“Yes, please.”
“Dad, Payton and I will go get the car and meet you right outside the parking lot. Then you can follow us to the hotel.”
“Okay, honey. Give your Dad a hug.”
Reina happily hugged her father, while Payton buckled the chil¨dren into the back seat of the rental car. “I’m glad you are here, Mom and Dad.”
“We wouldn’t have missed it, honey.” Reina’s father hugged Reina again and then Payton, drawing a look of surprise from her.
Reina and Payton walked quickly to their parked car and, as they drew closer, Payton spoke. “I like your father and mother.”
“They are very good people.”
“How come they don’t have an Australian accent like you?”
“They are both from the United States, and only went to Australia when Dad was transferred for work. I grew up there until after high school, so Australians surrounded me. My parents never picked up a strong accent, and what little they had disappeared after they moved to Boston, ten years ago.”
“I like the way you talk,” Payton admitted as they got in the car.
“You bloody well should if you are going to marry me,” Reina teased her with a grin and a kiss.
Payton laughed as they headed back to Reina’s waiting parents. “I like everything about you.”
“You do? Like what?” Reina placed her hand on Payton’s leg as Payton drove.
“One of my favorite things is the way you smell. It’s sweet and flo¨ral, and fits you. I also love the skin on your shoulders with the freck¨les. It’s so soft and when I kiss you there you shiver just a little so I know you like my kisses.”
“Payton, you’re driving me nuts,” Reina whispered, her hand slid¨ing along Payton’s thigh.
“Reina, watch that hand please, I’m driving,” Payton groaned, as Reina’s hand tightened against her upper thigh.
They pulled up next to the rental car. “Dad, the hotel is only about twenty minutes away. Payton and I will lead you there. Just follow us,” Reina called to her father.
“Okay, sweetie.”
As Payton and Reina pulled out and headed for the hotel, Reina turned to face Payton. “You know what I love about you? When I make love with you, you look so intently at me and your eyes fill with tears. You touch me all the time in the smallest of ways just to let me know you love me. I love the way you look at me when I take my clothes off. From the first moment you looked at me I knew you wanted me. Your eyes grow dark brown and they travel over my body and I can almost feel them touching me, and then you smile, that sexy smile that you get right before you touch me, and I melt.”
Payton’s mouth grew dry listening to Reina. “I love the sigh you make when I wrap my arms around you, and I especially love it when you wake me in the middle of the night to make love with me.”
Reina held onto Payton’s thigh as she spoke, trying hard not to move her hand but wanting so badly to feel the muscles of her leg. “My most favorite thing is the look you get when you watch Max and Molly. I can see in that one look how much you love them.”
“Reina,” Payton whispered as she glanced at her, her body flushed with heat. “I love everything about you, especially that you are going to have another child.”
“Payton, I am going to make love to you all night long,” Reina promised with a whisper and a smile.
They pulled into the parking lot of the hotel and slowed to a stop in front of the entrance, Reina’s father right behind them. Payton spoke quietly to her very sexy lover. “Honey you have to work tomorrow. You are flying and need your sleep.”
“What I need is you.” Reina smiled as she got out of the car. Pay-ton was still vibrating from the delicious words her girlfriend had spoken.
“Max and Molly give your grandma and grandpa a hug and kiss and go get in the car with Payton. You’ll see them tomorrow when you go to the zoo.”
“Okay, mom. Goodbye, Grandma and Grandpa.”
“Goodbye Molly and Max, we’ll see you in the morning.” They scrambled out of the car and into Payton’s, where she buckled them in.
“Mom and Dad, Payton will pick you up at nine with the kids. You get a good night’s sleep. You’re going to need it.” She kissed the two of them. “I’m sorry I have to work this weekend, but at least I don’t have to work next weekend.”
“Honey, we understand. We’ll see you in the morning, Payton.”
“Okay, guys. Let’s get you home and into bed. It’s pretty late and you have a long day tomorrow.”
“Will we see monkeys?” Max asked.
“Of course, monkey man. Molly, we will see the baby panda bear,” Payton reassured the kids.
The four of them were home within ten minutes, and both chil¨dren climbed immediately into their pajamas and bed. Reina and Payton headed for their own bedroom to prepare for bed.
“I’m going to take a quick shower,” Payton volunteered, as she headed for the bathroom.
“Okay, honey.” Reina washed up and put her nightgown on. She was rubbing lotion into her hands when Payton stepped out of the shower and began to towel off. Reina stopped what she was doing to watch. Payton slowly rubbed her legs dry, and then her backside and her arms and back before beginning to dry her chest. Reina couldn’t wait any longer.
“You know what I love about your body?” She spoke just loud enough to get Payton’s attention. “When I first met you, you were wearing shorts and a tee shirt. You were playing soccer with the kids, and I thought, you have a nice body, small but muscular, trim and shapely, and a very nice backside. But the first time I saw you with¨out any clothes on, you astounded me. Your full breasts and long legs made me want to wrap your legs around my waist and put my mouth on those beautiful breasts.”
Payton dropped the towel to the floor as she watched Reina look at her and listened to what she was saying. “The first time we made love, you were so wet and so soft all I wanted to do was slip inside you and feel you tighten around my fingers. I loved how you opened up to me as I touched you. I’ve never wanted someone as much as I wanted you, and I get that same feeling every time I look at you, every time I touch you.”
“Reina,” Payton pleaded when Reina slowly approached her.
Reina’s mouth met Payton’s as their bodies collided. Payton’s hands ripped the nightgown off Reina in one swift move. Reina’s hunger for Payton was immediate and overwhelming as her hands and mouth were all over Payton’s breasts. Payton was insatiable, cov¨ering Reina’s breasts with kisses, pulling on her nipples with her lips, her large breasts in her hands. Payton pulled Reina to the bed, but before they could fall onto it Reina stopped her. “I want to make love with you standing up, right here.”
She stepped away from Payton to look at her. “I’m going to slide my fingers inside you and drive you wild until you cry with plea¨sure.” She moved closer to Payton and stopped inches away. “I love your body, and I’m going to show you just how much.”
Reina’s mouth once again covered Payton’s breasts and then slid over her stomach, her fingers leaving hot, tingling, touches across her skin stroking her body. She kneeled in front of Payton and her mouth and hands traveled over both legs, sliding over her muscles, heating up her skin. Payton was moaning with passion by this time, her breathing heavy, and the pressure between her legs building. Reina stepped behind Payton, and her mouth and tongue traced and kissed patterns along her shoulders and back before she once more kneeled and kissed the backs of her thighs, her fingers sliding across Pay ton’s buttocks. Pay ton’s body shook, as Reina’s lips reverently kissed the sensitive skin of Payton’s backside, as her fingers touched and kneaded the muscles. Payton, gasping for breath, could barely stand up.
“Reina, please.”
Reina’s finger slid between Payton’s cheeks, tantalizing her, before touching her very wet, pulsing center.
“You are so wet*, so swollen,” Reina whispered, her fingers gently probing and stroking as Payton’s hips began to move. Just when Pay
-ton was about to beg, Reina plunged her fingers inside Payton.
“Oh God, Reina!” Payton cried as Reina drove her closer to an orgasm. Her other hand joined, teasing the very hardened pulsing tissue, until Payton was wracked with a series of orgasms that left her weak and trembling.
“I need to hold you,” She gasped, as her body shook and tremors made her weak in the knees. Reina gathered her in her arms, holding and soothing her while Payton cried softly on her shoulder.
“You are so beautiful, Payton,” Reina whispered, kissing the hot tears away as they slid from Payton’s eyes.
“Reina, you’re the beautiful one,” Payton replied, covering Reina’s lips with her own. As Reina’s mouth opened to Payton’s tongue, she moaned. Payton’s mouth was heaven to Reina, kiss after kiss creating a fever in Reina’s body. From the very first kiss, Reina had loved what Payton did to her. Payton’s hands floated over Reina’s body, touching here and there, making her skin tingle. Her fingers surrounded Reina’s breasts causing them to sweetly ache, and her breathing becoming labored. Payton’s tongue softly touched Reina’s nipple, teasing the hardened peak until she surrounded it with her wet, hot mouth. Reina gasped as she cradled Payton’s head, reveling in the feelings Payton was creating. A kaleidoscope of pleasure splintered through her body. Never before had anyone ever made her feel this way.
“Payton,” Reina cried as her body shimmered and shook and the familiar ache began in the very center of her body. Payton’s mouth seared Reina’s skin, covering her stomach and hips, her hands sliding over Reina’s buttocks and thighs. She kneeled in front of Reina and her lips traveled lower and lower, until she parted the soft curls between Reina’s legs and found the waiting tissue. Payton’s tongue tasted Reina’s sweet wetness and she sucked gently, teasing and tanta¨lizing Reina until her body fractured into a thousand streaks of plea¨sure shooting through her body. Payton felt Reina’s orgasm and slid her fingers into her, stroking her, creating a cascade of blissful ecstasy. Reina could barely hold herself upright as she melted against Payton. Payton stood up and surrounded Reina with her arms, hold¨ing tightly as Reina clung to Payton trying to catch her breath. Pay-ton gently laid Reina onto the bed and covered her body with her own. Reina pulled Payton’s face down to kiss her, her lips tenderly tasting Payton’s.
“I love kissing you, Payton. I could kiss you all night long. I love the taste and feel of your lips against mine.” Reina continued slowly kissing Payton, passion building again. It was a slowly burning fire that started with a few sparks and then flared and heated up until their bodies were once again consumed with fiery passion. They made love again, relishing the feelings they evoked in each other.
“You need to go to sleep, doll.” Payton suggested several hours later as they lay, sated, against each other. “You’re going to be exhausted tomorrow.”
“Honey, making love with you doesn’t tire me out, it rejuvenates me.”
“Well, I still want you to get some sleep. Humor me, please.”
“As long as I can hold you all night.”
Payton pulled Reina tightly against her, breathing in her scent. “You just try to get away from me.”
They drifted off to sleep, Reina firmly surrounded by Payton’s arms, her fingers threaded in Payton’s hair, secure and safe, and full of love.
By Sunday evening, Payton had gotten used to Reina’s parents and was finding them very enjoyable to be around. By mid-week they were pitching in without being asked and making the week move smoothly by. Nevertheless, by Thursday evening, Payton was full of worry as the weekend drew closer. She and Lindy picked up the boys tuxedos and shoes, checked on the hall, followed up with the caterer, and made sure the flowers would be picked up on Saturday morning. Everything was proceeding as planned, and this still did not alleviate her fears. What if Reina changed her mind? Payton sat out in the backyard after putting the children to bed. Reina’s parents had been over all day and stayed for dinner. She had left Reina and her parents reminiscing in the kitchen and was hiding out on the patio.
“Mind if I join you?’ It was Reina’s mother, Virginia.
“Certainly. It’s a beautiful night out.”
“It is. It’s going to be a perfect weekend.” Virginia sat in the lawn chair next to Payton. “Payton, do you mind if I ask you a personal question?”
“Not at all.” Payton liked Reina’s parents. They were open, honest, and affectionate, and she intended to be the same with them.
“Were you of sound mind when you agreed to be with my daugh¨ter and her children?”
Payton looked startled at Virginia, until she saw the smile on her face, and she laughed. “Yes, I was of sound mind. I consider myself extremely lucky and blessed to be a part of their life.”
“From what I see, my daughter and her children are equally blessed.”
“Thank you. That means so much to me coming from you.”
“So tell me, why do you have such a terrified look on your face?”
Payton struggled with her words. “I’m afraid Reina will change her mind.”
“Oh honey, wild horses wouldn’t make Reina change her mind.” Virginia took Payton by the hand. “It wasn’t easy for Reina’s dad and myself to get used to her being gay, and it was just as hard watching her choose to be a single parent. Don’t get me wrong, we’re both extremely proud of our daughter, and wouldn’t change her for the world. But, I have to tell you, watching you and Reina commit your¨selves to one another will be the single most precious thing her dad and I will get to do. My daughter loves you, Payton, from the depths of her heart. I know, she’s my child.”
Payton felt the tears welling in her eyes.” I love her and the kids.”
“Honey, you don’t have to tell me that. I can see it with my own eyes. I can hear it in your voice. I know you love Molly and Max unconditionally, and they love you.”
“They are terrific kids.”
“And they will become terrific adults with you and Reina raising them.” Virginia patted Payton’s hand. “What would your mother say to you if she was here right now?”
Payton sat for a few moments to collect her thoughts before she answered. “She would say you are one lucky woman, Payton. Be true to your heart and never fear loving Reina. She would tell me to be open and honest with my feelings, and to thank God every day for sending Reina and her family my way.”
“She would also tell you that you are a beautiful, loving woman, and Reina should consider herself lucky to have you in her life.”
“Thank you.”
“You’re welcome, honey. Saturday you gain a family and I gain another wonderful daughter.” Virginia leaned over and hugged her. “I think we are both lucky.” Payton was too overwhelmed to respond, as her emotions got the best of her.
“Can we join you?” Reina’s voice floated to them in the darkness, as she stepped up behind Payton and slid her arms around her neck.
“Certainly, honey,” Her mother responded with a smile.
Reina’s dad sat next to his wife. “Payton, Reina was telling me you are pretty good with a computer.”
“I’m not bad, why?”
“I’m thinking about getting one. Do you think you could help me pick one out?”
“Certainly, I’d love to.” Payton relaxed against Reina’s body and reached up and clasped Reina’s hands in her own. Reina squeezed her fingers in acknowledgment.
“Good. Now, Virginia, we need to get going and let these girls get a good night’s sleep.”
“We’ll be back early tomorrow morning to watch the kids while you two are at work. Payton, what time does your brother and his family arrive?”
“Their airplane arrives at ten o’clock. He decided to go straight to the hotel since it’ll be so late by the time they get their luggage and everything. Reina has invited them over for breakfast with all of us Saturday morning. So you’ll get to meet them then.”
“You and Reina have enough to do Saturday morning without Frank and I adding
to the confusion.”
“But I want you to be here, please. I want Ed to meet Reina’s fam- iiy-;;
“Only on one condition,” Reina’s father requested. “That I fix the breakfast.”
“You got it. But how good are you at making pancakes in the shape of a monkey?” Payton teased as Reina and her mother burst out laughing.
“I may need some help with that,” Frank chuckled.
“Max and I will have to show you. It’s our favorite.” She grinned.
“Let’s go, Frank.” Virginia led her husband back into the house with Payton and Reina trailing behind them.
“If you bring your clothes with you Saturday morning, you can leave straight from here.”
“Honey, you and Payton will have plenty to do with the children and yourselves. We’ll go back to the hotel after breakfast, and meet you at the hall later.”
Payton and Reina kissed the two of them goodnight and watched them leave from the front door. “Payton, can we talk for a minute?” Reina asked quietly as she shut the door.
Payton’s heart leaped into her throat, pounding wildly. “Yes.” She couldn’t even look at Reina, she was so scared.
“Come, sit on the couch with me.” Reina smiled, taking Payton by the hand. Payton sat down not sure what to expect, and thinking the worst. “Payton, look at me, honey. Tell me why you’re so terrified.”
“Are you sure you want to marry me?”
“Is that what this is about?” Reina reached over to hug Payton. “Honey, I would marry you this minute if I could. I thought you were having second thoughts about me because of my being preg¨nant. I can’t wait until Saturday night. I love you, sweetie.”
“Reina, I find you’re having another child wonderful and exciting. I love you.” Payton breathed a sigh of relief. “I was afraid you would change your mind before you married me.”
“Not on your life. You’re stuck with me forever.” Reina grinned.
“Thank you.”
“You can thank me later.” Reina laughed. “Come to bed and we’ll do something that will make you truly thankful.” Payton just grinned as she followed her beautiful sexy girlfriend down the hall to get ready for bed. She had wonderful thoughts of her own.
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