sex
before tonight, but something about the way Jeff was talking to me
moved through my body like a bolt of lightning.

I sat on the bed and slowly moved back. I
watched as Jeff started to take his boots and jeans off. My
breathing became heavier as I watched him undress. He picked up a
remote and Christina Perri’s “A Thousand Years” started playing.
Then, he just stood there, looking at me.

God he has the most amazing
body.
Seeing him stand there completely
nude was driving me insane. I was so wet that I swore I could feel
the sheets dampening beneath me.

“Wh…what are you doing?” I could hardly talk
because I was so turned on.

“I just want to look at you, Ari. You’re so
beautiful. I just can’t believe that you’re mine.”

“Jesus H. Christ, Jeff! If you don’t get over
here soon, I’m going to start without your ass!”

Jeff threw back his head and laughed. Moving
onto the bed, he was over my body so fast that my head was spinning
from his instant heat. He grabbed my hands and placed them near the
sides of my head as he pinned down my arms with his.

“Have I ever told you how much I love your
smart-ass mouth, Arianna?”

“Um….”

Leaning his head down, he brushed his lips
against mine. I pushed up my hips against him, prompting him to
move or do something. He just smiled at me, and I melted. He
started to softly kiss my neck.

Moving over to my ear, he whispered,

“I love you, Ari.”

“I love you, too, Jeff…more than you
know.”

Releasing my arms, he slowly
made his way down my chest. As he sucked on my nipple, I felt like
I was going to explode. I ran my hands through his hair.
Oh god.

His hand gently stroked along the side of my
stomach until it rested between my legs. Everywhere he touched me
felt like an electric shock. As he kissed my lower stomach, he
slowly started to push one finger in at a time inside of me while
his thumb pressed against my clit.

“You’re always so ready, baby.”

“Don’t stop Jeff. Please just make me forget
everything.”

Before I knew it, his mouth
was on my clit as I called out his name. I swore it felt like the
most intense orgasm I’d ever fucking had. I didn’t know if it would
stop?
Oh shit, he’s so good at
this.

I felt like I’d left my body for a few
seconds. It took me a good two or three minutes to catch my
breath.

When I opened my eyes, he was just watching
me. He smiled and moved back up my body.

He was inches from my face.

“I only want you to think about us, baby.
It’s only the two of us, Ari, always and forever.”

I felt him push my legs apart as he slowly
entered my body. I arched my body from the instant pleasure he gave
me. As we made love, I wanted nothing more than to give him
everything I had. I wanted to give him all my love, my trust, and
my dreams.

I thought about how badly I
wanted to give Jeff a child.
Would I ever
be able to give him that? Would Rebecca be the one to do
that?
I felt a tear slowly run down my
face.

Jeff looked at me and kissed away the
tear.

“Please tell me you’re happy, Ari. Please,
baby, tell me you’re not crying because you’re sad.”

I held him as tightly as I could.

“I’ve never been so happy in my life. Please
just let me lose myself in you.”

With that, he was able to make me forget
everything but us.

***

The next morning, I walked into Emma’s
kitchen and saw my mother talking to Emma. My heart started to
beating so fast. They both looked up at me and smiled.

“Good morning! So, um, wow, they sure are
taking things down and cleaning up pretty, fast aren’t they?” I
said.

I walked over to the coffee
pot and poured myself a cup. I glanced out the window and saw Josh
standing against his truck, talking to one of Gunner’s
cousins.
Lynda…I think that’s her
name.
I wondered what she was still doing
here. I thought Gunner’s other cousin Shannon had told me that they
were all staying at a hotel in Austin.

I turned around to see Emma
and my mother staring at me.
Motherfucker,
here we go.

“Okay, did someone die? Jesus, with the way
you two are looking at me.”

“Arianna, dear, I’m going to guess by that
ring on your finger that you and Jeff worked things out?” Emma
asked me before she looked over at my mother.

I could so feel a damn Katharine Hepburn
quote coming from my mother any second now.

I sat down and let out a
small sigh. I turned to Emma, who was giving me that damn sweet-ass
smile of hers.
Fuck I loved this
woman.
Ellie was very lucky to have gained
Emma and Garrett as family when she married Gunner.

I smiled at Emma and took a sip of
coffee.

“Yes, Emma. We worked things out, but, the
light of day has my head spinning. My thoughts are racing.”

Emma reached over to take a hold of my
hand.

They must know about
Rebecca.
Great, I can’t even have five
fucking minutes to enjoy my engagement.

“Alright, Mom, let it out. I can see you’re
holding something in.”

My mother sat up straighter in her chair and
took my other hand.

Oh Jesus, Mary, and Joseph…..this is going
to be bad.

“As the great Katharine Hepburn said, ‘Life
is hard. After all, it kills you.’ It’ll all work out somehow,
Arianna.”

What the hell? That’s the
best she can do?
I just looked at her as I
watched a smile play across her face.

“Really, Mom? That’s the best you’ve
got?”

My mother glanced over to Emma, and then she
looked at me confused. “What were you expecting me to say,
Ari?”

“I was expecting you to tell me that it’s all
going to be okay, Mom. I wanted you to say that this Rebecca bitch,
sorry, Emma, is not carrying Jeff’s baby and that my dad didn’t
really ruin my engagement night by dropping the biggest fucking
bomb on me ever! Sorry again, Emma.”

Emma smiled at me as she
squeezed my hand tightly. My mother removed her hand from mine as I
reached for my coffee. As I took another drink, I noticed my hand
was shaking.
Shit!

“I’m sorry, Ari. I wish I could tell you
it’ll all be okay, sweetheart, but I’d be lying to you. I’m not
sure if it will. Have you and Jeff talked about this?”

I shook my head. Then, I
felt tears welling up in my eyes.
Do not
cry, Ari.

“Mom…” My voice cracked.

“I
wanted to be the one to give him a baby. I wanted that more
than anything, and I keep telling myself that if this turns out to
be his baby, I’ll be okay but…but…”

Emma squeezed my hand.

“Ari, I think that it’s time you got tested,”
my mother said matter-of-factly.

I snapped my head up at my
mother.
Why is she bringing this up
now?

“Tested? Oh my, Ari, is something wrong?”
Emma asked, looking back and forth between my mom and me.

“No, Emma, nothing is wrong with Ari. Ari, if
you want to even consider having a baby with Jeff, then you need to
be tested to see if you’re a carrier of the gene. Emma, remember
how we spoke last night about Matthew and how he has Fragile
X?”