( V) I lay in bed an extra fifteen minutes as I pulled B closer. That few nights away from her showed me just how precious to me she really was. Sighing I let go as I sat up to get ready for work in record time. Throwing on a pair of clean blue slacks, and an old tank I wrote a not before heading out.

"How's Brandy doing man?" Dom asked the second I stepped through the garage door.

" Well hello to you too sweet heart," I said laughing.

"She's doing... good, just a little distant still."

"Tell my esa, were here for her," Letty said from under the hood of the Chevy she was working on.

"Thanks Let I will." The rest of the day passed by quickly, and I was pleasantly surprised when Brandy walked in a few minutes till close.

"Hey babe," I said grinning as I walked towards her.

"Hey," she said her voice small as she pecked my check.

"How you living girl?" Let asked walking over.

"I'm living which is good enough for me," She said in a harsher tone than she would have used normally.

" I hear that," Let said laughing as she moved letting the others in the team have a chance to talk.

( B) I hated myself for getting dressed, and coming down here, but I couldn't stay away. Somehow these people had become my family. I couldn't block them out; at the same time I was a different person all together. It was in the way I sneered at others, my ever-present smile absent. I didn't think I would ever be "That" girl again.

I kept seeing the curious glances V was giving me, and I wondered if he still wanted me. I mean I Knew he didn't physically, last night had proven that; but what about the rest. We were walking home that day when I turned to him.

"Vincent, what are we now?" I asked turning towards him.

"What do you mean?" He asked looking at me as if I'd gone insane suddenly.

"I mean us."

"Well last I checked we were engaged, or did you want to call that off?" He asked stopping abruptly eyes narrowed with anger.

"That's what I'm asking you Vincent, that girl I was before this, I can't be here anymore, and you're left with the end product, " I said looking down, and refusing to met his eyes.

"Brandy," He murmured lifting my chin, and forcing me too look at him. " No matter how much you change, hell even if you decide to go commando G. I. Jane , like Letty you will still be my girl."

"Do you mean it? "

"Do I ever say anything I don't' mean?"

"NO," I said throwing myself in his arms.

"Awwh hell, let's just go to Vegas now," He said grabbing my hand, and hurrying to the car.

"Vincent, you can't be serious."

"As a heart attack," He said smiling as he opened my car door.

"But what about the rest?"

"We'll call them when we get there, and tell them we're on out honey moon."



I laughed loving the fill of wind in my hair as we hit the highway. Seven more hours till I would say I do. Only V could make me forget all my problems so quickly, and completely.



Lad

My stomach did flip-flops as we drove into Vegas early the next morning. I was glad to elope; my Father had died when I was young so it was no thing to not have someone to walk me down the isle. "Sleep, then, marriage," V murmured as he pulled into the first hotel we saw.

"You got it babe," I said hoping out as I went to pay for the room. "Home sweet home," V said tossing our bags on the floor and crawling into bed. I laughed at him as I headed to the bathroom to do my nightly routine.

"You are such a girl B!" He yelled as I washed my face with cleanser.

"Shut your hole!" I said laughing.

"See now that's more like it."

Shaking my head I wondered just what I was getting myself into marrying this mad man. Whatever it was it felt like I'd been waiting for it my whole life.

(V) "I was the first one to wake up the next day, and I was silent for a while Brandy Leah Schulze. Yea it sounded really good to me.

"You awake?" I asked shaking Brandy.

"Well I am now," she said " Hey, " she said turning to me excitedly realizing what was happening soon.

"Hey," I said in mock enthusiasm laughing as she hit me in the head with a pillow.

"You are such an @ss sometimes," she said sliding out of bed to get dressed. I watched her walk to the shower appreciatively watching her hips sway. "What seemed like minute later we were standing in a small wedding chapel in the heart of Vegas. No Elvis, just a priest, a witness, two rings, and me, and B;I felt bad that the ring was just a bendable 14 karats, but she didn't seem to mind.

"Do you Vincent Schulze take Brandy Johnson to be your lawful wedded wife," the rest of the ceremony was a blur until I heard you may now kiss the bride. Looking up at her almost shocked I smiled as I peeled away the veil she wore with her white dress, and gave her the most chaste, and pure kiss we had ever shared. I love you I murmured against her lips as we turned to leave with our marriage license.

(B)



"I love you too," I said smiling my thoughts already on the wedding night. V was all over me the moment we stepped out of the car. Pushing my body against the room door, and proceeding to devour my lips. I moaned aloud as I pressed myself closer to the hard member pressed into my stomach. Somehow between kisses he managed to get out the room key, and we were stumbling through the door. Slipping my hands under his shirt I began to work it over his head.

"Off now," I growled knowing it turned him on when I took control. Lifting his arms and peeling the dress shirt over his head he growled back lifting me up to wrap my legs around his waist. He was almost to the bed when the cell phone rang. Freezing we both paused when it rang again and he swore, setting me down. After what had went down, we always answered calls. "This better be good," He answered growling into the phone. Giggling I climbed closer teasing him as he tried to converse.

"Yea Dom, were fine," He said sucking in a deep breathe as I nibbled on his ear.

"What was that?" " Oh where are we?" he asked distracted once more as I raked my nail down his spine softly.

"Look man, can I call you back, were in Vegas," he said hanging up. I laughed as he took me in his arms.

"Think that was funny don't you?" he asked kissing my neck.

"Very, Oh GOD, I can just picture Dom's face all, he hung up on me," I said making my best Dom expression. V laughed as he shook his head. "Now where we're we?" he asked

"Right about here.. I think," I said climbing into his lap facing him, and nibbling on his ear once more.

"My dear I think you're right," He said as he eased himself on to his back, me covering him. Soon, almost if magic our clothes lay in a heap on the floor beside the bed. I smiled as I looked down at his arm, licking the scars with my tongue as if I could heal all his past wounds. "I love you," I said as I looked down on him a few hours later .

"And I love you Mrs. Schulze," he said smiling at the sound of it.