Hi Guys! It's been a long time coming but I am finally back with the sequel to Now and Then. If you haven't read that one, please pop over and give it a read. We're picking up just a few weeks after where we left off with that one. This short but I wanted to toss it out there to get the story started. Thank you for reading! As always, I really do appreciate all of the Favorites, Follows and vastly appreciate your taking time to review!

After Happily Ever After

Prologue

Did you ever stop to wonder what happened after Cinderella's ball gown was taken to the cleaners and stored for whatever purpose it is that brides store their wedding dresses? What about what happens to Vivian and Edward after that limo ride at the end of Pretty Woman? In the vast majority of fairy tales, romantic comedies and romance novels, no one ever bothers to tell us what happens after "happily ever after". I find that disturbing. I mean, do they really expect us to believe that is the end of their story? Because it isn't. Life keeps moving. We keep moving. Just because you were lucky enough to find the love of your life and have them feel the same way about you does not mean that the world is suddenly shooting rainbows out of their ears. No. Sometimes life gets on board and follows the grand plan but I'd wager that most times it doesn't work out like that. Take us for instance. I can assure you that we went through our share of twists, turns and general hell in order to be together. Things should be simple now: plan a wedding, wedded bliss, start a family…and more happily ever after. Right? Not so much. The important thing, I've found, we've found (that's right, we're "we" people) is that no matter what life throws at you, you have to keep it interesting. You have to stick together. Otherwise, happily ever after might well become happily never after.

Chapter 1: Welcoming Home the Baby Brother

"Damon, stop!" Even I am not convinced by the girlish whine coming from my lips as Damon lifts me up and plops me down on the kitchen island.

"You just sit pretty while I get rid of this pesky thing." Damon's nimble fingers start untying the wrap dress that I am wearing.

"Jeremy's plane will be here in just a little over an hour!"

"Exactly, that gives me approximately 45 minutes to see how loud I can make you scream my name." His smirk is hot enough to melt my panties. Instead, he decides it's better to shred them.

"Damon!"

"Not exactly the type of screaming I had in mind," he chuckles before teasing my clit, making me moan. "Oh, you can do better than that. Your little brother is going to be staying with us for a week. I intend to enjoy these last few minutes of wild abandon before I have to be good so you don't wake him up."

"I'm not that bad!"

"Baby, I don't want your brother who is just getting out of the military to go all G.I. Joe on me because he hears you and thinks I'm trying to kill his sister." I pout obnoxiously at the thought of Damon actually refusing to have sex with me for the week just because he's afraid I can't keep quiet. "Of course I could stop by that little store you and the girls found and buy you a ball gag," he devilishly laughs.

I gasp. "You wouldn't dare!"

"Don't tempt me. Now lie down and stop being mouthy," he grins and kisses my nose.

"Why don't you make me," I challenge. I love to get my man riled.

"Gladly." The next thing I know, my hands have been tied together with my torn panties. "I just love having to be resourceful," Damon says as he loops his belt through the panties and fastens it to the towel rack on the other side of the island. "Now, you just relax while I enjoy an afternoon snack." Damon takes a sip of ice water before burying his head between my legs and driving me crazy while alternating using his tongue with using an ice cube. Believe me when I say I would've definitely woken up Jeremy because I'm fairly certain I just woke up the dead.

An hour and fifteen minutes later, I am pacing in the baggage claim area.

"Lena?" I hear the unmistakable sound of my brother's voice and turn.

"Jer!" Running towards him at full tilt I jump to hug him and am in turn spun around in a circle in a bear hug. "I'm so excited to see you! How was your flight?"

Laughing as he puts me back down on my feet, he pats me on the head as he answers. "It's good to see you too! The flight was fine." As Jeremey looks behind me his carefree demeanor vanishes. "Salvatore? What are you doing here?"

"Hello, Little Gilbert, I just gave your sister a ride to the airport."

"Elena, care to explain?" Jeremy looks at me questioningly.

"Sure, over dinner but, please, behave yourself. He's important to me and so are you so I need you two to get along." I plead.

"I'll do my best but I make no promises. He didn't see the mess that I saw." I can sense the testosterone oozing as his eyes shoot daggers over my shoulder at Damon.

"Jeremy, enough," I warn. "I hope you're hungry. I made…"

"Dinner? I think I'm going to skip," Jeremy smiles.

"No, I made reservations," I finish as I smack my brother on the arm.

Jeremy makes an attempt at small talk. "What about you, Salvatore, you ready for dinner?"

My cheeks color as Damon responds, "Well, I had a little appetizer before heading to the airport but I think I can hold my own."