Anna's four-year relationship with her boyfriend, Jeremy, abruptly ends, and Anna is convinced by her best friend Libby to try her luck on a dating app called 'Swiper'. An Anna/Declan story. No relation to the events of the movie Leap Year (2010), just using the characters for an alternate universe story.
NOTE: I will be changing up the POV's in this story and to make it clear when that POV changes, they will be separated by this: ~ISR~?~ISR~ (The person's POV will be the name of that character in place of the ?)
BIG THANKS TO SHAWNA FOR YOUR EDITING HELP!
Disclaimer: I do not own the rights to these characters, just borrowing them from the 2010 Movie, "Leap Year". Starring Matthew Goode and Amy Adams.
I Swiped Right
CHAPTER SIXTEEN
~ISR~Anna~ISR~
Sunday afternoon, I was worrying myself over the plans for tomorrow. Declan's family was arriving and it was still a surprise, thankfully. But my worry stemmed from whether he'd be angry that I went behind his back. He seemed to miss them so I didn't really think he would be, but the fear was still there.
Declan had made a lovely dinner and we ate in amicable silence. When we were finished, he insisted I go relax in a warm bath while he cleaned up. When I was finished, I pulled the plug and stepped out of the tub, pulling a fluffy towel around myself. Traipsing into the bedroom, I rifled in the drawers and pulled out one of Declan's t-shirts. My favourite thing to wear before bed. I finished drying off and pulled the t-shirt on before hanging the wet towel on the bathroom rack.
"Anna?" Declan called, as I headed back towards the kitchen.
"Yeah?" I replied, wrapping my arms around him from behind as he finished wiping off the island.
"What do ya say to just crawlin' into bed early, watching something on the TV in there?" He smiled, turning in my arms and cupping my cheeks, kissing me sweetly.
"Sounds perfect." I supplied.
Declan took a quick shower before climbing into bed naked. When he did, I sat up and pulled the t-shirt off, tossing to the side of the bed and to the floor.
"We're not watching anything." I stated, cuddling into him, as he moved over me.
"No." He smiled seductively, flicking the light off on the nightstand before taking my top lip between his, delicately.
His hands moved over my heated skin, cupping my breasts, his thumbs pressing over my nipples, bringing them to hardened peaks.
"Yes," I panted as he moved down my body, kissing a path between my breasts and down my abdomen. He stopped short and took a few extra minutes, running his hands over the small bump that lay there. The representation of our baby. He kissed the bump lightly before moving on.
"Open for me, Love." He stated, helping me to spread my legs wider before his lips moved along the inside of my thigh. He kissed along my flesh and my hands moved to his hair, scratching gently at his scalp.
Declan's eyes met mine as he fastened his lips to my core, his tongue flicking at my clit before licking down into my lips. My hips arched off the bed and within moments I was coming on his tongue.
"That's my girl." He smiled, crawling back up my body before slipping inside me.
"OH!" I cried out, as he thrust hard and fast. His hands held mine above my head, and I was bothered that I couldn't touch him as he continued to pound into me relentlessly.
"God, Anna, ya feel so good." He panted.
"I want to touch you!" I called, and he finally released my hands, rolling us so I was now on top.
"I wanna try something, Darlin', would ya face away from me?" He posed and I did as he asked.
After settling over his hips, my back to him, he helped me lower myself over his cock, and once I was, he pulled me back so I was laying on his chest. Me feet against his bent knees for support as he thrust from below. One arm held me against him, cupping a breast while the other snaked over my abdomen and down, his fingers pressing and rubbing into my clit. I could feel another orgasm approaching and moved my hands up behind me as his lips found my neck. My hands scratched and pulled at his hair as his thrusts became faster and more frantic as a second wave overcame me, and I felt the orgasm rush through me.
"Fuck!" I called in surprise.
"One more, Love." He panted, helping me sit up. I turned around and lowered myself between his legs, taking his cock in my hands.
"Fuck, Anna. Give it a suck for me." He pleaded, his hand cupping my cheek.
I moved over him, my mouth taking him in and down the back of my throat. I pumped him into my mouth a few times before pulling back and licking down his length and sucking gently at his balls.
"Ughh, God, that's good." He expelled and I descended on his cock once more, deep-throating him.
"Mmmmm…." I hummed around him as his eyes shot to mine, a sly smirk on his face.
Declan pulled at my arm gently, signalling he wanted me over him now and I happily obliged. Settling myself over his cock, I leaned forward, pressing my breasts against his chest as I bounced my ass over him. His hands guided me.
"Just like that, Love. Fuck!" He swore, as I sat upright once more, riding him harder.
He sat up suddenly, his lips finding mine. "Are ya close?" He murmured, moving his lips to my neck.
"Yes." I panted, as he moved a hand down between us; his thumb and forefinger pinching at my delicate nub. "I'm going to come." I called suddenly.
"That's my girl." He replied, laying back and holding firmly onto my hips as my third and final orgasm tore through me.
I continued to rotate my hips over him as he thrust from below and his own orgasm overtook him. A guttural groan passing his lips.
"Grrrr…" He growled, pumping a few more times before pulling me down to him, kissing me sweetly.
"Fucking hell, Anna. So, fucking amazing." He smiled, as I cuddled into his side.
"I liked that new backwards position." I offered in reply, his lips descending on mine once more.
"Me too. Felt so much more of ya that way." He smiled.
~ISR~
That following Monday morning was a busy day for Anna, although Declan was not aware of why. She was glad that he was so excited to see the baby on the sonogram again, and it melted her heart each time he'd walk up to her from behind, his hands resting gently over her belly. There wasn't much to show for it yet, but they knew what was there. It would be another month, maybe a month and a half before they could determine what the sex of the baby would be but they were happy with the news that everything was healthy.
The doctor moved the wand over Anna's belly and a sudden 'whoosh, whoosh, whoosh' could be heard in the room.
"Is that the heartbeat?" She asked in excitement and the doctor nodded in affirmation.
"That's too fast, isn't' it?" Declan asked in worry, gripping her hand more firmly.
"No, that's perfectly normal for a baby" Doctor Jeffries stated kindly.
Declan held her hand between his, kissing her palm as they got new sonogram photos. He was reassured once more that it's normal for a baby's heart to be fast.
After the appointment, they climbed into a cab to head to the Caragh, and Anna started to become nervous. She had had word from Trudy via e-mail that their flight was early, meaning Anna and Declan would be arriving after them. Anna knew Alec would show them to their rooms and help them get settled. Her nervousness was due to how he would react. Would he be angry that she went behind his back? Would things go well? Would they like her? These, and more questions flitted through her head as the cab moved on, but Declan could see she was agitated.
"Anna? What's wrong, Love? You're all fidgety." He commented, wrapping an arm around her shoulders.
"Sorry, I just. There's something I need to tell you." She confessed, looking up to him worriedly.
"What?" He urged, waiting for her to reply.
"I sort of did something, as a wedding surprise for you." She admitted, biting her lip anxiously.
He smiled before replying. "Really now? What kind of surprise?" He posed, kissing her cheek.
She smiled at his gesture before revealing more. "Well, it's going to be waiting for you when we get back to the Caragh, so can you go up to Dad's apartment through the alley entrance until I come get you?" She posed sweetly.
"I will do whatever ya ask, Love." He smiled, kissing her soundly.
~ISR~Anna~ISR~
I watched as Declan climbed the stairs to Dad's apartment and he waved before entering. Dad looked down to me and gave a thumbs up, so I knew they'd arrived. I headed into the pub and sought out Alec at the bar.
"Hey!" He greeted me. "How was the doctor?" He asked quietly, so as not to draw the attention of others. We still were not telling anyone, other than my Dad, and clearly Alec, about the pregnancy. But we were now in what was considered the safe zone.
"It was good." I confirmed. "They're here then?" I added.
"Yes, seated at the horseshoe booth, enjoying some drinks. I know Declan wanted to do a bit of the dinner shift in the kitchen, being that Eoghan came in early so Decco could go with you earlier, but Eoghan said 'he's not allowed'." Alec laughed.
"He's not going to; he's going to spend time with his family." I clarified as I felt someone's hands on my hips, before moving down to my ass and grabbing hard. My first instinct was that it was Declan, but he knows I asked him to wait until I got him.
Alec looked on in shock at first before speaking. "Get your fucking hands off of your brother's fiancée you douchebag!" He hollered, and I whipped around to push Aidan off of me.
"What's wrong with you!" Alec added in irritation, coming out from behind the bar. "Are you okay?" He asked me and I nodded in reply.
I raised my hand and smacked him across the face. "That was your one free pass." I stated, turning to Aiden. "Don't ever touch me like that again." I finished, watching him cup his cheek in shock.
"I'm sorry, I didn't know ye were Declan's, Anna." He confessed apologetically.
"It doesn't matter if you knew who I was or not, you don't grab a woman like that, at any time!" I admonished.
"I really am sorry." He repeated.
I was frustrated at his blatant lack of respect for women but I knew I needed to move forward. "Starting over then, I'm Anna Brady, I'm marrying your brother." I introduced, holding out my hand for a shake.
"Nice to meet ye, Anna. I'm Aiden O'Callaghan." He reciprocated. "Mum is so excited to meet ya!" He smiled and when he did, I could see the resemblance to Declan. There was a slight red mark on his cheek from my slapping him.
Aidan was not tall like Declan; he was only 5'8 maybe 5'9 at most. But he also seemed to be a lot more into body building. Large muscles were never very attractive to me, it always felt like men were trying too hard when they were overly muscular.
"I'm still telling Declan that you grabbed me, so fair warning." I supplied, walking away towards the horseshoe booth to introduce myself.
"Damnit, please don't? He'll throttle me!" He pleaded, following behind me.
"Then tell him yourself, first." I supplied, putting on a smile. "Trudy?" I interrupted as she, and who I assumed was her husband John seemed to be huddled in conversation.
"Yes?" She retorted turning towards me. "Anna?" She queried, jumping from her seat. I nodded in reply and before I knew it, her arms were around me and hugging tightly.
"It's so good to finally meet ya, sweetheart!" She gushed, her hands cupping my cheeks lovingly.
"He's going to be so glad you're here. At least I hope he will be." I admitted shyly.
"He doesn't know ye've invited us?" John interjected, standing from the booth as well.
"No, it's a surprise." I stated, turning towards him. "It's nice to meet you John." I greeted, and he smiled adoringly at me.
"I've heard nothing but great things from both my son and my wife. It's lovely to meet ya Anna!" He replied, hugging me affectionately.
"I see ye've met Aiden then." Trudy added.
"Yes, ran into him at the bar." I confirmed, eyeing him.
"What happened to yer face, son?" John added.
"I sorta grabbed her, not knowing who she was." He admitted, pulling at his hair in frustration.
"Jesus, boy, have we taught ya nothin'?" John called in anger. "I'm very sorry for him, Anna." He apologized.
"It's okay, really." I confirmed. "Although I told him I would be telling Declan, so he can choose to first, to maybe save himself a little." I explained.
"Oh, that won't save him, darlin'." Trudy clarified. "It's not the first time Aiden has been 'inappropriate' with how he treats women, and it's caused a few fights between brothers." She added, conspiratorially.
"I said I was sorry." Aiden interjected, petulantly.
"Can I go and get Declan now?" I posed.
"Of course, dear, we'll deal with Aiden later." Trudy smiled.
Jogging off, I high-tailed it up the stairs and knocked frantically at the door. Dad opened it abruptly and I took in Declan as he sat on the couch, a beer in hand.
"Ready?" I queried as he placed his beer down and stood from the couch.
~ISR~Declan~ISR~
Jack offered me a beer and I tried to wheedle out of him what Anna's surprise was, but he wasn't having it.
"That girl will have my balls if I tell you a word. Don't do that to me Declan!" He stated emphatically, a smile on his face.
"Can't say I didn't try." I smiled in return, taking back half the bottle of beer.
We sat in silence, watching some sports broadcast on television. I don't know how much time had passed, but I tried again with Jack.
"How long has she had this planned?" I posed, setting the now empty bottle on the coffee table.
"About two, two and a half months maybe?" He confirmed, handing me a second beer.
"Seriously? Damn, I need to do something for her."
"I think you did that already." Jack offered.
"How so?" I asked in puzzlement.
"You gave her a baby, son."
"Hardly seems like a gift for her, it's for us." I elaborated.
"Well, I think you'll find that her gift for you could be viewed in much the same way. There's something in it for her too." Jack comforted.
I smiled to myself when a frantic knocking startled me. Jack rushed over to the door and opened it, letting Anna in. I set the beer on the table.
"Ready?" She called excitedly, bouncing adorably on her toes in anticipation.
"Yes, Love." I called, striding over to her.
"When we get downstairs, please keep your eyes closed!" She urged.
"I will, darlin'," I confirmed.
Anna led me down the stairs and when we reached the edge of the dining room, she turned to me.
"Eyes closed now." She stated, pulling a silk scarf from her pocket.
"Yer blindfolding me? Shouldn't we save this part for the bedroom, sweetheart?" I crooned, resting my hands on her hips and bending down slightly. Anna tied the scarf over my eyes and I felt her kiss me sweetly.
"I hope you like this." She mumbled, and I gripped her hips a little firmer.
"I love ya, Anna." I confirmed and she cupped my cheeks, kissing me firmly one more time.
"I love you too." She reaffirmed.
I felt her slip from my hands as she turned around and led me by the hand. The noise around us quieted and when she came to a stand-still, I could feel the nervous energy emanating off of her.
"Why's it so quiet?" I called out and a round of muffled laughs could be heard.
"I've been planning this surprise for about two months now, so are you ready?" Anna stated as she held my hands in hers.
"I'm ready, Love." I confirmed, pulling her hand to my lips and kissing her palm sweetly before pressing it to my cheek.
I felt her reach up to the blindfold and bent down so she could reach easier. My hands instinctively went to her hips, steadying her. She pulled away the scarf and it took a few moments for my eyes to adjust to the bright lights. When my focus was finally clear, Anna moved to my side and the sight before me left me speechless.
"Mum? Dad?" I mumbled in surprise. "What are ya doing here?" I called, rushing forward to hug them.
"Surprise!" Anna called from behind me and I was torn between continuing to hug my Mum or pull Anna closer in appreciation.
My eyes met hers and I mouthed, "I love you. Thank you". She reciprocated the endearment, with an added 'you're welcome', and I turned back to my mum.
"I can't believe yer here!" I smiled in joy. "Dad!" I reiterated, hugging him as well.
"One more person here ya arse!" I heard Aiden interject.
"You too?" I smiled and pulled my brother in for a hug.
"I'm in disbelief. How'd ya keep this from me?" I surmised, looking from Mum to Anna.
Anna reminded him of the anniversary of her mom's death and how she 'borrowed' my phone under false pretences.
"Really?" I teased, pulling her to me by the belt-loops of her jeans.
"You're not mad?" She mumbled worriedly, her head against my chest.
"Of course, not, Darlin'. I love it, and I love ya!" I confirmed, kissing her firmly.
"Anna and I have been texting and emailing these two months past." Mum added.
"More email than texts though, wouldn't want to give it away because you grabbed my phone for me." Anna chided.
"But the wedding isn't for ten days." I added.
"That's so we can spend some time with you Declan." My father clarified.
"Yeah, ya can show us around this town." Aiden interjected.
Something dawned on me then and I turned to Anna once more. "Is that why you wanted the B&B rooms done by now?" I pushed and she nodded in confirmation.
"They're staying in the B&B and have already been up and gotten settled. Now we're going to sit down and my dad is going to join us for dinner as well!" She finished.
Jack was introduced to my parents when he finally joined us and Eoghan came over to let us know he'd make anything they liked. I tried to offer to cook, but I wasn't allowed in my own kitchen tonight apparently.
My family was happy with the selections on the menu and Jack, Dad, and myself ordered the steak with a side of Guinness, while Mum and Anna went for the fettuccine alfredo with grilled chicken. Mum ordered some Chardonnay and chastised Anna for making her drink alone.
"Ya can't make me drink alone, we're the only women in a sea of men!" Mum giggled.
"Mum, it's fine, Anna doesn't want to drink right now." I intervened.
Anna turned to me, getting closer before whispering in my ear. "We should tell them about the baby, we're in the safe zone." She murmured.
"Ya sure?" I asked for clarification and she nodded in reply.
"What's the whispering about?" Mum added in curiosity.
"We have an announcement to make." I stated, looking at Anna.
"In about seven months, there's going to be a baby O'Callaghan!" Anna called excitedly.
I just smiled at her but the reaction from Mum had me laughing like a loon. She jumped in her seat, asking us to get out so she could hug us proper.
"I'm gonna be a Grandma!" She hollered out to the rest of the pub, and other patrons clapped in congratulations.
"I'm gonna be a dad!" I called in retort and there was another wave of applause as hugs were shared all around.
Mum and Anna were back in the booth, Anna showing her the sonogram photos. It delighted me to no end that Anna had a mother figure to share this with. It's made me wonder if having my parents here was more about my Mum than anything. At least for Anna. Then in dawned on me. Jack's comment before about this being just as much for Anna as it was for me.
After dinner, Anna and my Mum retreated to the upstairs rooms to chat while I sat with my Dad, Jack and Aiden, another round of beers between us.
"Declan?" Aiden called, getting my attention. Dad and Jack seemed to be immersed in their own conversation so I looked back at him to continue.
"Yeah, mate?" I answered in reply.
"I need to tell ya something." He admitted. He had my attention and I nodded at him to go on.
"Ya know how I can be with women…" He began.
"Ya mean the arse that ya are?" I joked.
"I'm serious here. I grope and grab and I know I shouldn't" He clarified.
"Okay…" I replied, unsure where he was going with this.
"Earlier, before Anna brought you down, I met her at the bar. Only I didn't know it was your Anna and I sorta…." He trailed off.
I could feel myself starting to get angry at his implications. "Ya sorta just what, Aiden?" I pushed, my fists clenching.
"I sorta grabbed her hips…" He clarified.
"Is that all?" I growled slightly.
"And her ass." He finished. "But I apologized, I swear. I'm sorry Declan!" He rambled. "She slapped me silly too, look!" He added, pointing to the reddish mark on his cheek.
I tried to take deep breaths to calm down. I knew how he could be. Dad and Jack interjected at this point.
"Better ya told him now than Anna tells him later and he wonders why ya didn't say shit yerself!" Dad added.
"You knew?" I prodded, looking to my dad.
"He told us before Anna brought ya down, Declan. She warned him to tell you or she was going to." Dad added.
"She should have done more than slap you!" Jack added and I smiled at his defence of his daughter.
"Excuse me." I stated, grabbing my beer and leaving the table.
~ISR~Anna~ISR~
"So, I'm three months along now and we had an appointment today with the doctor to see the baby on the sonogram." I stated, as we sat on the chairs in her and John's room, a cup of tea in hand.
"I bet he was excited!" Trudy added, taking a sip from her tea.
"He's been absolutely giddy about it." I laughed.
"Well, I brought something with me that I thought you'd like to see." She mentioned excitedly, going to her suitcase.
After a few minutes she returned to her seat and handed me a book. I set my tea cup down to take it from her.
"What's this?"
"Pictures of Declan, growing up." She added.
"Baby pictures?" I squealed in excitement. She nodded and I started flipping through them excitedly.
"He's always had that smile, hasn't he?" I giggled, my fingers tracing the image of a four-year-old Declan.
"He can look mischievous, that's for sure. But that smile got him out of a lot of trouble!" She laughed.
"Oh, I don't doubt it. Only these days it gets him into trouble too!" I admitted.
Trudy and I found ourselves laughing and giggling as she shared stories about Declan growing up and I shared a few from our time together. We were interrupted when we heard Declan calling for me.
"In here!" I hollered, closing the book on my lap.
Declan came through the door, a fierce look in his eyes that worried me at first.
"Dec?" I asked in concern.
He got to his knees in front of me. "I'm so sorry for my idiot brother." He stated, wrapping his arms around my torso. The photo book in his way.
"He told ya did he?" Trudy interjected.
"Ya knew too?" He exclaimed in surprise.
"He had until the end of the day to tell ya." Trudy clarified.
"Well he told me." He finished. "Are you okay?" He pressed once more, turning back to me.
"I'm fine. Really. He apologized and I gave him a good hard slap and a tongue lashing!" I laughed, cupping his cheeks in my hands and kissing him sweetly.
"I'm still sorry." He added, his gaze falling to my lap. "What's this?" He posed, pulling the book from my lap.
He flipped it open and his head whipped up to his mum's in horror. Trudy just laughed.
"Yer showing her my naked baby photos? Mum!" He called in embarrassment, sitting back on his butt on the floor.
"Ya were a cutie Declan, Anna should see that." Trudy teased.
"Some of these are just my naked ass, why would ya take photos of that?" He asked in puzzlement, flipping through a few more pages until he got to his older photos.
"You had a cute bum then, and it's pretty cute now!" I added with a laugh.
"Yer all just teasing me now." He smiled. "Alright, it's getting late, did ya wanna get home, Anna?" he added, standing from the floor and handing the photo book back to Trudy.
"Yes, I'm more tired these days." I agreed.
"This is Anna's copy." Trudy smiled, handing the photo book to me.
"Great…" He mumbled as Trudy stood from her seat to hug Declan.
We said our goodbyes and headed down stairs to say goodnight to Dad, Aiden and John as well before catching a cab home.
When we got in the door of the apartment, Declan went to take a shower and I set the photo book on the bookshelf for safekeeping. Heading to the kitchen I set the kettle on to boil water for a cup of tea. My cell phone went off and I retrieved it from the counter.
"Hi Libby." I greeted, when I saw the call display.
"Hey Anna. How'd it go?" She posed.
"So good. His brother got a little handsy before he knew who I was, but other than that, it was fantastic." I gushed.
"He touched you?"
"Declan was mad about it, of course and I ripped into him, but I think he's just…"
"An ass?" She interjected.
"Not used to rejection." I finished.
"Is he hot?" She pressed.
"I didn't think much of him in that regard, but then again, he's no Declan." I smiled as the kettle whistled.
"Well, nothing else to worry about him then?" She queried.
"No, not at all. But his mom did the sweetest thing!" I gushed.
I relayed to Libby about the photo book, and the naked baby pictures. We were giggling again when Declan waltzed into the kitchen in nothing but a pair of black boxer briefs, and my hand went to mouth to check for drool.
"Please tell me yer not still giggling over my naked baby butt." He teased.
"Yes, we are." I smiled at him as he snuggled into me from behind as I stood at the counter.
"Hi Libby," He taunted.
"Hi baby butt!" She hollered back, causing us all to laugh once more. "I'll let you go Anna, but I wanted to tell you that next Thursday we have plans. It's the day before the wedding when we would normally do bachelor or bachelorette parties, we're going to the spa and you're bringing Trudy!"
"What about the guys?" I posed.
"They can hang at the pub and play pool; we'll join them after for a big dinner. I've been talking to Alec and Eoghan about it, and they're all willing to chip in."
Libby and I finished our call before Declan carried me to bed. We were cuddled up under the covers and there was a question lingering on my mind.
"Dec?" I murmured softly, my head on his chest.
"Hmmmm…." He mumbled in reply, his hand running along the naked skin of my back.
"You know Libby is my maid of honour." I stated.
"Yes." He confirmed.
"Well, who's going to be your best man?"
