After Will and Elizabeth woke the next morning, they got dressed and made their way downstairs to have some breakfast.
"So what are we going to do for New Years?" Will asked.
"I thought that we could take Georgie and go watch fireworks at our special place by the Golden Gate Bridge." Elizabeth recommended with a suggestive smile.
Will picked her up and twirled her, "That's a great idea, I love it."
"I'm also thinking that we could take a drive along the coast and watch the sunset over the ocean." Elizabeth said with a smile when her husband put her down.
"I like that idea too," Will pressed kisses along her neck and shoulder, "Sounds very romantic to me."
"You could make going to work romantic." Elizabeth laughed as she moved away from him and headed upstairs, "I'll go tell Georgie."
Georgie was excited about the proposed trip and added her own idea, "We could have a picnic along the beach."
Once they had packed a picnic basket and loaded up the car, Will drove to Sonoma County. Just about an hour later, he turned onto River Road and headed towards Jenner. There was beautiful scenery as they drove through the redwood trees towards the ocean.
Once they arrived at Goat's Rock Beach, Elizabeth insisted on taking her shoes off and jumping in the receding waves. Georgie looked at her brother and removed her shoes to join Elizabeth. Will watched them laughing and splashing in the water and couldn't resist so he decided to join them.
As he joined them, Elizabeth splashed him with a light spray of water before she ran down the beach. He chased her, caught her and picked her up. He began to tickle her and she giggled as she tried to push his hands away.
"Will, that's enough." She complained with a laugh.
He pressed a kiss on her laughing lips and tasted the salt air on her.
"You two are like a couple of teenagers." Georgie said as she ran up to them, she smiled and winked at Elizabeth, "Wait a minute, Lizzie is a teenager." She teased her brother with a grin, "But what's your excuse, old man?"
"You have created a monster." He said to Elizabeth as he kissed her, "I can't believe that you've turned my sister against me."
Elizabeth and Georgie rolled their eyes at him. "He's such a child." Elizabeth said to Georgie with a shake of her head.
It was late afternoon by the time they were ready to have their picnic lunch. Since the day was a little cold, they ate at the table bundled up with blankets covering them. Will took the opportunity to run his hands over Elizabeth's curves while they were covered in the blanket but nothing seem to escape Georgie's notice and she was grinning as she said, "Is this what I am to expect for the rest of the day?"
"Absolutely." Will said as he pulled Elizabeth onto his lap and kissed her as if to prove his point.
When it came time for sunset, Will parked on the cliff overlooking Goat's Rock. With a blanket wrapped around them Will stood pressed up against Elizabeth's back. As the most incredible sunset was happening, Will kissed her neck, then he worked his way up to her jaw and finally he turned her so that he could taste the lips of the woman he loved. His hands roamed freely over her body as she tried to control her reactions to his attentions. Elizabeth turned to face Will and from that moment, they had no other thought than pleasing each other.
"Wow that was beautiful." Georgie said as she turned to face her brother and Elizabeth, "Did you see that?" When she saw their awareness was only focused on each other she answered her own question, "No, I guess you didn't."
Once the sun had set, they packed up the car before they got in and headed south down the coast toward Bodega Bay. Will stopped in Bodega to get them some salt water taffy.
They had dinner at a small out of the way restaurant in Bodega. Afterwards they had some time so they wandered the small town and found quaint shops. Georgie and Elizabeth bought a few souvenirs before they got back on the road toward San Francisco.
It was just before midnight when they got to the bluff which overlooked the bridge, where they were going to watch the fireworks.
As they walked to the top of the hill, Will put his arm around Elizabeth's waist and asked, "Do you remember when we were here the last time?"
"Yes, I think I remember that day." Elizabeth teased, "I think some random guy brought me up here to seduce me."
"How am I going to punish you for that?" He whispered in her ear, "Maybe I could seduce you."
"Or maybe I could seduce you." She whispered to him as the fireworks started, "By the way, when you ask me to come home with you, I'm sure you will get a different answer this time." Her voice was silky, "I'm have a feeling that there will be fireworks."
She lifted her lips to meet his and they came together with an amazingly passionate kiss. When he dragged himself away, "You know how bad I am at taking hints so you're going to have to tell me what you want."
"I want you." Her voice was husky with desire. "What do you want?"
"You." He claimed her lips again with a fierce possession, "Only you."
When the fireworks ended and Georgie turned around they were still in a tight embrace, "Geez, I've reassessed my opinion, you two are worse than teenagers, you spend more time making out than any teenager I know."
"As long as I get to kiss my wife, I'll take that as a compliment." Will bantered with his sister, "Elizabeth's not complaining."
"You don't let her up for air long enough to complain." Georgie was quick with her response.
Elizabeth started to laugh and Will crinkled his nose at her but that just made her laugh harder, "You look like a rabbit when you do that."
"Wait a minute," Will said as he pulled Elizabeth toward him, "I didn't get my kiss at midnight."
He kissed her lightly and she deepened the kiss as he ran his hands up her hips.
"I'll meet you in the car when you're finished." Georgie said with a chuckle as she walked down the hill. "It's cold, so don't leave me in the car for very long."
Elizabeth pulled back and said, "She's right it's getting a little cold up here, we had better go back to the car."
"Elizabeth would you come home with me tonight?" He asked with a smile.
"I will." Elizabeth said as she kissed him. "Does that make you happy?"
"Yes," He said with an arch of his eyebrow, "so let's go." Will picked her up and carried her back to the car, placed her in the front seat before he got in the driver's seat and headed home to start a new year with his beautiful wife that he loved. He realized how much Elizabeth had changed both of their lives as Georgie had gotten the sister she's always wanted and Elizabeth was his. I have everything that I've dreamed about for a long time, I've been blessed with love.
Elizabeth slid over next to Will and rested her head on his shoulder and he put his arm around her. I would have never believed a few weeks ago that I could be this happy with Will as my husband.
When they arrived home, Will carried the sleeping Georgie to her room and afterwards joined Elizabeth in their bedroom. She had already changed and was in bed when he got there. He drank in her beauty with her dark hair cascading down around her shoulders and a bewitching smile on her face. He undressed quickly and slipped beneath the covers sliding close to Elizabeth. His hands moved across her body and he was delighted when he found she was wearing the t-shirt she had worn on their wedding night but nothing else.
"You certainly know how to drive me crazy with desire." Will said as he explored her body with his hands.
"It's very enjoyable." Elizabeth said as she found his place of desire and stroked him with loving care.
He hardened at her touch and she drove him to the edge of his self control. "I want you so badly; I don't think I can wait."
"I'm ready for you, too." Her voice was seductive, "I've been ready since we stood overlooking the bridge not watching the fireworks."
Will pulled her to him with a groan and showed her how much he wanted her. Elizabeth met his desire and matched it with her own as they celebrated the New Year in a very intimate way.
It was late the next morning before the two lovers woke up.
"So what are we going to do today?" Will asked as he kissed Elizabeth.
"I don't know what you are going to do," Elizabeth said, "But I have a paper due for English class tomorrow because I've put it off for the whole holiday." She grinned at him, "Someone has kept me very busy."
"I'm planning on keeping you busy until the end of time." Will told her with a kiss before asking, "What's the paper about? I might be able to help. I've always been good in English."
"The works of Edgar Allen Poe." Elizabeth told him.
"Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and weary…" Will quoted the first line of Poe's The Raven.
"Quoth the raven, `Nevermore.'" Elizabeth supplied the most famous line.
Will and Elizabeth spend the rest of the day happily debating the works of Poe from the Tell-Tale Heart and the Cask of Amontillado to debating whether the poem Annabel Lee had been inspired by Poe's wife.
Will went to get take-out at All Burger while Elizabeth wrote the text of her paper on the laptop in their bedroom. Georgie came in while Elizabeth was just finishing up.
"Am I interrupting?" Georgie asked as she stood by the doorway.
"Just let me finish this last paragraph." Elizabeth bit her lip as she structured the last sentence.
"All done." Elizabeth said as she turned around.
"Do you think that we could hang out after dinner," Georgie asked, "like we used to, I've missed talking to you."
"Of course." Elizabeth agreed quickly.
"Dinner's on the table." Will came in to the room and announced with a smile, "It was a lot of work but it was worth it to make my favorite ladies happy."
As they started downstairs, Elizabeth said, "Will, all of my books are at home and so is my car. We'll need to go over there and get them tonight after dinner."
Will just smiled, "There's no need." He said as he guided her to an unused room.
Elizabeth opened it and found that all of her things had been moved in here from her parent's house. "Will, when did you do all of this."
"I arranged for all of your things to be moved here when we were on our honeymoon, I thought you could use this as a study when you need some privacy." Will answered, "Your car is in the garage and I've added a garage key to your set downstairs."
As they went down to dinner, Elizabeth said, "You've thought of everything, haven't you?"
"I did my best." Will said humbly, "But I'll have to take you to school tomorrow."
"Why?" Elizabeth asked.
"We've got to talk to Principal Annesley and change your next of kin and address in your file." He explained, "We will need to provide our marriage certificate not only to prove our marriage to the school but I also want to make sure that everyone knows that you're mine."
"You are so possessive." Elizabeth shook her head, "Not to mention, jealous."
"Where you're concerned, I cannot stand the thought of you with anyone else." Will admitted sheepishly, "I don't even want any other man looking at you because that drives me crazy."
"We'll have to work on that." Elizabeth said to him.
"No we don't." Will said as he pulled her into his arms and kissed her, "You mine and you always will be."
After dinner, Georgie ushered Elizabeth upstairs to her room before Will could protest. A few minutes later there was a knock on the door. When Georgie called for him to come in, Will opened the door and asked to speak to Elizabeth for a minute.
When she excused herself and met him in the hall, he said; "What are you two doing?"
"Just hanging out, talking and listening to music." Elizabeth answered.
"But I wanted to spend tonight with you." Will tried to pull her toward their bedroom, "It's our last night before school and work intrudes on our life."
"Will, you cannot begrudge me time with your sister." Elizabeth was firm, "Georgie and I haven't been able to just hang out together since we were married and I think she misses our friendship."
"Okay, for hour or so," He ran a hand over her hip, "after that you're all mine."
Elizabeth laughed, "You are the most possessive man I have ever met."
"Yes, I am." Will agreed as he pulled her to him and kissed her, "We've spent the last two weeks together and I can't imagine going to work tomorrow and not having you by my side." He complained, "Would you find me silly if I told you that I can't stand to think of you at school with all of those teenage boys around you."
"You are silly, none of those boys could capture my attention before and nobody can compete with you now."
He growled in her ear, "That is music to my ears."
Elizabeth extricated herself from his embrace and shooed him down the hall. "I'll come to you later."
"I can hardly wait."
When Elizabeth found Will in their bedroom, she had her hands behind her back and Will asked, "What do you have there?" He moved towards her, "Is that for me?"
"Yes," She said with a grin as she handed him a report, "I want you to read my English paper."
"This wasn't what I had in mind." But he took the paper and sat down to read it and once he finished he said, "In my opinion this is an A paper, you hit all the salient points and even incorporated both sides of the Annabel Lee argument."
"You are a very good influence on me." She took the paper out of his hands and put it on the dresser, "Now that work is out of the way," She straddled his waist and wrapped her legs around him, "What do you say we play for a while."
"I'd say yes." He moved to take possession of her lips and felt her move against him in a way that drove him insane with need. She unbuttoned his shirt as she caressed his overheated skin. They pleasured each other with great eagerness until they had worn out each other's bodies with joyous abandon.