Chapter 5

The pink place was busy as usual. It was an upscale restraint owned by Edel's sister Rhea and she was a bitch.

I searched for Edel and when my eyes found him, I smiled. He waved me over and I joined him at the table.

I leaned in for a kiss. He tried to deepen it but I chuckled and pulled away.

"You brought cupcakes?" His face lit up as I handed the small bag over to him.

"I did. Nevaeh asked me to give them to you"

"Ohhhh. That was sweet of her. I love her cupcakes"

"You're not allowed to bring food in here" Rhea's annoying voice said from behind me.

"Don't start Rhea" Edel grumbled.

"It's the rules"

"Then maybe we should leave"

"I'm not saying that" she muttered before leaving our table.

"I don't know why she likes to act like that every damned time" he said with a frown.

"You should ignore her"

"Tell me. What has your family said about the choosing" I looked around. We were at a public place.

"I don't want to talk about it here"

"Come on Paisley. I'm dying to know. We can talk in hushed times and besides nobody is listening to us"

"When we are in a more private place" I told him with finality. He grumbled but he didn't ask me about it again. He focused on the cupcakes while I used my phone.

"Drinks for you" a waitress said in a cheery voice.

"I didn't order drinks"

"Rhea asked me to bring drinks" she pointed to Rhea who had a fake smile on and did a little wave with her fingers.

I reached into my bag for my purse and brought out some money.

"Oh. Don't bother. It's on the house"

"Tell her thanks"

It was a fruit punch and I sipped on it while I waited for Edel to be done. Once he was through, he went to the back to see Rhea while I waited for him outside.

I saw him give her a side hug before he came outside. The walk to his apartment was short. He had a small duplex with the white picket fence. It was where we were going to live after we got married.

I was excited. I couldn't wait to start my life with him. The living room was pristine. The floors shining and the air clean. I sat down and made myself comfortable and he joined me.

"Now tell me what your parents said"

"Nevaeh will be going"

"Thank God" I frowned at him.

"What do you mean by that?" He took in my expression.

"No. What I mean is it's better she is asked to go than you"

I scowled and pushed his hand off me.

"It's not better. My sister is not going anywhere. None of us are"

"What? What do you plan to do then. You can't keep the bride of the beast away from him"

"There has to be away around this. Nevaeh is not going. Not while I'm alive"

"So what do you plan to do?"

"I'm going to speak to Silas. Convince him to pick someone else"

"And if it doesn't work?"

"Then go to the beasts myself and make them understand that my sister cannot be their bride"

"Are you insane? Why would you risk your life like that. It's not worth it. Just.."

"Your words are beginning to anger me. How can you say it's not worth it. Will you simply let them take Rhea"

"Babe I..."

"Well if you'll let them take your sister, I can't let them take mine"

"I'm sorry babe. Don't be upset please"

"Then don't tell me my sister isn't worth it" I shouted angrily.

"I'm sorry. Please forgive me"

I ignored him. He knows me so much and knows not to talk about my sister like that but he still did.

"Come on love. I'm sorry"

"Whatever"

"I have something for you" he went into the room and came back with a small box.

"What's in here?"

"It's a late birthday gift"

"Right speaking of birthday gifts. Nevaeh got us something"

"Really? What did she get?"

"Flight tickets to the next town"

"That's amazing. I'm going to call her and thank her"

I tore the box open and squealed in excitement.

He got me the rare collection of mugs I've been trying to get in a long time. I had a vast collection in my room and he knew how important it was for me to get it.

"Thank you so much" I squealed and hugged him tightly.

"I love you"

"I love you too"

"Let's see a movie"

"What movie?"

"Anything" he got some blankets and turned off the heat. We sat together and watched a movie.

He was hands throughout the whole movie and even though I wanted to continue watching, I was getting horny. He pulled me in for a kiss and I deepened it.

His hands travelled down my body and I moaned in ecstasy. His fingers finding my center and playing with my clit through my panties. I moaned into his mouth, my fingers tugging at his hair.

His lips travelled down, taking one hardened nipple into his mouth.

"Fuck Edel" I shouted. I was wet and his fingers slid in easily. He pumped steadily while I lifted my hips to meet his thrusts.

My muscles stiffened as I felt the orgasm coming. I buried my face into his neck as my hips jerked against his fingers. He peppered kisses all over my face as I tried to catch my breath.

"You like that?" He said in a low voice and I nodded.

He gave me orgasms and that was perfect. But we couldn't go further than this. I wanted to wait until our wedding night for the main act. We fooled around learning what the other liked but I would like to go all the way when we were married.

I checked my time. It was evening already.

" I have to go back to the pastry shop" I told him pulling away. I arranged my dress and hair while he looked at me. My eyes moved down his body and I could see the hard imprint of his dick from his pants.

He groaned. "Can't you stay the night?"

"I promised Nevaeh I'll come back and I didn't tell mama I'll be sleeping over"

"You can just call them"

"It doesn't work like that"

I leaned over and kissed him.

"I'll see you tomorrow"

"Promise?"

"I promise" I grabbed my bag and left his house.

I decided to keep the mugs there since I would be living here in the future. There was no need taking them home and moving them later.

There were still customers at the shop when I got there but only Nevaeh was there. She looked stressed and I offered to take over.

"Waverly and Bellamy want us to have a small get together before the end of the week"

"That's nice"

"Also, Kamiko dropped by"

"She's in town?"

"Yes. She was here about an hour ago. She says she tried calling you"

I didn't see any calls from her but I made a mental note to call her as soon as I was done here.