Chapter 30

As AJ reached out and tenderly began to undress his new bride. She smiled at him and asked, "We've been making love to each other all week, why does this time suddenly feel different?"

"Could it be because we're married now and that suddenly makes it real?"

"Love? That has been real to me for a long time, even before I found out that you loved me too."

"No, I meant our dream. The dream of a life together. Taking two individual lives and turning them into a family. The two of us now and the children that will be in our future."

"Children…" she sighed.

"Speaking of which, have you given a thought to how many we should have? If we go with Chloe's suggestion we're going to need a pretty big house."

"You know there are so many children in the world that need homes, and I would really love a house full if you would…" at his smile she went on in a teasing tone, "And I always did like the movie 'Cheaper By The Dozen'!"

With a chuckle he replied, "You know, if we're going to have a dozen we might need some help taking care of them all. With all of this being Chloe's idea and she'll graduate high school in the spring, maybe we should try and convince her to go to college in California next fall…"

"That's a wonderful idea!" Mac agreed as she worked to get AJ out of his uniform. He'd looked so handsome in it today that she wondered if he missed wearing it and going to work each day. However, if they were going to have a houseful of kids, she couldn't think of anyone, other than maybe Harriett, that would be better to leave at home with them.

Talk of children was forgotten, as they finally stood before each other naked. AJ gently cupped her face in his large strong hands and whispered, "Do you have any idea how incredibly beautiful I find you, my wonderful wife?"

"Probably as overwhelmingly sexy as I find you, my handsome husband!" she answered as she leaned forward so their lips could meet.

Placing his hands on her shoulders, AJ caressed them, slowly sliding down to gently cup Sarah's breasts. He regretted that they would never have a child that she could nurse. It was one of the fondest memories of his marriage to Marcella. But he knew there would be so many more joys in their life that would far outweigh that one regret.

In the week that they'd been lovers, he'd made sure to find out all the things she liked best. He wanted tonight to be as special as he could make it for her, so he swept her up into his arms and laid her down in the middle of the king sized bed. She started to sit up, wanting to please him as he had been doing to her, but he pushed her back down onto the pillows and said, "No, Sarah. This is just for you my beautiful bride."

Hating to argue with him when she knew just how wonderful a lover he was, she nonetheless wiggled a finger at him and threatened, "All right, but when you're done, I'm going to demand equal time!"

With a smile, he looked down into her determined face and questioned, "You don't really expect me to argue with you about that do you Sarah?"

"All I can say is, you better not!" she declared, throwing her arms above her head indicating her submission to him.

To be continued….