SadeI rolled my eyes. “Make it a good picture,” I said and handed her my phone and a five-dollar bill.Trent was barely able to control his laughter over my dickering with the woman about a five-dollar photo. It was the principal of the matter and really not about the money. We smiled, and she took exactly one picture.“Here,” she said, handing me my phone.I looked at the picture and realized it was as good as it was going to get. The top of Trent’s head was shaved off a bit, but I supposed that happened when a man was as tall as he was. I would take it. Trent peered over my shoulder and burst into laughter.“I guess you get what you pay for,” he said, still laughing.I scowled. “For five bucks, she could have gotten your whole head into the picture. It’s not that hard.”“It’s perfect. I love it.”“It’s our wedding picture, and you look like your head has been chopped off,” I complained.Trent stopped walking. “Excuse me,” he said to one of the young men waiting outside the chapel.
TrentThe very second I drifted into consciousness from the deep sleep I had been in, I remembered I was a married man. A smile spread over my face before I even opened my eyes.I was married. Well, I wasn’t just married. I was married to the best woman in the whole wide world. She was mine. All mine.I opened my eyes and slowly turned my head. Her head was resting on the pillow and facing me. She was still asleep, her eyelashes creating little half-moons under her eyes. Her lips slightly parted as she slept. I wanted to touch her cheek and caress her exposed bare arm, but I didn’t. I didn’t want to wake her just yet.I very carefully moved, reaching for my phone and turned it on, quickly turning it to vibrate. There were several messages from Richie and Khloe. They’d apparently spread the word about our elopement. There was a message from Mira, along with another from Ashley at work.I should have known Richie wouldn’t be able to keep the news a secret. I didn’t care who knew. Hell,
TrentSade came out of the room, dressed and looking wonderful as always. “I like it.”“I love it, and these shoes? Khloe is going to be so jealous!”“I’m going to hop in the shower. We can grab a real breakfast or lunch when we’re out.” “Sounds good,” she said.I quickly showered, anxious to do a little shopping with her. Mostly, it was the jewelry store I was interested in. It didn’t open for another hour. I was going to surprise her and take her in. If I told her my plans, she would assure me she didn’t need a ring and so forth.I was buying her a damn ring.We opted to carry our clothing in the bags from the hotel as we strolled down the Strip. I steered her in the direction of the jewelry store. We walked past it without her saying a word about it.“Are you ready for an early lunch?” I asked when we came upon a café a block away from the jewelry store.“Sure, if you’re hungry.”“I am,” I said, checking the time again.I was anxious to buy the ring. I couldn’t explain why it was
SadeMy face hurt from smiling so much. It felt like I had been smiling since yesterday. I had, I supposed. I couldn’t stop. There was so much to be happy about. Everything was perfect. I looked to my left, smiling at Trent as we flew back to Lake Tahoe. He looked back at me and smiled.I wondered if he knew just how awesome he was. I was going to make it my mission as his wife to remind him all the time. I wanted him to know just how special he was to me. I knew there would be struggles and eventually some arguments, but I made a promise to myself just then that I would remember the moment he slid the ring on my finger.It was so much more than a ring. It was a symbol of his love, and seeing the love in his eyes when he put that ring on my finger was something I would forever cherish. Even when he left the seat up on the toilet or did something that made me crazy, I would remember that moment, and all of my frustrations would be forgotten.Bentley was the first to congratulate us whe
SadeI looked at Trent and then back at Richie. “I don’t know exactly. It just seemed right. I think I knew a couple of weeks ago he was the man I was going to marry one day. I guess I figured, why wait?”“Exactly,” Trent agreed. “I knew she was my wife. I wasn’t sure she knew it, and I was prepared to wait, but Sade had other plans.”“Sade never does anything spontaneous,” Khloe said.“Hey! I can be spontaneous.”Khloe raised an eyebrow. “You had your entire future planned the first day I met you. I remembered thinking you were going to be a real stick in the mud. Fortunately, you are regimented but fun, and I love you.”“Thanks, I think,” I mumbled.“I think it’s a romantic story,” Mira chimed in. “When two people fall in love as quickly as the two of you did, it makes sense. It’s very sweet.”“Thank you,” I said, shooting a glare at Khloe.“Well, I can tell you all Trent plans nothing,” Richie added. “He is a hard man to keep up with, bum leg and all. He is always on the move and a
TrentI was thrilled when I woke up with Sade in my arms. I had a brief glimpse into my future and knew she would be in my arms every morning for years to come. My wife. I had a wife I loved dearly, and she loved me. We were going to be sharing a home and making a life together.Every time I thought about it, I got a feeling of inner warmth and peace that was indescribable. I dropped a light kiss on her head and disentangled myself from her sleeping body. I needed to check on Leia, and I had a lot to get done. As much as I hated leaving the warmth of her soft body, I wanted to do what was necessary to ensure I got to sleep in the same bed as her every night.I tiptoed out of the room and down the hall. Leia was on the back porch, having used her doggy door to go outside. I opened the door and accepted her good-morning kisses while rubbing her head and belly.“How you doing, girl? Are you ready to move? You’ll love the backyard. There’s no beach, but you can run and run and run.”The d
Trent“Yes, I need to be there to sign some papers on the house, and well, I want to. Richie can handle things here,” I said.She grinned. “Works for me.”I grabbed what I needed to make breakfast. Khloe joined us in the kitchen, and she and Sade talked about the move and what it all meant. After all of us were fed, it was time to get down to business, and that meant I needed my PA.We showered and dressed for the day, leaving Sade to pack her things while Khloe and I went into my office to have a conference call with Gabe and Richie. We spent the next thirty minutes going over hotel business and coordinating schedules. I was going to be doing a lot of telecommuting. Once we were through with the call, I went in search of Sade.She was out on the patio with Leia curled up next to her on the lounge chair. “There are my two favorite ladies in the world,” I said, walking out to give them each a kiss on top of their heads.“All done?” Sade asked.“I am. Are you packed?”“Yep.”“Khloe’s gr
SadeI was excited to drive to work. I loved my new car. I would have never, ever expected to be driving such a nice car, but Trent was not a man to be ignored. He had some very serious demands about the safety features he wanted, and the Mercedes checked all of the boxes. It made me feel truly loved to know he was so worried about my safety.My lips were still tingling from the very intense goodbye kiss I had gotten before I left the condo. It made me very excited for the end of my day when I would get to go home to his waiting arms. I really liked the idea of being married and knowing I had a partner for life.I walked into the break room to put away my purse and was nearly pounced on by Holly. “You fucking eloped!” she nearly shouted.I scowled. “Shh.”She grabbed my hand and looked at my ring, her eyes going wide. “Oh my god! You actually did it.”I smiled. “I did.”“I can’t believe you eloped. In Vegas. That’s so cliché and goes against everything I thought I knew about you.”I g
TrentKhloe approached us. “Too much?” she asked.Sade wiped a tear from her eye. “I love you. You are amazing. Thank you.”I nodded. “Yes, thank you. This is absolutely stunning. I could have never imagined it could look like this. Truly, thank you.”“The photographer was in earlier,” she said. “The one for the brochure.” “Perfect, thanks,” I said still in disbelief.“I think you two are supposed to be heading to the front for your little introduction,” she said, shooing us away.We spent the next two hours dancing and mingling with our guests. Justin approached me at one point and asked to talk with me in private. I was immediately on guard.“What’s going on?” I asked him in the hall outside the ballroom.“I wasn’t thrilled that the two of you ran off and got married without a word to anyone,” he started.“I’m really sorry about that.”“I know you are. I want to thank you for taking such good care of my little girl. I couldn’t have asked for a better son-in-law. Welcome to the fami
TrentI wasn’t the least bit nervous. I chalked it up to being an experienced groom. If other couples knew how much easier and how less stressful it was to have the wedding a couple of months after being married, everyone would do it. I didn’t have any wedding day jitters, and I wasn’t worried the family would hate me or the bride would be a wreck.It was easy-peasy. Sade and I had opted to stay apart last night just to make the day a little more special. Her mother had insisted on it, and I was happy to go along with the plan.I had yet to see Sade’s dress. She refused to give me any details about it and often teased it was a red dress. I told her to wear whatever she wanted, but I was secretly hoping for something traditional.I walked into position in front of the archway, which was actually a pergola covered in lush green ferns at the English Garden in Wolf Lakes Park. Sade and I had searched for the perfect place to hold the ceremony. It had taken Khloe’s very impressive negotiat
SadeI didn’t have to ask where he wanted me to go. My body responded just as he demanded. I moaned, loud and low in my throat as the orgasm flooded my body. I jerked and spasmed against him, my hips grinding against his hand as he held me close.He stepped back and gently turned me to face the bed. The damn thing was so high, it hit me about mid-thigh. I moved to lift my leg to climb on the bed when he stopped me.“Lie across the bed,” he ordered, his voice thick with desire.I did as he said, lying face down on the bed, my feet on the floor, my ass exposed. His hands caressed over both cheeks before he slid one hand between my thighs. I felt the finger part my swollen folds and held my breath, waiting for that first penetration.When his finger slid inside me, I moaned with pleasure. He pulled the finger out and replaced it with his swollen cock. He slid in slowly, one hand on my back and the other holding my hip. I didn’t want to move. Everything felt so good.I could feel the hair
SadeI said my goodbyes to Khloe and Holly and went in search of Trent. I checked the back patio where I had seen him last. He wasn’t there. I drifted down the hall and spotted him in his office, sitting at his desk. He looked a little tired, but I hoped he wasn’t too tired. I had plans for him and his body.“Hey, husband of mine,” I said, startling him.He looked up from the laptop and smiled. “Hey, wife of mine.”“So, the house is empty. We’re alone, like really alone, for the first time in our new house with that big ol’ bed. Why aren’t we naked?”He grinned and closed the laptop. He got up from his chair and made his way toward me. His limp was noticeable as he moved. I imagined the strain of the day was catching up to him. I didn’t dare offer to wait until he was feeling better or comment on the knee at all. He didn’t need me reminding him of his injury.He reached for me, yanking my hips against his lower body, and kissed me soundly. I kissed him back, giving him all I had. My t
TrentI burst into laughter. “No!”Khloe nodded. “Yes. Me and the saleswoman had to talk him out of it.”“It wasn’t a real bear,” I protested.“All the same, it was ugly and just looked scary,” Khloe said.“I’m glad you opted for the other one,” Sade said.“Me too,” I agreed.Leia came bounding in through the doggy door I had put in for her. Her tongue lolled out of her mouth, and she had a huge smile on her face. She loved the backyard. I gave her a piece of pizza crust, which she eagerly chomped down and waited for more. After we had stuffed our faces with as much pizza as we could take, I went outside with Leia to check out the new deck furniture.The ladies joined me, marveling at the view and the massive backyard.“When did this get here?” Sade asked, looking at the furniture and the table set.I grimaced. “Yesterday.”She burst into laughter. “You’re dangerous with a credit card and a computer.”I held up a hand. “Technically, this was on Khloe.”Sade spun around. “What? You did
TrentI was humming with energy. I had never been so damn excited in all my life. In my eyes, it was the first day of the rest of my life. Sure, I had plenty of those first days, but now it was really the first day. It was going to be the first day in our new house with all of our new things and our new marriage. It was like I had been waiting my entire life for this one day to happen.Now that it was finally here, I could hardly contain my excitement. I had kept poor Sade up until two o’clock packing. We’d called in reinforcements. Holly and Khloe were both carrying boxes to load into the three waiting cars.“Are you sure I can’t hire a rental truck?” I complained.“No, I don’t have anything that big,” Sade said again. “It’s just boxes. It will be faster to load everything in the cars and make one trip.”I wanted to whine and complain that it wasn’t going fast enough. Unfortunately, my leg had been acting up, and walking up and down the stairs proved to be too much.“I can hire mover
Sade“Thank you for worrying about me, but I promise I’m going to be okay,” I assured Trent.He leaned down and kissed my forehead. Khloe came out of the bedroom dressed in an outfit that showcased all of her assets. Her makeup was heavy, and she looked like she was ready to have a good time.“I’m outta here!” she said. “You kids behave yourselves, and don’t have sex on that couch. If that couch is staying here with me, I don’t want to be sitting where you guys have done it.”I grinned, giving her a sweet angelic smile. “How do you know we haven’t already done it on this couch?”Trent nearly choked.She wrinkled up her nose. “Gross.”“Bye!” I said, waving at her as she walked out the door.We waited a few minutes, making sure she wasn’t going to come back in. Trent nearly threw me off his lap as he got to his feet. He was hauling me to the bedroom with such haste, I nearly tripped over my own feet.It was a frantic joining, both of us tearing off our clothes and falling onto the bed.
SadeI went to work a little earlier than usual to try and catch up on the latest about what had happened the day before. It was a bit of a madhouse. Reps from various agencies were present, as well as bigwigs from the head of the company I worked for. Everyone wanted to know what happened. Everything and everyone were under scrutiny.I knew I wasn’t in trouble, but I still felt like there were a lot of eyes focused on the new girl. I kept my head down and concentrated on my work, doublechecking everything I did to make sure I didn’t make any mistakes. Holly was quiet as well. We were both doing what we could not to draw any attention to ourselves.All I could think about was getting home to Trent. I felt like I had nearly blown it with my little freak out over money. It was hard to accept so much from him. My dad was fiercely independent, never accepting a handout from anyone and making damn sure he expected the same from me.We’d always had what we needed, and I didn’t think I had e
TrentI kept my thoughts to myself and finished making dinner. We sat down to eat, the tension thick in the room. It reminded me of the hours and minutes before a big thunderstorm hit. You could feel it in the air. You knew it was coming, but you didn’t know when that first boom of thunder would ring out.“I’m going to lay down,” Khloe said, clearing away her plate and quickly making her escape.She obviously sensed it as well. I knew our first fight was coming. I just wasn’t sure how big the fight was going to be or what it was going to be about. I couldn’t think of anything that had happened that would result in a fight. We’d had a minor disagreement about who was going to pay for what, but I was confident it had been settled.“I’m tired as well,” Sade announced and stood up.She quickly cleared away everything except my plate in front of me. I was definitely in hot water. I dreaded hearing it, but I needed to know what was going on. I didn’t like the tension between us. I finished