“It was okay. If you don’t mind, I really don’t want to talk about that right now.”
“Sweetheart, what’s wrong?” Ian asked as he took my hand.
“Nothing. We just talked about my father. I don’t want to think or talk about it right now.”
“Okay. We can talk about it when you’re ready.”
Ian tore off a piece of his blueberry muffin and handed it to me. “Here, blueberry muffins always make things better.” He smiled.
“Your obsession with blueberry muffins is starting to worry me.”
“Is that so? Well, I have another obsession,” he said as he picked me up and carried me through the kitchen and up the stairs to our bedroom.
Chapter 5
Ian
“As much as I don’t want to get out of this bed, we do need to get cleaned up to meet Adalynn and Daniel for dinner.”
“I know,” Rory whined as she rolled on top of me. “But first, I need to kiss your lips,” she said as she kissed me. “Then I need to kiss your sexy chest.” She smiled as her lips traveled to my bare chest. Then I need to kiss your—”
“Whoa,” I said as I stopped her. “Sweetheart, do me a favor and save that for later tonight. If you do that now, we won’t be meeting Adalynn and Daniel for dinner; that I can promise.”
“You’re no fun,” she whined.
I kissed her soft lips as she stared into my eyes. “I’m so in love with you, Rory, and I need you to believe that. No matter what you want to do about your father, whether it be find him or forget about him, I’ll be here for you, and I’ll help you get through it.”
“I do believe you love me, and I’m so in love with you too. We’ll be here for each other.” She smiled.
I pulled her down onto me and held her tight. “I’m happy; so happy and I don’t want anything to ruin it.”
“Nothing will, Ian. I promise,” she whispered.
Somehow, I got the feeling that all was too good to be true and something was coming our way.
We both got up and got dressed. Rory freshened up her makeup and we headed to Cabot’s for dinner. Joshua had the night off, so I drove. We were stuck in typical Los Angeles traffic and when I looked over at Rory, I noticed she’d been staring at me. I took hold of her hand and softly kissed it with a smile.
“You’re beautiful. I want you to know that.”
“You’re sexy, and I want you to know that.” She smiled.
We pulled up to the curb and I had the valet park the car. As we walked into the restaurant, the hostess took us over to our table, where Adalynn and Daniel were sitting.
“It’s about time!” Adalynn said as she hugged me and then Rory.
“Traffic was terrible,” I said as I shook Daniel’s hand.
“Somehow, I don’t think the traffic had anything to do with it.” She smirked.
After we looked over the menu, we placed our dinner order and then Adalynn began talking about the wedding. She took hold of Daniel’s hand as she looked at both of us.
“We set a date!”
“When?” Rory asked in excitement.
“April 19th.”
“That’s in three months. Is that enough time to plan a wedding?” I asked.
“That’s what I asked.” Daniel chuckled.
“I’ll have plenty of time, plus now that you’re not going to be Ian’s slave anymore, Rory, you can help me, since you’ll be my maid of honor. You will be my maid of honor, right?” she asked.
I looked over at Rory and she was glowing with excitement. “Are you serious, Adalynn? You really want me to be your maid of honor?”
“Yes, Rory, I do,” she said as she reached over and patted Rory’s hand.
“And I would like you to be my best man, Ian,” Daniel said.
I looked over at him and felt honored. “Thank you, Daniel. I’d be honored to be your best man.” I smiled.
Rory hooked her arm around mine and laid her head on my shoulder. “This is so exciting, Ian. I’ve never been in a wedding or even been to one.”
Adalynn and Daniel sat across the table and smiled as I kissed Rory on the head. “I’m happy you’re happy.”
The truth was I was a little worried. Marriage wasn’t my thing. It’s only a little piece of paper that officially states that you’re a couple. Who needed that? From what I’d seen in the world, relationships were perfect until that little piece of paper came into play. Then everything went to shit. There was no reason why two people needed to get married. I was happy living and sharing my life with Rory as we were. I was concerned that all this wedding planning with Adalynn would make Rory want to get married. I couldn’t do that. I wouldn’t do that.
Adalynn and Rory continued to talk about the wedding during dinner, and Daniel and I talked business and politics. It was nice to be out as a couple. After enjoying our dinner and having a few drinks, we called it a night. All I kept thinking about was getting Rory home and into bed.
“After you, Madame,” I said as I opened the passenger door for her.
“Thank you.” She smiled as she stepped in.
“Dinner was great, and I’m so excited to be a part of Adalynn and Daniel’s wedding. Aren’t you?” she asked.
I took hold of her hand and kissed it. “Of course I am. I couldn’t be happier.”
God, I had to keep praying that she didn’t mention marriage to me. I felt that she wouldn’t yet because it was too soon in our relationship for any kind of talk like that. The less we talked about Adalynn and Daniel, the safer I’d be.
“So, tell me what Dr. Neil had to say about your dad.”
Rory looked at me strangely. “What made you think of that? We were just talking about the wedding and you instantly changed the subject.”
“I’m sorry, sweetheart. I’ve just been thinking about how upset you were when you came home earlier from your appointment. It really bothered me.”
She brought her hand up to my cheek and softly stroked it. “I don’t want you to be bothered by it, honey. She just asked me about what I would say to him if I met him.”
“Do you want to meet him? I can find him for you.”
“I don’t know, Ian. I’m just really confused about the whole thing.”
“Well, just let me know, sweetheart, and I’ll make some calls.”
We pulled up to the house and I got out and opened the door for her. As I took her hand and helped her out, I picked her up and carried her into the house and up to the bedroom.
“What are you doing?” She smiled.
“I’m taking you to bed because it’s all I’ve been thinking about all night.”
“Oh, okay!”
I kissed her lips before putting her down. “I want you to strip for me, but not until after I get undressed and get in bed.”
I took off my clothes as she carefully watched me. Just watching her watch me was getting me hard. I climbed into bed and smiled at her. “Your turn. Nice and slow, sweetheart. Go nice and slow. I want my own private show.”
She turned around so her back was facing me and she slowly unzipped her dress. She took the zipper all the way to the end so I could see her v-string. Fuck, she was hot and sexy. She moved her ass back and forth in a sexy tease that drove me wild. She slowly took down one strap of her dress and then the other, holding it up over her breasts. She turned around and faced me, letting the dress drop to the floor. She stood there with a sexy look on her face as she licked her lips in only her so-called panties and bra.
“Get over here and let me slap that sexy ass of yours.”
Her smile grew wider as she bit down on her bottom lip and walked over to me, bending over so I could slap her.
“God, sweetheart, I could come right now just watching you.”
I lightly slapped her on the ass. She loved it. I didn’t do it hard and I never left a mark. I would never physically hurt her, even if it was for play.