This is my first fic I have actually been brave enough to publish so please please please review. I haven't decided if it's going to be a one shot yet or not. I just didn't like the idea of the time jump we are going to have and not getting to see the girls' reactions.
Anyway, enough talk...here it is. Oh, and I own nothing.
Rayna watched Deacon as he got down onto one knee...she held her breath, her heart about to burst from her chest. He pulled out a box and opened it, showing her the most beautiful ring she had ever seen. Her eyes swelled with tears and she scrunched up her mouth, trying not to cry just yet.
"Baby, I love you so much...will you marry me?"
It took her a minute to remember how to speak. The only word she was able to form was, "Yea", before she leaned down to kiss him. She released him and chuckled, still in disbelief that this was actually, finally, happening. He smiled up at her, he had never felt so euphorically happy in his entire life. He grabbed her hand and slide the ring into its rightful place on her finger. She looked at it for a moment, then touched it to know that this moment was real. He stood up and they reached for each other. She grabbed the back of his head and he curled his into her hair. Their lips met and they kissed like they hadn't kissed in days. Deacon's tongue pushed through her lips and found hers as they deepened the kiss. She brought one hand around to cup his face, trying to keep his face as close to hers as humanly possible. He snaked one arm around her lower back and squeezed her into him. She tilted her head and attacked his mouth again. She was suddenly so overcome with emotion, she pulled away from his lips, tears housing ddown her cheeks. Deacon moved his hands to the sides of her face and wiped her tears with his thumbs. They smiled goofily at each other, both still trying to catch their breath. Rayna stared at her left hand, resting on his chest in front of her.
"Babe...this ring. You didn't have to."
"I figured we needed something besides that old, cursed, ring." He smiled at her.
She smiled back and kissed him between every sentence, "I love that old, cursed ring. And I love this gorgeous new ring. And I love you."
"I love you too, soon-to-be Mrs. Claybourne."
She laughed and buried her face into his chest. She wrapped her arms around his torse and he did the same with hers. She settled her cheek against his heart and said, "This is really happening."
"We made it, darling." He kissed the top of her head. They held each for the next few minutes, each of them just wanted to cherish this moment to remember forever. When they finally pulled apart, Rayna said excitedly, "I can't wait to tell the girls, they're gonna be so excited."
Deacon smiled at her deviously, "Bot if I tell them first!" He let go of her and quickly turned and walked away. Half speed walking/half jogging.
Rayna stood there for a moment, her mouth open in shock. Finally, she took off after him, laughing, "oh no you don't!" She ran up behind him and clasped her arms around his neck. She jumped up onto his back right as he reached to grab her legs to hold her up. He started down the pathway with her on his back.
"You didn't think I'd let you get away with that did you?" She laughed into his ear. "I guess I could be persuaded to tell the girls together..." He grinned up at her. She began to kiss her neck, his ear, his jawline, anything she could reach. When she looked up, they had reached the main street again. He lowered her to the ground. "C'mon," he said and grabbed her hand, "Bucky took the girls home so we could tell them in private. They're probably waiting on us right now." They walked to the car hand in hand.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Maddie and Daphne screamed at the same time.
Rayna and Deacon had walked in the door a few minutes ago, to find Maddie and Daphne waiting for them in the kitchen. Rayna had her hands in her pockets.
"Oh my gosh, finally, you're home! Uncle Bucky said you had something to tell us!" Daphne said excitedly.
Maddie stood smiling, "please tell me that it's what I think it is." Rayna and Deacon looked at each other and smiled. Rayna pulled her hand out of her pocket and held it up for the girls to see her ring and that's when they screamed. They ran over to join in a big group hug with Maddie saying, "I knew it!" And Daphne yelling "oh my gosh!" over and over. When they parted Deacon said, "I take you guys are ok with this then?"
Maddie answered with a "Duh!" And Daphne replied with a sweet smile and said, "Are you kidding? This means I get to wear a big fancy dress right mom?" Rayna laughed, "Whatever you want!"
Deacon said, "well, how do you guys want to celebrate? We could watch a movie, get ice cream?"
"Are you kidding? Deacon, you guys are getting married! There's so much to do!" Daphne replied eagerly. She turned to Maddie next.
"Oh my gosh, we have to figure out what were gonna sing!"
Maddie replied with, "We have to figure out what were gonna wear first!"
The girls, now getting even more excited, began going upstairs, still shouting to each other, "this means Aunt Tandy is coming we have to call her about what flowers there should be!"
Soon, they were nowhere to be seen or heard as they began their planning.
"Well, it's a good thing I called Tandy from the car otherwise she'd be getting a very confusing phone all about centerpieces!" Rayna laughed.
Deacon said, "Hey, at least we don't have to pay a wedding planner," with a grin.
"Yeah, as if we would need one anyway." Rayna scoffed.
"What do you mean?" asked Deacon with an amused look on his face.
"Are you kidding? I planned this wedding when I was sixteen." She wrapped her arms around Deacon and pulled him in for a deep kiss to show that she really meant it.
"You know, it may have taken us over 20 years and several failed attempts, but we're finally here, baby." He smiled down at her, "I can't wait to call you mine." She placed a hand on his cheek and looked into his eyes, "I've always been yours." She kissed him long and slow. She sucked on his bottom lip and stretched it out with her mouth. After she released it, she gave him THAT look. She whispered to him, never taking her eyes away from his, "Why don't we go and you can make me yours right now?"
She raised an eyebrow and gave him a sultry smile. He kissed her and said, "I think that's the best idea you've ever had." They laughed and she led him to the bedroom.
After their coats were removed, Deacon grabbed her waist and pulled her to him, kissing her hard. His tongue explored her mouth and she groaned in the back of her throat when he ground his hips against hers. Damn, he loved it when she made that sound. He pulled her shirt over her head while she unbuttoned his shirt and pushed it off his shoulders. She ran her hands along his shoulders, down his arms, and across his torso.
"Mmmm...I can't wait to see you in that suit, babe."
"I can't wait to see you walking towards me in a long, white, dress." He kissed her gently, his arms around her back.
"But," he pushed her backwards onto the bed, "you're gonna look even better," he unzipped her jeans and grabbed onto them, "when I rip that dress off of you and kiss every inch of your skin until you're begging me." He said with his face inches from hers, his eyes burning into hers. After he said that, he yanked her pants off in one, fluid, motion. Rayna let out a shriek/laugh as he ripped her pants off. She sat up and grabbed him by the belt loops, "Is that a promise?" She asked breathlessly as she pulled him down on top of her.
"Oh that's a promise."
"Maybe you should give me a little preview..." She said as she stared into his eyes and kissed him deeply.
"Anything for my future wife," he said as he started to kiss and lick a trail starting just below her ear, down her neck, across her shoulder, and finally landed on her collarbone. He paused his kisses and began to suck on the skin of her collarbone. And he didn't stop. He didn't stop when she arched her chest into his, or when she began to gasp for breath, or when she grabbed his hair. He sucked until the skin began to pulse and when we finally released it, he saw that it was red and swollen. He barely paused and continued his tongue's journey down her chest. He lowered his head and gave her three gentle kisses in a line down the valley between her breasts. He smiled when he reached her black bra and noticed that it was a front clasp. She knew those were his favorites and they had become her favorites too after he would rip them open with his teeth...and that's exactly what he did then. After her breasts were free, he stared at her. "My future wife has the most beautiful breasts," he said and gave each one a kiss. "My future wife has the most beautiful stomach," he continued as he kissed her stretch marks that he knew she didn't like. "My future wife has the most beautiful thighs," he said as he lowered himself down her body and began to kiss and lick her thighs. He looped his hands into her matching underwear and dragged them down her legs, painfully slowly. Finally, he crawled back up her and settled his head between her thighs. She could feel him breathing on her most sensitive area. He stared at her, open and ready. "My future wife has the most beautiful...singing voice." She threw her head back and let out a hearty laugh over his choice of words. Her laugh quickly turned into a gasp as she felt his mouth descend onto her. He started with one long, slow, lick from the bottom of her opening all the way up to her clit. He gave it a quick flick of his tongue and he heard Rayna inhale sharply. He went back to her opening and began kissing and licking her there. She was already wet after a few licks so he went for it and drove his tongue right into her as deeply as he could. He felt her hips start to arch and he quickly held them down with his arm. "Don't stop, don't stop," Rayna chanted. And he didn't. He swirled his tongue around, sideways, and up and down inside of her. He wanted to taste every bit of her that he could possibly reach. She was breathing very rapidly now and he quickly replaced his tongue with two fingers without warning. Rayna's whole body arched up and she flung her hands to grasp onto the sheets for support. Deacon pumped his fingers in and out of her and he watched her trying to catch her breath, her chest heaving up and down. He loved it when she lost control. Her heels were digging into his shoulder blades and she began to make that whimpering noise and he knew what to do next. He reluctantly tore his eyes away from her and lowered his head once again. Still curling his fingers inside her, he began to suck on her clit. Her hands flew to the back of his head and she grasped clumps of his hair. Her eyes were squeezed shut and her head was digging into the bed, her back arching and legs shaking around his head.
"Deacon...please." She said.
He didn't answer and kept attacking her clit with his tongue.
"I need...Deacon please...I need..." She couldn't form words but Deacon wasn't going easy on her. He wanted her to beg. Her legs began to clamp even tighter around his head.
She struggled to gain control of her breath long enough to say, "Deacon. I'm begging you. I need you inside of me. Please. Please, babe."
He immediately released her and she cried out. He shed his pants and boxers at lightening speed and Rayna lay before him, still on the brink of climax. He positioned himself just as she was beginning to gain control of her breathing again. They locked eyes and he hovered above her and Deacon said, "my future wife has the most beautiful eyes." He stared into her eyes and he pushed into her. Once he was fully inside of her, he kissed her nose and buried his head into her neck, inhaling her. He reveled in the fact that this was the woman he would get to do this with for the rest of his life. She grabbed his shoulders and wrapped her legs around him which enabled him to sink even farther into her. They both moaned into each other's necks. Deacon began to pump in and out of her. He started off slowly, still nuzzling her neck. He bit down on her earlobe and he felt her breathe hitch and he knew she was ready for me. He quickened his pace and began to thrust in and out of her with more energy. She was still rather close from before and he was quickly reaching that point as well. She dug her nails into his back and hiked her legs even farther up his back. With this, Deacon was thrusting so deeply into her, she could feel him in her chest. They both began to quicken the pace, meeting each other thrust for thrust. Deacon was sucking on her neck, probably leaving another mark, and Rayna fell over the edge into her sweet release. She moaned and whimpered as her legs shook and rode out her climax. Deacon continued to pump in and out of her and as soon as she was done, he felt himself shudder and release. He bit down on her neck and moaned deeply. He layed his body on top of hers. Her legs and arms still wrapped around him, they layed still for a moment. He kissed her neck over and over while they caught their breath. "Damn, woman," he moaned into her hair, "you exchaust me."
She smiled and grabbed his head to bring over to her face and kissed him. "Well, I hope you're not too tired, babe." She rolled them over so she was on top.
"Just can't get enough of me, Ray?" He smiled up at her.
"Nope!" She smiled at him. She traced his jawline with her finger. "I wanted to tell you a little about my fiancé."
He grinned largely. "God that sounds good coming out of your mouth."
"It feels pretty damn good saying it, babe." They smiled and kissed again.
Rayna began to kiss down his neck and onto his chest. "You see, my future husband has got the most handsome chest," she kissed a gentle line down the path of his scar from his liver surgery.
"Oh is that so?" He smiled down at her.
"My future husband has got the most handsome thighs," she lowered her head down his body...And Deacon thought he was just about the luckiest guy in the world to be marrying this woman.