Wishing a HAPPY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY NEW YEAR to everybody!
Now, here´s the last chapter as a present under your x-mas tree! Finally ^^
It has been a wonderful journey and a really interesting experience.
Hope you enjoyed it as well ;-)
Many thanks to the latest reviewers and readers, I feel honored to be recognized in this jungle of writers and critics. Would be nice to get some feedback in the end, if you can bring yourself to do such thing * lol *
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~ 24 ~
Expecting the unexpected
When they arrived at The Rat, all their friends had already been there. Marti was kind of shocked the moment she saw all those people waiting for Julian and, of course, herself. The whole squad, Alice and Lewis, Dan and Savannah, Vanessa and Red, Travis and her mum together with Rex, Morgan, her sister Deidra and many more. Everyone has to be hugged, which was quite time-consuming but on the other side totally satisfying. The crowd dragged her to sit down, got her something to drink and wanted to toast to her full recovery. Everyone was happy to see her healthy again.
Marti was just wondering where Julian had gone in the meantime when she suddenly heard his voice through the microphone on the stage. Everyone looked at the hot looking law professor, standing kind of lost behind the microphone together with... Obviously the young blonde had difficulties to repress some childish squeaking when seeing Rex and Travis with their guitars behind her beloved boyfriend. Finally Julian cleared his throat and knocked on the microphone to test it. It worked well.
"Hi there! Erm... My name´s Julian. And there behind me you can see my friends Travis and Rex with their guitars. They´re going to play an old song especially for you, Marti Perkins," he winked in her direction. "Well, I´m not the best public speaker but I thought of some present for your recovery and I finally came to the one and only decision: I always wanted you to know what you mean to me and today seems to be the perfect moment to at last tell you. You know, when you got injured because of our personal relationship, I nearly lost my mind in desperate fear. We had our problems and we always tried to manage our life like the serious adults we both are, always have been. Now, it´s time to get serious again, Marti. That´s why I want you to answer on the following heartfelt request." Julian cleared his throat again. Everyone was watching him with watered eyes. Marti herself could hardly breathe, seeing him there on the stage, doing what she´d never expected him to do officially. Then he went on with his mission, shaking voice and legs inclusive. "I... I love you, Porsche. Truly, madly, deeply. So please, would you do me the honor and marry me?"
The whole pub kept looking kind of breathless at the young woman, waiting for her to answer in front of everybody. Marti herself had tears in her eyes. First of all she absolutely didn´t know what to say to that. Second she had to answer a question she´d never had really thought about before. This felt really weird and wonderful at the same time.
Julian was just grabbing for the ring inside his jacket, waiting for her to join him on stage. Seconds felt like minutes. He suddenly felt terribly nervous and absolutely silly in some way. Why did it take so long for her to answer?
Marti finally stood up and stroked over the front of her skinny black dress, walking slowly towards the stage, she had been escorted of a lot of applause for herself, even if their friends didn´t know what she was going to answer. Rex and Travis began to play and sing the song Rex had once written himself and which Marti had performed here on stage, too, a while ago. It sounded terrific, also because of the perfect fitting lyrics to the current situation.
"Take my hand I´ll show you how to get up to the slide
I´ll be watching, I´ll be waiting on the other side
There´ll be time for everything, let´s sit a spell just now
Take my hand, take my hand - I ´ll show you how"
Julian smiled at his girlfriend when she finally came onto the stage, showing his little brilliant gift to her. It had cost a fortune but she was definitely worth every single penny.
"Everything I´ve ever done has brought me back to here
everything I have I´d give to see the future clear
I know this time I´ll face my fear I´ll stay right here right now
take my hand, take my hand - show me how"
Marti took a look at the diamond ring, then back in his face, still not able to believe that this was really going to happen. Her heart was beating like a drum and she had difficulties to keep herself upright because of a pair of deadly shaking knees.
"Twenty times there my heart broke, might have broken a couple out I guess
but when you showed up I swear my heart popped right through my chest
A sudden stillness fulfilled the pub. Everyone was nervously waiting for her to begin to speak. One could have heard a pin drop. Julian just drowned into her eyes while hoping for her not to turn him down. He bit his lips, swallowed his spit , trying to control his heartbeat and breath for not freaking out at once.
"Erm...," Marti began speaking quietly beneath the microphone, looking right into his eyes. Then she fell silent again. It all seemed so weird to her. Thinking of a marriage at her young age was not what she´d planned for her current life. But she had to answer the proposal now.
Here´s how you tie a shoelace, here´s how you climb a tree
here´s how you need to do things way better than me
I´ll be here by your side as God and time allow
take my hand, take my hand - I´ll show you how" […]*)
Julian couldn´t wait any longer. "Okay, I´m asking you again. Will you marry me, Porsche?" His voice was trembling and so did he.
Marti sighed surrendering. Then she smiled towards the guests and back to him. "You got me. You really got me with that unexpected performance, boy! But... Erm... Since I´m truly, madly, deeply in love with you, too, there´s only one possible answer for me to give, I guess. Right?" She currently forgot all the people around them, looking deep into his sparkling eyes. "So here it is, professor: I really feel honored having been asked by you and... yes, I will. I. Will. Marry. You."
Frenetic applause appeared, stopping the oppressive silence at the end. Julian gently put the ring on her finger, smiling, feeling absolutely happy and more than just relieved. Marti immediately fell into his embrace, kissing him to death. They never showed their feelings in front of everybody of the university, so it felt kind of liberating for both of them. Julian held her close as if he didn´t want to lose her again. She relaxed more and more with every tender touch of their tongues. Instead of getting frightened because of her positive answer, she just felt it being totally the right thing to do.
When they ended their kiss about half an eternity later because of finally remembering the crowd around them, all of their friends and family wanted to congratulate and it seemed like they had already gotten married.
Wanda had tears in her eyes while talking to her baby girl. "I´m really happy for you. He´s great and absolutely wonderful. So, don´t you dare to mess it up, okay?"
"I won´t, Mum." Marti answered kind of embarrassed. "He´s the right one. And he´s a lawyer. If I´d dare to mess it up, he definitely would be able to ruin me," she laughed amusedly.
"Good point!" Wanda kissed her on the cheek and went away to Rex for talking to him about their wonderful daughter and his own lovely performance on the stage. Travis and he have already been waiting for her.
Julian just came back to Marti from a talk to Vanessa and Red, when suddenly Dan showed up to congratulate. Marti kissed the law professor goodbye to talk privately to her best friend. They had to clarify some issues of the past. Julian looked kind of jealous at their backs slowly disappearing in the crowd.
"So, you´re really going to become his wife, huh?" Dan finally asked, smiling kind of insecure.
"I am, yes. It feels right. Dan, are you sure, we are past... our past?", she wanted to know quietly.
"Are you?"
"Guess I am. How about you?"
"Guess I am, too. Savannah made me realize my feelings for you weren´t of romantic nature at all. It´s different with her and I´m seriously in love for the first time."
"Like I always said, huh? We should stay best friends, it works much better than being a couple."
"Absolutely. So, who will be your bridesmaids?" Dan asked, smirking.
"Wanna run for it?" Marti answered laughing out loud.
"Not at all, honey. I thought of Savannah. She´s so into marriage, she would feel honored."
"You must really love her. Letting her participate as one of my bridesmaids will force her to hope for a marriage of her own, you´re aware of that?" Marti answered grinning.
"I am. That´s the reason I asked for it. It´ll be the perfect situation to propose to her myself."
"You´re kidding!"
"Nope," he smiled all over. "Since her dad had gone to prison, I felt kind of responsible for her and you know what? It feels wonderful."
Marti embraced him, whispering in his ear. "That´s why I´ve always loved you. Keep up the good work, dude!"
It was an amazing evening for all of them. Marti and Julian sat together, fondling each other, they danced together, yes, they even sang together on stage and felt happy like never before. However they made an early evening to finally be private again. There was a certain need of warmth and passion to be satisfied immediately.
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When Julian opened the door, Rufus just ran into them, flooring the two of them nearly to death. It took some time to get him relaxed again but finally he went to his basket and tried to sleep.
"Our kid seems kind of effusive, huh?" Julian remarked dryly.
"We´ve been away too long. Look at him, he´s so cute! How could we´ve ever been afraid of him?"
"I am still. Sort of. Let´s call it a certain respect."
Marti put her arms around his neck, smiling at him with real amusement. "I like you being kind of vulnerable. Usually you tend to look after me but if it comes to Rufus, it´s my turn to look after you. That´s so cute!"
He kissed her tenderly. "So, Mrs. Parish soon-to-be, what would you like to do now?"
"I thought you´d never ask!" she answered hoarsely, already unbuttoning his shirt. "Here comes the celebration I like best..."
"Boy, how I missed that." Julian began to undress her, unzipping her skinny black dress on the back. His hands got under the fabric, stroking gently back up again to the bra fastener and on to her shoulders to pull off the dress. "I can feel the scar on your neck – are you sure you´re okay with this?" His fingers carefully examined the lately done vertical sutural on her skin.
"Of course, I am," Marti whispered, tearing off his shirt with anticipation. First she impatiently bit in his shoulder, then kissed the mark to make sure he´s alright. "I´m hardly able to believe you´re mine..." Another kiss on his naked skin.
"Let´s go upstairs, I feel kind of observed by this dog..." Julian´s glance went to Rufus on his blanket but the dog still had closed his eyes. "Do you think he´ll get excited by listening to us making love?"
The young woman giggled on his funny question. "I bet he´ll try to save me," she said amusedly.
Julian sighed passionately while letting her step out of the dress, watching her in underwear with eyes and mouth wide open. "If I were him I would at least try to..." He bit his lip in worship. "You look fucking beautiful..."
Marti´s hands were about to unzip his trousers when answering on that comment. "I´m glad we didn´t get a bitch instead of Rufus, you know? I´d be totally jealous..."
Julian took her hand off his belt, before she was able to open it, and forced her to finally follow him upstairs, falling into an intimate embrace right after having reached the bedroom. They would have to do it carefully, he thought caring. She still seemed kind of weak because of the operation on her neck. It has been a long time since they made love together and he was desperately longing for her touch. But he also was afraid of maybe hurting her when it comes to making love and to completely losing control over his actions.
"I´m going to be careful...," he whispered tenderly in her ear. "At least I´ll try to..."
Marti pushed him towards the bed without answering, turning off the belt and unzipping the trousers. Her hand directly sneaked under his pants, finding his full erection. Julian´s and her eyes met the moment she touched him, watching him enjoy her slowly moves. There was a certain shimmer in his eyes, showing sexual arousal in its finest.
"Want more?" she asked hoarsely.
Julian immediately stepped out of his trousers, moaning, and pushed her towards his body, rubbing his erection against her hand and lap, panting. Again she bit him excitedly in his shoulder while he was opening her bra with trembling fingers. His arms around her, feeling her as close as possible, he sighed joyfully in her wounded neck. Next she felt was his hand underneath the panty on her butt, squeezing her tight and pushing her towards his crotch. Wet lips kissed his shoulder, then she looked up, searching for his mouth to conquer. Sealing his lips to squelch his desperate moaning, Marti began to discover him with her tongue. Upcoming heat was overwhelming them, hardly controllable moves made both of them shiver passionately. Julian searched for her sanctum under the panty, let his fingers do their work, feeling she was awfully ready to take him in.
"Get out of this...," he demanded desperately, letting her out of his embrace. "God, you´re fucking perfect..."
She pulled off her underwear, watching him doing the same. "So are you..." Her voice was shaking.
He lifted her in his embrace, laying her down on the mattress to crawl over her, then covering her soft skin with his heated body. His arms held her as close as possible, not even the slightest paper would have been able to place between them, he thought by himself. Marti just leaned into his kiss, enjoying their emotional nearness after a long time of abstinence. Feeling his erection pressed against her sanctum, she nearly was about to beg for finally taking him in. Her legs around his waist, she also pushed him harder by squeezing his butt.
Julian licked over her neck, down to the collarbone and further to her already erected nipples. When he sucked one of them in, she moaned, bending towards him. Breathing heavily, she couldn´t stand it any longer and at last she began to beg in a whisper.
"I want you so badly... Please... Just do it! Give it to me..."
Julian enjoyed her being that impatient, but also worried about her still weak condition. He just kissed her passionately once more for not letting her talk to him again. He wanted to set the pace himself. Losing her once had been nearly too much to bear, he didn´t want to experience that twice.
"Don´t you dare to tell me what to do, huh?" he said quietly. "I´m doing it my way, okay?"
"Not okay. I´m suffering right now. So, please release me, I´m begging you!"
He used his hand again to touch her where she most desired it. Watching her moan and tremble under the touch by his fingers totally aroused himself, too. The moment he decided to slip into her, an important question popped up to his mind.
"We better use a condom... You had some drugs lately and didn´t take the birth control pill regularly, right?" he whispered to her. She just nodded, breathing heavily in arousal. So he quickly took a condom out of the nightstand and put it on his fully erected, excited whipping penis.
Then it all went very fast. He just positioned himself and finally entered her, looking deep into her eyes to watch every kind of Marti´s facial expression when merging with her in love. Both of them had to hold their breath for a moment, just to get used to the overwhelming feelings coming up immediately. They were about to come at once and tried hard to avoid an early end. Forehead to forehead with closed eyes, they just waited long enough to get over the critical point of no return. Soft kisses made them calm down a bit, too, then Julian dared to start moving inside her again. Very slowly. He totally filled her up and she relaxed more and more.
Marti felt so damned happy, she even lost some silent tears. "Truly, madly, deeply," she whispered in between their passionate kisses. He loved to fondle her with his tongue, especially on the neck or the ear laps.
"Love you, too, Mrs. Parish soon-to-be..." Julian answered smiling. "You´re okay?" Her tears let him doubt about his method to do it carefully and his smile disappeared for a second.
"I´m really happy, don´t worry. Just move!" she demanded breathlessly.
He kissed away the teardrop on the cheek and went on penetrating her in a smooth rhythm. Quickening his moves from time to time, they both felt their orgasms coming soon. His hands on her cheeks, his lips almost touching her mouth, their eyes looking into each other, they finally reached highest agitation. With a stifled cry they both experienced their orgasm nearly at the same time. Julian enjoyed the wincing around his penis the moment she finally came, which immediately brought him over the edge himself.
"Oh. My. God. This was incre- " Julian couldn´t end his sentence due to the fact Rufus came running in, directly jumping onto the bed, licking over their faces and howling like hell. "Holy Christ!" he commented on this sudden attack, trying to push the calf away from him.
Marti laughed amusedly, stroking the dog´s face to calm him down a bit. They still stuck to each other and Rufus began to whimper, shivering all over, his nose nearly buried between their heated bodies. "Good doggie! We´re okay, Rufus. Get off the bed and lie down!" she tried to get him away from the two of them.
The dog actually lay down on the edge of the mattress, still staring at both of them in real excitement. His nose obviously was moving, smelling the ultimate scent of sex.
"We were fucking quiet this time, huh? What will he be about to do when we get back to former, even much louder activities?" Julian asked angrily, slipping out of his girlfriend with desperation. "I really feel kind of ashamed in front of that calf! Look how he watches my dick go down slowly... Man! Just a second, I better go putting the condom into the trash bin." He stood up, walking away to the bathroom, shaking his head in disbelief while Marti just took the blanket to cover her nudity.
"Rufus, you´re behaving like a voyeur, you know that? Get out of our bedroom, please!" She wanted the dog to leave the embarrassing scenario. But unfortunately he didn´t want to obey this time. Too much words for a dog brain to filter. A short bark made Marti believe he wanted to have the final say. She simply couldn´t help laughing at him. "You´re really incredible!" she said, taking a short look into the bathroom, searching for Julian. "Professor? Are you drowning in the toilet? I need you here to bring that curious doggie out of the room!"
Julian came back, laughing amusedly, too. "He´s a male. You might look quite interesting for him, too, don´t you think so?" he was kidding, not feeling ashamed anymore to walk through the room without any clothes on. "But I know what you mean... His eyes are following you everywhere... Brrrrr!"
"Ha! You better be aware of his muzzle! He looks like his teeth might be able to terribly hurt your little exhausted willy," Marti giggled, covering her face with the blanket again.
While Julian was trying to return into the bed without being eaten alive or losing his tiny todger, Rufus barked again, then even growled terrifying. He obviously didn´t want him to get near Marti again. So, Julian still stood there in front of the bed, looking at the dog baring his teeth threateningly. Every time he started to simply move a finger, Rufus began to growl again.
"Marti? DO something for heaven´s sake!" he demanded angrily, now being really afraid of the big Irish wolfhound. "Me and my dick are not ready to end up as dog food!"
The young woman looked out of her coverage, watching the scene with real amusement. Julian had put his hands over his nudity to take care of his balls and penis while Rufus was staring at him like a jealous lover to appear at the wrong moment.
"Rufus? Get off and sit down on the floor!" He did this time. She was glad he obeyed. "Be a good doggie, huh? Julian belongs to me, you have to accept him. Now stay quiet, okay?" She waved Julian to come onto the bed and in fact, Rufus neither didn´t move anymore nor growled or even barked by baring teeth. He just sat down beneath the bed and watched every move the lawyer was about to make. Marti decided to try to get him out of their bedroom and slowly stood up to show him the way. She was standing in front of him, being only covered by the thin blanket, when talking to him quietly. "Come on, leave the room, Rufus darling! I´ll show you the way," she said, taking him by the dog collar and walking away with him towards the door. "Good doggie! Now stay outside, lie down and keep quiet, okay?" He obeyed again. Then she closed the door behind him, turning around to her fiancé. "See? Quite easy!"
"Blah...," Julian remarked dryly. "We obviously have to work on this problem!"
"You know what? He wouldn´t have let you in Heather´s bed either. She must have been quite naive..." A satisfied smile covered her face.
"Exactly what I thought a few minutes before." She slipped next to him under the blanket. "By the way, you look amazing, Mrs. Parish soon-to-be."
"I do?" she smiled, kissing him gently while snuggling up to him. "Erm... You better get yourself a personal trainer to keep being able to compete with me."
Julian was at a loss for words, looking stunned. "Are you serious?" He was still hoping for a joke.
"I guess, yeah. At your age you surely have to do something to look young enough, right?" Since he didn´t answer at once she looked up at him questioningly. "What?" Her eyes showed pure amusement, sparkling provocatively.
"I´ve never used any anti aging products or even a personal trainer and yet you´ve fallen in love with me – still have questions?" he countered smartly, baring his tongue out.
Marti probably had to give up the discussion. He obviously was a full time lawyer. But there still was one argument left... "Did I ever mention me falling in love with your intellect instead of your body or face, professor? Try harder!" she grinned like a Cheshire cat. "Checkmate!"
Julian gasped for breath. "God, we really deserve each other! When will you marry me? Give me a date! I have to be prepared for the words in front of the minister and your intelligent vows!"
Marti smiled all over. What a nice declaration of love. "How about a wedding in October? How does that sound?"
"Sounds fantastic. Do I have to get a surgery before?"
Marti smiled again. "Thought I´ve already done a brainwash to you?"
"Witch!"
"Finally you got it!" Marti giggled, rolling over his body and kissing him to death.
Julian suddenly stopped their kiss by putting a finger between their lips. "I have a condition."
"That is?" she whispered.
"Rufus needs to bring the rings like every kid would do." When the dog suddenly heard his name through the closed door, he immediately began to whimper again. "See? He´d really like to!" Julian grinned.
"Will you get them out of his muzzle in front of everybody?"
"... " Julian just gave it a thought. "Will you think of me as a real hero if I try to?"
"Absolutely."
He smiled, howling like a dog himself, then closing her mouth with his lips to devour her again...
©Mrs. NiG, 12/24/2011
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