Forever My Soldier (Love Conquers Life Book 3) (19 page)

“Says who?”

“My boss. It’s protocol we call all clients sir or ma’am.”

My eyebrow shoots up in shock. “Well, I’ll be making a call to your boss as soon as we get upstairs. I’m too young for this ma’am crap, and it’s driving me crazy.”

He lets a small smile slip but recovers quickly. “Yes, ma’am.”

No sooner am I through the door, I hand my cell phone to Colin. “Dial his number.”

He does and hands the phone back to me.

I hear a gentleman’s voice come over the phone. “This is James. How can I help you?”

“James, this is Patricia Fitzgerald.”

“Yes, ma’am. Is everything all right?”

“No. You see, I’m having a conversation with Colin about calling me ma’am, and he informs me that regardless of the fact I have asked him not to, it’s company protocol and he has to call me that. You see, James, this guy is here to protect
me,
and I need to feel comfortable around him and right now I don’t. You can either give him permission to call me Patty or Patricia or I’m sending both men back to you and I’ll have Carter hire another firm.”

“I understand, ma’…” He sighs, “Patricia. Can I please speak with Colin?”

I wink as I hand Colin back the phone, and he bites his lip trying to stifle his laughter. “Yes, sir,” he says into the phone. They carry on with their conversation as I walk off into the kitchen to start getting things ready for my date night with Carter.

I hear their conversation come to an end, and as I turn around, he chuckles. “It’s all set. We are allowed to call you Patricia, but nothing else.”

“At least it’s not ma’am.” I roll my eyes. “I’m in for the day. Carter will be home shortly, and I have a nice quiet night for two planned.”

“I’ll be outside the door until he gets home if you need me.”

“Thank you, Colin.”

***

Carter walks through the door looking a tad tired, but I know my plans will perk him back up. I saunter into the hallway, wearing nothing but one of his shirts buttoned up so the valley of my breast are revealed.

“Well hello, baby. How was your day?”

I smile. “It just got so much better,” I say as I lick my lips. I don’t think I’ve ever wanted someone as bad as I do him right now.

“You look mighty fine wearing my shirt.” He pulls it forward to reveal I’m not wearing anything underneath. My nipples harden, and I can see his mouth watering as he licks his lips.

“Come on, dinner is ready.”

Pulling the shirt from his hands, I walk toward the kitchen to make our plates. We both sit to eat, and I swear we’ve never eaten so quickly in our lives. I made simple pork tenderloin with potatoes and vegetables. It takes him minutes to clear his plate. When he’s done, he rises from the stool to place his plate in the sink.

“We should talk about what happened today,” he says, eyeing me as he walks back over to me.

“Later. It’s over.”

“Fine,” he says with a grin as he takes the front of my shirt in both hands and rips it open. Buttons go flying across the room, and I can’t help but giggle.

“A little impatient, are we?”

“I’ve been impatient ever since someone was a little tease this morning. You’re all I’ve been able to think about.”

“That was the point. You’ve been distant and worrisome for far too long. I have needs, and tonight I’m going to fulfill them.”

“Oh really?” he asks as I push on his chest, backing him up.

“Really. Now be a good boy and go lie on the bed completely naked and I’ll be there in a minute.”

He gives me a cautious glare but says nothing. He simply walks off to our room to do as he was asked, and I stroll off to the fridge to get the things I’ve prepared for tonight. He’s climbing on the bed as I approach the room with a covered tray so he can’t see what I have in store for him.

I place the tray down and then let my shirt fall from my shoulders as I walk toward the bed. Picking up the scarf I have laid out, I place it gently over his eyes. “You’ve seen enough for now, my love.” Tying it in place, I lean down and gently place a kiss on his lips. “Are you ready for some dessert?”

He nods as I climb off him to recover the tray and place it on the nightstand next to us. I take one of the cut up strawberries and dip it in some whip cream, gently rubbing it across his lips. He licks his mouth, and that’s when I place the strawberry on his tongue. His hands feel their way up my legs to my ass and then up my back, but I whisper, “No touching yet.”

He groans as he places his hands back by his side, and I giggle. Next I take the can of whip cream, giving it a quick shake, and I squirt a small amount on each nipple, then down his rippled abs. He moans as the cold hits his warm body. Leaning down, I quickly start lapping it all up, stopping to nibble on each of his hardened nipples.

“I thought I was getting some dessert too?” he pouts, so I stick my tongue out and rub it along his lips. His tongue meets mine, and they entangle in a very heated kiss. “Mmm, you taste delicious,” he says.

Pulling away, I go for another strawberry. This time I dip it in pudding as I whisper into his ear, “Open.”

He does, and I slip the strawberry into his mouth. My hands glide down his abs to his fully erect cock, and I smile as I think about licking pudding off of him. Gliding the spoon up his length, he groans at the cold sensation and his cock twitches. I slowly lick it all up with my warm tongue, but I haven’t had enough, so I do it one more time, this time taking his entire length into my mouth. His hips start to move in rhythm with me, and I love it.

I pull away and say, “Yes, honey, fuck my mouth.”

I take him back in, and he does as I ask. He starts fucking my mouth so good, and I love every second of it. I moan one more time, and it sends him over the edge. He tastes of chocolate pudding and cum, and it’s delicious. My tongue laps up the remainder of his cum from the tip of his cock, and I ask him if he’d like to play.

“Fuck, yeah,” he says as he rips the blindfold off and flips me over so he’s on top of me. Before I know it, my body is covered in whip cream, pudding, and strawberries, and he’s having a blast eating his way across it. His hands are everywhere, and between the cold of the food and the warmth of his tongue and hands, it’s like sensation overload. I swear I’m going to burst.

He presses his cold tongue to my clit as he teases it, but he knows I’m close, so he dives in, licking my clit like it’s his last meal. In seconds, I’m exploding all over his face. His tongue is everywhere, ensuring he doesn’t miss one drop of my release. His sticky body climbs back up mine so he’s looking into my eyes.

“That was the best part of dessert,” he says as his lips crash into mine. He’s devouring my mouth when he slams his cock deep inside of me. I whimper at the sensation. This man feels so good inside of me, and I’ve missed this. He knows I want him badly, so he doesn’t mess around. He gives me what I want, pounding his cock inside of me as we both quickly climb our way back up to another orgasm. My body shakes as I find my release, and my pussy tightens around his cock. He slams into me one last time, emptying everything he has inside of me.

He lies down on top of me. Panting, he whispers, “God, I love you.”

“I love you too,” I tell him as I start to move my hips, telling him I’m not done yet. He chuckles as he slides out of me and prepares for round number two.

Chapter 18

Patty

The last few months have been such a whirlwind. I released my latest book,
My One and Only True Love.
Thanks to my loyal fans, it’s been a huge success and has once again made the bestsellers list. I’ve done my five book signings and have signed to do one more when Carter and I get back from our honeymoon. At this point Elizabeth is so excited about how well the book is doing, she’s begging me to stick around and keep her as my agent. She seems to be pretty sincere, and I’m willing to bet she’ll work hard for me. I think I’m going to stick with her.

Today is finally my wedding day, and I’m climbing out of the shower. My mother has been an absolute mess this week trying to make sure everything goes smoothly. I think it’s very sweet. Carter stayed at Derek’s last night, and Bella stayed with me at our place because my mother was adamant that we follow tradition and not see each other after last night’s rehearsal dinner. Yesterday, prior to rehearsal, we enjoyed a day at the spa, and I swear I was waxed, plucked, colored, and polished to death. I don’t think there was an inch of my body that someone in that building hadn’t touched. It was quite embarrassing, but both Bella and my mother insisted I have the full treatment before the wedding. Bella is now in the shower, and my mother is due here any minute along with her hair and makeup people.

“What are you thinking about?” Bella says as she walks into the room with her hair fully blow dried and ready to go.

“Yesterday’s spa visit,” I say, blushing. I’m still embarrassed that some stranger waxed my bits.

She shakes her head. “Come here, let me blow dry your hair for you. People are going to be getting here any minute to start preparing you for your day.”

I walk over and take a seat as she turns on the blow dryer. I close my eyes and let everything sink in. Today’s the day that I go from Patricia Fitzgerald to Patricia Montgomery. I promised Carter I would take his name, and we agreed I would keep my maiden name as my pen name.

Bella turns off the blow dryer, and we suddenly hear a knock at the door. We run out to find my mother standing there with a woman from the salon that’s going to do our hair and makeup.

“Are you ready, my beautiful girl?”

I smile and nod as the woman starts to set up her things. She’s even brought a special fold-up chair that puts me at a better height for her to work with. She has me take a seat and gets busy on my makeup. While she’s getting me ready, there’s a ton of activity going on around me. Food is being delivered, flowers have arrived, and Mia has joined us and has started snapping pictures. She said that she would put together some sort of book for me after the wedding is done. She has a ton of pictures from last night, and I’m sure there will be many more today.

About two hours later I’m finally done and can sit, have a bite to eat, and relax while Bella gets her glamour on. She’s decided on a much simpler hairstyle so she won’t take nearly as long as I did, but we’re starting to run out of time and it’s making me nervous. I promised Carter we wouldn’t be late to the church.

Once Bella’s hair and makeup is done, we move to my room to get into our dresses. As we’re finishing, the photographer arrives. She starts taking random action shots of Bella helping me with my shoes.

We finally make it out to the living room to take some pictures with our flowers, and when I open the box, I gasp. “Mother, they’re beautiful.” My eyes well as I fight back my tears. “Thank you for doing such a nice job of planning my wedding.”

I hug her, and as I do I hear the photographer snapping more pictures of the sentimental moment. The photographer has us pose a few more times, and then we wrap it up because we need to get going soon.

***

Carter

I’m standing in the church, and I can’t help but pace while I wait for my bride to arrive. Sandra has done an amazing job with the decorations, and I know Patty’s going to love it. I look at my watch, noticing that she should be taking her pictures with the ladies as we speak, when suddenly I hear my security guy speak into his earwig.

“Got it,” he says.

“What’s going on?”

“The bride is on her way, sir.”

Security is keeping an eye out for the media, but we’re hoping that the leak we sent out saying that the wedding is at a different church will keep the paparazzi from trying to get pictures and interrupting our day. That scheme was Sandra’s idea. She’s one smart cookie.

“Sir, she has pulled up,” my security guard tells me as I continue to pace the room. Suddenly there’s a knock on the door. He opens it, and my father is standing there.

“Are you ready, son? She’s here.”

I smile. “Yeah, I’m ready. I want to get this over with, and then I can take my girl away for our honeymoon.”

He pats me on the back. “You’ve come a long way since you got home, and I want you to know that I’m proud of you. I know you’ll continue to make me proud by being a good husband to Patty.”

“Yes, sir,” I say as I pull my dad in for a hug. The priest who’s going to marry us clears his throat to announce his presence.

“It’s time for you to take your place at the altar, Carter.”

“Thank you, Father,” I say with a smile as my father and I follow the priest out to where I'm supposed to stand by Derek.

***

Patty

I’m ushered into a small room to wait until it’s time to walk down the aisle. At this point I’m so nervous, my palms are sweating. As I’m trying to take deep, calming breaths, both my father and stepfather walk into the room with big smiles on their faces.

“I know we drove you crazy by not picking any jewelry for today, but we want you to know it’s only because we went shopping together to find you the perfect piece for you to wear on your special day,” my father says with tears in his eye.

“We both love you very much, and we wanted you to have something from us to wear as you walk down the aisle,” Richard says.

Now my eyes are welling, and I’m trying to hold the tears back. My father opens a box, revealing a beautiful necklace. It’s a huge heart shaped pink diamond with small diamonds surrounding it. He pulls it from the box and slips it around my neck. “This is to remind you that you have a beautiful heart and many people surrounding you that will always love you and be there for you.”

A tear escapes me as Richard opens another box to reveal a matching Hugs & Kisses tennis bracelet. The hugs are pink diamonds and the kisses have smaller white diamonds. “This will remind you that even when we’re not with you, we love you and are offering our support with hugs and kisses.”

Bella hands me a tissue, and I begin to pat my eyes dry. My mother steps up and opens a box containing the matching earrings and says, “These are because they couldn’t buy you the necklace and bracelet and not buy you earrings.”

I burst out into laughter as I slip them into place. My mother quickly hugs and kisses me, exiting the room to take her seat at the front of the church. As she’s leaving, Celia sneaks in. “I wanted to tell you quickly how happy I am for you. You look beautiful.”

“Aww, thank you so much Celia,” I say as I walk over to give her a big hug. “I’m so glad you’re a part of my big day.”

“I wouldn’t miss it for the world.” She places her hands on either side of my face. “I’m going to go take my seat now. I love you so much, you sweet girl.”

“I love you too,” I say with a warm smile.

“On that note, it’s time for me to walk down the aisle. Are you ready?” Bella asks as she moves to the door.

I nod, patting my eyes dry one last time. She quickly hugs me and leaves the room.

“Do you like them?” my father asks.

“I love them. Thank you both so much and thank you both for being a special part of my day.” They each take their place on my arms, and we all take our place behind the closed door in preparation for walking down the aisle.

“You look beautiful in that dress, princess,” my father says.

“You sure do. Carter is one lucky man, and he better remember we will kill him if he ever hurts you,” Richard adds.

I giggle as the doors open. We all have huge smiles on our faces as we begin our walk. The church is packed with hundreds of people, and that’s when I catch myself praying that I don’t trip and make a fool of myself, trying to smile at guests as I go. I’m quickly brought back to the present as I notice a tear slip down my soon-to-be-husband’s face. He looks so handsome in his gray tux, standing proudly as he waits for me with Derek by his side.

As we approach the altar, my fathers both kiss me on the cheek and hand me off to Carter.

The priest asks who gives me away, and as rehearsed they both say at the same time, “We do,” and then they take their seats. We turn to the priest, and he begins the service, which I’m thankful he kept somewhat short.

We have a very traditional wedding ceremony with traditional vows and a candle lighting ceremony. He finally says the words Carter and I have been dying to hear. “You may kiss your bride.” The entire church erupts into applause as we share a short but intimate kiss. As we finish our kiss, the priest tells us to face our guests and announces, “I am honored to introduce to you for the very first time, Mr. and Mrs. Carter Montgomery.”

We both smile as everyone again claps and takes pictures. The music begins to play as Derek and Bella meet at the middle aisle and begin their walk out of the church. My mother and Richard follow, and then my father and Claire. Lastly, Carter and I hold our hands in the air, full of excitement as we make our way out the door. We’re both smiling as we go straight to the limo with the intentions of thanking everyone for coming to the hall.

Once Carter and I are comfortably in our own limo and the driver has pulled away, Carter pulls me into his arms and says, “Thank you so much for making me the happiest man alive today.”

He kisses me softly, and I say, “Thank you for being forever mine. I love you, Carter.”

A huge smile spreads across his face. “I love you, Patricia Ann Montgomery.”

The End

Stay tuned as Love Conquers Life continues with Derek and Bella’s story. A Soldier for Bella.