HAPPY FOREVER AFTER

The door opened and Jared walked into the room. They hadn’t really talked since he arrived but he had been nicer, smiled more and was very warm towards her… And especially to little Jack.

He wasn’t so terribly intimidating anymore. He had turned out to be surprisingly charming. And he loved Jack. His new nephew. He’d perch Jack on his big, broad chest while he read, informing the baby of any interesting movement on the share market.

“This boy is a Rohan indeed,” he’d declared one day. “Can’t start learning too soon.”

But right now, as he walked into the room and asked Karen and Monica to excuse them so they could talk in private, Emma wasn’t sure of what he had to say. After they left, he turned to her and Emma waited for him to speak.

“You look very beautiful, Emma” Jared said. “My brother is very lucky to have you”

Emma smiled sweetly at him. “Thank you” she said.

“I urhmm” he began, and then paused as he scratched his beard. He seemed unsure of himself. “I just wanted to say that I’m really really sorry for the way I have treated you in the past. I disrespected you for nothing. All in the name of looking after my brother. But I was wrong and being such a jerk. I have spoken to Daniel and we have worked things out, but I still think I owe you an apology, so that’s what I’m doing right now.. I’m sorry… Sorry about ranting too”

Emma smiled at him. He and Daniel were alike in some ways. She thought. And as long as he was willing to accept her into the family, she was going to accept him too.

“It’s alright really” she said. “You’re not ranting. I’m so glad we talked. I love Daniel and his family… Including you”

Jared stared at her and smiled back. Happy that she was willing to forgive him. “Thank you” he said as he hugged her. “Now get ready to join the family completely” he said as he released her and Emma smiled. Willing herself not to cry and ruin her makeup. She was so happy.

She hadn’t wanted such a big wedding, but now she was glad that Daniel had pushed her into accepting a big, formal wedding. He’d been right to do it. His family had welcomed her into its fold, making meeting them, being with them, incredibly easy.

Their mothers got along so well. The warmth, the laughter, the gift-giving…it felt so good to be part of it. Not an outsider at all… No one felt that way… And Emma was glad for it.

“Happy?” Monica asked as she and Karen returned when Jared left, grinning at her.

Emma smiled back.

“And you look so stunning, too.” Karen added.© 2024 Nôv/el/Dram/a.Org.

Emma smiled at them and fiercely hoped this marriage would work, that she and Daniel wouldn’t split up like most couples did nowadays… Just like her parents had… She wanted her son to have a complete, happy home. She hoped that they could end up living happily ever after together.

“Something wrong?” Monica asked.

Emma shook her mind back to the present.”No. Everything’s fine.”

“You went away for a moment.” Monica said. There was a frown of concern on her face.

“I have a habit of doing that. You know me” Emma quickly replied, grimacing an apology.

The frown didn’t clear. “Sure? Are you okay with marrying Daniel? No second thoughts?”

“Oh please,” Karen piped in before Emma could respond “She has been in love with Daniel from the very first time she set her eyes on him. Of course she has no doubts”

Emma grinned. “Yes. Yes, I love him…. He’s a good man. I’ve never met better.” That was the absolute truth.

“You’re very well matched.” Monica said.

“Yes.” Emma grinned. A wicked grin burst across her face. “And he’s still the sexiest man in the world for me.”

They all turned as the door opened and Isabel and Amy came in.

“Is everything okay? Amy asked.

“Yes” they all replied.

“Oh, you look so beautiful,” Amy said to Emma as she hugged her daughter. “I’m so happy things worked out in the end. I’m happy that you are happy”

“Thanks mom,” Emma said.

“I gotta say, I always saw this coming with Daniel” Isabel said and Emma grinned at her.

“You saw nothing” Emma said

“Not gonna argue with you about this. I know what I know” Isabel said. “Right now, it’s time for you to get married”

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They were married… Finally.

They were home now. Daniel walked behind Emma as they went up the stairs after saying goodbye to their friends and family. Emma was in such a hurry to get to their son.

He wanted to crush her to him. Only the fact that Jack might have woken up and be yelling with hunger held him back. He hugged her arm, bringing her closer to him as they walked on, their bodies touching, and he burned with the need to have her to himself all the way to the nursery.

The nanny had Jack cradled against her shoulder, patting his back. Emma whipped off her veil, draped it over the cot-rail, unzipped the wedding dress, lifted her arms out of the cap sleeves, let the bodice hang from her waist, unclipped a white lacy bra, removed it, slung it over the veil, moved quickly to the rocking chair-all this with her back turned to him. She picked up a towel which had been laid on the armrest of the chair, arranged it over one shoulder, then sat down, holding out her arms for their son.

The nanny gave him to her and Jack instantly latched onto one bared breast, sucking as though his life depended on it. Which it did, Daniel thought.

He dismissed the nanny, saying they’d call her when they were ready, and settled in another chair. He found watching Emma suckling their son almost unbearably erotic, tiny hands kneading her milk-laden breast, the absorption in the physical link between them. It was weird to feel jealous of his son, but he did.

“Is he always this hungry?” he asked, his voice gruff with too many raw emotions.

“Yes.” She replied as she flicked him a look. Smiling at him. A smile that did things to his heart. And it sucked that he couldn’t make love to her yet… according to their doctor.

Emma stood in front of the bathroom mirror and looked at her reflection.

She had a towel around her. After she had breastfed and put Jack to sleep, she and Daniel had returned to their bedroom. And right now, Emma couldn’t remember if she had ever been this happy in her life…. She couldn’t believe how amazing everything had turned out.

When she opened the door and stepped into the bedroom, Daniel was on the bed, his chest bare, reading something on his phone… Which he dropped when she came out of the bathroom.

Damn, he thought. She’d never stop being sexy to him. She always and would always have that effect on him.

Emma blushed at his reaction, then she went to get dressed. She put on the sexy nightie Karen had given her as a gift for her wedding night.

When she turned, Daniel was still watching her. Not bothering to hide the desire in his eyes.

“Come here,” he said. Tapping the bed and holding her gaze.

Emma went slowly, not taking her eyes off him. But she stopped when she got to the bed.

“You know we can’t…. Do stuff tonight right?” she said. “the doctor said I had to wait for six weeks before we could”

Daniel grinned at her. “I know,” he said, and he tapped the bed again. And this time Emma slipped into the covers beside him.

“I just want to hold you” he said. “I’m happy to”

Emma smiled and snuggled deeper into the bed as his hand went around her.

“You look beautiful.. And incredibly sexy” Daniel said. “When you walked down that aisle tonight, I couldn’t believe how lucky I was”

“I feel so lucky to have you too, Daniel,” Emma said. “We have really come a long way”

“Yeah. We have” Daniel agreed.

“promise me something” Emma said.

“Anything, honey”

“Promise me that this.. That this is forever”

“It is” Daniel murmured, as she kissed her forehead. “I promise”

Emma sighed contentedly, and when she finally fell asleep. There was a huge smile on her face.

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THE END

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