'Okay, a million buttons to undo and I'm as pissed as a fart as Claire would say. But I think I can do it' Said Shannon, staggering slightly as he stood behind Keri and began to undo them, being very, very careful with each as he constantly reminded himself of dress's value.
'How you doing back there?' she asked, feeling his fingers tickling her back.
'I've managed five so far' he laughed, his slightly higher than normal giggle from his drunkenness making her begin to laugh too.
'Five down, thirty or so to go' she said, feeling him begin to kiss her back as it was slowly revealed. It took ten minutes of careful unfastening on his part before the dress was undone enough for Keri to slide it from her body and carefully begin putting it back in a box, with her husband all over her like a rash at the same time.
'Calm down gorgeous' she said as she closed the lid on the slim white box after pulling the hanger through the hole in the lid and hanging it up on the rail in the closet.
'I'm dirty drunk and you're only wearing a thong, which means I can't calm down so come here' he said, grabbing her around the waist and pulling her over to the bed as she squealed and laughed at being tickled as she was carried too.
'Remove these while I unpin my hair' she said once he'd placed her down, tugging at his clothes. So he got back up off the bed and started to take off his clothes, having her in stitches when he hopped on one leg to try and pull his pants off and then fell over.
'You fucking fool!' she cried though her raucous laughter, watching him raise his middle finger as he freed his leg of the pants, pulling off his socks and boxers too before standing up again and yanking the bed covers out from underneath her to get in. He grabbed a comb from the side and brushed the dry soap out of his hair until it was flat again, albeit a bit messy. And after he was done with that he decided to content himself by wrapping his arms around her waist and kissing her hip as she continued to pull pins from her hair.
'Okay and I'm done' she said, shaking her slightly wavy hair free and turning onto her side to be pulled into his arms, and a kiss. Once broken he turned her onto her back and continued to bestow kisses all over her peachy skin, still a little tanned from their vacation to Portugal. And he literally kissed her all over too, front and back until she was quivering with a pleasant vibration that rippled under her skin. He then wasted no time in pulling her thong off and moving those kisses to localise on one area in particular.
She let out a long content sigh as she felt his tongue softly start to explore her, running over the outer edges of her pussy before the tip gently ran between her lips, briefly catching her clit. His mouth then moved away and kissed a line up and down her thigh painfully slowly, moving his finger to slide between her lips and up to her clit, rubbing it in small circles before pushing it down and then up into her pussy, hooking it around and keeping it pressed tightly into her g spot while his moved his tongue to where his finger had just been.
Immediately it felt like someone was pulling on her most intimate nerve endings from inside, the pleasure so great it was almost as intense as pain as she felt him moving his tongue slowly back and forth, his finger being squeezed by soft wet muscles as he pressed it even harder, and heard her moan softly, her nails grazing across his shoulders and down his arms before she lifted them over her head, closing her eyes and smiling as the intensity built. Her clit felt like it was having tiny electric shocks passed through it as he began to suck on it at the same time as beating the tip of his tongue from side to side over it, flutters of pleasure spreading to her legs and stomach as she felt her entire body begin to glow with it.
The finger inside her was joined by another and as a pair they began to move around in a circle, feeling her getting increasingly more wet from it as he kissed his way back up to her mouth, feeling her hand grasp his cock and gently pump the shaft, a groan rattling up from deep in his throat as he ran his other hand over her hair, taking fierce breaths through his nose as his pulse raced dangerously.
She then pulled his hand away and guided his cock inside her, feeling him grab her legs and push them down either side of her head before coming back down again to kiss her, penetrating her so deeply she thought she was about to cum straight away with the magnitude of pressure hitting every last point of arousal inside her wetness, her nails running over his head and through his hair as they kissed, both moaning softly at first, then louder as the pleasure broke forth like a tide over them.
And she never thought it would happen, but something felt different now they were married. She never thought it could make a difference but it really did, and it was something she couldn't put her finger on too, a feeling she couldn't identify off the top of her head but it definitely existed, some kind of extra bond woven between them.
Their bodies continued to move together faster in perfect unison, sweat rolling off them as they continued to grind against each other like that for over half an hour, slowing down and speeding up again before he turned her over and started to pound her from behind, her hands gripping onto the edge of the mattress as she cried out over and over again, face contorted in bliss as she felt her pussy stretched and slammed into, made hotter and wetter with each stroke that brought her ever closer to orgasm.
She could feel his hands run firmly up over her stomach until they reached her tits, fingertips making goose pimples bounce forth and her nipples harden ad he started to pinch them, one hand leaving to run around to her back and up into her hair, taking a handful and yanking her head back roughly to kiss her cheek, biting her neck also. She loved it when he was drunk; he always had the tendency to get rough.
'So we've had runaway bride, Frankenstein's bride, the corpse bride, so what am I? Hickey bride?' she panted, amused as well as agonisingly turned on.
'Nah, more bite marks bride' he said after letting go of his suck on her neck and biting her again.
'AHHHHH SHIT!' she shouted in pain, feeling like his teeth had bitten through her neck before the pain subsided and she felt his lips there instead, kissing the marked flesh as she felt him slide the hand at her left breast down to rub his fingertips over her clit, the pleasure starting to pulse out from it making her completely forget about the pain she'd felt a few moments ago.
Pleasure that ran through her like a flood, hearing him completely breathless and groaning into her ear as he came, the hand in her hair letting go and turning her head to kiss her as her moans grew more frequent and her hand gripped the bed harder, the other coming around to stroke his head, her nails digging in slightly as she started to cum, feeling his body slide against her back closer as he drove into her hard while her mouth broke from his and she let out a long, content yet pained 'Ohhhhhhh' before her body collapsed down onto the bed, Shannon withdrawing from her before lying face down next to her, his body half covering hers before she moved from underneath him and lay on her side, stroking his sweaty back.
'Are you okay there gorgeous?' she said, watching his back rising and falling as he caught his breath.
'I will be, just give me five minutes or so' he said, his voice muffled by the pillow.
'In that case, come out to the pool. I think I need to cool off after that anyway' she said, kissing his shoulder and hear him say 'Okay' in an exhausted voice more put on for effect than anything, and then hopped out of bed and walked through to the lounge area. Not much fancying any more bourbon than she'd drunk earlier Keri went to the mini bar and removed the bottle of white wine that'd been ordered with room service the previous night, uncorked the unopened bottle and poured herself a glass before walking out onto the balcony area and walking down the steps that lead her into the pool.
She lifted her wine carrying arm up high and waded through the water until the surface rose to just beneath her breasts at the deepest part of the small long pool, walking to the edge and setting her wine down while she looked out at the thousands of high watt coloured bulbs illuminating the whole of Nevada. And after hearing the water breaking behind her and then feeling her husband wrap his arms around her waist from behind her, she knew it was a moment she'd never forget.
'So are you happy?' he asked, nuzzling her cheek as she sipped her wine and then set the glass back down.
'Very' she answered simply, sliding her arms up around his neck and kissing him, knowing that if this was the last truly happy moment in her life she'd die a very happy woman. But also knowing dying wasn't an option, she had a life to live with him for a long, long time and would fight and overcome anything to make that happen for sure.
And back in the here and now after telling their friends, Keri sat in the kitchen with Claire and Jen showing them the photographs they'd been given on a disk which she'd loaded onto Claire's laptop.
'Awww Jen don't cry!' she said, hugging her friend as she started to sniff and dry her eyes on a piece of kitchen towel Claire provided.
'I'm sorry, it's just you look so beautiful, and I'm so happy for you despite of everything but I............awwww give me a hug!' she said, flapping her hands as she laughed at her own over emotional actions and turned to give Keri a huge hug.
'C'mon, there's room for you too red' said Keri, opening her arm and putting it around Claire too, who kissed Keri's cheek and hugged both her and Jen, suddenly feeling a few tears prickle her eyes too. It was one of those close moments between three firm friends that showed the weight of how much they loved each other.
'Wow, such a gorgeous dress. I was less traditional when I married Jeff as you know' said Claire as they all separated and continued to look at the photos. She had worn a long deep red satin dress with a corseted top, and bright red flowers in her then bright red hair.
'And you didn't exactly have a traditional honeymoon either!' Laughed Jen as her friends drew up a seat each next to her.
'So how come it wasn't traditional? Ours was just clichéd quickie wedding without it actually being typical of Vegas and being all tacky and shit. We proved we gotta little class at least' laughed Keri with a shrug.
'Well the wedding itself was just a civil service out in the woods, that part was nice and all and then came the honeymoon. We went to Amsterdam and got trashed for a month! I swear I've never been that stoned in all my life, the stories I could tell!' Began Claire as Jen started to laugh at the memory of one in particular.
'Tell her about the shoes, oh please buddy you gotta tell the shoes one!' said Jen, laughing before it had even began.
'Okay. So Jeff and I got to this hash cafe at about 6pm and smoked nonstop until about 1am and we were so stoned we could hardly see and could only laugh uncontrollably as we tried to find our way back to the hotel. And anyway I stopped a little way down this path next to a canal to light a cigarette, but Jeff didn't hear me shout that and just kept on going, so I had to run to catch up with him and that wasn't easy, so I was running along doubled over because the floor kept moving and trying to shout Jeff and he couldn't hear me. So I took off my shoes and tried throwing them at him to make him stop, I missed with the first one but got the second one right in the side of his head, and then watched him wobble, topple to the left and end up in the canal!' said Claire as they all roared with laughter.
'So I put my shoes back on and he gets out, spits canal water all over the floor and declares 'we're getting a divorce, for assault with footwear' and stomps off in the wrong direction and it took me about half an hour of following him through the streets of Amsterdam trying to get him to go in the right direction, but he's not speaking to me and we're both so stoned we can barely walk so you can imagine how it went. It was 2am before we got back to the hotel' she added, her girls still in hysterics at imagining Jeff being clobbered in the side of the head with a shoe and it being enough to knock his huge frame sideways into a canal.
'So c'mon girl have you any funny honeymoon stories to tell? Or are you planning on going away for one that's a little more substantial than four days?' asked Jen as they calmed their laughter, Claire getting up to make some fresh coffee.
'Well for the moment the time we spent in Vegas will be, because of my operation and treatment starting so soon. But he wants to take me to Australia when I'm better for a proper one. But yeah I have a few stories I can tell that'd make you laugh!' said Keri, before she launched into one of them. Meanwhile Shannon was sitting with Matt, Jeff and Kimo in the lounge talking about what lay ahead.
'I'm packing a load of my stuff tonight and going straight back up there with her in the morning. Her operation is next Friday afternoon and she starts her chemotherapy two weeks after that so I have that time to try and sort out a place for us to live in that time. Stressful I know but I spoke to David before we left and he's helping me out, I gave him a rough idea of what we were looking for and he called me this morning to say he's organised a viewing for us at one place already' said Shannon after Matt had asked him the 'what's next?' question.
'And have you told them you're married yet?' asked Kimo.
'Not yet, we're leaving it until we get back there. I just hope Meryl doesn't act like a bull that's having a red flag waved in its direction, I really do. She's a wonderful woman but she can be a little difficult at times with Keri being an only child and all' said Shannon. But he had no reason at all to worry, for when they did arrive back in Alaska and told Meryl and David their reaction couldn't have been more pleasant.
'I'm so glad you understand mom, the last thing we wanted was to upset anyone, but most of all you two and Angie' said Keri, referring to Shannon's mother who had also taken the news well, apart from crying as she hugged Keri after hearing of her diagnosis, worried out of her mind that her new daughter in law might not live to see her first wedding anniversary.
'Of course I understand, and I think it's the most romantic thing to do too. I wish I could have been there, but I know it was something just for the two of you, and I'm so happy for you both' said Meryl as she hugged them jointly and felt Keri wiping tears from her cheeks with the back of her hand. And Keri's friends also couldn't have been happier when told later that day, with Frankie putting her usual spin on it and saying 'yay! We didn't have to be bridesmaids in silly dresses woo hoo!' and making everyone laugh. And with that one hurdle had been overcome, and now to face the biggest. Keri getting through the next twelve months of treatment and living to tell the tale. Would she do it? Only time would tell.