Sorry it's been so long...I've been on vacation. More fluff and happiness as your reward for being so patient. Thanks for all the kind words!
Kate exited the bathroom of the luxurious suite she was sharing with the man who had become everything to her. She walked quietly over to the bed and smiled. He'd moved while she was in the bathroom, had rolled over onto his stomach, kicking the sheets off him in the process. His lean, tanned, muscular back, thighs and his firm, tight butt on display for her. The fact that he was every bit as physically attractive as he was emotionally was an added bonus as far as she was concerned.
He seemed exhausted though and she realized he probably hadn't slept much the last few days. Between the lengthy surgery and him chasing after her she guessed that sleep for him had come in the form of naps he'd catch in-between worrying sick over her and the state of their relationship, but he was sleeping well now and had been since they'd finished making love hours ago. She decided she'd roam around the hotel and let him sleep until he was ready to wake up, so she dressed in the same clothes she'd worn the day before and quietly left the room.
Jack's eyes popped open suddenly, the empty feeling in the room immediately noticeable. He rolled over onto his back and looked around. Her side of the bed was empty and her clothes were gone. It startled him, unsure if she'd just stepped out or if she was running away from him again. He sat up and rubbed his eyes, his mind not quite awake yet, having slept longer than he preferred to sleep. He stood and walked to the shower, hoping the hot water would bring him to a higher state of alertness.
He stood in the shower, arms stretched forward, hands resting on the wall as if it was the only thing holding him up while the water ran down the back of his head and neck. He never heard her enter the room or the bathroom, completely unaware of her presence until he felt her small arms snake around him from behind. He felt himself let out a small sigh of relief and smiled.
"Guess who?" She said softly.
"Bambi?" He answered in such a way she knew he was grinning from ear to ear even though she couldn't see his face.
"Who the hell is Bambi?" Kate asked.
"She's on the brochure on the table in the parlor area. Apparently, what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas so I'm just supposed to call and ask for whatever I want." Jack said.
"Yeah, so what do you want?" Kate played along.
Jack turned around, wrapping his arms around her and pulling her into him. He kissed her softly and smiled at her.
"I want to take my beautiful fiancée out to breakfast and then to this great mall off the strip that has clothes that won't squash my developing daughter and jewelry stores with the perfect wedding bands for us." Jack said sweetly.
Kate stood on her tip-toes and kissed him, her hands moving lightly over his chest, down his stomach and then finally down, taking him into her hand and frowning when he pulled her hand away.
"I want to play with it." She pouted.
"If we start this we'll never make it out of the room." He chuckled, her poutiness nearly irresistible to him.
"You say that like it's a bad thing." She said in a seductive tone and wrapped her hand around him again.
"Kate." Jack protested and pulled her hand away again.
"Wow, you really don't want me." She said stepping back looking a little hurt.
"I want you Kate, god you have no idea, but I want to get married and us spending our day making love isn't going to get us closer to accomplishing that." Jack reasoned.
"Okay, but since you won't satisfy my current needs, I can't be held responsible for my actions if I happen to go down on you in the middle of breakfast." She told him in a seductive tone that made him hard instantly.
"You don't play fair." He said in a breathy tone as her hands moved back down and he made no attempt to pull them away this time.
He watched her go down to her knees and watched her work her tongue and mouth over him until he couldn't take it any longer, picking her up and carrying her back to bed and making love to her until he was certain her needs were satisfied. Their breakfast ended up being brunch, but they had the entire day so it didn't really matter. They walked through the mall holding hands, looking somewhat overwhelmed by the selection of stores.
"So Kate, do you want to go to one of those shops for pregnant women or do you just want to buy some bigger clothes?" Jack asked trying to approach the subject as delicately as possible.
"I don't know. What do you think?" She asked.
"Well, the way I see it, we're going to have more kids so if you buy the clothes for pregnant women you'll be ready next time." Jack offered, the subject making him uncomfortable.
"You're adorable. It's okay Jack. I know I'm getting too fat for my clothes." Kate giggled.
"You aren't getting fat. You're just having twins or something." Jack offered.
"That's not funny Jack, but I am kind of getting a tummy on me aren't I?" Kate said.
"You're coming along normally Kate, I was just teasing. So, what do you say? Maternity clothes?" Jack asked.
"Okay, but none of those tacky shirts with some cutesy saying and a big arrow pointing down to my stomach." Kate said making him laugh lightly.
He patiently shopped with her, not seeming to get bored or tired of answering the nonstop "what to you think" question. He saw her eyeing the dress in the back of the store and approached her from behind. He wrapped his arms around her and spoke softly into her ear.
"Let's buy it. You'll look beautiful in it." He said.
"You think it would be okay to wear tomorrow night?" She asked.
"It's perfect." He answered.
They bought the dress along with a few other clothing items. He tried desperately to talk her into purchasing a nursing bra, fascinated by the idea of having instant access to her nipples, his rationale for wanting to buy it making her laugh so hard she thought she might pee her pants. There were a couple of other women in the store who caught on to their private joke, one who found them cute and amusing and the other who found them childish and offensive.
Jack walked along the back wall looking at the variety of baby gifts available while Kate was in the dressing room trying on a bra that didn't provide him instant access to her nipples. The sales woman approached him and tapped him on the shoulder. He turned to look at her.
"Would you like me to take those items to the register for you?" She asked.
"Sure. Could you wrap up one of these while she's not looking and put it in with the rest of our things?" Jack asked holding up a silver rattle.
"That's pretty expensive sir, are you sure?" She asked.
Jack looked at her for a moment and then at the way he was dressed, complimented by a five day growth on his face and he smiled at the woman, a little embarrassed and a little insulted, but sympathetic to the position the saleswoman was in.
"I guess we look a little rough huh. I'm sure and can you tie some pink ribbon around it?" Jack asked.
"You're having a little girl?" The woman asked.
"I think so. Kate thinks I'm crazy, but I just know. Anyway, a beautiful woman carrying a man's first daughter should have something special to commemorate the event don't you think?" Jack said the sweet grin on his face making the saleswoman smile too.
"You could have it engraved too if you like." She offered.
"Mmm, I think we'll wait until she's born and has a name. Here she comes. Mum's the word." Jack said.
Kate approached Jack and added the two bras to the pile of things he was holding. Jack made eye contact with the saleswoman and then walked Kate to the cash register so the woman could retrieve the silver rattle for him. When the saleswoman approached the register, Jack handed her his credit card and pulled Kate back over to the back wall where he'd found the rattle.
"What are we doing Jack?" Kate asked.
"Look, they have stuff that says "Daddy's Girl" on it." Jack showed her, distracting her long enough for the woman to take care of packaging the rattle.
"Jack, I'm having a sonogram in a couple of weeks and if it really is a girl we'll rent billboard space. Okay?" Kate laughed.
With their purchases neatly bagged and paid for, they made their way to the nearest men's clothing store. Jack wasn't all that picky and they had him outfitted and ready to check out in less than 30 minutes. Kate was happy to find a tie to match her dress. They wouldn't look like a classic bride and groom, but they'd look good, him in his slacks, dress shirt and tie and her in her pretty, tasteful new dress.
They strolled into one of the jewelry stores and picked out the wedding bands they wanted. The bands didn't fit perfectly, but they fit well enough to get them through the ceremony and home until they had time to have them properly sized. He noticed that Kate was starting to lean on him heavily and decided they'd shopped enough. They drove to the courthouse and paid for their marriage license and then he drove them back to their hotel where they made love and took a nap.
Jack waited until he was certain she was asleep and slipped out of the bed. He dressed and slipped out of the room to put the finishing touches on their wedding, determined to make it special for her. With everything taken care of he strolled back up to their suite and slipped the key card into the door. She was still sleeping. He stretched out on the couch in the parlor area of the room and fell asleep watching television, a knocking on the door bringing him around. He looked at his watch and noticed he'd slept for about an hour. He hurried to the door and opened it, finding the concierge holding the clothes they'd bought earlier in the day.
"Here you are sir, freshly laundered and we took care of that other item for you. She'll be quite pleased I'm sure. Is there anything else we can do for you today?" He asked.
Jack took the clothes from the young man and motioned for him to stay where he was. He peeked over at the bed and Kate was still sleeping. He put the clothes down and grabbed the package that contained the silver rattle. He handed it to the young man.
"We're going to dinner at seven. Could you bring this gift along with a dozen long-stemmed red roses and put them in the middle of the bed while we're out?" Jack asked.
"Of course sir, should we just add the roses to the rest of your bill?" He asked.
"Yeah, that's fine, whatever. Make sure there is a bottle of champagne on ice beside the bed too and thanks." Jack said and shoved a hundred dollar tip into the guy's hand.
Jack closed the door and looked over at his sleeping beauty. She'd been asleep for over three hours and hadn't moved much. She must've been as exhausted as he had been. They'd been through so much the last few days, hell the last few months. Things between them had been anything but calm and ordinary since the day they met, but if he had his way that would change.
He let her sleep for another 30 minutes and decided if they were going to be out of the room by seven he should wake her up and get her moving. He crawled onto the bed beside her. She was on her side curled up in a ball. He lightly wrapped his arm over her and began planting soft kisses on her bare shoulders. Her eyes fluttered and finally opened as she rolled onto her back and found herself looking into his soft brown eyes, a content smile on his face.
"Hey sleepy head." He said sweetly and kissed her.
"What time it is?" She asked sleepily.
"It's almost six." He answered.
"God, no wonder I'm so hungry." She said.
"Yeah, those eggs I ate wore off hours ago." He admitted.
"You should've woken me up instead of skipping lunch." She scolded him.
"Hmm, lying in bed in the middle of the day making love to the most beautiful woman in the world or eating lunch; I'll take snacking on you over real food any day of the week." He told her.
"I don't know Jack, if there were a big piece of chocolate cake sitting in front of me right now, you'd lose I'm afraid." She teased making him laugh.
"You are hungry. Come on, let's get dressed and go downstairs." He chuckled.
They showered and dressed in their new, freshly laundered clothes and went down to the first floor of the large hotel to determine which of the many restaurant choices appealed to them. They enjoyed a quiet meal in the corner of one of the smaller restaurants. Jack made sure the waitress brought Kate a chocolaty dessert to indulge in, making her smile appreciatively and scoot closer to him so they could share it.
"Are you trying to make me fat Jack?" She asked.
"No, it's purely selfish. I want you to get it out of your system so you'll only want me later." He answered with a grin.
"I thought we were going shopping. I could've bought some chocolate flavored body oil to smear all over you and killed two birds with one stone." She told him making him groan.
They finished their dinner and strolled out of the restaurant into the casino. They found a slot machine they liked and he sat down on the chair in front of it, pulling her into his lap. She wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him deeply, feeling him return the kiss with more passion than probably should've been on display in such a public place. He finally pulled away and encouraged her to turn around and face the machine.
"You're going to be my good luck charm, I can feel it." He said as he inserted a hundred dollar bill into the machine.
"Jack! How can you do that? That's a lot of money!" Kate shrieked.
"Trust me, it's not, not in this town anyway. Go ahead, push the button and make me rich." He told her.
Kate pushed the button and watched the lights flash and the wheels spin and it come up with nothing except the number 97 to show her she'd just spent three dollars in less than ten seconds.
"Well that was somewhat disappointing. Is that all it does?" Kate asked.
"No, you have to keep pushing the button until you win." He laughed.
She sat in his lap and pushed the button, squealing with delight and kissing him when she'd win and the number would go up instead of down. She was absolutely delightful to him and he could've sat in front of the slot machine with her for the rest of the trip because it had been rare that he got to watch her being happy and carefree and just simply having fun. She hit a 800 dollar jackpot and decided she was done. He watched her jump out of his lap excitedly when it hit and laughed out loud at how jazzed she was. He cashed out, pulled the ticket from the machine, stood and wrapped his arms around her, pulling her close and kissing her softly.
"I've been to this place more times than I can count, but I don't think I've ever had as much fun as I just had watching you play that slot machine." He said sweetly.
"I'm certain I've never had this much fun in my life. Come on, let's go get my money!" She told him and dragged him to the cashier.
"Your money?" He laughed.
"I'll give you your hundred back, but the rest is mine." She teased.
They handed the cashier their ticket and watched her count the money out. She'd already built the pot up to nearly $300 when she hit the jackpot so they were about to walk out of the casino a thousand dollars richer than when they walked in. Jack knew if it were a normal weekend in Vegas he'd turn that thousand dollars over several times and end up going home breaking even if he was lucky, but this was different and if she wanted to hang onto it and not gamble it away and just enjoy the feeling of being a winner he was okay with that.
They walked out of the hotel and onto the strip. It was nighttime and everything was lit up. Kate likened walking through all the lights and noise to being inside a pinball machine. They walked hand in hand down the sidewalks until they spotted an adult toy store that didn't have a dark, sorted look and feel to it and went inside. They walked up and down the aisles, picking things up and discussing their pleasure potential. Some of the items made both of them look at one another with questioning eyes, shake their heads, laugh lightly and put the item back on the shelf.
"What do you think Jack? Are you game for this?" Kate asked holding a strap on over her center.
"That will never happen Kate." Jack said flatly.
"Where's your sense of adventure Jack?" Kate asked and shot a fake pout his way.
"You want adventure Kate? How about this?" Jack asked and held up a dildo that had to measure at least 12 inches in length.
Kate took if from him and held it in both hands. She looked at it with wide, questioning eyes, showing him she could fist it with both hands at the same time, making him laugh lightly.
"Wow Jack, it's almost as big as you are." She joked.
He chuckled and blushed a little, making her laugh.
"I didn't think I could embarrass you Jack. That's so cute." She said and hugged him and kissed him on the cheek.
"That's me, cute and no where near the size of that thing." He said as he placed the large dildo back on the shelf and moved her down the aisle.
"Oh, let's get one of these." Kate said and held up a vibrating ring.
Jack inspected the device, read the back of the package and then looked back at her.
"Okay, but you have to put it on me." He said with a grin.
"The pleasure will be all mine." She said and kissed him.
They continued through the aisles and purchased a few items that looked like a good time. Some body dust with a feather tickler and a vibrating brush to apply it, a package of edible tattoos, edible massage oil and Jack's personal favorite a pair of furry handcuffs. They walked the strip a little longer and then headed back to their hotel. Just as Jack had asked, a dozen long-stemmed roses and the gift he'd bought were in the middle of the bed, a bottle of champagne on ice was sitting beside the bed with two glasses.
"What's all this?" Kate asked in a soft voice, clearly moved by his gesture.
"Just a little something to remind you how much I love you." He said.
Kate sat on the bed and opened the package. She pulled the silver rattle out taking note of the pink bow tied around its stem. She smiled at him, grabbed the front of his shirt and pulled him down to the bed with her. He regained his balance and sat beside her.
"It's very pretty Jack, but you don't have to buy me things like this." She said.
"I know, but I want to. This is our first baby and I'm really happy and I can't wait to meet her." Jack said.
"Or him." Kate reminded.
"Or him. You're so amazing Kate and every time I think I can't love you any more than I already do, I find out that I can and do. I can't wait to marry you Kate." He said his tone soft and sweet and his eyes watery with emotion.
"Why?" Kate asked.
"Why what?" He replied.
"Why do you love me Jack?" Kate asked as a tear rolled down her cheek.
He wiped the tear away and kissed her gently.
"Why do you love me?" He asked.
"How could anyone not love you Jack? You're so sweet, kind and gentle. You're so trusting and honest and forgiving. You're a tiger in the bedroom. You are so serious, but also know how to have fun and you are an amazing father. You are at your sexiest when you are being Conner's daddy." She said.
"I could say the exact same things about you." Jack said and took note of her look.
"Okay, so we've had a few issues with the honesty, but it's not like you are a pathological liar Kate, the only secrets you kept were the ones that scared you, that made you feel like you were a bad person or made you afraid I'd think you were a bad person. Am I right?" He asked.
"Yes, and I swear there aren't any more secrets Jack and the fact that you accept and love me just the way I am makes me love you that much more. I can't wait to marry you either." She said and kissed him.
Jack opened the champagne and poured each of them a glass. He handed her a glass and held his in front of him, turning to face her. He brought his hand up and pushed the stray hairs behind her ear before leaning in and kissing her softly.
"This time tomorrow night you'll be my wife." He said.
"And you'll be my husband." She said.
"So, I guess this is to us." He said and gently clanged glasses with her.
They sipped their champagne and set the glasses down on the table beside the bed. He stood and put his hands out, taking hold of her hands and pulling her to her feet in front of him. He placed his hand lightly on the side of her face and then slowly traced her jaw-line with his fingers, bringing his hand back and behind her ear to the back of neck and pulling her forward as he tilted his head down and leaned in for a kiss.
The kiss grew wet and passionate as he slowly moved his mouth over hers, pushing his soft, hot tongue into the opening she eagerly provided for him, pulling their bodies together until they were pressed tightly. Her hands moved around and down, cupping his butt through his jeans and pulling him into her, knowing his excitement was growing and wanting to feel it pressed up against her.
They broke their kiss, the room suddenly feeling warm and hazy to them. He moved back enough to take hold of her shirt and lift it up. She raised her arms and allowed him to pull the shirt up over her head and toss it across the room. He moved his hands over her back, her skin soft and warm to the touch. He dropped his head and bit lightly at the cups of her bra, teasing her until she arched her back in an attempt to drive the flesh underneath the material deeper into his mouth. He straightened and grinned at her.
"See, if you would've bought the bra with the little doors in the front I'd have a titty in my mouth right now, but you like to make me work for it don't you?" He teased and moved his hands up her back to the clasp on her bra.
"If I decide to breast feed this baby Jack I don't ever want that to be associated with something that feels so good I want to jump you." She told him as he unhooked her bra and let the straps slide slowly down her arms, taking the garment to the floor.
"You mean something that feels this good?" He said in a breathy tone as he closed his mouth over one of her nipples and sucked gently while rolling the nipple of her other breast through is his fingertips.
She didn't answer. She sighed a happy sigh and gently grazed the back of his head with her fingertips, watching his mouth switch from one breast to the other while slowly turning her and then gliding her back onto the bed, wasting no time in slipping his hands inside her pants and removing them from her body. She lay on the bed wearing nothing but her panties and socks, looking up at him with smoldering eyes. He quickly removed his shirt and pants and pulled her back up to her feet. They pulled the bed coverings all the way back sending the roses crashing to the floor. She crawled into the center of the bed and he followed, hovering over her, his length hard and pressing against the confines of his boxer briefs.
Kate ran her fingernails over his hardness and he groaned, reaching down and pulling her hands away and placing them on the pillows on either side of her head.
"I want it Jack." Kate panted keeping her hands where he'd placed them making him understand she wanted him to instruct her on how to take it.
Seeing that look in her eyes and the way she was licking her lips made him so hard he had to go up on his knees to give himself room, feeling like it was going to snap in half if he didn't remove what was confining him. He moved forward on his knees, straddling her torso.
"Take it out." He ordered.
She moved her hands up and carefully tugged on the form fitting boxer briefs until she had freed him, his cock hard and impressive, the head swollen and already starting to seep. She dropped her hands back down, waiting for the next instruction, him pretending to force her to pleasure him one of their favorite games. He backed up and moved off of her, pulling the underwear down his legs and off. He reached down and pulled her panties down, stopping midway, leaving them just above her knees and she smiled at him, knowing how he wanted to play it this time.
"Touch it." He told her.
She brought her hands up and touched him. He sucked his breath in and closed his eyes, the feel of her soft fingers on him close to electrifying. She rubbed her thumb over the juices that had seeped out and then put it her mouth. He watched her lick her thumb clean in an agonizing slow fashion.
"You like that don't you?" He asked his eyes dark with desire.
"You taste so good baby, but I want you inside me." She answered.
"I know you do, but I want to be inside your mouth first." He said and moved over her again.
He pushed her hands back onto the pillows and told her to leave them there. He then moved forward until his tip touched her lips.
"Lick it." He ordered.
She opened her mouth and began licking his tip slowly, carefully pursing her lips around him, making sure she was bringing him so much pleasure he'd have trouble staying in control.
"All the way now." He panted and moved forward when she opened her mouth.
He put his hands on the wall in front of him and pushed himself in and out of her mouth, her licking and sucking and lapping up everything that escaped without using her hands, him feeling the tugging and tightness and sheer agony as his release grew closer and closer. She coaxed him onto his back so he could relax and enjoy the release she was about to bring out of him, but the sight of her naked bottom up in the air with her panties still only halfway down made him remember his initial game and he stopped her, pulling her mouth away, sitting up and laying her across his lap, his rock hard appendage straight up and tucked into the nest of hair on his lower belly. She felt his hand move over her bare butt.
"Now Jack." She demanded.
He brought his hand back and then down, swatting her bare bottom and listening to her moan, keeping her panties just pulled halfway down, the look and feel of it turning both of them on more than they already were. He swatted her again and again and then without warning pushed a finger into her. She was so wet and so tight, the panties keeping her from spreading and opening up for him. He could feel her grinding against his thigh, working hard to get off. He continued to move his finger in and out while swatting her, the experience taking both of them to the edge, but failing to get either one of them over. Having had all he could take, he pushed her panties off of her, rolled her onto her back moved himself into position quickly, sliding into her with one quick push and watching that one act drive her over the edge.
She panted and twisted and squeezed the tops of his shoulders so tight he was sure her handprints would be there for a week. When she finished he leaned in and kissed her with a wet, hot mouth and began moving in and out of her at a steady pace, readjusting himself occasionally so he could drive deeper, waiting and holding on, wanting her to come for him again. He heard her begin to pant again and could feel her starting to clench around him right before she started demanding he go harder and faster. He picked up the pace, arms flexed as his body pounded into hers, determined to hold on and watch if it killed him. She closed her eyes and cried out and he kept pounding and watching until she was done and then he collapsed forward, buried himself as deep as he could go and let go, groaning and jerking as his turned on body dumped all it had into her. When his body finally settled and he stopped making noises Kate rubbed her hands over his sweaty back in a soothing fashion until his breathing returned to normal and he eventually slipped out of her and rolled onto his back.
She took her position curled up beside him, head over his heart and arm over his belly. He wrapped his arm around her and held her wondering if he should retrieve at least a sheet in case they got cold. Considering moving to get a blanket was the last thought that went through his mind before his tired, sexually spent body fell into a deep and peaceful sleep.