"Where on earth are they? I told Kevin we would meet here and only here." He looked at his watch for the fiftieth time today. "Twelve o'clock I said, and it is already 12-30. I am going to kill him. He can be so annoying." Brian was getting decidedly nervous about staying in the same place for any length of time. He was pacing, not wanting to stay where he was. We were supposed to be joining people in the VIP area and we were late.
"Settle down Brian. They'll get here. You know Kevin is always late. Jac tries her hardest to get him places on time. Give them a little longer." Kevin was exasperating at times, but we all loved him dearly.
"I can't give them too much longer. You know I hate to wait around." He speared his fingers through his short blonde hair in irritation, ruffling it up just the way I liked it. "Tom, will you please go and look for them for us. We'll wander over to the stables over there, wait over there where it's a little more private." He was pointing at a nearby row of stables.
"Sure." Tom said in his authorative voice, but hesitant to leave his charge. Tom and Brian had been together for a long while now, longer than I had known Brian, and had a good rapport with each other. While he wouldn't want to be leaving Brian he was sure Brian would be safe in this area, so he left.
We were at the Kentucky Derby, an event Brian had always wanted to attend, being a native to Kentucky. He had some much needed time off after a hectic tour, and Brian had decided with Kevin, that he would surprise Jac and me, and take us to the Derby. The excitement of the day, the fashions and the time to ourselves had been something Jac and I had been looking forward to. We had shopped for the perfect outfit, both of us having a wonderful day out together while we searched. Brian also looked stunning in a dark blue suit, and here we were. But Kevin and Jac were no where to be seen.
We walked over to the stables Brian had indicated to Tom. Brian looked around nervously. He had no bodyguard with him, and if a bunch of over zealous fans saw him, it could turn nasty. Brian was only a little guy, and could be hurt easily. I was only small myself, and I shared his concern, only not quite as much. It had happened to them before, but I had not witnessed it. It was this nervousness that made Brian mad at Kevin, more so than the fact that he was late. Fans had found out they were here too, so anything could happen.
I turned him towards me, wrapping my arms around his waist, pulling him close. I lifted my lips up, stopping short of kissing him. His breath on my face made my body start its usual hum of longing and I shook myself inwardly to control myself. "Brian, calm down will you. Tom will find them and bring them back here."
"I just don't feel secure here. We should already be in the security of the VIP tent." He was visibly agitated, and when he saw a teenager walk towards us he quickly turned around in an attempt to hide, pulling his hat over his eyes. I seriously wanted to reassure him, but so many crazy things had happened with fans, and I understood his uneasiness. "Look, lets go over to that stable over there and wait." He said pointing to a stable off in the distance, out of harms way. His eyes were darting all over the place, checking to see if anyone was watching us. He wasn't used to being out in the open alone like this.
"Do you think we should Brian? You told Tom you would wait here."
"We can keep our eye out for Tom. Come on, I will feel better in that smaller stable."
He took my hand in his warm one and we walked quickly over to the stable he had indicated. In the smaller stable he had said. Inside. Just the two of us with some horses and hay. My mind was working overtime. But we were out, I had to behave. Scandal would not be good for Brian's career. I sighed. This was going to be difficult. Brian opened the heavy wooden door when we got there and we walked inside, the hay under our feet making a rustling noise as we walked on it. Some horses looked up out of their stalls, half of them being occupied. A bay horse snorted excitedly, obviously thinking we had some sort of treat for it. I felt bad that I didn't.
It was fairly dark inside, the small windows only illuminating the area slightly. I reached for the light switch, and Brian grasped my wrist firmly in his fingers. "No, don't turn the lights on," he whispered suddenly.
"Why not? It's so dark in here." He surely didn't think anyone would find him here. We could have the lights on and not be found. His uneasiness was heart breaking to me.
He grinned at me and my heart went from breaking to doing crazy things in my chest. I had to catch my breath, remind myself to breathe when he smiled at me like that. "Yeah, it is isn't it? Much more romantic in the dark don't you think?
Those few words nearly did me in. Was he suggesting what I wanted him to suggest? All I could think of at that moment was the old cliché, "a roll in the hay," and I was ready to do exactly that. "Umm," I swallowed loudly, "Yes, it sure is more romantic."
Brian took my hand again and turned towards one of the stalls, one without a window in the door and without a horse, and one that could be locked from the inside. He looked at me, his eyes asking permission for him to take me inside. There was no way I would have said no, and I hoped my eyes were telling him that. I did want him more than I never had before. Surely he knew that. I stepped forward into the doorway.
I smiled softly at him, and the smile he gave me melted my heart, doing more crazy things. The love between us was something anyone could see when we were together, but now it was just for him and me. "Brian. I love you." I told him easily.
He pulled me into his arms. "And I love you. You are my world.' He kissed my face softly, "But right now, I want you. Here and now."
His words enflamed me, but for some kind of reason I still hesitated in the back of my mind. "Brian, what if someone finds us? What about Tom, he could be looking for us. What about Kevin, and Jac. And Howie too."
"Sue, I don't care right now. All I care about it you and me. Us. Nothing else. Kevin was late, maybe for once that is a good thing. We get to come here and, well, just do what comes naturally." He said grinning a sexy grin at me. "I want you Sue."
"Oh I think I like the way you are thinking," I told him, feeling the thrill of adventure rushing through me. The danger of being found, the excitement of doing something we really shouldn't be doing at this time or place had the adrenalin rushing.
Brian lifted his hand and let his fingers caress my cheek. It felt like butterfly wings fluttering on my skin, he was so gentle. I leaned my face into his hand, turning my lips to kiss his palm, flicking my tongue out seductively across the tender skin. He moved his fingers, running them over my bottom lip. I opened my mouth and licked the tip of his finger, sucking it into my mouth. His eyes were becoming a darker shade of blue already, a sure sign that he was turned on and wanting me. I wanted him, more intensely by the second and I was urged on by his reaction.
He pulled his finger out of my mouth and groaned. "You are so beautiful, you turn me on so much. You turn my whole world inside out. I can't think straight when I am with you."
He lowered his lips to mine slowly. I held my breath as I waited for them to connect, wishing he would hurry up. I wanted those lips on mine. I licked my bottom lip subconsciously making him groan painfully. When they made that first contact, an electric sizzle buzzed through my veins. It rendered my whole body weak, my knees just short of buckling below me. The effect Brian had on my every sense and fibre amazed me all the time. I had known him for just over a year now, we had been a couple for 11 months. It was a well known union, as was Kevin and Jac's. The fans were slow to accept us at first, but now they did, making it easier for us. We still had to be careful in public, but right now, although we were in public, we were safely locked away from prying eyes.
Brian wanted more. I could feel his growing need, and his arms were beginning to snake tightly around me, holding me close. There was something about his mood today that aroused me even further. He seemed determined to show me how much he loved me, how much I meant to him and I was all for that, he could show me as much as he wanted.
His warm wet tongue slid along my bottom lip, running seductively over it, then up over my top lip. I trembled at the emotions stirring within me and opened my mouth to him. Slowly, he moved his tongue closer to mine. I waited, wondering how I could bare the intense need building up, wanting him, silently urging him to deepen this kiss.
I wasn't disappointed and the second his tongue touched mine we were both a quivering mass of need and desire. The kiss became frantic, each of us taking from the other, and giving as much in return. I couldn't get enough, I wanted him to kiss me like this forever. Every time I looked at Brian, this is what I wanted, his warm mouth on mine, his tongue duelling expertly with mine.
We both wanted more. His hands began to fumble with my dress as we continued to kiss deeply and I was glad for the fact that this dress was one I could slip out of easily, without a worry about an abundance of fiddly fastenings. He slipped the shimmering material off my shoulders and I felt the cold air hit my skin, making me shiver. It wasn't from the cold, but the intense longing I was feeling. He always had this effect on me.
Brian looked up into my eyes. I saw the desire in his heavy lidded eyes and when he ran his warm hands over my shoulder to warm me up, I wanted to cry out with the need I felt. He didn't realise I was burning up, not cold. I closed my eyes and tipped my head back taking pleasure in the feel of his hands on my skin.
He lowered my dress further with his sexy hands. His head lowered and I felt his lips touching my exposed neck. My fingers found their way into his hair, holding him to me while he kissed and nibbled at my skin, more tingles of desire running up and down my body. Slowly, his lips travelled lower as he lowered my dress further.
"Wait." I whispered to him, still not sure we wouldn't be heard. Even in my acute state of arousal, my ears were listening for any sound.
"What's wrong Sue?" Brian whispered into my ear and I moaned. Didn't he know how his warm breath on my ear was my total undoing.
"Nothing. I just want you undressed too."
He smiled at me, the corners of his eyes crinkling up. It was infectious, I had to smile back. "You want me undressed too? That can be arranged." He stood in front of me, holding his arms out at the side.
"You want me to do it?" He nodded. "Oh this will be fun." The thought of slowly undressing him and turning him wild with longing and desire stirred an unknown emotion deep inside of me I couldn't put a name to.
I started with his jacket and inched it off his shoulders slowly, my eyes not leaving his as I did, sending him messages of love. I turned away and lay the jacket out on the hay beside us, choosing the thickest layer for our future comfort. Leaning back towards him I dropped a kiss on his lips, teasing him when I moved away quickly. I grinned mischievously at him and heard him growl.
"You just wait." He told me.
"Why Honey, whatever for? You told me to undress you."
I reached up with both hands and undid his tie, slowly letting the knot on the tie slip undone. I dragged the piece of silk seductively from around his neck and laying it down on the hay beside his jacket. His shirt was next and I undid each button with agonising slowness. Brian's breathing was coming in short gasps by now. I saw his chest rising and falling at a fast rate. I looked down and the effect I was having on him was quite obvious. I ran my hand down to his pants and rubbed the obvious desire he had swelling in there.
I slipped his shirt off, getting impatient now. My yearning for him was becoming increasingly difficult to deny and I wanted to finish this job. I tossed the shirt aside, it landing somewhere on the hay, and reached for his pants, undoing them carefully as I went. In no time I had his pants removed thrown to the other side of the stall and I was lowering his boxers, my hand taking hold of him as they dropped.
Brian moaned but stepped away. "Too much of that and this will not finish the way we both want it to." He reached over and lowered my dress again. "My turn now."
Gently he lowered my dress, leaving it pooled around my feet. His arms came around my waist and up to my bra unsnapping the hooks expertly. He lowered it away and his mouth instantly lowered to catch my nipple, drawing a loud moan from me, forgetting we were out in a public place. Brian shushed me by bringing his lips up to mine and kissing me urgently. He realised we had to be quiet, even if I was incapable.
He lowered me to his jacket laying on the hay and removed the last of my clothing watching me as he did, love pouring from his eyes. He lowered himself to me and nudged my thighs apart with his knee. As he entered me in one powerful thrust, he whispered in my ear, "I love you Sue."
I was going to cry out again, but Brian's mouth covered mine again, his tongue invading my mouth without warning. A strangled moan escaped me as Brian worked magic with his tongue, his hips moving at the same pace. Each thrust had me arching up further, feeling him deeper each time. He was reaching my soul, he was making my mind spin with the feelings and emotions he was burning into my heart. He seemed to be expressing intense emotions with every touch, every kiss, every thrust. I had never felt so totally loved and cherished as I did right now, in a stable in the middle of Kentucky Derby Day.
Brian arched one more time, his body tensing as his climax rocked him physically and emotionally, he cried out my name with words of love as he did. I felt the intensity in his release, his warm seed spilling into me, and felt mine building. Within moments it came, overpowering me, pulsating around Brian who leaned down to kiss me urgently again. His lips stayed on mine while we both slowly returned to reality, our breathing slowing, our heartbeats getting back to normal.
"I do love you Sue." He shook his head, not understanding the intensity of what we just shared. Was it the excitement, the danger in having acted like this in a public place, the possibility of being caught. Or was it something else. Was he feeling more than he was telling me right now.
Brian lay down beside me on the hay and wrapped his arms around me, pulling me as close as he could get me. I lay my head on his shoulder and wrapped my arms around him too. We lay together like that for immeasurable moments, not caring that the world was probably looking for us.
As hot as I felt from the incredible lovemaking we had shared, the air temperature was cool. I shivered slightly trying not to let on to Brian. But, as attuned as he was to my every emotion, it didn't escape his attention. He stood up, leaving me feeling somewhat abandoned. He collected all our clothes scattered around in the hay, helped me dress with loving attention, then putting his clothes on as well. Except his jacket. He put that around my shoulders, pulling me in tightly to his body as he did.
He sat back on the hay and pulled me down next to him, wrapping his arms around me again. "You know you are very special to me?"
I nodded my head, focussing on his amazing blue eyes. He was looking deep into my soul. I could see something in his eyes, an indecision maybe and his mind warred with something he was trying to decide.
He took a deep breath. "I love you Sue. With all my heart, with all my soul. I cannot imagine my life without you." He put his fingers under my chin and ran his thumb across my lips. He leaned down and softly pressed his lips to mine before pulling back, just gazing into my eyes. "I want you in my life always and forever." My heart began to pound, I could feel tears springing up under my eyelids. Was he saying what I think he was saying.
He moved away only to kneel up in front of me, one knee up in a traditional marriage proposal style. He was, he was going to ask me and I held my breath, my heart pounding . He reached into his pocket and pulled out a blue velvet jewellery box. He snapped it open and held it in front of me. My eyes were glistening now and I saw an array of exquisite tiny diamonds embedded on a beautifully sculpted gold band.
"Sue, you are my world. You must know that." He took a deep breath. "Will you marry me, will you be mine forever?"
I looked into his eyes. There were tears in his eyes too, he was asking me this question with pure emotion running through him. Slowly I nodded my head. "Yes," I squeaked out, my voice failing me at this moment.
He looked at me, not having heard my reply but seeing my head nod. "You will?"
I smiled sweetly at him. "Did you doubt I would?" I asked him.
"It will be a hard life, a hectic life, I thought it might bother you."
"Brian, I love you, You are my world too. None of anything else matters except me being with you. Yes, I will marry you." I said so he actually heard me say it.
He moved back to me and pulled me into his arms and began kissing my face all over, holding me like delicate china. I wanted his lips on mine so I placed my hand on his cheek getting his attention. He stopped and looked at me, pure love shining from his eyes. "Kiss me Brian." I told him simply and he did, his lips gliding softly and lovingly over mine.
"I love you Sue, we will have a wonderful life together." He whispered in my ear.
Neither one of us wanted to move away, but we realised we should make a move. It was true, by now the search parties would be out for us and they would probably never find us in here.
"Come on, lets face the world. We entered here as boyfriend and girlfriend, we exit engaged. Lets tell the world."
I couldn't agree more, I wanted to shout it to the world, show everyone how much in love we were. We brushed each other off and kissed again before Brian reached for the door, and led me out to the sunlight again, his arms lovingly around me, determined not to let me go.
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We looked around as we walked out into the sunlight blinking at it's brightness, and took a few steps towards the stable we had indicated to Tom before. Just then the door to a stable down two from where we had been opened. We stopped still, hoping it was no one who would cause any trouble for us.
I took a double take when I saw Kevin and Jac walk out tentatively and grinned. Had they been up to what we had been up to? They certainly looked like it. Jac's hat was a little out of shape and Kevin looked a little ruffled. But the love in their eyes is what gave it away.
Kevin turned and saw us, taking a backward step at being caught exiting a quiet stable when they should have been elsewhere, somewhere meeting us. I could tell he thought we were looking for them.
"Kevin, where on earth have you been," Brian said a smile in his voice.
"Um, hiding out. Carlos is looking for you." He hedged.
Brian laughed. "Tom is looking for you too."
"And Howie is looking for all of us," Jackie added.
"Kevin, you have hay in your hair." I pointed out laughing at them. We all knew what the other had been up to.
Kevin grinned looking lovingly at Jac. Then he looked at me reaching over to me, plucking a piece of straw from my hair. "Why Sue, so do you. I wonder why that would be."
"Probably the same reason Jac has her hat all crumpled up." Brian pointed out.
"Brian, you should speak, look at yours." Jac laughed out loud.
Just then I spied the ring on Jac's finger. "Jac!"
"What?"
"You and Kevin!"
"Yes?"
I held out my finger showing her my engagement ring and her eyes widened. "You too? Oh My God, this is so incredible. Brian did you propose in that stable?"
"Yes I did," he answered proudly looking at them, then turning his head back to me and dropping a kiss on my forehead.
Kevin laughed loudly throwing his head back. When he looked back at us his smiling face also beamed with love. "I proposed to Jac in there too." He said pointing to the door he had just walked out of.
"And a little bit more than that too I bet," Brian added, grinning.
Kevin turned Jac in his arms. "I love this girl with everything in my heart and soul. I want her to be mine forever." Kevin said before leaning down to kiss Jac.
Brian looked at me, his eyes showing the emotion he was feeling again. "Ditto." He said before pulling me into a passionate embrace again, none of us really caring that the world could see us.
Just then, in a clatter of excitement, Howie came rushing over to us. "Where the hell have you all been. We have been looking everywhere for you. We almost got the police involved, I have been worried sick." Howie babbled on. We were still lost in our own little worlds, barely registering his words.
"Hey, you four. Listen to me, where have you been?"
"Spending a little private time with our fiancée's" Brian told Howie, his eyes never leaving mine.
"You should have told someone, we have been frantic especially since I thought Jac and Kev were arguing....….. Woah, hold on, what did you say… your fiancée's ?"
"Yep, fiancée's Kevin said proudly. I asked Jac to marry me."
"And I asked Sue to marry me," Brian added.
"But you two were arguing," Howie said pointedly at Kevin.
"Well, you know us. We only do that so we can make up again." Jac said smiling at Kevin. We were all in our own little worlds right now.
We all looked up suddenly when noticed the arrival of both Tom and Carlos. I was suddenly feeling very contrite when I saw how worried they both looked. What we had put them, and Howie through, must have been a nightmare. They were such special men, Carlos and Tom going through almost anything for us, but they were also considered friends.
Jac and I drifted away, letting the men talk, apologise to the others for our behaviour. We were always going to be in a different situation to other couples and have to have these wonderful men at our sides.
"So Jac, I can't believe we have both just become engaged. I knew we were connected in more ways that one. Our guys are connected too." I said excitedly to her.
"It's the Kentucky connection" Jac said smiling at our private joke. "They are Kentucky's Finest Cousins." She laughed as she recalled our nickname for them after seeing a webpage called that about them.
"Oh Jac, it was so romantic. Who would think being in a horse stable would be thought of as romantic, but when Brian got down on one knee and asked me to marry him, I couldn't even answer him. I was nodding my head and my yes wouldn't come out." I sighed remembering the look of love in Brian's eyes, the feeling of total love going through me.
I was in my world of Brian and I, reliving the moment he asked me to be his wife, when Jac giggled, capturing my attention. I looked at her, raising my eyebrows questioningly.
"You'll never guess, but we ended up in the stable because we fell through the door while kissing. And well one thing led to another, and you know us… we were starkers in the hay, when he asked me" Jac started to blush, her face getting redder by the second and she giggled. "I know I egged Kev on a bit, but Sue it felt different, the mood was different, and he asked me to marry him, and as if I could say no, I love him so much"
I laughed. "Starkers? At least we had gotten dressed again after our roll in the hay." I said still giggling. "The look on your faces when you walked out of that barn was priceless." I had slowed to smiling now and then dreaming again. I thought of the moment Brian had proposed and my fingers played with my engagement ring. "Jac, show me your ring again."
She did and the ring sparkled. The diamond in the center shone in the sunlight and the sapphires around it emphasized the beauty of it. "It's beautiful Jac. We are the two luckiest girls in the world aren't we?"
"Sue, we are the happiest girls in the world. We love our men." She said to me smiling, just as the Boys came over to join us. Brian pulled me into his arms and turned to walk towards the VIP tent some distance away. We were ready to begin the rest of our lives together, in loving, devoted happiness. It was always going to be a memorable Kentucky Derby Day.
