I can’t believe Katie’s parents were so cold. The need to protect her consumes me. She has said several times she was afraid to go back. Now I can see why. Not only was she afraid I wouldn’t remember, but she was also worried about what her parents would do. She has been like a zombie since the phone call. I have gotten her into bed, but she hasn’t stopped crying. Her tear-stained face and gut-wrenching sobs pierce right through my heart. How can her family be so cruel? I wrap my arms around her, hoping she will go to sleep soon. Maybe then, she can have some peace, if only for a short while. My mind replays the earlier conversation with her family, but I insert my alternate version of the events, including what I would have liked to say to them. None of which would be kind or respectful, but they weren’t kind to Katie.Her soft steady breathing sooths my aching heart. She is finally asleep. I need to talk to Shane.I slowly inch myself out of her tight hold and quietly
“But I want to see….” I tilt my head and give my mom my sad puppy dog eyes. She glances to her side at me, but she shakes her head and ignores me. “No. I told you before. We aren’t going to show you what Katie has picked out for her dress, and that is that. Plus, don’t you want to be surprised? Now, stop trying to get me to cave.” She presses her lips together and gives me a stern look. I used to fear those looks when I was younger, but as an adult, I simply know I won’t win the battle. When she sinks her feet in on something, she seldom changes her mind. Several books of tuxedos lay across the table in front of us. Each one is opened and a young lady flips through a few pages of the book on top and points out a few outfits. With a soft grin, she glances up at me and politely says, “This one will look good on you. It will complement your height and your build.” I stare down at it and sigh. I don’t know. All of them are starting to look the same to me. This is wh
Buzz…buzz…buzz…Ugh!! It can’t be time to get up yet. I reach over and grab Katie’s phone off the nightstand, quickly shutting off her alarm. Her warm body presses against my side while her arm and leg are draped over me and across my body. I look down at the gorgeous sight and still can’t believe I finally found her. I had tried not to keep her up too late, but I just couldn’t control myself and ravaged her for hours. My bite marks and hickeys litter her smooth skin. A sense of pride washes over me, along with a bit of possessiveness. With my marks on full display, everyone should be able to tell she is taken. I smile as she snuggles into my side as I slowly rub her back. “Katie, it is time to get up and go to work. Baby, you need to get up.”She tightens her arms around me and mumbles, “No. Not yet.”“Sorry, baby, but I’m afraid it is time. I just turned off your alarm.” I continued to rub her back as she slowly and reluctantly let’s go of me. As soon as she pulls awa
We continue to eat breakfast, but this time it is in silence. Shane and Katie both get up and take their dishes to the sink as I try to get Casper to eat instead of pouting. Unfortunately, I don’t have much success until Katie calls out from the kitchen. “Cass, if you don’t eat breakfast then you won’t be able to go to the hospital with daddy, and everyone else to have lunch with me.”His mouth flies open, and he instantly whines, “Nooo, mommy. I want to go to the hospital with daddy.”I quickly coax Casper to eat as I put a little food on his spoon and raise it up in front of him. “Here, Cass. Eat like mommy said or you will stay home with Uncle Frank over lunch.”His head whips around, and his eyes pop wide open. “No. I go to the hospital, too.” His lower lip quivers and pulls at my heart, but I have to stay strong. I don’t say anything and make a motion with my head toward his plate and the spoon that I’m holding. “Hmmmm.”He huffs and stares at the spoonful of food for
My heart still hammers against my chest, like it did when Brenda asked about my parents. Why did she have to ask me that question? I’m still not ready to tell her what happened. If I could, I would forget about it. Thankfully, Mark changed the topic fast, but I know she won’t let me get away without filling her in on all the horrible details. If I’m lucky, she will give me more time before she asks again.I leave Mark, Casper, and my friends and head back to work. Along the way, Dr. Morgan catches up to me and tentatively asks, “So, you are engaged?”I smile and excitedly reply, “Yes. Actually, our wedding is in ten days.”“Congratulations. Mark looks like a wonderful man.”My smile grows even wider as I proudly respond, “Yes, he is.”***I collapse into my chair in the safety of my office. This afternoon has been rough. Several of the children I had to examine were fighting me the whole way. For one little girl, I had to pull out all of my tricks before I could get her cal
We stay with Jenny for about another 30 minutes before we reluctantly announce it is time for us to leave. We say our goodbyes, and Casper gives Jenny a hug. Her bright smile fades slightly when we head towards the door, pulling at my heart. I wish we could do more for her. As we step outside of the room, a nurse walks past us and into the room. She stops momentarily in the doorway and glances over her shoulder. “Don’t worry. I’ll keep an eye on her.” A strange heaviness fills the car on the drive back home, but it hasn’t put a damper on Casper’s mood. He can’t stop talking about Jenny and everything they did. He still has the same excitement as he did in the room with her. I have a feeling he is going to want to go to the hospital to see her again. When we finally get back home, Casper darts from the vehicle and inside the house, waving his little hands in the air. “Grandma! Grandpa! Guess what happened!” His excitement at telling them all about Jenny beams off him.
Buzz…buzz….buzz….buzz….Oh, it can’t be time for Katie to go to work yet. I don’t want to get up. I love sleeping next to her and waking up to her cute and adorable face next to me. I reach over and turn off her alarm. My gaze drops beside me to my adorable Katie, who is pressed up against my side with an arm and leg draped over my body. Her bare shoulders invite me to pick up where we left off last night.Desire ignites within me as images from last night pop into my head. My breath becomes shallow and comes out ragged as heat rushes through me. Like a movie projector, pictures flash in my mind of Katie moaning underneath me and…. Gulp. No. Not now. I gently rub her back. “Baby, you need to get up. It's time to go to work.”She shakes her head and snuggles closer to me, sending another wave of heat rushing through me. Her leg brushes against manhood, which is already on high alert and is proudly standing tall with morning wood. I suck in my breath and choke down any no
I follow her order and insert another finger as I increase the speed of my fingers thrusting in and out of her wet entrance. As my finger brushes against her sweet spot, her walls clamp around them and pull them in deeper.In a raspy voice, Katie demands, “Hurry… Mark… Time…. Running…. Out…” She reaches back and slaps my thigh.I want more time to prep and savor my morning delight, but I’m leaking, and my shaft is throbbing. My baby’s needy voice and her begging pushes me closer to my limit. I pull my fingers out and whisper into her ear, “As you wish.”Before I’m even done with my few words, I move my hips and thrust hard into her tight, quivering hole. This is my heaven. As I bottom out with her warmth wrapped around my manhood, I clamp my lips down onto her sensitive neck, biting and nibbling, hoping to leave my mark. A sense of pride and possessiveness washes over me as the thought of my mark being on her and on full display.Pleasure rushes through me and I don’t wait li