*Here is the sequel to The Choice I hope you enjoy it*
THREE YEARS LATER:
I can't believe it's been 3 years since Roman and I got engaged. It has been an interesting 3 years to say the least but I wouldn't trade them for the world. A week after I graduated and Roman proposed to me we moved to New Orleans. We became the biggest New Orleans Saints fans in the world in support of the team Roman was currently coaching the defense of. While Roman was starting his life as a defensive coach for the Saints I was starting my life as a victim advocate. It took a year before I was out from under someone before I could branch out on my own. I never regret that decision to be a victim advocate. I have helped so many victims of crime, especially those that were victims of rape. To me it's the best job in the world even in long trials and long days of sitting in a courtroom but it's all worth it to see the child or the adult I am representing get the justice they deserve. The child cases are always the hardest but most rewarding because the children are so grateful and they deserve someone to fight for them and I fight, I fight my hardest for them. In the most part Roman and I live two separate lives hardly seeing each other during football season as he's always traveling each week and I work some late nights at the office. A lot of times during football season we see each other in passing and don't get much time together but we make up for it on the off season but it is also why we pushed our wedding back so far other than the fact I wanted to be 25 years old when we got married.
As for Nova and Ky they grew up a lot in the last 3 years and I love them more than ever. We all have a really good bond together and I raise them and treat them as they are my own. It was a little difficult at the beginning but as the last couple years have gone by I have really gotten into the role of being a mother figure to them, not just a step mother but a mother. Nova is now 8 years old in 2nd grade getting ready to finish it up to move onto 3rd grade. She is still her dad's mini in looks and attitude. She is her dad in the mini form and that's why they fight with each other all the time because she throws back his attitude in his face and they are both stubborn that want things to be their way. My relationship with Nova is pretty good. We enjoy having girl days together, going shopping, watching Disney movies and so on. She's just fun to be around as for Ky she is Shea's mini through and through. She reminds me of her mom so much and she's in the fearless fours which have been rough for all of us because there is no negotiating with a 4 year old that's amped up on their own opinion and their own way of doing things. I just pray that when the day comes for Roman and I to have a baby that it's a boy it can't be easy for Roman living in a house full of estrogen and strong-willed, aggressive females. As for Shea and me I would say that it took a year or so before we actually liked each other. It wasn't easy living across from Shea at first but it turns out that was the best thing for all of us and we spend the major holidays like Christmas together for the girls but we have really worked hard to maintain a positive relationship for the girls, besides she's my confidant and the one person that I can complain to about Roman when he's stuck in his ways because she understands. In fact Shea is currently one of my best friends and we have decided to start a business venture together but there will be more about that later but I love Shea and working with Shea. It's the best for everyone.
I lay on a lounge chair in the French Riviera on my phone waiting for Roman to return back to me with my drink looking at the wedding pictures from our photographer at our wedding two weeks ago. We married two weeks ago in New Orleans and have been enjoying a two week honeymoon in France starting with a trip to Paris to see the Eiffel Tower and to enjoy a week of memories exploring France and doing some shopping along with some time in the hotel room enjoying each other celebrating our marriage then this week living it up and celebrating in the French Riviera one of the most beautiful places in the world. I wanted to go nude for the beach but Roman wouldn't allow me to because he doesn't want anyone seeing the private parts of my body except for him even though there are tons of women running around topless while I lay in the lounge chair in a white bikini leaving nothing to the imagination. I chose it special for this trip to show off my long and thick tan legs along with my plump breasts and the curves Roman has grown to love with a lace cover up. I think back to that day two weeks ago and how beautiful and perfect it was. It was truly the best day of my life. I swipe through the pictures of our wedding on that beautiful plantation and it takes me back to the front porch of that plantation as our guests sit on the front lawn enjoying us marrying each other many members of the Saints in attendance, my family from New York and Roman's large family from Florida and California were in attendance. We tried to keep it small but it was large due to his family size and my family size. We didn't have much of a wedding party just my best friend and assistant Chad as my maid of honor while Roman had his newly found best friend Dean Ambrose as his best man. Nova and Ky served as our flower girls we left out a ring bearer as we chose to get a tattoo on our ring fingers as a symbol of our unity. It was perfect for us. I admire my beautiful one of a kind wedding dress that I had made special and designed for me; a vintage lace wedding dress with a high lace neckline, lace sleeves with beaded embroidery on it. The lace overlaying a silk white dress covering parts of my body as the skirt went over my feet. I wore a veil with the same lace and beaded embroidery attached to the rhinestone head wrap on my forehead wearing my nonna's pearl necklace given to me shortly after her death a couple months before mine and Roman's wedding, the dress hugged tightly to my body as I held a bouquet of light mint green and peach artificial flowers. I think about my dad walking me down the aisle on the stone pathway and seeing Roman standing before me in a black tux with a white button down shirt under with a peach tie with his hair tied back into a low bun resting at the nape of his neck. He was gorgeous and perfect standing there before me.
Roman and I hold hands staring into each other's dark eyes as the priest marrying us gives us the okay to say our vows to one another starting with Roman, I squeeze his hands with encouragement before he begins, "I Roman, take you, Hayden to be my wife, my best friend, the love of my life and confidant every day from this day forward to grow old with and love. We have been through so much in the last 4 years, we have been through everything that was meant to tear us apart but instead it made us stronger, made our love stronger. You make me a happy man and make me the happiest. I promise to love you and remain faithful to you the rest of my life, I pledge myself to you to be better than I was before you there is no doubt that because of you I am not the man I was before you. I'm not perfect but I love you with everything I got and I will continue to love you, support you and forsake all others the rest of my life. I want you to be the woman beside me, building a life with me and supporting me while I support you as we build this life together, I am going to give you my best shot of loving you. I promise my life to you," he says as tears burn my eyes.
I look deep into his dark brown eyes and I am just mesmerized by his smile, his beauty and his heart as I begin to say my vows to him, "I never thought of having a life like this until you came into my life and then I realized that you were everything I ever wanted, everything I ever needed. It may not have been the best start but it was a start, a risk that I took and a risk I am glad I took to be with you. You're my best friend, the man that I love and want to grow old with. You're my best friend, my confidant and the love of my life the other part of my soul. I never pictured this life but with you, I can never a picture a life without you in it. I promise to be the supporter you need in your life, stand beside you and help you through the tough times especially when the Saints are having a really bad season or blow an important playoff game just missing the superbowl by 3 points," I smile as everyone laughs, "I promise to love you when things get tough to continue fighting the bad times to become stronger with you, loving you and celebrating the good times with you. I promise to love you and only you, forsaking all those around me and claiming myself as yours. You're everything I want, everything I need and everything I can't live without. I want to have kids with you go to the superbowl with you and grow old with you. I promise my fidelity to you, my heart, my soul to you from this day forward. I love you, Roman and I promise to never stop."
A pronunciation of us being husband and wife follows and we share a soft deep kiss on that front porch of the plantation. We take a carriage ride around the plantation before we get our pics taken just before we celebrate our marriage with friends and family by the pool on the plantation, dancing in the lights under the moon to Grow Old by Florida Georgia Line as they talk about always working things out, loving each other through the bad times, talking about how bad it's going to be when we lose our parents and letting his shoulder hold my tears finding out where our love can lead. He holds me close as we dance to the beautiful song talking about it's going to take some time but we are going to get there and how we will never have it all but we can stand up through rain. It talks about growing old together, raising our children and comes to an end talking about us ending up where we are meant to be no matter what gets in our way. He kisses me softly as the song comes to an end and there's nothing more that I want to do than to grow old with him. Just as the song ends there is a celebration of fireworks in the sky.
"You're a sight for sore eyes," I hear Roman say as he comes up to the lounge chair with my drink in one hand and his in the other. He eyes me up and down before he takes the chair beside me as I put my phone down.
"Is that so?" I ask with a smile.
"Yeah, how did I get so lucky to have you as my wife, Mrs. Reigns," he says with a smile before kissing my cheek softly. "You're so beautiful."
"I don't know how I got so lucky to marry you and share this life with you," I smile back.
"How are you enjoying our honeymoon so far?" he asks as I take a sip of my drink.
"I'm enjoying it, I have always wanted to come to France. Paris was my favorite though seeing the Eiffel Tower all lit up at night and having a romantic dinner in front of it was amazing. It's been a great trip. I almost don't want to go back to our normal lives with me working, you gearing up for the new season of football."
"Ah I still have a couple months until training camp," he says. "So you still have me at home a lot more until then."
"I look forward to it," I say with a smile.
"Me too," he says. "What were you doing before I came back?" he asks.
"I was just looking at our wedding pics. The photographer tagged me in a few on Facebook and then I got an email of all of them. She said she is going to send us the ones we requested in the frames for the house. They turned out so well."
"I'm sure they did and that Plantation was perfect and beautiful people are still talking about our wedding."
"Well, it was only two weeks ago," I say with amusement.
"But I am sure it will be talked about for a long time," he says.
"Probably," I say, "as perfect and beautiful it was I am glad it's over. Wedding planning is something I don't ever want to do again."
"Luckily for you you're my wife for the rest of our lives," he smiles, "we won't have to wedding plan ever again."
"I hope so," I smile. "So what's on the agenda for tonight? I know we are enjoying the Mediterranean today but what's up next?"
"I was thinking of a nice romantic dinner and then enjoying some more time in the hotel room tonight celebrating because you know once we get back to New Orleans our sex life is going to die down immensely with a certain 4 year old sleeping in our bed nearly every night."
"Yeah," I say, "I think it's time we break that habit," I say.
"I don't disagree," he says, "I enjoy having the bed to myself with you."
I smile, "me too. Being a newlywed isn't too bad."
"Mmm, no it's not," he says with a smile. "I'm just happy that I have forever with you. I have never been so happy this time it just feels right and I promise you I am going to be better for you than I was ever for Shea. I love you, Hayden."
"I love you too," I say with a smile before I lean over and kiss his lips softly as he lets out a little moan from my lips capturing his before he allows me access to his mouth. I pull away and he groans in protest. I stand up and remove my lace cover. "You want to enjoy the Mediterranean don't you?" I ask with a smile.
"Yeah," he says with a smile as he stands up with me in his black swimming trunks exposing his large firm chest and his new found dad bod. He is getting thick and that's what I like most about him. I saw pictures from college when he was thick then he lost all that weight but now he's getting thick again and I love it not that I have anything against his abs. I just prefer him to be on the thicker side. I take his hand and lead him down the beach into the warm water of the Mediterranean Sea in the most beautiful aquamarine water with a light green tint to it. I pull him into the sea with me and wrap my arms around him as he wraps his arms around me, "Hayden," he says with a soft smile.
"Roman," I say before my lips are on his and we are sharing a deep passionate kiss in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea as the water crashes down around us, his tongue twirling with mine, I moan into a deeper kiss as his tongue flicks mine and twists with mine making me weak in the knees wanting nothing more than to take him back to the hotel room to spend the afternoon with him but we came to the beach to enjoy the day together and just be lazy before we have to return back to our normal lives in New Orleans. I break the kiss and we spend some time in the water splashing each other, him throwing me into the water and making out in the waves before we spend the rest of the time on the beach soaking up the sun and working on getting a tan.
After an afternoon on the beach Roman and I shower together before we go to have a nice romantic dinner together that doesn't involve a children's menu but some amazing French food. I thought that Italy had an amazing variety of food until I came to France and enjoyed some pretty good food. Of course it's candlelight with a bottle of wine and a very nice selection of French cuisine. Roman pays the bill and we head back to our hotel room for another night of celebrating our marriage together. While Roman is in the bathroom I am on my phone checking messages and voicemails. I am going through my voicemail to see I have a new voicemail from a number I don't recognize. I tried not to bring work with me on my honeymoon but sometimes emergencies happen. Just as I am getting ready to listen to the voicemail Roman comes into the luxury suite of our room. "Put that away," he says, "you're mine for tonight and the rest of the week no more phones."
"It might be an emergency," I say as he sits next to me on the couch.
He takes the phone from my hand and puts it on the stand next to him, "I'm sure Chad can take care of it all there's nothing that you can do all the way from France. You can handle it when you get back."
"I guess," I say.
"You guess? You married me not your job, Hayden," he says as I straddle him with his guidance. I wrap my arms around his neck and look into his dark eyes as he looks up at me. "You are my wife."
"I don't say that to you when it comes to football do I?" I ask.
"But I am not seeing how everything is going with the team right now I am here in France with my wife and I want her to be here with me," he says running his hands up and down my thigh as my black dress rides up from my straddling him. "Can you be here with me please?" he asks massaging my thighs.
"Baby, I am here with you," I say, "I'm here."
"Good," he says with a soft smile. "I need you here with me," he says before I lean down kissing him deeply and passionately as his hands move up my skirt to my inner thighs as he massages them as he kisses me, I take my hands down his chest before sliding my hands under his white polo rubbing his bare chest as we share our kiss with the passion building between us. "God, I love you," he says before his lips are on my neck, kissing me and nibbling my soft skin as he makes his way down to the top of my breasts, kissing them each before motor boating them. He pulls the straps of my dress down and exposes my black strapless bra before pulling it down freeing my breasts, he takes them into his hands massaging them and kneading them, beading the nipple between his fingers, I moan out in pleasure as he works on my breasts, taking one erect nipple into his mouth, the heat of his mouth engulfing it as he sucks on it while massaging the other breasts. I moan out in pleasure tilting my head back as he works. He removes his mouth from that breast and works his mouth on the other breast sucking it softly, licking the erect nipple and sucking it while kneading the other breast.
"Jesus, Roman," I say as he continues working on it. I stroke him through his khakis as he continues pleasing my breasts and nipples his moan vibrates against my breast as I continue to stroke him. I feel him hardening in my hand as I stroke. I know his erection is bulging through his pants and it's growing uncomfortable for him.
Pulling away from my breast Roman says, "Suck me, Hayden." I waste no time sliding off his lap. I unbuckle his belt and unbutton the top of his khaki pants. I pull them down with his help. He stands up so I can get them off of him. I toss them across the suite before I stroke him through his black briefs, "Hayden, Damn it don't tease me just suck me," he begs and I smile before I pull the band of his briefs down over his cock freeing his large and full erection. He is so large. Precum beads the tip of his cock as I lick my lips ready to take him in my mouth. I stroke him softly as the precum drips onto my hands, his breath deepens as I stroke, "Jesus, Hayden, come on," he says making me smile.
"Someone is impatient tonight," I smile as I stroke, teasing him licking my lips. "Relax, Ro, I got you," I say with a smile.
"Hayden," he breathes as I take my tongue over the tip of his cock licking the precum off. I lick the length of his cock before wrapping my lips around the crown of his cock, stroking him as I suck. He breathes through his teeth as I work my mouth on his erection, sucking him as shots of the precum coat my tongue. I take more of him in my mouth sucking hard. "Yes, Hayden," he moans. "Take it, suck me," he says and I take more of him in my mouth, sucking him harder, my lips wrapped tight around his cock as I make love to him with my mouth, taking him deep, taking him to the back of my throat. His hands are in my shoulder length hair, combing through it as I suck, his breathing deep and fast as I pleasure him with my mouth. "I'm going to cum," he says. "Hayden, I'm going to cum." I pull off of him leaving him ready to cum. "Hayden," he says, "come on, don't leave me hanging like this."
I stand up and allow my dress to fall to my feet, I step out of it before I slide my black panties off. "No, nope, once you cum you're not going in me without a condom," I say.
"I'll pee in between," he says.
"No," I say absolutely not, no risks," I say.
"Hay, anytime I fuck you is a risk," he says. "So."
"Want to wear a condom now?" I ask, "because I packed some and you know how I feel about condoms but even more how I feel about being pregnant."
"Fair enough," he says. "No condom, but let's go, you're going to give me blue balls with all this waiting."
"So romantic, Baby," I say with a smile.
"Come here, I will show you romantic," he says before he stands up and scoops me up in his arms carrying me to our king size bed. He lays me down gently before he removes his shirt.
"Oh, Baby," I smile as he towers over me, spreading my legs as he settles his thick cock between them. He lowers his body onto mine as he slides into me softly, his lips on mine kissing me as he moves, I hold onto his biceps as he moves moaning with every soft movement he makes, every time he fills me. "Roman," I breathe as he pulls out and thrusts back in. He hits every sensitive part of my sex as he moves. I bite my lip as I squeeze his biceps, moaning with pleasure. I've had a lot of sex in my life but nothing compares to the sex I have with my husband, Roman and I have always been a sexual couple, the sex has always been amazing but it just keeps getting better. He keeps me satisfied and I have no complaints and I do my best to keep him satisfied even trying new things, new positions but tonight we want it to be a little more romantic so we stick to the missionary position so he can whisper in my ear how much he loves me and how much he needs me and I can whisper in his ear how amazing he is and so his lips can touch mine and touch my skin as he works himself with soft thrusts, going deep and slow taking his time making love to me. I can barely control myself as the passion builds deep inside as he continues his soft thrusts, I moan out in pleasure with him, my nails digging into his biceps, my toes curling into the mattress. I cry out, "ROMAN!" as I come apart, releasing myself around him as he keeps moving.
Roman pulls out of me and strokes his cock, his breathing heavy and deep as he strokes, "Hayden, I love you," he says before cum spurts out of his cock onto my stomach and I feel the heat of his release as he continues to stroke it out. He gets up out of the bed and grabs a towel from the bathroom, cleaning himself off before cleaning the cum off my stomach he tosses the towel to the floor as he lays down beside me taking me in his arms, his heart beating fast as I rest my head on his chest, rubbing his stomach softly as he strokes my arm with his fingertips.
"I love you, Roman," I say before I kiss his chest softly. He kisses the top of my head and soon we fall asleep as he holds me in his arms.
The next morning Roman lays beside me fast asleep holding onto me. I carefully slip out of his arms before I put on my white silk robe before going to the bathroom to wash my face. I walk into the living room of our suite and pick up my phone to see I have messages from Chad telling me we need to talk and that it's important. He tells me to check my voicemail so I do and I click on the voicemail from the unknown number. A woman's voice comes on. "Hello, Ms. Gonzales-Castellano, I know you are away on your honeymoon but I didn't know who else to talk to or call that can understand my situation. Please set up an appointment to meet with me when you get back to New Orleans. I have to tell you something important and I need your help. I will call you back with my name but please I am desperate please set up an appointment." The call is cut and I have no idea who this woman is or what she wants but I message Chad even though it's early morning, really early morning in New Orleans telling him to set up the appointment first thing Monday morning when I return and reschedule other appointments if he has to. I just wait for the girl to call me back after Chad messages me back that he has her in for 8 am after rescheduling another appointment.
Roman catches me off guard as he comes up behind me making me jump. "Roman, you scared me."
"No phones, no work, Hayden," he says.
"All right, I'm turning it off," I say before turning it off. "I'm all yours, did you want to have breakfast?"
"Mm, maybe later, I have a better idea," he says.
"Oh really?" I ask, "what is that?"
"I am not done with you yet, it's going to be one of those days," he promises, "one of the days we stay in bed together all day."
"With the Mediterranean Sea out there?" I ask.
"We'll enjoy that tomorrow," he says, "today I am going to enjoy you, Wife."
"All right, all right," I say with a smile before he leads me back into the bedroom where he keeps to his promise of us being in bed together all day, stopping to eat breakfast, to do some talking in the afternoon, to have lunch and then to have dinner before ending the night watching a movie that we never truly finish before we end the day making love. Having no kids and not worrying about work has its perks for sure. I can't complain about the day.
*A/N: What did you think? Is it a keeper? Do you think Hayden changed just a little bit from the woman she was in college, what about Roman? Please review and thank you for reading.