the small of her back, or his hand would travel up her bare skin on her arm or on her back, or his hand would be held firmly around her waist.
Wherever he touched her he drew heat and warmth, and it made her temperature rise and made her ache for him until she was almost completely distracted with everything he did around her. For Derek it was the same, he seemed to be drawn to her in such a powerful way that he could not leave her side, and he could not hold back from reaching for her at every chance he had.
He eased some of his desire for her in the kisses he gave to her all throughout the morning and the day, leaning over to kiss her cheek or her neck, lifting her fingers to his mouth, or now and then pulling her close to him and kissing her lips, making the fires ignite and burn brightly between the two of them.
It was evident to everyone how much they were in love, and several people commented on it, but one did not. One man watched Julia all throughout the day, staring at her and wishing for her, but she turned her gaze from him and kept it on Derek.
“He’s watching me again,” she whispered at one point during the morning. “I know he doesn’t mean anything by it, he’s just so stubborn. He just doesn’t want to give up on me.”
A strange look came over Derek’s face; a serious look, and his blue eyes were set on Julia’s brown ones. “Well, he can’t have you. You’re mine this weekend.” And with that, he pulled her into his arms snugly and kissed her with all of the pent up passion inside of him, parting her lips and twisting his tongue around hers, making her melt into him, and moan with need.
Her moan only made him more hungry for her, and his arms closed tighter around her and he kissed her more deeply. When he finally let her go, they could hardly focus on anything around them but each other. She took a deep breath and stepped away from him to go to her sister and help her in her final preparations for the wedding.
Ronald avoided Derek’s looks and he steered clear of whatever group Derek was standing in during the day, preferring either to speak to Julia’s family or to keep his own company. Derek became more aware of him as the day progressed and they were seated near one another in the chairs as the wedding progressed. Both of them watched Julia as she walked down the aisle, her body moving beneath the thin lavender satin that covered it. There were white flowers in her hair and diamonds around her neck and in her ears, and Derek was certain that he had never seen a more beautiful woman in his life.
Her eyes sought him out for a moment as she passed him and they shared a smile before she looked back to the altar in front of her. When the vows had been spoken and the ceremony completed, the guests and wedding party made their way to the reception in the grand ballroom of the hotel, partially inside and partially outside.
A live chamber orchestra played serene music as the guests ate and talked with one another, and Derek and Julia were able to sit together.
“How was it?” she asked, looking at him with a glowing smile.
“The ceremony was one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever seen, but nothing stole my attention more than you. I just couldn’t take my eyes off of you. I’ve never seen anyone who captured me the way you did today,” he smiled at her.
She listened to him with rapt attention as she spoke, and she soaked up his words and his steady gaze, until she looked around her and realized something.
“Oh, Derek. You don’t have to say things like that when no one else is around. It’s all right.” She smiled lightly and he placed his finger beneath her chin and turned her face to him.
“I didn’t say that for anyone else. I said it for you, for your ears only, because I want you to know it.” His voice was soft but intense.
She blinked at him. “I... I don’t know what to say,” she whispered, her eyes locked on his.
He shook his head slowly. “Don’t
Wherever he touched her he drew heat and warmth, and it made her temperature rise and made her ache for him until she was almost completely distracted with everything he did around her. For Derek it was the same, he seemed to be drawn to her in such a powerful way that he could not leave her side, and he could not hold back from reaching for her at every chance he had.
He eased some of his desire for her in the kisses he gave to her all throughout the morning and the day, leaning over to kiss her cheek or her neck, lifting her fingers to his mouth, or now and then pulling her close to him and kissing her lips, making the fires ignite and burn brightly between the two of them.
It was evident to everyone how much they were in love, and several people commented on it, but one did not. One man watched Julia all throughout the day, staring at her and wishing for her, but she turned her gaze from him and kept it on Derek.
“He’s watching me again,” she whispered at one point during the morning. “I know he doesn’t mean anything by it, he’s just so stubborn. He just doesn’t want to give up on me.”
A strange look came over Derek’s face; a serious look, and his blue eyes were set on Julia’s brown ones. “Well, he can’t have you. You’re mine this weekend.” And with that, he pulled her into his arms snugly and kissed her with all of the pent up passion inside of him, parting her lips and twisting his tongue around hers, making her melt into him, and moan with need.
Her moan only made him more hungry for her, and his arms closed tighter around her and he kissed her more deeply. When he finally let her go, they could hardly focus on anything around them but each other. She took a deep breath and stepped away from him to go to her sister and help her in her final preparations for the wedding.
Ronald avoided Derek’s looks and he steered clear of whatever group Derek was standing in during the day, preferring either to speak to Julia’s family or to keep his own company. Derek became more aware of him as the day progressed and they were seated near one another in the chairs as the wedding progressed. Both of them watched Julia as she walked down the aisle, her body moving beneath the thin lavender satin that covered it. There were white flowers in her hair and diamonds around her neck and in her ears, and Derek was certain that he had never seen a more beautiful woman in his life.
Her eyes sought him out for a moment as she passed him and they shared a smile before she looked back to the altar in front of her. When the vows had been spoken and the ceremony completed, the guests and wedding party made their way to the reception in the grand ballroom of the hotel, partially inside and partially outside.
A live chamber orchestra played serene music as the guests ate and talked with one another, and Derek and Julia were able to sit together.
“How was it?” she asked, looking at him with a glowing smile.
“The ceremony was one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever seen, but nothing stole my attention more than you. I just couldn’t take my eyes off of you. I’ve never seen anyone who captured me the way you did today,” he smiled at her.
She listened to him with rapt attention as she spoke, and she soaked up his words and his steady gaze, until she looked around her and realized something.
“Oh, Derek. You don’t have to say things like that when no one else is around. It’s all right.” She smiled lightly and he placed his finger beneath her chin and turned her face to him.
“I didn’t say that for anyone else. I said it for you, for your ears only, because I want you to know it.” His voice was soft but intense.
She blinked at him. “I... I don’t know what to say,” she whispered, her eyes locked on his.
He shook his head slowly. “Don’t
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