ONE WAY TICKET
Casey woke up the next morning with Cappie's arms wrapped tightly around her. She took a deep breath as she took in the moment. She then looked at Cappie's left hand which was around her waist. Her heart fluttered and a feeling of content overcame her when she noticed the ring on his ring finger. Sure Cappie used to wear rings on his fingers all of the time. But there was something much more special about this ring. It meant that Cappie was hers forever. That the two of them were bonded for the rest of their lives. He was her husband. She never knew how much she would love having a husband, even if he had only been her husband for a short time. Casey began to play with Cappie's hair as she twirled it around her finger. She felt him stir and take a deep breath so she lifted her head up to look at him.
"Good morning husband," she said softly as he opened his eyes.
Cappie smiled and squeezed Casey a little tighter.
"Good morning wife," he replied.
Casey laid back down and began to rub her hand up and down his bare chest.
"How did you sleep?" Cappie asked.
"Wonderful," she replied. "Especially since making love to you tends to wear me out."
"Well then we might as well stay in bed all day," said Cappie with a sly smile as he turned Casey to lie on her back so he could lie on his side and look at her in the eyes.
He leaned down and kissed his wife. The thought of Casey finally being his wife sent shivers down his spine. He thought back to when this all first started. He thought about how he didn't feel like he was good enough for Casey after that faithful night. As he stared into her eyes he wondered to himself why he ever thought that. Deep down he had always been good enough for her. They were perfect for each other.
"Cap, are you OK?" asked Casey noticing Cappie was deep in thought.
"Yeah, I'm fine," he replied caressing the side of her cheek. "I was just thinking about how lucky I am to have you in my life."
Casey smiled and leaned forward to give Cappie a quick kiss on the lips. Cappie then surprised Casey by whipping the covers off of her revealing her naked body.
"Cappie," she whined reaching for the blanket to cover herself back up.
"Hey, hey," he said softly stopping her hand from grabbing the blanket.
Casey relaxed back on the bed as Cappie put his hand on her stomach and rubbed it.
"It's hard to believe we are going to be parents in less than a month," he said to her.
"I know," said Casey putting her hand on her stomach also.
"We're ready though," said Cappie with certainty.
"You think so?" Casey asked.
"Of course," he replied as he leaned down and started to kiss Casey's stomach. "She is going to be so loved."
Cappie slowly moved his kisses to the top of Casey's bump and then he began to kiss around her breasts. Casey let out a soft moan as Cappie finally rested his lips on hers.
"I love you Mrs. Cappington," said Cappie breaking away from her lips.
"I love you too," Casey replied running her hands through Cappie's hair and pulling his lips back to hers.
The newly married couple continued to make love for the rest of the morning. Around one o'clock there was a knock in their door. Cappie slowly rolled out of bed and put his boxers on while Casey covered up with the blanket.
"Hey Mr. Cartwright," said Cappie trying to hide most of his body behind the door.
Mr. Cartwright just smiled knowing very well what his now son-in-law and daughter were doing behind closed doors.
"I just wanted to let you know that a lot of the guests are leaving and see if you wanted to head down and say goodbye to them," said Mr. Cartwright.
"Yes, of course," Cappie replied. "We'll get some clothes on and be right down."
"OK son," said Mr. Cartwright turning around and heading back towards the elevator.
"Mmmmm, what was that all about?" Casey asked pulling Cappie back onto the bed with her and kissing him.
"It was your dad," said Cappie pulling away from her. "There are a lot of people leaving and he wants us to go down and say goodbye."
"You mean I have to get dressed?" Casey whined pulling Cappie closer to her again.
Cappie laughed.
"As much as I hate to say it," he said. "Yes, you have to get dressed."
Cappie kissed her one last time before getting out of the bed and putting a pair of jeans and a t-shirt on. Casey grumbled as she got out of bed also and put some clothes on. The couple went down to the hotel lobby and said goodbye to everyone who was leaving. They then stopped in the restaurant to grab some lunch before returning to their suite.
"Man, my back is killing me," said Casey as they walked in the room and she sat on the bed.
"Too much sex?" asked Cappie with a smile.
"Probably," said Casey with a chuckle. "But I'm willing to be in some pain for that."
Cappie knelt on the bed behind Casey and began to rub her back. She shut her eyes and took a large deep breath as Cappie moved his hands up and down her back, hitting all the right places. After about ten minutes Casey leaned back into Cappie and kissed him on the cheek.
"I think it's naked nap time," she said with a smile.
"No complaints from me," Cappie replied.
They both stood up and undressed quickly. Cappie jumped into the bed first as Casey cuddled next to him. Even though they weren't able to go on an actual honeymoon, the couple of days after their wedding were perfect. They cuddled, they made love, they sat on their balcony staring into the night sky and they took numerous walks on the beach. The only thing that really mattered is that they were together, together forever.
Two weeks have gone by since their wedding. Casey was now going to Dr. Snyder once a week for her appointments. At the last appointment it was determined that the baby was head down which meant it was in proper position for delivery. Casey was beginning to get pre-labor contractions throughout the day. Luckily the contractions didn't hurt so much. It was more her back and entire rest of her body that hurt. While Cappie went to work at the restaurant Casey spent most of her day in bed until he coaxed her into getting up when he got home. She couldn't believe how unbearable the last few weeks of pregnancy were.
It was Monday September 20th: she had exactly two weeks and one day until her due date. Cappie had left earlier in the morning to head into the restaurant and planned on being home later in the afternoon. Casey was lying in bed trying to get some sleep. She had been up every half hour the night before having to go to the bathroom, which didn't allow her to get much sleep. The doorbell rang. At first Casey considered ignoring it thinking it could be the mailman delivering another package. But when it rang the second time she decided to get out of bed and waddle her way down the stairs.
"Casey!" yelled Ashleigh as soon as Casey answered the door.
"Ash! What are you doing here?" Casey asked giving her a hug.
"I was in town," she said. "And decided to stop over."
"But Ash, it's a Monday," said Casey. "Shouldn't you be at work?"
"Not if I don't have a job," said Ashleigh happily as she sat down at the kitchen table.
Casey grabbed a bag of pretzels as she sat down next to Ashleigh.
"Most people aren't that excited about not having a job," said Casey taking a bite of a pretzel. "Especially someone like you who loved her job to begin with."
"Well some things have changed," said Ashleigh. "I am no longer working at Vogue. I'm now working for Claire's."
"Claire's? Isn't that the store that sells all kinds of accessories like earrings and necklaces?" asked Casey.
"You got it," said Ashleigh. "At Vogue I wasn't doing a whole lot of clothing work, mostly accessories. So when a position for designer at Claire's became available I applied right away. And they hired me right away with the experience I had at Vogue."
"That's awesome Ash," said Casey. "I'm so happy for you."
"Thanks," said Ashleigh with a smile.
"So when do you start?" Casey asked.
"Well I was supposed to start today," said Ashleigh. "But my boss called and said it would probably be better for me to wait until next week as long as it was OK with me. And who doesn't want a week off work right? So I said sure."
"So you came to Chicago to see your bestest friend!" exclaimed Casey.
"Not exactly," said Ashleigh.
"Oh, I'm sorry," said Casey. "You probably really came to see Beaver."
"Not exactly," Ashleigh said again.
"Ash, you're killing me with these 'not exactly' remarks," said Casey. "What is going on?"
"Well," said Ashleigh taking a deep breath. "Beaver and I decided that the long distance thing wasn't going to work out--."
"Oh no, you broke up!" Casey gasped interrupting Ashleigh.
"Will you let me finish?" said Ashleigh.
Casey nodded her head, not saying another word.
"Anyway," continued Ashleigh. "Beaver and I decided that we would rather be near each other than have to deal with a long distance relationship. He really couldn't move to New York since his restaurant is here in Chicago so….."
"YOU'RE MOVING TO CHICAGO!" Casey yelled finishing Ashleigh's sentence.
Ashleigh could only nod her head yes before Casey dove towards her giving her one of the biggest hugs ever.
"Oh my gosh I'm so excited," said Casey sitting back down in her chair. "I can't believe we're going to be in the same city again."
"I know, I can't believe it either," said Ashleigh.
"So where are you staying? Did you get an apartment?" Casey asked.
"Right now I'm staying with Beaver in his guest room," said Ashleigh. "We both agreed that it would probably be too fast to move in together since we've only just started dating. So I'm looking for a place and will move when I find it."
"So you're really into Beaver aren't you?" Casey asked.
"Actually, yeah," Ashleigh replied. "He has treated me so good, better than Travis or Fisher ever did."
"I'm glad Ash," said Casey. "You totally deserve the best."
"So enough about me for a bit," said Ashleigh with a smile. "How are things with you?"
Casey grunted and leaned against the back of the chair.
"The late stages are pregnancy are the worst," she replied. "This past week has been like a living hell."
"Ouch," said Ashleigh. "How about things with Cappie?"
"Oh things with Cap are great," said Casey. "He's done just about everything he can to help me become more comfortable. I don't blame him for wanting to work a few extra hours though just so he doesn't have to deal with me."
"I doubt that," said Ashleigh with a small laugh. "So are you starting to get nervous about going into labor?"
"More anxious than anything," replied Casey. "I'm ready for this baby to be born already."
"Is there anything you still have left to get?" asked Ashleigh. "Since both of the boys are at the restaurant I'm all yours if you want to do some shopping or anything."
"No, I think we've got more than enough stuff," Casey replied. "I've even got my bag packed upstairs to grab for when it's time to head to the hospital."
"Always Miss prepared," said Ashleigh with a smile.
"You know it," Casey replied.
Since there was no shopping to do the girls spent the rest of the afternoon watching TV and talking just like old times. Casey was so excited to have her best friend closer to her. She was also happy Ashleigh had found a good guy like Beaver. After everything Fisher put her through she was surprised Ashleigh would allow herself to fall for Beaver so hard. Making a move and changing jobs was a big decision on her part. But Casey knew Beaver was a great guy and this time Ashleigh was actually making the right decision. She couldn't be happier for her best friend.
A/N: You guys had the sweetest reviews for the wedding. I'm so glad that you liked it! They made my day :0)
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Ghostwriter: if is OK to have sex at eight months. I did a lot of research for this story believe it or not....lol.....and tried to get things as right as possible. Even the location of the wedding, city they live in, hospital they are going to have the baby at....they are all places in the Chicago area that I found online.
