Soulmates 2.5: A Christmas Novella

by Sienna Grant

  “Is she okay though?”

  “As far as I know, yeah. They did say the baby was lying breach so with this scan they’d find out and could kill two birds with one stone.”

  “Ahh, okay. I’ll give him a ring later. How are you doing?”

  “I’m good.” Todd answers with a smirk. “She’s happy.” he nods towards Taylor as she sits in the back on her phone. “You haven’t slipped it out have you?” Todd asks me. With a shake of my head I look into the back window again to make sure she isn’t looking then take the rings from my pocket.

  “I want you to have these.” I show him the boxes and place them in his hand.

  “Why?

  “Because if I keep them she’ll find them, she’s like a mole sometimes, she finds everything.” Sniggering, he takes them from me and puts them in his jeans pocket. “Just don’t forget them.” I trust Todd, he’s the level headed one and anyway Adam has enough on his mind with Darcy, so Todd is the perfect one.

  “I won’t, don’t worry. This is me not Adam. When I get in I’ll put them in my hand luggage.”

  “Shall we get moving then?”

  “Yep, let’s go.” Taking my place in the front passenger seat we make the half an hour trip to Manchester Airport.

  As we sit in our seats on the plane, Taylor fidgets relentlessly. “Sit still.”

  “I can’t.” Her knee bounces nervously, my hands rests on top to calm her.

  “Don’t you like flying?”

  “Yes. I don’t like take-off or landing but once I’m up I’m fine.” she looks across at me frowning.

  “How do I not know this?”

  “I don’t know.” She shrugs and closes her eyes as she rests her head back.

  “Why don’t you like take-off?”

  “Well I don’t know, do I? It’s the initial lift off the ground I think and landing, oh my god, I think we’re gonna crash when we hit the ground or that the brakes won’t work or something.” The stress shows on her face as her voice goes higher pitched.

  “Aww poor baby, come here.” I open my arm wide for her to lean against me. “You know I could take your mind off it... there’s a bathroom over there, fancy a little mile high fun?” I wink on a smile.

  “Get serious, one person can’t fit in one of those bathrooms, I think that’s why they make them so small. Killjoys.” The engines start up as the attendants go through the plane closing the baggage compartments above and making sure everyone has on their belts. The plane slowly begins to move towards the runway. “Oh, fuck this is it.” She whispers obviously thinking I didn’t hear her.

  The pilot makes his speech over the tannoy telling us the flight will be around an hour as it comes to a stop and turns. It moves again quickly picking up speed as it taxis down the runway. “Shh.” Placing a finger over her lips to quieten her I replace my finger with my lips as I kiss away her nerves. By the time I’m finished we’re already in the air.

  “Now if you can do that when we land to stop me thinking we’re gonna crash, that would be great.” My hand gently pushes her head to rest on my shoulder as I place a kiss on top. Her arm rests across my stomach as she gets comfy against me and enjoys the short flight.

  Chapter Seven

  Taylor

  My hand grips Chris’s as he kisses me again upon request while we touchdown after the hour’s journey here to Inverness in Scotland. “We’re on the ground now sunshine, you can open your eyes.”

  “Only when we stop.” My eyes screw up tighter so I don’t have to look out of the window.

  “Taylor, baby. Open your eyes.” Slowly they flutter open and I look around. “We didn’t crash as you can see and we’re in one piece.”

  “Chris, it’s not a joke.” I smack his thigh to get my message across.

  “I’m sorry. Okay? Now give me a kiss.” He gives me sappy puppy eyes as he leans towards me still as ever. I can’t resist him and give in as my lips rest against his and the plane comes to a standstill, the pilot speaks over the speaker system again. He pulls away and we both unfasten our seatbelts, he grabs the hand luggage from the overhead compartment then we head off the plane.

  After grabbing our baggage, we stand at the enterprise car hire desk and wait for them to give us the keys to the car that Chris rented for us. I watch as he places his credit card in the card machine and pays his deposit, the girl behind the desk hands him his paperwork and leads us outside. The car looking straight at me is a shiny black, brand new, Mercedes SLK350 convertible, I think I’m in love….

  Chris opens the door for me and puts the cases in the boot while I stand looking at it in awe. It’s sleek and just downright beautiful. He knows I’m not the girly girl type and I love action and cars, so this is the best surprise ever. I wait for him to sign for the car and he takes his place at the side of me in the driver’s seat. “Ah, Chris this is gorgeous.” My hand rubs across the black leather interior as my gaze travels along the oak dash and takes in every shine and sparkle of it.

  “You like it?” He entwines our fingers and kisses my knuckles.

  “This must’ve cost a fortune to hire?”

  “Who cares.” He shrugs, “only the best for my girl.” He tells me winking and kisses me holding me against him. “This is the reason I was moaning about your case, but I couldn’t tell you either because I wanted it to be a surprise.”

  “Thank you.”

  “This is just the start.” He kisses my knuckles and starts the engine, pulling out onto the road. As soon as we hit the A9 he drops it down to sixth gear and opens it up. The roof is up as we speed along, it’s way too cold to have it down - that is the only drawback. The sound of the engine purrs as I sink back into the leather and watch my man take control and drive.

  Forty-five minutes flies by way too quickly as we reach our destination, I step from the car after parking up and we head to reception.

  As I look around, the highlands are in the background, it begins to turn to dusk making it picturesque. Holding up my phone I capture a picture. “This is beautiful. What is this place?”

  “This is Aviemore, there’s everything here.” Turning back to face Chris he’s watching me with a massive smile spread across his face. Walking towards him I wrap my arms around his waist and hug him, he holds me tight and kisses the top of my head. Looking up at him I smile right back, I can’t express how happy I feel right now.

  “Come on, let’s get booked in and we can get you warm. You’re freezing.”

  “Well, it’s not exactly the Canary Isles, is it?” My tongue pokes out between my lips cheekily. It’s that cold I can see my own breathing puffing out as we speak.

  “Then baby, I’ll just have to keep you warm, won’t I?!” Chris breathes seductively into my ear as it sends tingles through me, warming up my cold body at just the thought of what he’s got in store for me. Resting my chin on his chest my hands glide down his body to the waistband of his jeans. My fingers stroke a path across the tight muscle of his stomach as his hand covers mine to stop it before going any further down.

  “So, what do you have in mind?” He lifts my offending fingers to his lips and kisses the tips slipping them inside his mouth and sucks as he pulls them out slowly.

  “You’ll have to be patient.” He winks.

  After checking in, we make our way to where we’ll be spending the next week. Opening the door into the massive lodge, I look around in awe it’s all done out in oak, it’s spacey, there’s a log fireplace with freshly cut wood sat at the side. Cream furniture with throw cushions, it’s beautiful. Walking through to the kitchen, that’s a fair size too with all the modern gadgets even a coffee maker.

  “I’m just getting the cases.” Chris shouts back from the doorway. I carry on my investigation of the lodge and come to the bedroom. A super king size bed with white sheets sits in the middle of the room with a dressing table, a stunning antique mirror that sits on top and a stool that pushes underneath the table. A built in sliding door wardrobe sit on the other wall
, all mirrored from top to bottom. Walking through to the next room, I open the door to the bathroom, lowering my gaze to the tiled floor, I drag it up to see a huge and I mean humongous, shower head standing above a cubicle big enough for two.

  Chris’s arms slide around my waist and pulls me into him.

  “Now we could have some fun in there, don’t you think?”

  I turn in his arms until I’m looking into his desire filled blue eyes. “Oh, I know so Mr Willows.”

  “Come with me.”

  “Bu... but, the shower?” I stutter.

  “It’ll still be there later.” A devilish smirk creeps onto his gorgeous face.

  Slumping my shoulders with a pouting sigh and a frown he pulls me back through to the living room where I see he’s lit us a log fire while I’ve been exploring the cabin. The heat coming from it is so nice, I can feel it from the doorway. Now these are home comforts.

  He pulls me further into the room until we reach the couch where he gently pushes me down to the cushions and towers over me, his eyes turning that little bit darker. “Now, Miss Kerr, I have you exactly where I want you. Take off your clothes.”

  Without being told twice I slip my jeans painstakingly slow over my hips leaving my knickers on, I pull my jumper over my head so I’m sat in just my underwear. “Your turn.”

  Chris slowly drags his t-shirt up and over his head, baring his abs and toned body to me as my mouth waters to lick them. Sitting on the edge of the seat, both my hands reach out until my fingertips stroke down his chest to his stomach in a feather light touch. His dick getting harder as he unfastens his belt and pulls apart his jeans, the buttons on his fly pop open, leaving the bulge in his boxers very visible.

  Licking my dry lips to gain some moisture, I watch him drop to his knees and crawl slowly across to me, automatically parting my knees as he reaches me…

  Chris

  Seeing her spread out on the couch in just her underwear makes me harder than stone. Knowing that she’s mine and even though she doesn’t know what I have planned yet - officially, she’ll be my wife in a few days, no woman could ever compare to her. Gliding my hands up her legs toward the juncture of her thighs, my lips trail soft kisses up the inside of her legs as they follow the path my hands made. Her legs stiffen as I get closer to where I want to be, nudging my nose against her clit, I hold her legs apart. “Are you going to take these off?”

  Her head shakes. “Nope.” She breathes heavily. “You do it.” raising my eyes up to look at her I smile wickedly. Placing barely there kisses over her the top of her underwear until I reach the lace of her shorts, I kiss the toned skin of her flat stomach and lick across the top of the lace, then capture it between my teeth and begin to pull them down.

  “Lift.” telling her through the lace between my teeth, she does as I ask. Hooking the sides of them with my fingers, I pull them down a little until they are from under her bum and pull them the rest of the way just as she requested.

  Crawling up her body I kiss her waiting lips, pushing through the seam of her lips to slide my tongue against hers, her hands grip my shoulders as her fingers dig into my skin while I devour her. Pushing down the cups of her bra I massage her breasts in my palms before making my way around to the back and undoing the clasp at the back. I slide the straps down her arms until it’s off and throw it to the floor.

  Taking a stiff nipple into my mouth, nibbling as I suck on it. My lips trail down her body until I reach her mound, I lift her and part her legs as I suck her clit into my mouth making her whole body tense up. Placing each thigh on my shoulders to rest, my hands grip her arse cheeks as I pull her closer to me as I suck. My tongue spears into her opening as she grips my hair and pulls as she groans loudly, while her thighs grip the sides of my head I feel her get wetter. My two fingers replace my tongue as I lick up to her clit, capture it between my teeth and gently bite down. She shouts out and I know she won’t be long, I suck hard, hooking my fingers and stroking her walls until she arches off the cushions of the couch as she shouts my name out. Smiling around her I bring her down slowly, her fingers loosen their hold on me. Looking up at her, her eyes find mine as she smiles, while my head is screaming at me from her pulling my hair so hard.

  Raising up I kiss her lips, tangling our tongues, consuming her. “I’ll be right back.” Walking through the spacious lodge, I enter the bathroom and look over at the large shower and cubicle then walk over, once I’ve figured which tap does what, I start the water and let it run until the steam is billowing out from the top.

  Taylor is still lying on the couch where I left a few minutes before, I walk around to the front, pick her up and carry her to the bathroom without saying a word. I open the cubicle door and place her on her feet so I can drag my boxers off. She steps under the rain style shower head and stands with her head back while the water pours down on every inch of her stunning body. Stalking towards her I grip her hips and pull her to me, my dick rests against her stomach. She places her palms on my body, rubbing around in circles, grazing my nipples with her thumbs making them hard. Her hand carries on its journey until she’s taken me in her hand and is stroking up and down.

  Her lips kiss around my neck and down my chest, she reaches a nipple and sucks it into her mouth. Then dropping to her knees in front of me, licking from the base up my shaft until her tongue is swirling around the head, her lips cover the top as she sucks. Groaning, I take her head in my hands and let her take control as she sucks and nibbles, while sliding her lips to the bottom, then pulling all the way back to the head and sucking again. I know it won’t be long before blowing my load so I pull her up from her knees, grip her from her under her bum and lift her into my arms. I’m so close to coming it won’t take long.

  Thrusting inside her, she gasps as I push her against the tiled wall, her legs wrap around me tightly. Her lips collide with mine as we kiss, a clash of teeth, tongues duelling for dominance while I slam in and out of her relentlessly, my name bursting from her lips. She’s clenching around me as I ram inside her once, twice, then I’m spilling my climax inside her. “Fuck Taylor.” My forehead rests against the cold tile as I find my breath, gently pulling out of her and letting her legs drop so she can stand.

  “I love you Christopher.” Turning my head to the side I smirk as she steps back into the spray. I love her more than words can even express and she knows it.

  “I love you too sunshine.” We use the small bottle of shampoo, conditioner and shower gel that are provided by the resort for now, taking it in turns to wash each other, stealing kisses before stepping out and going to bed.

  Taylor is still lying fast asleep in my arms when I wake up the next morning and I know I have to get up as I have some things to do. I have to see the manager and take a look at the room for the wedding. I slip out from under her, open up the case and pull out some jeans, a jumper, underwear and the wash bag then leave it in the bathroom after brushing my teeth. I kiss her forehead and her pouty lips softly then leave the room, closing the door behind me and let her sleep.

  My phone rings from my pocket as I walk towards the main reception. Pulling it I see it’s Adam, swiping across the screen I lift it to my ear.

  “Hey bud.”

  “Hey. We’ll be driving up to Scotland. The doctor doesn’t think Darcy should fly even if it is short.”

  “Is everything okay?” Shit. My feet stop walking as I listen to him. “That’s a long drive. If you can’t make it I totally understand.”

  “Bro? Try keeping us away. No, we’re leaving today we’ll be there tomorrow at some point, we’ll stay in a hotel overnight so she can get some rest and we’ll have a couple of stops to stretch her legs. We’ll leave tonight.

  “So how did the scan go?”

  “She’s got a low-lying placenta, it’s covering the cervix at the moment but they’re hoping it’ll move enough for her to give birth naturally, if not they’re going to book her in for a C-section. They’ve got her booked in for another scan next week o
nce we’re home.”

  “She’s okay though, yeah?”

  “Oh yeah mate. It happens a lot apparently.”

  “Good. Okay let me know when you leave and I’ll see you tomorrow. I’ve left Taylor sleeping so I can get this meeting with the hotel manager out of the way, I’ll speak to you later.”

  “Yeah no probs. Laters.”

  “Oh, and Ad?” I wait for the answer on the other end, “drive safe.”

  “Always do.” The phone clicks off so I slide it back into my pocket. I stand at the reception doors and head in.

  The brunette girl smiles as I walk through the door and towards the desk. I tell her who I’m here to see and my name and she goes through to an office. Mr McLachlan greets me with a firm handshake and takes me through to his office.

  We sit and discuss for over half an hour until he takes me though to a venue room but I don’t want anything too big it’s only family here. He shows me the grounds where we can hold a service but it’ll be cold outside. After showing me the grounds it’s settled, the area is huge with the mountain backdrop too makes it even more scenic. There’s a hard frost on the ground at the moment, according to the weather app on my phone it’s saying minus two degrees, it’s fucking freezing.

  Once we agree on venue and I’ve paid him some money up front, I head off to find us some breakfast.

  Chapter Eight

  Taylor

  I turn over onto the cold sheets which shocks me awake. I sit up begrudgingly, the lodge is cold but thinking about our shower last night soon heats me up. Where is Chris?

  Rather than get up to venture out into the cold, I snuggle back down into the thick feather and down duvet and close my eyes. I’m sure Chris is around somewhere.

  I must’ve fallen back to sleep at some point... I feel a hand smoothing over my hair and tender kisses being placed over my cheek. “Taylor. Baby, wake up.”