I know it has taken me a while I'm sorry y'all it's just that I had exams and I really wanted this chapter to be perfect! I'm sure this is what y'all have been waiting for ;) Thanks to all that are reviewing and reading it means so much! Keep your thoughts coming and this is for all my chatty ladies :) y'all know who you are!
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It had been a week since they had gone to see the house and the girls were going to Teddy's for the week. During the past week Deacon had gone over to the house and spent time with Rayna and the girls. They didn't have much alone time but they were hoping to get some this week. Everyday it got harder to keep the agreement because they would tease each other. They would wear each other's favorite clothes and perfumes so that they could see the longing in the other's eyes when they got near. It was a torturous game they played but as the saying goes, absence makes the heart grow fonder. So they stuck it out because the girls were in the house and Deacon went to sleep at his house for the night. However, Rayna would walk him to the door and open the door when he got there just so she could kiss him. It felt like they were sneaking around but neither of them wanted to kiss in front of the girls yet. Teddy would pick the girls up at around six and Rayna was supposed to be at Deacon's house by seven. When Teddy got there, she kissed the girls goodbye and ran upstairs to get ready.
She texted Deacon: I'm getting ready! I'll be there at seven. Is there a dress code for tonight? Is dinner going to be casual or candlelit?
Deacon smiled when he saw her text: There is no specific dress code. You can wear nothing if you want. You'll have to wait and see for dinner.
Rayna laughed and rolled her eyes at his reply and replied: I'll be dressed.
Deacon smiled and said: not for long.
Rayna was getting exited so she stopped texting him and got in the shower. The faster she was done, the sooner she could see him. She left her hair to dry by itself because she knew that Deacon liked her natural curls the best. Trying to figure out what she was going to wear was going to be harder. She knew that he liked her in lighter colors so she went to that section of her closet. She looked through her clothes and found the shirt she was looking for. It was a tan v neck shirt that had a shimmer too it. It wasn't too revealing so she knew it would make him want to take it off. She found white tight pants that showed off her long slim legs. She got dressed and slipped on white boots with tan definitions which matched the shirt. She didn't bother wearing jewelry because it got in the way but she had the ring he gave back to her on. She applied minimal makeup because she knew that Deacon found her pretty without it and she didn't need to hide anything from him. She looked at the time, she had about ten minutes to get there. She grabbed her jacket and drove to his house.
She walked up to the porch and knocked on the door. Deacon opened the door and smiled when he saw her. The white pants made her legs look so long and he felt like taking her to the bedroom already but stopped himself. He was wearing a button down flannel shirt, jeans, and he hadn't shaven. She felt the urge to kiss him so she reached up to him and kissed him, running a hand through his hair. He kissed her back and then pulled back, "hey." She smiled, "hi." He moved out of the way to let her in.
She then noticed that there were no lights on in the house and that Deacon had set up the coffee table in the living room beautifully. He had lit a candle and put it in the middle of the table and there was apple cider in champagne glasses. He had put two pillows on the floor so that they could sit on those and he had lit the fire. It felt so cozy. She turned to him again, "babe, this is so romantic. It's beautiful." He smiled and kissed her, then pulled back and went to get the food. She slipped off her shoes and sat down on one of the pillows.
Deacon came back with two plates of spaghetti and sat down across from her. She smiled at him, she didn't know what to say. This was so perfect she couldn't think of anything to say. He smiled back at her and took a bite of his spaghetti. She did the same and then laughed, "you actually took the time to make these properly? Since when did you upgrade from spaghetti o's?" He chuckled, "since tonight." She laughed and took another bite. "You never bothered to do that before. This is really good." He laughed and said, "thank you." She reached for her glass and held it up to him and he did the same. "To us," they said in unison. They both chuckled at that because they had had dinners like this when they were younger and that had always been their toast, except back then it was actual wine. They kept eating till they were almost done and then Deacon said, "I was thinking to start a solo career." Rayna was a little shocked but glad, "wow, that's a really big decision. Are you sure you're ready for that?" Deacon nodded, "yeah I've thought about it for a while and I want to." Rayna smiled, "you know I've been looking for artists for Highway 65..." She paused, "maybe you could join?" Deacon smiled, "I'll think about it." Rayna was a little confused he could have just said yes. She decided to ignore it for now. Deacon had said that because it was a great offer but he would still be behind Rayna Jaymes and that was okay with him but he wanted to try and be her equal. She smiled, she was going to give him all the time he needed. Rayna reached out and took his hand in hers, "okay, take all the time you need but just know that the offer is there. I'm going to support you with this." Deacon smiled and pulled her hand to his lips, "thanks Ray." Rayna smiled back and moved her hand to his cheek, brushing her fingertips over his stubble.
He turned his face towards her hand and started kissing her palm. Then he kissed the inside of her wrist and kept leaving feather like kisses on her inner arm. She just looked at him loving the feel of his tender kisses on her skin. He looked up at her and she noticed the change of color in his eyes. The light of the candle reflected even more in his eyes now that they were darker. She mirrored his expression and blew out the candle. The only light came from the fire. She crawled to his side of the table and kissed his cheek one of her hands in his hair and the other on his neck. She moved her kisses towards his lips and when she reached them, they kissed slowly. Rayna licked his lips wanting more and he obliged. She moved so she was straddling him and pulled back to whisper, "screw the agreement. I need you babe." He smiled against her lips, "I was hoping you'd say that." He kissed her more urgently. Rayna moved her hands to the buttons on his shirt and unbuttoned the first one. Her lips followed her hands kissing his exposed chest. She threw the shirt on the couch and he kissed her jaw and she let her head fall back so he could kiss her neck. He kept going till he got to her shirt. He pulled it up and off of her and pushed her down on the carpet. The skin to skin contact made both of them shiver. They both wanted and needed the other. Deacon kissed her, pulled back, smiled at her and unclasped her bra. He slipped it off of her kissing down her right arm and up her left. He sat on his knees grabbed a pillow and put in under her head. She pulled him closer so that she could kiss him and feel his chest against hers. They both moaned into the kiss and then Deacon pulled back for air. He moved his lips to her chest and kissed over her breasts lightly. She closed her eyes and moaned she was so ready for him but didn't want to rush this. He kissed down her stomach and when he got to her pants he unbuttoned them and slipped them off her legs, his fingers skimming the outside of her thighs. He smiled down at her and she smiled back reaching out to him so she could pull him closer. He entwined her fingers with his and held her hands down while kissing her. Rayna pushed herself up and turned over so she was on top. She left his lips and kissed her way down to his pants. She unbuttoned his jeans and smiled down at him her eyes darker when she saw that he was ready too. She slipped them off of him and leaned down to kiss him and he turned her over again so he was on top. She smiled against his lips and his hands traveled up her legs and he brushed her over her panties and she squirmed and moaned against his mouth. He kept teasing her and she pulled back to speak raggedly, "please don't tease babe." He took this as encouragement and he slipped off the last item of clothing she was wearing and went back to doing what he was doing. He kissed her neck and Rayna started squirmed while trying to control her breathing. She dug her nails into his back lightly and she moved one hand to his chest and started moving it downward and he caught her drift so he stopped what he was doing so he could stop her. She opened her eyes questioning him and he just kissed her instead if answering. Her hands slipped his boxers off and he entered her. She smiled against his lips. They went at their own established slow pace and it was agonizing but good.
When they finished it was like the butterflies that had been living in their stomachs had finally flown away. Rayna's head was tucked into Deacon's neck and he sat up with her. He lifted her up and she gasped. He chuckled and carried her to the bedroom. He sat her down on the bed and Rayna smiled up at him. She looked so beautiful. He placed his hands on her cheeks and kissed her. He pulled back and walked to his drawers. He threw her a pair of his boxers and one of his shirts and she giggled. He slipped his own pair of boxers on and climbed into bed. Rayna slipped his clothes on the smell of Deacon that was now embedded on her skin was also on his clothes. She felt engulfed and enclosed safely in his bubble. She turned around and smiled at him as she got under the covers. They lay there facing each other with smiles on their faces. Rayna moved closer to him entwining her legs with his. She rapped her arm around his waist and placed her head between his pillow and his neck so that she could be very close to him. She felt his arms wrap around her waist and she felt so at peace and so happy. "You are so good babe," she whispered. Deacon chuckled, "so the agreement is off?" Rayna smiled against his neck, "mhm." She pulled back to kiss him and talked between kisses, "I missed not having you in my bed." He smiled, "me too." Rayna whispered, "I'm tired."
He kissed her one more time and turned on his back so she was nestled up on his side and she rested her head on his shoulder and she slung one of her legs over his so that it was in between his. Rayna whispered, "I think we need to talk about where this is going." Deacon slipped his hand under her shirt so that it was on her back. "I don't know Ray. Where do you want it to go?" She exhaled, "mmm well I mean the next thing to do would be move in together but I don't want to rush into anything." Deacon smiled against her hair, "I agree there is no need to rush. The girls really liked that old house." Rayna ran her hand over his chest, "they thought it was so cute. That house means so much babe. So much happened there for us. What are you getting at, bringing the house up and all?" Deacon shrugged, "I don't know it felt right to be there with them. We had planned our whole future in that house." Rayna smiled, "yeah, so are you saying you want to buy it back?" Deacon shrugged again, "I don't know would it be a bad thing." Rayna smiled and rested her hand on her hand so she could look down at him, "no, it's not a bad thing but it's just that that was our place, just ours, and then you relapsed there." Deacon sighed, "I know I did babe but I like the location, as Maddie said, 'it's inspirational'." Rayna smiled and kissed him, "yeah it was veryyy inspirational in more way than one." Deacon chuckled remembering when they had gotten the house and christened every room because it was a new and different place. Rayna went on, "maybe we could buy the property, again, but break down the house and build a new one?" Deacon smiled, "that sounds really good." Rayna smiled, she had been thinking about doing that since she had seen that old picture of the house with Deacon. She also knew that building a house would take a long time so she knew that they could work on their relationship more during that time. She rested her head back on his shoulder and moved her head closer so she could kiss his neck, "I love you so much." Deacon ran his hand up and down her back, "I love you too." Rayna moved even closer to him trying to get warm and comfortable, she was basically laying on top of him. "Are you comfortable Ray?" He said jokingly. Rayna laughed against his neck and tightened her hold around him and joked back, "now I am, can you breathe?" Deacon laughed too and kept joking, "I'm glad you are, and no I can't breath you're heavy." She gasped and loosened her hold on him; she was starting to move away when he pulled her back and she laughed, "I thought you said I was heavy." Deacon laughed too and kissed her forehead. He wrapped his arms around her waist again and she kissed his jaw softly running her lips against his stubble. She layed her head back down on his shoulder and they lay awake for a while longer reveling in the warmth. When sleep got the best of them they let themselves slip away peacefully.
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