Love Came Back (a Pyro-Princess Design and Style novel Book 1) (23 page)

40

Birthday Wishes

..::Siddaleigh::..

For his thirty-fourth birthday, I bought him a diver’s watch that he told me to get for him. I told him I wanted to surprise him with something. He just shook his head and told me if I wanted to get him anything, get him this. For three hundred dollars, yeah, that sure surprised me. Money was no problem though so I gave him
whatever
he wanted. He said just me. He really wanted the watch but mostly me.

I just rolled my eyes. Mostly? Smart-ass sailor.

I did get it engraved though. ‘With all my love, forever and always.’

He loved it. I baked him a small cake. He showed me, in several ways, how to eat ice cream. It was a sticky mess. It was so much fun. Konner could be so playful. I never wanted this happiness to end.

♥

My twenty-sixth was just a week later and Konner took me out to the same restaurant as before. Same delicious steaks I’ve ever had. Then he took me to Clear Lake Shores. Same place from all those years before, when we were just love struck young adults.

I missed this place. I hadn’t been back since that night. It never felt the same. Not without Konner. I felt so blessed that I had this second chance. Our
love came back
. Stronger and more powerful than I could ever have hoped for.

He decided we would camp out in the back of his Texas Edition Chevy Silverado pick-up truck. I asked him why he decided to get a truck when he had his Camaro that he ‘loved’ like a treasure.

“Oh, Siddaleigh. There’s still so much to learn from each other. I am so elated to know we get to have a life time of getting to know each other. I bought this thing a few years ago. I rarely use it. I didn’t want to camp out on the actual grass. I don’t want grass or dirt on either of our bodies,” he laughed boldly at that image and I laughed along with him. “The things I plan to do with you under these magnificent stars are not made for itchy bodies.”

He had piled about five or six heavy blankets in the bed of the truck so we didn’t have to feel the hard metal. He grabbed two big thick body pillows and a beautiful quilt with Celtic designs from the cab of the truck to blanket us.

As I sat on the truck bench, I kicked off my shoes, and Konner went back to the truck. He was gone just a few minutes too long for my liking. I was about to call out for him when he hopped into the back by stepping on the tire and swinging his leg over the side.

He settled in next to me and presented me with a rectangle box.

“Konner, you gave me too much already.”

I remember the two carat ring he gave me. I know it cost him a lot and I didn’t mind not getting anything, but he looked at me with exasperation and rolled his eyes.

“This box is bigger than a ring box, Konner.”

“Just open it, love. Love me, marry me, cherish me and accept anything I give you because it’s what I was made to do. Make your every dream come true. All your dreams, wishes and every want you’ll ever have, is what I was born and created for. All that I am is yours, my sweet love. The ring I gave you is a symbol of that. This other is just what I want to give you for your birthday. So take it and like it. Please?”

Sighing in mock disapproval, (engagement ring I had no problem receiving. Hello, it’s an engagement ring), I set my hands out to receive my gift.

Opening the lid, I saw a matching necklace that went with the ring. It sparkled and shined like the stars above us. The necklace was just a little bigger. They were both set in a diamond square white gold miracle stone setting. Looked like something from a different era. Elegantly beautiful. Classic and it might look simple but I knew it was anything but. Little diamonds surrounded the middle square and my eyes couldn’t help but glisten.

I knew I didn’t need something so expensive, but I knew it would hurt his honor and pride to reject it. And honestly? I really loved it.

“Oh, Kon. It’s so beautiful. Do I have to put it on myself?” I laughed through my tears.

He clasped the necklace around my neck and its brilliance was stunning. This man knew how to make me the happiest woman in the world.

He laid my hand over his heart, cupped it with his, and with the other he caressed my cheek. I nuzzled into it before looking in his beautiful green irises.

“For all the love I possess, this is only a tiny symbol of it. There’s nothing more beautiful than your smile. Nothing as brilliant as your ever changing hazel eyes. Your compassionate heart and your strong will and loyalty. I am always yours for the rest of my life, Siddaleigh Mare. You are mine, as well, for always and forever. There is nothing like hearing your laugh. Or anything more perfect than your body. I don’t care what anyone else thinks or believes. I would
never
change anything about you. And I will
never
allow anyone to make you feel that way either. For my life, Siddaleigh. That is my promise. I will never leave your side ever again.
Mo féin, m’anam, mo chroí
. My own, my soul, my heart.
Go deo, banphrionsa
. Forever, princess.”

My eyes blurred with tears. I did the only thing I could do. Smile. No one has ever made me feel so beautiful and worthy of everything and deserving, as Konner just did. Eight years was a long time to wait but now that I have him here, those years are nothing but a memory. I showed him just how much his words meant to me by tackling him down onto his back and covering his lips with my own.

Konner only let me control our deep, soul-taking kiss for so long before he put his hands around my hips and skillfully turned me so I was on my back. Sneaky devil. He let his hands roam from my hips, up my waist and made his way to caress the underside of my left breast.

His lips drifted from my swollen lips to the curve of my neck. Sucking gently, he took his hand away and he used both to lift my purple sundress and plays with the lace hem of my panties at my hips.

He drew them down and I lifted my butt and hips to help him. I could feel my breath quicken and I began to pant as he slid his head and body down the length of mine. He settled himself between my thighs and began nuzzling his nose against the curve where my leg met my pelvic bone.

“Fuck, Siddaleigh. You smell so sweet. Just like vanilla. My own dessert. Let’s see just how far I can take you,
banphrionsa
.”

41

Heaven’s Light

..::Siddaleigh::..

I could feel my vaginal walls tighten and flex in eager abandon. He began to stroke his tongue over my clitoris and I felt a breeze pass over him and cool my skin.

Even with my dress on, I felt scandalous and wanton. His hands travelled from my thighs to cup my butt and he kneaded it gently as he induced my legs further apart. Then they made their way over the fabric of my dress to the neckline and pulled on the stretchy material and my bra until it was pulled down and a breast spilled out. Konner teased my already hardened peak until I felt a slight pain, a pleasurable tingle that radiated through my body like lightning.

Flicking his fingers in rhythm with his tongue, he put my body in overdrive and I couldn’t help but feel my body awaken to new sensations. He licked my center hungrily and brought his free hand down to slide one finger inside me. I felt him reaching for that extra sensitive spot and he brought his finger almost all the way out then pushed two more fingers inside.

I felt my legs quiver and shake at my pending release.

“Konner. Oh, my God. Oh, right there. I feel that, right there. Almost there. So good, Konner. So friggin’ good.”

I felt myself practically climb outside my body and my fingers had a death grip on the blankets, when Konner lifted up for air. I was in a state of aroused pain.

What. The. Hell?

“Konner, I was almost-

“I want to feel you come around my dick, Siddaleigh. I want all that sweet syrup coating and milking my cock for all it’s worth,
muirneach
. Hot, liquid satin blanketing me.”

He relaxed his body on top of me, his penis hard and throbbing against my wet center. I felt it jerk and bob against my folds and I looked up into Konner’s eyes.

In a way, they look savage and positively beastly. He got real close to my face and whispers, “
Is e an mianach
.”

Then he thrust to the hilt inside me and I cried out in intense pleasure.

“So much heat, Sidda. Burn bright for me, fire-girl. My sweet princess, burn right through me.”

He waited a moment so I can adjust to his size and beautiful invasion. I exhaled, smiled and told him I’m ready. Then he began to move back and forth, slowly, taunting me to feel every stroke. The rhythm of our love-making was fierce and desperate. Like this was our last time, even though I know it’s not. I felt a desperation build up inside me, begging to be set free. He shunted deep inside me with a few hard, quick plunges, and he’s spilling his release at the same time mine relented. The feeling was so intense and so incredible. If I hadn’t figured out I was probably pregnant, I would be
so
pregnant now.

Konner turned us to our sides with his softening erection still nestled between the folds of my vagina and I couldn’t resist the bliss of sated drowsiness that came over me. Every time we came together, it felt more intense than the last. I couldn’t help but drift into sleep.

♥

..::Konner::..

Watching Sidda sleep all cuddled up next to me, would never grow old. That bastard ex has left her alone since the fire. It left a bitter taste that stayed in my mouth. Nate has not picked up anything on his trail. Like Thompson was a damn ghost.

I didn’t know how long that silence would last and I sure as hell didn’t want anything happening to Siddaleigh. If the sitch wasn’t resolved before I’m back on active duty, I am going to be royally pissed.

Siddaleigh didn’t deserve to be taunted and victimized. The only thing I could think to do would be to keep her under lock and key. That was a good safe thought, but not something I could do to her. I suppose I could get Lucan to shadow her. Leaving her safety to someone else, even family, didn’t set right with me.

We still haven’t used a condom either. She could become pregnant. If she wasn’t already. She would tell me if she was. I shifted my gaze from her face to the soft flesh of her belly. I could picture it growing with my child. It thrilled me and made me nervous all at once.

This was my tour before commissioning out. Nate, too. We both wanted out. I loved my career. I was planning on making it a career too. Go twenty years. Maybe I still could, but I didn’t see myself behind a desk. I knew my father was ready to hand me the reins of the company. He said it would be mine, but Nathan was like a son to him too, so he wanted to give it to the both of us. I didn’t have any problem with that. Since my family came here to the states from Ireland, he was the only friend that I kept. I was a loner, even while growing up in Ireland. Nathan’s father practically disowned him when he decided to go to the Navy at eighteen. His dad was furious that Nathan didn’t want to follow in his dads and his brothers footsteps in becoming a lawyer.

My dad welcomed him into our family and that was that.

A little over two decades of friendship, I knew he was loyal to me. As I was to him. Although, Nathan was dragging on the issue of Brianne. I knew he loved her. Had for some time now. I only had a slight issue of his age. He was my age. That gave him twelve years on my sister’s twenty-two.

I didn’t judge him for that. It seemed to run through my family. Lucan just retired from the Marines. Twenty years for him, and he missed most of his daughters childhood. I didn’t want to miss any of mine.

All I knew was I didn’t want to miss out on one thing when it came to my children.

That was a hind thought to the issue at hand of Mikhail. That mother-fucker would slip and when he did, I was going to tear him to pieces for even daring to come within a mile of what’s mine.

I caressed Siddaleigh’s side as she snuggled up closer to me. I looked up towards Heaven’s light and did what I truly hadn’t done in many years. I prayed.

42

Give Thanks

..::Siddaleigh::..

It’s been almost a month, since I found out I was pregnant. I still hadn’t told Konner. Besides not having a period, I didn’t have any symptoms. I lied to him when I told him I was going to the doctor for a checkup and a flu shot. Sound familiar? Well, this time, I wanted it to be a present for Konner. I was so nervous to tell him. I don’t know why I was stalling. I knew he had every right to know. I was hoping to get this whole Mikhail situation taken care of. I mean, why is he hiding? It’s been over a month. Almost two. I was tired of living in constant fear of looking over my shoulder. Konner’s physical therapy was going really well and he would be leaving soon.

The only good thing that’s happened is that we set a date for our wedding. It was set for December 31. How he pulled that off, I couldn’t guess, but he was for sure leaving on the first. Surely I would suck it up and tell him way before then. (Cue the awkward laughter, please.)

For Thanksgiving, we were spending it with his family. Before at the Bar-B-Q/Reunion, there was so many people there, we only met briefly and only chatted about that day and who everyone was in the family.

Rowan, Konner’s father, reminded me so much of Konner. I knew in thirty years, Konner would have that same mischievous twinkle in his eye. He was also ten years older than Ailey, Konner’s mother. Rowan looked to be just an inch or two above Konner, with broad soldiers. Same deep green eyes as Konner’s. They sparkled with happiness and ease.

His parents had a two story ranch home in Clear Lake. Beautiful greenery and trees with a man-made pond in the back yard, which had all types of fish. They also had a large pool with a hot tub. It was all within a wrought iron gate.

When we walked through the front door, we heard boisterous noises come from the living room. When we entered, Nathan, Rowan, Lucan, and Konner’s Uncle Braedon were surrounding the television hollering at the screen as the Texans played. They didn’t even notice us.

“Hello, son, Siddaleigh! It does my heart good to see another pretty face, love.”

We made our way in as Ailey greeted us when she and Brianne came through from the kitchen. Ailey went to sit next to Rowan when he grabbed her waist and sat her in his lap. I couldn’t contain the blush that rose on my face, and Konner picked the closest recliner and damn the man, he did the same to me. I went to sit down and he didn’t let me get far before bringing me down on his lap. Which I felt stiffening beneath me. My face maintained the blush. I wasn’t comfortable perched, so I wiggled, which made Konner hiss in a breath of air and I snuggled into his chest and rested my hands over my stomach.

Konner kissed my temple and placed his on top of mine. Brianne tried sitting between Braedon and Lucan, but Nathan gave Lucan a glare, so he scooted closer to his dad. She ended up sitting between Lucan and Nathan. She gave Nathan a death side-eye and sat on the edge of the sofa, as far away from him as possible. Brianne looked uncomfortable and on edge. I noticed this. As did Nathan. I don’t know what was going on but the tension was palpable. No one else seemed to notice.

We all chatted about the Texans while we waited for the game to come back on. When it did, Ailey stood up and asked if I or Konner wanted anything to drink. Konner declined, and I said I’d go with her into the kitchen and Brianne shot up in agreement.

“I’ll, go too. We can girl talk.” She made her way out of the room. Ailey just looked at her with a confused look and followed.

I turned my face up to kiss Konner, we kissed a little longer than was appropriate and when I stood everyone was staring. My face? In flames. I made my way pass them and when I got close enough to Nathan, I whispered, “Don’t be an ass to her, buddy.”

I walked off and before I was out of ear shot, I heard Rowan say, “What the hell is going on?”

We settled in the kitchen, and Brianne looked so much like her mother. There were both high spirited. Well, Brianne usually was, but she seemed a little down.

I reached over to her and placed a hand gently on her arm. “Everything okay?”

Ailey was making stuffing and she stiffened but only for a second before continuing on. Luckily when Brianne looked at her mother, nothing seemed amiss.

“Nothing. Kent and I just seem to be falling apart. I don’t even know how either. It just seems like we’re not going anywhere. It seemed so perfect month ago. Now, it’s like I don’t even know him anymore.”

“If it’s meant to be, then y’all will work it out. If it’s not, then that also, will work itself out. Give yourself a little time.”

Ailey took that as her cue and turned to face us.

“Brianne, there’s a good man, right out in that front room that loves ye.” Her mother pointed out towards the living room.

“I’m with Kent. I hope it’s just a bad phase. He’s never there.
Him
, that good man you’re talking about mother, is an ass.”

“Brianne Cailín, don’t let me-”

Ailey was quickly interrupted, “Mother, sorry. It’s just…complicated.”

“It’s okay.” I tried to diffuse the argument I could feel about to commence, “Brianne, Ailey, let’s table this for now. It’s time to give thanks for all we have. Count our blessings, yeah?”

Ailey puffed for a moment. I rolled my eyes and smiled. Irish people? Stubborn. I could feel her about to try to argue her way back, but I started talking about PPDS, which I dubbed the boutique so we didn’t have to continue saying it all out. As I was telling her how I got started, I found it easy to tell her everything. About my dream when I was younger, and getting through college. I bi-passed the whole ‘Mikhail era’, wasn’t quite ready to delve into that, but she seemed genuinely interested and Brianne would comment once or twice. She loved the store and couldn’t wait for it to open back up.

“I’ll have to go with Brianne and check it out. Seems like you’ve done so wonderful for yourself. Since a few months ago, Konner has not been able to shut up about ye, love. It’s taken him so long to finally bring someone home. He had told us about ye, from before. He was so excited then. Now, even more so. We knew back then ye had to have been someone special to light our boy’s eyes. I am so happy for ye both that y’all have found each other again.”

♥

Our dinner was most delicious. We had turkey and some good ole fashioned Thanksgiving sides to go with it. We also had some Irish delicacies that I couldn’t pronounce and I was real iffy about trying, but Konner just shook his head.

“Try it, Siddaleigh.” He sounded a little harsh, as if he was tired of something.

“Make me.” There was no way I was going to let him get away with talking to me like that.

He sighed. Then smirked. Oooh, that smirk looked devious. I went to grab my glass of water when he slid his palm over my thigh. No. He. Did. Not. He’s not going to
tease
me into trying the food.

He kneaded my thigh over the floral sundress I was wearing. I felt my vagina tense in anticipation. He brought his lips against my ear, kissed it, and whispered, “Please,
anamchara
, for me. Try it, I promise you, you will love it.”

How could I say no? Luckily for him, it was delicious. Whatever it was.

“See? Told you, babe,” he then moved his hand closer to my center. He whispered against my ear once more, “But this,” he rubbed me over my dress and panties, “I want to have this as my dessert tonight. Sweeter than any dessert and tempting as fuck.”

Oh. My. God. Face? In lava-mode. I was burning all over. We were at the end of the table, so no one really noticed. Thank GOD!

However! Two could play this game. I’ve never been one to be bold or make public displays, but I couldn’t help it. He needed a lesson in humility.

I calmed myself down first. I took a few deep breaths I learned in yoga. He noticed this, but continued his little so-called enticement.

I asked Brianne how school was doing and turned to pay attention. I did my utmost to ignore Konner. With his efforts being ignored, he retreated and went to add this or that to the conversation. While his head was turned, I reached (most discreetly) my hand toward his fly. God, doesn’t he own any jeans with a damn zipper? These dang buttons were hell on my libido. I palmed his thickening erection in a circular motion and Konner tensed.

“Konner, dear, are ye okay, son?” Ailey gave him a concerned look and then looked at me in question.

I could not contain my laughter. I let out a bold laugh and stopped quickly when Konner looked at me.

“I don’t know, mother. Am I, Siddaleigh?” Dear in headlights anyone? That shut me up. Putting me on the spot and all eyes were on me.
AWKWARD
!

“Oh, yeah.” My voice was husky and throaty. Crap.

Clearing his throat, he turned and continued the conversation he began with Nathan. No blush, no hang ups on the fact that everyone at this table probably knew what we were up too down here. No pun intended either.

He lifted and laid his arm on the back of my chair and his hand curved around my upper arm. He slid his fingers up and down. Tauntingly. Teasingly.

Then with some nerve left, (because I would not be undone) I unbuttoned his jeans, and gave him a hand-job. As I was eating my dessert. Yeah, I am so going to pay for that. Eventually.

Konner slipped his hands between my arm underneath my armpit and his fingers grazed my breasts. He did this slowly and while I did my best to conceal my blush, I felt my nipples begin to bead.

Yeah, he so is gonna get it now, I thought.

I grabbed the heat of him, and squeezed. Jerked my hand up and down a few times. His breath hitched and he coughed a few a times.

“Konner, dear, are ye really okay?”

“It’s nothing mother. Just a winter cough.”

He’s so full of crap.

He said this as he brought my cardigan over my shoulders to hide his playful hand and the aroused state of my breasts.

God, they felt so tender. I knew I couldn’t hold back the whimper anymore as his hand brushed my nipple. I was thankful I wasn’t facing anybody.

He stopped, and looked at me with concern.

“You okay?”

I nodded and shivered.

“Are ye cold, love?”

I gave Konner the side-eye and looked at Ailey with a sincere smile to answer her question.

“Maybe, a little, but there’s no need to turn the heat on. With Konner right next to me, his body heat is keeping me warm enough.”

Rowan just eyed us both with some knowing look and I blushed. Hard.

“Oh, Ailey-girl, I think those two are ready to get out of here.” He then winked at Ailey.

WHAT? I didn’t need everyone to think anything nefarious was happening! Oh. God. I am so mortified. Brianne saw the wink and then looked over towards us. My face was on fire and Konner just had a smug look on his face.

“Get a room people.”

I, therefore, whipped my hand, not so delicately away, making Konner wince.

“Sorry.”

Everyone else laughed and Konner shook his head ruefully.

Whispering, “It’s okay,” to me, his said louder to his family, “We do have to leave. Siddaleigh has to be up early and I want to get her home so she could get some
needed
rest.”

Palm, meet face.

God. Now, they
all
know!

Konner slipped his hands down to rebutton himself while looking right at me. Come on! I looked and giving thanks to God no one saw him do that, I looked wildly at him.

He stood up, pulled back my chair, I blushed and said my thanks to a wonderful dinner, and we left out the door quickly.