until she sees Mrs. Poole sit down to dinner with us . Kelly smiled.
Jack walked into the room and said ‘hello’ to Mrs. Poole and planted a peck on Aunt Mabry’s cheek before turning to take Kelly into his arms. “Hello, beautiful,” he said just before he ducked his head to kiss her. It was a warm, gentle kiss but Kelly could feel the arousal bubbling just under the surface and knew that if either one of them moved to deepen the kiss, the passion would rise to the surface quickly. Damn , I’m going to make a fool of myself if he keeps kissing me like this!
As Mrs. Poole set dinner out on the table in the dining room, Jack asked his aunt how she was settling in and made small talk about things at the office. But Kelly’s attention was only half on the conversation. Her mind and her eyes kept wandering to Jack and the strong cut of his jaw, the short growth of stubble that had grown over the course of the day. She didn’t think she would ever get tired of watching him.
Kelly raised her fingers to touch her lips where Jack’s lips had been just a moment before and marveled that she could still feel them burning in response to his touch. When Jack was near, her whole body seemed to vibrate as if pulled by some invisible force.
Kelly was drawn out of her thoughts as they sat down to eat and she took note of the raised eyebrow on Aunt Mabry’s face when Mrs. Poole joined them for dinner. Kelly didn’t care. She wasn’t used to being waited on and she enjoyed Mrs. Poole’s company so Kelly was going to make sure Aunt Mabry didn’t have a chance to change the way things happened around the house. She turned to Mrs. Poole and included her in the conversation. The two were chatting about new recipes to try when Aunt Mabry cut in.
“I was thinking that we should host a party to celebrate your marriage. The reception you never got to have. Something out on the lawn by the water would be lovely. A summer cocktail party, perhaps?”
“That’s a great idea,” Jack said, surprising Kelly. “How about three weeks from now? Is that enough time to plan things, Mrs. Poole?”
Jack didn’t know why Aunt Mabry made the suggestion or what she had up her sleeve but he figured that the more they went along with Aunt Mabry, the faster they’d convince her to back off and leave them alone.
“Sure,” Mrs. Poole said. “We’ll need to get invitations out ASAP, but if Kelly can work on that, I can coordinate with caterers and take care of renting tents and lighting. An early evening party would be lovely, with tents and lights all over the lawn as the evening comes on. Kelly and I can do a tasting with the caterers this week and decide on a menu.” Mrs. Poole quickly rattled off details while Jack turned to Kelly.
“This will give you an excuse to go shopping and buy yourself some new things. You’ll need a cocktail dress. You have my card?” Jack turned to his aunt and continued.
“Aunt Mabry, maybe you can take Kelly into New York this week and help her find a dress?” Jack wasn’t really sure why he pushed for Kelly to go shopping with his aunt. He knew Kelly wouldn’t use his credit card on her own and he was beginning to like buying her things and seeing a smile on her face. With his aunt watching, he knew Kelly wouldn’t have any choice but to use his card and buy herself something nice.
***
After dinner, Aunt Mabry, Kelly, and Jack decided to watch a movie. Jack pulled Kelly down next to him and wrapped his arms around her waist snuggling her into him. She tensed for a moment but as the movie began, Jack felt her relax and she eventually even rested her head back on his shoulders.
Jack was struck by the irony of his fake life with Kelly. No woman had ever come close to inspiring the kind of feelings in Jack that his father and mother had shared. With, Kelly, he found that he really liked his fake life with her and wanted more of it. It was just his luck that the first time he was feeling anything
Jack walked into the room and said ‘hello’ to Mrs. Poole and planted a peck on Aunt Mabry’s cheek before turning to take Kelly into his arms. “Hello, beautiful,” he said just before he ducked his head to kiss her. It was a warm, gentle kiss but Kelly could feel the arousal bubbling just under the surface and knew that if either one of them moved to deepen the kiss, the passion would rise to the surface quickly. Damn , I’m going to make a fool of myself if he keeps kissing me like this!
As Mrs. Poole set dinner out on the table in the dining room, Jack asked his aunt how she was settling in and made small talk about things at the office. But Kelly’s attention was only half on the conversation. Her mind and her eyes kept wandering to Jack and the strong cut of his jaw, the short growth of stubble that had grown over the course of the day. She didn’t think she would ever get tired of watching him.
Kelly raised her fingers to touch her lips where Jack’s lips had been just a moment before and marveled that she could still feel them burning in response to his touch. When Jack was near, her whole body seemed to vibrate as if pulled by some invisible force.
Kelly was drawn out of her thoughts as they sat down to eat and she took note of the raised eyebrow on Aunt Mabry’s face when Mrs. Poole joined them for dinner. Kelly didn’t care. She wasn’t used to being waited on and she enjoyed Mrs. Poole’s company so Kelly was going to make sure Aunt Mabry didn’t have a chance to change the way things happened around the house. She turned to Mrs. Poole and included her in the conversation. The two were chatting about new recipes to try when Aunt Mabry cut in.
“I was thinking that we should host a party to celebrate your marriage. The reception you never got to have. Something out on the lawn by the water would be lovely. A summer cocktail party, perhaps?”
“That’s a great idea,” Jack said, surprising Kelly. “How about three weeks from now? Is that enough time to plan things, Mrs. Poole?”
Jack didn’t know why Aunt Mabry made the suggestion or what she had up her sleeve but he figured that the more they went along with Aunt Mabry, the faster they’d convince her to back off and leave them alone.
“Sure,” Mrs. Poole said. “We’ll need to get invitations out ASAP, but if Kelly can work on that, I can coordinate with caterers and take care of renting tents and lighting. An early evening party would be lovely, with tents and lights all over the lawn as the evening comes on. Kelly and I can do a tasting with the caterers this week and decide on a menu.” Mrs. Poole quickly rattled off details while Jack turned to Kelly.
“This will give you an excuse to go shopping and buy yourself some new things. You’ll need a cocktail dress. You have my card?” Jack turned to his aunt and continued.
“Aunt Mabry, maybe you can take Kelly into New York this week and help her find a dress?” Jack wasn’t really sure why he pushed for Kelly to go shopping with his aunt. He knew Kelly wouldn’t use his credit card on her own and he was beginning to like buying her things and seeing a smile on her face. With his aunt watching, he knew Kelly wouldn’t have any choice but to use his card and buy herself something nice.
***
After dinner, Aunt Mabry, Kelly, and Jack decided to watch a movie. Jack pulled Kelly down next to him and wrapped his arms around her waist snuggling her into him. She tensed for a moment but as the movie began, Jack felt her relax and she eventually even rested her head back on his shoulders.
Jack was struck by the irony of his fake life with Kelly. No woman had ever come close to inspiring the kind of feelings in Jack that his father and mother had shared. With, Kelly, he found that he really liked his fake life with her and wanted more of it. It was just his luck that the first time he was feeling anything
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