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| “Finally” The Wedding Night By: Dakota and Friends May, 2000 |
| The air was pleasantly warm. The soft and amiable breeze gently played with the long veil covering Alex's hair as she and Walker moved hand and hand out onto the dance floor for their first official dance as man and wife. Drawing his new bride possessively into his arms, Walker smiled down at her as he murmured softly, “I have a surprise for you Hon.” “You do?” she sighed happily. Nodding his head, he kissed the tip of her nose before he carefully turned her towards the band, just as the country singer Tracy Lawrence appeared with a microphone in his hand. As the guests applauded the unexpected singers arrival, Alex turned excitedly back into her husbands arms. “Oh Walker, what a wonderful surprise. How did you ever manage to get him here to sing at our wedding?” “I have my ways.” he whispered huskily, as placed his hand softly against her cheek. As he gazed lovingly into her eyes, he continued with heart felt emotion in his voice, “I wanted a special way of telling you just how very much I love you Alex. I wanted to make sure you know how special you really are to me. It just so happens that there is a song he sings that says everything that I want to say to you, but just can’t manage to get out.” Smiling up into her husbands twinkling eyes, Alex felt the fresh sting of tears as the first strains of music began to waft around her. As she placed her head against his chest, the newly weds held each other tightly as they began to move slowly and gracefully together around the dance floor. Closing her eyes, Alex let herself be carried away with joyous emotion as she listened to the words of the song being sung especially for her. As you lie in my arms Girl my heart's on my sleeve Words come so hard in moments like these There's feelings I have that are so hard to show But right now there's one thing I want you to know As Walker held Alex even more firmly against his body, he found himself also being swept away with overwhelming emotion. He could feel his heart and hers both, soaring with the glory of having finally given their hearts and souls officially to each other in front of all their friends. Alex was indeed the love of his life. She was his reason for living. Never had he loved anyone as completely as he loved the woman he now held so lovingly in his arms. And even though the words of the song were written by another, they truly expressed his promise to her and exactly what he felt so deeply in his heart and soul. As long as the tides ebb The earth turns the sun sets I promise I'll always be true And as long as there's stars over Texas Darling I'll hang the moon for you I know I have stumbled and caused you some tears When you needed me most I haven't always been here I know I'm not always the man I should be But don't ever wonder what you mean to me When the song ended, Walker and Alex stopped and gazed intently into each others eyes once again. There was no words spoken between them. There was none needed. The smiles that radiated from both of them as they gently brushed tears of joy off of each others cheeks said everything that needed to be said. As their lips touched in a tender kiss, other couples joined them on the dance floor for the start of the next song. ******** Jimmy Trivette stood at the edge of the dance floor as he watched his two best friends glide past him; a huge grin on his dark face. He had never seen Walker or Alex more happy than they were right now. ‘God only knows, they sure deserve it,’ he thought to himself as he continued to watch the happy couple. They were totally oblivious to anyone other than themselves. The smiles on their faces were but one of the many clues that told of their deep and undying love for each other. Anyone gazing at them on this day would have to be blind to not be able to see how much they did love each other. It was so evident in the way they held each other as they danced, and in the intense way they gazed at each other as they moved. Their love for each other was so rare. It was the kind of love that everyone dreamed about, but so few ever found. It was palpable and could truly be felt by all that were present. As they continue to glide slowly across the floor, Walker looks into Alex's blue eyes. His piercing gray eyes lock with hers as they gazed deeply into each other’s souls...both of them remembering the night before. ******** Walker sighed heavily as he tugged his dress shirt out of the top of his pants, unbuttoning it. Sitting down on the sofa; one of the last remaining pieces of furniture that was in Alex’s apartment, he removed his boots. As he placed them beside the couch he surveyed the almost empty room. Everything that she had wanted to keep had already been moved out to the ranch and been put away or placed where they had wanted it. The things that she didn’t want or they didn’t need, such as the sofa, they had decided to donate to the HOPE. Trivette had been kind enough to volunteer to move those items to the center after he and Alex had left on their honeymoon. As he positioned himself more comfortably on the sofa, Walker leaned his head back and closed his eyes to relax for the first time today, as he awaited Alex’s return from changing. Alex walked into the living room a few minutes later. A soft smile quickly appeared on her face as she caught sight of her fiancee’s prone form. Moving quietly to the sofa, she leaned over the back of it just to gaze at the man in front of her. The slow rise and fall of his chest indicated he was sleeping peacefully. The serene look on his face made her heart sing with elation. The past week had been hell on both of them with the many thwarted attempts that had been made on their lives. It had even been so bad that, at one point, she had thought they would have to postpone the wedding indefinitely. But because of the extra efforts of their friends and all the people that they worked with, the wedding was going to go on as scheduled. Tomorrow. She could hardly believe that in less than 24 hours she would actually be Mrs. Alexandra Walker. God she loved the sound of that! After seven years, the day that she had dreamed of ever since that very first day she had met him, was going to come true. It had been a long time in coming and they had had more than their fair share of highs and lows; the past week along was testament to that fact, but together they had fought everything that had been thrown at them and were now going to be able to take that final step that would unite them together for all eternity. Slowly reaching down, Alex softly traced the shape of his full, sensual lips with the very tip of her finger. They were so perfect. The lips that; with just the slightest of touches, could make her heart race with electrifying excitement. The lips that could soothe and ease any pain or heartache that she ever had or ever would have to endure. The lips that could elicit an ecstasy that was beyond words. Just by touching them as she was, Alex could feel her body beginning to respond to the memories of feeling them; not only on her own lips, but against her entire body. Her heart pounded. Her breathing became accelerated. She could feel his lips as he would kiss his way so slowly across her face before he would masterfully capture her lips and kiss her with a passion that would leave her breathless. Then after what would seem like forever, he would slowly let them venture down her neck to make their way to her waiting breasts. Alex inhaled deeply as she felt her nipples harden and began to tingle at the mere thought of him capturing them tightly between his lips to skillfully suckle on them. She could feel the sensuous sensations slowly moving down towards her stomach, following the path that she knew from experience his lips would follow, before they would eventually come to rest lovingly against her womanhood. She could feel the heat and wetness of her arousal beginning to grow rapidly. Unexpectedly Walker stretched in his sleep, shifting his position to place his arms above his head. His movements caused his already unbuttoned shirt to fall open, exposing his bare chest and stomach for her viewing pleasure. Her heart skipped a beat as she let her eyes gaze at his muscular and furred torso and flat stomach. Not being able to with stand the temptation, she cautiously she placed her finger tips on him, letting them roam across his chest, relishing the softness of the curly hair that grew abundantly there. She traced the faded scars he had collected during his life time, thanking God that none of his injuries had taken him from her. As she followed the line of hair leading downwards, her desire for him was building with an overwhelming fever. Just as her fingers made contact with the top of his pants, Walker growled as he grabbed her; pulling her over the back of the couch to lay on top of him. “Walker you scared me to death. I thought you were sleeping?” she squealed in surprise. “I was sleeping, until you woke me up.” Walker replied laughing. “I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to wake you.” “OH? So you were just going to keep molesting me, even if I hadn’t of woke up then?” “Molest you? I wasn’t...” Peering down into his face, Alex could see the teasing twinkle in his eyes as he tried to hold back his merriment. “Oh you.” she chirped as she smacked his arm and tried to raise up to move off of him. “Oh no you don’t lady. You started something that I think you should finish.” Walker growled as he pulled her tightly against him, letting her feel the hardened length of his arousal snugly against her thigh. Slowly he moved his hands down her back to cup her buttocks firmly as he pressed up against her. Feeling her wiggle eagerly against him, he captured her lips; kissing her deeply. They each let their desire’s run wild. Kissing. Caressing. Speaking of their love for each other. Of their excitement with their wedding being mere hours away. Totally shutting the world out to lose themselves in each other. They were so lost in each other, neither of them heard the phone ring or the answering machine pick up. When Trivette’s voice vibrated loudly through out the room, Walker and Alex both jumped up in consternation. They hurriedly looked around, expecting to see their friend standing in the room with them, before it dawned on them that he was in fact speaking to them on the answering machine. As they both laughed at their nervousness of thinking they had been caught in the act of being very close to making love, Alex moved off of the couch to pick up the phone. “Hello.” she said breathlessly. “Hey Counselor. Is Walker still there?” Jimmy laughed loudly. He didn’t even need to ask, he could tell by Alex’s voice that Walker was indeed still there and that he had probably interrupted them at a very inopportune and intimate moment. “Yes he is as a matter of fact. Why? Is something wrong?” “No, nothings wrong. We were all still sitting around here partying and someone mentioned that it is very bad luck for the groom to see the bride before she is walking down the aisle the day of the wedding.” Trivette paused, taking time to catch his breath from laughing and quiet the group of people that was surrounding him before he continued, “Well none of us wants any bad luck for the wedding tomorrow and with it being almost midnight and all, we figured we would call you to tell you what time it was so you could throw Walker out the door on his butt and send him on his way home to the ranch.” As Jimmy finished his sentence, Alex could here the amused laughter and voices of the rest of the wedding party in the background adding their little comments. Shaking her head with amusement, Alex waited until the noise in the background had quieted down a bit before she replied, “Thank you Jimmy for the reminder. I had lost track of the time.” “OK Counselor. I was just trying to be a good ‘best man’. Oh hey...did Walker get over his nervousness for the rehearsal tonight?” Alex burst out laughing, turning to face Walker as she answered, “Yes Jimmy, I would say he got over it.” “Ahahaha...Well that’s good to hear. Don’t forget, get him out of there before midnight.” “I won’t forget. Goodnight Jimmy, and tell everyone else goodnight for us.” “Will do.” Hanging up the phone Alex continued to giggle as she moved back over to where Walker was seated. “What did Trivette want?” Walker questioned as he drew her onto his lap and back into his arms. As he kissed her neck teasingly, he had all the intentions of picking up where they had left off before they had been interrupted. “Mmm,” Alex sighed as he cupped her breast in his hand. Taking several moments, Alex paused just to enjoy his actions before she continued to answer his question, “Well for one thing he wanted to know if you were over your case of pre-wedding jitters that you had at the rehearsal tonight.” Pulling back momentarily, Walker scowled as he remembered how hilariously funny his partner had thought it was as he kept stumbling over every word that he had tried to force out of his mouth at the rehearsal tonight. “Is it too late to pick a new best man?” he finally asked with a chuckle. “Yes it’s too late to get a new best man.” Alex giggled. “Besides darling...you have to admit, you were pretty nervous.” Walker chuckled as he tightened his arms around her, nuzzling her neck as he murmured, “I may have been nervous then, but I’m not now.” “I can see that,” she whispered. The desire that he was producing was becoming too tempting and Alex knew that if she didn’t end it soon there would be no ending it at all. Pushing softly against his chest, Alex removed herself reluctantly from his arms, moving to stand just out of his reach. Walker was puzzled at her actions. “Alex is something wrong?” Turning to see the confusion in his eyes she answered quickly, “No darling, nothing is wrong but...” “But what?” “Sweet heart, as much as I would love to have you stay here, the fact is...you have to leave.” “I do? Why?” he asked as he moved to her side, caressing her cheek. “Because it’s almost midnight and it’s tradition that the groom shouldn’t see the bride before she walks down the aisle the day of the wedding. It’s bad luck.” “Bad luck hugh?” Walker placed tiny kisses against her lips as his hands began to once again explore her body. “Walker. Stop it.” she replied firmly, grabbing his hands to stop their movements. Continuing she added, “Yes...it’s bad luck. Heaven only knows we don’t need any more bad luck. We have already had more than enough of it over the past few days, and I, for one, am not taking any chances.” Walker leaned back just enough to be able to look down into her sky blue eyes. He could see the passion that was burning brightly there, but he could also see her determination in making him leave. “Are you really going to make me leave?” He asked as he gave her his best ‘puppy dog’ eyes and rubbed suggestively against her. “Yes Walker...I am making you leave.” Smiling softly, Alex gave him a quick kiss before she took his hand and lead him; reluctantly, towards the front door. When they had reached it, she turned to pick up his hat. As she turned back around to hand it to him, she couldn’t help but laugh at his appearance. He was a site to behold. His shirt hung open and you could see the evidence of his arousal, which was still boldly outlined by the fit of his pants. If it wouldn’t have been for the old church clock beside her apartment complex beginning to stick midnight, she would have changed her mind by closing the door and locking them both inside to continue where they had left off. But her resolve of not taking any chances of breaking this particular tradition won out. Clasping his face firmly between her hands, she kissed him thoroughly. When she lifted her lips from his, she gazed into his dark gray eyes as she spoke, “I’m sorry darling, but after tomorrow we will have the rest of our lives together. You really have to leave now.” With that said she gently pushed him out the door and closed it. Walker stood as if in a trance as he listened to the loud click of the lock. “She really is going to make me leave.” he mumbled, as he turned and started to walk down the hall. Suddenly he moved back to the door, rapping loudly on it. “Alex?” Alex opened the door as far as the chain lock would let her, making sure that she stayed out of his line of sight. “Oh Walker please...you really have to go now. This is hard on me too you know.” she sighed. “I know it is. And as much as I don’t want to leave, I will. But I can’t leave before you give me something.” “Walker, believe me I know what you and I both want, but I already told you...” “No Alex, not that!” Walker chuckled loudly. “I need you to give me my boots.” “Your boots?” she laughed. “Yes...my boots. They are over beside the couch.” Walker could hear Alex’s laughter begin to fade, as she moved to retrieve his boots for him. When her laughter became clearer once again, he knew she was coming back towards the door. Teasingly he said, “Now you have to unlock the door to give them to me.” Alex teased back, “Oh you think so, do you Cowboy?” “What’s wrong Alex? Don’t you trust me?” “Actually no! I don’t trust you at this point in time. Or me either for that matter.” she giggled as she began to stuff first one boot, then the other successfully threw the small crack of the door. When she knew he held the second boot she whispered, “I love you Walker.” “I love you too Alex.” he replied; the echo of the door closing once again, following him as he exited the building. ******** “What are you thinking about?” Alex asked as they continued to dance across the dance floor. “I was thinking about how much I love you, and about last night.” Walker replied, then with a frown, “I still can’t believe you made me leave.” Alex sighed apologetically, “I’m so sorry. But I just didn’t want to break tradition. Will you forgive me?” “Well...” he paused with a smile, “I’ll forgive you on one condition.” “And just what would that condition be?” Alex asked. “I’ll forgive you for last night IF you promise me I will never have to take another cold shower ever again.” Laughing joyously, Alex wrapped her arms tightly around his neck as she molded her body to his. “Cowboy, I promise you, I will never give you a reason to have to do that ever again.” To seal her promise, she kissed him deeply. Walker moaned as their lips parted, “That’s going to be a hard promise to keep Alex, especially if you keep kissing me like that. Maybe we had better dance with someone else before I embarrass myself.” Alex looked into his passion filled eyes, seeing; not only the truth of his statement, but the sparks of desire that were starting to burn within them. “I think you’re right. We had better dance with someone else. Come on.” she smiled as they both moved to find new dance partners. ******** “Alex...when can we leave?” Walker whispered close to her ear as they posed for the cake cutting pictures. “Not yet.” she mumbled back. When the photographer told them to relax for a minute while he reloaded the camera, Alex turned to him. “We have to finish this. Then all we have left to do is the throwing of the bouquet and garter. Then we can leave. Just have a little more patience darling.” “Patience hugh? Maybe I will just have to figure out a way to make you want to leave as badly as I do.” “Cordell Walker...just what are you planning to do?” Walker chuckled; never answering her question as the photographer announced he was ready to continue. As they each picked up a bite of cake, Alex could see the devilment that was now shining brightly in her husbands eyes. “Walker...you’re not going to smear that on me are you?” she asked with uncertainty. “I won’t smear if you don’t smear. Deal?” “Deal.” As they lifted the bites of cake up to each others lips temptingly, they smiled as they paused. At the touch of their finger tips against each other’s mouths, Alex felt as if a current of electricity had shot threw her entire body. The sensations that were created took her breath away. Quickly she glanced up into her husbands eyes, seeing immediately that he had felt it too. As she continued to gaze longingly at Walker, Alex felt the slightest touch of his tongue against her finger tip, immediately followed by the gentle sucking action of his mouth, as she slipped the piece of cake inside. Alex could feel the hot flush of excitement creep onto her face as she tried to maintain her outward composure at his actions. She saw the sly smile that kissed Walker’s face as he offered her the bite of cake he held. As soon as she had taken the piece of cake into her mouth, Walker lowered her lips to hers. “Gotcha.” he murmured with a snicker as his lips claimed hers; kissing her softly. ******** Page Two |