“You’ve got two good guys” Liv says. ”I have to tell you that earlier some kids were asking about why Ben looked ‘different’ and Ethan told them it’s because God thought he was extra special, so he wanted him to stand out for the world to see. I almost burst into tears on the spot.”
I feel tears pricking my eyes. “God, I love my kid. I want to thank you all again for all the help you’ve given us.”
“It was our pleasure,” Yasmin tells me.
“How are you, by the way? I haven’t seen you since the hospital.”
“According to Scott, I could die at any moment, so he won’t leave me alone unless one of the security guys he’s hired comes to stay with me while he’s gone. Other than that, I’m fine. Getting shot was scary as hell, but at least the bullet missed all of my organs.”
“I’m glad. And we’ll steal you away for one of our famous girls’ night soon.”
“Excuse me, Miss Tegan,” says one of the high school girls. She’s standing with a couple more of the girls from the group. “We don’t mean to interrupt, but we were hoping you’d dance with us.”
“Yeah, we’ll even have the DJ play Taylor Swift. We know you like her,” one of the other girls says.
“What’s not to like? My life was pretty much chronicled in her 1989 album,” I tell them with a smile.
“I’ll take Ben so you can all dance,” Maggie says.
We walk out to the dance floor and are met by my other friends, who run over when they see our destination. Sure enough, as soon as we get there, “Shake It Off” starts to play. We all dance like no one’s watching, and so does everyone else who’s joined us out there. When “Blank Space” comes on, my girls and I each sing our favorite verse to the crowd. It’s several songs later, when “New Romantics” starts to play, that my favorite pair of arms wrap around me.
“I know I said I’d see you tonight, but you looked so damn hot over here dancing that I couldn’t stay away.”
“I never asked you to stay away.”
“Absence makes the heart grow fonder.”
“And your cock grow harder,” I tell him as I grind against him. This really isn’t a grinding song, but I make it work.
“That too.”
“You should go before we make more of a scene than we’re already doing.”
“That requires removing my arms from around you.”
“Yes, it does.”
“I’ve got another surprise for you, so I’m going to have to hold onto you for a few more minutes.”
“What kind of surprise?” I ask as I turn in his arms.
“This kind,” he says as the music stops.
Everyone turns to face the DJ. “Sorry to stop the music, but there’s something special about to happen. Could everyone except for Caleb and Tegan Hall move off the dance floor please?”
“Cal?”
“Just wait for it, Teeg.”
“Thank you, everyone. Now as most of you know, Caleb and Tegan never got to go to Prom together. Many of you also know that when they got married in Vegas, they didn’t have a proper reception. So right now I’m going to declare them Prom King and Queen of this here celebration, and give them a first dance.”
He puts on “I Cross My Heart” by George Strait, and my knees start to buckle. Caleb catches me and pulls me close as he starts to move. This was our song, always our song. Cal knows I always wanted to dance to it at our wedding.
“I’m sorry we didn’t do this at our wedding, but I wanted you to know I never forgot you and this song, Tegan. I never danced with anyone else to this song.”
Tears are running down my face as I pull him closer. “Me either, Cowboy. Me either.”
Everyone else slowly joins us on the dance floor. Once the song is over, he kisses me softly, and then lets me go. I turn back to the other dancers, who are all smiling at me. “It’s so romantic, Miss Tegan. You and Caleb Hall getting back together after all this time. I’ve been shipping you since I heard you were back in town.”
“Me, too. You’re totally my OTP.”
“Cate for life.”
“You gave us a name? That’s so cool. Thanks, girls’” I tell them and then turn to Stella. “Did you hear that, I have a couples name, too.”
“Yeah, yeah.”
“We ship Kast too, Miss Stella. You’re so cute together.”
“Cute? I can work with that,” she tells them.
I spend the rest of the afternoon making sure everyone’s set for the program once I’m gone, and just having fun. Despite what he keeps saying, Cal can’t stay away from me. I see him run over with a giant stuffed panda.
“I won this for you, honey.”
“Aww thanks, Cowboy,” I say, giving him a kiss.
“I won this for Ben,” Ethan says, handing Luke a bright orange bear. “I read that bright colors would be good for him.”
“Thanks, buddy. He’ll love it.”
“Come over here and give your mama a hug, baby.”
He does without hesitation. “I’m so proud of you, E.”
“What’s there to be proud of? I love Ben. He’s perfect.”
“Yes, he is,” I tell him. “I’m just glad you see it, too.”
“Can I go now? I want to win you something, too.”
“Go on.”
“See you at eight,” Caleb says.
“So you keep saying,” I tell him with a laugh.
“Do you not want the panda?” he asks, pretending that he’s going to take it back.
“Touch the panda and the couch is guaranteed.”
He smirks at me before running off. I’m laughing as I shake my head, until Ellie comes over, crying like her world is ending. Aiden is close behind her, looking just as anguished.
“El, come on. You knew I was leaving again. I always said I was only coming for the day.”
“I love how you come when Tegan needs you, but what about when I need you?”
“How many times do I have to tell you that I’d always come if you need me.”
“I need you every day and night.”
“I’m not a good man. I don’t know how else to convince you that you deserve so much better.”
“I want you. Good, bad, whatever. I don’t care.”
“Well, I do. I have to go.”
“Then go.”
I meet his eyes and glare at him. She’d get it if he told her, she’d accept him. He just needs to learn to accept himself. He shakes his head and walks off as Ellie cries for him. Again.
* * *
Caleb
It’s been torture all day, knowing what I want to do to and with Tegan at the dock tonight. I walk towards it, and can see her there, waiting for me. We have lights for the dock, but the moonlight is bright enough tonight to not need them. I take off my trunks and slip into the water from the bank, swimming through the clear spring water towards her.
When I’m close enough, I grab her feet and pull her to the edge. The water’s not too deep here, and I can stand with her right at mouth level. That’s exactly where I want her, so it’s perfect, which I was pretty sure it would be.
“This bathing suit is so sexy, but the bottoms need to come off,” I tell her as I move my fingers into the black straps at the side.
I’d just move the middle aside, but I’m looking for a feast, not a snack, tonight. I need her bared to me. She wiggles her hips as I pull them down and off. I look up to see the tiny top, which has little black cups that can barely contain her tits, and a bunch more straps. Damn, she’s hot. Always has been, and always will be.
“Flip over for me.”
She does as I ask, and I move her so that she’s got her hands braced on the dock as I turn away from her and place her knees on my shoulders. She’s basically kneeling on me with her pussy in front of my mouth. Oh yeah.
I take one long, slow lick down her center as she moves against me. Then, I flick my tongue onto her clit a few times, playing with her.
“Dammit, Cal.”
I suck on her clit, and then move back to blow on it. She squirms again, and I attack. I wanted to prolong this, but the taste of her is too erotic for me to ignore. I’m licking, sucking, and biting her as I stroke my cock with one hand below the water. I can’t not touch myself, I’m just too turned on right now.
“Cal, oh my God. I-I…CAL!” she screams as she comes hard in my mouth.
I pull her down my body and thrust into her, taking her hard as she holds onto the dock behind me so I can thrust deep. I rip down the cups of her bikini with one hand and close my mouth over one, then the other. I’ve only got a few more thrusts in me; I want to hold on, but I just can’t.
I come hard, jerking and shaking as the fireworks from the carnival start going off. Seconds later, she’s clenching on my still semi-hard cock that’s inside of her. She bites my shoulder where it meets my neck, and I’m fully hard again. I start thrusting once more.
“Fuck, Teeg. This has never happened. I’ve never gotten hard again so fast.”
“Lucky me,” she says as she digs her heels into my ass to pull me closer.
I turn us around and place her on the deck, climbing up after her. “I need to get further inside of you,” I explain as I pound into her.
There’s no other word for what I’m doing. It’s animalistic, and crazed, but we’re both getting off on it. Tegan reaches between us to play with her tits, and she’s so wet that I’m not sure how I’m staying inside of her. When she starts bucking and crying out, I follow right behind her, growling and roaring like the animal I just became.
Once I catch my breath, I gather her close. “You’re okay, right? I didn’t hurt you?”
“No. You just gave me the best fuck of my life.”
“I didn’t mean to act like such an animal, but you make me so crazy.”
“Again, best ever, Cal. I loved it. Stop acting like it was wrong, because it was perfect. Do I want it like that every time? No. Well, yes, but I love it when you’re slow with me, too. So just don’t stop doing any of it. I love it all.”
“Me too.”
“Glad that’s settled. Now cuddle with me until we can walk again.”
“With pleasure.”
Chapter 20
Tegan
Tomorrow’s the big gala for Caleb, but today he and Ethan said they have something special planned for me. I’m told to dress comfortably, so I put on a flowy pink top, jeans, and my pink boots. I was worried that I’d have trouble wearing them after I was kidnapped in them, but I know when I slide them on, that I’ll be okay. They were my first pair of pretty boots, and Cal bought them for me for my sixteenth birthday with money he earned working on the ranch. His parents would’ve given him the money, but he said he wanted to earn the money to give me something special. That good will always outweigh any bad I experienced while wearing them.
I head over to the ranch, and go straight to the main barn like I was told to do. I find my guys sitting on horses, waiting for me. Ethan has his safety helmet on, and Cal’s got a cowboy hat on, as well as boots. I practically melt right there on the barn floor. I don’t mind the hipster look on Cal, but when he goes “cowboy,” well my ovaries practically explode on sight.
“Hi Mama. Are you ready for our picnic?”
“Picnic?”
“You missed your picnic with Dad, so we cooked all the food again and made you more brownies. Dad said I could go along this time.”
“Brownies? I’m in if you have homemade brownies, and of course you can go with us. Where’s my horse?”
“I was thinking we’d share,” Cal says to me.
“You just want my arms around you,” I tease him.
“Maybe.”
“Gross,” Ethan says.
We laugh as Cal holds out his hand and removes his foot from one of the stirrups so I can climb up behind him. I squeeze him tight, and lean my head on his back. He gets the horse moving, and off we go with Ethan right next to us. When the trail narrows, Cal motions Ethan ahead of us.
“You’re so good with him.”
“Yeah?”
“Yeah.”
“Thanks.”
Once the horses are tied to trees on the banks of the creek, I hug Ethan and tell him what a good rider he is. “You were great, E.”
“I love riding horses. Can I have one in Las Vegas?”
“I’ll buy him one if it’s okay, Teeg.”
“I don’t know why you’re acting like it’s only my decision. You are his father, after all. But yes, I’m totally fine with you buying him a horse.”
“Yay. This creek is really cool. Did you really spend every day after school here?”
“From the time we were ten to when we were sixteen, yes. We were here all day in the summers, too.”
“Have you seen it since you’ve been back?”
“Yes. Your dad and I hung out here after the carnival.”
“Why didn’t you bring me along?”
Caleb spits out the sip of tea he just took, as I glare at him. “We just wanted some alone time in our special place.”
“You just wanted to kiss on the lips, you mean.”
“Oh yeah, E. I definitely kissed your mom’s lips,” Cal says with a laugh.
I roll my eyes, but I laugh right along with him. Once we get back to Las Vegas, things aren’t going to be so easy for us in regards to sex. Sure, my friends will watch Ethan any time we want, but we can’t just send him away all the time. We’ll figure it out, especially since we’re going to try to have another baby as soon as possible.
* * *
Caleb
Today is my big day. I’ve been doing interviews with my dad and grandpa all day. I’m really proud of my formula, and I know the others I’m working on will be even better, but I’d really rather just be hanging out and watching movies with my wife and son. Duty calls, and my mom would kill me if I missed this party, so here I am, waiting for Tegan to arrive so we can walk into the giant tent outside together.
Ethan comes in first, telling me I’m going to die when I see his mom. I don’t doubt him. My wife is always stunning, and I can’t wait to see what she has planned. I send him on inside with my mom while I wait.
Holy hell, he wasn’t kidding. The top of her dress is conservative, with a high neckline, and sleeves that go just past her elbows. Below her waist, all bets are off. Her dress is super short in front, but falls past the floor into a short train in the back. The dress is cream colored with all kinds of beading covering the entire dress. The way the material ruffles around the bottom of the dress reminds me of a flower, one I want to peel back from the stems, which is what I’m going to call her longs legs for a moment. She’s got cream colored heels on and no jewelry other than her wedding rings. Her hair is up in a sophisticated twist, and there’s very little makeup on her face.
“No boots?”
“Stella threatened my life if I wore boots with this dress.”
“I bet she did.”
“Do you like it?”
What? Oh, shit. “I fucking love it. You look gorgeous. I should’ve said that first, but seeing you like this killed a few of my brain cells.”
“Good thing you have so many extra rolling around up there.”
“I don’t know about that.”
“This is me—you don’t have to be modest. I’m crazy proud of you.”
“That means more to me than anyone else saying it.”
“Don’t you dare make me cry tonight.”
“I’ll distract you with kisses if I see that happening.”
“It’s happening now.”
I lean in and kiss her. My arms go around her as she grips my biceps. “You look fantastic tonight. I just realized I didn’t say that, Cowboy.”
“Stella helped me, too.”
I have on a black suit with a black shirt, and a dark pink tie that we both chose because it’s Tegan’s favorite color. I also have black cowboy boots on. She wouldn’t let me wear a hat, but I refused to bud
ge on the boots. I know how much Tegan likes it when I wear them.
“We should go inside.”
I offer her my arm, “Yes, we should.”
We enter the ballroom to cheers. I join my dad and grandpa at the front of the room, where we make a short speech before joining the crowd once again.
Everyone compliments Tegan on her dress and congratulates us on our recent wedding. We smile, and make small talk until I honestly just can’t take it anymore. I prefer to be in my lab, or better yet, our bed. These crowds are just not my thing.
“Let’s go,” I whisper in her ear.
“Go where? Your mom will kill us if we just disappear. She put a ton of work into this party.”
“She said I could steal you away for a little bit before dinner. I need to take you to the barn,” I say with a grin.
“Stella’s going to kill me when I mess up this dress, but at least I’ll die happy. We have to hurry, though.”
“When have I ever made you wait for an orgasm?”
“Last night, when you wanted to play like you’re a dominant,” she reminds me.
“Just wound me with your words, why don’t you?”
“Didn’t I let you have your way, sir?”
“Yes, I believe you did.”
“Then what’s the problem?” she asks, with her hands on her hips.
“There isn’t one. I swear. I couldn’t be happier.”
“Me either. It’s like my dreams have finally come true. All the ones I thought were lost.”
“They were never lost, honey. Just waiting patiently for us to be ready for them again.”
“I told you not to make me cry. Are you really going to keep trying?”
“No, that’s not the emotion I’m looking for from you.”
“Then get me to the damn barn.”
We make our way out as quickly as possible. I have to help her up the ladder with the big dress, but it’s worth it when we get up to the hayloft. I decide to just go up underneath her dress while I kneel in front of her. The one thing we conveniently forgot about is how loud she screams when I make her come this way.
Within seconds of said scream, several ranch hands come running in. “Miss Tegan, are you okay?”
“Oh, um, yeah. I just got scared when I saw a spider,” she says as I bend over with my hands on my knees, laughing my ass off. This is one of the many times when I’m glad that everything old is new again.
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