I do not own JE's characters. I just like to play with them.
A/N: This a new story. Brace yourself, Babes, this is a TART. I welcome your reviews and input. The rating is for future scenes.
I get closer to the identity of our mystery man. Originally, I was keeping it a secret until much later, but it will come out in this chapter. Thanks for reading.
Stephanie POV
I am not crazy. Today is the 17th and Mateo leaves on the 19th. I am rushing around my room getting ready for my wedding. I am really going through with it. Because of his military status, he was given special dispensation. I will keep my name, but add his. I really fell in love with Mateo.
He proposed to me five times, but he had the ring the last time, so I knew he was completely serious. We were on the beach at just past sunset and we were arguing over who could dance better and we were doing different moves. He went to his knees and took my hands and asked me to please be his wife. I said yes on the condition that he came home to me. He stood up and told me I have a deal and kissed me.
When we broke apart, I was wearing a green diamond solitaire set into a titanium band. Great minds think alike. I jumped into his arms and we kissed and made promises to each other until it was late. He of course walked me to my room and said he would meet me in the lobby at 0900. He said the same thing every day and each time he showed up before 8am. I am glad I picked up his ring yesterday when I told him I wanted to shop for an hour.
I am wearing a simple white dress with a dark green sash tied into a loose knot and the ends hung down. The dress is a modest v neck sleeveless design that has a tight bodice and that comes to just past my knees and green sparkly 6" heels.
I also have on sheer white thigh high stockings with green garters. Heh heh. I pulled my hair back with a green sparkly headband and I have my purse. It is 7:30 and he has not called my room yet. He is late. I know he will come before 8am, so I just sit there and wait. Sure enough, at 7:45, he calls.
"Hello?" He sighs.
"Bad news, Mitch. I am going to be late today. I will be there at 1100. See you then." He hung up. I really want to smack him this time. I go to the door to answer the knocking and it is him smiling at me. I shove him hard, and then I kiss him hello.
His POV
She looked beautiful and I cannot believe she finally said yes. I tried to be nonchalant, funny, sarcastic, and romantic, but she said yes when I was serious. Go figure. After she kissed me, I took her hand.
I was wearing a dark tan linen suit because she said black was a scary color and she did not want to marry a scary guy. My hair looked carelessly tousled. I had on my Raybans and I looked hot.
"You look amazing, Mitch. Are you ready for this? If you want, when I come back, we can have a big reception." She scoffs.
"Stop trying to chicken out, Mateo. We are doing this. You look sexy. You can have an 'I am not a bachelor party' when you get back if you want. I am fine." I adore her.
"Okay, I am parked right out front." I lead her to my new BMW, well her new BMW.
"Nice car." It was cobalt blue like her eyes.
"I am glad you like it, Mitch. It is my wedding gift to you." She blinks at me, and then she squeals. I am glad we are inside the car.
"Are you serious?" She is bouncing in the seat.
"Yes, Mitch. I know you plan to meet your friend and I figured you can take a road trip down there to Georgia after I leave. I just want you to be careful and carry the gun I gave you. You are a good shot. You and Lula should get certified and get your licenses." She smiled and took my hand again.
"Thank you for thinking of me. Here." She hands me a titanium chain.
"It is a better chain for your tags." I park at the church and switch my tags to my new chain. It is more durable. I like it. I kiss her gently.
"Thank you, Mitch." We enter the church through the back near the rectory and meet with Father Perez.
"Good morning, my son. You are early, but I figured you may arrive before the appointed time. This must be your bride. Come and let us complete the paperwork first." I like him. He is teasing me a little bit.
Mitch is quiet through the forms and paperwork, but she signs where she is supposed to adding my last name to hers. She said she will keep it quiet until I get back. When it was time to say our vows, we used the traditional vows, but I added something.
"Stephanie, we have had a quick courtship, but that does not mean my feelings for you are not real. Like this Claddagh ring, I am your friend as you are mine, we will remain loyal to each other, and you hold my heart in your hands."
She wipes a tear from my face and I wipe hers. I got this ring made to match her engagement band. It is also titanium and it is a band with the etchings and engravings of the hands holding a heart with a crown on top.
"Thank you. I fell in love with you and at the same time I gained a very good friend. You will face challenges and maybe hardships, but I want you to remember that I am here waiting for you. Take care of my heart, Lester and come back to me." She slides an almost identical wedding band onto my finger. Now I know why that jeweler was winking at me.
We finish our vows and kiss after we receive the blessing. We leave after hugging Father Perez and Steph takes her papers and I take mine. I would file them with the military so she would get my benefits should the worst happen. I drove us to the Windsor hotel to have brunch. Steph was excited and she kept kissing me.
Stephanie POV
I am married! He is so special and I know we were both looking at this as a way to solve our problems, but I really fell for him. He likes hugs and he actually listens when I talk. He is not all stuffy and trying to impress someone, but I know he does impress them anyway. He is chivalrous and sweet and funny.
I have only seen snatches of his army ranger persona and that was when guys looked at me too long. His gaze turned deadly and they quickly became interested in someone else. We sat and ate and held hands as much as possible.
I hope he does not think I am nervous about sex, because I am not. I am not a prude; I was just not going to treat sex like a bodily function. To me it matters who I sleep with and now that means it is my husband, Lester Santos. I cannot wait to take a copy of this paperwork to my lawyer, Mr. Grisham. Ha! I know. I picked him because of his name.
"What are you thinking about, Mitch?" He smiles at me.
"I was thinking that my lawyer is named Grisham." He laughed a little.
"Are you ready to leave here, love?" He was so patient with me. He only rushed me when it was to spend more time together, and we had fun. I have pictures of him sulking at go karts because I won. He looks adorable.
"Yes, Mateo. Let's go." We leave and he lets me drive. We park and he takes a bag out of the cargo hold area. We hold hands and at my door, he drops his bag and picks me up, making me scream a little. Oh, he is carrying me over the threshold. I love this man.
Inside the room, he sets me on my feet. "Hello, wife." His voice sounds so husky. He shuts the door and I put all of my bags and papers on the sofa.
"Come here, Stephanie." I walk over to him and he pulls me close and kisses me deeply. I melt into his arms and he picks me up again and sets me onto the bed and follows me down so he is laying on top of me.
"We can take this slowly, baby. I will make it good for you." I sigh and kiss him.
"Do you want me, Les?" He stands up and walks us to the mirror and stands behind me.
"Look at that beautiful woman." He holds me close to his body and kisses my forehead.
He whispers in my ear. "Can you tell I want you, Mitch?" He grinds his dick on my ass.
"Almost," I whisper. He grabs my hips and grinds harder. He rubs my arms gently.
"Tell me you want me."
"Ohhh." He is so sexy.
"Do you want me, Stephanie?" I nod and watch him touch me in the mirror.
"Say you want my dick, Baby."
"Ahhh." He licks my ear.
"What's my name?" He pinches my nipples.
"Lester!" His eyes look so dark as he stares at mine in the mirror. He raises up my dress and takes it off me.
"Is your pussy wet for me, Baby?" Yes, sir.
"Yes!" He continues to grind against me.
"You want this big dick bad don't you?" Whew, I think I love dirty talk.
"Yes!" He grazes my stomach.
"You want it filling you up and going deep in that pussy?" Is it possible to have an orgasm without him even touching me there?
"Ohhhh." I lean back into his body. He took off his clothes and left on his green silk boxers.
"You love me don't you, Mitch?"
"Yes!" I really do.
"You like my touch don't you, pretty girl?" His hands get closer to the promised land.
"Yes!"
"You got me so fucking hard, Baby. It won't take me long to cum at all." His hand is now inside my panties and wow does that feel good.
"Now, come on Baby. Cum for me girl. Cum, because you want me so fucking bad."
"Les! I almost collapse but he caught me." Wow, what an orgasm.
"Mmmmmm. Okay." I pant.
"I believe you." He kisses me.
"You want me to stop?" He nuzzles my neck.
I kiss him without holding back. "Nope. Make love to me, Les, and then I want you to fuck me."
"As you wish, Stephanie." After that, things were a blur of sounds and smells and laughter and screams. When I finally went to sleep, I was already feeling overexerted. My husband is kind of a machine ladies and gentlemen.
He shakes me awake. I do not open my eyes.
"What time is it, Les?" He kisses my cheek and runs his hand over my body.
"It is 0430, Steph." I shove his hand away.
"I want a divorce. You just let me go to sleep two hours ago. The sun is not even up yet, man!" I roll away.
"Come on, Steph. Let me make love to you before I leave. Wake up and play with me!" He whines and it is so cute, I tickle him. I found out he was ticklish in the shower and he laughs and tickles me back.
"Look, Les. My vajayjay is on strike right now. Apparently there was some drilling or something and there may be permanent damage. Go back to sleep or do it yourself." I say this, but I straddle him and kiss his neck.
Les sighs. "It starts. I have heard of this. Once you are married, the sex stops. Why did I marry such a frigid bitch?" He finishes his sentence on a moan because I have handled the condom and then impaled myself on his rigid length.
Lula was right, sex is so fucking good! I try to tighten my muscles on him and he grabs my hips.
"Yes, baby, give it to me. Oh, Steph, I love you." I watched his face. He looks absolutely gorgeous! I bend over and kiss him and he flips us so he is on top.
We continue to kiss and he just feels so good. "Oh, Lester, yes!" We lay there with our legs tangled together.
"Mitch, baby, I have to go. Let's get a shower and we can check you out of this hotel." I bite my lip and nod.
"Hey, no tears. I will come back to you. I love you and you know it." I smile at him and touch the tags he gave me to wear. It was his extra set.
"Baby, will you hold onto my wedding ring? Where I am going, I cannot take it." I nod and add his ring to the chain holding the dog tags. We shower and I dress in a denim skirt and a white peasant top and my green wedges.
Les takes my hand and he carries my bags. I check out and we load the car.
"So, you will go to your lawyer's and then you are meeting your granny at the casino, and then you are on your way to Georgia to stay with your friend, right?" I nod and hold onto him.
"Don't forget, Mitch. I will email you and you can write back. I don't know how often I will be able to write. I have memorized Lula's address, Mitch. Let me know if you guys move. I love you, girl. Kiss me again."
I throw my arms around him and we kiss like the end of the movie. My hands are in his hair and his arms are on my back and holding my head. We pull back and I touch his tags and kiss his chest.
"Please be careful, Les. Follow orders and all of that." He plays with my hair. I am glad Father Perez took pictures yesterday with my disposable camera. I have four of them full of pictures of Les being silly or sweet. I inhale his scent. I am going to miss him so much.
"I promise, Mitch. I will be back. Take care of my wife." He got a cab and kissed me one more time, and I watched him ride away.
In order to stave off tears, I called Lula. She answered on the second ring.
"What, White Girl? Are you cancelling on me? I will whoop your ass!" I giggle.
"I's married now!" She goes quiet. It is a quote from the Color Purple, but I know she gets that I am serious."
"What?" She screeches.
"I said I's married now!" She screams and I laugh.
"Oh hell yes. You married your Soldier boy, huh?" She does not wait for me to respond, she just barrels on.
"Did you do it, yet? Was it good? Does he have a big one? Who am I asking? You have only seen like two. Did he make you sing the Hallelujah Chorus? Girl, give me the scoop!"
I laughed and sat in my new car talking to Lula about Les. I needed to talk to her. I knew she would be happy for me just like I know that today and tomorrow my mother's dream wedding was NOT taking place. Oh well, that is her problem. Like Lula says it is time for me to do me. I think that means I should make my own decisions. She is a great friend and she will be with me for this wild ride. I put the car in gear and switched the call to speakerphone. It was time to get moving.