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42. A NIGHT TO REMEMBER

It was getting later and pleased Alex drank another beer, licking the white foam if his upper lip as he leaned one arm on the bar. He watched his wife bending low to give the ball another hit as it were the girls against Kate and Riley. Marcus turned around after paying for the beers and followed the gaze which his brother held, next to him. 'God, you áre hopeless', he stated with a grin.

He saw how the corner of his brother's mouth curled up, not loosing his favorite sight. Alex breathed in content. 'Being married is the best thing that can happen to you', he exclaimed, like it were words of wisdom.

Marcus' creased his eyebrows. 'As long as it's to the right woman, I bet it is.' Alex now glanced aside.

'You have to remind me of that?'

Marcus started to laugh. 'Sorry mate, it was just a thought. But I reckon you made the right choice this time.'

'I've never been more sure of anything bro. This is the real deal.' His words were clear, just like his voice. For a moment the brothers watched each other. Alex now patted Marcus on his shoulder. 'Thanks.'

'For what?', Marcus now let out, a bit surprised for the sudden sentiment sounding in his brother's voice.

'Well ..', Alex started as he now turned to his brother. Instantly the two completely turned to the bar, rested their elbows on it, both holding their beers. Only the fact Alex held it with his left hand, made the picture slightly less perfect. He glanced aside; 'I haven't always been around these last days. But you pick it up easily. I know I can trust you taking care of Killarney. Thanks for giving me that space. If it bugs you though, just tell me.'

'Oh', Marcus watched Alex closely as he took in his words, feeling slightly uncomfortable with this sudden compliment. 'Well no, I mean, I want you guys to work. Take your time, as long as I can manage I don't see why...'

'But we're in this together, making Killarney a success. I promise I'll spend more time on Killarney soon. It's just that Stevie and I need to settle a bit, but when we are used to it ...'

'Don't worry', Marcus said, taking another swig of his suddenly very tasteful beer. 'I'm not expecting it to get much better soon as you can't take your hands or eyes of off her.' He know started to grin, slowly glancing aside.

A small smile shone upon Alex' face. He decided to confide into his brother. 'I guess you are right. I have all reason though ... we ... Stevie and I are trying for a baby.'

'What?', Marcus let out, his bright eyes showing now as he watched his brother.

'We're trying to turn you into an uncle, mate', Alex started to chuckle.

'That's great!', it sounded pleased. Suddenly the two started to pat each other on the upper arms and shoulder blades, which caused Kate to smile when she leaned quite bored on her cue.

'Stevie!', she said quite loud, cause her friend to look up from her moment of concentrating to hit the ball and make to get closer to a win. Kate easily pointed her head to the bar and Stevie could see her husband hug his brother pleased, smiling she turned her face to Kate who replied in silence.

...

'You and Marcus seemed pretty close', Stevie let out, rubbing her lips over each other before they took part in a wide smile. Her hands were already making their way under his shirt to feel the soft fabric of his white single, tightly around the sides of his body. Kate walked past the couple, that stared intense at each other, and she knew they probably didn't even notice her saying goodbye and to tell them she and the boys would be on their way home.

'Well, I hope you don't mind, but I told him we are hoping to expand the family soon so ...', Alex said softly, staring her big brown shiny eyes, seeing how Stevie licked her lips again and he could feel the butterflies dance in his stomach.

'Ah ... well we should not disappoint him than', Stevie mumbled, now opening her mouth playfully, her tongue resting against the back of her front teeth. God, she was could flirt like crazy with him, surely now her felt her fingers pull at his singlet, trying to get hold of his naked skin.

Alex smiled widely; 'we should get out here, quickly ...'

...

Pulling her along, while they were holding each other's hand the two nearly ran to Alex' black Ute. Closing the doors of the Ute quickly Stevie and Alex stared at each other. Both breathing out deeply, Stevie started to giggle, but Alex instantly made her stop when he touched her face. His hand guiding her quickly towards to his face as he moved to her, planting a heavenly kiss on her lips.

Parting Stevie still grinned. Her fingers brushing over his stubbles on his jaw. She remarked how much she loved this look on his face, expecting, sweet, touched. She moved forwards, pressed her lips on his, finally pushing him back in his seat, lifting her own body along. Stevie ignored the collisions with all kinds of parts of the car. She managed to half push herself on him. Their mouths parted, hardly moving away, both sensing each other's warm and heated breath, their wet mouths eagerly to get more of the other.

Alex breathed out quite heavy. 'We could go back, rent a room.'

'Mm ...', Stevie considered it for a moment. 'It's better to get home ... to have our own privacy and bed, instantly of the filthy stuff there.'

He smirked slightly moving to kiss her down her neck. 'You wanna get loud?', Alex whispered down her ear. Amused she pressed her lips together, slightly rolling her eyes. This man had watched too many adult movies in his life.

'We should get going', Stevie told him, when she moved back. Slightly disappointed Alex decided to go along with his wife's opinion, so he started the engine and drove off.

Along the way Stevie watched him, small smile on her lips, biting the nail of her thumb, strolling her tongue along her lips and Alex kept glancing aside to catch that naughty flirtatious look upon her face. Luckily she was so smart to keep her hands off him, otherwise it would get too distracting he told himself . Just at that moment he caught the car getting at the edge of the road, hitting some rocky part.

He put the car to a stop, feeling it getting slippery, knowing there must be something wrong. 'Damn', Alex mumbled under his breath, feeling how Stevie stroked his lower arm for a moment to calm him down. 'Let's hope it's not a flat tire', he let out, as he opened the door.

Watching how her husband glanced at the front tire, kicking it a second later, Stevie knew that he was right. Walking to the back to take out the spare tire, Alex cursed when he found out the case was empty. 'Oh come one ...' He walked to the other side of the car, opening Stevie's door. 'Don't tell me you forgot to get a new spare tire?'

'Uhm could be, sorry', she softly answered. Alex sighed, looking to the clear sky for a moment, before he gazed down on her again. 'Phone?'

Stevie pressed her lips together with an apologetic small smile; 'sorry, left at home. I thought you would be taking the SAT phone with you.' She was how he breathed out once more, pretty pissed. Alex tried to ignore these facts as he didn't want to get angry at her, but it was the worst timing ever.

'We're stuck'.

Stevie stepped out, standing closely to him. Asking for his attention she slipped her hand around his waist. 'Let's make the best of it. So we're stuck, at least we are stuck together'. He glanced down, spotted the sweet sorrowful expression on her face and felt the anger fade away. How on earth could he ever neglect that? 'Don't you have a swag in the back', Stevie now exclaimed, walking past him, to lift the small canvas on the a bunch of stuff tight together in the back of his Ute. 'See ... a swag. We can just sleep in the back. It won't be getting much colder than this anyway.'

Alex shook his head amused when he saw her climbing up the loading platform of his Ute, rolling out the swag. She surely was making the best of it. Slowly Stevie looked up when she was pleased with her temporary set up bed room. 'So Ryan, what's it gonna be? You gonna join me for the night?', she grinned.

'I guess I have no other choice.'

...

A soft giggle filled the quiet air of a dark but bright night. Getting together in one swag was surely an adventure and Stevie couldn't hold in her giggle as Alex pushed himself inside, trying to zip it up to the top. 'You surely can call this cosy', he now grinned. 'It might not be too bad after all.'

Finally settle Stevie watched the small amount of bright stars. 'It is beautiful', she remarked.

Alex had lost the romantic impression of their setting and brushed away her hair that slightly tickled his jaw. Seeing how it now exposed her white pure skin of her neck he couldn't resist; 'beautiful is an understand', he murmured as Alex started to nibble his way down her neck. Stevie let out a soft giggle.

His hands easily slipped over her body, managing to press himself nearly on her, while his mouth claimed hers. Steamy kisses were shared and Stevie could feel his hands pushing her shirt out of her jeans. She tried to breath easily when she felt the excitement increase while she hardly was able to move. Their mouth moved restless, eager in search with every touch. No moment of a break, as their hands tried to find their way along their clothes.

It was now obviously that Alex was aroused, heated up as he freed himself by letting his fingers slip down his zipper, moaning gently into Stevie's mouth to the pleased releasement. She instantly felt his hand move to her belt, hardly able to loosen it Stevie gave him some assistance. Alex tried to slip her denims down her thighs.

He breathed down her neck, pressing his lips, the obvious eagerness show in his breathing and uncontrolled way of planting kisses down her jaw. Stevie let out soft moans, lifted her arm, glad to have the space and to plant it in his hair. He lifted himself further on her, the swag tightly around the two adults as Stevie tried to separated her legs. A struggle with the small space the swag provided and the denims still spun around her knees.

Alex was too much in a hurry. He had waited for this whole day, to have her and Stevie felt how he slid inside of her, making him groan. Alex kept on kissing her down her neck, his face buried in the hole between her head and shoulders, her hand holding him closely. Her other hand was capable to hold on to his back.

He thrusted deeply, greedy and Stevie opened her eyes, staring at the sky. Hardly able to move, she let him get his. Alex finally leaned up, watched her as he fastened. Nearly loosing grip of her body, seeing how she closed her eyes. He leaned in quickly, kissing her mouth, before he felt himself completely getting carried away.

A moment later satisfied he lay down on her, his face again buried down her neck. His heavy breathing disturbed her slightly. The weight of his body made her push him up. 'Please Alex, just ...' She managed with a little assistance to get him halfly beside her.

Trying to recover Alex watched her, seeing her nearly silent breathing, his fingers guiding to the side of her head, brushing a lock of hair away. 'You're quiet', he mumbled, not exactly the words he wanted to say. Stevie was hardly able to push her head to the left, but managed to catch his gaze. 'You ...', he breathed out, slightly worried when he saw her big brown eyes.