“Katie?” My father poked his head in. and the look on his face was priceless. “Oh my God, Katie. You look…”
“Like a princess?” I laughed.
“Beautiful,” he breathed. I saw tears brimming in his eyes.
“Don’t you cry!” I warned, fanning my own eyes when I saw his. “Don’t you dare! My mascara is waterproof, but still…”
We could both hear Tyler singing.
* * *
When you sleep, and I keep
My vigilant gaze into the night
Where the light can’t penetrate
* * *
In the cold, in the dark
You are the star fire burning bright
To where I navigate
* * *
Then the morning rise
And I feel it
In your waking eyes
And I see it
My eyes claiming yours
And you feel it
* * *
My father smiled, offering me his arm. I took a deep breath, my bouquet in my other hand, and took a step forward to take it.
* * *
There are stars, that never part
Split halves that are fused into one whole heart
That spin into infinity
* * *
How it burns, generates
A force unmatched among the stars
It’s a love like gravity
* * *
My heart swelled as we walked out of the room into the alcove of the church. It was a beautiful, old Catholic church, although neither of us were Catholic. We’d gotten some sort of exception, because we weren’t members, but Celeste had been married in it, and I’d fallen in love with all the stained glass.
“Are you happy?” My father leaned in to ask as we stood at the back of the church.
“Beyond,” I whispered back, seeing everyone I loved standing or sitting up there at the front of the church.
My mother was in the front row, along with my brother, Aaron, and his wife. My bridesmaids were standing in a row, Emma waving wildly to me, making me smile. On the other side, Rob was beside Tyler—his best man—along with the rest of Trouble acting as groomsmen.
And there was Tyler, singing my song, and waiting for me to be his bride. Slowly, my father walked me down the aisle to meet him.
* * *
Then the morning rise
And I feel it
In your waking eyes
And I see it
My eyes claiming yours
And you feel it
* * *
Put your hand, in my hand
Our hearts surrendered to love’s demands
The only bonds that make us free
* * *
Claire had timed this moment perfectly. I saw her out of the corner of my eye, our wedding planner, checking her watch. This was the moment my father would hand me over to Tyler.
My hand slipped from my father’s into my soon-to-be husband’s. My father’s hand closed over both of ours for a moment, squeezing, before he took a step back and gave me over completely.
Tyler, still holding a mic, looking down at me as the music shifted and changed, bringing around the last verse. Tyler sang it to me, his eyes shining, and goddamnit, I wasn’t going to get through the first five minutes of my own wedding without crying.
* * *
In the dark, in the night
What we are ignites a forever light
Where we will always be
* * *
Say you’ll marry me
Will you feel it?
Say you’ll marry me
Will you see it?
Say you’ll marry me…
* * *
Tyler’s voice trailed off, and he handed the mic over to the minister, like Claire had planned. It was all perfectly choreographed and orchestrated.
Then Emma’s voice rose above everything, clear as day, “You have to say yes!”
I looked at her and laughed. Then everyone laughed.
“Yes!” I cried, throwing my arms around Ty and kissing him, much to everyone’s surprise, long before the official ceremony was begun, let alone over. Tyler wrapped his arms around me and kissed me back as I whispered the words that really sealed the deal against his lips, “So much yes!”
The End
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Selena Kitt is a NEW YORK TIMES bestselling and award-winning author of erotic and romance fiction. She is one of the highest selling erotic writers in the business with over two million sexy books sold!
Her writing embodies everything from the spicy to the scandalous but watch out-this kitty also has sharp claws and her stories often include intriguing edges and twists that take readers to new, thought-provoking depths.
When she’s not pawing away at her keyboard, Selena runs an innovative publishing company (excessica.com) and bookstore (excitica.com), as well as two erotica and erotic romance promotion companies (excitesteam.com and excitespice.com) and she also now runs the Erotica Readers and Writers Association (erotica-readers.com).
Her books EcoErotica (2009), The Real Mother Goose (2010) and Heidi and the Kaiser (2011) were all Epic Award Finalists. Her only gay male romance, Second Chance, won the Epic Award in Erotica in 2011. Her story, Connections, was one of the runners-up for the 2006 Rauxa Prize, given annually to an erotic short story of “exceptional literary quality.”
Her books, Babysitting the Baumgartners, Adventures with the Baumgartners, Heidi and the Kaiser and Unfolding are now adult films by Adam & Eve, directed by Kay Brandt.
She can be reached on her website at www.selenakitt.com
Selena Kitt’s Other Works
MOVIES
Adventures with the Baumgartners
Babysitting the Baumgartners
Heidi and the Kaiser
Unfolding
* * *
NOVELS
BAUMGARTNER SERIES NOVELS
A Baumgartner Reunion
Adventures with the Baumgartners
Babysitting the Baumgartners
Baumgartner Generations: Henry
Baumgartner Generations: Janie
Baumgartners Empty Nest
Crazy About the Baumgartners
Letters to the Baumgartners
The Baumgartners Plus One
* * *
DIVINE VAMPIRES SERIES
The Blood of Angels
The Kiss of Angels
* * *
HIGHLAND WOLF PACT TRILOGY
Highland Wolf Pact
Highland Wolf Pact: Compromising Positions
Highland Wolf Pact: Blood Reign
* * *
PARANORMAL/FANTASY NOVELS
Bear Necessities
Blind Date
Hooked (Blood Courtesans)
The Real Mother Goose
The Song of Orpheus
The Surrender of Persephone
* * *
TABOO/FORBIDDEN NOVELS
Heidi and the Kaiser
Hussy
Forbidden Fruit
Naughty Bits (Revised)
Step Beast
Yank
* * *
THREESOME/MENAGE NOVELS
Bluebeard’s Wife
Taken
The Sybian Club
Under Mr. Nolan’s Bed
Unfolding
* * *
UNDER MR. NOLAN’S BED TRILOGY
Temptation
Confession
Grace
* * *
SELENA KITT BOX SETS
The Baumgartner Box Set 1
The Baumgartner Box Set 2
Girls Only Complete Boxed Set
Highland Wolf P
act Boxed Set
Modern Wicked Fairy Tales: Complete #1
Myths Behaving Badly Box Set
Nolan Trilogy Boxed Set
Power Play: The Complete Collection
Tempting His Best Friend—Forbidden Love A-Z—BABY SERIES—Volume 1
Tempting His Best Friend—Forbidden Love A-Z—THE GIRLS—Volume 1
Tempting His Best Friend—Forbidden Love A-Z—THE GIRLS—Volume 2
Tempting His Best Friend—Forbidden Love A-Z—THE GIRLS—Volume 3
Tempting His Best Friend—Forbidden Love A-Z—THE GIRLS—Volume 4
Tempting His Best Friend—Forbidden Love A-Z—THE GIRLS—Volume 5
Tempting His Best Friend—Forbidden Love A-Z—THE GUYS—Volume 1
Tempting His Best Friend—Forbidden Love A-Z—THE GUYS—Volume 2
Tempting His Best Friend—Forbidden Love A-Z—THE GUYS—Volume 3
Tempting His Best Friend—Forbidden Love A-Z—THE GUYS—Volume 4
Tempting His Best Friend—Forbidden Love A-Z—THE GUYS—Volume 5
* * *
ANTHOLOGIES
Back to the Garden (Revised)
Baumgartner Hot Shorts
Confessions
EcoErotica
Quickies
Tickled Pink
* * *
STORIES
* * *
BAUMGARTNER SERIES STORIES
A Baumgartner Anniversary
A Baumgartner Christmas
A Baumgartner Valentine
Baumgartners Dirty Show
Meet the Baumgartners
* * *
EROTICA
A Different Angle
A Twisted Bard’s Tale
Connections
Hannah’s Choice
I’ll Be Your Superman
On Cherry Hill
Sacred Spots
Second Chance
Shorn
Starving Artist
The Flintstone Experiment
* * *
ROMANCE
Christmas Stalking
Unbreakable Bonds
* * *
GIRLS ONLY
Girls Only: College Days
Girls Only: First Time
Girls Only: Girl Scout Trip
Girls Only: Moms’ Night Out
Girls Only: New Year’s Resolution
Girls Only: Pajama Party
Girls Only: Pool Party
Girls Only: Stay
Girls Only: Sybian Sorority
Girls Only: The Hairdresser
* * *
MODERN WICKED FAIRY TALES
A Modern Wicked Fairy Tale: Alice
A Modern Wicked Fairy Tale: Beauty
A Modern Wicked Fairy Tale: Bluebeard
A Modern Wicked Fairy Tale: Briar Rose
A Modern Wicked Fairy Tale: Frog Prince
A Modern Wicked Fairy Tale: Goldilocks
A Modern Wicked Fairy Tale: Gretel
A Modern Wicked Fairy Tale: Peter and the Wolf
A Modern Wicked Fairy Tale: Pinocchio
A Modern Wicked Fairy Tale: Rapunzel
A Modern Wicked Fairy Tale: Red
A Modern Wicked Fairy Tale: The Frog Prince
A Modern Wicked Fairy Tale: Wendy
* * *
POWER PLAY
Power Play: Bailey and the Professor
Power Play: Donnie and the Maid
Power Play: Emily and the Priest
Power Play: Ivy and the Cop
Power Play: Jodie and the Billionaire
Power Play: Katie and the Dom
Power Play: Kelsey and the Executive
* * *
TEMPTING HIS BEST FRIEND
Aaron
Brian
Cameron
Daren
Dustin
Evan
Finn
Gavin
Hayden
Ian
Jason
Kevin
Logan
Mason
Nathan
Owen
Preston
Quinn
Ryan
Sean
Tristan
Upton
Vaughn
Warren
Xavian
Yaron
Zayn
Anna
Becca
Christa
Clara
Darla
Eva
Fiona
Georgia
Hanna
India
Jenna
Kayla
Leila
Maya
Nina
Olivia
Paula
Qesa
Raina
Sara
Tina
Ursula
Viola
Willa
Xema
Yasmina
Zinnia
Baby Kisses
Baby Love
Baby’s Big Night
This Time, Baby
Welcome Home, Baby
* * *
AUDIO
Audio Series – The Baumgartners
A Baumgartner Reunion
Adventures with the Baumgartners
Babysitting the Baumgartners
Baumgartner Generations: Henry
Baumgartner Generations: Janie
Baumgartner Shorts
Crazy About the Baumgartners
The Baumgartners Plus One
Baumgartners Empty Nest
Letters to the Baumgartners
* * *
Audio - Paranormal
Bear Necessities
Blind Date
The Song of Orpheus
* * *
Audio Series – Divine Vampires
The Blood of Angels
The Kiss of Angels
* * *
Audio Series – Highland Wolf Pact
Highland Wolf Pact
Compromising Positions
Blood Reign
* * *
Audio – New Adult Romance
Forbidden Fruit
Hussy
Yank
* * *
Audio – Menage
Bluebeard’s Wife
Taken
The Sybian Club
Unfolding
* * *
Audio – BDSM
Heidi and the Kaiser
The Real Mother Goose
The Surrender of Persephone
Unfolding
* * *
Audio – Taboo
Back to the Garden (Revised)
Naughty Bits (Revised)
Step Beast
Under Mr. Nolan’s Bed (Revised)
* * *
Audio Series – Girls Only
Girls Only: College Days
Girls Only: First Time
Girls Only: Girl Scout Trip
Girls Only: Moms’ Night Out
Girls Only: New Year’s Resolution
Girls Only: Pajama Party
Girls Only: Pool Party
Girls Only: Stay
Girls Only: Sybian Sorority
Girls Only: The Hairdresser
* * *
Audio – Stories
A Different Angle
Garden of Eden
Hunting Season (with Blake Crouch)
Lost Souls
Second Chance
Starving Artist
The Flintstone Experiment
* * *
Audio Series – Little Brats
Little Brats: Anna
Little Brats: Becca
Little Brats: Christa
Little Brats: Clara
Little Brats: Darla
Little Brats: Eva
Little Brats: Fiona
Little Brats: Georgia
Little Brats: Hanna
Little Brats: India
Little Brats: Jenna
Little B
rats: Kayla
Little Brats: Leila
Little Brats: Maya
Little Brats: Nina
Little Brats: Olivia
Little Brats: Paula
Little Brats: Qesa
Little Brats: Raina
Little Brats: Sara
Little Brats: Tina
Little Brats: Ursula
Little Brats: Viola
Little Brats: Willa
Little Brats: Xema
Little Brats: Yasmina
Little Brats: Zinnia
* * *
Audio Series – Modern Wicked Fairy Tales
Modern Wicked Fairy Tales: Alice
Modern Wicked Fairy Tales: Beauty
Modern Wicked Fairy Tales: Bluebeard
Modern Wicked Fairy Tales: Briar Rose
Modern Wicked Fairy Tales: Gretel
Modern Wicked Fairy Tales: Goldilocks
Modern Wicked Fairy Tales: Pinocchio
Modern Wicked Fairy Tales: Rapunzel
Modern Wicked Fairy Tales: Red
Modern Wicked Fairy Tales: Wendy
* * *
Audio Series – Power Play
Power Play: Bailey and the Professor
Power Play: Donnie and the Maid
Power Play: Emily and the Priest