On the outside, everyone sees a perfect family. Gorgeous home. Loving parents with great jobs. Beautiful clothes. However, Deanna's life and family are anything but perfect. Luckily, she has found a smart and amazing man, who wants to marry her and give her the perfect family that she has always wished she had. There is just one last thing left to do before the big day, her bachelorette party. Her best friend insists that this is a once in a lifetime event which should be celebrated in its full glory. So, she plans a Vegas trip for the night, but will one too many drinks lead to something that can ruin Deanna's future plans? Will the old saying hold true? What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas?
Lihat lebih banyakUgh… My entire body aches and my head is drumming like a whole marching band is in there.
What did I do last night?
Oh, yeah. I was having fun with my friends at my bachelorette party.
With my eyes still closed, I try to roll over, but my arm is pinned under something. Something very heavy.
Reluctantly, I slowly open up my eyes. However, instead of my hotel room with all the streamers and wedding themed items strung everywhere, I find a bare room.
What the heck? Where am I?
Once again, I try to pull my arm out from whatever is holding it down. But this time, as I tug, whatever is on top of it moves with me.
What the heck?
I slowly turn my head towards my pinned arm.
My eyes widen when instead of finding a heavy bag or other object, I find a bare back with broad shoulders. When he moves, his muscles flex as if he is trying to show off how tone and fit he is.
What the…
With alcohol still flowing through me, I swiftly raise my foot up between us and kick the man off the bed while I pull the sheets up to my chin. I ignore the loud thud and subsequent moan, while I quickly try to remember what exactly happened last night.
I know I let myself go a little crazy, but this is a little too crazy even for me.
Images flash through my head of my friends and me dancing and having fun. Not forgetting, I always had a drink in my hand and occasionally a few shots, which I’m still wondering why I drank that much. I never let go like that.
Wait. Now, I remember. Tiffany kept saying that I need to celebrate to the fullest. After all, I will only get married once.
I slowly shake my head. Why did I even listen to her?
Suddenly, the sound of a wedding march echoes in my head. However, whoever is playing the piano either doesn’t know the notes or doesn’t care. Why would anyone agree to have something like that play at their wedding?
No sane person would.
As a wave of panic washes over me, I frantically continue to try and remember anything from last night, but I can’t. Most of my memories fade out shortly after the heavy drinking began. After that, I can only get a few bits and pieces.
No. This can’t be happening.
As I move my legs, trying to sit up, another frightening fact becomes apparent. I’m naked.
No. No. No.
This really can’t be happening.
My thoughts are halted when a deep voice rings out and echoes through the room, “Honey, what did you do that for? Last night, you wanted me closer to you and now you kick me off the bed.”
What did he just say? I have to be hearing him wrong.
As I turn my attention to the deep and husky voice, my mouth nearly drops to floor as a tall muscular man stands completely naked close to the bed. His blonde hair sticking up in all directions, while his manhood stands at attention almost begging for attention.
As he continues to stand there in his full glory, he rubs his butt and pouts. My eyes scan across his tone body and are instantly pulled to the various hickeys scattered everywhere, including one on the inside of his leg.
Someone please tell me that this is a bad dream. I didn’t do that, right? I’m getting married today. I can’t be having sex with someone else.
However, the soreness in between my legs slightly answers my question.
When he finally looks up at me and his crystal-clear blue eyes come into view, I almost let a faint gasp out. I have never met anyone with such breathtaking eyes before.
Wait. What am I saying?
Then his words come rushing back to me.
With the power of alcohol still coursing through my veins, I sit upright, with the sheet held tight to my chest, and growl, “Don’t you dare call me honey. I’m not your honey.”
A crease forms along his forehead as he stares at me. His eyes almost begging me to tell him I’m kidding. However, I don’t give in to him. Shoot. I don’t even know him.
Once again, the alcohol takes over and while ignoring the growing thumping in my head, I hiss, “I don’t let anyone call me that except my fiancé. Only he can call me that.”
The tall, handsome man slowly shakes his head and takes a step towards the bed. “No. Your husband can call you that.”
My breath hitches as he takes another step, but the liquor again fuels my actions.
I stand on my knees and nod. “That is correct. Only my husband can call me honey, babe, sweetheart or anything like that.”
A smirk spreads across his face as he takes another step towards the bed. In a low and seductive voice, he replies, “That’s good, because I’m your husband.”
What? No. I haven’t gotten married yet. I’m supposed to get married today.
Suddenly fragments of images appear in my mind. A small church. The awful wedding march music. The vows. The gold rings.
The gold rings.
I quickly glance down at my hand and gasp. A plain gold band shimmers in the dim light, while the cold metal against my skin affirms that this is real.
What have I done?
I slowly shake my head. This has to be some crazy dream. No. More like a nightmare.
The bed dips as the man puts his knee down on top of it.
I quickly glance up at him and snort, “No. I’m going to marry my husband today and you’re not him.”
His smirk grows bigger as he shakes his head. “Oh, I’m most certainly him. I’m legally your husband. I have the marriage certificate to prove it. There is nothing you can do about it.”
What? Nothing I can do.
I grit my teeth and glare at him. “Yes, there is. I’ll get it annulled. Nothing is going to stop me from marrying my fiancé today. You hear me. Nothing.”
His smirk doesn’t falter as he shakes his head. “You can’t. We’ve consummated our marriage.”
He takes another step towards me.
My mind suddenly gets stuck on one word, consummated.
No. I wouldn’t cheat on Brett. I wouldn’t.
He leans in and his face hoovers right in front of mine. With a teasing tone, he adds, “And you enjoyed it. Sometimes even begging for more.”
What?
My blood instantly boils and before I know what I’m doing, I slap his cheek. The sound echoes in the room, while I roar, “I don’t care what you say. I’m going to divorce you. This is a mistake. This didn’t happen.”
As his cheek turns red, his once gloating smirk morphs into a frown. He closes the little remaining distance between us and in his deep voice, he says, “Oh, but it happened. My body is littered with the evidence.”
No. I don’t want to hear it.
I pull my hand back, but before I can slap him again, he grabs my wrist and tightly grips it. However, I’m not going down without a fight. My body moves on its own as I shift my weight to one leg, while I swiftly bring the other knee up and right into his crotch.
He immediately lets go of me and falls onto the bed, groaning in pain.
Before he can stop me, I bolt off the bed and grab my clothes. I don’t care whether he sees me or not right now. I need to get out of here, and fast.
I get dressed on the run and dash through the room, finding my things. In record time, I’m out of the room and off to meet my friends.
I have a wedding to get to.
As I’m running through the hotel’s hallways, a few lingering questions keep circling around in my mind.
What am I going to tell my friends? And what am I going to tell Brett?
Dotty and her mom walk into my bedroom as I stand in front of the mirror, making sure I look perfect. My off-white silk wedding dress shimmers in the afternoon light as I shift from side to side, looking at it from every angle. A smile dances around on my face while my eyes sparkle. My attention soon drifts down to my stomach, and my smile widens. The silky material falls loosely across my large baby bump. I gently caress my stomach and whisper, “This is it, babies. I’m finally getting the wedding I’ve always wanted.” Dotty smiles and wraps her arm around my shoulders as she looks down at my stomach. “Kiddos, your mommy is finally getting everything she deserves. Not only is your daddy giving her the gorgeous wedding she deserves, but he has agreed to stay here with us.” Her mother lightly slaps her shoulder. “Stop hugging her. You are going to wrinkle her wedding dress.” She then looks at me throu
My palms glisten and my stomach twists as the nurse leads us back to the exam room. With each step, my mind goes wild with the various reasons for why I’m tired lately. However, none of them really makes any sense. I quickly wipe my hands against my pants as I take a deep breath. Connor wraps his arm around my waist and kisses the side of my head. “Don’t worry too much, love. We are here to take some simple tests and then we will hopefully have some answers soon. Okay.” I glance at him out of the corner of my eye as I tentatively nod my head. He kisses the side of my head again and whispers, “I’m going to be right here next to you. Don’t worry. I’m sure it isn’t anything serious.” I take another deep breath. I wish I could be that confident, but my history reminds of what could go wrong. The nurse stops in front of an open door. “You will be in here. Please have a
My gut tells me something is wrong with Deanna. I don’t know what, but I’m not taking any chances.I work like a madman trying to get everything done in a short period of time, so we can go back to the Midwest.I completely ignore my father and mother. I did the only thing I could, and that is I got him his lawyer. However, his lawyer wouldn’t even take the case until I gave him a hefty retainer. I didn’t want to ask how much my father owed him, but I figure I gave him enough money to cover everything.Unfortunately, it hasn’t stopped my mother from trying to bug me, but I let my security handle it, both at the office and at my apartment. In addition, I have removed her name from the approved list of people who can visit me.I have also let Dotty and her parents know what is going on. So, if I need to have backup, I have it when we get back there. With Deanna’s
Dotty’s voice booms from my phone. “If you don’t come back here right now, I’m going there. How can you let yourself get so run down that you nearly faint at work? Is Connor not taking good enough care of you?”I shake my head and stare out the bedroom window. “It isn’t like that, and you know it. Connor has been taking good care of me. We have been under a lot of stress lately. You know that full well. I’m sure it has finally caught up to me. There is nothing to worry about, though.”I glance around the room. “Connor has me resting in bed right now. He said he wasn’t going to take no, so I gave in. Everything will be fine. Now, stop worrying.”She sighs. “I’m just concerned, especially after what you went through before. I don’t want a repeat of it.”I slide under t
Connor and I walk into his office building. What little smile we can muster is barely visible as we walk through the lobby. The bags under our eyes show everyone exactly what we have been going through. Even though we should be going back to the Midwest and to my job there, we are still in the city and dealing with his issues here. A slight yawn escapes my mouth as I try to acknowledge the receptionist as we walk by. She smiles back at us, but it doesn’t reach her eyes as her eyebrows knot together. I need a hot cup of herbal tea. I’ll be good then. Connor places his hand on my back and whispers, “Do you need to take a nap? You can sleep in my office if you can’t stay awake.” I sigh and shake my head. “No. I have too much to do. If for some reason I get too tired, I’ll just lay down on your couch and take a small cat nap.” “Uhm. Okay. I’m assuming you nee
Why did I let my mother talk me into this? I keep telling Deanna to not let her parents affect her, and here I am letting my mother talk me into leaving with her for a private talk. However, this isn’t really a private talk at all.I glance around the table and politely smile at Mr. Gold while I ignore my father. I then turn my attention back to my mother. “What is this all about? I have work to do, and I need to get back to the office.”She flashes me a sweet smile and reaches across the table to pat my hands. However, I yank my hands away before she can touch me.Her smile falters a bit as she stares at me. “Son, we need to have a very important conversation with you. This is the best way to do it without having any interruptions.”Interruptions. She is worried about interruptions.Anger rushes through my veins. I grit my teeth and growl, &
I stare down at my herbal tea as I sigh. What am I going to do now? Dotty’s voice booms from my phone, and I instantly pull it away from my ear. “Stop doing that! You have talked about this before. Shoot, even you and I have talked about this. Neither of your parents deserves to be called your parents. Your parents have abandoned you and even when given the chance, they still ignore you like the plague. While Connor’s parents seem to only want to use him for whatever stupid scheme, his father is cooking up. So, stop giving them the benefit of the doubt.” I slowly put the phone back to my ears as I nod. “I know we have talked about it, but it isn’t quite the same thing as when you see it with your own eyes. I don’t want to be the reason Connor has a strained relationship with his mother.” “Ugh… Girl, you are really trying my patience here. Stop treating them special because s
The look of defeat on Brett’s face still floats around in my mind. I have never seen him look like that, even when he was dealing with his family. However, this particular blow seems to have been a little too close to home. I sigh and stare out the window and across the city’s horizon. For once, I’m alone in Connor’s office while he has another meeting with a few department heads on another project. However, I’m not in the mood to sit there while everyone looks at me with either envy or disgust. As my focus drifts to the sky and some wispy few clouds floating along, my thoughts go back to Connor’s father and the board’s decision. Will his luck finally run out? However, I think the bigger question is will the board actually follow through with their threat this time. Connor has given me a complete history of his father and the things he has done. In addition, he has explained how he became the CEO at
My stomach sinks as my assistant explains what the board has decided to do.A part of me knows this is the right thing, but another part of me still wants to protect my father. However, I don’t think he deserves any protection right now, especially after some things he has done lately.I can also breathe a sigh of relief since the board isn’t holding me accountable for anything my father does. Most of them remember what he did in the past. Plus, his recent slips of judgement have sealed his own fate.As my smile fades and turns into a deep frown, I turn so Deanna can’t see my expression. However, I know it is already too late.I run my hand through my hair as everything slowly sinks into my brain.Deanna’s concerned voice keeps me from turning my back around completely to her. “Connor, did something bad happen? Is the board going to go after your father
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