It was late when they arrived in Lexington. Sean got a hired carriage to take them to the farm. The family had not yet returned from the horse show in Richmond, VA. After Sean paid the driver, he took their bags and followed Marita into the house.

"Stay here with me tonight Marita" Sean pleaded as soon as he shut the front door.

"Sean, I can't" she said.

"Why not? Nobody is home and your Pa isn't expecting you until tomorrow" he said as he pulled her close. "I'm not taking 'no' for an answer" he said as he began to kiss her neck.

"Sean" Marita started.

"Marita, I'm going to make love to you tonight" Sean said in her ear. Marita recognize the stubbornness in his voice but tried to reason with him.

"Sean" she began again. "We've got to be careful. SEAN!" she yelled as he grabbed her behind and pulled her close to him.

Sean smiled at her. "Marita, I'm not going to be denied tonight." He lowered his head and took her lips in a sweet kiss.

Marita, being the more cautious of the two, ended the kiss. "Sean, what if someone see us in the morning? I want us to tell the family. I don't want them to find out this way." Marita looked into his eyes and knew this was a losing battle.

"Marita, if someone sees us, we'll just tell them the truth. I want to tell the family too and not have them find out, but tonight Marita I'm going to have my wife" he said.

Marita would soon be happy that Sean insisted on having his way.

Sean took their bags upstairs while Marita went into the kitchen to get them something to eat. Marita found some cold cuts, rolls and fresh fruit. Marita was putting the food on a tray when Sean came in.

"Let's eat upstairs" he said.

"OK" Marita said.

When Marita finished putting the food on the tray, Sean picked it up and they headed upstairs. They sat on the bed and ate and talked.

"How do you think your Pa is going to react when we tell him" Sean asked.

"I'm not sure" Marita said a little nervously. "I hope he doesn't get angry with us".

"It'll be OK" Sean smiled at her. "We're married now Marita and nobody can change that".

Marita smiled at him. Sean always knew how to reassure her.

After they finished eating, Marita took the tray and walked over to the side table. As she set the tray down, Sean came up behind her and put his arms around her waist. Marita's hair was up so Sean's lips found the back of her neck. His hands found her breasts and he lightly squeezed them through her dress. Sean then unbuttoned her dress and moved it off her shoulders onto the floor. Her undergarments followed. Sean pulled her naked body against his chest. He used one hand to caress and squeeze her breast. His other hand moved down her outer thigh and then up her inner thigh. His fingers found the essence of her womaness. He rubbed her most sensitive place as moans escaped Marita's lips. Marita laid her head back on Sean's shoulder as she enjoyed the pleasure he was giving her.

"O O O H H H!" Marita moaned as he brought her to release. Sean then turned her around and began kissing her. Their tongues met in a dueling match as the heat between them began to rise. They continued to kiss as they made their way over to the bed. Marita began undressing Sean. She ran her hands over his naked chest and loved the feel of his muscles. She unbuttoned his pants and pushed them to the floor. At that moment, Sean left her lips and kissed her chin. He licked his way down her throat, then down between her breasts. He stopped to suckle them both. Marita grabbed his head and pulled him closer. Sean's lips went lower as he bent down and got on his knees. He rubbed his hands over Marita's behind as he stuck his tongue into her navel. As his lips moved below her naval, Marita though her legs would collapse. She moved her hands from his hair to his shoulders.

"SEAN" she moaned as she closed her eyes. Sean leaned into her and Marita fell back on the bed as her legs hung over the side. Sean stayed on his knees and spread her legs. Now his lips did to her what his fingers had done. Sean's lips covered her sensitive place and slowly brought her to ecstasy.

"OOOOOOHHHHH, S E A N!!!!!!" Marita shouted as tremors ran through her body.

Sean ran his hands up Marita's body as he got off his knees and came up over her. He put his forearms under her armpits and scooted her up on the bed so that her legs no longer hung off the side.

"Marita" he breathed as he slowly entered her. Marita ran her hands up and down his arms as he moved in and out of her. Their pleasure began to build up to the point of release.

"AAAAA"

"Sean!"

"AAAAAAA"

"Sean!"

"HHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

"Sean!"

Sean collapsed on Marita.

"Sean!"
KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK

"That's not Marita. Its Lexy!" SM

Sean jumps up off of Marita and rolls to his side. Because he was so startled, his momentum carried him out of the bed and onto the floor - THUMB.

"Lexy?" he yelled as he scrambled to his feet.

"Are you OK" she asked.

"I'm fine" Sean answered as he hurries to put on his shirt and pants.

"What's that noise? I heard you yelling. What's going on?" Lexy wants to know.

Sean looked over at Marita, who was hiding under the covers.

"Coward" he whispered.

"I told you this would happened!" she whispered back.
"OH!!!! Lexy heard us!!" MM

"Just a minute, Lexy" Sean called.

After he finished dressing, Sean went to the door and opened it.

"What are you doing in there?" Lexy said as she tried to look into the room.

Sean stepped into the hallway and closed the door. "What are you doing here? Why aren't you with Pa in Richmond? Who's here with you?" He said as he put his arm around Lexy and guided her back to her room.

"Alice is here. I got sick so I had to stay home" she said. "What were you doing in there? Is Marita in there with you? I thought I heard her calling you" Lexy said.

It took all Sean had not to laugh. "What are you doing up this late?" Sean tried to change the subject.

"I was going to get a glass of milk" Lexy said as they entered her room.

"Well, young lady, you need to get back to bed" he said as he picked her up and put her back in bed her in and kissed her forehead. "Goodnight Lexy".

"Goodnight Sean" she said. "I know I heard Marita's voice. I've got to find out what's going" Lexy thought.

Sean returned to his room with a smile on his face. "Lexy heard you 'calling me'" Sean burst out laughing.

"OH! I KNEW I should have gone home!" Marita said as she tried to bury herself deeper into the mattress. "What did you tell her?"

"Nothing. Although she did try to get answers to her questions," Sean laughs as undresses.

"I need to go home" Marita says as she sits up.

"You are home" Sean said as he got back in bed.

"You know what I mean Sean" she said as she turned to look at him. "Is the whole family home?" Marita is mortified as she imagines the family hearing them making love.

"No" Sean said as he grabbed Marita, pinned her down and got on top of her. "Lexy got sick, so she couldn't go the Richmond. Alice is here with her."

"Sean..." Marita said.

Sean covered her lips with his to put an end to her protests. Marita gave in to those lips and spend the night being loved by her husband. This time, however, they were a little quieter.

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The morning light woke Marita up. At first she was disoriented but soon realized where she was. She felt a strong chest against her naked back. There were muscular thighs against the back of her legs. There was an arm holding her close. She was in Sean's room. In Sean's bed. Her body began to tingle as she thought of their night of lovemaking.

"Oh, how I love this man!" MM

"Sean" Marita called. He was such a hard sleeper that she had to nudge him a few
times before he woke up.

"Morning, Mrs. Logan" Sean yawned.

"Good morning" Mrs. Logan said.

"What time is it?" Sean asked.

Marita looked at the clock on the dresser. "Eleven o'clock". Marita rubbed the arm that held her close. "We'd better get up".

"Yeah, I guess we'd better" Sean said but made no move to get up.

They laid there for another half an hour. Sean reached over to his nightstand and got his bible.

"What should we read this morning?" Sean said as he handed Marita.

"Psalms 91" Marita said.

"He that dwells in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the LORD, 'He is my refuge and my fortress: my GOD; in him will I trust.' Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence. He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shall thou trust; his truth shall be thy shield and buckler. Thou shall not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flies by day; nor for the pestilence that walks in darkness; nor for the destruction that wastes at noonday. A thousand shall fall at thy side and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee. Only with thine eyes shall thou behold and see the reward of the wicked. Because thou has made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation; there shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling. For he shall give angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone. Thou shall tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shall thou trample under feet. Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he has known my name. He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him and honour him. With long life will I satisfy him and show him my salvation"

They both mediated on Psalm 91 and found comfort in GOD's promise to give his angels charge over them to keep them in all their ways. They each had prayer time and then they prayed together, then Sean finally moved to get out of bed.

After they got washed and dressed, Sean checked the hallway and the coast was clear. He motioned for Marita to come out of the room and they headed down stairs. Sean left for his office and Marita went into the study to catch up on her work.

A pair of eyes was watching as Marita and Sean left his room.

"I knew I heard Marita's voice last night. I wonder what they were doing" Lexy thought.

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tap .............. tap tap............tap...........tap tap tap

Marita hadn't heard that signal since Libby died. It was Sean at her window. She went over to the window and opened it.

"Sean!" Marita smiled. "What are you doing?" she asked as he climbed in.

"Coming to spend the night with my wife" he answered.

"Sean! Pa is here!" Marita exclaimed.

"So. I didn't come to see him. I came to see you" he said as he pulled her in his arms and kissed her.

"Sean, be serious" Marita said when the kiss ended.

"I am serious. Marita, you can't expect me to fall asleep on my own now that I know what it's like to fall asleep with you" he smiled.

"Sean, we can't do this. It's not right!" she said.

"What do you mean not right?! You're my wife!" Sean said.

"You know what I mean!" Marita said.

"No, I don't." Sean said.

"Nobody knows we're married yet" Marita said. "What if my Pa finds you in here? He'll skin you alive if he walks in here and finds you in my bed."

"Lock the door" he reasoned.

"SEAN!" Marita knew she wasn't going to win this battle.

"C'mon Marita" Sean was not going back to the house tonight.

"You're hopeless!" Marita said.
"I'm glad he is stubborn" MM

"It's your fault. You shouldn't have made me fall in love with you" he said.

"How can I refuse him now?" MH
"All right, just this one night. Okay?" she said.

Sean just smiled.

For the next several weeks, Marita heard the signal. She would open her window and Sean would climb in. After the first 3 nights, Marita stopped arguing with him about staying. Some nights they would make quite love, other nights they would talk and still other nights they would just hold each other.

"I can't believe that one night has turned into countless ones of you sleeping here" Marita said after they had made love.

"I knew if I convinced you to let me stay that first night, the rest would be a breeze" Sean laughed. "You can't resist me" he said as he rubbed her behind. "And I can't resist you" he said as kissed her tenderly.

"You are so right" MH

"I'm going to talk to Pa tomorrow. You ready to tell your Pa?" Sean asked.

"I think so" Marita said a little nervously.

"Well, we will be together, so you don't have to be afraid" Sean assured her. "Maybe we can get the family together Sunday after church."

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The next day

"I'm just saying, if two people are in love, it shouldn't matter what their stations are in life" Sean posed as he and Ned were riding.

"Well, we live in society..." Ned said.

"But we can affect it, we can change it" Sean interrupted.

"Well to a certain extent, over time" Ned agreed.

"Pa..." Sean said when he saw the accident.

Then, the woman that shall remain nameless interrupts Sean's attempt to tell Ned about his marriage to Marita.

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Sean approached Ned to ask how long the nameless woman would be staying with them. He wanted to tell the family about his and Marita's marriage. Ned didn't know how long she would stay. In fact, he didn't want her to leave.

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"Hi Sean" Lexy meets Sean at the bottom of the stairs.

"Hi peanut" he says as he heads for the door.

"Where are you going?" Lexy follows him outside.

"Down to Marita's to shave" Sean says.

"Why can't you do it here?" Lexy wants to know.

"It's too noisy here" Sean says.

"You just want to see Marita, don't you?" Lexy says. "I saw you guys coming out of your room when you got back from Philadelphia."

"I'd better not tell Marita that Lexy saw us" SM
Sean just looks at her and smiles. "You did, did you?"

"Yeah. Do you like Marita?" she asks.

"I like her a WHOLE lot" Sean smiles.

"Me too, but I think you like her more than I do" Lexy is fishing.

"I think so too" Sean says. "We need to keep this quiet for awhile OK."

"OK, but why?" Lexy is perplexed.

"We need to talk to Pa and Marita's Pa first. And WE want to be the ones to tell them how much we like each other" Sean smiles.

"Alright" Lexy is disappointed because she loves to share what she knows.

"I'll see you at the wedding" Sean says as Lexy turns up her nose and rolls her eyes at the word 'wedding'.

"OK" Lexy says and goes back into the house.

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KNOCK KNOCK

Marita opens the door and is happy to see Sean. "Hey" she smiles. Sean was dressed in his tuxedo. The black pants fitted like a clove on a hand. His jacket was flung over one shoulder and his shirt collar was loose. His hair was slicked back the way Marita always liked it.

"He looks SO GOOD!" MM

"Hey" Sean says as he enters the house and kisses her 'hello'".

"What's in the case?" she asked, noticing a small brown leather bag.

"My razor. I need to shave. Would you get me a mirror and a bowl water?" Sean asked as he unbuttoned his shirt and placed it on the chair.

"Sure" Marita said.

After getting the mirror and bowl of water, Marita walked over to Sean and handed him them to him. He placed both items on the small table that sat before him. Then she pulled a small white face towel off of her arm and gently placed it over his shoulder.

"Thanks" Sean said.

"You're welcome" Marita said as she lovingly ran her fingers through Sean's curly dark hair. Sean turns sideways in the chair and grabs Marita and pulls her down on his lap. Marita knows if she doesn't stop him, they will be late for the wedding.

"You'd better start shaving or we're going to be late for the wedding" Marita chided.

"Marita" SM whines.
"Alright" he responds as he lets her go.

Sean began his shaving ritual: Set the mirror, apply cream, buff the razor and begin.

Marita went to check on her peach cobbler. She was glad Sean came down to shave, but she knew he had something on his mind. As she walked over to him, he slid the razor under his nose and when the cream was gone he rinsed the razor in the water bowl and dried it on the towel. Marita stood close and bent down so that she could see their reflections in the mirror.

"You are so handsome" MH
"No room at the inn?" she asked.

"It's so noisy over there. I couldn't even concentrate enough to shave" he said.

She leaned closer to Sean and placed her fingers on the razor and took it from his hand.

"You nervous?" Marita asked as she slid the razor down Sean's jaw line and wiped the blade on the towel.

"A little, yeah" Sean said.

"Your Pa seems happy" Marita said as she continued to shave him.

Sean had his doubts about his Pa remarrying. He wasn't sure if the woman or the fact that he felt his mother was being replaced was the cause of his doubt.

After finishing the right side of his face, she moved to the left side and completed the job. She dipped the razor in the water and wiped it clean using the towel on Sean's shoulder.

After Sean examined his shave, he moved the table to his right side. He grabbed Marita with his left arm and pulled her between his legs. "Sean" Marita said as she look down into those beautiful blue eyes and put her hands on his shoulders, "I've got to get dressed".

"We've got time" he said in a husky voice as he untied her apron and ran his hands over her behind.

"Sean" Marita tried to rebuke him, but it wasn't working because he had already stood up and started removing her apron. After the apron was on the chair, Sean smiled and Marita knew he would not be deterred. He grabbed her around the waist and slowly backed her into her bedroom.

"I really should stop this" MM
"But you aren't" MH

Once in the bedroom, Sean turned Marita around and began unbuttoning her dress. After all the buttons were undone, he put his hands on her shoulders beneath her dress. He kissed her neck, shoulders and upper back as he pushed the dress off her shoulders. With her dress on the floor, Marita turned around and removed his pants. Sean then turned Marita back around and grabbed her from behind and began to nibble on her earlobe.

"Aren't you glad you didn't stop him" MH
"YES" MM

As he walked her to the bed, he continued to kiss her ear and neck. With each step they took, Marita's shift moved a little lower on her body. When they reached the edge of the bed, her shift was at her ankles. Sean turned her around to face him, pulled Marita into his arms and devoured her lips. He left her lips and moved to her neck as he gently pushed her down on the bed. Marita let out a happy sigh as her hands went to their favorite spot - THAT CURLY HAIR. He used his lips to caress her neck and face and used his hands to caress her breasts. He moved his hands down the sides of her body. He loved the softness of her skin. When his hands reached her outer thighs, he moved them slowly to her inner thighs and spread her legs. He then gently lay his full weight on her as he entered her softness. Marita always relished this moment in their lovemaking - the two becoming one. They made SLOW love.

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"I've got to hurry" Marita said as she got out of bed. Sean grabbed her arm and tried to pull her back down on the bed. "Sean!" she said as she swatted his hand.
"You're going to be late if you don't stop playing!"

"Alright, alright" Sean said as he got up.

Marita made Sean get ready in Isaac's room because she knew if they both got ready in her room, they might end up back in bed. Sean was ready before Marita was.

"You'd better go" Marita said when Sean came back in her room. "I'll be right behind you".

"Alright" Sean said as he grabbed her from behind and kissed her on the cheek.

They both made it just in time for the funeral, I mean, wedding.

Marita enjoyed the ceremony. She loved how the family was gathered for this tragic, I mean, joyous occasion.
"I wish we could have said our vows in front of the family" MH

Sean saw how Marita enjoyed the ceremony.
"She probably wishes we could have had our wedding here with the family" SM

To Be Continued............................