BLAZE*I glanced at my phone to see that it was nine o'clock, time to wake Lyra up and into that luxurious bathtub of hers. After that dream and Lyra being in the coma, I never thought something like lying here next to Lyra would ever be conceivable.God has a purpose for everything, though we may not understand what's going on at the moment. I slowly moved Lyra's hair from around her face and slung it over her shoulder. I kissed and nuzzled Lyra's neck with my nose. Lyra stirred beside me, lifting her head to give me better access."Lyra, love, I'm going to draw us a bath. Then I would like to take you out for a late breakfast if that sounds good to you?" I asked Lyra quietly."Mmm, steak and eggs sound good to me," Lyra murmured.I crawled out of bed and made my way to Lyra's restroom. I could remember everything I wanted to do with Lyra in here. Like washing and massaging her tense muscles and making love to Lyra in the shower. When I walked into her restroom during the dream, I th
BLAZE*This month has been fantastic since Lyra, and I connected. We learned early on that we didn't want to be separated. Within a week, Lyra had asked me to move in with her. It's an incredible feeling falling asleep and waking up to Lyra in my arms every morning. I make sure to be home every night by six o'clock, no longer working at all hours of the night.Lyra and I take turns cooking dinner every other night with Jace and Vega, and we all sit down at the table and enjoy each other's company. All of the guys are ecstatic that I'm no longer an uptight ass hole. Church two weeks ago, Lyra and Jace went to the altar and got saved. So many incredible things have happened this month.We had Thanksgiving at my parent's house. My mother adored Lyra and was happy to spend longer than ten minutes with her. My mom was so happy for me to have finally met my soulmate. I got to know Lyra's parents better since they happened to be there. Lyra's parents drop by twice a week for dinner, and that
LYRA*Everyone in the room gasped; our mom and Jace's aunt shrieked and started bouncing around in anticipation. Tears began rolling down Vega's eyes. Yet, she hadn't answered. Vega looked at me and then smiled brightly at Jace."Yes, Jace; I'll marry you and become Mrs. Jace Cunningham," Vega screamed excitedly, and Jace placed the ring on her finger.The ring Jace had gotten Vega was gorgeous; the ring had a round-cut diamond that stood in the center, and smaller diamonds outlined the outside of the diamond and also outlined the band. Jace did well in picking out the engagement ring.I was so happy for Vega, but I couldn't help being jealous. I can't wait until Blaze proposes to me. I don't want him to do it in front of God and everybody, though. Blaze and I alone somewhere when he kneels on one knee to propose is perfect sounding. I also don't want the traditional diamond ring either. Blaze would need to think outside the box for sure.Vega jumped up, and Jace quickly followed, and
BLAZE*"Lunch was delightful, thank you, Mrs.Riley," I said.Nothing beats a good old-fashioned country fried chicken, green beans, and mashed potatoes. I know now where the girls had gotten their cooking skills."Mr. Riley, is there any way Jace and I could speak to you for a little while. It's about a building project for the girls," I asked.Jace ran out to the car and grabbed the building plans, and met us in Richard's office. We talked about everything concerning investments, grants, and permits. The hoops that we would need to go through, but Richard would be helping us get through all of that. Richard and Rebecca have put in for their retirement and will be retiring by January. So they would have loads of free time. Richard and Rebecca would help us get started, and then once they sold their house, they would be hitting the road. They have wanted to travel for years, but their workload has prevented them from doing so, Richard had said.We needed to find the land and go from th
BLAZE*"Jace, is there any way you could have Vega take Lyra somewhere for a couple of hours? Maybe to go dress shopping or something so that I can set up everything in the backyard for tonight?" I asked Jace as I poured my morning coffee."Oh yes. I'm sure Vega wouldn't object to that, and I could help you set things up. I'm free until Vega, and I leave later this evening," Jace said as he poured himself a glass of coffee.We both sat down at the table. It's my turn to cook breakfast, but I need one cup of coffee to get me going in the mornings, or I'm dead on my feet. It's eight o'clock on a Saturday morning, and the girls wouldn't be awake for at least another hour.I've learned never to wake Lyra up before nine o'clock on a Saturday; unless I wanted a monster breaking through the surface. I've also learned, however, that if there weren't anything ready for breakfast once the girls woke up, Jace and I would get the same results, monsters."Jace, that would be great if you could hel
BLAZE*"Are you loving your wine and strawberries, love?" I asked Lyra as she savored the taste of the last strawberry."Mmm, yes, absolutely wonderful, dear, thank you; Blaze, you don't even know how perfect this all is," Lyra said as she glanced around at all of the decorations Jace and I had thrown up."Anything for you, my angel," I said as I grabbed Lyra's hand and squeezed it softly. It wasn't long ago that this arm was in a cast. I can't believe Lyra was seated next to me right now, and she's my fiance. I don't think I deserve this beautiful angel sitting next to me."You ready for the main course," I asked Lyra as I stood from my seat."Yes, It smelled so go when I walked in from the garage. I can't wait," Lyra said and beamed."Ok, I'll be right back," I said as I walked toward the house.Lyra was going to go nuts over my homemade Ziti and Meatball Bake. I also prepared stuffed mushrooms and Asparagus. I grinned to myself as I walked toward the oven. I grabbed the oven mitts
BLAZE*"Mom, we don't need a lavish engagement party. Please don't go through the trouble," I said."You know how much I love throwing parties, Blaze. That's why you and your cousins built this large dining area in our home. The engagement party will be next weekend. It's going to happen, end of the discussion," my mom said as she took a sip of wine.Well, there you have it. Every other Saturday evening was spent at my parent's house, where all of us Cunninghams gather for dinner and catch up on recent events. Of course, the night after I proposed to Lyra happened to be on Saturday night dinner. My mom, as you can see, is beyond excited for Jace, Vega, Lyra, and me. Lyra and Vega both seemed excited about the engagement party. They have all been talking excitedly about it, along with Lyra and Vega's mom Rebecca since we arrived."Come over here, son; we need to talk," Richard said as he turned me around and pushed me towards the couch."What's wrong, sir?" I said as we both sat down.
LYRA* Vega and I have reconciled from our fight. We can never be mad at each other for too long. Vega usually was the one that had it all together, but this wedding business has turned her into a bridezilla, and we haven't even really begun preparing for anything. I told Vega about the dream I had about us getting married, and then she understood why I wanted a double wedding. In my dream, we were on a beach, though, so the setting would be different, but that's ok. Maybe we could go to the coast for our honeymoon. Either way, I'm stoked that we are on board for a double wedding now. Vega and Jace have also decided to stay here in our house for now, but I have a feeling they won't be staying long. Which is ok, I suppose. Vega and I can't be permenately joined at the hip forever. At some point, we would be growing families of our own.Vega and I contacted Kathleen about designing and making our wedding dresses. She is fantastic at designing and tailoring dress