Chapter 37: Not According To Plan

New Year's Eve…

Ashton had everything planned out. He was just waiting for Kimberly to come out so they could go to dinner at the best restaurant. When the bedroom door opened his jaw dropped for a moment, "You look ravishing."

A blush rose to color her cheeks, "Thank you."

Holding out his arm she slipped hers into his and let him guide her out. They rode in the limo all the way to the restaurant looking out at all the people walking around with crazy hats celebrating the New Year.

All through dinner he told her stories of his past. Anything that was light and might bring a smile to her beautiful face. After dinner he paid the bill and took her hand pulling her to the adjoining ball room. He whisked hr around the floor like a professional making her giggle as he whispered into her ear just how beautiful she was or how much he loved her.

Discreetly he checked his watch and found that it was almost ten. The room would be ready. The night on the town was romantic but a proposal he wanted to be private, personal. And hopefully if she said yes they would celebrate in bed. After helping her into the limo he slipped in beside her unable to bear the thought of not touching her for even a minute. What had she done to him?

"Ashton?"

"Yes love."

"Where are you taking me now?"

"Home, my sweet golden goddess."

She smiled up at him then looked out the window. "Do we have to go home right now?"

He checked his watch quickly and reformulated the plan in his head. But one look into her loving eyes stopped his heart. His plans would have to change, this night was about her after all. "Of course not. Where would you like to go?"

"Could we go to the beach?" She looked out the window. "They're going set off fireworks and I think it'd be nice to watch from the beach."

"Whatever you wish?" He pushed the button the talk to the driver, "Change of plans take us to the beach."

At the beach they found about twenty or so other people had the same idea. They had small fires built and blankets spread out. As he helped her out he noticed the chill in the air and quickly shrugged off his jacket and slipped it over her shoulders. She nudged him, "Always a gentleman."

"You make it easy," he wrapped his arm around her as he let her guide the way.

She walked along, the beach until they were pretty much alone and looked up at the sky, "It's a beautiful night."

"It is a wonderful night," he reached into his pocket and reassured himself that the ring was there and waiting for him to make his move. "Kimberly?"

He released her and moved to face her holding her hands in his. "I love you so much."

"I love you too," she smiled.

He felt his whole body shaking with nerves. He loved her so much, with every fiber of his being. She could make him do anything with a single glance. He wondered briefly if she knew her power over him.

Pulling one hand free from hers he reached into his pocket and pulled out the ring box as he dropped down on one knee. "Kimberly Locke, you have bewitched me, brought me to life. I know we've only been together a short time but we missed so much time already and I love you so deeply. I hoped you might accept this ring," he opened the case, "and be my partner, my wife, my everything."

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Kimberly felt the tears fill her eyes and her throat close up as he dropped down on one knee. He was asking her to marry him. His words were so beautiful she felt her heart filling with joy.

"Yes," she shook her head, "Yes I'll marry you Ashton."

His smile was brighter than the moon as he took the ring out and slipped it onto her finger before standing up and pulling her into his arms. Her arms wrapped around his neck as they kissed with so much passion she thought she'd be smothered. It didn't matter it was Ashton and he always took care of her, his fiancé.

He pulled back so they could both breath and looked into one another eyes. "Take me home," she pulled him back to her lips.

Ashton pulled back, "I'll take you anywhere you want dear but I thought you wished to watch the fireworks from here."

She giggled, "I'm engaged I'd rather we make our own fireworks."

Ashton scooped her up quickly and headed as quickly as possible to the waiting limo. Once inside he told the drive to get them home as soon as possible. In the car he wanted her so badly but contented himself with possessing her mouth and molding her clothed body to his.

When they finally got back to his San Francisco home he had her out of the limo and pinned against the front door in a breath as he fumbled for his keys. Kimberly didn't wait as she worked on undoing his tie running her hands up and down his chest before working on the buttons. With luck he found his keys just as she was finished unbuttoning his shirt.

He unlocked the door and brought them inside shutting it behind him easily with his foot. He took her straight to the bedroom purely on instincts as he kissing along her bare neck and shoulder. Her gasp stopped him in his tracks.

Pulling back he looked at her face and what had surprised her. He looked around the room and open balcony doors covered with rose petals and lit by thousands of candles. This had been where he'd planned to propose, he'd all but forgotten.

"You had this planned?"

He looked sheepishly at her, "I did. I planned to dance with you under the moon," he still held her in his arms and walked to the center of the balcony. "This is where I planned to drop down on one knee and ask for your hand. But now I realize the beach was even better my beach angel."

"You are the most romantic man I've ever met." She pulled him in for a kiss.

He started to walk towards the bed when she squirmed out of his arms. "You set this up, we should make use of it." She reached over and unzipped her dress letting it fall to her feet showing what he had guessed already, that she didn't have a thing on under it. Ashton pulled her naked body close to his and let his hands roam over it while she worked on devastating him of his clothing. His hands cupped her breasts briefly before she pulled them away tugging his shirt and vest off. When his upper half was free he went back to exploring, squeezing and tracing along the peak of each hard nipple before moving down her stomach. Her skin was warm, radiating heat from deep inside and he knew it was just for him.

Kimberly worked quickly at his belt and pants pushing them down to his feet then ran her hand along the waistband of his briefs when he slipped two fingers between her thighs and began to tease her. She moaned, leaning into him and what his hand was doing to her. He could feel her relax against him and knew she was enjoying his fingers playing and teasing her hidden pearl. She continued on her mission and freed his hard erection letting his briefs join his pants at his feet.

She took him into her hand and stroked him a few times as their lips connected. Kimberly pulled back and pushed on his chest softly, "Lie down."

He did so right there in the middle of the balcony and watched as she moved to straddle him. He traced his hand up her leg as she stood there watching him giving him a wonderful view, "Join me."

She sunk down to her knees and moved her bottom back against his erection feeling him jerk at her touch. Her kisses moved from his lips down his neck as she adjusted her body to take him home. His hands on her hips helped guide her down, sheathing him completely as she moaned against his chest. He waited for a moment for her to adjust and then held her hips steady as she worked him. He let her control the pace meeting her every thrust with his own. As her breathing increased Ashton moved one hand from her hip to her pearl and began to stroke it with each thrust. It didn't take long and she was teetering on the verge of release.

Leaning her head to the side she said, "Do it. Bite me Ashton."

Without stopping his hand or his hips Ashton pulled her down to him, and bit her just where she asked. She cried out in pleasure as her body squeezed hold of him milking everything out of him as he worked her through her climax tasting everything, all of it, in her blood. When he pulled back from the bite and began licking her neck to seal it she collapsed on top of him.

Encircled in his arms she took the time to really examine her ring. It was beautiful, a simple round diamond with smaller ones in a leafy type pattern on both sides. It looked very feminine and antique. Before she could ask him if it really was an antique the sound of faded cracks filled the air. She tilted her head and saw the fireworks.

"Looks like we didn't miss them after all," Kimberly whispered.

"No but I think ours were much brighter," he teased as he traced his hand up and down her spine. "Happy New Year."

Grinning she kissed his shoulder, "Happy New Year…I hope it's as wonderful as this one ended."

To Be Continued…

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