I am sorry it took so long to update but I have been busy as a baby sitter. I'm back at my parent's house now and the internet reception is A LOT better. Anyways, here is the honeymoon part 1. I'm still debating whether to write a part 2 of the honeymoon. Hmm…still need to think about that. As always, thanks for the wonderful reviews and I hope the reviews keep coming.
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"Smile nice and big. Adrian, bring your face closer to Rose's. There we go. Perfect." The professional photographer barked out orders as Adrian and I took our last picture for right now. When the picture was taken, he winked at us and then said, "Okay. Now you are free to go."
Adrian grabbed my hand and we started walking to where the reception was taking place. I saw Adrian smile at me from the corner of my eye. "Why are you so smiley? Did you take your blue pill?" I joked.
He chuckled. "Rose, I don't need Viagra to get me excited. Just looking at you gets me going." He leaned down to kiss me. I wrapped my arms around him and brought his face down lower. He pulled his lips away and whispered, "I am so happy right now."
"You speak for both of us." We started walking again. I put my arm in his. "I was—still am—a little surprised that your family loved me so fast. Your dad is the hardest nut to crack."
He chuckled. "You have a thing about you that is so easy to love." He gazed down at me as the sun settled. There was a pathway in the trees, lighted by the candles, that lead to the reception. I could see lights ahead so we were close, which was good because I was starving and needed some food in my mouth quickly. "Don't worry about my dad . . . he'll come around. And, besides, my mother loves you. She can convince my dad you're not with me because of my money. I mean, Ivashkov money is nothing compared to Mazur money. See, being the daughter of Abe Mazur is a pretty good thing."
I groaned. "Please don't remind me of that . . . it's my wedding day; I plan to enjoy it."
He stopped right before the entrance of the reception party. "And I plan to enjoy you later on tonight." He said a little mischievously and quite seriously.
I chuckled.
"Sorry to interrupt, but are you ready to go in?" My wedding planner, David, asked as he waited for us.
"Ready?" Adrian asked and I nodded my head.
"Okay, I'll go in first and tell them to announce the married couple."
Before we knew it, the doors were opening and a the DJ announced us. "Give it up for Mr. and Mrs. Adrian Ivashkov!" Everyone clapped for us and all I could do was smile. I was very happy. We walked to the main table that was set up for us, the husband and wife. It was the cocktail hour, still an hour before dinner was served. During the hour, Adrian and I decided to go around, table by table, thanking people for coming.
As we walked to tables, I admired my reception. The wedding planned had suggested the wedding reception be inside a huge tent that was designed for three hundred guests. The tent was covered with curtains of veil-like material. You could be inside and enjoy the wonderful outdoors. The decorations on the tables, I loved. It was a really long transparent vase filled with water and a flower arrangement that looked like an exploded firework. The decorations changed from table to table. If the table was round, it had a the firework-like flower arrangement and if the table was square, it had a round vase with different types of flowers of the same color. It was really beautiful.
Finally the hour for dinner came and I was very happy. Adrian and I were not big fans of small portions of food so we had specifically ordered there be lots of food. There were many stations of food that consisted of all types of food from Italian cuisine to Chinese cuisine. After that, there was a huge chocolate fountain running while we cut our cake. So the guests had an option of choosing a slice of cake or chocolate-dipped strawberries or some of both. The cake was real pretty. The cake was five tiers, cream colored, which was the color of my wedding, had some weird yet awesome designs all over the fondant, and this arrangement of edible, sugar flowers, running from the top corner to the bottom corner. I shoved a piece of cake into Adrian's mouth and leaned down and kissed me. The photographer snapped pictures, while we kissed quite adoringly.
Adrian and I chose our first and last dance songs from the same artist and we had decided to pay them so that they could sing the sing the live version of the songs. The trio that sang the songs were Lady Antebellum. Adrian and I had also decided that we wanted our First Dance song to be lively and wait till the Last Dance for the slow song.
The song we danced to first was Something 'Bout A Woman by Lady A. Before we started dancing, the wedding planner said it was time to move the curtains. We danced in the nigh where only the moon and stars shined and dim lights lightened the darkened night.
Well there's something 'bout a woman with my t-shirt on
Hair in her eyes and no makeup on
Standing there smiling with my coffee cup
Yeah there's something 'bout a woman that's easy to love
Yeah there's something 'bout a woman that's a clear blue sky
Ain't found nothing better that'll get you high
All the colors of the sun at the end of the day
Yeah there's something 'bout a woman makes you feel that way
She's like fire on the mountain
Like some kind of Heaven that's pourin' down on me
She's a child, she's a lady
She's got everything that I could ever need
Yeah there's something 'bout a woman indeed
Yeah there's something 'bout a woman when she gets fixed up
Slips a red dress on and her eyes light up
I love to watch her walking from across the room
Yeah there's something 'bout a woman and the way she moves me
She moves me, she moves me
She's like fire on the mountain
Like some kind of Heaven that's pourin' down on me
She's a child, she's a lady
She's got everything that I could ever need
Yeah there's something 'bout a woman indeed
She moves me, she moves me
Oh she moves me
She's like fire on the mountain
Like some kind of Heaven that's pourin' down on me
She's a child, she's a lady
She's got everything that I could ever need
Yeah there's something 'bout a woman indeed
Yeah there's something 'bout a woman that makes me still
There's something 'bout a woman that always will
Adrian sure had some moves. That was obvious since the beginning of the song. He had paid attention in dance class. When we were done dancing, and people were clapping, I was breathless. We enjoyed the rest of the evening dancing and laughing with the guests. It was pretty obvious they were having fun. I went with Jade so that I could change from my wedding dress to another wedding dress. This dress was a lot more revealing. We enjoyed ourselves at the party for only three hours, though, before we had to dance our Last Dance and go to our honeymoon, which was still a surprise. I trusted Adrian, though; he was good at surprises.
I put my arms around Adrian's shoulders and he tightened his arms on my waist so that we could start dancing. The song was When You Got A Good Thing by Lady Antebellum. It was the cutest song and it fit us perfectly.
Everybody keeps telling me I'm such a lucky man
Looking at you standing there I know I am
Barefoot beauty with eyes that blue
Sunshine sure looks good on you, I swear
Oh, I can't believe I finally found you baby
Happy ever after, after all this time
Oh there's gonna be some ups and downs
But with you to wrap my arms around I'm fine
So baby, hold on tight
And don't let go
Hold on to the love we're making
'Cause baby when the ground starts shaking
You gotta know
When you got a good thing
You know you keep on bringing out the best in me
And I need you now even more than the air I breathe
You can make me laugh when I want to cry
This will last forever, I just know
I know
So baby, hold on tight
And don't let go
Hold on to the love we're making
'Cause baby when the ground starts shaking
You gotta know
When you got a good thing
We got a good thing, baby
So hold on tight baby
And don't let go
Hold on to the love we're making
'Cause baby when the ground starts shaking
You gotta know
Oh, you gotta know
Oh, you gotta know
You gotta know
When you got a good thing
"We do have a good thing, babe. I knew it from the very beginning." Adrian whispered before he kissed me. We went to the front of the room and told everyone we were on heading towards our honeymoon. Adrian announced it was "baby-making time." Everyone present at the wedding chuckled at that. After we thanked everyone for coming and said goodbye, Adrian and I wandered off, hand in hand. I slipped off my shoes because they were starting to bug my feet and it was hard to walk in them while walking through grass. Every time I took a step, I sunk in with the heel. Adrian had to pull me out a couple times, laughing all the while. We stayed quiet as we walked through the night. I gazed up at Adrian's eyes once in a while and they shined as much as the stars in the darkened sky.
"You're so beautiful, Rose." He turned towards me and held both of my hands in his. "Before you, love was gazing at something and not actually seeing it. I went through these emotions, not knowing what they meant. It scared me. But you saved me, Rose. The warm touch of your hands saved me from falling into the hole." Adrian pressed his face close to mine. "Your love just fills my world with hope and desire . . . and love. You gave me a courage I hadn't know I had. You're a fearless beauty that isn't scared to show her emotions and share them. You make everything light, even the darkest of things. I can't describe what I feel. And it frustrates me that I can't tell you how much I love you."
I put my finger to his lips. He reached over and grabbed my hand with his and pressed it to his lips. "I understand. I feel the same way . . . I can't describe what I feel. All I know is that I love you."
"You say it so simple, yet is sounds so right."
"Well, a thousand words can speak, but three words can speak louder. And three words are . . . I love you."
He kissed me, a kiss so deep with passion and love. "Actions speak even more louder than words." He kissed me one last time and then let go. "We better get going. We have some driving to do."
"Where are we going?" I asked randomly.
I put hand in his as he answered. "Vegas" he said simply. That was the surprise? He noticed my expression and began explaining. "We are just going to chill in Vegas for a night so that the trip tomorrow won't be as tiring as it would be if we left right now." Adrian continued walking and we soon saw his parent's house. Adrian opened the door of his two million dollar car. I got in and threw my heels inside as well because I was going to need them later on. Adrian leaned down to kiss me once before driving away.
Las Vegas was only thirty minutes away from Adrian's parents were. The traffic was the hold up, though. As soon as you saw the lights, your hear just lightened. The energy . . . the lights . . . Las Vegas was a fantasy place. Adrian drove into the VIP lane for the Caesar's Palace Hotel. I loved the structure of the outside of this hotel. It had marble fountains and it was just awesome.
Adrian and I checked in and we decided to have some fun at the casino before hitting the bed.
I followed Adrian to a poker table, where his element of Spirit made him a little more "insightful." He won a million dollars. I tried my hand at it and I ended up winning twice the amount that Adrian had won. There were ladies going around with free drinks and each time she came by, Adrian and I drank whatever cocktail she was offering.
A couple of hours into our having fun, Adrian and I decided to finally share our first night as husband and wife.
In the room, I didn't waste time looking around as I usually would. Adrian started kissing me and then turned me around in his arms. He started kissing down my exposed neck, his fangs lightly brushing. He kissed every part of my body as his hands explored me. I felt his hands undoing the pin that held the whole dress together. Before I knew it, the dress was slipping off me.
I turned around and stared into his eyes. I began undressing him and he let me take over as he stared at my nakedness. In a matter of minutes, he and I were both naked. He held out a hand for me and I took it.
"Share a dance with me?"
I nodded, staring into his eyes. He fumbled with a small remote until the most beautiful song came on. It was the song Like Red On A Rose by Alan Jackson.
Like red on a rose
When your lips first smiled at me
I was captured instantly
To each his own
Like blue in the sky
The gaze of your willing eyes
Touched something deep inside
The truth be known
That I love you like all little children love pennies
And I love you 'cause I know that I can't do anything wrong
You're where I belong
Like red on a rose
And I love you like all little children love pennies
And I love you like good times of which I've known many
And I love you 'cause I know you give me a heart of my own
You make my blood flow
Like red on a rose
When the song was over, Adrian took me to the bed and we passionately made love as we celebrated our wedding night.
So, how was this chapter? Tell me if I could have done it better or if it was too cheesy or anything. Your opinion matters. Did you like the songs I chose for them? My favorite song is When You Got A Good Thing. I love it. The songs are on my profile page, if you want to check 'em out. Some pictures are on there as well. Thanks for all the love you show me. Please review!