Love Me? The Trust Me? Trilogy (29 page)

Blair takes photos of all the girls trying to do the Macarena, but we're all slightly tipsy to moderately intoxicated, making it an entertaining viewing spectacular for the rest of the party. The song ends, and I need another drink, so Sarah and I head to the bar. Aiden stands aside and lets Sarah and me in between him and Chris to get another drink. He stands next to me, playing with my hair as I order another champagne. Suddenly Chris starts tapping his glass, and soon everyone who has a glass taps along. I look at Aiden, and he leans in to kiss me. Everyone cheers as I kiss my man.

People start to slowly leave and the party dwindles down. Only a small remaining few sit with us at a table; Sarah and Chris, Callie, Mom, Nana, Brielle and Adam, Blair and Benjamin, Mike and Bill, the usual crowd of people. I take the last sip of my champagne and chew on the strawberry I find at the bottom of the glass. I lean into him, I feel myself starting to get tired from our emotional day. I take Aiden's arm and raise it so I can look at his watch to see the time; it's two fifty-seven a.m. I can't believe Nana is still up; she amazes me with how spritely she is.

I try to hide my yawn and I snuggle into him as he, Chris, and Adam discuss the quality of the local golf course, boring the hell out of the rest of us. Nana, Callie, and Mom swap recipes as Mike and Bill talk about their cars. Sarah and I stare at each other and roll our eyes, making us both giggle. I get up and decide it's time to go to the bathroom. I look at Sarah and Brielle, and they get up and follow me. Our guys don't even notice that we have left.

"Could they be any more boring?" Brielle says when we get far enough away from them.

"Tell me about it."

As we enter the restroom, I look at myself in the mirror.

"Oh God, I look tired," I say as Sarah pulls out a lip-gloss from her bag.

"How can they talk about golf for so long? You put the ball in the hole. It's that simple."

"I know. God, I can imagine how boring Aiden's bachelor's party will be," Sarah says, making us laugh.

"While I have you two here, I want to ask you something." I take in a deep breath and they both look at me curiously.

"You know how much I care about you both, don't you?"

They nod.

"So Bree, will you be my bridesmaid?"

She jumps up and down and claps her hands. "Of course I will, sis," Bree says.

I then look at Sarah. "Sarah, will you be my maid of honor?" Her eyes widen and she joins Brielle jumping and clapping.

"Duh, of course I will. Ahhh, I'm so excited. Your bachelorette party is going to be epic. We'll have giant blow-up cocks, dancing naked sailors, buckets of various cocktails, and we'll burn a hole in the dance floor. No, literally, I'm going to set it on fire. It'll be a night you'll
never
remember," Sarah says taking my hands and making me jump with them. We all squeal with excitement then we walk out of the restroom. We make our way back to our men, who are now all standing at the bar.

We walk toward them and Aiden puts his hand out for me to take. I take it, and he pulls me close into an embrace. I snuggle up to his chest and he takes another sip of his whisky.

"Honey, are you ready to go?" Chris asks Sarah.

"Yeah, it's time we all left I think," I say.

We all walk back over to the table where Nana, Mom, and Callie are still looking bright and lively. I shake my head at them and giggle.

"Guys, we're off," I say when we reach them, and they all stand up.

"I better go too, nice seeing you again, Callie," Mom says.

"You too, Ev, we should get together more often."

"Definitely." They hug.

We all walk out of the little building and back down the path toward the Cadillac. Mike opens the rear door for us to get in. I embrace my mother tightly as we say our goodbyes.

"I love you, Mom."

"Darling, I love you too. Congratulations." She kisses me on the cheek then hugs Aiden while I make my way to Callie.

"I'm so happy you're going to be officially a part of our family, honey. I couldn't ask for a better daughter-in-law."

"Thanks, Callie, that means a lot, and you're a perfect mother-in-law." She lets go to hug Aiden.

We say the rest of our farewells to everyone and enter the car.

"Guess who's gettin' some tonight," Sarah calls out and Chris wolf whistles.

We laugh as Mike closes the door. We wave to everyone and start the drive back to our apartment.

I lean in toward Aiden; he puts his arm around me and pulls me so close I'm almost on his lap. He leans his head into the top of my hair, kissing me gently.

"Thank you for tonight. Everything was perfect." I hold out my left hand, gazing at my magnificent engagement ring. He kisses my head again.

"You're welcome. I'm glad you said yes. Would've been slightly embarrassing if you'd said no." He chuckles. I bite my bottom lip.

"I'd never say no to you," I say, and with that, he turns my face to his and kisses me passionately for the rest of the car ride home.

We get to the parking garage, and Mike opens the door for us to get out of the Cadillac.

"Thanks, Mike," I say as I exit.

"My pleasure, Miss Taylor. Congratulations by the way." Aiden steps out of the car, smiling.

"Thanks, Mike, for everything," Aiden says, shaking Mike's hand. I know Mike must have helped Aiden set up tonight. He turns toward me.

"C'mon, baby. Time for bed."

He takes my hand, and I walk with him to the elevator. The doors open, and we step inside. Mike doesn't follow. I think he wants to give us a moment alone together.

He turns to face me; gently caressing my cheek as he stares into my eyes. He steps closer so our bodies are touching. The electricity surging between us is palpable and he leans down to kiss me. The doors open to our apartment, making us separate; we walk into the living room. As soon as the elevator doors close, he lunges at me, taking me in his arms and kissing forcefully, pushing me against the wall. The passion is electrifying, his kiss firm and sultry. My core starts to react to his touch as his hand runs up my thigh, lightly skimming at the bottom edge of my dress.

He moves both his hands to the bottom of my dress, slowly lifting it higher and higher until our lips part just long enough for the dress to be pulled up over my head. He throws it to the floor, leaving me standing there in my heels, panties, and matching bra. Our lips find each other again and I start to undo his pink tie, his hands caressing every part of my body then I move to his shirt. I start to unbutton the buttons one by one. Getting frustrated, I take hold of each side of the shirt and pull them apart, ripping his shirt open and popping the remainder of the buttons off. He exhales with excitement as he rustles out of the now button less shirt. He flings it to the floor and my hands make their way down his chiseled abdomen to his belt; forcefully, I undo his belt, button, and fly, letting his pants fall to the floor and freeing his large erection. He exhales again stepping out of his shoes and fumbling out of his pants.

His lips never leave mine as he moves to undo my bra, freeing my breasts into his grasp. He massages my breast slowly with one hand, the other moving its way down to my underwear. He skims the top of my panty line and abruptly pulls them down to my ankles and kicks them away. We stand completely naked, except for my heels, holding each other.

He kisses me quickly, his hands moving to my ass and clenching it; he pulls me up and leans me against the wall. I wrap my legs around his waist and dig my heels in for extra support, also wrapping my arms around his neck; he looks at me and grins then he slowly positions himself at my entrance. This is hot, he holds on to my ass, his biceps bulging as he leans in and kisses me. He slowly enters me, making me gasp at the fullness.

"Oh, Jeni," he murmurs through our kiss as he slowly moves in and out, holding me against the wall.

Our breathing becomes erratic as he quickens his pace, in and out, in and out; the feeling is so intense. I'm shaking when he kisses my neck, and my head falls back against the wall as our hips move together in unison. My hands clench at his back, and he pulls out and re-enters me forcefully as he picks up the tempo.

"Ahhh," is all I manage when he kisses my décolletage vigorously, sucking on my skin in between kisses. The feeling is powerful as that electricity surges once more and his thrusts become deeper. My fingernails claw at his back as he continues to power into me.

"I. Love. You," I murmur through staggered breaths, and he exhales at my words and thrusts deeper.

"Ahhh," I call out as I feel it; the heat rises and he comes in to kiss my lips. He thrusts again and again as the heat intensifies. My body starts to quiver and I arch my back.

"Oh, Jeni," he murmurs.

I start to lose control. My fingernails dig in deeper into his shoulder blades as an overwhelming sense of pleasure hits me. I tense up as it continues, and I scream out in satisfaction.

"Oh God," I call out at when a full, climactic orgasm unleashes within me. My whole body clenches with pure delight as he continues pushing me against the wall. His face falls to my neck.

"Jeni, oh, Jeni," he calls out as he thrusts into me relentlessly. I tighten my muscles down
there,
making him jolt unexpectedly. He exhales with pleasure as I periodically tighten and loosen my muscles. He nuzzles into my neck and the intensity grows, and he starts to jolt more and more then his face clenches in that delicious way. He pounds into me harder and faster. I moan with the pleasure and he completely loses himself in me. He moans loudly then he thrusts once more, and I tighten my muscles, and with that, he unloads himself into me with a deep, throaty growl.

We stay locked together as our breathing eases; eventually, I unwrap my legs from his waist then he pulls out of me and puts me back to the floor. I wobble, my legs feeling like Jell-O as my heels hit the ground. He leans in and kisses me once more. Our kissing increases, becoming more passionate. He pulls me so dramatically from the wall that I fall into him, pushing us both to the floor. We laugh when we both hit the soft, plush rug. I move over him and kiss him again. The electricity surges once more as our tongues intertwine.

I want more, and I want it now. I move my hand down to his manhood, surprising him. I gently stroke him and he livens up again with my touch. He smiles at me through our kiss while I gently move my hand up and down on his shaft. His breathing quickens as he grows harder. I move my body so I'm straddling him. I let go of his manhood and move my hands to his pectorals. I take my mouth from his, and he knows I'm taking charge. I position myself over him and lower myself down, and we both moan as the feeling engulfs us. His hands move to my hips, holding me tightly as I lean into him. I start to move up and down and he exhales with pleasure, my hands holding on to his chest while I move and his hands hold tightly onto my hips, helping my movements. He stares into my eyes as we make love on the floor until the early hours of the morning.

Chapter 21

The sun is beaming in as I take my head off his chest.

"Morning, beautiful."

I lean in to kiss him as we lay naked on the living room floor.

"What a night." He takes my left hand, looking at my new engagement ring, and kisses my hand.

"What a night indeed." He raises his eyebrows and grabs me around my waist, pulling me into a bear hug. I giggle as he does so, and I hug him back with the same enthusiasm.

Eventually we move from the living room to the en-suite to have a shower. My body aches from the night before as I adjust the water to the right temperature. We both step into the shower and let the water flow between us, and he lathers up the body wash in his hands, ready to wash me. We enjoy our time in the shower, holding each other as we're both too worn out from the night before to do anything else. When we start to wrinkle, we decide it's time to get out. We dry ourselves and get dressed for the day. Seeing as we are not going anywhere, I dress in one of my little negligees and he puts on his usual pair of shorts.

We make our way to the living room and sit on the sofa. He sits and I lie down, resting my head on his lap. He gently strokes my hair as he turns on the TV. It's mid Sunday morning. There isn't much on while he surfs through the channels, finally settling on a finance show. I roll my eyes and gently relax into his lap, closing my eyes, not to sleep but to rest.

I open my eyes to see an orange glow coming from the kitchen. I sit up and look at Aiden, who is entranced in the finance program on the TV. I look back to the kitchen. The glow is brighter and flickering as a strange sound bellows from within. I look back at him again, and he still seems oblivious. I stand up and make my way to the kitchen. As I walk past the elevator, the door is slightly open, and I see a dark figure hiding in the corner. I ignore it and continue toward the orange glow.

I feel the heat, an intense heat, surging toward me. I call out for Aiden, but no words escape my mouth, as I become mute. I start to panic. I run, turning away from the glow and toward Aiden. He looks at me curiously, but I feel something pulling me. I turn to see a dark figure holding on to me, pulling me toward the glow. Suddenly flames erupt around me, engulfing me completely. I call out for Aiden. I see glimpses of him through the flickering flames. He stares as I'm overcome by the smoke, choking me until I can't breathe. I lie on the floor, flames all around me, helpless and hopeless and I see the dark figure standing over me. My eyes close as the flame consumes me, and the dark figure has now won.

"Jeni, wake up." Aiden shakes me as I wake. My breathing is quick and I swallow a lump in my throat, and I feel the sweat pouring off me again.

"Baby, it was a dream." He strokes my hair as my breathing slows. I sit up and he wraps his arm around me.

"Are you okay? It must have been a bad dream. It was like you were choking or something."

I turn to look at him, and he looks at me with his brows creased and a frown on his face.

"Jeni, say something."